Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes: Severe Neurological Symptoms Resulting from Relatively Benign or Occult Tumours—Two Case Reports by M. Ghadiri-Sani, Mueez Waqar, Dave Smith, Mark Doran

“…Suspecting and investigating paraneoplastic syndromes (PNSs) are crucial as up to 80% of patients present with PNS before there is any other indication of malignancy. A PET scan and regular surveillance may reveal occult malignancies better than CT or MRI. …”
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Micropower Impulse Radar: A Novel Technology for Rapid, Real-Time Detection of Pneumothorax by Phillip D. Levy, Tracey Wielinski, Alan Greszler

“…The technology employs ultra wide band pulses over a frequency range of 500 MHz to 6 GHz and a proprietary algorithm analyzes return echoes to determine if a pneumothorax is present with no user interpretation required. …”
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Evaluating the effects of hand weeding and selective herbicides on weeds control and maize (Zea mays L.) traits by Fakhari Rasoul, Moharramnejad Sajjad, Didehbaz Moghanlo Ghorban, Mammadova Ruhangiz

“…The herbicides included Amaize-ing (terbuthylazine, 50% SC), Isoxaflutel + Tincarbazone (Adango 46.5% SC), Mesotrione + S-metolachlor + Lumax (Lumax 53.75% SE), U46 Combi Fluid (2. 4, D + MCPA 67.5% SL), Bromicide MA (Bromoxynil + MCPA 40% EC), Bromicide MA (Bromoxynil + MCPA 40% EC) + Cruze (Nicosulfuron 4% SC). The results of the analysis of variance showed a significant difference between treatments in terms of weeds density, weeds dry weight, maize grain yield, chlorophyll index (SPAD), leaf weight, proline, and catalase enzyme activity. …”
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Lead and Mercury Exposure and Related Health Problems in Metal Artisan Workplaces and High-Risk Household Contacts in Thimphu, Bhutan by Adeep Monger, Karma Wangdi

“…Sociodemographic data, occupational exposure risk factors, and clinical syndrome related to lead and mercury exposure were further obtained and analyzed using EpiInfo 7.0. Results. The mean age of the metal artisan center employees was 36.02 ± 10.3. …”
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Accretion versus erosion and sediment transfer balance near the subduction interface by Lallemand, Serge, Peyret, Michel, Arcay, Diane, Heuret, Arnauld

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Prevalence and Molecular Epidemiological Data on Dirofilaria immitis in Dogs from Northeastern States of India by Sonjoy Kumar Borthakur, Dilip Kumar Deka, Saidul Islam, Dilip Kumar Sarma, Prabhat Chandra Sarmah

“…Diagnostic methods applied were microscopy (wet film and Knott’s concentration technique), immunological test (Ag ELISA by SNAP 4Dx ELISA kit), and molecular tools (polymerase chain reaction and sequencing), which evidenced 11.38, 18.03, and 13.93% of positive animals, respectively. No significant differences were observed by area (18.23% versus 17.68%) nor by sex (18.1% versus 17.9%), whereas stray dogs proved more infected than other groups (P<0.05). …”
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Prediction on Remaining Life of a V-Notched Beam by Measured Modal Frequency by Wenguang Liu, Mark E. Barkey

“…Subsequently, the relation of modal frequencies and crack growth were analyzed. Thereafter, the decrease ratio of the first modal frequency was employed to reflect the crack damage so as to set up the relation of the modal frequency and the crack damage, and the evolution model between the crack damage and the cyclic loading numbers were set up. …”
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Effect of 2,4-Thiazolidinedione on Limousin Cattle Growth and on Muscle and Adipose Tissue Metabolism by M. Arévalo-Turrubiarte, L. González-Dávalos, A. Yabuta, J. D. Garza, J. L. Dávalos, O. Mora, A. Shimada

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Integrated management of Sorkhroud coastal area in line with tourism development by mehdi razjouyan, sadredin motevali, gholamrza janbaz ghobadi

“…Exoert choice software has been used to analyze the questionnaire data. The AHP hierarchical analysis method has been used for weightlifting and ranking criteria. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Mammography, Ultrasound, and Fine-Needle Aspiration in Detecting Breast Cancer in Patients with Painful Breast Masses:A Medical Record-Base Study by Hassan Vafapour, Sajad Borzoueisileh, Fatemeh Vafapour, Zafar Masoumi Moghaddam, Frough Nikeghbali, Yaghoub Barfar, Amir Hekmatifar

“…Of these patients, 66 were diagnosed with breast cancer, and their medical records were used for analysis. The study population consisted of 66 patients, with a mean age of 53.72 ± 18.26 years and an age range of 33 to 98 years. …”
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Peter the Great’s “heirs”: power and administration in post-Petrine Russia by N. A. Omelchenko

“…According to the author, Anna Ioannovna managed to snatch victory, relying on the support of the middle and lower nobility, primary because in Russia the middle class was always afraid of the weakening of the central government, which, as a rule, led either to anarchy or to the power of the oligarchy.…”
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Characterization of Spirulina-Alginate Beads Formed Using Ionic Gelation by Deepak Rajmohan, Danielle Bellmer

“…Results from the texture analysis show that the hardness of the external gelation beads is three times that of the internal gelation beads, and an increase in the alginate percentage in both gelation methods increased the firmness of the beads. …”
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Factors Driving Social Capital Participation in Urban Green Development: A Case Study on Green Renovation of Old Residential Communities Under Urban Renewal in China by Guoshuai Sun, Hengfu Zhang, Jiao Feng

“…This approach is applied to identify, evaluate, and analyze the factors driving social capital participation in the green renovation of old residential communities. …”
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Proposal of an Adaptive Neurofuzzy System to Control Flow Power in Distributed Generation Systems by Helbert Eduardo Espitia, Iván Machón-González, Hilario López-García, Guzmán Díaz

“…The results show the performance of the adaptive neurofuzzy system via statistical analysis.…”
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Paradoxes in The Approach to Faculty Remuneration in Private Universities by A. R. Alaverdov

“…The negative consequence of this strategic approach is personnel demotivation and decrease of loyalty level because the remunerationschemes are unified and do not permit to take into consideration teacher’s individual achievements. The analysis shows that the existing faculty remuneration practice doesn’t ensure the balance between economic and social interests. …”
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A Simulation Model for Machine Efficiency Improvement Using Reliability Centered Maintenance: Case Study of Semiconductor Factory by Srisawat Supsomboon, Kanthapong Hongthanapach

“…The research methodology includes procedures such as following the priority of critical components in test machine, analyzing the damage and risk level by using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), calculating the suitable replacement period through reliability estimation, and optimizing the preventive maintenance plan. …”
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Impact of Various Acids and Bases on the Voltammetric Response of Platinum Group Metal Oxides by Sebastian Chalupczok, Peter Kurzweil, Helmut Hartmann

“…For practical applications in solutions of any kind, for example, in tap water and in domestic sewage, various interferences must be considered, such as chloride and reducing agents. …”
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Language models for data extraction and risk of bias assessment in complementary medicine by Honghao Lai, Jiayi Liu, Chunyang Bai, Hui Liu, Bei Pan, Xufei Luo, Liangying Hou, Weilong Zhao, Danni Xia, Jinhui Tian, Yaolong Chen, Lu Zhang, Janne Estill, Jie Liu, Xing Liao, Nannan Shi, Xin Sun, Hongcai Shang, Zhaoxiang Bian, Kehu Yang, Luqi Huang, Long Ge, On behalf of ADVANCED Working Group

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Residual strength evaluation by DBEM for a cracked lap joint by R. Citarella

“…The present work summarizes a numerical procedure aimed at the evaluation of the residual strength of a cracked lap joint, based on the competing failure mechanisms regulated by the R-curve analysis and plastic collapse. The model adopted for Stress Intensity Factors (SIFs) evaluation is based on the use of the Dual Boundary Element Method (DBEM) within the theoretical frame of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM). …”
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Risk Assessment for Corneal Ectasia following Photorefractive Keratectomy by Nir Sorkin, Igor Kaiserman, Yuval Domniz, Tzahi Sela, Gur Munzer, David Varssano

“…Purpose. To analyze the risk factors associated with a series of ectasia cases following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and all published cases. …”
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