Minimally invasive lateral, posterior, and posterolateral sacroiliac joint fusion for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kai Xu, Ya-Ling Li, Song-Hua Xiao, Yong-Wei Pan

“…Conclusions Although pain relief and fusion rates were similar across all approaches, the lateral approach might be associated with a higher risk of total complications and revision surgery.…”
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An epidemiological model of SIR in a nanotechnological innovation environment by David Svoboda, Ondřej Havelka, Julie Holendová, Jiří Kraft

“…Today, when nanotechnological innovation, in particular, faces stringent regulations, the question arises concerning a tool that can quantify individual interventions and thus complement current knowledge in the diffusion theory of innovation. …”
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Correction: Characterization of an accessory plasmid of Sinorhizobium meliloti and its two replication-modules

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AFFILIATED CHAIR OF TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE: THE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE by Marina Yu. Kulebyakina, Svetlana N. Gorshenina

“…The article addresses the topical aspects of activities of affiliated chairs of pedagogical higher education institution in the conditions of network interaction of the educational organizations. …”
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Perspectives of physicians on risk factors for patient aggression and violence against physicians in Chinese hospitals: a Q-methodology study by Yuhan Wu, Kees Ahaus, Jiaming Shi, Dahai Zhao, Martina Buljac-Samardzic

“…Method We conducted a Q-methodology study to investigate physicians’ perspectives on risk factors for aggression and violence from patients (and their relatives/friends) against physicians in Chinese hospitals. A total of 33 physicians from public Chinese hospitals participated in this study and were asked to rank 30 risk factors according to their importance in triggering violent incidents. …”
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Changements d’occupation du sol et leurs impacts climatiques au Mato Grosso, Brésil by Vincent Dubreuil, Camille Delahaye, Adeline Le Strat

“…The effect of urban heat island is particularly well marked, especially at night and during the dry season but, locally, the role of topography and urban parks is also very sensitive (cool areas).…”
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More Incentives — Less Sanctions: a Proposal for a Reform of the Welfare System by Friedrich Breyer

“…To achieve this goal, they must solve the puzzle of how to reduce the almost prohibitively high transfer withdrawal rates in case of own earnings without rendering the whole system too expensive. The solution presented is a variation of the “workfare” model by Besley and Coate (1992) and consists of two elements: lowering the basic allowance for those who do not want to work and providing a job guarantee for those willing to work so that all persons capable of work can contribute to covering their consumption needs.…”
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TAXPAYERS’ AWARENESS, TAX PENALTIES AND TAX ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA by Benuh Adama Idris

“…The population for the study comprised all registered corporate taxpayers in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. A total of one hundred and fifty (150) corporate taxpayers whose tax files are domiciled in North-Central and South-West FIRS zonal offices were selected as sample for this study. …”
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Deep Learning for Automatic Recognition of Magnetic Type in Sunspot Groups by Yuanhui Fang, Yanmei Cui, Xianzhi Ao

“…The best recognition result emerges when continuum images are used as input data solely, and the total accuracy exceeds 95%, for which the recognition accuracy of Alpha type reaches 98% while the accuracy for Beta type is slightly lower but maintains above 88%.…”
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Fases del ciclo productivo y red de comercialización en organizaciones socioproductivas del municipio Maracaibo, Venezuela by Beatriz Queipo, Wileidys Artigas, María Useche

“…Se concluye que hay un cumplimiento normativo de todas las fases del ciclo productivo, de las cuales el presupuesto es prioritario por las organizaciones, mientras que la fase de diagnóstico es la menos implementada. …”
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The JWST-SUSPENSE Ultradeep Spectroscopic Program: Survey Overview and Star Formation Histories of Quiescent Galaxies at 1 < z < 3 by Martje Slob, Mariska Kriek, Aliza G. Beverage, Katherine A. Suess, Guillermo Barro, Rachel Bezanson, Gabriel Brammer, Chloe M. Cheng, Charlie Conroy, Anna de Graaff, Natascha M. Förster Schreiber, Marijn Franx, Brian Lorenz, Pavel E. Mancera Piña, Danilo Marchesini, Adam Muzzin, Andrew B. Newman, Sedona H. Price, Alice E. Shapley, Mauro Stefanon, Pieter van Dokkum, Daniel R. Weisz

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Enlaces Teóricos e Pedagógicos entre Formação Continuada Docente e Prática Pedagógica com Tecnologias by Adriana Richit

“… O artigo traz considerações sobre os enlaces teóricos e pedagógicos evidenciados entre o processo de formação continuada de professores da educação básica e o desenvolvimento de práticas pedagógicas pautadas no uso de tecnologias. A análise toma por base os resultados de uma pesquisa de doutorado desenvolvida junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Matemática da UNESP de Rio Claro, SP, Brasil. …”
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The fate and mobility of chromium, arsenic and zinc in municipal sewage sludge during the co-pyrolysis process with organic and inorganic chlorides by Mahboub Saffari, Masomeh Moazallahi, Rezvan Mashayekhi

“…PVC treatments at 600 °C effectively reduced the total concentrations of As and Zn by 60% and 88.3%, respectively, while FeCl3 reduced Cr concentrations by up to 72.5%. …”
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A Shared Path: Co-occurrence and Clinical Implications of Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Wojciech Florczak, Joanna Śnieżna, Jakub Dziewic, Karol Dzwonnik, Wiktoria Domino, Urszula Zelik, Gabriela Trestka, Maria Przygoda, Jagienka Włodyka, Kamila Stępień, Sabina Adamczyk

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Trends for Diarrhea Morbidity in the Jasikan District of Ghana: Estimates from District Level Diarrhea Surveillance Data, 2012–2016 by John Tetteh, Wisdom Kwami Takramah, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Augustine Adoliba Ayanore, Elijah Bisung, Josiah Alamu

“…A retrospective analysis of records on diarrhea data for a five years’ period (January 2012 to December 2016) was undertaken. There was a total of 17740 diarrhea case reports extracted from District Health Information Management System (DHIMS) II database in an Excel format which was then exported to Stata version 14 for data cleaning, verification, and analysis. …”
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Optimizing Spectrum Trading in Cognitive Mesh Network Using Machine Learning by Ayoub Alsarhan, Anjali Agarwal

“…In our cooperative scheme, the objective of spectrum sharing is to maximize the total revenue and utilize spectrum efficiently. Compared to the poverty-line heuristic that does not consider the availability of unused spectrum, our scheme has the advantage of utilizing spectrum efficiently.…”
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Interpretation services used for non-English language speaking patients with head and neck cancer: Findings from a tertiary London cancer centre by Maesaya Chartkul, Florence Cook, Roganie Govender

“…Descriptive statistics were conducted using Excel Analysis ToolPak. Results: 408 patients were included. Most patients were male (67%), aged 61 ± 13 years. 18% (n = 74) had NEPL; 58 required interpretation services. …”
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The Prevalence and Determinants of Hand and Face Dermatitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey by Mohammed Saud Alsaidan, Aisha H. Abuyassin, Zahra H. Alsaeed, Saqer H. Alshmmari, Tariq F. Bindaaj, Alwa’ad A. Alhababi

“…A chi-squared test was used to note differences regarding hand and face dermatitis. Results. Of the total 2356 participants, 34.8% reported skin changes or symptoms over hands, and 15.3% reported skin changes on their face during this pandemic. 88.7% of the participants reported a change in handwashing habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 62.2% of participants were not using any hand sanitizers before COVID-19 but began using them during the pandemic. …”
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Adaptation Studies of the Aggression and Victimization Scales for Elementary School Children by Arzu KURNAZ, Emine G&uuml;l KAP&Ccedil;I

“…Methods: A representative sample consisting of a total of 422 (boys n=205; girls n=207) and 415 children (n=210; girls n=205) attending public and private elementary schools in Ankara were recruited for the validity and reliability studies of the CSBS-SR and CSEQ-SR respectively. …”
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Bird flock effect-based dynamic community detection: Unravelling network patterns over time by Siti Haryanti Hairol Anuar, Zuraida Abal Abas, Iskandar Waini, Mohd Fariduddin Mukhtar, Zejun Sun, Eko Arip Winanto, Norhazwani Mohd Yunos

“…Community structure is essential for topological analysis, function study, and pattern detection in complex networks. …”
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