Dynamic Competition and Cooperation of Road Infrastructure Investment of Multiple Tourism Destinations: A Case Study of Xidi and Hongcun World Cultural Heritage by Jun Li, Wenna Zhang, Honggang Xu, Jie Jiang

“…A system dynamics method incorporated with a destination choice model is proposed in this paper to analyze the dynamic impacts of transportation infrastructure on the tourism development, where multiple tourism destinations share a common market. Tourists’ destination choice behaviors are characterized by a multinomial logit choice model based on the utility of destinations, which depends heavily on the accessibility of destinations that the local administration has strong willingness to improve. …”
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Impact of Cyclonic Storm “Sitrang” over the Bay of Bengal on Heavy Rain and Snow in Eastern Tibet by Xiaotao Zhao, Lunzhu Danzeng, Qu Chi, Xulin Ma, Yuting Tan, Luozhu Duodian, Ranzhen Danzeng

“…Rainstorms and blizzards are common extreme weather events occurring in the eastern Tibet region. …”
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Delay discounting predicts COVID-19 vaccine booster willingness by Julia G. Halilova, Samuel Fynes‑Clinton, Caitlin M. Terao, Donna Rose Addis, R. Shayna Rosenbaum

“…Thematic coding revealed that the most common reason for booster willingness was protection against COVID-19, and for unwillingness was non-necessity. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Distal RTA by Andrew V. Doodnauth, Miriam M. Klar, Zohra R. Malik, Krunal H. Patel, Samy I. McFarlane

“…However, immune-related renal adverse events remain low, representing only a small incidence of reported cases. Common renal toxicity described includes acute interstitial nephritis, minimal change disease, and immune complex glomerulonephritis. …”
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Biaxial Loading Capacity of H-Type Reinforced Concrete Electric Poles by Abolfazl Eslami, Moein Ramezanpour, Ehsan Hematpoury Farokhy, Mohammad Dehghani Sanij

“…The current study was aimed at developing the biaxial bending interaction curves for H-type utility poles considering the measurements stipulated by the relevant standards and codes. Towards this, two commonly used H-type electric poles (i.e., 9 and 12 m ones with a normal strength of 400 kgF) were constructed, cured, and loaded at angles of 0, 30, 60, and 90 degrees with respect to their minor principal axes. …”
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Genetic, Functional, and Immunological Study of ZnT8 in Diabetes by Qiong Huang, Jie Du, Chengfeng Merriman, Zhicheng Gong

“…Zinc accumulation in cell granules is manipulated by ZnT8, a zinc transporter expressed predominately in pancreatic α and β cells. A common ZnT8 gene (SLC30A8) polymorphism increases the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and rare mutations may present protective effects. …”
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Innate and Adaptive Cell Populations Driving Inflammation in Dry Eye Disease by José L. Reyes, Danielle T. Vannan, Bertus Eksteen, Imelda Juárez Avelar, Tonathiu Rodríguez, Marisol Ibet González, Alicia Vázquez Mendoza

“…Dry eye disease (DED) is the most common ocular disease and affects millions of individuals worldwide. …”
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An MBS-Assisted Femtocell Transmit Power Control Scheme with Mobile User QoS Guarantee in 2-Tier Heterogeneous Femtocell Networks by Jenhui Chen, Chih-Cheng Yang, Shiann-Tsong Sheu

“…This study investigates how to adjust the transmit power of femto base station (FBS) to mitigate interference problems between the FBSs and mobile users (MUs) in the 2-tier heterogeneous femtocell networks. A common baseline of deploying the FBS to increase the indoor access bandwidth requires that the FBS operation will not affect outdoor MUs operation with their quality-of-service (QoS) requirements. …”
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The Role of FRMD7 in Idiopathic Infantile Nystagmus by Rachel J. Watkins, Mervyn G. Thomas, Chris J. Talbot, Irene Gottlob, Sue Shackleton

“…The inheritance patterns are heterogeneous, however the most common form is X-linked. FRMD7 resides at Xq26-27 and approximately 50% of X-linked IIN families map to this region. …”
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When a sore throat turns into deadly multiple serous cavity effusions: the role of Prevotella oris in rapidly progressing infection—a case report by Fangqi Zhang, Juan-Li Wang, Jian Zhu, Shaokui Si, Hao Guo, Xiang Yue, Wei Wen

“…The aim of this study is to expand clinical awareness of this common symptom and its potentially fatal outcome.…”
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Testing the Strength of Chaotic Systems as Seeds in a Pseudo Random Bit Generator by Lazaros Moysis, Marcin Lawnik, Christos Volos, Murilo S. Baptista, Sotirios K. Goudos, George F. Fragulis

“…Driven by these facts, this work studies the performance of a common modulo-based bit generator under different chaotic maps. …”
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Liquid crystal monomers induce placental development and progesterone release dysregulation through transplacental transportation by Shaohan Zhang, Zhipeng Cheng, Tao Zhang, Yubin Ding, Hongkai Zhu, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun

“…Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are emerging contaminants commonly found in indoor environments; however, whether they can cross the placenta and affect placental development remains unexplored. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of 45,X/46,XX Mosaicism with Presence of SRY Gene. A Case Report by Pedro Alí Díaz-Véliz Jiménez, María Antonia Ocaña Gil, Leydi María Sosa Águila, Belkis Vidal Hernández

“…The most common karyotype of the Turner syndrome is 45,X, although it may occur as mosaic 45,X/46,XX. …”
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Central Neuropathic Pain in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis Treated Successfully with Topical Amitriptyline by David J. Kopsky, Remko Liebregts, Jan M. Keppel Hesselink

“…Central neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common debilitating symptom, which is mostly treated with tricyclic antidepressants or antiepileptics. …”
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A Measurement Approach for Characterizing Temperature-Related Emissivity Variability in High-Emissivity Materials by Gloria Cosoli, Paolo Chiariotti, Beatriz García-Baños, Giuseppe Pandarese, Felipe L. Peñaranda-Foix, Gian Marco Revel

“…The procedure is validated on target materials of known emissivity, focusing on high-emissivity materials commonly employed in microwave heating processes. Results are compatible with reference literature and material datasheets, demonstrating the validity of the proposed approach.…”
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Diagnostic Challenges in Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Monika Pazgan-Simon, Sylwia Serafinska, Justyna Janocha-Litwin, Krzysztof Simon, Jolanta Zuwala-Jagiello

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth most common malignancy and the third leading mortality cause worldwide. …”
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Systematic Review of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in India: The Past, Present, and the Future Trends by P. V. Pradeep, B. Jayashree, Anjali Mishra, S. K. Mishra

“…Hungry bone syndrome (HBS) is common in the postoperative period. The disease-related mortality rate is 7.4%, recurrence 4.16%, and persistent disease 2.17%. …”
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Circumscribed Morphea and Breast Asymmetry in an Adolescent by António Augusto Fernandes Massa, Armando Manuel Simões Baptista, António Manuel Ferreira da Silva Abreu Couceiro, Eduarda Macedo Osório Morais Ferreira

“…Circumscribed morphea presents with less than three discrete indurated plaques and breasts are commonly affected in women. We report the case of a 12-year-old female with a right infra-areolar, nontender, brownish patch and asymmetry of the right breast with 2 years of evolution. …”
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Integrative Korean Medicine for Pain and Functional Recovery in Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ji-Sun Kim, Gyu-Bin Lee, Hong-Wook Choi, Do-Young Kim, Dong-Jin Kim, Dong-Ju Yoon, Ye-Rim Yun, Ji-Sung Yeum, Ik-Jun Cho

“…The transverse processes function as essential attachment points for the muscles and ligaments surrounding the spine, and transverse process fractures (TPF) are commonly observed in trauma patients, such as those involved in traffic accidents. …”

Proposed Method for Note Detection and Automatic Identification of the Melody Models (Gusheh) in Iranian Traditional Music with Micro Approach by Amir Vafaeian, Keivan Borna, Hamed Sajedi, Dariush Alimohammadi, Pouya Sarai

“…One of the most common problems with computer networks is the amount of information in these networks. …”
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