Surface functionalization of titanium implants with controlled-release glutathione conjugate for antioxidant and osteogenesis by Huichuan Xu, Kosuke Nozaki, Ziniu Yu, Nobuyuki Kawashima, Takeshi Ueno, Huaze Wu, Hao Wu, Noriyuki Wakabayashi

“…Treating Ti surfaces with improved hydrophilicity containing diverse functional groups effectively enhanced MC3T3-E1 cell attachment. The well-developed cytoskeleton and increased vinculin expression in MC3T3-E1 cells showed the biocompatibility of the VPA-GSH-binding Ti surfaces. …”
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Modern metal framed glazed façades refurbishment: conservation in the energy and ecological transition by Tanja Marzi, Lorenzo Savio

“…Through the description of case studies, different attitudes of intervention are presented and discussed: from conservation to total replacement, with a radical change of modern building envelope original features. …”
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Testing the Recruitment Frequency, Implementation Fidelity, and Feasibility of Outcomes of the Heart Failure Activity Coach Study (HEALTHY): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Andreas Blomqvist, Maria Bäck, Leonie Klompstra, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma

“…The HR-QoL was measured with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), and subjective goal attainment was assessed using goal attainment scaling. …”
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Optimization of the Screw Conveyor Device Based on a GA-BP Neural Network by Qiang Guo, Yunpeng Zhuang, Houzhuo Xu, Wei Li, Haitao Li, Zhidong Wu

“…Through an analysis of the optimization results, the conclusion of attaining the optimization objective was drawn. Specifically, when the outer diameter of the spiral for screw conveyance in the straw baler was <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">D</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>320</mn><mo> </mo><mi>mm</mi></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the pitch was <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">S</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>200</mn><mo> </mo><mi>mm</mi></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and the rotational speed of the pickup shaft was <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>n</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>138</mn><mo> </mo><mi>r</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>min</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the straw baler could achieve the maximum conveying capacity and the minimum power consumption. …”
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GENERAL JOB-EXCHANGES IN ROMANIA. A COMPARATIVE SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF VACANCY SUPPLY AND DEMAND BEFORE AND DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC – FINANCIAL CRISIS by IRENA MOCANU

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Checklist for the Structural Description of the Deep Phenotype in Disorders of Sexual Development by L. Wünsch

“…With the advance of video endoscopy and laparoscopy, fresh insight in gonadal and sex duct anatomy is emerging. So far, an attempt to standardize the diagnostic approach and, in particular, how to document these findings has not been published. …”
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Itinérances politiques et éducatives franco-espagnoles. « Voir ce qui doit être vu » : les trois voyages d'Henri Wallon en Espagne républicaine de 1936 à 1938 by Mari Carmen Rodriguez

“…Actually, this territory constitutes a laboratory of «new education», inherited from a long period of exchanges between liberal elites since the 18th century, for whom education is a founding and emancipatory sharing. This contribution attempts to question these exchanges in the light of Wallon's political and educational itinerancy during his three stays, between Marxist commitment and anti fascism, humanitarian action and observation of the heritage of «new education» in Spain before its disappearance.…”
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Group Psychological Therapy Program in Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Anxious–Depressive Symptoms by Efrén Martínez-Quintana, Karen Codana-Alcántara, Hector M. Montesdeoca-Naranjo, Marta Isabel García-Suárez, María Pino Fleitas-Álvarez, María Alcántara-Castellano, Alejandro Ruiz-Castellano, Ana González-Isasi, Fayna Rodríguez-González, Esperanza Bosch-Casañas

“…Finally, participants scored high in the satisfaction questionnaire at the end of the sessions, on a scale from 0 to 3, especially in the questions related to feeling comfortable with others (2.5 ± 0.6), recommending the program (2.3 ± 0.6), or being willing to attend future sessions (2.6 ± 0.8). <i>Conclusions</i>: Group psychological therapy proved to be a useful tool to reduce depressive symptomatology after a 6-week program, providing a comfortable environment to patients with CHD.…”
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Pemanfaatan media pembelajaran berbasis augmented reality menggunakan aplikasi Ar_Jarkom pada mata kuliah instalasi jaringan komputer by Elfi Tasrif, Akrimullah Mubai, Asrul Huda, Kasman Rukun

“…This study used the Research and Development (R&D) method with research subjects, namely students in class 2F3 and 2F4 of the Informatics Engineering Education Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Padang State University who attended the Computer Network Installation lectures for the January-June 2020 semester. …”
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Skepticism in Hume's Politics and Histories by Peter S. Fosl

“…Trabaja para oponerse a la facción y al entusiasmo y generar (3) suspensión (epochê), (4) balance (isosthenia), (5) tranquilidad (ataraxia), y (6) moderación (metriopatheia, moderatio). …”
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A combination of clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic parameters predicts pulmonary hypertension occurrence in patients with end-stage renal disease by Handong Ding, Handong Ding, Handong Ding, Fei Zhang, Fei Zhang, Fei Zhang, Jinbiao Zhong, Jinbiao Zhong, Jinbiao Zhong, Jiashan Pan, Jiashan Pan, Jiashan Pan, Yiding Chen, Yiding Chen, Yiding Chen, Ji Zhang, Ji Zhang, Ji Zhang, Qin Wang, Guiyi Liao, Guiyi Liao, Guiyi Liao, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao

“…Echocardiographic reports suggest that left atrial diameter (LAD), interventricular septum thickness in end-diastole (IVSd), stroke volume (SV), and pericardial effusion are also associated with PH development. …”
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Polycystic ovary syndrome in a patient with type B insulin resistance syndrome can improve with glucocorticoid treatment: a case report and literature review by Tetsuhiro Watanabe, Saori Okabe, Shohei Sakamoto

“…It is possible that elimination of insulin receptor antibodies by glucocorticoid treatment attenuated insulin resistance and subsequently improved PCOS in TBIRS.…”
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The ABC transporter A7 modulates neuroinflammation via NLRP3 inflammasome in Alzheimer’s disease mice by Irene Santos-García, Pablo Bascuñana, Mirjam Brackhan, María Villa, Ivan Eiriz, Thomas Brüning, Jens Pahnke

“…Abstract Background Specific genetic variants in the ATP-binding cassette transporter A7 locus (ABCA7) are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Linguistic Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Archimedean Power Muirhead Mean Operators for Multiattribute Group Decision-Making by Yuchu Qin, Xiaolan Cui, Meifa Huang, Yanru Zhong, Zhemin Tang, Peizhi Shi

“…But there is not yet an AO of LIVIFNs that can offer desirable generality and flexibility in aggregating attribute values and capturing attribute interrelationships and concurrently reduce the influence of unreasonable attribute values. …”
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Management of Humeral and Glenoid Bone Loss in Recurrent Glenohumeral Instability by Randy Mascarenhas, Jamie Rusen, Bryan M. Saltzman, Jeff Leiter, Jaskarndip Chahal, Anthony A. Romeo, Peter MacDonald

“…Recurrent shoulder instability and resultant glenoid and humeral head bone loss are not infrequently encountered in the population today, specifically in young, athletic patients. This review on the management of bone loss in recurrent glenohumeral instability discusses the relevant shoulder anatomy that provides stability to the shoulder joint, relevant history and physical examination findings pertinent to recurrent shoulder instability, and the proper radiological imaging choices in its workup. …”
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FUNCIONES EJECUTIVAS EN PADRES DE NIÑOS CON TRASTORNO DEL ESPECTRO AUTISTA DEL CENTRO COMUNITARIO DE SALUD MENTAL. CECOSAM TEMUCO by Marcela Ventura, Jennifer Carrillo Aros, Priscila Vargas, Ramón Orlando Jara, Quijada Vicente Mártir, Sergio Andrés Chesta Saffirio

“…Los puntajes más altos podrían explicarse por una mejora a nivel de estas funciones, secundario al entrenamiento que implica atender a los desafíos de la crianza de niños con TEA. …”
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SPACE AND PLACE OF THE BALKANS: A GEOCRITICAL PERSPECTIVE by Sanja Lazarevic Radak

“…This claim is usually accompanied by the attempts to highlight the discrepancy between physical and imaginary geography and to point out the gap in semantics between the Balkan Peninsula and the Balkans. …”
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Almost Periodic Solutions of a Discrete Mutualism Model with Variable Delays by Yongzhi Liao, Tianwei Zhang

“…By means of an almost periodic functional hull theory, sufficient conditions are established for the existence and uniqueness of globally attractive almost periodic solution to the previous system. …”
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Lung Function before and Two Days after Open-Heart Surgery by Charlotte Urell, Elisabeth Westerdahl, Hans Hedenström, Christer Janson, Margareta Emtner

“…Reduced lung volumes and atelectasis are common after open-heart surgery, and pronounced restrictive lung volume impairment has been found. …”
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Lightweight detection model for safe wear at worksites using GPD-YOLOv8 algorithm by Jian Xing, Chenglong Zhan, Jiaqiang Ma, Zibo Chao, Ying Liu

“…Moreover, we incorporate a Dynamic Head (Dyhead) that employs an attention mechanism to effectively extract features and spatial location information critical for site safety wear detection. …”
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