Markers of Inflammation Associated with Plaque Progression and Instability in Patients with Carotid Atherosclerosis by Enrico Ammirati, Francesco Moroni, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Marco Magnoni, Paolo G. Camici

“…However, this strategy appears suboptimal. The identification of suitable biomarkers could provide a useful adjunctive criterion to ensure better risk stratification and optimize management.…”
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GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES WITHOUT GROWTH: THE CASE OF TURKEY by Orçun Söylemez, Özkan Zülfüoğlu

“…Military expenditures are estimated as primarily important for determining the government expenditures in Turkey in the last fifty years, while tax collections happened to be the second most important factor affecting the ups and downs of government expenditures around a time-varying average line. …”
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Fibrolytic efficiency of the large intestine microbiota may benefit running speed in French trotters: A pilot study by Maximilien Vasseur, Romuald Lepers, Nicolas Langevin, Samy Julliand, Pauline Grimm

“…In contrast, the metabolic pathway of starch degradation appeared negatively associated with MRS (r = −0.55; p = 0.06). …”
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Effect of Frying Combined with Roasting on the Quality of Roasted Green Tea by ZHANG Rongxiang, DU Yaru, ZHANG De, DONG Zhijie, NI Dejiang, ZHENG Shibing, YU Zhi

“…Compared with green tea samples without roller frying treatment, the sensory scores for appearance, aroma, taste and waste of roasted green tea with roller frying were higher, and the astringency was reduced. …”
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Theoretical Study of Proton Radiation Influence on the Performance of a Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cell by Tchouadep Guy Serge, Zouma Bernard, Korgo Bruno, Soro Boubacar, Savadogo Mahamadi, Zoungrana Martial, Zerbo Issa

“…Theoretical results showed that the defects created by the irradiation change the carrier distribution and the carrier dynamic in the bulk of the base and then influence the solar cell electrical parameters (short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage, conversion efficiency). It appears also in this study that, at low fluence, junction dynamic velocity decreases due to the presence of tunnel defects. …”
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Essop Pahad by Letlhokwa Mpedi

“…Such was the often silent struggle that happened parallel to the struggle for freedom. Though this was an immensely politically active time for him, it was also incredibly taxing. …”
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Acne Vulgaris Management: A Review of First-Line and Advanced Pharmacological Treatments by Krzysztof Dobrzeniecki, Anna Zygmunt, Karolina Karoń, Łukasz Karoń, Patrycja Karnas-Bogacka

“… Introduction and objective: Acne vulgaris is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting hair and sebaceous follicles, characterized by skin lesions most commonly appearing on the face. Several factors predispose individuals to the development of acne, including hormonal imbalances, genetic predisposition, and the use of certain medications. …”
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THE GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF THE FRANCE’S CULTURAL DIPLOMACY THROUGH CENTURIES by S. I. Kossenko

“…However, if the splendour and attractiveness of the French culture succeeded to tide over the reverses of times, it happened first of all owing to a streamlined cultural policy pursued through ages by ruling circles of this country –from luminous monarchs to modern presidents. …”
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Uninephrectomy and sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor administration delay the onset of hyperglycemia by Yuri Sakai Ishizaki, Masao Kikuchi, Koichi Kaikita, Shouichi Fujimoto

“…In animal models of diabetes, renal glucose reabsorption appears likely to be a major contributor to the development of hyperglycemia.…”
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Air Medical Transportation for Severe Acute Pancreatitis Patients over an Extra Long Distance: Is It Safe Enough? by Lin Gao, Jingzhu Zhang, Kun Gao, Yiyuan Pan, Xiaotao Qin, Jie Zhang, Jing Zhou, Guotao Lu, Weiqin Li, Zhihui Tong

“…Air medical transport appears to be safe and effective for SAP patients with vital organ dysfunctions during the extra long-distance transportation.…”
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Deep learning-enhanced defects detection for printed circuit boards by Van-Truong Nguyen, Xuan-Thuc Kieu, Duc-Tuan Chu, Xiem HoangVan, Phan Xuan Tan, Tuyen Ngoc Le

“…Especially, cracks or scratches appearing on the PCB surface pose a significant hurdle, due to their minuscule size, making them the most challenging to address. …”
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Design and Preparing a Topical Semi-solid Formulation of a Combination of Plantago ovata seeds and Rosehip oil to Provide an Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Medicine by Amirhossein Zamani, Aida Alipour, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Hajar Ashrafi

“…It was chosen as the appropriate formulation, which was more suitable for appearance characteristics (uniform texture and proper spreading without feeling rough on the skin). …”
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Intrathyroidal Clear Cell Tumor of Parathyroid Origin with Review of Literature by Daniela Pirela, Daniela Treitl, Siba El Hussein, Robert Poppiti, Thomas Mesko, Alex Manzano

“…Histological sections revealed an intrathyroidal nodule consistent with a clear cell neoplasm of parathyroid origin. The histologic appearance together with the immune profile was diagnostic of WCCA, with diffuse positivity for GATA3, focal weak positivity for parathyroid hormone, and negativity for PAX8, thyroglobulin, TTF1, synaptophysin, chromogranin, and S100p. …”
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Evaluating the validity of self-reported smoking in Mexican adolescents by James F Thrasher, Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, María del Carmen Valladolid-López, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas

“…Sensitivity and specificity increased with smoking frequency.Conclusions This first validation study of self-reported current smoking used in the GYTS among Mexican adolescents suggests that self-reported smoking in the past 30 days is a valid and stable indicator of current smoking behaviour. This measure appears suitable for public health research and surveillance.…”
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Ethanol-Induced Alterations of T Cells and Cytokines after Surgery in a Murine Infection Model by Nadine Lanzke, Mario Menk, Clarissa von Haefen, Lilit Sargsyan, Bianca Scharf, Klaus-Dieter Wernecke, Claudia D. Spies

“…Alcohol significantly impaired clinical appearance and body weight of animals with postsurgical infection (p<0.05). …”
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Does Preoperative Radio(chemo)therapy Increase Anastomotic Leakage in Rectal Cancer Surgery? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Changjiang Qin, Xuequn Ren, Kaiwu Xu, Zhihui Chen, Yulong He, Xinming Song

“…Preoperative radio(chemo)therapy (pR(C)T) appears to increase postoperative complications of rectal cancer resection, but clinical trials have reported conflicting results. …”
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Challenges in Diagnosing Intrahepatic Cholangiolithiasis in a 39-Year-Old Patient by A. K. Guseva, O. N. Sergeyeva, T. P. Nekrasova, O. T. Imaraliev, A. V. Okhlobystin, Y. N. Shirokova, A. S. Ostrovskaya, M. S. Zharkova, A. S. Cherenda, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Combination of non-invasive and endoscopic methods, such as magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and cholangioscopy, appears to be the most effective both diagnostically and therapeutically.…”
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Facile Method for Obtaining Gold-Coated Polyester Surfaces with Antimicrobial Properties by M. Drobota, M. Butnaru, N. Vornicu, O. Plopa, M. Aflori

“…The results demonstrated the appearance of the hydrophilic groups on the film surface after modification of PET film by plasma Ar treatment and the formation of the polar groups such as C=O, COO-, and OH, which then reacted with AuNps. …”
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A Case Report of Acute Esotropia in a Young Woman following Heroin Withdrawal by Bethel Shiferaw, Ebisa Bekele, Sara Syed, Lu Fan, Nirav Patel, Samia Qazi, Nicolas Biro

“…Esotropia is a form of strabismus that can give the affected individual a “cross-eyed” appearance. Acute onset of esotropia is an uncommon form; in the vast majority of cases, no underlying neurological etiology is found. …”
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Morphological Features and In Vitro Cytopathic Effect of Acanthamoeba griffini Trophozoites Isolated from a Clinical Case by Arturo González-Robles, Lizbeth Salazar-Villatoro, Maritza Omaña-Molina, Maria Reyes-Batlle, Carmen M. Martín-Navarro, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales

“…By transmission electron microscopy, amoebae appeared to engulf small portions of the MDCK cells; however, the cells that were not in contact with trophozoites had an unaltered morphology. …”
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