Risk Factors for Urgency Incontinence in Women Undergoing Stress Urinary Incontinence Surgery by Leslie M. Rickey, Liyuan Huang, David D. Rahn, Yvonne Hsu, Heather J. Litman, Elizabeth R. Mueller

“…Baseline data from two randomized trials enrolling 1,252 women were analyzed: SISTEr (fascial sling versus Burch colposuspension) and TOMUS (retropubic versus transobturator midurethral sling). Demographic data, POP-Q measures, and validated measures of symptom severity and quality of life were collected. …”
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Exploring the Active Constituents of <i>Andrographis paniculata</i> in Protecting the Skin Barrier and the Synergistic Effects with Collagen XVII by Heng Xu, Shiying Lan, Simin Lin, Anjing Wang, Yuanlin Luo, Jing Wang, Zhenzhong Yang

“…The chemical composition of Andrographis Herba extract (AHE) was analyzed using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS, and diterpene lactones were identified as its primary constituents. …”
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miR-203 Expression in Exfoliated Cells of Tongue Coating Represents a Sensitive and Specific Biomarker of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Xiuli Yan, Shengliang Zhu, Hui Zhang

“…Using quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), expression levels of six candidate miRNAs (miR-143, miR-145, miR-192, miR-194, miR-203, and miR-205) were examined across a discovery cohort of patients with GERD (n=24) versus Ctrls (n=24). …”
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Просторовий аналіз та моделювання індивідуального сільського житла 60–70-их рр. ХХ ст. в експозиції НМНАП України... by Тамара Василенко

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Effect of Mg Content and Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Low Pressure Die-Cast 380 Alloy by S. Morin, E. M. Elgallad, H. W. Doty, S. Valtierra, F. H. Samuel

“…Increasing the amount of Mg from 0.06% to 0.55% increased the volume fraction of π-Al8Mg3FeSi6 and Q-Al5Cu2Mg8Si6 phases from 0.8% to 1.7%. Following solutionizing at 490°C for 8 h, the maximum ultimate tensile strength was obtained from alloys containing 0.3% Mg. …”
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Research Progress on the Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Effects of <i>Houttuynia cordata</i> Thunb and a Predictive Analysis of Quality Markers by Zhuo Yang, Peng Ji, Chenchen Li, Fanlin Wu, Yongli Hua, Yanming Wei, Yuxia Cao

“…By analyzing the literature, it was predicted that Houttuynia sodium, methyl nonyl ketone, quercetin, and quercitrin could be used as the quality markers (Q-marker) of <i>H. cordata</i>. This provides a basis for further research into the applications of <i>H. cordata</i>.…”
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Assessment of Groundwater Quality in the Talensi District, Northern Ghana by Larry Pax Chegbeleh, Bismark Awinbire Akurugu, Sandow Mark Yidana

“…Three main flow regimes have been identified with Q-mode cluster analysis, in which mixed cation water types have been revealed, where areas designated as recharge zones are dominated by Na+ + K+–Mg2+–HCO3− fresh water types characterised by low mineralisation and pH, which evolve into Mg2+– Na+ + K+– HCO3− fresh water type with corresponding increased mineralisation of the groundwater. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning Assisted UAV Path Planning Relying on Cumulative Reward Mode and Region Segmentation by Zhipeng Wang, Soon Xin Ng, Mohammed EI-Hajjar

“…The proposed region segmentation algorithm and cumulative reward model have been tested in different DRL techniques, where we show that the cumulative reward model can improve the training efficiency of deep neural networks by 30.8&#x0025; and the region segmentation algorithm enables deep Q-network agent to avoid 99&#x0025; of local optimal traps and assists deep deterministic policy gradient agent to avoid 92&#x0025; of local optimal traps.…”
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Physical and Muscular Performance in a Professional Soccer Player with a Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Following an Isokinetic Exercise Program: A Case Report by Fernanda QRC Mostagi, Pedro AC Silva, Giovana R Munaro, Raiane G Marcato, Daniel B Nampo, Gabriel F Santiago, Karen Obara, Jefferson R Cardoso

“…This increase in PT was reflected in the hamstrings-to-quadriceps (H:Q) ratio post-treatment (57 %). At the end of treatment, the athlete returned to sports activities with 98.7 % restored physical function as measured by the LEFS (Score: 79 points)…”
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Determination of Hydraulic Ram Pump Performance: Experimental Results by Wanchai Asvapoositkul, Jedsada Juruta, Nattapong Tabtimhin, Yosawat Limpongsa

“…The performance is presented in dimensionless terms as the head ratio H∗ or discharge head to drive head and flow-rate ratio Q∗ or discharge flow rate to drive flow rate. The experiments on HRPs were conducted by which each of the following factors could be varied independently: (a) supply head, (b) air chamber pressure, and (c) waste valve beats per minute. …”
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Investigating the Existence of Ribosomal Protein L5 Gene in Syrian Strain of Leishmania tropica Genome: Sequencing It and Evaluating Its Immune Response as DNA Vaccine by Mohammad Maarouf, Alyaa A. Abdlwahab

“…The protective response was evaluated by measuring lesion development in immunized BALB/c mice for 6 weeks after challenging mice with the parasite. RT-qPCR was used to quantify IL-12, IFN-γ, and IL-4 in draining lymph nodes (DLNs) of immunized mice. …”
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MSVPWM Based-SAPF For Harmonic Mitigation in The Distribution Network Under Unbalanced Condition by Haider Muhamad Husen, Salar Ahmed Qadir

“…In this work, synchronous reference frame (d-q) algorithm is selected to detect the harmonic current components, Proportional-integral (PI) controller is utilized to ameliorate the storage of energy in the dc-link capacitor and the multilevel space vector pulse width modulation (MSVPWM) strategy determines the switching pulses of NPC inverter. …”
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Distinct Chromosomal Profiles in Metastasizing and Non-Metastasizing Colorectal Carcinomas by B. Michael Ghadimi, Marian Grade, Carsten Mönkemeyer, Bettina Kulle, Jochen Gaedcke, Bastian Gunawan, Claus Langer, Torsten Liersch, Heinz Becker

“…Furthermore, we observed that losses of chromosomal regions 1p32-ter and 9q33-ter were present at much higher frequencies in metastatic than in non-metastatic cancers, respectively (P=0.02 and 0.04). …”
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Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide by Jeffrey S. Rush, Svetlana Zamakhaeva, Nicholas R. Murner, Pan Deng, Andrew J. Morris, Cameron W. Kenner, Ian Black, Christian Heiss, Parastoo Azadi, Konstantin V. Korotkov, Göran Widmalm, Natalia Korotkova

“…The minor Glc modifications are β-Glc linked to position 4 of 3-rhamnose installed by SccP and SccQ glycosyltransferases, and α-Glc attached to position 4 of 2-rhamnose installed by SccN working in tandem with an unknown enzyme. …”
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Influence of Pilocarpine Eyedrops on the Ocular Biometric Parameters and Intraocular Lens Power Calculation by Ruxin Gao, Jinkun Liu, Xiaojie Zhou, Luping Huang, Weiyi Huang, Yingying Xue, Fei Wang, Songjian Gong, Renyi Wu, Yuhong Wang

“…Lens position (LP) was calculated, and the IOL power prediction based on the ocular biometric parameters was performed using the Barrett Universal II, Haigis, Hoffer Q, Holladay I, or SRK/T formulas before and after pilocarpine application. …”
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MEK1/2 Inhibitor (GDC0623) Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Primary Osteoblasts Inhibited by IL-1β through the MEK-Erk1/2 and Jak/Stat3 Pathways by Zeng-Qiao Zhang, Xiao-Shen Hu, Ye-Chen Lu, Jun-Peng Zhang, Wen-Yao Li, Wei-Yang Zhang, Wei Feng, Dao-Fang Ding, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Osteoblasts were cultured in an osteogenic induction medium for 1–3 weeks after which their differentiations were assessed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, Alizarin Red staining, calcium concentration, immunocytochemistry staining, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and immunofluorescence staining. The osteogenesis-associated mechanisms were further evaluated by western blotting using appropriate antibodies. …”
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Solvent‐Based and Matrix‐Matched Calibration Methods on Analysis of Ceftiofur Residues in Milk and Pharmaceutical Samples Using a Novel HPLC Method by Saniye Özcan, Serkan Levent, Nafiz Öncü Can

“…Methods CEF was analysed using a new HPLC method, in which separation was achieved on a C18 bonded fused‐core silica particle column by using isocratic elution; the method was optimized by testing different chromatographic conditions and validated according to the ICH Q2(R1) and United States Pharmacopeia guidelines. …”
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Pri-DDQN: learning adaptive traffic signal control strategy through a hybrid agent by Yanliu Zheng, Juan Luo, Han Gao, Yi Zhou, Keqin Li

“…Abstract Adaptive traffic signal control is the core of the intelligent transportation system (ITS), which can effectively reduce the pressure on traffic congestion and improve travel efficiency. Methods based on deep Q-leaning network (DQN) have become the mainstream to solve single-intersection traffic signal control. …”
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TopoQual polishes circular consensus sequencing data and accurately predicts quality scores by Minindu Weerakoon, Sangjin Lee, Emily Mitchell, Haynes Heaton

“…Additionally, it validates base qualities up to q59, which corresponds to one error in 0.9 million bases. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic index and overactive bladder in adult American women: A cross-sectional study. by Junhua Li, Min He, Yu Zhou

“…When compared to the lowest CMI quartile (Q1), women in the highest CMI quartile were 70% more likely to have OAB (OR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.42-2.04). …”
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