Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study in Brazil by Sandra C. Fuchs, Paulo R. Alencastro, Maria Letícia R. Ikeda, Nêmora T. Barcellos, Fernando H. Wolff, Ajácio B. M. Brandão, Ricardo A. A. Ximenes, Demócrito de B. Miranda-Filho, Heloísa Ramos Lacerda, Maria de Fátima P. M. de Albuquerque, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Max W. Nery, Marilia D. Turchi

“…Comparisons among regions showed that there were marked differences in demographic, socioeconomic, clinical, and HIV-related characteristics. …”
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Canadian Standards Association Standard CAN/CSA/Z264.1-02:2002: A New Voluntary Standard for Spacers and Holding Chambers Used with Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers by Myrna B Dolovich, Jolyon P Mitchell

“…The purpose of the present review is to highlight the main features of the standard for clinicians by describing its scope, the tests that are intended to assure the robustness of the construction of these devices, the type of testing that is specified to establish in vitro efficacy, and the recommendations for the marking and labelling of the device and its associated packaging. …”
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P-ANCA Systemic Vasculitis Induced by Brucellosis in an Elderly Male Patient by Mohammed Cheikh, Abdulrahman Kabli, Esraa Sendi, Hani Almoallim

“…His fever and other symptoms showed marked improvement after one week. However, P-ANCA titer was still elevated. …”
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Ethyl Caffeate Ameliorates Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Suppressing Th1 Immune Response by Shikui Xu, Aixue Zuo, Zengjun Guo, Chunping Wan

“…Results. In vitro, ECF markedly inhibited the proliferation of splenocytes in response to ConA and anti-CD3. …”
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Pairing Cholinergic Enhancement with Perceptual Training Promotes Recovery of Age-Related Changes in Rat Primary Auditory Cortex by Patrice Voss, Maryse Thomas, You Chien Chou, José Miguel Cisneros-Franco, Lydia Ouellet, Etienne de Villers-Sidani

“…We also found that cholinergic enhancement led to marked functional and structural changes within A1 in both young and old rats. …”
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Potential and challenges of underground CO2 storage via in-situ mineralization in Switzerland by Adrian Martin, Viola Becattini, Chiara Marieni, Salka Kolbeinsdóttir, Marco Mazzotti, Thanushika Gunatilake

“…Despite the presence of suitable rock types, these units are marked by alpine deformation with highly complex structures, rock mixtures, and complex bedrock hydrogeology. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of the Proteome and the Succinylome in the Thyroid Tissue of High-Fat Diet-Induced Hypothyroxinemia in Rats by Baoxiang Hu, Meng Zhao, Dandan Luo, Chunxiao Yu, Shanshan Shao, Lifang Zhao, Yashuang Yang, Xiaohan Zhang, Jiajun Zhao, Ling Gao

“…The mitochondrial oxygen consumption rates were markedly blunted in the cells treated with palmitic acid (all p<0.05), and the changes were reversed when the cells were treated with palmitic acid and desuccinylase inhibitor together (all p<0.05). …”
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Uma análise crítica sobre a reconstrução da trajetória histórica da Sociologia na educação básica: investigando o chamado período de exclusão1 by Alexandre Barbosa Fraga

“…Among the many ways in which the historical trajectory of Sociology as a discipline of basic education in Brazil can be reconstructed, one ofthem is through educational reforms and changes in legislation, marking four great periods: institutionalization (1890-1941), exclusion (1942-1981), gradual reinsertion (1982-2007) and obligatory return (2008-2017). …”
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Beyond burnout: A comprehensive investigation of burnout, resilience, and career continuity among Palestinian lawyers in a complex socio-political environment. by Muayad K Hattab, Noor Omar Adas, Abdalkarim Ayyoub, Shadi Khalil Abualkibash, Muntaser Nafeth Asmar, Akram Daoud, Ghassan Khaled, Zuheir N Khlaif

“…Challenging conventional notions, the study provides valuable insights for state strategies, legal firms, educational institutions, and policymakers to address challenges and improve lawyer retention and job satisfaction in an environment marked by unstable economic and political conditions. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Activity Status in the Elderly on Cardiorespiratory Capacity, Blood Pressure, Blood Lipids, and Body Composition: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study by Eli Carmeli, Pini Orbach, David T. Lowenthal, Joav Merrick, Raymond Coleman

“…It is generally recognized that physical activity levels in the elderly do not remain constant over time, and typically there is a marked reduction in physical activities in the elderly. …”
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A framework for optimisation and techno-economic analysis of CO2 pressurisation strategies for pipeline transportation by Andreasen Anders, Bonto Maria, Montero Fernando

“…., the thermodynamic and economic models applied, are rigorously validated and bench-marked against literature data. Contrary to former studies that focus mainly on reduction of the work required for pressurisation, the presented method includes additional capabilities to assess CAPEX, OPEX and the levelised cost of CO2 compression. …”
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Shrub encroachment accelerates the processes of moisture redistribution in alpine meadows on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Lirong Zhao, Kexin Li, Ni Zhu, Junmei Gao, Jing Zhang, Di Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Yanlong Wang, Yushou Ma, Yu Liu

“…Overall, the soil moisture redistribution processes were markedly affected by changes in vegetation and soil parameters under shrub encroachment. …”
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Compatibility and Mechanical Performance of High-Strength Self-Compacting Concrete Produced with Recycled Glass Powder by Taher Muntadher J., Al-Attar Tareq S., Al-Adili Aqeel S.

“…The efficiency of WGP replacement was substantially higher at 50%, resulting in a more marked influence on enhancement, particularly among those in older age groups.…”
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Non-invasive rehabilitation in Morbus Ledderhose disease, methods, techniques, efficiency by Elena Costescu, Oana Păduraru, Gabriela Călin, Mihaiela Camelia Țabrean (Partene), Călin Ștefan Păduraru

“…The abnormal proliferation of the fibrous tissue in the plantar fascia, Morbus Ledderhose is a non-malignant thickening of the deep connective tissue of the foot, a relatively rare pathology that intensely affects patients through marked pain and functional impotence. Rehabilitation treatments are poorly presented in the literature. …”
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Sobre las metáforas de los fundadores de AnnalesUna reflexión sobre su impacto en las teorías de la historia by John Edison Mazo Lopera, Juan Felipe Gutiérrez Florez, Adolfo Hernández Rodríguez

“…Para ello, se sigue el método de la lectura crítica de textos y como enfoque la teoría de la metáfora conceptual de George Lakoff y Mark Johnson. Se demostrará con ello que, los fundadores de Annales emplearon metáforas en las que se representa el conocimiento de la historia como un “edificio” en constante construcción, y que el historiador, además de “cazador”, es un “constructor” que crea teorías e interpretaciones. …”
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Asedios, fantasmas e impunidad. Una comparación desde lo espectral entre Vértigo de Alfred Hitchcock y La mujer sin cabeza de Lucrecia Martel by Emilio Vilches Pino

“…Basado en un enfoque interdisciplinario que integra la crítica fílmica y la teoría espectral de Jacques Derrida, Mark Fisher y Avery Gordon, el estudio examina cómo los fantasmas en estas películas no son apariciones literales, sino representaciones de traumas e injusticias que influyen en el presente. …”
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Cellular therapies in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases by Pedro Franco-Fuquen, Juana Figueroa-Aguirre, David A. Martínez, Eider F. Moreno-Cortes, Juan E. Garcia-Robledo, Fabio Vargas-Cely, Daniela A. Castro-Martínez, Mustafa Almaini, Januario E. Castro

“…These diseases, which include autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus, are marked by the presence of autoreactive B cells that play a critical role in their pathogenesis. …”
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An Evaluation of Bera Lake (Malaysia) Sediment Contamination Using Sediment Quality Guidelines by Mohammadreza Gharibreza, Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Ismail Yusoff, John Kuna Raj

“…Major and trace levels of elements were determined for 132 subsamples using an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The results marked two major groups of metallic elements bonded to the terrestrial and organic-rich sediments. …”
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Timing of Wnt Inhibition Modulates Directed Differentiation of Medial Ganglionic Eminence Progenitors from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells by Ivanna Ihnatovych, Alexandra Lew, Evelyn Lazar, Anna Sheng, Timot Kellermayer, Kinga Szigeti

“…However, NSC (stage 1) Wnt inhibition markedly reduces the number of MGE progenitors available for downstream applications in the RD and the NAdD protocols due to early inhibition of proliferation. …”
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Intratonsillar Immunotherapy: A Convenient and Effective Alternative to Subcutaneous Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis by Tian Gu, Wei Zhang, Lu Tan, Rong Xiang, Peiqiang Liu, Jingyu Huang, Qin Deng, Yuqin Deng, Zezhang Tao, Shiming Chen, Yu Xu

“…ITIT demonstrated superior and faster symptom relief, especially in younger patients, while requiring markedly fewer doses and injections than SCIT. Immunological analysis revealed reduced eosinophil counts, increased regulatory T (Treg) and follicular regulatory T (TFR) cell levels, and a favorable shift in cytokine profiles. …”
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