Weakened Effective Connectivity Related to Electroacupuncture in Stroke Patients with Prolonged Flaccid Paralysis: An EEG Pilot Study by Yi-Fang Lin, Xin-Hua Liu, Zheng-Yu Cui, Zuo-Ting Song, Fei Zou, Shu-Geng Chen, Xiao-Yang Kang, Bin Ye, Qiang Wang, Jing Tian, Jie Jia

“…However, the response to electroacupuncture in different durations of flaccid stage poststroke as well as in the topological configuration of the cortical network remains unclear. …”
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Artificial-Intelligence-Based Investigation on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes in Response to Population Growth in South Punjab, Pakistan by Tanweer Abbas, Muhammad Shoaib, Raffaele Albano, Muhammad Azhar Inam Baig, Irfan Ali, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Usman Ali

“…Remote sensing and GIS tools can provide valuable information about change detection. …”
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PRC’s Public Diplomacy Practice in Central Asia: Current Situation, Challenges and Prospects by Yufei Wang

“…It was against this background that the PRC turned its attention to the use of public diplomacy tools as it launched the Belt and Road Initiative. …”
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Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Profile, Unrelated to Homocysteinemia, in Obese Children by Emanuel V. Economou, Ariadne V. Malamitsi-Puchner, Christos P. Pitsavos, Evangelia E. Kouskouni, Ioanna Magaziotou-Elefsinioti, George Creatsas

“…To investigate in prepubertal obese children (POC) the profile of chronic low-grade systemic inflammation (CLGSI) and its relation to homocysteinemia, 72 POC were evaluated for serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and amyloid A (SAA) levels, both markers of CLGSI, and plasma levels of total homocysteine (tHcy), an independent risk factor for adult atherosclerosis, in comparison to 42 prepubertal lean children (PLC). …”
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Pure Sociology: Subjectivity at Risk? by James J. Chriss

“…This means that within sociology there has always been an uncertainty over whether subjective phenomena, including selves, identities, emotions, consciousness, feelings, or experience, are topics worthy of scientific analysis and observation within the discipline. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Diabetic Females Presenting with STEMI: A Cohort Study by Anjana Ajith Beena, Priya Shanmukhan, Veena Felix, Alummoottil George Koshy, Kunjukrishnapilla Sivaprasad

“…Results: The mean age was 64±11 years; 60.3% were hypertensive and 26% had dyslipidaemia. A total of 12.3% were newly diagnosed diabetics. The mean prehospital delay was 201.9±156.8 minutes. …”
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The stigmatization of mental illness by mental health professionals: Scoping review and bibliometric analysis. by Michael Jauch, Stefano Occhipinti, Analise O'Donovan

“…Although research suggests that mental health professionals stigmatize mental illness, studies on this topic are relativity new. Little is known about the state of this research and existing literature reviews exhibit multiple limitations. …”
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Outposts. Design inventories for a possible future between biology and the artefact by Vincenzo Moschetti

“…The essay makes use of the examples offered by Giorgini’s Casa Esagono in Baratti and Perugini’s Casa Albero in Fregene, together with the more recent Horizontal Skyscraper by Herzog & de Meuron, to manifest a preferable advance, parallel to that of forests which, according to the evidence available, will continue to expand in the future and within which it is desirable, if not necessary, to ‘work’ using the figure of the outpost.…”
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«Green» employment: the essence and genesis of the concept by N. A. Nenastev, N. N. Yashalova

“…Two key aspects of the relevant problem are touched upon: the definition of the term under consideration and the main stages of the environmental employment periodization. …”
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Distal Transradial Access in Anatomical Snuffbox for Coronary Angiography and Intervention: An Updated Meta-Analysis by Chendi Liang, Qinghua Han, Yongping Jia, Chunyu Fan, Gang Qin

“…Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for relevant studies from the literature published until 5 January 2021 to evaluate catheterization/puncture failure, hematoma, radial artery spasm, radial artery occlusion (RAO), access time, fluoroscopy time, radiation dose area product, total procedure time, and hemostatic device removal time. …”
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Russia-China Relations: An Asymmetrical Partnership? by Sergei Lukonin

“…China accounts for around 20% of the total foreign trade volume of the Russian Federation, while Russia's share in Chinese foreign trade turnover is about 3%. …”
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Evaluation of Current Households Management Practices of Solid Wastes from Pharmaceuticals in Soc Trang city, Vietnam by T. T. Tien, N. T. Giao

“…The management of pharmaceutical wastes has not been well practiced since the unused medicines and its packaging were discarded with domestic solid wastes, burying, burning and flushing into the toilet. The interviewees reported that the reasons they discharged medicines are health improvement, experiencing side effects or failure in the treatment process. …”
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S’unir au Prophète. L’expérience matérielle, esthétique et dévotionnelle du Dalā’il al-Khayrāt au Maroc. Approches codicologique et anthropologique by Hiba Abid, Anouk Cohen

“…For believers, the book object was a privileged medium for uniting with the Prophet.Today, the Dalā’il continues to be the subject of great fervour in the Muslim world, in particular in the Maghreb. …”
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Understanding price momentum, market fluctuations, and crashes: insights from the extended Samuelson model by Qingyuan Han

“…Our findings suggest that ESM has the potential to provide policymakers with proactive tools, enabling financial institutions to enhance their risk assessment and management strategies.…”
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Improvement of the Conductive Ability of Polymer Electrolytes by Xu Hailiang

“…This paper aims to provide those who want to explore and do some decent research on this topic with some basic information as well as fundamental advice.…”
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Application of Simple Additive Weighting Method for Decision Making for Scholarship Recipients at SMA Angkasa Adisutjipto Yogyakarta by Yuliani Indrianingsih, Asih Pujiastuti, Uyuunul Mauidzhoh, Muhammad Leo, Edi Triono Nuryatno

“…In summary, the SAW method is very suitable as a decision-making tool based on various criteria, especially in selecting grant recipients.…”
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Inkluzja edukacyjna na etapie przedszkola w rozumieniu rodziców dzieci niepełnosprawnych by Iwona Myśliwczyk

“…The most important changes have led to the inclusive paradigm which posits education of disabled children together with children with special educational needs. …”
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Metastatic Ureteral Involvement of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Koichi Kodama, Tetsuya Imao, Kazuto Komatsu

“…We report a rare case of a 76-year-old man who presented with a three-month history of right flank dullness and was noted to have a nonhomogeneous retroperitoneal mass with hydronephrosis of the right kidney on computed tomography of the abdomen. Computed tomography of the thorax showed a nodule in the lower lobe, measuring 3×2 cm, in the right lung. …”
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Clinical Application of a Safe Blood Sampling Device with an Indwelling Needle by Yeqin Deng, Zhengbing Lv, Yue Cheng, Annuo Liu, Zhengling Huang

“…To explore the clinical utility of a novel blood collection device with indwelling needle for blood collection among pediatric patients. Methods. A total of 300 children who were admitted to the children’s hospital from March to June 2020 were selected and randomly divided into the control group (148) and the observation group (152). …”
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TESTING SHEEP AND GOAT POX VIRUSES FOR THEIR REPRODUCTION IN PRIMARY AND SUBCULTURED CELLS by A. B. Sarbasov, B. L. Manin, R. V. Yashin, I. N. Shumilova, V. I. Diev

“…Taking into account that modern cell cultivation conditions allow primary trypsinized cell populations subcultivation up to 25–30th passage, subcultures together with continuous cell lines can be used for large-scale sheep and goat poxvirus production and research purposes.…”
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