Ocular Inflammation in Uveal Tract in Aged Obese Type 2 Diabetic Rats (Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Fatty Rats) by Yusuke Kemmochi, Katsuhiro Miyajima, Takeshi Ohta, Tomohiko Sasase, Yuzo Yasui, Kaoru Toyoda, Kochi Kakimoto, Toshiyuki Shoda, Akihiro Kakehashi

“…Since increased extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spleen and abscess in the genital and lower urinary tracts were observed in some SDT fatty rats, increased susceptibility to infection, prolongation of inflammatory states, and disorders of the immune system were considered to be possible factors of the uveitis in aged SDT fatty rats. …”
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The correlation between alexithymia and communication skills among undergraduate pharmacy students by Amjad H. Bazzari, Firas H. Bazzari

“…Males had higher alexithymia scores and lower communication skills compared to females. Self-reported GPA values negatively correlated with alexithymia level but not with communication skills. …”
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Electroacupuncture for Decorticate Rigidity of the Upper Limbs in a Patient with Anoxic Brain Damage by WooSang Jung, SeungWon Kwon, SeongUk Park, SangKwan Moon, JungMi Park, ChangNam Ko, KiHo Cho

“…A 51-year-old man complained of rigidity of both of the upper and lower extremities due to anoxic brain damage. His rigidity was exhibited as flexed arms and extended legs, which are the typical positions in decorticate rigidity. …”
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Serum Scavenging Capacity and Folliculogenesis Impact following Flaxseed Consumption in the First-Generation Mice Pups by Fahimeh Pourjafari, Tahereh Haghpanah, Maria Grazia Palmerini, Massood Ezzatabadipour

“…The LE500 group had a considerably lower number of primary and antral follicles compared to the CTL and LS1000 groups. …”
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The Effects of Simvastatin on Proteinuria and Renal Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Bancha Satirapoj, Anan Promrattanakun, Ouppatham Supasyndh, Panbuppa Choovichian

“…In summary, apart from lipid lowering among CKD patients, ingesting simvastatin was associated with a decrease in proteinuria. …”
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Dietary sources and intake of solid fats and added sugars among college students by Ana Paula Muraro, Paulo Rogério Melo Rodrigues, Patrícia Simone Nogueira, Lorena Barbosa Fonseca, Lidia Pitaluga Pereira, Márcia Gonçalves Ferreira

“…The intake of saturated fat was higher among students of higher economic classes (12.4%) than those of the lower classes (11.0%). The top source of total energy were beef (12.2%), rice (7.7%), and beans/other legumes (6.9 %); of SoFAS were: sweets/desserts (14.7%), juices (11.6%), beef (9.8%), and soft drinks (9.7%). …”
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Human APP Gene Expression Alters Active Zone Distribution and Spontaneous Neurotransmitter Release at the Drosophila Larval Neuromuscular Junction by Ekaterina A. Saburova, Alexander N. Vasiliev, Violetta V. Kravtsova, Elena V. Ryabova, Andrey L. Zefirov, Olga I. Bolshakova, Svetlana V. Sarantseva, Igor I. Krivoi

“…These results confirm the involvement of APP in synaptogenesis and provide evidence to suggest that human APP overexpression specifically disturbs the structural and functional organization of active zone and results in altered Bruchpilot distribution and lowered probability of spontaneous neurotransmitter release.…”
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Investigation of Low-Cost Surface Processing Techniques for Large-Size Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Yuang-Tung Cheng, Jyh-Jier Ho, William J. Lee, Song-Yeu Tsai, Yung-An Lu, Jia-Jhe Liou, Shun-Hsyung Chang, Kang L. Wang

“…The isotropic texturing and silicon nitride layers coating approach contribute to lowering cost and achieving high efficiency in mass production.…”
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Can a mechanical circulatory support comprehensive approach to cardiogenic shock at referral centers reduce 30-day mortality? by Marina Pieri, Marina Pieri, Mario Iannaccone, Francesco Burzotta, Francesco Burzotta, Giulia Botti, Giulia Botti, Cristina Aurigemma, Carlo Trani, Carlo Trani, Silvia Ajello, Savino Altizio, Tommaso Sanna, Tommaso Sanna, Enrico Romagnoli, Lazzaro Paraggio, Luigi Cappannoli, Anna Mara Scandroglio, Alaide Chieffo, Alaide Chieffo

“…The AUC ROC curve confirmed poor diagnostic accuracy in this population (AUC 0.53 CI: 0.23–0.82, p = 0.83). The lower observed mortality compared to the expected mortality in critical cardiogenic shock population underscores the role of a comprehensive approach to acute cardiac care patients at referral centers, which should consider including temporary mechanical circulatory support.…”
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Learn from international recommendations and experiences of countries that have successfully implemented monoclonal antibody prophylaxis for prevention of RSV infection by Sara Manti, Eugenio Baraldi

“…Nirsevimab has been shown to be safe and effective (> 80%) against RSV lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in all infants and children at their first season of RSV. …”
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Rough Approximation Spaces via Maximal Union Neighborhoods and Ideals with a Medical Application by Mona Hosny, Tareq M. Al-shami, Abdelwaheb Mhemdi

“…We confirm this aim by illustrating that the current models improve the approximations operators (lower and upper) and accuracy measures more than some existing method approaches. …”
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Experimental and numerical assessment of the location-based impact of grouting defects on the tensile performance of the fully grouted sleeve connection by Kulondwa Kahama Espoir, Xie Fuzhe, Chunhua Lu, Isaac Offei

“…Experimental and numerical studies revealed the following outcome: In consideration of confinement parameters, when the defect of size 3d is located in the mid-span anchorage length, the variation of the sleeve-to-bar diameter (ds/d) from 2.66 (lower design limit) to 3.55 (upper design limit) changed the drop in the ultimate capacity from 19% to 44% below the connection's design requirement. …”
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Multifractal Analysis of Acoustic Emissions during Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments under Uniaxial Loading Conditions: A Niutitang Shale Example by Jingqiang Tan, Jun Xie, Lei Li, Qiao Lyu, Jianqiang Han, Zhengguang Zhao

“…The multifractal analysis results showed that: (1) the value of the spectrum width, Δα, continues to increase as the energy accumulates until the fracturing stage starts; and (2) the difference in the multifractal spectrum values, Δf, reflects the relationship between small and large signal frequencies and can quantify the fracture scale, i.e., the lower the Δf, the larger the fracture scale and vice versa. …”
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Risk Factor to Chronic Disease no Transmitted In Cienfuegos, Cuba 2010. Preliminaries results of CARMEN II by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Morejón Giraldoni, Alfredo Dario Espinosa Brito, Orestes Orlando Landrove Rodríguez, Dania Peraza Alejo, Pedro Ovidio Orduñez García

“…<strong><br />Results</strong>: 33.7% of interviewed persons were smokers, slightly lower than the first measurement, obesity BMI&gt; = 30 kg/m2 was 18.8%, almost 8% higher than the baseline survey, the arterial hypertension to 35.5% and diabetes mellitus to 6.8%, both well above the measurement of 2001-2002. …”
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Lack of Effect of H2-Receptor Antagonists and Antacids on the Gastric and Duodenal Gastrin-, Somatostatin- and Serotonin-Producing Cells in Patients with Acid Peptic Disorders by WR Yacoub, ABR Thomson, P Hooper, LD Jewell

“…Biopsies obtained on different occasions over time indicated that in patients on enprostil (a synthetic E2 prostaglandin), there was a trend towards increasing cell counts, suggesting that the serum gastrin-lowering effect of this drug may result from inhibition of gastrin release. …”
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2D mapping of plane stress crack-tip fields following an overload by P. J. Withers, P. Lopez-Crespo, M. Mostafavi, A. Steuwer, J. F. Kelleher, T. Buslaps

“…The DIC shows less crack opening after overload and the XRD a lower crack-tip peak stress after OL until the crack has grown past the compressive crack-tip residual stress introduced by the overload after which the behaviour returned to that for the baseline fatigue response. …”
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Radioactivity concentration of 14C in the air of 14C urea breath test rooms and the resulting internal dose to medical staff by Bei Yu, Fei Chen, Jing Cao, Dingxin Long

“…Conclusions: Our results reveal a significant increase of 14C radioactivity concentration in the air of breath-test rooms, but the resulting committed dose is much lower than the limits prescribed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). …”
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Antimutagenic Effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Aqueous Extract on Rats Treated with Monosodium Glutamate by Ana Carla Guidini Valentini Gheller, Jacqueline Kerkhoff, Gerardo Magela Vieira Júnior, Kleber Eduardo de Campos, Marina Mariko Sugui

“…H. sabdariffa is known to contain antioxidant, cholesterol-lowering, antiobesity, insulin resistance reduction, antihypertensive, and skin cancer chemopreventive properties. …”
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La Westminster Review comme outil de transmission et de démocratisation de culture savante, 1824-1857 by Odile Boucher-Rivalain

“…Founded by Jeremy Bentham, it was meant to contribute to the transmission of culture among the middle class, including the lower middle-class. From 1836 until 1840, under the influence of the younger generation of Philosophic Radicals, with John Stuart Mill at their head, its literary influence rose sharply and with the merger of the London Review with the Westminster Review, a new period of its history began. …”
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Compensation of orbital-angular-momentum multiplexed communication system with wavefront correction by Li ZOU, Le WANG, Shi-bing ZHANG, Sheng-mei ZHAO

“…It was shown that the quality of free-space optical communication system using OAM(orbital angular momentum)multiplexing was inevitably degraded by AT(atmospheric turbulence).A wavefront phase correction based on Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm to mitigate the wave front phase distortion of the OAM-multiplexed system transmitting through AT was proposed.The simulation results show that the crosstalk caused by AT decreases by using the proposed scheme.When the refractive index structure constant of AT <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <msubsup> <mi>C</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mn>2</mn> </msubsup> </math></inline-formula> is lower than<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mn>2</mn><mo>＆#x00D7;</mo><msup> <mn>10</mn> <mrow> <mo>＆#x2212;</mo><mn>15</mn></mrow> </msup> <msup> <mi>m</mi> <mrow> <mo>＆#x2212;</mo><mfrac> <mn>2</mn> <mn>3</mn> </mfrac> </mrow> </msup> </math></inline-formula> ,the BER(bit error rate)performance is decreased by two or three orders of magnitude with the proposed scheme.…”
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