Paraná Pine, Araucaria angustifolia: An Ancient-Looking Conifer for Modern Landscapes by Gary W. Knox

“… Paraná pine is a primitive-looking conifer valued for its unusual horizontal branching, interesting triangular-shaped needles, and neat, symmetrical form. …”
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Characteristics of lower respiratory microbiota in children’s refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia pre- and post-COVID-19 era by Zhimin Xi, Jinglong Chen, Libo Wang, Aizhen Lu

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Lymphangioma of the Lower Lip—A Diagnostic Dilemma: Report of a Rare Case with a Brief Literature Review by Shamimul Hasan, Syed Ansar Ahmad, Mandeep Kaur, Rajat Panigrahi, Swagatika Panda

“…Hereby, we present an uncommon case of lymphangioma of the lower lip in a 45-year-old male patient, who reported to our hospital with an asymptomatic lower lip submucosal mass present for the last 3 years. …”
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The Relationship Between Hip Strength and Postural Stability in Collegiate Athletes Who Participate in Lower Extremity Dominant Sports by Bryce Olsen, Nicholas Freijomil, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory S Faherty, Timothy C Sell

“…# Background Lower extremity (LE) injuries are common across many sports. …”
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Differences in Muscle Activities and Kinematics between Forefoot Strike and Rearfoot Strike in the Lower Limb during 180° Turns by Naruto Yoshida, Shun Kunugi, Takehiro Konno, Akihiko Masunari, Satoru Nishida, Takashi Koumura, Naoyuki Kobayashi, Shumpei Miyakawa

“…In addition, the results showed significant differences in lower-limb angles and GRFs between the FFS and RFS…”
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Stiffness characteristics of the lower extremities in Women’s Chinese Basketball Association competition athletes: normative values and position differences by Dan Wang, Zhihai Wang, Mingming Yang, Kaiyuan Qu, Xinyu Mao, Xin Yang, Zhiye Zhang, Che Shao, Eamonn Delahunt, Eamonn Delahunt, Wenxuan Fang

“…PurposeHigher stiffenss is expected to augment performance by increasing the utilisation of elastic energy. However, excessive lower extremity stiffness increases the risk of bony injuries; while insufficient stiffness is associated with a higher likelihood of soft tissue injuries. …”
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Lower Bound Solution of Foundation Bearing Capacity beneath Strip Footing Based on Parabolic Mohr Failure Criterion by Fang Wei, Shi Li-jun

“…However, the improvement of lower bound solution might be inefficient if the stress column amount is large enough. …”
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Evaluation of the intracellular lipid-lowering effect of polyphenols extract from highland barley in HepG2 cells by Yijun Yao, Zhifang Li, Bowen Qin, Xingrong Ju, Lifeng Wang

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Recipients of Early Liver Transplants for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease May Reside in Areas With Lower Social Vulnerability by James Flanary, Elizabeth A. King, FNU Baimaji, Alexandra T. Strauss, Nicole Welch, Annette Bellar, Courtney B. Sherman, Bilal Hameed, Mandana Khalili, Srinivasan Dasarathy, Andrew M. Cameron, Po-Hung Chen

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Risk Factors of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Gang Chen, Kailiang Xu, Fangyuan Sun, Yuxia Sun, Ziyuan Kong, Bangjiang Fang

“…Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are the main cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) with high mortality. …”
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Generalized Multiphase Dynamic Modeling and Precision Interaction Force Control of a Walking Lower Limb Hydraulic Exoskeleton by Shan Chen, Muye Lu, Fangfang Dong, Haijun Liu, Xiaoqing Tian, Jiang Han

“…Wearable lower limb hydraulic exoskeletons can be used to augment the human performance in heavy load transportation. …”
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Day Ward Glaucoma Patients Have Lower Depression Levels and Higher Glaucoma Knowledge Levels than Inpatients by Huiming Xiao, Wenmin Huang, Xi Qin, Chengguo Zuo, Qiongman Yang, Rong Li, Mingkai Lin

“…Day ward patients had lower levels of depression and higher levels of glaucoma knowledge.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to the conduct of critical care research in low and lower-middle income countries: A scoping review. by Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Ena Gupta, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan, Abi Beane, Rashan Haniffa, Nazir Lone, Nicolette de Keizer, Neill K J Adhikari

“…<h4>Background</h4>Improvements in health-related outcomes for critically ill adults in low and lower-middle income countries need systematic investments in research capacity and infrastructure. …”
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Purification and Characterization of Hemagglutinating Proteins from Poker-Chip Venus (Meretrix lusoria) and Corbicula Clam (Corbicula fluminea) by Chin-Fu Cheng, Shao-Wen Hung, Yung-Chung Chang, Ming-Hui Chen, Chen-Hsuan Chang, Li-Tse Tsou, Ching-Yu Tu, Yu-Hsing Lin, Pan-Chen Liu, Shiun-Long Lin, Way-Shyan Wang

“…Hemagglutinating proteins (HAPs) were purified from Poker-chip Venus (Meretrix lusoria) and Corbicula clam (Corbicula fluminea) using gel-filtration chromatography on a Sephacryl S-300 column. …”
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Cone Beam CT Assessment of Bone Width of Upper and Lower Jaws for Dental Implant Placement: An Iraqi Study by Aseel S. Khazaal Al-Jaboori, Nuhad A. Hassan

“…Implantology focuses on the measurement of bone thickness in both the lower and upper jaws. This study aimed to measure and compare alveolar bone thickness of the upper and lower jaws at single edentate sites and cortical bone thickness of their mesial and distal dentate sites. …”
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Numerical Test Study of the Microscale Failure Modes and Fractal Analysis of Lower Cambrian Shale Based on Digital Images by Hengtao Cui, Zhonghu Wu, Liping Li, Jing Wang, Shuguang Song, Shangqu Sun, Yujun Zuo, Hao Liu, Yili Lou

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Muscle selection and dosing in patients undergoing treatment with abobotulinumtoxinA for lower limb spasticity in real-world practice by Richard D. Zorowitz, Jorge Jacinto, Stephen Ashford, Mathieu Beneteau, Pascal Maisonobe, Christian Hannes, Alberto Esquenazi

“…Across the study, total lower limb doses were higher in patients who received only lower limb injections (n = 131, median 771U) than those who also received ≥ 1 upper limb injection (n = 253, 567U). …”
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Postharvest Storage Practices of Maize in Rift Valley and Lower Eastern Regions of Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study by Peter Koskei, Christine C. Bii, Protus Musotsi, Simon Muturi Karanja

“…An assessment of local farmers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices on postharvest maize storage and management was carried out with a view of understanding its role in maize contamination with mycotoxins and postharvest losses in Rift Valley and Lower Eastern Regions of Kenya among 165 and 149 farmers, respectively. …”
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Signatures of lower respiratory tract microbiome in children with severe community-acquired pneumonia using shotgun metagenomic sequencing by Ting-Yu Yen, Ching Hsu, Ni-Chung Lee, Chao-Szu Wu, Hsin Wang, Kuan-Yi Lee, Chia-Ray Lin, Chun-Yi Lu, Mo-Li Tsai, Tzu-Yu Liu, Che Lin, Chien-Yu Chen, Luan-Yin Chang, Feipei Lai, Li-Min Huang

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The Impact of Lower Atmosphere Forecast Uncertainties on WACCM‐X Prediction of Ionosphere‐Thermosphere System During Geomagnetic Storms by Wonseok Lee, In‐Sun Song, Ja Soon Shim, Guiping Liu, Geonhwa Jee

“…Abstract Impacts of lower atmosphere forecast uncertainties on the Ionosphere‐Thermosphere (IT) system are investigated using the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with Thermosphere and Ionosphere eXtension (WACCM‐X) for April 2010 and March 2013 geomagnetic storms. …”
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