A Natural Flavonoid Glucoside, Icariin, Regulates Th17 and Alleviates Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Murine Model by Liqun Chi, Wenyuan Gao, Xiangrong Shu, Xin Lu

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that causes deformity of the joints and physical disability. Icariin, a natural flavonoid glucoside isolated from plants in the Epimedium family, has been proven to have various pharmacological activities. …”
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From sick old man to mythical hero by Sandra Pitcher, Tammy Frankland, Nicola Jones

“…However, as Mandela’s health deteriorated before his death, his constructed immortality was tested as society began to question if his legacy could live on without the physical presence of ‘Mandela the man’. Consequently, this article examines the representation of Mandela in his few final years. …”
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Machine learning-enhanced high-resolution exposure assessment of ultrafine particles by Yudie Jianyao, Hongyong Yuan, Guofeng Su, Jing Wang, Wenguo Weng, Xiaole Zhang

“…In this study, we developed a stacking-based machine learning framework integrating data-driven and physical-chemical models for a national-scale UFP exposure assessment at 1 km spatial and 1-hour temporal resolutions, leveraging long-term standardized PNC measurements in Switzerland. …”
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Increased Risk of Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in Long-Lasting Psoriasis Patients by Hakki Simsek, Musa Sahin, Aytac Akyol, Serkan Akdag, Hatice Uce Ozkol, Hasan Ali Gumrukcuoglu, Yilmaz Gunes

“…Ninety-four outpatient psoriasis patients and 51 healthy people were evaluated by physical examination, 12-lead ECG, and transthoracic echocardiography. …”
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Measuring spatial - temporal of Yazd urban form using spatial metrics by saeed zanganeh

“…Socio- economic, political and physical factors are among the main contributors. So, one of the most important challenges of urban planners is measuring and identifying urban development pattern in order to direct and strengthen it to sustainable pattern and right direction. …”
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Seepage Force and Its Direct Mechanical Effects in Hydrate-Bearing Porous Media by Lifeng Zeng, Longtan Shao, Xiaoxia Guo

“…Here, we propose an extended three-phase physical model for unsaturated HBPM, including gas, capillary water, and generalized solid skeleton (GSS). …”
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High-Fiber Crackers Supplemented with Asparagus Hard-Stem: Impacts of Supplementation Ratios and Water Amounts in Cracker Recipe on the Product Quality by Thi Thu Tra Tran, Le Hong Ngoc Ngo, Nu Minh Nguyet Ton, Thi Hong Nhung Le, Thi Thuy Le, Van Viet Man Le

“…Wheat flour was partially replaced by asparagus hard-stem powder (AHP) in the cracker recipe and the AHP ratios were 0 (control), 5, 10, 15, 20% of the blend weight; the nutritional constituents, antioxidant capacities, physical attributes, and sensory overall acceptability of crackers were then evaluated. …”
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A New Method Based on Boundary Element Method to Appraise CO2 Geological Storage Potential in Depleted Shale Gas Reservoirs by Junjie Shi, Linsong Cheng, Chong Cao, Renyi Cao, Deqiang Wang, Gaoling Liu

“…A reasonable boundary element method to estimating the CO2 storage capacity of depleted shale gas reservoirs considering arbitrarily shaped boundaries is introduced. Firstly, the physical model with fracture networks is built based on the microseismic data. …”
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Assessment of maternal health and behavior during pregnancy in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study: Rationale and approach by Kelly K. Gurka, Heather H. Burris, Lucia Ciciolla, Claire D. Coles, Suena H. Massey, Sharlene Newman, Vidya Rajagopalan, Lynne M. Smith, Anna Zilverstand, Gretchen Bandoli

“…During the development of the HBCD Study, the Pregnancy Exposures, Including Substances Workgroup (WG-PRG) was charged with characterizing maternal health and behavior during pregnancy into the childhood years. Maternal physical and mental health, including substance use, and pregnancy and birth complications and outcomes were prioritized. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Novel Self Disinfectant Solution in Irreversible Hydrocolloid Impression Material - An Experimental Study by Sunantha Selvaraj, Alarmelu, Dorairaj Jayachandran, Shanmuga Priya

“…Disinfectants should not adversely affect the dimensional stability of the impression and physical properties of impression material and subsequent dental cast. …”
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Characterization of Women with Endocrine Infertility by Annia Quintana Marrero, Elodia María Rivas Alpízar, Jan Oneil González Ramos

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the predominant age group was 30 to 34 years old and 9.4 % had a personal pathological history of obesity, almost half had oligomenorrhea 33.6 % of them were overweight and on physical examination 34.3 % of the patients showed acanthosis nigricans. …”
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How Architecture Builds Intelligence: Lessons from AI by Nikos A. Salingaros

“…The architecture in the title refers to physical buildings, spaces, and walls. Dominant architectural culture prefers minimalist environments that contradict the information setting needed for the infant brain to develop. …”
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Factors Improvement of Sustainable livelihoods from the Perspective of Local People, Case Study: Ardabil County by vakil heidari sarban, Alireza Abdpour

“…In order to analyze the data, factor analysis model was used and the results of this model showed the most important factor improvement of sustainable livelihoods from the perspective of local people in studied region includes four components (entrepreneurship and fortification of economical infrastructures, support of demand- side and governmental interventional action, fortification of social capital and social empowerment and environmental management and fortification of physical infrastructures) that explained variance and the cumulative variance by the five factors 60.66. …”
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Assessment of documentation on current patient’s medical records at Accident and Emergency Hospital of Sulaimani-Iraq by Delan Jamal Qader, Faruk Hassan Faraj

“…Non-probability (purposive sample) of 201 patient files were selected from 1,194 patient files during 6 months between Jun to December 2016.The present study showed that the face sheet was completely recorded about %95 which means satisfactory, other items which were recorded by physician such as chief complaint and history of present illness, radiology, laboratory, medication intervention report, consent forms, physical examination, and consultant report were unsatisfactorily recorded. …”
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Establishment of a Breeding Approach Combined with Gamma Ray Irradiation and Tissue Regeneration for Highbush Blueberry by Xuan Yu, Haidi Yuan, Yihong Jin, Chuizheng Xia, Jiani Zhu, Jiali Che, Jiao Yang, Xiaofei Wang, Bingsong Zheng, Shufang Yang, Cristian Silvestri, Fuqiang Cui, Jianfang Zuo

“…Mutation breeding, which uses chemical or physical treatment to increase plant mutation, has not yet been applied to blueberries. …”
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Residential child care and the psychodynamic approach; is it time to try again? by Charles Sharpe

“…Research such as the work done by Berridge and Brodie (1998) indicates that the vast majority of children in residential care have had early childhood disruptions or traumas such as physical or sexual abuse. Hence it would appear that this group of children could be helped by the use of psychodynamic approaches. …”

Women’s experiences of ceasing to breastfeed: Australian qualitative study by Jennifer Elizabeth Ayton, Leigh Tesch, Emily Hansen

“…In an effort to avoid formula and prolong exclusive breastfeeding, mothers will endure multiple issues (eg, pain, low milk supply, mastitis, public shaming) and make use of various forms of social and physical capital; resources such as father/partner support, expressing breast milk, bottles and dummies. …”
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Assessment of the influence of gap wall mobility factor at calculation of leakage in working section of a scroll compressor. Part 1 by V. A. Pronin, A. V. Kovanov, V. A. Tsvetkov, E. N. Mikhailova, E. A. Kalashnikova

“…The purpose of this work is to clarify the physical basis of the leakage process in the radial clearance and the degree of influence of various factors on it. …”
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Structural Characteristics Analysis of Overlying Rocks and Prevention Measures with a Long-Wall Face Passing Across Abandoned Roadways: A Case Study by Zeng-Qiang Yang, Chang Liu, Guo-An Wang, Gang-Wei Li, Feng-Shuo Li

“…By means of in situ investigation, physical simulation experiment, theoretical analysis, in situ tests, and relevant monitoring methods, the occurrence mechanism and prevention measures are studied. …”
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Computer Vision-assisted Wireless Channel Simulation for Millimeter Wave Human Motion Recognition by Zhenyu REN, Chenqing JI, Chao YU, Wanli CHEN, Rui WANG

“…The aim is to rapidly and cost-effectively generate a training dataset for wireless human motion recognition, thereby avoiding the laborious and cost-intensive efforts associated with physical measurements. Specifically, the simulation process includes the following steps. …”
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