A social dynamics of the development of community network: problems raised by two cases of community network development by Dong Hee Shin

“…</b> Qualitative analyses were carried out on the data, which related to ninty-six interviews, 279 archival documents, and twenty-nine survey responses. The data were analyzed with thematic analysis using the Atlas.ti program. …”
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Functional nanocrystal as effective contrast agents for dual-mode imaging: Live-cell sonoluminescence and contrast-enhanced echography by V. Vighetto, E. Pascucci, N.M. Percivalle, A. Troia, K.M. Meiburger, M.R.P. van den Broek, T. Segers, V. Cauda

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Genomic deletions on 16p11.2 associated with severe obesity in Brazil by Izadora Sthephanie da Silva Assis, Izadora Sthephanie da Silva Assis, Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum, Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum, Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum, Rafaela de Freitas Martins Felício, Lohanna Palhinha, Gabriella de Medeiros Abreu, Gabriella de Medeiros Abreu, Tamara Silva, Fernanda Cristina Carvalho Mattos, Eliane Lopes Rosado, Verônica Marques Zembrzuski, Mario Campos Junior, Clarissa Menezes Maya-Monteiro, Pedro Hernán Cabello, João Regis Ivar Carneiro, Patrícia Torres Bozza, Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca, Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca, Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca, Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca

“…One patient showed a ~534 kb deletion without twenty-nine genes. This female patient had hypertension and bronchitis. …”
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Peritoneal Dialysis Drop-out: Causes and Prevention Strategies by Kunal Chaudhary

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a renal replacement therapy (RRT) has become wide spread since its inception more than twenty-five years back. Since then, several advances have been made and PD has been accepted as an alternative therapy to hemodialysis (HD), with excellent survival, lower cost, and improved quality of life. …”
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Man versus Machine: Software Training for Surgeons—An Objective Evaluation of Human and Computer-Based Training Tools for Cataract Surgical Performance by Nizar Din, Phillip Smith, Krisztina Emeriewen, Anant Sharma, Simon Jones, James Wawrzynski, Hongying Tang, Paul Sullivan, Silvestro Caputo, George M. Saleh

“…Microscope centration and path length travelled were also evaluated with the PhacoTrack software. Twenty-two videos correlated PhacoTrack motion capture with OSACCS. …”
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Censorship of Pacifist Movements through Religious Arguments by Bill Bolin

“…Primary focus is on the United States and Europe in advance of both the Great War and the global War on Terror because those two serve as bookends for the twentieth century, and they both provide examples of global conflicts.…”
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Genetic influences on non-syndromic cleft lip palate: The impact of BMP4, RUNX2, PAX7, and TGFB3 allelic variations by Praveen Kumar Neela, Rajeshwari B.V, Mahamad Irfanulla Khan, Shahistha Parveen Dasnadi, Gosla Srinivas Reddy, Akhter Husain, Vasavi Mohan

“…Hence, the current research was conducted to understand whether BMP4, RUNX2, PAX7, and TGFB3 gene polymorphisms are involved in the etiology of Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip Palate (NSCLP) in Indian familial cases. Twenty multiplex families affected by NSCLP were selected for the research, with 50 NSCLP patients and 38 unaffected subjects from these families. …”
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La littérature populaire du Kailyard, substrat nécessaire à la Renaissance écossaise by Jean Berton

“…This study on the popular literary movement of the Kailyard aims to show that it was a necessary step to launch the Scottish Renaissance in the twentieth century. It concentrates on the founding trilogy of The Bonnie Briar Bush by Iain Maclaren, Auld Licht Idylls by James Barrie and The Stickit Minister by Samuel Crockett. …”
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البیلوبیجیا الأنثروبودیرمیکیة أو تجلید الکتب باستخدام جلود البشر : دراسة تاریخیة

“…Finally,by time line the 19th century came first with 59.1% from total number of bookswhich covered with human skin that included in the bibliography of the study, andcontained just twenty-two books covered with human skin…”
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Effect of Soil Management Practices and Slope on Soil Fertility of Cultivated Lands in Mawula Watershed, Loma District, Southern Ethiopia by Damte Balcha Gadana, Parshotam Datt Sharma, Dereje Tsegaye Selfeko

“…Accordingly, the study was carried out to study the effect of soil management practices, viz, soil bund (SB), application of farm yard manure (FYM), soil bund integrated with FYM (SBFYM), and vis-a-vis no management practice (NM), on soil fertility under upper (20%–30%) and lower (2%–10%) slope ranges at Mawula watershed, Loma district, Southern Ethiopia. Twenty-four composite soil samples (4 practices × 2 slope ranges × 3 sites) drawn from the surface layer (0–20 cm) were analysed for different physical and chemical properties indicative of soil fertility. …”
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The Development of Criteria for the Selection of Chinese Peer Educators in HIV Management: A Delphi Study by Yan Qiu, Jiayin Shen, Hongzhou Lu

“…To develop an expert consensus opinion of the criteria for selection of peer educator for HIV/AIDS care program, twenty experts were invited to complete a two-round Delphi consultation. …”
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‘Messianic Fraternity’: Anticommunism in the General Conferences of the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopate by Carlos Piccone-Camere

“…This analysis highlights the Church’s internal tensions and contradictions and the broader impact of its anticommunist stance on Latin America’s sociopolitical and religious dynamics in the twentieth century.…”
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LA GEOPEDOLOGIA COMO BASE PARA ZONIFICAR LA APTITUD FORESTAL EN UNA CUENCA DEL NOROESTE DE LA PATAGONIA ARGENTINA by Maria Cristina Frugoni, Romina González Musso, Gabriel Falbo, Dolores Zapiola

“…Lithology (parent material) corresponds to holocene volcanic ash in the western sector of the study area, while the eastern sector is dominated by tuff. Twenty terrain forms and their soils were identified. …”
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Leaner Women with Impaired Insulin Secretion Accounts for about 40% of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Japan by Seishi Furukawa, Yoichi Kobayashi

“…By using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the HOMA-IR cut-off value was determined to be 1.41. Twenty-five GDM cases (36%) were classified as LIR and forty-five GDM cases (64%) were classified as HIR. …”
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The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on the Cross-Transfer of Strength by Alicia M. Goodwill, Dawson J. Kidgell

“…This study investigated whether the use of superimposed whole-body vibration (WBV) during cross-education strength training would optimise strength transfer compared to conventional cross-education strength training. Twenty-one healthy, dominant right leg volunteers (21±3 years) were allocated to a strength training (ST, m=3, f=4), a strength training with WBV (ST + V, m=3, f=4), or a control group (no training, m=3, f=4). …”
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Cadaveric Study of Variations in the Course of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve: Insight to Prevent Injury by Nidhi MANGLA, Surbhi WADHWA, Sabita MISHRA, Sumit SURAL, Neelam VASUDEVA

“…Familiarity with variations in the course of LFCN will reduce the morbidity associated with orthopedic procedures around the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and inguinal ligament (IL). Methods: Twenty five adult human formalin embalmed cadavers were dissected. …”
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Evolution of the G20 and its role in modern conditions by O. B. Anikin, M. V. Mineeva

“…It is for this purpose that international meetings of countries are held in various formats such as the Group of Seven (G7), the Group of Ten (G10), the Group of Twenty (G20), etc. The prerequisite for the G20 creation was the Asian financial crisis of the second half of the 1990s, after which it was decided to hold the G20 forum with the participation of finance ministers and central bank governors of countries to discuss and make decisions on global economic and financial issues. …”
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Storage Insects on Yam Chips and Their Traditional Management in Northern Benin by Y. L. Loko, A. Dansi, M. Tamo, A. H. Bokonon-Ganta, P. Assogba, M. Dansi, R. Vodouhè, A. Akoegninou, A. Sanni

“…Twenty-five villages of Northern Benin were surveyed to identify the constraints of yam chips production, assess the diversity of storage insects on yam chips, and document farmers' perception of their impacts on the stocks and their traditional management practices. …”
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The Evaluation of Tau Deposition with [18F]PI-2620 by Using a Semiquantitative Method in Cognitively Normal Subjects and Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Dis... by Attapon Jantarato, Sira Vachatimanont, Natphimol Boonkawin, Sukanya Yaset, Anchisa Kunawudhi, Chetsadaporn Promteangtrong, Jintana Assanasen, Nithi Mahanonda, Chanisa Chotipanich

“…Therefore, this study’s aim was to perform a semiquantitative analysis of [18F]PI-2620 in individuals with normal cognition and patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Methods. Twenty-six cognitively normal (CN) subjects, 7 patients with AD, and 36 patients with MCI were enrolled. …”
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Accuracy of a step counter during treadmill and daily life walking by healthy adults and patients with cardiac disease by Erik Elgaard Sørensen, John Hansen, Charlotte Brun Thorup, Mette Grønkjær, Jan Jesper Andreasen, Birthe Irene Dinesen

“…Background Step counters have been used to observe activity and support physical activity, but there is limited evidence on their accuracy.Objective The purpose was to investigate the step accuracy of the Fitbit Zip (Zip) in healthy adults during treadmill walking and in patients with cardiac disease while hospitalised at home.Methods Twenty healthy adults aged 39±13.79 (mean ±SD) wore four Zips while walking on a treadmill at different speeds (1.7–6.1 km/hour), and 24 patients with cardiac disease (age 67±10.03) wore a Zip for 24 hours during hospitalisation and for 4 weeks thereafter at home. …”
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