Repurposing Drugs in Controlling Recurrent Platinum-Resistant Clear-Cell Ovarian Cancer by Woraporn Sinsuwan, Phawit Norchai

“…Currently, chemotherapy is the major kind of treatment, but it offers little advantage. …”
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Quand les paroles s’envolent : réflexions sur les caractéristiques et la forme phonétique du High Rising Terminal en anglais contemporain by Stephan Wilhelm

“…The emergence of the so-called High Rising Terminal (HRT) or ‘uptalk’ – that is the use of rising intonation at the end of declarative utterances – is a major contemporary prosodic phenomenon that has been reported in numerous varieties of English worldwide (see for example Lakoff 1975; Ching 1982; Guy & Vonwiller 1984; Guy et al. 1986; Allan 1990; McLemore 1991; Britain 1992a, 1992b; Bradford 1997; Cruttenden 1997; Cheng & Warren 2005; Ladd 1996, 2008; Barry 2007; Liberman 2008; Sullivan 2010).The pragmatic function of the HRT is analysed in many different ways, and there is considerable variation in the descriptions of the speech segments in which it occurs. …”
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Location-Aware Cross-Layer Design Using Overlay Watermarks by Xianbin Wang, Paul Ho, Yiyan Wu

“…A new orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system embedded with overlay watermarks for location-aware cross-layer design is proposed in this paper. One major advantage of the proposed system is the multiple functionalities the overlay watermark provides, which includes a cross-layer signaling interface, a transceiver identification for position-aware routing, as well as its basic role as a training sequence for channel estimation. …”
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Optimal conditions for the biological removal of ammonia from wastewater of a petrochemical plant using the response surface methodology by M. Samimi, M. Shahriari Moghadam

“…High concentrations of nitrogen compounds, such as ammonia observed in the petrochemical industry, are the major environmental pollutants. Therefore, effective and inexpensive methods are needed for its treatment. …”
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Relative Contribution of Trabecular and Cortical Bone to Primary Implant Stability: An In vitro Model Study by Trinanjali Bera, Bhavna Jha Kukreja, Chetan Sharma, Vivek V. Gupta, Priya Patel, Parul Singhal, Manish S. Jadhav, Naina Pattnaik

“…The findings suggest that bone quality should be a major consideration during implant placement to ensure optimal primary stability and long-term success.…”
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Effect of Instituting Upper Limits for Chest Compression Depth for Laypersons at Six-months After Chest Compression-Only Training: A Randomized Controlled Simulation Study

“…Context/ research question: Chest compression quality plays a major role in patient outcomes after cardiac arrest. …”
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Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) Infusion On The Time of Death of Ascaridia galli by Ida Yuniarti, Suzanita Utama, Setiawan Koesdarto, Lucia Tri Suwanti, Ngakan Made Rai Widjaja

“…Infectious disease is a major problem for animal husbandry. One of infectious disease is caused by Ascaridia galli (A. galli). …”
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THE NEW APPROACH ON FOOD QUALITY: AN IMPORTANT FACTOR ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND TRENDS IN FOOD QUALITY by Johana Paluchová

“…The provision of safe food which protects customers’ integrity and provides consumers with the desired taste is expected to remain the major priority in world food markets in the foreseeable future. …”
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Advances in antiviral strategies targeting mosquito-borne viruses: cellular, viral, and immune-related approaches by Ayyaz Khan, Zakirullah, Shahid Wahab, Seong-Tshool Hong

“…Abstract Mosquito-borne viruses (MBVs) are a major global health threat, causing significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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The Impact of Modifiable Risk Factors on the Endothelial Cell Methylome and Cardiovascular Disease Development by Hashum Sum, Alison C. Brewer

“…The endothelium is the major regulator of vascular homeostasis, and endothelial cell dysfunction (ED) is considered an early marker for atherosclerosis. …”
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Effect of pyrethroid resistance on the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes for the control of Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer, Ana Luiza Sousa, Olga S. Kostromytska, Shaohui Wu

“…Entomopathogenic nematodes can provide effective control of annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis, larvae, a major golf course turfgrass pest in eastern North America. …”
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Bacterial communities of diverse Drosophila species: ecological context of a host-microbe model system. by James Angus Chandler, Jenna Morgan Lang, Srijak Bhatnagar, Jonathan A Eisen, Artyom Kopp

“…Both natural surveys and laboratory experiments indicate that host diet plays a major role in shaping the Drosophila bacterial microbiome. …”
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Study on Sound Wave Scattering Effects of Different Markers Placed on Dam Face in Deepwater Reservoir by Yan Xiang, GuangZe Shen, ZhengFei Cheng, Kai Zhang

“…Further, for relatively narrow underwater water space where the underwater detection equipment is located, there is significant interference to the underwater acoustic communication signal. This is a major challenge to underwater positioning technology. …”
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Pre-Hospital and In-Hospital Management of an Abdominal Impalement Injury Caused by a Tree Branch by So Ra Ahn, Joo Hyun Lee, Keun Young Kim, Chan Yong Park

“…CT revealed no signs of major blood vessel injury, but intestinal perforation was observed. …”
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Analysis on Regional Characteristics of Economic Growth Based on Total Factor Productivity by Weidong Ma, Cheng Chung Wu, Deshan Tang

“…The double difference between capital and TFP appears to be the major cause in forming regional difference of urban economy. …”
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lncRNAs: the unexpected link between protein synthesis and cancer adaptation by Mila Gugnoni, Manoj Kumar Kashyap, Kishore K. Wary, Alessia Ciarrocchi

“…Multiple recent evidence underlines how, besides their consolidated role in transcription, lncRNAs are major players in translation control. Their capacity to establish multiple and highly dynamic interactions with proteins and other transcripts makes these molecules able to play a central role across all phases of protein synthesis. …”
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Dayside Magnetic Depression Following Interplanetary Shock Arrivals During the February 1958 and July 1959 Superstorms by Shinichi Ohtani, Yoko Odagi, Ayako Matsuoka, Toshihiko Iyemori

“…It is therefore suggested that the external driving behind IP shocks, especially those associated with major storms, is most optimum for the sharp reduction of the dayside H component through the formation and intensification of the dayside FAC system. …”
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AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE CENTRAL ASIA (AS EXEMPLIFIED BY KAZAKHSTAN) by V. V. Evseev

“…As an example of Kazakhstan the author examines the major stages of its political system development for the last twenty years. …”
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A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit by Rowena Almeida, William G. Paterson, Nancy Craig, Lawrence Hookey

“…The focused interviews identified the scheduling template as a major area of operational inefficiency. Conclusions. …”
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Hall and Thermo‐Diffusion Effects on Chemically Reactive MHD Unsteady Brinkman‐Type Dissipative Flow of EO‐Based MoS2 Nanofluid From a Rotating Plate in Porous Medium by B. Prabhakar Reddy, Jumanne Mng'ang'a, M. Paul Matao

“…ABSTRACT In many mechanical systems, the friction is a major aspect in the energy loss. However, lubrication is the ultimate way to reduce friction. …”
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