Features of circuitry of acousto-optic laser measuring systems for controlling three-coordinate (3D) movements of products and equipment elements. Part 1. by E. V. Leun

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A Holling Type II Discrete Switching Host-Parasitoid System with a Nonlinear Threshold Policy for Integrated Pest Management by Mengqi He, Sanyi Tang, Robert A. Cheke

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The added value of coupling anti-dsDNA and anti-chromatin antibodies in follow-up monitoring of systemic lupus erythematosus patients by Caroline Carlé, Françoise Fortenfant, Chloé Bost, Julie Belliere, Stanislas Faguer, Dominique Chauveau, Antoine Huart, David Ribes, Laurent Alric, Gregory Pugnet, Laurent Sailler, Yves Renaudineau

“…Objective: The autoimmune response to chromatin (Chr) or one of the nucleosome components (double stranded (ds)DNA and histones) is typically associated with the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …”
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Acceptance and adoption determinants of telemedicine in public healthcare institutions by Kokisa E. Phorah, Lovemore Motsi

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Questions of construction of jet-drop optical measuring systems: registration of acoustic emission signals and temperature measurement in the cutting zone during turning, drilling... by E. V. Leun

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Fundamentals of design of jet-drop optical systems for three-coordinate measurements of electric, magnetic and gravitational field strengths by the pendant drop method. Part 1 by E. V. Leun

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Markers of inflammation before and after coronary artery bypass grafting and the effectiveness of statins by O.J. Zharinov, O.A. Yepanchintseva, I.V. Shklianka, A.I. Kurchenko, B.M. Todurov

“…The aim of the review is to summarize contemporary views on mechanisms of the systemic inflammation in patients with coronary heart disease after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). …”
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Accelerating Smith-Waterman Alignment for Protein Database Search Using Frequency Distance Filtration Scheme Based on CPU-GPU Collaborative System by Yu Liu, Yang Hong, Chun-Yuan Lin, Che-Lun Hung

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Do past and present adverse experiences impact the mental health of children? A study among children in the Juvenile Justice System in India by Shiva Prakash Srinivasan, Chiranjeevi Arumugam, Ananya Anandan, Padmavati Ramachandran

“…A significant negative correlation was noted between the number of ACEs, bullying experiences, and well-being and a significant positive correlation with stress and psychopathology. Information about the family of origin was significantly associated with lower psychopathology and stress scores. …”
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Evaluation and Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life for Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus by Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) System by Frank Mo, Howard Morrison, Bernard C.K. Choi, Lianne Vardy

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Identification of patient demographic, clinical, and SARS-CoV-2 genomic factors associated with severe COVID-19 using supervised machine learning: a retrospective multicenter study by Kuganya Nirmalarajah, Patryk Aftanas, Shiva Barati, Emily Chien, Gloria Crowl, Amna Faheem, Lubna Farooqi, Alainna J. Jamal, Saman Khan, Jonathon D. Kotwa, Angel X. Li, Mohammad Mozafarihashjin, Jalees A. Nasir, Altynay Shigayeva, Winfield Yim, Lily Yip, Xi Zoe Zhong, Kevin Katz, Robert Kozak, Andrew G. McArthur, Nick Daneman, Finlay Maguire, Allison J. McGeer, Venkata R. Duvvuri, Samira Mubareka

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Balancing co-benefits and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and adaptation innovations under mixed crop-livestock systems in semi-arid Zimbabwe by Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Roberto O. Valdivia, Katrien Descheemaeker, Gevious Sisito, Elisha N. Moyo, Farai Mapanda

“…They include market-oriented adaptation and mitigation interventions and social protection mechanisms that would support the transition towards more sustainable intensified, diversified and better integrated crop-livestock systems. We assess the trade-offs associated with adoption of climate-smart interventions aimed at improving incomes and food security but that may have consequences on GHG emissions for the different pathways and farm types. …”
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Performance Improvement Based Authentication Protocol for Intervessel Traffic Service Data Exchange Format Protocol Based on U-Navigation System in WoT Environment by Byunggil Lee, Namje Park

“…International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) is developing the standard intersystem VTS exchange format (IVEF) protocol for exchange of navigation and vessel information between VTS systems and between VTS and vessels. …”
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Effects of Immune System-Related Medications on COVID-19 Outcome in a Cohort of Iranian Patients: Preliminary Report of a Data Mining Study by Ehsan Bitaraf, Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi, Alireza Gandomi-Mohammadabadi, Zahra Noorani Mejareh, Bahare Abdollahi, Javad Balasi, Farzan Moodi, Nima Hemmati, Ali Kabir

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Enhancing climate resilience: A data-driven north rift weather prediction system for real-time forecasting and agricultural decision support by John W. Makokha, Peter W. Barasa, Geoffrey W. Khamala

“…Moreover, its integration into larger decision support systems allows for proactive interventions to mitigate land degradation and climate change stressors. …”
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Biological and psychosocial factors associated with the persistence of pruritus symptoms: protocol for a prospective, exploratory observational study in Germany (individual project... by Sonja Ständer, Stefan W Schneider, Gudrun Schneider, Stefan Kahnert, Manuel Pedro Pereira, Christian Mess, Volker Huck, Konstantin Agelopoulos, Gina Frank

“…Introduction Chronic pruritus (CP) is a symptom of dermatologic, neurologic, systemic and psychosomatic diseases. CP has a prevalence of ~20% in the general population and is therefore a significant burden on society, but the transition from acute pruritus to CP is not well understood. …”
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Types of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) used by people of different age and smoking status groups: results from a US nationally representative survey by Lucy Popova, Robert T Fairman, David L Ashley, Zachary B Massey, Bai Cham, Ruiyan Luo, Mohammed Alqahtani, Scott Weaver

“…Objectives The type of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) used by different age groups may be associated with ENDS and cigarette use behaviours. …”
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Striking the Balance: Evaluating Content Quality and Reward Dynamics in Blockchain Online Social Media by Davide Mancino, Barbara Guidi, Andrea Michienzi, Marco Viviani

“…In this paper, we focus on this problem by studying the actual relationship between the quality of User-Generated Content disseminated in the context of blockchain-based decentralized social media platforms, and the rewards provided to users by their reward systems. To this end, we analyze distinct sets of features characterizing quality content in social media, in association with distinct classifiers to identify content actually worthy of reward. …”
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Carbon Footprint of Beef Cattle in a Conventional Production System: a Case Study of a Large-Area Farming Enterprise in the Wielkopolska Region by Jerzy Bieńkowski, Radosław Dąbrowicz, Małgorzata Holka, Janusz Jankowiak

“…The method of life cycle analysis (LCA) in the stages from "cradle-to-farmgate" was used to assess the GHG emissions associated with the production of beef cattle. The average CF in the entire beef cattle production system was 25.43 kg of CO2 kg-1 of live weight of marketed cattle, while in the individual subsystems of basic breeding herd, breeding heifers, breeding bulls and fattening bulls, the CF (after GHG allocation) was: 11.0 kg CO2 eq., 34.30 kg CO2 eq., 27.32 and 25.40 kg CO2 eq., respectively. …”
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Hereditary angioedema diagnosis evaluation score (HADES): A new clinical scoring system for predicting hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency by Ricardo Zwiener, MD, Rafael Zamora, MD, Carlos María Galmarini, MD, PhD, Laura Brion, PhD, Laura Arias, MD, Andrea Pino, MD, Paula Rozenfeld, PhD

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