Osteoporosis Syndrome in Thalassaemia Major: An Overview by Meropi Toumba, Nicos Skordis

“…Osteoporosis in thalassaemia major (TM) represents a prominent cause of morbidity. …”
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Ranking of Tourism Village Locator with Environmental Criteria with FTOPSIS Case Study of Shoush by elham azizikhadem, kazem rangzan, mostafa kabolizade, Ayob taghizadeh

“…The tourism industry has become a major economic activity in the early years of the 21st Century and is considered one of the most productive and most employment-oriented global industries. …”
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LGR4 is essential for maintaining β-cell homeostasis through suppression of RANK by Joanna Filipowska, Zelda Cisneros, Sneha S. Varghese, Nancy Leon-Rivera, Peng Wang, Randy Kang, Geming Lu, Yate-Ching Yuan, Hung-Ping Shih, Supriyo Bhattacharya, Sangeeta Dhawan, Adolfo Garcia-Ocaña, Nagesha Guthalu Kondegowda, Rupangi C. Vasavada

“…Objective: Loss of functional β-cell mass is a major cause of diabetes. Thus, identifying regulators of β-cell health is crucial for treating this disease. …”
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Application of Modified PageRank Algorithm for Anomaly Detection in Movements of Older Adults by Shahram Payandeh, Eddie Chiu

“…It is a well-known statistic that the percentage of our older adult population will globally surpass the other age groups. A majority of the elderly would still prefer to keep an active life style. …”
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Distributions of Trace Elements and Their Relationships With Heavy Minerals in Some Chinese Low‐Rank Coals by Peng Jin, Chong Tian, Yuxuan Huang, Bengen Gong, Xiaochuan Wang

“…Rare heavy mineral particles including zircon, sphalerite, and gypsum are observed in HMFs from four low‐rank coals. Minerals are the major carriers of the TEs, and different kinds of minerals carry different kinds of TEs. …”
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Scopus Indexing Delays of Articles Published in Major Pharmacy Practice Journals by Samuel Adeosun

“…Median indexing delays and Kaplan-Meier curves of indexing delays were also compared between Scopus and PubMed using Wilcoxon signed-rank and Log-Rank tests, respectively.  Results: All 7 journals (843 documents) and 4 journals (212 documents) were included (aims 1 and 2, respectively). …”
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Winning and Losing Relationship: A New Method of University Ranking in the Case of Countries along the Belt and Road by Jin Liu, Songyue Lin, Manling Wu, Wenjing Lyu

“…Yet, current major university rankings fail to reflect the system dynamics of the university innovation system. …”
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Emergency Medicine Clerkship Grading Scheme, Grade, and Rank-List Distribution as Reported on Standardized Letters of Evaluation by Alexandra Mannix, Thomas Beardsley, Thomas Alcorn, Morgan Sweere, Michael Gottlieb

“…Both grades and rank list demonstrated evidence of a skewed distribution toward higher grades and rank-list position.…”
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The Analysis of Spatial Pattern and Hotspots of Aviation Accident and Ranking the Potential Risk Airports Based on GIS Platform by Yafei Li, Chen Liang

“…Finally, airports around the accident hot spots were ranked to obtain the airports with high potential aviation risks based on RI, taking Florida as an example. …”
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Phylogenetic taxon definitions for Fungi, Dikarya, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota by David S. Hibbett, Meredith Blackwell, Timothy Y. James, Joseph W. Spatafora, John W. Taylor, Rytas Vilgalys

“…PTDs are central to the system of rank-free classification that is governed by the PhyloCode, but they can also be used to clarify the meanings of ranked names. …”
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Osteoimmunology: Major and Costimulatory Pathway Expression Associated with Chronic Inflammatory Induced Bone Loss by Tania N. Crotti, Anak A. S. S. K. Dharmapatni, Ekram Alias, David R. Haynes

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The Immune Response Is Involved in Atherosclerotic Plaque Calcification: Could the RANKL/RANK/OPG System Be a Marker of Plaque Instability? by Fabrizio Montecucco, Sabine Steffens, François Mach

“…The major limitation is probably the poor specificity of these factors for cardiovascular disease. …”
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Ranking the VIR collection of maize (Zea mays L.) according to the traits valuable for breeding in the soil and climate environments of the Republic of Belarus by Ye. M. Govor, E. B. Khatefov

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A Review on Major Rust Resistance Gene and Amino Acid Changes on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) by Bikas Basnet, Philomin Juliana, Keshav Bhattarai, Umisha Upreti

“…Wheat ranks first in the production and productivity of staple cereal crops in the world. …”
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Predicting complications of major head and neck oncological surgery: an evaluation of the ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator by Peter S. Vosler, Mario Orsini, Danny J. Enepekides, Kevin M. Higgins

“…Methods Patient records at a major Canadian tertiary care referral center between July 2015 and March 2017 were reviewed for surgical cases including one of six major head and neck oncologic surgeries: total thyroidectomy, total laryngectomy, hemiglossectomy, partial glossectomy, laryngopharyngectomy, and composite resection. …”
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The Maddaloni/X-6 eruption stands out as one of the major events during the Late Pleistocene at Campi Flegrei by Giada Fernandez, Antonio Costa, Biagio Giaccio, Jacopo Natale, Danilo M. Palladino, Gianluca Sottili

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No major impact of new grape varieties on Bordeaux wine typicity: expert assessments in blind and non-blind tastings by Marc Plantevin, Sophie Tempère, Cécile Thibon, Lucile Dijkstra, Julien Lecourt, Agnès Destrac-Irvine, Cornelis van Leeuwen

“… Climate change induces major changes in wine typicity due to its impact on berry composition at harvest. …”
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NEK4: prediction of available drug targets and common genetic linkages in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder by Bin Gong, Chenxu Xiao, Yu Feng, Yu Feng, Jing Shen

“…BackgroundBipolar disorder (BD) is a mental illness characterized by alternating episodes of elevated mood and depression, while major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating condition that ranks second globally in terms of disease burden. …”
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Exploratory analysis of the position of Chinese cities as international tourism hubs: product destination versus business environment internationalization by Xiang Feng, Ben Derudder, Xiaochuan Zhu, Haixia Zhou

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Ranking the methods to improve asset-liability management in commercial banks of Iran using the hybrid MCDM approach (case study: Tehran branches of Sepah Bank) by Seyed Fakhreddin Fakhrhosseini, Meysam Kaviani

“…By using MCDM techniques, we have ranked the major objectives of asset-debt management in Bank Sepah. …”
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