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Building a Potemkin village in occupied China: Japan's wartime system of linked trade, 1939–43

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The paper discusses the novel but little‐known exchange rate system of Japanese‐occupied North China during the Second Sino‐Japanese War, in which exporters were given the right to import in the form of a piece of yellow paper, which could be sold in the secondary market.
Shinji Takagi
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Predictors and outcomes of sustained, intermittent or never achieving remission in patients with recent onset inflammatory polyarthritis:Results from the Norfolk Arthritis Register [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: Early remission is the current treatment strategy for patients with inflammatory polyarthritis (IP) and RA. Our objective was to identify baseline factors associated with achieving remission: sustained (SR), intermittent (IR) or never (NR ...
Cook, Michael J, Diffin, Janet, Lunt, Mark, MacGregor, Alex J, Scirè, Carlo A, Symmons, Deborah P M, Verstappen, Suzanne M M   +6 more
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Development of CCMb: A Low‐Mg Calcite Reference Material for In Situ Measurement of δ18O, δ13C and Selected Trace Elements

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, EarlyView.
Key Points Low‐Mg calcite RM developed for in situ microanalysis applications in palaeoclimatology (δ18O, δ13C; Mg, Sr m/m). New data for calcite CRM IAEA‐603 (δ18O, δ13C by SIMS and GS‐IRMS; Mg m/m). No detectable IMF effect of Mg on SIMS δ18O determinations for mass fractions < 3650 μg g‐1.
Andreas T. Hertwig, Maciej G. Śliwiński, Irene Cantarero, Richard A. Stern, Carles Fàbrega, Jakub T. Śliwiński, Thomas Ludwig, František Majs, William Nachlas, John H. Fournelle, Xavier Llovet, Rachelle B. Turnier, David Parcerisa, Anna Travé   +13 more
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Kinder mit Migrationshintergrund in Kindertageseinrichtungen und Horten: Unterschiede zwischen den Gruppen nicht vernachlässigen! [PDF]

, 2015
Der Besuch einer Kindertageseinrichtung oder eines Hortes kann für Kinder mit Migrationshintergrund einen wichtigen Bestandteil der Integration und Teilhabe an der deutschen Gesellschaft darstellen.
Peter, Frauke, Spieß, C. Katharina
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Eine Untersuchung zur Akzeptanz von innovativen Interaktionsformen in Kindertagesstätten [PDF]

, 2018
Nach dem Pisa-Schock hat die frühe Bildung in Kindertagesstätten (Kita) eine Aufwertung erfahren. Kognitiv-anregende Interaktionen der Erzieherinnen haben dabei besonders positiven Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der Kinder.
Konrad, Jens
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Preventive Effect of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists Against Proteinuria Induced by Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Hepatology Research, EarlyView.
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are known to reduce proteinuria in chronic kidney disease, but their effectiveness in preventing bevacizumab‐related proteinuria has not been well established. In the present multi‐institutional retrospective study, we found that these agents significantly delay the onset of moderate or higher grade proteinuria ...
Tomoki Hori, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Aoi, Yusuke Koizumi, Makoto Kuromatsu, Aiko Fukui, Hiroyo Okamoto, Atsushi Hirata, Kentaro Shinmori, Yuki Imanaka, Miyu Namba, Keisuke Nakanishi, Syunsuke Kitamura, Hideo Tsushima, Ikuko Yano, Kei Moriya, Masaru Matsui, Shigeki Ikushima   +17 more
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Cigarette smoking associates with body weight and muscle mass of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional, observational study [PDF]

, 2008
INTRODUCTION: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with altered metabolism leading to muscle wasting. In the general population, cigarette smoking is known to affect body composition by reducing fat and inhibiting muscle synthesis. Even though smoking
Alan M Nevill, Antonios Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, Athanasios Z Jamurtas, George D Kitas, Giorgos S Metsios, Karen MJ Douglas, Marina Kita, Vasileios F Panoulas, Yiannis Koutedakis   +8 more
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Relationships between executive functioning and self‐concept in children referred for neuropsychological group rehabilitation and typically developing children

Journal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the relationship between executive functions (EFs) and self‐concept (SC) in children referred for neuropsychological group rehabilitation due to EF deficits, compared with typically developing (TD) children. EFs and SC are vital for academic performance and social interactions, yet the link between them in clinical ...
Elina Vierikko, Heini Saarimäki, Kati Rantanen   +2 more
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Construct validity of the interview Time Trade-Off and computer Time Trade-Off in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional observational pilot study [PDF]

, 2012
Background\ud The Time Trade-Off (TTO) is a widely used instrument for valuing preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The TTO reveals preferences for own current health (‘utilities’) on a scale anchored between death (0) and perfect ...
Braakman-Jansen, Louise M.A., Buitinga, Laurien, Laar, Mart A.F.J. van de, Taal, Erik   +3 more
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Individual characteristics associated with youth symptom reports and persisting symptoms after concussion

Journal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Dissonant approaches for measuring persisting symptoms after concussion (PSaC) make it difficult to predict who will experience prolonged symptoms. We sought to identify medical and sociodemographic characteristics associated with symptom burden and assess how such factors shape symptom evolution and PSaC classification after mild traumatic ...
S. D. Hicks, B. A. Harding, R. Olympia, J. Loeffert, C. Onks, R. C. Mannix, D. A. Levine, K. O. Yeates   +7 more
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