Genomic characterization of Achromobacter genogroup 20 and identification of a potential species-specific marker by Mariana Papalia, Rocio Stucchi, Valeria Alexander, Liliana Clara, Mariángeles Visus, Gabriel Gutkind, Marcela Radice

“…Results: Isolate 413638 was identified as Achromobacter genogroup 20 ST365, showing resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones. …”
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Auxiliary Piers on Long-Span Specially Shaped Mixed Steel Structure Main Tower Cable-Stayed Bridge: Research on the Impact on the Dynamic Performance by Shanshan Guo, Deyong Cui, Shaokun Ma

“…This study investigates the influence of auxiliary piers on the natural frequency, deformation characteristics, displacements of the related parts, and internal forces of a long-span heterogeneous steel-structured main tower cable-stayed bridge. Taking the Guohe Third Bridge in Anhui Province as an example, the software ANSYS was used to establish a three-dimensional finite element model of a cable-stayed bridge, and the dynamic characteristics of a long-span specially shaped hybrid steel structure main tower cable-stayed bridge with auxiliary piers added to single span and double spans were analysed. …”
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Factors associated with mortality in thoracic trauma patients in Cameroon by Odette Dzemo Kibu, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Sithombo Maqungo, Serge Ngekeng, Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon, Darwin Touko, Rasheedat Oke, Cindy Umoh, Roland Mfondoum, Sabrinah Ariane Christie, Catherine Juillard, Alain Chichom-Mefire

“…Background: Thoracic trauma is the third most common cause of death after abdominal injury and head trauma in polytrauma patients. …”
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Chronic Benign Tubular Albuminuria From Compound Heterozygous Variants in : A Case Report by Adam Pietrobon, Mark D. Elliott

“…Second, identifying genetic forms of tubular albuminuria is key to avoiding ineffective interventions (eg, ACE inhibition, AT-II receptor blockade, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 [SGLT2] inhibition) and unnecessary invasive procedures (eg, kidney biopsy). Third, the location of CUBN variants dictates phenotypic consequences, with C-terminal variants leading to albuminuria without vitamin B12 deficiency.…”
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The Effect of Inferior Rectus Muscle Thickening on Intraocular Pressure in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy by Xiuhong Li, Xu Bai, Zhibin Liu, Ming Cheng, Jia Li, Nian Tan, Hongfeng Yuan

“…The average inferior rectus thickness in the TAO and control groups was 0.71 ± 0.13 mm and 0.36 ± 0.12 mm, respectively. …”
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Changing Clinical Presentation, Current Knowledge-Attitude-Practice, and Current Vision Related Quality of Life in Self-Reported Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Retinopathy in Easter... by Taraprasad Das, Batriti Wallang, Preeti Semwal, Soumyava Basu, Tapas R. Padhi, Mohd Hasnat Ali

“…In a decade time, 2001 to 2011, there was a change of retinopathy status at presentation (more often nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, NPDR). One-third of NPDR patients had poor vision and half of them were hypertensive. …”
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The acceptability of intimate partner violence screening and response among refugee women accessing Australian resettlement services. by Nigel Spence, Jo Spangaro, Nicola Man, Jacqui Cameron, Kelsey Hegarty, Jane Koziol-McLain, Tadgh McMahon, Astrid Perry-Indermaur, Chye Toole-Anstey, Jeannette Walsh, Anthony Zwi

“…Most women experiencing IPV strongly support screening, however this is untested with refugee women in resettlement contexts. Around one third of refugee women in Australia experience IPV and face multiple post-migration challenges. …”
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Breeding Performances of the European Blackbird (Turdus merula) in Morocco: Habitat Selection, Breeding Phenology, and Breeding Success by Abderahim El Hassani, Ismail Mansouri, Wafae Squalli, Abdelbari El Agy, Amine Assouguem, Kenza Bouayad, Abdellah Markou, Mohamed Mounir, Hamid Achiban, Mohamed Dakki, Lahsen El Ghadraoui

“…Breeding activities started firstly by nest construction during the last week of April, secondly by egg laying during the first week of May, and thirdly by hatching during the second week of May. …”
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Analysis of Gas Pipeline Failure Factors Based on the Novel Bayesian Network by Machine Learning Optimization by Shuangqing Chen, Shun Zhou, Zhe Xu, Yongbin Liu, Bing Guan, Xiaoyu Jiang, Wencheng Li

“…Finally, the sensitivity analysis identified Other (Other external damage), third-party excavation damage, incorrect operation and fire or explosion as key influences on gas pipeline failure. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Stress Levels of Pregnant Women by Candan Ersanlı, Çağla Yiğitbaş

“… Aim: This study aims to determine the effects of the COVID-19 process on pregnant women in the second and third trimesters, as well as the stress they have experienced and their health behaviors.Material and Methods: The research is of descriptive cross-sectional type. …”
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ADEQUATE ANTHROPOLOGY OF KAROL WOJTYLA by M. G. Kokhanovska

“…Provision of insight into the peculiar features of his adequate anthropology implies the fulfillment of the following tasks: first, identification of the methodology and the meaning of the principal concepts; secondly, study of the thinker’s key ideas; thirdly, presentation of the periodization of his anthropological doctrine development. …”
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Radiofrequency ablation for solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the danger triangle area: a preliminary analysis by Dan-ling Zhang, Sheng Chen, Yuhan Qiu, Jian-chuan Yang, Zhiliang Hong, Jianwei Li, Song-song Wu

“…Post-ablation, the maximum diameter and volume of the ablation zone increased at the first and third month (p < 0.001), followed by a gradual decrease in size, without significant difference by the 6th month. …”
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Fast handover authentication scheme in 5G mobile edge computing scenarios by Weicheng ZHANG, Hongquan WEI, Shuxin LIU, Liming PU

“…The 5G internet of things brings the ultimate experience to users, but it also puts forward new challenges.Users’ requirements of ultra-low latency experience, access to business without sense during movement and security guarantee have attracted much attention.Mobile edge computing can meet the strict requirements of 5G with low latency, large connection and high bandwidth.As a computing paradigm with the coexistence of multi-trust domains, multi-entities and cross-trust domains are interconnected frequently.Identity authentication is particularly important for security protection.Through the research on the identity authentication mechanism under the existing edge computing paradigm, a lightweight fast handover authentication scheme based on pre-authentication was proposed.The proposed solution moved services and calculations from the cloud to the edge.Biometric fingerprint technology was used on the client side to defend against terminal theft attacks.Edge servers in different regions used pre-authentication scheme to meet fast switching requirements.The user and the edge server established a secure channel by negotiating a shared session key in real time, and the authentication scheme ensured lightweight operation with XOR and hash operation.The proposed scheme was evaluated from two aspects of security and performance.Theoretical design analysis and formal tool verification were carried out for security evaluation.The formal analysis tool, AVISPA, was used to verify the improved security of the proposed scheme in the presence of intruders.The performance was mainly evaluated from the computing cost and communication cost of the authentication scheme.The simulation results showed that the proposed scheme reduces communication cost, and the computational overhead can meet the needs of mobile terminals with limited resources.As the future work, the scheme will be improved from two aspects: one is to strengthen the scalability to ensure that users and edge servers can join and exit at any time, and the other one is to strengthen the universality of the scheme to meet the access deployment of third-party service providers.…”
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A novel signal detection algorithm of multiple-input multiple-output Vertical-Bell Laboratories Layered Space-Time for underwater acoustic networks based on the improved minimum me... by Gaoli Zhao, Jianping Wang, Junping Song, Wei Chen

“…Second, we order the detection sequence based on the permutation matrix. Third, we detail the implementation of interference cancelation and slice processing. …”
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness assessment among antenatal and postnatal mothers at government hospital, in urban Bengaluru by Sangeetha M.D, Jagadish Ganagi, Darshan H.S, Neha Annet Joy, Akarsh KR

“…A sample of 105 antenatal mothers in their third trimester and postnatal women (age ≥ 18 years) attending the hospital was included. …”
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Effect of Low-Dose Hormone Therapy on Metabolic Parameters and Bone Mineral Density by Ufuk Atlihan, Onur Yavuz, Huseyin Aytug Avsar, Can Ata, Tevfik Berk Bildaci, Selcuk Erkilinc

“…RESULTS: At the 12th-month follow-up, endometrial thickness was significantly higher in the COC group (3.8±0.4 mm) compared with the non-COC group (3.5±0.4 mm) (p<0.01). …”
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A combination of clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic parameters predicts pulmonary hypertension occurrence in patients with end-stage renal disease by Handong Ding, Handong Ding, Handong Ding, Fei Zhang, Fei Zhang, Fei Zhang, Jinbiao Zhong, Jinbiao Zhong, Jinbiao Zhong, Jiashan Pan, Jiashan Pan, Jiashan Pan, Yiding Chen, Yiding Chen, Yiding Chen, Ji Zhang, Ji Zhang, Ji Zhang, Qin Wang, Guiyi Liao, Guiyi Liao, Guiyi Liao, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao

“…Echocardiographic reports suggest that left atrial diameter (LAD), interventricular septum thickness in end-diastole (IVSd), stroke volume (SV), and pericardial effusion are also associated with PH development. …”
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Diaspora Engagement Strategies and Policies by Jovan Filipovic, Srečko Srečko Devjak, Bogomil Ferfila

“…The development of diaspora strategies is essential because it demonstrates how state agencies, policy makers and individual citizens themselves have begun to think beyond national borders and make efforts to build non-territorial forms of organisation, such as Diaspora Virtual University. …”
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Multiwideband Bandpass Filter Based on Folded Quad Cross-Stub Stepped Impedance Resonator by Gunawan Wibisono, Teguh Firmansyah, Herudin Herudin, Muh Wildan, Toto Supriyanto, Mudrik Alaydrus, Febrizal Ujang

“…Furthermore, the MW-BPF is designed on an FR4 microstrip substrate with εr = 4.4, thickness h = 1.6 mm, and tan δ = 0.0265. The results show that the proposed MW-BPF using a QC-SSIR achieves transmission coefficients/fractional bandwidths of −0.60 dB/49.3%, −1.49 dB/18.7%, and −1.93 dB/13.9% at 0.81 GHz, 1.71 GHz, and 2.58 GHz, respectively. …”
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Response of Kapok seedlings were irrigated with water of different qualities and heavy metal contents for foliar application of antioxidants by Alaa I. B. Abou-Sreea, Faisal M. A. Matter, Mahmoud A. Hassanain, Abdallah H. A. Hassan

“…Results The results revealed that irrigation with 100% TSW or ADW significantly decreased vegetative growth parameters, physiological characteristics, photosynthetic pigments, leaf element contents, leaf thickness, and the contents of the leaf mid-vein, N, P, K, and Ca. …”
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