Hunters Before ‘Diana’: examining pre-protohistoric lithic artifacts at the sanctuary of ‘Diana nemorensis’ (Lake Nemi, central Italy) as an indicator of human-environmental intera... by Flavio Altamura, Francesca Diosono

“…The geomorphological setting and early occupation dynamics influenced the palaeoenvironmental conditions and the patterns of human presence and utilization of the area during the Iron Age and historical times. …”
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The Bullary as a New Type of Cartulary: The Example of Becerro III of San Millán de la Cogolla by Leticia Agúndez San Miguel

“…Such manuscripts have been known as bullaria (or bullaries in English and bularios in Spanish) since the early Modern Age, the period of their maximum diffusion. In the Iberian Peninsula, there survive several exemplars from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries that can be interpreted as precursors of this new typology. …”
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Fetal Thymus Size in Pregnant Women with COVID-19 Infection by Sule Goncu Ayhan, Deniz Oluklu, Selcan Sinaci, Aysegul Atalay, Seyit Ahmet Erol, Eda Ozden Tokalioglu, Muradiye Yildirim, Ozlem Moraloglu Tekin, Dilek Sahin

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective study sonographic fetal thymus size was measured in pregnant women attending our hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR test and age-matched control group. The anteroposterior thymic and the intrathoracic mediastinal diameter was determined in the three-vessel view and their quotient, the thymic-thoracic ratio, was calculated. …”
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Multidimensional dataset for cognitive assessment, sMRI, and rsfMRI in common benign epileptic children by Hongzhou Chen, Mengyuan Li, Tian Li, Mai Chen, Chao Jiang, Yudian Tang, Qian Chen, Dazhi Cheng

“…We established a comprehensive database of cognitive, structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI), and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) data obtained from a cohort of 36 Chinese paediatric volunteers. The participants, aged 5–16 years, were specifically diagnosed with either benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTs) or childhood absence epilepsy by certified paediatric neurologists. …”
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Effects of the Covid-19 and natural agricultural shocks on preferences of farmers by Hamza Umer, Takashi Kurosaki

“…Overall, these results offer new information about the relative impacts of the Covid-19 and natural shocks on preferences and help us understand the wealth and age-based heterogeneous effects of these shocks.…”
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): progress towards a better understanding and treatment of the syndrome by Mimouni, Nour El Houda, Giacobini, Paolo

“…Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age. It has a strong hereditary component estimated at 60 to 70% in daughters. …”
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Taphonomic variation in vascular remains from Mesozoic non-avian dinosaurs by M. H. Schweitzer, W. Zheng, E. Dickinson, J. Scannella, A. Hartstone-Rose, P. Sjövall, J. Lindgren

“…Here, we use a suite of micromorphological and molecular techniques to examine vessel-like material recovered from the skeletal remains of six non-avian dinosaurs, representing different taxa, depositional environments and geological ages, and we compare the data obtained from our analyses against vessels liberated from extant ostrich bone. …”
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DIE BETROKKENHEID VAN KERK EN STAAT BY DIE BEVESTIGING VAN HUWELIKE MET ’N PERSPEKTIEF OP DRIE GEREFORMEERDE KERKORDES by P Strauss

“… There are two main reasons why the church, in general, became involved in the solemnising of marriages: the history of the church and, with it, especially the involvement of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages as the church of the Western World in this regard and theologically based principles. …”
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Pionieri in paradiso by Simonetta Grilli, Fabio Mugnaini

“… The essay reflects on the processes of redefining the forms of living in a rural community, Trequanda (in the province of Siena), which has experienced a partial repopulation since the 1970s with the arrival of individuals (couples and families of various ages) from diverse socio-cultural and geographical backgrounds. …”
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Predictive factors of extremity graft occlusion after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: A 13-year single center experience by Kaptaniderya Tayfur, Ferhat Borulu, Melih Urkmez, Alpaslan Telli

“…The effects of anatomical factors, graft material, underlying diseases, age and gender on the development of graft leg thrombosis were evaluated. …”
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Development and validation of an earphone-based system to measure short physical performance battery in older adults by Hyeob Choi, Sunghwan Ji, Jinkyuk Kim, Chang Keun Jung, Jaehyung Shin, Yun Jeong Baek, Heyjin Kim, Eun Young Kim, Dae Young Kim, Jae-Young Lim

“…To validate the device, 45 healthy participants aged 60 years and older were recruited, and the SPPB results obtained through the B-Lab were compared with those from the manual method. …”
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Central precocious puberty associated with duplicated pituitary: a case report and literature review by Kun Yang, Yanmei Sang, Yanmei Sang, Li Dai, Weizhong Wang

“…She has enlarged breasts for more than 1 year, accelerated height of linear growth, advanced bone age, increased hormone level, and increased volume of uterus and ovary. …”
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Appropriate amount of modified corn flour improves the structural and physicochemical properties of wheat dough by Mengdi Song, Zhiqiang Fan, Zhan Liang, Shihong Wang, Xing Zhang, Youqiang Pei, Haiyan Gao, Jie Zeng

“…Compared with SG-CF, HB-CF was more helpful enhancing the thermal stability and anti-aging properties of the mixed flour. When the amount of SG-CF was less than 15 % or the amount of HB-CF was less than 20 %, the texture properties and microstructure of the wheat dough was maintained. …”
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Understanding Brazilians’ Intentions in Consuming Sustainable Fashion by Mikaela Daiane Prestes Floriano, Celso Augusto de Matos

“…Finally, it was found that the actual consumption of sustainable fashion could be explained by the intention and the previous purchase behavior; also, age had a moderating influence on the relationship between the intention and the consumption of fashion. …”
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Semiotics of alterity and the cultural dimensions of Bible translation by J.A. Naudé, C.L. Miller-Naudé, J.O. Obono

“…Alterity involves the incipient sign system, namely the biblical languages and their cultural contexts ranging from Iron Age Israel within the context of the Ancient Near East for the Old Testament to Roman Palestine in the first century for the New Testament. …”
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Mind over matter: consistency monitoring and domain-specific learning by Igor Bascandziev, Adani Abutto, Caren M. Walker, Elizabeth Bonawitz

“…Here, we asked if an ability to explicitly notice inconsistencies among statements is associated with a more mature understanding of the physical world.MethodWe tested 100 children who received a Physics Interview, a battery of Executive Functioning measures, a Cognitive Reflection measure, and a Consistency Monitoring measure.Results and discussionWe found that Consistency Monitoring is associated with Physics Understanding, even when controlling for Age, Executive Functioning, and Cognitive Reflection. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic acid in complex treatment of metabolic syndrome by O. A. Tanchenko, S. V. Naryshkina, O. N. Sivyakova

“…The group of patients with metabolic syndrome (66 patients, aged 38 to 67 years) received Ursosan within complex treatment. …”
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The dawn of preventing respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in children by Z Dangor, S A Madhi, H Zar, D Demopoulos

“… Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the commonest cause of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in children, particularly those aged <1 year. In South Africa (SA), increased hospitalisation rates during the RSV season, including access to intensive care facilities, place a huge burden on the healthcare system. …”
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4-H GROW: A Path for a Successful 4-H in School Program by Michael Shawn Jackson, Andrew Toelle

“… 4-H in School programs can reach large groups of youth in a narrow age range, yet they are difficult for many 4-H agents to implement. …”
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Herkules Poirot i marny kryminał. Na marginesie powieści Agathy Christie „Morderstwo w Orient Expressie” (1934) by Anna Gemra

“…In the late 1920s, detective fiction was entering its golden age and already had a huge readership. In addition to original crime stories, many highly formulaic works began to appear, whose authors had no ideas of their own, but wanted to use the publishing and financial success of the crime story for their own purposes. …”
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