Acute Stroke in northern Portugal: outcomes and characteristics of patients in a Medical-Surgical Emergency Department by Sandra Domingues, Tiago Barros, João Correia, Arlindo Cruz, Nuno Araújo, Liliana Silva

“… Introduction: Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and long-term disability worldwide, significantly impacting health systems and personal lives. Disparities in European access to stroke care suggest an increased burden on individuals and society. …”
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Intra‐aortic balloon pump: is the technique really outdated? by Mariama Akodad, Clément Delmas, Laurent Bonello, Claire Duflos, François Roubille

“…Abstract Aims Intra‐aortic balloon pump (IABP) utilization was expected to be quickly abandoned following the IABP‐shock trial and its class III, level B recommendation in the 2016 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of IABP compared with other mechanical support devices in a nationwide approach. …”
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Historical biogeography and systematics of yellow-bellied toads (Bombina variegata), with the description of a new subspecies from the Balkans by Christophe Dufresnes, Simeon Lukanov, Sven Gippner, Johanna Ambu, Ilias Strachinis, Dragan Arsovski, Benjamin Monod-Broca, Hugo Cayuela, Petros Lymberakis, Daniele Canestrelli, Dan Cogălniceanu, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Spartak N. Litvinchuk, Tomasz Suchan, Mathieu Denoël, Daniel Jablonski

“…As it reached the Dinarides during the Late Pleistocene, B. v. variegata potentially hybridized with B. v. scabra and captured its mitochondrial DNA, which resulted in a massive cyto-nuclear discordance across all northwestern European populations. Finally, we show that the two lineages of B. v. scabra significantly differ in morphology and ventral coloration patterns, and describe the Rhodope lineage as a new subspecies.…”
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Legal nature of spontaneous construction as a complex category: questions of theory and practice by V. I. Teremetskyi, S. A. Maliar

“…It is established that in the legislation of the European Union there is a perception of the property law (Germany, Austria) and the binding legal law (France) model of the legal nature of spontaneous construction. …”
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“Epystemologically Different Worlds”: from J. Uexküll to G. Vakariu by Egor V. Falev

“…The research deals with the concept of “epistemologically different worlds” introduced by Gabriel Vacariu and its background in European science and philosophy, since the beginning of the twentieth century. …”
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Russia and the West: Contradictory Dialogue by T. V. Zonova, A. Giannotti

“…Likewise, comprehensive ties with the European Union have been frozen. The West, mainly the United States and UK, has launched anti-Russian campaign. …”
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Abnormal breathing pattern features in chronic refractory cough by Jordan Jeffery, Anne E. Vertigan, Sarah Bone, Peter G. Gibson

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Student Mobility or Emigration Flow? The Case of Students Commuting from Serbia to Hungary by Zoltan Takac, Éva Szügyi

“…Student mobility between two European countries in transition, Hungary and Serbia, was considered for the period 2001-2010. …”
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Trajectory of Steady Growth or Next Disbalance of Mechanisms of the World Economy by E. N. Smirnov, V. N. Kirillov

“…It is shown that China has the increasing problems with the growth; however the flexibility of its economic policy allows to connect additional mechanisms of speeding up of social and economic development. In the European Union economic growth depends on the solution of problems of consolidation of the budgetary process, decrease in a debt, and in general – on reforming of the existing model of social and economic development. …”
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Influence of Test Protocol on Filtration Efficiency of Medical Face Mask Material by Aurélie Joubert, Ala Bouhanguel, Yves Andrès, Laurence Le Coq

“…Abstract Medical face masks are an efficient protective barrier against the propagation of bacteria and viruses in societies. The current European standard focuses on the bacterial filtration efficiency of the filtering material for a mean particle size of 3.0 µm in terms of droplets that are exhaled, but viruses that are inhaled can be transported by particles of sub-micron size. …”
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CRIMEA AND THE POLITICS OF LEGITIMACY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by A. A. Vlasov, A. V. Brega

“…In the post-Soviet period, the Ukrainian government, setting a course for rapid Ukrainianization and building (almost not taking in consideration its own realias) a state of the European type, proved unable to change the pro-Russian identity of the Crimeans. …”
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La postérité des Noces Chymiques dans la littérature théosophique et anthroposophique by Aurélie Choné


“…The reference to the authoritative text allowed him to illustrate and justify his former assertions on 1) the actual existence of Christian Rosenkreuz and the Rosicrucian order, 2) the seven stages of Rosicrucian initiation, 3) Rosicrucianism as the best way of initiation for modern European man, 4) the “etheric vision” of Christ based on the action of Christian Rosencreuz’s “etheric body”. …”
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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS OF UNIVERSITIES IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD by Alisa V. Melikyan

“…The article describes general trends is state universities’ integration programs of European countries - Denmark, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, and also China. …”
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La diversità linguistica d'Europa oggi: tra patrimonio e identità culturale by Cecilia Robustelli

“…La European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL), qui regroupe les représentants des Académies historiques et institutions similaires de tous les pays de l’Union Européenne, mène depuis désormais plus d’une décennie une réelle politique de protection et de maintien de la diversité linguistique européenne. …”
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Lithuanian bibliophiles in the XVIII century by Levas Vladimirovas

“…Some of the bibliophiles were educated in the best European universities and took a genuine interest in cultural activities as well as books. …”
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Growing Significance of EU Institutions in Promotion of Inter-regional policies by E. V. Ermakova

“…The author analyzes the mechanisms of promotion of external regional relations in Belgium as a means of addressing different problems both on national and all-European level, supporting the arguments and conclusions by examples of relevant EU initiatives. …”
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Integrating mandatory occupational health practice and workplace health promotion programs to reduce the high burden of work-related diseases by Francesco CHIRICO, Angelo SACCO, Nicola MAGNAVITA

“…Occupational health programs, mandatory in the European Union, can be utilized to educate workers on healthier lifestyles and develop tailored WHPs. …”
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Legal Aspects of Telepathology by Christian Dierks

“…This approach must be considered helpful, since it can solve many problems brought about by the doubtful results of private international law and conventions like the European Union (EU) and Lugano Convention. Under today's conditions in private international law it must be considered essential to agree upon a choice of law and stipulate a court of jurisdiction when doing telepathology. …”
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Philosophical and Legal Interpretations of the Deformations of Legal Awareness in the XX - Early XXI Century by M. V. Melnyk

“…Emphasis has been placed on the development of the doctrine on legal nihilism that has been developed in Western European philosophical and legal thought, as well as on the problem of totalitarian legal awareness that has emerged in Soviet society. …”
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The status of Circassian princes in the 17th century: Independent Inaledes by F.A. Ozova

“…The data obtained from the Ottoman, Russian, and European sources allow to analyze the status of the representatives of the ruling princely dynasty of Inaledes in Circassia, as well as to disclose the international and legal status acquired by them in the 17th century. …”
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