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Rashmi Kumari, Lisa Willing · 2022 · Diabetology
Impaired glucocorticoid signaling in diabetes mellitus and its relation to suppressed immune function and hyperglycemia during acute stroke has been shown to be detrimental. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of…
View details →Miki Okuno, Kentaro Matsuoka, Yuta Mochimaru et al. · 2025 · Molecular Biology and Evolution
Abstract The XX/XY sex chromosome system is highly conserved across mammals, with rare exceptions where males lack a Y chromosome. Among these is the genus Tokudaia, a group of spiny rats comprising three species with unique sex chromosome…
View details →Adedeji Ajadi · 2024 · Business Performance Review
This study evaluates the risk-adjusted performance of equity mutual funds in Nigeria against the market benchmark and two alternative passive portfolios available to investors. Data on monthly net asset values (NAVs) of 30 actively…
View details →Xiaoyi Shen, Albert K. Tsui, Zhaoyong Zhang · 2019 · Risks
The purpose of this study is to examine the volatility-timing performance of Singapore-based funds under the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Investment Scheme and non-CPF linked funds by taking into account the currency risk effect on…
View details →Saif Uddin, Aysun U. Gorgun, Scott W. Fowler et al. · 2023 · Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment
The concentration of 210Po and 210Pb in vegetation, and their transfer from soil to vegetation and via aerosol deposited on foliage are well established. The available data show significantly higher levels of these radionuclides in ash…
View details →Kenji Ikehara · 2022 · Life
One of the problems that make it difficult to solve the mystery of the origin of life is determining how life emerged in chemically complex messy environments on primitive Earth. In this article, the “chemically complex messy environments”…
View details →Olivia Rann, Mike Sharland, Paul Long et al. · 2017 · BMJ Open
Objectives Inaccurate antibiotic dosing can lead to treatment failure, fuel antimicrobial resistance and increase side effects. The British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) guidance recommends oral antibiotic dosing according to age…
View details →David T. Bertrand, Ruisen Fu, Kyle Kavaseri et al. · 2024 · Scientific Reports
Abstract Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a valuable surgical method for limb lengthening and bone defect correction, but its lengthy consolidation phase presents challenges. The accordion technique (AT), involving compression and…
View details →Frederick W. Woodley, Kent Williams, Carlo Di Lorenzo et al. · 2022 · JPGN Reports
We previously reported our ability to objectively assess the strength of temporal relationships between gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease‐like symptoms with esophageal air events (EAEs) (air swallows, gastric belching, and supragastric…
View details →Margaret Glogowska, Melissa Stepney, Stephen Rocks et al. · 2022 · Journal of Health Organization and Management
Purpose As part of an evaluation of the nationally mandated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) “transformation” in one foundation NHS trust, the authors explored the experiences of mental health staff involved in the…
View details →C. Edward Chang, Thomas M. Krueger, H. Doug Witte · 2015 · American Journal of Business
Purpose – For a number of reasons ranging from their more recent introduction to their perceived lesser excitement relative to stock-based peers, there have been few studies of fixed income (mainly bond) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The…
View details →Soma Onishi, Masahiro Nishimura, Ryota Fujimura et al. · 2024 · Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction
Although machine learning models are widely used in critical domains, their complexity and poor interpretability remain problematic. Decision trees (DTs) and rule-based models are known for their interpretability, and numerous studies have…
View details →Colin Leclercq, Denis Sipp · 2023 · Journal of Fluid Mechanics
This paper introduces a new operator relevant to input–output analysis of flows in a statistically steady regime far from the steady base flow: the mean resolvent ${{\boldsymbol{\mathsf{R}}}}_0$ . It is defined as the operator predicting,…
View details →Hyundeok Joo, Laura Y. Li, Elizabeth L. Whitlock · 2023 · Current Anesthesiology Reports
Abstract Purpose of Review To review how anecdote and narrative medicine, primary cohort studies, epidemiological studies, and the dementia literature can be bridged to understand long-term postoperative cognitive decline. Recent Findings…
View details →S.L. Tang, R.A. Antonia, L. Djenidi · 2022 · Journal of Fluid Mechanics
We analyse the approach towards local isotropy in statistically stationary turbulent shear flows using the transport equations for the fourth-order moments of the velocity derivative. It is found that terms of these equations representing…
View details →Charles R. Ortloff · 2023 · Water
High-speed fluid flows over roughened surfaces occur in many engineering applications; one important application involves high velocity water flows in pipelines with roughened interior walls where the wall roughness affects head loss…
View details →Predrag Stanisic, Savo Tomovic · 2010 · International Journal of Computers Communications & Control
In this paper we suggest a new method for frequent itemsets mining, which is more efficient than well known Apriori algorithm. The method is based on special structure called Rymon tree. For its implementation, we suggest modified…
View details →Hong Li, Hongyan Xu · 2021 · Axioms
This article is to investigate the existence of entire solutions of several quadratic trinomial difference equations f(z+c)2+2αf(z)f(z+c)+f(z)2=eg(z), and the partial differential difference equations…
View details →K. Garrett, E. Stubbs, E. Minnee et al. · 2025 · Animal Production Science
Context Feed additives containing methane-reducing compounds are effective where dairy cows are fed a total mixed ration. In pasture-based systems, there are challenges incorporating feed additives into the diet, although one potential…
View details →Xiaoyu Liu, Yueqin Cheng, Yang Liu et al. · 2020 · Scientific Reports
Abstract Pyrochar (PC) is always with high pH value, and improper application might increase rice paddy ammonia volatilization (PAV), which is the main nitrogen loss through air during rice production. Differently, hydrochar (HC) takes the…
View details →Hannes Keck, Katharina H. E. Meurer, Sabine Jordan et al. · 2024 · Frontiers in Environmental Science
In the process of their formation, northern peatlands were accumulating vast amounts of carbon (C). When drained for agricultural use, a large proportion of that C is oxidized and emitted as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), turning those peatlands…
View details →Nasser S. Alharbi, Yossef Alnasser, Ahmed S. Alenizi et al. · 2021 · Frontiers in Pediatrics
Objectives: This study aims to explore the effect of lockdown and early precautionary measures implemented in Saudi Arabia on number of pediatric hospitalizations due to lower respiratory illnesses (bronchiolitis, asthma, and pneumonia).…
View details →Jiajia Xu, Samantha Joan Noel, Charlotte Lauridsen et al. · 2023 · Frontiers in Veterinary Science
The effect of feeding fermented liquid feed (FLF) with added Pediococcus acidilactici to weaning piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4 on aspects of diarrhea, performance, immune responses, and intestinal…
View details →Pedro Macizo, Alejandro Álvarez · 2018 · British Journal of Psychology
In this study, we evaluated whether the naming of Arabic digits required access to semantic information. Participants named pictures and Arabic digits blocked by category or intermixed with exemplars of other categories while behavioural…
View details →Suade Ozlem Badak, Bozkurt Gulek, Esra Kayacan Erdogan et al. · 2021 · International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to detect macrovascular findings in systemic sclerosis (SSc) by means of color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) and to evaluate the relationship between the laboratory and clinical findings in the…
View details →Stuart Waiton · 2023 · The International Journal of Evidence & Proof
This paper examines the research by Fiona Leverick and demonstrates the methodological flaws in much of the ‘rape myth’ and mock jury research. Other ideas about rape myths and the ‘justice gap’ are explored and seen to be questionable.…
View details →Chris C. Martin · 2020 · Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Education exacerbates partisan gaps in scientific knowledge and attitudes. However, previous findings about the extent and symmetry of this moderation have been mixed. As a conceptual replication of previous research, this study examines…
View details →Alessandro Costa, Federico Merlo, Aline Pagni et al. · 2024 · Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
Abstract Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used in clinical practice to reduce intubation times and enhance patient comfort. However, patient-ventilator interaction (PVI) during NIV, particularly with helmet interfaces,…
View details →Eric R Simon, Alysan Mallery, John Silva et al. · 2025 · Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Background Acute pain after cardiac surgery via median sternotomy is commonly managed with multimodal analgesia, but optimal regional techniques remain uncertain. Superficial parasternal intercostal plane (SPIP) blocks have shown promise…
View details →Susan P Elias, Peter W Rand, Charles B Lubelczyk et al. · 2024 · Environmental Entomology
Abstract In a nature reserve in southern Maine, we removed invasive Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii de Candolle) along sections of forested recreational trails that ran through dense barberry infestations. Barberry thickets provide…
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