Features of the resource species Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack. when introduced in West Siberia by Yu. A. Gismatulina, V. V. Budaeva, G. V. Sakovich, O. Yu. Vasilyeva, G. A. Zueva, A. S. Gusar, O. V. Dorogina

“…Here we provide a scientific justification and experimental support for the choice of easily renewable cellulosic feedstock Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) …”
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A Web-Based Platform to Collect Data from ESRD Patients Undergoing Dialysis: Methods and Preliminary Results from the Brazilian Dialysis Registry by Jocemir R. Lugon, Pedro A. Gordan, Fernando S. Thomé, Antonio A. Lopes, Yoshimi J. A. Watanabe, Carmen Tzanno, Ricardo C. Sesso

“…The methods and initial results of a web-based platform to collect data from patients receiving maintenance dialysis in Brazil are reported. …”
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Role of pattern and multifocal electroretinogram for macular evaluation in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with fingolimod by Randa H. Abdelgawad, Yasmine Z. Abdel Wadood, Mohamed Y.S. Seif, Mahmoud A. Sultan, Dina A. Zamzam, Safaa A.M. Aboud

“…Conclusion Treatment with fingolimod for 6 months led to a significant reduction in BCVA and PERG responses and a slight decrease in P1 amplitude of MfERG before detection of any structural macular changes by optical coherence tomography. …”
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Effects of Elemental Mercury Vapor Inhalation on Arterial Blood Gases, Lung Histology, and Interleukin-1 Expression in Pulmonary Tissues of Rats by Liqaa A. Raffee, Khaled Z. Alawneh, Ruba A. Alassaf, Abdallah Alzoubi, Musa A. Alshehabat, Nadeem Alabdallah, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi

“…Rats in the first group were used as the control (CG). A short-term group (STG) and a long-term group (LTG) were exposed to 500 μg/m3 of mercury vapor 2 hrs/day for 21 days and 65 days, respectively. …”
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Modern approaches to production of safe and effective genetically modified rabies vaccines for animals by M. I. Doronin, A. Mazloum, D. V. Mikhalishin, M. N. Mitrofanova, A. Yu. Sukharkov, V. V. Kiseleva, A. V. Sprygin

“…Rabies is a dangerous zoonoticdisease that affects the central nervous system, causes encephalomyelitis and paralyses and Is almost invariably fatal. …”
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Penetrating Heart Injury due to Screwdriver Assault by P. A. Dieng, M. S. Diop, A. G. Ciss, P. S. Ba, S. Diatta, M. Gaye, M. L. Fall, A. Ndiaye, M. Ndiaye

“…Physical examination showed a screwdriver penetrating the sternum bone over a right angle. …”
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Echocardiographic evaluation of healthy cats under the effect of Dexmedetomidine and Butorphanol by L.I. Pereira, M.C.R. Milano, C.H. Oliveira, A.M. Amude, A.K. Fabretti, D.A.G. Kemper

“…In the results obtained, there was a 12% decrease in free wall thickness in diastole in M mode (p=0.017), in addition to a 47% decrease in heart rate (p< 0.0001) and a 30% increase in systemic blood pressure (p<0.0001) after sedation. …”
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X-ray diffraction and SEM/EDX studies on technological evolution of the oxide-fluoride ceramic flux for submerged arc-surfacing by Sokolsky V.E., Roik A.S., Davidenko A.V., Kazimirov V.P., Lisnyak V.V., Galinich V.I., Goncharov I.A.

“…. %)-CaF2 (25.0 wt. %) was prepared in a disk dryer-granulator using a sodium/potassium silicate solution as a binder. …”
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Anal Sphincter Function After Hemorrhoidectomy by A. M. Kuzminov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. A. Mukhin, S. A. Frolov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, S. T. Minbaev, S. V. Belousova

“…The possibility of injuring the anal sphincter is a serious problem in anal surgery. Anal sphincter incontinence is a serious illness that exacerbates the patients’ social life. …”
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Role of radiological methods of diagnostics at simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation by A. V. Pinchuk, I. V. Dmitriev, I. E. Selina, R. Sh. Muslimov, Ye. A. Lapshina, M. V. Parkhomenko, A. S. Kondrashkin

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Modeling shrimp biomass and viral infection for production of biological countermeasures by H. Thomas Banks, V. A. Bokil, Shuhua Hu, A. K. Dhar, R. A. Bullis, C. L. Browdy, F.C.T. Allnutt

“…In this paper we develop a mathematical model for the rapid productionof large quantities of therapeutic and preventive countermeasures. …”
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FIRST RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE OF USING THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF LASER THERMOABLATION THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC LIVER CANCER by D. V. Sidorov, S. O. Stepanov, M. V. Lozhkin, L. O. Petrov, O. V. Gutz, A. A. Kostin, A. G. Isaeva

“…Extensive liver resections are the main method of treatment of patients with primary and metastatic liver cancer, which allows the noticeable prolongation of life. In patients with a reduced functional reserve of the liver or a missing volume of the remaining liver parenchyma, these interventions become impossible because of the increased risk of postresectional acute hepatic insufficiency. …”
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Buffalo genetic improvement program in Vene- zuela by José A. Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael M. Román-Bravo, Ricardo A. Briceño-Rojas, Mauricio G. Briceño-Rojas, Luis A. Pacheco-Díaz

“… The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) has become one of the most important livestock species locally and worldwide, contributing significantly to people’s food security and being a source of milk, meat, leather, manure, horns, and traction power. …”
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Differential diagnosis of rheumatic manifestations of acromegaly. Case report by Margarita A. Perepelova, Larisa K. Dzeranova, Taras S. Panevin, Elena G. Przhiyalkovskaya, Ekaterina A. Pigarova, Ekaterina A. Troshina, Evgeniy G. Zotkin

“…Acromegaly is a chronic endocrine disease characterized by excessive secretion of growth hormone, which, in turn, leads to an increase in the secretion of insulin-like growth factor 1 in the liver. …”
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SUPPRESSION OF SUBGENOMIC HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA REPLICON REPLICATION IN Huh-7 CELLS BY THE NS3 PROTEASE INHIBITOR SCH5030334: A STOCHASTIC MATHEMATICAL MODEL by E. L. Mishchenko, N. V. Ivanisenko, I. R. Akberdin, P. S. Demenkov, V. A. Likhoshvai, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes a severe liver disease frequentlyassociatedwith cirrhosis andhepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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Elevated Incidence of Fractures in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients on Glucocorticoid-Sparing Immunosuppressive Regimens by B. J. Edwards, A. Desai, J. Tsai, H. Du, G. R. Edwards, A. D. Bunta, A. Hahr, M. Abecassis, S. Sprague

“…Conclusion. We identify a high frequency of fractures in transplant recipients despite limited glucocorticoid use.…”
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Central Interleukin-1β Suppresses the Nocturnal Secretion of Melatonin by A. P. Herman, J. Bochenek, K. Król, A. Krawczyńska, H. Antushevich, B. Pawlina, A. Herman, K. Romanowicz, D. Tomaszewska-Zaremba

“…In vertebrates, numerous processes occur in a rhythmic manner. The hormonal signal reliably reflecting the environmental light conditions is melatonin. …”
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Influence of the Nd:YAG Laser Pulse Duration on the Temperature of Primary Enamel by R. A. Valério, V. S. da Cunha, R. Galo, F. A. de Lima, L. Bachmann, S. A. M. Corona, M. C. Borsatto

“…Specimens were randomly assigned in 3 groups (n=10): A = EL (extra long pulse, 10.000 μs), B = LP (long pulse, 700 μs), and C = SP (short pulse, 350 μs). …”
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The mitochondrial gene order and CYTB gene evolution in insects by F. S. Sharko, A. V. Nedoluzhko, S. M. Rastorguev, S. V. Tsygankova, E. S. Boulygina, A. A. Polilov, E. B. Prokhortchouk, K. G. Skryabin

“…Over millions of years of evolution, the genomes of modern insects have accumulated a significant number of mutations, which often can lead up a blind alley when carrying out phylogenetic research. …”
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Modeling Reorientation Dynamics of Electrically Assisted Light-Induced Gliding of Nematic Liquid-Crystal Easy Axis by S. V. Pasechnik, A. V. Dubtsov, D. V. Shmeliova, D. A. Semerenko, V. G. Chigrinov, M. A. Sinenko, Alexei D. Kiselev

“…In the regions between electrodes with nonzero electric field, the effects described by the model are that (a) the dynamics of reorientation slows down with φp and (b) the sense of easy axis rotation is independent of the sign of φp.…”
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