Pseudoporphyria Associated with Nonhemodialyzed Renal Insufficiency, Successfully Treated with Oral N-Acetylcysteine by A. C. Katoulis, D. Ferra, E. Toumbis, E. Papadavid, A. Kanelleas, I. Panayiotides, D. Rigopoulos

“…Such cases support the view that renal impairment itself may play a more important aetiological role in developing PP than it was originally considered.…”
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Perceptual responses of (sports-)clothing-body interaction simulating pre- and post-purchase experience by Julia Wilfling, George Havenith, Margherita Raccuglia, Simon Hodder

“…The question arising is whether the haptic interpretation of a garment (by hand) is comparable to a feeling produced when it is donned or used in its intended application. Sports T-shirts made from three different fiber types (CO, PES I, PES II) were studied in a pre- and post-purchase scenario by exposing 20 female participants to a hand, a donning (pre-purchase) and running evaluation (post-purchase) in 22 °C and 50% relative humidity (RH). …”
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Controlling the energies of the single-rotor large wind turbine system using a new controller by Habib Benbouhenni, Nicu Bizon, Ilhami Colak, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Saad F. Al-Gahtani

“…Key features of the proposed regulator include its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, ease of implementation, reduced number of gains, and rapid dynamic response. …”
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The family as an object of protection and a subject of law by Wojciech Lis

“…The basic principles of family law are set out there in order to attempt to provide the family with optimal conditions for the realisation of its natural functions. Conclusions The good of society depends on the good of families. …”
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Review and Critique of the Justice Theory: The Universality or Contextuality of the Principles of Justice by Majid Tavasoli Roknabadi, Mokhtar Nouri

“…What is the purpose of this work and its place in the resources available in this area? …”
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A note on surfaces with prescribed oriented Euclidean Gauss map by Ricardo Sa Earp, Eric Toubiana

“…We present another proof of a theorem due to Hoffman and Osserman in Euclidean space concerning the determination of a conformal immersion by its Gauss map. Our approach depends on geometric quantities, that is, the hyperbolic Gauss map G and formulae obtained in hyperbolic space. …”
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Effect of visceral fat area on prognosis of patients undergoing radical gastrectomy and construction of nomogram by Zhicheng Huang, Baohua Zheng, Zhiwei Wang, Xiaobin Chen, Yu Wang

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis led to the construction of a nomogram prediction model for the total survival of gastric cancer patients. Its internal verification C-index was 0.881 (95% CI: 0.852–0.910), and the calibration chart showed good consistency. …”
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Employees’ perceptions of symbolic corporate identity elements and employer-employee relationships at Lonmin Platinum by Lida Holtzhausen, Lynette Fourie, Annelie Naudé

“… Apart from historical and contextual factors complicating the mining industry, Lonmin Platinum’s management of employee relationships was further complicated by its diverse workforce of approximately 20 000 employees consisting of literates, semi-literates and illiterates. …”
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Prognostic significance of ımmunhistochemical axl expression in pancreas ductal adenocarcinomas by Ozden Oz, Asuman Argon, Tulu Ayata Kebat, Ozlem Ozdemir, Savas Yakan

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship of immunohistochemical Axl expression with histological features and its prognostic importance in PDACs. Materials and Methods: Fifty-three patients who were operated on for PDAC between 2006-2017 were evaluated retrospectively. …”
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The study about Social Economy and Social Enterprise in the Czech Republic by Magdalena Hunčová

“…The structure of social enterprises has its specific feature in the Czech Republic, because of many self-governments enterprises providing welfare on its level on one hand, and only a few (social) co-operatives or other self-help mutual symmetries on the other hand. …”
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Étude ethnobotanique, ethno-taxonomique et ethnoécologique de Anacyclus pyrethrum var. pyrethrum (L.) Link. (Asteraceae) dans la vallée d’Ait Mhamed (Région d’Azilal, Maroc)... by Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Abdelaziz Abbad

“…This study has also shown that the local population is aware of the rarefaction of the species in its natural range and has a very important know-how in terms of its mode of management and conservation in situ.…”
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Grząskie podglebie kulturowe demokracji: Wokół teorii klasy rządzącej Gaetano Moski i „spiżowego prawa oligarchii” Roberta Michelsa by Antoni Kamiński, Bartłomiej Kamiński

“…Ukazują, że podglebiem dla demokratycznej struktury ITU, dzięki której uniknięto jej oligarchizacji, była silna podkultura stworzona przez środowisko drukarzy. …”
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Two Cases of Pachydermodactyly Presenting as Polyarthritis by Roxana Mititelu, Sarah Finch, Paul Dancey, Ian Landells

“…Pachydermodactyly is characterized by asymptomatic, progressive swelling of the lateral aspects of the 2nd to 4th finger along the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint without involving the joint itself. We present 2 interesting cases of patients with periarticular swelling who were initially diagnosed and treated as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with subsequent clinical and pathology confirmation of pachydermodactyly. …”
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Cortistatin-14 Exerts Neuroprotective Effect Against Microglial Activation, Blood-brain Barrier Disruption, and Cognitive Impairment in Sepsis-associated Encephalopathy by Qiang Wen, Qian Ding, Jinchao Wang, Yanhua Yin, Shangchen Xu, Yuanrong Ju, Hongsheng Ji, Bin Liu

“…The present study aimed to explore the neuroprotective role of cortistatin-14 in sepsis-associated encephalopathy and its underlying mechanisms in a mouse model. A septic mice model was established using the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) method. …”
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Self-Movement Screening using the Symmio Application is Reliable and Valid for Identifying Musculoskeletal Risk Factors by Kyle Matsel, Jonathan Kirsch, Tessa Netelbeek, Rolando Rodriguez, Ervin Velic, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose was to establish the inter-rater reliability of the Symmio Self-Screen application in untrained individuals and to investigate its accuracy to detect MSK risk factors such as pain with movement, movement dysfunction, and decreased dynamic balance…”
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Research on BER performance of the OAM-SK FSO communication system with wavefront phase correction by Shuang LI, Ping WANG, Tao LIU, Yuting PAN, Wei WANG

“…On the basis of Gerchberg-Saxton (GS) algorithm and angular-spectrum theory, an improved wavefront phase correction algorithm to the Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams was proposed for the orbital angular momentum-shift keying (OAM-SK) modulation-based free space optical (FSO) communication system under weak atmospheric turbulence.The light field distributions of the probe beam at transmitter and receiver were regarded as the input of the improved wavefront phase correction algorithm.And the correction phase mask was iteratively calculated to correct the distorted LG beams, thereby alleviating the inter-model crosstalk caused by atmospheric turbulence.Simulation results show that the improved wavefront phase correction algorithm is superior to the conditional GS algorithm.And with the increase of the refractive-index structure parameter, the bit error rate (BER) performance of the OAM-SK FSO communication system is significantly improved.…”
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La théâtralité du procès pénal : entre archaïsme et modernité by Sandrine Zientara-Logeay

“…Yet judiciary dramaturgy is necessary for Justice to fulfill its mission – resolving conflicts due to private violence. …”
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Insights Into Antimicrobial Resistance From Dental Students in the Asia–Pacific Region by Saba Ghafoor, Gabriela Salvadori, Shiho Kino, Vy Thi Nhat Nguyen, Tam Thi-Thanh Nguyen, Miho Ishimaru, Antônio Pedro Ricomini-Filho, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Dileep De Silva, Jun Aida, Belinda Farias Nicolau, Ratilal Lalloo, Roger Junges

“…A previously validated and standardised 14-item instrument was utilised. Results: In all, 1413 responses were collected from Australia (n = 165), Sri Lanka (n = 112), Japan (n = 173), and Vietnam (n = 963). …”
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Why Hair Needs to Be Long by Nicolas Sihlé

“…The importance of tantrists’ hair is particularly striking in Repkong county (northeastern Tibet), which is famous for its large number of tantrists, many of whom wear dreadlocks wound around their heads. …”
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Improving learning experience through process re-engineering: Khan Academy localization into Azerbaijani by Ayaz Karimov, Alexander Nolte, Irene-Angelica Chounta, Mirka Saarela, Tommi Kärkkäinen

“…The aim of this research was to re-engineer the entire localization process of Khan Academy content into the Azerbaijani language and evaluate its impact on users’ learning experience. For this purpose, we implemented process re-engineering’s cycle of successive steps. …”
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