Ultrasound-Guided Multiple Peripheral Nerve Blocks in a Superobese Patient by Alper Kilicaslan, Ahmet Topal, Atilla Erol, Hale Borazan, Onur Bilge, Seref Otelcioglu

“…After two failed spinal anesthesia attempts, we decided to apply a femoral block combined with a sciatic block. …”
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Pri-DDQN: learning adaptive traffic signal control strategy through a hybrid agent by Yanliu Zheng, Juan Luo, Han Gao, Yi Zhou, Keqin Li

“…We try to use the power function to dynamically change the exploration rate to accelerate convergence. …”
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From byssus threads to Pinna nobilis sea-silk: a fiber characterization by Lorena C. Giannossa, Annarosa Mangone, Giovanni Lagioia, Gerardo Palazzo, Luigi Gentile

“…Through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), we reveal a distinctive elliptical cross-section of the Pinna nobilis byssus fibers. …”
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A Clustering of Investors' Behavior according to Their Financial, Behavioral, and Demographic Characteristics (An Application of K-means Algorithm) by Marziyeh Nourahmadi, Hojjatollah Sadeqi

“…Using the K-means clustering method, we cluster investors based on financial, behavioural, and demographic characteristics, and according to the clustering results, we divide individuals into seven categories with low to high-risk acceptance.Originality/Value: All calculations in this study were performed by Python 3.8. …”
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Circular dichroism of relativistically–moving chiral molecules by Mitchell R. Whittam, Benedikt Zerulla, Marjan Krstić, Maxim Vavilin, Christof Holzer, Markus Nyman, Lukas Rebholz, Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton, Carsten Rockstuhl

“…Inspired by previous experiments to detect interstellar chiral molecules, we assume that the molecules move between a stationary observer and a light source, and we study the rotationally averaged TCD as a function of the speed of the molecule.We find that the TCD spectrum that contains the signatures of the molecules shifts with increasing speed to shorter wavelengths, with the effects already being visible for moderate velocities.…”
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Extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein in CNS injury: molecular insights and therapeutic approaches by Dmitriy Lapin, Archna Sharma, Ping Wang

“…We also explore eCIRP’s potential as a prognostic marker of CNS injury severity and outcome. …”
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Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment by Dania Albini, Emma Ransome, Alex J. Dumbrell, Samraat Pawar, Eoin J. O’Gorman, Thomas P. Smith, Thomas Bell, Michelle C. Jackson, Guy Woodward

“…We found a nonlinear decrease in the overall mean body size of zooplankton with warming, with a 57% reduction at +8 °C. …”
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Synthesis and Experimental Validation of New Designed Heterocyclic Compounds with Antiproliferative Activity versus Breast Cancer Cell Lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 by Vincenza Barresi, Carmela Bonaccorso, Domenico A. Cristaldi, Maria N. Modica, Nicolò Musso, Valeria Pittalà, Loredana Salerno, Cosimo G. Fortuna

“…Recent drug discovery efforts are highly focused towards identification, design, and synthesis of small molecules as anticancer agents. With this aim, we recently designed and synthesized novel compounds with high efficacy and specificity for the treatment of breast tumors. …”
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Relation of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Levels to Macrovascular Disease and Inflammation Markers in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Mustafa Celik, Serkan Cerrah, Mahmut Arabul, Aysen Akalin

“…Aim. We aimed to determine the relation of asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) levels to atherosclerotic vascular disease and inflammation markers in type 2 diabetes. …”
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RS, S (+) - and R (−)-ibuprofen cocrystal polymorphs: Vibrational spectra, XRD measurement and DFT calculation studies by Yaqi Jing, Qiuhui Zhao, Jiale Zhang, Jiadan Xue, Jianjun Liu, Jianyuan Qin, Zhi Hong, Yong Du

“…By observing the experimental results, we could clearly distinguish the cocrystal polymorphs. …”
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The effect of Klotho protein complexed with nanomaterials on bone mesenchymal stem cell performance in the treatment of diabetic ischaemic ulcer by Rui Tang, Gang Zhao, Yuqiao Wang, Ruixue Zhang

“…Based on the above study, we produced a compound material by using poly(lactic‐co‐glycolic acid) (PLGA), chitosan microspheres and gelatin through electro spining technology. …”
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Thompson Sampling for Non-Stationary Bandit Problems by Han Qi, Fei Guo, Li Zhu

“…Non-stationary multi-armed bandit (MAB) problems have recently attracted extensive attention. We focus on the abruptly changing scenario where reward distributions remain constant for a certain period and change at unknown time steps. …”
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Child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for child and adolescent mental health by Hannah McDowell, Sophie Barriault, Tracie O. Afifi, Elisa Romano, Nicole Racine, Nicole Racine

“…Next, we examine the existing literature on the prevalence of child maltreatment during the pandemic, explanations for conflicting findings, and key mechanisms influencing the prevalence of maltreatment. …”
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A Hybrid Human Dynamics Model on Analyzing Hotspots in Social Networks by Yunpeng Xiao, Bai Wang, Bin Wu, Zhixian Yan, Shousheng Jia, Yanbing Liu

“…To build a rich simulation and evaluate this hybrid model, we apply three different network datasets (i.e., WS network, BA network, and Karate-Club). …”
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CryJ-LAMP DNA Vaccines for Japanese Red Cedar Allergy Induce Robust Th1-Type Immune Responses in Murine Model by Yan Su, Michael Connolly, Anthony Marketon, Teri Heiland

“…In addition, we found that CD4+ T cells are the immunological effectors of DNA vaccination in this allergy model. …”
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Identification of Proteins and Genes Associated with Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Involved in Neoplasm Formation Using Text-Mining Approach by Nadezhda Yu. Biziukova, Sergey M. Ivanov, Olga A. Tarasova

“…For association extraction, we develop a set of semantic rules. We complete the results of the text analysis with the gene set enrichment analysis. …”
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Population persistence, phenotypic divergence, and metabolic adaptation in yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) by Gianalberto Losapio, Baptiste Doussot, Fabrizio Araniti, Leonardo Bruno, Roger Guevara, Rodolfo Dirzo

“…We report that nine out of ten populations persisted locally, showing phenotypic and metabolic differentiation. …”
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Transitioning health workers from PEPFAR contracts to the Uganda government payroll by Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…We conducted a multiple case study of 10 (out of 87) districts in Uganda which received PEPFAR support between 2013 and 2015 to expand their health workforce. …”
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Lifestyle as a Predictor of Socio-Economic Status in Retirement: Evidence from Pensioners from the Busoga Sub-Region, Uganda by Fabian, Mwosi, Charles, Edaku, Robina, Mirembe, Eton, Marus

“…Based on 236 pensioners from the Busoga sub-region, we used ‘the way of living’ to indicate lifestyle. …”
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Examining the impact of implementing routine rotavirus vaccination on the number of paediatric admissions due to diarrhoea and dehydration in Kenyan hospitals: A study using interr... by Samuel Akech, Lucas Malla, Daisy Chelangat, Reuben C. Langat

“…For sensitivity analysis, we examined trends for non-febrile admissions (surgical or burns). …”
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