Histological Ex Vivo Evaluation of Peri-Incisional Thermal Effect Created by a New-Generation CO2 Superpulsed Laser by G. Palaia, A. Del Vecchio, A. Impellizzeri, G. Tenore, P. Visca, F. Libotte, C. Russo, U. Romeo

“…A CO2 (λ = 10,600 nm) ultra-speed laser (SmartUS20D, DEKA, Florence, Italy) has been used at different parameters from 2 to 4 watt in Continuous Wave (CW) and Pulsed Wave (PW, 50 Hz) to obtain 30 samples from pig cadaver tongues. …”
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An early warning system for oil wells based on improved long short-term memory network by Jinman Li, Jinman Li, Chunsheng Zhang, Yang Lin, Yimeng Liu, Qingshuang Jin, Tianhao Xiao, Xiaoqi Liu, Ying Zhang

“…This study focuses on the ultra-high water cut stage in water-driven medium-to-high permeability reservoirs, where the water cut—defined as the ratio of produced water to total produced fluid—exceeds 90%. …”
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Multimodal Imaging Characteristics of ADRP in a Family with p.Thr58Arg Substituted RHO Mutation by Misty Ruppert, John Pyun, K. V. Chalam, David Sierpina

“…We describe multimodal imaging findings in a 58-year-old female with adRP due to a c.173 C > G, p.Thr58Arg rhodopsin mutation (confirmed on genotyping), including ultra-wide-field fundus autofluorescence (UWF-FAF), color scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, structural optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT-angiography (OCT-A), electroretinography (ERG), and visual field testing (HVF). …”
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Fecal metabolomics reveals the positive effect of ethanol extract of propolis on T2DM mice by Chunmei Wang, Huiting Zhao, Kai Xu, Yali Du, Jinjia Liu, Jinfei Wang, Yusuo Jiang

“…However, there are have only been a few reports that are based on an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS) analysis of the fecal metabolomics of ethanol extract of propolis (EEP) in the treatment of T2DM. …”
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Dysregulated tryptophan metabolism contributes to metabolic syndrome in Chinese community-dwelling older adults by Shujing Sun, Fangting Hu, Yanru Sang, Sheng Wang, Xuechun Liu, Jiafeng Shi, Hongjuan Cao, Fangbiao Tao, Kaiyong Liu

“…We aim to investigate the relationship between the TRP metabolites and the risk of MetS in older adults. Methods Ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry was used to detect TRP and its seven metabolites in a study involving 986 participants. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Ischemic Stroke （Cerebral Infarction）Working Group of Clinical Practice Guidelines of Chinese Medicine Rehabilit... by Working Group of Clinical Practice Guidelines of Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Ischemic Stroke (Cerebral Infarction)

“…This guideline standardizes the diagnosis and rehabilitation treatment of cerebral infarction in terms of scope, terminology, diagnosis of TCM and western medicine, rehabilitation assessment, TCM rehabilitation treatment and nursing, in order to provide guidance and reference for clinicians or rehabilitation doctors in diagnosis and treatment. ① Diagnosis: it is divided into TCM diagnosis and western medicine diagnosis, TCM diagnosis includes disease differentiation and syndrome differentiation (meridian involved style and viscera involved style), and western medicine diagnosis includes diagnosis basis, clinical stage and quantitative classification of clinical condition. ② Rehabilitation assessment: it mainly includes the assessment of neurological impairment, motor function, balance function, speech function, swallowing function, cognitive function, psychological assessment and quality of life. ③ Rehabilitation treatment of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM): it mainly stipulates the diagnosis and treatment technologies of traditional Chinese medicine treatment, acupuncture therapy, massage therapy, traditional functional methods, rehabilitation treatment and nursing in the ultra early stage, acute stage, recovery stage and sequelae stage of cerebral infarction. …”
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Depression among Tibetan residents in the Southeastern region of Qinghai-Tibet plateau: a cross-sectional study by Yuji Chen, Ga Long, Qing Huang, Ping Zhang, Nie Xu

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that middle-aged (OR 2.86, 95% CI 1.69–4.82, P < 0.01) and elderly people (OR 2.27, 95% CI 1.30–3.98, P < 0.01), living in ultra-high altitude areas (OR 3.48, 95% CI 1.35–2.91, P < 0.01) and low BMI (OR   4.31, 95% CI 1.33–13.93) are high-risk factors for depression. …”
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Quasi-superplasticity in an Mg–Li–Al–Y alloy processed by rolling by Furong Cao, Bijin Zhou, Panning Xu, Guangming Xu

“…In order to explore the high temperature ductility of ultra-light magnesium-lithium alloy, a new Mg-7.28Li-2.19Al-0.091Y (LAY720) alloy was prepared by casting and rolling. …”
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Switched CMOS current source compared to enhanced Howland circuit for bio-impedance applications by da Silva Pablo Dutra, Filho Pedro Bertemes

“…These facts lead to the need for a current source more compatible with DIBS signals, ultra-low power supply, standard CMOS integrated circuit, output current amplitude independent of input voltage amplitude, high output impedance, high load capability, high output voltage swing, and the possibility of tetra-polar BIS analysis, that is a pseudotetra-polar in the case of EHCS. …”
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Research Progress in Small-Molecule Detection Using Aptamer-Based SERS Techniques by Li Zheng, Qingdan Ye, Mengmeng Wang, Fan Sun, Qiang Chen, Xiaoping Yu, Yufeng Wang, Pei Liang

“…Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy is an ultra-sensitive, non-destructive analytical technique that can rapidly acquire the “fingerprint information” of the measured molecules. …”
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Effects of the Changes of Load and Flue Gas Temperature on the Emission of Particulate Matter from the Coal-fired Unit by Yujia Wu, Zhenyao Xu, Siqi Liu, Minghui Tang, Shengyong Lu

“…CPM and FPM were sampled from a typical ultra-low emission coal-fired power unit with different operating loads (650, 850, and 1000 MW) and flue gas temperature (90 and 100°C). …”
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Transition of BiOCl nanosheet into cotton-like clusters for piezoelectric enhanced photocatalytic degradation of dye and photocatalytic hydrogen production by Zheng Luo, C.P. Leo, Fengbo Guo, Xin-ya Zhao

“…The plate-like structure and the spherical clusters transformed into cotton-like spherical clusters assembled from ultra-thin nanosheets with diameters ranging from 20 to 50 nm after using ethylene glycol and PVP. …”
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端部带肋圆高强钢管超高性能混凝土柱抗震性能研究 by 骆志, 张秭文, 马骐, 于子程, 秦靖凯, 杜国锋

“…为量化端部加劲肋对圆高强钢管超高性能混凝土柱（round ultra-high performance concrete filled high strength steel tube column，RUHPCFHSSTC）抗震性能的影响，以加劲肋的高度、宽度、数量为参数，进行了8个端部带肋RUHPCFHSSTC试件的低周反复荷载试验。…”
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The Dissemination of Rift Valley Fever Virus to the Eye and Sensory Neurons of Zebrafish Larvae Is Stat1-Dependent by Sebastiaan ter Horst, Aleksandra Siekierska, Ann-Sofie De Meulemeester, Arno Cuvry, Laura Cools, Johan Neyts, Peter de Witte, Joana Rocha-Pereira

“…Treatment with the JAK-inhibitor ruxolitinib, as well as knockout of <i>stat1a</i> but not <i>stat1b</i>, enhanced RVFV replication to ~6 log₁₀ viral RNA copies/larva and ultra-bright livers, although without dissemination to sensory neurons or the eye, thereby confirming the critical role of <i>stat1</i> in RVFV pathogenesis.…”
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Research progress in low-cost preparation process of continuous fiber-reinforced silicon carbide ceramic matrix composites by SHANG Jianzhao, WU Xiaofei, CAO Yejie, LYU Yunlei, LI Jingxin, WANG Jing, DONG Ning, LIU Yongsheng

“…The optimization of preparation process， microstructure and properties of composites is reviewed， and the future research direction of the low-cost preparation process is proposed， such as the preparation of ultra-high temperature ceramic interface by molten salt method and the preparation of porous matrix with uniform pore structure by reaction-induced phase separation， which can significantly improve the comprehensive properties of continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites.…”
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Frezlerle Ve Sonik Uçlarla Basamaklı Kole Preparasyonu Yapılmış Dişlerin Yüzey Pürüzlülüğünün Karşılaştırmalı Olarak Araştırılması by Ece Tamaç, Muhittin Toman, Suna Toksavul

“…Amaç: Bu in vitro çalışmanın amacı, sadece döner aletlerde kullanılan normal gren boyutlu elmas frezlerle prepare edilen dişlerin yüzey pürüzlülüğü ile döner aletlerde kullanılan normal gren boyutlu elmas frezler + özel ultra sonik uçlar kullanılarak prepare edilen dişlerin yüzey pürüzlülüğünü karşılaştırmaktır. …”
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In silico study of Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata) compounds from GC-MS and LC-MS/MS as alpha-glucosidase and DPP-4 enzyme inhibitor by Herni Kusriani, Purwaniati Purwaniati, Muhamad Ilham Bintang

“…Preparation of the test ligands was carried out by the ChemBioDraw Ultra and ChemBio3D applications, then optimization by Gaussian 09 application. …”
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Studying chemical signals in plant–soil mesofauna interactions by Bohm, Victoria, Michel, Thomas, Forey, Estelle, Agasse, Valérie, Cardinael, Pascal, Chauvat, Matthieu

“…Soil leachates were collected with a percolated solution and analyzed by a fast analytical method combining analytical separation of compounds through ultra high performance liquid chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS). …”
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Comparative efficacy of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy and hemorrhoidectomy by A. Yu. Titov, Maryana V. Abritsova, L. P. Orlova, O. Yu. Fomenko, Yu. L. Trubacheva, D. A. Mtvralashvili

“…Control colonoscopy at first group patients revealed preserved integrity of anoderma and mucosa of low ampullary region of the rectum with complete elimination of hemorrhoid tissue. At control ultra sonography by transrectal ultrasound probe after dearterialization with mucopexy neither cavernous tissue nor blood vessels feeding hemorrhoids were visualized, that was comparable to post-hemorrhoidectomy data. …”
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Sealless Production Ultracentrifuge and Its Magnetically Self-Bearing Openable Motors for Purification in Viral Nanotechnology by Emanuel J. Hubmann, Daniel Steinert, Thomas Nussbaumer, Johann W. Kolar

“…The openable vertical axis self-bearing motors, the novel sealless flow path design and the needed ultra high-speed potential towards 100 krpm pose new technical problems, for which this article proposes and experimentally validates solutions. …”
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