Le régiment de cavalerie de la Garde républicaine by Chef d’escadron Frédéric Daugérias

“…These of course have evolved considerably over the years and are now adapted to the security risks of the twenty-first century. However, in this cavalry regiment, rusticity and discipline remain the key words in the training both of the men and of the horses.…”
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Chemical Composition, Antibacterial Test, and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Fresh and Dried Stropharia rugosoannulata by Lei Wei, Wei Wang, Yueying Hou, Xiaoyang Xie, Xiao Li, Fei Chen, Zhiyao Wang, Yong Zhou, Feifei Li, Bingnian Jing

“…The oils’ antibacterial test was evaluated by the microdilution method against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and antioxidant activity was determined through DPPH radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing power. Twenty-nine components were identified from the fresh mushroom, and the compositions were mainly dominated by hydrocarbons (54.72%), acids (32.99%), esters (5.07%), and terpenic compounds (0.96%). …”
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Certain Death: Mike Flanagan’s Gothic Antidote to Traumatic Memory and Other Enlightenment Hang-Overs in <i>Doctor Sleep</i> by Erik Bond

“…This article uses the English Gothic’s eighteenth-century dismantling of male lineage and Enlightenment certainty in Horace Walpole’s <i>The Castle Otranto</i> as a lens for understanding the twenty-first-century commercial popularity of director Mike Flanagan’s Gothic films, particularly <i>Doctor Sleep</i>. …”
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Effect of cochlear implant surgery on vestibular function: meta-analysis study by Iman Ibrahim, Sabrina Daniela da Silva, Bernard Segal, Anthony Zeitouni

“…Data extraction From each study, test results before and after surgery were compared, for the following five tests: clinical head impulse test (HIT); bi-thermal caloric irrigation of the horizontal semicircular canal; vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP); dizziness handicap inventory (DHI); and computerized dynamic posturography (CDP). Results Twenty-seven studies met all inclusion criteria. Most studies performed either bi-thermal caloric irrigation and/or VEMP, with fewer studies investigating changes in HIT, posturography or DHI. …”
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Exploring the potentials of indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia kudriavzevii for enhancing flavour and aromatic characteristics in apricot wines by Yu Chen, Xingmeng Lei, Luxing Sun, Binghong Gao, Peng An, Dongqing Ye, Haibin Mu, Yi Qin, Yuyang Song, Yanlin Liu

“…In this study, we investigated the oenological performance of key yeast populations previously identified from apricot wine fermentation, aiming to obtain indigenous starters suitable for apricot wine production. Twenty-one isolates were characterized physiologically, and two isolates each of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia kudriavzevii were selected for laboratory-scale fermentations. …”
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Orexitropic Signaling Proteins in Obese Children by Ljiljana Saranac, Bojko Bjelakovic, Hristina Stamenkovic, Borislav Kamenov

“…We wanted to establish and compare levels of leptin and NPY in different obesity types in childhood, and to investigate their correlations with auxological parameters. Twenty-one obese children (seven girls and 14 boys), divided into two groups, were compared with 14 controls. …”
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Chemical Engineer George L. Standart – between Science and Ideology by Věra Dvořáčková

“…Standart was an outstanding scientist, one of the best in his discipline and at that time, who made an unexpected and unprecedented contribution to the Czechoslovak chemical sciences and their practical industrial applications. The almost twenty years that George L. Standart and his wife spent in Prague nevertheless provides an opportunity to trace their personal and academic lives, the development of their attitudes shaped by their ideology and idealism and, partially, also the process by which the Czechoslovak security and intelligence services were established from the close of the 1940s to the late 1960s and the view they took of foreign nationals. …”
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Ambulatory Pessary Trial Unmasks Occult Stress Urinary Incontinence by Bilal Chughtai, Sara Spettel, Jonathan Kurman, Elise De

“…All patients underwent a detailed evaluation including videourodynamics with and without pessary reduction. Results. Twenty-six patients completed the 1-week pessary trial. …”
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Gossypol is a natural product with good antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates by Jersley D. Chirawurah, Felix Ansah, Samuel Blankson, Bridget Adikah, Silas Nkansah Yeboah, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Gordon A. Awandare, Yaw Aniweh

“…This study aimed to assess the potency of gossypol against six laboratory strains and twenty-one clinical isolates of P. falciparum using optimized growth inhibition assays. …”
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The ANC and its use of history to build its brand by Ronald Irwin

“…The party has specialised in associating itself with the “collective memory” of the South African people, ensuring that the ANC has been strongly associated with the South African struggle narrative of the twentieth century. This is the heart of the “good story” that has kept the ruling party in power since 1994 and made it very difficult for other political groupings to claim to have played a major role in the struggle for freedom in South Africa. …”
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Effects of Fluorescein Staining on Laser In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Images of the Cornea by Christine W. Sindt, D. Brice Critser, Trudy K. Grout, Jami R. Kern

“…This study was designed to identify whether topical fluorescein, a common ophthalmic tool, affects laser in vivo confocal microscopy of the cornea, a tool with growing applications. Twenty-five eye care specialists were asked to identify presence or absence of fluorescein in 99 confocal micrographs of healthy corneas. …”
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A DFT Analysis on Antioxidant and Antiradical Activities from Anthraquinones Isolated from the Cameroonian Flora by Judith Caroline Ngo Nyobe, Laurent Gael Eyia Andiga, Désiré Bikele Mama, Baruch Ateba Amana, Joseph Zobo Mfomo, Toze Flavien Aristide Alfred, Jean Claude Ndom

“…The present work is devoted to the exploration antioxidant and antiradical activity of twenty anthraquinones isolated from the Cameroonian flora at B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory using the B3LYP/6-31 + G(d,p) geometrical data as geometry optimization starting points. …”
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State regulation of public libraries in Russia in the first half of the XIX century by D. I. Popov

“…The results of the implementation of the ministerial project turned out to be modest: instead of the planned fifty-two, only twenty-nine public libraries were opened, most of which ceased to exist within 10–15 years. …”
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A Simple Technique for Sustaining Solar Energy Production in Active Convective Coastal Regions by Moses E. Emetere, Marvel L. Akinyemi, Etimbuk B. Edeghe

“…The month of January had the highest turbulent features, showing the influence of weather and the poorest solar radiance due to low sunshine hour. Twenty-year weather parameters in the research area were simulated to express the systematic influence of weather of PV performance. …”
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A estética dos becos em Cora Coralina ou “Um modo diferente de contar velhas estórias” by Clovis Carvalho Britto

“…In this interpretive key, she observed social relations within Brazil in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries from a point of view that rehabilitates the margins. …”
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›Lead Sheet‹-Notation vom Vaudeville bis zum iReal Pro. Zur Geschichte der Notationsformen des Jazz und ihren musiktheoretischen Implikationen by Philipp Teriete

“…The lead sheet has been one of the most important forms of musical notation in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Jazz musicians are expected to sight-read and to improvise on standards and original compositions written in this musical shorthand. …”
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The Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Urinary Tract Infection Patients at Pawe General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Abayeneh Girma, Aleka Aemiro

“…Among the 141 study participants, twenty-nine (20.6%) showed significant bacteriuria. …”
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Evaluating short and long term outcomes following pediatric Myringoplasty with Gelfoam graft for tympanic membrane perforation following ventilation tube insertion by Jin Soo Song, Gerard Corsten, Liane B. Johnson

“…Patient demographics, comorbidities, and graft material were correlated with audiometric and clinical outcomes on follow up examination. Results One hundred twenty patients underwent myringoplasty, with 61 (50.8%) males with a mean age of 8.9 years old. 101 (84.2%) of patients eventually underwent successful tympanic membrane (TM) closure, with 93 (77.5%) demonstrating closure at initial follow up. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Analysis of an Isoniazid Suspension Among Spanish Children Under 6 Years of Age by Antoni Noguera-Julian, Emma Wilhelmi, Maria Cussó, Rob Aarnoutse, Angela Colbers, Loreto Martorell, Maria Goretti López-Ramos, Joan Vinent, Rosa Farré, Dolors Soy, Sílvia Simó-Nebot, Clàudia Fortuny

“…A non-compartmental pharmacokinetic analysis was conducted. <b>Results</b>: Twenty-four patients (12 females) were included (primary chemoprophylaxis, <i>n</i> = 12; TB treatment, <i>n</i> = 9; and TB infection preventive treatment, <i>n</i> = 3). …”
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Humanitarian Contexts of Technical Education in Russia by A. L. Andreev

“…Both gained a consider[1]able popularity in the last quarter of the twentieth century. However, in modern conditions, the relationship between technological progress and the development of human society is taking on new forms that require new answers. …”
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