A Copy Number Variant on Chromosome 20q13.3 Implicated in Thinness and Severe Obesity by Sandra J. Hasstedt, Yuanpei Xin, Rong Mao, Tracey Lewis, Ted D. Adams, Steven C. Hunt

“…One or more of 7 genes residing in a chromosome 20q13.3 CNV region appears to influence BMI. The strongest candidate is ARFRP1, which affects glucose metabolism in mice.…”
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Fluoroscopic-Assisted Olecranon Fracture Repair in Three Dogs by Stephen C. Jones, Daniel D. Lewis, Matthew D. Winter

“…The olecranon fractures appeared to heal by primary bone union, although the anconeal process failed to obtain osseous union in one dog. …”
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Predicting immunotherapy efficacy in endometrial cancer: focus on the tumor microenvironment by Liubov A. Tashireva, Irina V. Larionova, Irina V. Larionova, Nikita A. Ermak, Anastasia A. Maltseva, Ekaterina I. Livanos, Anna Yu. Kalinchuk, Marina N. Stakheyeva, Larisa A. Kolomiets

“…However, the clinical efficacy of immunotherapy is hampered by the development of resistance in patients. …”
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Replacement income and informal commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic in Huancayo, Peru by Patrick Clark, Aparicio Chanca-Flores, Susan Vincent

“…Thus, the notion “replacement of income” in the economy appeared during the pandemic. The heterogeneity among those who carry out informal work, specifically in terms of their access to different resources, enabled such work and enabled some people to control their exposure to the virus. …”
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Tourist revisit intention: does image affect their preference? by Ari Arisman, Raisa Hillia Aini Syifa, Andina Eka Mandasari, Mohammad Soleh Soeaidy

“…Tourism is a cross-cultural encounter that happens every day. Thus, the life cycle of the tourism industry is represented by first-time tourists and tourists who make return visits to a destination. …”
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Problems of formation of socially mature students in the educational space by O. V. Zabrodina

“…Some of the given factors of the research affecting a child in early preschool, school, and student age can prevent its favourable formation in any educational institution which happens in such a direction as the natural teaching and educational process. …”
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Preliminary In Vitro Assessment of Stem Cell Compatibility with Cross-Linked Poly(ε-caprolactone urethane) Scaffolds Designed through High Internal Phase Emulsions by Sylvie Changotade, Gabriela Radu Bostan, Anne Consalus, Florence Poirier, Juliette Peltzer, Jean-Jacques Lataillade, Didier Lutomski, Géraldine Rohman

“…Moreover, the pores appeared to be excellently interconnected, promoting cellularization and future bone ingrowth. …”
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Non-obvious Problems in Clark Electrode Application at Elevated Temperature and Ways of Their Elimination by M. V. Miniaev, M. B. Belyakova, N. V. Kostiuk, D. V. Leshchenko, T. A. Fedotova

“…Well-known cause of frequent failures of closed oxygen sensors is the appearance of gas bubbles in the electrolyte. The problem is traditionally associated with insufficient sealing of the sensor that is not always true. …”
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Rationally designed universal passivator for high-performance single-junction and tandem perovskite solar cells by Zuolin Zhang, Yinsu Feng, Jike Ding, Quanxing Ma, Hong Zhang, Jiajia Zhang, Mengjia Li, Taoran Geng, Wenhuan Gao, Yang Wang, Boxue Zhang, Thierry Pauporté, Jian-Xin Tang, Hongjian Chen, Jiangzhao Chen, Cong Chen

“…Abstract Interfacial trap-assisted nonradiative recombination hampers the development of metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs). …”
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IL-4 Deficiency Decreases Mortality but Increases Severity of Arthritis in Experimental Group B Streptococcus Infection by Luciana Tissi, Francesco Bistoni, Manuela Puliti

“…To investigate the role of IL-4 in experimental GBS infection, IL-4 deficient or competent mice were inoculated with 1×107 GBS/mouse. Mortality, appearance of arthritis, GBS growth in the organs, and local and systemic cytokine and chemokine production were examined. …”
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Development and Validation of Near-Infrared Methods for the Quantitation of Caffeine, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, and Moisture in Green Tea Production by Shengsheng Zhang, Yamin Zuo, Qing Wu, Jiao Wang, Lin Ban, Huili Yang, Zhiwen Bai

“…The quality of tea leaves (e.g., their color, appearance, and taste) can be directly influenced by the tea production process, which is closely connected with the content of a number of chemical components formed during the production of the tea leaves. …”
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Perceived and Ideal Body Image in Young Women in South Western Saudi Arabia by Atika Khalaf, Albert Westergren, Vanja Berggren, Örjan Ekblom, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa

“…The whole family should rather be considered in interventions related to appearance concerns and BI discrepancies. Furthermore, campaigns targeting improvement of adolescents’ physical self-image should be a major priority of the public health sector.…”
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A Simple Numerical Model to Estimate the Temperature Distributions Over Photodetectors in Steady-State by Ergun Simsek, Alexander S. Hastings, David A. Tulchinsky, Keith J. Williams, Curtis R. Menyuk

“…The low thermal conductivity of InGaAs hampers heat dissipation, resulting in temperature accumulation. …”
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Le raisonnement clinique de l’infirmier en service d’urgence : ajustements, communication et transmission des informations pour optimiser les soins au malade by Maurine Malterre Alexandra

“…“So, tell me what’s happening to you?” The typical introduction of an examination carried out by a registered nurse (IDE, in French) when welcoming a patient in ED to perform a “situational diagnosis”. …”
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The Use of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Migraine and Tension Type Headaches by Yasemin Akkoca, Þehnaz Yýldýrým, Levent Ertuðrul Ýnan

“…For the treatment of headaches of this type besides the use of medicine, exercises with bio-feedbacks and acupuncture; in recent years cognitive behavioral treatments (CBT) appears to be effective. It’s shown that the negative mode of thinking onindividuals which have recurrent headaches, stimulates the headache, increase its severity and complicates the management of it. …”
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Study of the Complex Stiffness of a Vibratory Mechanical System with Shape Memory Alloy Coil Spring Actuator by Samuell A. Holanda, Antonio A. Silva, Carlos J. de Araújo, Alberdan S. de Aquino

“…In this context, Shape memory alloys (SMAs) may be used for developing dynamic vibration dampers which are capable of acting on the system providing proper tuning of the excitation frequency and the natural frequency. …”
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Discoloration Effects of High-Dose γ-Irradiation and Long-Term Thermal Aging of (U)HMW-PE by Anja Kömmling, Emmanouil Chatzigiannakis, Jörg Beckmann, Volker Wachtendorf, Kerstin von der Ehe, Ulrike Braun, Matthias Jaunich, Ulrich Schade, Dietmar Wolff

“…Additionally, black spots appeared after thermal aging of HMW-PE.…”
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On a Matrix over NC and Multiset NC Semigroups by Mohammed A. Saleem, Mohamed Abdalla, A. Elrawy

“…In this paper, we define a matrix over neutrosophic components (NCs), which was built using the four different intervals 0,1,0,1,0,1, and 0,1. …”
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Deformation Characteristics of Ultrahigh-Strength Concrete under Unrestrained and Restrained States by Joo-Ha Lee, Kwang-Mo Lim, Doo-Yeol Yoo, Nam-Hyoung Lim

“…The experimental results demonstrated that the drying shrinkage decreased as the W/B ratio and the fly ash replacement ratio increased, and the restraint cracks appeared to be the earliest and most brittle in the UHSC with the smallest W/B. …”
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Experimental Progress towards Probing the Ground State of an Electron-Hole Bilayer by Low-Temperature Transport by K. Das Gupta, A. F. Croxall, J. Waldie, C. A. Nicoll, H. E. Beere, I. Farrer, D. A. Ritchie, M. Pepper

“…Simultaneously, an unexpected insulating behaviour in the single-layer resistances (at a highly “metallic” regime with 𝑘𝐹𝑙>500) also appears in both layers despite electron mobilities of above ∼106cm2V−1s−1 and hole mobilities over ∼105cm2V−1s−1. …”
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