Serum calprotectin and renal function decline in ANCA-associated vasculitides: a post hoc analysis of MAINRITSAN trial by Xavier Romand, Benjamin Terrier, Athan Baillet, Philippe Gaudin, Loic Guillevin, Christian Pagnoux, Minh Vu Chuong, Marie Hélène Paclet

“…Renal function decline was defined as a 25% decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and a change in the eGFR category, or a decrease of 15 mL/min/1.73 m2. Relapse was defined as a Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score >0 attributable to active vasculitis.Results Seventy-six AAV were included. …”
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Peningkatan Akurasi Mesin Penerjemah Bahasa Inggris - Indonesia dengan Memaksimalkan Kualitas dan Kuantitas Korpus Paralel by Herry Sujaini

“…Metode ini diterapkan ke korpus paralel yang berisi 1,5 M pasangan kalimat Inggris-Indonesia paralel dan memperoleh 900K pasangan kalimat paralel berkualitas tinggi. …”
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Is There a Role of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D in the Pathogenesis of Mild and Moderate-to-Severe Endometriosis? by Nevin Tuten, Serdar Acikgoz, Zahid Mammadov, Eduard Malik, Abdullah Tuten, Onur Guralp

“…The women who had bilateral endometrioma had significantly lower levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D compared to the women with unilateral endometrioma (8.4±2.7 ng/mL vs 11.1±5.6 ng/mL, p=0.047). Mean serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in women with and without dysmenorrhea were not significantly different from each other in the endometriosis and non-endometriosis subgroups. …”
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Sub-seasonal Patterns of PM10 and Black Carbon in a Coastal City: A Case Study of Salé, Morocco by Anas Otmani, Abdeslam Lachhab, Abdelfettah Benchrif, Mounia Tahri, Mohamed Azougagh, Mohammed El Bouch, El Mahjoub Chakir

“…Seasonal reliance was noted in both BC10 and PM10, with yearly BC10 averages fluctuating between 5.2 ± 3.2 μg m-3. Particularly, BC10 constituted roughly 16 ± 6% of PM10 mass. …”
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EEG alpha/beta features as a biomarker for quantifying pain in patients with lumbar disk herniation by Rumei Li, Wanqi Shao, Shumei Zhao, Lingli Wang, Chao Yu, Lanying Liu, Kuiying Yin

“…The constructed alpha/beta features demonstrated a significant negative correlation with VAS in the frontal (R = −0.361, P = 0.022) and parietal (R = −0.341, P = 0.031), as well as with mJOA in the frontal (R = −0.416, P = 0.007), central (R = −0.438, P = 0.004), and parietal (R = −0.390, P = 0.013) regions.ConclusionEEG power ratios showed significantly different results in LDH groups, and between patients and HC. …”
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Progress and insights from worldwide deep coalbed methane exploration and development by Jiaqi ZHANG, Zengqin LIU, Baojian SHEN, Shihu ZHAO, Xinjun CHEN, Jincheng YE

“…Multiple horizontal wells in the Daning-Jixian and Daniudi gas fields produce more than 100 000 m3 of gas per day. Deep CBM exploration in the Sichuan Basin has made positive progress, and the Junggar Basin shows potential for deep CBM exploration. …”
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Validação transcultural da versão moçambicana da escala de autoeficácia em Educação Física inclusiva by Leonor Picardo, Maria João Campos, José Pedro Ferreira

“…Participaram 149 estudantes estagiários de EF, sendo 109 de género masculino (M=24,46 ± DP=3,16) e 40 do género feminino (M=21,38±DP=5,18) recrutados em cursos de EF nas universidades das zonas Sul, Centro e Norte de Moçambique. …”
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Genomic characterization and molecular predictive biomarkers for chemotherapy in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer treated in a real-world setting by Erik Olsson, Henrik Lindman, Evangelos Digkas, Viktoria Thurfjell, Haidar Mir Ali, Ute Krüger, Anna-Karin Wennstig, Marie Sundqvist, Antonios Valachis

“…Purpose: We aimed to characterize genomic alterations with potential prognostic or predictive significance in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) treated with chemotherapy in a real-world setting. …”
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Perancangan Antarmuka dan Pengalaman Pengguna pada Prototipe Aplikasi Operasional Notaris menggunakan Metode Ethnographic Field Studies dan User Centered Design by Aqila Fayyadh Ferliamo, Buce Trias Hanggara, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo

“…Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui pengamatan secara etnografi dan partisipasi aktif melalui diskusi dengan pemangku kepentingan di kantor Notaris & PPAT Ferry Ramdhan Afdal, S.H., M.Kn. Berdasarkan analisis dan pemetaan kebutuhan dari data yang dikumpulkan, dilakukan perancangan dengan hasil 24 halaman prototipe aplikasi berbasis mobile yang bersifat high-fidelity. …”
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Emulsifying Properties of Dietary Fiber from Different Sources by Yao WANG, Xue ZHAO, Hao WU, Xinglian XU

“…The absolute value of Zeta potential and apparent viscosity increased with increasing fiber concentration, and both reached the maximum value in the rice bran dietary fiber emulsion with fiber concentration of 3% (Zeta potential value: −59.45 mV; viscosity: 15.88 mPa·s). The results of storage stability suggested that with the extension of storage time, oat bran dietary fiber emulsion and citrus fiber emulsion showed obvious oil-water layered, and the emulsification ability was lower than that of other groups. …”
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Estimating avoidable burden of stillbirth attributable to greenness improvement in Iran by Yang Yuan, Fatemeh Mayvaneh, Yaqi Wang, Jixing Yang, Yunquan Zhang, Fang Shi

“…Lower stillbirth risks were consistently seen in pregnant mothers being exposed to greater greenness within buffers of 500–3000 m. For instance, per 0.1-unit increase of NDVI and EVI within a 3000-m buffer was associated with the estimated odds of 0.971 (95 % confidence interval: 0.963–0.978) and 0.957 (0.947–0.968) for stillbirth, respectively. …”
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Tabla de volumen comercial para teca clonal en diferentes índices de sitio en la Zona Norte de Costa Rica by Katherine Barrantes-Madrigal, Rafael Murillo-Cruz, Carlos Ávila-Arias, William Fonseca-González, Ana Isabel Barquero-Elizondo

“…A 263 árboles en pie (119 árboles para el IS27, 119 para el IS24 y 28 para el IS21) se les midió el diámetro al tocón y a 1.3 m sobre el nivel del suelo. Posteriormente, cada 1.5 m, hasta completar la altura total. …”
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Deletion of ESX-3 and ESX-4 secretion systems in Mycobacterium abscessus results in highly impaired pathogenicity by Wassim Daher, Vincent Le Moigne, Yara Tasrini, Shweta Parmar, Danielle L. Sexton, John Jairo Aguilera-Correa, Valentin Berdal, Elitza I. Tocheva, Jean-Louis Herrmann, Laurent Kremer

“…These findings demonstrate that both ESX systems drive M. abscessus pathogenicity.…”
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Formation Pathways and Emission Characteristics of PCDD/Fs during Co-combustion Tests of Sewage Sludge in Coal-fired Power Plants by Xiangbo Zou, Ji Ye, Chuangting Chen, Hui Huang, Wenxin Yu, Yuxuan Ying, Tieying Mao, Yunfeng Ma, Bingjian Zhu, Xiaoqing Lin

“…By adding 3% and 6% SS, the formation concentrations of PCDD/Fs in flue gas at the economizer increased from 0.1317 to 0.2651 and 0.6023 ng m−3, respectively, and the corresponding I-TEQ concentrations increased from 0.0104 to 0.023 and 0.058 ng I-TEQ m−3, respectively. …”
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Development of the pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary vascular resistance, six minute walk distance, B-type natriuretic peptide, age (PVD-B65) risk score for patients with chronic lung... by Shameek Gayen, Jay Pescatore, Matthew Bittner, Mario Naranjo, Gerard J. Criner, Sheila Weaver, Temple Lung Center Pulmonary Vascular Disease Working Group

“…Results The identified predictors of one-year mortality that comprised our risk assessment tool were pulmonary fibrosis without emphysema, pulmonary vascular resistance > 5 WU, six-minute walk distance < 150 m, BNP > 200 pg/mL, and age > 65 years (PVD-B65). …”
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Characterizing PM2.5 Secondary Aerosols via a Fusion Strategy of Two-stage Positive Matrix Factorization and Robust Regression by Chun-Sheng Huang, Ho-Tang Liao, Chia-Yang Chen, Li-Hao Young, Ta-Chih Hsiao, Tsung-I Chou, Jyun-Min Chang, Kuan-Lin Lai, Chang-Fu Wu

“…The results from the fusion model showed that the majority of secondary aerosols (sum of secondary aerosol-related species = 2.67 µg m−3) within three hours were mainly contributed by oil combustion, while the largest contributor of secondary aerosols (1.65 µg m−3) over 24 hours was industry, highlighting the need for regulation of these two sources based on various temporal scales. …”
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Composition Characteristics and Potential Regions of PM2.5 during Winter Haze Pollution in Typical Industrial Areas, NW-China by Liyao Guo, Chao Gu, Kaiyuan Dong, Shengju Ou, Xueyan Zhao, Xinhua Wang, Zhensen Zheng, Wen Yang

“…The daily average PM2.5 concentrations were ~210 µg m–3 and peak daily concentrations were ~496 µg m–3 in the Kuitun-Dushanzi-Wusu (K-D-W region) of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. …”
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Investigating Two-dimensional Horizontal Mesh Grid Effects on the Eulerian Atmospheric Transport Model Using Artificial Neural Network by Amine Ajdour, Brahim Ydir, Houria Bouzghiba, Ishaq Dimeji Sulaymon, Anas Adnane, Dris Ben Hmamou, Kenza Khomsi, Jamal Chaoufi, Gábor Géczi, Radouane Leghrib

“…The second aspect demonstrates: (4) CHIMERE-Artificial Neural Network (CHIMERE-ANN) demonstrates high accuracy in predicting ozone levels for Agadir and Casablanca, achieving improved correlation coefficients of 80% and 94%, respectively, accompanied by a notable decrease in Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) to 7.5 µg m–3 and 7.4 µg m–3. (5) Implementing CHIMERE-ANN with high spatial resolution concentrations (RA3 and RC3) enhances the accuracy of pollutant concentration forecasts. …”
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Multiwavelength Variability Analysis of the Blazar PKS 0727-11: An ~ 168 day Quasiperiodic Oscillation in the γ-Ray by Yuncai Shen, Tingfeng Yi, Vinit Dhiman, Lisheng Mao, Liang Dong

“…In this scenario, the estimated mass of the primary black hole is M ∼ 3.66 × 10 ^8 –5.79 × 10 ^9 M _⊙ .…”
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Laboratory Analysis of Soil Physicochemical Properties Based on Agricultural Fertilizer Input Requirement Application: A Case of Haramaya University, Ethiopia by Turyasingura, Benson, Chavula, Petros, Mohammed, Yasin, Eliyas, Abdi Alic, Girmac , Tesfasilassie, Sadeso, Kumale, Shentema, Solomon, Abebed, Aschalew, Katel, Shambhu, Timsina, Sandipa

“…Electro-conductivity was very low varying from 0.08 to 1.00 ds/m with an average value of 0.54 ds/m. The maximum exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) value calculated is 6.36 % where the minimum is 0.36 % and averaged value of 3.36 %. …”
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