The army of Alexander the Great and combat stress syndrome (326 BC) by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…A possible reason for such drastic action by an army which had, until that point, followed its king with blind devotion, was that severe combat stress may have set in. …”
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HSRoadNet: Hard-Swish Activation Function and Improved Squeeze–Excitation Module Network for Road Extraction Using Satellite Remote Sensing Imagery by Xunqiang Gong, Yingjie Ma, Ailong Ma, Zhaoyang Hou, Meng Zhang, Yanfei Zhong

“…Comparison experimental results indicate that, in various indicators, the proposed method performs serviceably, it, respectively, increased by 16.8&#x0025;, 2.2&#x0025;, 1.5&#x0025;, and 8.5&#x0025; over the suboptimal in <italic>F</italic>-score, global accuracy, class average accuracy, and recall ratio. …”
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Economia social e solidária e empoderamento feminino by Vanêssa Pereira Simon, Sérgio Luis Boeira

“…For that, it brings a reflection on the ESS with its singularities, its management models with its own logic, that is concerned with valuing the social within the economic activity. …”
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Making Good Decisions: Television and Young Children’s Learning, A Parent Tip Sheet by David C. Diehl, Stephanie C. Toelle

“…Toelle addresses media and its effects on young children, from birth to age six. …”
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Yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Catherine Zettel, Phillip Kaufman

“…It describes this container-inhabiting mosquito that is the primary vector of yellow fever — its synonymy, distribution, life cycle, medical importance, and management. …”
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Evaluation of health care providers’ ability to identify patient-ventilator triggering asynchrony in intensive care unit: a translational observational study in China by Shengjun Liu, Zhangyi Zhao, Xiangyu Chen, Yi Chi, Siyi Yuan, Fuhong Cai, Zhangwei Song, Yue Ma, Huaiwu He, Longxiang Su, Yun Long

“…Entry test identified qualified professionals by matching concepts with its corresponding interpretations. Evaluation test assessed the ability in recognizing patient-ventilator asynchrony waveforms by matching asynchrony waveforms with corresponding concepts. …”
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Plasma from hypertensive pregnancy patients induce endothelial dysfunction even under atheroprotective shear stress by Sarah Viana-Mattioli, Miriam Helena Fonseca-Alaniz, Iguaracy Pinheiro-de-Sousa, Ricardo Rosa Junior, Moises Henrique Mastella, Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli, Valeria Cristina Sandrim

“…Abstract Preeclampsia (PE) is a challenge in maternal healthcare due to its complex nature, characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine, and damage to various organs. …”
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An Evidence-Based Update on the Impact of Local Antimicrobials as Adjunct to Periodontal Therapy by Nabaz Yahya Hussein, Sadat Abdulla Aziz, Twana Mohammed M. Ways, Omed Amiri, Hisham Al-Obaidi, Dianne Ford

“…CHX demonstrated the greatest clinical improvement due to its broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, strong substantivity, and its application in sustained-release formulations. …”
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Mechanical properties of double-solid waste cement stabilized Macadam by Rui Tao, Xuejiao Cheng, Yong Jin, Jiangang Qiao, Xue Zhang, Daehyeon Kim, Jinjie Liu

“…While the mechanical properties such as unconfined compressive strength and splitting strength will be reduced. (2) The mechanical properties of double-solid waste cement stabilized macadam mixture can be improved by partially replacing coarse aggregate with appropriate amount of recycled concrete aggregate with porous and rough surface, but it will adversely affect its shrinkage resistance. (3) The recommended particle size and replacement ratio of waste crumb rubber in double-solid waste cement stabilized macadam mixture are 40 mesh and 0.5%, respectively, and the recommended replacement ratio of recycled concrete aggregate is 75%. …”
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Research on design and implementation of innovative UGV modular platform in mine action programs by Dženan Ćosić, Alan Ćatović, Muamer Delić, Jasna Mujkić

“…The UGV platform, with its modular design and development approach, represents a modern method for the advancement of such systems, offering multi-operation and multifunctional applications. …”
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Quality of life and psychological and gastrointestinal symptoms after cholecystectomy: a population-based cohort study by Eivind Ness-Jensen, Kristian Hveem, Stian Lydersen, Arne Talseth, Tom-Harald Edna

“…Selected items were scores on quality of life, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and selected gastrointestinal symptoms. …”
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GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN by FRANCIS OSAYI OSADEBAMWEN

“…The study adopts national interest as its theoretical framework. It finds that nuclear Iran poses a grave danger in the Middle East region and therefore recommended that there should be restrain in handling Iran and other middle level nuclear states. …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“… Having reached its strategic objectives (membership in the EU and NATO), Lithuania encountered the problem of a trawl for new societal development visions. …”
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The Enlightenment of Domestic and International Legal and Policies Related to the Sea Level Rise Adaptation by ZHANG Zefei, REN Shutong, XIA Dongdong, SHEN Xiaoying

“…By conducting an in-depth analysis from the perspectives of socialist rule of law and local legislation, we suggest that coastal local governments should strive to balance the conflicts between coastal development and environment protection under the backdrop of climate change by: a) strengthening research on local relative sea level rise prediction and its impact, b) applying research outcomes to coastal development management, c) raising public awareness about sea level rise, and d) progressively initiating the local legislative process.…”
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A patient-led survey on information and communication needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland (CTRIAL-IE 23–05) by Siobhan Gaynor, Yvonne O'Meara, Emer Mulvaney, Rachel J. Keogh, Catherine S. Weadick, Fran J. Duane, Ann Mc Brien, Helen Greally, Mary Jane O'Leary, Ieva Teiserskyte, Isabel Beristain, Jacinta Marron, Eibhlin Mulroe, Vicky Donachie, Sarah Mc Loughlin, Seamus O'Reilly

“…Introduction: Although treatment advances have improved survival rates for patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), patient expressed needs have not been evaluated in Ireland to date. Methods: A 76 item questionnaire was designed by the lead author and a cohort of 41 other MBC patients in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. …”
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Descriptive ecology of abyssal decapods from Chapopote Knoll (southwestern Gulf of Mexico) by Adriana Gaytán-Caballero, Florence Schubotz, Ian R. MacDonald, Elva G. Escobar-Briones

“…The Chapopote Knoll at 3200 m depth, in the southern Gulf of Mexico harbors highly diverse benthic habitats, including massive asphalt flows and surficial gas hydrates with gas seepage. Its associated benthic megafauna includes endemic cold-seep species and background species. …”
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What's the role of kindness in the healthcare context? A scoping review by Angela Greco, Laura G. González-Ortiz, Luca Gabutti, Daniel Lumera

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Effect of different 1-methylcyclopropene formulations and dosing on the ripening profile of Tommy Atkins mango fruits by Geoffrey Chomba, Jane Ambuko, Cecilia Onyango, John Robert Ouko

“…The efficacy of 1-MCP is affected by maturity at harvest, its formulation and concentration, and exposure time. …”
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Diagnostics and Treatment of Peptic Ulcer in Adults (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, the Russian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, the Russian End... by V. Т. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, Р. V. Tsarkov, М. Р. Korolev, D. N. Andreev, Е. К. Baranskaya, D. S. Bordin, S. G. Burkov, А. А. Derinov, S. К. Efetov, Т. L. Lapina, Р. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, Е. А. Poluektova, А. V. Tkachev, А. S. Trukhmanov, А. I. Uljanin, Е. D. Fedorov, А. А. Sheptulin

“…Knowledge of modern methods of diagnostics and therapy of peptic ulcers will contribute to improving the results of its treatment.…”
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Determinants of Market Liquidity of Shares Traded on the BM&FBOVESPA by Laíse Ferraz Correia, Hudson Fernandes Amaral

“…The concept of liquidity adopted can be simplified as the ease with which an asset is traded by its market price. The greater the difference between the price offered and the demanded on a security (bid-ask spread), the greater its illiquidity. …”
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