The Diagnostic Value of Brush Cytology Alone and in Combination with Tumor Markers in Pancreaticobiliary Strictures by Ufuk Barış Kuzu, Bülent Ödemiş, Nesrin Turhan, Erkan Parlak, Selçuk Dişibeyaz, Nuretdin Suna, Erkin Öztaş, Muhammet Yener Akpınar, Adem Aksoy, Serkan Torun, Hakan Yıldız, Ertuğrul Kayaçetin

“…Differentiation of malignant and benign strictures constitutes a problem despite the increasing experience of the endoscopists, radiologists, and pathologists. …”
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Numerical Analyses of Earthquake Induced Liquefaction and Deformation Behaviour of an Upstream Tailings Dam by Muhammad Auchar Zardari, Hans Mattsson, Sven Knutsson, Muhammad Shehzad Khalid, Maria V. S. Ask, Björn Lund

“…The dynamic analyses were carried out with the finite element program PLAXIS using a recently implemented constitutive model called UBCSAND. The results indicate that the magnitude 5.8 earthquake would likely induce liquefaction in a limited zone located below the ground surface near the embankment dikes. …”
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The Missing LNK: Evolution from Cytosis to Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis and Germline SH2B3 Mutation by Krishna Gundabolu, Bhavana J. Dave, Carmelita J. Alvares, Jeffrey J. Cannatella, Vijaya R. Bhatt, Lori J. Maness, Zaid S. Al-Kadhimi, Rana K. Zabad, Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun

“…Individuals with CMML have persistent monocytosis and bone marrow dyspoiesis associated with various constitutional symptoms like fevers, unintentional weight loss, or night sweats. …”
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Effect of a home-based physical rehabilitation program via virtual reality on the functional outcomes of frail older adults: a quasi-experimental study by Doaa Mohamed Zein El-AbdeenMohamed, Heba Noshy Abd EL-Aziz Mohamed, Soad Hassan Abd Elhameed

“…Virtual reality technology constitutes a promising rehabilitation strategy, but its effect on frailty in older adults remains inconclusive. …”
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Quality Evaluation of the Care Process for Type 2 Diabetics by Addys Díaz Piñera, Lisbeth Fernández González, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Nelsy Álvarez Mesa

“…Every year a considerable number of people die as a result of their complications that derive from poor control, so improving the quality of care constitutes a challenge for health systems. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to evaluate the quality of care by reviewing the medical records and investigating some of the program indicators, in a health area of the Cárdenas municipality during 2016. …”
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Persistent Hiccups—An Unusual Presentation of Bilateral Pheochromocytoma without Syndromic Association: A Case Report by Nitin Aherrao, Nilesh Kumar, Indarajeet Singh Gambhir, Dhiraj Kishore, Suryakumar Singh, Abhinandan Mishra, Aravind Anand

“…Among the presenting symptoms, episodes of palpitations, headaches, and profuse sweating are typical and constitute a classic triad. We report a case of a 17-year-old male patient with rare bilateral pheochromocytoma presenting with persistent hiccups for 4 months and blurring of vision for 1 week, later followed by hypertensive crisis. …”
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A SH3b domain-containing peptidoglycan recognition protein from Magallana gigas with broad recognition spectrum by Yinan Li, Hongbo Lu, Chuanyan Yang, Zhuyun Liu, Weilin Wang, Chang Liu, Lingling Wang

“…The mRNA transcripts of MgPGRP5 were constitutively expressed in haemocytes and all the examined tissues, with the highest expression level in hepatopancreas. …”
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Calibration of a groundwater flow model in a karst aquifer using EPM approach: Case of Elhajeb-Ifrane aquifer, Morocco by Ammari Zakaria, Oumou Abdellah, Essahlaoui Narjisse, El Fakir Rabia, Mili El Mostafa, Essahlaoui Ali, Kassou Amina, Van Rompaey Anton

“…Numerical models constitute a powerful tool for groundwater resources management, as they can provide information about flow path, water balance, and effects of future actions. …”
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Occupational Therapy Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Robots in the Care for Older People Living in the Community by Sławomir Tobis, Mirosława Cylkowska-Nowak, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis, Mariola Pawlaczyk, Aleksandra Suwalska

“…A module concerning technology use, including robotics, should constitute an important part of the curricula of both academic and continuous education of OTS.…”
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Technology license agreements as public–private partnerships for economic development: evaluations using surveys, input–output modeling, and regression analysis by Eric D. Raile, Eric K. Austin, Michael P. Wallner, Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Lewandowski, Derek Kapps, Bridger Sellegren, Joe Hutton

“…Abstract We evaluate license agreements as a form of technology transfer that constitutes a public–private partnership (PPP) with the primary goal of economic development. …”
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Environmental influence and species occurrence of yellowjacket drones in an invaded area by Agustina P. Porrino, Maité Masciocchi, Andrés S. Martínez

“…Lastly, through mid-flight drone captures, we determined that both V. germanica and V. vulgaris drones are found concurrently in the same rendezvous areas. This constitutes the first exploratory field study reporting the heterospecific occurrence of Vespula spp. drones and overall, our results contribute to the understanding of yellowjackets mating systems.…”
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Strategies to Identify Recognition Signals and Targets of SUMOylation by Elisa Da Silva-Ferrada, Fernando Lopitz-Otsoa, Valérie Lang, Manuel S. Rodríguez, Rune Matthiesen

“…Typically, SIMs are constituted by a hydrophobic core flanked by one or two clusters of negatively charged amino acid residues. …”
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Antinociceptive Effect of Rat D-Serine Racemase Inhibitors, L-Serine-O-Sulfate, and L-Erythro-3-Hydroxyaspartate in an Arthritic Pain Model by Claudio Laurido, Alejandro Hernández, Teresa Pelissier, Luis Constandil

“…Since no in vivo results have been presented so far, this constitutes the first evidence that SR inhibitions lower the D-serine levels, thus decreasing the NMDAr activity and the consequent development and maintenance of chronic pain.…”
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A Comparative Genomic Study in Schizophrenic and in Bipolar Disorder Patients, Based on Microarray Expression Profiling Meta-Analysis by Marianthi Logotheti, Olga Papadodima, Nikolaos Venizelos, Aristotelis Chatziioannou, Fragiskos Kolisis

“…Schizophrenia affecting almost 1% and bipolar disorder affecting almost 3%–5% of the global population constitute two severe mental disorders. The catecholaminergic and the serotonergic pathways have been proved to play an important role in the development of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other related psychiatric disorders. …”
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The Properties of Red Blood Cells from Patients Heterozygous for HbS and HbC (HbSC Genotype) by A. Hannemann, E. Weiss, D. C. Rees, S. Dalibalta, J. C. Ellory, J. S. Gibson

“…Patients heterozygous for HbS and HbC (HbSC) constitute about a third of SCD cases, making this the second most common form of SCD, with approximately 80,000 births per year worldwide. …”
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Analysis of Empirical Models for Predicting the Rupture Force in Four-Pile Caps by Raphael Saverio Spozito, André Luis Christoforo, Fernando Menezes de Almeida Filho, Rodrigo Gustavo Delalibera, Elvys Dias Reis, André Luís Lima Velame Branco

“…This model achieved an average predicted force ratio of 1.00 (COV = 14%) for the database and 1.03 (COV = 16.68%) for extrapolated numeric models in finite elements with the concrete damaged and plasticity (CDP) constitutive model, initially calibrated with experimental tests. …”
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Complexity-Based Discrepancy Measures Applied to Detection of Apnea-Hypopnea Events by R. E. Rolón, I. E. Gareis, L. E. Di Persia, R. D. Spies, H. L. Rufiner

“…This shows that discriminative subdictionary construction methods for sparse representations of pulse oximetry signals constitute a valuable tool for apnea-hypopnea screening.…”
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Study of social network interference of memory processes in adolescence by V. E. Baryshnikova, V. B. Nikishina, E. A. Petrash, V. A. Sotnikov, E. I. Kulikova

“…Conceptual assessment and study of the memory mechanisms, its formation, consolidation and preservation at different levels of the structural and functional organization of the nervous system constitutes the necessary knowledge for solving many problems of practical and fundamental psychology. …”
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Satellite Observations of the Seasonal Evolution of Total Precipitable Water Vapour over the Mediterranean Sea by J. L. Palau, F. Rovira, M. J. Sales

“…Furthermore, these satellite observations constitute strong empirical evidences that, (a) from late May to early October, contrary to what happens in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin (EMB), there is a net accumulation of TPW on the Western Mediterranean Basin (WMB) that favours the instability of the atmosphere, (b) there is a seasonal anticorrelation between the seasonal variability of the TPW column over the two Mediterranean subbasins, (c) solar radiation can not be the only driver for the annual variability of the TPW column over the Mediterranean Sea, and (d) both previous features are seasonally dependent and, therefore, their effects on the TPW column are attenuated by annual variability.…”
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Impact of Differential Densification on the Pore Structure of Tight Gas Sandstone: Evidence from the Permian Shihezi and Shanxi Formations, Eastern Sulige Gas Field, Ordos Basin, C... by Meng Wang, Hongming Tang, Haoxuan Tang, Shu Liu, Liehui Zhang, Ming Zeng, Yulin Cheng

“…The tight sandstone reservoirs of the Permian Shihezi and Shanxi Formation with strong heterogeneity constitute the main producing zone of the eastern Sulige gas field. …”
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