Additive Linking in Second Language Discourse: Lexical, Syntactic and Discourse Organizational Choices in Intermediate and Advanced Learners of L2 German with L1 French by Audrey Bonvin, Christine Dimroth

“…Based on their first language’s entity-based utterance organization, even advanced second language learners of German are shown to use a hybrid system, establishing mainly entity-based and only a few assertion-based discourse relations.…”
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Promoting Articular Cartilage Regeneration through Microenvironmental Regulation by Kai Liu, Bingjun Zhang, Xiaoling Zhang

“…Current treatments of OA include exercise and medications in the early stages and total joint replacement in the late stages. These approaches only relieve pain and reduce inflammation; however, they have significant side effects and high costs. …”
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ASPECTS REGARDING THE ENERGITICAL VALORIFICATION OF URBAN SLUDGE TREATMENT by DANA-CLAUDIA FARCAȘ-FLAMAROPOL, ELENA SURDU, ION DURBACĂ, ANDREEA NIȚU, RAMONA MARE, EUGEN DUȚU

“…Thus, it is considered the need to process the potential of biological mass generated by anaerobic stabilization in the SEAU, with a population of about 10,000 equivalent inhabitants, which requires on one hand, the technological design of activated sludge basins and on the other hand, the design of a sewage sludge fermentation tank, in order to produce biogas, necessary for its recovery for energy purposes. …”
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NcSWP8, a New Spore Wall Protein, Interacts with Polar Tube Proteins in the Parasitic Microsporidia <i>Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae</i> by Pengfei Wang, Dufu Li, Qianmin Hai, Siming Liu, Yueyue Zhang, Jun Zhang, Jinshan Xu, Zhengang Ma, Zeyang Zhou

“…Currently, several spore wall proteins have been identified in microsporidia, but only two spore wall proteins from <i>V. ceranae</i> have been characterized. …”
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Effect of Fluid Flow Rate on Efficacy of Fluid Warmer: An In Vitro Experimental Study by Vorasruang Thongsukh, Chanida Kositratana, Aree Jandonpai

“…In patients who require a massive intraoperative transfusion, cold fluid or blood transfusion can cause hypothermia and potential adverse effects. One method by which to prevent hypothermia in these patients is to warm the intravenous fluid before infusion. …”
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A Rollercoaster to Model Touch Interactions during Turbulence by Alexandre Alapetite, Emilie Møllenbach, Anders Stockmarr, Katsumi Minakata

“…Participants had to repeatedly solve three basic touch interactions: a single click, a one-finger drag-and-drop, and a zoom operation involving a 2-finger pinching gesture. …”
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Potassium Adsorption Phenomenon in Calcareous Soils of Shahrazur Plain by Kamil Sabir Saeed

“…The value of heterogeneity factor 1/n for the Freundlich model ranged from (0.34 to 0.47) kg mg-1, which was less than one. The sorption processes for all of the studied soils were normal adsorption. …”
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Bent Femoral Nail Removal Technique: An Illustrative Case Report by T Revanth, Giriraj Harshavardhan

“…Despite that it has some complications like infection, bleeding, neurovascular deficit, nonunion, malunion. One of the rare complications is <i>in situ</i> bending of nails. …”
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Utilising LEGO® Six Bricks® to Enhance the Pedagogy of Pre-Service Teachers in South Africa by Tarien Breytenbach, Elma Marais, Carolina Botha, Florence Coertzen

“…This study contributes to the ongoing discourse on bridging the theory-practice gap in teacher education by integrating innovative, play-based learning tools.…”
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Primary dysmenorrhea pain profile among Brazilian women. Case-control study by Flávia Rezende Moura Mesquita Rafael, Natalia Oliveira Bertolini, Samuel Silva, Renato Carvalho Vilella1

“…METHODS: Following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE), this one-year case-control study aimed to establish relationships between PD variables and pain categories (light, moderate, and severe) among 252 Brazilian women. …”
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Knowledge Representation and Digital Scholarly Editions in Theory and Practice by Tanya Clement

“…The encoded text is rendered into an interactive web interface using XSLT, CSS, and JavaScript available through the Versioning Machine (http://www.v-machine.org/). One aspect of textual performance theory I am exploring within In Transition concerns the social text network. …”
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Simultaneous Cranioplasty and Subdural-Peritoneal Shunting for Contralateral Symptomatic Subdural Hygroma following Decompressive Craniectomy by Muh-Shi Lin, Tzu-Hsuan Chen, Woon-Man Kung, Shuo-Tsung Chen

“…Nine patients who underwent one-stage, simultaneous cranioplasty and contralateral subdural-peritoneal shunting were included in this study. …”
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A Tale of Two Conditions: Pediatric Brugada Syndrome Unveiled—Navigating the Challenges of Coexisting Arrhythmia and Fever‐Induced ECG Pattern by Hei‐To Leung, Sit‐Yee Kwok, Fong‐Ying Shih, Kin‐Shing Lun, Tak‐Cheung Yung, Sabrina Tsao

“…Two patients with mixed phenotype (one with long QT syndrome and another with ectopic atrial tachycardia) required antiarrhythmics and one patient received transcatheter ablation for atrial tachycardia to achieve optimal arrhythmia control. …”
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An analysis of the factors influencing the gap between theory and practice in elementary teachers by Najmeh Soltaninezhad, parvin Salarichine

“…The results of this study show that teachers' practice is not only affected by education; There are also three factors: teacher experience, teacher personality traits, and the nature of the elementary child, which justify the gap between educational theorist theory and elementary teacher practice. …”
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Repeated Autologous Bone Marrow Transfusion through Portal Vein for Treating Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis after Splenectomy by Weiwei Zhang, Mujian Teng, Baochi Liu, Qiling Liu, Xin Liu, Yanhui Si, Lei Li

“…This trial was registered with the identification number of ChiCTR-ONC-17012592.…”
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Robust Identification of Vegetation Change Using Shapelet-Based Temporal Segmentation of Landsat Time-Series Stacks: A Case Study in the Qilian Mountains by Lipeng Jiao, Randolph H. Wynne

“…Although many algorithms have been developed for monitoring annual vegetation change, most require complex controlling parameters or can only detect abrupt forest disturbances. We developed a new shapelet-based temporal segmentation vegetation change detection algorithm (SVCD) to identify the pre-change baseline and directly measure changes using data-driven change detection rules. …”
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Structural basis for the ligand-dependent activation of heterodimeric AHR-ARNT complex by Xiaotong Diao, Qinghong Shang, Mengqi Guo, Yubin Huang, Meina Zhang, Xiaoyu Chen, Yinping Liang, Xiangnan Sun, Fan Zhou, Jingjing Zhuang, Shuang-Jiang Liu, Christoph F. A. Vogel, Fraydoon Rastinejad, Dalei Wu

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Covid-19 Sürecinde İletişimin Kriz, Sağlık ve Siyaset Perspektiflerinden Değerlendirilmesi by Yıldırım Yıldırım

“…Bu çalışma sonucunda iletişiminmerkeziyetine vurgu yapılmakta olup, dünyada yaşanan bu salgının etkin, önceden planlanan iletişimstratejileriyle yürütülmesi, bilim ile halk arasında yalın, anlaşılır ve amaca dönük iletişimin kurulmasıgerektiğinin altı çizilmektedir.…”
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Postpartum Granulomatous Hypophysitis: A Case Study, Review of the Literature, and Discussion of Pathogenesis by Upasana Joneja, D. Craig Hooper, James J. Evans, Mark T. Curtis

“…Many hypophysitis cases have been reported in the literature but only a few cases of postpartum GH have been discussed. …”
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Measuring Setup for Investigation and Visualization of the Percolation Phenomenon in Non-Оrdered Models of Metal-Dielectric Nanocomposites by P. Okal

“…The dependence was determined of one of the important parameters characterising an partial discharge, i. e. the initial voltage, at which an electric current starts to flow between electrodes, on the concentration of the metallic phase. …”
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