Collaborative Penalized Least Squares for Background Correction of Multiple Raman Spectra by Long Chen, Yingwen Wu, Tianjun Li, Zhuo Chen

“…However, in real applications, there are commonly multiple spectra collected from the close locations of a sample or from the same analyte with different concentrations. …”
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Automated Evaluation of Crithidia luciliae Based Indirect Immunofluorescence Tests: A Novel Application of the EUROPattern-Suite Technology by Stefan Gerlach, Kai Affeldt, Lena Pototzki, Christopher Krause, Jörn Voigt, Johanna Fraune, Kai Fechner

“…Anti-dsDNA antibodies are an important immunological hallmark of SLE and their occurrence represents a major criterion for the diagnosis. Among the commonly applied test systems for determination of anti-dsDNA antibodies, the indirect immunofluorescence test (IIFT) using the flagellated kinetoplastida Crithidia luciliae is considered to be highly disease specific at moderate sensitivity. …”
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Plummer Vinson Syndrome: A Rare Syndrome in Male with Review of the Literature by Priyadarshini Karthikeyan, Nalini Aswath, Ramesh Kumaresan

“…Plummer Vinson syndrome also known as Paterson Brown-Kelly syndrome is a syndrome associated with the triad of symptoms comprising microcytic hypochromic anemia, oesophageal strictures, and dysphagia. PVS is commonly found in women of middle age especially in the fourth and fifth decade of life and is rarely reported in males. …”
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Cognitive Impairment and Fall Risk in Multiple Sclerosis: A Review Study by Negar Balali, Ashkan Irani, Seyed Mansoor Rayegani

“…Background and Objectives: Falls are a common issue among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), and cognitive function is variably affected by the disease. …”
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Application of HF Radar in Hazard Management by Mal Heron, Roberto Gomez, Bernd Weber, Anna Dzvonkovskaya, Thomas Helzel, Nicolas Thomas, Lucy Wyatt

“…Maps of surface currents can be produced every 10–20 minutes which, in real time, improve navigation safety in restricted areas commonly found near ports and harbours. The time sequence of surface current maps enables Lagrangian tracking of small parcels of surface water, which enables hazard mitigation in managing suspended sediments in dredging, in emergency situations where flotsam and other drifting items need to be found, and in pollution control. …”
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Hydrodynamic relationships between gravel pit lakes and aquifers: brief review and insights from numerical investigations by Jost, Anne, Wang, Shuaitao, Verbeke, Thomas, Colleoni, François, Flipo, Nicolas

“…Supply of aggregate materials for every construction requires mining of sand and gravel, which leads to the formation of a myriad of freshwater lakes, a now common feature of the landscape in the valleys of large rivers. …”
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Dynamic Traffic Congestion Simulation and Dissipation Control Based on Traffic Flow Theory Model and Neural Network Data Calibration Algorithm by Li Wang, Shimin Lin, Jingfeng Yang, Nanfeng Zhang, Ji Yang, Yong Li, Handong Zhou, Feng Yang, Zhifu Li

“…Traffic congestion is a common problem in many countries, especially in big cities. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA: A New Predictor of Diabetic Kidney Disease by Yajing Huang, Jingwei Chi, Fanxiang Wei, Yue Zhou, Yihai Cao, Yangang Wang

“…Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a common cause of end-stage renal disease, and diagnosis and treatment in time can help delay its progress. …”
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Measuring quality for destination marketing: local public stakeholders’ perceptions in Portugal by Andreia Filipa Antunes Moura, Lisete Santos Mendes Mónico, Maria do Rosário Campos Mira

“…A self-administered survey was conducted with a sample of Portuguese municipalities including, more specifically, 134 local public stakeholders commonly considered local destination marketing organisations, as well as public policy- and decision-makers. …”
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Current Concepts of Hyperinflammation in Chronic Granulomatous Disease by Nikolaus Rieber, Andreas Hector, Taco Kuijpers, Dirk Roos, Dominik Hartl

“…Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is the most common inherited disorder of phagocytic functions, caused by genetic defects in the leukocyte nicotinamide dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. …”
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Downscaling Global Weather Forecast Outputs Using ANN for Flood Prediction by Nam Do Hoai, Keiko Udo, Akira Mano

“…Downscaling global weather prediction model outputs to individual locations or local scales is a common practice for operational weather forecast in order to correct the model outputs at subgrid scales. …”
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The Relationship of Triphasic Waves with Intracranial Pressure as a Possible Prognostic Marker in Traumatic Brain Injury by Nakul Katyal, Aarti Sarwal, Pravin George, Biswajit Banik, Christopher R. Newey

“…Continuous electroencephalography (CEEG) monitoring is used for detection of convulsive and nonconvulsive seizures and assessing the degree of encephalopathy in critically ill patients. A commonly seen encephalopathic pattern on CEEG is generalized periodic discharges with triphasic wave (TW) morphology. …”
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A Case of Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Myeloproliferative Neoplasm in a Pregnant Woman with Unusual Primary Myelofibrosis Features by Jason Koshy, Jack Alperin, Bagi Jana, Avi Markowitz, You-Wen Qian

“…The patient demonstrated some pathologic features that are commonly presented in PMF that included bone marrow reticulin fibrosis, leukoerythroblastosis, splenomegaly, and increased serum lactate dehydrogenase.…”
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A Case of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Carcinoma That Responded to Temozolomide Treatment by Haruko Morokuma, Takao Ando, Takuya Hayashida, Ichiro Horie, Naoko Inoshita, Fumi Murata, Ikuko Ueki, Kan Nakamura, Misa Imaizumi, Toshiro Usa, Atsushi Kawakami

“…Pituitary carcinomas commonly produce either PRL or ACTH, but some do not produce pituitary hormones. …”
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The role of esophageal and stomach motility disorders in pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease by Yu. V. Yevsyutina, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…In patients with GERD disorders of primary and secondary peristalsis of the esophagus, increase of frequency of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations and pathologic bile refluxes are common.Conclusion. Numerous studies are devoted to investigation of gastroesophageal reflux disease. …”
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Hereditary Angioedema and Gastrointestinal Complications: An Extensive Review of the Literature by Napoleon Patel, Lisbet D. Suarez, Sakshi Kapur, Leonard Bielory

“…Gastrointestinal involvement represents up to 80% of clinical presentations that are commonly confused with other gastrointestinal disorders such as appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and ischemic bower. …”
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A Rare Case of Erdheim-Chester Disease (Non-Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis) with Concurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge by Hamza Hashmi, Drew Murray, John Greenwell, Marwan Shaikh, Soumit Basu, Maxwell Krem

“…Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocyte disorder most commonly characterized by multifocal osteosclerotic lesions of the long bones demonstrating sheets of foamy histiocyte infiltrates on biopsy with or without histiocytic infiltration of extraskeletal tissues. …”
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Early Onset Primary Hyperparathyroidism Associated with a Novel Germline Mutation in CDKN1B by Marianne S. Elston, Goswin Y. Meyer-Rochow, Michael Dray, Michael Swarbrick, John V. Conaglen

“…Individuals presenting with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) at a young age commonly have an underlying germline gene mutation in one of the following genes: MEN1, CASR, or CDC73. …”
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Osteoid Osteoma of the Distal Humerus Mimicking Sequela of Pediatric Supracondylar Fracture: Arthroscopic Resection—Case Report and A Literature Review by Jordi Font Segura, Sergi Barrera-Ochoa, Albert Gargallo-Margarit, Eva Correa-Vázquez, Anna Isart-Torruella, Xavier Mir Bullo

“…Juxta- and intra-articular OOs are rare and even though hip, elbow, and talus are the most commonly reported locations, they may be found in any joint accounting for approximately 13% of all osteoid osteomas. …”
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Chickenpox pneumonia. Case presentation. Dora Ngiza hospital, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. by Gilberto Serrano Ocaña, Juan Carlos Ortiz Sablon, Ilen Ochoa Tamayo

“…Chickenpox is an exanthematic highly infectious disease produced by the Varicella zoster virus (VZV), commonly occurs in childhood, 90% of cases occurred in children under 12 years of age, 10% of the population over 15 years is susceptible to suffer it. …”
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