The Degeneration and Apoptosis Patterns of Cone Photoreceptors in rd11 Mice by Hua Zhang, Xia Li, Xufeng Dai, Juanjuan Han, Yangyang Zhang, Yan Qi, Ying He, Yan Liu, Bo Chang, Ji-jing Pang

“…The degeneration of L-opsin began around the optic nerve and expanded to the periphery of the retina, from the ventral/nasal to dorsal/temporal retina, whereas the expression of S-opsin gradually decreased from the dorsal/temporal to ventral/nasal retina. Apoptotic signal appeared at P14 and was strongest at P28 of rd11 mice. …”
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The Impact of Aggressive Driving Behavior on Driver-Injury Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Accidents by Changxi Ma, Wei Hao, Wang Xiang, Wei Yan

“…The increased level of injury severity accidents happened for drivers with aggressive driving behavior in the morning peak (6-9 am), and the probability of fatality increases in both snow and fog condition. …”
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Utility of Computed Tomographic Enteroclysis/Enterography for the Assessment of Mucosal Healing in Crohn's Disease by Shinichi Hashimoto, Kensaku Shimizu, Hiroaki Shibata, Satoko Kanayama, Ryo Tanabe, Hideko Onoda, Naohumi Matsunaga, Isao Sakaida

“…Mucosal findings showed an association with ulcer in 93.6% of active group patients but in only 12.5% of inactive group patients (P<0.0001), whereas mucosal healing was found in 62.5% of inactive group patients but in only 3.2% of active group patients (P<0.0001). Conclusion. CTE appeared to be a useful diagnostic method for assessment of mucosal healing in Crohn's disease.…”
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Assessment of a Low-Cost Ultrasound Pericardiocentesis Model by Marco Campo dell'Orto, Dorothea Hempel, Agnieszka Starzetz, Armin Seibel, Ulf Hannemann, Felix Walcher, Raoul Breitkreutz

“…Unrealistically outer appearance and heart shape were rated as weakness of the model. …”
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Stenting as a Rescue Treatment of a Pulmonary Artery False Aneurysm Caused by Swan-Ganz Catheterization by Stefanie Keymel, Marc W. Merx, Tobias Zeus, Malte Kelm, Stephan Steiner

“…After deflation of the catheter in the wedge position, hemoptoe appeared associated with acute respiratory insufficiency requiring respiratory support by intubation and mechanical ventilation. …”
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Experimental Characterization of Reversible Oil-Flooded Twin-Screw Compressor/Dry Expander for a Micro-Scale Compressed Air Energy Storage System by Marco Francesconi, Arianna Baldinelli, Luca Sani, Marco Antonelli

“…As a result, the oil injection was only implemented in the compressor operation since the oil takes part in the compression process, while its use appears optional in expander operation. The results indicate that the compressor exhibited an efficiency in the range of 0.57–0.80 and required an input power from 1 kW up to 3 kW. …”
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Ambient Seismic Noise Analysis Associated with the 2010 Eruption of Merapi Volcano Using Temporal Variations of Randomness and Background Noise by Afif Rakhman, Wahyudi, Agus Budi Santoso, Hanik Humaida, Wiwit Suryanto

“…The level of background noise in the low- and high-frequency bands appeared to have the same tendency. The two main eruptions correspond to the two highest peaks of noise levels.…”
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A Case of Recurrent Mesocolon Myxoid Liposarcoma and Review of the Literature by Amar M. Eltweri, Gianpiero Gravante, Sarah Louise Read-Jones, Sonpreet Rai, David J. Bowrey, Ian Gordon Haynes

“…Mesenteric liposarcoma is uncommon and occurs in the small bowel mesentery. In this paper we report the case of a recurrent mesocolon myxoid liposarcoma manifesting 6 years from the initial right hemicolectomy for the primary tumour. …”
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Measurement of SUVs-Maximum for Normal Region Using VOI in PET/MRI and PET/CT by Jeong Kyu Park, Sung Kyu Kim, Ihn Ho Cho, Eun Jung Kong

“…The participants as objects of this investigation are 26 healthy examinees in Korea, SUV (standardized-uptake-value)s-maximum evaluation for whole-body F-18 FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) PET/MRI image using VOI of normal region has exhibited very significant difference to that for whole-body F-18 FDG PET/CT image (significant probability value (P)<0.0001). However, there appeared high correlation between them in view of statistics (R-square (R)>0.8). …”
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Qualitative Parameters of the Colonic Flora in Patients with HNF1A-MODY Are Different from Those Observed in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Sandra Mrozinska, Piotr Radkowski, Tomasz Gosiewski, Magdalena Szopa, Malgorzata Bulanda, Agnieszka H. Ludwig-Galezowska, Iwona Morawska, Agnieszka Sroka-Oleksiak, Bartlomiej Matejko, Przemyslaw Kapusta, Dominika Salamon, Maciej T. Malecki, Pawel Wolkow, Tomasz Klupa

“…At the order level, Turicibacterales was more abundant in HNF1A-MODY group than in T2DM group. Conclusions. It appears that there are differences in the gut microbiome composition between patients with HNF1A-MODY and type 2 diabetes. …”
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Information and Communication Technology Adoption and the Growth of Small Medium Enterprises in Uganda: Empirical Evidence from Kampala City Council Authority by Eton, Marus, Constant, Okello Obura, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Mary, Ejang, Francis, Ongia

“…Specialized ICT skills, regular updates and outsourcing of ICT functions appeared to be a key challenge businesses face in ICT adoption. …”
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The History of Miss Jane Pittman by Christopher Mulvey

“…This paper explores the ways in which Ernest J. Gaines uses fiction in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman to write a history of the African American from 1861 to 1961. …”
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Sistem Propagasi Anotasi pada Metadata Lineage untuk Manajemen Data Warehouse by Dion Ricky Saputra, Welly Purnomo, Nanang Yudi Setiawan

“…Since ETL is deeply connected to the structure of the source data, if a small changes happens to that structure then the whole workflow might stop. …”
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Statistical Comparison of Cloud and Aerosol Vertical Properties between Two Eastern China Regions Based on CloudSat/CALIPSO Data by Yujun Qiu, Jing Wang, Keran Yang

“…A radar reflectivity factor greater than −10 dBZ occurred mainly in warm cloud layers and mixed cloud layers. A high-COP zone appeared in the above-0°C layer with cloud thicknesses of 2-3 km in both regions and in all the four seasons, but the distribution of the zonal layer in R2 was more continuous than that in R1, which was consistent with the higher aerosol optical thickness in R2 than in R1 in the above-0°C layer, indicating a positive correlation between aerosol and cloud probability.…”
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The tourist experience: an experience of the frameworks of the tourist experience? by Hécate Vergopoulos

“…It also intends to show that through the plurality of approaches emerge zones of friction and tension in the definition of this central notion of tourism.It thus shows that there are today three main approaches to this notion: in a first sense, the tourist experience can be understood as “everything that happens in a tourist situation”. In a second sense, the tourist experience can be conceived as a learning process of the different world and otherness. …”
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CLOVES Syndrome: A Review of Clinical, Genetic, and Therapeutic Aspects by Julianna Podolec, Silvia Ciraolo, Joanna Wojda, Adam Sobiński, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Katarzyna Kurza, Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka, Matylda Czerwonka, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Anna Walczak

“…Basic Results: CLOVES syndrome affects fewer than 200 individuals worldwide, with symptoms appearing at birth or early childhood. It can lead to serious complications such as nerve compression, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. …”
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The Palatability of Lopinavir and Ritonavir Delivered by an Innovative Freeze-Dried Fast-Dissolving Tablet Formulation by David W. Pittman, Alexandra M. Brantly, Alexandra L. Drobonick, Hannah T. King, Daniel C. Mesta, Caroline G. Richards, Manjari Lal, Manshun Lai

“…The novel FDT formulation appears to be a palatable delivery mechanism for oral antiretroviral pharmaceuticals especially when mixed with baby foodstuffs.…”
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Empathy moments by Nathalie Barbosa De La Cadena

“… In this paper, I analyse the act of consciousness called empathy, as proposed by Husserl in Ideas II. …”
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Modelling the growth stress in tree branches: eccentric growth vs. reaction wood by Van Rooij, Arnoul, Badel, Eric, Barczi, Jean-François, Caraglio, Yves, Almeras, Tancrede, Gril, Joseph

“…For the pine tree, eccentric radial growth appears to be less efficient than the formation of reaction wood. …”
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Root growth dynamics and allocation as a response to rapid and local changes in soil moisture by S. Ceolin, S. Ceolin, S. J. Schymanski, S. J. Schymanski, D. van Dusschoten, R. Koller, J. Klaus

“…Hydromatching in maize appears to be a dynamic and reversible phenomenon, for which the investment in biomass is continuously promoted in wet soil volumes and/or halted in drier soil volumes. …”
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