Where were the doctors when the Roman Empire died? by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…Although there were still deficiencies, the Roman government cannot be criticised for laxity as far as the provision of health services was concerned. …”
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Effectiveness of Prolotherapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions by Saurabh Agarwal, Abhishek Nagaich, Nikhil Jain, Arvind Kumar Shah

“…There are several studies and evidence available regarding the efficacy of prolotherapy over various musculoskeletal conditions such as chronic low back pain, osteoarthritis of joints, subluxation and joint instability, ligament laxity, hypermobility of joints, and tendinopathy. …”
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Dynamic Characters of Stiffened Composite Conoidal Shell Roofs with Cutouts: Design Aids and Selection Guidelines by Sarmila Sahoo

“…The size of the cutouts and their positions with respect to the shell centre are varied for different edge constraints of cross-ply and angle-ply laminated composite conoids. The effects of these parametric variations on the fundamental frequencies and mode shapes are considered in details. …”
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Tests and Analyses of Slotted-In Steel-Plate Connections in Composite Timber Shear Wall Panels by Ulf Arne Girhammar, Bo Källsner

“…The connection plates are inserted in a perimeter slot in the PlyBoard™ panel (a composite laminated wood panel) and fixed mechanically with screw fasteners. …”
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Death and taphonomy of Holocene stromatolites from Lagoa Vermelha, Brazil by Keim, Carolina Neumann, Farina, Marcos

“…Stromatolites are laminated rocks, comprising both authigenic and allochthonous materials, which arise under strong influence of both microorganisms and environmental conditions. …”
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D’une charte l’autre : le processus de révision de la charte des AMAP comme indicateur d’une institution qui se renforce by Claire Lamine, Juliette Rouchier

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Wideband and UWB Antennas for Wireless Applications: A Comprehensive Review by Renato Cicchetti, Emanuela Miozzi, Orlandino Testa

“…Planar, printed, dielectric, and wearable antennas, achievable on laminate (rigid and flexible), and textile dielectric substrates are taken into account. …”
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Photoanode of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a ZnO/TiO2 Composite Film by Lu-Ting Yan, Fang-Lue Wu, Lan Peng, Li-Juan Zhang, Pu-Jun Li, Sui-Yang Dou, Tian-Xiang Li

“…The best power conversion was 1.87%, which corresponds to the laminated TiO2/ZnO/TiO2 structure prepared via screen printing.…”
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Layerwise generalized formulation solved via a boundary discontinuous method for multilayered structures. Part 1: Plates by Laureano Ronaldo Walter, Mantari José Luis

“…This article presents for the very first time a layerwise bending analytical solution for cross-ply laminated composite plates with clamped boundary conditions at all edges. …”
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Arthroscopic Treatment of Chronic Cruciate Ligament Rupture in the Dog without Stifle Stabilization: 13 Cases (2001-2020) by Danielle G. Creamer, Peter Muir

“…Palliative arthroscopy and resection of damaged meniscal tissue in combination with medical management of osteoarthritis can be considered in dogs with chronic CR and cranial tibial subluxation with little passive laxity during examination. Revision surgery with TPLO is uncommon after arthroscopy based on this study.…”
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Abdominoplasty: An Easy Approach to Giant Abdominal Lipomas by Bayan Alsharif, Hatan Mortada, Aeshah Mandili, Fahad Aljindan

“…Removal of giant abdominal lipomas either by liposuction, excision, or both, can lead to the formation of a loose, pendulous drooping abdomen, and abdominal wall laxity, which is aesthetically displeasing. The objective of this case report is to highlight an easy approach to treat giant abdominal lipoma through therapeutic abdominoplasty. …”
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Surgical Technique of Single-Graft Double-Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using the Peroneus Longus Tendon by Michael Held, M.D., Ph.D., F.C. Orth S.A., M.Med. Orth., David North, M.B.Ch.B., F.C. Orth S.A., M.Med. Orth., Richard von Bormann, M.B.Ch.B., F.C. Orth S.A., M.Med. Orth., Waldo Scheepers, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc. Med.

“…Numerous techniques are available to the treating surgeon, such as the double-bundle PCLR technique, which has biomechanical superiority over single-bundle PCLR. Residual knee laxity is decreased, native knee kinematics are better replicated, and improved subjective and objective outcomes have been reported with anatomic double-bundle PCLR. …”
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High-Velocity Impact Behaviour of Prestressed Composite Plates under Bird Strike Loading by Sebastian Heimbs, Tim Bergmann

“…An experimental and numerical analysis of the response of laminated composite plates under high-velocity impact loads of soft body gelatine projectiles (artificial birds) is presented. …”
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Bringing phonological oddities to the fore: The Basque sibilants by Iván Igartua

“… The contrast between apical and laminal articulations in Basque dento-alveolar sibilant consonants has traditionally attracted linguists’ attention. …”
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Mine d’or et développement durable by Mouhamadou Lamine Diallo

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Ultrasonographic evaluation of joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison with conventional radiography and correlation with disease activity parameters by Renu Saigal, Laxmikant Goyal, Hariram Maharia, Meenakshi Sharma, Abhishek Agrawal

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The effect of cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen on the viability of flax seeds by An. V. Pavlov, E. A. Porokhovinova, N. B. Brutch, Al. V. Pavlov, V. G. Verzhuk

“…The lowest germination energy, laboratory-based and field germination capacity were observed after storage in laminated bags, without P(3HB) processing: option 5. stage II (79%); option 5, stage III (74%), and with P(3HB): processing: option 6, stage II (78%); option 6, stage III (82%). …”
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Some Almost Generalized (ψ,ϕ)-Contractions in G-Metric Spaces by Hassen Aydi, Sana Hadj Amor, Erdal Karapinar

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A Study on Lump and Interaction Solutions to a (3 + 1)-Dimensional Soliton Equation by Xi-zhong Liu, Zhi-Mei Lou, Xian-Min Qian, Lamine Thiam

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Painful Hip Leading to the Diagnosis of MEN 2B Syndrome by Mehtab Ahmad, Imran Rizvi, Amit Jain, Noorin Zaidi

“…MEN 2B syndrome is characterized by the presence of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuromas, marfanoid features, and skeletal abnormalities like kyphoscoliosis, joint laxity, pes cavus, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in a minority; we present the case of a young female who was brought to medical attention due to painful hip because of SCFE. …”
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