Effects of fibromyalgia syndrome in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis: Evaluation with 2010 American college of rheumatology criteria set by Ayse Ayan, Hanife Hale Hekim, Sebahat Yaprak Cetin

“…The symptom severity scale, fibromyalgia impact questionnaire, beck depression and anxiety inventory, and the short form (SF)-36 were used for evaluations in the study. …”
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C-Peptide Levels Predict the Effectiveness of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Therapy by Sevin Demir, Sule Temizkan, Mehmet Sargin

“…Our study demonstrates that in patients having inadequate glycemic control, the addition of a DPP-4 inhibitor as a second oral agent to metformin monotherapy provides better glycemic control, protects β-cell reserves, and does not cause weight gain. …”
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Brasilia et Oscar Niemeyer: le contexte politique et la dimension esthétique by Luciana Saboia

“…Le Mouvement moderne gagne le Brésil dès les années 1930. En 1940, le maire de Belo Horizonte, Juscelino Kubitschek, fait appel à Oscar Niemeyer pour l’extension de sa ville. …”
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Development and characterization of orthotopic patient-derived xenograft models of peritoneal metastatic mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma by I. Ito, V.K. Pattalachinti, A.M.G. Yousef, S. Chowdhury, M.M. Fanaeian, E. Haque, B.B. Gunes, M. Yousef, E.R. Salle, M.A. Zeineddine, S. Ji, R. Li, W. Wang, B.A. Helmink, M.W. Taggart, M.G. White, K.F. Fournier, N.W. Fowlkes, J.P. Shen

“…Comparison of histological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analyses including both RNA and DNA sequencing revealed that the PDX models recreate many of the features of metastatic AAs, but also displayed several differences between paired PDX and human tumors, highlighting the intratumoral heterogeneity of AAs within each patient. …”
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The maturation of infant and toddler visual cortex neural activity and associations with fine motor performance by Katharina Otten, J. Christopher Edgar, Heather L. Green, Kylie Mol, Marybeth McNamee, Emily S. Kuschner, Mina Kim, Song Liu, Hao Huang, Marisa Nordt, Kerstin Konrad, Yuhan Chen

“…The N1m-to-P1m amplitude also exhibited a non-linear decrease, with strong responses observed in younger infants (∼2–3 months) and then a gradual decline. Associations between N1m and P1m latency and fine motor DQ scores were observed, suggesting that infants with faster visual processing may be better equipped to perform fine motor tasks. …”
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Usefulness of Low-Dose Splenic Irradiation prior to Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimen for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Myelofibrosis by Etsuko Matsubara, Jun Yamanouchi, Riko Kitazawa, Taichi Azuma, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Takaaki Hato, Masaki Yasukawa

“…The presence of splenomegaly has been reported as a risk factor for graft failure, delayed engraftment, and poor survival. …”
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Pediatric bacterial meningitis in southern China: analysis of 838 cases by Lianfeng Chen, Wen-Lin Wu, Yuanyuan Gao, Xiaojing Li, Sida Yang, Huici Liang, Kelu Zheng, Yani Zhang, Haixia Zhu, Yang Tian, Bingwei Peng, Haisheng Lin, Xiuying Wang, Shuyao Ning, Yinyan Gan, Chi Hou, Yinting Liao, Huiling Sheng, Wen-Xiong Chen, Wen-Xiong Chen

“…ObjectiveThis work aims to study the clinical features and risk factors of children with bacterial meningitis (BM) in southern China.MethodsClinical data of children with BM between 2012 and 2018 from one national center were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsA total of 838 patients (male/female = 1.8:1) were enrolled, with 90.6% under 1 year old. …”
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Moda e economia criativa: políticas culturais no Brasil contemporâneo by Heloisa Helena de Oliveira Santos

“…As demonstrated by some authors who reflect on contemporary cultural policies in Brazil, the country finds itself in a unique moment with regard to the relationship between cul- ture and the state. In this sense, the Ministry of Culture (MinC) is much more active and involved in discussions about the development of Brazilian society. …”
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Research on design intervention in spatial planning of traditional rural tourism: based on the perspective of tourists’ willingness to visit again by Huanchen Tang, Xiaodong Liu, Junjie Li, Hanyu Wang

“…Based on the data results, a series of strategies are proposed to optimize village appearance and enrich traditional decorations, aiming to promote deeper interaction between visitors and traditional villages, enhance tourists’ cultural experiences and satisfaction, and thereby effectively increase their intention to revisit tourism-oriented traditional villages. …”
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TWO-FREQUENCY CROSS-SLOT ANTENNA WITH RESONANT COLD ELECTRON BOLOMETERS FOR APPLICATION IN CORE SPACE MISSION by L. S. Kuzmin, A. V. Chiginev

“…The composition also includes a set of microstrip lines for transmitting a signal from the resonant slots to cold-electron bolometers, and a lens for forming the main beam of the radiation diagram. Calculation of the antenna system is made by electrodynamic modeling software package CST Microwave Studio. …”
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Emission Controls Using Different Temperatures of Combustion Air by Radovan Nosek, Michal Holubčík, Štefan Papučík

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The Role of Methylation in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Its Prognostic and Therapeutic Impacts in the Disease: A Systematic Review by Sevastianos Chatzidavid, Christina-Nefeli Kontandreopoulou, Nefeli Giannakopoulou, Panagiotis T. Diamantopoulos, Christos Stafylidis, Marie-Christine Kyrtsonis, Maria Dimou, Panayiotis Panayiotidis, Nora-Athina Viniou

“…Epigenetic regulation has been thoroughly investigated in recent years and has emerged as an important aspect of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) biology. …”
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A Quantitative Method to Delineate the Influence Area of Work Zone Considering Route Choice Inertia and Elastic Demand by Guanfeng Wang, Hongfei Jia, Jingjing Tian, Yu Lin, Ruiyi Wu, Zhendong Liu, Heyao Gao

“…The proposed method is beneficial to reduce the complexity of the traffic model by substituting the entire network with a subnetwork.…”
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Exploring Ethno-Religious Identity and its Impact on the Struggles of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria's Fourth Republic by Mahmud IDREES Gana

“…They also give people a sense of belonging and identity. When these identities, however, become politicized and instrumentalized, they can pose serious threats to democratic consolidation. …”
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Complex Atanassov's Intuitionistic Fuzzy Relation by Abd Ulazeez M. Alkouri, Abdul Razak Salleh

“…This paper presents distance measure between two complex Atanassov's intuitionistic fuzzy sets (CAIFSs). …”
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Pengamanan Pesan E-Complaint Fasilitas dan Kinerja Civitas Akademika Menggunakan Algoritma RSA by Dwi Yuny Sylfania, Fransiskus Panca Juniawan, Laurentinus Laurentinus, Hengki Hengki

“…Keluhan merupakan suatu bentuk pengaduan yang muncul karena ketidakpuasan produk atau layanan perusahaan.  …”
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Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Metastatic to the Stomach: A Case Report by Philippe Nabbout, James Furr, Murugan Paari, Gennady Slobodov

“…Based on our case and the literature review, this tumor can be misdiagnosed because of its rarity, leading to treatment delays. …”
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Evaluation of reference genes for gene expression analysis in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) under temperature stress by Ping Han, Jianming Chen, Zhennan Sun, Shengjie Ren, Xubo Wang

“…The statistical analysis methods (delta-Ct, BestKeeper, geNorm, and NormFinder) were further used to determine candidate reference gene stability. …”
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The Applications and Distinctions of Three Different Material Collection Plates in Wet Electrostatic Precipitator by Jin-Yuan Syu, Shang-Yan Huang, Yu-Chih Cheng, Shao-Hao Lu, Chih-Te Wang, Yuan-Yi Kao, Wen-Yinn Lin

“…When OGESP was placed and operated under the wet condition, its particle penetration dropped to below 20% under the MPPS. The results confirmed that compared to the dry-ESP, wet-ESP performed at a higher and better efficiency. …”
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Effects of forearm rotation on wrist flexor and extensor muscle activities by Kazuhiro Ikeda, Koji Kaneoka, Naoto Matsunaga, Akira Ikumi, Masashi Yamazaki, Yuichi Yoshii

“…Although forearm rotation has been implicated in the development of lateral and medial epicondylitis, its biomechanical background remains unknown. …”
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