Gene metabolite relationships revealed metabolic adaptations of rice salt tolerance by Mojdeh Akbarzadeh Lelekami, Mohammad Hadi Pahlevani, Khalil Zaynali Nezhad, Keyvan Mahdavi Mashaki

“…This study examined the effects of high salinity on the roots and shoots of rice genotypes with contrasting tolerances: CSR28 (tolerant) and IR28 (sensitive) at the seedling stage. Our phenotypic and physiological assessments indicated significant differences in response to prolonged salinity exposure between the two genotypes. …”
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NIV-Helmet in Severe Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure by Joana Martins, P. Nunes, C. Silvestre, C. Abadesso, H. Loureiro, H. Almeida

“…Helmet interface use represents a more comfortable alternative for providing ventilatory support, particularly to small infants, which constitute a sensitive group within pediatric patients.…”
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Platelet-activating factor: an inflammatory mediator in the acute phase of allergic conjunctivitis in a guinea-pig model by F. Meijer, J. L. van Delft, N. J. van Haeringen

“…Pretreatment with eyedrops containing the specific PAF antagonist BN 52021 (1%) showed a significant inhibition of the vascular permeability (60.2%) and the clinical score (27.5%) after PAF challenge. In sensitized guinea-pigs, levocabastine showed a marked inhibition of both the vascular permeability (80.5%) and the clinical score (70%) after topical challenge with ovalbumin. …”
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Study of a System Dynamics Model of Wuhan Commodity Housing Price by Jingyi Guo, Junwu Wang, Denghui Liu, Shi Qiao, Han Wu

“…In addition, a validity test and sensitivity test are used to verify the validity and feasibility of the model, respectively. …”
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Comparative analysis of regression algorithms for drug response prediction using GDSC dataset by Soojung Ha, Juho Park, Kyuri Jo

“…Methods We compared and evaluated the performance of 13 representative regression algorithms using Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer (GDSC) dataset. Three analyses was conducted to show the effect of feature selection methods, multiomics information, and drug categories on drug response prediction. …”
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The Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Bacterial Strains Isolated from Patients with Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream and Urinary Tract Infections by Hamed Ghadiri, Hamid Vaez, Samira Khosravi, Ebrahim Soleymani

“…A total of 129 blood stream and 300 urinary tract positive samples were obtained from patients referring to Besat hospital over a two-year period (2009 and 2010). Antibiotic sensitivity was ascertained using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion technique according to CLSI guidelines. …”
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Intraoperative PTH Assay during Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy May Be Helpful in the Detection of Double Adenomas and May Minimise the Risk of Recurrent Surgery by E. Ypsilantis, H. Charfare, W. S. Wassif

“…The use of IOPTH monitoring potentially offers increased sensitivity in detecting multiglandular disease, can minimise the need and risk associated with recurrent operations, and may facilitate cost-effective minimally invasive surgery.…”
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Cytokine Response to Acute Endurance Exercise: Regular Treadmill Versus Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill by Muhammed Salih Kırışka, Nilsel Okudan, Muaz Belviranlı

“…Blood samples were collected at pre-exercise, immediately post-exercise, 30 min post-exercise, and 2 h post-exercise to analyze serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interleukin-8 (IL-8) levels. …”
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Occurrence, Source, and Mobilization of Iron, Manganese, and Arsenic Pollution in Shallow Aquifer by Md. Shajedul Islam, M. G. Mostafa

“…The correlation matrix and factor analysis of Fe and Mn with redox-sensitive water variables confirmed that a favourable reductive situation fosters the Fe and Mn release process. …”
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Monitoring the Hydrothermal Crystallization of Ga/ZSM-5 Using Sorption and other Conventional Techniques by S.V. Awate, P.N. Joshi, T.H. Kim, K.I. Kim, V.P. Shiralkar

“…The amount of sorbate uptake was found to be sensitive to the crystallinity of the sample and the characteristics of the probe molecules employed. …”
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Shaking Table Test on Seismic Response of Tunnel-Soil Surface Structure System considering Soil-Structure Interaction by Yantao Li, Ye Tian, Jinhui Zong

“…The results show that the type of seismic wave has a significant impact on the seismic response of the system, in which the dynamic response of the surface structure and soil is more sensitive to the seismic wave with rich low-frequency components. …”
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Existence of multiple-stable equilibria for a multi-drug-resistant model of mycobacterium tuberculosis by Abba B. Gumel, Baojun Song

“…This paper presents a deterministiccompartmental model for the transmission dynamics of two strains of tubercu-losis, a drug-sensitive (wild) one and a multi-drug-resistant strain. …”
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Clinical Manifest X-Linked Recessive Adrenoleukodystrophy in a Female by Gyda Hlin Skuladottir Jack, Karolina Malm-Willadsen, Anja Frederiksen, Dorte Glintborg, Marianne Andersen

“…Clinical examination revealed decreased sensitivity in the feet, particularly to touch. Deep tendon reflexes in the lower limbs were brisk, and Babinski's sign was present bilaterally. …”
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Short-term seismic precursor anomalies in hydrogen concentration at fault gas stations along the Northern Margin Fault of the Yanqing Basin of Beijing, China by Mingbo Yang, Guiping Liu, Yuxuan Chen, Peixue Hua, Leyin Hu, Zhiguo Wang, Shanshan Wang, Xiaoru Sun, Yonggang Zhou, Haichun Zhang, Gang Feng, Xiang Gao, Yuqi Zhang

“…The H2 concentration at the observatory was more sensitive to the stress-loading response of the NMYB Fault system.…”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Newer Antidiabetic Medications for Ramadan Fasting Diabetic Patients by Ehab Mudher Mikhael

“…Gastrointestinal upset was common with the usage of liraglutide while increased thirst sensation was common with dapagliflozin. In conclusion DPP-4 inhibitors such as vildagliptin and sitagliptin may form a suitable glucose-lowering therapy option for Ramadan fasting patients.…”
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Globally scalable glacier mapping by deep learning matches expert delineation accuracy by Konstantin A. Maslov, Claudio Persello, Thomas Schellenberger, Alfred Stein

“…Assessing the spatial, temporal and cross-sensor generalisation shows that our best strategy achieves intersection over union  >0.85 on previously unobserved images in most cases, which drops to  >0.75 for debris-rich areas such as High-Mountain Asia and increases to  >0.90 for regions dominated by clean ice. …”
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Four-Channel Vibrating Testbed Design for Full Vehicle Durability Simulation by Huiqi Du, Shiqing Xu

“…The hardware system consists of three parts: hydraulic mechanical components, sensors, and closed-loop control system, and the software system consists of platform configuration system, platform management system, and basic test system. …”
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Phenotypic and molecular identification of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in escherichia coli in healthy broilers at the west region of iran by Sina Sheikhi, Elham Ahmadi

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility test on 156 ESBL-producing E. coli identified by phenotypic method revealed that 100 % of them were resistant to at least one antibiotic, while all were sensitive to imipenem. The prevalence of blaTEM, blaCTX-M, and blaSHV genes was 52.63%, 38.59%, and 30.17% respectively. …”
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Spastic Paraparesis in Young Men With Spinal Meningioma and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report by Leonard Christianto Singjie, Ivan Jeremia, Esdras Ardi Pramudita

“…Case Report: A 22-year-old male patient with complaints of pain in the back (NPRS 8-9), followed by difficulty moving the lower limb accompanied by a burning sensation, problem in defecation, and urination. We found motor weakness in the lower extremities (1/1), positive pathological reflexes, and sensibility disorders on physical examination. …”
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The challenge of a late diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: co-occurring trajectories and camouflage tendencies. a case report of a young Autistic female with Avoidant Restricti... by Sara Passarini, Sara Passarini, Silvia Guerrera, Maria Picilli, Maria Picilli, Elisa Fucà, Laura Casula, Deny Menghini, Sabine Pirchio, Valeria Zanna, Giovanni Valeri, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

“…Both Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ARFID are characterized by the two main features of cognitive rigidity and sensory sensitivity, which may complicate differential diagnosis. …”
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