Compound Heterozygous Mutations in TMC1 and MYO15A Are Associated with Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in Two Chinese Han Families by Pengcheng Xu, Jun Xu, Hu Peng, Tao Yang

“…Our study expanded the mutation spectrums of TMC1 and MYO15A and illustrated that genotype-phenotype correlation in combination with next-generation sequencing may improve the accuracy for genetic diagnosis of deafness.…”
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Profit and Risk under Subprime Mortgage Securitization by M. A. Petersen, J. Mukuddem-Petersen, B. De Waal, M. C. Senosi, S. Thomas

“…The aforementioned hypothesis is verified in a theoretical- and numerical-quantitative context and is illustrated via several examples.…”
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Optimum Design of a Nonlinear Vibration Absorber Coupled to a Resonant Oscillator: A Case Study by H. F. Abundis-Fong, J. Enríquez-Zárate, A. Cabrera-Amado, G. Silva-Navarro

“…Finally, some simulations and experimental results are included to validate and illustrate the dynamic performance of the overall system.…”
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The Wide and Unpredictable Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids Toxicity by Jose Orsini, Christa Blaak, Eric Tam, Salil Rajayer, Joaquin Morante, Angela Yeh, Ashvin Butala

“…Since the initial communications of their abuse in 2008, few case reports have been published illustrating the misuse of these substances with signs and symptoms of intoxication. …”
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HSK Wallet: A User Friendly Blockchain Application by Hassan Shah Khan, Kashif Iqbal, Munaf Rashid, Aqsa Shahid

“…Using decentralized blockchain technology, these wallets provide a secure, transparent, and efficient way to conduct digital transactions, and this research examines these issues. This study illustrates the utility of Blockchain technology for advancing digital asset operations. …”
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Robust Tracking Control for Vehicle Lateral Dynamics with Uncertain Parameters and External Nonlinearities by Huihui Pan, Yifu Zhang, Weichao Sun

“…Finally, a nonlinear vehicle model is employed as the design example to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control laws.…”
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Investigating vegetable contamination in indigent communities by heavy metals: a case of food safety in Bushenyi, Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Food contamination by heavy metals is a health burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we illustrate this burden by quantifying levels of Cd, Cr, Ni, Co, Pb, Fe, Cu and Zn in vegetables from Bushenyi District (Uganda). …”
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Toward accurate prediction of carbon dioxide (CO2) compressibility factor using tree-based intelligent schemes (XGBoost and LightGBM) and equations of state by Behnam Amiri-Ramsheh, Aydin Larestani, Saeid Atashrouz, Elnaz Nasirzadeh, Meriem Essakhraoui, Ali Abedi, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Ahmad Mohaddespour, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…Lately, outlier detection utilizing the Leverage approach illustrated that nearly all data points, except only 39 points, were statistically reliable and located in the valid zone. …”
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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to Leptospirosis by Shannon M. Fernando, Pierre Cardinal, Peter G. Brindley

“…His condition improved after ampicillin and penicillin G were added empirically. This case illustrates the rare complication of ARDS from leptospirosis, the importance of taking a travel history, and the need for empiric therapy because of diagnostic delay.…”
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Lier récits de vie et récits historiques  by Irène Dos Santos

“…The aim is to identify the players in these processes and illustrate how, in this new political relationship with the past, the memory of dictatorship can be imbricated with that of decolonization. …”
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