Effect of Silanol Groups on the Acidic and Catalytic Properties of Alkylsulphoacidic Silicas and SiO/Nafion Nanocomposites by Sergei A. Alekseev, V.N. Zaitsev, A.N. Alekseev, Yu.N. Kochkin, J. Evans

“…However, end-capping had a negligible effect on the catalytic properties of SiO2/Nafion, probably because the catalytic reaction occurred inside the Nafion polymer nanoparticles.…”
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Upper Extremity Motor Learning among Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis Evaluating Movement Time in Simple Tasks by K. Felix, K. Gain, E. Paiva, K. Whitney, M. E. Jenkins, S. J. Spaulding

“…Through repetitive structured practice of motor tasks, individuals show improved performance, confirming that motor learning has probably taken place. Although a number of studies have been completed evaluating motor learning in people with PD, the sample sizes were small and the improvements were variable. …”
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Thermal Decomposition of Hydrocalumite over a Temperature Range of 400–1500°C and Its Structure Reconstruction in Water by Jiao Tian, Qinghai Guo

“…The results show that the calcination products at temperatures ranging from 500 to 900°C are basically mayenite and lime, while one of the final products obtained by calcination at and above 1000°C is probably tricalcium aluminate (Ca3Al2O6). For the hydrocalumite samples calcined at temperatures below 1000°C, their lamellar structure can be completely recovered in deionized water at room temperature. …”
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Investigating the Moderating Role of Moderation Cash in the Relationship between Unconditional Conservatism and Bankruptcy Risk by Esmaeil Eghdami, Sadegh Yousef Nezhad, Maedeh Pendashteh

“…With this end in view, in the present study, Beaver and Ryan's (2000) model was used to measure unconditional conservatism, and Altman's (1968) model, which provides a range of bankruptcy probabilities, was used to measure bankruptcy risk. This study also attempts to investigate the moderating role of cash on the relationship between unconditional retention and bankruptcy risk. …”
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Late Recovery from Severe Streptococcus pneumoniae Comatose Meningitis with Concomitant Diffuse Subcortical Cytotoxic Edema and Cortical Hypometabolism by Philippe Hantson, Thierry Duprez

“…A concomitant reduction of brain metabolism probably prevented the progression towards cortical irreversible ischemic damage.…”
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Effect of shape factor on structural reliability analysis of a surface cracked pipeline-parametric study by Abdelkader Guillal, Noureddine Abdelbaki, Mohamed el Amine Bensghier, Bogdan Kopei, Mourad Bettayeb

“…The variation of crack shape factor (a/c) during propagation has an important role on calculation of the stress intensity factor (SIF), where imprecise estimation of this latter can lead us to an inaccurate prediction of failure probabilities. For the case of external cracked surface pipeline carried oil and gas products, such estimation can results undesired fault decisions like excessive repairs action or inspection planning. …”
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The Effect of Inflammation on the Formation of Thyroid Nodules by Zexin Li, Yiteng Huang, Xiang Chen, Chiju Wei, Peixuan Yang, Wencan Xu

“…Inflammation promotes the development of TNs disease, probably due to its indirect effect through inhibiting the synthesis of thyroid hormone, which results in the elevation of TSH.…”
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Indication of Disrupted Temporal Structure in the Case of Thought Blocks in Schizophrenia: The Role of the Metastable Balance by Elias Koutsoukos, Elias Angelopoulos

“…This study is aimed at investigating probable disruption of the metastable balance relevant to a disruption of the mental processes observed in the neurophenomenal level. …”
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Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Same Inflammatory Mediators? by Fulvia Ceccarelli, Matteo Saccucci, Gabriele Di Carlo, Ramona Lucchetti, Andrea Pilloni, Nicola Pranno, Valeria Luzzi, Guido Valesini, Antonella Polimeni

“…PD is significantly more frequent in RA patients in comparison with healthy subjects: this prevalence is higher in individuals at the earliest stages of disease and in seropositive patients. This is probably related to the role of P. gingivalis in inducing citrullination and leading to the development of the new antigens. …”
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Canine and Human Dirofilariosis in the Rostov Region (Southern Russia) by Vladimir Kartashev, Irina Batashova, Sergey Kartashov, Alexey Ermakov, Anna Mironova, Yulia Kuleshova, Boris Ilyasov, Irina Kolodiy, Alexander Klyuchnikov, Elena Ryabikina, Marina Babicheva, Yulia Levchenko, Raisa Pavlova, Nicola Pantchev, Rodrigo Morchón, Fernando Simón

“…These data show high infection rates of Dirofilaria spp. in both human and dog populations of Rostov, probably because of the existence of favorable conditions for the transmission in this region.…”
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Acute methemoglobinemia after a blast injury: a case report by Donghoon Kim, Yoonhyun Lee, Sung Yub Jeong, Hojun Lee

“…While his body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, arterial blood pressure, and chest X-ray were normal, arterial gas analysis revealed acute (methemoglobinemia concentration, 13.5%; oxygen saturation, 92.0%), probably caused by nitroglycerin exposure. Aspiration and adsorption through the skin and respiratory system were suspected to be the routes of entry. …”
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Does SIRT-1 Mediate Calorie Restriction and Prolong Life? – A Mini Review by Kordala Anna, Pietrzak Bogusława

“…Mechanisms by which that is thought to occur have not yet been elucidated, but they probably involve reactive oxygen species signaling, insulin growth factor and transcriptional factors. …”
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Entrepreneurs’ Social Network and Corporate Risk Contagion: A Dynamic Evaluation and Simulation Approach by Yang Yang, Qian Qian, Zheng Li

“…Second, weak ties improve risk exposure of individual corporations, while strong connections may probably decrease systematical risk of the market. …”
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Cotrimoxazole-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients at a Regional Oncology Hospital by Daniel B Gregson, Anne G Matlow, Andrew E Simor, Peter G Tuffnell, Donald E Low, Ronald Feld, James E Brunton

“…Failure of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis was initially due to the clonal dissemination of a single strain of E coli within the institution, with the subsequent appearance of multiple E coli strains with probable differing genetic bases for their resistance.…”
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Critique and Review of Time, Consumption and Everyday Life by Mohammad Abbaszadeh, Farhad Shamsi Matanagh

“…The experience of time is not shaped by external forces, but by time, being constantly reproduced and transformed by the sequence and timing of daily action. Many and probably most of the processes and actions involved in making time involve the use of things and consumption. …”
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The Potential of the Quick Detection of Selectins Using Raman Spectroscopy to Discriminate Lung Cancer Patients from Healthy Subjects by Edyta Wolny-Rokicka, Andrzej Tukiendorf, Jerzy Wydmański, Agnieszka Zembroń-Łacny

“…However, diagnostically the results have not been statistically significant, probably due to the limited number of samples gathered. …”
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A new and almost perfectly accurate approximation of the eigenvalue effective population size of a dioecious population: comparisons with other estimates and detailed proofs by De Meeûs, Thierry, Noûs, Camille

“…It appears that the eigenvalue-based method provides more accurate results in very small populations, probably due to approximations made by the coalescence approach that are less valid in such situations. …”
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Monitoring Interior and Exterior Wall Inspections within a Virtual Environment by A. Z. Sampaio, D. P. Rosário, A. R. Gomes

“…Used during an inspection visit, the applications allow users to consult a database of irregularities, normally associated with the coating, classified by the most probable causes and by the recommended repair methodologies. …”
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A Subgroup of First-Degree Relatives of Crohn's Disease Patients Shows a Profile of Inflammatory Markers in the Blood Which Is More Typical of Crohn's Disease Patients Than of Norm... by Broide Efrat, Goren Iris, Hongbin Wang, Scapa Eitan, Keisari Yona

“…Analysis of the hematological profile and CRP level might be proven as a fast, reliable, and less money-consuming tool to identify FDRs with a probable increased risk to develop the disease.…”
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Functional conservation and divergence of arabidopsis VENOSA4 and human SAMHD1 in DNA repair by Raquel Sarmiento-Mañús, Sara Fontcuberta-Cervera, Kensuke Kawade, Akira Oikawa, Hirokazu Tsukaya, Víctor Quesada, José Luis Micol, María Rosa Ponce

“…Here, we show that VENOSA4 (VEN4), the probable Arabidopsis thaliana ortholog of SAMHD1, also functions in DSB repair by HR. …”
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