Diagnosis of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Choice of Treatment Regimen in Constipation Patients by I. V. Maev, A. N. Kazyulin, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, S. V. Cheryomushkin, A. Yu. Goncharenko, А. V. Gilyuk

“…Anorectal manometry, rectal sensation and balloon expulsion tests are the well-studied and significant probing techniques for objective anorectal zone sensorimotor function assessment in patients with functional constipation. …”
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Supraglacial lake evolution and its drivers in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica by Anirudha Mahagaonkar, Geir Moholdt, Quentin Glaude, Thomas Vikhamar Schuler

“…Downslope katabatic or föhn winds promote ponding around the grounding zones of some ice shelves. At a larger scale, we find that summers during periods of negative southern annular mode are associated with increased ponding in Dronning Maud Land. …”
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PROVIDING DISTANCE EDUCATION DURING THE WAR: THE EXPERIENCE OF UKRAINE by Lidia Londar, Marcus Pietsch

“…Interruption (or complete stoppage) of the educational process in emergency situations caused by natural disasters, epidemics, and man-made disasters, results in extremely negative social consequences for society. The most negative impact on education occurs in the context of the war, as students are deprived of opportunities to learn. …”
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Effect of touristic activities on seabirds’ habitat selection on sandy beaches by Costa Leonardo, Rangel Danilo Freitas, Zalmon Ilana

“…Seabirds were counted while foraging at the interface between the surf zone and foreshore in three sectors with different levels of urbanization in southeastern Brazil. …”
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Flat feet occurrence among young school-age children and its association with body mass index values by Sona Jandova

“…A sedentary lifestyle, characterised by a lack of physical activity, negatively influences Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI may be related to the prevalence of flat feet. …”
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Identification and susceptibility assessment of landslide disasters in the red bed formation along the Nanjian-Jingdong Expressway by Yifan Cao, Zhifang Zhao, Mingchun Wen, Xin Zhao, Dingyi Zhou, Jingyi Qin, Liu Ouyang, Jingyao Cao

“…The findings from the stacking reveal that high-risk areas comprise 12.29 % of the total area of the research zone, predominantly located along the northern highway, where average annual rainfall and topographic relief are the primary driving factors for landslide occurrences.…”
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Identification and Characterization of Sulfur Cake from Stepnogorsk Sulfuric Acid Plant by Ye. Tileuberdi, Ye. Imanbayev, Ye. Kanzharkan, A. Kidyrali, S. Frolov, N. Bektenov

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Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Heterogeneity on Underground Roadway Stability under Dynamic Loads by Tao Guo, Hao Feng, Zequan Sun, Yang Zhao, Xingyu Wu, Xinggang Xu, Lishuai Jiang

“…Under static loading conditions, the stability of roadway is negatively correlated with the degree of heterogeneity of the rock mass. …”
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Utility of CB-NAAT in cutaneous tuberculosis: A prospective observational study by Parul Verma, Srishti Tripathi, Swastika Suvirya, Prakriti Shukla, Amita Jain, Atin Singhai, Urmila Singh, Nishant Verma

“…It can prove as a promising tool for early detection of cutaneous TB along with drug-resistant TB especially in the high endemic zones.…”
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Spectrometric evaluation of biotransformed agro-industrial residues and their humic substances by UV–visible and infrared spectroscopy and their effect on winter wheat productivity... by Juliana Moisés, Juan Manuel Martinez, Gastón Iocoli, Matías Duval, Juan Galantini

“…The IR spectra of three BR showed similar absorption zones but with different intensities.Conclusion The application of BR in terms of the type of residue and rate had variable, mostly negative, effects on the wheat crop. …”
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Corneal Clarity and Visual Outcomes after Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction and Comparison to Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis by Apostolos Lazaridis, Konstantinos Droutsas, Walter Sekundo, Michael Petrak, Stephan Schulze

“…Total CD after SMILE at 0–6 mm annulus displayed a weak negative association with the lenticule thickness (P=0.079, R2=0.0532) and after FS-LASIK displayed a weak negative association with the ablation depth (P=0.731, R2=0.0015). …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Influence of Deep Foundation Pit Construction on Adjacent Subway Stations in Soft Soil Areas by Tao Yang, Shengyuan Xiong, Shuailei Liu, Yang Liu, Hao Zhao, Yanwei Li

“…The excavation of foundation pits in different zones had a considerable influence on the east-to-west displacement of the common diaphragm wall outside the foundation pit. …”
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Variations in Stable Carbon Isotope Composition and Leaf Traits of Picea schrenkiana var. tianschanica along an Altitude Gradient in Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China by Huiwen Zhang, Jianying Ma, Wei Sun, Fahu Chen

“…Leaf δ13C was positively correlated with Narea and LNC and negatively correlated with SD and LA, suggesting that leaf δ13C was indirectly controlled by physiological and morphological adjustments along altitudinal gradients. …”
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Disentangling the Roles of Climate Variables in Forest Fire Occurrences in China by Chenqin Lian, Zhiming Feng, Hui Gu, Beilei Gao

“…The main conclusions are as follows: (1) In total, 82% of forest fires were prevalent in the southern and southwestern forest regions (SR and SWR) in China, especially in winter and spring. (2) Forest fires were mainly distributed in areas with a mean annual temperature and annual precipitation of 14~22 °C (subtropical) and 800~2000 mm (humid zone), respectively. (3) Incidences of forest fires were positively correlated with temperature, potential evapotranspiration, surface downwelling shortwave flux, and near-surface wind speed but negatively correlated with precipitation and near-surface relative humidity. (4) Temperature and potential evapotranspiration dominated the roles in determining spatial variations of China’s forest fires, while the combination of climate variables complicated the spatial variation. …”
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Effect of the Field of View Size on CBCT Artifacts Caused by the Presence of Metal Objects in the Exomass by Yaser Safi, Mitra Ghazizadeh Ahsaie, Maede Jafarian Amiri

“…These metallic materials were differently arranged in the exomass (zone outside of the FOV). A polypropylene tube containing dipotassium phosphate was placed in the empty socket of the right canine tooth in a dry human mandible. …”
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Research on Energy Conversion and Damage Features of Unloading Instability of Sandstone under High Stress by Zhiyuan Hou, Chuanbo Hao, Fukun Xiao, Gang Liu

“…In order to explore the failure characteristics of sandstone under unloading conditions in deep zone with high stress, constant axial pressure and unloading confining pressure tests were conducted on a yellow sandstone sample under different initial confining pressures using the French ROCK600-50 triaxial tester, and the mechanical properties, energy conversion characteristics, and damage evolution law of sandstone failure under unloading conditions were obtained. …”
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Environmental exposures related to gut microbiota among children with asthma: a pioneer study in Taiwan by Aji Kusumaning Asri, Tsunglin Liu, Hui-Ju Tsai, Jiu-Yao Wang, Chih-Da Wu

“…The lag effects of exposures were assessed within defined buffer zones surrounding each child's residence. A generalized additive model was applied to examine associations. …”
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Synthesizing the impact of armed conflicts on food security, livelihoods and social dynamics in Amhara region, Ethiopia by Jemal Hassen Muhyie, Desalegn Yayeh, Seblewongiel Ayenalem Kidanie, Wubshet Asnake Metekia, Temesgen Tilahun

“…Objective This study synthesized the impact of the conflict in northern Ethiopia on food security, livelihoods and social dynamics livelihoods in there zones, South Wello, North Wello and North Shewa zones of the Amhara Region. …”
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Synergistic effects of heterostructure and pre-deformation on precipitation and corrosion behaviors of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys by Jinming Zhi, Mingxing Guo, Tongbo Wang, Wen Meng, Wei Zhou, Linzhong Zhuang, Huafen Lou

“…Our results show that the constructed soft/hard micro-scale zone heterostructure enhances the strength i.e. yield strength from 428 to 486 MPa and corrosion resistance i.e. maximum intergranular corrosion depth from 55.8 to 46.4 μm of peak-aged alloys by applying an appropriate pre-deformation, whereas the elongation i.e. from 16.5% to 14% is negatively affected. …”
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The return of the property question in the development of Alpine tourist resorts in Switzerland by Christophe Clivaz, Stéphane Nahrath

“…Faced with the failure of planning and zoning to limit these trends whose negative effects on the development of tourism seriously begin to be felt in the 1990s, we encounter, now in recent years, the post-eradication of the real estate question in discussions concerning the development of tourist resorts particularly in implementing real estate instruments, such as quota systems, moratoriums or taxes, intervening so much more directly than only zoning on land and real estate owners, contingency arrangements initially excluded from spatial planning policy.…”
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