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Human Embalming Techniques With Organ Preservation: An Update and Literature Review. [PDF]

Cureus
Silva Júnior EX, Bettencourt-Pires MA, França Silva LC, Morais Silva AL, De Souza VC, Vassilenko VB.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Learning Context and Program Length on L2 Skill Development

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of learning context (study abroad versus at home) and program length (summer versus semester) on the development of four language skills among learners of Chinese as a second language (L2). A total of 725 L2 Chinese learners completed standardized proficiency tests before and after participating in their ...
Yuan Lu, Chuanren Ke
wiley   +1 more source

Use of synthetic population to assess alcohol abuse in small areas. [PDF]

Rev Bras Epidemiol
Gomes CS, Bernal RTI, Araújo LF, França Júnior CR, Alves SN, Souza JB, Baldi FVSO, Gonçalves MA, Almeida JM, Malta DC.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Navigating Double Decolonization: Mainland Chinese Immigrants' Re‐Emphasis or Concealment of Chineseness in Hong Kong

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article engages with Ching‐Kwan Lee's (2025) idea that the post‐1997 Hong Kong protests represent a series of decolonization efforts, stemming from British colonial rule and now from the Chinese ‘neo‐colonial’ regime. Instead of focusing on Hong Kong natives, however, this article presents mainland Chinese immigrants (MCIs) who live in ...
Yao‐Tai Li
wiley   +1 more source

Speaking to Power: How Linguistic Minority Accents Shape Voter Perceptions of Party Leaders

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In multilingual countries, does the way minority group members speak the majority language hinder their chances of attaining the highest political office? Can their accent undermine their claim to represent all citizens? Is it associated with certain stereotypes?
Florence Laflamme, Philippe Chassé
wiley   +1 more source

The PaO2/FiO2 is a weak predictor of mortality for critically ill patients: limitations of an easy-to-calculate score. [PDF]

Crit Care Sci
Fernandes SM, Sweeney RM, Pereira JG.
europepmc   +1 more source

From Online Gatherings to Industrial Relations Actors: A Framework for Understanding the Impacts of Digital Labour Groups

New Technology, Work and Employment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital labour groups (DLGs)—online groups focusing on labour issues—are emerging as new actors in employment relations. While existing research documents various aspects of DLGs' activities, there is limited understanding of their impact on industrial relations (IR) or how an impact is achieved.
Yao Yao, Lorenzo Frangi
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence and Genetic Diversity of <i>Trichomonas gallinae</i> in Captive Synanthropic Birds in Southeastern Brazil. [PDF]

Pathogens
Pereira AG, Simões SRJS, Silva MCCD, Calchi AC, Bassini-Silva R, Castro-Santiago AC, Machado RZ, André MR, Werther K.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Laser Acupuncture on the Management of Xerostomia in Sjögren's Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study evaluated the efficacy of photobiomodulation (PBM) at acupuncture points for managing xerostomia in patients with Sjögren's Disease. Material and Methods In this randomized, double‐blind clinical trial, 50 patients were assigned to PBM group (n = 22) or sham‐PBM group (n = 28).
Matheus Ferreira Linares, Tainá Duarte dos Santos França, Maria Clara Barros Madureira Ferreira, Michele Gomes do Nascimento, Angela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte, Luiz Alcino Gueiros   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autogenous vaginal tunic used as reinforcement in inguinal herniorrhaphy in a dog. [PDF]

Braz J Vet Med
da Silva MC, de Freitas MP, Gomes BB, Dos Santos VRD, Franca EMAP, Nascimento EM, Rodrigues KPS, do Nascimento JPV, Gomes DC.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source