Social Support Associated with Quality of Life in Home Care Patients with Intractable Neurological Disease in Japan by Tomoko Nishida, Eriko Ando, Hisataka Sakakibara

“…We investigated the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and social supports to 74 patients with intractable neurological disease in a city of the Aichi prefecture, Japan. Association between WHOQOL and social supports was examined using multiple logistic regression analyses adjusting activities of daily living (ADL). …”
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Recovering 3D Shape with Absolute Size from Endoscope Images Using RBF Neural Network by Seiya Tsuda, Yuji Iwahori, M. K. Bhuyan, Robert J. Woodham, Kunio Kasugai

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Turystyka, eksport towarowy, pomoc rozwojowa i przekazy jako narzędzia przełamania stagnacji społeczno-gospodarczej w państwach Globalnego Południa o niekorzystnym położeniu geogra... by Michał Jasiński, Anna Górska

“…Państwa te zostały pogrupowane ze względu na cechy geograficzne, które w znacznym stopniu hamują rozwój społeczno-gospodarczy na: małe rozwijające się państwa wyspiarskie, państwa bez dostępu do morza (śródlądowe). …”
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Influence of Substrate on Crystal Orientation of Large-Grained Si Thin Films Formed by Metal-Induced Crystallization by Kaoru Toko, Mitsuki Nakata, Atsushi Okada, Masato Sasase, Noritaka Usami, Takashi Suemasu

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Wpływ zabiegów zoo- i fitomelioracyjnych na aktywność biologiczną gleby pod zalesieniami na gruntach porolnych by Anna Augustyniuk-Kram, Karol Kram

“…W Polsce zalesienia zwykle prowadzi się na najsłabszych glebach, wyłączonych z użytkowania rolniczego i nieużytkach, czyli tzw. gruntach porolnych. Cechą charakterystyczną takiego siedliska jest słabej jakości gleba, dosyć wysoka zawartość składników pokarmowych dla drzew, w szczególności azotu, a także niewielki poziom próchniczy. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Lablab Genotypes across Various Locations of Ethiopia by Melkam Aleme

“…Twelve accessions of L. purpureus obtained from ILRI Genebank and a check registered variety from Bako Agricultural Research Center were sown under a 3 × 13 factorial experiment in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) during the rainy season in 2020, across three locations, namely Tepi, Bechi, and Kite sites of South West Ethiopia. The data were collected on the establishment, days to different physiological stages, forage yields, soil properties, and other related parameters. …”
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A Case of Low-Grade Oncocytic Tumor/Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma (Oncocytic Variant) of the Kidney by Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Nao Kimura, Toshio Yoshida, Ichiro Yoshimura, Ken Nakahara, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Osamu Tokunaga

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Age-Related Changes in Trabecular and Cortical Bone Microstructure by Huayue Chen, Xiangrong Zhou, Hiroshi Fujita, Minoru Onozuka, Kin-Ya Kubo

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Od „źródła muz” do siedziby pogańskiego tyrana. Bizancjum w wybranych ossolińskich starych drukach XV–XVII wieku by Konrad K. Szymański

“…Podejmowana w wybranych starych drukach tematyka uwidacznia, jak w oczach nowożytnych Europejczyków Cesarstwo Wschodniorzymskie nieuchronnie traciło te cechy swego dawnego oblicza, z którymi Zachód mógłby się identyfikować. …”
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La guerra d’Otranto e gli equilibri politici mediterranei nella scrittura storica di Giovanni Albino Lucano by Giuseppe Germano

“…Dopo una sintesi critica degli eventi ed una breve presentazione dell’opera storica di Giovanni Albino Lucano, l’ultima grande prova della storiografia umanistica di stampo “monarchico” della Napoli aragonese, e, in particolare, del suo De bello Hydruntino Alfonsi II Aragonei Ducis Calabriae, che rappresenta una tra le più antiche ed accreditate fonti a nostra disposizione sull’evento, il saggio si sofferma a riflettere su come lo storico umanista cerchi di interpretare lo scacchiere della politica internazionale dell’epoca. …”
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Feasibility of enzalutamide on patients with recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with marker tumors: phase I study by Takashi Kawahara, Shuya Kandori, Takahiro Kojima, Bryan J. Mathis, Masanobu Shiga, Hiroyuki Nishiyama

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Głoszenie Ewangelii do osób zaangażowanych w działania społeczno-charytatywne by Jerzy Swędrowski

“…Chrześcijański wolontariat niesie w sobie cechy wspólnotowe i nabiera charakteru apostolskiego. …”
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Geografías locales y escenografías imperiales by Alejandro Ferrari, Joaquín Izaguirre, Iván Leibowicz, Félix Acuto, Maximiliano Tello

“…En este trabajo analizaremos un circuito de peregrinaje de altura en la ladera oriental del Nevado de Cachi (Salta, Argentina) a través de datos generados con relevamientos intensivos, excavaciones sistemáticas, imágenes aéreas y satelitales, bases de datos georreferenciadas, y asistidos por herramientas CAD, GIS y de realidad aumentada. …”
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Estimation of Suspended Sediment Concentration from Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurement over Lake Tana, Ethiopia by Zelalem R. Womber, Fasikaw A. Zimale, Mebrahtom G. Kebedew, Bekalu W. Asers, Nikole M. DeLuca, Christian D. Guzman, Seifu A. Tilahun, Benjamin F. Zaitchik

“…MODIS-Terra reflectance in NIR was found best related to in situ water quality data and varies linearly with SSC (r2 = 0.81) and turbidity (r2 = 0.85). Secchi disc depth (SDD) found the best fit for a power relation with NIR band reflectance (r2 = 0.74). …”
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Tadalafil treatment for fetuses with early-onset growth restriction: a protocol for a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase II trial (TADAFER IIb) by Hiroaki Tanaka, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Yoichi Aoki, Masayuki Endo, Tomoaki Ikeda, Shintaro Maki, Masafumi Nii, Kayo Tanaka, Satoshi Tamaru, Toru Ogura, Yuki Nishimura, Tomomi Kotani, Akihiko Sekizawa, Masahiko Nakata, Koji Nakamura, Kenji Nagao, Ichiro Yasuhi, Hiroshi Kawamura, Sho Takakura, Mayumi Kotera, Takafumi Ushida, Norihiko Kikuchi, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Mayumi Takano, Sachie Suga, Michi Kasai, Osamu Yasui, Yuka Maegawa, Shigeru Aoki, Yoshio Yoshida

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Production of Arthrospira platensis algae to increase production efficiency and enhance immune system of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella against Aeromonas hydrophila by Hossein Adineh

“…Then, 10 to 14 days after the storage of the initial stock, when the depth of the visible Secchi disc was about 2 cm, the harvesting operation was performed from the pool. …”
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Synergistic effect of Ni and CeO2 on ZSM-5 catalysts for efficient hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol by Tanabodee Leela, Pongpanit Kongkoed, Pakpoom Athikaphan, Arthit Neramittagapong, Taketoshi Minato, Sutasinee Neramittagapong

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Clustering Analysis in Wireless Sensor Networks: The Ambit of Performance Metrics and Schemes Taxonomy by Asim Zeb, A. K. M. Muzahidul Islam, Mahdi Zareei, Ishtiak Al Mamoon, Nafees Mansoor, Sabariah Baharun, Yoshiaki Katayama, Shozo Komaki

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A review on bioremediation by microbial immobilization-an effective alternative for wastewater treatment by Frank Abimbola Ogundolie, Olorunfemi Oyewole Babalola, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Christiana Eleojo Aruwa, Jacqueline Njikam Manjia, Taoheed Kolawole Muftaudeen

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Biodiversity futures: digital approaches to knowledge and conservation of biological diversity by H. Freitas, H. Freitas, A. C. Gouveia, A. C. Gouveia

“…Global commitments, such as the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, are not delivering consistent results, and progress on conservation has been frustratingly slow. …”
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