Protected Geographical Indication Identification of a Chinese Green Tea (Anji-White) by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometric Class Modeling Techniques by Lu Xu, Peng-Tao Shi, Xian-Shu Fu, Hai-Feng Cui, Zi-Hong Ye, Chen-Bo Cai, Xiao-Ping Yu

“…Another 81 non-Anji-white tea samples of similar appearance were collected from 7 important tea producing areas and used for validation of model specificity. …”
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Ultrastructure of Placenta of Gravidas with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Qian Meng, Li Shao, Xiucui Luo, Yingping Mu, Wen Xu, Chao Gao, Li Gao, Jiayin Liu, Yugui Cui

“…In this study, the ultrastructural appearances of term placentas from women with GDM and normal pregnancy were meticulously compared. …”
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Association of the Cardioankle Vascular Index and Ankle-Brachial Index with Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness in Hemodialysis Patients by Tomohito Gohda, Hiromichi Gotoh, Yoshikazu Gotoh, Saori Yamaguchi, Yasuhiko Tomino

“…Both indices were significantly correlated with CA-IMT although ABI was a powerful determinant than CAVI. It appears that both indices are associated with CA-IMT in HD patients, especially with an ABI value of more than 0.95.…”
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Multiscale Thermal Hydraulic Study under the Inadvertent Safety Injection System Operation Scenario of Typical Pressurized Water Reactor by Mingjun Wang, Qiaolin Zuo, Hao Yu, Wenxi Tian, G. H. Su, Suizheng Qiu

“…It implies the formation of great temperature gradient on the inlet nozzles and RPV wall, leading to the localized stresses and propagation of possible flaws that appeared in the material. In this paper, the multiscale thermal hydraulic analysis was performed for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under the inadvertent SIS operation scenario. …”
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Holistic Medicine III: The Holistic Process Theory of Healing by Søren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…The holistic process theory explains how this healing comes about: Healing happens in a state of consciousness exactly opposite to the state of crises. …”
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Prophylactic Nailing of Incomplete Atypical Femoral Fractures by Chang-Wug Oh, Jong-Keon Oh, Ki-Chul Park, Joon-Woo Kim, Yong-Cheol Yoon

“…Conclusion. IM nailing appears to be a reliable way of preventing the progress of incomplete atypical femoral fractures.…”
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Surrounding Gastric Mucosa Findings Facilitate Diagnosis of Gastric Neoplasm as Gastric Adenoma or Early Gastric Cancer by Tadashi Miike, Shojiro Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Miyata, Tomoya Hirata, Yuko Noda, Takaho Noda, Sho Suzuki, Sachiko Takeda, Shuichiro Natsuda, Mai Sakaguchi, Kosuke Maemura, Kanna Hashimoto, Takumi Yamaji, Hiroo Abe, Hisayoshi Iwakiri, Yoshihiro Tahara, Satoru Hasuike, Kenji Nagata, Akira Kitanaka, Kazuya Shimoda

“…The evaluation of the boundary of atrophic gastritis associated with gastric neoplasms appears to be useful for discrimination between early gastric cancer and gastric adenoma. …”
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Study of the Leading Causes of Death in Guanajay in the year 2013 by Jorge Julian Sánchez Fernández, Ana Lilia Cabrera Menéndez, Ailed Pérez Pi, José Carlos Merino Concepción

“…<strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> chronic noncommunicable diseases, in particular tumors, caused a higher number of deaths in Guanajay in 2013, which is similar to what happens in other parts of the country.</p>…”
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Impact of Solvent-Mediated Phase Transitions by Artificial Gastrointestinal Buffers on Efavirenz Polymorphs by Yoga Windhu Wardhana, Eli Nuraisyah, Angga Prawira Kautsar, Patihul Husni, Arif Budiman, Anis Yohana Chaerunisaa

“…In acidic solutions, all metastable polymorphs had the highest solubility and crystallinity. Form III appears to have a lower impact on phase transitions owing to pH variations than Form II. …”
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SDNN/RMSSD as a Surrogate for LF/HF: A Revised Investigation by Hui-Min Wang, Sheng-Chieh Huang

“…Thousands of papers involved in heart rate variability (HRV). However, little was known about one important measure of HRV, the root mean square of successive heartbeat interval differences (RMSSDs). …”
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Mandibular posterior bone anchorage technique using steel wire: a retrospective descriptive study on dental movements and clinical tolerance by Grzelczyk Lucie, Ligerot Romain, Filippi Raphaël, Cresseaux Paul, Carlier Adélaïde

“…Conclusion: The Abalakov method appears to complement the therapeutic arsenal available to orthodontists and surgeons for the treatment of patients requiring solid mandibular posterior anchorage.…”
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Phytotoxicity and Benzoxazinone Concentration in Field Grown Cereal Rye (Secale cereale L.) by C. La Hovary, D. A. Danehower, G. Ma, C. Reberg-Horton, J. D. Williamson, S. R. Baerson, J. D. Burton

“…The observed decrease in phytotoxic potential and plant BX levels in rye later in the season appears to correlate with the transition from vegetative to reproductive growth.…”
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Autonomic Testing in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Implications of Reproducible Gastrointestinal Complaints during Tilt Table Testing by Shaista Safder, Thomas C. Chelimsky, Mary Ann O'Riordan, Gisela Chelimsky

“…Conclusion: Dividing patients with FAP according to the effect of TTT on their symptoms appears to delineate 2 fundamentally different groups, with potentially different pathophysiologies and treatment responses. …”
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Vital Signs Directed Therapy for the Critically Ill: Improved Adherence to the Treatment Protocol Two Years after Implementation in an Intensive Care Unit in Tanzania by Anna Hvarfner, Jonas Blixt, Carl Otto Schell, Markus Castegren, Edwin R. Lugazia, Moses Mulungu, Helena Litorp, Tim Baker

“…Consequently, the implementation of the Vital Signs Directed Therapy Protocol appears to have led to a sustainable increase in the treatment of deranged vital signs. …”
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Effect of Soil Salinity on Thermal Behavior of Sandy Soils Under a Sahara Climate by Djihad Bennaceur, Nadia Laredj, Mustapha Maliki, Hanifi Missoum

“…Assessing ground temperature profile represents an important indicator for evaluating the performance of geothermal systems, used in air conditioning of building. This paper proposes a conceptual and numerical model for predicting the hydrothermal behavior of unsaturated soils. …”
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The Roman catastrophe of 1527 in the Italian Wars, or Sacco di Roma: analysis of the historical interpretation of the event by several contemporaries by Pavlov Kirill Vladimirovich

“…As a result of considering both a number of sources and their historiographical analysis in the discourse of intellectual history the author concludes that the most logically compromising reflection of what happened around Sacco di Roma was made by the Florentine diplomat and historian of the Italian Wars era, Francesco Vettori, who pointed out the crisis of the institution of the papacy in the Italian politics of his time. …”
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Influence of Androgen Receptor Gene CAG and GGC Polymorphisms on Male Sexual Function: A Cross-Sectional Study by Giacomo Tirabassi, Giovanni Corona, Sara Falzetti, Nicola delli Muti, Mario Maggi, Giancarlo Balercia

“…GGC polymorphism seems not to exert any influence on sexual function, whereas CAG polymorphism appears to affect sexual parameters only in eugonadal subjects.…”
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A Rare Form of Melanoma Masquerading as a Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report by Susan Thomas, Yuan-Xiang Meng, Vijaykumar G. Patel, Gregory Strayhorn

“…ALM is often overlooked until it is well advanced because of the lesion’s location and its atypical appearance in the early stages. We present a case of ALM initially presented as a diabetic foot ulcer. …”
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A Rare Case of Acute-Onset Spastic Quadriparesis Caused by a Chondroma of the Cervical Spine by Kaori Momota, Toshihiko Nishisho, Ryo Miyagi, Shunichi Toki, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Yoichiro Takata, Toshinori Sakai, Akihiro Nagamachi, Toru Maeda, Koichi Sairyo

“…The lesion had the appearance of cartilaginous tissue rather than hematoma. …”
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Experiment of Carbonate Dissolution: Implication for High Quality Carbonate Reservoir Formation in Deep and Ultradeep Basins by Zhiliang He, Qian Ding, Yujin Wo, Juntao Zhang, Ming Fan, Xiaojuan Yue

“…The results showed that the window-shape dissolution curve appeared in 75~150°C in the open system and 120~175°C in the semiopen system. …”
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