An Updated Analytical Structural Pounding Force Model Based on Viscoelasticity of Materials by Qichao Xue, Chunwei Zhang, Jian He, Guangping Zou, Jingcai Zhang

“…Furthermore, a steel-to-polymer pounding example is calculated, and the application of the proposed method in vibration control analysis for pounding tuned mass damper (TMD) is simulated consequently. …”
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Study on Pounding Response of Adjacent Inelastic SDOF Structures Based on Dimensional Analysis by Xuyong Chen, Huipeng Guo, Tao Wang, Qiaoyun Wu

“…The effects of structural parameters on the pounding response are analyzed. The results show that the effects of mass ratio, frequency ratio, and initial spacing between the adjacent inelastic SDOF structures on the pounding response of the left-side structure (with smaller mass and stiffness) are closely related to the division of spectral regions. …”
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Graves’ Disease Presenting as a Unilateral Breast Mass by Neeka N. Akhavan, Edlira Maska

“…We report on a 37-year-old male who presented to the primary care clinic with the chief complaint of a tender right-sided breast mass and with an associated loss of appetite and forty-pound weight loss. …”
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Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: Importance of Tissue Diagnosis by Lauren Mendelson, Emily Hsu, Hojune Chung, Andrew Hsu

“…We present a 79-year-old male with history of polymalgia rheumatica on chronic prednisone who presented with a two-week history of progressively worsening dyspnea, cough, and a 10 pound weight loss. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed a large mediastinal mass with invasion of the pericardium. …”
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A Case Report of Spindle Cell (Sarcomatoid) Carcinoma of the Larynx by Harry Boamah, Billy Ballard

“…We present a case of spindle cell carcinoma in a 67-year-old Caucasian male who presented with progressive hoarseness of his voice, dysphagia, odynophagia and a 20-pound weight loss. The patient underwent direct laryngoscopy with excision of the malignant mass and received radiation therapy. …”
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Broiler Management - The First 24 Hours by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“…These early stressors also influence final performance, resulting in declines in final body weights, increases in feed conversions and cost per pound of meat produced. Farm personal must understand that they have become the "adoptive parents" of these chicks. …”
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Broiler Management - The First 24 Hours by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“…These early stressors also influence final performance, resulting in declines in final body weights, increases in feed conversions and cost per pound of meat produced. Farm personal must understand that they have become the "adoptive parents" of these chicks. …”
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A Rare Association of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia with Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Kavita Agrawal, Flores Alfonso

“…The evaluation of dysphagia with esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a single irregular 4 cm malignant appearing ulcerated mass at the incisura angularis of the stomach. The mass was confirmed as adenocarcinoma on biopsy. …”
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The Effect of Adherence to Dietary Tracking on Weight Loss: Using HLM to Model Weight Loss over Time by John Spencer Ingels, Ranjita Misra, Jonathan Stewart, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Samantha Shawley-Brzoska

“…After controlling for initial body mass index, hemoglobin A1c, and gender, only consistent trackers had significant weight loss (−9.99 pounds), following a linear relationship with consistent loss throughout the year. …”
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Associations of cachexia and frailty with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Tracy L. Peters, Weihong Qiu, Haomin Yang, Wuqing Huang, Yizhen Hu, Zhangyu Zou, Weimin Ye

“…There was a greater risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among individuals with cachexia and frailty status after adjusting for age, sex, income (pounds), body mass index, UK Biobank centers and smoking status. …”
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Specialized Medical Weight Management Intervention for High-Risk Obesity by Gitanjali Srivastava, Chelsea Paris, Jessica Johnson, Emma Barnes, Brittany L. Cunningham, C. J. Stimson, Kevin D. Niswender, Sabrina J. Poon

“…Patients ranged in weight from 160-443 pounds, with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 42.7 kg/m2 (Class 3a severe obesity; BMI range 28.4-74.5). …”
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Coexistent Non–Small Cell Carcinoma and Small Cell Carcinoma in a Patient Presenting with Hyponatremia by Mitchell D. Ross, Sreeja Biswas Roy, Pradnya D. Patil, Jasmine L. Huang, Nitika Thawani, Ralph Drosten, Tanmay S. Panchabhai

“…A CT of the chest showed a stable LLL mass-like consolidation and a 9×21 mm subsolid lesion in the RUL. …”
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