Short-Term Efficacy of Using a Novel Low-Volume Bone Marrow Aspiration Technique to Treat Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Daniel Kuebler, Alexandra Schnee, Lisa Moore, Jason Kouri, Alexis McLaughlin, Robert Hanson, Patrick Kuebler, Ignacio Dallo, Alberto Gobbi

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Observation of Clouds Using the CSIR Transportable LIDAR: A Case Study over Durban, South Africa by Lerato Shikwambana, Venkataraman Sivakumar

“…Therefore, this study further motivates the continuation of LIDAR for atmospheric research over Durban. Low level clouds were observed on 20–22 November 2012 and high level clouds were observed on 23 November 2012. …”
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Lock-Out Valve to Decrease Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections by Amir Shbeeb, Jennifer L. Young, Scott A. Hart, Juliet C. Hart, Joel Gelman

“…Ascending bacteria may in part enter the closed drainage system when the patient switches between leg and night collection bags. In an attempt to reduce this ascent, a double valve lock-out system was devised that maintains a closed system during bag exchange. …”
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Effect of Boundary Layer Evolution on Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Formaldehyde (HCHO) Concentrations at a High-altitude Observatory in Western India by Mriganka Sekhar Biswas, G. Pandithurai, M. Y. Aslam, Rohit D. Patil, V. Anilkumar, Shrikant D. Dudhambe, Christophe Lerot, Isebelle De Smedt, Michel Van Roozendael, Anoop S. Mahajan

“…Abstract Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and formaldehyde (HCHO) are some of the most important trace gases in the atmosphere, acting as precursors for ozone formation and as pollutants at high concentrations. …”
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Dealing with hydrologic data scarcity: the case of the Tindouf basin by Gonçalvès, Julio, Nutz, Alexis, Séraphin, Pierre, Chekireb, Amine, Kabiri, Lahcen, Deschamps, Pierre

“…Exploratory sketches of the piezometric contours for the main aquifers of the TAS identified (i) recharge areas on the Anti-Atlas relief and the Hamada plateau, (ii) and discharge areas mainly located in the southeastern region where countless salt pans associated with groundwater evaporation were observed. …”
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Smith on the practicality and objectivity of moral judgments by Strandberg Caj

“…In this paper, I take a close look at Smith's arguments by considering his characterizations of rationality understood as coherence between attitudes. It is suggested that on this understanding of rationality and coherence, it has not been clearly shown that moral judgments are both practical and objective.…”
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Identity, social groups and communication by Elirea Bornman

“…An alternative theoretical framework for the study of communication and identity is discussed. Finally, attention is given to the way in which processes associated with identity could influence communication-related phenomena and could be incorporated in the theorising and research within various subdisciplines of Communication Science. …”
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Trust in Intrusion Detection Systems: An Investigation of Performance Analysis for Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models by Basim Mahbooba, Radhya Sahal, Wael Alosaimi, Martin Serrano

“…Two datasets are used to classify the IDS attack type, including wireless sensor network detection system (WSN-DS) and KDD Cup network intrusion dataset. …”
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A Critical Review on the Book Qesse-ye Solayman (An Ancient Text of Azarbaijan’s Regional Variety of Persian) by Milad Bigdeloo, Farzaneh Farahzad

“…The study aimed at identifying and correcting the deficiencies of the editors’ work and correcting those items and parts overlooked by them. Also, an attempt was made to find the missing parts of the book, including the ones noticed by the editors and also the ones gone unnoticed by them. …”
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Marine debris surveys on four beaches in Rizhao City of China by C. Zhou, X. Liu, Z. Wang, T. Yang, L. Shi, L. Wang, L. Cong, X. Liu, J. Yang

“…., marine debris research in China has received less attention and few studies have attempted to quantify the abundance and mass of marine debris. …”
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Quelle alternative philosophique et éducative au consumérisme contemporain ? by Etienne Kola

“…The designs of Emmanuel Levinas (1972) and Luc Ferry (1996) transcendence embody pedagogical virtues worthy to revolutionize current attitudes to the cult of materialism. Organized from a documentary operation, the reflection will be a critical analysis of consumerism, before being a plea in favour of the idea of transcendence such as promoted by Levinas and Ferry. …”
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Research Progress on Carbon in River Waters by DING Binglan, LI Xinju, JIANG Dejuan

“…Rivers are an important channel for the transfer of terrestrial carbon to the ocean and atmosphere.Therefore,the study of river carbon is of great significance for understanding the global carbon cycle.This paper reviews the research progress of carbon in river water,including:Spatial and temporal distribution,sources and influencing factors of river carbon content;River carbon source identification method;River carbon flux estimation method;Distribution and influencing factors of river p_CO₂. …”
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Research progress and current applications of nutrient profiling systems domestically and internationally by Zhuo SUN, Jiangyue YU, Qi SONG, Shupeng MAI, Zhengyuan WANG, Jiajie ZANG

“…It also presents the construction and validation methods of NPS models, as well as the attitudes and perspectives of various stakeholders towards NPS.…”
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Brock's approaching zero method improved as approaching fixed point frequency to solve optimum damping ratio of dynamic vibration absorber in machine tools and experimental confirm... by Hongliang Tian, Xixiao Liang, Xuan Du

“…Many computational parameters of the main vibration system were attained. The fixed point theory essentially computes the extreme large value, not the maximum value. …”
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Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5/p35/p39: A Novel and Imminent Therapeutic Target for Diabetes Mellitus by Danish Ahmed, Manju Sharma

“…Present therapies to minify hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance mainly target ATP-sensitive K+ channels (KATP) of pancreatic cells and PPAR-γ to enhance the insulin secretion and potential for GLUT expression, respectively. …”
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Fabrication of droplet based triboelectric nanogenerators (DB-TENGs) using lead free KNN-PVDF nanocomposite by Babita Sharma, Reema Gupta, Anjali Sharma, Arijit Chowdhuri, Monika Tomar

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Evaluation of Radiological and Anatomical Features of Cervical Vertebrae in Adult Persian Cat by Peghah Derakhshi, Siamak Alizadeh, Mohammadreza Hosseinchi

“…The caudal surface of the atlantic vertebral arch had two dorsal and ventral tubercles. …”
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Liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a retrospective analysis from Chinese experience by Hao-Su Zhan, Lin Wei, Wei Qu, Zhi-Gui Zeng, Ying Liu, Yu-Le Tan, Jun Wang, Liang Zhang, En-Hui He, Guang-Peng Zhou, Hai-Ming Zhang, Zhi-Jun Zhu, Li-Ying Sun

“…LT before the appearance of obvious cardiovascular atherosclerotic lesions can significantly improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients. …”
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Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient by Waqas Jehangir, Tarek Aly, Kebir H. Bedran, Abdalla Yousif, Mark L. Niemiera

“…We present a case of SCAD in an otherwise healthy 26 year-old male who had been experiencing chest pain during and after sports activity. In the young, athletic male with SCAD, the danger of diagnostic error was a reality due to the broad symptomatology and the betraying demographics.…”
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Adsorption removing various basic nitrogen compounds from model diesel over allochroic silica gel by Xin Hong, Yunhe Li, Chang Gao, Yonghua Zhao, Ke Tang

“…The N–Co bond between Co in allochroic silica gel and N atom in the basic nitrogen compounds molecule played a significant role. …”
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