Gender and Ocular Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases and Systemic Vasculitides by Maria M. Choudhary, Rula A. Hajj-Ali, Careen Y. Lowder

“…In rheumatoid arthritis, we find that dry eyes affect women nine times more than men. The other extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis affect women three times more commonly than men. …”
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A modified transformer model for the extended-range forecast of intraseasonal oscillation by Chuhan Lu, Yichen Shen, Zhaoyong Guan

“…Thus, the success of this model may shed light on improving extended-range forecast skills and assist the timely detection and prevention of possible meteorological disasters.…”
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Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Hepatitis B and C Infection in Correctional Institutions in British Columbia by RG Préfontaine, RK Chaudhary, RG Mathias

“…The relative risk for hbv in intravenous drug users was 4.4 times that in nonusers; for hcv relative risk was 3.4 times. …”
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Neural Compensations After Lesion of the Cerebral Cortex by Bryan Kolb, Russell Brown, Alane Witt-Lajeunesse, Robbin Gibb

“…A related timing problem concerns the interaction of different treatments. …”
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Multiply Warped Products with a Semisymmetric Metric Connection by Yong Wang

“…We study the Einstein multiply warped products with a semisymmetric metric connection and the multiply warped products with a semisymmetric metric connection with constant scalar curvature, and we apply our results to generalized Robertson-Walker space-times with a semisymmetric metric connection and generalized Kasner space-times with a semisymmetric metric connection and find some new examples of Einstein manifolds with a semisymmetric metric connection and manifolds with constant scalar curvature with a semisymmetric metric connection.…”
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PLANNING INCOME OF STATE FUNDING AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY by S. Vikulov

“…Conclusions on the need for a correct and timely distribution of financial resources are drawn.…”
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Accelerating the momentum to achieve global elimination of hepatitis B infection: a scoping review of hepatitis B guidelines to reduce mother to child transmission by Ka Wang Cheung, Ying Rong Li, Ms Tiffany Sin-Tung Au, Mimi Tin Yan Seto

“…However, controversies were found in the optimal timing of HBV disease evaluation during pregnancy and the ideal timing to stop antiviral prophylaxis after delivery. …”
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DIE GRÄUELTAT IM KORAN by Mesut Avcı

“…p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 1.9px; text-align: justify; line-height: 8.1px; font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #2f2a2b}p.p2 {margin: 1.8px 0.0px 0.0px 1.9px; text-align: justify; font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #2f2a2b}p.p3 {margin: 0.1px 0.0px 0.0px 1.9px; text-align: justify; font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #2f2a2b}p.p4 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 1.9px; font: 8.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #2f2a2b}span.s1 {letter-spacing: 1.9px}span.s2 {letter-spacing: 0.8px}span.s3 {letter-spacing: 0.9px}span.s4 {letter-spacing: 1.1px}span.s5 {letter-spacing: 0.3px}span.s6 {letter-spacing: 0.6px}span.s7 {letter-spacing: 0.5px}span.s8 {letter-spacing: 1.5px}Bu sorunun cevabını yine Kur’an’da aramak gerekmektedir.…”
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Experimental Study on the Uplift Bearing Capacity of Pre-Drilled Planted Piles in Isolated Stone Strata Based on Transparent Soil Technology by Wenli Liao, Qipeng Cai, Xiangyu Guo, Hao Lin, Jiajin Zhou, Shizhuo Su

“…Regarding the distribution of internal and external side friction resistances of the core and outer concrete of the piles, the internal friction resistance of piles without isolated stones is approximately 1.47 times that of the external friction resistance and about 0.8 times the ratio of the diameters of the pile and core. …”
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Algorithm and Hardware Design of a Fast Intra Frame Mode Decision Module for H.264/AVC Encoders by Daniel Palomino, Guilherme Corrêa, Cláudio Diniz, Sergio Bampi, Luciano Agostini, Altamiro Susin

“…Compared with the best previous results reported, the implemented architecture achieves a complexity reduction of five times, a processing capability increase of 14 times, and a reduction in the number of clock cycles per MB of 11 times.…”
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Life History Strategies of the Winter Annual Plant <i>Echinops gmelinii</i> (Asteraceae) in a Cold Desert Population by Yanli Wang, Xinrong Li, Jiecai Zhao

“…This species can cope with the uncertain precipitation patterns though a “cautious” germination strategy, varying the timing of germination and forming a persistent soil seed bank.…”
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Improved π 0 , η, η′ transition form factors in resonance chiral theory and their a μ HLbL $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\textrm{HLbL}} $$ contribution by Emilio J. Estrada, Sergi Gonzàlez-Solís, Adolfo Guevara, Pablo Roig

“…Our evaluation of the corresponding pole contributions to the hadronic light-by-light piece of the muon g − 2 read: a μ π 0 − pole = 61.9 ± 0.6 − 1.5 + 2.4 × 10 − 11 $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\pi^0-\textrm{pole}}=\left(61.9\pm {0.6}_{-1.5}^{+2.4}\right)\times {10}^{-11} $$ , a μ η − pole = 15.2 ± 0.5 − 0.8 + 1.1 × 10 − 11 $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\eta -\textrm{pole}}=\left(15.2\pm {0.5}_{-0.8}^{+1.1}\right)\times {10}^{-11} $$ and a μ η ′ − pole = 14.2 ± 0.7 − 0.9 + 1.4 × 10 − 11 $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\eta^{\prime }-\textrm{pole}}=\left(14.2\pm {0.7}_{-0.9}^{+1.4}\right)\times {10}^{-11} $$ , for a total of a μ π 0 + η + η ′ − pole = 91.3 ± 1.0 − 1.9 + 3.0 × 10 − 11 $$ {a}_{\mu}^{\pi^0+\eta +{\eta}^{\prime }-\textrm{pole}}=\left(91.3\pm {1.0}_{-1.9}^{+3.0}\right)\times {10}^{-11} $$ , where the first and second errors are the statistical and systematic uncertainties, respectively.…”
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Low Profile Planar Inverted-L Antenna (PILA) for UHF RFID Tag on Signal Absorption and Reflection Surfaces by Minh-Tan Nguyen, Yi-Fang Lin, Chien-Hung Chen, Hoang-Son Luong, Hua-Ming Chen

“…The tag antenna was fabricated on a single FR4 substrate, measuring <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$30\times 20\times 3.2$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm3 (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.10~\lambda _{0} \times 0.08~\lambda _{0} \times 0.01~\lambda _{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>), and successfully tested on various conductive materials. …”
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Contemporary Normative Values for Five Common Static Standing Tasks on Firm and Compliant Floor Surfaces in Children Two to Thirteen Years by Nancy S. Darr, Mary Rose Franjoine, Cathey Norton, Brenda L. Young

“…Repeated-measure ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests identified significant effects (<i>p</i> < 0.05) of age and floor surface on standing times. SU, SEC, and SFT times increased up to 8 years, with most children achieving the 2 minute maximum by age 8. …”
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Association of overweight and obesity with hypertension, diabetes and comorbidity among adults in Bangladesh: evidence from nationwide Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 data... by Sukanta Das, Manabika Debnath, Sunanda Das, Snigdha Sarkar, Afrin Sadia Rumana

“…The risk of hypertension was 2.47 times more likely in the overweight group (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.47; 95% CI 2.22 to 2.75) and 2.65 times more likely in the obese group (AOR 2.65; 95% CI 2.16 to 3.26) compared with the normal or underweight group. …”
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MEFET-Based CAM/TCAM for Memory-Augmented Neural Networks by Sai Sanjeet, Jonathan Bird, Bibhu Datta Sahoo

“…The write energy and delay are also improved by <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$8\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$12\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, respectively, compared with CAMs designed with other nonvolatile devices. …”
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Assessment of Patients’ Future Outlook after Bowel Resection in Crohn’s Disease by Shasha Tang, Xiaolong Ge, Weilin Qi, Wei Liu, Qian Cao, Wei Zhou

“…Factors as the financial burden, employment status, patients’ view on timing of surgery, and clinical recurrence were associated with patients’ outlook. …”
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Analysis of Cumulative Damage Characteristics of Long Spiral Belled Pile under Horizontal Cyclic Loading at Sea by Haian Liang, Hao Zeng, Kaiwei Cao, Chao Liu, Xinjun Cheng

“…Meanwhile, the effects of load amplitude and cycle times on the cumulative damage of long spiral belled piles were discussed. …”
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Analyzing the impact of non-Newtonian nanofluid flow on pollutant discharge concentration in wastewater management using an artificial computing approach by Sidra Jubair, Jie Yang, Bilal Ali, Bandar Bin-Mohsin, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa

“…It is concluded form error histograms (EHs) that the EHs values for case 1–4 is lie about $$3 \cdot 6 \times 10^{{ - 7}}$$ 3 · 6 × 10 - 7 , $$7 \cdot 83 \times 10^{{ - 9}}$$ 7 · 83 × 10 - 9 , $$- 4.7 \times 10^{{ - 8}}$$ - 4.7 × 10 - 8 and $$- 2 \cdot 9 \times 10^{{ - 6}}$$ - 2 · 9 × 10 - 6 respectively.…”
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Fastest Race Courses for Triathletes by Mabliny Thuany, David Valero, Elias Villiger, Marilia Andrade, Katja Weiss, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Thomas Roseman, Beat Knechtle

“…We aim to analyse where the Ironman® 70.3 races were held and where the fastest split and overall race times were achieved. Methods: The athletes’ sex, age group, country of origin, and split times for swimming, running, cycling, and transitioning were obtained from the official Ironman® website. …”
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