Functional capacity testing in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) using the one-minute sit-to-stand test (1-min STST). by Christina Kronberger, Roya Anahita Mousavi, Begüm Öztürk, Robin Willixhofer, Theresa-Marie Dachs, René Rettl, Luciana Camuz-Ligios, Nima Rassoulpour, Christoph Krall, Brigitte Litschauer, Roza Badr Eslam

“…The aim of the study was to assess the convergent validity of the 1-min STST in patients with PH and its association with markers of PH severity.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated 106 PH patients with the 1-min-STST and 6MWT and measured cardiorespiratory parameters (heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation) before and after test conduction. …”
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Optical and Electrical Properties of TiO2/Co/TiO2 Multilayer Films Grown by DC Magnetron Sputtering by Marcos G. Valluzzi, Lucas G. Valluzzi, Marcos Meyer, María A. Hernández-Fenollosa, Laura C. Damonte

“…The optical and electrical properties of these films were analyzed with the aim of substituting ITO substrate in optoelectronic devices. The samples were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM). …”
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Continuing professional development proposed guidelines of national medical commission, India – A critique by Guru S. Gowda, Mahesh Gowda, Nadukuru N. Raju, Suresh Bada Math

“…This article aims to map the trajectory of CPD on its roads from origin to becoming a reality in the Indian scenario as well as identify the challenges and opportunities in implementing CPD in India.…”
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Collecting duct NCOR1 controls blood pressure by regulating mineralocorticoid receptor by Ke Sun, Yong-Li Wang, Chen-Chen Hou, Da Shang, Lin-Juan Du, Lan Bai, Xing-Yu Zhang, Chuan-Ming Hao, Sheng-Zhong Duan

“…Introduction: Nuclear receptor corepressor 1(NCOR1) is reported to play crucial roles in cardiovascular diseases, but its function in the kidney has remained obscure. …”
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Endosperm culture-based allotriploid hybrid production from an interspecific cross of Haemanthus spp.: new insights into polyploidization and hybridization by Arisa Nakano, Masahiro Mii, Yoichiro Hoshino

“…Flow cytometry, karyotyping, and Sanger sequencing of the nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, chloroplast (trnL-trnF region, matK gene), and mitochondrial (nad1 gene) DNA were performed on plantlets derived from embryos and endosperms, along with their parental plants. …”
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Knuckle-walking and behavioural flexibility in great apes by Emily LR Tarrega-Saunders, Charlotte King, Alice M Roberts, Susannah KS Thorpe

“…We propose that knuckle-walking epitomises a shared inheritance of behavioural flexibility in chimpanzees and gorillas, rather than either a shared inheritance of knuckle-walking itself or independent evolution of knuckle-walking in response to different environmental pressures. …”
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O imaginário romântico nas sonatas para violoncelo e piano de Ludwig van Beethoven by Rodrigo Falson Pinheiro, William Teixeira da Silva

“…Dentre eles, destacamos a importância da escrita instrumental adotando estruturas particularmente associadas aos instrumentos para os quais ele escrevia, assemelhando seu processo criativo de maneira correspondente ao uso das línguas vernaculares como item distintivo que formou as línguas do romance. …”
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Exploration of Key Factors in the Preparation of Highly Hydrophobic Silica Aerogel from Rice Husk Ash Assisted by Machine Learning by Yun Deng, Ziyan Sha, Xingxing Wang, Ke Duan, Weijie Xue, Ian Beadham, Xiaolan Xiao, Changbo Zhang

“…After treatment at 700 °C, HSA lost its hydrophobicity and the porous structure was severely damaged. …”
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تأثیر مجموعات المکتبة المرکزیة بجامعة القاهرة فى البحث العلمى فى تخصص المکتبات والمعلومات : دراسة تحلیلیة... by د.سرفیناز أحمد حافظ

“…The studyanalyzed (3382 citations).The study reached a number of results, first of all thatthe Central Library collections influenced in the total citations in theses subjectmatter of the study by 41%, and there for it has some weakness in the coveragewhich is more than half the volume of materials cited, and which calls for thelibrary to reconsider the policy of collection development to increase its influencein pushing the scientific research movement in the field of libraries, Archives andinformation technology. …”
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25 Years of Politology of Religion by Miroljub Jevtić

“…It is general because without its findings the education of a political scientist is not possible. …”
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An Overview of the Emergence and Challenges of Land Reclamation: Issues and Prospect by Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor, Uyiosa Osagie Aigbe, Robert Birundu Onyancha, Juliana Ngozi Ndunagu, Otolorin Adelaja Osibote, Joseph Onyeka Emegha, Vincent Aizebeoje Balogun, Heri Septya Kusuma, Handoko Darmokoesoemo

“…Notwithstanding the importance of land, its degradation consequences, possibly as a result of the various biological, physical, and chemical processes caused by some activities (both natural and man-induced) that diminish viable yield, result in a long-term, enduring devaluation of land. …”
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CAR T-cell detection scoping review: an essential biomarker in critical need of standardization by Naomi Taylor, Nirali N Shah, David P Turicek, Victoria M Giordani, Josquin Moraly

“…Focusing on 21 clinical trials from the USA, featuring a Food and Drug Administration-approved CAR T-cell construct or one of its predecessors, 105 manuscripts were screened and 60 were selected for analysis, based on the inclusion of CAR T-cell expansion and persistence data. …”
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Acute Concurrent Exercise Improves Inhibitory Control Without Mediating the Role of Lactate: An Event-Related Potential Study by Ruei-Hong Li, Tai-Rui Chen, Nicholas D. Gilson, Marius Brazaitis, Yi-Ting Cheng, Hui-Fang Wu, Ji-Hang Lee, Yu-Kai Chang

“…Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effects of acute CE on inhibitory control via behavioral and event-related potential approaches and to examine its potential mediational role on lactate. Methods Seventy-eight adults (mean age = 22.95, SD = 1.75 years) were randomly assigned to either a CE, AE, or control (CON) group. …”
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Increasing vulnerability of an endemic Mediterranean-climate conifer to changing climate and fire regime by Frank W. Davis, Anne-Marie Parkinson, Max A. Moritz, Max A. Moritz, Isaac W. Park, Carla M. D’Antonio

“…We used species distribution modeling and wildfire probability models to assess the potential vulnerability of Pseudotsuga macrocarpa (Bigcone Douglas fir, hereafter BDF), a restricted-range conifer of southern California mountains that is a species of concern because of its ecological importance and recent mortality due to drought and wildfire. …”
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El orquestín mestizo de Cusco by Luis Fernando Prudencio Mendoza

“…Ocasionalmente, el orquestín puede incluir una trompeta con sordina o un saxofón como instrumento itinerante durante el pasacalle.…”
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Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies: History and Development by M. Hakan Türkçapar, A. Emre Sargın

“…Having included mainstreams like Stoicism, Kantian philosopy in its historical roots, this approach has similarities with eastern philosophies, budism and sufism. …”
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Construction and Testing of Lightweight and Low-Cost Pneumatically Inflated Solar Concentrators by F. M. I. De Los Santos-García, Y. Nahmad-Molinari, J. Nieto-Navarro, C. Alanís-Ruiz, Felipe Patiño-Jiménez

“…The concentrator system is lightweight and inexpensive since it was made of polymeric membranes and was pneumatically inflated to acquire its cylindrical shape achieving good optical quality. …”
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Involvement of PPARs in Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in Human Colon Cancer Specimens and in Normal and Cancer Cell Lines by G. Martinasso, M. Oraldi, A. Trombetta, M. Maggiora, O. Bertetto, R. A. Canuto, G. Muzio

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Les politiques paysagères des documents d’urbanisme sont-elles évaluables ? by Didier Labat

“…We will borrow from the public policies monitoring the frame essential to assess the landscaping policy in its global nature and in the quality of its composition. …”
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Ectopic Tooth in Mandibular Canal, Maxillary Sinus, and Mandibular Condyle by Mert Akbas, Zülfikar Karabıyık, Altan Varol

“…Due to ectopic teeth’s rarity and lack of consensus for ıts treatment, incidence was entitled to be added to literature and discussed. …”
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