Update on Clinical Inflammometry for the Management of Airway Diseases by Parameswaran Nair

“…However, most treatment recommendations, including the use of anti-inflammatory therapies such as corticosteroids, are based on assessments of only airflow and symptoms. …”
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Research of the Fault Diagnosis and Pattern Recognition based on Delayed Correlation-Envelope Technique and Hidden Markov Model by Liu Xin, Jia Yunxian, Zhou Jie, Yao Jinfang

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Effects of nitrogen vacancy sites of oxynitride support on the catalytic activity for ammonia decomposition by Kazuki Miyashita, Kiya Ogasawara, Masayoshi Miyazaki, Hitoshi Abe, Yasuhiro Niwa, Hideki Kato, Hideo Hosono, Masaaki Kitano

“…Furthermore, NH3 temperature-programmed surface reactions and density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that NH3 molecules are preferentially adsorbed on the nitrogen vacancy sites on the support surface rather than on the Ni surface. …”
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Identification of determinants that allow maintenance of high-level fluoroquinolone resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii by Efrat Hamami, Wenwen Huo, Juan Hernandez-Bird, Arnold Castaneda, Jinna Bai, Sapna Syal, Juan C. Ortiz-Marquez, Tim van Opijnen, Edward Geisinger, Ralph R. Isberg

“…These results point to strategies for developing therapies that combine known antibiotics with drugs that target proteins important for survival of strains hyper-expressing efflux pumps.…”
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Robust Trading Decision-Making Model for Demand-Side Resource Aggregators Considering Multi-Objective Cluster Aggregation Optimization by Fei Liu, Shaokang Qi, Shibin Wang, Xu Tian, Liantao Liu, Xue Zhao

“…Therefore, this paper proposes a robust transaction decision model for demand-side resource aggregators considering multi-objective clustering aggregation optimization. …”
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Molecular and Phylogenetic Analysis of Bovine Papillomavirus Type 1: First Report in Iraqi Cattle by Mohammed A. Hamad, Ahmed M. Al-Shammari, Shoni M. Odisho, Nahi Y. Yaseen

“…The results of this study will aid in the development of appropriate control measures and therapeutic strategies.…”
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Research on Energy Efficiency and Resource Optimized Hyper-Cellular Mobile Communication System by Zhisheng Niu, Jie Gong, Sheng Zhou

“…The development of wireless communication networks is now facing severe challenges from limited spectrum resources and stringent energy consumption constraints, which calls for system level theories and methods to efficiently utilizethe spectrum and energy. …”
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Impact of political conflict on tuberculosis notifications in North-east Nigeria, Adamawa State: a 7-year retrospective analysis by Nguyen Lam Vuong, Kenji Hirayama, Nguyen Tien Huy, Luis E Cuevas, Emmanuel Pembi, Stephen John, Shyam Prakash Dumre, Baba Usman Ahmadu, Amr Ebied, Shusaku Mizukami

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DO MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES HAVE A SYMMETRIC OR ASYMMETRIC EFFECT ON NON-PERFORMING LOANS? EVIDENCE FROM TURKEY by Mehmet Erdaş

“…In this study, the existence of therelationships between non-performing loans and macroeconomic variables for themonthly data of the Turkish banking sector between January 2005 and August 2018were analysed through the Johansen cointegration test (1991), VECM Grangercausality test (1988) and Hatemi-J asymmetric causality test (2012). …”
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Efficacy and safety of combined low‐dose rituximab regimen for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy by Ying Du, Qi Yan, Chuan Li, Wenping Zhu, Chao Zhao, Yunfeng Hao, Lin Li, Dan Yao, Xuan Zhou, Ying Li, Yuting Dang, Rong Zhang, Lin Han, Yuanyuan Wang, Tao Hou, Juan Li, Hailin Li, Panpan Jiang, Pei Wang, Fenying Chen, Tingge Zhu, Juntong Liu, Shuyu Liu, Lan Gao, Yingjun Zhao, Wei Zhang

“…Abstract Objective To determine the efficacy and safety of combined low‐dose rituximab with conventional therapy for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) treatment. …”
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«Axiological Turn» in Russian Education: Position of Subjectivism by I. V. Yakovleva, S. I. Chernykh, T. S. Kosenko

“…Reflective theorizations about the state and prospects for the development of domestic education clearly recognize two trends in its future – continuity and individualization. …”
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Protolytic properties of aminomethylated calix[4]resorcinol, hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid and their composition in aqueous micellar solutions by E.A. Burilova, T.V. Nikitina, L.I. Vagapova, Z.A. Nasirova, A.N. Solodov, J.R. Shaiymova, R.R. Amirov

“…The constants of protolytic equilibria for hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid (HEDP), aminomethylated calix[4]resorcinol (AMC), and the composition based on them (AMC-HEDP) in a solution of nonionic surfactant-polyoxyethylated dodecanol Brij-35 have been determined by pH-metric titration with subsequent mathematical processing of the data. …”
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Effects of Patterned Sound Deprivation on Short- and Long-Term Plasticity in the Rat Thalamocortical Auditory System In Vivo by Chloe N. Soutar, Laura G. Rosen, Simon G. Rodier, Hans C. Dringenberg

“…Relative to age-matched control animals reared under unaltered sound conditions, rats raised in WN (from postnatal day 5 to 50–60) showed greater levels of long-term potentiation (LTP) of field potentials in A1 induced by theta-burst stimulation (TBS) of the medial geniculate nucleus (MGN). …”
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Testing a Web-Based Interactive Comic Tool to Decrease Obesity Risk Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Preadolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial by May May Leung, Katrina F Mateo, Marlo Dublin, Laura Harrison, Sandra Verdaguer, Katarzyna Wyka

“…Interviews were systematically analyzed to facilitate identification of patterns and themes. Secondary data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. …”
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La metro-montagna di fronte alle sfide globali. Riflessioni a partire dal caso di Torino by Giuseppe Dematteis

“…The increasing mutual dependences between them stimulates a reflexion on the integration of rural mountain areas in metropolitan regions, starting from new mutual dependences. …”
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中国迁地保护野生动物环境丰容研究现状 by 徐卓 1, 2 #李浙 1 #吴庆明 1 潘猛 2 张显光 2 崔多英 3 王凯4

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Optimal compensation method for centrifugal impeller considering aerodynamic performance and dimensional accuracy by Tao Zhou, Sitong Xiang, Hainan Zhang, Jianguo Yang

“…Compared to the traditional mirror compensation method, the dimensional accuracy, total pressure ratio, and isentropic efficiency were improved by 28.57 %, 1.56 %, and 4.24 %, respectively. Therefore, this compensation method can simultaneously improve the dimensional accuracy and aerodynamic performance of impellers.…”
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Acute Ascending Thrombosis of Abdominal and Suprarenal Aorta by Alessandro Robaldo, Stefano Pagliari, Patrizio Colotto

“…We report the diagnostic and successful therapeutic images of an acute occlusion of the abdominal and suprarenal aorta. …”
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Acknowledging the Intersectionality of Geoscientists With Disabilities to Enhance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility by Ian O. Castro, Christopher L. Atchison

“…In this exploratory study, the framework of intersectionality will be highlighted to better understand the convergence of disability with other underrepresented identities in the geoscience disciplines. Major themes of social inclusion and belonging, power, safety, and opportunity are presented through the lived experiences of geoscientists, along with recommendations on expanding broadening participation efforts for underrepresented individuals in the geosciences.…”
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The predictive value of combined insulin resistance and β-cell secretion in Yemeni school-aged children for type 2 diabetes mellitus by Walid Saeed, Molham AL-Habori, Riyadh Saif-Ali

“…Moreover, the 53 children common between the two models include 75% of IFG and 43% of MetS groups. Therefore, the combined HOMA-IR and HOMA-β model in children proved to be a good predictor for Type 2 DM development, whereas the MetS model predicts the development of prediabetes and Type 2 DM.…”
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