Massive pulmonary thromboembolism in a pediatric patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a case-based review emphasizing management by Batuhan Küçükali, Merve Yazol, Çisem Yıldız, Büşra Acun, Nuran Belder, Nihal Karaçayır, Merve Kutlar, Pelin Esmeray Şenol, Zühre Kaya, Deniz Gezgin Yıldırım, Sevcan A. Bakkaloğlu

“…Notably, EGPA patients with VTE often present with thrombocytopenia due to consumption, a finding not typically expected during disease exacerbation. Venous thrombosis generally requires both anticoagulation and immunosuppressive treatment. …”
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Structural and Economic Approach to the Selection of Peak Regulating Capacities at Thermal Power Plants by E. V. Bohdan, M. B. Karnitski

“…The paper proposes an approach to solving the problem of achieving an effective combination of reliability and efficiency of energy systems on the example of gas turbines and CCGT power units. A generalized desirability function has been obtained, which includes a number of parameters for choosing a rational relationship and mutual influence between the reliability and efficiency of electricity production with the participation of thermal power plant equipment in regulating the daily load schedule. …”
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MACEDONIAN NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM – MAIN CHALLENGES by Radmil Polenakovik, Ivana Stankovska, Bojan R. Jovanovski

“… It is generally accepted that the National Innovation Systems (NIS) are one of the most comprehensive systemic approaches that give insight into innovative and economic performance of a country. …”
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Evaluation of the effects of short-term PM2.5 exposure on triglyceride-glucose metrics in a population in eastern China by Zhenpeng Guo, Chenchen Yang, Qiang Zhang, Xinling Shi, Xiaona Li, Qun Zhang, Jianming Wang

“…TyG levels concerning short-term PM2.5 exposure were examined using a generalized additive model. Results In the overall population, at lags of 0–7 and 0–14 days in the single-pollutant model, it was observed that a 10 µg/m3 rise in PM2.5 corresponded to a 0.0021 elevation in TyG levels. …”
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Determining ULF Wave Contributions to Geomagnetically Induced Currents: The Important Role of Sampling Rate by Michael D. Hartinger, Xueling Shi, Craig J. Rodger, Ikuko Fujii, E. Joshua Rigler, Karl Kappler, Jürgen Matzka, Jeffrey J. Love, Joseph B. H. Baker, Daniel H. Mac Manus, Michael Dalzell, Tanja Petersen

“…Abstract Past studies found that large‐amplitude geomagnetically induced current (GIC) related to magnetospheric Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) waves tend to be associated with periods >120 s at magnetic latitudes >60°, with comparatively (a) smaller GIC amplitudes at lower latitudes and shorter wave periods and (b) fewer reports of waves associated with GIC at lower latitudes. ULF wave periods generally decrease with decreasing latitude; thus, we examine whether these trends might be due, in part, to the undersampling of ULF wave fields in commonly available measurements with 60 s sampling intervals. …”
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Action plan proposal to obtain triple certification in a natural gas transportation company by Cintia Guerra Bueno, Jorge Lucas Costa Pinheiro, Wagner da Silveira Marques, Telma Fidelis Fragoso da Silva, Alberto Eduardo Besser Freitag

“…Limitations of the investigation: The main one is the generalization limit of the conclusions, models or theories developed from a single case study, used in this work. …”
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3D Numerical Simulation of Landslides for the Full High Waste Dump Using SPH Method by Chunhui Cao, Jili Feng, Zhigang Tao

“…Waste dump that is generally composed of a large number of loose geotechnical materials is prone to landslides under external loads. …”
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Fluid Flow and Heat Transport Computation for Power-Law Scaling Poroperm Media by Peter Leary, Peter Malin, Rami Niemi

“…In applying Darcy’s law to fluid flow in geologic formations, it is generally assumed that flow variations average to an effectively constant formation flow property. …”
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The impact of inflammatory response on psychological status of medical staff during COVID-19 pandemic by Dong Wang, Haijin Li, Yansong Liu, Hong Li, Yangyang Liu, Lijun Hou

“…The levels of TNF-α were positively associated with the anxiety score (Spearman’s rho = .201, p = .045), obsessive–compulsive symptoms (Spearman’s rho = .222, p = .035). Conclusion Generally, our results suggested that IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α might play a role in the development of psychological symptoms among medical staff.…”
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Effect of alloying elements on the stacking fault energies of dilute al-based alloys by Gao Q., Zhang H., Yang R., Fan Z., Liu Y., Wang J., Geng X., Gao Y., Shang S., Du Y., Liu Z.

“…It is also found that the γSF of Al-X generally decreases with the increase of equilibrium volume. …”
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Immunotherapy-associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia by Uqba Khan, Tarik Hadid, Farman Ali, Muhammad Siddique Khurram, Awais Zaka

“…The following case represents an unusual adverse effect of combined treatment with ipilimumab and nivolumab used for treatment of metastatic melanoma.Case presentation A 43-year-old woman with metastatic melanoma presented with severe generalized weakness and fatigue. She has received two cycles of ipilimumab and nivolumab, last administered 3 weeks prior to her presentation. …”
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Association between platelet count and 30-day in-hospital mortality among intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Jun Wang, Pan Zhou, Xin Li, Li Zhou, Zhe Deng

“…Analyses were adjusted for demographics, clinical parameters, comorbidities, and treatments. Generalized additive models and two-piecewise linear regression were used to assess the relationship between platelet count and mortality.ResultsA U-shaped relationship was identified with an inflection point at 176 × 10⁹/L. …”
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Association between the healthy eating index 2020 and heart failure among the U.S. middle-aged and older adults from NHANES 2005–2020: a cross-sectional study by Fangfang Gu, Weiwei Yu, Tian Shu, Yingwei Zhu

“…The link of HEI-2020 to HF was assessed via logistic regression, restricted cubic splines (RCS), generalized additive models (GAM), weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, as well as quantile g-computation (Qgcomp) models.ResultsA negative association between HEI-2020 and HF risk was uncovered in middle-aged and older Americans (OR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.98–1.00, p = 0.006). …”
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<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> Cry1A Insecticidal Toxins and Their Digests Do Not Stimulate Histamine Release from Cultured Rat Mast Cells by Hisashi Ohto, Mayumi Ohno, Miho Suganuma-Katagiri, Takashi Hara, Yoko Egawa, Kazuya Tomimoto, Kosuke Haginoya, Hidetaka Hori, Yuzuri Iwamoto, Tohru Hayakawa

“…Public acceptance of genetically modified crops engineered with <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> (Bt) insecticidal protein genes (BT-GMCs), which confer resistance to various lepidopteran insect pests, is generally lacking. As a major concern over BT-GMCs is the allergenicity of insecticidal proteins, alleviating safety concerns should help increase public acceptance. …”
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Differential Cytotoxicity Responses by Dog and Rat Hepatocytes to Phospholipogenic Treatments by James K. Morelli, Paul J. Ciaccio

“…These data demonstrate that (a) dog hepatocytes were generally less capable of mounting an adaptive, protective phospholipidotic response than rat hepatocytes, (b) effects on mitochondria and survival were preventable by lysosomal protection, and (c) destabilizing changes in both organelles are involved causally in cytotoxicity.…”
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Norcantharidin induces G2/M arrest and apoptosis via activation of ERK and JNK, but not p38 signaling in human renal cell carcinoma ACHN cells by Huang Shuaishuai, Tuergong Gulimire, Zhu Hangjie, Wang Xue, Weng Guobin, Ren Yu

“…Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is generally acknowledged as the most resistant primary malignancy unresponsive to conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments. …”
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Single versus double drainage in chronic subdural hematomas treated with burr-holes by Ernesto Enrique Horta-Tamayo, Luis Cesar Acosta-Gonzalez, Diana Rosa Ortega-Raez, Lazaro Noel Parra-Vidal, Martha Suarez-Cruz

“…Treatment for symptomatic cases is generally surgical. Burr-hole completion is the method of choice. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Preimpact Energy Dissipation on Coefficient of Restitution regarding the Slope-Boulder Interaction by Ran Bi, Shaoying Li, Gou Liu, Jianxi Ren, Yongjun Song

“…Coefficient of restitution is regarded as a dominating parameter in rockfall research. Generally, small-scale experiments were developed without considering interactions between boulder and slope. …”
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Tracing Mechanism of Sports Competition Pressure Based on Backpropagation Neural Network by Huayu Zhao, Shaonan Liu

“…Before adapting to the venue, the competition pressure of athletes is generally greater. After adapting to the venue, the competition pressure of athletes has been relieved.…”
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Clinical Microbiological Aspects of Epileptic Seizures in the Tropical Countries with Specific Focus on Nigeria by Ijeoma Kanu, Ebere C. Anyanwu, Nkechi C. Nwachukwu, John E. Ehiri, Joav Merrick

“…Malaria was found to cause more than 88% of childhood epileptic seizures and 12% of adult seizures. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures occurred in more than 40% of adult patients. …”
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