Red Ring Nematode, Bursaphelenchus cocophilus (Cobb) Baujard (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Aphelenchina: Aphelenchoidea: Bursaphelechina) formerly Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilu... by Angela S. Brammer, William T. Crow

“…Red ring disease can appear in several species of tropical palms, including date, Canary Island date and Cuban royal, but is most common in oil and coconut palms. The red ring nematode parasitizes the palm weevil Rhynchophorus palmarum L., which is attracted to fresh trunk wounds and acts as a vector for B. cocophilus to uninfected trees. …”
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A Morphological Study of Assimilation of Atlas Vertebrae and their Clinical Implications in Indian Population by Nishigandha Sadamate, Ravindra Vedpathak, Vilas Chimurkar

“…Congenital fusion of the atlas with the occipital bone is the common denominator of a galaxy of skull defects, several examples of bony distortion of the foramen magnum were reported by early anatomists. …”
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Information Technology in Critical Care: Review of Monitoring and Data Acquisition Systems for Patient Care and Research by Michael A. De Georgia, Farhad Kaffashi, Frank J. Jacono, Kenneth A. Loparo

“…In this paper, we will review the history of computers in the intensive care unit along with commonly used monitoring and data acquisition systems, both those commercially available and those being developed for research purposes.…”
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Optimization of VGG-16 Accuracy for Fingerprint Pattern Imager Classification by Agus Andreansyah, Julian Supardi

“…Fingerprint is a unique biometric identity commonly used as evidence in court. However, its quality can decline due to external factors such as uneven surfaces, weather conditions, or distortion. …”
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The Desire that Propels Entrepreneurial Intentions by Hernan E. Riquelme, Abdullah Al Lanqawi

“…Specifically, it tests a model that accounts for the motivation of the entrepreneur, a salient factor commonly omitted in current theories of entrepreneurial intentions. …”
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Targeted s-gram matching: a novel n-gram matching technique for cross- and monolingual word form variants by Ari Pirkola, Heikki Keskustalo, Erkka Leppänen, Antti-Pekka Känsälä, Kalervo Järvelin

“…The effects of query key length and the length of the longest common subsequence (LCS) of the variants on the performance of s-grams were analyzed.…”
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The Planetary Wave Activity in Temperatures of the Stratosphere, Mesosphere and in Critical Frequencies of Ionospheric F2 Layer by N. M. Polekh, G. V. Vergasova, E. S. Kazimirovsky, N. P. Perevalova, V. I. Kurkin, M. A. Chernigovskaya

“…The distinctive characteristics of the manifestation of common periodicities of the wave structures under consideration are discussed. …”
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Abdominal lymphatic malformations in children: case series by Carmine Noviello, Alfonso Papparella, Mirko Bertozzi, Giovanna Riccipetitoni, Ilaria Cascone, Carmine Botta, Giulia Fusi, Veronica Vitali, Mercedes Romano

“… Lymphatic Malformations (LMs) are benign congenital malformations of the lymphatic system that commonly involve the abdomen in children (mesentery of the small intestine and omentum). …”
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MicroRNAs as Prognostic Biomarkers for Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Catheter Ablation: Current Evidence and Future Directions by Emmanouil P. Vardas, Evangelos Oikonomou, Panos E. Vardas, Dimitris Tousoulis

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Metastasis-Induced Acute Pancreatitis Successfully Treated with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in a Patient with Small Cell Lung Cancer by Kerem Okutur, Mustafa Bozkurt, Taner Korkmaz, Ercan Karaaslan, Levent Guner, Suha Goksel, Gokhan Demir

“…Although involvement of pancreas is a common finding in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), metastasis-induced acute pancreatitis (MIAP) is very rare. …”
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Multimotors Coordination Control Method for Consistent Total Traction Torque of Electric Locomotives by Jianhua Liu, Rui Nie, Zheshu Li

“…Multimotors traction is a common driving mode for electric locomotives. The complexity and variability of the operating environment often cause difficulties for one or some traction motors to output the distributed traction torque, which requires the redistribution of the torque output of multimotors to maintain the total traction torque of all motors at a given constant. …”
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Transient Hiccups Associated with Oral Dexamethasone by Mark E. Peacock

“…Hiccups, or singulata (hiccup is singultus), are commonly experienced by most people at one time or another and are usually brief and self-limiting. …”
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Genetic Correction of Sickle Cell Anemia and β-Thalassemia: Progress and New Perspective by Ajay Perumbeti, Punam Malik

“…Gene therapy for β-globinopathies, particularly β-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, holds promise for the future as a definitive corrective approach for these common and debilitating disorders. Correction of the β-globinopathies using lentivirus vectors carrying the β- or γ-globin genes and elements of the locus control region has now been well established in murine models, and an understanding of "what is required to cure these diseases" has been developed in the first decade of the 21st century. …”
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Black salt marsh mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Natasha Marie Agramonte, C. Roxanne Connelly

“… The black salt marsh mosquito is very common in the eastern coastal areas of the Americas, and is responsible for a large part of mosquito insecticide applications in Florida. …”
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Social algorithms of the Chinese company Huawei Technologies management model by N. Yu. Paudyal

“…The concept of shared ownership, which was implemented by Huawei founder and President Ren Zhengfei, encourages team members to work intensively for the individual and common good. Social algorithms, which form the core of the management model, solve the global problem of ensuring the strength and stability, viability and longevity of a successful brand.…”
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Utility of multimodal imaging in the clinical diagnosis of inherited retinal degenerations by Brian J. H. Lee, Christopher Z. Y. Sun, Charles J. T. Ong, Kanika Jain, Tien-En Tan, Choi Mun Chan, Ranjana S. Mathur, Rachael W. C. Tang, Yasmin Bylstra, Sylvia P. R. Kam, Weng Khong Lim, Beau J. Fenner

“…Inherited retinal degeneration (IRD) is a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders of variable onset and severity, with vision loss being a common endpoint in most cases. More than 50 distinct IRD phenotypes and over 280 causative genes have been described. …”
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Survey of waste disposal methods in Awka metropolis by US Bill, NI Chidi, CO Alisa, E Ugochukwu

“…Waste disposal methods commonly practiced in Awka metropolis, Anambra state were investigated from August to October, 2013. …”
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Staphylococcus pettenkoferi Bacteremia in an American Intensive Care Unit by Cameron Strong, Michael Cosiano, Melanie Cabezas, J. W. Barwatt, L. Gayani Tillekeratne

“…Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are considered the most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections; yet, these species are frequently designated as contaminants in the absence of systemic signs and symptoms of infection. …”
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Inflammatory Mechanisms of Organ Crosstalk during Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury by Laura E. White, Heitham T. Hassoun

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication during inpatient hospitalization, and clinical outcomes remain poor despite advancements in renal replacement therapy. …”
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Volume Management in the Critically Ill Patient with Acute Kidney Injury by Mary Labib, Raeesa Khalid, Akram Khan, Supriya Khan

“…The use of urine sodium, the fractional excretion of sodium (FeNa), and the fractional excretion of urea (FeUrea) are common clinical tools used to help guide fluid management especially further volume expansion but should be used in the context of the patient’s overall clinical scenario as they are not completely sensitive or specific for the finding of volume depletion and can be misleading. …”
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