Transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of different types of rural settlements in plain agricultural areas by QU Yanbo, HE Xinhan, DONG Xiaozhen, LIU Chunqiang, YANG Yong, LI Yuanchao

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Screening of Some Sulfonamide and Sulfonylurea Derivatives as Anti-Alzheimer’s Agents Targeting BACE1 and PPARγ by Ning Li, Yan Wang, Wensheng Li, Haiyan Li, Liu Yang, Jun Wang, Hazem A. Mahdy, Ahmed B. M. Mehany, Dareen A. Jaiash, Eman Y. Santali, Ibrahim H. Eissa

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Dosing Patterns during Conversion to IPX066, Extended-Release Carbidopa-Levodopa (ER CD-LD), in Parkinson’s Disease with Motor Fluctuations by John C. Morgan, Rohit Dhall, Robert Rubens, Sarita Khanna, Suneel Gupta

“…The average daily LD dose ratio at the end of dose conversion to ER CD-LD was approximately 2.1 for IR CD-LD and 2.8 for CLE. The final dose ratios tended to be slightly higher for participants taking lower LD doses at study entry but independent of dose frequency. …”
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Optimization and Hydration Mechanism of Composite Cementing Material for Paste Filling in Coal Mines by Jinxiao Liu, Wenxin Li, Feng Zhang, Xinguo Zhang, Lianjun Chen, Yongle Liu

“…However, the initial and final setting time does not meet the engineering requirements in this case. …”
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Comparative in-vitro degradation of hyaluronic acids exposed to different hyaluronidase enzymes by Marcelo Germani, Márcia V.G.B. de Queiroz, Mariana Yuri de França Shimizu, Thiago Gomes Teixeira, Victor Rogerio, Gabriela Giro, Victor R.M. Munoz-Lora

“…The final percentage of degradation exhibited significant differences among HA gels (P < 0.001). …”
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Acute Exercise Increases Adiponectin Levels in Abdominally Obese Men by Travis J. Saunders, Andrew Palombella, K. Ashlee McGuire, Peter M. Janiszewski, Jean-Pierre Després, Robert Ross

“…In comparison to baseline, adiponectin levels were also elevated 24–72 hours following the final exercise session (High: 5.47±0.48 versus 4.88±0.48 ug/mL; Low: 5.18±0.49 versus 4.47±0.49 ug/mL, P<0.05). …”
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Reproductive efficiency of ewe lambs kept on tropical pastures under different feeding systems by L.M. Higano, C.C.B.F. Ítavo, L.C.V. Ítavo, G.S. Difante, G.K.A. Melo, P.C.G. Silva, K.L.S. Monteiro, E.S.M. Soares, T.F.F.S. Arco, P.B. Andrade, A.A.S. Miguel, F.G.G. Oliveira, E.L.M. Ribeiro, A.L.C. Gurgel

“…The performance was evaluated at the beginning of the experimental period and every 28 days until the end of the breeding season, the following data were observed: final body weight, average daily gain (ADG) and total weight gain (TWG). …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Cages and Cadaveric Allografts in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) for Treating Lumbar Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis by Huo-Liang Zheng, Bo Li, Shao-Kuan Song, Peng-Bo Chen, Xin-Feng Zheng, Lei-Sheng Jiang, Sheng-Dan Jiang

“…The Frankel grade D was found in 10 patients and grade C in 7. Following the final follow-up, only one patient improved from Frankel grade C to grade D while the others recovered completely. …”
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FATORES ASSOCIADOS À OSTEOPOROSE EM PESSOAS IDOSAS EM UM CENTRO DE REFERÊNCIA by Thomaz de Figueiredo Braga Colares, Ana Carolina Bromenschenkel Vasconcelos, Luciana Colares Maia, Antônio Prates Caldeira, Luiza Augusta Rosa Rossi-Barbosa

“…As variáveis com associação até o nível de 20% (p ≤ .20) foram avaliadas de forma conjunta por regressão múltipla de Poisson com estimador robusto, admitindo-se para o modelo final apenas as variáveis com nível de significância de até 5%. …”
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Metabolic reprogramming of naïve regulatory T cells by IL-7 and IL-15 promotes their persistence and performance upon adoptive transfer by Jessica Filoni, Arianna Ferrari, Tatiana Jofra, Anna Rita Putignano, Lorenzo Da Dalt, Susanna Cesarano, Carla Di Dedda, Fabrizia Bonacina, Federica Marchesi, Danilo Norata, Chiara Bonini, Lorenzo Piemonti, Paolo Monti

“…Abstract Tregs for adoptive therapy are traditionally expanded ex vivo using high doses of IL-2. However, the final Treg product has limited survival once infused in patients, potentially affecting therapeutic effectiveness. …”
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Real-time non-destructive characterization of epoxy resin curing kinetics and mechanical response for enhanced manufacturing quality control by Gonzalo Seisdedos, Edgar Viamontes, Eduardo Salazar, Cristian Pantea, Eric S. Davis, Tommy Rockward, Benjamin Boesl

“…Finally, the curing kinetics were modeled using the Hill equation to better understand numerically the effect of varying stoichiometry in the curing process. …”
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Seasonal Changes in Climate Variables in Rainfed Crop Areas in the Lerma-Chapala-Santiago Basin, Mexico by Raymundo Ordoñez-Sierra, Miguel A. Gómez-Albores, Carlos Díaz-Delgado, Luis Ricardo Manzano-Solís, Angel Rolando Endara-Agramont, Carlos Alberto Mastachi-Loza

“…However, Tmax increased by 2°C in the final period, and Tmin increased by 0.7°C at the end of the final period. …”
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Demographics, Presenting Features, and Outcomes of Adult Patients with Ocular Trauma by Leanne M. Clevenger, Jessica L. Cao, Megan S. Steinkerchner, Amy S. Nowacki, Alex Yuan

“…Worse vision was observed for patients positive for retinal detachment on initial B-scan compared to those negative for this finding at 6-month (median logMAR 2.7 vs. 0.5; P<0.0001) and at final post-injury evaluation (median logMAR 3.7 vs. 0.4; P<0.0001). …”
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Multiscale Composites: Assessment of a Feasible Manufacturing Process by R. Volponi, P. Spena, F. De Nicola, L. Guadagno

“…This modification has given an acceptable result in terms of impregnation and morphological arrangement of CNTs in nanofilled CFRP. Finally, the developed infiltration technique has been tested for the manufacture of a carbon fiber-reinforced panel with a more complex shape.…”
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Variação do percentual de gordura frente a diferentes programas de intervenção para redução da gordura corporal by Alberto Saturno Madureira, Janete Maragno Madureira, Maria Salete Mota, Leodir Pazetti, Samuel do Nascimento, Gilberto Oswald, Cristiane Fernanda Rospirski Moreira

“…Pelos dados verificou-se que: o grupo 1 perdeu 2,08 Kg. ao final do experimento e após 1 ano ganhou 3,36 Kg.; o grupo 2 perdeu 5,07 Kg. e após 1 ano ganhou 2,07 Kg.; e, o grupo 3 após o experimento perdeu 9,63 Kg. e após 1 ano ganhou 5,25 Kg. resultando numa recuperação por volta de 52,7% do peso inicial em relação ao perdido até o final do estudo. …”
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Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the SCHNOS in French by Marie-Renée Atallah, Daniel Milad, Youcef-Hamza Benamer, Mikhail Saltychev, Sam P. Most, Sami P. Moubayed

“…Ten French-speaking rhinoplasty patients were interviewed in order to evaluate the understandability and acceptability of the translation and produce a final version. The final version was administered prospectively to 25 rhinoplasty patients and 25 controls at two-week intervals. …”
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Inhibition mechanism of self-assembled epoxy-silane/dithiol film on copper corrosion by Chen Sang, Juan Qiu, Boyu Yuan, Kaiyu Zhang, Nan Huang, Qinghong Wang, Houyi Ma, Liang Li, Chao Wang

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Recovery Method and Parameter Optimization of a Pilot Test for Conformance Control Flooding and Thermal Recovery in the Offshore Heavy Oilfield by Yanxia Zhou, Xiangguo Lu, Bao Cao, Yigang Liu, Yunbao Zhang, Xun Zhong

“…However, the selection of EOR method and related parameters may directly impact the final results and can be noticeably different for different reservoirs; therefore, to optimize the oil production rate and final oil recovery, systematical optimization of every detail based on the condition of a specific reservoir is of key importance. …”
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Development and functional validation of a disulfidoptosis-related gene prognostic model for lung adenocarcinoma based on bioinformatics and experimental validation by Tao Shen, Tao Shen, Zhuming Lu, Sisi Yang, Dongxi Zhang, Yongwen Ke, Zhuowen Chen, Jinqiang Wu, Jinqiang Wu, Weidong Wu

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Liver diseases: epidemiology, causes, trends and predictions by Can Gan, Yuan Yuan, Haiyuan Shen, Jinhang Gao, Xiangxin Kong, Zhaodi Che, Yangkun Guo, Hua Wang, Erdan Dong, Jia Xiao

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