Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with COVID-19: Two Cases from a Public Hospital in Damascus, Syria by Tagrid Ahmad, Somar Hamdan, Imad Saadeh

“…Two unvaccinated patients, 49-year-old and 34-year-old men, presented with a history of paresthesia followed by ascending symmetric weakness with absent tendon reflexes. …”
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FRONT-HAND-PUNCH SPEED IMPROVEMENT EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY IN KARATE by Radoslav Penov, Milen Chalakov

“…To prove the credibility of the registered data, we used statistical analysis methodology. We hope that by presenting our methodology in this article, more coaches will begin to use modern tools and methods in order to improve the quality of training in karate.…”
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Why victimology should stay positive: The ongoing need for positive victimology by Ronel Natti

“…This paper presents the need for positive victimology and its unique contribution to victimology. …”
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Study on the Shortest Reliable Path of Stochastic Time-Dependent Transportation Networks considering Waiting Time at Signalized Intersections by Yanming Sun, Jie Li, Shixian Liu

“…The range of uncertain travel time can be derived from historical data and travelers’ experiences, and the obtained shortest path has more robust time reliability.…”
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The risk of bleeding and encephalopathy in surgical patients with liver cirrhosis by Petrișor Banu, Salvatore Settineri, Emanuele Maria Merlo, Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello, Nicolae Bacalbașa, Carolina Negrei, Bianca Gălățeanu, Octav Ghinghină, Ioana Păunica, Cristian Bălălău

“…Clotting disorders in patients with liver cirrhosis are more severe as the disease progresses and involves complex mechanisms, as presented in this review. …”
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INDIVIDUAL SECTOR OF AGRICULTURE IN MOLDOVA: A PATH TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT? by Liliana CIMPOIES, Elena SEMIONOVA

“…The individual farms are the backbone of rural areas and account more than 80% of all farms. Family farms are quite diverse: from subsistence and semi-subsistence to fully market-oriented farms, often using technologies advances. …”
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A Classification Method Related to Respiratory Disorder Events Based on Acoustical Analysis of Snoring by Can WANG, Jianxin PENG, Xiaowen ZHANG

“…A classification method is presented based on respiratory disorder events to predict the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of OSAHS patients. …”
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How Color-Harmony on a Food Plate Affects Consumers’ Perceptions? by Defne Akdeniz, Erdem Temeloglu

“…In correspondence to the results of several other studies, the present study found that attractiveness of food plates could be increased through the use of more colors to a certain level. …”
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Electromagnetic Iontophoresis: A Novel Nonsurgical Method for the Treatment of Dense Vitreous and Retinal Hemorrhages by Umut Arslan, Deniz Arslan, Emin Özmert

“…If the clearance of retinal and vitreous hemorrhages can be accelerated, more effective treatments can be planned for the underlying pathology. …”
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Comparative Analysis and Systematic Mapping of the Labial Sensilla in the Nepomorpha (Heteroptera: Insecta) by Jolanta Brożek

“…In Nepomorpha, morphological ground plan of the labial sensory structures is represented by an apical sensory field with 10–13 pairs of papillae sensilla and the peg-in-pit ones placed more laterally; numerous trichoid sensilla are placed on the IV segment; the chaetica sensilla are present and placed in groups or rows distributed along the labium near the labial groove on the dorsal side, and also several chaetica sensilla are unevenly scattered on the surface of that segment; the cupola and peg sensilla are numerous and evenly scattered on the fourth labial segment; the prioprerecptive sensilla, one pair is positioned on the dorsal side and on the fourth segment of the labium. …”
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Do sustainable investments propel the national economy? Evidence from manufacturing and service sectors in India by Mohammad Shahfaraz Khan, Mohd Yousuf Javed, Mohammad Hasan

“…The present study is descriptive and causal design. The sample contains 75 firms listed on BSE 100 and data collected from CMIE Prowess IQ. …”
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Epileptic seizures due to multiple cerebral cavernomatosis by Spasić Mirjana, Lukić Stevo

“…The presence of multiple lesions is more frequent in familial cavernomatosis. Ten to 30 % are associated with familial clustering. …”
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A Novel NPHP5 Gene Mutation in Three Siblings With Nephronophthisis Without Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Case Report by Randah Abdullah Dahlan, Roaa Hani Fairoozy

“…Our understanding of this disorder continues to improve as we identify more genes and gene variants associated with NPHP. …”
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Traffic Noise Models for Curved Roads by Diana Ioana POPESCU, Ioan COSMA

“…The paper presents two theoretical models for traffic noise level distribution on curved horizontal roads. …”
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Multi-Ethnic, Multisource Grounded Theory: Illustration From a Study Investigating Why Inequities in Survival Occur By Ethnicity by Simone Watkins, Rachel Brown, Sue Crengle, Teuila Percival, Kim Ward

“…To date, research methodologies are limited in their scope to translate into more equitable healthcare policies and practices. …”
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Spatial structure facilitates evolutionary rescue by drug resistance. by Cecilia Fruet, Ella Linxia Müller, Claude Loverdo, Anne-Florence Bitbol

“…Specifically, the bacterial population can be rescued if antibiotic resistant mutants appear and are present when drug is added, and spatial structure can impact the fate of these mutants and the probability that they are present. …”
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Theoretical Analysis of Thermodynamic Effect of Cavitation in Cryogenic Inducer Using Singularity Method by S. Watanabe, A. Furukawa, Y. Yoshida

“…It is found that the present analysis can simulate fairly well the thermodynamic effect of cavitation and some modification of the analysis considering the real fluid properties, that is, saturation characteristic, is favorable for more qualitative agreement.…”
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Editors’ Note by Alberto Raposo, Cléber Corrêa

“…This edition starts with a special issue dedicated to Human-Computer Interaction. More specifically, it contains extended versions of five of the best full papers presented at the 14th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems (IHC’15). …”
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Features of Embodiment of Communicative Strategies in I. Brodsky’s Poem “Speech Over Spilled Milk” by N. V. Chaunina

“…The analysis of the poetic text is presented through the prism of communicative strategies. …”
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Supply or Demand, that is the Question: Decomposing Euro Area Inflation by Paolo Pasimeni

“…The paper then focuses on producer prices at the sectoral level and presents a methodology to decompose the rise in inflation between supply and demand impulses. …”
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