Experimental Study on Dry Friction Damping Characteristics of the Steam Turbine Blade Material with Nonconforming Contacts by Jun Wu, Ruishan Yuan, Zhenwu He, Di Zhang, Yonghui Xie

“…The linear regularities of dimensionless equivalent stiffness and equivalent damping are obtained, which decrease the difficulty of building the vibration analysis model of the blade with sufficient accuracy.…”
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The Clinical Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Laminectomy for Single-level Lumbar Canal Stenosis with Grade 1 and 2 Spondylolisthesis by Ashok Sharma, Tarachand Suthar, Mudit Mathur, Vishnu Mittal, Shiv Bhagwan Sharma, Gaurav Mehta

“…Initial management of lower back pain includes anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, physiotherapy, and epidural steroid infiltration. …”
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Periorbital Necrotising Fasciitis after Minor Skin Trauma by Ceren Günel, Aylin Eryılmaz, Yeşim Başal, Ali Toka

“…Treatment was carried on with daily wound care and parenteral antibiotherapy. The patient was discharged from the hospital with slightly cosmetic defect.…”
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Risk factors and consequences of traumatic brain injury in a Swiss male population cohort by Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Gerhard Gmel, Joseph Studer, Valentin Petre Matei, Alina Elena Rosca, Alexandru Neculai Pavel, Radu Mihai Paun

“…Risk factors were measured at baseline (2010–2012) and at follow-up 1 (FU1; 2012–2014), while the consequences and TBI were measured at follow-up 2 (FU2; 2016–2018).Setting Switzerland.Participants All participants at FU2 (Mage=25.43, SD=1.25) of the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors (N=4881 young Swiss men after listwise deletion).Measures The outcomes measured were TBI, SUD (ie, alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, other illicit drugs), depression and personality traits (ie, sensation seeking, anxiety-neuroticism, sociability, aggression-hostility) at FU2. …”
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The Role of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Roselle) in Maintenance of Ex Vivo Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Hematopoietic Stem Cells by Zariyantey Abdul Hamid, Winnie Hii Lin Lin, Basma Jibril Abdalla, Ong Bee Yuen, Elda Surhaida Latif, Jamaludin Mohamed, Nor Fadilah Rajab, Chow Paik Wah, Muhd Khairul Akmal Wak Harto, Siti Balkis Budin

“…Efforts to overcome this limitation include the use of antioxidants. In this study, the role of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. …”
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AVALIAÇÃO E COMPARAÇÃO DOS SISTEMAS COLOIDAIS DE LEITES UHT COMERCIALIZADOS NAS REGIÕES SUL E SUDESTE DO BRASIL by Gabriel de A. Farage, Ítalo T. Perrone, Rodrigo Stephani, Nathalia da S. Campos, Natália M. G. Alves

“…The colloidal systems of samples with or without addition of stabilizers and with or without addition of tricalcium phosphate were evaluated based on analyses of ionic calcium concentration, pH, sedimentation, HCT (heat coagulation time), ethanol stability, particle size (D90) and zeta potential. …”
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Determinants of Dropout From a Virtual Agent–Based App for Insomnia Management in a Self-Selected Sample of Users With Insomnia Symptoms: Longitudinal Study by María Montserrat Sanchez Ortuño, Florian Pecune, Julien Coelho, Jean Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, Nathalie Salles, Marc Auriacombe, Fuschia Serre, Yannick Levavasseur, Etienne De Sevin, Patricia Sagaspe, Pierre Philip

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of dropout among a set of sociodemographic, clinical, and sleep diary variables, and users’ perceptions of the treatment program, collected during the screening interview. …”
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LEGAL APPROACHES FOR THE REGULATION OF CRYPTOCURRENCY AND ICO IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION by N. Efimova

“…The emerging approaches to the legal regulation of ICO and crypto currency in foreign countries and the European Union (EU) are analysed. It is concluded that the legal ways of regulating new phenomena are ambiguous while in the main states adhere to the principle of technological neutrality. …”
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The use of Cattapa Leaves Terminalia cattapa as Preventive and Curative Methods in Patin Catfish Pangasionodon hypophthalmus Infected With Aeromonas hydrophila by D. Wahjuningrum, N. Ashry, Sri Nuryati

“…In vitro study for antibacterial test of cattapa leaves Terminalia cattapa (TC) were done previous to the in vivo test. …”
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Subspace Clustering of High-Dimensional Data: An Evolutionary Approach by Singh Vijendra, Sahoo Laxman

“…The first phase of MOSCL performs subspace relevance analysis by detecting dense and sparse regions with their locations in data set. …”
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OCCURRENCE OF LUMPY SKIN DISEASE IN CATTLE IN THE WORLD by V. P. Semakina, M. V. Zhiltsova, A. V. Savvin, T. P. Akimova

“…Virus is transmitted through skin, mucous membranes of respiratory, digestive organs and conjunctiva, then it enters into the lymph nodes where it replicates, and then it is transported along the body with blood. Animals excrete the virus with expired air, saliva, semen, milk, nasal and ocular discharges, and exudates. …”
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Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Potential Biomarkers and Prominent Features in HIV/AIDS Patients Co-Infected with SARS-CoV-2 by Xuan Yan, Xinyu Zhang, Wei Song, Tangkai Qi, Zhenyan Wang, Yang Tang, Jianjun Sun, Shuibao Xu, Junyang Yang, Jiangrong Wang, Jun Chen, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu, Yinzhong Shen

“…In this study, the aim is to analyze the metabolomic profiles of HIV/AIDS patients co-infected with SARS-CoV-2 and to identify biomarkers indicative of co-infection. …”
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El régimen de las indemnizaciones por las privaciones singulares derivadas de la legislación de conservación de la biodiversidad by Fernando López Ramón

“…Se pretende identificar los supuestos requeridos de indemnización por parte de la Administración pública como consecuencia de las privaciones singulares derivadas del régimen de los espacios naturales protegidos en el Derecho español. Para ello se analizan los datos doctrinales, jurisprudenciales y normativos, exponiendo los inconvenientes de las diversas posturas y se ter - mina identificando como supuesto típico de situación requerida de indemnización la caracterizada por la concurrencia simultánea de dos requisitos: afectar a usos y actividades permitidos en suelo no urbanizable e incidir sobre facultades en ejercicio efectivo por parte de sus titulares. …”
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A Long-Term Follow-Up Programme for Maintenance of Motor Function after Stroke: Protocol of the life after Stroke—The LAST Study by Torunn Askim, Birgitta Langhammer, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Jon Magnussen, Torgeir Engstad, Bent Indredavik

“…Secondary outcomes are: dependency, balance, endurance, health-related quality of life, fatigue, anxiety and depression, cognitive function, burden on caregivers, and health costs. …”
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Serum fatty acid-binding protein 3 levels differentiate active from inactive myositis and correlate with response to therapy by Latika Gupta, Sanjukta Majumder, Amita Aggarwal, Ramnath Misra, Able Lawrence

“…Nonparametric tests were used for analysis and results expressed as median and interquartile range. …”
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Quantitative assessment of colour fundus photography in hyperopia children based on artificial intelligence by Yuan Zhang, Yingting Zhu, Zhirong Wang, Yue Xiao, Yehong Zhuo, Zhidong Li, Guitong Ye, Jianqi Chen, Ruiyu Luo, Rui Xie, Jinan Zhan

“…Objectives This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate optic nerve head and retinal vascular parameters in children with hyperopia in relation to age and spherical equivalent refraction (SER) using artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis of colour fundus photographs (CFP).Methods and analysis This cross-sectional study included 324 children with hyperopia aged 3–12 years. …”
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Grouting Defect Detection of Lapped Bar Connections Based on Impact-Echo Method by Yun-Lin Liu, Jing-Jing Shi, Jun-Qi Huang, Guang-Shuo Wei, Zhi-Xin Wu

“…In addition, finite element (FE) analysis based on ABAQUS was conducted to simulate the tests. …”
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Determination of Carbonate Concentrations in Calcareous Soils with Common Vinegar Test by Qiang Zhu, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Yuncong Li

“… When raising crops on calcareous soils, growers need to know how much calcium carbonate is in the soil before they can employ any management practices. Growers can test the level of carbonate in their soils using store-bought vinegar and other household supplies. …”
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Dynamic Behavior of Fault Slip Induced by Stress Waves by Guang-an Zhu, Lin-ming Dou, Yang Liu, Zhen-guo Su, Hui Li, Yong Kong, Zhen-lei Li

“…A static and dynamic analysis for fault slip was performed to assess the risk of rock burst. …”
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Perfil emprendedor de los pequeños empresarios agropecuarios en el Valle de Puebla, México by José Luis Jaramillo Villanueva, José Sergio Escobedo Garrido, Juan Morales Jiménez, José Guadalupe Ramos Castro

“…La diferencia de medias (estadístico t) para emprendedores y no emprendedores es significativa para las variables años de escolaridad y años de experiencia en la actividad productiva principal, en tanto que las categorías con diferencias significativas (estadístico Chi2) entre emprendedores y no emprendedores son la asistencia a capacitación en el proceso de producción, en marketing, uso de financiamiento y en uso de redes sociales. …”
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