Choroidal Vascularity Index as a Biomarker for Visual Response to Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment in Diabetic Macular Edema by Ningxin Dou, Shanshan Yu, Ching-Kit Tsui, Boyu Yang, Jianqiang Lin, Xi Lu, Yue Xu, Benjuan Wu, Jinfeng Zhao, Xiaoling Liang

“…Baseline systematic features and optical coherence tomography features, including the CVI, adjusted ellipsoid zone (EZ) reflectivity, subretinal fluid (SRF), and disorganization of the retinal inner layers (DRIL), were evaluated between the two groups. …”
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Temporal and spatial variability of S-wave and coda attenuation in the Central Apennines, Italy by Simona Gabrielli, Aybige Akinci, Edoardo Del Pezzo, Edoardo Del Pezzo

“…Temporal variation in the crustal S-wave attenuation and its frequency dependence may be linked to fluid movement and fracturing developed during the AVN sequence. …”
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The Effect of Varied Time Interval and Micro-Current (Direct) on the Level of Biomarker (IL-6) and Rate of Tooth Movement: An Animal Study by Parnita Dwivedi, Ashish Agrawal, Subash Chandra Gupta, Tehmin Chou

“…The tooth movement was recorded every 24th hours for 7 days. Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) was collected 6 hr, 12 hr, 24 hr, 3rd day and 168 hrs with the absorbent paper points at specific location around the tooth in control and experiment groups. …”
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Space Weather Challenge and Forecasting Implications of Rossby Waves by Mausumi Dikpati, Scott W. McIntosh

“…Abstract Rossby waves arise in thin layers within fluid regions of stars and planets. These global wave‐like patterns occur due to the variation in Coriolis forces with latitude. …”
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Design and fabrication of novel microfluidic-based droplets for drug screening on a chronic myeloid leukemia cell line. by Niloofar Jaafari, Amir Asri Kojabad, Rima Manafi Shabestari, Majid Safa

“…Due to the chip's ability to manipulate small volumes of fluid, high-throughput screening assays can be developed that are both miniaturized and automated. …”
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Projected Changes in Precipitation Extremes over Shaanxi Province, China, in the 21st Century by Ling Li, Ziniu Xiao, Shuxiang Luo, Aili Yang

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The Predictive Value of the Pentraxin 3 Concentration in Cumulus Cell Culture Media for the Embryo Implantation by Tulay Irez, Yavuz Sahin, Eduard Malik, Onur Guralp

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship of Pentraxin 3 level with embryo implantation in the cumulus culture fluid. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 31 women with idiopathic infertility who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment were prospectively evaluated. …”
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New Paradigm in Cell Therapy Using Sperm Head to Restore Brain Function and Structure in Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Disease: Support for Boosting Constructive Inflammation vs. Ant... by Nafiseh Pakravan, Ardeshir Abbasi, Zuhair Mohammad Hassan

“…Based on reproductive immunology, sperm induces constructive inflammatory response and seminal-vesicle-fluid (SVF) suppresses inflammation leading to uterus remodeling. …”
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Health simulation masterclass in Morocco: First edition of training of trainers by Majdouline Obtel, T Yahaya Maijimaa, Mohamed El Mouhajir, Brahim Lekehal, Lahcen Belyamani

“…CONCLUSION: The pedagogical teaching skills of trainers need to be strengthened so that the transfer to learners is much more fluid and confident, such as this first edition of masterclass in Morocco organized by the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rabat.…”
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Engineering Application of an Identification Method to Shock-Induced Vortex Stability in the Transonic Axial Fan Rotor by Yan Xue, Ning Ge

“…In the present paper, the steady RANS (Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes) simulations based on our independently developed CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) solver NUAA-Turbo 2.0, are carried out to investigate the shock wave/tip leakage vortex (SW/TLV) interaction in two representative transonic axial fan rotors, NASA Rotor 67 and NASA Rotor 37. …”
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Evaluation of the Water Yield of Coal Roof Aquifers Based on the FDAHP-Entropy Method: A Case Study in the Donghuantuo Coal Mine, China by Yaowen Zhang, Lili Zhang, Haijun Li, Baoming Chi

“…To evaluate the water yield of the sandstone aquifer in the roof of the Carboniferous-Permian Damiaozhuang Formation no. 8 coal seam in the Donghuantuo Mine, North China, seven main controlling factors affecting the water yield of sandstone aquifers are determined, including the permeability coefficient, consumption of drilling fluid, core recovery, aquifer thickness, brittle-plastic rock thickness ratio, fault scale index, and fault point density. …”
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The military service as part of the social ideal in Serbia by Starčević Srđan, Blagojević Srđan

“…Serbian society has changed significantly in the two previous decades, becoming largely described by Bauman's fluid modernity, and the capacity of citizens for armed and unarmed resistance in the event of war has significantly declined. …”
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How to Translate Basic Knowledge into Clinical Application of Biologic Therapy in Spondyloarthritis by Chung-Tei Chou

“…Like rheumatoid arthritis, the increased TH22 and TH17 cells either in blood, synovial fluid, or synovial tissues were also demonstrated in SpA. …”
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Step-by-step causal analysis of EHRs to ground decision-making. by Matthieu Doutreligne, Tristan Struja, Judith Abecassis, Claire Morgand, Leo Anthony Celi, Gaël Varoquaux

“…The first step is study design, using the target trial concept and the PICOT framework: Population (patients with sepsis), Intervention (combination of crystalloids and albumin for fluid resuscitation), Control (crystalloids only), Outcome (28-day mortality), Time (intervention start within 24h of admission). …”
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Performance characteristics of shell and tube heat exchanger using sectoral baffle by Jacob Kolawole Adebayo, Ademola Adebukola Dare, Moses Omolayo Petinrin

“…The SP was run at 323.15 and 278.15 K inlet temperatures for shell and tube, respectively, using water as shell-side fluid at a flow rate ranging from 0.5 to 2.50 kg/s. …”
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‘O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: let the whole earth tremble before him’ (Psalm 96:9)

“…Given this state of affairs, my question is: Does this signify a new form of religious belief, more fluid and less linked to institutional dogma? Following James Fowler, my view is that the direction that the most mature form of faith, is that which acknowledges ambiguity and unknowableness in religious belief. …”
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Clinical Presentation as a Predictor of the Response to Methotrexate Therapy in Patients with Ectopic Pregnancy by Sarah Almutairy, Lateefa Othman Aldakhil

“…There were no associations between patient BMI, ectopic mass size, or ectopic mass site, the presence or absence of pelvic fluid on ultrasound at diagnosis, and the treatment success rate. …”
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RECEPTION OF THE BIOGRAPHICAL METHOD IN HISTORICAL AND ANTHROPOGICAL STUDIES by T. I. Vlasova, G. G. Krivtchik

“…The research in the realm of humanities in general and in civil history in particular should take into account not only the changes in the sociocultural aspects of being, but also the corresponding transformation of methodological approaches to the analysis of the epiphenomena of "fluid modernity". This obvious fact led us to an understanding of the need for a historiosophical study of the problem of reception of a biographical method in historical and anthropological works with the subsequent historical, philosophical, cultural representation of the biographical method. …”
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Sorption cable sensor with large sensing range and fields of its application by S. A. Kudzh, V. S. Kondratenko, A. Yu. Rogov, Yu. I. Sakunenko, E. A. Druzhinin

“…The principal disadvantages of monitoring systems based on them are shown: when detecting leaks, there is a delay in the response time due to the condition of fluid accumulation around the sensors; when controlling the humidity of extended environments, it becomes necessary to install a large number of point sensors with individual switching channels; there is no universal sensor for monitoring leaks and humidity. …”
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The Effects of Nebulized Inhaled Triptolide on Airway Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Asthma by Yafang Miao, Li Wei, Hao Chen, Zeming Zhang, Li Han

“…Then bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), peripheral blood, and lung tissue were collected. …”
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