Current Advances in Red Blood Cell Generation Using Stem Cells from Diverse Sources by Yoojin Seo, Kyung-Hwa Shin, Hyung Hoi Kim, Hyung-Sik Kim

“…In these aspects, the concept of in vitro/ex vivo production of blood cells has been emerging and many attempts have been focused on manufacturing mature erythrocytes, so-called red blood cells (RBCs), the most common and important component among the blood derivatives. …”
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Improved Shape-Finding Method and Parametric Study for Designing Asymmetric Suspension Bridges in Mountainous Terrain by Chenchen Jiang, Yangxun Ou, Weiyu Tang, Shengjun Hou, Rui Luo, Yuhao Jin, Bin Sun

“…The suspension bridges in mountainous areas are commonly designed with asymmetrical overall layouts to match the terrain and construction under limited space. …”
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Chinese Experts′ Consensus on the Management of Hypothalamic Obesity Secondary to Sellar Lesions by Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disease Group of China Alliance for Rare Diseases

“…Obesity is a common complication of sellar lesions. The treatment of the disease is a great challenge to the physicians. …”
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Asymmetric synthesis of atropisomers featuring cyclobutane boronic esters facilitated by ring-strained B-ate complexes by Yu-Wen Sun, Jia-Hui Zhao, Xin-Yu Yan, Chong-Lei Ji, Huangdi Feng, De-Wei Gao

“…Notably, 1,2-migratory reactions enabled by BCB-derived B-ate complexes effectively complement the reactions initiated by common BCBs. The desired products are particularly valuable for late-stage transformations due to the presence of the C–B bond. …”
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Regulation of Posttranscriptional Modification as a Possible Therapeutic Approach for Retinal Neuroprotection by Yoko Ozawa, Toshihide Kurihara, Kazuo Tsubota, Hideyuki Okano

“…Here, we review the molecular mechanisms of visual dysfunction in two common diseases, innate chorioretinal inflammation and diabetic retinopathy, and the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) in both processes. …”
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A Not Entirely Secret History of Superinjunctions Against the British Press: When Public Interest Arguments Take Second Place by Mélanie Anderson-Dupéré

“…This article revisits the history of judicial pre-publication censorship since the passage of the 1998 Human Rights Act – mainly non-disclosure injunctions commonly referred to as superinjunctions – through the interplay between three ilities: Practicability, accountability and suitability. …”
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A Sociocultural Appraisal of Yorùbá Kegites’ Songs by George Olúsolá Ajíbádé

“…The study identifies common practices of the Kegites and themes of the texts of their songs. …”
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Current Hepatitis A Status in Canada by Jun Wu, Shimian Zou, Antonio Giulivi

“…Hepatitis A, caused by the hepatitis A virus, occurs most frequently in developing countries, but also causes sporadic cases or outbreaks in industrialized countries. The most common route of transmission is fecal-oral. The incidence of hepatitis A varies with geography, and economic and environmental conditions. …”
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Automating Risk Analysis of Software Design Models by Maxime Frydman, Guifré Ruiz, Elisa Heymann, Eduardo César, Barton P. Miller

“…This paper describes an approach to reduce the need for costly human expertise to perform risk analysis in software, which is common in secure development methodologies, by automating threat modeling. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of heartburn in organized population of administrative centre of Khakasia republic by N. N. Butorin, O. S. Rzhavicheva, O. V. Khomenko, O. V. Shtygashyeva, V. V. Tsukanov

“…Results of clinical survey and interviewing were recorded in standard questionnaire of Mayo clinic for studying of heartburn.Results. Prevalence of common heartburn was 31,4% in Caucasians and 25,5% — in Khakases, р=0,02, weekly heartburn – 14,7 and 10,3% respectively, р=0,02. …”
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Dynamics of systems with varying number of particles: from Liouville equations to general master equations for open systems by Mauricio J. del Razo, Luigi Delle Site

“…As a result of the analysis on the underlying common structure of these models, we propose a unifying master equation for general dynamical systems with varying number of particles. …”
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Determining the variations of monthly wet and dry regimes using Angot index in Ardabil Province by Raoof Mostafazadeh, Roghayeh Asiabi-hir, Seyed Saied Nabavi

“…The results proved the suitability of the Angor index in determining wet and dry months and the comparison of the employed index with other common drought indices (e.g. Standardized Precipitation Index) and also different climatic zones of Iran needs further investigations.…”
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An Ectopic Breast Tissue Presenting with Fibroadenoma in Axilla by Anandhi Amaranathan, Kanchana Balaguruswamy, Ramachandra V. Bhat, Manash Kumar Bora

“…The incidence of fibroadenoma developing in ectopic breast is reported as a rare entity, the most common being the carcinoma. Case Presentation. A 31-year-old Dravidian female presented with a lump of 4 cm in the right axilla for the past year which gradually increased in size, giving discomfort. …”
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DOCUMENTARY PROTECTION OF INTERACTION OF EMPLOYERS, UNIVERSITIES AND AUTHORITIES WHILE TRAINING THE GRADUATES IN THE FIELD OF SOCIO-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES by Lyudmila I. Lazareva

“…The proposed solutions to problems of conjugation of documentary protection of training the highly qualified specialists in the field of socio-cultural activities discussed in the article will enhance practical work on updating the common approaches to creation of a unified conceptual apparatus describing the classification of professional activities.…”
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Hypocholesterolemic Activity of Monascus Fermented Product in the Absence of Monacolins with Partial Purification for Functional Food Applications by Zahra Ajdari, Maaruf Abd Ghani, Mohd Khan Ayob, Saadi Bayat, Mazlin Mokhtar, Sahar Abbasiliasi, Anahita Khoramnia, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Parvaneh Mehrbod, Daniel Ajdari, Arbakariya B. Ariff

“…Hypercholesterolemia is one of the most common chronic diseases in human. Along with chemical therapy traditional medication is used as hypocholesterolemic remedy, however, with unfavorable side effects. …”
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Assessment of resident doctors’ knowledge levels regarding radiation doses during routine radiological investigations by Selin Doğan Jamil, Amirreza Teymourfamian Asl, Badiozzaman Hosseinpour, Nimet Emel Lüleci

“…Participants, selected through a non-random convenience sampling method, compared radiation exposure from commonly used radiological exams to that of a standard chest X-ray. …”
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The Role of Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis by Yoke Yue Chow, Kok-Yong Chin

“…Inflammation of the joint leads to several diseases, including osteoarthritis, which is the concern of this review. Osteoarthritis is a common chronic debilitating joint disease mainly affecting the elderly. …”
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Enhanced High Performance Power Compensation Methodology by IPFC Using PIGBT-IDVR by Subramanian Arumugom, Marimuthu Rajaram

“…To overcome these issues and to achieve a higher speed, a new methodology called the Parallel IGBT-Based Interline Dynamic Voltage Restorer (PIGBT-IDVR) method has been proposed, which mainly spotlights the dynamic processing of energy reloads in common dc-linked energy storage with less adaptive transition. …”
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REKLMIN ÇOCUKÇA ANLAMLANDIRILMASI by Aşina Gülerarslan

“…Çocukların dünyaları; teknolojinin ve pazar ekonomisinin itici-çekici gücüyle yetişkin dünyasına çoktan entegre olmuştur. Pazarlamayı, reklamı ve tüketimi teknik olarak tanımlayamasalar da kendi doğalarıyla her türden iletişim kanalından gelen uyarıcıyı çözümlemekte, duygu ve düşüncelere dönüştürmekte, öğrenmekte ve anlamlandırmaktadırlar. …”
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Wear Resistance of Anodic Titanium Dioxide Films Produced on Ti-6Al-4V Alloy by María Laura Vera, Mario Roberto Rosenberger, Carlos Enrique Schvezov, Alicia Esther Ares

“…Ti-6Al-4V alloy with TiO2 coating is the most commonly selected material to construct an aortic heart valve. …”
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