The Usability and Effect of a Novel Intelligent Rehabilitation Exergame System on Quality of Life in Frail Older Adults: Prospective Cohort Study by Chien-Hsiang Chang, Chun-Chun Wei, Wei-Chih Lien, Tai-Hua Yang, Bo Liu, Yimo Lin, Poh Thong Tan, Yang-Cheng Lin

“… Abstract BackgroundAging in older adults results in a decline in physical function and quality of daily life. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an Immunochromatographic Strip and a Magnetic Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for Detection of <i>Porcine Circovirus Type 2</i> Antigen by Sirui Tao, Yu Duan, Yinhe Zha, Xiaxia Tong, Yulong He, Huapeng Feng, Jianhong Shu

“…This study aims to develop an immunochromatographic strip and a magnetic chemiluminescence immunoassay for the detection of PCV2 antigens. …”
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Different Pathological Roles of Toll-Like Receptor 9 on Mucosal B Cells and Dendritic Cells in Murine IgA Nephropathy by Tadahiro Kajiyama, Yusuke Suzuki, Masao Kihara, Hitoshi Suzuki, Satoshi Horikoshi, Yasuhiko Tomino

“…Although pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is still obscure, pathological contribution of mucosal immunity including production of nephritogenic IgA and IgA immune complex (IC) has been discussed. …”
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Direct Spinal Ventral Root Repair following Avulsion: Effectiveness of a New Heterologous Fibrin Sealant on Motoneuron Survival and Regeneration by Mateus Vidigal de Castro, Roberta Barbizan, Rui Seabra Ferreira, Benedito Barraviera, Alexandre Leite Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…However, the snake-derived fibrin glue is a potentially safer alternative for being a biological and biodegradable product which does not contain human blood derivatives. …”
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Inhibitory properties of a latent inhibitor after its compound preexposure with several novel stimuli: evidence from human conditioning by Unai Liberal, Gabriel Rodríguez, Paula Nogueiras, James Byron Nelson, Geoffrey Hall, Geoffrey Hall

“…Latent inhibition refers to the retardation in learning an association between a target stimulus and an outcome when the target stimulus has been pre-exposed in the absence of consequences. …”
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Stabilization of a Rao–Nakra Sandwich Beam System by Coleman–Gurtin’s Thermal Law and Nonlinear Damping of Variable-Exponent Type by Mohammed M. Al-Gharabli, Shadi Al-Omari, Adel M. Al-Mahdi

“…In this paper, we explore the asymptotic behavior of solutions in a thermoplastic Rao–Nakra (sandwich beam) beam equation featuring nonlinear damping with a variable exponent. …”
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« Screens, screens, it’s nothing but screens! » La profusion des écrans à l’Exposition Universelle de Shanghai, 2010 by Tatjana Barazon, Van Troi Tran

“…This article uses the example of visual devices at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 in order to develop a reflection on the place of screens in both the fabric of artificial environments, a phenomenon characteristic of world’s fairs since the 19th Century, and the diffraction of the visitor’s experience by the proliferation and the democratization of screens. …”
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Shape and Measurement Monitoring of Inrush Current Characteristics of a Battery-Capacitive Energy Storage Device with Two-Channel Digital Oscilloscope by V. P. Vasilevich, M. V. Zbyshinskaya

“…A 12 V AC/DC step-down converter was used as a power source. …”
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Spatial variation and determinants of skilled birth attendant delivery among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis by Yibeltal Addis Mekuria, Betelhem Gelaw Zeleke, Getahun Workineh Mekonen, Tewabe Malede Chekol

“…Methods This study included a weighted sample of 5,527 women who had given birth within the 5 years prior to the survey year. …”
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Reflexiones indisciplinadas en torno a la creación artística de biotopos para hormigas, plantas y seres humanos by Santiago Morilla

“…La obra critica la causalidad tradicional, proponiendo una ontología relacional que muestra cómo las acciones humanas y las no humanas co-constituyen realidades compartidas que se formalizan como interfaces de cooperación interespecie que, a su vez, promueven la producción de una subjetividad de carácter biofílico. …”
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Effect of Combination Therapy of Canagliflozin Added to Teneligliptin Monotherapy in Japanese Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study by Yoshiro Fushimi, Atsushi Obata, Junpei Sanada, Yuichiro Iwamoto, Akiko Mashiko, Megumi Horiya, Akiko Mizoguchi-Tomita, Momoyo Nishioka, Yuki Kan, Tomoe Kinoshita, Seizo Okauchi, Hidenori Hirukawa, Kenji Kohara, Fuminori Tatsumi, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Tomoatsu Mune, Kohei Kaku, Hideaki Kaneto

“…Three months after starting the combination therapy, the change of HbA1c (ΔHbA1c) was strongly related to HbA1c levels at baseline. …”
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VARYING LEVELS OF IMPORTANCE ATTRIBUTED TO MARKETING OUTCOMES FOR THE PURPOSES OF EVALUATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN THE LIGHT OF A STUDY INVOLVING COMPANY MANAGERS by Witold Kowal

“…The results of the study proved that an increase in the significance attributed to effectiveness as a criterion for organisational evaluation was accompanied by a corresponding increase in the significance attributed to the results representing a company's principal goals. …”
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Desmoplastic Melanoma Arising after 1,064 nm q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser of a Suspected Solar Lentigo by Leah Cohen, Sonali Nanda, Martin Zaiac

“…Objectives. To present a case of desmoplastic melanoma (DM) arising after laser therapy of a suspected solar lentigo with the 1,064 nm Q-switched (QS) Neodymium:Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (Nd:YAG) laser and discuss the safety of treating suspected solar lentigines with laser therapy. …”
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L’articulation de ressources mobilisées à différentes échelles dans les processus de reterritorialisation de l’alimentation by Marie Houdart, Virginie Baritaux, Vanessa Iceri, Sylvie Lardon, Salma Loudiyi

“…In particular, these results highlight the role of a multiplicity of actors in the transitions towards a more territorialized food system.…”
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HEADWAY-BASED AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM-BASED ASSIGNMENTS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN VISUM: THE CITY OF KRYVYI RIH CASE by Volodymyr SISTUK

“…Nevertheless, there remains a gap in evaluating real-world public transit networks utilizing diverse assignment procedures within Visum software. …”
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Metastatic Cerebellar Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Obstructive Hydrocephalus Arising from the Small Intestine: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kunitomo Sato, Toshihide Tanaka, Naoki Kato, Takuya Ishii, Toru Terao, Yuichi Murayama

“…Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is defined as a c-kit-positive gastrointestinal, mesenteric, or omental mesenchymal tumor that very rarely metastasizes to the brain. …”
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Turning green: the impact of changing to more eco-friendly respiratory healthcare – a carbon and cost analysis of Dutch prescription data by Evelyn A Brakema, johan Kooistra, Niels Chavannes, Paul Hagedoorn, Pieter ten Have, Peter van Hal, Iris Wichers, Pauline de Heer, Hans C Ossebaard

“…Objectives Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) and soft mist inhalers have a substantially lower global warming potential than pressurised metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs). …”
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Before and after tourism(s). The trajectories of tourist destinations and the role of actors involved in "off-the-beaten-track" tourism: a literature review by Aurélie Condevaux, Géraldine Djament-Tran, Maria Gravari-Barbas

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Automatic Detection and Classification of Eye Diseases from Retinal Images Using Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Research on the ODIR Dataset by Asadi Srinivasulu, Clement Varaprasad Karu, G Sreenivasulu, Gayathri R

“…Retinal disorders like diabetic retinopathy pose a significant threat to global vision. Early diagnosis is crucial, and fundus images provide vital insights into retinal conditions, focusing on blood vessel characteristics. …”
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A Proteomics Analysis to Evaluate Cytotoxicity in NRK-52E Cells Caused by Unmodified Nano-Fe3O4 by Yi-Reng Lin, Chao-Jen Kuo, Hugo You-Hsien Lin, Chin-Jen Wu, Shih-Shin Liang

“…Through global proteomics analysis using dimethyl labeling techniques and liquid phase chromatography coupled with a tandem mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS), we characterized 435 proteins including the programmed cell death related proteins, ras-related proteins, glutathione related proteins, and the chaperone proteins such as heat shock proteins, serpin H1, protein disulfide-isomerase A4, endoplasmin, and endoplasmic reticulum resident proteins. …”
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