USSR in World War II by M. Yu. Myagkov

“…The signing of the Pact was preceded by the failure in August 1939 of the negotiations between the military mis­sions of Britain, France and the USSR, although Moscow took the Anglo-French-Soviet nego­tiations with all seriousness.The huge losses of the USSR in the summer of 1941 are explained by the following circum­stances: before the war, a large-scale modernization of the Red Army was launched, a gradu­ate of a military school did not have sufficient experience in managing an entrusted unit by June 22, 1941; the Red Army was going to bleed the enemy in border battles, stop it with short counterattacks by covering units, carry out defensive operations, and then strike a de­cisive blow into the depths of the enemy's territory, so the importance of a multi-echeloned long-term defense in 1941 was underestimated by the command of the Red Army and it was not ready for it; significant groupings of the Western Special Military District were drawn into potential salients, which was used by the Germans at the initial stage of the war; Stalin's fear of provoking Hitler to start a war led to slowness in making the most urgent and necessary decisions to bring troops to combat readiness.The Allies delayed the opening of the second front for an unreasonably long time. …”
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OCT Biometry (B-OCT): A New Method for Measuring Ocular Axial Dimensions by Bartosz L. Sikorski, Pawel Suchon

“…The presented method is the first spectral domain OCT-based biometry technique and the only one integrated into a standard OCT device. Thus, it brings novel functionality to OCT technology.…”
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Socio-economic assessment of drought impacts in Lesotho: implications for early action by Relebohile Agnes Mojaki, Makoala Vitalis Marake, Evan Easton-Calabria, Joalane Rethabile Marunye, Erin Coughlan de Perez

“…Given that the research team has worked with humanitarian organisations in the study area after which development interventions were implemented, this might have led to interviewees exaggerating the negative impacts of drought hoping the team to bring assistance into the community. In contrast, others may have downplayed the impact and anticipatory actions they deem necessary because of concern that people from different institutions come to ask questions without feedback. …”
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Transprofessional education in the student discourse: Demand, expectations, risks by A. N. Pinchuk, S. G. Karepova, D. A. Tikhomirov

“…The nonlinearity of professional and educational trajectories brings to the fore, and the practice of continuous professional development and retraining becomes particularly important. …”
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Sushi Reverses Course: Consuming American Sushi in Tokyo by Matthew Allen, Rumi Sakamoto

“…The nascent American sushi trend brings into relief aspects of Japan-US relations that are seldom articulated in the context of discourse about food – in particular the continued symbolic dominance of the US in Japanese eyes;3 and it also is emblematic of how Japan engages aspects of globalisation, in this case fetishising a mundane product that has become something new in its reimported form. …”
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The Legacy of KH. Wahid Hasyim's Reforms: Da'wah Management and the Transformation of Islamic Education by M. Fahmi Ashari, Derysmono Derysmono, Muhammad Rozan Fikri

“…From these thoughts, the author intends to contextualise them with the conditions of Islamic organisations in Indonesia, so that Islamic organisations have a mindset like the thoughts of KH. Wahid Hasyim which brings novelty and a structured and systematic managerial concept. …”
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The Clinical Characteristics, Patterns of Recurrence, and Long-Term Survival Outcomes of Dual-Phenotype Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Liver Resection by Yu ZC, Fang ZK, Yu Y, Liu SY, Wang KD, Shi ZJ, Jin LM, Huang XK, Lu Y, Shen GL, Liu JW, Huang DS, Zhang CW, Liang L

“…Zi-Chen Yu,1,2 Zheng-Kang Fang,1,2 Yang Yu,3 Si-Yu Liu,4 Kai-Di Wang,1,5 Zhe-Jin Shi,1,5 Li-Ming Jin,1 Xiao-Kun Huang,1,2 Yi Lu,1 Guo-Liang Shen,1 Jun-Wei Liu,1 Dong-Sheng Huang,1 Cheng-Wu Zhang,1 Lei Liang1 1Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, General Surgery, Cancer Center, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Postgraduate Training Base Alliance of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Imaging Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Interventional Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University Lishui Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of the second School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lei Liang, General Surgery, Cancer Center, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China, Email liangl1992@hotmail.comBackground & Aims: Dual-phenotype hepatocellular carcinoma (DPHCC) is discernible from classical HCC (CHCC) in its morphology and is characterized by the co-expression of both CHCC and cholangiocyte markers. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy in Ovariectomized Osteoporotic Rats Based on Micro-CT and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zhencheng Xiong, Ping Yi, Jialiang Lin, Shengfeng Qiu, Li Shu, Chi Zhang

“…The results of this meta-analysis showed the potential therapeutic effect of stem cell transplantation in OVX osteoporotic rats, bringing new therapeutic ideas and directions to the clinical treatment of osteoporosis. …”
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Flora Nwapa’nın Kadınlar Farklıdır Romanında Kadın Konusu by Fatma Kalpaklı

“…Related to this, in the novel, paradoxically it has been observed that some Nigerian women characters begin to long for the old British colonial days due to the fact that freedom also brings some responsibilities as well. Lacking the necessary educational background and economic independence, these women’s new responsibilities begin to be a burden on their shoulders. …”
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Identifying and Ranking the Causes of Delay Based on Production Strategies in Manufacturing Projects by Mohsen Rouzbahani, Mohammad Forozandeh

“…Therefore, future studies should provide the analysis and findings in each case because each one will bring distinctive and unique findings in its case. …”
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Analisis Peran Pemerintah Daerah terhadap Ketersediaan Fasilitas Kesehatan pada Pelaksanaan Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional di Provinsi Bengkulu by Yandrizal ., Desri Suryani

“…Methods: formative analysis, assessing the role of local governments on the policies that are being implemented, and how to modify the thinking for development so as to bring improvement. Results: Mid-2014 FKTP in collaboration with the Social Security Agency (BPJS) health as much as 229 units, 361 units are still lacking to achieve the requirements in 2019. …”
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Yoruba Epistemology, Art, Language and the Universe of Meanings: A Meta-Analysis by Michael O. Afolayan

“…I then argue that Okediji’s text brings to light the main thrust of Abiodun’s argument, which is that the indigenous language that births the art and culture of a people is the only channel through which the said art and culture could be most accurately interpreted or critiqued. …”
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New particle formation dynamics in the central Andes: contrasting urban and mountaintop environments by D. Aliaga, V. A. Sinclair, R. Krejci, R. Krejci, M. Andrade, M. Andrade, P. Artaxo, L. Blacutt, R. Cai, R. Cai, S. Carbone, Y. Gramlich, L. Heikkinen, L. Heikkinen, L. Heikkinen, D. Heslin-Rees, D. Heslin-Rees, W. Huang, W. Huang, V.-M. Kerminen, A. M. Koenig, A. M. Koenig, M. Kulmala, M. Kulmala, M. Kulmala, P. Laj, P. Laj, V. Mardoñez-Balderrama, V. Mardoñez-Balderrama, C. Mohr, C. Mohr, C. Mohr, I. Moreno, P. Paasonen, W. Scholz, K. Sellegri, L. Ticona, G. Uzu, F. Velarde, A. Wiedensohler, D. Worsnop, D. Worsnop, C. Wu, C. Wu, C. Wu, C. Xuemeng, Q. Zha, F. Bianchi

“…As the day progresses, upslope winds bring in air masses affected by surface emissions from lower altitudes, which may include anthropogenic or biogenic sources. …”
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The Battle of Žalgiris / Grunwald: Unanswered Questions by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…Since Poles could have dominated among the mercenaries - at least the composition of the very garrison of Smolensk shows this and Długosz also knew about it - this brings sufficiently new aspects of interpretation into the motives of this chronicler of the glorification of the flags of Smolensk in the battlefield of Grunwald. …”
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Perancangan Pengalaman Pengguna Portal Job Fair Sarjana Sakti dengan Pendekatan Human-Centered Design by Annisah Amalia, Herman Tolle, Ratih Kartika Dewi

“…Abstract Job fair is an activity that brings job seekers with companies that provide job vacancies in one place together and aims to reduce unemployment in certain areas. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture Exercise Therapy On Isokinetic Muscle Strength and Exercise Ability of Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Wen YAN, Jiaying MURONG, Shuyi CUI, Wanwen HE, Xun ZHUANG

“…After operation, the observation group was given acupuncture exercise therapy, acupuncture at the knee pain points on the healthy side of the patients, and then the acupuncture was performed with the method of twirling, smoothing, toning and catharsis (the frequency was 120 times a minute, with the tolerance of the patients as the degree, one minute a time). After getting Qi (bring about the desired sensation), the patients were given active knee flexion training, isometric contraction training and closed-chain squat training, and the training method was the same as that of the control group. …”
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S’unir au Prophète. L’expérience matérielle, esthétique et dévotionnelle du Dalā’il al-Khayrāt au Maroc. Approches codicologique et anthropologique by Hiba Abid, Anouk Cohen

“…This kind of medium led us to explore how the physical changes of the book went hand in hand with a modification of the relationships of the faithful to the text of the Dalā’il, to its transmission and, more broadly, to their way of uniting with the Prophet. To bring this study to a successful conclusion, we examined the present practices and representations of the book of the Dalā’il, little explored to date. …”
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Career Development Programs and Employee Performance in Kanungu District, South Western Uganda by Ainebyona, Alex, Moses, Agaba

“…The Pearson correlation of 0.928** revealed a positive but statistically significant relationship between career advancement and employee performance meaning that career advancement based on competencies of staff, provision of scholarship to staff to upgrade their knowledge and skills, having career progression plan guided on equity and merit and career progression guidelines which stipulates conditions for promotion are likely to bring about better employee performance geared towards timely achievement of town Council targets. …”
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Evidence Gaps and Lessons in the Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Study in a Primary Care Setting (PREFATE Study) by Josep L. Clua-Espuny, Alba Hernández-Pinilla, Delicia Gentille-Lorente, Eulàlia Muria-Subirats, Teresa Forcadell-Arenas, Cinta de Diego-Cabanes, Domingo Ribas-Seguí, Anna Diaz-Vilarasau, Cristina Molins-Rojas, Meritxell Palleja-Millan, Eva M. Satué-Gracia, Francisco Martín-Luján

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A qualitative process evaluation of SBIRT implementation in pediatric trauma centers using the Science to Service Laboratory implementation strategy by Kelli Scott, Michael J. Mello, Geraldine Almonte, Emely Arenas Lemus, Julie R. Bromberg, Janette Baird, Anthony Spirito, Mark R. Zonfrillo, Karla Lawson, Lois K. Lee, Emily Christison-Lagay, Stephanie Ruest, Jeremy Aidlen, Andrew Kiragu, Charles Pruitt, Isam Nasr, Robert Todd Maxson, Beth Ebel, Sara J. Becker

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