Risk factors of recurrent periprosthetic joint infection of the knee after two-stage reimplantation by Do Weon Lee, Hyuk-Soo Han, Du Hyun Ro

“…Conclusions A significant portion of PJI of the knees recurred after two-stage reimplantation. Revision TKA at the time of initial PJI, mixed pathogen-type infection, and higher serum ESR level were three significant risk factors of PJI recurrence. …”
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Longitudinal validation of King's Sarcoidosis Questionnaire in a prospective cohort with mild sarcoidosis by Janne Møller, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Ole Hilberg, Surinder Birring, Elisabeth Bendstrup

“…The KSQ was responsive to changes over time. Conclusion This study strengthened the validation of the KSQ by introducing known-groups validity and assessments of responsiveness over 12 months in patients with mild sarcoidosis.…”
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Roman Law on legal personality: pro et contra by Yu. M. Zhornokui

“…Attention is drawn to the fact that the current state of the development of civilist thought regarding the development of the category “legal entity” by Roman lawyers indicates the existence of three approaches: 1) Roman lawyers developed and used a legal structure that was different from the citizens of Rome and could participate in the civil turnover of that time; 2) the category of legal entity was not known to Roman lawyers, but the main features characterised to its modern understanding (legal capacity, property separation, the possibility to participate in legal proceedings, etc.) were developed precisely in Ancient Rome; 3) for the jurisprudence of the Roman period, the category “legal entity” or its individual characteristics were not known in the sense that are now attached to the content of the relevant characteristics, but the use of individual constructions, such as “universitas”, “corpus”, “collegia”, “sodalitia”, etc., was intended to show that in private relations, property can exist without being tied to a Roman citizen as a subject of rights. …”
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Civil defendant representation in criminal proceedings by M. М. Kolomoitsev

“…The article determines that a representative of a civil defendant may be involved in criminal proceedings after a civil claim is filed, and if it is established that the defendant is proper, it becomes possible to exercise the right of a civil defendant to representation. At the same time, a number of legislative acts provide for the circumstances when civil liability is borne by another person, and this should be taken into account at the stage of assessment of a civil claim, and the study establishes that, as a general rule, the status of a civil defendant in criminal proceedings is acquired by an individual or legal entity which, by virtue of law, bears civil liability and which should be taken into account at the stage of assessment of a civil claim. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Infilled Vertical Well LASER-Assisted SAGD by Ding Chao, Wu Yongbin, Yang Guo, Luo Chihui

“…The cycle of huff-n-puff was reduced from 6 to 3, which greatly shortened the thermal communication time. From the scaled physical experiments, the oil rate and the oil recovery of SAGD were improved by 19.86% and 6.3%, respectively. …”
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Digital trophies: using social media to assess wildlife crime in Lebanon by André F. Raine, Jason Gregg, Lloyd Scott, Axel Hirschfeld, Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi, Filippo Bamberghi

“…Poachers were present in 44% of photographs and were clearly identifiable 89% of the time, showing little concern about posting illegal activities on publicly accessible social media platforms. …”
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Evaluation of Inflammation-Related Proteins in Multiple Sclerosis Disease with Relapses and Remissions by Nisa Hocaoğlu, Nur Damla Korkmaz, Birsen Elibol, Zehra Cemre Karakayalı, Şule Terzioğlu-Uşak, Azize Esra Gürsoy

“…After RNA isolation and cDNA conversion, NLRP3, ASC, NLRX1, IL-1β, and IL-18 gene expressions were measured in real time-polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the protein levels of the NLRP3 and ASC were determined from serum samples by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Avian colibacillosis – current aspects by A. O. Gerasimova, O. B. Novikova, A. A. Savicheva

“…Colibacillosis prevention includes improvement of poultry keeping practice (control of feed and water quality, disinfection, pest control, microclimate control) as well as timely complex vaccination of all poultry. The disease shall be treated taking into account primary etiological factors and bacteria sensitivity to antimicrobials.…”
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A Practical Approach for Fault Location in Transmission Lines with Series Compensation Using Artificial Neural Networks: Results with Field Data by Simone Aparecida Rocha, Thiago Gomes de Mattos, Eduardo Gonzaga da Silveira

“…The source data are not known exactly at the time of the short circuit in the transmission line, leading to greater errors when neural networks are applied to real electrical systems of utility companies, which reduces the dependency on electrical network parameters. …”
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CELLULOSE FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF SORANOVSKII MISCANTHUS by Yu. A. Gismatulina, V. V. Budaeva, S. G. Veprev, G. V. Sakovich, V. K. Shumny

“…Cellulose samples were for the first time obtained from leaves and stems separately by two methods (nitric-acid and combined). …”
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Preprocedural Hypertension Is Not a Risk Factor for Postoperative Bleeding following Image-Guided Core Needle Breast Biopsy by Ninad Salastekar, Alexis Saunders, Kushal Patel, Katherine Willer

“…The difference in the mean time for which manual pressure was held after biopsy for patients with and without preprocedural hypertension was not statistically significant (13 ± 7 vs. 13 ± 8 minutes, respectively, P = 0.856). …”
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Endothelial protease-activated receptor 4: impotent or important? by Rahul Rajala, Rahul Rajala, Rahul Rajala, Courtney T. Griffin, Courtney T. Griffin

“…Since we have finally shown PAR4 to be present and functional on ECs in vivo, it is important to outline why such controversy arose over the last two decades and, more importantly, why the receptor was undervalued on ECs. This timely review aims to inspire investigators in the field of vascular biology to study the regulatory aspect of endothelial PAR4 and its relationship with the more highly expressed PAR1.…”
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Elicitation of Norwegian EQ-5D-5L values for hypothetical and experience-based health states based on the EuroQol Valuation Technology (EQ-VT) protocol by Knut Stavem, Tonya Moen Hansen, Ylva Helland, Liv Ariane Augestad, Kim Rand, Andrew Garratt

“…The most recent EQ-5D valuation protocol will be followed which includes computer assisted face-to-face, one-to-one interviews and use of composite time trade-off and discrete choice experiments.Ethics and dissemination The study has been reviewed and found to be outside of the scope of the ethics committee and thus not in need of ethical approval. …”
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Traditional cereal processing technologies and their importance to African communities: A review by Chakare Benhura, Nyasha G Mushonga, Amanda Muguse, Kudzai Kamunhukamwe, Clareta Mpezani, Lisa Chibira, Mellisa Taruvinga, Santa M Patel

“…Traditional cereal technologies have long been applied in Africa since the dawn of time. Cereal technology is the processing of cereal grain into starch and other nutrients for consumption by humans or animals. …”
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A green approach to recovering lithium and cobalt from spent lithium-ion batteries using dilute HCl solution mixed with H. sabdariffa flower extract as a leaching agent by Tran T.T., Nguyen T.H., Nguyen P.D., Lee M.S.

“…The influence of parameters such as the concentration of the extract and HCl, pulp density, reaction temperature, and time on the percentage of leached metals was investigated. …”
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ANGPTL4 Attenuates Ang II-Induced Atrial Fibrillation and Fibrosis in Mice via PPAR Pathway by Xi Zhu, Xiaogang Zhang, Xinpeng Cong, Luoning Zhu, Zhongping Ning

“…The fibrosis was evaluated with Masson’s trichrome staining in the atrial myocardium. mRNA levels of IL-1β, IL-6, collagen I, and collagen III were measured using real-time qRT-PCR. Protein levels of PPARα, PPARγ, CPT-1, and SIRT3 were measured using Western blotting. …”
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Synthesis and application of optical silver nanoparticles capped carbon dots as dual-mode sensors for trivalent chromium ions in dietary supplements by Ratchadaporn Seedad, Pornpimol Prayongpan, Wutthikrai Busayaporn, Kriangsak Songsrirote

“…Optimal conditions for the Ag@CDs activity on Cr3+ ion detection were at pH 6, volume ratio between Ag@CDs and Cr3+ ion of 1.0:4.0, and reaction time of 20 min. The linearity range of the detection was 0.1–10.0 mg/L. …”
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Distinctive blood and salivary proteomics signatures in Qatari individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease by Ghada Yousif, Selvasankar Murugesan, Mohamed Nadhir Djekidel, Annalisa Terranegra, Giusy Gentilcore, Jean Charles Grivel, Souhaila Al Khodor

“…Abstract Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Timely diagnosis is important in reducing both short and long-term health complications. …”
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Body position influence on cerebrospinal fluid volume redistribution inside the cranial and spinal CSF compartments by I. Strbačko, M. Radoš, I. Jurjević, D. Orešković, M. Klarica, M. Klarica

“…Significant CSF volume (ml) changes occur inside the spinal space in the tested body positions, primarily in the lumbosacral segment (H-UP – 38.1 ± 7.0; H – 34.4 ± 6.5; B-UP – 28.7 ± 6.5), while at the same time no significant CSF volume changes have been observed inside the cranium in two tested positions (H and B-UP) in which it was possible to measure intracranial CSF volume changes or if we sum up cervical and cranial CSF volumes in those positions.ConclusionObserved results suggest that during the changes of body position CSF volume redistribution occurs, primarily inside the spinal and not the cranial space. …”
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Study on Fault Activation Evaluation Mechanism and Sensitivity Analysis in Shale Gas Hydraulic Fracturing by Penglin Liu, Haifeng Fu, Zhuxing Chen, Qixuan Li, Jun Li, Jiayi Liu, Yu He, Xianbo Liu

“…Increased fault elastic modulus, fracture pressure, fracture time, and the fault Poisson ratio result in longer fault activation lengths. …”
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