Cardiac Injury Biomarkers and the Risk of Death in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sami H. Alzahrani, Mohammed W. Al-Rabia

“…Cardiac complications may develop in a proportion of patients with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which may influence their prognosis. …”
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A Novel Pixel-Based Reconfigurable Antenna Applied in Fluid Antenna Systems With High Switching Speed by Jichen Zhang, Junhui Rao, Zan Li, Zhaoyang Ming, Chi-Yuk Chiu, Kai-Kit Wong, Kin-Fai Tong, Ross Murch

“…Using this observation, we propose a pixel-based reconfigurable antenna design for FAS (PRA-FAS) that supports microsecond FAS port switching for packet-by-packet adaptability. …”
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A Short History of the Genome-Wide Association Study: Where We Were and Where We Are Going by Shiro Ikegawa

“…The most spectacular results of the human genome study have been provided by genome-wide association studies (GWASs). This is a review of the history of GWASs as related to my work. …”
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Haploidentical stem cell transplantation with posttransplant cyclophosphamide in children with Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome: a case report by Le Nguyen Ngoc Quynh, Binh Nguyen Thanh, Lien Luong Thi, Thuy Nguyen Thi Dieu, Duong Dang Anh, Pamela P. Lee, Tung Cao Viet, Dien Tran Minh

“…Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a condition characterized by a low platelet count, eczema, and a weakened immune system. …”
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A DAG Scheduling Scheme on Heterogeneous Computing Systems Using Tuple-Based Chemical Reaction Optimization by Yuyi Jiang, Zhiqing Shao, Yi Guo

“…A complex computing problem can be solved efficiently on a system with multiple computing nodes by dividing its implementation code into several parallel processing modules or tasks that can be formulated as directed acyclic graph (DAG) problems. …”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma risk scores for non-viral liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Laura Burke, Alexander Hinkson, Vincent Haghnejad, Rebecca Jones, Richard Parker, Ian A. Rowe

“…Background & Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk prediction models may provide a more personalised approach to surveillance for HCC among patients with cirrhosis. …”
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Price competition, inter-firms relationships, bank discrimination and wage inequalities: a post keynesian perspective by Jordan Melmiès, Thomas Dallery

“…We then build a macroeconomic model of a disaggregated economy to show the global consequences of such a mechanism. …”
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A Feasibility Study for Microwave Breast Cancer Detection Using Contrast-Agent-Loaded Bacterial Microbots by Yifan Chen, Panagiotis Kosmas, Sylvain Martel

“…We propose a new approach to microwave breast tumor sensing and diagnosis based on the use of biocompatible flagellated magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) adapted to operate in human microvasculature. …”
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A Five-Year Retrospective Study of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks in Southern Africa, 2014 to 2018 by Elliot Mpolokang Fana, Sununguko Wata Mpoloka, Melvin Leteane, LaToya Seoke, Kelebogile Masoba, Mokganedi Mokopasetso, Aobakwe Rapharing, Tshephang Kabelo, Patricia Made, Joseph Hyera

“…Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus (FMDv), like other ribonucleic acid (RNA) genome viruses, has a tendency to mutate rapidly. As such, available vaccines may not confer enough cross-protection against incursion of new lineages and sublineages. …”
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GPA-MDS: A Visualization Approach to Investigate Genetic Architecture among Phenotypes Using GWAS Results by Wei Wei, Paula S. Ramos, Kelly J. Hunt, Bethany J. Wolf, Gary Hardiman, Dongjun Chung

“…Recently, there has been accumulating evidence suggesting that different complex traits share a common risk basis, namely, pleiotropy. Previously, a statistical method, namely, GPA (Genetic analysis incorporating Pleiotropy and Annotation), was developed to improve identification of risk variants and to investigate pleiotropic structure through a joint analysis of multiple GWAS datasets. …”
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La fouille du fort Saint-Georges à Chinon (Indre-et-Loire). Premiers résultats by Bruno Dufaÿ

“…From a military point of view, it formed an advanced fortification protecting the main castle, within a structure that Richard the Lionheart would apply to the Chayeau Gaillard. …”
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Multi-target combination treatment with rTMS and tDCS for Tourette syndrome: a case report by Shuang Zhao, Shuang Zhao, Qizu Jin, Qi Yang, Jing Liu, Yun Lu, Yun Lu, Haibo Ai

“…Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by chronic motor and phonic tics, with a higher prevalence among boys. …”
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Improving Indonesian students' mathematical literacy with brain-based learning: a comparative study of pisa scores by Thesa Kandaga, Elang Krisnadi, Suci Nurhayati, Valeria Yekti Kwasaning Gusti

“…The results of the independent sample t-test indicated a statistically significant difference in the improvement of mathematical literacy skills between the two groups, with the BBL group exhibiting a greater degree of improvement than the conventional method. …”
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Human PBMC-based humanized mice exhibit myositis features and serve as a drug evaluation model by Akiko Nishidate, Kana Takemoto, Yuki Imura, Mikako Murase, Ryu Yamanaka, Manami Kikuchi, Junpei Anan, Sayuka Kato, Airi Akatsuka, Sachiko Mochizuki, Yuzo Koda

“…Abstract Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of autoimmune disorders characterized by immune cell infiltration of muscle tissue accompanied by inflammation. …”
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The Determinants of the Life Cycle Stages of Brazilian Public Companies: A Study Based on Financial-Accounting Variables by Wando Belffi da Costa, Marcelo Alvaro da Silva Macedo, Karen Yukari Yokoyama, José Elias Feres de Almeida

“…We applied multinomial logistic regression analysis on a sample of 1,515 observations of public companies listed on BM&FBOVESPA between 2005 and 2012. …”
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Winning and Losing Relationship: A New Method of University Ranking in the Case of Countries along the Belt and Road by Jin Liu, Songyue Lin, Manling Wu, Wenjing Lyu

“…From the perspective of the complex system, university ranking is a complex system that involves multiagent actors, which evolve over time. …”
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Evidence for alpha-synuclein aggregation in older individuals with hyposmia: a cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Kenneth Marek, David S. Russell, Luis Concha-Marambio, Seung Ho Choi, Danna Jennings, Michael C. Brumm, Christopher S. Coffey, Ethan Brown, John Seibyl, Matthew Stern, Claudio Soto, Andrew Siderowf

“…Approximately, one third (12 of 34) α-syn SAA positive hyposmic individuals also demonstrate DAT deficit. This study suggests a framework to investigate screening paradigms for synuclein pathology that could lead to design of therapeutic prevention studies in individuals without symptoms. …”
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Correlation between selenium levels and selenoproteins expression in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: a study from Karachi by Hareem Nisar, Rafat Amin, Sadaf Khan, Tehseen Fatima, Qamar-Un-Nisa, Jawwad-Us-Salam

“…Selenium, in the form of selenoproteins is an integral part of the human antioxidant defense system. Though a relationship between the altered selenium levels and epilepsy has been reported, limited evidence is available about the expression pattern of selenoproteins in epileptic patients. …”
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Iron oxide nanoparticles coated with bioactive materials: a viable theragnostic strategy to improve osteosarcoma treatment by Amy Sarah Benjamin, Sunita Nayak

“…Abstract Osteosarcoma (OS) is distinguished as a high-grade malignant tumor, characterized by rapid systemic metastasis, particularly to the lungs, resulting in very low survival rates. …”
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Transcriptomic signatures of subcutaneous adipose tissue in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease: a pilot study by Ilias P. Doulamis, Bernard Pan, Aspasia Tzani, Jorge Plutzky, G. William Wong, Ahmet Kilic, Risa M. Wolf

“…The exact role of subcutaneous adipose tissue in the interplay between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is yet to be determined. A prospective cohort study of adult patients with and without T2D undergoing CABG was performed. …”
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