MODULATION AS A MULTIMODAL TRANSLATION STRATEGY OF GRAPHIC NOVEL PERSEPOLIS BY M. SATRAPI by Anna V. Khodorenko

“…Through the lens of modulation, a descriptive analysis of a historical graphic novel focuses on its pragmatic functions and the dissemination of historical and cultural concepts, examining how shifts in perspective influence meaning adaptation in translation. …”
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SCRIVERE IN ITALIANO L2 IN PROSPETTIVA PRAGMATICA E FUNZIONALE: UN LABORATORIO PER APPRENDENTI DI LIVELLO AVANZATO. IL CASO DEL TIPO TESTUALE DESCRITTIVO by Fabiana Cupido

“…The case of descriptive text This paper presents the features of a writing laboratory in Italian as L2, designed in a pragmatic and functional perspective and addressed to advanced language learners. …”
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Exploring the Role of Visual Representation Signals for Interactional Action in Conversation by Arash Gholamy Saleh Abady, Sayyed Mohammad Alavi

“…The main approach to conversation analysis is multimodal analysis, which can be explained by the distinction between the non-verbal and verbal expression in the communicative functions (Haddington & Kääntä, 2011; Streeck et al., 2011). …”
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Surgical management of skull base and spinal chordomas: A case series with comprehensive review of the literature by Sarah Lee, Nahom Teferi, Juan Vivanco-Suarez, Ajmain Chowdhury, Stephen Glennon, Kyle Kato, Tyson Matern, Kathryn L. Eschbacher, Michael Petronek, Patrick Hitchon

“…Higher postoperative neurological function was significantly associated with OS, highlighting the importance of maximal but safe total tumor resection. …”
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Impact of Additional Active Treatment for Prostate Cancer on Health-related Quality of Life of Men: Results from the EUPROMS 2.0 1-year Follow-up Survey by Lionne D.F. Venderbos, Sebastiaan Remmers, André Deschamps, John Dowling, Ernst-Günter Carl, Nuno Pereira-Azevedo, Monique J. Roobol

“…The EUPROMS 2.0 1yrFU survey included the validated European Quality of Life 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L), European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30), Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite Short Form (EPIC-26), and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-15 overall satisfaction domains. Descriptive statistics were used to assess demographic characteristics and to analyze the patient-reported outcome data. …”
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Can smartphone technology be used to support an effective home exercise intervention to prevent falls amongst community dwelling older adults?: the TOGETHER feasibility RCT study p... by A Stefanie Mikolaizak, Lorenzo Chiari, Helen Hawley-Hague, Sabato Mellone, Chris Todd, Fan Bella Yang, Jorunn L Helbostad, Carlo Tacconi, Ellen Martinez, Angela Easdon, Ting-Li Su

“…The secondary outcome is to compare standard outcome measures for falls, function and adherence to instrumented versions collected using smartphone. …”
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Changes in health related quality of life in mothers with inflammatory joint disease from year 2000 to 2020 – a comparative cross-sectional study by Hege Svean Koksvik, Ingrid Nilssen, Bente Jakobsen, Hilde Bjørngaard, Marianne Wallenius, Marianne Wallenius, Kjersti Grønning, Kjersti Grønning

“…There were no significant differences between the two cohorts in the mental health (MH) (p = 0.81), vitality (p = 0.09), general health (p = 0.06), social function (p = 0.83), and role emotional (p = 0.93) scales. …”
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Multiligament knee injury patients with limited access to post‐operative rehabilitation exhibit similar patient‐reported outcomes: A retrospective cohort study by Shane S. Korber, Amir Fathi, Ioanna K. Bolia, Cailan L. Feingold, Eric H. Lin, Samantha A. Solaru, Neilen Benvegnu, Joseph N. Liu, George F. Rick Hatch 3rd

“…Conclusion Patients who underwent MLKI reconstruction with limited access to rehabilitation demonstrated worse PROMIS pain and physical function scores than those with full access to rehabilitation in the short term. …”
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Real world evidence of dupilumab effectiveness in a Colombian cohort of patients diagnosed with severe asthma by Abraham Alí-Munive, Josefina Zakzuk, Josefina Zakzuk, Nelson J. Alvis-Zakzuk, Nelson J. Alvis-Zakzuk, Elizabeth García, Elizabeth García, Claudia Diaz Bossa, Diana Jimena Cano Rosales, Diana Jimena Cano Rosales, Fabio Bolívar, Alejandro Carreño, Paula Rodríguez-Ordoñez, Natalia Gómez-Ardila, Gabriel Patiño, Sergio Londoño, Carlos A. Torres-Duque

“…We aimed to describe the effectiveness of dupilumab in terms of changes in the annual rate of asthma exacerbations (AER) and their impact on lung function in Colombian patients.MethodsReal-world, descriptive, and multi-centric (five clinical centers located in four different cities in Colombia) retrospective study that included patients aged ≥18 years with severe asthma, as defined by the GINA criteria. …”
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An Analysis of Influential Factors in the Use of Public Bicycles in Tehran by Ehsan Faghihi, Mojtaba Rafieian

“…The findings from the descriptive statistics showed that the quality and performance of bicycle sharing in terms of lightness and easy portability of bodies, beautiful design and lock function, the condition of distribution and parking of shared bicycles, the ease of access and parking, the number of bicycles, the method of deployment and management, the comfort and flexibility of bicycle sharing in terms of ease of movement in traffic, the freedom of action in choosing the route and ease of access to public transportation, and the safety of bicycles and cycling paths are not at acceptable levels. …”
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Quality of life of women undergoing treatment for cervical cancer by Francieli Ana Dallabrida, Marli Maria Loro, Cleci de Lourdes Schmidt Piovesan Rosanelli, Marina Mazzuco de Souza, Joseila Sonego Gomes, Adriane Cristina Bernat Kolankiewicz

“…According to the development scales and emotional functioning, the result was from regular to satisfactory. …”
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Performance expectation fallout, knowledge search, and corporate dual innovation by Li Zheng, Yuanyuan Wang, Kang Fang

“…Furthermore, the research investigates the function of knowledge search in the relationship between the gap in performance expectations and dual innovation. …”
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Risk Analysis of Groundwater Contaminant in Rural Areas Using Spatial Distribution by Herawati Herawati, Maria Kanan, Anwar Mallongi, Ramli Bidullah, Sandy N. Sakati, Dwi Wahyu Balebu

“…Background: Water is a very important material for the life of creatures in nature and its function for life cannot be replaced by other compounds. …”
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A protocol for the evaluation of the PneumoWave biosensor in supported accommodation settings: A study on feasibility and acceptability (RESCU-2). by Basak Tas, Lewis Beer, Elizabeth Appiah-Kusi, Will Lawn, Iona Belov, Polly Radcliffe, Andrew Radley, Bruce Henderson, Osian Meredith, Catriona Cowan, Stuart Kelly, Holly Maxwell Pringle, Alex Adam, John Strang, John F Dillon

“…Wearable technology provides an opportunity to continuously measure respiratory function and ultimately send an alert if respiratory depression occurs.…”
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Health Status of Hemodialysis Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease in Kirkuk City by Mujda Najim Taha, Abid Salih Kumait

“… Background: Hemodialysis is a treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in which a machine filters waste and excess fluids from the blood for patients whose kidneys can no longer perform this function on their own. The health status of a hemodialysis patient can vary depending on several factors, including the underlying cause of their kidney disease, their overall health and medical history, the effectiveness of their dialysis treatments, and their adherence to their treatment plan. …”
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The Power of Syllabic Stress in Changing the Lexical Meanings of the Holy Quran by Sayyid Heydar Far‘ Shirazi

“…Therefore, different examples of these roles were selected according to the capacity of this research to clarify its comparative function in changing lexical meanings that the most important of which are: the distinguishing role of some types of verbs such as feminine and masculine, singular and dual (Arabic: المُثَنّی, Romanized: Al-muthannā) and triliteral doubled verbs (Arabic: ثُلاثی مُضاعَف, Romanized _THOLĀTHĪ_MOḌĀ‘AF) and triliteral root verbs (Arabic: ثُلاثی مَزید, the derivative forms: it is complex and has additions), the distinguishing role of some types of nouns such as triliteral root (Arabic: ثُلاثی مَزید, complex and has additions, Romanized _THOLĀTHĪ_MAZĪD) and simple triliteral root (Arabic: ثُلاثی مُجَرَّد, Romanized _THOLĀTHĪ_MOGARRAD), singular, dual and plural, the distinctive role between types of semantic letters and base letters such as the distinguishability between [واو, one of the letters of the Arabic alphabet, Waw] of a semantic letter and [واو] of a base letter, the distinguishability between [فاء, one of the letters of the Arabic alphabet, Feh] a semantic letter and [فاء] base of a base letter, the distinguishability between [أوْ, which means: or] of a semantic letter and [أوْ] of a base letter and cases of the distinguishability between the called noun (Arabic: مُنادی, interjection, the vocative) and attached pronoun and similar cases that have been analyzed in a descriptive and comparative method; so, that the value of the phoneme of stress becomes clear to the audience, however, the percentage of phonological value of stress is much less than the non-phonological value of stress on Arabic.…”
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Development, effectiveness, and usability of a home-based exercise education video on neck control among Nigerian children with cerebral palsy by A. Okonji, M. Odetunde, R. Ibrahim, P. Govender

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and repeated-measure ANOVA. Alpha value was set at p < 0.05. …”
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Bridging the gap: How career development learning mediates higher education and employability outcomes in Nepal by Rewan Kumar Dahal, Binod Ghimire, Dilli Raj Sharma, Dipendra Karki, Surendra Prasad Joshi

“…Career development learning influences this association (β = 0.803, p &lt; 0.05), underscoring its essential function in converting educational experiences into competencies and preparedness for the job market. …”
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Effect of Aerobic and Foot Intrinsic Muscle Strength Training on Plantar Pressures and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomised Controlled Study by Shashikumar Channmgere Govindappa

“…Conclusion: This study indicates that intrinsic foot muscle exercises and standard aerobic exercises may have an additive effect in improving function and reducing plantar pressure in patients with diabetes.…”
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Optimising transitions of care for acute kidney injury survivors: protocol for a mixed-methods study of nephrologist and primary care provider recommendations by Rozalina Grubina McCoy, Kianoush B Kashani, Joan M Griffin, Heather Personett May, Abby K Krauter, Dawn M Finnie, Erin F Barreto

“…Nephrologists and primary care providers will be surveyed to assess recommendations and clinical decision-making in the context of post-AKI care. Descriptive statistics and the Pearson’s χ2 or Fisher’s exact test will be used to compare results between groups. …”
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