Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015 by Wouter Marchand

“…The grant system has been a subject of ongoing political debate during the last few decades, since the grants’ effect on upward social mobility has been called into question.…”
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Geoconservation Initiatives in the State of Paraná (Brazil) by Luiz Alberto Fernandes, Fernanda Caroline Borato Xavier, Kimberlym Tábata Pesch Vieira, Liliane Maia Tcacenco-Manzano

“…Even though geoconservation has advanced significantly in the last few decades, general awareness of its importance is limited, especially in Brazil. …”
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Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015 by Wouter Marchand

“…The grant system has been a subject of ongoing political debate during the last few decades, since the grants’ effect on upward social mobility has been called into question.…”
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Surface Structures, Particles, and Fibers of Shape-Memory Polymers at Micro-/Nanoscale by Liangliang Cao, Liwei Wang, Cihui Zhou, Xin Hu, Liang Fang, Yaru Ni, Chunhua Lu, Zhongzi Xu

“…The preparation method, SMCP, characterization of SME, and applications of surface structures, free-standing particles, and fibers of SMPs at micro-/nanoscale are summarized.…”
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Artemisia dracunculus essential oil: phytochemical study, pre-treatment and co-treatment effects on morphine withdrawal syndrome by Zahra Lorigooini, Fatemeh Heibati, Seyyed Matin Ahmadi, Sareh Mohammadi, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei

“…All groups received naloxone 2 hours after receiving the last dose of morphine; then, the morphine withdrawal symptoms were measured for 30 minutes. …”
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Creating Dissonance: Self-Tracking Devices and their Effects on Users by Xenia Schmidli

“…With self-tracking becoming one of the leading fitness trends over the last few years, the effects these devices have on the user warrant further investigation. …”
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Modern Conflicts Features in Latin America. The Role of the OAS in the Settlement of the Falklands Conflict by Y. I. Strashko

“…The article's focus on last decades is not accidental. The 30-40th of the XX century were marked by major military conflicts in South America that, however, were sidelined after the Second World War. …”
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Effect of a Balance Adjustment System on Postural Control in Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability by Kazushi Yoshida, Rieko Kuramochi, Junji Shinohara

“…Static postural control during single leg standing with closed eyes was assessed for the CAI limb. …”
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Event tourism, public policy and socio-cultural development in Dublin by Bernadette Quinn, Ana Maria Vieira Fernandes, Theresa Ryan

“…To redress this deficit, this paper examines the case of Dublin, where for the last twenty-five years, policy-makers have been using festivals and events to boost the city’s international standing. …”
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A comparison between male judo-kas and karate-kaswithin body composition and physical fitness by Satpal Yadav

“…The subjects were selected from the male Judokas and Karatekas of different colleges and training centers, who had participated last 2 years at Punjab state level competitions for this study. …”
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Bir Kuşak Bir Yol Girişimi ve Türkiye: Türkiye Girişime Dâhil Olmalı mı? by Erdem ATEŞ

“…The People's Republic of China stands out with its high economic performance, especially in the last 20 years. …”
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Quantitative evidence for dimorphism suggests sexual selection in the maxillary caniniform process of Placerias hesternus. by James L Pinto, Charles R Marshall, Sterling J Nesbitt, Daniel Varajão de Latorre

“…Placerias hesternus, a Late Triassic dicynodont, is one of the last megafaunal synapsids of the Mesozoic. The species has a tusk-like projection on its maxillary bone, known as the caniniform process. …”
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Cesarean section and the gestational duration of subsequent pregnancies: A nationwide register-based cohort study. by Felix Evers, Christopher Flatley, Karin Ytterberg, Julius Juodakis, Pol Solé-Navais, Bo Jacobsson

“…The outcome was the gestational duration of the last pregnancy of the series, depending on previous delivery modes. …”
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Optimization of Internet of Things E-Commerce Logistics Cloud Service Platform Based on Mobile Communication by Jun Chen, Huan Wu, Xi Zhou, Maoguo Wu, Chenyang Zhao, Shiyan Xu

“…All kinds of cell networks clear up the problem of data flow communication; in the technological know-how of telephone network, digital cost solves the bother of capital flow; at present, logistics is however a long-standing problem of e-commerce. Logistics has grown to be the last and entirely bottleneck of e-commerce. …”
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Copper metallurgy at the crossroads by Habashi F.

“…Copper technology changed from the vertical to the horizontal furnace and from the roast reaction to converting towards the end of the last century. However, the horizontal furnace proved to be an inefficient and polluting reactor. …”
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T Regulatory and T Helper 17 Cells in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Facts and Perspectives by Alessia Alunno, Francesco Carubbi, Onelia Bistoni, Sara Caterbi, Elena Bartoloni, Giulia Mirabelli, Francesca Cannarile, Paola Cipriani, Roberto Giacomelli, Roberto Gerli

“…Historically, primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) was thought to be a T helper (h) 1 driven disease due to the predominance of CD4+T lymphocytes and their products in target organs and peripheral blood of patients. In the last decades, the identification of a number of T cell subsets, including Th17, T regulatory (Treg), and follicular helper T cells, challenged this long-standing paradigm and prompted to identify their role in pSS pathogenesis. …”
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The Death of the Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) Rediscovered in the Küçükçekmece Lagoon: Let’s Focus on Causes by Özcan Gaygusuz, Latife Köker, Gökhan Tunçelli, Devrim Memiş

“…This decline is aggravated by waste drainage into the lagoon's wetland area. Notably, the last sturgeon sighting in the Küçükçekmece Lagoon was in 1986. …”
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SGLT2i and GLP-1RA in Cardiometabolic and Renal Diseases: From Glycemic Control to Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Senescence by Luis D'Marco, Valery Morillo, José Luis Gorriz, María K. Suarez, Manuel Nava, Ángel Ortega, Heliana Parra, Nelson Villasmil, Joselyn Rojas-Quintero, Valmore Bermúdez

“…Background. Over the last few years, the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) has increased substantially in medical practice due to their documented benefits in cardiorenal and metabolic health. …”
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Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor: Clinicopathological features with outcomes in 10 patients with review of literature by Vivek C. Parameshwar, Bharat Rekhi, Ashwini Duggad, Mukta Ramadwar

“…Background: Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors (PMTs) are rare mesenchymal tumors, associated with long-standing, non-specific but often debilitating symptoms in the affected patients. …”
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Modlitební knihy jako pramen k obrazu zbožnosti a genderovým konstruktům 19. století by Zuzana Čevelová

“… This article is devoted to 19th-century Catholic prayer books as a source for under- standing everyday life. Prayer books may also partially serve as a source for reconstructing gender constructs – the social roles of men and women as presented by the Catholic church. …”
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