A Foreign Speech Accent in a Case of Conversion Disorder by Jo Verhoeven, Peter Mariën, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Hugo D’Haenen, Peter De Deyn

“…Structural as well as functional neuroimaging did not reveal evidence that could account for the behavioural symptoms. By contrast psychological investigations indicated conversion disorder. …”
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Impact of Stratospheric Sudden Warming on East Asian Winter Monsoons by Quanliang Chen, Luyang Xu, Hongke Cai

“…After the peak of the SSW, in contrast, the tropospheric circulation is quite zonally symmetric with negative phases of AO and NPO. …”
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HEAT DISSIPATION ON THE LATERAL SURFACE OF CYCLONE CHAMBER WITH ASYMMETRICAL TWO-WAY GAS INPUT AND OUTPUT by E. N. Saburov, N. V. Smolina

“…The heat dissipation on the lateral surface of the cyclone chamber working volume with asymmetrical input and output of gases is considered in the present paper in contrast to the previously executed [1–10]. The relative values of input gas flow and the relative diameters of the outlet are different in each of the halves of the working volume. …”
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Variación léxica en las Antillas: diatopía y estandarización gráfica en las lenguas criollas franco-caribeñas by Paola Carrión González

“…En zonas geográficas enmarcadas dentro de unos rasgos históricos específicos, tales como los territorios que han pasado por un periodo de colonización, la formación de sistemas lingüísticos como las lenguas criollas se ha visto influenciada por factores tan relevantes como el contacto de masas poblacionales provenientes de distintos territorios y la emergencia comunicativa. …”
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Endogenous Third-Degree Price Discrimination in a Supply Chain with One Common Manufacturer and Duopoly Retailers by Hongmei Yang, Wei Wang

“…Consequently, the manufacturer designs a fixed fee contract to stimulate retailers to price discriminate and to achieve a win-win situation for them finally.…”
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Temporal interactions among carnivores in an anthropized landscape of the coastal mountain range in southern Chile by García-Solís Fernando, Zúñiga Alfredo H., Rau Jaime R., Encina-Montoya Francisco, Garcés Cristóbal

“…A differentiation was observed in the circadian cycle of the species, where the fox was predominantly nocturnal, while the cougar maintained a random activity pattern, in contrast to the dog and humans, which were the most diurnal. …”
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The Application of Orthogonal Wavelet Transformation: Support Vector Data Description in Evaluating the Performance and Health of Bearings by Weipeng Li, Yan Cao, Lijuan Li, Siyu Hou

“…The described objects are all included within the area or as far as possible. In contrast, other objects are excluded out of the area as far as possible. …”
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review by S. Alsidawi, J. C. Morris, K. A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp, S. L. Starnes, N. A. Karim

“…This patient illustrates a typical presentation for low-grade MEC wherein surgical resection is considered curative. In contrast, high-grade MEC is a more aggressive malignancy with a poorer outcome. …”
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Effect of Chemical Corrosion on the Mechanical Characteristics of Parent Rocks for Nuclear Waste Storage by Tielin Han, Junping Shi, Yunsheng Chen, Zhihui Li

“…Strong acid solutions may aggravate chemical damage deterioration in granite. By contrast, strong alkaline solutions have a certain inhibiting effect on chemical damage deterioration. …”
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The systemic evolutionary theory of the origin of cancer (SETOC): an update by Antonio Mazzocca, Giovanni Ferraro, Giovanni Misciagna

“…This process involves a maladaptive response, wherein the 'endosymbiotic contract’ between the nuclear-cytoplasmic system (derived from the primordial archaeal cell) and the mitochondrial system (derived from the primordial α-proteobacterium) gradually breaks down. …”
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Apocrine Sweat Gland Ductal Adenoma with Sebaceous Differentiation in a Dog by Masaki Michishita, Junki Yasui, Rei Nakahira, Hisashi Yoshimura, Kimimasa Takahashi

“…Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the luminal epithelial tumor cells were positive for cytokeratin (CK, CAM5.2) and CK19 but not for CK14 or p63. In contrast, the basaloid tumor cells were positive for CK14, p63, and αSMA but not for CK19 or CAM5.2. …”
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An Attempt to Account for Distributed Cognition in Translating the Poetry of Juhan Viiding by Miriam McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov

“…It proposes that an understanding of Viiding’s work is enhanced when viewed in the wider human perspective of distributed cognition, as elaborated by neuroanthropologist Merlin Donald. In contrast to traditional approaches that look to socio-historical background to contextualise literature and translation research, the distributed cognition model places greater emphasis on the creative processes in culture that take place outside individual minds and focuses less on the capacities and talents of the author as the unique source of creativity. …”
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A scientometric review of the relationship between learning agility and work engagement in modern management context by Farira Nareswari, Rini Juni Astuti

“…Theoretical implications of the study include understanding the dynamics of learning agility and work engagement dynamics. In contrast, practical implications include strategies to increase employee productivity through skill development and targeted interventions. …”
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Urban Resilience Assessment on Earthquake (Case Study: District 1 of Tabriz City) by Nazli Pakru, Mir saeid Moosavi

“…Using the SUM, AND, GUMMA operators, the final layers were generated, which was evaluated using the Band Collection Statistics tool, the gamma layer 0.9 was selected as the best output. based on the scenario of gamma 0.9 in the study area, about 26% of the area has very low and low resilience. In contrast, more than 22% of the range is moderate and 51% of the area have a high resilience.…”
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Frequency Analysis of Daily Droughts in Iran by Using Effective Drought Index by firooz mojarad, razieh kheiri, Zahra Noorisameleh

“…The results showed that the most severe droughts have not happened in the stations except for Gorgan, Zanjan and Torbat-Heydariyeh. In contrast, the frequencies of mild, moderate and severe droughts, all being equal, are much more than most severe droughts, and their frequencies are almost equal. …”
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Cultivating Well-being, Community Cohesion, and Sense of Purpose through African Contemplative Practices by Lucy Draper-Clarke, Caryn Green

“…Exploring Southern African contemplative traditions addresses an important gap in the fields of contemplative science and healing modalities. In contrast to meditation practices drawn from Eastern wisdom traditions, practices embedded in African spirituality are sound- and movement-based and conducted in community settings. …”
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Pricing Strategies in Dual-Channel Supply Chain with a Fair Caring Retailer by Lufeng Dai, Xifu Wang, Xiaoguang Liu, Lai Wei

“…Since price is an important factor in consumers' choice of purchasing channel, pricing strategy has become a popular topic for research on dual-channel competition and coordination. In contrast to previous research on pricing strategies based on the full rationality of members, we focus on the impact of retailers' fairness concerns on pricing strategies. …”
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Visualising anthropomorphism as a creative communicative mode in Samit Basu and Ashish Padlekar’s The Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma: Panchatantra by Cynthiya Rose J S, Bhuvaneswari R

“…The research is divided into two sections: the first section explores the function of images by analysing image artefacts that question the presence of anthropomorphism. In contrast, the second section introduces the four degrees of anthropomorphism and their characteristics. …”
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Potential Influence of Climate Change on the Acid-Sensitivity of High-Elevation Lakes in the Georgia Basin, British Columbia by Donna Strang, Julian Aherne

“…Changes in temperature and precipitation may potentially decrease the pH of surface waters owing to changes in anthropogenic deposition and organic acid production. In contrast, increased soil base cation weathering may increase the critical load (of acidity) of high-elevation lakes. …”
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Brief report: impact of consolidation durvalumab on unresectable non-small cell lung cancer with driver mutations by Jason C.S. Ho, K.M. Cheung

“…The addition of durvalumab did not improve real-world recurrence-free survival (rwRFS) in patients with these mutations (hazard ratio [HR] 0.852, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.394 – 1.843, p= 0.683). In contrast, rwRFS significantly improved for patients without common mutations (HR 0.342, 95 % CI 0.203 – 0.577, p< 0.001). …”
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