An Analytically Modified Finite Difference Scheme for Pricing Discretely Monitored Options by Guo Luo, Min Huang

“…Finite difference methods are commonly used in the pricing of discretely monitored exotic options in the Black–Scholes framework, but they tend to converge slowly due to discontinuities contained in terminal conditions. …”
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The method of calculating the lobe wall thickness of cuff cylinder piston seal by S. S. Busarov, R. E. Kobylsky, A. Yu. Gromov

“…As a result of the work, the maximum and minimum wall thickness are calculated for the materials most common in oil-free compressor units. Antifriction materials of the Flubon and Fluvis groups containing up to 20 % carbon fibers have the smallest wall thickness in all pressure ranges considered. …”
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Herbal Medicines for Asthmatic Inflammation: From Basic Researches to Clinical Applications by Fang Liu, Nan-Xia Xuan, Song-Min Ying, Wen Li, Zhi-Hua Chen, Hua-Hao Shen

“…Asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory disorders, associated with reversible airflow obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, and airway remodeling. …”
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New Insights about Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: Review of the Literature and Two Case Reports by Romeu Duarte Mesquita, Marta Sousa, Carmen Trinidad, Eugénia Pinto, Iosu Antón Badiola

“…Radiographically, presence of bilateral multiple nodules is the most common pattern of presentation. The diagnosis is made on the basis of histopathological findings and confirmed by positive immunohistochemistry staining. …”
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Large-Scale Measurements of Thermospheric Dynamics with a Multisite Fabry-Perot Interferometer Network: Overview of Plans and Results from Midlatitude Measurements by Jonathan J. Makela, John W. Meriwether, Aaron J. Ridley, Marco Ciocca, Michael W. Castellez

“…The observing strategy of the network will take into account local observing conditions, and common volume measurements from multiple sites will be made in order to estimate local vector wind quantities. …”
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The Pathophysiology and Management of Coprophagia: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review by Heela Azizi, Tasmia Khan, Cecilia Canale, Jisha Kallikkadan, Ivan Leung, Alexa Kahn, Dina Rimawi, Shantale Williams, Chidubem Matthew Obegolu, Sharon Paul, Shazia Chaudhry, Chiedozie Ojimba, Kodjovi Kodjo, Olaniyi Olayinka, Oluwole Jegede, Ayodeji Jolayemi

“…We present two cases of patients with coprophagia in seeking to address these questions. Common symptoms of thought content disorder related to coprophagic behavior are noted in both cases. …”
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A review of the pathogenesis of mitochondria in breast cancer and progress of targeting mitochondria for breast cancer treatment by Aoling Huang, Haochen Xue, Ting Xie, Lingyan Xiang, Zhengzhuo Chen, Aolong Ma, Honglin Yan, Jingping Yuan

“…Abstract With breast cancer being the most common tumor among women in the world today, it is also the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. …”
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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) by Po-Chi Chan, Hsun-Hua Lee, Chien-Tai Hong, Chaur-Jong Hu, Dean Wu

“…Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the third most common cause of dementia, and the typical clinical presentation is rapidly progressive cognitive impairment. …”
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Fatigue life prediction of pedicle screw for spinal surgery by Š. Major, V. Kocour, P.Cyrus

“…Implant systems utilizing specially designed spinal instrumentation are often used in these surgical procedures. The most common surgical procedure is spinal fusion, also known as spondylodesis, is a surgical technique used to join two or more vertebra. …”
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A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient by Tulika Wakhloo, Gosla Reddy, Ashi Chug, Arvind Kumar

“…Myofibroma (MF) is a benign spindle cell neoplasm rarely found in the oral cavity. It is common in males than females (2:1) and mostly seen to develop before 2 years of age with few cases reported in adults. …”
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Impact Force Magnitude Analysis of an Impact Pendulum Suspended in a Vibrating Structure by R.R. Aguiar, H.I. Weber

“…In impact systems, discrepancies between numerical results and experimental measurements are common due to the difficulty in describing all factors that influence the resulting impact force profile. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Extraosseous Ewing Sarcoma Manifesting as a Dumbbell Tumor on the Nape of the Neck by Abrar A. AlAtwan, Mousa Behbehani, Ali Sayed Ali

“…Ewing sarcoma is a rare poorly differentiated and highly malignant tumor primarily affecting the skeletal system. It most commonly presents during the first two decades of life and rarely might it be of extraskeletal origin. …”
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Anti-Interleukin-6 Receptor Antibody Therapy-Induced Retinopathy in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Asumi Tada, Noriyasu Hashida, Toshio Tanaka, Kohji Nishida

“…Tocilizumab, a humanized anti-human interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor monoclonal antibody, is beneficial for treating autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The most common adverse event is upper respiratory tract infection; ocular side effects are rare. …”
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A Case of Pyriform Sinus Fistula with Respiratory Distress in the Neonatal Period by Noriko Hamaguchi, Hajime Ishinaga, Kazuki Chiyonobu, Hiroyuki Morishita, Kazuhiko Takeuchi

“…It can manifest clinically as sinuses, cysts, or abscesses in the neck and is common in childhood. Herein, we describe a neonate who presented with neck swelling and respiratory distress, which was secondary to a fourth branchial pouch sinus. …”
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Electronically Tunable Transimpedance Instrumentation Amplifier Based on OTRA by Rajeshwari Pandey, Neeta Pandey, Sajal K. Paul

“…It provides high differential gain and bandwidth, which is independent of gain. It also offers high common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR). The amplifier gain can be controlled electronically by implementing resistors using MOS transistors operating in linear region. …”
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Generation of slow phase-locked oscillation and variability of the interspike intervals in globally coupled neuronal oscillators by Ryotaro Tsuneki, Shinji Doi, Junko Inoue

“…To elucidate how a biological rhythm is regulated,the extended (three-dimensional) Bonhoeffer-van der Pol or FitzHugh-Nagumo equations are employed toinvestigate the dynamics of a population of neuronal oscillators globally coupled through a common buffer (mean field).Interesting phenomena, such as extraordinarily slow phase-locked oscillations (compared to the natural period of each neuronal oscillator)and the death of all oscillations, are observed.We demonstrate that the slow synchronization is due mainly to the existence of ``fast" oscillators.Additionally, we examine the effect of noise on the synchronization and variability of the interspike intervals.Peculiar phenomena, such as noise-induced acceleration and deceleration, are observed.The results herein suggest that very small noise may significantly influence a biological rhythm.…”
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Power Quality Improvement by Unified Power Quality Conditioner Based on CSC Topology Using Synchronous Reference Frame Theory by Rajasekaran Dharmalingam, Subhransu Sekhar Dash, Karthikrajan Senthilnathan, Arun Bhaskar Mayilvaganan, Subramani Chinnamuthu

“…The power fed is linked through common DC link and maintains constant real power exchange. …”
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Different Angiogenic Potential in Low and High Grade Sporadic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Is Not Related to Alterations in the von Hippel–Lindau Gene by Marcella M. Baldewijns, Iris J. H. van Vlodrop, Kim M. Smits, Peter B. Vermeulen, Gert G. Van den Eynden, Fiona Schot, Tania Roskams, Hein van Poppel, Manon van Engeland, Adriaan P. de Bruïne

“…Background: von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) inactivation is common in sporadic clear cell renal cell carcinomas (ccRCC). pVHL is part of the ubiquitin ligase complex that targets the alpha subunits of hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF) for degradation under well-oxygenated conditions. …”
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Food Processing and Maillard Reaction Products: Effect on Human Health and Nutrition by Nahid Tamanna, Niaz Mahmood

“…In this review we have summarized how food processing effects MRP formation in some of the very common foods.…”
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Silver Diamine Fluoride Use in Children with Special Health-care Needs: Breaking the Barriers by Simran Uppal, Amina Sultan, Akanksha Juneja

“…Dental caries is the most common unmet dental need of children with special health-care needs (SHCNs), and their treatment is challenging in routine dental settings. …”
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