ParasitoBank dataset for diagnosing intestinal parasitism: Helminths and protozoa in coprological samplesMendeley Data by Jader Alejandro Muñoz Galindez, Luis Reinel Vásquez Arteaga, Rubiel Vargas Cañas

“…Intestinal parasitism is an infection that affects people worldwide, with populations in developing countries being at a higher risk of acquiring it. This infection is contracted for various reasons, mainly related to poor sanitary conditions and inadequate food practices, leading to multiple health issues such as malnutrition, intestinal obstructions, epilepsy, and others. …”
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Leaf and Root Functional Traits of Woody and Herbaceous Halophytes and Their Adaptations in the Yellow River Delta by Yan Wang, Hao Wu, Jian Wang, Liqiang Mu, Zhongyue Li

“…Such patterns show the contrasting survival strategies of different plant taxa, which also provide valuable insights for future vegetation restoration efforts in this salinized region.…”
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Three-dimensional electrical structure in the northwestern sector of the Sichuan-Yunnan diamond block by Yunyun Zhang, Yunyun Zhang, Yunyun Zhang, Xiaobin Chen, Xiaobin Chen, Peijie Wang, Juntao Cai, Juntao Cai, Zhongyin Liu, Zhongyin Liu, Jiong Zhang, Jiong Zhang, Xingxing Huang, Xingxing Huang

“…The two significant high-conductivity zones in the upper-middle crust appear within the block’s interior, contrasting with previous assumptions of lower crustal flow.…”
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Leveraging Fog Computing for Scalable IoT Datacenter Using Spine-Leaf Network Topology by K. C. Okafor, Ifeyinwa E. Achumba, Gloria A. Chukwudebe, Gordon C. Ononiwu

“…Its integration with a massively scaled spine-leaf (SL) network topology is highlighted. This is contrasted with a legacy multitier layered architecture housing network services and routing policies. …”
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Ketamine-associated upper urinary tract dysfunction: What we know from current literature by Zhihuan Zheng, Zhongyi Li, Jiazhe Yuan, Feng Han, Li Huang, Zhao Wang

“…Conclusion: Ketamine abuse can lead to UUT impairment and dysfunction, with symptoms such as bladder dysfunction and contracted bladder with vesicoureteral reflux, direct damage and barrier dysfunction, inflammation, apoptosis, fibrosis and stricture, and papillary necrosis. …”
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Behaviour as an indicator of cyclic trends in abundance of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) and snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) by Shannon M. Crowley, Chris J. Johnson, Dexter P. Hodder

“…We used a combination of occurrence and behavioural data from camera traps to measure variation in the abundance of Canada lynx during two time periods with contrasting abundance of their primary prey, snowshoe hare. …”
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Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy and Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in a Family of South Indian Descent by Muthiah Subramanian, N. Senthil, S. Sujatha

“…They may manifest as diseases affecting skeletal muscle contraction, the conduction system of the heart, nervous system function, and vision syndromes. …”
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Stepping in Place While Voluntarily Turning Around Produces a Long-Lasting Posteffect Consisting in Inadvertent Turning While Stepping Eyes Closed by Stefania Sozzi, Marco Schieppati

“…The posteffects are possibly dependent on the repeated voluntary contraction of leg and foot intrarotating pelvic muscles that rotate the trunk over the stance foot, a synergy common to both protocols. …”
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Análise comparativa do poder: primazia do corpo em Foucault frente à racionalidade comunicativa em Habermas by Renato Moraes, Filipe Zanuzzio Blanco

“…A análise aborda as críticas de Habermas às limitações da abordagem de Foucault e como este último contrapõe essas críticas ao mostrar que o poder transcende a deliberação racional e se manifesta nas práticas cotidianas. …”
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Função escolar x evasão: a falência da educação para o trabalho by Helenira Fonseca Alencar, Tiago Oliveira Magalhães, Luciana Lobo Miranda, Alexandre Kerr Pontes, Carlos Eduardo M. Amaral, Inerê Nobre Castro, Rebeca Veras Andrade

“…Compreendemos que o fato de a escola pública não assegurar uma vaga no mercado de trabalho especializado para seus alunos, via vestibular ou ensino técnico, contrapõe-se à função escolar de educação para o trabalho. …”
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Composite Sand–Clay Infrastructural Soil Fills: Characteristic Consolidation and Hydraulic Properties by Burcu Dışkaya, Tanay Karademir

“…On the other hand, when montmorillonite clay is loaded, due to highly critical volumetric contraction or dilation characteristics (high compressibility nature of clay), the soil fill composed of sand-clay will significantly consolidate. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A telephonic survey in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusxs by Reuben Praharsh Kumar, Sandra Manuel, D Elizabeth, Vineeta Shobha

“…Results: Among 418 (93% women) participants, about 8% had contracted COVID-19 infection in the past. Nearly half had been vaccinated against COVID-19, and 83% had experienced one or more side effects which were largely mild. …”
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Changes in the Diaphragm Lipid Content after Administration of Streptozotocin and High-Fat Diet Regime by Bartlomiej Lukaszuk, Agnieszka Miklosz, Malgorzata Zendzian-Piotrowska, Beata Wojcik, Jan Gorski, Adrian Chabowski

“…In comparison to other skeletal muscles, it is distinguished by an oxidative phenotype and uninterrupted cyclic contraction pattern. Surprisingly, the research regarding diaphragm diabetic phenotype particularly in the light of lipid-induced insulin resistance is virtually nonexistent. …”
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Experimental Study on Seismic Compression of Chinese Loess under Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Testing by Qiang Wang, Zhe Zhang, Shengjun Shao, Qian Yang

“…Seismic compression is the accumulation of contractive volumetric strains in unsaturated soil from earthquake shaking. …”
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“Rat race” or “lying flat”? The influence of performance pressure on employees' work behavior by Qianyi Liao, Jinsong Zhang, Fangfang Li, Shiyuan Yang, Zhen Li, Longhua Yue, Cunfang Dou

“…This study explores how employees cope with performance pressure, focusing on two contrasting strategies: the “rat race” (proactive work behavior) or “lying flat” (work withdrawal). …”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…In this paper, we focus on creaky voice broadly-defined and concentrate on its distribution in North American English. While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. …”
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A Review of Current Issues Underlying Colon Cleansing before Colonoscopy by Lawrence C Hookey, Stephen Vanner

“…There is a paucity of hemodynamic monitoring data pre- and postadministration, but the available data suggests that this small-volume osmotic agent could cause subclinical contraction of the intravascular space. Recent case reports suggest an association between nephrocalcinosis and oral NaP ingestion, but to date, these reports have been confined to a single centre. …”
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Effective Stance in Conservative Newspaper Opinion Articles on Irregular Immigration and Refugee Humanitarian Crises by Marta Carretero, Elena Domínguez Romero

“…This paper presents a quantitative and contrastive analysis of expressions of effective stance in conservative newspaper opinion articles related to irregular immigration and humanitarian crises involving refugees in both English and Spanish contexts. …”
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Weisheit der Völker oder Weisheit auf der Gasse? Nationale Stereotype in polnischen und deutschen Sprichwörtern aus dem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert by Małgorzata Guławska-Gawkowska

“…A similar analysis of both works has never been conducted before. In this contrastive study was used the concept of the linguistic image of the world of the Polish ethnolinguistic school. …”
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An Investigation of the Association between Transversus Abdominis Myofascial Structure and Activation with Age in Healthy Adults using Ultrasound Imaging by Nathaly Gaudreault, Justine Benoît-Piau, Jan Paul van Wingerden, Carla Stecco, Frédérique Daigle, Guillaume Léonard

“…An ultrasound image of their transversus abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique and associated fasciae was first captured at rest, then during a contraction of the transversus abdominis. Bivariate correlation analyses and hierarchical analyses were performed (significance level: *p* \< 0.05)…”
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