UNIVERSITY 3.0: METHODICAL APPROACHES TO THE SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT by Yu. G. Alekseev, N. A. Dudko

“…There is grounded the necessity of a management systems formation of universities scientific and innovative development, which allow revealing resources and methods for an effective scientific and innovative potential reproduction. …”
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Five-Year Follow-Up of Repeated Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Macular Edema in a Pediatric Patient with Retinal Arteriovenous Malformation and Excellent Vision by Andrew R. Miller, Ivan J. Lee, Zachary C. Wright, Monique Leys

“…Over 5 years of follow-up includes optical coherence tomography (OCT), fundus photographs, and fluorescein angiography at baseline and at follow-up. Systemic and neurologic workup was completed and negative for intracranial AVM. …”
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Participative Urban Air Quality Monitoring Using Open Source Devices by Maurizio Vrenna, Matthieu Crétier, Simon Nelson Landén

“…Air pollution negatively affects the life quality of billions of people living in urban areas. Current monitoring systems provide accurate data but this is distributed on large-scale grids. …”
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Secure P2P Data Storage and Maintenance by Nouha Oualha, Melek Önen, Yves Roudier

“…Existing data storage solutions have been designed for centralized as well as distributed settings; yet they do not address the security and cooperation issues raised by self-organization. P2P systems also introduce new needs regarding data availability due to the dynamicity of the infrastructure, which are unaddressed so far. …”
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Saved by the VAC: Minimally Invasive Removal of a Surely Fatal Right Heart Thrombus in a Patient with Advanced Heart Failure by James Keeton, Pedro Engel Gonzalez, Julie Cox, Robert M. Morlend, Alpesh A. Amin, Pradeep P. A. Mammen, Lynn C. Huffman, Faris G. Araj

“…Embolic potential is high, and historically, management has revolved around open surgical removal or systemic thrombolysis. We hereby present a case of a massive right heart thrombus in a high surgical risk patient, which was successfully removed using a percutaneous aspiration device.…”
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Biodiversity by Center for Natural Resources

“…Biodiversity refers to the variety and richness among living organisms and the ecological systems and processes of which they are a part. There are three levels of biodiversity: habitat or ecosystem diversity, genetic diversity, and species diversity. …”
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Dyskeratosis Congenita: A Report of Two Cases by Anila Karunakaran, Rathy Ravindran, Mohammed Arshad, M. Kodanda Ram, M. K. Shruthi Laxmi

“…Oral manifestations play an important role in the diagnosis of many systemic conditions. Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare genodermatosis which exhibits oral leukoplakia, nail dystrophy, and reticular skin pigmentations as its primary features. …”
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The Local Discontinuous Galerkin Method with Generalized Alternating Flux Applied to the Second-Order Wave Equations by Rongpei Zhang, Jia Liu, Shaohua Jiang, Di Wang

“…Introducing two auxiliary variables, the second-order equation is rewritten into the first-order equation systems. We prove the stability and energy conservation of this method. …”
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Les difficultés à nommer le nouveau régime de croissance by Mickaël Clévenot

“…Indeed, identifying a mode of accumulation requires both the recognition of institutional coherences and of systemic stability. Whereas the existence of new coherences carried by new actors is relatively clear, global stability can hardly characterizes today's economic situation. …”
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School Garden—Plastic Wading Pool Hydroponics by Edmund L. Thralls

“…Hydroponics, or the cultivation of plants in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil, is a fascinating way to teach students about food systems. This 4-page fact sheet lists the materials, tools, and construction steps needed to grow a variety of crops in a wading pool hydroponic garden. …”
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Visual Hallucinations as Incidental Negative Effects of Virtual Reality on Parkinson’s Disease Patients: A Link with Neurodegeneration? by Giovanni Albani, Elisa Pedroli, Pietro Cipresso, Daniel Bulla, Veronica Cimolin, Astrid Thomas, Alessandro Mauro, Giuseppe Riva

“…Even considering the limited sample size, we may argue that VR immersive systems can induce unpleasant effects in PD patients who are predisposed to a cognitive impairment.…”
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Clostridium difficile – an Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated Infections by Soohyoun Ahn, Amarat H. Simonne

“… Opportunistic pathogens are significant health threats to vulnerable people with weakened immune systems, such as people with HIV/AIDS or those on immune-suppressing therapies. …”
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Nematode Management on Athletic Fields by William T. Crow

“…Plant-parasitic nematodes can damage athletic fields by weakening turf root systems and causing turf to pull up during play, which can create dangerous conditions for players. …”
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Mechanistic Multidimensional Modeling of Forced Convection Boiling Heat Transfer by Michael Z. Podowski, Raf M. Podowski

“…Due to the importance of boiling heat transfer in general, and boiling crisis in particular, for the analysis of operation and safety of both nuclear reactors and conventional thermal power systems, extensive efforts have been made in the past to develop a variety of methods and tools to evaluate the boiling heat transfer coefficient and to assess the onset of temperature excursion and critical heat flux (CHF) at various operating conditions of boiling channels. …”
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Internet communities by R. V. Bolgov

“…We analyze projects integrating social web services to interact with government information systems by citizens, NGOs and business are analyzed. …”
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Image Noise Removal Method Based on Improved Nonlocal Mean Algorithm by Keya Huang, Hairong Zhu

“…Aiming at the problem of unclear images acquired in interactive systems, an improved image processing algorithm for nonlocal mean denoising is proposed. …”
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Serum levels of TNF-α, sIL-2R, IL-6, and IL-8 are increased and associated with elevated lipid peroxidation in patients with Behçet's disease by Cem Evereklioglu, Hamdi Er, Yusuf Türköz, Mustafa Çekmen

“…Aim: Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic immuno-inflammatory disorder and the aetiopathogenesis is to be specified. …”
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Communications mode(l)s and disasters: from word of mouth to ICTs by Maria Paradiso

“…Information and communication technologies present significant advances in spatially-related information and communication systems. They may greatly enhance disaster prevention and crisis management. …”
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Cogasification of Coal and Biomass: A Review by J. S. Brar, K. Singh, J. Wang, S. Kumar

“…However, due to the fibrous nature of biomass and the large difference in gasification temperature of coal and biomass, cogasification in existing systems presents technical challenges. This paper documents research studies conducted on the cogasification of various types of coal and biomass using different types of gasifiers under various sets of operating conditions. …”
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Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case Report by Sapna Makhija, Martin Trotter, Elizabeth Wagner, Sylvain Coderre, Remo Panaccione

“…Many patients may exhibit systemic symptoms of fever and weight loss. Approximately 20% to 40% of patients will experience extraintestinal manifestations that involve the eyes, skin and joints. …”
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