Monitoring Sea Ice in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea during the Freezing Period of 2017/2018 Using Sentinel-2 Remote Sensing Data by Zhiyong Wang, Peilei Sun, Lihua Wang, Mengyue Zhang, Zihao Wang

“…The maximum area of sea ice was detected on 27 January 2018, about 10,187 km2. At last, the quantitative relationship model between the sea ice area and the mean near-surface temperature derived by MODIS data in Liaodong Bay was established. …”
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PD-1 Blockade in Advanced Melanoma in Patients with Hepatitis C and/or HIV by Diwakar Davar, Melissa Wilson, Chelsea Pruckner, John M. Kirkwood

“…HCV viral load remained stable after 9 cycles of pembrolizumab following which 12-week course of HCV-directed therapy was commenced, resulting in prompt reduction of HCV viral load below detectable levels. Response is ongoing and HCV viral load remains undetectable. …”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Nonstructural Protein 1 Promotes 5-Lipoxygenase via miR-19a-3p by Mei Zheng, Panpan Fan, Pu Yang, Junwen Zheng, Dongchi Zhao

“…The expression levels of miR-19a-3p and inflammatory signaling-related indicators were detected using quantitative real-time PCR and western blot analyses on the A549 cells transfected with NS1 expression plasmids (pNS1). …”
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Interpretable DWT-1DCNN-LSTM Network for Power Quality Disturbance Classification by Shuangquan Yang, Tao Shan, Xiaomei Yang

“…The robustness provided by the DWT module makes the model well suited for PQDs in environments with large disturbances, helping to detect and mitigate PQDs in a timely manner and ultimately contributing to improved power quality and system reliability.…”
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Rhein Inhibits NF-κB Signaling Pathway to Alleviate Inflammatory Response and Oxidative Stress of Rats with Chronic Glomerulonephritis by Qian Chen, Hai Guo, JuanJuan Hu, Xiaofeng Zhao

“…Calculation of the renal index in rats was conducted. Biochemical detection was performed to measure the level of 24 h urinary protein, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (SCr), and serum albumin (ALB) of the rats, as well as the level of malondiadehyde (MDA), superoxide (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in the kidney tissue. …”
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Determination of Selected Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Particulate Matter Samples with Low Mass Loading: An Approach to Test Method Accuracy by Susana García-Alonso, Rosa María Pérez-Pastor, Víctor Archilla-Prat, David Sanz-Rivera, Enrique Rojas-García, Gaizka Aragón-Urrengoetxea, Jesús Javier Rodríguez-Maroto

“…Selected PACs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitro polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs)) were determined by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC/FD). Taking results from pressurized liquid extractions as reference values, recovery rates of sonication/agitation method were over 80% for the most abundant PAHs. …”
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Ternary metal oxide of CuNiCo2O4nanorods (1D) distributed on g-C3N4 (2D) nanocomposite for non-enzymatic glucose sensing application by R. Thenmozhi, R. Navamathavan

“…Chronoampermetry analysis produced a sensitivity of 4368 μA Cm−2 mM−1 and low detection limit (LOD) 1.91 μM. The produced response time is 4 s. …”
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Common Organisms causing surgical site infection(SSI) in Postoperative patients in a tertiary care Hospital by Fatima Mustafa, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Abdullah Mustafa, Arifa Manzoor, Safia Safa, Samiullah Khogyani

“…A diagnosis of SSI was based on specific parameters, including the detection of two or three cardinal signs of inflammation and the surgeon's confirmation of the diagnosis. …”
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Mental Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Does Screening Capture the Complexity? by H. M. Bjorgaas, I. Elgen, T. Boe, M. Hysing

“…A high prevalence of mental health problems and cooccurrence of symptoms were found in children with CP compared to controls. Screening with SDQ detects mental health problems, but does not predict specific disorders in children with CP. …”
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Reliability and Agreement of Hand-Held Dynamometry Using Three Standard Rater Test Positions by Frank Aerts, Holly Sheets, Chance Anderson, Natalie Bussie, Rose Hoskins, Amanda Maninga, Emily Novak

“…To establish reliability, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), and Standard Error of Measurement (SEM), and Minimal Detectable Change (MDC) were used. To establish agreement, error rates between the rater-stabilized and external fixation stabilization measurements were calculated…”
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Evaluation of maxillary sinus pathologies and the posterior superior alveolar artery canal using cone-beam computed tomography by Melike Gulec, Veysel Icen, Elif Esra Ozmen

“…Additionally, the relationships between sinus pathologies and septa within the sinuses and the PSAA were evaluated. Results PSAA was detected bilaterally in the majority of patients (70.2%). …”
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Experimental studies on the pH levels that affect demineralization and remineralization of human tooth enamel. by Sherzad Abdulrahman Muhammad, Bakhtiar Muhialdin Ahmed

“…The outcome of this study can help in planning new preventive strategies regarding tooth decay. This study aimed to detect the pH levels that influence the demineralization and remineralization of enamel. …”
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Clinical and Trichoscopic Evaluations of Topical Finasteride 1%, Topical Spironolactone 5%, and Minoxidil 5% in Female Pattern Hair Loss Treatment by Naglaa Mohamed El Sayed, Eman Hamed Elmorsy, Tarek Mahmoud Hussein, Eman Hassan

“…No trichoscopic changes were detected in group B.   Conclusions:  Topical finasteride is as safe and effective as topical minoxidil in FPHL. …”
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Are Ancient Durum Wheats Less Toxic to Celiac Patients? A Study of α-Gliadin from Graziella Ra and Kamut by M. Stella Colomba, Armando Gregorini

“…Several aminoacid substitutions or deletions were detected in p31–49, DQ2-Glia-α1 and DQ2-Glia-α2 epitopes, nevertheless, ELISA constantly showed antibody-antigen positive reactions which led us to suggest that mAbs binding was not apparently affected by polymorphisms. …”
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Study of the genetic polymorphism of diploid wheat Triticum boeoticum Boiss. using SSR markers by M. A. Abbasov

“…On the base of PCoA, five major groups were formed and some correspondence with the dendrogram was detected. Summarizing the data of PCoA and cluster analysis, we noted a weak genetic differentiation in the studied collection of T. boeoticum. …”
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Elevation of natural vulnerability in the karst aquifers (case study: karst aquifers of Sheshpier and Borgan, Fars province) by Mehdi kashefi, mojgan entezari, maryam Jafari Aghdam

“…The results of this study show the efficiency of the proposed methods by Cast Action 620 to detect and protection of groundwater resources from vulnerabilities and natural pollution.…”
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Programa de ejercicio estructurado es viable y mejora la capacidad funcional en adultos mayores en Puerto Rico by Osvaldo J Hernandez Soto, Farah A Ramirez Marrero

“…A repeated measures ANOVA was used to detect changes in functional capacity before, during and after the exercise program. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of Two Traditionally Used Medicinal Plants of Afar Region, Ethiopia, against Plasmodium berghei in Swiss Albino Mice by Sibhatu Gebrehiwot, Mohammed Shumbahri, Amelework Eyado, Tilahun Yohannes

“…In this study, phytochemical screening has been done using standard methods and the existence of antiplasmodial compounds was detected in these plant extracts. Four-day Peter’s test was used to determine parasite inhibition, PCV was determined by Wintrob’s method, and effects against loss of body weight and improvements on survival time were determined. …”
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The Relationship between Muscle Ultrasound Parameters and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yanling Zhong, Xiaojia Liu, Teng Lin

“…CSA of RF and corrected EI or EI of MG combined with PAD and sex were associated with VPT significantly, which supported that muscle ultrasound might be a substantial quantitative tool for detecting the exercise benefits for DPN.…”
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Nutritional Assessment and Antioxidant Activities of Different Varieties of Vigna radiata by Riaz Ullah, Zain Ullah, Salem S. Al-Deyab, Muhammad Adnan, Akash Tariq

“…About eighteen types of amino acids were detected in each of the three varieties. Acidic amino acids, that is, aspartic and glutamic acids, were in considerable amount ranged from 13 to 23% followed by leucine, isoleucine, alanine, valine, lysine, phenyl alanine, serine, and arginine which fell in the range of 3–8% of total protein. …”
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