Robert Duncan and the Vernacular of Preliteracy by J. Peter Moore

“…This paper asks what Duncan means by a “new vernacular.” In contrast to naturalistic representations, which establish the vernacular as an organic reflection of national character, recognizable through its distinctive lexicon and its antagonism towards sophistication, Duncan associates the category with an abstracted quality of expression that all speech holds in common. …”
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Endothelin but Not Angiotensin II May Mediate Hypertension-Induced Coronary Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease by Simon W. Rabkin

“…ET-1 inhibits inhibitors of calcification, matrix Gla and osteoprotegerin, while enhancing pro-calcific factors such as BMP-2 and osteopontin. In contrast, Ang II inhibits phosphate transport decreasing Vmax by 38% and increases matrix Gla. …”
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An Innovative Regulatory Approach to Stimulate Competition in Long-Distance Passenger Rail Transport by Alexander Eisenkopf, Andreas Knorr

“…This figure stands in stark contrast to the competitors’ market shares of some 26% for short-distance (regional) services — where a competition for the market regime has been established — and around 50% of the rail cargo segment — which is governed by an open access regime. …”
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Natural Killer Cell and Large Granular Lymphocyte Deficiency in the Gut of Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by F Hadziselimovic, LR Emmons, U Schaub

“…The average number of natural killer cells and LGL in normal controls was 3.0±1.l per mn2. In contrast, there were no natural killer cells in the gut epithelium of children with IBD, irrespective of disease activity, whether the biopsy specimens were obtained from involved or uninvolved inflammatory regions of the gut, or the treatment status of the patients. …”
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Splenorenal Manifestations of Bartonella henselae Infection in a Pediatric Patient by Taylor Rising, Nicholas Fulton, Pauravi Vasavada

“…Subsequent ultrasound imaging demonstrated multiple hypoechoic foci within the spleen. A contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen and pelvis was also obtained which showed hypoattenuating lesions in the spleen and bilateral kidneys. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Multiscale Fracturing in Thermally Treated Sandstone under SHPB Impact Loading by Shang Yang, Jun Wang, Zhi Zhang, Jianguo Ning, Guoqing Sun

“…In Class I behavior, intercrystalline cracks (IE) are the chief form of cracks on the fracture surface of a specimen fractured by SHPB loading even though there some intracrystalline cracks may also be present. In contrast, Class II behavior results from the chief cracking type being intracrystalline cracks.…”
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Creeping Ray Tracing Algorithm for Arbitrary NURBS Surfaces Based on Adaptive Variable Step Euler Method by Song Fu, Yun-Hua Zhang, Si-Yuan He, Xi Chen, Guo-Qiang Zhu

“…Hence, in this paper, a general and efficient adaptive variable step Euler method is introduced for solving the GDE on arbitrarilyshaped NURBS surfaces. In contrast with conventional Euler method, the proposed method employs a shape factor (SF) ξ to efficiently enhance the accuracy of tracing and extends the application of UTD for practical engineering. …”
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Primary Hepatic Lymphoma Presenting as an Acute Abdomen in a Young Female Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Walid E. Abdelrahim, Kamal E. Mohamed, Salwa O. Mekki, Eltaib A. Saad

“…The preoperative diagnosis was difficult due to the rarity of the disease and the presence of a solitary hypodense mass in the left lobe of the liver on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan with a normal alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and negative cytology. …”
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Effects of Thermal Radiation, Heat Generation, and Induced Magnetic Field on Hydromagnetic Free Convection Flow of Couple Stress Fluid in an Isoflux-Isothermal Vertical Channel by Hasan Nihal Zaidi, Mohammed Yousif, S. Nazia Nasreen

“…The channel walls are maintained at an isoflux-isothermal condition, such that the left channel wall is maintained at a constant heat flux. In contrast, the right channel wall is maintained at a constant temperature. …”
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Review of the Structural and Dynamic Mechanisms of PPARγ Partial Agonism by Alice J. Kroker, John B. Bruning

“…Unfortunately, the use of full agonists has been hampered by harsh side effects with some removed from the market in many countries. In contrast, partial agonists of PPARγ have been shown to retain favourable insulin sensitizing effects while exhibiting little to no side effects and thus represent a new potential class of therapeutics for the treatment of T2DM. …”
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Relating the Hall conductivity to the many-body Chern number using Fermi’s Golden rule and Kramers–Kronig relations by Goldman, Nathan, Ozawa, Tomoki

“…This work provides a surprisingly simple demonstration that the quantized Hall conductivity of correlated insulators is given by the many-body Chern number, a topological invariant defined in the space of twisted boundary conditions. In contrast to conventional proofs, generally based on the Kubo formula, our approach entirely relies on combining Kramers–Kronig relations and Fermi’s golden rule within a circular-dichroism framework. …”
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A Fibromatosis Case Mimicking Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm by Arzu Tasdemir, Cemal Kahraman, Kutay Tasdemir, Ertugrul Mavili

“…Abdominal ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computerized tomography revealed an infrarenal abdominal aorta aneurysm in a 41-year-old woman, but, on surgery, retroperitoneal fibrosis surrounding the aorta was detected. …”
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BROTHEL OF TU BA – THE INTENSE PERIOD OF THUY KIEU’S LIFE by Nguyễn Hữu Sơn

“…We focus on analyzing memories, reflections, and pure love predictions in contrast to the days of exile at Tu Ba's brothel. We identify the levels of spiritual life, emotions, and sexual behaviors in relation to real situations, emotions, psychology, and human values. …”
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Application Research on Testing Efficiency of Main Drainage Pump in Coal Mine Using Thermodynamic Theories by Deyong Shang

“…The efficiencies of pumps with two specifications are measured, respectively, by using the thermodynamic method and ultrasonic flowmeter method. By contrast, the results show that thermodynamic method can satisfy the precision of the testing requirements accuracy for high-flow and high-lift drainage pump under normal temperatures. …”
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A New Aerodynamic Optimization Method with the Consideration of Dynamic Stability by Mi Baigang, Wang Xiangyu

“…However, the dynamic stability is enormously changed at the same time. By contrast, the new optimization method can improve the lift-drag performance while maintaining the dynamic stability.…”
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Investigation of climate change impacts on streamflow regime of a river Arazkooseh River Basin

“…Because of climate changes, streamflow will increase 13 and 5 percent in the near periods. By contrast, in this case, it will reduce around 18 percent in far future. …”
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Adaptation of the Slovenian version of the Symbolic Ableism Scale by Karmen Drljić, Maja Lebeničnik

“…While the adapted Symbolic Ableism Scale showed reasonable reliability, its criterion validity needs further investigation. In contrast to the original scale, present study did not confirm high levels of empathy and recognition of continuing discrimination as components of ableist attitudes among Slovenian pre-service teachers, suggesting that the adapted scale is more in line with the original concept of symbolic racism. …”
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Smart Caching Based on Mobile Agent of Power WebGIS Platform by Xiaohui Wang, Kehe Wu, Fei Chen

“…We have designed experiments of different data capacity to contrast performance between WebGIS with the proposed caching model and traditional WebGIS. …”
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Students’ Trust and Their Educational Trajectory after Graduation by I. S. Kuznetsov

“…The results obtained are that students’ trust in university management, in contrast to their trust in other actors, is the most significant indicator that they will continue their education in their specialty after graduation. …”
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The case for weak null in English by Andrew Tollet

“…Null has been described as the most definite form in the English article system, standing in direct contrast to zero at the opposite end of a scale. Yet, while this may applicable in the case of predicates nouns denoting unique roles, certain institutions where the referent is pragmatically unique, or coordinate structures with a preceding referent, there is persuasive evidence to suggest a considerable number of other null structures do not fit such a description but, on the contrary, share common characteristics with the weak form of the definite article or occupy more of a neutral position which would permit insertion of either one of the surface articles. …”
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