Global Pollution of Surface Waters from Point and Nonpoint Sources of Nitrogen by G. van Drecht, A.F. Bouwman, J.M. Knoop, C. Meinardi, A. Beusen

“…The results provide a first insight into the magnitude of the N losses from soil-plant systems and point sources in various parts of the world, and the fate of N during transport in atmosphere, groundwater, and surface water. …”
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Dynamic Error Analysis Method for Vibration Shape Reconstruction of Smart FBG Plate Structure by Hesheng Zhang, Xiaojin Zhu, Zhiyuan Gao, Kaining Liu, Zhaowen Li

“…The proposed method can also be used for other data acquisition systems and data processing systems as a general error analysis method.…”
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Acute Pericarditis Occurring Three Days after Intravesical Instillation of Mitomycin C after Transurethral Bladder Tumor Resection in a 64-Year-Old Woman by Vineet Meghrajani, Arsalan Hashmi, Shuo Cheng Lin, Zvi Plawes, Shelly Brejt

“…While the pathophysiological basis of cardiotoxicity of systemically administered mitomycin C is well documented, more studies are needed to determine whether intravesical MMC may cause cardiotoxicity.…”
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Performance of Coherent Optical MPSK in Underwater Turbulent Channels With Phase Errors by Jiashun Hu, Yuexiang Wu, Sunan Wang, Weiqiang Wu, Zaichen Zhang

“…However, research on coherent detection in underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) systems is relatively limited. This paper investigates the average bit error rate (BER) performance of coherent UWOC systems employing different phase-shift keying schemes in the presence of phase errors. …”
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Intravenously Administered Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell (HucMSC) Improves Cardiac Performance following Infarction via Immune Modulation by Xiaoting Liang, Jing Liu, Mimi Li, Fang Lin, Rulin Zhuang, Qingshu Meng, Xiaoxue Ma, Yuanfeng Xin, Xin Gong, Zhiying He, Wei Han, Xiaohui Zhou, Zhongmin Liu

“…We hypothesized that intravenous (iv) administration of human umbilical cord-derived MSC (HucMSC) exerts systemic and local anti-inflammation effects, leading to improved heart function after MI. …”
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Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Genesis of the Chazi Geothermal Field Area in Tibet by Mingzhong Song, Xujuan Lang, Zhennan Zhong, Fengxin Kang, Dawa Nan, Haoting Li, Haowen Yu, Shaoyun Liu, Sihang Han, Zhao Liu

“…The results can provide a scientific theoretical basis for the mechanism of high-temperature geothermal systems and subsequent drilling and resource development.…”
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Design of Optical Lens Assembly Method Based on Star Point Bonding and Surface Shape Accuracy by Qiuhan Ma, Xiaozeng Xie, Chunlei Yang, Tianshuo Zhang, Chuncheng Lang, Bo Tang

“…With the development of digital optical systems, the industry quality requirements for optical lenses are becoming higher. …”
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Connecting Cerebral White Matter Lesions and Hypertensive Target Organ Damage by Cristina Sierra, Alfons López-Soto, Antonio Coca

“…Chronic hypertension leads to concomitant remodeling of the cardiac and vascular systems and various organs, especially the brain, kidney, and retina. …”
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Recognition of Qualifications Obtained as a Result of Non-Formal and Informal Learning: Foreign Experience and Prospects for Russian Practice by A. I. Satdykov, B. A. Sazonov

“…In this regard, the experience of South Korea described in the article is interesting, using the Register of Academic Credit Units as the main tool for the recognition of qualifications. Similar systems are used in France and Denmark. In Germany, Norway and Japan, modern information and communication systems are being actively introduced to accumulate information about the qualifications of the adult population. …”
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2022 TB programme review in Pakistan: strengthening governance, with better patient diagnosis and treatment by M. van den Boom, K. Bennani, C. Sismanidis, C. Gunneberg, L. Khawaja, M.A. Safdar, C. Muhwa, E. Heldal, D.M. Cirillo, A.W. Khan, R. Fatima, B.J. Khan, S. Tahseen, M.G. ElMedrek, Y. Hutin, Pakistan Joint TB Program Review Mission

“…METHODS: Surveillance and data systems were assessed before analysing epidemiological data. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Tornado-like Vortices Induced by Small-Scale Cyclostrophic Wind Perturbations by Yuhan Liu, Yongqiang Jiang, Chaohui Chen, Yun Zhang, Hongrang He, Xiong Chen, Ruilin Zhong

“…The effect of the Coriolis force is negligible for meso-γ-scale and smaller systems, while for meso-β-scale and larger systems, it begins to have a significant impact. …”
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Clustering Large-Scale Biomedical Data to Model Dynamic Accumulation Processes in Disease Progression and Anti-Microbial Resistance Evolution by Kazeem A. Dauda, Olav N. L. Aga, Iain G. Johnston

“…Accumulation modelling uses machine learning to discover the dynamics by which systems acquire discrete features over time. Many systems of biomedical interest show such dynamics: from bacteria acquiring resistances to sets of drugs, to patients acquiring symptoms during the course of progressive disease. …”
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Roles for Exosomes in the Pathogenesis, Drug Delivery and Therapy of Psoriasis by Yuchao Chen, Huazhen Liu, Yuming He, Bin Yang, Weihui Lu, Zhenhua Dai

“…Especially, engineered exosomes may serve as drug delivery systems for effective delivery of proteins, nucleic acids or other drugs due to their low immunogenicity, good stability and ability to fuse with target cells. …”
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Human-based complex in vitro models: their promise and potential for rare disease therapeutics by Surat Parvatam, Francesca Pistollato, Lindsay J. Marshall, Fabia Furtmann, Devashree Jahagirdar, Mohua Chakraborty Choudhury, Sujata Mohanty, Harshita Mittal, Saveetha Meganathan, Rakesh Mishra

“…We also discuss how these systems are being used in clinical trials to develop efficacy models for rare diseases. …”
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Echocardiographic evaluation of healthy cats under the effect of Dexmedetomidine and Butorphanol by L.I. Pereira, M.C.R. Milano, C.H. Oliveira, A.M. Amude, A.K. Fabretti, D.A.G. Kemper

“…Ten healthy cats were used, who underwent echocardiographic evaluation and measurement of systemic blood pressure at baseline and after administration of dexmedetomidine at a dose of (10 mcg/kg) and butorphanol at a dose of (0.4mg/kg) intramuscularly. …”
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Markers of Inflammation Associated with Plaque Progression and Instability in Patients with Carotid Atherosclerosis by Enrico Ammirati, Francesco Moroni, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Marco Magnoni, Paolo G. Camici

“…Atherosclerosis is the focal expression of a systemic disease affecting medium- and large-sized arteries, in which traditional cardiovascular risk factor and immune factors play a key role. …”
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Modelling the curing kinetics of DGEBA-MTHPA with DMP-accelerator concentration dependence by H. Möllers, C. Schmidt, D. Meiners

“…The curing of epoxy anhydride systems is often modelled using various phenomenological models. …”
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Loading of CAR‐T cells with magnetic nanoparticles for controlled targeting suppresses inflammatory cytokine release and switches tumor cell death mechanism by Felix Pfister, Lucas R. Carnell, Lisa Löffler, Philipp Boosz, Niels Schaft, Jan Dörrie, René Stein, Malte Lenz, Erdmann Spiecker, Christian M. Huber, Sami Haddadin, Carola Berking, Christoph Alexiou, Christina Janko

“…These results demonstrate that lytic cytotoxicity is retained after SPION‐functionalization and provides a basis for future site‐specific immunotherapies against solid tumors with reduced systemic adverse side effects.…”
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Chemical Separation on Silver Nanorods Surface Monitored by TOF-SIMS by Ondrej Petruš, Andrej Oriňak, Renáta Oriňaková, Christian Muhmann, Ján Macko, Radim Hrdý, Jaromír Hubálek, Branislav Erdelyi, Heinrich F. Arlinghaus

“…This procedure can be easily integrated into the micro/nanofluidic systems or chips and different detection systems can be applied.…”
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Diaphragmatic Amyloidosis Causing Respiratory Failure: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Aleksey Novikov, Horatio Holzer, Robert A. DeSimone, Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, David J. Pisapia, Tomer M. Mark, Raymond D. Pastore

“…Neuromuscular respiratory failure is a rare complication of systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis. We describe a case of a 70-year-old Caucasian man with multiple myeloma who presented with worsening dyspnea. …”
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