Assessing coronary artery stenosis exacerbated impact on left ventricular function and deformation in metabolic syndrome patients by 3.0 T cardiac magnetic resonance imaging by Yi-Ning Jiang, Yue Gao, Chen-Yan Min, Ying‑Kun Guo, Rong Xu, Li-Ting Shen, Wen-lei Qian, Yuan Li, Zhi-Gang Yang

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Electroluminescent Sensing Coating for On-Line Detection of Zero-Value Insulators in High-Voltage Systems by Yongjie Nie, Yihang Jiang, Pengju Wang, Daoyuan Chen, Yongsen Han, Jialiang Song, Yuanwei Zhu, Shengtao Li

“…In high-voltage transmission lines, insulators subjected to prolonged electromechanical stress are prone to zero-value defects, leading to insulation failure and posing significant risks to power grid reliability. …”
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Regional Relationship between Macular Retinal Thickness and Corresponding Central Visual Field Sensitivity in Glaucoma Patients by Chun-Hsiu Liu, Shirley H. L. Chang, Shiu-Chen Wu

“…Lower MRT values might be a warning sign for central VF defects in glaucoma patients.…”
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Radiological diagnosis of infantile osteopetrosis in a 1-year-old with macrocephaly and jaundice by Aya Laridi, MD, Chaimaa Jabbari, MD, Ihssane Laasri, MD, Soufiane Hassar, MD, Nazik Allali, PhD, Latifa Chat, PhD, Siham El Haddad, PhD

“…Infantile osteopetrosis is a rare, severe genetic disorder marked by defective osteoclast function, leading to abnormally dense but fragile bones. …”
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Examining muscle synergy composition and segmental coordination during overground walking in individuals with a rotationplasty about the knee by Kellen T. Krajewski, Nathan Rogers, Mia A. Lundin, Andrea Rogers, Susan Kanai, Lucas Moore, Steven W. Thorpe, James J. Carollo, Patrick M. Carry, David R. Howell, Lauren A. Sepp, Anne K. Silverman, Nathan J. Donaldson

“…Abstract Rotationplasty is a surgical technique used to salvage the limb following resection of a sarcoma or to address congenital defects. The procedure repurposes the ankle as a new knee, while fusing the thigh and shank musculature to achieve ‘knee’ flexion/extension. …”
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PROCESSES OF OXYGEN DESOPRPTION IN HIGH-DENSITY LANTHANUM-STRONTIUM MANGANITE La_0.6Sr_0.4MnO_3-_d by L. I. Gurskii, N. A. Kalanda, A. N. Chobot, Yu. V. Sukhodolov, G. M. Chobot, P. N. Kireev

“…Characteristic properties of the formation of physical - chemical properties of a manganite with the composition La0.6Sr0.4MnO3-d were considered. …”
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Akt/mTOR Role in Human Foetoplacental Vascular Insulin Resistance in Diseases of Pregnancy by Roberto Villalobos-Labra, Luis Silva, Mario Subiabre, Joaquín Araos, Rocío Salsoso, Bárbara Fuenzalida, Tamara Sáez, Fernando Toledo, Marcelo González, Claudia Quezada, Fabián Pardo, Delia I. Chiarello, Andrea Leiva, Luis Sobrevia

“…Insulin resistance is characteristic of pregnancies where the mother shows metabolic alterations, such as preeclampsia (PE) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), or abnormal maternal conditions such as pregestational maternal obesity (PGMO). …”
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A retrospective analysis of 6942 amniocentesis cases by Qingsha An, Yuxiao Huang, Feifei Yu, Yilun Tao, Juan Li, Xiaoze Li

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THE USE OF NEURAL NETWORKS FOR THE AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS IN DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES by G. I. Kachayeva, A. G. Mustafayev

“…Objectives The aim of the work is to use neural networks to detect characteristic ECG signals that determine heart rhythm abnormalities and detect the corresponding heart disease. …”
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Area-based composition predictions of materials fabricated using simultaneous wire-powder-directed energy deposition by Scott C. Bozeman, O. Burkan Isgor, Julie D. Tucker

“…WP-DED single beads are printed using 309L stainless steel wire and commercially pure Fe powder at five wire feed rates (0.5, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50 mm/mm) and five powder feed rates (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 rpm). Characteristic defects including interface gaps and macrosegregation (lack of mixing) tendencies are examined. …”
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Role of mutation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development. by Tim C R Conibear, Samuel L Collins, Jeremy S Webb

“…For P. aeruginosa strains defective in DNA fidelity and error repair, we found that microcolony initiation and growth was enhanced with increased mutation frequency of the organism. …”
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Fusion, Gemination or a Morphological Variation? A Case Report on a Diagnostically Challenging Mandibular Molar by Argyro Kavadella, Ioannis Papavasileiou, Maria-Areti Salamouri, Ioannis Papavasileiou, Elpida-Niki Emmanouil-Nikoloussi

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Dental anomalies can manifest as a consequence of developmental defects and/or genetic influences, which disrupt the normal functioning of the oral cavity and present in various forms. …”
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The zinc transporter ZIPT-7.1 regulates sperm activation in nematodes. by Yanmei Zhao, Chieh-Hsiang Tan, Amber Krauchunas, Andrea Scharf, Nicholas Dietrich, Kurt Warnhoff, Zhiheng Yuan, Marina Druzhinina, Sam Guoping Gu, Long Miao, Andrew Singson, Ronald E Ellis, Kerry Kornfeld

“…The zipt-7.1 mutant hermaphrodites cannot self-fertilize, and males reproduce poorly, because mutant spermatids are defective in responding to activating signals. The zipt-7.1 gene is expressed in the germ line and functions in germ cells to promote sperm activation. …”
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Steroid hormone control of cell death and cell survival: molecular insights using RNAi. by Suganthi Chittaranjan, Melissa McConechy, Ying-Chen Claire Hou, J Douglas Freeman, Lindsay Devorkin, Sharon M Gorski

“…In vivo analyses of Sox14-RNAi animals revealed multiple phenotypes characteristic of aberrant or reduced ecdysone signaling, including defects in larval midgut and salivary gland destruction. …”
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Functional analysis of Leishmania cyclopropane fatty acid synthetase. by Samuel O Oyola, Krystal J Evans, Terry K Smith, Barbara A Smith, James D Hilley, Jeremy C Mottram, Paul M Kaye, Deborah F Smith

“…However, while endocytosis is also unaffected in the extracellular CFAS nulls, membrane transporter activity is defective and the null parasites are more resistant to oxidative stress. …”
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Mesoderm-specific Stat3 deletion affects expression of Sox9 yielding Sox9-dependent phenotypes. by Michael D Hall, Caroline A Murray, Michael J Valdez, Alan O Perantoni

“…Stat3 expression is predominant in tissues of mesodermal origin, and its conditional ablation using mesoderm-specific TCre, in vivo, causes dwarfism and skeletal defects characteristic of CD. Specifically, Stat3 loss results in the expansion of growth plate hypertrophic chondrocytes and deregulation of normal endochondral ossification in all bones examined. …”
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Analysis of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Glaucoma Suspects and Glaucoma by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and its Correlation with Visual Field Parameters by Samruddhi N. Chanekar, Ugam P. S. Usgaonkar, Shekhar O. Akarkar

“…There was a significant association between average RNFL thickness and VF defects associated with glaucoma in glaucoma patients’ group. …”
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Coinfection of Herpes Simplex virus 2 and Mycobacterium chelonae in acute hydrops associated with keratoconus: A case report by Pedro Marques-Couto, Ana Gama-Castro, Teresa Carvalho, Rodrigo Vilares-Morgado, João Pinheiro-Costa, Dolores Pinheiro, Ana Maria Cunha

“…Purpose: Acute hydrops is a characteristic complication of corneal ectatic diseases. …”
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Architecture of Ti–6Al–4V thin-walled microthrusters fabricated via laser powder bed fusion by Jeongrak Lee, Junghoon Lee, Rae Eon Kim, Seonghyeon Kim, Kyungtae Kim, Youngsam Kwon, Hongjae Kang, Gunsu Yun, Dongsik Kim, Anna Lee, Hyoung Seop Kim

“…Propulsion efficiencies were also high, with characteristic-velocity and specific-impulse efficiencies reaching 84.3% and 91.7%, respectively. …”
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Structural Characterization and Grading of Timber Species for Engineering Applicability in Kenya by Christine O. Mutayi, Bernadette Sabuni, Samuel Waweru, Geoffrey Mwasame

“…An investigation was carried out in Kakamega County to determine the characteristic grade of eucalyptus and cypress timber species that are commonly used in construction. …”
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