Immune Response in Severe Infection: Could Life-Saving Drugs Be Potentially Harmful? by Maja Surbatovic, Jasna Jevdjic, Milic Veljovic, Nada Popovic, Dragan Djordjevic, Sonja Radakovic

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Are Profit and Profitability the Same Thing? by Edward Evans

“…In this article, I’ll explain the two terms, outlining the difference between them, and discussing a few things that growers can do to improve the profitability of a farm business. …”
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The Benefits and Detriments of Macrophages/Microglia in Models of Multiple Sclerosis by Khalil S. Rawji, V. Wee Yong

“…This review will discuss the evidence supporting the detrimental and beneficial aspects of macrophages/microglia in models of MS, provide a discussion of the mechanisms underlying the dichotomous roles, and describe a few therapies in clinical use in MS that impinge on the activity of macrophages/microglia.…”
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Nonneoplastic Tongue Swellings of Lymphatic and Lymphocytic Origin: Three Case Reports by Manar A. Abdul Aziz, Nermin M. Yussif

“…Growths from all of these heterogonous components may occur resulting in a wide variation in clinical features and behavior, ranging from self-limiting to aggressive lesions. Therefore, surgical excision is the treatment of choice. …”
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Multiple Positive Solutions for Singular Semipositone Periodic Boundary Value Problems with Derivative Dependence by Huiqin Lu

“…By constructing a special cone in C1[0,2π] and the fixed point theorem, this paper investigates second-order singular semipositone periodic boundary value problems with dependence on the first-order derivative and obtains the existence of multiple positive solutions. …”
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Expression Analysis of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters ABCB11 and ABCB4 in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Variety of Pediatric and Adult Cholestatic and Noncholestatic Liver... by Cornelia Thoeni, Ruediger Waldherr, Jutta Scheuerer, Stefanie Schmitteckert, Ralph Roeth, Beate Niesler, Ernest Cutz, Christa Flechtenmacher, Benjamin Goeppert, Peter Schirmacher, Felix Lasitschka

“…We concluded from our study that patients with PSC demonstrate altered expression levels and pattern of ABCB11 and ABCB4 which correlated with disease progression; thereby, ABCB11 and ABCB4 analysis may be a useful tool for assessment of disease stages in PSC.…”
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Designing a general employee management model with an emphasis on performance management by Maryam Nasiri, Ameneh Firozabadi, Sanjar Slajagheh, Mahdi Mohamad Bagheri

“…Theoretical framework Employee performance management Performance management consists of two words: management and performance. …”
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Novel Approaches to Surfactant Administration by Samir Gupta, Steven M. Donn

“…Surfactant replacement therapy has been the mainstay of treatment for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome for more than twenty years. …”
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A Case of Upper Limb Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis Presenting as Pseudoparalysis in a Two-Week-Old by Kuldeep Stohr, Guang Xia Xu

“…A later diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the humerus and septic arthritis of the shoulder was made. Despite antibiotic therapy and surgical drainage, the proximal epiphysis of his humerus remains abnormal; however, he has no apparent functional deficit of his right arm at four-year follow-up.…”
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Impact of Dynamic Elastic Modulus on Coal Permeability: Modeling and Analysis by Jia Kong, Baiquan Lin, Chuanjie Zhu, Ting Liu, Xiangguo Kong

“…The result can provide a theoretical basis for the research of the multifield coupling process during gas drainage.…”
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Removing boron from metallurgical grade silicon by a high basic slag refining technique by Wu J.J., Xu M., Liu K.B., Ma W.H., Yang B., Dai Y.N.

“…It showed that the oxidizability of calcium sillicate slag was affected and restricted by the basicity and the mass ratio of acid oxide SiO slag according to the thermodynamic relationship. The boron concentration in MG-Si can be reduced from 18x10-6 to 4.5x10-6 and 1.4x10-6, respectively, when using the ternary slags 40.5%CaO-49.5%SiO2-10%Li2O and 32CaO-38%SiO2-30%Li2O.…”
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Emergence of a Snake-Like Structure in Mobile Distributed Agents: An Exploratory Agent-Based Modeling Approach by Muaz A. Niazi

“…The body structure of snakes is composed of numerous natural components thereby making it resilient, flexible, adaptive, and dynamic. …”
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Variable-Time-Domain Online Neighboring Optimal Trajectory Modification for Hypersonic Interceptors by Ningbo Li, Humin Lei, Jin Zhou, Lei Shao, Bin Wang

“…The predicted impact point (PIP) of hypersonic interception changes continually; therefore the midcourse guidance law must have the ability of online trajectory optimization. …”
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The Notions of Fūkei, Ba, and Fukkō in a Community Art Project by Catherine Grout

“…The project gained renown in Japan for the political and administrative battle won, which gave the survivors the right to independently cultivate part of the public land in the Minami-Ashiyahama district. By involving them in a creative process that became political, the artist aimed to encourage their interaction and create an active co-presence consistent with the notion of ba (scene, place, or field). …”
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HESS Opinions: Towards a common vision for the future of hydrological observatories by P. Nasta, G. Blöschl, G. Blöschl, H. R. Bogena, S. Zacharias, R. Baatz, G. De Lannoy, K. H. Jensen, S. Manfreda, L. Pfister, L. Pfister, A. M. Tarquis, I. van Meerveld, M. Voltz, Y. Zeng, W. Kustas, X. Li, H. Vereecken, N. Romano

“…In contrast, a small number of extensively instrumented research sites would enable community-based experiments in an unprecedented manner, thereby facilitating a deeper understanding of complex, non-linear processes modulated by scale-dependent feedback and multiscale spatiotemporal heterogeneity. …”
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From social media to policy: Public insights on transport communication and services in Queensland by Shane Mathews, Jenny Hou, Tan Yigitcanlar, Fahimeh Golbabaei, Nayomi Kankanamge, Adam Downie, Alexander Paz

“…A Netnography approach was used to analyze public comments from social and digital media to decipher prevailing sentiments and topics. Seven key themes in public discussions were identified: energy, disability, government funding, expansion of transport infrastructure, digital technology, health and safety, and quality of service. …”
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Evaluation and Assessment of Resiliency of Transportation Networks in Ilam City by pakzad azadkhani, Mohammad salavrzizadeh, afsaneh shahmoradian

“…The statistical population of the study included experts in urban management and crisis management, among which 40 participants were selected using convenience-based method and questionnaire was distributed among them. The analysis of the data was carried out using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and integrated digital layers in Expert Choice and ArcGIS software applications. …”
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Evaluation of teacher performance in post-certification classroom action research at the vocational school by Dwi Elvina, Wakhinuddin Wakhinuddin, Edidas Edidas, Ambiyar Ambiyar

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Real-world efficacy and safety of dupilumab in children with atopic dermatitis under 6 years of age: a retrospective multicentric study by Filip Rob, Blanka Pinkova, Kristyna Sokolova, Jana Kopuleta, Zuzana Jiraskova Zakostelska, Jana Cadova

“…The baseline mean EASI among these patients was 26.7 (range 11.2–42.5). Since week 16 of therapy, all patients achieved and sustained at least 50% (EASI-50) atopic dermatitis improvement from baseline for the remainder of the follow-up period. …”
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Legal and economic dilemmas of sustainable development in times of global crisis by Maciej Rudnicki

“…Treating the ecological properties as such, often results in them going unnoticed overall, and very soon leads to permanent and negative changes that directly affect human life and the environment, as well as having a negative effect on health. …”
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