Analysis of No.1 Flood Disaster in Poyang Lake Basin in 2020 Based on Natural Disaster System Theory by LIAN Yuechen, GAO Lu, MA Miaomiao, WANG Lan, LIN Hui

“…China is one of the countries most hit by flood disasters in the world.Flood disasters have the highest frequency,are distributed in the widest scope,and cause the largest loss in China.It is of great guiding significance to analyze the characteristics of disaster system elements for a better understanding of the evolution process of flood disasters.This study collects the disaster-formative environment (topography and river network),disaster-bearing body (socioeconomy),disaster-inducing factor (daily rainfall),and disaster losses in the core area of the Poyang Lake Basin.Moreover,it investigates the disaster mechanism and evolution process of the No.1 flood disaster in the Poyang Lake Basin in 2020 and discusses the flood prevention and control measures for the Poyang Lake Basin.The results show that the high-intensity rainfall since June was the precondition of the No.1 flood disaster in 2020 in the Poyang Lake Basin,which led to almost saturated soil moisture.Under the joint action of extremely heavy rainfall from 1 to 8 July (strong disaster-inducing factor) and low elevation (high sensitivity of disaster-formative environment) in the core area of the Poyang Lake Basin,the floods spread quickly and flooded the socioeconomic system (disaster-bearing body) of the lake area in a short time.Case analyses of typical flood disasters from the perspective of disaster systems will help improve the capabilities for risk identification,disaster prevention,and disaster mitigation of regional flood disasters.…”
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Analysis of Channel Evolution and Its Influence of Xunwu River in Source Area of Dongjiang River Based on GIS Technology by CHEN Chuan, ZENG Jinfeng

“…Based on the measured data of large fixed sections at Shuibei Hydrological Station from 2010 to 2020 and the underwater topographic survey data near Shuibei Hydrological Station,this paper constructs a topographic database of underwater sections and a three-dimensional underwater topographic model near Shuibei Hydrological Station for riverbed change analysis by using GIS technology,analyzes the channel scouring and silting in single Shuibei Station section of the main stream of Xunwu River in terms of temporal and spatial change,and discusses the influencing factors and the influence of the changes.The results show that:GIS technology is an effective method to study the changes of river topography.The average annual river-bed elevation of Shuibei Station section of the main stream of Xunwu River decreased by 0.75 m from 2010 to 2015,and by 0.52 m from 2015 to 2020.With the scouring of the main channel terrain during 2010—2020,the average undercut depth is 1.27 m.The main factors for the topographic change of the river channel in this section are the sand restraining of power plants,the sand mining of river channels and the comprehensive treatment of abandoned mines.The annual undercut of river channels will increase the storage capacity of river channels and increase the reverberation time of pollutants in the downstream channels,thus worsening the water quality.In a worse case,the severe evolution of riverbed may cause the dangerous situation of the bridge across the river and even the hollowing out or collapse of embankment.…”
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2D Active Antenna Array Design for FD-MIMO System and Antenna Virtualization Techniques by Ioannis Tzanidis, Yang Li, Gary Xu, Ji-Yun Seol, JianZhong (Charlie) Zhang

“…The FD-MIMO system allows for dynamic and adaptive precoding to be performed jointly across all antennas thus achieving more directional transmissions in the azimuth and elevation domains simultaneously, to a larger number of users. …”
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Association between Hypertension and Periodontitis: Possible Mechanisms by Xin-Fang Leong, Chun-Yi Ng, Baharin Badiah, Srijit Das

“…Periodontitis, a chronic low-grade inflammation of gingival tissue, has been linked to endothelial dysfunction, with blood pressure elevation and increased mortality risk in hypertensive patients. …”
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Instrumental practice and body discomfort: study with musicians of violin and viola by Clarissa Stefani Teixeira, Rubian Diego Andrade, Fausto Kothe, Érico Pereira Gomes Felden

“…These symptoms can be related to the postures adopted during the instrumental practices, because the largest problems of positions were found in the region of the cervical with improper flexion (72,73%), hypercifosis (81,82%) and in the region of the left shoulder with internal rotation (54,55%) and excessive elevation (54,55%). Those discoveries can elucidate part of the causes of the pains told by the musicians, since in the analyzed postures it identified contractions and unnecessary articulate positions during the whole time of the practice with instrument.…”
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Multisystem Myotilinopathy, including Myopathy and Left Ventricular Noncompaction, due to the MYOT Variant c.179C>T by Josef Finsterer, Claudia Stöllberger, Matthias Hasun, Korbinian Riedhammer, Mathias Wagner

“…The patient is a 72-year-old male with a history of strabismus in childhood, asymptomatic creatine-kinase elevation since age 42 years, slowly progressive lower limb weakness since age 60 years, slowly progressive dysarthria and dysphagia since age 62 years, and recurrent episodes of arthralgias and myalgias since age 71 years. …”
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Secondary Subacromial Impingement after Valgus Closing-Wedge Osteotomy for Proximal Humerus Varus by Hirotaka Sano, Masayuki Kamimura, Akira Oizumi, Shuji Isefuku

“…A 31-year-old construction worker had been suffering from both the motion pain and the restriction of elevation in his right shoulder due to severe varus deformity of humeral neck, which occurred after proximal humeral fracture. …”
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Post-little ice age glacial geomorphology of contrasting topographic settings at Skálafellsjökull, southeast Iceland by Sarah Walton, Robert Storrar, Naomi Holmes, Jonathan Bridge, Marek Ewertowski, Aleksandra Tomczyk, Andrew Jones

“…The steep-sided valley at study area C illustrates densely spaced arcuate moraines, reflecting subtle changes in ice elevation. This mapping provides a framework for further investigations into glacier retreat rates and the influence of local topography and climate.…”
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Analysis of solar and wind farm area using technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution by Ransikarbum Kasin, Aydın Nezir, Janmontree Jettarat, Zadek Hartmut

“…In particular, the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is applied, in which criteria data for air temperature, terrain elevation, direct normal irradiation, photovoltaic power, wind speed, and power density relevant to solar and wind efficiency are collected. …”
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Frailty among Older Adults Who Developed Acute Coronary Syndrome during Hospitalization for Noncardiac Illness and Their Outcome: A Prospective Observational Study by Arun David, Priya Vijayakumar, M Vijayakumar

“…Results: Majority of them had non-ST elevation ACS (90.2%) in Group II, and acute kidney injury (27.1%) was the most common reason for admission. …”
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Sepsis-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Leading to Torsades de Pointes by Nirav Patel, Abhishek Shenoy, George Dous, Haroon Kamran, Nabil El-Sherif

“…He was placed on cefepime for UTI and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction protocol given elevated troponins with chest pain. …”
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Preoperative evaluation of red blood cell distribution width as a promising biomarker for discriminating between benign and malignant breast tumors and assessing breast cancer acti... by Ajay Singh Thakur, Chandrashekhar Indoria, Ruby Sahu, Pratima Kujur, Renuka Gahine

“…The aim of this study was to compare the RDW values between patients diagnosed with benign and malignant breast tumors and to evaluate the potential of elevated RDW as a biomarker for breast cancer activity. …”
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Exploring the influence of media and social factors on altruistic behavior using the general learning model and norm activation theory by Chi-Horng Liao

“…The research comprehensively examines the direct and indirect influence of media elements (such as prosocial media content and persuasive communication) and social factors (including religiosity and social norms) on altruistic behavior. Empathy, moral elevation, and compassion serve as mediators in this process. …”
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An Adaptive Denoising Method for Photon-Counting LiDAR Point Clouds: Application in Intertidal Zones by Cheng Wu, Lei Ding, Lin Cong, Shaoning Li

“…The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) is equipped with the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) with the ability to penetrate the water bodies, enabling its use for bathymetric measurements. …”
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Increased Apoptosis and Proliferative Capacity are Early Events in Cyst Formation in Autosomal-Dominant, Polycystic Kidney Disease by Salwa Ibrahim

“…The observation of mild proportionate elevation of both proliferation and apoptosis values of the epithelium lining cysts explains the lack of increase risk of renal cell carcinoma in ADPKD. …”
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Adrenal Insufficiency as a Cause of Acute Liver Failure: A Case Report by Jamshid Vafaeimanesh, Mohammad Bagherzadeh, Mahmoud Parham

“…In the previously reported cases of adrenal insufficiency, mild liver enzymes elevation was seen but we report a case with severe elevated liver enzymes and liver failure due to adrenal insufficiency. …”
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Data-Driven versus Köppen–Geiger Systems of Climate Classification by Vajira Lasantha, Taikan Oki, Daisuke Tokuda

“…We applied three clustering algorithms—k-means, ISODATA, and unsupervised random forest classification—to a dataset comprising 10 climatic variables and elevation; we then compared the obtained results with those from the Köppen–Geiger classification system. …”
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Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in a Patient with Acute Malaria by Najamus Sehar, Emad Gobran, Suzanne Elsayegh

“…Laboratory tests showed elevated serum creatinine (Cr) of 2.09 mg/dL (baseline was 1.5 mg/dL in 2012). …”
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Obesity Hypertension: The Regulatory Role of Leptin by Shilpa Kshatriya, Kan Liu, Ali Salah, Tamas Szombathy, Ronald H. Freeman, Garry P. Reams, Robert M. Spear, Daniel Villarreal

“…One of the major actions of this hormone is the control of energy balance by binding to receptors in the hypothalamus, leading to reduction in food intake and elevation in temperature and energy expenditure. In addition, increasing evidence suggests that leptin, through both direct and indirect mechanisms, may play an important role in cardiovascular and renal regulation. …”
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Black Women’s Identity: Stereotypes, Respectability and Passionlessness (1890-1930) by Mahassen Mgadmi

“…Les luttes pour le respect, la survie, la responsabilité et l’élévation raciale ont accordé une importance exagérée à la respectabilité et à l’absence de désir. …”
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