Role of Metformin in Preventing New-Onset Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yu-Ling Lin, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Hsi-Hao Wang, Wan-Chia Hsu, Shih-Yuan Hung, Yuan-Yow Chiou, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Min-Yu Chang, Li-Chun Ho, Ching-Fang Wu, Yi-Che Lee

“…However, its potential to prevent new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with normal renal function remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether metformin could prevent the development of new-onset CKD in such patients. …”
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Image-schema metaphor of "resurrection" and "rebirth" with the source domain of "journey" in children's stories by Amir Hossein Zanjanbar

“…The method of this research is analytical-descriptive, and its statistical population is children's stories with the theme of rebirth and resurrection for the demographic group of early childhood. …”
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L’inattendu du terrain by Claire Vidal

“…Through an analysis of the unexpected reversal in the relationship that I established with them—initially perceiving them as colleagues only to later discover fieldwork interlocutors in them—I show how their role within the academy is increasingly mobilised by the clerics to conceive the future of Putuoshan.…”
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Investigation of the Effects of Titanate as Coupling Agent and Some Inorganic Nanoparticles as Fillers on Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Soft PVC by Morteza Hajian, Gholam Ali Koohmareh, Afsaneh Mostaghasi

“…The effects of titanate as a coupling agent and some particulate nanoscale particles such as TiO2, CaCO3, and ZnO on thermal and mechanical properties of emulsion polyvinylchloride (E-PVC) were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and mechanical tests. …”
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Wheat Leaf Rust Effector Pt48115 Localized in the Chloroplasts and Suppressed Wheat Immunity by Lulu Song, Liping Cui, Hao Li, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang

“…<i>Pt</i> acquires nutrients from host cells via haustoria and secretes effector proteins to modify and regulate the expression of host disease resistance genes, thereby facilitating pathogen growth and reproduction. …”
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Les contenus « informatiques » et leur(s) reconstruction(s) par des élèves de CM2. Etude didactique by Cédric Fluckiger, Yves Reuter

“…Invoking the concept of “disciplinary consciousness”, we try to determine how students imagine these contents, rebuild an image of the contents, their utility or purposes. Students are therefore conceived here as didactic subjects, ie “computer science learners”. …”
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Sustainable Portfolio Optimization Model Using PROMETHEE Ranking: A Case Study of Palm Oil Buyer Companies by Seyedeh Asra Ahmadi, Ali Peivandizadeh

“…This importance increases when the organization needs to define, implement, and manage a sustainable portfolio to succeed in today’s environment of change and uncertainty. Therefore, this study examines the portfolio of palm producers from 2010 to 2020. …”
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Who Puts the ‘Open’ in Open Knowledge? by Montgomery Lucy, Neylon Cameron, Wilson Katie, Huang Chun-Kai (Karl), Hosking Richard, Ozaygen Alkim, Handcock Rebecca

“…There is a genuine desire among many universities, research funders, and researchers themselves, to address the challenges of diversity, equity and impact implicit in the open knowledge agenda. …”
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Using roof borehole electrical resistivity tomography to monitor roof water infiltration in a mine work face by Liang Du, Wenjin Zhu, Lei Wang, Hao Li, Xiaoyu Jiao, Teng Qin

“…Abstract Roof water inrush in coal mining is a significant type of water-related disaster that usually results from the interconnection of water-bearing geological formations formed by cracks during and after work face mining. Therefore, monitoring roof water infiltration is of paramount importance in preventing or mitigating water inrush in the mine work face. …”
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基于直接分析法的钢结构非线性施工过程分析 by 刘宏伟, 傅宇, 赵雷, 邹定富, 陈适, 余志祥

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均布荷载作用下单层球面网壳的弹塑性失稳模式研究 by 曹正罡, 陈肖达, 范峰

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Exclusion Limits on a Scalar Decaying to Photons and Distinguishing Its Production Mechanisms by Tanumoy Mandal

“…Many beyond the Standard Model (SM) theories predict TeV-scale scalars, which copiously decay to diphotons. …”
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Exploring the Concept of the Perfect Human Being in the Quran: An Analysis of Model Education by Farideh Rezaei, Naireh Sadat Saadatmand, Zohreh Taghavi

“…Following extensive theoretical and bibliographic research, coupled with the examination of Quranic exegeses and profound contemplation on the interpretation of the Quran, as well as the categorization of data pertinent to the exemplary human being, a comparative conclusion has been drawn. …”
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Use of nuclear physics methods for investigation of short-range ordering and defects in iron based simulatuing alloys by Evstyukhina I.A., Kolotushkin V.P., Miloserdin V.Yu., Rudakov S.G., Stepanov S.V., Udovsky A.L., Chercastchenko M.V., Funtikov Yu.V.

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DYNAMIC CRUSHING OF HONEYCOMBS WITH A NEGATIVE POISSON’S RATIO—A FINITE ELEMENT STUDY by LU ZiXing, LI Kang

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Novel derivative of nicotinic acid ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury via regulation of redox homeostasis by Yana V. Loboda, Mikhail V. Korokin, Alexey V. Kuznetsov, Tatiana N. Malorodova, Anton P. Danilenko, Anna A. Peresypkina, Oleg S. Gudyrev, Ol’ga A. Kop’eva, Tatyana G. Pokrovskaya, Liliya V. Korokina, Valeriya N. Khruslova, Valeriya A. Nazarenko, Tatyana V. Avtina, Alexey V. Deikin, Aleksandr A. Dolzhikov, Tatiana V. Puzanova, Lyudmila M. Danilenko

“…However, none of them fully meets the requirements of clinical practice. …”
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Site Prediction Model for the over Rooftop Path in a Suburban Environment at Millimeter Wave by Young Keun Yoon, Kyung Won Kim, Young Jun Chong

“…But, non-line-of-sight cases in a realistic suburban environment include partly the open space between houses. Therefore, the definition of the propagation model of this sight-specific case is very important so clearly as to show the difference for the over rooftop according to the different displacements of houses in a non-line-of-sight environment. …”
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Canopy humidity and irrigation regimes interactively affect rice physiology, grain filling and yield during grain filling period by Le Chen, Xueyun Deng, Hongxia Duan, Xueming Tan, Xiaobing Xie, Xiaohua Pan, Lin Guo, Tao Luo, Xinbiao Chen, Hui Gao, Haiyan Wei, Hongcheng Zhang, Yongjun Zeng

“…Rice growth and yield performance are closely related to climate variables and soil water regimes. Therefore, in this study, normal humidity (NH) and high humidity (HH) treatments of rice canopy were performed and combined with continuous flooding (CF), alternate wetting and drying (AWD), and drought cultivation (DC). …”
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Constitutive Model and Damage Evolution of Mudstone under the Action of Dry-Wet Cycles by Ming Hu, Yuanxue Liu, Linbo Song, Yu Zhang

“…According to the complex damage theory of geological materials, rock masses can be considered as a composite material consisting of the structure phase and damage phase. …”
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Potential Analysis of High-g Shock Experiment Technology for Heavy Specimens Based on Air Cannon by Zhengyong Duan, Tianhong Luo, Dayong Tang

“…Then, the principle of shock test technology based on an air cannon and an impact cylinder was put forward, and the idea gas mechanics model was established to theoretically analyze the laws that how the parameters of the air cannon and cylinder influence the initial impact velocities. …”
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