Tungsten erosion during L-mode discharges in the DIII-D SAS-VW divertor by G. Sinclair, T. Abrams, M.S. Parsons, S.H. Messer, J. Mateja, S.A. Zamperini, D.M. Thomas, J.D. Elder, R. Maurizio, T. Odstrcil, R.S. Wilcox, J.L. Herfindal, D.D. Truong, J.G. Watkins, A.G. McLean, D.L. Rudakov, J. Ren, D. Donovan

“…However, the effective W yield (erosion rate divided by the incident D flux) was, overall, insensitive to changes in OSP location. Consistently low estimates of the effective W yield based on measurements taken a few cm outwards from the vertex suggest potentially significant C surface contamination. …”
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Long-term Characterization of Urban PM10 in Hungary by Zita Ferenczi, Kornélia Imre, Mónika Lakatos, Ágnes Molnár, László Bozó, Emese Homolya, András Gelencsér

“…The goal of this analysis is to estimate the expected daily mean PM10 concentration values. …”
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Robotic Partial Nephrectomy with the Da Vinci Xi by George J. S. Kallingal, Sanjaya Swain, Fadi Darwiche, Sanoj Punnen, Murugesan Manoharan, Mark L. Gonzalgo, Dipen J. Parekh

“…Mean ischemia time was 17.5 minutes and estimated blood loss was 120 mLs. 12 of 15 patients had renal cell carcinoma. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Using Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose in Detecting Locoregional Nodal Involvement in Patients with Anal Ca... by Carmelo Caldarella, Salvatore Annunziata, Giorgio Treglia, Ramin Sadeghi, Narjes Ayati, Luca Giovanella

“…Sensitivity and specificity values of FDG-PET/CT on a lesion-based analysis ranged from 31 to 100% and from 53 to 98%, with pooled estimates of 56% (95% CI: 45–67%) and 90% (95% CI: 86–93%), respectively. …”
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Is insomnia a risk factor for new-onset asthma? A population-based study in Taiwan by Shih-Feng Weng, Chih-Cheng Lai, Yu-Chieh Lin, Chih-Chiang Chien, Chin-Ming Chen, Shyh-Ren Chiang, Chung-Han Ho, Kuo-Chen Cheng

“…The Poisson regression was used to estimate the incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% CIs of asthma. …”
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Radiological images of an advanced invasive carcinoma with mucinous aspects: A case report by Chiara Adriana Pistolese, MD, PhD, Francesca Di Giuliano, MD, PhD, Martina Cerocchi, MD, Maria Volpe, MD, Martina Cerasi Dellanea, MD, Flavia Briganti, MD, Paola Elda Gigliotti, MD, Carolina Goffredo, MD, Lucia Giudice, MD, Diletta Caccia, MD, Francesca Servadei, MD, Adriano De Majo, MD, PhD, Marco Materazzo, MD, Giorgio Pistilli, MD, Gianluca Vanni, MD, PhD, Valeria Liberto, MD

“…Overall 10-year survival is estimated to be more than 90%. We present a case of a 57-year-old female patient who presented a palpable mass in the right breast for at least 2 years. …”
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Spastic Paraparesis in Young Men With Spinal Meningioma and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report by Leonard Christianto Singjie, Ivan Jeremia, Esdras Ardi Pramudita

“…Background: Compared to trauma cases, the publication of non-traumatic events is much less, although the incidence is estimated to be as much as a traumatic event. This case report presents spinal cord tumors together with arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in young men, where there are no previous case reports that the authors can find. …”
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Renewable syngas production from electrified catalytic steam reforming of biomass pyrolysis volatiles by José Juan Bolívar Caballero, Fereshteh Talkhab, Hanmin Yang, Samina Gulshan, Pengcheng Cao, Thomas Lewin, Pär G. Jönsson, Weihong Yang

“…Complete bio-oil reforming was obtained at a biomass feed rate of ≤ 1 g min−1 and a S/B ratio of ≥ 2, and stability close to 100 % was estimated after over four hours of operation. Nonetheless, the produced syngas is rich in C1 – C3 gases and moderately low in H2 (≈ 2 wt %). …”
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Effect of Counseling on the Knowledge and Attitude of Childbearing in Single-child Couples in Hamadan City, Iran: An Interventional Study by Sargol Shafiei, Batul Khodakarami, Farzaneh Soltani, Ghodratollah Roshanaei

“…The total sample was estimated to be 92 couples. Furthermore, the data collection tool was a researcher-developed questionnaire with three sections: demographics, awareness, and attitudes. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Recycled Asphalt Mixtures Containing Construction and Demolition Waste Applicated as Pavement Base by Le Ding, Junhui Zhang, Bowen Feng, Cheng Li

“…According to the actual screening passing rate, the Bailey method was used to design and verify the grading of RAM, and then initial asphalt content was estimated. The stability, flow value, voidage, and bulk density were obtained by Marshall Test, and the optimal asphalt-aggregate ratios were determined under different RA contents and proportion of bricks to concrete. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms of Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Meta-Analysis by Xing-Chen Yang, Masayuki Fujino, Song-Jie Cai, Shao-Wei Li, Chi Liu, Xiao-Kang Li

“…The purpose of this study is to precisely estimate the association of the polymorphisms of CTLA4 with the risk of PBC by using a meta-analysis. …”
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Depressive Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The LINDA-Brazil Study by Patrícia Damé, Kadhija Cherubini, Pâmella Goveia, Geórgia Pena, Leony Galliano, Cristina Façanha, Maria Angélica Nunes

“…We used Poisson regression to estimate prevalence ratios (PR). Most of the women lived with a partner (88%), 50% were between 30 and 39 years old, 39% had finished high school, 39% had a family income of 1-2 minimum wages, and 47% were obese before their pregnancies. …”
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Contrast-Based 3D/2D Registration of the Left Atrium: Fast versus Consistent by Matthias Hoffmann, Christopher Kowalewski, Andreas Maier, Klaus Kurzidim, Norbert Strobel, Joachim Hornegger

“…The second computes a contrast agent distribution estimate (CADE) inside the 3D model and rates its consistency with the CA as seen in biplane fluoroscopic images. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Failure Behavior of Composite Samples by Hongwei Zhang, Zhijun Wan, Yuan Zhang, Dong Wu

“…Expectably, the mechanical properties and failure behavior of RCR samples are height ratio dependent, which may contribute to predicting the hazard of coal bursts and estimating the failure of rock-coal-floor structures.…”
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Simulating Molecular Interactions of Carbon Nanoparticles with a Double-Stranded DNA Fragment by Zhuang Wang, Hao Fang, Se Wang, Fan Zhang, Degao Wang

“…Moreover, C60, DWNT, and GOQD bind to the dsDNA molecules at the minor groove of the nucleotide, and C70, SWNT, and GQD bind to the dsDNA molecules at the hydrophobic ends. Estimated interaction energy implies that van der Waals force may mainly contribute to the mechanisms for the dsDNA-C60, dsDNA-C70, and dsDNA-SWNT interactions and electrostatic force may contribute considerably to the dsDNA-DWNT, dsDNA-GQD, and dsDNA-GOQD interactions. …”
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The Significance of Serum CA-125 Elevation in Chinese Patients with Primary Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Multicenter Study by De-lei Cheng, Hao Xu, Wei-fu Lv, Rong Hua, Hongtao Du, Qing-qiao Zhang

“…Thus the serum CA-125 levels may be used to estimate the severity and prognosis of BCS in Chinese patients.…”
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The influence of foreign, busy board members, and gender diversity on firm bankruptcy by Abdulaziz S. Al Naim, Abdullah A. Aljughaiman, Abdulateif A. Almulhim, Abdulmohsen K. Alosaimi

“…We employ OLS and Tobit as our main estimation models due to the unique nature of our dependent variable. …”
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Large-Scale Linkages of Socioeconomic Drought with Climate Variability and Its Evolution Characteristics in Northwest China by Siyuan Liu, Jianfeng Zhang, Ni Wang, Na Wei

“…The main cause of socioeconomic drought is the contradiction between water supply and demand; hence, as local reservoirs play a major role in improving water supply and coping with extreme climate, it is reasonable to estimate socioeconomic drought based on reservoir operations. …”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Western Australia, 2010–2020 by Delia Hendrie, Crystal Man Ying Lee, Suzanne Robinson, Aron Chakera, James Boyd, Elizabeth Thomas, Sean Randall, Madison Frith, Kevin Chai, Kanika Mehta, Mohamed Estai

“…Objective To assess the prevalence and trends of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Western Australia (WA) from 2010 to 2020 using linked pathology data.Design A retrospective observational cohort study using linked de-identified data from WA pathology providers, hospital morbidity records and mortality records.Setting A Western Australian population-based study.Participants All individuals aged 18 years and older with at least one serum creatinine test.Primary outcome measure CKD status as determined by estimated glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-creatinine ratio.Results Analysing data from 2 501 188 individuals, there was a significant increase in age-sex standardised CKD prevalence from 4.7% in 2010 to 6.0% in 2020, with annual average percentage change of 3.0% (95% CI: 2.3% to 3.7%). …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Mandarin version of the BDDQ-AS for rhinoplasty patients by Wilson A. Wijaya, Yu Liu, Min Zhou, Yong Qing, Zhengyong Li

“…Besides, based on IRT analysis, the discrimination abilities of all the items were good (over 2.0), and their difficulty estimates were reasonable. Conclusion The M-BDDQ-AS is a reliable and valid self-reported questionnaire that can be used in rhinoplasty patients. …”
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