Gout Initially Mimicking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Later Cervical Spine Involvement by Eduardo Araújo Santana Nunes, Adroaldo Guimarães Rosseti, Daniel Sá Ribeiro, Mittermayer Santiago

“…Chronic gout can mimic RA and rarely involves the axial skeleton, and thus its correct diagnosis and the implementation of adequate therapy can halt the development of such damaging complications.…”
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Conservadorismo contábil e o custo do crédito bancário no Brasil by Giovani Antonio Silva Brito, Eliseu Martins

“…O ambiente institucional brasileiro de fraca proteção legal dos credores e de baixa demanda por qualidade da informação contábil restringe os benefícios gerados pelo conservadorismo e faz com que os credores não estimulem a adoção de práticas conservadoras pelas empresas, por meio da redução nas taxas de juros. …”
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Aerodynamics Optimization of a Ducted Coaxial Rotor in Forward Flight Using Orthogonal Test Design by Yuening Jiang, Hai Li, Hongguang Jia

“…To investigate the aerodynamic complexities involved in the combination of freestream and propeller’s suction flow field of ducted coaxial rotors system in forward flight, an orthogonal L16(43) test design has been applied to optimize the design parameters including forward speed, pitch angle, and axial spacing between rotors. Multiblock grids and Multiple Frame of Reference (MFR) method are adopted for calculating aerodynamic performance of the system, hover characteristic was compared with experimental data obtained from the test stand, and the thrust performance is well predicted for various rotor spacing and a range of rpm. …”
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Spot Lap Joining of Titanium G2 to Nylon 6 by Nylon Extrusion via Friction Forming Technique by Hashim Hasan Shareef, Ammar A. Hussain

“…The Ti-nylon 6 joints had shear forces ranging from 597 to 864N. The axial load measured during the joining operation is found to be 199 kg. …”
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Study on Performance of Large Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine Couplings by Liu Jie, Wang Shuyong, Li Haijun, Jiang Hongwei

“…Through stiffness tests, static and dynamic performance tests and dynamic balance tests, the overall axial, angular, and torsional stiffness are obtained, the slip torque is calibrated, and the torque transmission efficiency and dynamic balance level are given. …”
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STUDY ON CONSTRAINT OF MIXED MODE CRACK AND FAILURE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM OF PRESSURE-BEARING STRUCTURE by MIAO XinTing, ZHANG JinBo, LIU GuoXu, PENG Jian, BIE FengFeng

“…The crack tip constraint and failure assessment diagram （FAD） in both plate specimen and pipe structure were the focus of analysis， with the goal of studying compatibility and correlation of between the two.Based on the finite element method，constraints at crack tip of central cracked plate （CCP） specimen and cracked pressure pipe were obtained.It was found that crack tip constraint of CCP specimen under uniaxial loading is better matched with thick-walled pipeline under axial tensile loading，while CCP specimen under biaxial loading is better matched with thin-walled pipeline under internal pressure.In addition，the failure assessment diagram of CCP specimen and pipeline were obtained.It was found that FAD of CCP specimen is less related with thickness，when the thickness of pipe is within the range of thick wall or thin wall； was also pointed out that stress parallel to the crack direction increases the failure assessment curve （FAC） of the structure.Finally，it is found that FAC of the central crack plate specimen is higher than that of the pressure bearing pipeline，for the two structures with the same constraint level，and crack tip mixed mode degree and loading mode.That is，it is unsafe to use FAD of CCP specimen to evaluate pipeline.…”
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Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: New and Emerging Targets for Refractory Motor and Nonmotor Symptoms by Dustin Anderson, Grayson Beecher, Fang Ba

“…In the present review, we discuss the role of these new and emerging DBS targets in treating refractory axial motor symptoms and other motor and nonmotor symptoms (NMS).…”
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EFEITO DO TREINAMENTO COM PESOS SOBRE A FLEXIBILIDADE DE HOMENS DE MEIA-IDADE by Mara Patricia T. Chacon-Mikahil, Cleiton Augusto Libardi, Felipe Romano Damas Nogueira, Felipe Cassaro Vechin, Thiago Gaudense Costa, Claudinei Ferreira dos Santos, Vera Aparecida Madruga

“…O GT realizouTP duas vezes por semana, em dias não consecutivos (3 séries de 15 repetições, 1 minutode pausa). …”
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Dual Circularly Polarized Omnidirectional Antenna with Slot Array on Coaxial Cylinder by Bin Zhou, Junping Geng, Zhe Li, Wenzhi Wang, Xianling Liang, Ronghong Jin

“…From the measured results, the average axial ratio (AR) of the proposed antenna in omnidirectional plane is lower than 1.5 dB.…”
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Production of Platinum Atom Nanoclusters at One End of Helical Plant Viruses by Yuri Drygin, Olga Kondakova, Joseph Atabekov

“…By contrast, the Pt-NPs fully filled the central axial hole of in vitro assembled RNA-free TMV-like particles. …”
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Hsp104 suppresses polyglutamine-induced degeneration post onset in a drosophila MJD/SCA3 model. by Mimi Cushman-Nick, Nancy M Bonini, James Shorter

“…There are no effective therapeutics that antagonize or reverse the protein-misfolding events underpinning polyglutamine (PolyQ) disorders, including Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type-3 (SCA3). Here, we augment the proteostasis network of Drosophila SCA3 models with Hsp104, a powerful protein disaggregase from yeast, which is bafflingly absent from metazoa. …”
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A Finite Element Analysis of Peri-implant Stresses Surrounding Zirconium and Titanium Dental Implants by MS Sabiha Kouser, M Prathibha, Omar Basheer Altaher Mohammed, Nureldeen AN Elhammali, Ahmad Saib Jameel, Meghna Chauhan, Kaushik Shetty

“…These configurations are typical for zirconium and titanium implants. Under 250 N of axial force and 50 N of nonaxial load, the stress surrounding the implants was examined. …”
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A Comparative Biomechanical Analysis of the Impact of Different Configurations of Pedicle-Screw-Based Fixation in Thoracolumbar Compression Fracture by Klaudia Szkoda-Poliszuk, Rafał Załuski

“…Each of the analyzed study groups was subjected to axial compression, flexion, and extension. Based on the conducted experimental tests, the mechanical parameters, i.e., stiffness coefficient and dissipation energy, were determined for all groups under consideration. …”
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The Treatment of Cleidocranial Dysostosis (Scheuthauer-Marie-Sainton Syndrome), a Rare Form of Skeletal Dysplasia, Accompanied by Spinal Deformities: A Review of the Literature and... by Mehmet Bülent Balioğlu, Deniz Kargın, Akif Albayrak, Yunus Atıcı

“…In addition to other orthopedic problems, possible accompanying complications such as atlanto-axial subluxation, myelopathy, syringomyelia, congenital spine deformities, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis should be kept in mind while planning for the treatment of scoliosis and kyphosis. …”
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Multi-object coaxial imaging with an Airy beam array by Qi Zhou, Yanfeng Bai, Wei Tan, Xiaohui Zhu, Xiaoqian Liang, Jian Li, Xianwei Huang, Xiquan Fu

“…The feasibility of our scheme is verified through numerical simulations and experiments, and the imaging capability influenced by the axial distance and size of objects is studied. In addition, the minimum imaging distance of the imaging system is also derived. …”
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Tension Strength Prediction of Transverse Branch Plate-to-Rectangular Joint with Concrete Filling by Zhihua Xiong, Yongjian Liu, Bin Liu, Lei Jiang

“…Tension strength equations were proposed for both CBPRH joints with and without PBR by nonlinear regression. The chord axial stress reduction factor was discussed and a modified equation originated from hollow joint was recommended for CBPRH joint. …”
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A Shock Mitigation of Pedestrian-Vehicle Impact Using Active Hood Lift System: Deploying Time Investigation by Tae-Hoon Lee, Gun-Ha Yoon, Seung-Bok Choi

“…Subsequently, using the governing equations, the response time for deploying the hold lift system is determined by changing several geometric distances such as the distance from the rotational center of the pop-up guide to the point of the latch in the axial and vertical directions. Then, a comparison is made of the total response time to completely deploy the hood lift system with the existing conventional AHLS and proposed AHLS. …”
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Uma análise dos fatores que afetam o comportamento ético dos agentes de microcrédito by Maurício José Serpa Barros de Moura, Rodrigo de Losso da Silveira Bueno, Helena Wagner P. Rocha, Patricia Morilha Muritiba, Sérgio Nunes Muritiba

“…Os resultados mostram que a importância dada pelo agente ao seu emprego e sua sensibilidade individual a negar crédito podem ter influências sobre seu comportamento ético. …”
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Olfactory dysfunction as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for movement disorders by Aliasghar Peyvandi, Shahrokh Khoshsirat, Narges Bazgir, Amirreza Zaker, Azin Tahvildari, Somayeh Niknazar, Sara Mohammadi, Mehri Salari

“…A systemic search strategy incorporating key terms such as movement disorders, dystonic disorders, tic disorders, parkinsonian disorders, parkinsonism, ataxia, essential tremors, drug-induced akathisia, and olfaction disorders was employed to query databases including Embase, Scopus, and PubMed. …”
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Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in a Child with Joubert Syndrome by Özge İpek, Özge Akyolcu, Banu Bayar

“…Joubert syndrome (JS) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by brain malformation, hypotonia, breathing abnormalities, ataxia, oculomotor apraxia, and developmental delay. …”
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