GFTT: Geographical Feature Tokenization Transformer for SAR-to-Optical Image Translation by Hongbo Liang, Xuezhi Yang, Xiangyu Yang, Jinjin Luo, Jiajia Zhu

“…However, several studies have pointed out that specialized methods heavily struggle to deliver images with widely varying optical imaging styles, thus, resulting in poor image translation with disharmonious and repetitive artifacts. …”
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Microbiological Hazard Identification and Exposure Assessment of Poultry Products Sold in Various Localities of Hyderabad, India by Rao V. Sudershan, R. Naveen Kumar, L. Kashinath, V. Bhaskar, K. Polasa

“…A study was carried out to identify microbiological hazards and assess their exposure associated with consumption of poultry based street food served in different localities of Hyderabad. …”
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Calcitonin and Bone Physiology: In Vitro, In Vivo, and Clinical Investigations by Jingbo Xie, Jian Guo, Zaeema Kanwal, Mingzheng Wu, Xiangyang Lv, Nihal Abdalla Ibrahim, Ping Li, Manal Ali Buabeid, El-Shaimaa A. Arafa, Qingshan Sun

“…The recent research studies carried out on genetically modified mice showed the inhibition of osteoclast activity by amylin, while astonishingly calcitonin plays its role by suppressing osteoblast and bone turnover. …”
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Complex congenital heart and lung defects as a cause of hydrops fetalis in French bulldogs –micro-CT with contrast study by Olga Szaluś-Jordanow, Karolina Barszcz, Wojciech Mądry, Michał Buczyński, Michał Czopowicz, Adam Gierulski, Agata Moroz-Fik, Zofia Nowek, Marcin Mickiewicz, Michał Grzegorczyk, Jakub Jaroszewicz, Sylwia Tarka, Tomasz Stępień, Wojciech Święszkowski

“…This study was carried out on five French bulldog puppies all presenting with advanced hydrops fetalis and four diagnosed with pulmonary hypoplasia at autopsy. …”
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Association between Interleukin-10-1082 G/A and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α 308 G/A Gene Polymorphisms and Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Iranian Preterm Infants by Abolfazl Khoshdel, Soleiman Kheiri, Peyman Omidvari, Fahimeh Moradi, Majid Hamidi, Hossein Teimori

“…One-hundred and nineteen out of 238 infants had RDS (50%). The age of the mothers and gestational age ranged 17–45 (mean: 28.6±5.3) years and 24–34 (mean: 34.3±2.38) weeks, respectively. …”
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The Airflow Reversal Law in Ventilation System after Coal and Gas Outburst in Tunneling Roadway by Junhong Si, Yiqiao Wang, Genyin Cheng, Lin Li, Yitian Shao, Tan Li, Wei Hu

“…When the outburst pressure is greater than 0.15 MPa, the gas concentration will be over 98% in tunneling ventilation system. This paper also finds out a cubic polynomial relationship existing between the reversal degree and the outburst pressure. …”
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Performance of high-strength and heat-resistant cast aluminum alloy and its complex shell castings for aircraft engines by QIE Juhong, XIE Feng, FENG Chao, WANG Pinghai, YU Tengfei, YANG Chaoyang, XI Honglei, XIAO Wenlong, MA Chaoli

“…Design and experimental verification of the metal casting process for the complex casing of the oil pump are carried out by using the high-strength and heat-resistant aluminum alloy， and the quality of the casting products is evaluated. …”
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Parameter space exploration within dynamic simulations of signaling networks by Cristina De Ambrosi, Annalisa Barla, Lorenzo Tortolina, Nicoletta Castagnino, Raffaele Pesenti, Alessandro Verri, Alberto Ballestrero, Franco Patrone, Silvio Parodi

“…We explored robustness/sensitivity to random perturbations. It turns out that our MIM is a non-isomorphic directed graph. …”
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The absorption kinetics of Antarctic krill oil phospholipid liposome in blood and the digestive tract of healthy mice by single gavage by Lin Li, Chengcheng Wang, Shan Jiang, Rong Li, Tiantian Zhang, Changhu Xue, Teruyoshi Yanagita, Xiaoming Jiang, Yuming Wang

“…The lipid analysis in serum, small intestinal content and wall was carried out after oral administration of AKOP liposome to illustrate its absorption kinetics in blood and the digestive tract of healthy mice by single gavage. …”
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Spirometric reference equations and lung function testing in adults from Southwestern Tanzania by R. Wenzel, E. Siyame, O. Ivanova, A. Bakuli, J. Lalashowi, F.C. Zekoll, M. Hoelscher, I. Sabi, A. Rachow, N.E. Ntinginya

“…Regression modelling was used to generate Tanzanian prediction equations for spirometry parameters forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1) and the FEV1/FVC ratio. RESULTS: Out of 400 recruited participants, 343 had usable spirometry results with respect to the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) reproducibility and acceptability criteria. …”
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Human Milk Archaea Associated with Neonatal Gut Colonization and Its Co-Occurrence with Bacteria by Maricarmen Salas-López, Juan Manuel Vélez-Ixta, Diana Laura Rojas-Guerrero, Alberto Piña-Escobedo, José Manuel Hernández-Hernández, Martín Noé Rangel-Calvillo, Claudia Pérez-Cruz, Karina Corona-Cervantes, Carmen Josefina Juárez-Castelán, Jaime García-Mena

“…Intra- and inter-sample analyses were carried out to describe the Archaeal diversity in each sample type. …”
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Fish-Tail Structured Fractal Monopole Printed Antenna with Dual Broadband Characteristics for Sub–6GHz 5G and X–Band Radar Applications by Guntamukkala Yaminisasi, Pokkunuri Pardhasaradhi, Nagandla Prasad, Boddapati Taraka Phani Madhav, Abeer D. Algarni, Sudipta Das, Mohammed El Ghzaoui

“…A thorough parametric analysis has been carried out using CST Studio suite 2019 licensed version to achieve better performance in terms of S₁₁ (dB), radiation efficiency, and gain over the operating frequency range. …”
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Laparoscopic Reversal of Hartmann’s Procedure: State of the Art 20 Years after the First Reported Case by Adriana Toro, Annalisa Ardiri, Maurizio Mannino, Antonio Politi, Andrea Di Stefano, Zia Aftab, Abdelrahman Abdelaal, Maria Concetta Arcerito, Andrea Cavallaro, Marco Cavallaro, Gaetano Bertino, Isidoro Di Carlo

“…Aim of the present work is to review the literature to point out the role of laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann procedure. …”
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Metazoan parasites associated with marine mollusks inhabiting the China Seas: a review by Xin Du, Xin Du, Jing Sun, Jing Sun, Huidong Ju, Huidong Ju, Zhen Xu, Xiaoli Tang, Xuedan Fang, Xuedan Fang, Muhammad Saleem Chang, Muhammad Saleem Chang

“…To promote long-term studies on the distribution and diversity of metazoan parasites of mollusks from the China Seas, a comprehensive review has been carried out based on the available literature. The purpose of this study was to perform a critical review about the metazoan parasites associated with mollusks that are useful for the discovery of new metazoans. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on the social and cultural integration of international students: a literature review by Cristina Sin, Orlanda Tavares, Elina Apsite-Berina, Judith Borràs, Betül Bulut-Sahin, Martina Chrančoková, Karolina Czerska-Shaw, Anne Marie Devlin, Sybille Heinzmann, Suvi Jokila, Anita Kéri, Ivana Lešević, Annarita Magliacane, Anna Nicolaou, Neslihan Onder-Ozdemir, Adriana Perez-Encinas, Natassa Raikou, Maria Victoria Soule, Deimantas Valančiūnas, Ana Iolanda Voda, Merve Zayim-Kurtay

“…Regarding governmental action, criticism of the policies adopted by Australia and the USA in relation to immigration and/or support stand out, in contrast to policies adopted by the Canadian authorities. …”
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Quantitative Determination of 18-β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid in HepG2 Cell Line by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method by Giuseppina Nocca, Cinzia Callà, Stefano Angelo Santini, Adriana Amalfitano, Luca Marigo, Diana Valeria Rossetti, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Massimo Cordaro

“…The analysis was carried out using a JASCO HPLC system with a C-18 (3 μm) Supelco reversed phase column (150 x 4.7 mm) using a mobile phase of 80% CH3OH and 20% of CH3CN: tetrahydrofuran: water (10:80:10, v/v/v). …”
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Post-COVID-19 resurgence of scabies’ cases in the Lazio Region, Italy: a new emerging public health threat? by Martina Spaziante, Alessandro Agresta, Maurizio D’Amato, Gabriella De Carli, Gilda Tonziello, Valentina Vantaggio, Giorgio Nicolò Malatesta, Enrico Girardi, Alessandra Barca, Paola Scognamiglio, Francesco Vairo

“…In European and Middle Eastern countries, cases are sporadic while recent surveillance data have pointed out an increasing incidence among vulnerable populations. …”
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Severe malocclusion and oral health-related quality of life in adolescents aged 12-15 years by Cibele da Cruz Prates OLIVEIRA, Marijara Vieira de Sousa OLIVEIRA, Carlos Antônio Amaro LIRA, Niely Enetice de Sousa CATÃO, Luana de Carvalho LOURENÇO, Rebecca Durand Garrido RAMALHO, Alessandro Leite CAVALCANTI, Alidianne Fábia Cabral CAVALCANTI

“…A descriptive and bivariate analysis of data was carried out. Multivariate Poisson regression models were used. …”
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Effects of Upstream Component and Air Injection on Water Droplet Impingement Characteristics for Downstream Surfaces by Xiaobin Shen, Yundan Tan, Rendong Yu, Xiaochuan Liu, Guiping Lin, Zhiqiang Xu, Yuandong Guo

“…Validation cases were carried out for a cylinder and an MS (1)-0317 airfoil, whereas a multielement airfoil and an engine cone with a hot air film-heating anti-icing system were computed to investigate the effects of the upstream component and air injection on the impingement characteristics of downstream surfaces. …”
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Effects of mti-2 Transgenic Potato Plants on the Aphid Myzus persicae (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) by Julien Saguez, Anas Cherqui, Salima Lehraiki, Charles Vincent, Antony Beaujean, Lise Jouanin, Jean-Claude Laberche, Philippe Giordanengo

“…Feeding assays were carried out to evaluate their effects on the green-peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae). …”
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