Impact of the −174 G > C IL-6 Polymorphism on Bioelectrical Parameters in Obese Subjects after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding by Laura Di Renzo, Maria Grazia Carbonelli, Alessia Bianchi, Emidio Domino, Maria Rita Migliore, Guido Rillo, Leonardo Iacopino, Nicola Di Daniele, Antonino De Lorenzo

“…We investigated the impact of −174 G>C IL-6 polymorphism on weight loss, body composition, and fluid distribution changes in obese subjects after LAGB. …”
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Risk Factors for Persistent or Recurrent Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Jia Yu, Gezhi Xu, Qing Chang, Xiaofeng Ye, Lei Li, Chunhui Jiang, Qi Zhao

“…Patients were divided into two groups: those with acute CSC, who were in the first episode, with spontaneous resolution of subretinal fluid within 3 months, and with no recurrence within 1 year; and those with persistent or recurrent CSC, the remaining patients. …”
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Novel design of serpentine channel heat sinks with rectangular and triangular ribs and grooves for 25Ah Li-ion battery thermal management by John Sathvik Sakkera, Ravikiran Chintalapudi, Bridjesh Pappula, Seshibe Makgato

“…The present study investigates the influence of groove geometry on fluid dynamics and heat transport, in contrast to traditional designs. …”
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Effect of Contact Time and Gas Component on Interfacial Tension of CO2/Crude Oil System by Pendant Drop Method by Xin Wang, Lifeng Liu, Zengmin Lun, Chengyuan Lv, Rui Wang, Haitao Wang, Dong Zhang

“…Moreover, by PVT phase experiment, gas-oil ratio, gas composition, and well fluid composition have been got, and different contents of light components in three oil samples under reservoir conditions have also been calculated. …”
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Significance of Circulating and Crevicular Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Chronic Periodontitis Association by Isabela Silosi, Manole Cojocaru, Lili Foia, Mihail Virgil Boldeanu, Florin Petrescu, Petra Surlin, Viorel Biciusca

“…Serum levels of MMP-9 were similar in RA and RA-CP associated patients. Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) recorded increased MMP-9 levels in RA-CP association subjects as compared to CP. …”
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Simulation of Transient Temperature and Clearance after Shutdown of Aeroengine Based on CFD and FEA Coupled Models by Xuanming Ge, Yan Gao, Wei Gu, Dongyu Sui, Lingling Yue

“…A simulation strategy, utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA) coupled models, is suggested to investigate the transient temperature and clearance after shutdown. …”
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Physicochemical and Vibration Analysis of Christmas Tree Four-Way Flange Failure under Fracturing Process by Zhaoming Zhou, Dawen Gong, Kelong Yang, Zhong Zeng, Zhou Xiao

“…Due to the high-frequency vibration generated by the three-phase fluid in the pipeline during the discharge process, different types of vibration and deformation of the four-way valve and the valve body occur. …”
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Diabetic Muscle Infarction Masquerading as Necrotizing Fasciitis by Kalyana C. Janga, Ankur Sinha, Perry Wengrofsky, Phone Oo, Sheldon Greenberg, Regina Tarkovsky, Kavita Sharma

“…The patient’s clinical symptoms persisted and he underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his thigh which was reported to show small areas of muscle necrosis with fluid collection. These findings in the acute setting concerned necrotizing fasciitis. …”
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Fever, Myositis, and Paralysis: Is This Inflammatory Myopathy or Neuroinvasive Disease? by Aneeta R. Kiran, Richard A. Lau, Kim M. Wu, Andrew L. Wong, Philip J. Clements, Emil R. Heinze

“…EMG/NCS showed sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy and the cerebrospinal fluid was positive for IgM and IgG WNV antibodies. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of cavity flame spread in double skin façade by Xukun Sun, Hideki Yoshioka, Takafumi Noguchi, Yuhei Nishio, Biao Zhou

“…Subsequently, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is utilized to investigate DSF fires, with validation against experimental temperature distribution and flame morphology. …”
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Colonic growth factors (G-CSF, GM-CSF) and chemokines (MCP-1, MIP-1β) in severe ulcerative colitis by Yevgeny A. Konovich, K. Ye. Shirokikh, M. V. Shapina, Igor L. Khalif

“…Growth factor and chemokine levels in supernatant fluid after centrifugal separation of homogenate of 10 mg biopsy specimen were investigated by the protein analyzer «Bio-Plex» («Bio-Rad», USA). …”
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Potentialities and critical issues of liquid biopsy in clinical practice: An umbrella review by Nicola Veronese, Claudio Luchini, Stefano Ciriminna, Katia Spinelli, Santo Fruscione, Paola Mattiolo, Miriam Belluzzo, Veronica Messina, Lee Smith, Mario Barbagallo, Walter Mazzucco

“…Background: Liquid biopsy (LB) is a laboratory test performed on a fluid sample aiming at analyzing molecular data derived from circulating cells and related entities, or from nucleic acids. …”
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Rethinking the four-wing problem in plesiosaur swimming using bio-inspired decentralized control by Akira Fukuhara, Mitsutoshi Sato, Hisayuki Ogawa, Tamaki Sato, William Sellers, Akio Ishiguro

“…The results of our robotic experiments show that a simple, local sensory feedback mechanism allows the plesiosaur-like robot to exploit the fluid flow between the flippers and generate efficient swimming patterns in response to changes in locomotor conditions. …”
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Simultaneous Cranioplasty and Subdural-Peritoneal Shunting for Contralateral Symptomatic Subdural Hygroma following Decompressive Craniectomy by Muh-Shi Lin, Tzu-Hsuan Chen, Woon-Man Kung, Shuo-Tsung Chen

“…However, subdural-peritoneal shunting plus cranioplasty thoroughly resolves the subdural hygroma collection, which might deteriorate the cerebrospinal fluid circulation, leading to hydrocephalus.…”
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The Study on the Shock Wave Propagation Rule of a Gas Explosion in a Gas Compartment by Shu-Chao Lin, Qing-Zhao Hou, Anna Derlatka, Shan Gao, Jin-Jun Kang, Xiao-Lei Dong

“…A series of analyses are made by using the powerful industry-leading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software flame acceleration simulator (FLACS) to study the shock wave propagation rule in the gas compartment. …”
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A Numerical Study of Initiation and Migration of Trapped Oil in Capillaries with Noncircular Cross Sections by Long Long, Yajun Li, Houjian Gong, Mingzhe Dong

“…In this study, capillaries with three different cross sections were used to investigate the deformation law of oil and the pressure drop across these microchannels at different displacement velocities by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The geometrical structure of the microchannels was precisely controlled, and the migration process of the oil, which is too small to be observed by direct experimentation, was assessed and quantitatively analyzed. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer and Friction Factor Characteristics in a Circular Tube Fitted with V-Cut Twisted Tape Inserts by Sami D. Salman, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum, Mohd S. Takriff, Abu Bakar Mohamad

“…In addition the results of V-cut twist tape compared with experimental and simulated data of right-left helical tape inserts (RLT), it is found that the V-cut twist tape offered better thermal contact between the surface and the fluid which ultimately leads to a high heat transfer coefficient. …”
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Experimental and Computational Study of Trapped Vortex Combustor Sector Rig with High-Speed Diffuser Flow by R. C. Hendricks, D. T. Shouse, W. M. Roquemore, D. L. Burrus, B. S. Duncan, R. C. Ryder, A. Brankovic, N.-S. Liu, J. R. Gallagher, J. A. Hendricks

“…Performance data include EINOx results for various fuel-air ratios and combustor residence times, combustion efficiency as a function of combustor residence time, and combustor lean blow-out (LBO) performance. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations using liquid spray droplet evaporation and combustion modeling are performed and related to flow structures observed in photographs of the combustor. …”
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Lipid Isolated from a Leishmania donovani Strain Reduces Escherichia coli Induced Sepsis in Mice through Inhibition of Inflammatory Responses by Subhadip Das, Nabanita Chatterjee, Dipayan Bose, Somenath Banerjee, Prajnamoy Pal, Tarun Jha, Krishna Das Saha

“…Due to the effect of LTL, E. coli induced inflammatory cytokine-chemokine(s) levels were significantly reduced in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid simultaneously. LTL also improved the lung injury and suppressed the cell adhesion molecules in lung tissue. …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Offshore Floating Photovoltaics by Shuting Sui, Lu Cao, Yun Gao, Zhongyan Huo, Qi Chen

“…In this work, based on the viscous flow theory, the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and the discrete element method (DEM) methods are used to analyze the hydrodynamics of the floating body unit of offshore floating photovoltaics. …”
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