Combined Thermal Index Development for Urban Heat Island Detection in Area of Split, Croatia by Majda Ćesić, Katarina Rogulj, Andrija Krtalić

“…UHIs are becoming an increasingly common problem in large cities, which appear due to excessive urbanization and reductions in natural cover and vegetation. …”
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Experimental and FEM Investigation of Cob Walls under Compression by Enrico Quagliarini, Gianluca Maracchini

“…Finally, the ability of a common analytical method used for masonry structures (an FEM macromodelling with a total strain rotating crack model) to represent the mechanical behaviour of cob walls is showed.…”
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Mechanisms on the Injection Conformance Reversion during Polymer Flooding of Offshore Heterogeneous Heavy-Oil Reservoirs by Zhijie Wei, Xiaodong Kang, Yuyang Liu, Hanxu Yang

“…Injection conformance reversion commonly observed during polymer flooding in offshore heterogeneous heavy-oil reservoirs weakens the volumetric sweep of polymer solution and compromises its EOR results. …”
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Depression among outpatients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: prevalence and associated factors by Besher Gharaibeh, Aya Baniyones, Sawsan Abuhammad, Amat Al-Khaleq O Mehrass

“…Higher Michigan Neuropathy Screening scores predicted greater depression severity, while DN4 scores did not significantly impact depression levels.Conclusions Depression in patients with diabetic neuropathy is influenced by the severity of neuropathy. Factors commonly associated with depression in diabetes, such as pain intensity and glycemic control, do not significantly affect depression in the context of neuropathy. …”
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Determination of Phthalate Plasticisers in Palm Oil Using Online Solid Phase Extraction-Liquid Chromatography (SPE-LC) by Nazarudin Ibrahim, Rozita Osman, Azmui Abdullah, Norashikin Saim

“…An online solid phase extraction (SPE) technique using a large volume (3.5 mL) injection was developed for the analysis of 6 common plasticisers in palm oil. A simple sample preparation involving alumina as a fat retainer and methanol : acetonitrile (1 : 1) as the extraction solvent was performed prior to the usage of online SPE-LC system. …”
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Virtual consulting in the times of COVID-19 by Latika Gupta, Supriya Sharma, Rajat Kharbanda, Shelley Aggarwal, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal

“…Results: In our experience spanning 5 weeks, among 508 rheumatology patients who sought teleconsultations, rheumatoid arthritis was the most common diagnosis (35.2'), and 43' were asked to continue the same treatment over tele consults, whereas investigations were awaited for another 16'. …”
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Pulmonary sarcoidosis by Deepak Talwar, Dhruv Talwar, Hariharan Iyer

“…There remains a gap in our knowledge of sarcoidosis, especially in the context of India, as it features as a common cause of interstitial lung disease and a close differential of TB. …”
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Manifestation of Clinical Categories of Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease by Yuan Qiu, Jing Hong, Rongmei Peng

“…Eye dryness (115 of 127, 90.6%), increased fibrous secretion (53 of 127, 41.7%), photophobia (50 of 127, 39.4%), and alacrimia (45 of 127, 35.4%) were the most common symptoms. Although 44.1% (56 of 127) of these patients had a history of acute ocular GVHD episodes, most were overlooked, so they did not receive stepwise evaluation and treatment. …”
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Deciphering the Role of Adrenergic Receptors in Alzheimer’s Disease: Paving the Way for Innovative Therapies by Androulla N. Miliotou, Andria Kotsoni, Lefteris C. Zacharia

“…AD is a complex multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive and severe cognitive impairment and memory loss. It is the most common cause of progressive memory loss (dementia) in the elderly, and to date, there is no effective treatment to cure or slow disease progression substantially. …”
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Relevance, ad hoc concepts and analogy by Ewa Mioduszewska

“…Concepts may be shared between interlocutors, idiosyncratic but grounded in common experience or fully idiosyncratic and non-communicable. …”
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Characterization of facial burns from maxillofacial surgery. Cienfuegos 2005 - 2007 by Eduardo Duarte Marrero, Patricia Cristina Jiménez Beato

“…<strong><br />Results</strong>: In this study facial burns were more frequent in females aged 16 to 34 years, the most common cause of these lesions was in contact with boiling liquids as the predominant type skin burns, with extensions between 2 and 4% of the face area. …”
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The relationship between fear of missing out, digital technology use, and psychological well-being: A scoping review of conceptual and empirical issues. by Ellen Groenestein, Lotte Willemsen, Guido M van Koningsbruggen, Hans Ket, Peter Kerkhof

“…Although adverse effects of FoMO are commonly assumed, there is still no consensus on the nature of the phenomenon or its relations with psychological well-being and digital technology use, making a scoping review essential. …”
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The real-world safety of Ofatumumab: a pharmacovigilance analysis based on the FDA adverse event reporting system by Yue Zhou, Yutong Wu, Xiao Zhao, Lingxu Xu, Mingguang Sun, Zhaoyou Meng

“…Furthermore, we utilized the Weibull distribution model to estimate the temporal risk pattern of AEs.ResultsThe investigation incorporated a total of 24,468 case reports pertaining to AEs associated with Ofatumumab. The commonly observed AEs encompass Fatigue, Headache, Chills, Pyrexia, Pain, Nausea, Nasopharyngitis, Vomiting, Urinary tract infection, and Pneumonia. …”
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Clear Aligner Treatment: Indications, Advantages, and Adverse Effects—A Systematic Review by Clara Rasborg Hartogsohn, Liselotte Sonnesen

“…The advantages were oral hygiene and oral health as the most common, and disadvantages of CAT have been noted by several studies, including CAT still being inferior to fixed appliance treatment (FAT) in all orthodontic movements. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection, Chronic Inflammation, and Genomic Transformations in Gastric MALT Lymphoma by Magdalena Witkowska, Piotr Smolewski

“…Translocations already described in studies are t(11;18)(q21;q21), which is the most common, t(14;18)(q32;q21), t(14;18)(q32;q21), and t(3;14)(p14.1;q32). …”
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The Lipid Parameters and Lipoprotein(a) Excess in Hashimoto Thyroiditis by D. O. Yetkin, B. Dogantekin

“…However, excess Lp(a) was more common in subclinical hypothyroid and euthyroid Hashimoto group than in the control group. …”
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A novel and highly efficient botnet detection algorithm based on network traffic analysis of smart systems by Li Duan, Jingxian Zhou, You Wu, Wenyao Xu

“…The traditional methods of detecting botnets commonly used machine learning algorithms, and it is difficult to detect and control botnets in a network because of unbalanced traffic data. …”
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Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis Presenting as an Acute Abdomen with Jejunal Perforation by Bryan R. Anderson, Jaron Marriott, Chinthaka Bulathsinghala, Humayun Anjum, Salim Surani

“…Presentation with intestinal perforation is seen mostly commonly in the colon. We present a patient with jejunal perforation, and there have been only 3 previous cases reported in the literature. …”
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Authenticity Detection of Black Rice by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Support Vector Data Description by Hui Chen, Chao Tan, Zan Lin

“…Black rice is an important rice species in Southeast Asia. It is a common phenomenon to pass low-priced black rice off as high-priced ones for economic benefit, especially in some remote towns. …”
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A Review of Complicated Cataract in Retinitis Pigmentosa: Pathogenesis and Cataract Surgery by Yingying Hong, Hongzhe Li, Yang Sun, Yinghong Ji

“…The complicated cataract formation is most likely the result of RP-related inflammation response, and the most common morphology category is posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC). …”
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