A Substrate-and-Gate Triggering NMOS Device for High ESD Reliability in Deep Submicrometer Technology by Chih-Yao Huang, Fu-Chien Chiu

“…The simple resistance and RC substrate-and-gate triggering NMOS structure with various resistance/capacitance values totally exhibit superior ESD reliability than the gate-grounded NMOS (GGNMOS) devices by 18~29%. …”
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The Role of 18F-FDG-PET and PET/CT in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases Undergoing Selective Internal Radiation Therapy with Yttrium-90: A First Evidence-Based Review by Salvatore Annunziata, Giorgio Treglia, Carmelo Caldarella, Federica Galiandro

“…FDG-PET/CT is emerging as good prognostic tool in these patients.…”
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Floristic Inventory and Diversity Assessment at Two Locations along the Shores of Cape Coast, Ghana by Gertrude Lucky Aku Dali, Sethiler Arthur, Paul Kwame Essandoh

“…Parameters between the two locations were compared with a t-test, whereas variations in the distribution of the species were determined with principal components analysis (PCA), using Minitab and R statistical software, respectively. A total of 50 plant species belonging to 48 genera and 23 families were inventoried along the shoreline. …”
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Poétique/Politique de l'artifice dans Richard II by Pierre Iselin

“…One is the historical and political context of Queen Elizabeth’s succession — a hot debate in which indirection may appear as a necessary political artifice, the other is the ostentatious and multiple use of poetic citation — mise en abyme of discourses and theatrical props, recurrence of symbolic and biblical motifs, insistence on poetic conceits and topoi, onomastics and wordplay. With its chiasmic architecture of inversion, Shakespeare’s play can be seen not only as the mannerist treatment of a medieval diptych, but also as a study in perspective, where meaning and reception are instable, roles liable to reversibility — a poetic reflection on the theatre of politics.…”
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Respostas fisiológicas agudas do futebol recreacional em mulheres adultas não treinadas by Jaelson Gonçalves Ortiz, Juliano Fernandes da Silva, Vinícius Milanez, Fabio Yuzo Nakamura, Luiz Guilherme Antonacci Guglielmo, Fernando Diefenthaeler

“…Na maior parte do tempo, em ambos os formatos de jogo, as jogadoras permaneceram na intensidade referente ao domínio severo (69% vs. 74%, respectivamente). As distâncias totais percorridas em ambos formatos de jogos não apresentaram diferenças significativas (3363,7 ± 489,6 m vs. 3340,6 ± 487,2 m, para 7x7 e 8x8 respectivamente, p=0,47). …”
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Dynamics Analysis of a Stochastic Hybrid Logistic Model with Delay and Two-Pulse Perturbations by Haokun Qi, Hua Guo

“…At last, we make use of Matlab to illustrate the main results and give an explanation of biological implications: the large stochastic disturbances are disadvantageous for the persistence of the population; excessive impulsive harvesting or toxin input can lead to extinction of the population.…”
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Uses of geographic information systems to analyze the Hydro-Geotechnical hazards and related risks in the Tiflet watershed, Morocco by Chekkouch Hajar, Benammi Mohamed, Chakiri Saïd

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Les industries de quincaillerie et de ferronnerie décorative dans la région de Tinchebray (Orne) : histoire d'un pôle industriel rural by Monique Le Chêne

“…Ironmongery and decorative metalwork today occupy more than six hundred workers in eleven firms scattered across an area of about five kilometres around the village of Tinchebray in the Orne department. …”
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Assessing the drivers of sexual behavior among youth and its social determinants in Nepal. by Grishu Shrestha, Reecha Piya, Sampurna Kakchapati, Parash Mani Sapkota, Deepak Joshi, Sushil Chandra Baral

“…Variables significantly associated with premarital sex included older age groups (AOR = 2.81; 95% CI: 1.98-3.99), male (AOR = 7.87; 95% CI: 5.00-12.39), sales occupations (AOR = 2; 95% CI:1.12-3.57), smoking (AOR = 2.71; 95% CI:1.74-4.23), smokeless tobacco products (AOR = 1.94; 95% CI:1.12-3.34), and alcohol consumption (AOR = 2.97; 95% CI:2-4.41). …”
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Investigation of Mechanical, Tribological, and Electrical Properties of Silk Reinforced Polymeric Composite by Chikesh Ranjan, Gautam Sarkhel, Kaushik Kumar

“…The present work is a noble attempt and a step towards the development of silk fibre composites (SFCs) reinforced with the vinyl ester matrix material. …”
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LRRK2 Mutations and Asian Disease-Associated Variants in the First Parkinson’s Disease Cohort from Kazakhstan by Rauan Kaiyrzhanov, Akbota Aitkulova, Chingiz Shashkin, Nazira Zharkinbekova, Mie Rizig, Elena Zholdybayeva, Zharkyn Jarmukhanov, Vadim Akhmetzhanov, Gulnaz Kaishibayeva, Talgat Khaibullin, Altynay Karimova, Serik Akshulakov, Askhat Bralov, Nurlan Kissamedenov, Zhanar Seidinova, Anjela Taskinbayeva, Aliya Muratbaikyzy, Henry Houlden

“…Methods. 246 PD patients were consecutively recruited by movement disorder specialists from four medical centers in Kazakhstan, and clinicodemographic data and genomic DNA from blood were systematically obtained and shipped to the Institute of Neurology University College London together with DNAs from 200 healthy controls. The cohort was genotyped for five LRRK2 mutations (p.Gly2019Ser, p.Arg1441His, p.Tyr1699Cys, p.Ile2020Thr, and p.Asn1437His) and three East Asian disease-associated variants (p.Gly2385Arg, p.Ala419Val, and p.Arg1628Pro) via Kompetitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction assay analysis. …”
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Advancing the development of real-world data for healthcare research in China: challenges and opportunities by Jun Zhang, Eric Wu, Jia Zhong, Honghao Fang, Larry Liu, Jipan Xie

“…While cutting-edge technological innovations and data solutions provided powerful tools, the development of collaborative and synergistic research networks across multiple stakeholders is key to generate accessible, high-quality RWD in China. …”
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An Unusual Case of Primary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Patella with a Review of Literature by Girish Mugdum, Rajiv Kaul, Anil Kumar Mishra

“…However, in this case, a total patellectomy resulted in full functional restoration and resumption of activities, thereby ascertaining this method as a successful treatment option for primary ABC of the patella.…”
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Middle to Late Jurassic pelagites and gravity mass flow deposits of a displaced Neotethyan margin: Microfacies and biostratigraphical studies in Northeast Hungary by Haas János, Fodor László, Đerić Nevenka, Szives Ottilia, Ozsvárt Péter, Fialowski Melinda, Kövér Szilvia

“…In the Bajocian to early Callovian interval the Recsk area was located at the toe of a coeval carbo nate platform, which provided gravitational mass flows reaching the investigated area. …”
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The Impact of Chronic Low-Back Pain on Quality of Life among Samples of Iraqi Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nadia Ayad Mohammed Jawad, Mohammad Hadi Alosami, Zainab Fadhil Mahdi

“…This study also revealed a low total score for quality of life among participants with increasing age, retired or not working, and widowed patients. …”
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A Patient on Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitors Develops Sudden Seizures and Encephalopathy: An Unusual Presentation of Hypomagnesaemia by Nirav Y. Gandhi, Walid K. Sharif, Sumeet Chadha, Jayadave Shakher

“…He was admitted to ITU, when he presented with seizures and developed encephalopathy. The total vitamin D level was 52.4 nmol/L (>49.9). His U&Es and LFTs were within the normal range with the exception of potassium. …”
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Modeling and Measurement of Correlation between Blood and Interstitial Glucose Changes by Ting Shi, Dachao Li, Guoqing Li, Yiming Zhang, Kexin Xu, Luo Lu

“…This study aims to develop a compensatory tool for measuring the delay in ISF glucose variations in reference to blood glucose changes. …”
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The Experience of Women with Obstetric Fistula following Corrective Surgery: A Qualitative Study in Benadir and Mudug Regions, Somalia by Adam A. Mohamed, Abiodun O. Ilesanmi, M. David Dairo

“…Codes were identified, and those codes with similar connections were organized together as to form themes. Detailed reading and rereading of the transcribed interviews were employed in order to achieve and identify themes and categories. …”
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Psychological Patient-reported Outcomes Cannot Predict a Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Patients who Return to Sports after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructio... by Ramana Piussi, Rebecca Simonson, Johan Högberg, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski

“…Accuracy of the cut-offs was presented with two summary measures for the ROC: the area under the curve (AUC) and Youden index. # Results In total, 641 (355 men, 61%) patients (24.8 \[SD 7.6\] year old at ACL reconstruction) were included. …”
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Governance dashboards. Monitoring of key performance and aggregate indicators by Adriano Magliocco, Maria Canepa

“… The recent increase of smart city policies around the world has meant that digital infrastructures play increasingly central roles for data collection and processing in contemporary city governance. The ‘dashboards’, as tools to communicate the state and development of the city through the display of data, can play an interesting role in supporting the implementation of initiatives by public administrations, as well as in making citizens more aware of them. …”
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