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"abstract": "Abstract Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-related hypertensive disorder with unclear mechanisms. While hypersensitivity to angiotensin II via vasoconstrictive angiotensin type-1 receptor (AT1R) is observed in preeclampsia, the importance of vasodilatory angiotensin type-2 receptor (AT2R) in the control of v... | {
"abstract": "Elevated testosterone levels increase maternal blood pressure and decrease uterine blood flow in pregnancy, resulting in abnormal perinatal outcomes. We tested whether elevated testosterone alters uterine artery adaptations during pregnancy, and whether these alterations depend on endothelium-derived f... | {
"abstract": "Defective apoptosis of eosinophils, the main leukocyte in the pathogenesis of asthma, and delay in its removal lead to lung damage and loss of pulmonary function due to failure in the resolution of inflammation. Here, we investigated the ability of angiotensin-(1–7) [Ang-(1–7)], a pivotal peptide of th... |
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"abstract": "University of Wollongong Copyright Warning You may print or download ONE copy of this document for the purpose of your own research or study. The University does not authorise you to copy, communicate or otherwise make available electronically to any other person any copyright material contained on thi... | {
"abstract": "This paper develops a new fuzzy dynamic output-feedback control scheme for Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy systems with time-varying input delay and output constraints based on <inline-formula><tex-math notation=\"LaTeX\"> $(Q,S,R)$</tex-math></inline-formula>-<inline-formula><tex-math notation=\"LaTeX\">$\\... | {
"abstract": "This paper is concerned with the L∞ performance analysis problem for time-varying delayed neural networks. First, a condition is proposed for the L∞ performance of single neural networks with time-varying delay and persistent bounded input based on the Wirtinger-type inequality together with the recipr... |
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"abstract": "Abstract The influence of conditions on the separation of betulin (BT), betulinic (BIA), and betulonic (BOA) acids by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) with isocratic elution was studied. It was shown that the order of peaks in chromatograms changed with varying the aceton... | {
"abstract": "An analytical method using liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure photoionization tandem mass spectrometry with toluene as a dopant was developed for the determination of triterpenes in medicinal plant extracts. The 12 compounds determined have been shown to exhibit biological activity, such as gas... | {
"abstract": "Barchans are dunes of high mobility which have a crescent shape and propagate under conditions of unidirectional wind. However, sand dunes only appear above a critical size, which scales with the saturation distance of the sand flux [P. Hersen, S. Douady, and B. Andreotti, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 264301 (... |
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"abstract": "This study examined the relationship between phonological and lexical development in a group of French-speaking children (n=30), aged 29 months. The participants were divided into three sub-groups based on the number of words in their expressive vocabulary : low vocabulary (below the 15th percentile) (... | {
"abstract": "This study provides a systematic description of French consonant acquisition in a large cohort of pre-school aged children: 156 children aged 20–53 months participated in a picture-naming task. Five analyses were conducted to study consonant acquisition: (1) consonant inventory, (2) consonant accuracy,... | {
"abstract": "This paper investigates a low-complexity robust decentralized fault-tolerant prescribed performance control scheme for uncertain larger-scale nonlinear systems with consideration of the unknown nonlinearity, actuator failures, dead-zone input, and external disturbance. Firstly, a new simple finite-time... |
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"abstract": "Post-translational modifications can affect gene expression in a long-term manner without changes in the primary nucleotide sequence of the DNA. These epigenetic alterations involve dynamic processes that occur in histones, chromatin-associated proteins and DNA. In response to environmental stimuli, ab... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundThe aim of the current study was to analyze the involvement of methyl-CpG binding proteins (MBDs) and histone modifications on the regulation of CD44, Cyclin D2, GLIPR1 and PTEN in different cellular contexts such as the prostate cancer cells DU145 and LNCaP, and the breast cancer cells MCF-7... | {
"abstract": "CD44, a hyaluronan (HA)3 receptor, belongs to a family of transmembrane glycoproteins which exists as several isoforms. Cell surface expression of certain CD44 isoforms is closely correlated with the progression and prognosis of breast cancers. A number of angiogenic factors (e.g., VEGF and FGF-2) and ... |
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"abstract": "When behaviour is observed multiple times on animals from the same population, between-individual difference in mean behaviour (personality) and in behavioural plasticity are often reported. While the developmental environment might explain such an individual difference, the effect of parental environm... | {
"abstract": "Predation is a strong selective pressure generating morphological, physiological and behavioural responses in organisms. As predation risk is often higher during juvenile stages, antipredator defences expressed early in life are paramount to survival. Maternal effects are an efficient pathway to produc... | {
"abstract": "Dispersal is a fundamental life-history trait for many ecological processes. Recent studies suggest that dispersers, in comparison to residents, display various phenotypic specializations increasing their dispersal inclination or success. Among them, dispersers are believed to be consistently more bold... |
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"abstract": "Zirconia (ZrO2) and barium sulfate (BaSO4) particles were introduced into a methyl methacrylate monomer (MMA) solution with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) beads during polymerization to develop the following novel bone cements: bone cements with unfunctionalized ZrO2 micron particles, bone cements with... | {
"abstract": "In the present study, nanoclay was introduced to PMMA bone cement to obtain a new formulation of bioactive PMMA cement (PMMA/HA/nanoclay). To evaluate the interfacial property of the new bioactive cement for use as a fixation agent, Brazilian disk specimens were used to study the interfacial strength o... | {
"abstract": "Hydroxyapatite (HA)-reinforced polymers have been proposed as a method of improving the biological properties of bone cements and implant materials. For example, bone cements based on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) have long been used to secure orthopedic implants to the skeleton. This composite could a... |
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"abstract": "The discontinuous current mode (DCM) flyback power factor correction (PFC) converter features zero-current turn-on for the switch, no reverse recovery in the secondary diode and constant frequency operation. However, due to DCM, the energy transfer does not cover the whole switching cycle, the peak and... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents a single-stage flyback power-factor-correction circuit with a variable boost inductance for high-brightness light-emitting-diode applications for the universal input voltage (90–270 Vrms). The proposed circuit overcomes the limitations of the conventional single-stage PFC flyback wi... | {
"abstract": "This paper examines the security vulnerabilities and threats imposed by the inherent open nature of wireless communications and to devise efficient defense mechanisms for improving the wireless network security. We first summarize the security requirements of wireless networks, including their authenti... |
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"abstract": "Introduction: Complementary medicine (CM) is often used by patients and offered by physicians. The attitude of medical students toward CM in Germany has been given little research attention. The aim was to assess the attitude of medical students toward CM in general and their opinion about the importan... | {
"abstract": "ObjectiveTo conduct a study on attitudes, knowledge, and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in Serbia. Available data about CAM therapies in the region are scarce, opinions lacking from health sector. Balkan region countries had a delay in issuing national policies on CAM the... | {
"abstract": "STUDY OBJECTIVES\nTo evaluate the role of orexin-A with respect to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Alzheimer disease (AD) biomarkers, and explore its relationship to cognition and sleep characteristics in a group of cognitively normal elderly individuals.\n\n\nMETHODS\nSubjects were recruited from multiple c... |
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"abstract": "• The human SLC4A7 gene and the mouse Slc4a7 gene each have alternative promoters that can yield two groups of NBCn1 variants, one in which the extreme N terminus begins with MEAD (representing the first four residues of the N‐terminal domain (Nt)) and the other in which it begins with MERF. • The mo... | {
"abstract": "The sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter NBCn1 (SLC4A7) is an acid-base transporter that normally moves Na(+) and HCO(3)(-) into the cell. This membrane protein is sensitive to cellular and systemic pH changes. We examined NBCn1 expression and localization in the brain and its response to chronic metabolic... | {
"abstract": "Liver expresses a 49-kD UT-A protein whose abundance is increased by uremia. Chronic renal failure causes acidosis; therefore, the role of acidosis in increasing UT-A abundance was tested. Rats underwent 5/6 nephrectomy, and half were given bicarbonate mixed in their food. Bicarbonate administration si... |
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"abstract": "Microcrystalline cellulose is an important derivative of cellulosic material obtained from wood and non-wood sources, and is used for pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, and other industries. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of various hydrochloric acid concentrations on the characteristi... | {
"abstract": "Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) extracted from empty fruit bunches (EFB), stalk and spikelet were characterised through physicochemical and microstructure analyses. Raw stalk fibres yielded the highest cellulose content (42.43%), followed by EFB (32.33%) and spikelet (18.83%). Likewise, lowest lignin ... | {
"abstract": "Machine vision was used to follow the inhibition process in a small seeded Brassica species, namely cauliflower, by quantifying the visible swelling of the imbibing seed. This allowed the effects of imbibition rate, imbibition temperature, and test a damage on seedling development to be investigated",
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"abstract": "Swarm spreading has been gaining more focus since the more reliance on artificial intelligence in solving complex problems. Such importance comes from the various possible applications of the swarm robotics physically and virtually. This work has more focus on proposing an enhanced approach for spreadi... | {
"abstract": "Multi-agent systems (MAS) are driving the way to design and engineer control solutions that exhibit flexibility, adaptation and reconfigurability, which are important advantages over traditional centralized systems. The understanding, design and testing of such distributed agent-based approaches, and p... | {
"abstract": "The digital world has given rise to massive quantities of data that include rich semantic and complex networks. A social graph, for example, containing hundreds of millions of actors and tens of billions of relationships is not uncommon. Analyzing these large data sets, even to answer simple analytic q... |
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"abstract": "Since the early nineties, anonymous and asynchronous dissemination of information has been a basic building block for typical distributed application such as stock exchanges, news tickers and air-traffic control. With the advent of ubiquitous computing and of the ambient intelligence, information disse... | {
"abstract": "The demand for streaming multimedia applications is growing at an incr edible rate. In this paper, we propose Bayeux, an efficient application-level multicast system that scales to arbitrarily large receiver groups while tolerating failures in routers and network links. Bayeux also includes specific me... | {
"abstract": "If ubiquitously deployed, IP Multicast promises to provide an efficient datagram service for an arbitrary sending host to reach an arbitrary and dynamic set of destination hosts anywhere in the Internet. Unfortunately, two very difficult problems ---interdomain multicast routing and viable end-to-end m... |
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"abstract": "The reduction in dental size and mandibular robusticity is regarded as a major trend in human evolution, traditionally considered the result of the peculiar extra‐oral food processing skills of Homo. The use of stone tools and fire would have allowed our ancestors to chew softer food in smaller bite si... | {
"abstract": "In 57 species of anthropoids relative size of incisors in highly correlated with diet. Anthropoids that feed primarily on large food objects (large fruits) have larger incisors than those that feed on smaller food objects (berries or leaves). This difference reflects a need for more extensive incisal p... | {
"abstract": "Abstract 1. 1. An investigation covering a 4-year period has been made in an area in Uganda, East Africa, where preliminary protection tests indicated that yellow fever had occurred. 2. 2. During the 4th year of the study an epidemic of yellow fever of some magnitude occurred in the area. Virus was iso... |
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"abstract": "Two human colon carcinoma cell lines which differ greatly in their content of O'-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase were analyzed for their response to l-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-l-nitrosourea (CCNU) and 2chloroethyl(methylsulfonyl)methanesulfonate (ClEtSoSo) before and after treatment with O6-alkyI... | {
"abstract": "The novel chloroethylating agent 2-chloroethyl (methylsulfonyl)methanesulfonate (CIEtSoSo) has been shown to act like the chloroethylnitrosoureas (CIEtNu's) in its DNA damaging and cytotoxic effects in human cell lines and has similar activity to the CIEtNu's in the National Cancer Institute antitumor ... | {
"abstract": "Protein engineering is a powerful and widely applied tool for tailoring enzyme properties to meet application-specific requirements. An attractive group of biocatalysts are PLP-dependent amine transaminases which are capable of converting prochiral ketones to the corresponding chiral amines by asymmetr... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT Natural language query systems over RDF data need to rely on the semantic relations in query. First, we propose the new crowdsourcing model that used to produce semantic relations dataset. The model not only inherits completeness of the iterative model and accuracy of the parallel model, but a... | {
"abstract": "We investigate a number of approaches to generating Stanford Dependencies, a widely used semantically-oriented dependency representation. We examine algorithms specifically designed for dependency parsing (Nivre, Nivre Eager, Covington, Eisner, and RelEx) as well as dependencies extracted from constitu... | {
"abstract": "Understanding the neural mechanisms for sensing environmental information and controlling behavior in natural environments is a principal aim in neuroscience. One approach towards this goal is rebuilding neural systems by simulation. Despite their relatively simple brains compared with those of mammals... |
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"abstract": "This study investigated the prevalence and Antibiotic sensitivity profiles of Gram negative bacteria (GNB) isolated from urine specimens of out-patients with urinary tract infections (CA-UTI) in Armed Forces Hospital in southern Saudi Arabia, risk factors for infection, and extended spectrum β-lactamas... | {
"abstract": "The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health. In the UK, most antibiotics are prescribed in general practice but the extra costs to general practice of resistant infections have not previously been well described. We compared the costs of treating patients presenting with r... | {
"abstract": "Abstract. Recently, we showed for the wastewater of a large Swiss university hospital that primary DNA damage, assessed by a bacterial SOS repair assay (umuC test), could be largely assigned to a specific class of antibiotics, the fluoroquinolones (FQs) (Hartmann et al.[1998] Environ Toxicol Chem 17:37... |
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"abstract": "There is a broad discussion about the inclusion of agriculture into greenhouse gas reduction efforts, such as the Kyoto mechanism. As most agricultural GHG emissions stem from non-point sources, they cannot be directly measured and therefore have to be derived by calculation schemes (indicators). We de... | {
"abstract": "Research into Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from Irish agriculture has focused on two main themes (i) projecting future emission levels and (ii) devising abatement strategies at the farm level such as changes in animal diet, better waste management and or changes in farm management practices. These ab... | {
"abstract": "The contribution of the agricultural sector to climate change is gaining more and more visibility and therewith, interest is growing on policy options to induce agricultural GHG mitigation. However, so far only little is known about the different impacts of specific policies on GHG mitigation on the on... |
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"abstract": "In this paper, a least squares formulation with radial basis function for surface reconstruction is presented and OLS (orthogonal least squares) algorithm is proposed to select centers and eliminate numerical ill-conditioning. The two objectives are fused into a single iterative process in OLS algorith... | {
"abstract": "We present a new method for the multi-scale reconstruction of implicit surfaces with attributes from large unorganized point sets. The implicit surface is reconstructed by subdividing the global domain into overlapping local subdomains using a perfectly balanced binary tree, reconstructing the surface ... | {
"abstract": "We advocate the use of point sets to represent shapes. We provide a definition of a smooth manifold surface from a set of points close to the original surface. The definition is based on local maps from differential geometry, which are approximated by the method of moving least squares (MLS). The compu... |
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"abstract": "It is proved that codes of length n, covering radius R, and minimum Hamming distance 2R-1 are normal if R does not divide n. Constructions for abnormal codes with covering radius R and minimum Hamming distance at least R-1 are given. >",
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"abstract": "It is shown that every optimal binary code with covering radius R=1 is normal. This (parity) proves a conjecture of Cohen, Lobstein, and Sloane (1986). It is also proved that codes with minimal distance 2R or 2R+1 are normal. A generalization of Frankl's construction (1987) of abnormal codes is given. ... | {
"abstract": "In this article, we resort to ontologies from computer science (and in particular, to a variant of partitioned semantic networks, themselves a kind of associative networks) in order to represent the lexical situation of Hebrew ṣanua‘ and its acceptations throughout historical strata of that language, a... |
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"abstract": "GRASP interacts with Grp1 (general receptor for phosphoinositides 1; cytohesin 3), which catalyses nucleotide exchange on and activation of Arf6 (ADP‐ribosylation factor‐6). Arf6 is a low‐molecular‐mass GTPase that regulates key aspects of endocytic recycling pathways. Overexpressed GRASP accumulated i... | {
"abstract": "Neurotrophins play an essential role in mammalian development. Most of their functions have been attributed to activation of the kinase-active Trk receptors and the p75 neurotrophin receptor. Truncated Trk receptor isoforms lacking the kinase domain are abundantly expressed during development and in th... | {
"abstract": "Gene expression levels are important quantitative traits that link genotypes to molecular functions and fitness. In Drosophila, population-genetic studies have revealed substantial adaptive evolution at the genomic level, but the evolutionary modes of gene expression remain controversial. Here, we pres... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT Many methodologies exist for dividing a population into those who are classified as eligible for social transfers and those who are ineligible. Popular targeting mechanisms include means tests, proxy means tests, categorical, geographic, community-based and self-selection. This paper reviews e... | {
"abstract": "This article presents the results of a study that simulated the implementation of targeted safety nets in Malawi. It was prompted by the proposal by the government of Malawi to establish a publicly supported safety net system in partnership with a consortium of donors, which would, among other things, ... | {
"abstract": "Background Limited options for the treatment of cartilage damage have driven the development of tissue engineered or cell therapy alternatives reliant on ex vivo cell expansion. The study of chondrogenesis in primary cells is difficult due to progressive cellular aging and senescence. Immortalisation v... |
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"abstract": "Tullock (2005, p. 160) notes that the perceived robust relationship between democracy and economic progress is due mostly to assumption, rather than analysis. Taking up Tullock’s challenge to consider the relationship between economic progress and other political forms, we re-assess the relationship be... | {
"abstract": "In practice one rarely observes pure forms of dictatorship that lack a council, or pure forms of parliament that lack an executive. Generally government policies emerge from organizations that combine an executive branch of government, “the king,” with a cabinet or parliamentary branch, “the council.” ... | {
"abstract": "Series Foreword by Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling Preface A Fractious and Fascinating Country Prehistory From Caesar to Charlemagne Building the Nation: From Hugh Capet to Richelieu Absolute Monarchy: From Apogee to Catastrophe The French Revolution and Napoleon An Unstable Era: Monarchies, Re... |
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"abstract": "Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that out of the more than 650000 people who died in 2010, 86% were children under the age of 5. New drugs and drug targets are thus needed to guarantee the future of antim... | {
"abstract": "ABSTRACT Screening for in vitro susceptibility to pyrimethamine and sequencing of the pfmdr2 and pfdhfr genes were performed in 140 Plasmodium falciparum isolates. The risk of in vitro resistance to pyrimethamine was analyzed with a logistic regression model. The mutation F423Y in pfmdr2 (odds ratio [O... | {
"abstract": "Multidrug resistance (MDR) proteins belong to the B subfamily of the ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) transporters, which export a wide range of compounds including pharmaceuticals. In this study, we used reverse genetics to study the role of all seven Plasmodium MDR proteins during the life cycle of malaria... |
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"abstract": "La nutrition minerale des vegetaux repose sur des mecanismes physiologiques et genetiques complexes controlant l’absorption des nutriments, leur transport, leur accumulation, leur assimilation et leur remobilisation au sein de la plante. Une meilleure comprehension des mecanismes impliques et des inter... | {
"abstract": "In the form of molybdate the transition metal molybdenum is essential for plants as it is required by a number of enzymes that catalyze key reactions in nitrogen assimilation, purine degradation, phytohormone synthesis, and sulfite detoxification. However, molybdate itself is biologically inactive and ... | {
"abstract": "Synthesis and physical characterizations of a series of 7,14-diaryl-substituted zethrene diimides (ZDIs) bearing different substituents (alkyl chain, oligoethyleneglycol ether chain, and aryl group) at the imide sites as well as at the bay regions are described in this study. The synthesis takes advant... |
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"abstract": "We report the detection of emission in the v = 1 − 0 P(1) (3.51629 μm) and P(2) (3.60776 μm) rovibrational lines of the helium hydride cation (HeH+) from the planetary nebula NGC 7027. These detections were obtained with the iSHELL spectrograph on NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea. They co... | {
"abstract": "In this work we present a dynamical study of the H + HeH+ → H2+ + He reaction in a collision energy range from 0.1 meV to 10 eV, suitable to be used in applicative models. The paper extends and complements a recent work [ Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 11662] devoted to the characterization of the r... | {
"abstract": "We present the spin-orbit (SO) and Renner-Teller (RT) quantum dynamics of the spin-forbidden quenching O((1)D) + N(2)(X(1)Σ(g)(+)) → O((3)P) + N(2)(X(1)Σ(g)(+)) on the N(2)O X(1)A', ã(3)A\", and b(3)A' coupled PESs. We use the permutation-inversion symmetry, propagate coupled-channel (CC) real wavepack... |
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"abstract": "Rap1-interacting protein 1 (Rif1) regulates telomere length in budding yeast. We previously reported that, in metazoans and fission yeast, Rif1 also plays pivotal roles in controlling genome-wide DNA replication timing. We proposed that Rif1 may assemble chromatin compartments that contain specific rep... | {
"abstract": "Rif1 is a conserved protein that plays essential roles in orchestrating DNA replication timing, controlling nuclear architecture, telomere length and DNA repair. However, the relationship between these different roles, as well as the molecular basis of Rif1 function is still unclear. The association of... | {
"abstract": "The question of how dispersed mutations in one protein engender the same gain-of-function phenotype is of great interest. Here we focus on mutations in glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GlyRS) that cause an axonal form of Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) diseases, the most common hereditary peripheral neuropathies. Bec... |
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"abstract": "One may consider the application of remote sensing as a trade-off between the imaging platforms, sensors, and data gathering and processing techniques. This study addresses the potential of hyperspectral imaging using ultra-light aircraft for vegetation species mapping in an urban environment, explorin... | {
"abstract": "Small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based remote sensing is a rapidly evolving technology. Novel sensors and methods are entering the market, offering completely new possibilities to carry out remote sensing tasks. Three-dimensional (3D) hyperspectral remote sensing is a novel and powerful technology t... | {
"abstract": "Humanoid robotics hardware and control techniques have advanced rapidly during the last five years. Presently, several companies have announced the commercial availability of various humanoid robot prototypes. In order to improve the autonomy and overall functionality of these robots, reliable sensors,... |
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"abstract": "During larval development in C. elegans, some of the cells of the ventral epidermis, the Pn.p cells, fuse with the growing epidermal syncytium hyp7. The pattern of these cell fusions is regulated in a complex, sexually dimorphic manner. It is essential that some Pn.p cells remain unfused in order for s... | {
"abstract": "Hox genes control the choice of cell fates along the anteroposterior (AP) body axis of many organisms. In C. elegans, two Hox genes, lin-39 and mab-5, control the cell fusion decision of the 12 ventrally located Pn.p cells. Specific Pn.p cells fuse with an epidermal syncytium, hyp7, in a sexually dimor... | {
"abstract": "Methylphenidate is used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). OROS® (methylphenidate HCl) is an osmotic controlled‐release delivery system designed for once‐daily oral dosing. The pharmacokinetics of OROS® (methylphenidate HCl) 18 mg qd, sustained‐release (SR) methylphen... |
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"abstract": "Molecular contrast OCT (MCOCT) is an extension of OCT in which specific molecular species are imaged based on their spectroscopic characteristics. In order to improve the sensitivity and specificity of MCOCT, several techniques have recently been introduced which depend upon coherent detection of inela... | {
"abstract": "We describe a novel imaging technique, second-harmonic-generation optical coherence tomography (SHOCT). This technique combines the spatial resolution and depth penetration of optical coherence tomography (OCT) with the molecular sensitivity of second-harmonic-generation spectroscopy. As a consequence ... | {
"abstract": "Three-dimensional confocal microscopy of a living in situ rabbit cornea, in a freshly excised eye, is demonstrated in two movie loops. A specimen chamber for the eye was designed and constructed to maintain the unstained, unfixed, in situ cornea in a viable physiological state during data acquisition. ... |
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"abstract": "Populations are faced with selective pressures that act on certain traits resulting in phenotypic divergence. The evolution of adaptive morphological traits is often associated with changes in pre-Existing structures. In semiaquatic insects, a dramatic growth of thoracic appendages is associated with t... | {
"abstract": "Although the molecular pathways that pattern the early embryo of Drosophila melanogaster are well understood, how these pathways differ in other types of insect embryo remains largely unknown. We have examined the expression of three markers of early patterning in the embryo of the African plague locus... | {
"abstract": "Protein-protein interactions for solutions of an IgG1 molecule were quantified using static light scattering (SLS) measurements from low to high protein concentrations (c2). SLS was used to determine second osmotic virial coefficients (B22) at low c2, and excess Rayleigh profiles (Rex/K vs. c2) and zer... |
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"abstract": "The supercontinuum generated exclusively in the normal dispersion regime of a nonlinear fiber is widely believed to possess low optical noise and high spectral coherence. The recent development of flattened all-normal dispersion fibers has been motivated by this belief to construct a general-purpose br... | {
"abstract": "Dispersion-flattened dispersion-decreased all-normal dispersion (DFDD-ANDi) photonic crystal fibers have been identified as promising candidates for high-spectral-power coherent supercontinuum (SC) generation. However, the effects of the unintentional birefringence of the fibers on the SC generation ha... | {
"abstract": "Using a low-nonlinearity fiber and pulses from a nonlinear fiber amplifier seeded by a modelocked Yb-doped fiber oscillator, we generate 19-fs pulses centered at 1065 nm with 11.5 nJ of pulse energy (700 mW average power). The short (<15 cm) 10-μm core, polarization maintaining fiber minimizes deleter... |
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"abstract": "A computational model of solid-fuel ramjet combustor with a flame holder (a profiled fuel channel) is developed. The polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is considered as a solid fuel. Efficiency of the flame holder is determined by the residence time of hot gases in the recirculation zone. The analytical and... | {
"abstract": "Hybrid Propulsion is an attractive alternative to conventional liquid and solid rocket motors. This is an active area of research and technological developments. Potential wide application of Hybrid Engines opens the possibility for safer and more flexible space vehicle launching and manoeuvring. The p... | {
"abstract": "A computational model is presented for a solid-fuel ramjet engine with an axisymmetric combustion channel in a fuel grain containing a wider section near the air inlet. The latter part of the channel serves as a flame holder where a recirculation zone develops providing necessary combustion stabilizati... |
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"abstract": "We have determined the presence of cysteine in the protein PL‐I from the sperm of the surf clam Spisula solidissima. The existence of cysteine in this histone H1‐related protein is responsible for its previously described aggregation behavior. The location of this residue, within the trypsin‐resistant ... | {
"abstract": "A cDNA library prepared from mRNA extracted from immature male gonads of the bivalve mollusc Ensis minor (razor shell) was probed with a 133-bp reverse-transcriptase PCR product corresponding to a segment of the sperm protein EM6 [Giancotti, V., Russo, E., Gasparini, M., Serrano, D., Del Piero, D., Tho... | {
"abstract": "The lipase from Thermomyces laguginosus (formerly Humicola laguginosa) (TLL) is a basophilic and noticeably thermostable enzyme, commercially available in both soluble and immobilized form. Although initially oriented toward the food industry, the enzyme has found applications in many different industr... |
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"abstract": "Accumulation of amyloid‐beta (Aβ) in temporal lobe structures, including the hippocampus, is related to a variety of Alzheimer's disease symptoms and seems to be involved in the induction of neural network hyperexcitability and even seizures. Still, a direct evaluation of the pro‐epileptogenic effects ... | {
"abstract": "It is believed that amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), in its aggregated-oligomeric state, constitutes one of the neurotoxic factors involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. With the objective of studying a potential role of the peptide on synaptic transmission, we studied the effect of soluble Aβ(1-4... | {
"abstract": "Diabetic wound is a common complication of diabetes. Biomaterials offer great promise in inducing tissue regeneration for chronic wound healing. Herein, we reported a conducive Poly (caprolactone) (PCL)/gelatin nanofibrous composite scaffold containing silicate-based bioceramic particles (Nagelschmidti... |
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"abstract": ": To extend the expression of a fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer, we present the concept of FDM-specific expression, a fabrication environment that exploits the uniqueness of FDM. We first summarize parameters that control an FDM printer and present Gcode synthesizer to explore how the parame... | {
"abstract": "Recent advances in 3D printing allowed end users to easily utilize desktop 3D printers. However, these printers mainly consume molten plastic, due to limited materiality. While high interests on creating interactive 3D objects with electronics are ubiquitous, commercial 3D printers have its own boundar... | {
"abstract": "Electrotactile stimulation is a common method of sensory substitution and haptic feedback. One problem with this method has been the large variability in perceived sensation that derives from changes in the impedance of the electrode-skin interface. One way to reduce this variability is to modulate sti... |
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"abstract": "In order to evaluate internal exposure to radon and thoron, concentrations for radon, thoron, and thoron progeny were measured for 259 dwellings located in high background radiation areas (HBRAs, outdoor external dose: 3–5 mGy y−1) and low background radiation areas (control areas, outdoor external dos... | {
"abstract": "In India, High Background Radiation Areas (HBRAs) due to enhanced levels of naturally occurring radionuclides in soil (thorium and, to a lesser extent, uranium), are located along some parts of the coastal tracts viz. the coastal belt of Kerala, Tamilnadu and Odisha. It is conjectured that these deposi... | {
"abstract": "The radioactive noble gas radon (222Rn) and its decay products have been considered a health risk in the indoor environment for many years because of their contribution to the radiation dose of the lungs. The radioisotope thoron (220Rn) and its decay products came into focus of being a health risk only... |
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"abstract": "Abstract. In this study, we investigated the management of long-term\nenvironmental pollution by organic pollutants such as organochlorine\npesticides. We set out to identify conditions that are conducive to reducing\npollution levels for these persistent molecules and then propose a conceptual\nmodel ... | {
"abstract": "Persistent organic pollutants like organochlorine pesticides continue to contaminate large areas worldwide raising questions concerning their management. We designed and tested a method to link soil and water pollution in the watershed of the Galion River in Martinique. We first estimated the risk of s... | {
"abstract": "Abstract. In this study, we investigated the management of long-term\nenvironmental pollution by organic pollutants such as organochlorine\npesticides. We set out to identify conditions that are conducive to reducing\npollution levels for these persistent molecules and then propose a conceptual\nmodel ... |
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"abstract": "Sexual transmission of HIV occurs because an infected person has unprotected sex with a previously uninfected person. The majority of HIV infections are transmitted by individuals who are unaware of their infection, and most persons who are diagnosed with HIV significantly reduce or eliminate risk beha... | {
"abstract": "Persons living with HIV (PLH) often attribute HIV status to sexual partners based on observable partner characteristics. The present study investigated the relationship of sexual behavior with most recent \"main\" partner to that partner's perceived serostatus among 1,232 PLH interviewed in clinics and... | {
"abstract": "Considerable public health literature focuses on relationships between problematic human characteristics (e.g., psychopathology) and unhealthy behaviors. A recent movement termed positive psychology emphasizes the advantages of assessing relationships between human strengths (e.g., altruism) and benefi... |
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"abstract": "The encapsulation of pomegranate peel extract (PPE) in chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs) is an advantageous strategy to protect sensitive constituents of the extract. This study was aimed to develop PPE-loaded CSNPs and characterize their physical, structural morphology, antioxidant and antimicrobial prop... | {
"abstract": "The fabrication of carvacrol-loaded chitosan nanoparticles was achieved by a two-step method, i.e., oil-in-water emulsion and ionic gelation of chitosan with pentasodium tripolyphosphate. The obtained particles possessed encapsulation efficiency (EE) and loading capacity (LC) in the ranges of 14-31% an... | {
"abstract": "This research uses modified orifice method to prepare the O/W type Chitosan encapsulated volatile Citronella Oil microcapsules. In this article, we investigated the forming condition of microcapsules and the influence to sustained release effect of volatile Citronella Oil by applying thermal pretreatme... |
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"abstract": "Within the present study, regulation of the nonribosomal synthesis of the depsipeptide toxin cereulide was characterized on a molecular level. Cereulide is produced by emetic Bacillus cereus strains and intoxications occasionally lead to lethal food-borne illnesses. \nTherefore, a lux-based reporter st... | {
"abstract": "Bacillus cereus is the causative agent of two distinct forms of gastroenteritic disease connected to food-poisoning. It produces one emesis-causing toxin and three enterotoxins that elicit diarrhea. Due to changing lifestyles and eating habits, B. cereus is responsible for an increasing number of food-... | {
"abstract": "Background Research on long-term health effects of earthquakes is scarce, especially in low- and middle-income countries, which are disproportionately affected by disasters. To date, progress in this area has been hampered by the lack of tools to accurately measure these effects. Here, we explored whet... |
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"abstract": "Since early 1985, four social health maintenance organizations have delivered integrated health and long-term care services to Medicare beneficiaries under congressionally mandated waivers that included shared public-program risk for losses. Three of four sites had substantial losses in the first 3 yea... | {
"abstract": "This article reviews the history of capitation in the Medicare program and examines issues and research findings related to Medicare capitation. Specific capitation issues and related research findings reviewed include: the feasibility and extent of health maintenance organization participation in Medi... | {
"abstract": "In recent years a variety of efforts have been launched in the Netherlands that are explicitly concerned with more effective use of limited resources. Among these innovations are improved systems for the monitoring of utilization and cost of medical care providers, demonstrations of incentives for cost... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Hemostasis is one of the most important protective mechanisms that functions to maintain vascular integrity and prevent bleeding. In arterial and microvascular circulation, where the near-wall shear stress is relatively high, the hemostatic response begins with aggregation of platelets on the ... | {
"abstract": "The volume fraction of red blood cells (RBCs) in a capillary affects the degree to which platelets are promoted to marginate to near a vessel wall and form blood clots. In this work we investigate the relationship between RBC hematocrit and platelet adhesion activity. We perform experiments flowing blo... | {
"abstract": "The objectives of the study are to find a computational method to realize the cavitation flows under a variable rotational motion and develop a turbulence model to describe this phenomenon. We propose an integral model (closure) in the momentum equation and obtain information about the intensity of cor... |
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"abstract": "Background &Aims : Pruritus is a common symptom in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) for which ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibition is emerging as a potential therapy. We explored the serum metabonome and gut microbiota profile in PBC patients with pruritus and investigated the e... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundPruritus (itch) is a symptom commonly experienced by patients with cholestatic liver diseases such as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC, previously referred to as primary biliary cirrhosis). Bile acids (BAs) have been proposed as potential pruritogens in PBC. The ileal bile acid transporter (I... | {
"abstract": "Background & Aims Non-absorbable inhibitors of the apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT; also called ileal bile acid transporter [IBAT]) are recently approved or in clinical development for multiple cholestatic liver disorders and lead to a reduction in pruritus and (markers for) liver i... |
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"abstract": "Visual Working memory (WM) is a cognitive ability that allows to retain and manipulate information for a short period of time. WM is fundamental for mental functions and it supports several everyday activities such as learning, reasoning and language comprehension. In fact, impairments in WM, which are... | {
"abstract": "We investigated how the electrophysiological signature of contour integration is changed by the context in which a contour is embedded. Specifically, we manipulated the orientations of Gabor elements surrounding an embedded shape outline. The amplitudes of early visual components over posterior scalp r... | {
"abstract": "Psychophysical, neurophysiological and anatomical research of the last few years has converged on a new explanation of how the components of a contour become integrated. Borrowing from the Gestalt rules of good continuation, this research suggests that components of a curved contour become integrated w... |
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"abstract": "Modern dc distribution systems use Intermediate Bus Architecture (IBA) which have vast applications in electronics and telecommunication industries. This architecture fulfills the requirement of different levels of supply voltages used by the large variety of integrated circuits. It was found that when... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, a typical intermediate bus architecture is modeled from circuit theory and nonlinear dynamics point of view. In the studied system a regulated DC-DC buck converter in the first level supplies two parallel connected regulated buck converters in the second level through an intermediate bus... | {
"abstract": "This paper illustrates the role that integrated energy systems, also known as ‘energyplexes’, could play in supplying energy demands in the long term. These systems could enable a multi-fuel, multi-product strategy with both economic and environmental benefits. They could increase the adaptability and ... |
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"abstract": "Skeletal muscles are involved in responses to acute hypoxia as the largest organ in the body. However, as a hypoxic-tolerant tissue, responses in skeletal muscles caused by acute sedentary hypoxia are much less studied. We measured metabolites in skeletal muscles from mice exposed to 8% O2 for 0 minute... | {
"abstract": "Changes in gene expression that occur within hours of exposure to hypoxia in in vivo skeletal muscles remain unexplored. Two hours of hypoxia caused significant down‐regulation of extracellular matrix genes followed by a shift at 6 h to altered expression of genes associated with the nuclear lumen whil... | {
"abstract": "Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) and the monophasic variant Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- are two clinically-important non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars worldwide. However, the genomic information of these two organisms, especially the monophasic variant, is still lacking in Malaysi... |
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"abstract": "In this article we explore the dilemmas experienced by boundary-spanning actors working at the intersection of local government and the private sector. We suggest that these dilemmas are entwined with the disruption, transformation and reproduction of local government traditions. We utilise structurati... | {
"abstract": "This article presents the findings of a study examining the roles and behaviours of boundary-spanning managers during the establishment of voluntary public-private partnerships (PPPs). It responds to recent calls in the literature to pursue research that incorporates the pivotal contribution of individ... | {
"abstract": "\n\n\n\nPurpose: This article aims to analyze the degree of disclosure of information on Derivative instruments on Emission Allowances, analyzing the degree of compliance with the underlying accounting regulations, and their determinants factors.\n \nTheoretical framework: With the evolution of the Eur... |
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"abstract": "We generalize Pearl's back-door criterion for directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to more general types of graphs that describe Markov equivalence classes of DAGs and/or allow for arbitrarily many hidden variables. We also give easily checkable necessary and sufficient graphical criteria for the existence o... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, we derive optimality results for greedy Bayesian-network search algorithms that perform single-edge modifications at each step and use asymptotically consistent scoring criteria. Our results extend those of Meek (1997) and Chickering (2002), who demonstrate that in the limit of large dat... |
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"abstract": "Superorganisms represent a unique level of biological organization in which the phenotype of the reproductive unit, the colony, results from traits expressed at the level of individual workers. Because body size scaling has important consequences for cell diversity and system complexity in solitary org... | {
"abstract": "Ants use a great variety of recruitment methods to forage for food or find new nests, including tandem running, group recruitment and scent trails. It has been known for some time that there is a loose correlation across many taxa between species-specific mature colony size and recruitment method. Very... | {
"abstract": "This study evaluated U(VI) biosorption properties by the resistant bacterium, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, which was isolated from the soils with residual radionuclides. The effect of biosorption factors (uptake time, pH, ionic concentration, biosorbent dosage and temperature) on U(VI) removal was deter... |
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"abstract": "Mountaineering includes activities such asskiing, hiking, hill climbing and more. But, it becomes dangerous and involves high risks. Common accidents include altitude sickness, missing persons and accidental falling. Due to mountaineering activities lots of cases with heavy injuries and deaths are repo... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents a wearable Internet of Things (IoT) sensor node aimed at monitoring harmful environmental conditions for safety applications via LoRa wireless technology. The proposed sensor node is low-power and supports multiple environmental sensors. A LoRa based gateway is used to connect senso... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents a hybrid wearable sensor network system towards the Internet of Things (IoT) connected safety and health monitoring applications. The system is aimed at improving safety in the outdoor workplace. The proposed system consists of a wearable body area network (WBAN) to collect user dat... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter (CHB-MLI)-based shunt active power filter (SAPF) is one of the finest solutions for power quality improvement in case of medium-voltage distribution sector. Performance of SAPF degrades due to the presence of DC offset and harmonics in the grid voltage sin... | {
"abstract": "An improved enhanced phase-locked loop (EPL)-based control algorithm for a double-stage solar photovoltaic (PV) grid-interfaced power generating system is presented in this article. It also mitigates power quality (PQ) problems in a three-phase, four-wire (3P4W) distribution system under variable solar... | {
"abstract": "In this paper, a methodology for modeling and identification of the electro-thermal dynamic behavior of batteries is developed with an equivalent circuit model for use in automotive applications. The developed model has a simple structure but can capture sufficient dynamics under both temperature and s... |
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"abstract": "A real-time image processing algorithm, using a GPU with NVIDIA’s CUDA technology, for a 3-D through-clothes detection radar in the THz band has been developed. Traditional CPU-based architectures lack the computing power and parallelization needed to meet the image refresh rates imposed by the radar’s... | {
"abstract": "We have developed a 3-D high-resolution radar at 300 GHz with a cell resolution of ${\\hbox{1}}\\times {\\hbox{1.6}}\\times {\\hbox{1.6}}~{\\hbox{cm}}^{3}$ at a standoff distance of 8 m for security applications. The selection of an operating frequency of 300 GHz, a bandwidth of 27 GHz, and a field of ... | {
"abstract": "This paper presents a fully-integrated 3D image radar engine utilizing beamforming for electrical scanning and precise ranging technique for distance measurement. Four transmitters and four receivers form a sensor frontend with phase shifters and power combiners adjusting the beam direction. A built-in... |
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"abstract": "Cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent signaling is highly implicated in the pathophysiology of alcohol use disorder (AUD), with evidence supporting the efficacy of inhibiting the cAMP hydrolyzing enzyme phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) as a therapeutic strategy for drinking reduction. Off-target emetic effects associa... | {
"abstract": "Traumatic brain injury (TBI) initiates a deleterious inflammatory response that exacerbates pathology and worsens outcome. This inflammatory response is partially mediated by a reduction in cAMP and a concomitant upregulation of cAMP-hydrolyzing phosphodiesterases (PDEs) acutely after TBI. The PDE4B su... | {
"abstract": "Developing therapeutics for traumatic brain injury remains a challenge for all stages of recovery. The pathological features of traumatic brain injury are diverse, and it remains an obstacle to be able to target the wide range of pathologies that vary between traumatic brain injured patients and that e... |
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"abstract": "This paper presents a corpus of hand gestures and speech which is created using a tangible user interface (TUI) for collaborative problem solving tasks. We present our initial work within the European Marie Curie project GETUI (GEstures in Tangible User Interfaces). This project involves mainly creatin... | {
"abstract": "This paper describes a case study that took place at the Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg in November 2012. A tangible user interface (TUI) was used in the context of collaborative problem solving. The task of participants was to explore the relation of external parameters on the producti... | {
"abstract": "Mastering the technical skills required to perform pediatric cardiac valve surgery is challenging in part due to limited opportunity for practice. Transformation of 3D echocardiographic (echo) images of congenitally abnormal heart valves to realistic physical models could allow patient-specific simulat... |
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"abstract": "Molecular technologies are currently evolving rapidly in agricultural and veterinary sciences. This results in an immense progress in the accumulation of new data potentially useful for molecular diagnostics in farm animal physiology, immunology, diseases and new breeding strategies. While we are still... | {
"abstract": "Cytokines, eicosanoids, and lactoferrin are involved in the mammary gland's immune response to invading microorganisms. The goal of this work was to investigate the synthesis of these immunologically important factors in somatic milk cells, blood cells, and mammary tissue of cows with different somatic... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Once activated, lymphocytes can regulate both specific and nonspecific immune responses. Alterations in lymphocyte function may increase the host's vulnerability to bacterial infections such as mastitis. Susceptibility to mastitis as well as diminished leukocyte functional capabilities have be... |
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"abstract": "El temblor es una oscilacion ritmica involuntaria de una parte del cuerpo. Aunque todas las personas tenemos una pequena componente del temblor, existen patologias con temblores muy discapacitantes. Los temblores patologicos son el trastorno del movimiento mas frecuente y en muchos casos son resistente... | {
"abstract": "This paper describes the development and preliminary testing of a functional upper-limb orthosis for people that have limited strength in their arms. This is symptomatic of conditions such as muscular dystrophy (MD), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and partial spinal cord injury. The exoskeletal orthosi... | {
"abstract": ": A three-dimensional optical coherence tomography (OCT) crystalline lens imaging method based on oblique scanning and image stitching is presented. The method was designed to increase OCT imaging volume of crystalline lens in vivo . A long-range swept-source (SS)-OCT imaging system, which can measure ... |
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"abstract": "Energy communities and peer-to-peer energy exchanges are expected to play an important role in the energy transition. In this context, the blockchain approach can be employed to foster this decentralized energy market. In [1], we evaluated several designs that should allow a Distribution System Operato... | {
"abstract": "Energy communities and peer-to-peer energy exchanges are expected to play an important role in the energy transition. In this context, the blockchain approach can be employed to foster this decentralized energy market. Our goal is to determine the design that should allow a Distribution System Operator... | {
"abstract": "After the global financial crisis 2008, the world has been putting more effort in tightening banking and financial activities with stricter regulations. However, the effectiveness of this policy has remained controversial as many people believe that policy makers should promote freedom and transparency... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT The mole fraction solubility of phenacetin (PNC) in methanol + water binary solvent mixtures at 298.15 K was determined along with density of the saturated solutions. All these solubility values were correlated with the Jouyban–Acree model. Preferential solvation parameters of PNC by methanol ... | {
"abstract": "The competitive inclusion complexations in the ternary phenacetin/competitors/beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CyD) systems were investigated by the solubility method, where m-bromobenzoic acid (m-BBA) and o-toluic acid (o-TA) were used as competitors. The solubility changes of the drug and competitors as a fun... | {
"abstract": "The stability constants (Kc) of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CyD) complexes with phenacetin and various benzoic acids were determined using the membrane permeation technique using a cellophane membrane permeable for guest molecules which was impermeable for beta-CyD molecules. The permeation rate equations ... |
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"abstract": "Operations research requires models that unambiguously define problems and support the generation and presentation of solution methodology. In the field of dynamic routing, capturing the joint evolution of complex sequential routing decisions and stochastic information is challenging, leading to a situ... | {
"abstract": "The most common approach for modeling and solving routing and scheduling problems in a dynamic setting is to solve, as close to optimal as possible, a series of deterministic, myopic models. The argument is most often made that, if the data changes, then we should simply reoptimize. We use the setting ... | {
"abstract": "This paper considers the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands. The objective is to provide an overview of this problem, and to examine a variety of solution methodologies. The concepts and the main issues are reviewed along with some properties of optimal solutions. The existing stochastic m... |
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"abstract": "Abstract The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project quantifies the impact of different health conditions by combining information about morbidity and premature mortality within a single metric, the Disability Adjusted Life Year. One important goal for the GBD project has been to inform decisions about ... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundThe Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 Study has published disability-adjusted life year (DALY) data at both regional and country levels from 1990 to 2010. Concurrently, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) has published estimates of development assistance for health (DAH) ... | {
"abstract": "Abstract The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project quantifies the impact of different health conditions by combining information about morbidity and premature mortality within a single metric, the Disability Adjusted Life Year. One important goal for the GBD project has been to inform decisions about ... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT Objective: To report outcomes from the largest multicenter series of penile cancer patients undergoing video endoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy (VEIL). Materials and Methods: Retrospective multicenter analysis. Authors of 21 centers from the Penile Cancer Collaborative Coalition-Latin America... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nComplication rates after inguinal lymph node dissection (ILND) are high. Risk factors for early wound complications after ILND in patients with penile carcinoma have not yet been studied.\n\n\nOBJECTIVES\nTo assess the frequency of early wound complications in a contemporary series and to i... | {
"abstract": "There is no controversy about the need for surgery in patients with nodal invasion; about half of these patients can be cured with adequate surgery (Table 1) [1±5]. However, controversy remains about the extent of surgery. Should patients with unilateral involvement undergo bilateral lymphadenectomy? S... |
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"abstract": "The objective of this experiment was to understand how atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and soil-nitrogen (N) availability influence Populus tremuloides fine-root growth and morphology. Soil-N availability may limit the growth response of forests to elevated CO2 and interact with atmospheric CO2 to alt... | {
"abstract": "Sustained increases in plant production in response to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO(2)) concentration may be constrained by the availability of soil nitrogen (N). However, it is possible that plants will respond to N limitation at elevated CO(2) concentration by increasing the specific N upt... | {
"abstract": "Concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) have continued to increase whereas atmospheric deposition of sulphur and nitrogen has declined in Europe and the USA during recent decades. Using time series of flux observations from 23 forests distributed throughout Europe and the USA, and generalise... |
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"abstract": "Human papillomavirus (HPV) still represents an important threat to health worldwide. Better therapy in terms of further improvement of outcomes and attenuation of related side-effects is desirable. The pharmaceutical industry has always targeted natural substances—phytochemicals in particular—to identi... | {
"abstract": "A causal association of high risk HPV persistent infections with cervical cancer is firmly established by epidemiological and experimental evidence. Since HPV is considered a necessary factor for cervix carcinoma development and disease severity, the HPV DNA persistence may represent an indicator of bo... | {
"abstract": "OBJECTIVE\nThe aims of this study were (1) to examine whether HPV DNA is persistently detected in the cervix after therapeutic conization for CIN 3 and (2) to explore whether a patient with persistence of HPV infection is at risk of developing recurrent disease.\n\n\nMETHODS\nOf 74 patients referred wi... |
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"abstract": "Musical imaging is a recent trend in visualizing \"hidden\" dimensions of one-dimensional audio signals. The ascription of colors to psychoacoustic phenomena is consistent to the music perception depicted in the variety of scales and styles of ethnic music. Audio tools based on software engineering tec... | {
"abstract": "Introduces a new multimedia system for musical and graphical expression called MusiKalscope. Inside MusiKalscope are two subsystems: RhyMe and the Iamascope, connected by a third sub-system called the Graphical Musical Instrument Interface (GMII). RhyMe is a system which supports computer-assisted jazz... | {
"abstract": "Artistic screening is a new image reproduction technique incorporating freely created artistic screen elements for generating halftones. Fixed predefined dot contours associated with given intensity levels determine the screen dot shape’s growing behavior. Screen dot contours associated with each inten... |
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"abstract": "This paper presents a generalization of non-uniform B-spline surfaces called T-splines. T-spline control grids permit T-junctions, so lines of control points need not traverse the entire control grid. T-splines support many valuable operations within a consistent framework, such as local refinement, an... | {
"abstract": "Doo-Sabin and Catmull-Clark subdivision surfaces are based on the notion of repeated knot insertion of uniform tensor product B-spline surfaces. This paper develops rules for non-uniform Doo-Sabin and Catmull-Clark surfaces that generalize non-uniform tensor product Bspline surfaces to arbitrary topolo... | {
"abstract": "Virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays (HMD) allow for a highly immersive experience and are currently becoming part of the living room entertainment. Current VR systems focus mainly on increasing the immersion and enjoyment for the user wearing the HMD (HMD user), resulting in all the bystanders (... |
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"abstract": "This thesis presents observations of the terrestrial magnetotail plasma sheet made by the European Space Agency Cluster mission. The Cluster mission is composed of four identical spacecraft, the first such multi-spacecraft mission, and enables, for the first time, the disambiguation of time versus spac... | {
"abstract": "Abstract. In order to avoid the ambiguity of the application of the Triangulation Method (multi-spacecraft timing method) to two-dimensional structures, another version of this method, the Multiple Triangulation Analysis (MTA) is used, to calculate the velocities of these structures based on 4-point me... | {
"abstract": "The Cluster mission provides a new opportunity to study plasma processes and structures in the near-Earth plasma environment. Four-point measurements of the magnetic field will enable the analysis of the three dimensional structure and dynamics of a range of phenomena which shape the macroscopic proper... |
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"abstract": "Longitudinal strain of right ventricle (RV) can be used to determine RV systolic function. This study compared RV longitudinal strain values of two different speckle tracking software technologies, velocity vector imaging (VVI) and two‐dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE), and longitud... | {
"abstract": "We describe the results of a study to evaluate the intra- and inter-observer variability and reliability of prostate volume measurements made from transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images, using either the (optimal) height-width-length (HWL) method (V = pi/6 HWL) with two-dimensional (2D) TRUS images (obta... | {
"abstract": "Fungal and bacterial denitrification rates were determined under a range of redox conditions in sediment from a Louisiana swamp forest used for wastewater treatment. Sediment was incubated in microcosms at 6 Eh levels (-200, -100, 0, +100, +250 and +400 mV) ranging from strongly reducing to moderately ... |
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"abstract": "The move towards nanoscale circuits poses new challenges to circuit design. As the dimensions shrink, it is becoming increasingly difficul t to control the variance of physical parameters in the manufacturing process, for in stance the concentration of dopants, the thickness of the gate and the insulat... | {
"abstract": "Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) has been proposed as a replacement for CMOS circuits. The major difference between QCA and CMOS is that electronic charge, not current, is the information carrier. A complete set of logic gates has been created and some have been experimentally tested with metal-dots... | {
"abstract": "The need for coordinated material flow in supply chains is essential for the competitiveness of manufacturing firms. A hierarchical coordination is not applicable for each supply chain. A collaboration between entities is required to meet future challenges. Besides appropriate planning concepts an IT s... |
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"abstract": "Hyponatremia is the most prevalent electrolyte imbalance encountered among hospitalized patients, athletes, the elderly, patients with chronic ailments, postoperative patients, and a few asymptomatic individuals. Clinical manifestations of hyponatremia can be diverse, with characteristic neurological s... | {
"abstract": "Oral urea has been used in the past to treat various diseases like gastric ulcers, liver metastases, sickle cell disease, heart failure, brain oedema, glaucoma, Meniere disease, etc. We have demonstrated for years, the efficacy of urea to treat euvolemic (SIADH) or hypervolemic hyponatremia. We briefly... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Hyponatraemia, defined as a serum sodium concentration <135 mmol/l, is the most common disorder of body fuid and electrolyte balance encountered in clinical practice. It can lead to a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms, from subtle to severe or even life threatening, and is associated with inc... |
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"abstract": ": This chapter starts by reviewing what childhood adversity is understood to encompass, with a particular focus on trauma and maltreatment. We consider how commonly children encounter these adversities, as well as the proportion of affected children who go on to experience disrupted development. We the... | {
"abstract": "Many studies reveal a strong impact of childhood maltreatment on language development, mainly resulting in shorter utterances, less rich vocabulary, or a delay in grammatical complexity. However, different theories suggest the possibility for resilience—a positive adaptation to an otherwise adverse env... | {
"abstract": "To what extent does prior knowledge of a superordinate category facilitate recognition of an instance of that category? In Experiment 1, observers named good and poor exemplars of categories with and without prior presentation of the category name. The test words were either printed in a normal upright... |
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"abstract": "We have developed a magnetic separation-based immunocolorimetric assay to detect sesame allergens. Sesame monoclonal antibody (Ab) was modified onto gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to create signal probes (AuNPs-Ab), and sesame allergens (SA) were attached to carboxyl-functionalized magnetic polystyrene mic... | {
"abstract": "AbstractThis paper presents a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that allows the determination of traces of sesame in food. Chicken anti-sesame antibodies, used as coating antibodies, and rabbit anti-sesame antibodies, used as secondary antibodies, were prepared by immunization with a p... | {
"abstract": "In this study, we investigated the orientational behavior of liquid crystals (LCs) which is associated with the chitosan-disrupted phospholipid membrane at the aqueous/LC interface. The optical response of LCs changed from dark to bright after the transfer of an aqueous solution of chitosan onto the LC... |
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"abstract": "ABSTRACT Transcripts of Leptospira 16S rRNA, FlaB, LigB, LipL21, LipL32, LipL36, LipL41, and OmpL37 were quantified in the blood of susceptible (hamsters) and resistant (mice) animal models of leptospirosis. We first validated adequate reference genes and then evaluated expression patterns in vivo comp... | {
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"title": "Sets Normalization , Applied to Bladder and Colon Cancer Data Estimation Approach to Identify Genes Suited for Transcription-PCR Data : A Model-Based Variance Normalization of Real-Time Quantitative Reverse"
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"abstract": "The lethal-7 (let-7) miRNA, known as one of the first founding miRNAs, is present in multiple copies in a genome and has diverse functions in animals. In this study, comparative genomic analysis of let-7 miRNAs members in fish species indicated that let-7 miRNA is a sequence conserved family in fish, w... |
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"abstract": "Hypervideos and interactive multimedia presentations allow the creation of fully interactive and enriched video. It is possible to organize video scenes in a nonlinear way. Additional information can be added to the video ranging from short descriptions to images and more videos. Hypervideos are video-... | {
"abstract": "Presentation support tools, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, pose challenges both in terms of creating linear presentations from complex data and fluidly navigating such linear structures when presenting to diverse audiences. NextSlidePlease is a slideware application that addresses these challenges using... | {
"abstract": "Lebanon is considered the gate to east and west, with an area of 10452 km2. Its location has made of it a main destination for tourists from all over the world. Besides, it is rich in caves and its mountains are covered with different kinds of trees. Cedars and Pine trees are known in Lebanon since anc... |
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"abstract": "Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological illness affecting adults at the timewhen they are most likely to consider starting a family. It is known that the risk of MS relapse declines during pregnancy but increases in the first 3 to 6months postpartum. It is also known that this risk is not aff... | {
"abstract": "Female gender and hormones have been associated with disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS). We investigated age at menarche, use of oral contraceptives and pregnancy in relation to progression of disability in relapsing onset and progressive onset MS. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among i... | {
"abstract": "The advantages of having a strong professional identity include ethical performances,\n promoted wellness, and increased awareness of roles and functions among individual\n counselors (Brott & Myers, 1999; Grimmit & Paisley, 2008; Ponton & Duba,\n 2009). Scholars in the counseling field have underscore... |
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"abstract": "In light of a better understanding of supraspinal control of nonneurogenic overactive bladder (OAB), the prevalence of which increases with age, functional imaging has gained significant momentum. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review on the transition of supraspinal control of... | {
"abstract": "BACKGROUND\nTreatment of urgency urinary incontinence has focused on pharmacologically treating detrusor overactivity. Recent recognition that altered perception of internal stimuli (interoception) plays a role in urgency urinary incontinence suggests that exploration of abnormalities of brain function... | {
"abstract": "The elements of propagation of radio waves are developed from the ordinary theory of transmission lines, familiar to electrical engineers, without any explicit reference to Maxwell's equations. Phenomena such as the Brewster angle, the critical angle, propagation in hollow metal pipes, reflection and t... |
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"abstract": "Images fed to a deep neural network have in general undergone several handcrafted image signal processing (ISP) operations, all of which have been optimized to produce visually pleasing images. In this work, we investigate the hypothesis that the intermediate representation of visually pleasing images ... | {
"abstract": "Advancements in deep learning have ignited an explosion of research on efficient hardware for embedded computer vision. Hardware vision acceleration, however, does not address the cost of capturing and processing the image data that feeds these algorithms. We examine the role of the image signal proces... | {
"abstract": "Memory compression has been proposed and deployed in the past to grow the capacity of a memory system and reduce page fault rates. Compression also has secondary benefits: it can reduce energy and bandwidth demands. However, most prior mechanisms have been designed to focus on the capacity metric and f... |
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"abstract": "Due to the low number of experimental investigations on the sizing of safety valves in multiphase flow, a novel set of measurement data of an air-water mixture is reported. This paper presents an experimental study on three different geometries of safety valves, a poppet valve with jet angle θ = 120°, ... | {
"abstract": "Safety Relief Valves (SRV) are necessary elements in the protection of any pressurised system and the prediction of the expected discharge flows is an important consideration for the valve sizing to ensure that rupture pressures do not occur. The high speed flows that occur inside the SRV are complex p... | {
"abstract": "Safety relief valves shall be provided to protect all equipment subject to overpressure and under certain other conditions, as specified in this chapter. Generally speaking, this fully mechanical valve is designed to open based on an overpressure situation within a process pressure system, thus, not on... |
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"abstract": "Most of the water used for the development of the main socio-economic activities in Central-Western Argentina (CWA), an arid to semi-arid region, home to most of the Argentinean wine production, relies on surface streamflow from several snow-fed rivers. During the last decade (2010-2020), reduced snow ... | {
"abstract": "Climate non-stationarity, changes in land use and water management practices affect regional hydrological extremes. This research considers extreme low streamflow (“low flow” henceforth) and flow deficit characteristics, which are important indicators of water scarcity within the broader context of dro... | {
"abstract": "A simple methodology for characterizing the land surface’s response to precipitation is proposed based on the average behavior of coarse resolution remote sensing data. Feedback regimes are designated based on the temporal correlations between the vegetation and precipitation and the surface temperatur... |
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"abstract": "Let $G$ be a multipartite multigraph without loops. Then $G$ is said to be internally fair if its edges are shared as evenly as possible among all pairs of its partite sets. An internally fair factorization of $G$ is an edge-decomposition of $G$ into internally fair regular spanning subgraphs. A hole... | {
"abstract": "A k-factor of a graph G is a k-regular spanning subgraph of G. A k-factorization is a partition of E(G) into k-factors. Let K(n, p) be the complete multipartite graph with p parts, each of size n. If $$V_{1},\\ldots , V_{p}$$V1,…,Vp are the p parts of V(K(n, p)), then a holeyk-factor of deficiency $$V_... | {
"abstract": "Abstract Considering several notions of balance, for almost all admissible values of p and n we provide constructions for such balanced round-robin tournaments with p parts of n teams each, where each team plays λ 1 games against teams from its own part, and λ 2 games against teams from other parts. Wh... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Introduction The intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the aetiological agent of Q fever, a zoonosis affecting many animal species worldwide. Cattle and small ruminants are considered the major reservoirs of the bacteria and they shed it through multiple routes. Material and Methods A t... | {
"abstract": "This study was aimed at determining the presence of C. burnetii in cattle and sheep herds in the Kars region of Turkey using serological and molecular methods. As a serological technique, C.burnetii IgG in blood sera and milk samples were investigated with ELISA. The results of these examinations revea... | {
"abstract": "Laboratory and greenhouse bioassays were used to test for inhibitory effects of senescent and decomposed leaves and aqueous extract from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) against seed germination and seedling growth of aspen (Populus tremula L.), birch (Betula pendula Roth.), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestr... |
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"abstract": "In this paper, we generalise conventional measures of the effective rate of protection by: (i) relaxing their small-country assumptions; (ii) taking into account multiple stages of production; and (iii) abstracting away from their assumptions on the time-invariance of the underlying technology using an... | {
"abstract": "In the last five years the theory of effective protection has been developed and refined by many authors. But one crucial consideration has been overlooked by all,1 namely, the way in which effective protection fits into a general equilibrium framework. In Corden's case2 this leads him to a contradicto... | {
"abstract": "THE CELEBRATED factor price equalization theorem has a curious history. Ohlin (1933) introduced to English-speaking readers an important modification to international trade theory, replacing the classical simplification, of constant costs but differing production functions among countries, with the alt... |
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"abstract": "To review evidence for the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the etiology of oropharyngeal cancers, methods of viral detection, and the resulting clinical implications.",
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"title": "Human papillomavirus and oropharynx cancer: Biology, detection and clinical implications"
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"abstract": "Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) typically affects male smokers older than 55 years. Recently, an increase in the incidence of HNSCC in young adults has been recognized, many of them nonsmokers and females. Functional inactivation of p16 is known to be a common event in HNSCC, mainly by ei... | {
"abstract": "Reactive oxygen species produced by aerobic cellular metabolism or through exposure to environmental carcinogens can cause oxidative DNA damage by generating DNA base lesions and strand breakage. Prime among these base lesions is the conversion of guanine to 8-oxoguanine. Among 20 or so oxidative DNA b... |
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"abstract": "Purpose The evidence is emerging that prescription medications are the topmost drivers of increasing health care costs in Canada. The financial burden of medications may lead individuals to adopt various rationing or restrictive behaviors, such as cost-related nonadherence (CRNA) to medications. Theref... | {
"abstract": "Background—Prescription plans frequently use restrictive strategies to control drug expenditures. Increased restrictions may reduce access to evidence-based therapy among patients with chronic disease. We sought to evaluate the impact of increased restrictions on medication use among heart failure (HF)... | {
"abstract": "Formularies are highly variable, which limits physicians ability to prescribe cost effective medications for their patients. In this study we explore the composition of 3,346 formularies in terms of outpatient prescription coverage, medication class coverage, and cost implications. Our analysis reveale... |
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"abstract": "Caregiver Burden and Emergency Room Utilization for Enhanced Recovery Surgery Cancer Patients by Mindy Sovel MS, Walden University, 2008 BA, Lehigh University, 1991 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Public Health, Community Health E... | {
"abstract": "This study compares formal and informal caregivers’ perceptions of delusions and hallucinations in older persons with dementia (PWDs). The study population consisted of 151 community-dwelling PWDs aged 65 and older, 90 formal caregivers, and 151 informal caregivers residing in Israel. Assessments inclu... | {
"abstract": "BackgroundIndividuals with schizophrenia have heterogeneous impairments of the auditory processing system that likely mediate differences in the cognitive gains induced by auditory training (AT). Mismatch negativity (MMN) is an event-related potential component reflecting auditory echoic memory, and it... |
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"abstract": "Although seed and pod traits are important for peanut breeding, little is known about the inheritance of these traits. A recombinant inbred line (RIL) population of 156 lines from a cross of Tifrunner x NC 3033 was genotyped with the Axiom_Arachis1 SNP array and SSRs to generate a genetic map composed ... | {
"abstract": "The complex, tetraploid genome structure of peanut (Arachis hypogaea) has obstructed advances in genetics and genomics in the species. The aim of this study is to understand the genome structure of Arachis by developing a high-density integrated consensus map. Three recombinant inbred line populations ... | {
"abstract": "Aim The aim of the study was to describe seizure outcome following surgery for focal extratemporal epilepsy and identify factors associated with prolonged postsurgical freedom from seizures.",
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"title": "Seizure outcome after extratemporal epilepsy surgery in c... |
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"abstract": "We analyze the topology, lifetime, and emissions of a torus around a black hole formed in hypernovae and black hole-neutron star coalescence. The torus is ab initio uniformly magnetized, represented by two counteroriented current rings, and develops a state of suspended accretion against a \"magnetic w... | {
"abstract": "The rotational energy of a black hole surrounded by a torus is released through several channels. We have determined that a minor fraction of the energy is released in baryon-poor outflows from a differentially rotating open magnetic flux tube, and a major fraction of about η/2 is released in gravitati... | {
"abstract": "The Master thesis considers acoustic design of swimming halls. Focus is put into design solutions affecting the acoustic environment such as walls, absorbents and shape. The basis is gained from literature studies and new information achieved specific for the thesis. \nSwimming halls are built in a cer... |
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"abstract": "Master Thesis GÖRÜNTÜ, KONUM VE VERİ TRANSFERİNE SAHİP BİR AKILLI NESNE TASARIMI VE GELİŞTİRMESİ Naser Rouzeh Shahrak Atatürk University Institute of Applied Sciences Department of computer Engineering Departmen of Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdulsamet HAŞILOĞLU With the advances in technology, the n... | {
"abstract": "There has been continuous research on the ultrasonic sensors [L.C. Lynnworth, Y. Liu, Ultasonic flowmeters: half-century progress report 1955-2005, Ultrasonics (2006) 1371-1378]. This study used the directivity characteristic based on phase measurement, which ultrasonic sensor has. Transmitter has wide... | {
"abstract": "Die Anzeige eines Doppler-Ultraschalldurchflusmessers wird durch die Art des Stromungsprofils beeinflust. Dadurch konnen Mesfehler entstehen. Mit Hilfe theoretischer Uberlegungen und entsprechender Experimente ist es moglich, eine optimale Kristallange zu errechnen, bei der der Durchflus unabhangig vom... |
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"abstract": "Tanzania has huge deposits of scoria (S-N) and pumice (P-N) minerals that can be used as supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) in cement factories to cut down the cost of cement and its pollution effect to the environment. Besides this, agricultural wastes such as rice husk produce rice husk ash (RH... | {
"abstract": "Natural resources are being depleted at faster rates than ever; this highlights the need for global audits and actions to reverse the depletion. Coordinated efforts by various organizations are essential to quantify reserves and demands in such audits in order to enable the development and implementati... | {
"abstract": "SolarPhotovoltaic (PV)-Hydro Diesel cells are being used in electric power sector from a very long time. These solar PV cells have found their wide utilisation in commercial aspects. With the reduction of oil based fossil fuel resources, the various advancements taking place in solar PV technology have... |
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"abstract": "We report a NanoSIMS search for presolar grains in the CM chondrites Asuka (A) 12169 and A12236. We found 90 presolar O‐rich grains and 25 SiC grains in A12169, giving matrix‐normalized abundances of 275 (+55/−50, 1σ) ppm or, excluding an unusually large grain, 236 (+37/−34) ppm for O‐rich grains and 6... | {
"abstract": "RATIONALE\nIMS 7f-GEO isotope ratio applications increasingly involve analyses (e.g., S- or O- isotopes, coupled with primary ion currents <30 pA) for which quasi-simultaneous arrival (QSA) could compromise precision and accuracy of data. QSA and associated correction have been widely investigated for ... | {
"abstract": "This study investigated the cellular and subcellular compartmentation of Ni in the Eurasian serpentine species Alyssum murale, Alyssum bracteatum and Cleome heratensis and a non-serpentine population of A. murale (as a control) grown in hydroponic culture. Plant growth responses and Ni uptake clearly r... |
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"abstract": "Iron metabolism and erythropoiesis are inextricably linked. The majority of iron extracted from circulation daily is used for hemoglobin synthesis. In the last 15 years, major advances have been made in understanding the pathways regulating iron metabolism. Hepcidin is a key regulator of iron absorptio... | {
"abstract": "The hypotransferrinemic mouse (trf (hpx)) is a mutant strain exhibiting transferrin deficiency, marked anemia, hyperabsorption of iron, and elevated hepatic iron stores. We set out to investigate the relative roles of anemia and of transferrin in the malregulation of intestinal iron absorption in these... | {
"abstract": "DNA photolyase has been the topic of extensive studies due to its important role of repairing photodamaged DNA, and its unique feature of using light as an energy source. A crucial step in the repair by DNA photolyase is the forward electron transfer from its cofactor (FADH(-) ) to the damaged DNA, and... |
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"abstract": "Temozolomide, a chemotherapeutic drug that is often administered for the treatment of brain cancer has severe side effects and a poor aqueous solubility. In order to decrease the detrimental effect of the drug over healthy cells, a novel drug delivery vehicle was developed where the therapeutic drug wa... | {
"abstract": "In recent years, although many review articles have been presented about bioapplications of magnetic nanoparticles by some research groups with different expertise such as chemistry, biology, medicine, pharmacology, and materials science and engineering, the majority of these reviews are insufficiently... | {
"abstract": "Two types of neglect are described: hemispatial and motivational neglect syndromes. Neglect syndrome is a neurophysiologic condition characterized by a malfunction in one hemisphere of the brain, resulting in contralateral hemispatial neglect in the absence of sensory loss and the right parietal lobe l... |
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"abstract": "Özet: Çalışma, Ankara tavşanı ileum epitelinde vimentin pozitif hücreleri anti-vimentin primer antikoru yardımıyla immunohistokimyasal olarak belirlemek, ince yapı düzeyinde bu hücrelerin sahip oldukları morfolojik özellikleri ortaya koymak ve villus epitellerinde FAE dışı villöz M hücrelerinin varlığı... | {
"abstract": "Abstract. In rabbit intestinal epithelium, vimentin intermediate filaments are selectively expressed in the M cells of follicle-associated epithelium (FAE). To find intestinal epithelial cells belonging to the M cell lineage, vimentin was detected immunohistochemically in the rabbit small and large int... | {
"abstract": "In previous reports on adrenal cells we have shown that calcium/calmodulin regulates cholesterol transport to mitochondria and induces phosphorylation of cytoskeleton homogenates. In this study, we have used bovine fasciculata cells permeabilized in situ to identify the phosphorylated proteins and to i... |
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"abstract": "Abstract Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a type of retinal dystrophy marked by nyctalopia and subretinal pigment epithelium deposits, which eventually promote retinal atrophy with final visual compromise. L-ORD may also present with changes in the anterior segment, notably long anterior zonu... | {
"abstract": "PURPOSE\nTo review the outcomes in a series of patients with long anterior lens zonular fibers associated with late-onset retinal degeneration who had phacoemulsification cataract surgery.\n\n\nSETTING\nNewcastle Eye Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.\n\n\nDESIGN\nRetrospective case series.\n... | {
"abstract": "Abstract In this study, a modeling framework for heat and mass transport is established for a unit monolith type SOFC, with emphasis on quantifying the radiation heat transfer effects. The Schuster–Schwartzchild two-flux approximation is used for treating thermal radiation transport in the optically th... |
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"abstract": "Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) can be both painful and embarrassing for patients (Bianchi, 2012), and with a prevalence estimate of between 20% and 27%, it is an important tissue viability priority in acute hospitals (Junkin et al, 2005; Junkin and Selekof, 2007). It has been suggested that I... | {
"abstract": "PURPOSE: To develop and test the validity and interrater reliability of the Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis and its Severity Instrument, a novel tool describing incontinence-associated dermatitis and its severity. METHODS: Investigators consulted 2 certified WOC nurse experts to determine face valid... | {
"abstract": "The concept of excessive moisture causing damage to the skin is not a new one, and provides a rationale for many fundamental nursing interventions. Although traditionally thought of as a specific problem of continence care, it is a common problem encountered in many different patient groups. As a conse... |
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"abstract": "Braverman and Kahzdan have introduced an influential conjecture on local functional equations for general Langlands $L$-functions. It is related to L. Lafforgue's equally influential conjectural construction of kernels for functorial transfers. We formulate and prove a version of Braverman and Kazhdan'... | {
"abstract": "Let F be a local non-Archimedean field and let ψ: F → ℂ× be a non-trivial additive character of F. To this data one associates a meromorphic function γψ: π → γψ(π) on the set of irreducible representations of the group GL(n, F) in the following way. Consider the invariant distribution Φψ:= ψ(tr(g))|det... | {
"abstract": "If G is a totally disconnected group and H is a closed subgroup then, according to the Gelfand–Kazhdan Lemma, if the double coset space H⧹G/H is preserved by an antiautomorphism of G of order two then (G,H) must be a Gelfand pair in the sense that HomH(π,1) has dimension at most one for each irreducibl... |
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"abstract": "A new type of quint-mode square ring resonator is proposed in this paper. Due to the symmetry of the resonator, the classical odd- and even-mode method is used to analyze the characteristics of the proposed resonator ,which shows that it has five resonant modes and three transmission zeros. As an examp... | {
"abstract": "A novel compact quintuple-mode stub-loaded resonator and ultrawideband (UWB) bandpass filter (BPF) are proposed in this letter. The proposed resonator can generate two odd modes and three even modes in the desired band. The odd-mode resonance frequencies are exclusively correlated to the modified tripl... | {
"abstract": "A Y-shaped dual-mode microstrip bandpass filter (BPF) with input-output cross-coupling is presented. The characteristic of the Y-shaped dual-mode resonator has been investigated. The resonance frequencies of the degenerate modes can be adjusted easily to satisfy the bandwidth of the BPF. A parallel-cou... |
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"abstract": "The fantasy novel Life of Pi , written by the Canadian author Yann Martel and published in 2001, has probably been read by several of you. If not, you should defi nitely consider reading it. The novel received the Man Booker Prize in 2002 and has received several other prizes since then. The story is a... | {
"abstract": "And they lived happily ever after… The marriage of Nordic Association for Clinical Physics and Acta Oncologica",
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"title": "And they lived happily ever after… The marriage of Nordic Association for Clinical Physics and Acta Oncologica"
} | {
"abstract": "Introduction. Tumour hypoxia is an important factor that confers radioresistance to the affected cells and could thus decrease the tumour response to radiotherapy. The development of advanced imaging methods that quantify both the extent and the spatial distribution of the hypoxic regions has created t... |
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"abstract": "INTRODUCTION. Gastroduodenal bleedings often occurs among patients with cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The frequency, causes and treatment tactics for bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in this group of patients have not been sufficiently studied. There were no well established guide... | {
"abstract": "Patients-with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke are at risk for systemic complications. The reasons why gastrointestinal bleeding occurs after stroke are unknown and have intuitively been attributed to stress ulcers. No study to date has addressed causes of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in stroke. Methods B... | {
"abstract": "The influence of gastrointestinal bleeding on clinical presentation and outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke remains controversial. We investigate the effect of gastrointestinal bleeding on the outcomes of patients with acute, first-ever ischemic stroke. We enrolled 934 patients with acute, ... |
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"abstract": "Knowledge-driven dialog has shown remarkable performance to alleviate the problem of generating uninformative responses in the dialog system. However, incorporating knowledge coherently and accurately into response generation is still far from being solved. Previous works dropped into the paradigm of n... | {
"abstract": "End-to-end neural models for intelligent dialogue systems suffer from the problem of generating uninformative responses. Various methods were proposed to generate more informative responses by leveraging external knowledge. However, few previous work has focused on selecting appropriate knowledge in th... | {
"abstract": "Variational autoencoders (VAEs) have shown a promise in data-driven conversation modeling. However, most VAE conversation models match the approximate posterior distribution over the latent variables to a simple prior such as standard normal distribution, thereby restricting the generated responses to ... |
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