Placental Growth Factor, Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1, Soluble Endoglin, IL-6, and IL-16 as Biomarkers in Preeclampsia by Carmen Rădulescu, Anca Bacârea, Adina Huțanu, Rozalia Gabor, Minodora Dobreanu

“…This study was carried out at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department in Tîrgu Mureș University Hospital, Romania, between January 2014 and July 2015 and included 68 pregnant women (47 preeclamptic women and 21 controls) with gestational age between 16 and 20 weeks at enrollment. …”
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Research on ciphertext search for the cloud environment by Fei XIANG, Chuan-yi LIU, Bin-xing FANG, Chun-lu WANG, HONGRui-ming Z

“…In order to ensure the data privacy, users have to encrypt the data before outsourcing them to the cloud, How-ever, the encrypted data cannot take full advantage of the rich service function and powerful computation ability of the cloud platform. …”
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Study on sedimentary organic facies of coal-measure source rocks in Shuixigou Group, Taibei Sag, Tuha Basin by Hao LIANG, Tanguang FAN, Zhiyong WANG, Shu TAO, Yijie WEN, Haitian ZHENG, Zijian ZHANG

“…Following this, the organic facies of lacustrine with water coverage and medium to high vitrinites and the organic facies of delta plain with water coverage and medium to high vitrinites exhibit TOC contents of 3.83%-17.68% and 2.30%-7.41%, with average S1+S2 values of 6.35 mg/g and 4.48 mg/g, and vitrinites ranging between 50%-80%, respectively. The organic facies of front delta with weak water coverage and low vitrinites show the poorest hydrocarbon generation potential, with an average TOC content of only 1.3% and an average S1+S2 of 4.1 mg/g. …”
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A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo by David Veitch, Georgios Kravvas, Sian Hughes, Christopher Bunker

“…Colocalization of LP and vitiligo has rarely been reported in the literature. After reviewing the literature, we believe that at present there is insufficient evidence to resolve the uncertainties in the aetiology of this colocalization. …”
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Competição e digitalização: a expansão dos serviços culturais-digitais – os casos da Netflix, Disney e Apple by Elder Patrick Maia Alves

“…It is a process of global scope and great economic, technological and creative impact, which has been refashioning the cultural markets through the intense process of digitalization and corporate action. …”
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A Study on the Mediating Role of Work-Family Conflict in the Effect of Workload Perception on Professional Burnout of Employees in the Energy Sector by Tuba Koşarsoy, Burcu Özgül

“…However, no significant correlation between workload perception and lack of personal accomplishment could be identified. …”
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Katılım Bankalarının Kârlılığı Üzerinde Sürdürülebilirlik Performanslarının Etkisi: Panel Veri ile Türkiye Üzerine Bir Uygulama by Fatih Akbaş

“…Kârlılık değişkeni olarak Özkaynak kârlılığı (ROE) bağımlı değişken olarak belirlenmiştir. Model Huber – Eicker – White tahmincisi kullanılarak tahmin edilmiştir. …”
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Automatic detection and multi-component segmentation of brain metastases in longitudinal MRI by Vincent Andrearczyk, Luis Schiappacasse, Daniel Abler, Marek Wodzinski, Andreas Hottinger, Matthieu Raccaud, Jean Bourhis, John O. Prior, Vincent Dunet, Adrien Depeurnge

“…Additionally, we analyze the correlation between lesion size and segmentation performance, as demonstrated in various studies that highlight the challenges in segmenting small lesions. …”
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HUBUNGAN TIPE KEPRIBADIAN HIPPOCRATES-GALENUS DENGAN TINGKAT KESABARAN MAHASISWA DALAM SISTEM KULIAH ONLINE by Nurul Dewiyana Azizah

“…The results showed that there was no significant correlation between the Hippocrates-Galenus personality type and the level of patience of the 2017 Sufism and Psychotherapy Department students of UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung in attending online lectures (p = 0,157). …”
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Undersampled Blade Tip-Timing Vibration Reconstruction under Rotating Speed Fluctuation: Uniform and Nonuniform Sensor Configurations by Zhongsheng Chen, Jing He, Chi Zhan

“…For nonuniform BTT signal reconstruction under rotating speed fluctuation, more attentions should be paid on selecting proper angles between BTT sensors. In summary, the proposed method will benefit for detecting early blade damages by reducing frequency aliasing.…”
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Dimensions of Rational Decision-Making during the Demographic Transition; Aranjuez (Spain) Revisited by David Reher, Glenn Sandström

“…This paper goes beyond the original ones in two  important ways: (a) the sex composition of the surviving sibset is included in the analysis and (b) behavior is modeled by means of event history analysis. …”
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Kalkınma Ajansları: Bölgesel Gelişmenin Anahtarı mı, Merkezi Yönetimin Uzantısı mı? by Aygül Akkuş

“…Sonuç olarak, Türkiye’de Kalkınma Ajanslarının daha etkin bir şekilde çalışabilmesi için kurumsal bağımsızlıklarının artırılması, yerel dinamiklere dayalı bir yönetim modelinin benimsenmesi ve bölgesel ihtiyaçlara göre farklılaştırılmış stratejilerin geliştirilmesi gerektiği vurgulamıştır. …”
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Assessment of liver fibrosis by acoustic radiation force impulse elastography in rheumatic disease patients on long-term methotrexate treatment by Arindam Nandy Roy, Gayatri Senapathy, Vijay Kumar Bongu, Yarram Ashok Kumar, Syeda Sana Fatima, Regina Lata Thadigiri

“…Liver biopsy has been the gold standard for staging liver fibrosis. …”
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3,5,4′-Tri-O-acetylresveratrol Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome via MAPK/SIRT1 Pathway by Lijie Ma, Yilin Zhao, Ruixuan Wang, Tingting Chen, Wangping Li, Yandong Nan, Xueying Liu, Faguang Jin

“…The aim of the present research was to investigate the protecting effects of 3,5,4′-tri-O-acetylresveratrol (AC-Rsv) on LPS-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Lung injuries have been evaluated by histological examination, wet-to-dry weight ratios, and cell count and protein content in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP PROVIDES EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING WITH THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF INFANTS AGED 0 – 6 MONTHS AT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER MENGANTI VILLAGE, GLAGAH DISTRICT, LAMONGA... by Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Guntoro Saikudin

“…Conclusion: The conclusion in this study is that there is no relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and infant nutritional status. …”
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Anatomical, functional, and blood-born predictors of severity of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome severity in French Bulldogs by Claudia Schmid, Claudia Schmid, Claudia Schmid, Aline R. Steiner, Léonie Spielhofer, Léonie Spielhofer, Meltem Galfetti, Meltem Galfetti, Nikki Rentsch, Nikolay Bogdanov, Johannes Vogel, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, Sonja Hartnack, Georgy Astakhov, Reinhard Furrer, Anna Bogdanova, Anna Bogdanova, Iris Margaret Reichler

“…In addition, we investigated the possibility of assessing the severity of BOAS using blood parameters that were found to vary between the brachycephalic and non-brachycephalic dogs in our previous study. …”
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Gyrfalcon Prey Abundance and Their Habitat Associations in a Changing Arctic by Michaela Gustafson, Jennifer D. McCabe, Brian W. Rolek, Travis L. Booms, Michael T. Henderson, Leah Dunn, David L. Anderson, Jennyffer Cruz

“…As the Artic continues to warm, Rock Ptarmigan and Arctic ground squirrels may be vulnerable to ongoing shrub encroachment, whereas Willow Ptarmigan may benefit. By tying abundances of three prey to Gyrfalcon occupancy, our results contribute to understanding potential impacts on higher levels of this Arctic trophic web.…”
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Kaolin-supported molybdovanado phosphoric acid as green catalyst for fluoride ion removal in water by Mayani Suranjana V., Arunachalam Kantha Deivi, Nikam Rahul, Bhattacharya Debleena, Sharma Archana, Mayani Vishal J.

“…Using the impregnation approach, molybdovanado phosphoric acid (MVPA) has been immobilized onto kaolin resulting in a green heterogeneous catalyst (MVPA@Kaolin). …”
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MicroRNAs secreted by the parasitic nematode Brugia malayi disrupt lymphatic endothelial cell integrity. by Hailey Johnson, Stephanie Banakis, Matthew Chung, Elodie Ghedin, Denis Voronin

“…Mechanistic studies on the underlying pathology due to the parasite are necessary to better manage human filariasis. Since parasite molecules, such as microRNAs (miRNAs), can be found in secreted extracellular vesicles (EVs) and are transported between parasite and host cells, we hypothesized that these could also play a role in the development of pathology in LF. …”
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Investigation and analysis of rhetorical functions of Epithet in Khaghani's Odes by Mahammad Hossein Esmaeli, Mahammad Khakpour, Ibrahim Ranjbar

“…In Khaghani's poems, Epithet has been used to create metaphor, simile, repetition, irony, allusion, ambiguity, exaggeration, harmony, paradox, personification, syllogism and pun. …”
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