Novel Approach to Bile Duct Damage in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Participation of Cellular Senescence and Autophagy by Motoko Sasaki, Yasuni Nakanuma

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is characterized by antimitochondrial autoantibodies (AMAs) in patients' sera and histologically by chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis in small bile ducts, eventually followed by extensive bile duct loss and biliary cirrhosis. …”
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A Rare Case Report of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Carcinoma Coexisting with Thyroid Carcinoma in an Adolescent by Kleanthi Mylopotamitaki, Dionisios Klonaris, Georgios Kazamias, Christos Simandirakis, Irene Vourliotaki, Efthimios Karakostas

“…Background. Thyroglossal duct cysts (TDC) represent approximately 70% of all congenital neck masses, and up to 1% of them contain thyroid tissue malignancies. …”
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Estimation of Eyelid Pressure Using a Blepharo-Tensiometer in Patients with Functional Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction by Jinsoo Kim, Sang-Mok Lee, Youn Joo Choi, Min Joung Lee

“…To compare the eyelid pressure between patients with functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction (FNLDO) and normal controls using blepharo-tensiometer, and to evaluate the relationship between eyelid pressure and the outcomes of silicone intubation (SI) in patients with FNLDO. …”
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Thermohydraulic Performance Improvement in Heat Exchanger Square Duct Inserted with 45° Inclined Square Ring by Amnart Boonloi, Withada Jedsadaratanachai

“…Thermal performance development, heat transfer structure, and flow behavior in the heat exchanger square duct equipped with a 45° inclined square ring are investigated numerically. …”
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Undifferentiated pleiotropic spermatic duct sarcoma: a surgical surprise in the inguinal canal that calls for attention by Georgios Tsakaldimis, Georgios-Ioannis Verras, Michail Pitiakoudis, Christos Kalaitzis, Anastasios Karayiannakis, George Pappas-Gogos, Levan Tchabashvili, Konstantinos Tasios, Angelis Peteinaris, Vasileios Tatanis, Francesk Mulita

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A Ligation of the Lacrimal Excretory Duct in Mouse Induces Lacrimal Gland Inflammation with Proliferative Cells by Ying Liu, Masatoshi Hirayama, Tetsuya Kawakita, Kazuo Tsubota

“…Here, we demonstrated an injury model by ligating the main excretory duct of the lacrimal gland, which is a simple and stable way to clearly understand the mechanism of lacrimal gland inflammation. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor-1 and Receptor-2 and Beta-Defensin in Postcholecystectomy Bile Duct Injury by Alejandra Guillermina Miranda-Díaz, José Manuel Hermosillo-Sandoval, Martha Arisbeth Villanueva-Pérez, Luis Miguel Román-Pintos, Trinidad García-Iglesias, Adolfo Daniel Rodríguez-Carrizalez, Ernesto Germán Cardona-Muñoz

“…Postcholecystectomy bile duct injuries (BDI) produce hepatic cholestasis and cause infection of the biliary tract. …”
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Turbulence Modeling Using Z-F Model and RSM for Flow Analysis in Z-SHAPE Ducts by Mohammed Karbon, Ahmad K. Sleiti

“…Turbulent flow in Z-shape duct configuration is investigated using Reynolds stress model (RSM) and ζ-f model and compared to experimental results. …”
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A study on the acoustic propagation characteristics of circular expanding ducts using the finite element method by Wenyu Guan, Zhongying Xiong, Huan Xia

“…A circular expanding duct features an increasing cross-sectional area that tends to excite higher-order modes at low frequencies, thereby affecting the performance of acoustic devices. …”
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Parameters Suggesting Spontaneous Passage of Stones from Common Bile Duct: A Retrospective Study by Tawfik Khoury, Mohamed Adileh, Ashraf Imam, Yosef Azraq, Avital Bilitzky-Kopit, Muhamad Massarwa, Ari Benson, Zaher Bahouth, Samir Abu-Gazaleh, Wisam Sbeit, Rifaat Safadi, Abed Khalaileh

“…Background. Common bile duct (CBD) stones are common. However, they are known to pass spontaneously, which obviates the need for ERCP. …”
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Management of Injury to the Common Bile Duct in a Patient with Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Sheraz Yaqub, Tom Mala, Øystein Mathisen, Bjørn Edwin, Bjarte Fosby, Dag Tallak Kjærsdalen Berntzen, Andreas Abildgaard, Knut Jørgen Labori

“…Most surgeons prefer Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYHJ) for biliary reconstruction following a common bile duct (CBD) injury. However, in patients with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) a RYHJ may be technically challenging and can interfere with bowel physiology induced by RYGB. …”
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Association of Chronic Pancreatitis and Malignant Main Duct IPMN: A Rare but Difficult Clinical Problem by Zoltán Berger, Hernán De La Fuente, Manuel Meneses, Fernanda Matamala, Makarena Sepúlveda, Claudia Rojas

“…Dilated main pancreatic duct was seen on CAT scan and magnetic resonance, with multiple calcifications and intraductal stones, typical in CP. …”
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Behavior and Splice Length of Deformed Bars Lapping in Spirally Confined Grout-Filled Corrugated Duct by Yongfeng Zheng, Zhangfeng Zhu, Zhengxing Guo, Peng Liu

“…Deformed bars lapped through a grout-filled corrugated duct, and a spiral reinforcement was preembedded in the connection to improve tensile strength of the splice. …”
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Aerodynamic Interaction Characteristics Study of the Ducted Coaxial Propeller for a Novel eVTOL in Hovering by Junjie Wang, XinFeng Zhang, Jiaxin Lu

“…The ducted coaxial propeller (DCP) is highly advantageous in the design of eVTOL aircraft due to its safety, compactness, and low noise levels. …”
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Peculiar Dust Emission within the Orion Molecular Cloud by Parisa Nozari, Sarah Sadavoy, Edwige Chapillon, Brian Mason, Rachel Friesen, Ian Lowe, Thomas Stanke, James Di Francesco, Thomas Henning, Qizhou Zhang, Amelia Stutz

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Investigating the Role of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) on the Frequency of Dust Storms in Selected Stations of Khuzestan Province and Tracking the Paths of Dust Entering it by Fatemeh Vatanparast Galeh Juq, Bromand Salahi, Batoul Zeinali

“…Analysis of the relationship between the Madden-Julian Oscillation and dust storms revealed that between 51% and 59% of dust storms in Khuzestan province occurred in the negative phase of the OMI index, while 40% to 49% occurred in the positive phase. …”
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Design and Prototyping of a Dust Extraction System with a Suppression Mechanism: A Case Study of Limestone Dust on Small Scale Mines by Kambasu Bowen

“…A lot of dust is generated during the course of various mine operations and also other economic activities most especially due to rock fragmentation. …”
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The effect of Winter’s red line, angle of impaction, and radio-morphometric indices on surgical difficulty of impacted mandibular third molar: a prospective observational study... by Mohammed Muter, Salwan Bede

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Durable works, ephemeral works … twenty years later by Massimo Lauria

Subjects: “…duration…”
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À terceira margem do Atlântico: um sertão de silêncio e desejo em Desmedida, de Ruy Duarte de Carvalho by Cíntia Borges A. Fonseca

Subjects: “…ruy duarte de carvalho…”
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