Risk Factors for Asthma in a Helminth Endemic Area in Bahia, Brazil by Luciana S. Cardoso, Daniela M. Costa, Maria Cecília F. Almeida, Robson P. Souza, Edgar M. Carvalho, Maria Ilma Araujo, Ricardo R. Oliveira

“…Asthma was found in 13.1% of the population, and 35.1% of them had a positive SPT. Active and passive smoking was positively associated with asthma, whereas A. lumbricoides was negatively associated. …”
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Sentence Comprehension and Its Association with Executive Functions in Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Katrien S. F. Colman, Janneke Koerts, Laurie A. Stowe, Klaus L. Leenders, Roelien Bastiaanse

“…Deficits in set-switching were specifically associated with the comprehension of passive sentences. Generally, our study confirms that there does not appear to be a language faculty encapsulated from the influence of executive functions.…”
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Role of Litter Turnover in Soil Quality in Tropical Degraded Lands of Colombia by Juan D. León, Nelson W. Osorio

“…An alternative to improve degraded soils through reactivation of biogeochemical nutrient cycles (via litter production and decomposition) is the establishment of active restoration models using new forestry plantations, agroforestry, and silvopastoral systems. On the other hand, passive models of restoration consist of promoting natural successional processes with native plants. …”
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Epigenetic Regulation in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Aging and Differentiation and Osteoporosis by Ruoxi Wang, Yu Wang, Lisha Zhu, Yan Liu, Weiran Li

“…However, aging-induced systemic homeostasis disorders in vivo and cell culture passaging in vitro induce a functional decline of MSCs, switching MSCs to a senescent status with impaired self-renewal capacity and biased differentiation tendency. …”
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Mathematical model of milk secretion in a cow’s udder by A. G. Senkov, I. I. Girutski, A. B. Grischenko

“…The advantage of the proposed approach to the identification of a biological object – a cow – is the use of a passive experiment technique based on statistical processing of experimental data on yields recorded by modern information systems for the management of cattle on existing dairy farms.…”
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Case study of smoke and heat control systems in high-rise buildings by Căruntu Alexandru-Sorin, Teodosiu Cătălin-Ioan

“…The results show the importance of all constructive elements with active and passive protection roles in case of fire. These elements contribute to reducing the effects produced by fires, especially in the case of non-conformities of the smoke and heat control systems, respectively of the smoke barriers (smokeproof enclosure access and exit fire doors).…”
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Bistable Nonlinear Energy Sink Using Magnets and Linear Springs: Application to Structural Seismic Control by Y. Y. Chen, W. Zhao, C. Y. Shen, Z. C. Qian

“…The study demonstrates that the proposed BNES can be used as an efficient passive vibration absorber for structural seismic control.…”
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Collusion-Tolerable and Efficient Privacy-Preserving Time-Series Data Aggregation Protocol by Yongkai Li, Shubo Liu, Jun Wang, Mengjun Liu

“…In this paper, we proposed an efficient aggregation protocol which tolerates up to k passive adversaries that do not try to tamper the computation. …”
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Frozen shoulder contracture syndrome: manipulation under anesthesia or physical therapy? by Christopher Felipe Cereceda Muriel, Denisse Elizabeth Concha Valdebenito, Dennis González Valencia

“…Frozen shoulder contracture syndrome is a pathological condition that involves contracture of the joint capsule of the glenohumeral joint, generating pain, restriction of both active and passive range of motion, and impaired function. Various treatments have been proposed and investigated to solve this condition. …”
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Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor: A Historical Overview and Future Outlook by W. F. G. van Rooijen

“…The new GCFR concepts focus primarily on sustainable nuclear power, with very efficient resource use, minimum waste, and a very strong focus on (passive) safety. An overview is presented of the main design characteristics of these Gen IV GCFRs, and a literature list is provided to guide the interested reader towards more detailed publications.…”
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Indonesian tertiary EFL students’ problems in paraphrasing journal articles: a narrative inquiry by Qonita Irfayani, Chubbi Millatina Rokhuma

“…Furthermore, it was discovered that there were several strategies adopted by the students to overcome the problem of paraphrasing journal articles such as changing active to passive voice, eliminating unnecessary words, utilizing paraphrasing tools, and consulting with others. …”
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Pointing Sensors and Sun Tracking Techniques by D. Fontani, P. Sansoni, F. Francini, D. Jafrancesco, L. Mercatelli, E. Sani

“…It is based on a double guiding system using two complementary procedures. A passive tracking device performs a preliminary collector orientation. …”
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Chronic Corynebacterium striatum Septic Arthritis in a Patient Referred for Total Knee Arthroplasty by Katharine Hollnagel, Jacob Willen, Michael Ellis, Yalda Soleimanifard, Robert Booth, Sumon Nandi

“…He had no knee pain with passive range-of-motion. Plain films demonstrated bony erosions atypical for osteoarthritis. …”
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The Role of Education and Intellectual Activity on Cognition by Jeanine M. Parisi, George W. Rebok, Qian-Li Xue, Linda P. Fried, Teresa E. Seeman, Elizabeth K. Tanner, Tara L. Gruenewald, Kevin D. Frick, Michelle C. Carlson

“…Using baseline data from the Baltimore Experience Corps Trial, multiple mediation models were applied to examine the combined and unique contributions of intellectual, social, physical, creative, and passive lifestyle activities on the relationship between education and cognition. …”
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On The Verge: Dramatisation de la violence symbolique dans The Verge de Susan Glaspell by Emeline Jouve

“…The playwright does not trap Claire in the role of the passive victim but, instead, depicts her as a rebellious artist, Glaspell viewed her writing as political activism and encouraged active participation from her audience. …”
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Psychospołeczna perspektywa adaptacji szkolnej dzieci – konceptualizacja zjawiska by Renata Michalak

“…However, it should be clearly emphasized that compliance included in the school adaptation does not mean passive adaptation, submission to external influences, because it does not exclude the possibility of student’s innovative, creative role and active participation in the institution’s life. …”
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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among male prisoners in Great Tehran Prison by active case finding by Behnam Farhoudi, Elnaz Shahmohamadi, Seyedahmad Seyedalinaghi, SeyedAlireza Nadji, Fatemeh Pahlaviani, Mehrzad Tashakorian

“…The mean age of participants was 33.4 years. During active and passive case findings, 27 (19.4%) prisoners reported abnormal urethral discharge, and 89 (59.5%) individuals claimed that they have had STIs, most of them gonorrhea. …”
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Tectonometamorphic evolution of a subduction plate interface at the base of the Mirdita Ophiolite (Bajram Curri, northeastern Albania) by Madeline Richter, Kilian Pollok, Kujtim Onuzi, Kamil Ustaszewski

“…Abstract The Western Vardar ophiolite, a thrust sheet of oceanic crust and mantle obducted onto the Adriatic passive margin in the Late Jurassic, crops out along the entire Balkan Peninsula. …”
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Beyond the current state of just-in-time adaptive interventions in mental health: a qualitative systematic review by Claire R. van Genugten, Claire R. van Genugten, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Annet M. Kleiboer, Annet M. Kleiboer, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Arnout C. Smit, Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Yannik Terhorst, Yannik Terhorst, Heleen Riper, Heleen Riper, Heleen Riper

“…Complex analytical techniques such as data from passive monitoring of individuals' states and contexts were hardly used. …”
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Smoking habits, awareness and support needs for cessation among people with multiple sclerosis in Australia: findings from an online survey by Roshan das Nair, Ron Borland, Claudia H Marck, Isabelle Weld-Blundell, Lisa Grech, Sarah L White

“…Almost a quarter (n=67, 23.8%) of participants were regularly exposed to passive smoke, and awareness of associated harm was also low (n=47, 16.8%). …”
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