Średniowieczne źródła antropocentryzmu by Anita Ganowicz-Bączyk

“…The aim of this article is to show the process of development of an anthropocentric thought in Medieval European culture. Cultural changes of the Middle Ages, under the influence of Christianity among other things, led to the revaluation of the ancient way of thinking. …”
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF IMMIGRATION IN ITALY by E. J. Tsareva

“…Some of the objectives are to provide them with the employment, cultivate European values and teach them Italian. While migrants are relevant, the shadow sector of the economy - sheltering iltygals - is growing. …”
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Food preferences of fish in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture freshwater ponds based on fatty acids and stable isotopes by Nahon Sarah, Jaeger Christophe, Menniti Christophe, Roucaute Marc, Kerhervé Philippe, Mortillaro Jean-Michel, Aubin Joël

“…Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) is a solution to biomitigate waste by rearing species from different trophic levels. In European freshwater fishponds, common carp is often produced along with secondary fish species. …”
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Commercial classification of conventional polypropylene and polyester meshes for groin hernia repair: A descriptive study by Can Deniz Deveci, Stina Öberg, Jacob Rosenberg

“…OBJECTIVE: Despite established definitions of weight classification available from the European Hernia Society and others, a discrepancy exists in the classification used by mesh companies. …”
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Transfer pricing reforms in the context of BEPS: challenges remain by S. S. Pyroha

“…The existence of a unified system of value added tax in the European Union allows for the unification of the tax system in terms of direct and indirect taxes as a result of the introduction of fair market prices. …”
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Creation of a Strategically Oriented Social Responsibility Management System in a Georgian Organization by Maia Chechelashvili, Nino Chikviladze, Irina Iashvili, Tamar Kajaia, Khatuna Kharkhelauri, Elisabed Malania

“… For Georgia, a country actively seeking integration with European and global markets, creating a strategically oriented system of social responsibility management in Georgian organizations can become a key factor of competitiveness. …”
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Super Typhoons Simulation: A Comparison of WRF and Empirical Parameterized Models for High Wind Speeds by Haihua Fu, Yan Wang, Yanshuang Xie, Chenghan Luo, Shaoping Shang, Zhigang He, Guomei Wei

“…These approaches include: (1) The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model simulation driven by NCEP Final Operational Global Analysis data (FNL), (2) WRF simulation driven by the fifth generation of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reanalysis data (ERA5), (3) the empirical parameterized Holland model, and (4) the empirical parameterized Jelesnianski model. …”
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E‐CHAIM as a Model of Total Electron Content: Performance and Diagnostics by D. R. Themens, Ben Reid, P. T. Jayachandran, Bion Larson, A. V. Koustov, Sean Elvidge, A. M. McCaffrey, Chris Watson

“…Comparisons of E‐CHAIM performance against in situ measurements from the European Space Agency's Swarm mission are also conducted, ultimately finding behavior consistent with that of vTEC. …”
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Peripheral neuropathy in the phase 3 ASPEN study of Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors for Waldenström macroglobulinemia by Benjamin M. Heyman, Stephen S. Opat, Björn E. Wahlin, Meletios-Athanasios C. Dimopoulos, Jorge J. Castillo, Alessandra Tedeschi, Constantine S. Tam, Christian Buske, Roger G. Owen, Véronique Leblond, Judith Trotman, Gisoo Barnes, Wai Y. Chan, Jingjing Schneider, Heather Allewelt, Aileen Cohen, Jeffrey V. Matous

“…Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) was assessed using the validated European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30. …”
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Safety of a change of specifications of phytosterols/phytostanols as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Wolfgang Gelbmann, Harry J. McArdle

“…Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to provide an opinion on the safety of a change of the specifications of the authorised NF ‘phytosterols/phytostanols’ as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. …”
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OMERACT GCA phantom project: validation of a 3D-printed ultrasound training phantom for diagnosis of giant cell arteritis by Annamaria Iagnocco, Christian Dejaco, Richard J Wakefield, Stavros Chrysidis, Sara Monti, Thomas Daikeler, Esperanza Naredo, Lene Terslev, Wolfgang A Schmidt, Alojzija Hočevar, Christina Duftner, Chetan Mukhtyar, Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, Kate Smith, Eugenio De Miguel, Marcin Milchert, Andreas P Diamantopoulos, Pierluigi Macchioni, Uffe Møller Døhn, George A Bruyn, Verena Tischler, Wolfgang Hartung, Markus Aschwanden, Giuseppe Germanò, Aaron Juche, Rositsa Karalilova, Dennis Boumans, Kresten Krarup Keller, Luca Seitz, Berit Nielsen, Tobias Schremmer, Florian Recker, Cees Haagsma, Pantelis Karakostas, Borsha Sarker

“…This study tested the reliability of ultrasonography findings and measurements of the intima-media thickness (IMT) among ultrasonography experts by using phantoms of the axillary (AA) and temporal arteries (TA) created with high-resolution 3D printing.Methods Twenty-eight participants from 12 European countries received eight sets of phantoms of the AA and the superficial TA (including common, frontal and parietal branches), which were examined in a blinded fashion according to a predefined protocol and evaluated based on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) GCA ultrasound definitions. …”
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Causal Effects of PM2.5, NOx, and NO2 on Cognitive Function: A Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Yilin Tang, Zhenyu Li, Yicheng Fu, Mingyi Zhao

“…We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study using pooled statistics from publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) data to show the association between air pollutants and cognitive decline in the European population. The exposure factors in our analysis were air pollutants, including “particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5); 2010”, “nitrogen oxides air pollution; 2010” and “nitrogen dioxide air pollution; 2010”, while our outcome variables focused on cognitive function, including the “fluid intelligence score”, “mean time to correctly identify matches”, and “number of incorrect matches in the round”. …”
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Dying to be famous: retrospective cohort study of rock and pop star mortality and its association with adverse childhood experiences by Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Olivia Sharples, Tom Hennell, Katherine A Hardcastle

“…Relative mortality begins to recover 25 years after fame in European but not North American stars. Those reaching fame from 1980 onwards have better survival rates. …”
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Stem Cell Therapy: A Compassionate Use Program in Perianal Fistula by M. D. Herreros, D. Garcia-Olmo, H. Guadalajara, T. Georgiev-Hristov, L. Brandariz, M. Garcia-Arranz

“…Under controlled circumstances and approved by European and Spanish laws, a compassionate use program allows the use of stem cell therapy for patients with nonhealing diseases, mostly complex fistula-in-ano, who do not meet criteria to be included in a clinical trial. …”
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of an essential oil derived from the leaves of Salvia officinalis L. (sage oil) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl) by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto‐Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Paul Brantom, Andrew Chesson, Josef Schlatter, Johannes Westendorf, Paola Manini

“…Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of an essential oil from the leaves of Salvia officinalis L. …”
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COVID-19 Fatality: Statistical Evidence to Engender the Need for Focal Shift from Air Pollutants to Multi-dimensional Intervention by Satya S. Patra, Subhasmita Panda, Trupti Das, Boopathy Ramasamy

“…Therefore, the current study aims to explore the statistical soundness of association of COVID-19 fatality with PM2.5, NO2, and O3 concentration levels across 463 air quality monitoring stations located in 35 selected cities from USA, India and European Regions (France, Germany and Italy). An aggregated open-source air quality data source was used to download the PM2.5, NO2, and O3 concentration for > 900 days in the selected cities. …”
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Legitimate Expectations as an Object of Corporate Legal Relations by S. O. Slipchenko, Yu. M. Zhornokui

“…The authors have conducted the analysis of the legislation of Ukraine, the case law of Ukraine and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as doctrinal approaches to understanding legitimate expectations as objects of corporate legal relations. …”
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A prospective, randomized, single-center, two-arm, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy of biotherapi®, a two-strain bacillus probiotic blend, as an adjunctive therapy in the... by Arindam Nandy Roy, Yarram Ashok Kumar, Syeda Sana Fatima

“…Consequently, compared to standard of care, more patients achieved remission (4.3% vs. 23.6%) and showed good (6.52% vs. 35.45%) and moderate (31.5% vs. 41.81%) European League Against Rheumatism response at 90-day Biotherapi®. …”
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Comparison of In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes between Normal and T-Shaped Uteri, Diagnosed by Hysterosalpingography in Women with infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fattaneh Pahlavan, Shohreh Irani, Mehri Mashayekhi, Samira Vesali, Fatemeh Niknejad, Firoozeh Ahmadi, Narges Bagheri-Lankarani

“…Background: T-shaped uterus is a subclass of dysmorphic uteri according to the European Society of Human Reproductionand Embryology (ESHRE) classification. …”
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Decline of adolescent smoking in Ireland 1995–2015: trend analysis and associated factors by Shasha Li, Sheila Keogan, Luke Clancy, Keishia Taylor

“…Objectives The study examines trends in smoking among Irish adolescents aged 15–16 years between 1995 and 2015 and the factors associated with their smoking behaviours between 2007 and 2015.Methods Data were obtained from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs Ireland between 1995 and 2015. …”
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