TMEM97 governs partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells via the CTNND2-ADAM10 axis by Jing Li, Yosuke Nagasaka, Hongtao Shen, Xinyu Zhou, Jianjie Ma, Dilza Trevisan-Silva, Nicholas E. Sherman, Jayakrishna Ambati, Bradley D. Gelfand, Lian-Wang Guo

“…Our previous research demonstrated that TMEM97 ablation in mice worsens photoreceptor loss in an oxidant-induced RPE damage model. …”
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TSH Variability of Patients Affected by Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Treated with Levothyroxine Liquid Solution or Tablet Form by Carlo Cappelli, Ilenia Pirola, Elena Gandossi, Claudio Casella, Davide Lombardi, Barbara Agosti, Fiorella Marini, Andrea Delbarba, Maurizio Castellano

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the TSH variability of patients affected by DTC treated with liquid L-T4 formulation or in tablet form. …”
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Pulmonary Surfactant Function in Alveoli and Conducting Airways by Goran Enhorning

“…Surface tension plays a very important role in aeration of the neonate's lungs. Pulmonary surfactant, which is inadequate in the premature infant, modifies surface tension during the act of breathing and is necessary for maintenance of alveolar stability. …”
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Ancient metallurgical traditions and connections around the caput Adriae by Giumlia-Mair A.

“…An overview of the available data and of the general trends of ancient metallurgy in this broader area is attempted.…”
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Influence of Febrile Neutropenia Period on Plasma Viscosity at Malignancy by Ibrahim Tek, Selami Kocak Toprak, Efe Hasdemir, Samed Rahatli, Aysegül Yesilkaya

“…The plasma viscosity of the patients whose febrile neutropenia has been successfully treated was also measured to assess the impact of the duration of neutropenia on viscosity. …”
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Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia with Structural Abnormalities of the Right Ventricle and Left Ventricular Diverticulum by Bortolo Martini, Nicola Trevisi, Nicolò Martini, Li Zhang

“…Electrophysiology studies with epicardial voltage mapping identified a large fibrotic area in the inferolateral layer of the right ventricular wall and a small area of fibrotic tissue at the anterior right ventricular outflow tract. …”
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Possible new application of high-intensity focused ultrasound: degradation of uterine myoma classification by Xueping Peng, Hengxi Chen, Xin Tan, Xiaoli Wang, Jie Liu

“…High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has recently emerged as a promising alternative for treating various gynecologic conditions. Studies have shown that following HIFU ablation, not only is the myoma volume reduced, but the intramural portion of the myoma may also protrude into the uterine cavity. …”
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Interventional Radiology and the Care of the Oncology Patient by Siobhan B. O'Neill, Owen J. O'Connor, Max F. Ryan, Michael M. Maher

“…Therapeutic applications of IR in the oncology patient include local tumour treatments such as transarterial chemo-embolisation and radiofrequency ablation, as well as management of complications of malignancy such as pain, organ obstruction, and venous thrombosis.…”
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برامج التعرف الضوئى على الحروف العربیة : دراسة تقییمیة مقارنة لأغراض استرجاع المعلومات by د. عادل نبیل على

“…The study depended on the evaluationmethodology using a data collection tool: a checklistThe study found that there is a rar of Arabic OCR software which isdivided into commercial, open source and free on the Internet. and the studyshow that only one program reached the accuracy rate (100%) in the recognitionof Arabic texts, ((Google Drive OCR), and the number of (4) programs reached arate of accuracy (90%) in the recognition of Arabic textsThe study recommended that Arab information institutions should developsoftware to recognize Arabic characters with high accuracy, and that scientificresearch bodies and research centers provide budgets for the development ofOCR techniques and Scientific research provide budgets for the development ofarabic OCR techniques…”
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Comparison of 9.0 and 9.2 mm Flap Diameter Options of Femtosecond Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis for Hypermetropia and Hypermetropic Astigmatism by Kemal Ozulken, Cagri Ilhan

“…Two eyes of the patients who used two different flap diameters were enrolled into two different groups. Corneal stroma was ablated using Wavelight EX500 with wavefront-optimized profile (WaveLight GmbH, Erlangen, Germany). …”
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Wide Anterior Maxillary Reconstruction with Equine Bone Xenograft: A Case Report of 24-Month Follow-Up by Davide De Cicco, Giuseppe Colella, Gianpaolo Tartaro, Nicola Zerbinati, Romolo Fragola, Raffaele Rauso

“…By the way, xenografting procedures gained great consensus in the last decades, because of their documented reliability and efficacy. …”
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Corneal Clarity and Visual Outcomes after Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction and Comparison to Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis by Apostolos Lazaridis, Konstantinos Droutsas, Walter Sekundo, Michael Petrak, Stephan Schulze

“…Fifty-eight myopic eyes of 33 patients who underwent SMILE were compared to 58 eyes of 33 patients treated with FS-LASIK. All procedures were performed using VisuMax® femtosecond laser and MEL 80® excimer laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Germany). …”
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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer with MRI-US Fusion Platform by Chi-Hang Yee, Peter Ka-Fung Chiu, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Chi-Fai Ng, Chi-Kwok Chan, See-Ming Hou

“…There was no difference in the mean ablation volume to lesion volume ratio between the two. …”
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The Value of Voltage Histogram Analysis Derived Right Atrial Scar Burden in the Prediction of Left Atrial Scar Burden by Szilvia Herczeg, Joseph Galvin, John J. Keaney, Edward Keelan, Roger Byrne, Claire Howard, Laszlo Geller, Gabor Szeplaki

“…We have included 36 patients who underwent catheter ablation for AF in a prospective observational study. …”
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Relationship of lung ultrasound score with oxygenation and pulmonary mechanics in mechanically ventilated patients: An observational study by Nishant Kumar, Ayushi Yadav, Maitree Pandey

“…Background and Aims: Less than three B-lines indicate normal lung aeration, whereas multiple B-lines indicate moderate-to-severe loss of aeration. …”
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Middle to Late Jurassic pelagites and gravity mass flow deposits of a displaced Neotethyan margin: Microfacies and biostratigraphical studies in Northeast Hungary by Haas János, Fodor László, Đerić Nevenka, Szives Ottilia, Ozsvárt Péter, Fialowski Melinda, Kövér Szilvia

“…Microfacies, depositional age and sedimentary environment were characterised for two Jurassic successions, which were deposited on the Adriatic microcontinental margin of the Neotethys Ocean. …”
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Psychiatric Disorder and Incessant Tachyarrhythmia in a Child by Peter Chau, Jeremy Moore

“…During subsequent invasive electrophysiology study, a focus near the tricuspid annulus was localized and targeted for ablation, followed by resolution of the psychiatric symptoms. …”
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Corrosion Localization Analysis in T-Shape Pipe Junction Based on Multielectrode Current Measurements by Georgii S. Vasyliev

“…The galvanic current flowing through each steel electrode was mapped on the 3D model of the T-shape junction. Two differential aeration pairs were found with high anodic current densities.…”
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Chronic Iliac Vein Occlusion and Painful Nonhealing Ulcer Induced by High Venous Pressures from an Arteriovenous Malformation by Daniel P. Link, Phillip J. Granchi

“…Following successful embolization of the pelvic AVM and ablation of veins under the ulcers with laser and sclerotherapy, the patient's ulcers healed and she became pain-free.…”
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Coblator Arytenoidectomy in the Treatment of Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis by Benjamin Googe, Andrew Nida, John Schweinfurth

“…Preliminary data suggests coblation versus standard CO2 laser ablation in arytenoidectomy may provide benefits in terms of decreased tissue necrosis and patient outcome. …”
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