Outcome differences in acute vs. acute on chronic heart failure and cardiogenic shock by Tara L. Jones, Michael C. Tan, Vidang Nguyen, Kathleen E. Kearney, Charles C. Maynard, Emily Anderson, Claudius Mahr, James M. McCabe

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Generation and Characterization of Erythroid Cells from Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: An Overview by Kai-Hsin Chang, Halvard Bonig, Thalia Papayannopoulou

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Cryptococcus gattii: Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche by Kausik Datta, Karen H. Bartlett, Kieren A. Marr

“…The relatively uncommon fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii recently emerged as a significant cause of cryptococcal disease in human and animals in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Although genetic studies indicated its possible presence in the Pacific Northwest for more than 30 years, C. gattii as an etiological agent was largely unknown in this region prior to 1999. …”
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Volcanically forced Madden–Julian oscillation triggers the immediate onset of El Niño by Hyemi Kim, Seung-Ki Min, Daehyun Kim, Daniele Visioni

“…Because the land areas surrounding the Indo-Pacific warm pool dry more quickly after a volcanic eruption, the background moisture distribution becomes more favorable for the MJO to propagate eastward from the Indian Ocean into the Pacific. …”
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«È per aiutare i giovani»? Note sulla produzione della copra sull’isola di Ouvéa (Kanaky-Nuova Caledonia) by Greta Maria Capece

“…Kanaky-New Caledonia is one of the Pacific post-colonial contexts experiencing the highest levels of internal inequalities, especially among young Kanaks, natives of the country, in relation to non-Kanaks, of both European and Pacific-Asian origin. …”
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Path analysis of farmer knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward lumpy skin disease in beef cattle by Sohrab Khan, Darawan Addoddon, Jutamas Prapapanpong, Minta Suwannaboon, Orapun Arjkumpa, Kannika Na-Lampang, Warangkhana Chaisowwong, Supitchaya Srisawang, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya

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The RCEP and Its Relevance to the EU by Michael Frenkel, Tuyet Ngo

“…Abstract The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a multilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five Asia-Pacific countries, with which ASEAN has existing FTAs in the Asia-Pacific region. …”
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Anticipating The Return of Foreign Terrorist Fighters: Indonesia-Australia’s Initiative on Sub-Regional Meetings on Counterterrorism by Nuri Widiastuti Veronika

“…Analyzing Indonesia and Australia’s initiative on the SRM can determine to what extent this cooperation has addressed the returning FTFs as one of the most imminent regional security threats in the Asia Pacific. This study adopted Buzan and Weaver’s regional security complex elements in explaining to what extent this regional security issue has put aside Indonesian-Australian differences and led them to the co-leadership position in anticipating the return of FTFs to Asia Pacific, prone to terrorist attacks and violent extremist beliefs. …”
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Sex and gender differences in the molecular etiology of Parkinson’s disease: considerations for study design and data analysis by Samantha L. Schaffner, Kira N. Tosefsky, Amy M. Inskter, Silke Appel-Cresswell, Julia M. Schulze-Hentrich

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Incomplete Resolution of Deep Vein Thromboses during Rivaroxaban Therapy by Jonathan M. Yaghoubian, Jacob Adashek, Bahareh Yaghoubian-Yazi, Menachem Nagar, Nojan Toomari, Richard J. Pietras, Uri M. Ben-Zur

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The Effects of Instructions on Dual-Task Walking and Cognitive Task Performance in People with Parkinson's Disease by Valerie E. Kelly, Alexis J. Eusterbrock, Anne Shumway-Cook

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Host–virus interactions during infection with a wild-type ILTV strain or a glycoprotein G deletion mutant ILTV vaccine strain in an ex vivo system by Gayathri Gopakumar, Mauricio J.C. Coppo, Andrés Diaz-Méndez, Carol A. Hartley, Joanne M. Devlin

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New records of Scomberoides tala (Cuvier, 1832), Barred Queenfish (Actinopterygii, Carangiformes, Carangidae), from southwestern Taiwan by Yo Su, Yu-Chieh Hsu, Tzu-Yung Lin

“…Specimens of Scomberoides tala (Cuvier, 1832) were collected from southwestern Taiwan in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. While this species has been documented in other regions of the northwestern Pacific, our specimens mark its first recorded occurrence in Taiwan, bridging a previously identified distribution gap in this region. …”
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Editorial: Integrative Solutions for the Future of Asia: Catalyzing Graduate Research for Sustainable Development by Angelito Bautista Jr

“…Asia-Pacific is at the crossroads of history with the potential to address the most profound challenges while exploring transformative growth opportunities. …”
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Patterns of Understory Diversity in Mixed Coniferous Forests of Southern California Impacted by Air Pollution by Edith B. Allen, Patrick J. Temple, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael J. Arbaugh, Abby G. Sirulnik, Leela E. Rao

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The effectiveness of TRIS and ammonium buffers in glass dissolution studies: a comparative analysis by Ramya Ravikumar, Clare L. Thorpe, Claire L. Corkhill, Sam A. Walling, James J. Neeway, Carolyn I. Pearce, Albert A. Kruger, David S. Kosson, Jose Marcial, Russell J. Hand

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A Survey of Open-Source Tools for Transmission and Distribution Systems Research by Jennifer Appiah-Kubi, Alexander A. Anderson, Hayden M. Reeve

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Influence of the boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation on temperature and precipitation in South Korea by Yoo‐Rim Jung, Woo‐Seop Lee

“…When active BSISO convection is positioned over the subtropical western Pacific, it induces anomalous anticyclonic circulation accompanied by subsidence, leading to significant positive temperature anomalies. …”
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Hedging by the Gaya Confederacy of Korea: Historical Lessons for Contemporary East Asia? by Brendan M HOWE

“…He argues that, like the polities of the Gaya confederacy, contemporary second-tier states in the Asia-Pacific should cooperate closely, with the common objective of navigating the US–China rivalry. …”
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