Patient and parent satisfaction after surgical repair of concealed penis in children by Amr Mehrez, Osama El Gamal, Mohamed Adel Omar, Mohamed Elmaadawy, Salah Nagla

“…It represents a unique challenge due to the multifactorial nature of its etiology that requires different surgical approaches tailored to each case. …”
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Medical complexity in emergency and urgent care settings: a scoping review protocol by Diane Lorenzetti, Tanvir C Turin, Sumedh Bele, Eddy Lang, Doreen Rabi, Naomi Popeski, Marie-Claire Uwamahoro, Conne Lategan, Kate Yakubets, Cassandra Chisholm

“…Therefore, this scoping review aims to understand how medical complexity is defined, identify its defining attributes and examine its use in clinical care research. …”
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Influence of cement particle size, ultra-fine fly ash, and ultra-fine silica fume on the physical and microscopic properties of slurry by Kai Wang, Siyang Guo, Hua Yuan, Jiahui Ren, Pengyu Chen, Qihao Zhang

“…The experimental results demonstrate that UFA improves the fluidity and stability of the slurry but reduces its strength; the optimal dosage is 10 %–30 %. USF reduces the fluidity of the slurry but improves its stability and compressive strength; the optimal dosage is 3 %–10 %. …”
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Nie tylko pies. Świat zwierzęcy w powieści i serialu „Czterej pancerni i pies” by Paweł Kaczyński

“…The only being in the novel and series that could be subjugated or defeated by humans (or dogs), and is equally reluctant towards all strangers entering its territory, is the cat.…”
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DEVELOPMENT OF IT OUTSOURCING IN UKRAINE: A PROSPECT OF THE BRAIN DRAIN REDUCTION by Nataliia Marynenko, Halyna Tsikh, Iryna Kramar

“…The essence of IT outsourcing, its types, aims and main advantages of use are revealed in the article. …”
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Making Good Decisions: Media and the Physical Health of Young Children by Stephanie C. Toelle, David C. Diehl

“…Toelle addresses media and its effects on young children, from birth to age six. …”
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The "first Deborah" - Genesis 35:8 in the literary and theological context by F. Olojede

“… Exegetes consider Genesis 35:8 an intrusive verse in the narrative of Genesis 35:1-15 because of its isolated mention of the death and burial of Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse. …”
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Podocarpus Aphid (suggested common name) Neophyllaphis podocarpi Takahashi (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) by Eleanor F. Phillips, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“…The podocarpus aphid is recognizable by its blueish purple color (Figure 1). First found in Florida in Miami in 1968, this invasive aphid can now be found anywhere in Florida where the genus Podocarpus is grown (Brown and Mannion 2014). …”
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The Effects of Caffeine on Lactation by Ashley Orynich, Linda Bobroff

“…Even caffeine, which many of us consume on a daily basis in our coffee, tea, cola drinks and chocolate, finds its way into breast milk.” This 2-page Family Album Radio transcript was written by Ashley Orynich and Linda Bobroff, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, August 2012. …”
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Mexican Bromeliad Weevil (no official common name), Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) by Barbra Larson, J. Howard Frank

“…Metamasius mosieri Barber, the smallest of the three and native to Florida, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, has been collected in Florida infrequently. Unlike M. callizona, its presence does not threaten populations of native bromeliads in Florida's natural areas. …”
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Dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio as a risk factor for stroke, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in Japan: the NIPPON DATA80 cohort study by Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshitaka Murakami, Katsuyuki Miura, Koji Tamakoshi, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Akira Okayama, Tomonori Okamura, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Toshiyuki Ojima, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Maryam Zaid, Aya Kadota, Akira Fujiyoshi, Yosikazu Nakamura, Naoyuki Takashima, Atsushi Hozawa, Shigeyuki Saitoh, Yutaka Kiyohara, Fumiyoshi Kasagi, Nagako Okuda, Takehito Hayakawa, Hiroshi Akasaka, Yusuke Arai, Katsushi Yoshita, Kiyomi Sakata, Nobuo Nishi, Toru Izumi, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Hideaki Nakagawa, Yoshikuni Kita, Naomi Miyamatsu, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Kazunori Kodama

“…Objectives To evaluate the impact of dietary sodium and potassium (Na–K) ratio on mortality from total and subtypes of stroke, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all causes, using 24-year follow-up data of a representative sample of the Japanese population.Setting Prospective cohort study.Participants In the 1980 National Cardiovascular Survey, participants were followed for 24 years (NIPPON DATA80, National Integrated Project for Prospective Observation of Non-communicable Disease And its Trends in the Aged). Men and women aged 30–79 years without hypertensive treatment, history of stroke or acute myocardial infarction (n=8283) were divided into quintiles according to dietary Na–K ratio assessed by a 3-day weighing dietary record at baseline. …”
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Differentiation of Lynch syndrome from other forms of non-polyposis colorectal cancer among Russian patients by A. S. Tsukanov, N. I. Pospehova, V. P. Shubin, I. Yu. Sachkov, S. N. Zhdankina, A. A. Ponomarenko, E. G. Rybakov, S. I. Achkasov, V. N. Kashnikov, S. A. Frolov, Yu. A. Shelygin

“…Search of microsatellite instability (MSI), characteristic for Lynch's syndrome, was carried out in tumor samples of 73 patients by fragment analysis method. At its detection search of germline mutations by polymerase chain reaction methods, electrophoresis and direct sequencing was carried out.Results. …”
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Oxidative stress in viral hepatitis by Huseyin Erdal, Hacer Ozlem Kalayci

“…This review highlights the molecular mechanisms underlying OS in viral hepatitis, its contribution to liver disease progression, and its impact on treatment outcomes. …”
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Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors of Unknown Malignant Potential (STUMP): A Dilemma for Gynecologists and Pathologists by Derman Başaran, Nejat Özgül, İlker Selçuk, Gökhan Boyraz, İbrahim Kulaç, Alp Usubütün, Kunter Yüce, Sinan Beksaç

“…Here we report a patient with STUMP that subsequently recurred as a leiomyosarcoma, aiming to remind the disease and its recurrence risk even if followed strictly. …”
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Adsorptive removal of toxic heavy metal and dyes from wastewater by rice husk (lignocellulosic biomass) derived activated biochar: A fixed-bed column adsorption study by Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Mohd. Maniruzzaman, Nor ealam, Parvej Mahmud, Sumiya Khatun, Md. Kaowsar Hossain, Md. Ismail Hossain, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Ashraful Alam, Md. Al-amin, Bijoy Chandra Ghos

“…To mitigate this crucial issue, here a fixed-bed column adsorption technology were chosen due to its simplecity, cost-effectivity, reuseablity. Meanwhile, multifunctional biosorbent i.e functionallized rice husk biochar (FRHBC) was produced by EIPS technique from a beneficial source namely rice(Oriza sativa) waste shell. …”
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Passionvine Mealybug, Planococcus minor (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) by Antonio W. Francis, Moses T. K. Kairo, Amy L. Roda

“…USDA, APHIS lists it as a high priority threat. Given its polyphagous nature, this pest should be given careful attention in a new area such as Florida, which has an important agricultural sector and amenable climate. …”
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Novel insights into the quality changes and metabolite transfer rules of pickles during fermentation: Pickle versus pickle solution by Yanan Xia, Wenjing Zhu, Yufan Su, Yongfu Chen

“…The key metabolites and control targets involved during fermentation of pickle need to be identified to improve its quality. This study aims to explore the changes in the quality of white radish during fermentation and the formation rules of key and harmful metabolites in pickle and pickle solutions. …”
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Chitosan suitability to adhesion, neuronal differentiation and maturation of hiPSCs compared to Matrigel coated substrates by Sara Grasselli, Donatella Di Lisa, Pier Francesco Ferrari, Sergio Martinoia, Laura Pastorino

“…The ability of chitosan (CHI) in supporting the adhesion and development of functional neuronal networks has already been demonstrated for iNeurons, indicating CHI as an alternative to PORN/LAM.In this study, we investigated the bioactivity of CHI by comparing its ability to support the early-stage differentiation of hiPSCs to that of Matrigel. …”
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THE EVOLVING DYNAMICS OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND POLITICS IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION IN NIGERIA by Toye Manuwa

“…The paper concludes that Nigeria needs to balance its national interests and values with its global obligations and responsibilities, and to foster a more inclusive and accountable governance system that can respond effectively to the demands and expectations of its citizens and the international community. …”
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Obrada metala eksplozijom by Vlado Radić

“…Izvlačenje limova, kao kvalitetan, veoma ekonomičan, jednostavan, a nadasve produktivan proces obrade, potvrđuje tezu da energija eksploziva, osim rušećeg dejstva, ima itekako važan aspekt tehnološke primenljivosti. Sadašnja istraživanja u svetu usmerena su na korišćenje energije eksploziva u postojećim tehnologijama. …”
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