Applying anthropological knowledge in the business field: three ethnographic studies in a commercial context by Pirjo Rautiainen

“… A lectio præcursoria is a short presentation read out loud by a doctoral candidate at the start of a public thesis examination in Finland. It introduces the key points or central argument of the thesis in a way that should make the ensuing discussion between the examinee and the examiner apprehensible to the audience, many of whom may be unfamiliar with the candidate’s research or even anthropological research in general. …”
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Quand la boussole perd le nord by Alain Gabet, Sébastien Jahan

“…Le courant révisionniste qu’il incarne vise notamment à faire porter une partie de la responsabilité de la tragédie aux rebelles du FPR et manifeste ainsi, une fois encore, sa capacité à faire valoir ses thèses jusque dans les collections les plus populaires et les plus prestigieuses.…”
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAI by Tamara Salman Mohammed, Raya Ezat Maroof, Ali Hussein Al-Hafidh

“…The study showed that the levels of urea, creatinine, GPT, and GOT were either normal or slightly elevated and they are non-significantly associated with RA disease activity, the little effect of RA on kidney and liver may be related to the low doses of methotrexate and corticosteroid therapy which used mostly for these patients and didn’t reach to toxicity. …”
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普氏野马几项主要生理常数测定 by 张勇, 孟富贵, 朱飞兵, 孙耀光, 陆家海

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日本的动物科普展馆设计(三) by 贾竞波

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Lack of Disease Specificity Limits the Usefulness of In Vitro Costimulation in HIV- and HCV-Infected Patients by Stefanie Kuerten, Tobias R. Schlingmann, Tarvo Rajasalu, Doychin N. Angelov, Paul V. Lehmann, Magdalena Tary-Lehmann

“…Our data show that none of the aforementioned molecules could significantly increase ELISPOT sensitivity, neither in HCV nor in HIV. Moreover, all of them caused false-positive responses to HCV and HIV antigens in healthy individuals. …”
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Elicitation of Health-related Quality-of-life Concepts Associated with Overactive Bladder: A Qualitative Study by Natalia Hawken, Zalmai Hakimi, Samuel Aballéa, Jameel Nazir, Isaac A. O. Odeyemi, Mondher Toumi

“…Interview transcripts were analyzed thematically by two psychologists. Data collection and analysis was completed when data saturation, i.e. when little or no new information was obtained, was achieved. …”
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Collagenous and Lymphocytic Colitis: A Clinical and Histopathological Review by Johan Bohr, Martin Olesen, Curt Tysk, Gunnar Järnerot

“…Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis are newly described colitides that are only diagnosable microscopically; therefore, both are known under the umbrella term ’microscopic colitis’. …”
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Production of Rice in Nigeria: The Role of Indian-Nigerian Bilateral Cooperation in Food Security by I. U. Lucky

“…The paper concludes that the agreements, particularly the one of 2017, have further promoted, strengthened and expanded rice production in the context of food security, job creation and saving foreign exchange. The article, therefore, demonstrates how Nigeria-India bilateral ties and cooperative programs have changed the dynamics of rice production in the country and brought more profound economic consequences. …”
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Why We Can't Help but Call Ourselves (All) ‘Sartorians’ by Marco Giuliani

“…The author reflects on Sartori’s contributions to three key domains: political theory, methodology, and comparative politics. The text highlights Sartori’s insistence on theory-driven approaches over purely data-centred methods, as well as his critical stance on the behavioural drift of social sciences. …”
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Lateral Torsional Buckling of Steel Beams under Transverse Impact Loading by Wenna Zhang, Feng Liu, Feng Xi

“…The phenomenon of dynamic LTB is illustrated by displacement, strain, and deformation of H-shaped steel beams. Thereafter, a parametric study is conducted to investigate the effects of initial impact velocity and momentum on LTB. …”
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Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Essential Oil on Ground Beef from Boran and Nguni Cattle by Andrew Bamidele Falowo, Felicitas Esnart Mukumbo, Emrobowansan Monday Idamokoro, Anthony Jide Afolayan, Voster Muchenje

“…The phytoconstituents of SBEO were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Thereafter, minced beef samples from Nguni and Boran cattle were treated with either no additives (control, C) or SBEO added at 2% (SB2), 4% (SB4), or 6% (SB6). …”
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Ethical Considerations regarding the Withdrawal of Life Support: Analysis of a Case by Melany Yamilex Reascos Chalacán, Mauricio Fernando Enrríquez Grijalva, Denisse Isabel Suaste Pazmiño

“…After all available therapeutic options had been exhausted, the decision was made to withdraw life support. …”
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Site-Specific Immunosuppression in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Prospects and Potential by Jonas T. Schnider, Matthias Weinstock, Jan A. Plock, Mario G. Solari, Raman Venkataramanan, Xin Xiao Zheng, Vijay S. Gorantla

“…The skin is directly accessible for visual monitoring of acute rejection (AR) and for directed biopsy, timely therapeutic intervention, and management of AR. …”
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Nitrous oxide exerts rewarding effect via regulating D1 receptor and BDNF pathway in ventral tegmental area-nucleus accumbens dopamine circuit by Wen-Qi Li, Sheng-Nan Liu, Si-Chang Yang, Xiang Lin, Zhang-Jin Zhang

“…These results indicate that the rewarding properties of N2O at subanesthetic concentration are associated with its upregulation of the VTA-NAc DA reward pathway probably via mediation of D1 receptor and BDNF/TrkB signaling. Among them, the modulation of BDNF may be the upstream of D1 receptor involved in N2O rewarding effect.…”
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Hsa_circ_0001304 promotes vascular neointimal hyperplasia accompanied by autophagy activation by Shi-Qing Mu, Jia-Jie Lin, Yu Wang, Li-Yun Yang, Sen Wang, Zhao-Yi Wang, An-Qi Zhao, Wen-Jun Luo, Zi-Qi Dong, Yu-Guang Cao, Ze-An Jiang, Si-Fan Wang, Shan-Hu Cao, Li Meng, Yang Li, Shu-Yan Yang, Shao-Guang Sun

“…We demonstrate that PDGF-BB activates VSMC autophagy via circRNA regulation. Therefore, circ-1304 may serve as a potential therapeutic target for vascular remodeling diseases.…”
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ISLAMIC FINANCE MODE IMPACTS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN PAKISTAN by MUHAMMAD SAEED IQBAL, DR. SOFI MOHD FIKRI

“…Overall, the results suggest a strong relationship between the use of all forms of payment, except for MurÉbaÍah, which is independent of Z-score. Therefore, it can be concluded that MuÌÉrabah has no significant relationship with the Z score. …”
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Mandible reconstruction after head and neck management for oral cancer: A case report and literature review by Sylvio Luiz Costa De-Moraes, Raissa Dias Fares, Alexandre Maurity de Paula Afonso, Roberto Gomes dos Santos, Ricardo Pereira Mattos

“…The patient developed malocclusion and halitosis which was treated as late radiation tissue injury with prescribed hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Although the procedure related to cancer was successful the mandible reduction and fixation were not enough. …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients by Alexis Ramón Pineda González, Grettel Águila Calero, Anaelys Acosta Hernández, Marilyn Ramírez Méndez

“…Managing cancer pain in children is a great challenge, but at the same times an opportunity for health personnel to exercise their knowledge and skills to help them. This work aims to expose the main characteristics of pain from cancer in pediatrics, its evaluation and management, based on the pathophysiological knowledge, taking into account the aspects referenced in the most current specialized literature. …”
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Parthenolide Is Neuroprotective in Rat Experimental Stroke Model: Downregulating NF-κB, Phospho-p38MAPK, and Caspase-1 and Ameliorating BBB Permeability by Lipeng Dong, Huimin Qiao, Xiangjian Zhang, Xiaolin Zhang, Chaohui Wang, Lina Wang, Lili Cui, Jingru Zhao, Yinxue Xing, Yanhua Li, Zongjie Liu, Chunhua Zhu

“…To decide whether this effect applies to ischemic injury in brain, we therefore investigate the potential neuroprotective role of PN and the underlying mechanisms. …”
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