Root cause analysis of noise transfer in an entire tractor system using multi-layer operational transfer path analysis by Hyun-Woo Han, Min-Woo Kang, Seong-Hyun Lee, Yun-Ho Seo, Seung-Je Cho, Jeong-Gil Kim, Young-Joo Kim, Young-Jun Park

“…This paper proposed an operational transfer path analysis (OTPA) network for agricultural tractor using a multi-layer transfer function matrix and a contribution calculation method. …”
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The Impact of a Single Hip Manipulation on Quadriceps Activity and Performance: A Randomized Study by Rafał Studnicki, Monika Sochaj, Karol Skup, Bartłomiej Niespodziński, Piotr Aschenbrenner, Radosław Laskowski, Piotr Łuczkiewicz

“…High-velocity low-amplitude hip manipulation has shown potential to influence neuromuscular function, yet its impact on quadriceps activation during knee extension has not been well studied. …”
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Clinical Burden and Costs of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Main Findings from REDCap Registry of a University Hospital in Spain by Draibe J, Martinez Valenzuela L, Gomez-Preciado F, Anton-Pampols P, Rau AM, Díaz-Cuervo H, Crespo C, Cuervo J, Ramirez de Arellano A

“…While current standard of care with immunosuppressants has improved renal function and survival, the main risks for patients under life-long immunosuppression are infections and other concomitant diseases. …”
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Construction and evaluation of nomogram for risk prediction of cognitive impairment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease comorbidity by JiaFeng Luo, Wen Yang, Yang Liu, HongLian Ji, XinRan Li, Jing Bai, TieJun Liu, WeiBin Chen, Li Xiao, GuoXin Mo, JingShan Bai, CongHui Liu, WenQiang Li, AiShuang Fu, YanLei Ge

“…Methods In this study, patients with COPD hospitalized at the Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology were evaluated for cognitive function using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA) scale after stabilization of acute exacerbations. …”
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Autofluorescence lifetime imaging classifies human B and NK cell activation state by Rebecca L. Schmitz, Jeremiah M. Riendeau, Jeremiah M. Riendeau, Kelsey E. Tweed, Kelsey E. Tweed, Peter Rehani, Kayvan Samimi, Dan L. Pham, Isabel Jones, Elizabeth M. Maly, Emmanuel Contreras Guzman, Matthew H. Forsberg, Ankita Shahi, Lucia Hockerman, Jose M. Ayuso, Jose M. Ayuso, Jose M. Ayuso, Christian M. Capitini, Christian M. Capitini, Alex J. Walsh, Melissa C. Skala, Melissa C. Skala, Melissa C. Skala

“…New non-destructive tools with single-cell resolution are needed to reliably assess B cell and NK cell function for applications including adoptive cell therapy and immune profiling. …”
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Prevalence and clinical significance of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by Zhe Huang, Tingting Wu, Rongdan Lu, Haijun Zhou, Yun Zhang, Li Huang, Yongxiong Gan, Hequn He

“…Compared with ANCA-negative RA-ILD patients, a greater proportion of ANCA-positive RA-ILD patients had respiratory symptoms, serum autoantibody (ANA) positivity, poorer baseline pulmonary function, and acute exacerbations of ILD (AE-ILD). …”
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The role of cardiac MRI in risk stratification for sudden cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by M. S. Ishchenko, K. V. Rudenko, V. V. Lazoryshynets, Yu. I. Vitkovskyi, M. O. Tregubova, P. A. Danchenko

“…Symmetric non-obstructive HCM was identified in 39 patients (16.5 %) and 184 patients (78.0 %) had asymmetric obstructive HCM. Apical HCM was diagnosed in 4 patients (1.5 %), and midventricular HCM – in 9 patients (4.0 %) including one patient with a combination of midventricular and apical forms. …”
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Metformin and Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate Enteric-Coated Capsule versus Metformin Alone versus Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate Enteric-Coated Capsule Alone in Patients with Nonalcoholic... by Rong Zhang, Keran Cheng, Shizan Xu, Sainan Li, Yuqing Zhou, Shunfeng Zhou, Rui Kong, Linqiang Li, Jingjing Li, Jiao Feng, Liwei Wu, Tong Liu, Yujing Xia, Jie Lu, Chuanyong Guo, Yingqun Zhou

“…Compared with group 1 and group 2, the patients in group 3 had greater reductions in observed parameters apart from CB and TB (P<0.05). …”
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Mental well‐being in prostate cancer: A multi‐institutional prospective cohort study by Oliver Brunckhorst, Jaroslaw Liszka, Callum James, Jack B. Fanshawe, Mohamed Hammadeh, Robert Thomas, Shahid Khan, Matin Sheriff, Gordon Muir, Hashim U. Ahmed, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Robert Stewart, Prokar Dasgupta, Kamran Ahmed

“…Baseline mental and functional symptoms, a previous psychiatric history and stage at diagnosis appear to be particularly important prognostic factors for the development of significant symptoms. …”
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Influence of different scion-rootstock combinations on sugars, polyamines, antioxidants and malondialdehyde in grafted grapevines under arid conditions by Sonu Krishankumar, Jacobus J. Hunter, Mohammed Alyafei, Usama Souka, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Ayyagari Ramlal, Shyam S. Kurup, Khaled M. A. Amiri, Khaled M. A. Amiri

“…Sugars built up in the grafts and had a signalling function as Osmo protective molecules. …”
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Effects of Saccharomyces boulardii cell wall polysaccharide on growth performance, immunity, antioxidant ability and ileal mucosal morphology of Jinhua weaned piglets in Northern X... by Wenshu Zhu, Xucheng Mo, Wenshuai Zeng, Wantong Ren, Mengjian Liu

“…In serum immunity, both SBWP groups had reduced concentrations of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and DAO. …”
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Vitamin D Deficiency and Molecular Changes in Circulating MicroRNAs in Older Adults with Lower Back Pain by Hadeel A. Al-Rawaf, Sami A. Gabr, Ahmad H. Alghadir

“…In addition, the correlation between miRNAs and other related cofounders such as muscle function, adiposity, malnutrition, and Ca and vitamin D intake was assessed. …”
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Influenza A virus N-linked glycosylation sites with very low glycan occupancy: identification, evolutionary dynamics, and impact on virus biology by Dr Irina Alymova, Dr Wen-Pin Tzeng, Dr Alexander Jureka, Dr John Barr, Dr Dongxia Wang, Dr Betlehem Mekonnen, Mr Shane Gansebom, Dr Ian York

“…Nine of the 12 N-glycosylated sites had high site occupancy (near 100%). The other three sites, all located on the HA globular head, were either not detectably glycosylated (site N122) or glycosylated at levels below 10% (sites N45 and N144). …”
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Novel skin defense peptides and microbiota contribute to disease resilience of the Ngäbe-Buglé leopard frog by Douglas C. Woodhams, Douglas C. Woodhams, Aura Muñiz-Torres, Andreas Hertz, Patrick Kearns, Nina McDonnell, Laura Reinert, Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Brandon LaBumbard, Jamie Voyles, Corinne L. Richards-Zawacki, Daniel Callahan, J. Michael Conlon

“…When compared to nine co-occurring amphibians, the Ngäbe-Buglé leopard frog had similar skin bacterial richness and anti-Bd function, but the skin microbiome structure differed significantly among species. …”
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Factors associated with the intermediate probability of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction on the H₂FPEF score in asymptomatic patients in rotation work cond... by A. S. Vetoshkin, N. P. Shurkevich, A. A. Simonyan, L. I. Gapon, M. A. Kareva

“…SF-36 questionnaire revealed intergroup differences only on the role functioning scale (p=0,013) with lower values in group 2. …”
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Increasing linc00261 expression may predict well cancer prognosis, based on the meta-analysis by Xinyue He, Shixu Fang, Chen Wu, Jintong Na, Liping Zhong, Xiyu Liu

“…The Begg’s test outcomes suggest that the original study had no significant publication or other biases. …”
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Association between copper exposure and renal fibrosis in patients with chronic kidney disease: evidence from Mendelian randomization and a retrospective study by Kaixiang Liu, Min Yu, Yangyang He, Ting Wang, Honghua Hu, Zhengwei Wan, Ping Shuai, Shasha Chen, Guisen Li, Li Wang, Xiang Zhong

“…Copper, an essential trace element, influences cellular functions, yet its role in CKD-related fibrosis remains unclear. …”
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Examinai tudo e retende o que é bom: o manual "Fundamentos da Educação" de Amaral Fontoura by Ariclê Vechia

“…From the middle of the 40s onwards, there was a renovation of the worries with the theoretical and practical aspects related to teachers'formation, having the pedagogical manuals undertaken the function of guide to the teacher. Some of their authors were "escolanovistas", who belonged to the catholic group, such as Amaral Fontoura, author of the manual entitled Education Principles (Fundamentos da Educação), the first book of the Brazilian Library Didactic Collection (Coleção Biblioteca Didática Brasileira), signed by this author, which had great acceptance in the Teacher's Formation Schools in the country. …”
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N6-methyladenosine RNA base modification regulates NKG2D-dependent and cytotoxic genes expression in natural killer cells by Raghda A. Elsabbagh, Ghada Abdelhady, Doris Urlaub, Mina Sandusky, Ola Khorshid, Mohamed Z. Gad, Khaled Abou-Aisha, Carsten Watzl, Mona Rady

“…Additionally, NK cell functionality was evaluated through degranulation and 51Cr release cytotoxicity assays. …”
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Erector spinae plane block versus transversus abdominis plane block with rectus sheath block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic hepatectomy: a randomized clinical trial by Mengke Liu, Xuan Mo, Ruonan Zhan, Han Wang, Yangxi Zhao, Yi Zhang

“…Postoperative cumulative morphine consumption, the number of rescue analgesia, visual analog scale (VAS) scores at rest and during coughing, central venous pressure (CVP) values, Quality of Recovery Scale- 15 (QoR- 15) score, postoperative liver function, postoperative complications, duration of abdominal drain retention, and length of hospitalization were secondary outcomes. …”
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