Formulas for Generalized Two-Qubit Separability Probabilities by Paul B. Slater

“…We find number-theoretic-based formulas for the upper (uik) and lower (bik) parameter sets of these functions and, then, equivalently express G2k(α) in terms of first-order difference equations. …”
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iMulch: an investigation of the influence of polymers on a terrestrial ecosystem using the example of mulch films used in agriculture by Carmen Wolf, Mike Wenzel, Björn Fischer, Ralf Bertling, Erich Jelen, Dieter Hennecke, Karlheinz Weinfurtner, Martina Roß-Nickoll, Henner Hollert, Antonia Weltmeyer, Kristina Bitter, Pauline Ruiz, Dusica Banduka, Jochen Tuerk, Lars M. Blank

“…Conclusion Both types of film show no transport or degradation in the tests under real conditions, which means that they remain in the upper soil layer, where they are available to soil organisms and can lead to high concentrations in the future. …”
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“Effect of oral systemic administration of vitamin D on the rate of maxillary canine retraction: A randomized controlled trial” by Davender Kumar, Revathi Mn, Rekha Sharma, Ashuma Sachdeva, Nameksh Raj Bhupali, Ravinder Solanki

“…Materials and methods: A two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted in patients with Angle's Class I bimaxillary protrusion requiring at least upper first premolars extraction and distal movement of canine for malocclusion correction. …”
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The Clinical Utility of the Seated Wall Angel as a Test with Scoring by Chad Kofoed, Allison Palmsten, Jonathon Diercks, Michael Obermeier, Marc Tompkins, Terese L Chmielewski

“…# Background The seated wall angel (SWA) is an intervention to improve upper quarter mobility but has not been described as a clinical test with scoring…”
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Protocolized approach saves the limb in peripheral arterial injury: A decade experience by Pratyusha Priyadarshini, Supreet Kaur, Komal Gupta, Abhinav Kumar, Junaid Alam, Dinesh Bagaria, Narender Choudhary, Amit Gupta, Sushma Sagar, Biplab Mishra, Subodh Kumar

“…Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively maintained database of trauma admissions at a level I trauma center from January 2008 to December 2019. Patients with acute upper limb arterial injuries or lower limb arterial injuries at or above the level of popliteal artery were included. …”
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Genome assembly of an endemic butterfly (Minois aurata) shed light on the genetic mechanisms underlying ecological adaptation to arid valley habitat by Wenqian Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jialong Huang, Jingge Kuang, Lei Wang, Kangshan Mao, Liang Dou

“…Minois aurata, an endemic butterfly species found exclusively in the arid valley of the upper Minjiang River, represents an attractive model system for studying adaptive evolutionary mechanisms to arid valley environments. …”
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Phase II randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of MLC1501 in patients with stroke: the MLC1501 study Assessing Efficacy in post-STrOk... by Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Deidre Anne De Silva, Christopher P L H Chen, Cyrus G Escabillas, John Harold Hiyadan, Johnny K Lokin, Romulo U Esagunde, Joel M Advincula, Christian Oliver C Co, Maria Epifania V Collantes, Annabelle Y Lao, Yeow-Hoay Koh, Carol Huilian Tham

“…Efficacy outcomes evaluated in person at baseline, 12 weeks and 24 weeks include the FMA (total, upper extremity and lower extremity motor scores), modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System–Global Health (PROMIS-10) and NIHSS. …”
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Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and post-tuberculosis sequelae in low- and middle-income countries: a database compiled from a systematic review and meta-a... by Fabrizio Tediosi, Klaus Reither, Olivia Keiser, Alexandra Walker, Yuling Lin, Marguerite Batta, Sierra Ottilie-Kovelman, Anna Duchenko, Curdin Brugger, Robert S Wallis, Marina Antillon

“…The costs were lower in lower middle-income countries compared with upper middle-income countries. Finally, considerable economic burden was attributable to smoking and air pollution.Conclusion The review and the CD-CPTB database give a thorough snapshot of the current evidence of the costs and economic burden of COPD and post-TB diseases. …”
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Field Study on the Law of Surface Subsidence in the High-Intensity Fully Mechanized Caving Mining Working Face with Shallow Thick Bedrock and Thin Epipedon in Hilly Areas by Yi Tan, Hao Cheng, Shuang Gong, Erhu Bai, Minchao Shao, Bingyuan Hao, Xiaoshuang Li, Han Xu

“…The research results reveal that the upper part of the slope slides towards the downhill direction under the action of tensile stress or push stress. …”
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency with coinherited Gaucher disease: A rare association by Nupur Parakh, Kusha Sharma, Sunita Sharma, Priti Chatterjee, Varinder Singh

“…A 1-year 6-month-old male child presented in 2018 with complaints of palpable mass in left upper abdomen, fever, cough, and vomiting. On examination, he had pallor, hepatosplenomegaly of 2 cm and 8 cm below costal margin, respectively. …”
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The Volatile Composition and Activity Evolution of Main-belt Comet 358P/PANSTARRS by Henry H. Hsieh, John W. Noonan, Michael S. P. Kelley, Dennis Bodewits, Jana Pittichová, Audrey Thirouin, Marco Micheli, Matthew M. Knight, Michele T. Bannister, Colin O. Chandler, Carrie E. Holt, Matthew J. Hopkins, Yaeji Kim, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, William J. Oldroyd, Jack Patterson, Scott S. Sheppard, Nicole Tan, Chadwick A. Trujillo, Quanzhi Ye

“…Similar to 238P, we find a remarkable absence of hypervolatile species, finding ${Q}_{{\mathrm{CO}}_{2}}\lt 7.6\times {10}^{22}$ molecules s ^−1 , corresponding to ${Q}_{{\mathrm{CO}}_{2}}/{Q}_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}{\rm{O}}}\lt 0.2$ %. Upper limits on CH _3 OH and CO emission are also estimated. …”
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Does the AO/OTA fracture classification dictate the anesthesia modality for the surgical management of unstable distal radius fractures? A retrospective cohort study in 127 patient... by Sascha Halvachizadeh, Merav Dreifuss, Thomas Rauer, Anne Kaiser, Dirk Ubmann, Hans-Christoph Pape, Florin Allemann

“…Exclusion criteria encompassed incomplete 12-month follow-up, transferred or multiply injured patients, those with prior upper limb fractures, or admission for revision surgeries. …”
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The role of multispiral computed tomography in detecting and the assessment of the degree of damage of esophago-gastric junction cancer by V. N. Diomidova, A. N. Dmitrieva

“…The main statistically significant (p < 0.001) qualitative character of esophago-gastric junction canser were: non-visualization of mucic in afflicted areas (96.8 %), bosselated upper and lower contours of narrowing (75.2 %), dissymmetric parries pachymenia (70.4 %), blunt-edged outer contours (58.4 %), cotyloid suprastenotic esophageal distensibility (45.6 %). …”
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Source and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Urban Riverine Sediments Using Multivariate Analytical and Statistical Tools by Xiaojun Zheng, Abdul Rehman, Shan Zhong, Shah Faisal, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Syeda Urooj Fatima, Daolin Du

“…The results indicated that mean concentrations (mg kg⁻¹) of Cd (2.37), Cr (128), Hg (16.6), Pb (26.6), and Sb (2.44) were significantly higher than reference values given for upper continental crust (UCC) and world soil average (WSA), posing potential threats. …”
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Characteristics, clinical manifestations and management of leprosy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A 20-year retrospective study by J S Sons, Z N Mkhize, N C Dlova, C Aldous, P R Bhat, A V Chateau

“…Common symptoms included upper respiratory tract involvement, hair loss and painful nerves, with the face and limbs being most frequently affected. …”
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Eight weeks of aerobic exercise, but not four, improves insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular performance in young women by Maha Sellami, Shamma Almuraikhy, Khaled Naja, Najeha Anwardeen, Hadaia Saleh Al-Amri, Mohammad Shoaib Prince, Amina Ali Aden, Alexander Doemling, Mohamed A. Elrayess

“…The 8-week aerobic exercise regimen demonstrated enhanced insulin sensitivity, upper body strength, and cardiovascular performance in young females compared to a 4-week regimen by triggering specific metabolic adaptations. …”
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Development of Primer Panels for Whole-Genome Amplification and Sequencing of Human Seasonal Coronaviruses: hCoV-OC43, hCoV-HKU1, hCoV-229E, and hCoV-NL63 by Tamila Musaeva, Artem Fadeev, Maria Pisareva, Veronika Eder, Andrey Ksenafontov, Margarita Korzhanova, Valery Tsvetkov, Alexander Perederiy, Irina Kiseleva, Daria Danilenko, Dmitry Lioznov, Andrey Komissarov

“…Human seasonal coronaviruses (hCoVs) are a group of viruses that affect the upper respiratory tract. While seasonal patterns and the annual variability of predominant hCoV species are well-documented, their genetic and species diversity in St. …”
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The Characteristics of Thunderstorms and Their Lightning Activity on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Lei Hui, Yunjun Zhou, Zhitao Yan

“…Over the QTP, greater vertical wind shear leads to the movement of upper positive charges and promotes the occurrence of +CG lightning. …”
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Land use and landscape pattern changes in the Fenhe River Basin, China by Ying Zhao, Bingqing Zhao, Fei Wang

“…In this study, we explored the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), six land use/land cover change (LULC) types, and their landscape patterns to reflect spatial-temporal dynamics from 2010 to 2020 in the upper and middle reaches of the Fenhe River Basin. …”
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Research on the Oil-Bearing Difference of Bedding Fractures: A Case Study of Lucaogou Formation in Jimsar Sag by Jia Lu, Chen Zhang, Jianhui Zeng, Haowei Yuan

“…In this paper, we examine and finely characterize the development of the bedding fractures found in the upper and lower sweet spots of Lucaogou formation of tight oil reservoir through field outcrop and core observation, cast thin section analysis, and imaging log recognition and investigate the factors affecting their differentiated oil-bearing by means of inclusion temperature measurement, TOC testing, physical property testing, high-pressure mercury injection, and physical simulation experiment. …”
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