Epidemiological Characteristics of Hospitalized Burn Patients—A 10-Year Retrospective Study in a Major Burn Center in Serbia by Marina Stojanović, Milana Marinković, Milana Jurišić, Biljana Miličić, Milan Stojičić, Milan Jovanović, Jelena Jeremić, Nemanja Dimić, Svetlana Srećković, Irina Drača Cetušić, Marko Jović

“…The requirement for mechanical ventilation support was the strongest independent predictor of mortality, while other independent predictors of mortality were male gender, higher %TBSA, deep burns, mechanism of injury, an extended total length of stay (LOS), the occurrence of complications during hospitalization, and conservative treatment modalities. …”
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Thomas Wolfe: Modo and the Potential for Renaissance by Amélie Moisy

“…Yet his professional associations affected his radically independent image and his contemporaries; the Southern Agrarians, who became the New Critics, rejected his artistic choices. …”
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Bolsonaro’s ‘Anti-Diplomacy' by J. A. Timofeeva

“…Unilateral concessions to Washington predictably gave no results and lowered Brazilian independence in decision making. The USA was not interested in strengthening its rival in Latin America, no matter how friendly the relations between the two countries were. …”
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The “Nixon China Shock” in the Mirror of Japanese Domestic Politics by V. V. Nelidov

“…Kissinger to the PRC and about the President’s upcoming visit there) became one of the pivotal points in the history of Japanese foreign policy and contributed to Tokyo becoming more independent from Washington in its diplomatic course. …”
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Ken Livingstone : The Thorn in (New) Labour’s Side by Timothy Whitton

“…This new stance did not prevent him from losing the 2008 election when the Conservative candidate, Boris Johnson, became mayor of London. …”
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Osteology and functional morphology of a transitional pterosaur Dearc sgiathanach from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) of Scotland by Natalia Jagielska, Michael O’Sullivan, Ian B. Butler, Thomas J. Challands, Gregory F. Funston, Dugald Ross, Amelia Penny, Stephen L. Brusatte

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Vitamin D Deficiency in Lebanese Adults: Prevalence and Predictors from a Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Asma Arabi, Nariman Chamoun, Mona P. Nasrallah, Hani M. Tamim

“…After adjustment for multiple covariates, age, income, alcohol consumption, and serum creatinine were independent predictors of vitamin D deficiency. Conclusion. …”
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Differences and driving factors of leaf functional traits between old tree and mature tree of Pinus tabulaeformis in the Loess Plateau by Yuting Lei, Zimao Feng, Zhong Zhao

“…Results Compared with mature trees, old trees presented greater economic traits (except leaf phosphorus content), anatomical traits (except the stomatal density), and physiological traits (except superoxide dismutase activity) and lower photosynthetic traits, and their survival strategies were more conservative. The difference was mainly driven by soil property and genetic factors (common explanation rate was 67.89%), and the independent effect of genetic factors (10.09%) was slightly higher than that of soil property factors (2.88%). …”
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Leaf and Root Functional Traits of Woody and Herbaceous Halophytes and Their Adaptations in the Yellow River Delta by Yan Wang, Hao Wu, Jian Wang, Liqiang Mu, Zhongyue Li

“…These results highlight that woody species tended to be more conservative in resource acquisition and establishment; meanwhile, the herbaceous ones were acquisitive. …”
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Evaluation of the penetration depth of Guttaflow bioseal and Bioceramic sealers using scanning electron microscope (in vitro study). by Razawa Kareem Saeed

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Apical extrusion of debris with different rotary and reciprocating single-file endodontic instrumentation systems: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Muhammad Zubair Ahmad, Durre Sadaf, Marcy McCall MacBain, Ahmed Nabil Mohamed

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Post-Socialist Ethnic Symbolism, Suppression of Yugoslav Social Memory, and Radical Populism Psychology by Faruk Hadžić

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DisCo P-ad: Distance-Correlation-Based <i><b>p</b></i>-Value Adjustment Enhances Multiple Testing Corrections for Metabolomics by Debmalya Nandy, Debashis Ghosh, Katerina Kechris

“…However, many existing procedures may be too conservative or too lenient, only assume a linear association between the features, or have not been evaluated on metabolomics data. …”
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Advancing Orthodontic Aesthetics: Exploring the Potential of Injectable Composite Resin Techniques for Enhanced Smile Transformations by Davide Spadoni, Cristina Valeri, Vincenzo Quinzi, Ute Schneider Moser, Giuseppe Marzo

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Populism in the political culture of Turkey: The foreign policy dimension by P. V. Shlykov

“…The declarative pursuit of Turkey to get more independent and autonomous position in the international system resulted in the strategy of development with primarily focus on the bilateral relations with different states. …”
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Physical functioning outcome measures in the lumbar spinal surgery population and measurement properties of the physical outcome measures: protocol for a systematic review by Alison B Rushton, Jai Mistry, Michael J Lukacs, Katie L Kowalski, Maren Goodman

“…For disabling pain not responsive to conservative management, surgical intervention can enhance physical functioning. …”
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Clinical implication of NT-proBNP to predict mortality in patients with acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study by Rui Zhang, Hao Wang, Chenxi Song, Rui Fu, Kefei Dou, Shuai Liu, Qianqian Liu, Xiaohui Bian, Weida Liu, Chengang Zhu, Jingjing Gao, Sheng Yuan, Xinming Cui, Sijia Qin, Yumeng Li

“…After multivariable regression adjusted for confounders, NT-proBNP tertiles were independent predictors for 1-year mortality (adjusted HR for intermediate group 1.52, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.27; adjusted HR for high group 2.17, 95% CI 1.41 to 3.32). …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for middle-aged and ageing population with neck pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Taweewat Wiangkham, Uchukarn Boonyapo, Piyameth Dilokthornsakul, Nattawan Phungwattanakul

“…Current clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews recommended conservative, pharmacological and invasive interventions for individuals with NP. …”
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Anterior Endocrowns as An Alternative to Core Crown restorations: A Systematic Review by Hisham A. Mously, Ghada H. Naguib, Ahmed O. Abougazia, Afaf A. Almabadi, Osama A. Qutub, Mohamed T. Hamed

“…Endocrowns are a viable and conservative approach for restoring endodontically treated anterior teeth, offering comparable biomechanical performance to traditional post core-crown restorations and less catastrophic failures. …”
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Clinicopathological Features, Treatment Strategy, and Prognosis of Primary Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of the Duodenum: A SEER Database Analysis by Guoliang Zheng, Yue Wang, Yan Zhao, Zhichao Zheng

“…The treatment modality (surgery vs. conservative treatment) was not statistically related to DSS. …”
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