Study on Modification Effects of Fish Passage Facilities in Angu Hydropower Station in Dadu River by ZHOU Wu, ZHANG Qi, SHI Jiayue, TANG Youmin, SUN Junjian

“…Due to the changed operating water level after the building of Angu Hydropower Station in Dadu River,the gate floors of the vertical slot fishway and nature-like passage are chiseled to lower the elevation and ensure water flow conditions.In order to understand the hydraulic condition of the modified fishway and the effect of fish passing,the water level and flow velocity in the fish passage facility are measured.The features of fishes in ecological river channels and fish passage facilities are investigated through net capturing.In addition,the operation status of fish passage facilities and the changes in aquatic ecological investigation results before and after modification are analyzed.The following main conclusions are drawn.After modification,the operation guarantee rate of fishway and passage is greatly improved,and the hydrodynamic conditions are close to the design effect; there are more fish species within the survey area after modification,and the species number of some migratory fishes has increased remarkably; there are obvious differences in fish species between vertical slot fishway and nature-like passage of ecological river sluice in Angu Hydropower Station,and the two channels are suitable for different fish species,showing a complementary effect.…”
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Effects of Dietary Supplement of Basil Extract on Biochemical and Immunological Parameters and Growth Performance in Oncorhynchus mykiss by Mohammad Foad Noorbakhsh, Mehran Ghaemi, Amin Gholamhosseini, Amir Ali Heidari

“…Feeding with basil extract led to a significant increase in Ig, lysozyme, and respiratory burst assay, with the most prominent elevation at 2% concentration food ration. The mucosal antibacterial activity was improved. …”
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Finite Element Analysis and ANFIS investigation of seismic behavior of sandwich panels with different concrete material in two story steel building by Faezeh Jafari, Baitollah Badarloo Department of Civil Engineering, Qom University of Technology (QUT), Qom 37181-46645, Iran

“…The effects of some variables such as Young's modulus of concrete, variations on the elevation and panel�s number on displacement and acceleration have been presented.…”
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EBV Infection Unmasking a Choledochal Cyst in an Infant by Hassan El Khatib, Batoul Kawtharany, Diyaa Mohammad, Mohammad Siblini, Nahida El-Rifai

“…It usually manifests as a transitory elevation of transaminases in up to 80% to 90% of patients, and they normalize by 2 to 6 weeks. …”
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Large Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Patient with Systemic and Venous Thromboembolism Secondary to Protein C and S Deficiency by Mohit Pahuja, Bujji Ainapurapu, Aiden Abidov

“…Her 12-lead EKG showed lateral ST elevation. Emergent coronary angiogram revealed normal coronaries. …”
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Very Late Bare Metal Stent Thrombosis by Mariana Soto Herrera, José A. Restrepo, Andrés Felipe Buitrago, Mabel Gómez Mejía, Jesús H. Díaz

“…It usually presents as an ST elevation acute coronary syndrome and it is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Information Diffusion Interpolation Model Based on the PSO-CV Algorithm and Its Application on Source Regions of the Yellow River by HUANG Huaping, YIN Kaixia, JIN Gaoyang

“…The spatial interpolation based on the limited observation data of precipitation stations is an effective means to explore the spatial characteristics of precipitation.This paper briefly introduces a spatial interpolation model based on the information diffusion theory,proposes an optimal information diffusion interpolation model based on particle swarm optimization (PSO) and cross-validation (CV) with consideration of the disadvantages on key parameter estimation of existing experience information diffusion interpolation model,and evaluates the interpolation effect of the information diffusion interpolation model in terms of four time scales of year,quarter,month and day with inverse distance weighting,ordinary kriging method,universal kriging method and co-kriging method considering the elevation as comparison,taking the source regions of the Yellow River as an example.The results show that overall,the optimal information diffusion interpolation model has the highest accuracy,while the inverse distance weighting has the lowest accuracy.The accuracy of experience information diffusion interpolation model does not differ much from the other three spatial interpolation methods,and the accuracy differences between different methods decrease as the time scale decreases.…”
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The Impact of Long-Term Nitrogen Addition on Microbial Community Composition in Three Hawaiian Forest Soils by Teri C. Balser

“…The sites studied have the same elevation, climate, and dominant vegetation, but vary in age of development, and thus in soil nutrient availability and nutrient limitation to plant growth. …”
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Non-oscillatory central schemes for the Saint-Venant system by Rooholah Abedian

“…To achieve high-order spatial accuracy, the method employs central non-staggered (CNS) reconstructions of the conservative variables and the water surface elevation. This is achieved through two key steps. …”
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An Optimized Circuit in Plastic Meander Line Antenna for 2.45 GHz Applications by Farhat Majeed, David V. Thiel

“…The radiation pattern of electrically small CiP antenna was doughnut-shaped with main lobe magnitude of 0.453 dB and an angular width of 84.2° in elevation plane. The measured 10 dB fractional bandwidth of the antenna was 18.98%. …”
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Advances in Corticosteroid Therapy for Ocular Inflammation: Loteprednol Etabonate by Timothy L. Comstock, Heleen H. DeCory

“…Topical corticosteroids are effective in reducing anterior segment inflammation but are associated with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) including elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) and cataract formation. …”
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A rare vascular manifestation in chronic myeloid leukemia: a case report and literature review of Bier's spot development during nilotinib treatment by Ahmed Alsaati, Turki Hakami, Sultan Bajawi, Gamil Mohammed, Nouf Bajawi, Nadya Al-Faraidy

“…The patient presented with asymptomatic hypopigmented macules on the hands and legs that appeared during venous stasis and resolved with elevation. This case emphasizes the need to recognize potential vascular side effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors and highlights Bier's spots as a benign but remarkable manifestation in patients undergoing nilotinib therapy. …”
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The Heart-Placenta Axis in the First Month of Pregnancy: Induction and Prevention of Cardiovascular Birth Defects by Kersti K. Linask

“…Using avian and mouse vertebrate models, we demonstrated that FA supplementation prevents CHD induced by alcohol, lithium, or elevation of the metabolite homocysteine, a marker for FA deficiency. …”
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Severe Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Acute Amphetamine Toxicosis in a Dog by M. Ryan Smith, Virginie A. Wurlod

“…Laboratory tests initially revealed elevations in creatine kinase (CK) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). …”
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Complications Associated with the Use of Expandable Gases in Vitrectomy by Piotr Kanclerz, Andrzej Grzybowski

“…Intraocular pressure elevation was reported in up to 58.9% patients after vitrectomy with expandable gas administration for retinal detachment. …”
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An experimental assessment of active and passive dispersal of red snow algae on the Harding Icefield, southcentral Alaska by Madeleine E. Rea, Roman J. Dial

“…Our results provide the first experimental depiction of active resurfacing as the primary pathway of seasonal snow surface colonization by red snow algae above the equilibrium line elevation on an Alaskan glacier. Results suggest that, at the peak of the growing season, 65 percent of surface abundance was derived from actively resurfacing cells and 35 percent from passively dispersing cells.…”
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Extracorporeal Circulation Causes Release of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) by Per Jönsson, Marie-Louise Ståhl, Kjell Ohlsson

“…In this study, the release of NGAL into the circulation in 41 patients undergoing heart surgery with ECC was evaluated. A 4- to 5-fold elevation of the concentration of NGAL in plasma was observed during the immediate postoperative course with a rapid elimination during the first postoperative day. …”
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Seizure Associated Takotsubo Syndrome: A Rare Combination by Htay Htay Kyi, Nour Aljariri Alhesan, Sunil Upadhaya, Samer Al Hadidi

“…Electrocardiogram (ECG) was ordered and showed ST elevation in anterolateral leads and troponins were positive. …”
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GIS Based Approach for Vulnerability Assessment of the Karnataka Coast, India by Akshaya Beluru Jana, Arkal Vittal Hegde

“…Seven physical and geologic risk variables characterizing the vulnerability of the coast, including rate of relative sea level change, historical shoreline change, coastal slope, coastal regional elevation, mean tidal range, and significant wave height derived using conventional and remotely sensed data, along with one socioeconomic parameter “population,” were used in the study. …”
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Iron-regulatory liver hormone hepcidin and its place in the system of congenital immunity by O. A. Smirnov

“…Expression peptide mRNA in hepatocytes is induced by proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1α, IL-6 and TNF-α) similar to acute phase proteins of inflammation, and also by liver iron overload. Hepcidin promotes elevation of natural resistance of the body to infection, first of all due to direct bactericidal effect. …”
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