U-Model and U-Control Methodology for Nonlinear Dynamic Systems by Weicun Zhang, Quanmin Zhu, Saleh Mobayen, Hao Yan, Ji Qiu, Pritesh Narayan

“…Consequently, the framework provides readers with clear understandings and practical skills for further research expansion and applications. In contrast to the classic model-based design and model-free design methodologies, this model-independent design takes two parallel formations: (1) it designs an invariant virtual controller with a specified closed-loop transfer function in a feedback control loop and (2) it determines the real controller output by resolving the inverse of the plant U-model. …”
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Incidental Detection of Adrenal Myelolipoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Junaid Nabi, Danish Rafiq, Fatema N. Authoy, Ghulam Nabi Sofi

“…Ultrasound abdomen showed the presence of a hyperechoic mass in the right suprarenal region with undefined margins. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) scan of abdomen revealed a well-defined, round lesion in the right suprarenal region with heterogeneous attenuation suggesting the possibility of myelolipoma. …”
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Therapy with Interleukin-22 Alleviates Hepatic Injury and Hemostasis Dysregulation in Rat Model of Acute Liver Failure by Tariq Helal Ashour

“…After 48 hours of D-GalN/LPS, the rats exhibited 20% mortality, significant increases in AST, ALT, ALP, TBILI, PT, and aPTT, TNF-α, and COX-2 and significant decreases in FIB, WBCs, and RBCs. By contrast, therapy with IL-22 prevented the lethal effect of D-GalN/LPS by 100% and efficiently alleviated all the biochemical and hematological abnormalities that were observed in ALF untreated group. …”
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Nitrogen enrichment and vascular plant richness loss reduce bryophyte richness by Maeve Lin, Ariel Bergamini, Noémie A. Pichon, Eric Allan, Steffen Boch

“…Disturbance increased bryophyte richness and modulated treatment effects. In contrast to previous studies reporting indirect negative fertilization effects via increasing vascular plant productivity and reduced light levels, nitrogen fertilization directly reduced bryophyte cover and species richness, possibly because of toxic effects. …”
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Profile of proinflammatory markers in pregnant women who died of severe COVID-19 by Pablo B. Bautista-García, Mariana Bahena-Campos, Diana H. Alcántara-Rosas

“…Conclusion: In the case of pregnant women who died from critical COVID-19, there was a significant increase in inflammatory markers, in contrast to what was observed in other studies, no changes in the number of platelets or fibrinogen were observed. …”
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Anaplasmosis bovina en provincia de Buenos Aires durante 2015 by J.F. CORA IBARRA, M.M. LLOBERAS, I.M. LLADA, E.R. ODRIOZOLA, G.J. CANTÓN

“…Clínicamente, afecta principalmente bovinos mayores a 2 años de edad que no han estado en contacto con el agente. El objetivo del presente trabajo es describir brotes de anaplasmosis bovina registrados por el Servicio de Diagnóstico Veterinario Especializado de INTA Balcarce en la provincia de Buenos Aires durante el año 2015, considerando que la región es naturalmente libre de la enfermedad. …”
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Hyflex CM and EDM from Shape Memory to Control Memory. by Jamal A. Abu Al‑Timan, Iman M. Al‑Zaka, Baidaa M. Zeidan

“…Austenitic alloys have superelastic properties due to stress-induced martensite transformation and consequently try to springback to their original shape after distortion. In contrast, the martensitic instruments have ability to reorientation of martensite variants when heated. …”
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The Dependence of Northwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Intensification Rates on Environmental Factors by Xinyan Lyu, Xuguang Wang, Lance M. Leslie

“…RI is enhanced by weaker and decreasing VWS, warmer oceans, and stronger and increasing outflow. In contrast, SI typically occurs with larger and increasing VWS, cooler oceans, and weaker, static outflow. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Based on Lattice Spring Model by Kaikai Zhao, Pengfei Jiang, Yanjun Feng, Xiaodong Sun, Lixing Cheng, Jianwei Zheng

“…The geometry of the HFN changed from circular to elliptical. In contrast, with an increase in the fluid viscosity/injection rate, the evolution of the geometry of the HFN exhibited the opposite trend. …”
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Investigating Human Influence on Offshore Terrestrial Organic Carbon Trends in a High-Energy Delta: The Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar by Evan R. Flynn, Steven A. Kuehl

“…We attribute this observation to frequent, large-scale seabed resuspension and suggest that extensive mixing on the inner shelf creates a low-pass filter that effectively attenuates such signatures. This is in contrast to other large Asian deltas, where signals of human landscape disturbance are clearly preserved offshore. …”
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COVID-19, school closures, and remote teaching: The response time of Brazilian education systems by Roberta dos Reis Neuhold, Márcio Rogério Olivato Pozzer

“…It finds that, on average, the Institutes took 114 days to publish a contingency plan, in contrast to 34 days for state networks. The article posits the hypothesis that such differences are related to the autonomy of the Institutes in relation to the federal government and the polarization that resulted from president Bolsonaro’s administration, aggravated by his denialist stance.…”
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Aflatoxin B1-Associated DNA Adducts Stall S Phase and Stimulate Rad51 foci in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Michael Fasullo, Yifan Chen, William Bortcosh, Minzeng Sun, Patricia A. Egner

“…Herein, we show that Rad53 activation correlates with cell-cycle delay in yeast and the subsequent formation of Rad51 foci. In contrast to cells exposed to X-rays, in which Rad51 foci appear exclusively in G2 cells, Rad51 foci in AFB1-exposed cells can appear as soon as cells enter S phase. …”
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Features of democratic reforms in Jordan by A. V. Krilov

“…The results of the research show that political and social-economic reforms of Jordanian King Abdullah II haven’t improve the status of the Palestinians, especially the status of the Palestinian refugee camps residents in Jordan. In contrast to the indigenous population (Bedouin population and some Caucuses or Circassian communities) they have no political representation, no access to power, no competitive education and business activity is under restrictions. …”
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Successful Management of Pseudo-Ludwig Angina from Supratherapeutic Warfarin Use: A Case Report by Utku Ekin, Arham Hazari, Nizar Alyassin, Alan Alcantara, Moh’d Hazem Azzam, Mourad Ismail

“…The most appropriate imaging modalities in these cases are contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and CT angiogram. …”
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Rethinking gold(II) porphyrins: an inherent wave distortion by Ghosh, Abhik, Conradie, Jeanet

“…The lateral compression–elongation of the porphyrin (unequal pairs of Au–N bonds), in contrast, appears to be a secondary effect, a consequence of the wave deformation. …”
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Financial inclusion of vulnerable sectors with a gender perspective: risk analysis model with artificial intelligence based on complex thinking by Adriana Medina-Vidal, Patricia Esther Alonso-Galicia, Miguel González-Mendoza, María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya

“…Integrating reasoning for complexity benefits women and contributes to economic and social growth in vulnerable regions. In contrast to other models, our credit risk analysis model uses AI and variables for gender, vulnerability, and complex thinking to detect patterns in women's behaviors and attitudes in the venture start-up process. …”
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Improving gut microbiome through diet rich in dietary fibre and polyphenols: The case for orange peels by Ayokunle Olubode Ademosun, Olufunke Florence Ajeigbe, Mary Tosin Ademosun, Omodesola Oluwafisayo Ogunruku, Ganiyu Oboh

“…The combination of probiotics and orange peels can lead to the creation of synbiotics, which are functional foods aimed at improving human health. In contrast, the typical Western diet, high in refined sugars, trans fats, and sodium, negatively impacts gut health and the growth of beneficial gut microorganisms. …”
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L’agrobiodiversité du dattier (Phoenix dactylifera L.) dans l’oasis de Siwa (Égypte) by Vincent Battesti

“…This paper presents the first results of this research.If there is broad consensus on the local Berber names to be used for each part of the plant morphology, establishing a list of the different landraces of date palm in Siwa, in contrast, is far more difficult. It was necessary to clarify the local categorization of this plant and its cultivars. …”
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Rapidly Destructive Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip by Jenny Shu, Ian Ross, Bret Wehrli, Richard W. McCalden, Lillian Barra

“…She required a right total hip arthroplasty, but arthritis in other joints showed improvement with triple disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) therapy and almost complete remission with the addition of adalimumab. We contrast our case of RDC as an initial presentation of RA to 8 RDC case reports of patients with established RA. …”
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De Garengeot’s Hernia: Two Case Reports with Correct Preoperative Identification of the Vermiform Appendix in the Hernia by Zhaosheng Jin, Muhammad Rafiz Imtiaz, Henry Nnajiuba, Suzette Samlalsingh, Akinyede Ojo

“…We believe this to be the first documented case of CT with concurrent oral and intravenous contrast being used to confidently and correctly diagnose de Garengeot’s hernia prior to surgery. …”
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