A patient-centered qualitative evaluation of meaningful change on the NSAA and PUL in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Aviva Gillman, Teofil Ciobanu, Louise Barrett, Evan W. Davies, Alexander P. Murphy, Alex Johnson, Jessica Mills, Phoebe Heinrich, Krystian Przydzial, Bethany Ewens, Gerrit Vandenberg, Stefan Cano, Anna Mayhew

“…There is limited published qualitative evidence on what constitutes a meaningful change on either instrument. …”
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Double-Layer Optimization Mechanism for Multi-Area OPF Considering Valve-Point Loading Effect by Jizhong Zhu, Cong Zeng, Yun Liu, Xuancong Xu

“…In terms of the multi-area optimal power flow (OPF) problem, the optimized objectives are always a fuel cost function expressed by a second-order polynomial. However, the valve-point loading effect, whose cost curve is a transcendental function formed by the superposition of the sine and polynomial function, will make the objective function non-convex and non-differentiable. …”
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Formation of a dynamic knowledge base of fuzzy inference systems for estimating changing in time objects by A. Kostikova, N. Skiter

“…In the same way as the dynamic membership function constitutes a fuzzy surface in “the degree of membership-parameter-time space”, a linguistic variable composed of dynamic terms, represents a graphically broken surface with n - vertices according to the number of terms.…”
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Examining the normative results of the Arab Spring on the legal status of religious minorities; Case study of Egypt by mohammad yosefzadeh, mohammad jalali

“…Secondly, the centralization of religious affairs within the state, weakness in executive and functional procedures, lack of easy and effective access to justice, justification of discrimination and violence, establishing an interpretation based on identity of the Egyptian and the Islamic identities, among others, have been influential in the failure to achieve the constitutional goals and the demands of religious minorities for equality in rights and autonomy in the religious domain.Conclusion: This article, by a pathological analyzing the obstacles to the realization and exercise of the rights and freedoms of religious minorities, makes the following suggestions: Firstly, the Egyptian government must be committed to upholding the philosophy and implications of the constitution not only in theory but also in practice; Secondly, in order to observe the elements of citizenship rights, the necessary and appropriate infrastructures should be designed and implemented, and efforts should be made to assess and enhance them in cooperation with non-governmental organizations; Thirdly, the content of the educational system’s curriculum should be revised and reformed to promote tolerance and altruism; And finally, the right to self-determination, along with all its necessary conditions, should be recognized and respected for religious minorities…”
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Significance of Legal Culture Enforcement on Tolerance among Madurese Society through Inclusive Curriculum at IAIN Madura by Achmad Faidi, Achmad Fauzi, Dimas Danar Septiadi

“…Furthermore, the enforcement also functions to maximize several existing legal products on the tolerance building. …”
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Astrocyte-Synapse Structural Plasticity by Yann Bernardinelli, Dominique Muller, Irina Nikonenko

“…Glial cells constitute an important part of this environment and participate in several aspects of synaptic functions. …”
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Vimar Is a Novel Regulator of Mitochondrial Fission through Miro. by Lianggong Ding, Ye Lei, Yanping Han, Yuhong Li, Xunming Ji, Lei Liu

“…In support of this hypothesis, a loss-of-function (LOF) vimar mutant rescued mitochondrial enlargement induced by a gain-of-function (GOF) Miro transgene; whereas a GOF vimar transgene enhanced Miro function. …”
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Pooling umbilical cord-mesenchymal stromal cells derived from selected multiple donors reduces donor-dependent variability and improves their immunomodulatory properties by Miryam Mebarki, Coralie Moine-Picard, Romain Enjaume-Rauch, Antoine Laurent-Puig, Annaelle Suissa, Valentine Feyants, Jérôme Larghero, Audrey Cras

“…Conclusion Overall, our results demonstrate that pooled UC-MSCs with selected high donor offers a new strategy to optimize the immunomodulatory functions of allogeneic UC-MSC-based medicinal products. …”
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Contradictions of judicial criminal policy by Yu. E. Pudovochkin, M. M. Babayev

“…Such contradictions can be thought of as latent until they are not revealed in constitutional proceedings. The identification and resolution of these contradictions is the most important direction of legal policy in the country; it reflects the consistent solution of the aim of constitutionalization of the criminal law.At the level of the system of courts of general jurisdiction, the concept of "contradiction" can only be applied to those differing approaches of the courts to solving criminal cases that do not go beyond the rule of law. …”
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On the covariance estimation of the simple processes by Mohammadreza Mahmoudi

“…Since autocovariance function is an important tool in both theoretical and practical time series analysis, this paper deals with the estimation of the autocovariance function for simple processes. …”
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Thyroid axis alterations in childhood obesity by Bogda Skowrońska, Elżbieta Niechciał, Anna M. Gertig

“…In recent years researchers have become increasingly interested in the particular relation between the function of the thyroid gland and the body mass in the population of obese children. …”
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PHENOMENOLOGY OF BODY IN THE CONTEXT OF POST-HUMANISM (ON THE EXAMPLE OF POPULAR SERIES IN THE GENRE OF CYBERPUNK) / ФЕНОМЕНОЛОГИЯ ТЕЛА В КОНТЕКСТЕ ПОСТГУМАНИЗМА (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ПОП... by STROEVA OLESYA V. / СТРОЕВА ОЛЕСЯ ВИТАЛЬЕВНА

“…The author argues that interdisciplinary approach in this matter would be conducive to approaching the understanding of the functioning of consciousness and self-awareness, as well as to human problems in the functioning of the transcendental sphere. …”
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Histamine H3 receptor inverse agonists/antagonists influence intra-regional cortical activity and inter-regional synchronization during resting state: an exploratory cortex-wide im... by Sentaro Kaita, Yoshikazu Morishita, Kenta Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nomura

“…Histamine H3 receptors constitutively inhibit the synthesis and release of histamine and other neurotransmitters. …”
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Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis causes skeletal muscle dysfunction in mice by Julian Boesch, Pamela Ramseier, Sarah Tisserand, Eliane Pierrel, Giuseppe Locatelli, Serge Summermatter

“…As we conduct force measurements by direct transcutaneous muscle stimulation in anesthetized animals, our setup allows for the repeated evaluation of muscle function, and in the absence of primary fatigue or reduced nerve input which constitute important confounding factors in MS. …”
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Real-world therapeutic performance of pirfenidone for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases by Xueting Yuan, Chen Yu, Shengyun Liu, Qiang Shu, Xinwang Duan, Lin Tang, Liying Peng, Shuang Zhou, Chanyuan Wu, Jiuliang Zhao, Dong Xu, Lan Song, Hui Huang, Mengtao Li, Yanhong Wang, Qian Wang, Xiaofeng Zeng

“…A linear mixed effects model was employed to evaluate the effectiveness of PFD in alleviating lung function changes. Differences in response to PFD were analyzed based on CTD subtype, imaging classification, and pattern of pulmonary function at baseline. …”
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Mitochondrial haplogroups modify the risk of developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a Danish population. by Christian M Hagen, Frederik H Aidt, Paula L Hedley, Morten K Jensen, Ole Havndrup, Jørgen K Kanters, Johanna C Moolman-Smook, Severin O Larsen, Henning Bundgaard, Michael Christiansen

“…Thus, constitutive differences in mitochondrial function may influence the occurrence and clinical presentation of HCM. …”
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The Heme Oxygenase/Biliverdin Reductase System and Its Genetic Variants in Physiology and Diseases by Cesare Mancuso

“…Regarding <i>BVR</i>, the reported loss-of-function mutations increase the risk of green jaundice. …”
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Interpretation of Local Flux Measurements in Subcritical Systems and Reactivity Determination by S. Dulla, P. Ravetto

“…The determination of the subcriticality level constitutes an important issue in the assessment of the accelerator-driven system technology. …”
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Ambient air pollution undermines chemosensory sensitivity – a global perspective by Anna Oleszkiewicz, Andrea Pozzer, Jonathan Williams, Thomas Hummel

“…Abstract This study offers insights into the complex relationship between chemical species constituting air pollution and chemosensory function. …”
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ROLE OF GENETIC VARIABILITY IN METABOLIC PATHWAYS ON CISPLATIN-INDUCED KIDNEY INJURY IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS by Ericka Francislaine Dias Costa, Ana Maria Castro Ferreira, Marilda Mazzali, Gustavo Jacob Lourenço, Carmen Silvia Passos Lima

“…Results: Patients with the GSTT1 present and ERCC1 c.354CT or TT isolated genotypes presented a decline in kidney function of 4.94% and 8.94%, respectively. A decline of 17.67% in renal function post-CDDP treatment was observed in patients with the GSTT1 present combined with TP53 c.215CC genotype. …”
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