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‘Escaping Isn't for Everyone’: Kurdish Smugglers’ Navigational Tactics at Checkpoints in Iran

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how Kurdish smugglers navigate state and insurgent checkpoints in the borderlands of western Iran. Drawing on ethnographic research, it analyses two key navigational tactics: persin, a form of negotiated passage involving transaction, recognition and the contingent toleration of authority; and jimi, rendered here as ...
Peyman Zinati
wiley   +1 more source

Reference Values for Pulse Oximetry Testing in Permanent Teeth: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pulse oximetry is an accurate diagnostic method for assessing the condition of the dental pulp; however, the normal oxygen saturation levels for each tooth type are yet to be clearly defined. Objectives This systematic review and meta‐analysis aims to answer the question: What are the reference values for pulse oximetry testing in ...
Lilian Tietz, Theodoro Weissheimer, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Marcus Vinicius Reis Só   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Simplified Technique for the Fabrication of Esthetic and Functional Space Maintainers in Pediatric Dentistry

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Premature loss of primary molars remains a frequent clinical problem in pediatric dentistry and may lead to space loss, occlusal disturbances, and the need for future orthodontic intervention. Conventional space maintainers, such as the band‐and‐loop appliance, are effective in preserving arch length but do not restore occlusal ...
Luciana Duarte Caldas, Anne Vitória de Jesus Ramos, Luísa Schubach da Costa Barreto, Katharina Morant Holanda de Oliveira Vanderlei   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical outcomes of rib fracture stabilization and conservative treatment in a high-volume Asian trauma center: a propensity score-matched retrospective study

World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Background Rib fractures are common chest wall injuries with conservative treatment and surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) as treatment options.
Chia-Cheng Kao, Ke-Cheng Chen, Xu-Heng Chiang, Jen-Hao Chuang, Chao-Wen Lu, Wei-Ling Hsiao, Tzu-Hsin Lin, Hsien-Chi Liao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Variant of the Treatment of Acromion-Clavicular Dislocation With TightRope ® System in a Mini - Open Approach: A Preliminary Clinical Study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Many different surgical techniques have been described to stabilize the acromion-clavicular (AC) dislocations. So far many of these procedures are performed only in arthroscopy.
Damato, P., Margiotta, C., Moretti, B., Mori, C., Notarnicola, A., Panella, A., Sforza, G., Solarino, G.   +7 more
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Post-trauma scoliosis after conservative treatment of thoracolumbar spinal fracture in children and adolescents: results in 48 patients. [PDF]

, 2015
PURPOSE: Authors examined a case series of patients younger than 18 years old who had sustained a traumatic thoracolumbar spine fracture to evaluate radiological and clinical findings of coronal spinal balance, after conservative treatment. METHODS:
Angelliaume, Audrey, Aunoble, Stéphane, Boissière, Louis, Bouty, Aurore, Gille, Olivier, Lefèvre, Yan, Pontailler, Jean-Roger, Sales de Gauzy, Jérôme, Tournier, Clément, Vital, Jean-Marc   +9 more
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Updating the forelimb anatomy of the domestic cat (Felis catus, Felidae) based on evolutionary inferences of its muscles and nerves I: Shoulder and brachium

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
In this study, we provide a detailed description of the shoulder and brachium muscles and the brachial plexus of the domestic cat (Felis catus). We identified muscular variants (articularis humeri, coracobrachialis longus, biceps brachii caput breve), clarified the independence of the anconeus medialis muscle from the triceps brachii muscle, and ...
Juan Fernando Vélez García, Ismael Vélez Cabrera, Maria Angelica Miglino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dependent Articulation in the Global Pesticide Complex: Argentina's Agrochemical Industry After the Generics Market Revolution

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the late 1990s, the pesticide industry has undergone a ‘generics revolution’ as the centre of production, and trade has shifted to the global South. China and India have become major producers, capturing Latin American markets from Northern multinationals. As a major pesticide user and a key node in global supply chains, Argentina offers
Christian Berndt, Tomás Palmisano, Marion Werner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Leaner, Meaner State—And What It Means for Society

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Populism is an old phenomenon but one which appears to once again be in ascendance globally. Attributing a nation's problems to a wicked elite, populists seek to dismantle the old order and either remove or repurpose its institutions. This paper explores how populism changes economic governance and particularly, how its emphasis on fighting ...
Christopher A. Hartwell
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical treatment of rib fractures more than one month after injury: a single-center experience

European Journal of Medical Research
Background In recent years, surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) has gained widespread acceptance, with a prevailing consensus that the procedure should be performed as promptly as possible.
Kaile Jiang, Ruonan Li, Weiwei He, Yi Yang, Lei Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source