Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation versus surgery for low-risk solitary papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a propensity-matched cohort study by Yujie Ren, Yujiang Li, Xiaoqiu Chu, Guofang Chen, Xue Han, Yueting Zhao, Chao Liu, Jianhua Wang, Shuhang Xu

“…Conclusion: Both MWA and surgical treatment offer similar efficacy and safety profiles for managing low-risk PTMC. …”
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The Imperial Nature of the Australian National War Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux by Deirdre GILFEDDER

“…Through a discussion of the tradition of pro patria mori understood as imperial duty, as well as an examination of the debate between loyalism and emerging nationalism in Australia, the article seeks to elucidate what is so often forgotten in popular Anzac nationalism, namely, that it is associated with Dominion identity.…”
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Numerical investigation of the cold-formed I-beams bending strength with different web shapes by Nadia Kouider, Yazid Hadidane, Mohammed Benzerara

“…The wide use of cold-formed sections (CFS) in the field of steel constructions, favored by the multiple advantages they offer (lightness, ease of installation, etc.), has led us to reflect on a new process for manufacture of metal beams allowing the design of very large span hangars and a reduction in instability problems. …”
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Probe into Management of Water and Soil Conservation in Large Scaled Development projects in Pearl River Basin by CHEN Dong-yi

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CHANGES IN HOUSEHOLD AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION AND SAVINGS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE EUROPEAN UNION by Boris Crnković, Juraj Rašić, Sofija Turjak

“…Household consumption is a specific component of final GDP consumption and generally represents about 60% of GDP. Crises most often affect the individual and manifest in unplanned and unnecessary costs that affect household consumption and savings, and consequently growth and development. …”
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Flann O’Brien’s Anti-Manifestos by Julian HANNA

“…For some he is the peer of Joyce and Beckett; for others his work is modernist pastiche; still others regard him as a reactionary satirist; while for another group he is the forerunner of American postmodernism. His work is often loosely labelled “surreal” or “absurd.” Yet O’Brien’s work is rarely read as avant-garde per se. …”
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Fundamentals of bio-based technologies for selective metal recovery from bio-leachates and liquid waste streams by Anna Sieber, Sabine Spiess, Wadih Y. Rassy, Wadih Y. Rassy, Dominik Schild, Thomas Rieß, Shalini Singh, Rohan Jain, Nora Schönberger, Franziska Lederer, Klemens Kremser, Klemens Kremser, Georg M. Guebitz, Georg M. Guebitz

“…While conventional methods for metal recovery show benefits in terms of economic affordability, bio-based recovery technologies offer advantages in terms of efficiency and environmentally friendliness. …”
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Current update on surgical management for spinal tuberculosis: a scientific mapping of worldwide publications by Romaniyanto Romaniyanto, Muhana Fawwazy Ilyas, Aldebaran Lado, Daffa Sadewa, Daffa Sadewa, Dykall Naf'an Dzikri, Enrico Ananda Budiono, Enrico Ananda Budiono

“…Despite antitubercular drug therapy being the primary treatment, surgical intervention is often required in cases of spinal instability or neurological complications. …”
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Sustainable Development Goals and Food Remittances: COVID-19 Lockdowns, Digital Transformation, Lessons and Policy Reflections from South Africa-Zimbabwe Corridor by Sean Sithole, Mulugeta Dinbabo, Daniel Tevera

“…A key finding is that digital-mobile technologies in cross-border food remittances promote financial and digital inclusion and offer swift, accessible (particularly during the pandemic-induced disruptions of informal channels), reliable, and convenient ways to remit food, which is crucial for food and nutrition security. …”
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Le Regard de Cartier-Bresson sur les Anglais by Nicole Cloarec

“…However the photographer is not so much interested in the official images of the historical event as he is in its effects on the people who attend. …”
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Complete Denture Fabrication Using Digitally Fabricated Copy Dentures for a Patient with Moderate Dementia by Korehide Arai, Yuto Tanaka, Shinsuke Matsuda, Tomohiko Okamura, Kazufumi Iwayama, Yoshiaki Ono

“…In addition, her old dentures were brought to our dental office by the patient’s family after the patient’s dinner; immediately after copying the dentures’ morphology, the dentures were returned to the patient’s family, thus avoiding any disturbance to the patient’s eating routine. …”
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Implementing a Distributed WSN Based on IPv6 for Ambient Monitoring by D. F. Larios, J. M. Mora-Merchan, E. Personal, J. Barbancho, C. León

“…Focused on this problem, this paper evaluates different communication protocols: distributed and centralized, in order to determine the best trade-off for environmental monitoring in different migratory areas of waterbirds.…”
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Aplicación de los orígenes de la pragmática a un corpus de mediaciones laborales: las teorías de Austin y Searle by Susana Ridao Rodrigo

“…Para ello, tras hacer un modesto acercamiento al origen del concepto pragmática y a las definiciones que se han establecido sobre esta disciplina, analizamos las teorías de los actos de habla ofrecidas por Austin y Searle. Tales propuestas son ejemplificadas con fragmentos extraídos de un corpus de mediaciones laborales, género discursivo basado en la negociación entre empresarios y trabajadores acerca de las condiciones laborales de los empleados.  …”
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Diagnóstico del cáncer mediante biomarcadores circulantes by Álvaro Pablo Moina-Veloz, Johan Alexander Maldonado-Carrasco, Diana Carolina Chiluiza-Tubon, Virginia Monserrath Ortiz-Vásquez

“…Los biomarcadores predictivos además proporcionan información sobre el efecto de una intervención terapéutica en el resultado y por tanto ofrece información valiosa para guiar la toma de decisiones en el tratamiento. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram incorporating neutrophil-to-albumin ratio for predicting overall survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing c... by Xin Hua, Meng-Di Wang, Wei-Qiong Ni, Zhi-Qing Long, Si-Fen Wang, Fang-Fang Duan, Chao Zhang, Xin Huang, Fei Xu, Wen Xia, Jia-Yi Chen, Yun-Sheng Gao

“…Conclusions: The NAR, an emergent biomarker combining nutritional and inflammatory status, offers a practical, low-cost, and non-invasive prognostic measure for NPC patients treated with CCRT. …”
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EB 病毒特异性 DNA 酶基因在大肠杆菌中的高效表达 by 侯孟君　朱振宇　陈尚武　严世荣　黄　迪　陈瑞君　马涧泉

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Increasing the operating time of hollow fiber membrane bundles used for water ultrafiltration by Ciocănea Adrian, Simionescu Ștefan-Mugur, Opriș Florin

“…The tests were carried out on a HFMB with molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of 0.097 μm, that was put in a glass cylinder with a horizontal axis, for μ = 900, μ = 00, and Q = 8 l/min. …”
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FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION OF NOTCHED STRUCTURE USING COMBINED CRITICAL PLANE-CRITICAL DISTANCE APPROACH (MT) by LIAO Ding, ZHU ShunPeng, GAO JieWei, NIU XiaoPeng, HE JinChao

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Kontroversen um die lexikographische Theorie by Monika Bielińska

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Towards a conceptual framework of the working alliance in a blended low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for depression in primary mental health care: a qualita... by Sarah Smith, Caroline Free, Daniel Michelson, Jesus Montero-Marin, Ricardo Araya, Asmae Doukani, Arlinda Cerga-Pashoja, Ritsuko Kakuma

“…Participants described how the PWP and computerised program uniquely and collectively contributed to different WA needs.Conclusions This study is the first to offer a preliminary conceptual framework of WA in b-CBT for depression, and how such demands can be addressed through blended PWP-computerised program delivery. …”
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