Effect of Coolant Inlet Mode on Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Twin-web Turbine Disc Cavity by Y. T. Guo, S. F. Wang, W. J. Shen

“…Twin-web turbine discs have been the subject of recent research in an effort to lighten the weight of and boost the efficiency of aero engines. …”
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A Critical Review of IELTS Speaking Test by Rita Seroja Ginting, Ahmad Amin Dalimunte, Muhammad Dalimunte, Eka Yuni Kurniati, Devika Adelita

“…A few weeks after the test, candidates will receive the results online and by mail. Subjective factors like candidate preferences and marker performance will have a significant impact on the entire testing process and evaluation findings. …”
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EEG-RegNet: Regressive Emotion Recognition in Continuous VAD Space Using EEG Signals by Hyo Jin Jon, Longbin Jin, Hyuntaek Jung, Hyunseo Kim, Eun Yi Kim

“…EEG-RegNet tackles two core challenges: extracting subject-independent, emotion-relevant EEG features and mapping these features to fine-grained, continuous emotional scores. …”
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Defining Nocturnal Polyuria in Adolescents by Tasmia Promi, Anthony Brooks, Gulzhan Tologonova, Marie-Claire Roberts, Sarita Dhuper, Meseret Tena, Oluwatoyin Bamgbola, Monique Hanono, Jeffrey P. Weiss, Karel Everaert, Tine DeBacker, Thomas F. Monaghan, Louis Salciccioli, Stephen Wadowski, Elka Jacobson-Dickman, Jason M. Lazar

“…We analyzed prospectively collected data of 100 male and female adolescents aged 10-18 years. All subjects completed nocturnal voiding diaries and significant nocturia was defined as ≥1 or more voids per night. …”
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Effects of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Repetitive Finger Movements in Healthy Humans by Andrea Guerra, Matteo Bologna, Giulia Paparella, Antonio Suppa, Donato Colella, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Peter Brown, Alfredo Berardelli

“…We aimed to verify whether tACS, delivered over M1 at beta and gamma frequencies, has any effect on repetitive finger tapping as assessed by means of kinematic analysis. Eighteen healthy subjects were enrolled. Objective measurements of repetitive finger tapping were obtained by using a motion analysis system. …”
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Deadaption and Readaptation with Lactose, But No Cross-Adaptation to Lactulose: A Case of Occult Colonic Bacterial Adaptation by Andrew Szilagyi, Albert Cohen, Christina Vinokuroff, Darakhshan Ahman, Usha Nathwani, Samara Yesovitch

“…It was concluded that 'occult' colonically adapted subjects may contribute to negative BH2 tests. There is a relationship between variation in lactose intake and the results of BH2 testing. …”
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Research on the Effect of Geometric Parameters on the Stress Concentration Factor of Multi-Planar KK-Joints and Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Wrapping Rehabilitation with Numeric... by Yuhao Shi, Peng Deng, Shiqi Zhao, Yan Liu, Zhongyi Zhu, Yunkai Chen

“…Subsequently, the effect of crack length and depth was analyzed to simulate cracks in joints subjected to reciprocating load. The results showed that changing D from <i>T</i>/16 to <i>T</i>/2 (where <i>T</i> is the thickness of the chord) can cause more stress concentration, with an average of 8.37%. …”
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Do Endangered Glacial Relicts Have a Chance for Effective Conservation in the Age of Global Warming? A Case Study: <i>Salix lapponum</i> in Eastern Poland by Michał Arciszewski, Magdalena Pogorzelec, Marzena Parzymies, Urszula Bronowicka-Mielniczuk, Tomasz Mieczan

“…<i>Salix lapponum</i> plants obtained by micropropagation methods at different stages of growth under laboratory conditions were subjected to a biological experiment. Plants were exposed for 12 h to temperature extremes (0 °C and 30 °C), after which the values of selected markers of the biochemical response were determined, such as photosynthetic pigments and anthocyanin content, guaiacol peroxidase and catalase activity, the presence of ROS and the RWC value. …”
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Application of Covariance Matrix Adaptation-Evolutionary Strategy for Modified Constrained Optimal Power Flow Problem Incorporating Valve Point and Emission Effect by Hari Krishna Achuthan Parthasarathy, Madhusudan Saranathan, Tamilselvi S., Karuppiah N., Praveen Kumar Balachandran, Dhanamjayulu C., Baseem Khan, Thamilmaran A.

“…The algorithm is scrutinised and tested on a modified IEEE-30-bus platform for various OPF objectives such as cost minimization, transmission loss, and total voltage deviation, subjected to practical constraints. Load flow analysis has been carried out using the Newton–Raphson method. …”
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Investigating the Status and Errors of Search Strategy in Persian Medical Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses by Mahsa Ghasemian, Mohammad Karim Saberi, Mohammad Reza Amiri

“…The most common errors in PubMed and Scopus were “Not using controlled keywords,” but in the Web of Science database, it was “Not using all the concepts and keywords related to the subject”. The final result is that in most Persian medical meta-analyses and systematic reviews, the search strategy does not have a proper status in terms of reporting in the article and errors, which can influence the recall and reduce the quality of this type of article. …”
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The effects of acute exercise on emotional pattern separation in adolescents and young adults by Lise Jennen, Victor Mazereel, Davy Vancampfort, Zhiling Qiao, Kristof Vansteelandt, Patrick Dupont, Aleksandra Lecei, Ruud van Winkel

“…In this randomized between-subject study, we investigated whether a 10-minute bout of moderate-intensity exercise, compared to rest, could enhance pattern separation of neutral and emotional images in a group of healthy adolescents and young adults (n=53). …”
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The Penha Garcia Ichnological Park at Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark (Portugal): a Geotourism Destination in the Footprint of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event by Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Andrea Baucon, Aram Bayet-Goll, João Belo

“…The in situ conservation of fossils in this ‘outside museum’ is a challenging subject, which is being monitored using 3D high-resolution modeling of the whole gorge and the main fossil sites there to an mm-scale precision.…”
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Serum-Free Thyroxine Levels Were Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure in Euthyroid Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Bingjie Wu, Jingjing Jiang, Minghui Gui, Lin Liu, Qiqige Aleteng, Shanshan Wang, Xiaojing Liu, Yan Ling, Xin Gao

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in individuals who underwent coronary angiography and were diagnosed as CAD from March 2013 to November 2013. 811 subjects (185 women and 626 men) were included in this study. …”
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The Challenges of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in COVID-19 Patients by Ju Young Bae, Khalil Ian Hussein, Christopher John Howes, John Francis Setaro

“…Three of our patients had obstructive coronary artery disease confirmed via angiography. One subject was noted to display vasospasm in addition to coronary atherosclerotic obstruction and refractory thrombus formation. …”
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Phenotypic Detection of Metallo-β-Lactamase in Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Yalda Khosravi, Mun Fai Loke, Eng Guan Chua, Sun Tee Tay, Jamuna Vadivelu

“…In this study, 90 imipenem- (IPM- or IP-) resistant P. aeruginosa (IRPA) isolates, including 32 previously tested positive and genotyped for MBL genes by PCR, were subjected to double-disk synergy test (DDST), combined disk test (CDT), and imipenem/imipenem-inhibitor (IP/IPI) E-test to evaluate their MBLs detection capability. …”
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Risk of Dementia in Patients with Depression or Parkinson’s Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Ting-Chun Fang, Yu-Hsuan Wu, Yi-Huei Chen, Ching-Heng Lin, Ming-Hong Chang

“…Newly diagnosed PD (n = 1213) patients and control subjects (n = 4852) were selected from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database from January 2001 through December 2008. …”
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The Effect of Goat Grazing on the Biodiversity of Pannonian Dry Grassland by Karoly Penksza, Ferenc Pajor, Andrea Kevi, Zsombor Wagenhoffer, Laszló Sipos, Eszter Salata-Falusi, Peter Penksza, Peter Poti, Jozsef Berke, Denes Salata, Marta Bajnok, Szilard Szentes

“…The study areas, ranging from 2.4 to 2.5 hectares, have been subjected to goat grazing and mowing for 24 years. …”
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Emended snake optimizer to solve multiobjective hybrid energy generation scheduling by Kaur Avneet, Dhillon J.S., Singh Manmohan

“…The minimization of operating costs and pollutants is subjected to various constraints, like meeting load demand, active power generation violations, water volume utilization, etc. …”
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Correlation of Vitreous Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Uric Acid Concentration Using Optical Coherence Tomography in Diabetic Macular Edema by Libuse Krizova, Marta Kalousova, Ales Antonin Kubena, Oldrich Chrapek, Barbora Chrapkova, Martin Sin, Tomas Zima

“…In DME group, intravitreal concentrations of VEGF (p<0.001), UA (p=0.038), and total protein (p<0.001) were significantly higher than in control group. In DME subjects, intravitreal UA correlated significantly with intravitreal VEGF (ƍ = 0.559, p=0.03) but not with total vitreous protein and serum UA. …”
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Gender Differences in Ghrelin Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Arab Population by Mohamed Abu-Farha, Mohammed Dehbi, Fiona Noronha, Ali Tiss, Monira Alarouj, Kazem Behbehani, Abdullah Bennakhi, Naser Elkum

“…Higher levels of ghrelin were shown to associate with increased insulin resistance, as measured by HOMAIR, in male Arab subjects (P-trend = 0.0202) but not in females. In this study we show that higher ghrelin level was negatively associated with measures of obesity, HbA1C, and blood pressure in females and positively associated with increased insulin resistance in Arab males.…”
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