Healthcare Workers’ SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Four Hospital Outbreaks during Delta Variant Prevalence in Sydney, Australia by Danielle Hutchinson, Mohana Kunasekaran, Haley Stone, Xin Chen, Ashley Quigley, Aye Moa, C. Raina MacIntyre

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Effectiveness and Efficiency of Administrative Appeal Procedures: a Case Study on Tax Disputes in Romania by Octavian Moldovan, Gabriela Bucătariu

“…Hence, the administrative procedure is often seen as a mere stepping stone toward subsequent legal/court actions, with no possibility to provide a satisfactory solution and thus lessen the workload of the court. …”
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Elevated Rates of Tidal Disruption Events in Active Galactic Nuclei by Karamveer Kaur, Nicholas C. Stone

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Impact of Soil and Water Conservation Measures and Slope Position on Selected Soil Attributes at a Watershed Scale by Melaku Alene Retta, Hailu Kendie Addis, Tesfaye Feyisa Beyene

“…High OC (2.44%), CEC (45 cmol (+) kg−1), and moisture (19.55%) were obtained from stone-faced soil bund stabilized with grass (SFSBG) and higher available phosphorus (7.83 ppm) from soil bund (SB), while lower bulk density (1.13 gm/cm3) was obtained from SFSBG. …”
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Exploring Quality of Life in Adults Living With Late-onset Pompe Disease: A Combined Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perceptions from Australia, France, Italy, and... by Holly Lumgair, Lisa Bashorum, Alasdair MacCulloch, Elizabeth Minas, George Timmins, Drago Bratkovic, Richard Perry, Medi Stone, Vasileios Blazos, Elisabetta Conti, Raymond Saich

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Effectiveness of joint species distribution models in the presence of imperfect detection by Stephanie Elizabeth Hogg, Yan Wang, Lewi Stone

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Evaluation of the accuracy of a simplified hybrid method versus the traditional digital method for measuring palatal volume by Shailendra Singh Rana, Sharvari Vichare, Abhishek Gupta, Anjana Rajagopalan, Om Prakash Kharbanda

“…Estimation of the palatal volume in this study involved filling the volume of interest in the palate with gypsum (Type IV) stone material and carefully carving according to the boundaries and anatomy. …”
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Pain in pancreatitis: issue and ways out by A. V. Okhlobystin

“…It is also important to detect prominent ductal changes (strictures, stones), requiring endoscopic or surgical treatment as promptly as possible. …”
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Le port antique de Saintes/Mediolanum (Charente-Maritime) by Jean-Philippe Baigl, Adrien Camus, Olivier Dayrens, Vincent Lebaron, Jonathan Letuppe, Vivien Mathé

“….), suggesting the presence of various Roman riverbank structures, as well as the discovery of a stone structure approximately 3 m thick and over 100 m long, on the right bank of the river. …”
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Embodied climate impacts in urban development: a neighbourhood case study by Simon Sjökvist, Nicolas Francart, Maria Balouktsi, Harpa Birgisdottir

“…This study examines the embodied CO2e emissions from buildings and infrastructure in a newly developed UDA, using an archetype-based LCA approach that combines both on-site and average data, which can serve as a stepping stone for a more comprehensive analysis. The study shows that most emissions in the studied UDA occur upfront and are attributed to new building construction. …”
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The Effect of Land Degradation on Potato Production in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Muko Sub-County. by Niwaha, Richard

“…Findings in revealed that 35.1% of the respondents reported that there was soil fertility decline in the study area, 29.2% of the respondents reported soil erosion, 14.6% of the respondents revealed that there was vegetation loss in Muko sub county, 11.7% of the respondents reported stone appearance while 9.4% revealed that there was waterlogging in Muko sub county. …”
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Modeling the Relationship of Concrete Strength with Aggregate Size Using Quarry Dust as Fine Aggregates for Rigid Pavements. by Ahebwa, Chrispus

“…An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of different sizes of machine-crushed aggregates used for concrete production on the strength of concrete when stone dust is used as fine aggregates and to develop a model that can be used to predict compressive strength provided MSA and concrete grade is available. …”
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Aridity-induced phenological shifts and greening trends in Mediterranean forest species: Insights from 28 years of Landsat data in southern Spain by Aurelio D. Herraiz, Pablo Salazar-Zarzosa, Cristina Acosta-Muñoz, Rocío Hernández-Clemente, Rafael Villar

“…However, aridity impacts surface phenology differently among Mediterranean species, notably shortening the growth season of Scots pine and causing significant seasonal phenology shifts in Cork oak, Stone pine, and Aleppo pine. These findings suggest that time-series Landsat data enhances our understanding of forest dynamics and aridity’s effects on vegetation. …”
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Genomic insights on cgMLST markers, drug resistance, and urease cluster of Proteus mirabilis strains by Shitao Lian, Yadong Liu, Songnian Hu, Chen Shen, Yinping Ma, Peng Yin, Zilong He

“…Furthermore, the prevalence of the urease gene cluster of P. mirabilis at the urease gene level may be associated with the formation of kidney stones. The objective of the study is to analyze the bacterium’s drug resistance, urease gene clusters, and gene distribution in genomes in order to facilitate the development of antimicrobial drugs and improve the treatment and control of P. mirabilis infections.…”
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Microstructural modifications in bitumens rejuvenated by oil from pyrolysis of waste tires by Michela Alfe, Valentina Gargiulo, Giovanna Ruoppolo, Francesco Cammarota, Pietro Calandra, Cesare Oliviero Rossi, Valeria Loise, Michele Porto, Roberto Di Capua, Paolino Caputo

“…IntroductionBitumen is the viscoelastic fluid binding the crushed stones and mineral aggregates in the asphalt material used to pave roads around the world. …”
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Gut microbiota modulation via fecal microbiota transplantation mitigates hyperoxaluria and calcium oxalate crystal depositions induced by high oxalate diet by Lingyue An, Shujue Li, Zhenglin Chang, Min Lei, Zhican He, Peng Xu, Shike Zhang, Zheng Jiang, Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal, Xinyuan Sun, Hongxing Liu, Xiaolu Duan, Wenqi Wu

“…Hyperoxaluria, including primary and secondary hyperoxaluria, is a disorder characterized by increased urinary oxalate excretion and could lead to recurrent calcium oxalate kidney stones, nephrocalcinosis and eventually end stage renal disease. …”
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Ethnopharmocology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Orthosiphon: A review by Rui Wang, Ling Qiu, Qing-wen Zhang, Ligen Lin

“…Background: Plants of the genus Orthosiphon (Lamiaceae) have been widely employed in traditional and ethnic medicines for the treatment of various diseases, including diabetes, kidney stones, edema, rheumatism, hepatitis, hypertension, and urinary tract disorders. …”
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Nécropoles multipolaires et élaboration d’un nouveau modèle socio-politique au premier âge du Fer : réflexions à partir des sites du Camp de l’Église Sud à Flaujac-Poujols (Lot) et... by Antoine Dumas

“…In at least one of the groups (in the Camp de l’Église Sud necropolis), the funerary features (stone circles) were well-preserved. In this particular sector, the anthropological data indicates that the dimensional variations of the stone circles (from 1 to 3 m in diameter) are related to variations in age of the deceased: the largest structures correspond to adult graves, while the smallest correspond to those of small children. …”
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Construction of "One Syndrome and One Product” specialized ward in the Department of Spleen and Stomach Disease and it effect on the promotion of patients experience of hospitaliza... by HUANG Yanping (黄砚萍), ZHANG Yuanchun (张元春), LI Jing (李静), TANG Ling (唐玲), LIU Chang (刘唱), TIAN Xiaodong (田小冬), ZHOU Sijia (周思佳), XIE Xiaolei (谢晓磊), LI Mingzhu (李明珠), DONG Shuo (董硕)

“…Methods To carry out the humanistic care service of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) and the characteristic techniques of TCM: shaking-hands nursing shift, the whole process of accompanying inspection service, TCM needle and stone ironing therapy, and so on. Results Through effective TCM nursing service and techniques, patients' satisfaction with nursing service, patients' satisfaction with nursing technology and nurses' satisfaction with nursing plan were improved, and the average hospital stay was reduced. …”
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Chemical composition of bird cherry fruits in the Northwestern region of Russia by S. Yu. Orlova, A. A. Yushev, T. V. Shelenga

“…Background. Among stone fruit plants, a special place belongs to bird cherry (Padus Mill.). …”
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