Meta-analysis of MitraClip and PASCAL for transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair by Mahmoud Balata, Mohamed Ibrahim Gbreel, Mohamed Hamouda Elkasaby, Marwa Hassan, Marc Ulrich Becher

“…However, the analysis did not reveal a statistically significant difference between the two devices in reducing the severity of MR.…”
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GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSES OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.) TO ZINC OXIDE (ZnO) NANOPARTICLES FOLIAR APPLICATION by Fayomi Omotola Michael, Olasan Joseph Olalekan, Aguoru Celestine Uzoma, Terhemba Mamnenge Sarah

“…Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized and characterized following standard protocols, and their effects were evaluated across five treatment levels (20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 ppm) in a completely randomized design with five replicates. …”
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Experimental and numerical study on cavitation flow characteristics of refrigerants with different thermophysical properties in confined micro-clearance by Shaohang Yan, Tianwei Lai, Zhen Wang, Qi Zhao, Yu Hou

“…The confined effect of micro-clearance and high-speed shearing effect has a significant influence on the cavitation bubbles evolution. …”
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Tumor Necrosis Factor Induces Developmental Stage-Dependent Structural Changes in the Immature Small Intestine by Kathryn S. Brown, Huiyu Gong, Mark R. Frey, Brock Pope, Matthew Golden, Katerina Martin, Mitchel Obey, Steven J. McElroy

“…TNF induced significant villus blunting through a TNF receptor-1 (TNFR1) mediated mechanism, leading to loss of villus area. …”
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Revealing multi-scale characteristics of ecosystem services supply and demand imbalance to enhance refined ecosystem management in China by Mengwen Gao, Yecui Hu, Xinwei Liu, Mengyin Liang

“…At the grid scale, most ESDRs exhibited a synergistic relationship with the strongest intensity. …”
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Types of discomfort and pre-hospital interventions administered to trauma victims: scoping review protocol by Filipe Melo, Mauro Mota, Margarida Reis Santos, Miguel Castelo Branco

“… Introduction: Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. …”
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Development of financial performance of food retailers as an attribute behind the increase of food insecurity in selected Central and Eastern European Countries by Oksana Dubanych, Jan Vavřina, Josef Polák

“…Food insecurity is not a new phenomenon even in leading European economies, but this complex problem area is facing new global challenges. …”
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Spreading Social Influence with both Positive and Negative Opinions in Online Networks by Jing (Selena) He, Meng Han, Shouling Ji, Tianyu Du, Zhao Li

“…Subsequently, we present a greedy approximation algorithm to address the MPINS selection problem. …”
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Huellas tempranas del género en la adquisición y transmisión cultural: concepciones de niños y niñas sobre el aprendizaje de la escritura by Montserrat de la Cruz, María F. Huarte, Nora Scheuer

“…En particular, está orientado a establecer si se observan diferencias de género en las concepciones de niños y niñas acerca del aprendizaje de la escritura y, en el caso en que se registren diferencias, caracterizarlas e interpretarlas. …”
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On the One-Dimensional Modeling of Vertical Upward Bubbly Flow by C. Peña-Monferrer, C. Gómez-Zarzuela, S. Chiva, R. Miró, G. Verdú, J. L. Muñoz-Cobo

“…For bubbly flow and vertical pipes, this code applies the drift-velocity approach, showing important discrepancies with the experiments compared. Then, we use a classical formulation of the drag coefficient approach to evaluate the performance of both approaches. …”
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Research on Seepage Characteristics of Y-Shaped Fractures under Different Fracture Roughness by Ruifeng Tang, Jing Xie, Shouning Xue, Zhilong Zhang, Junjun Liu, Bengao Yang

“…In this work, based on the W-M fractal function, a Y-shaped fracture model with different roughness is established. …”
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HER2 expression and pathway status in male breast cancer patients: results of an integrated analysis among 6,150 patients by Boqiang Lyu, Shidi Zhao, Hui Wang, Shouping Gong, Biyuan Wang

“…Abstract The role of human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) in male breast cancer (MBC) is poorly defined. A comprehensive description of HER2 status was conducted. …”
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The Mast Cell-Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Interplay at the Host-Microbe Interface by Claudio Costantini, Giorgia Renga, Vasilis Oikonomou, Giuseppe Paolicelli, Monica Borghi, Marilena Pariano, Antonella De Luca, Matteo Puccetti, Claudia Stincardini, Paolo Mosci, Andrea Bartoli, Teresa Zelante, Luigina Romani

“…The scenario that is emerging unveils a delicate equilibrium that balances the effector functions of mast cells to guarantee host protection without compromising tissue homeostasis. …”
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Photoinitiated Polymerization of Cationic Acrylamide in Aqueous Solution: Synthesis, Characterization, and Sludge Dewatering Performance by Huaili Zheng, Yi Liao, Meizhen Zheng, Chuanjun Zhu, Fangying Ji, Jiangya Ma, Wei Fan

“…A copolymer of acrylamide (AM) with acryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (DAC) as the cationic monomer was synthesized under the irradiation of high-pressure mercury lamp with 2,2-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (V-50) as the photoinitiator. …”
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Comparación de la pliometría bipodal y unipodal en potencia y velocidad de futbolistas by Rommel Daniel Ramírez Pogo, Maritza Gisella Paula Chica

“…La muestra consistió en 10 futbolistas del Club Independiente del Valle Filial Piñas, con edades de 15 a 17 años, asignados aleatoriamente a dos grupos: uno que entrenó con ejercicios bipodales y otro con unipodales. …”
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Pollution Characteristics and Key Reactive Species of Volatile Organic Compounds in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Area, China by Yanan Guan, Yihao Zhang, Yisen Zhang, Xiaoli Wang, Jing Han, Wenbo Song, Li’an Hou, Erhong Duan

“…The mixing ratios of the VOCs exhibited a daily double peak as a result of the varying intensity of the photochemical reactions and the formation of the inversion layer. …”
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Profil Balita Penderita Infeksi Saluran Nafas Akut Atas di Poliklinik Anak RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2012-2013 by Dita Maharani, Finny Fitry Yani, Yuniar Lestari

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Plant food consumption and emotional well-being: the Helsinki Health Study among 19–39-year-old employees by Elina Mauramo, Tea Lallukka, Noora Kanerva, Jatta Salmela

“…This study among Finnish municipal employees examined associations of the consumption of a range of different plant foods with emotional well-being (EWB). …”
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Integrated Bioinformatic Analysis Identifies Networks and Promising Biomarkers for Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yun Ji, Yue Yin, Weizhen Zhang

“…Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) has long been recognized as a dominant hazard factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and accounts for at least half of HCC instances globally. …”
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Molecular dynamics study on wettability difference between lignite dust and silica dust by Peng YANG, Yanan WANG, Jie WANG, Hongfu JIA, Lingyun YANG, Dahe YAN, Wengang LI, Zimeng LI

“…In this paper, the differences in the wetting mechanisms of lignite dust and silica dust were investigated using molecular dynamics simulations and quantum chemical methods. A water-surfactant-lignite coal dust/silica dust model was constructed and the interaction energy, radial distribution function (RDF), mean square displacement (MSD), self-diffusion coefficient (D) and relative number density among the components within 100 ps after equilibrium were investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. …”
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