Strategies for Conducting Community Forums by Lisa A. Guion

“…A community forum can supplement secondary data/statistics (analyzed needs) by enabling educators to learn the expressed needs/issues/problems of their clientele groups and stakeholders. …”
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The Impact of the International Accounting Convergence on Income Smoothing in Brazillian Companies by Roberto Carlos Klann, Ilse Maria Beuren

“…In the data analysis, were applied statistical techniques of multivariate linear regression, Ftest and Pearson correlation. …”
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Digital fiber length determination for injection molded glass fiber reinforced composite materials by Andreas Grießer, Nelly Nunheim, Oliver Rimmel, Erik Glatt, Anne Blumer, Hans Hagen, Andreas Wiegmann

“…The properties of these materials depend on microstructural geometric statistics, making the analysis of individual fibers a powerful tool in material engineering. …”
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New results on eliminating the duality gap of the second-order-cone reformulation for extended trust-region subproblem with two intersecting cuts by Wang, Meiling

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Alcohol and Drug Use During Adolescence: Problems and Solutions that Youth Professionals Need to Know by Kate Fogarty, Mark A. Brennan

“…By fostering such environments, Extension agents can actively involve youth in programs, while also directly contributing to their personal development. Statistics on the problem at a national and local level, solutions at the community and family levels, and implications for extension programming will be discussed. …”
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La crise de biodiversité à l’épreuve de l’action publique néolibérale by Clémence Guimont, Rémy Petitimbert, Bruno Villalba

“…This introduction allows to question the policy implementation of biodiversity crisis starting from what the neoliberal rationality makes it possible to apprehend it. …”
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“Os novos imigrantes”: construções discursivas sobre haitianos e senegaleses em um jornal do Sul do Brasil by Andressa Gazzana Reis, Miriam Steffen Vieira

“…The present article seeks to understand how a newspaper of regional circulation – the Zero Hora newspaper –, discursively constructs the image of the Haitian and Senegalese immigrants, who started to arrive in the Rio Grande do Sul state in 2014 and 2015. …”
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Teaching of decimal positional number system and decimal fractions in the 5-th grade by Albertas Bakštys, Irena Šukienė, Albina Viliminė

“…This proves that acquaintance with such a complex concept as decimal fraction is must be started long before the arithmetic of decimal fractions is introduced. …”
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Diventare “mappe vive” by Glauco Barboglio

“… This paper discusses the creation of a parish map in Casazza, Italy, that was started to revitalize the struggling Historical-Environmental Museum, spurring debate about local identity. …”
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Sémiotique du groupe chez Flaubert by Bernard Gendrel

“…Starting from the observation of the omnipresence of moments of sociability in Flaubert's work, even for the most solitary characters, this article questions the place of the group in the Flaubertian semiotic system. …”
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La forme transmoderne des pratiques récréatives de nature by Jean Corneloup

“…Faced with the current social stakes and in touch with the demands and the yearnings of the individuals, some stakeholders and audiences have started to try and reshape the uses which are made of nature, technologies and sports practices. …”
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Study of evolution for 3D structured surface with nano-balls and walls-like features with thickness variation for WO3 thin films made by spray deposition by Mirela Petruta Suchea, Ioan Valentin Tudose, Cosmin Romanitan, Cristina Pachiu, Marian Popescu, Kyriakos Mouratis, Marina Manica, Stefan Antohe, Stelios Couris, Dragos Gabriel Zisopol, Octavian Narcis Ionescu, Emmanuel Koudoumas

“…In this scope, two different series of WO3 of 11 samples with different thicknesses each, starting from two tungsten peroxide precursor concentrations (0.05 M and 0.1 M) were fabricated by spray pyrolysis and thoroughly characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. …”
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Low-dose oral minoxidil in a case of short anagen syndrome by Divija Sharma, Serena Morsia, Benjamin Ungar

“…The patient, who had persistent hair growth issues since childhood, had tried several therapies, including topical 5% minoxidil with limited success. The patient was started on LDOM at 1.25 mg and increased to 2.5 mg after one month.Results After starting LDOM, the patient reported reduced hair shedding, increased hair length, and improved hair density, which was also confirmed by Canfield’s HairMetrix measurements. …”
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Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function—FEEL Trial Results by Maria Emília Figueiredo Teixeira, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Andréa Araújo Brandão, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Roberto Esporcatte, Mário Henrique Elesbão de Borba, Ana Clara Neri Ávila Baleeiro, Beatriz Caldas Gonçalves, Enzo Inumaru, Enzo Mata de Sousa, Giovana Barros Leal, Henrique Soares de Araújo Pereira Farias, Juliana Alves de Souza, Lure Emilly Barreto da Silva, Matheus Canguçu de Paiva Queiroz, Frederico Rafael Moreira, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, John Eikelboom, Álvaro Avezum

“…Compared to control group, t-test demonstrated statistical significance for office SBP (–7.04 mmHg, p = 0.047) and FMD (7.46 percentage points, p < 0.001), and ANCOVA adjustment for baseline differences showed statistical significance for central SBP (–6.99 mmHg, p = 0.038) and FFMD (7.95 percentage points, p < 0.001) There was no significant effect on HBPM. …”
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Efficacy and safety of glycyrrhizic acid combined to essential phospholipids (Phosphogliv) at non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results of multicenter double blind randomized plac... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. G. Bakulin, P. O. Bogomolov, M. V. Matsiyevich, N. I. Geyvandova, P. V. Koroy, S. V. Nedogoda, O. A. Sablin, L. G. Lenskaya, Ye. V. Beloborodova, A. A. Bagretsova, R. A. Abdulkhakov, M. F. Osipenko, I. V. Osipova, D. A. Pocheptsov, Ye. V. Chumachek, O. M. Khromtsova, Ye. V. Kuzmicheva

“…Only sporadic adverse effects were found to the background of treatment, no statistically significant differences in their rate in were recorded. …”
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in dizygotic twin ovine fetuses are associated with discordant responses to antenatal steroid therapy by Erin L. Fee, Haruo Usuda, Sean W. D. Carter, Hideyuki Ikeda, Tsukasa Takahashi, Yuki Takahashi, Yusaku Kumagai, Michael W. Clarke, Demelza J. Ireland, John P. Newnham, Masatoshi Saito, Sebastian E. Illanes, Binny Priya Sesurajan, Liang Shen, Mahesh A. Choolani, Gokce Oguz, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Sara Ritchie, Andrew Ritchie, Alan H. Jobe, Matthew W. Kemp

“…Genomic analysis identified 13 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) statistically associated with ANS-responsiveness, including in the proto-oncogene MET and the transcription activator STAT1. …”
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Genetic divergence of hot pepper lines (Capsicum spp.) in hybrid combinations by Šević Biljana, Cvikić Dejan, Slađana Savić, Tupajić Ivan, Ugirnović Milan, Bajagić Marija, Luković Kristina, Stojiljković Jelena

“…The results revealed that hybrid combinations had a statistically significant impact on parameters such as fruit weight, length, width, pericarp thickness and DMC. …”
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Oncological outcomes following extreme oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (eOPBCS) for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC): A systematic review and meta-analysis by Megan Chua Wern Ee, Ashley Lee Shi Hui, Wong Hung Chew, Emmeline Elaine Cua-Delos Santos, Sean Li Siwei, Sng Ming Xian, Qin Xiang Ng, Serene Goh Si Ning

“…However, slightly elevated local recurrence rates, though not statistically significant, highlight the importance of careful patient selection and further research. …”
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Acute respiratory tract infections during the first 6 years of life – results from the German birth cohort study LoewenKIDS by Bianca Klee, Sophie Diexer, Susan Langer, Cornelia Gottschick, Carla Hartmann, Nadine Glaser, Johannes Horn, Evelyn Dorendorf, Heike Raupach-Rosin, Lamiaa Hassan, Nicole Rübsamen, Kristin Maria Meyer-Schlinkmann, Carlos A. Guzman, Valerie Heselich, Eva Battin, Thomas Pietschmann, Dietmar H. Pieper, Mathias Pletz, Peggy Riese, Stephanie Trittel, Saskia Thies, Constantin von Kaisenberg, Frank Dressler, Florian Guthmann, Carsten Oberhoff, Ralf L. Schild, Andre Karch, Rafael Mikolajczyk

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New Parameters for Impedance–pH Monitoring in Diagnosing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Predicting its Severity by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Makushina, A. V. Paraskevova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A statistically significant difference (p = 0.0) between the median values of the PSPW index in patients with ERD, NERD and the control group was found as well.Conclusions. …”
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