Association between Serum Uric Acid Level and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Sex Difference in a Chinese Community Elderly Population by Miao Liu, Yao He, Bin Jiang, Lei Wu, Shanshan Yang, Yiyan Wang, Xiaoying Li

“…Design and Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a representative urban area of Beijing between 2009 and 2010. …”
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EXPERIENCE OF APPLICATION OF A PORTABLE OPTICO – EMISSION SPECTROMETER FOR MONITORING OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF HOT-ROLLED PRODUCTS TO IMPLEMENT THE CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS by E. A. Kazakova, T. S. Birisen

“…One of requirements of customers in the automotive industry is the guarantee of lack of intermix of various brands of steel in a mill process of manufacture. For ensuring implementation of this requirement, it is necessary to carry out monitoring of chemical composition of each bar just before shipment, after its packing and application of the required marking. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic Acid at 18–22 mg/kg/d Showed a Promising Capacity for Treating Refractory Primary Biliary Cholangitis by Xinyu Xiang, Xiaoli Yang, Mengyi Shen, Chen Huang, Yifeng Liu, Xiaoli Fan, Li Yang

“…At 12 months, the high-UDCA-dosage group achieved a response rate of 59.4% compared with 47.2% in the standard dosage group (P=0.295), respectively. …”
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A Study on Zone-Based Secure Multicast Protocol Technique to Improve Security Performance and Stability in Mobile Ad-Hoc Network by Hwanseok Yang

“…In this paper, we propose a zone-based secure routing algorithm to improve the performance of routing protocols. …”
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Tear Strength Analysis of MDX4-4210 and A-2186 Silicones with Different Intrinsic Pigments Incorporated by Mechanical and Industrial Methods by Marcelo Coelho Goiato, Adhara Smith Nobrega, Emily Vivianne Freitas da Silva, Daniela Micheline dos Santos, André Pinheiro de Magalhães Bertoz, Mariana Vilela Sonego, Clovis Lamartine de Moraes Melo Neto

“…Twenty-four groups were created according to the American Society for Testing and Materials D-624/type C, half nonaged and half aged (n = 10): bronze mechanical MDX4-4210, bronze industrial MDX4-4210, black mechanical MDX4-4210, black industrial MDX4-4210, pink mechanical MDX4-4210, pink industrial MDX4-4210, bronze mechanical A-2186, bronze industrial A-2186, black mechanical A-2186, black industrial A-2186, pink mechanical A-2186, and pink industrial A-2186. …”
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Nonlinear Control of an Active Magnetic Bearing System Achieved Using a Fuzzy Control with Radial Basis Function Neural Network by Seng-Chi Chen, Van-Sum Nguyen, Dinh-Kha Le, Nguyen Thi Hoai Nam

“…The magnetic force has a highly nonlinear relation to the control current and the air gap. …”
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A Rare Case of Concomitant Maxilla and Mandible Brown Tumours, Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, Parathyroid Adenoma, and Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica by Thaís Borguezan Nunes, Sheyla Batista Bologna, Andréa Lusvarghi Witzel, Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico, Silvia Vanessa Lourenço

“…The brown tumour of hyperparathyroidism is a result of a metabolic disorder caused by primary hyperparathyroidism. …”
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Exploring the Ability to Perform Activities of Daily Living and Cognitive Status after Hospitalization with COVID-19: A Multiple Case Study by Kate Allen Christensen, Jan Christensen, Signe Janum Eskildsen

“…Eleven patients were included. 75% had a significant increase in motor ability measures, and 27% had a significant increase in process ability measures at follow-up. 67% of follow-up cases showed mild cognitive impairment, where executive functioning and memory were most predominant. …”
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A retrospective analysis of migraine prophylaxis with anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies at the hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics by V. Karpavičiūtė, K. Statkevičienė, G. Žemgulytė

“… Background. Migraine is a primary headache disorder described by episodic attacks that can progress to chronic migraine. …”
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Types of dietary sugars and carbohydrates, cardiometabolic risk factors, and risk of diabetes: a cohort study from the general Danish population by Marta Trius-Soler, Maja Bramming, Majken K. Jensen, Janne S. Tolstrup, Marta Guasch-Ferré

“…A higher consumption of fructose, but a lower consumption of glucose was associated with a lower risk of diabetes. …”
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Congenital pulmonic and aortic stenosis in Newfoundland dogs: Results of a 14-year French cardiovascular screening program (921 dogs). by Valérie Chetboul, Constance Fauveau, Peggy Passavin

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Aortic stenosis (AS) and pulmonic stenosis (PS) are two of the most common canine congenital heart diseases (CHD), with a high relative risk for Newfoundland dogs to develop inherited subvalvular AS. …”
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A Novel Scheme Adaptive Hybrid Dislocated Synchronization for Two Identical and Different Memristor Chaotic Oscillator Systems with Uncertain Parameters by Jie Chen, Junwei Sun, Ming Chi, Xin-Ming Cheng

“…The drive system can synchronize with the response system by the scaling factor in the traditional projective synchronization. This paper proposes a novel adaptive hybrid dislocated synchronization with uncertain parameters scheme for chaos synchronization using the Lyapunov stability theory. …”
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A Covert &#x03B1;-Stable Noise-Based Extended Random Communication by Incorporating Multiple Inverse Systems by Areeb Ahmed, Zoran Bosnic

“…Covert communication involves sending information in a manner that hides the presence of communication from recipients. …”
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Synthesis of frequency diverse array with large null depths via a hybrid optimisation approach of mayfly algorithm and convex programing by Xiaolang Shao, Taiyang Hu, Jinyu Zhang, Zelong Xiao

“…Therefore, the array potential cannot be fully exploited to maximise the range‐dependent interference suppression capability. In this paper, a novel FDA synthesis method with large null depth is proposed. …”
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Lack of Male-Female Differences in Disposition and Esterase Hydrolysis of Ramipril to Ramiprilat in Healthy Volunteers after a Single Oral Dose by Tom B. Vree, Erik Dammers, Ivan Ulc, Stefan Horkovics-Kovats, Miroslav Ryska, IJsbrand Merkx

“…With a fixed dose (5 mg), females received a higher dose/kg than males and consequently showed a higher AUCt/kg of the active metabolite ramiprilat.…”
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Impact of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on workload and injury patterns of major trauma cases in a regional trauma centre in Singapore by Min Li Kang, Woan Wui Lim, Daniel Jin Keat Lee, Jerry Tiong Thye Goo

“…Results: Trauma volume decreased by 19.5%, with a 32% drop in Tier 1 cases. Road traffic and workplace accidents decreased by 50% (P < 0.01), while interpersonal violence showed an increase of 37.5% (P = 0.34). …”
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Les débuts de la fonte ornementale en France, de l’Empire à la monarchie de Juillet by Jean‑Paul Zitt

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Exploring advanced nanostructures and functional materials for efficient hydrogen storage: a theoretical investigation on mechanisms, adsorption process, and future directions by Gourhari Jana, Pratim Kumar Chattaraj

“…Hydrogen is a promising candidate for renewable energy storage and transportation due to its high energy density and zero carbon emissions. …”
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Towards Sensor-Based Health Monitoring Systems for Bridge Decks: A Full-Depth Precast Deck Panels Case Study by Osama Y. Abudayyeh, Joseph Barbera, Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Hubo Cai, Eyad Almaita

“…Traffic and variable loading conditions greatly influence the performance, durability, and safety of a bridge structure throughout its service life. …”
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Body Mass Index and 1-Year Unplanned Readmission in Chinese Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Dandan Sun, Qingyun Zhang, Wei Li, Haichen Wang

“…Methods. The present study was a cohort study. A total of 214 participants with AMI after PCI were involved in a hospital in China from 1st January 2017 to 1st January 2018. …”
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