Comparison of CRP, Procalcitonin, Neutrophil Counts, Eosinophil Counts, sTREM-1, and OPN between Pneumonic and Nonpneumonic Exacerbations in COPD Patients by Shan Mou, Wei Zhang, Yan Deng, Zhijun Tang, Depeng Jiang

“…The patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) could have a higher risk of acute and severe respiratory illness than those without CAP in AECOPD. …”
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Rediscovering Virtual Reality in the Education of Architectural Design: The immersive simulation of spatial experiences by Antonieta Angulo

“…The paper describes current research efforts in the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) at Ball State University seeking to assess and make creative use of the instructional potential of immersive simulation implemented in virtual reality (VR) environments. …”
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Exploring the Variability in Acute Glycemic Responses to Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes by Tasuku Terada, Alanna Friesen, Baljot S. Chahal, Gordon J. Bell, Linda J. McCargar, Normand G. Boulé

“…To explore the factors associated with exercise-induced acute capillary glucose (CapBG) changes in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). …”
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Exploring the effect of psychological capital on teachers’ organizational commitment through interpersonal communication by Irvandi Gustari, Widodo Widodo

“…This study explores the effect of psychological capital (PsyCap) on teachers' organizational commitment, mediated by interpersonal communication. …”
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Role of Cold atmospheric plasma in cancer management by Shrikant B. Mali

“…Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has shown potential in treating skin diseases and chronic wounds, reducing tumor-cell viability and stimulating stem-cell proliferation. …”
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Enhanced capsule neural network with advanced triangulation topology aggregation optimizer for music genre classification by Linlin Jiang, Lei Yang, Shakiba azimi

“…CapsNet effectively preserves the spatial and hierarchical information of the input data, while ATTAO efficiently optimizes the parameters of CapsNet. …”
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Exploring the Mechanism on the Medullary Visceral Zone Inhibiting the Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway Induced by Sepsis by H. B. Li, Y. Zhou, A. H. Zhao, L. L. Guo

“…Intervening with CAP has a significant effect on the activity and apoptosis of MVZ neurons while altering systemic inflammation and immunity; in addition, for the first time, we confirmed that some indicators of HRV such as SDNN, HF band, RMSSD, SD1, and SD2 can reflect the activity of CAP, but the CAP interference had little effect on these indicators.…”
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Bubble Bursting and Drainage Characteristics at the Free Surface of a Liquid Pool with an Aerosol by Xiang Yu, Haifeng Gu, Weikai Yin, Qingyang Sun

“…By comparing the bubble lifetime to the roll-up velocity and cap thickness, we showed that the increase of the liquid temperature thickened the cap at rupture and the increase of the air temperature thinned the cap. …”
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既往吸入糖皮质激素对合并慢性阻塞性肺病的社区获得性肺炎住院患者预后的影响 by 陈亮

“…【目的】探讨既往吸入糖皮质激素（IC）对合并慢性阻塞性肺病（COPD）的社区获得性肺炎（CAP）住院患者临床结局的影响。【方法】这是一个多中心、回顾性研究。收集于2013年1月1日至2016年12月31日在北京山东和云南5家教学医院住院的所有合并慢性阻塞性肺病的社区获得性肺炎（COPD-CAP）患者的病例资料。…”
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Integrated Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation Approach to Investigate the Therapeutic Effects of Capsaicin on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Peihui Liu, Jindou Hao, Jie Zhao, Rong Zou, Juan Han, Jia Tian, Wanqu Liu, Hao Wang

“…An integrated method combining network pharmacology and in vivo experiment was performed to investigate the therapeutic mechanism of capsaicin (Cap) against acute lung injury. The potential key genes and signaling pathways involved in the therapeutic effect of Cap were predicted by the network pharmacology analyses. …”
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Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Are All Countries Treating Children in the Same Way? A Literature Review by Daniele Donà, Dora Luise, Liviana Da Dalt, Carlo Giaquinto

“…We analyzed the current recommendations for the therapy of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that all converge on the identification of aminopenicillins and beta-lactams as the optimal treatment for CAP. …”
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The Role of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width in the Severity and Prognosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Qiang Ren, Hebing Liu, Ying Wang, Deyu Dai, Zhennan Tian, Guiwei Jiao, Xiaomin Liu

“…Our findings suggest that the higher RDW value is associated with short-term adverse outcomes in CAP patients. We also find that when RDW, PSI, and CURB-65 are combined, the best performance is achieved to predict CAP 90-day mortality risk.…”
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Private Costs of Patients Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Philip Jacobs, Thomas J Marrie, Peter Calder

“…BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a condition which frequently requires hospitalization and consequently, can result in high costs. …”
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Vascular Endothelial Cell Function in Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by B. Routy, T. Huynh, R. Fraser, C. Séguin

“…Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare autoimmune condition, which has been associated with a high mortality rate. …”
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Role of Global Food Security in the Common Agrarian Policy of the European Union by I. N. Shcherbak

“…The deepening rift between the strategy of the CAP oriented towards promotion of agricultural export and real contribution of the EC to the Global Food Security and assistance for development is becoming more and more the most «vulnerable» place of the CAP.…”
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Predictors of severe community-acquired pneumonia associated with coronavirus infection by S. S. Avhaitis

“…Blood glucose, IL-6, and the IL-6 / IL-10 ratio lost their prognostic power in multivariable logistic regression models of severe CAP. According to the results of multivariate regression analysis, the predictors of severe CAP were the volume of lung lesions on computed tomography (CT) and the level of hs-CRP. …”
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The Influence of Electrolytic Concentration on the Electrochemical Deposition of Calcium Phosphate Coating on a Direct Laser Metal Forming Surface by Qianyue Sun, Yuhui Yang, Wenjing Luo, Jinghui Zhao, Yanmin Zhou

“…A calcium phosphate (CaP) coating on titanium surface enhances its biocompatibility, thus facilitating osteoconduction and osteoinduction with the inorganic phase of the human bone. …”
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雷公藤内酯上调PTEN 信号通路减轻异丙肾上腺素诱导的 慢性心力衰竭大鼠心室重构 by 刘茂, 陈剑, 姚婕榕, 谭广毅, 伍卫

“…【方法】Wistar大鼠32 只，随机分为4组，每组8只：对照组、异丙肾上腺素（Iso）组、TPL组（Iso+TPL）和卡托普利（Cap）组（Iso+Cap）。采用Iso诱导 CHF大鼠心室重构模型，TPL组和Cap组分别给予TPL（每天20 μg/kg）或Cap（每天15 mg/kg）连续灌胃6周，测量大鼠左室收 缩末期内径（LVIDs）、左室舒张末期内径（LVIDd）和心室体质量指数（VW/BW）；行Masson染色和Ⅰ型胶原免疫组化，计算心 肌胶原容积分数（CVF）和血管周围胶原面积（PVCA），评价CHF大鼠心肌纤维化程度；行Western Blot和实时荧光PCR检测 大鼠心肌组织PTEN mRNA和蛋白表达水平。…”
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Relationship between Serum Cytokeratin-18, Control Attenuation Parameter, NAFLD Fibrosis Score, and Liver Steatosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Sumitro Kosasih, Wong Zhi Qin, Rafiz Abdul Rani, Nazefah Abd Hamid, Ngiu Chai Soon, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Yazmin Yaakob, Raja Affendi Raja Ali

“…Patients who underwent abdominal US were recruited, followed with measurement of CAP using Fibroscan® and serum fragmented CK-18 using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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The Effect of Intravascular Imaging-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Coronary Artery Perforation by Yuichi Sawayama, MD, Kenta Sasaki, MD, Narumi Taninobu, MD, Akihiro Ikuta, MD, Kohei Osakada, MD, Shunsuke Kubo, MD, Takeshi Tada, MD, Yasushi Fuku, MD, Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD, Yoshihisa Nakagawa, MD, Kazushige Kadota, MD

“…Background: Intravascular imaging (IVI) complements coronary angiography and may help prevent coronary artery perforation (CAP) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). …”
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