Impaired Urine Dilution Capability in HIV Stable Patients by Waldo H. Belloso, Mariana de Paz Sierra, Matilde Navarro, Marisa L. Sanchez, Ariel G. Perelsztein, Carlos G. Musso

“…Free water clearance was lower and urine osmolarity was higher in both HIV+ groups. …”
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Experiment and numerical analysis of prestressed unequal-walled rectangular concrete-filled steel box beams by Qi Su, Guangyuan Fu, Jian Yang, Siping Li

“…This beam is an improved concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) beam with flanges of unequal thickness; the upper part of the steel box contains concrete, and the lower part is fitted with prestressed steel bars. …”
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Preserving the Mucosa to the Maximum Possible Extent for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Subcircumferential Superficial Esophageal Carcinoma by Masaya Uesato, Kentarou Murakami, Yoshihiro Nabeya, Kazunori Fugo, Hisahiro Matsubara

“…The median number of endoscopic balloon dilation sessions after ESD in the LB group tended to be lower than that in the non-LB group. The mean period until complete epithelialization after ESD was significantly shorter in the LB group. …”
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Dominant Religion, Radical Right-Wing, and Social Trust: An Empirical Investigation by Nazlı Keyifli, Jinyoung Hwang, Sacit Hadi Akdede

“…The impact of radical right-wing political views on trust is negative and statistically significant, meaning that people with radical right-wing political views have a relatively lower social trust than others. The empirical results suggest that religion and political views influence trust and can be a factor in producing either harmony or division among people.…”
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Effect of alloying elements on stacking fault energy and softening/hardening of zirconium by L.C. Liu, J.T. Zheng, Z.P. Wu, Z.Y. Xu, S.F. Zhou

“…In addition, the adding Sn would either raise or lower the stacking fault energy and ductility of HCP Zr, depending on the specific the slip system. …”
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Relationship between middle school students' academic stress and physical exercise behavior from the perspective of Self-Determination Theory: The chained mediation of motivation a... by Kegang Zhao, Yichen Zhao, Weiqiang Xu

“…Academic stress is associated with lower engagement in healthy behaviors, including physical exercise, among middle school students. …”
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Bearing Characteristics of Moso Bamboo Micropile-Composite Soil Nailing System in Soft Soil Areas by Zhihe Cheng, Yousheng Deng

“…Furthermore, the bamboo pile has visibly bent in middle and lower parts, where the regional shear point is most likely to appear, the axial force of the soil nail is distributed in an oval pattern with a smaller force on both sides and a larger force in the middle part, the maximum axial strain is 447.3 με, and the axial force of the soil nails in each row follows a similar trend. …”
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On the Evaluation of the Hyperthermic Efficiency of Magnetic Scaffolds by Matteo B. Lodi, Antonios Makridis, Konstantina Kazeli, Theodoros Samaras, Makis Angelakeris, Giuseppe Mazzarella, Alessandro Fanti

“…<italic>Results:</italic> From the simulations, we found that large overestimation in the SAR values can be found, due to the axial misplacement in the radiofrequency coil, while the radial misplacement has a lower impact on the estimated SAR value. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> The averaging of multiple temperature records is needed to reliably and effectively estimate the SAR of MagS for DST HT.…”
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Liver Cirrhosis and Diabetes Mellitus Are Risk Factors for Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Patients with Healthcare-Associated or Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia by Huang-Pin Wu, Chien-Ming Chu, Chun-Yao Lin, Chung-Chieh Yu, Chung-Ching Hua, Teng-Jen Yu, Yu-Chih Liu

“…From July 2007 to June 2010, patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit with severe HCAP/HAP and severe sepsis were enrolled in this study. Lower respiratory tract sample was semiquantitatively cultured. …”
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Comparison of NLR (neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio) and PLR (platelet/lymphocyte ratio) as inflammatory markers in 1st episode mania and bipolar mania: A preliminary study by Manish K. Goyal, Ram K. Solanki, Akhilesh Jain, Kuldeep S. Yadav

“…Results: A significantly higher values of neutrophil counts and NLR, while the significant lower values of lymphocyte counts in both 1st episode and bipolar mania compared to healthy control were observed. …”
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Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing among Nurses at a General Hospital in Coastal Areas by Rezka Bahlail, Irman Somantri, Adelse Prima Mulya

“…Uniquely, nurses who had parcipated in disaster training actually had a lower score (mean = 246.43). In contrast to nurses who had participated in disaster volunteering, they had a higher score overall even though they were small (n=25). …”
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Development of Chemo-Selective Gas Sensors Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Quartz Crystal Microbalance for Detection of Bioactive Compounds in <i>Curcuma longa</i> by Fajar Hardoyono

“…A breakthrough of simpler and lower-cost identification techniques is needed to utilize it. …”
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Physical activity and associated factors in homosexual men by Fabiano Teixeira, Fabiana Sperandio, Fernando Cardoso

“…Physically active homosexuals were 9.93 times more likely to perceive themselves as masculine, 5.29 times more likely to have lower literacy levels, and 4.71 times more likely to have a partner. …”
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Phase, Microstructure, Thermochromic, and Thermophysical Analyses of Hydrothermally Synthesized W-Doped VO2 Nanopowder by Hamdi Muhyuddin Barra, Soo Kien Chen, Nizam Tamchek, Zainal Abidin Talib, Oon Jew Lee, Kar Ban Tan

“…However, the applicability of VO2 for commercial use is yet to be realized because its phase transition temperature (τc) of ∼68°C is too high for use in buildings. A proven strategy to lower its τc is by elemental doping. Hence, in this study, hydrothermal synthesis of nanostructured VO2 was carried out with the introduction of tungsten (W) as a dopant. …”
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Ultra-Short Wave Communication Squelch Algorithm Based on Deep Neural Network by Yuanxin Xiang, Yi Lv, Wenqiang Lei, Jiancheng Lv

“…In particular, the false alarm rate of the proposed squelch algorithm for non-stationary burst-like noise is significantly lower than that of traditional squelch methods.…”
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Efficient Hyperspectral Video Reconstruction via Dual-Channel DMD Encoding by Mingming Ma, Yi Niu, Dahua Gao, Fu Li, Guangming Shi

“…This system employs a DMD for simultaneous light splitting and spatial encoding, enabling one channel to perform non-aliasing spectral sampling at lower frame rates while the other provides complementary high-rate sampling for panchromatic video. …”
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Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults and patients with chronic disorders: A position paper from the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association... by Tiago Alfaro, Filipe Froes, Cláudia Vicente, Rui Costa, Cristina Gavina, Rui Baptista, António Maio, Saraiva da Cunha, João Sérgio Neves, Pedro Leuschner, Sofia Duque, Paula Pinto

“…Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection, hospitalisation and death in adults.Methods Based on evidence regarding the impact of RSV on adult populations at risk for severe infection and the efficacy and safety of RSV vaccines, the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association of General and Family Medicine, the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, the Portuguese Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine endorses this position paper with recommendations to prevent RSV-associated disease and its complications in adults through vaccination.Conclusion The RSV vaccine is recommended for people aged ≥50 years with risk factors (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, heart failure, coronary artery disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, immunocompromise, frailty, dementia, and residence in a nursing home) and all persons aged ≥60 years. …”
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A range spread target detection algorithm based on polarimetric features and SVDD by Qiang LI, Yuanxin YAO, Xiangqi KONG

“…Multi-polarization range high resolution radar is an important mean for ground target detection.In the echo formed by it, the target occupies multiple range cells and becomes an extended target.The traditional spread target detection method relies on energy, and the detection performance decreases when the signal-to-clutter ratio decreases.A spread target detection algorithm based on polarization decomposition features was proposed, which improved the detection performance under low signal-to-clutter ratio by using the difference of polarization scattering characteristics between target and clutter.Specifically, 16 kinds of polarization decomposition features were extracted to form feature vectors as detection statistics, and then support vector data description (SVDD) was used to obtain the detection threshold.When training the detection threshold, the polarization decomposition features of clutter were extracted as training data.In order to ensure the false alarm probability, two penalty parameters were introduced into the objective function of SVDD.The experimental results show that the proposed method requires a signal-to-clutter ratio of about 12.6 dB in the case of Gobi background, false alarm probability of 10^-4 and detection probability of 90%, which is about 1.7 dB lower than the energy-based methods.…”
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A Case of Classic Raymond Syndrome by Nicholas George Zaorsky, Jin Jun Luo

“…Neurological examination showed he had right abducens nerve palsy, left-sided paresis of the lower part of the face and limbs, and left hyperreflexia. …”
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Difficult to Treat Focal, Stiff Person Syndrome of the Left Upper Extremity by Nathan E. Esplin, John W. Stelzer, Timothy B. Legare, Sayed K. Ali

“…It generally presents in the axial musculature but rarely can involve only one limb, typically a lower extremity. In rare cases it can be paraneoplastic which generally resolves on treatment of the underlying neoplasm. …”
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