Waveguide-Based All-Metal Near-Field Metasurfaces for Linearly and Circularly Polarized Beam Steering Antennas by Maira I. Nabeel, Muhammad U. Afzal, Khushboo Singh, Dushmantha N. Thalakotuna, Karu P. Esselle

“…The use of shielded cells in the metasurface design helps mitigate pattern variations caused by mutual coupling among cells. …”
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Investigation of Rotating Stall Phenomenon and Optimization in Mixed-Flow Waterjet Propulsion Device by Can Luo, Di Zhang, Congcong Zhang, Shuaihao Lei, Chenzhi Xia, Chuan Wang, Li Cheng

“…When the groove is installed, the positive slop region on the flow rate-head curve disappears related to the static pressure difference on the blade, especially depending on the static pressure on the suction side. The flow pattern on the span surface of the vortex core is smooth, and then, the head increases. …”
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Evaluation of Ocular Versions in Graves’ Orbitopathy: Correlation between the Qualitative Clinical Method and the Quantitative Photographic Method by Cristiane de Almeida Leite, Thaís de Sousa Pereira, Jeane Chiang, Allan C. Pieroni Gonçalves, Mário L. R. Monteiro

“…The mean quantitative measurements of versions were significantly different for each clinical category (normal, moderate alterations, and severe alterations) in the following five positions: abduction, adduction, elevation in abduction, elevation, and elevation in adduction (p<0.001). No such pattern was observed for the three infraversion positions (depression in abduction, p=0.573; depression, p=0.468; depression in adduction, p=0.268). …”
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Trusted fuzzy routing scheme in flying ad-hoc network by Sahabul Alam, Joydeep Kundu, Shivnath Ghosh, Arindam Dey

“…Second, the flying nodes' highly dynamic mobility pattern in 3D space may cause link disconnection because of their potential dispersion. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with FOLFOX Chemotherapy by Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone, Bianca Fontana Marrone, Tharick Ali Pascoal, Lucas Porcello Schilling, Ricardo Bernardi Soder, Sheila Schuch Ferreira, Giovani Gadonski, Jaderson Costa da Costa

“…Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinicoradiologic entity characterized by headaches, altered mental status, seizures, visual loss, and characteristic imaging pattern in brain MRI. The cause of PRES is not yet understood. …”
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Changing of the characteristics of the labor potential in the transition to the technogenic society by O. A. Tettsoeva

“…The technogenic society has been considered as the community, the basis of which is characterized by reducing dependence of a person on social groups, amplification of personality in creative work, changing of motivation pattern, high pace of social changes, alteration of interpersonal communication models. …”
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Leptospira and Inflammation by C. F. Gonçalves-de-Albuquerque, P. Burth, A. R. Silva, M. Younes-Ibrahim, H. C. Castro-Faria-Neto, M. V. Castro-Faria

“…TLRs recognize conserved microbial pattern molecules and activate signaling pathways that are pivotal to innate and adaptive immune responses. …”
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Construction of functional tissue-engineered microvasculatures using circulating fibrocytes as mural cells by Xiaolin Wang, Hong Tan, Harsha P Gunawardena, Jin Cao, Lu Dang, Hongbing Deng, Xueyong Li, Hongjun Wang, Jinqing Li, Caibin Cui, David A Gerber

“…Interestingly, the behaviour of CFs also differs from that of human brain vascular pericytes (HBVPs) in vitro , which often infiltrate the lumen of capillary-like structures in a mosaic pattern, actively proliferate and exhibit lower endocytosis and migration capacities. …”
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Adults with Treacher Collins Syndrome Share Comparable 3D Upper Airway Dimensions with Nonsyndromic Individuals by Renan Jhordan Mettelziefen dos Inocentes, Alexandre de Almeida Ribeiro, Maria Noel Marzano-Rodrigues, Marília Sayako Yatabe-Ioshida, Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam

“…Twenty-six CBCT exams were divided into three groups: TCS-ADOL (n = 7) (13.14 ± 1.67 years): CBCT exams of TCS adolescents; TCS-ADUL (n = 10) (21.80 ± 4.39 years): CBCT exams of TCS adults; and CON (n = 9) (25.33 ± 8.57 years): CBCT exams of adult nonsyndromic individuals with Class II skeletal pattern. The variables analyzed were (1) total upper airway volume; (2) nasal cavity volume; (3) total pharyngeal volume; (4) nasopharyngeal volume; (5) oropharyngeal volume; (6) pharyngeal minimal cross-sectional area; (7) pharyngeal length; and (8) pharyngeal depth. …”
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Suicide following the death of a sibling: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden by Ichiro Kawachi, Jan Saarela, Mikael Rostila

“…We found no clear support for a specific time pattern according to time since a sibling's death.Conclusions Our study provided evidence for suicide risk associated with the death of a sibling at adult age, revealing that bereaved persons’ risk of suicide is higher when siblings die from suicide, even when adjusting for intrafamily correlation in death risks.…”
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A Free-Space-Based Model for Predicting Peanut Moisture Content during Natural Drying by Xin Xu, Ying Sun, Yuanyuan Yin, Yiwei Xue, Fangyan Ma, Chao Song, Hang Yin, Liqing Zhao

“…This study aimed to investigate the water dissipation pattern from peanut pods under natural drying conditions after harvest. …”
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Construyendo sentido sobre las transiciones al inicio de la escolaridad by Rocío Abello Correa

“…Las producciones textuales de los distintos actores las trabajo combinando elementos del análisis socio semántico y la lógica de emparejamiento (pattern- matching). Identifiqué que el Colegio no cuenta con directrices institucionales para el manejo de las transiciones, pero tiene una cultura institucional que favorece prácticas de articulación que inciden positivamente en la capacidad de aprender a aprender de los niños y niñas con quienes trabajé. …”
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Development of compact heat exchanger with additive manufacturing (Evaluation of condensation thermal-hydraulic characteristics of block type compact heat exchanger) by Kota CHIBA, Chikako IWAKI, Masayuki SATO, Yoshinori KATAYAMA, Katsunori SHIIHARA, Shota ARAKI, Hideshi NAKANO, Tooru TANAKA

“…However, the distance at which steam condenses completely is reduced by arranging the channels in a staggered pattern and reducing the channel diameter. From these facts, the heat exchange rate can be further increased by increasing the steam flow rate. …”
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Automatic assessment of nailfold capillaroscopy software: a pilot study by Olga Elżbieta Brzezińska, Krzysztof Andrzej Rychlicki-Kicior, Joanna Samanta Makowska

“…Conclusions The pilot software for fully automatic capillaroscopic image assessment can be a useful tool for the rapid classification of a normal and altered capillaroscopy pattern. In addition, it allows one to quickly calculate the number of capillaries. …”
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The Effect of Spatial Scale on the Prediction of Tropical Forest Attributes from Image Texture by J. Alberto Gallardo-Cruz, Jonathan V. Solórzano, Edgar J. González, Jorge A. Meave

“…D and AGB displayed a similar pattern. BA was the only attribute best predicted at the largest scale. …”
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Renal Evaluation in Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Giovany Gomes Capistrano, Gdayllon Cavalcante Meneses, Fernanda Macedo de Oliveira Neves, Renata de Almeida Leitão, Alice Maria Costa Martins, Alexandre Braga Libório

“…The objective of this study was to study the renal function pattern in CVID patients through glomerular and tubular function tests. …”
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Functional constipation by Yu. O. Shulpekova, A. A. Kurbatova, A. V. Sedova

“…To discuss the recent updates in classification of constipation of functional origin (both as separate entity, and within the pattern of constipationpredominant irritable bowel syndrome), the concepts on pathogenesis and recommended treatment approaches. …”
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School principals’ proposals for preventive actions to improve mental health by Roger Persson, Ulf Leo, Inger Arvidsson, Kerstin Nilsson, Kai Österberg, Carita Håkansson

“…Conclusions The considerable number of proposals and their content reveal that preventive actions are needed at all levels of the educational system and that the school principals’ personal resources matter for improving their work situation and mental health. The pattern of results also underscores the importance of having a deep understanding of what problems to address, and in which context they unfold, before engaging in preventive actions.…”
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Profiling Serum Cytokines and Anticytokine Antibodies in Psoriasis Patients by Dan Hong, Xiuting Liu, Xiaonan Qiu, Siyao Lu, Yanyun Jiang, Guozhen Tan, Zhenrui Shi, Liangchun Wang

“…Consequently, the ratios of antibodies to cytokines varied with the pattern of cytokines. In summary, our finding suggested that the levels of circulating bioactive IL-17A were associated with disease activity in psoriasis patients. …”
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Comparison of ZETA Fast (PTS) (Optopol Technology) and Humphrey SITA Fast (SFA) (Carl Zeiss Meditec) Perimetric Strategies by Basil Mathews, Jeff Laux, Cassandra Barnhart, David Fleischman

“…Quantitative comparisons of mean deviation (MD), pattern standard deviation (PSD), visual field index (VFI), and test duration were made using two one-sided t-tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. …”
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