Curbing Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis and Endometriosis: Should Mast Cells Be Targeted? by David A. Hart

“…The current review is focused on the potential of extending aspects of this paradigm into treatments for multiple sclerosis and endometriosis, diseases not usually thought of as having common features, but both are reported to have activation of mast cells involved in their respective disease processes. …”
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Regional Disparity and Determinants of Body Mass Index Status among Tribal Women in Eastern India by Bichitra Shit, Jagannath Behera, Subhadip Mandal

“…The body mass index (BMI) is a commonly employed metric for determining the nutritional status and health risks associated with weight. …”
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Effects of Clay and Moisture Content on Direct Shear Tests for Clay-Sand Mixtures by Muawia A. Dafalla

“…The direct shear test using shear box is commonly recommended by practicing geotechnical engineers to obtain the cohesion and angle of internal friction for granular soils. …”
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Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of Natural Frequency of a Two Branch Herringbone Gear Transmission System by Zhang Quanqing, Wang Sanmin, Zhao Chunyang, Ma Yaohui, Ren Hongfei

“…Parameter sensitivity values of natural frequency of the two branch herringbone gear drive system commonly used in a high-power ship are calculated,and the influence of structural parameters such as meshing stiffness,moment of inertia and manufacturing error on natural frequency of the transmission system is obtained. …”
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Fordyce Angiokeratoma: Comparison of Cryotherapy and Electrocauterization Treatments by Necmi Bayraktar

“…Fordyce angiokeratoma is a benign lesion commonly developing on the scrotal skin. The incidence increases with age. …”
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A Unique Case of Mycophenolate Induced Colitis after 10 Years of Use by Abhinav Goyal, Moiz Salahuddin, Yogesh Govil

“…Although generally well tolerated, diarrhea is a common side effect of MMF. Most cases occur in the first six months of starting MMF. …”
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Cancer of the Pancreas: The Best Image for Early Detection – CT, MRI, PET or US? by Anthony E Hanbidge

“…Abdominal ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography are the most commonly used radiological techniques for imaging the pancreas. …”
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The assessment of Bosnian EFL learners’ knowledge by two different measures: test and writing assignment by Tankosić Ana, Dubravac Vildana

“…The present study attempts to shed a spot of light on this issue, investigating two very common ways of assessing students’ knowledge in schools, namely tests and writing assignments. …”
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Le Carnet d’expériences et d’observations au cycle 2 : un outil d’apprentissage scientifique pour l’élève ? by Catherine Boyer, Cora Cohen-Azria, Abdelkarim Zaid

“…Since the 2000s, the pupils from kindergarten to secondary school have to use a new tool: the notebook of experiences and observations (CEO) which should develop learning, simultaneously improving the command over the language, group life, and the acquisition of scientific skills. …”
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Evaluation of Contaminated Water Treatment on the Durability of Steel Piles by Hussein Kareem Sultan, Hussein Yousif Aziz, Baydaa Hussain Maula, Ali A. Hasan, Wadhah A. Hatem

“…The most common effluent created by the oil industry is oily wastewater. …”
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FATCO syndrome (fibular aplasia, tibial campomelia, and oligosyndactyly ) in newborn in Serbia – A case report by Almir Kajevic, Haris Plojovic, Dzemail Smail Detanac, Suada Malicevic, Azra Kajevic, Dzenana Avdo Detanac, Mirza Corovic

“…FATCO syndrome (Fibular aplasia, tibial campomelia, and oligosyndactyly ) is a very rare malformation of an unknown genetic basis. It more commonly occurs in male children, and the lower extremities are more frequently affected. …”
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Use of ECT in Major Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder with Treatment-Resistant Behavioral Disturbance following an Acute Stroke in a Young Patient by Kyle E. Rodenbach, Daniel Varon, Timothey Denko, Ryan Peterson, Carmen Andreescu

“…The following case describes the utilization of bitemporal ECT as a treatment of last resort in a 47-year-old woman with profoundly treatment-resistant behavioral disturbance poststroke. …”
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Digital twin driven electrode optimization for wearable bladder monitoring via bioimpedance by H. Trask Crane, John A. Berkebile, Samer Mabrouk, Nicholas Riccardelli, Omer T. Inan

“…Additionally, we quantify the impact of ascites, a common confounding condition in CHF, on the bioimpedance signal. …”
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La centauresse, un exemple de remise en question de la frontière du genre à l’époque impériale by Eléonore Montbel

“…The existence of sexual types (male, female) in a species creates a biological boundary common to any living species undergoing sexual reproduction. …”
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Physical Feature Encoding and Word Recognition Abilities Are Altered in Children with Intractable Epilepsy: Preliminary Neuromagnetic Evidence by Maria Pardos, Milena Korostenskaja, Jing Xiang, Hisako Fujiwara, Ki H. Lee, Paul S. Horn, Anna Byars, Jennifer Vannest, Yingying Wang, Nat Hemasilpin, Douglas F. Rose

“…Ten children with intractable epilepsy (M/F 6/4, mean ± SD 13.4 ± 2.2 years) were matched on age and sex to healthy controls. Common nouns were presented simultaneously from visual and auditory sensory inputs in “match” and “mismatch” conditions. …”
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Impact of Bee Species and Plant Density on Alfalfa Pollination and Potential for Gene Flow by Johanne Brunet, Christy M. Stewart

“…Two wild solitary bee species and one wild bumble bee species were best at tripping flowers, while the two managed pollinators commonly used in alfalfa seed production, honeybees and leaf cutting bees, had the lowest tripping rate. …”
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Integration as a way to strengthen the competitive advantages of corporations by E. V. Pustynnikova, V. V. Baklushinsky

“…One of the modern approaches in this direction, which is quite common in economic practice, is the integration process aimed at obtaining a synergetic effect as an additional resource that contributes to strengthening the competitiveness of corporate structures in market conditions. …”
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Finalités, conditions, intérêts et limites d’une collaboration enseignants, formateurs et chercheur. Un exemple en mathématiques à propos d’une injonction institutionnelle adressée... by Magali Hersant

“…We first spell out the different status of the participants in this collaboration, together with their individual aims and common goals. We also present the theoretical framework and the methodology that was used in the group. …”
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COVID 19 and the Related Risk with the Apearance of Arterial Hypertension by Freddy Fernando Jumbo Salazar, Génesis Alexandra Zúñiga Cárdenas, Liliana Katherine Sailema López

“…As a result, it was possible to identify the risk of suffering from hypertension in COVID-19 patients, a common aggravating factor in cardiovascular diseases, among them congestive heart failure or coronary heart disease, in the same way, a non-modifiable risk factor for suffering from arterial hypertension was age, therefore, the greater the age, the greater the risk of morbi-mortality. …”
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Increasing the Level of Professional Competence Using a Virtual Educational Environment by V. A. Nemtinov, A. B. Borisenko, V. V. Morozov, Yu. V. Nemtinova

“…The use of web-quest technology will allow young people to shape their common understanding of the profession, realize the demands placed on professionals in this sphere, will contribute to identify their personal and professional interests and aptitudes, and will also help schoolchildren and students to make independently and consciously their professional choice This technology fosters the development of communication skills and a more intensive exchange of information in the process of learning or mastering new academic material. …”
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