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Alkali-activated geopolymers based on calcined phosphate sludges and metakaolin
The extraction of phosphorite ore in Tunisia has resulted in the discharge of substantial amounts of phosphatic sludge into the region’s water system. To mitigate this environmental issue and prevent heavy met...
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Open AccessTargeting Biometals in Alzheimer’s Disease with Metal Chelating Agents Including Coumarin Derivatives
Numerous physiological processes happening in the human body, including cerebral development and function, require the participation of biometal ions such as iron, copper, and zinc. Their dyshomeostasis may, h...
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Open AccessImpaired dual-task gait in Parkinson’s disease is associated with brain morphology changes
In Parkinson’s disease (PD), impaired gait and cognition affect daily activities, particularly in the more advanced stages of the disease. This study investigated the relationship between gait parameters, cogn...
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Open AccessBeyond timing and step counting in 360° turning-in-place assessment: a sco** review
Turning in place is a challenging motor task and is used as a brief assessment test of lower limb function and dynamic balance. This review aims to examine how research of instrumented analysis of turning in p...
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The Governing-Law Anchor in Legal Translation-A Homicide Case Study
The study is aimed to test the governing-law anchor in the comparative analysis of legal terminology to harmonize the clash of legal cultures in legal translation. It is considered as an adjustment to a juritr...
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Interaction of tacrine-coumarin derivatives with double stranded DNA: spectroscopic and molecular docking study
Identifying the ways in which drugs interact with DNA is crucial from a pharmacological point of view, and therefore determining the binding mode of tacrine-coumarin derivatives with DNA is key to gaining a fu...
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Open AccessEmerging Synergies in Innovation Systems: Creative Industries in Central Europe
The window of opportunity has opened for the creative industries in Central Europe in the decades following the fall of the communist regime and the transition to a decentralised market economy. Creative indus...
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Taking advantage of asynchronous digital feedback: development of an at-home basic suture skills training program for undergraduate medical students that facilitates skills retention
To date, there are no training programs for basic suturing that allow remote deliberate practice. This study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of a basic suture skills training program and its 6-month skill ...
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Imagining State Socialism in Slovakia After 1989: Public Discourse and History Education Practices
The text above is a citation from a history textbook for high schools used nowadays in Slovakia, a part of the chapter describing life in Czechoslovakia during Socialism. Yet, we may also view it as an emblema...
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Culture and the Creative Industries in a Selected Region in the Slovak Republic
Diagnosing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has become a global topic for current and certainly future research. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) have been de...
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Technology for the CLIL Preschool
Busy teachers may find it difficult to implement technology in their classroom due to busy schedules or limited amount of time outside the class. Online technology progresses at a rapid pace and it is necessar...
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Multiple myeloma with central nervous system relapse: a case report
A 62-year-old female patient with multiple myeloma presented with progressive analgetic-resistant headache. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging and lumbar puncture revealed myeloma relapse with central nervous ...
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Promoting Microelectronic Through Remote FPGA Based Laboratory
Educational continuity has been made possible by the fact that teacher education and teacher collaboration systems have evolved rapidly to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills they need both to adopt...
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Current State and Design Recommendations of Exoskeletons of Lower Limbs in Military Applications
With the development of new wearable technologies, the use of exoskeletons is gradually gaining ground in the world’s advanced militaries
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Simultaneous determination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins and other classes of persistent organic pollutants in sediment by gas chromatography‒tandem mass spectrometry after ultrasonic solvent extraction combined with stir bar sorptive extraction
The study presents a fast and high throughput method for determination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) together with other halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in sediment. The analyte...
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Open AccessChemotherapy-triggered changes in stromal compartment drive tumor invasiveness and progression of breast cancer
Chemotherapy remains a standard treatment option for breast cancer despite its toxic effects to normal tissues. However, the long-lasting effects of chemotherapy on non-malignant cells may influence tumor cell...
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Rechargeable self-assembled droplet microswimmers driven by surface phase transitions
The design of artificial microswimmers is often inspired by the strategies of natural microorganisms. Many of these creatures exploit the fact that elasticity breaks the time-reversal symmetry of motion at low...
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Spatial and temporal distribution of pollution indices in marine surface sediments—a chemometric approach
Concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Fe measured at forty locations in the Boka Kotorska Bay were used to monitor the spatial and temporal quality of sediment and to assess surface sedimen...
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Which Is a More Reliable Bioindicator—Mussels or Seagrass? A Case Study of the Toxic Metal Pollution in the Seawater of Boka Kotorska Bay, Adriatic Sea
In the last decades, human and industrial activities in the coastal areas have increased and that resulted in different types of contamination, including trace elements. Therefore, investigations of the southe...
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The Reliability of Pig Gait Inertial Signals: A Pilot Study
Gait is an essential movement and has been shown to be a relevant measure for differentiating gait pathologies and neurological conditions in humans as well as in animals. Inertial measurement units have been ...
