Justification on Choosing Screw Pumping Units as Energy Efficient Artificial Lift Technology by D. I. Sidorkin, K. S. Kupavykh

“…Furthermore, a lot of new deposits, which provide for high recovery rates, are profitable a priori as at the first stage of exploration they do not need any artificial lift due to their free flow production without any oil well pumps. …”
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A Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison of Sonidegib and Vismodegib in Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma by Dawn Odom, Deirdre Mladsi, Molly Purser, James A. Kaye, Eirini Palaka, Alina Charter, Jo Annah Jensen, Dalila Sellami

“…After weighting, sonidegib objective response rate (ORR) and median progression-free survival (PFS) were effectively unchanged (prematched versus postmatched ORR and PFS, 56.1% versus 56.7% and 22.1 versus 22.1 months, resp.). …”
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Altered Expression of NF-κB and SP1 after Exposure to Advanced Glycation End-Products and Effects of Neurotrophic Factors in AGEs Exposed Rat Retinas by Guzel Bikbova, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Takayuki Baba, Shuichi Yamamoto

“…To determine the effect of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) on neurite regeneration, and also to determine the regenerative effects of different neurotrophic factors (NTFs) on rat retinal explants, the retinas of SD rats were cultured in three-dimensional collagen gels and incubated in 6 types of media: (1) serum-free control culture media; (2) 100 μg/mL AGEs-BSA media; (3) AGEs-BSA + 100 ng/mL neurotrophin-4 (NT-4) media; (4) AGEs-BSA + 100 ng/mL hepatocyte growth factor media; (5) AGEs-BSA + 100 ng/mL glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor media; or (6) AGEs-BSA + 100 µM tauroursodeoxycholic acid media. …”
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Village-Indigenous Chicken Bacterial Carriage after the Heavy Rains of 2018, Kenya: Indicator on Environmental Contamination with Pathogenic/Zoonotic Bacteria by Acsa Igizeneza, Lilly Caroline Bebora, Philip Njeru Nyaga, Lucy Wanjiru Njagi

“…In addition, where possible, free-range indigenous chickens be confined during rainy seasons to reduce their exposure to contaminated environment.…”
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Deoxycholic Acid as a Modifier of the Permeation of Gliclazide through the Blood Brain Barrier of a Rat by Mladena Lalić-Popović, Velibor Vasović, Boris Milijašević, Svetlana Goločorbin-Kon, Hani Al-Salami, Momir Mikov

“…Major problem for diabetic patients represents damage of blood vessels and the oxidative stress of the brain cells due to increased concentration of free radicals and poor nutrition of brain cells. …”
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A Rare Case of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Calcaneum: A Case Report by Chayan K Pal, RP Raghavendra Raju, Athmaram Meda, Chennur Shaik Mohammed Sibghatulla Mazhar, Navya Pulimi, Y Kiran Kumar

“…Bone biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of ABC, and the patient was pain-free after 2 months of surgery. This case report gives insight into the diagnosis of ABC at unusual sites and treatment protocol.…”
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INTERACTION IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WITH VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY by Svitlana H. Lytvynova, Natalia V. Soroko

“…We concluded that the use of virtual and augmented reality technologies in the educational process provides a wealth of teaching and learning resources that can enhance the learning experience and free participants from limitations in time and space. …”
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Host Mesh Fitting of a Generic Musculoskeletal Model of the Lower Limbs to Subject-Specific Body Surface Data: A Validation Study by Katja Oberhofer, Silvio Lorenzetti, Kumar Mithraratne

“…The HMF technique is based on the free-form idea of deforming geometrically complex structures according to the deformation of a surrounding volumetric mesh. …”
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Influence of Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin on the Photostability of Fungicide Pyrimethanil by Carlos Fernandes, Igor Encarnação, Alexandra Gaspar, Jorge Garrido, Fernanda Borges, E. Manuela Garrido

“…Actually, the half-life of pyrimethanil/HP-β-CD inclusion complex was increased approximately by a factor of four when compared to the free fungicide. The overall results point out that pyrimethanil can be successfully encapsulated by HP-β-CD, a process that can improve its solubility and photostability properties.…”
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The Role of Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Celiac Disease by A. I. Khavkin, E. V. Loshkova, E. I. Kondratieva, N. S. Shapovalova, I. R. Grishkevich, I. V. Doroshenko, G. N. Yankina

“…Therapeutic tactics for celiac disease today include a gluten-free diet, which is not so easy to follow. Of interest is the study of the possibility of using polyphenols in celiac disease, which are capable of precipitating gliadins and inhibiting the polarization of macrophages towards a proinflammatory phenotype, while simultaneously stimulating an increase in the population of macrophages of an anti-inflammatory phenotype associated with a decrease in tissue damage.Conclusion. …”
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<i>Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus</i> Infection in Lemon Influences Host Preference of the Citrus Whitefly by Affecting the Host Metabolite Composition by Yong-Duo Sun, Christopher M. Wallis, Rodrigo Krugner, Raymond Yokomi

“…Our study investigated whether <i>Citrus yellow vein clearing virus</i> (CYVCV) infection influences vector attractiveness, focusing on the citrus whitefly, <i>Dialeurodes citri</i> (Ashmead). Free choice assays showed that citrus whiteflies exhibited a preference for settling on CYVCV-infected lemon plants versus healthy control plants. …”
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Radiation Therapy with Concurrent Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma: Outcome Analysis with Emphasis on the Impact of Treatment Duration on Outcome by Juan Diaz, Daohai Yu, Bizhan Micaily, J. Stuart Ferriss, Enrique Hernandez

“…In multivariable analyses we only found ORT to be statistically significant predictor for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) (HR [95% CI] for non-ORT vs. …”
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Legal regulation of the circulation of pyrotechnic products in Ukraine and administrative responsibility for its violation by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…These regulations determine the classes of pyrotechnic articles, the legal regime of their free circulation, the responsibilities of economic entities and their identification, labeling of pyrotechnic articles, the procedure for establishing the conformity of pyrotechnic articles, technical requirements for the safety of pyrotechnic articles. …”
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Structural, elastic, electronic, magnetic and thermal properties of X3FeO4 (X = mg, ca and Sr) materials by Mohammed El Amine Monir, Abdelkarim Bendoukha Reguig, M. A. Ghebouli, K. Bouferrache, Faisal Katib Alanazi, M. Fatmi, H. Bouandas

“…The p-d hybridization between the 3d-Fe and 2p-O states generates weak magnetic moments in the non-magnetic X and O sites, and decreases the Fe atomic moment relative to its free space charge of 4 µB. The thermal parameters including the thermal expansion coefficient, the heat capacity at constant volume and the Debye temperature were calculated for these compounds.…”
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The status of a woman in the ancient world: features of marital and family relations in Ancient Athens by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…In addition to men of her kind, the free woman of Athens was under the total control of the state, as it was interested in the quantitative and healthy replenishment of its citizens, able to participate in the management of the policy and ensure its security. …”
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Case report: Tongue metastasis as an initial sign of clear cell renal cell carcinoma and its prognosis by Shuo Liu, Hongyun Liu, Bowen Weng, Sichuan Hou

“…His disease progressed to progressive disease (PD), and he ultimately succumbed to systemic infection, with a progression-free survival (PFS) of approximately 15 months. This case highlights the urgent need for improved therapeutic strategies to manage symptoms and prolong survival in patients with this rare metastatic presentation.…”
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When the heart deceives: a case report of hyperthyroidism disguised as STEMI in female pregnant patient by Kevin Wibawa, Lidia Debby Wiyono, Raditya Dewangga, Arief Sumarna, Wizhar Syamsuri, Yandi Ariffudin, Suhendiwijaya Suhendiwijaya, Pangeran Akbar Syah

“…Laboratory test showed high Free T4 2.71 ng/dL and low TSH < 0.05 mlU/mL. Patient’s condition and hospitalization course were significantly improved after the initiation of hyperthyroid therapy. …”
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Nonlinear Optical Signal Processing for Tbit/s Ethernet Applications by L. K. Oxenløwe, M. Galili, H. C. Hansen Mulvad, H. Hu, J. L. Areal, E. Palushani, H. Ji, A. T. Clausen, P. Jeppesen

“…We also describe the first error-free 5.1 Tbit/s data generation and demodulation based on a single laser, where a 1.28 Tbaud symbol rate is used together with quaternary phase modulation (DQPSK) and polarization multiplexing. …”
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Accelerating maturation of Chinese rice wine by using a 20 L scale multi-sweeping-frequency mode ultrasonic reactor and its mechanism exploration by Zhuofan He, Furong Hou, Yansheng Du, Chunhua Dai, Ronghai He, Haile Ma

“…The research results also demonstrated that ultrasonic induced free radicals accounted for the variations of rice wine properties. …”
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Correlation between dominant bacterial community and non-volatile organic compounds during the fermentation of shrimp sauces by Ruichang Gao, Huijie Liu, Ying Li, Hongying Liu, Yue Zhou, Li Yuan

“…The quality of salt-fermented shrimp sauce was evaluated in this work by determining the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), the amino acid nitrogen (AAN), organic acid, 5'-nucleotide and free amino acids (FAA). Moreover, the dynamics of microbial diversity during processing was investigated by using high-throughput sequencing technology. …”
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