Alu Mobile Elements: From Junk DNA to Genomic Gems by Sami Dridi

“…Indeed, Alu RNAs have been shown to control mRNA processing at several levels, to have complex regulatory functions such as transcriptional repression and modulating alternative splicing and to cause a host of human genetic diseases. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Isometric Soleus Strength Test in Elite Male Academy Footballers by David Rhodes, Josh Jeffery, Daniel Brook-Sutton, Jill Alexander

“… # METHODS Thirty elite male footballers (age = 22.8±5.0 years, height = 180.0±0.08 cm, weight = 70.57±4.0 kg) performed the ISST, through three maximum 3-second hold efforts with one minute rest between repetitions and 48 hours between tests, in each test. …”
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In-Flight Alignment Using H∞ Filter for Strapdown INS on Aircraft by Fu-Jun Pei, Xuan Liu, Li Zhu

“…The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can reach a better accuracy under the dynamic disturbance condition.…”
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Effects of Turmeric, Cinnamon, and Lemon Extracts on Shelf Life, Nutrients, and Preservation of Carp Fish in Cold Storage by Samira Maleki Mugahi, Ali Aberoumand, Saeed Ziaei-nejad

“…The fish shelf life for nine days was extended with the used extracts because the total count of cryophilic bacteria was 0.41 × 104 ± 0.50, which was the lowest compared to other treatments.…”
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Assessing the acute effect of compression socks on improving arterial compliance in young volunteers by Kosuke Morinaga, Masako Nakahara, Kotaro Matsuura, Shigekazu Ishihara, Yasuhiro Idobata, Takafumi Kobata, Toshio Tsuji

“…We observed no significant differences in PWVs between bare feet and normal sock conditions on either side. …”
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Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of GaAs1-xBix Alloy by Xindong You, Renjie Zhou

“…A first-principles study has been performed to investigate the structural and electronic properties of the GaAs1-xBix system. …”
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Effects of Virtual Reality Immersion and Audiovisual Distraction Techniques for Patients with Pruritus by Vera Leibovici, Florella Magora, Sarale Cohen, Arieh Ingber

“…Furthermore, VRI significantly reduced pain-related brain activity as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Resemblance between anatomical and neuroendocrine pathways of pain and pruritus may prove VRI to be a suitable adjunct for basic and clinical studies of the complex aspects of pruritus.…”
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Hardware Efficient Architecture with Variable Block Size for Motion Estimation by Nehal N. Shah, Harikrishna Singapuri, Upena D. Dalal

“…Device utilization of proposed implementation is only 22k gates and it can process 179 HD (1920 × 1080) resolution frames in best case and 47 HD resolution frames in worst case per second. …”
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Development of a Solar-Powered Incubator for Poultry Eggs by Joseph Abutu, Mainigi Umar, James Wamayi Midala, Abdulkarim Muhammad Odeh, Garkuwa Haruna, Christian Ike, Sunday Albert Lawal

“…Also, there was consistent temperature and relative humidity readings throughout the incubation period with the temperature and relative humidity falling between 37.1-38.0°C and 50.6-56% respectively. The study also showed that the incubation process was conducted with diligence, leading to favorable outcomes (67% fertility and 75% hatchability) for embryo development and hatching success. …”
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Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Outpatient Treatment Patterns in Patients with Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration from a Japanese Hospital Claims Database by Tomohiro Iida, Aya Narimatsu, Kenji Adachi, Edward CY Wang

“…**Methods:** A hospital claims database was retrospectively reviewed for patients diagnosed with exudative AMD who were treated with anti-VEGF therapy in the outpatient setting between January 2010 and December 2012. Within a treatment period of at least 12 months, the frequency of anti-VEGF injections and AMD-related visits, and time intervals between AMD-related visits and anti-VEGF injections were captured for patients who had neither cataracts nor glaucoma. …”
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Effect of Task Specific Exercises, Gait Training, and Visual Biofeedback on Equinovarus Gait among Individuals with Stroke: Randomized Controlled Study by Mohamed Elsayed Khallaf, Ahmed Maher Gabr, Eman Elsayed Fayed

“…On the other hand, there were no significant differences between measurements of the participants in G2. Between groups comparison also revealed a significant improvement in G1 with long lasting effect. …”
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Ecological System Influences in the Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Pain by Deirdre E Logan, Lisa Engle, Amanda B Feinstein, Christine B Sieberg, Penny Sparling, Lindsey L Cohen, Caitlin Conroy, Dana Driesman, Akihiko Masuda

“…The goal of the present article is to summarize what is known about these bidirectional influences between children with pain and the social systems that surround them. …”
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Refined analysis of the limit modes of overhead power lines by S. S. Girshin, V. A. Deev, E. V. Petrova, O. V. Kropotin, V. A. Krivolapov, V. N. Goryunov

“…New refined criteria for assessing the admissibility of the line mode have been obtained. As an example, the AC-240 line with a 220 kV voltage of varying length is considered, for which a number of dependencies characterizing the areas of existence and conditions for the occurrence of limit modes are constructed.…”
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Detection of c-erbB-2 mRNAs Using Dig-Labelled Oligonucleotide Probe with in situ Hybridisation in Human Breast Carcinoma: Comparison with Immunohistochemical Results by Melek Öztürk, Sema Bolkent, Selma Yilmazer, Gültekin Kaner, Hilal Ünal

“…The ISH and IHC positive signals for c-erbB-2 was observed mostly in infiltrating ductal carcinomas that belong to aggressive lesions.…”
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Current Evidence on the Use of Antifilarial Agents in the Management of bancroftian Filariasis by Sumadhya Deepika Fernando, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Senaka Rajapakse

“…The combination of DEC+ALB has a better long-term impact than IVM+ALB. Recent trials have shown that doxycycline therapy against Wolbachia, an endosymbiotic bacterium of the parasite, is capable of reducing microfilaria rates and adult worm activity. …”
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The correlation of region-specific lifestyle and subjective perception of oral health with oral health-related quality of life among Tibetan early adolescents in Ganzi: a cross-sec... by Shaoying Duan, Renjie Tang, Chenchen Zhang, Qianqian Su, Huiyu Yang, He Cai, Tao Hu

“…Future research should focus on longitudinal studies to better understand the causality and long-term impact of targeted interventions.…”
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Der Mindestlohn von 12 Euro kommt — die sozialpolitischen Risiken bleiben by Andreas Knabe, Ronnie Schöb, Marcel Thum

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Pergeseran Makna dan Ekspresi Identitas Penggunaan Bahasa Gaul di Media Sosial by Nurul Hijrah, Diva Azzurra P. Rialni, Maysarah Maysarah, Yuliana Sari, Abdurahman Adisaputera

“…Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis penggunaan bahasa gaul di media sosial yang menyebabkan pergeseran makna dan eksperesi identitas dengan kajian semantik. …”
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Antisynthetase syndrome with anti-glycyl tRNA synthetase antibodies in a patient with axial spondyloarthritis treated with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors by Maria Iacovantuono, Chiara Bonini, Ernesto Di Biase, Vinicio Magliacani, Gian Domenico Sebastiani

“…Only two cases of ASSD in ax-SpA patients have been described in the literature, although with a different autoantibody profile. …”
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Effects of Construction Sequences and Volume Loss on Perpendicularly Crossing Tunnels by Yanwei Zang, Penglu Gan, Jia-jia Yan, Shiming Liu, Zihai Yan

“…The number of constructed tunnels has been gradually increasing for the past decades due to rapid development in urban areas. …”
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