The Effect of Race and Shear Stress on CRP-Induced Responses in Endothelial Cells by Chenyi Ling, Marc D. Cook, Heather Grimm, Maitha Aldokhayyil, Dulce Gomez, Michael Brown

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) is an independent biomarker of systemic inflammation and a predictor of future cardiovascular disease (CVD). …”
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Incorporating “kawaii-ness” into your life may increase gray matter volume in the putamen and frontal gyrus by Keisuke Kokubun, Kiyotaka Nemoto, Yuko Shiga, Yuya Makizato, Aya Komaki, Yoshinori Yamakawa

“…Therefore, in this study, using data from 182 healthy men and women, including 90 participants from a toy manufacturer's fan community (TMFC), we analyzed the relationship between the adoption of kawaii-ness and the gray matter volume (GMV) of region of interest (ROI). …”
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Comportamiento de lealtad de clientes en los segmentos identificados en la Banca Universal by María Virginia Baptista Araujo, María de Fátima León de Álvarez

“…en esta se realiza un análisis del compor tamiento de lealtad de los clientes per tenecientes a la banca universal del municipio Liber tador del estado mérida, partiendo de una segmentación basada en la lealtad. …”
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Exploration of Erdaohe Silver Polymetallic Deposit in Inner Mongolia based on Induced Polarization Method by Baoyou Li, Zhiqing Shi, Zhiguang Yang, Lan Xu, Hanlie Cheng, David Sturdivant

“…Whether the problem is solved or not has a strong practical significance for the current and future prospecting work in this area. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Segmented Traffic Flow Prediction with ANPRS Data Based on Improved XGBoost by Bo Sun, Tuo Sun, Pengpeng Jiao

“…Traffic prediction is highly significant for intelligent traffic systems and traffic management. eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), a scalable tree lifting algorithm, is proposed and improved to predict more high-resolution traffic state by utilizing origin-destination (OD) relationship of segment flow data between upstream and downstream on the highway. …”
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AMMI and GGE biplot analyses of genotype-environment interaction in spring barley lines by P. N. Solonechnyi

“…The article presents results of AMMI (Additive Main effects and Multiplicative Interaction) and GGE (Genotype plus Genotype-Environment interaction) biplot analyses of the grain yield data in eight promising spring barley lines bred at the Plant Production Institute nd. a V.Ya. Yuryev of NAAS and two standard varieties in 2012–2015. …”
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Performance of Indonesian Batik SMEs: An analysis of Green Intrinsic Motivation, Green communication, and Green Compensation by Ria Emerensiana, Saputra Asep Rokhyadi Permana, Rispantyo

“…To test the hypothesis, using an analysis tool with the rho test, validity test with the Convergent Validity test and loading factor, discriminant validate test with Fornell-Larcker Criteria, reliability test with Cronbach Alpha, Composite Reliability and AVE, and all using SmartPLS software version 4. From a sample of 158 respondents, the results are that Green Intrinsic Motivation and Green Communication have a positive and significant effect on Green Employee Performance. …”
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Prevalence  of  Chronic  Otitis  Media  and  Its  Associated  Hearing  Impairment  among  School  Going  Children by Arun Maran Sattien, Priyokumar Singh Oinam, Mosin Babu, Shandyalata Yumlembam, Lalnunpuia Thangluah

“…Results: A  total  of  525  school  children  were  examined  for  CSOM  and  associated  hearing  impairment.  …”
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Microbiological and Physicochemical Characterization of Hospital Effluents before and after Treatment with Two Types of Sawdust by Rabea Elmountassir, Bahia Bennani, Youssef Miyah, Ahlam Fegousse, Ghita El Mouhri, Bouchra Oumokhtar, Mohammed Khatouf, Karima Elkarrach, Ghita Benjelloun Touimi, Anissa Lahrichi

“…Column filtration is an adequate method to reduce the pollutant load which makes it possible to have a rate of abatement of 97% and 79% by filtering the pollutant material using sawdust of catia and red sawdust, respectively, with a filter bed height equal to 13 cm. …”
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Efektivitas Early Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Sederhana Terhadap Perbaikan Down Score Bayi Prematur di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Sambas, Kalimantan Barat by Chandra Chandra, Zulkarman Zulkarman

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Pharyngeal airway dimensions and adipose distribution in the minipig by Doris H. Rosero Salazar, Riana Grewal, Anuj Vimawala, Daniel F. Leotta, Swati R. Levendovszky, Zi-Jun Liu

“…The nasal cavity showed a larger volume than that of the pharyngeal regions (p < 0.05). …”
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Galloping behavior of insulated overhead transmission line based on aerodynamic analysis by Hucheng Liang, Zekai Zhang, Xiaoxiao Kong, Daiyong Yang, Jianping Lie, Boxue Du

“…Abstract The galloping of iced transmission line under extreme weather conditions, will lead to significant electrical faults and structural damage, and is becoming a serious issue that threatens the safe and stable operation of the power grid. …”
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Odour, Colour and Turbidity Removal from Selected Industrial Wastewater Using Electrocoagulation Process by Peter Akinlabi, Titilayo Adepoju, Chibueze Achi, Akinwale Coker

“…This study highlights the potential of EC as a sustainable solution for industrial wastewater treatment. …”
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Photodiagnosis and photodynamic recognition of cervical cancer with SEM and AFM images. by Sevcan Aytaç, Gürkan Özbey

“…Simultaneous examination of the, Photodiagnosis and Photodynamics with SEM and AFM cervix images of patients will provide us with a far more powerful solution than a one-way solution. …”
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Physicochemical and structural properties of starches from non-traditional sources in China by Yang Jingyi, Chagam Koteswara Reddy, Zhili Fan, Baojun Xu

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of starches isolated from sorghum, proso millet, quinoa, purple potato, and gorgon fruit presented A-type diffraction pattern; while lentil seeds, arrowhead, and chickpea starches presented C-type diffraction pattern. …”
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Comparative investigation of specific enzyme activities in the organs and tissues of the skin parasite Macrogyrodactylus congolensis (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) by Safaa Zaky Arafa, El-Sayed Kasem Abd El-Hady, Samir Ahmed El-Abbassy

“…Abstract Background Macrogyrodactylus congolensis is a pathogenic skin parasite that infects the economically important fish Clarias gariepinus. …”
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Research on the risk spillover effect between China's national carbon emissions trading market and crude oil futures market. by XueRong Bai, Yan Chen, Fan Yang

“…The development of China's National Carbon Market has strengthened the inherent link between the carbon market and the broader energy market, providing a potential for cross-market risk transmission resonance. …”
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Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a cross-sectional study of a series of type 2 diabetic patients from the People's Council of Constancia, Abreus municipality, Cienfuegos province was conducted from July to December 2012. …”
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Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on results in the animal naming test in patients with and without liver cirrhosis. by Eva Maria Schleicher, Julia Tuchscher, Matthias Weber, Peter Robert Galle, Marcus-Alexander Wörns, Simon Johannes Gairing, Christian Labenz

“…<h4>Introduction and objectives</h4>Diabetes mellitus is a common comorbidity in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Use of Artificial Neural Networks and Multiple Linear Regression Model for the Prediction of Dissolved Oxygen in Rivers: Case Study of Hydrographic Basin of River Nyando, Kenya by Yashon O. Ouma, Clinton O. Okuku, Evalyne N. Njau

“…The process of predicting water quality over a catchment area is complex due to the inherently nonlinear interactions between the water quality parameters and their temporal and spatial variability. …”
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