To Compare Serum Procalcitonin And CRP As Markers Of Neonatal Sepsis by Rafiq Ahmad, Israr Liaquat, Nadia Mumtaz, Sughra Zulfiqar, Sidra tul Muntaha, Nazia Rafique

“…Procalcitonin emerges as a particular marker for bacterial infections when contrasted with other inflammation indicators such as CRP, white blood cells, or lactate. …”
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The genetic architecture of resistance to flubendiamide insecticide in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). by Douglas Amado, Eva L Koch, Erick M G Cordeiro, Wellingson A Araújo, Antonio A F Garcia, David G Heckel, Gabriela Montejo-Kovacevich, Henry L North, Alberto S Corrêa, Chris D Jiggins, Celso Omoto

“…Our findings revealed an oligogenic genetic architecture, contrasting previous reports of monogenic resistance associated with the ryanodine receptor. …”
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Guayaramerim: a borderland marked by the Mamore River and its “cachuelas” by Bianca De Marchi-Moyano, Laura Helena Arraya-Pareja

“…Thus, the chosen methodology consists in focusing on, and contrasting historic, legiasltive and sociological documents dealing with the selected location, in an effort to understand its establishment, development and durability in a border setting. …”
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Mycoketide: A CD1c-Presented Antigen with Important Implications in Mycobacterial Infection by Isamu Matsunaga, Masahiko Sugita

“…Human group 1 CD1 molecules (CD1a, CD1b, and CD1c) bind a pool of lipid antigens expressed by mycobacteria and present them to specific T cells, thereby mediating an effective pathway for host defense against tuberculosis. The contrasting and mutually complementary functions of CD1a and CD1b molecules in terms of the repertoire of antigens they bind have been well appreciated, but it remains to be established how CD1c may play a unique role. …”
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Discriminación salarial por género, en la industria manufacturera de la frontera norte de México, en el periodo 2005-2011 by David Castro Lugo, Luis Huesca Reynoso, Nathalia Zamarrón Otzuca

“…El objetivo general de esta investigación es medir la discriminación salarial por género, en la industria manufacturera de la frontera norte de México, en el periodo 2005-2011, evaluando el efecto general y por niveles de educación, realizando contrastes de los resultados de la frontera norte con los nacionales. …”
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Chantiers de reconstruction politique en comparaison : La « décentralisation » en période post-révolutionnaire en Tunisie et en Libye by Sami Yassine Turki, Chiara Loschi

“…The authors propose here to compare the process of decentralization policies building after the fall of the authoritarian regimes, emphasizing the importance of the institutional and political heritage on the one hand, the role of local actors, on the other hand.The comparison of the two countries under the transition, referring to the contrasting political contexts, allows grasping the roles of the old and new actors, the articulation between old and new institutional mechanisms, and the emergence of new practices at the local level. …”
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Unique ECG Findings in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: STE with Reciprocal Changes and Pathologic Q Wave by Amanda Grant-Orser, Brennan Ballantyne, Wael Haddara

“…No critical disease was found and his left ventriculogram showed normal contraction. His ongoing metabolic acidosis and dependence on an intra-aortic balloon pump, despite adequate cardiac output, prompted a CT pulmonary angiogram which showed multiple segmental filling defects. …”
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A Gradual Approach for Multimodel Journey Planning: A Case Study in Izmir, Turkey by Feriştah Dalkılıç, Yunus Doğan, Derya Birant, Recep Alp Kut, Reyat Yılmaz

“…The algorithm utilizes the techniques of efficient algorithms including round based public transit optimized router, transit node routing, and contraction hierarchies on transportation graph. We employed Dijkstra’s algorithm after the first stage of the path-finding algorithm by applying stage specific rules to reduce search space and runtime. …”
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Capacités vocales des primates non humains, des Homo sapiens et des hominines fossiles : un état de la question by Marion Laporte, Amélie Vialet

“…A century later, it became possible to visualize them in an acoustic space and Gunnar Fant proposed the source-filter theory for the production of contrasting sounds. In this context, Philip Lieberman demonstrated that the descent of the larynx is a necessary condition for language, explaining why monkeys and Neanderthals lack it. …”
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Inflammasomes, Autophagy, and Cell Death: The Trinity of Innate Host Defense against Intracellular Bacteria by Teresa Krakauer

“…This review highlights the interaction of inflammasomes, autophagy, and host cell death pathways in counteracting Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis. Contrasting evasion strategies used by B. pseudomallei, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Legionella pneumophila to avoid and dampen these innate immune responses will be discussed.…”
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The impact of industrial structural transformation in the Yangtze River economic belt on the trade-offs and synergies between urbanization and carbon balance by Ran Wu, Gang Yu, Yimo Cao

“…The results reveal the following: (1) the spatial distribution pattern of trade-off and synergy remained largely unchanged between 2011 and 2021, but there was an overall shift from synergy to trade-off. (2) In the overall regression results, the industrial greening index exhibits opposing effects on local regions and their surroundings, while the industrial upgrading index suppresses development in surrounding areas. (3) In the regional regression results, the industrial greening index shows contrasting effects on the downstream and upstream regions, with a suppressive effect on surrounding areas occurring only in the downstream region. …”
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Field Testing and Analysis of Embankment Vibrations Induced by Heavy Haul Trains by Peng Li, Xianzhang Ling, Feng Zhang, Yan Li, Yingying Zhao

“…The acceleration signals of the rail, sleeper, and embankment surface were recorded, and then the propagation characteristics of ground vibration with distance to track center were contrastively analyzed. The test results show that horizontal vibration was dominant for locations near the track but decreased rapidly and became comparable with the vertical levels as the distance from track center increases. …”
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Mortality, Work and Migration. A Consideration of Age-specific Mortality from Tuberculosis in Scotland, 1861-1901 by Alice Reid, Eilidh Garrett

“…We show that the age and gender-specific pattern of mortality in the rural area is consistent with higher male than female out-migration together with return migration of those who had contracted the disease elsewhere and needed care during their lengthy illness. …”
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Three-Dimensional Location and Mapping Analysis in Mobile Robotics Based on Visual SLAM Methods by Gustavo A. Acosta-Amaya, Juan M. Cadavid-Jimenez, Jovani A. Jimenez-Builes

“…This article presents a study of some of the most representative open source visual SLAM (vSLAM) methods, beginning from an analysis of their characteristics and presenting criteria selection for an experimental design that allows contrasting their advantages and disadvantages. Two of the most representative algorithms for solving vSLAM were considered (RTAB-Map and ORB-SLAM2). …”
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Robert Creeley’s Refusals by Will Montgomery

“…Toutefois, au lieu de la percée olsonienne accomplissant l’expansion vers l’Ouest dans son texte sur Melville (Call Me Ishmael), Creeley s’intéresse aux modalités de la contraction spatiale. Fondé sur la correspondance de Creeley avec Olson, la présente étude conclut qu’il cherche une articulation nouvelle, et implicitement politisée, de l’espace américain, par l’entremise de formes poétiques radicalement informées par celui-ci.…”
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Quadriceps Activation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Early Bird Gets the Worm! by Ayrton MOIROUX--SAHRAOUI, Florian FORELLI, Jean MAZEAS, Alexandre JM RAMBAUD, Andreas BJERREGAARD, Jérôme RIERA

“…NMES elicits muscle contractions through electrical stimulation, bypassing the inhibitory mechanisms associated with AMI, thus facilitating muscle activation and strength gains. …”
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Pisa Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease: Electromyographic Aspects and Implications for Rehabilitation by Giuseppe Frazzitta, Pietro Balbi, Francesco Gotti, Roberto Maestri, Annarita Sabetta, Luca Caremani, Laura Gobbi, Marina Capobianco, Rossana Bera, Nir Giladi, Davide Ferrazzoli

“…In order to improve the knowledge about resting state and during maximal voluntary muscle contraction (MVMC) of the axial muscles, we described the electromyography results of paraspinal muscles, rectus abdominis, external oblique, and quadratus lumborum of both sides of 60 patients. …”
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Modelagem computacional da resposta biomecânica do útero durante a gravidez com a aplicação da pressão intrauterina by Priscila Roque de Almeida, Joventino de Oliveira Campos, Bernardo Martins Rocha, Flávia de Souza Bastos

“…A distensão patológica do útero pode impor uma tensão à parede uterina capaz de desencadear contrações e, assim, levar ao parto prematuro. Apesar do crescente uso de modelos computacionais para estudos relacionados à gravidez, a falta de dados experimentais e questões éticas limitam os estudos sobre as propriedades mecânicas do útero durante a gestação. …”
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A step forward in enhancing the health-promoting properties of whole tomato as a functional food to lower the impact of non-communicable diseases by Pier Giorgio Natali, Pier Giorgio Natali, Mauro Piantelli, Alessandra Sottini, Margherita Eufemi, Cristina Banfi, Luisa Imberti

“…Although WTFS may be susceptible to further improvements and clinical scrutiny, its composition embodies the features of advanced functional foods to ease adherence to dietary patterns, that is, the Mediterranean diet, aimed at contrasting and mitigating the low-grade inflammation, thus being interceptive or preventive of non-communicable diseases.…”
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Cellular Reprogramming, Genome Editing, and Alternative CRISPR Cas9 Technologies for Precise Gene Therapy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Peter Gee, Huaigeng Xu, Akitsu Hotta

“…DMD is an X-linked genetic disorder caused by mutations that disrupt the open reading frame of the dystrophin gene, which plays a critical role in stabilizing muscle cells during contraction and relaxation. The CRISPR Cas9 system has been shown to be capable of targeting the dystrophin gene and rescuing its expression in in vitro patient-derived iPSCs and in vivo DMD mouse models. …”
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