The utility of robotic-assisted surgery in total knee arthroplasty for moderate and severe valgus deformities: a case series by Charles Poh Thean Ang, Kunalan Ganthel, Jade Pei Yuik Ho, Khanchana Devi, Juliet Kar Yan Cheong

“…No patients required release of the popliteus tendon or origin of the lateral collateral ligament. No perioperative complications were encountered in all cases. …”
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Comparison of PM2.5 Chemical Compositions during Haze and Non-haze Days in a Heavy Industrial City in North China by Menghui Li, Liping Wu, Xiangyan Zhang, Xinwu Wang, Wenyu Bai, Jing Ming, Chunmei Geng, Wen Yang

“…The NO3/SO42- and OC/EC ratios indicated that coal combustion and motor vehicle emission were the primary sources of pollution, and back-trajectory analysis revealed that the air masses over Zibo on haze days mainly originated in adjacent areas in Shandong Province and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region (BTH). …”
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Patient satisfaction with Indonesian sharia hospital services: Halal healthcare tool and implications for loyalty-WoM by Muhammad Alfarizi, Rafialdo Arifian

“…The government should collaborate with relevant ministries and organizations to intensively monitor and improve the quality of sharia hospitals. Originality − This study develops new knowledge on indicators of special services for sharia hospitals according to halal standards by integrating the outputs of satisfaction, loyalty and Word of Mouth (WoM) outputs which have been separated so far but have a chronological sequence in line with existing marketing theory. …”
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Mudharabah, musyarakah, financing risk, and performance of Islamic banks: Empirical evidence from Indonesia by Radhita Asfarina Annizar, Eddy Junarsin

“…For policymakers, these results highlight the need for regulatory frameworks that encourage optimum thresholds of mudharabah financing to mitigate risk while spurring performance. Originality – This study contributes to the literature by identifying a turning point in mudharabah financing that minimizes financing risk, a realm previously underexplored in Islamic finance. …”
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Relieve apalachense en los Montes de Toledo (diciembre de 2017) by Jesús Santos

“…Appalachian relief in the Montes de Toledo, Spain (December 2017) Municipality of Los Yébenes (Toledo, Spain), December 23, 2018 The term Appalachian relief originates in the Appalachian mountain range in the United Sates. …”
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Is it possible to do theology without philosophical presuppositions? by D. F. M. Strauss

“…Such (creational) terms are then lifted from their given creational context and in an “original” sense positioned with/in God (as “essential properties”). …”
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Razrada modela za utvrđivanje maksimalnog protoka vozila na putnoj mreži by Samir Šehović

“…Te mogućnosti ogledaju se pre svega, u primjeni složenijih matematičkih modela u planiranju i simulaciji određenih radnji, koje je nemoguće izvesti na klasičan način. U teoriji postoji veliki broj razrađenih modela koji se koriste u planiranju saobraćaja, a čije je korišćenje bez upotrebe računara ograničemo. …”
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Microplastics in agricultural soils: sources and microbial remediation approaches by Nataliia Tkachuk, Liubov Zelena, Yaroslav Novikov

“…The given information will contribute to the growth of research into the level of contamination of agricultural soils with microplastics, in particular, in Ukraine, and the formation of biofilms of soil microorganisms-biodegraders on the surface of microplastics (with attention to sulfate-reducing bacteria), including influence of various toxicants on these processes. Originality / Value. The theoretical and practical issues of contamination of agricultural soils with microplastics are summarized with emphasis on biofilm formation as an important stage of microbial remediation. …”
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Impact of Mixed Sources on the Atmospheric Aerosols of Urbanized Areas in the Philippines by Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Joseph Michael D. Racho, John Robin Yee, Lawrence Adrian Tacliad, Haron Deo Vargaz, Iara Chantrelle V. Coronel, Raymond J. Sugcang, Christian Mark G. Salvador

“…Overall, the results uncovered the origin of PM2.5 in urbanized locations in the Philippines, which will be valuable in reducing the exposure of a significant portion of the global population to harmful pollutants.…”
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Pregnancy Outcomes of Infertile Patients Presenting to Our Assisted Reproductive Technology Center by Hasan Ali Inal, Zeynep Ozturk Inal

“… OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether the demographic and stimulation characteristics, treatment results, and pregnancy outcomes of infertile couples who applied to our assisted reproductive technology center vary according to the calendar year. STUDY DESIGN: The original files of 949 patients who underwent assisted reproductive technology treatment were analyzed between January 2012 and December 2017. …”
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Impact and integration of electric vehicles on renewable energy based microgrid: Frequency profile improvement by a-SCA optimized FO-Fuzzy PSS approach by Prakash Chandra Sahu

“…Further, the dynamic optimal performance of the proposed a-SCA is compared over original SCA and PSO techniques to justify its superiority.…”
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Specificity and tunability of efflux pumps: A new role for the proton gradient? by Matthew Gerry, Duncan Kirby, Boian S Alexandrov, Dvira Segal, Anton Zilman

“…We have investigated the origins of this broad specificity using theoretical models informed by the experimentally determined structural and kinetic properties of efflux pumps. …”
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Diffused Multi-scale Generative Adversarial Network for low-dose PET images reconstruction by Xiang Yu, Daoyan Hu, Qiong Yao, Yu Fu, Yan Zhong, Jing Wang, Mei Tian, Hong Zhang

“…Conclusions The proposed method demonstrates improved restoration of original details from low-dose PET images compared to other models trained on the same datasets. …”
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The enigma of cancer polyploidy as deciphered by evolutionary cancer cell biology (ECCB) by Vladimir F. Niculescu, Eugenia R. Niculescu

“… Evolutionary cancer cell biology reveals that the majority of cancer hallmarks trace their origins back to the premetazoic era. These cancer stem cell hallmarks share deep homology with the oxygen-sensitive non-gametogenic (NG) Urgermline, which evolved from the common ancestor of amoebozoan, metazoan, and fungi (AMF). …”
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Stosunek religii do nauki. Punkt widzenia prawosławnego by Henryk Paprocki

“…As regards culture, we need to consider the fascinating relation of the Latin words cultus and cultura, which points to the fact that culture developed originally within the cult, and it was there where its source was (Fr. …”
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Repelentes Contra Mosquitos by Jorge R. Rey, C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly

“… Las hembras de los mosquitos se alimentan de sangre para ayudar a sus huevos a desarrollarse. Cuando ellas pican, dejan pasar saliva al área donde están picando. …”
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Nucleoside analogues in treatment of liver cirrhosis as an outcome of chronic hepatitis B by I. G. Bakulin

“…To estimate safety and efficacy of prescription of nucleoside analogues the patient with liver cirrhosis in an outcome of chronic hepatitis B.Original positions of the report. Rates of progression of persistent HBV infection to liver cirrhosis stage depend on several factors – spectrum of viral markers, immune status of the patient, his/her age, gender, genetic predisposition, etc. …”
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Chronic hepatitis C course at elderly and therapeutic approach by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova

“…To discuss features of course of chronic hepatitis C virus infection at elderly, efficacy and safety of antiviral treatment of patients of this age group.Original positions. In every day clinical practice elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C are extremely rarely considered as candidates for antiviral treatment. …”
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The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation by P.B. Sutharson, J.M. Maaskant, A.M. Eskes

“…Internal consistency was evaluated, utilising McDonald's omega Results: The sample consisted of 447 Dutch nurses working in different healthcare settings. The original Cultural Competence Assessment consisting of 29 items was reduced to 27 items in the first phase of the study. …”
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Mukbang mania: exploring attitudes and parasocial relationships among viewers by Nurul Hermina, Iwan Kresna Setiadi, Sitti Nur Azmi Fadhlurrahmah

“…Strengthening parasocial relationships can also be used as a marketing strategy to increase purchase intentions. Originality/value – This study highlights the influence of viewing motivation on attitudes and parasocial relationships in the context of mukbang, which is still rarely explored in the literature. …”
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