Land deformation monitoring and spatiotemporal evolution characteristics analysis of coal mine goaf in Jilin Province based on time series InSAR by Yibin ZHANG, Jinhong SONG, Yuwei XU, Siyu XU

“…The surface subsidence of coal mine goaf in Jilin Province is mainly caused by large-scale mining of underground coal resources, and the “activation” of shallow goaf is an important factor. …”
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Tribological Analysis of Laser-Textured WC-Co Against Ti6Al4V Under Dry and Lubricated Conditions for Different Sliding Times by Javier Garcia-Fernandez, Moises Batista, Juan Manuel Vazquez-Martinez, Jorge Salguero, Irene Del Sol, Magdalena Ramirez-Peña

“…The results show better behavior with textures, reaching a higher rate of volume loss in the titanium pins. The main conclusions obtained after these tests are that textures offer a better performance in tests up to 800 s. …”
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Numerical simulation study on mining method for anti rock burst in different steeply inclined extra-thick coal seam by Zemin CHEN, Zhenlei LI, Taoping ZHONG, Dazhao SONG, Xudong LIU, Xucong HU

“…The results show that: before mining the B3-6 seam at the same level, the stress concentration area of horizontal sectional mining is mainly located in the surrounding rock above and below the roadway and the coal body below the gob, while the stress concentration area of inclined sectional mining is shifted to the coal body at the sharp corner area below the gob and the surrounding rock above and below the roadway at the low level side; compared with horizontal sectional mining, the peak stress in the surrounding rock above and below the high level side roadway of inclined sectional mining is reduced by 10-20 MPa, and the stress concentration roadway is reduced from 4 to 2; mining the B3-6 coal seam first at the same level can weaken the horizontal stress transfer, and it has the function of pressure relief protection for the B1+2 coal seam mined later. …”
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Crop water productivity assessment and planting structure optimization in typical arid irrigation district using dynamic Bayesian network by Yantao Ma, Jie Xue, Xinlong Feng, Jianping Zhao, Junhu Tang, Huaiwei Sun, Jingjing Chang, Longke Yan

“…The walnuts and Chinese dates are mainly unsuitable in the southeastern part of the oasis. …”
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Characterization of Stroke Patients in an Intensive Care Unit by Marianela Planes Fajardo, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Maylín Isabel Alonso Martínez, Aurora Calzada Fajardo

“…<strong>Background:</strong> cerebrovascular diseases represent a potentially serious panorama, with avoidable consequences and whose prognosis depends on the speed and effectiveness of the actions. Stroke is the main neurological cause of death and the third most common cause of death in the world. …”
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Selection of Prosthesis in Aortic Valve Surgery: Short Review and Trend in our Practice in 10 Years by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Devis Pellumbi, Adelina Musliu, Fjoralba Qejvani, Altin Veshti

“…These complications vary between the two main groups of prostheses: bioprosthetic and mechanical. …”
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The characteristics of chronic benzene poisoning in 176 Chinese occupational population cases by Lian Gou, Lian Gou, Xingyu Ma, Lili Huang, Lili Huang, Mei Qiu, Ruiqing Guo, Jun Jia, Peiyu Xu, Nan Lian

“…Before 2016, workers were mainly in joint-stock enterprises and equipment manufacturing industries; however, from 2017 to 2019, benzene poisoning cases were increasingly found in private and light industries. …”
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Pembrolizumab with external radiation therapy effectively controlled TMB-high unresectable recurrent parathyroid cancer: a case report with review of literature by Hiroshi Katoh, Tomoya Mitsuma, Riku Okamoto, Kanako Naito, Takaaki Tokito, Mariko Kikuchi, Takafumi Sangai

“…Accordingly, management of hypercalcemia by calcimimetics and bisphosphonates has been main treatment for unresectable PC. Here, we report a case of unresectable tumor mutational burden (TMB)-high recurrent PC that has been effectively controlled by pembrolizumab (PEM) with RT. …”
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AquaCrop model-based sensitivity analysis of soil salinity dynamics and productivity under climate change in sandy-layered farmland by Zhuangzhuang Feng, Qingfeng Miao, Haibin Shi, José Manuel Gonçalves, Xianyue Li, Weiying Feng, Jianwen Yan, Dandan Yu, Yan Yan

“…Water productivity (WPET) and harvest index (HI) were mainly sensitive to CCx, KcTr,x, normalized water productivity (WP*), and reference HI (HI0). …”
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Diagnosis of land degradation and analysis of its spatiotemporal evolution in the Jinghe River Basin, Xinjiang by Ya Peng, Zhaopeng Wu, Xinpeng Shi, Yuting Tian, Ruirui Zhang

“…In general, the type of land degradation in Jinghe County over the 20 years is still mainly compound land degradation. Land degradation in Jinghe County is formed by the combined action of nature and human social activities. …”
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Comparison of different developmental stages of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) fruit and identification of Hub genes by Li Yalan, Ren Tian, Qu Siyu, Hao Qing, Fan Dingyu, Alimire Alimu

“…The number of DEGs in the four group comparisons WM vs FE, ER vs WM, FR vs ER and FR vs FE groups were 1576, 8561, 1073 and 7884 DEGs, respectively, and mainly involved in biological processes such as stimulation, defence, immunity, ADP binding, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, secondary active transmembrane transporter activity, etc. …”
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Antioxidant, Anti-α-Glucosidase, Anti-Tyrosinase, and Anti-Acetylcholinesterase Components from Stem of <i>Rhamnus formosana</i> with Molecular Docking Study by Chia-Hsuan Tsai, Ya-Lun Liou, Sin-Min Li, Hsiang-Ruei Liao, Jih-Jung Chen

“…The methanol extract demonstrated the highest α-glucosidase inhibitory effect, while the ethanol extract displayed potent AChE inhibition and the acetone extract showed the most potential tyrosinase inhibitory activity among the extracts. Five main biocomponents were isolated and evaluated for their bioactivities. …”
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Species-specific mercury speciation in billfishes and its implications for food safety monitoring and dietary advice by Anaïs Médieu, David Point, Valérie Allain, Nathalie Bodin, Mélanie Lemire, Pierre Ayotte, Zahirah Dhurmeea, Matthieu Waeles, Laure Laffont, Antoine Le Gohalen, François Roupsard, Anne Lorrain

“…Humans are exposed to toxic methylmercury mainly by consuming marine fish, in particular top predator species like billfishes or tunas. …”
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Structural Characterization of Polygonum divaricatum L. Polysaccharide and Its Inhibitory Effect on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation in RAW264.7 Cells by CUI Yanyan, YUAN Yongxu, GUO Mingkun, HE Wenbing, LI Ming, PEI Shichun, LI Dajun

“…Results: PSPDL had a relative molecular mass of 59.475 kDa and consisted mainly of mannose (Man), rhamnose (Rha), glucuronic acid (GlcA), galacturonic acid (GalA), glucose (Glc), galactose (Gal), and arabinose (Ara), with a molar ratio of 1.69:4.95:1.04:21.79:19.01:31.68:19.84. …”
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Adverse Reactions from Topical Ophthalmic Anesthetic Abuse by Ali Sharifi, Naser Naisiri, Majid Shams, Meraj Sharifi, Hamid Sharifi

“…In the first interview, the most common symptoms were: photophobia, reduced vision, ocular pain, and redness. The main signs of persistent epithelial defect, patchy or diffuse corneal stromal infiltration, ring infiltration, and Descemet's folds were noticed in the examinations. …”
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Effects of a synthetic analog of the bovine appeasing pheromone on the overall welfare of dairy calves from birth through weaning by J. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Teruel, A. Cozzi, E. Harris, S.M. Rutter, A. Beaver

“…ABSTRACT: Environmental enrichment in the form of synthetic analogs of appeasing pheromones have shown promising results in improving the welfare of domestic animals, including dogs, pigs, horses, and cattle. The main objective of this study was to determine if the use of the bovine appeasing pheromone (BAP) would improve the welfare of dairy calves; therefore, in this randomized controlled trial, 72 Holstein Friesian dairy calves were housed in individual hutches after birth and were randomly allocated to receive BAP or a placebo once every 2 wk from birth through weaning. …”
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The pro-inflammatory cytokine Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) in Diabetic Nephropathy by Alia KH Mahmoud, Muhammed Ahmed Abd El Moety, Amal Khalifa Ahmed, Samer A. El-Sawy

“…Background: Diabetic nephropathy has become the main cause of renal failure, and furthermore, is associated with a dramatic increase in cardiovascular risk. …”
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Sparse seagrass meadows are critical dugong habitat: A novel rapid assessment of habitat-wildlife associations using paired drone and in-water surveys by Nicole E. Said, Christophe Cleguer, Paul Lavery, Amanda J. Hodgson, Connor Gorham, Julian A. Tyne, Ankje Frouws, Simone Strydom, Johnny Lo, Holly C. Raudino, Kelly Waples, Kathryn McMahon

“…Halophila ovalis and Halodule uninervis were the main predictors of dugong presence and abundance across the three locations surveyed. …”
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Motivations regarding continuing or terminating pregnancy in women with high-risk pregnancies: a scoping review by Mónica Antunes, Mónica Antunes, Ana Galhanas, Ana Lúcia Vitorino, Sara Palma, Sara Palma, Ana Frias, Ana Frias

“…The review identifies four main themes driving these decisions: health considerations, religious convictions, social and political factors and ethical and moral dilemmas. …”
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Rate of Overlap between ICD-11 Gaming Disorder and DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder along with Turkish Reliability of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A) by Mustafa Tuncturk, Gul Karacetin, Cagatay Ermis, R. Ogulcan Ciray, Merve Can, Celal Yesilkaya, Ayca Atay, Gokce Elif Alkas, Damla Kasap, Omca Guney, Sezen Alarslan, Burak Cakir, Eren Halac, Aysegul Tonyalı, Fatma Nur Elmas, Serkan Turan

“…Introduction: The main aims of the current study were (i) to explore the overlap between Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and gaming disorder (GD) diagnoses, (ii) to identify clinical characteristics in clinical settings, and (iii) to measure psychometric properties of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A). …”
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