Expression of HGF and c-Met Proteins in Human Keratoconus Corneas by Jingjing You, Li Wen, Athena Roufas, Chris Hodge, Gerard Sutton, Michele C. Madigan

“…Keratoconus (KC) is a progressive degenerative inflammatory-related disease of the human cornea leading to decreased visual function. …”
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Pedicled Radial Forearm “Free” Flap for Intraoral Reconstruction Based on an Unexpectedly High Origin of the Radial Artery—Case Report by Marino Lupi-Ferandin, Dinko Martinovic, Ante Pojatina, Ante Mihovilovic, Ema Puizina, Sasa Ercegovic, Ivana Stula, Josko Bozic, Slaven Lupi-Ferandin

“…<b>Methods:</b> In this report, we present the case of a 56-year-old woman with sublingual squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) who underwent surgical resection and reconstruction of the defect with a RFFF. …”
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Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy of the Transverse-Axial Tubule System in Ventricular Cardiomyocytes from Failing and Non-Failing Human Hearts by Andreas Ohler, Jutta Weisser-Thomas, Valentino Piacentino, Steven R. Houser, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Brian O'Rourke

“…The transverse-axial tubule system (TATS) of cardiomyocytes allows a spatially coordinated conversion of electrical excitation into an intracellular Ca2+ signal and consequently contraction. …”
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Gestão estratégica de recursos humanos: identificando o processo de alinhamento estratégico by Jansen Maia Del Corso, Susan Jareck Petraski, Wesley Vieira da Silva, Marinês Taffarel

“…Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza descritiva, utilizando como instrumentos de coleta de dados a observação participante e a pesquisa documental. …”
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Effect of non-starch polysaccharides and butterfly pea flower on the in vitro digestibility of glutinous rice by Jamie Xiu Qing Siah, Teck Ann Ong, Oni Yuliarti, Joshua Ding Wei Teo

“…This study investigated the impact of a proprietary blend of non-starch polysaccharides (C5), butterfly pea flower powder (BPF), and their combinations on glutinous rice (GR) properties and digestibility. …”
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Nigerian newspapers coverage of suicide: Assessment of adherence to WHO suicide reporting guidelines by Ibe Ben Onoja, Success Emmanuel Unekwu Ojih, Patience Ojonile Onoja, Nelson Monday Onoja, Paul Bebenimibo, Shedrack Egbunu Akor

“…Conclusion: Prevalence of harmful suicide-reporting practice among Nigerian Newspaper presented a gloomy future for suicide prevention in the country. …”
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Calibración y validación de un método de diagnóstico de fertilización nitrogenada en maíz para el sur de Córdoba (Argentina) by G. Esposito, C. Castillo, R. Balboa

“…Entre 1999 y el 2002, se procedió a validar el modelo desarrollado. En la calibración se probaron 3 dosis fijas de nitrógeno (0,37 y 74 kg N ha-1) y se empleó un diseño en bloques completos aleatorios con tres repeticiones. …”
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زیبایی‌شناسی مبتنی بر عناصر بیانی در قرآن کریم by سید مصطفی احمدپناه, لیلا قاسمی, طاهره چالدره, کتایون فلاحی

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Antropometria de atletas profissionais de futebol: calculando o percentual de gordura by Paulo Henrique Santos da Fonseca, Kenji Fuke, Danielle Biazzi Leal, João Carlos Bouzas Marins

“… O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a paridade das equações que estimam o percentual de gordura corporal utilizando a densidade corporal como variável independente em atletas profissionais de futebol. …”
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折叠装配式框架结构静力试验研究 by 孙涛, 王帅, 段茗爔, 刘畅, 严仁章

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Ambient Atmospheric Aerosol Extinction Coefficient Reconstruction from PM2.5 Mass Concentrations and Application to Haze Identification in China by Lina Gao, Peng Yan, Jietai Mao, Xiaochun Zhang, Xiaoling Zhang, Yongxue Wu, Junshan Jing, Jianming Xu, Xuejiao Deng, Wenxue Chi

“…Abstract This study developed a method of reconstructing the aerosol extinction coefficient based on hourly observations of the fine-particle (PM2.5) mass concentration, relative humidity (RH), and visibility at 9 stations in China between 2014 and 2015. …”
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Component composition of flavonoid pigments and flower color in Prunus mira and hybrid cultivars of ornamental peach by L. D. Komar-Tyomnaya, G. P. Zaitsev

“…Because peach suffers from fungal infections, Prunus mira Koehne is often used in breeding programs as a donor of resistance. It also impacts on other traits, including flower color. …”
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Actualidad de la fenomenología en psicología by Rebeca Treviño Montemayor

“…Si bien la fenomenología como proyecto filosófico en la versión de Husserl, abrió una serie de debates que llevaron a considerarlo un proyecto fallido, en términos metodológicos sigue ostentándose como una herramienta fundamental para la comprensión de los fenómenos en psicología; en esta misma disciplina, el aporte de Merleau-Ponty y su idea de la fenomenología de la percepción, proveniente de los experimentos de la Gestaltpsycologie, introduce una idea fundamental para aproximarse a entender la complejidad del fenómeno psicológico en tanto lo concibe más allá de la pura dimensionalidad científica sujeto-objeto, y lo instaura como un proyecto de sujeto en el mundo en una relación circular y ambigua. …”
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Physical, Spatial, and Molecular Aspects of Extracellular Matrix of In Vivo Niches and Artificial Scaffolds Relevant to Stem Cells Research by Maria Akhmanova, Egor Osidak, Sergey Domogatsky, Sergey Rodin, Anna Domogatskaya

“…Synergy between several matrix aspects enables stem cells to retain their function in vivo and may be a key to generation of long-term, robust, and effective in vitro stem cell culture systems.…”
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Effect of FES Limbs Cycling Training on Lower Limb Function and Walking Ability of Stroke Patients by Quansheng MA, Dejun SONG, Shuyan QI

“…The training lasted for eight weeks, five days a week, once a day and 20 minutes each time. The FES limbs cycling indexes, including the total distance of motion, the total power and the average electrical stimulation, the fugl-meyer assessment-lower extremity (FMA-L) and 10 m walking time (10mWT) of two groups were evaluated before and after the treatment.Results:After the treatment, the total distance of motor and total power of two groups were increased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), the average electrical stimulation was decreased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and the increasing amplitude of total distance of motor in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Research on Non-Probabilistic Reliability Partitioning Methods for Large Workspace Robots by Jianping Sun, Weian Yang, Xin Meng, Jun Peng, Zhaoping Tang

“…The method considers the differences in non-probabilistic reliability of robot end positions in different workspace ranges and uses KLFCM clustering combined with a genetic algorithm to perform a two-stage hierarchical partitioning optimization. …”
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Reformas de pensiones y determinantes de la afiliación al seguro social de largo plazo en Bolivia by José Luis Evia Vizcarra, Miguel Fernández Moscoso

“…En el presente trabajo seana li za las ra zo nes por las cua les el an ti guo sis te ma es ta ba en quie bra a me -dia dos de los años no ven ta; así como las ca rac te rís ti cas del nue vo sis te ma depensiones, los incentivos que incluye para aumentar la cobertura del Siste -ma de Seguridad Social Obligatorio (SSO) y los ries gos a los que está ex pues -to, con particular hincapié en el de insolvencia fiscal.La cobertura del seguro social obligatorio de largo plazo ha sido reduciday si bien el nuevo sistema aumenta dicha cobertura, ésta ha permanecido enun por cen ta je muy bajo de ocu pa dos. …”
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New Long-Term Use Solid Bismuth Microelectrode Arrays for Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Sunset Yellow in Isotonic Beverages and Water Samples by Adsorptive Stripping Voltamm... by Mieczyslaw Korolczuk, Iwona Gęca, Artur Mazurek, Paulina Mrózek

“…The relative standard deviation for a concentration of Sunset Yellow of 2 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ was 4.1% (n = 7). …”
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Potential of Shredded Ramie Fibers as Reinforcement in Recycled Polypropylene Composites: Analysis of Tensile and Bending Strength by Rina Afiani Rebia, Faroh Sabila, Ade Primananda

“…The tensile test results showed a maximum stress value of 9.91 MPa and a strain value of 7.60% at the PP/SRK ratio 50/50. …”
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Bending behavior and influence parameter optimization of connection joints of disc-buckle type formwork support by Jinfeng Dong, Zelong Liao, Haiqing Liu, Zhongwei Zhao, Ming Lei, Zimu Chen, Liang Wang, Xiangen Gong

“…The results shown that the connection joints of the disc-buckle type formwork support were a typical semi-rigid connection joints. The thickness of the disk-plate plays a decisive role in the joint bending capacity, and the optimum thickness of the disk-plate was 10 mm. …”
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