A Critical Review of the Book Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History by Ali Karimi Maleh

“…The main idea of the book examines the basic rationale of social orders and the explanation of the transition from natural governments to open access orders and reduction of violence through the coalition of elites or political and economic competition. …”
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Climatology and Teleconnections of Mesoscale Convective Systems in an Andean Basin in Southern Ecuador: The Case of the Paute Basin by Lenin Campozano, Katja Trachte, Rolando Célleri, Esteban Samaniego, Joerg Bendix, Cristóbal Albuja, John F. Mejia

“…On the east of the PB, the variability of MCSs is positively correlated to the tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies south of the equator, due to the variability of the Atlantic subtropical anticyclone, showing main departures from this relation when anomalous conditions occur in the tropical Pacific due to ENSO.…”
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High-Resolution Monthly Precipitation Fields (1913–2015) over a Complex Mountain Area Centred on the Forni Valley (Central Italian Alps) by Golzio Alessio, Crespi Alice, Irene Maria Bollati, Senese Antonella, Guglielmina Adele Diolaiuti, Pelfini Manuela, Maugeri Maurizio

“…We set up a model based on monthly homogenised precipitation series and we spatialised climatologies and anomalies on a 30-arc-second-resolution DEM, using Local Weighted Linear Regression (LWLR) and Regression Kriging (RK) of precipitation versus elevation, in order to test the most suitable approach for this complex terrain area. …”
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Natural Gas Migration Pathways and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate Enrichment in the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea by Tingna Zuo, Ren Wang, Yulin He, Wanzhong Shi, Jinqiang Liang, Litao Xu, Hao Du, Yan Deng, Xiaofeng Xu

“…Hydrate-related amplitude anomalies and extensive bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs) were mapped within the uppermost part. …”
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Impaired insight in schizophrenia is associated with higher frontoparietal cerebral blood flow: an arterial spin labeling study by Jianmeng Song, Edgardo Carmona-Torres, Yasaman Kambari, Sofia Chavez, Fumihiko Ueno, Teruki Koizum, Aron Amaev, Ali Abdolizadeh, Vincenzo De Luca, Daniel M. Blumberger, Gary Remington, Bruce Pollock, Ariel Graff-Guerrero, Philip Gerretsen

“…Previous neuroimaging studies suggest that impaired insight in patients with schizophrenia may be related to structural and functional anomalies in frontoparietal brain regions. To date, limited studies have investigated the association between regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) and impaired insight in schizophrenia. …”
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Enhancing V2X Security Through Combined Rule-Based and DL-Based Local Misbehavior Detection in Roadside Units by Seungyoung Park, Duksoo Kim, Seokwoo Lee

“…To mitigate the performance degradation of DL-based anomaly detection in truncated sequences, we integrated a rule-based method performed for single or two consecutively received BSMs. …”
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Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Rupture: An Unusual Presentation of Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion: A Case Report by Eda-Cristina Abuchaibe, Nancy Dobrolet, Katherine Peicher, Roque Ventura, Elizabeth Welch

“…There are many congenital heart defects associated with chromosome 22q11 deletion, especially involving the aortic arch and its branches. SVA is not an anomaly usually associated with chromosome 22 deletion. …”
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Recent Intensified Winter Coldness in the Mid-High Latitudes of Eurasia and Its Relationship with Daily Extreme Low Temperature Variability by Chuhan Lu, Shaoqing Xie, Yujing Qin, Jiewen Zhou

“…Coincidently, positive phase shifts of the first two leading modes of the extratropical circulation, which feature similar blocking-like anomalies in the northwestern Eurasian subarctic, jointly play an important role in the recent frequency of severe winters.…”
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Freedom of Expression: what lessons should we learn from US experience? by Ronaldo Porto Macedo Junior

“…Many courts are also imposing high compensation damages that are challenging the “right to ridicule” in comedy shows and newspapers cartoons. The Brazilian public opinion in general tends to be sympathetic to more restrictive rules that may threaten freedom of expression in Brazil. …”
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Acoustic Velocity Log Numerical Simulation and Saturation Estimation of Gas Hydrate Reservoir in Shenhu Area, South China Sea by Kun Xiao, Changchun Zou, Biao Xiang, Jieqiong Liu

“…The average value of gas hydrate saturation estimated from the TPT model is 23.2%, and the maximum saturation is 31.5%, which is basically in accordance with simplified three-phase equation (STPE), effective medium theory (EMT), resistivity log (Rt), and chloride anomaly method.…”
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Natural Enrichment of Trace Elements in Surface Horizons of Calcareous Soils (La Mancha, Spain) by Sandra Bravo Martín-Consuegra, Jose A. Amorós Ortíz-Villajos, Caridad Pérez-de-los-Reyes, Francisco J. García Navarro, Rolando Ruedas Luna, Raimundo Jiménez Ballesta

“…The majority of trace element anomalies are related to calcareous material and the leaching of calcium carbonate (Ca), while the influence of the anthropogenic factor is secondary. …”
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Meta-analysis and systematic review for the genetic basis of cleft lip and palate by Wafaa Yahia Alghonemy, Mohamed Gaber Ashmawy

“…Cleft lip and palate (CLP) are a usually inherited anomaly described as a gap in the oral cavity's upper lip and/or roof. …”
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Detecting Subtle Cyberattacks on Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Machine Learning Approach by Tianyi Li, Mingfeng Shang, Shian Wang, Raphael Stern

“…Subsequently, we examine the consequences of these attacks on both singular vehicle dynamics (micro) and broader traffic flow patterns (macro). We introduce a new anomaly detection model based on generative adversarial networks (GAN) designed for the real-time pinpointing of such attacks using vehicle trajectory data. …”
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Diagnostic Dilemma in Rudimentary Horn Pregnancies: Report of the Eight Cases and a Literature Review by Mehmet Sıddık Evsen, Muhammet Erdal Sak, Ali Özler, Hatice Ender Soydinç, Abdulkadir Turgut, Neval Yaman Goruk, Ahmet Yalınkaya

“…Two cases had a history of cesarean section due to malpresentation but interestingly without any information about having a Mullerian anomaly. Two of 4 cases with massive intra-abdominal bleeding which had been transferred from other clinics, presented with shock. …”
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Enhancing betalains production and antioxidant activity in Celosia argentea cell suspension cultures using biotic and abiotic elicitors by Kanchanok Mueangnak, Haruthairat Kitwetcharoen, Sudarat Thanonkeo, Preekamol Klanrit, Jirawan Apiraksakorn, Poramaporn Klanrit, Poramate Klanrit, Pornthap Thanonkeo

“…Various concentrations of chitosan, yeast extract, salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, copper sulfate (CuSO4), and cobalt chloride (CoCl2) were evaluated. The results revealed that chitosan, salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, and CuSO4 significantly improved betalains production in the cell suspension cultures. …”
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Insight in Hypoxia-Mimetic Agents as Potential Tools for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Priming in Regenerative Medicine by Agata Nowak-Stępniowska, Paulina Natalia Osuchowska, Henryk Fiedorowicz, Elżbieta Anna Trafny

“…Several pharmaceutical/chemical hypoxia-mimetic agents can be used to induce hypoxia in the tissues: deferoxamine (DFO), dimethyloxaloylglycine (DMOG), 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), cobalt chloride (CoCl2), and isoflurane (ISO). Hypoxia-mimetic agents can increase cell proliferation, preserve or enhance differentiation potential, increase migration potential, and induce neovascularization in a concentration- and stem cell source-dependent manner. …”
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Small signal stability in low-renewable power systems: A 138 kV Santo Domingo case study by Ángel José Sánchez-Sánchez, Miguel Aybar-Mejía, Víctor Ernesto Peralta-Maxwell, Ángel Dagoberto Germán-Encarnación, Eduardo De León-Concepción, Deyslen Mariano-Hernández

“…The analysis shows that the current system can absorb anomalies of small signals due to the low penetration of renewables. …”
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Therapeutic Effects of Tangshen Formula on Diabetic Nephropathy in db/db Mice Using Cytokine Antibody Array by Xue Mei Fan, Chun Lian Huang, Yi Ming Wang, Ning Li, Qiong Lin Liang, Guo An Luo

“…The present study reveals that TSF could ameliorate the metabolic anomalies and renal injury in db/db mice. One of the important mechanisms for treatment of DN using the treatment of TSF is the control of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway via regulation of IL-2, IL-6, IL-13, Il-15, and IFN-γ expression.…”
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Numerical Calculations of Charging Threshold at GEO Altitudes With Two Temperature Non‐Extensive Electrons by Saba Javed, Nazish Rubab, Sadia Zaheer, Stefaan Poedts, Ghulam Jaffer

“…Abstract Surface charging at geosynchronous altitude is one of the major concerns for satellites and spacecrafts. Spacecraft anomalies are often associated with extreme surface charging events, especially during substorms in which the GEO plasma is better modeled as two temperatures non‐Maxwellian plasma. …”
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A Systematic Review of Parental Occupational Pesticide Exposure and Geographical Proximity to Agricultural Fields in Association with Neural Tube Defects by Karoline Felisbino, Shayane da Silva Milhorini, Nathalia Kirsten, Mariane Yoshie Sato, Davi Paula da Silva, Juliana Danna Kulik, Izonete Cristina Guiloski

“…Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the second most common congenital anomaly and have been widely associated with exposure to pesticides. …”
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