The national progression policy in Gauteng schools: Is the policy failing progressed learners? by Gene Erasmus, Jean V. Fourie

“…Results: An increase in progressed learner numbers from 2017 to 2019 was seen, with most progressed learners in township, quintile 1–3, secondary schools, in the senior phase, and being males. …”
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N4-Hydroxycytidine/molnupiravir inhibits RNA virus-induced encephalitis by producing less fit mutated viruses. by Durbadal Ojha, Collin S Hill, Shuntai Zhou, Alyssa Evans, Jacqueline M Leung, Christine A Schneider, Franck Amblard, Tyson A Woods, Raymond F Schinazi, Ralph S Baric, Karin E Peterson, Ronald Swanstrom

“…We evaluated ribavirin (RBV), favipiravir (FAV) and N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC) against La Crosse virus (LACV), which is one of the most common causes of pediatric arboviral encephalitis cases in North America and serves as a model for viral CNS invasion during acute infection. …”
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A multi-task genetic programming approach for online multi-objective container placement in heterogeneous cluster by Ruochen Liu, Haoyuan Lv, Ping Yang, Rongfang Wang

“…Online container placement aims to improve resource utilization and meet other service quality requirements of cloud data centers. Most current heuristic and hyper-heuristic methods for container placement rely on single allocation rules, which are inefficient in heterogeneous cluster scenarios. …”
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The Efficacy of Infliximab Plus Methotrexate in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis in North of Iraq: 5 year Extended Study by Niaz Jawad Albarzinji

“… Background and objectives: Anti-Tumor necrosis factor agents are among the most effective therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis, however, their optimal use is yet to be determined.In this 5 year open-labeled study attempted remission induction using standard therapy with infliximab in patients with poor response to ordinary disease modifying anti-Rheumatic drugs. …”
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THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE IN PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSUMERS AND THE PROSPECTS OF ITS APPLICATION IN RUSSIAN PRACTICE by M. Bychko

“…In science and practice, the question of the effectiveness of the legislation in the field of financial consumer protection, the effectiveness of the current protection mechanism, which has been formed to date in Russia, has been repeatedly discussed. Given the fact that Russia later than many foreign countries started to solve the problems of protection of the rights of consumers of financial services should apply to the development and implementation of the most progressive foreign practice in this sphere. …”
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Ectopic Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Distant Metastasis by Oscar R. Vázquez, Frieda Silva, Eduardo Acosta-Pumarejo, Maria L. Marín

“…Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare clinical entity wherein malignant lesions may arise, the most common one being papillary carcinoma. We present a case of a 68-year-old female who presented with a growing mass in the right clavicle. …”
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Recurrent Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Secondary to a Seizure-Induced Skull-Base Defect: An Unusual Complication of Epilepsy by Alsulaiman F

“…We hypothesize that repeated minor cranial trauma and transient intracranial pressure surges during these seizures precipitated the skull-base defect. …”
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Analysis of Early and Distant Results of Various Options for Eliminating the Residual Liver Cavity Following Echinococcectomy by V. S. Panteleyev

“…This approach was characterised by the least number of infectious complications and did not require repeated interventions.…”
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Exploring knowledge of first aid in epistaxis-25 years on. by Henry Dunne, Michael Abouabdallah, Joseph Roscamp, Samuel Birks, Kate Mcgibbon, Sam Dewhurst, David Strachan, Rishi Sharma

“…<h4>Background</h4>Epistaxis is the most common acute disorder managed by ENT services. …”
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IMPACT OF LONG-TERM TERAFLEX THERAPY ON SYMPTOMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTSWITH EARLY STAGES OF GONARTHROSIS by Marina Stanislavovna Svetlova

“…The most significant increase in the indices versus the baseline values was noted at 1- and 2-year follow-up and for a number of parameters at 3-year follow-up. …”
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Evaluating Successful Pregnancy Outcome in Women Undergoing Trial of Labour after Caesarean Section (TOLAC) by Shazia Iffet, Ayesha Arif, Sadaf Moin, Surayya Jabeen, Samina Rehan

“…Conclusion: The study concluded that most pregnant women prefer labour trial after one CS. …”
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Establishment and Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detection of Raccoon Dog in Meat Mixtures by Jinhua Liu, Yanyu Shi, Siying Teng, Lianpeng Wu, Xinmin Zhang

“…In the LAMP assay, there was no cross-reactivity with the meat procured from other species of animals and the detection limit of DNA concentration was 0.1 pg·μL−1, slightly higher than TaqMan real-time PCR (0.01 pg·μL−1), but sensitivity of 0.1 pg·μL−1 complies with most requirements of routine analysis. Moreover, by the LAMP method, the meat mixtures containing more than 0.5% of the raccoon dog component were directly detected (without DNA extraction) in the supernatant isolated from the meat mixtures after performing repeated cycles of thawing and freezing of minced meat mixtures. …”
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Y-chromosome based evidence for pre-neolithic origin of the genetically homogeneous but diverse Sardinian population: inference for association scans. by Daniela Contu, Laura Morelli, Federico Santoni, Jamie W Foster, Paolo Francalacci, Francesco Cucca

“…A Bayesian full likelihood analysis (BATWING) indicated that the time from the most recent common ancestor (TMRCA) of I-M26, was 21.0 (16.0-25.5) thousand years ago (KYA) and that the population began to expand 14.0 (7.8-22.0) KYA. …”
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Complications of Open Elbow Arthrolysis in Post-Traumatic Elbow Stiffness: A Systematic Review. by Jiangyu Cai, Wei Wang, Hede Yan, Yangbai Sun, Wei Chen, Shuai Chen, Cunyi Fan

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-eight articles published between 1989 and 2013, involving 810 patients, were included. Most of the complications included in the selected articles were nerve complications, heterotopic ossification, elbow instability, infection, pin-related complications and repeat elbow contracture. …”
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Italian Thrilling Spectacle Between Aesthetics, Enthusiasm and Nostalgia by Švábenický Jan

“…The first part will deal only with the Italian western that belonged to the most often reflected and analyzed categories of spectacular spectacle. …”
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Performance Test on Porous Substrate Materials based on Silica Gel Desiccant by 许峰, 吴宣楠, 葛天舒, 代彦军, 喜冠南

“…The materials were repeatedly immersed in JN-30 silica sol to obtain the gluing rate. …”
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Congenital Hypothyroidism from Birth to One Year of Age Follow up: A Longitudinal by Kawes Omer Zangana

“… Background and objectives:Congenital hypothyroidism is the commonest neonatal endocrine disorder, and most common treatable causes of mental retardation. …”
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Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Estimate Kinematic Parameters and Variability in the Table Tennis Topspin Forehand Stroke by Ziemowit Bańkosz, Sławomir Winiarski

“…Interindividual and intraindividual variability of knee and elbow angles was low; wrist extension was the most variable parameter (CV>40%) for all tasks, and shoulder joint variability was medium-to-large. …”
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Adult Urethral Stricture Disease after Childhood Hypospadias Repair by Shou-Hung Tang, Clarisa C. Hammer, Leo Doumanian, Richard A. Santucci

“…Another 3 cases chose to undergo repeat urethrotomy or dilatations—none of these patients was cured by such treatment. …”
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Raising Investment Appeal of the Region in Conditions of Economic Sanctions by T. P. Khokhlova

“…The article shows the most appropriate, according to the author, ways of solving current problems with regard to challenges and threats of our time. …”
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