Auster’s “Album” in Report from the Interior: Analysis and Analogies by Richard PHELAN

“…The article is devoted to the final section of Paul Auster’s 2013 Report from the Interior. We first attempt to imagine the various ways readers integrate the “Album” of images into their experience of the book. …”
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Eosinofilik Esofagitis by Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Yorva Sayoeti, Widiasteti Widiasteti

“…Gambaran endoskopi yang ditemukan antara lain feline esophagus, corrugated esophagus, ringed esophagus, atau concentric mucosal rings, eksudat putih, vesikel atau papul dan hilangnya pola vaskular menunjukkan area fokus infiltrasi eosinofil. …”
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The NIMO Scandinavian Study: A Prospective Observational Study of Iron Isomaltoside Treatment in Patients with Iron Deficiency by Svein Oskar Frigstad, Anne Haaber, Antal Bajor, Jan Fallingborg, Per Hammarlund, Ole K. Bonderup, Håkan Blom, Terje Rannem, Per M. Hellström

“…The mean dose given was 1100 mg, lower than the calculated total iron need of 1481 mg. Adverse drug reactions were reported in 4% of patients. …”
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Pollution Characteristics and Key Reactive Species of Volatile Organic Compounds in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Area, China by Yanan Guan, Yihao Zhang, Yisen Zhang, Xiaoli Wang, Jing Han, Wenbo Song, Li’an Hou, Erhong Duan

“…Additionally, the chemical reactivity of the VOCs was evaluated by calculating the loss rate of OH (LOH) for each species. …”
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Predictive Trajectory-Based Mobile Data Gathering Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks by Fan Chao, Zhiqin He, Renkuan Feng, Xiao Wang, Xiangping Chen, Changqi Li, Ying Yang

“…First, the issue of network coverage is discussed before the appropriate number of clusters being calculated. A dynamic clustering scheme is then developed where a virtual cluster center is defined as the MS sojourn for data collection. …”
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Physical and Compaction Properties of Granular Materials with Artificial Grading behind the Particle Size Distributions by Ming-liang Chen, Gao-jian Wu, Bin-rui Gan, Wan-hong Jiang, Jia-wen Zhou

“…According to this characteristic and little deviation between two different calculation methods (from grading analysis and based on the Weibull distribution), the presentation of the statistical analysis ensures the validity of the Weibull function’s description of the granular materials with artificial grading. …”
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An Investigation of the Changes in the Iran Precipitation Extreme Indices in Two Normal Climate Periods, 1981-2010 and 2020-1991 by Zohreh Javanshiri, Ebrahim Asadi Oskouei, Fatemeh Abbasi

“…In this study, to investigate the extreme values of precipitation, the trends of four precipitation indices of 44 synoptic stations in Iran were calculated and compared for two recent climate normal periods of 1981-2010 and 1991-2020. …”
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Diagnostic utility of rapid tests to detect IgG/IgM antibodies against COVID-19 by Pedro Sánchez Frenes, Dayamí García Torres, María de Jesús Sánchez Bouza, Gippsy Mendoza Cartaya, Mavis Portela Sánchez

“…Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, predictive values, and rapid test efficiency were calculated within a 95% confidence interval.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: excellent specificity (98.75%) and regular sensitivity (54.54%) were obtained, as well as good predictive values and overall diagnostic efficiency.…”
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An Electrosurgical Endoknife with a Water-Jet Function (Flushknife) Proves Its Merits in Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Especially for the Cases Which Should Be Remove... by Yoji Takeuchi, Toshio Shimokawa, Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi, Noboru Hanaoka, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo

“…Median (95% CI) operation time calculated using survival curves was significantly shorter in the Flushknife group than in the Flexknife group (55.5 min [41, 78] versus 74.0 [57, 90] min; , Hazard Ratio HR: 0.53; 95% CI (0.29–0.97)). …”
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The Effect of Al Particles Size on the Thermal Behavior and Kinetics of Al-MnO2 Thermite System by Jia-xing Song, Tao Guo, Wen Ding, Miao Yao, Li Yang, Xiao-nan Zhang, Zhong-shen Yu, Jia-xiang Wu, Jun Zhang, Xiang Fang

“…The Kissinger method was also employed to calculate the activation energy for the first exothermic peak. …”
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Hepatic Iron Quantification on 3 Tesla (3 T) Magnetic Resonance (MR): Technical Challenges and Solutions by Muhammad Anwar, John Wood, Deepa Manwani, Benjamin Taragin, Suzette O. Oyeku, Qi Peng

“…As the use of 3 T MR scanners is steadily increasing in clinical practice, it has become important to evaluate the practicality of calculating iron burden at 3 T MR. Hepatic iron quantification on 3 T MR requires a better understanding of the process and more stringent technical considerations. …”
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Effect of Impact Load on Concrete Containing Recycled Tire Rubber Aggregate With and Without Fire Exposure by Muhammad Arf Muhammad, Wrya Abdulfaraj Abdullah faraj, Mohamed Raouf Abdul-Kadir

“…The average impact energy of three identical specimens required for the occurrence of the final fracture was calculated. The investigational results are compared with results of control samples. …”
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Thermodynamic and Exergoeconomic Study of an Absorption-Compression Refrigeration Cycle Driven by a Geothermal Energy Resource by Armin Khazaei Nam, Asgar Minaei, Mohammad Ebadollahi, Hadi Ghaebi

“…The highest exergy destruction occurs in the geothermal reinjection, with an amount of 53% of the total exergy destruction. The calculations performed in this research were done in the EES software.…”
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Post-Mucilage Distribution, Daily Growth, Mortality, and Hatch Date Timing of Sand steenbras Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) Juveniles in the Sea of Marmara by Buminhan Burkay Selçuk, Oğuzhan Ayaz, Gençtan Erman Uğur, Tekin Demirkıran, Uğur Özekinci, Ahsen Yüksek, Ali İşmen, Uğur Altınağaç, Adnan Ayaz, Alkan Öztekin, Yusuf Şen, İsmail Burak Daban, Fikret Çakır

“…The daily growth and mortality rates were also calculated respectively as 0.226 mm/day and 4.11%.…”
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A Real-Time and Closed-Loop Control Algorithm for Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Based on Artificial Neural Network by Libing Wang, Chengxiong Mao, Dan Wang, Jiming Lu, Junfeng Zhang, Xun Chen

“…Compared with previous real-time algorithm, the proposed algorithm is suitable for a wider range of modulation index and results in a smaller THD and a lower calculation time. Furthermore, the well-designed ANN is embedded into a closed-loop control algorithm for CHB converter with variable direct voltage (DC) sources. …”
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Groundwater and Subsidence Modeling Combining Geological and Multi-Satellite SAR Data over the Alto Guadalentín Aquifer (SE Spain) by Pablo Ezquerro, Carolina Guardiola-Albert, Gerardo Herrera, José Antonio Fernández-Merodo, Marta Béjar-Pizarro, Roberta Bonì

“…The resulting aquifer system history of the piezometric level has been compared with ENVISAT deformation data to calculate a first-order relationship between groundwater changes, soft soil thickness, and surface deformation. …”
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IS THERE A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND PREMIUM PRODUCTION? EVIDENCE FROM TURKISH INSURANCE INDUSTRY by Murat Belke, Mohsin Shabir, Özcan Işık

“…In this stage, a novel integrated weighting method for calculating criterion weights is applied based on objective information and judgements of decision-makers. …”
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Elastoplastic mechanical behavior analysis of surface-coated Zircaloy-4 cladding under multi-field coupling by Xin Wang, Ze Xu, Yulan Liu, Biao Wang

“…Utilizing the Finite Element Software ABAQUS, simulations are conducted to calculate the evolution of stress and strain over two complete fuel cycles. …”
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Postpartum Visit Attendance Increases the Use of Modern Contraceptives by Saba W. Masho, Susan Cha, RaShel Charles, Elizabeth McGee, Nicole Karjane, Linda Hines, Susan G. Kornstein

“…Multiple logistic regression was conducted and ORs and 95% CIs were calculated. Results. More than half of the women did not attend their PPCV (50.8%) and 86.9% had no modern contraceptive use. …”
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Griffiths Scales of Child Development 3rd Edition: normalization for the Brazilian population by Amanda Tragueta Ferreira-Vasques, Eduardo Pimentel da Rocha, Elizabeth Green, Dionísia Aparecida Cusin Lamônica

“…The normalization table of Griffiths III with the developmental age of children from 0 to 72 months was elaborated through linear progression, calculated using a specific formula.DiscussionThe data collected for the Brazilian population from 0 to 72 months were normalized, following the guidelines and norms of the original Griffiths III.…”
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