Estimating the Geological Strength Index (GSI) in Regional Seismic-Landslide Zonation Using the Empirical Regression Model by M. E. Mirabedini, E. Haghshenas, N. Ganjian

“…The first group was extracted from a 1 : 100,000 digital geologic map and 10 m digital elevation model (DEM) and the second group was obtained from the Hoek–Brown failure criterion recommended tables. …”
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Red honeybush (Cyclopia genistoides) tea mitigates oxidative imbalance and hyperlipidemia, while improving glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetic rats by Xin Xiao, Ochuko L. Erukainure, Md. Shahidul Islam

“…Five weeks of treatment of RHT led to significant (P < 0.05) elevation in serum insulin, pancreatic β-cell function, HDL-c levels with concomitant decrease in AST, ALT, ALP, urea, CK-MB, fructosamine, total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-c, and insulin resistance in diabetic rats. …”
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Latent landslide hazard recognition in Fang County using synthetic aperture radar interferometry and geological data by Shunyao Wang, Shunyao Wang, Shunyao Wang, Qingbin Fan, Hui Li

“…With the aid of 10 ALOS-2 data scenes and high-precision digital elevation models of the study area, a displacement rate map with a maximum value of −70.6 mm/a was extracted. …”
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Comparison of Different Risk Scores for Prediction of In-Hospital Mortality in STEMI Patients Treated with PPCI by Chih-Hwa Wang, Hui-Ting Wang, Kuan-Han Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng, Cheng-I. Cheng, Chia-Te Kung, Fu-Cheng Chen

“…Several risk scores have been developed to predict and analyze in-hospital mortality and short- and long-term outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI); these can classify patients as having a high or low risk of death or complications. …”
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Effects of environmental factors on the phenotypic traits and seed element accumulation of wild Elymus nutans in Tibet by Jianting Long, Xianlei Gao, Yanjun Miao

“…Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between sampling point elevation and NH₄⁺, soil total phosphorus, and available phosphorus content, while a significant positive correlation was observed with pH levels. …”
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Stakeholder Driven Sensor Deployments to Characterize Chronic Coastal Flooding in Key West Florida by K. L. O’Donnell, T. Tomiczek, A. Higgins, S. Munoz, S. Scyphers

“…Sensors recorded flooding even when NOAA water levels did not exceed the elevation or flooding thresholds set by the National Weather Service (NWS), indicating that NOAA water levels alone were not sufficient in predicting flooding. …”
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An Atraumatic Symphysiolysis with a Unilateral Injured Sacroiliac Joint in a Patient with Cushing’s Disease: A Loss of Pelvic Stability Related to Ligamentous Insufficiency? by Andreas Höch, Philipp Pieroh, Faramarz Dehghani, Christoph Josten, Jörg Böhme

“…Glucocorticoids are well known for altering bone structure and elevating fracture risk. Nevertheless, there are very few reports on pelvic ring fractures, compared to other bones, especially with a predominantly ligamentous insufficiency, resulting in a rotationally unstable pelvic girdle. …”
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Traditional Medicinal Herbs and Food Plants Have the Potential to Inhibit Key Carbohydrate Hydrolyzing Enzymes In Vitro and Reduce Postprandial Blood Glucose Peaks In Vivo by M. Fawzi Mahomoodally, A. Hussein Subratty, A. Gurib-Fakim, M. Iqbal Choudhary, S. Nahar Khan

“…In vivo studies on glycogen-loaded mice showed significant (P<0.05) depressive effect on elevation of postprandial blood glucose following ingestion of AM and MC extracts. …”
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Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Sesamum indicum L. in Rabbits Fed a High-Fat Diet by Sedigheh Asgary, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei, Somayeh Najafi, Esfandiar Heidarian, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Hypercholesterolemic feeding resulted in a significant elevation of TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, SGOT and SGPT as compared to the normocholesterolemic diet group (P<0.05). …”
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Analysis of Hydrological Memory Characteristics in Taiwan’s Catchments by Ting-Jui Fang, Hsin-Yu Chen, Hsin-Fu Yeh

“…These characteristics are less common in high-elevation areas. The results of this study highlight that streamflow response to climatic factors exhibits a lag time, illustrating the memory characteristics of Taiwan’s catchments. …”
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Wildfire Susceptibility Mapping using NBR Index and Frequency Ratio Model by Farzad Bolouk Heidari, Ramin Arfania

“…The results of past fires and the frequency ratio model showed that in the study area, land cover (2.982), elevation (2.778), and annual precipitation (2.419) have the greatest prediction rate and influence on fire occurrence. …”
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Tension Recordings from Primary Bronchi in Acta2-GCaMP8.1-mVermilion Transgenic Mice by Qais Khalaf, Srijit Ghosh, Keith Thornbury

“…Contractions in smooth muscle cells are initiated by elevation of cytosolic Ca2+. It is of interest to measure Ca2+ signals in these cells. …”
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Drought Vulnerability Characterization and Nature-Based Adaptation, Eerer Sub-Basin, Eastern Ethiopia by Asfaw Kebede Kassa, Dejene W. Sintayehu, Negash Tessema, Bekele Girma, Jemal Yousuf

“…The key variables considered for the study were elevation, slope, aspect, land uses and land cover, population density, normalized difference vegetation index, land surface temperature, normalized difference moisture index, vegetation condition index, vegetation health index, and soil moisture index. …”
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Endothelial calcium dynamics elicited by ATP release from red blood cells by Ananta Kumar Nayak, Sovan Lal Das, Chaouqi Misbah

“…Additionally, when flow strength remains constant, an increase in channel width corresponds to an elevation in calcium peak amplitude, coupled with a decrease in peak time. …”
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Influence of environmental factors on phytochemical compositions and antioxidant activity of Juniperus communis L by Purnima Rawat, Khashti Dasila, Mithilesh Singh, Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal

“…The GC–MS analysis revealed the presence of around 35 compounds with communic acid, beta-Elemene, oplopanone, mome inositol, and spathulenol as the major compounds. In conclusion, elevation significantly influences the extraction yield, chlorophyll content, total polyphenol content, antioxidant activity, and chemical composition of the extracts.Soil properties, such as pH, moisture content, and nutrient availability, also played a role in these variations. …”
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Hydrochemical Characteristics and Formation of the Madeng Hot Spring in Yunnan, China by Ren Zhenhua, Zhou Xun, Yang Miaolin, Wang Xiaocui, Zheng Yuhui, Li Xiaolu, Shen Ye

“…It is estimated that the elevation of the recharge area of the hot spring is approximately 3800 m, the age of the hot water is some 140 years, the temperature of the geothermal reservoir is 75°C–80°C, the mixture ratio of cold water is approximately 80%, and the circulation depth of the thermal groundwater is 1870 m. …”
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Adrenal Hemangioma: A Case of Retroperitoneal Tumor by Genta Iwamoto, Kota Shimokihara, Takashi Kawahara, Daiji Takamoto, Masahiro Yao, Jun-ichi Teranishi, Masako Otani, Hiroji Uemura

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron-emission tomography (PET)-CT were unable to confirm or deny malignancy, and tumor markers, including CEA and CA19-9, showed slight elevation. His tumor grew from 38 mm to 54 mm in diameter in 7 months of follow-up. …”
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Abruptio Placentae Caused by Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis during Pregnancy: Case Report and Literature Review by Pınar Yalcin Bahat, Gokce Turan, Berna Aslan Cetin

“…Hormonal effects during pregnancy can compromise otherwise controlled lipid levels in women with hypertriglyceridemia and predispose to pancreatitis leading to increased morbidity for mother and fetus. Elevation of triglyceride levels is a risk factor for development of pancreatitis if it exceeds 1000 mg/dL. …”
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Systemic inflammation response index (SIRI)-based risk of pneumonia following successful PCI in STEMI patients by Dan Yan, Saibin Wang

“…Background In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), pulmonary infection after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a severe complication that often results in death. …”
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Myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) by Klever Geovanny Cárdenas Chacha, Yeseb Janira Vera Torres, Antonella Fanny Montenegro Villavicencio, Amilkar Suárez, Shirley Abigail López Baños

“…From all myocardial infarctions (MI), this one represents 6 to 8%; more frequent in young black women, who suffer Acute Coronary Syndrome without ST-segment elevation. Conclusions: Myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA), is associated with unconventional risk factors. …”
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