Presence of the red imported fire ant at gopher tortoise nests by Michelina C. Dziadzio, Andrea K. Long, Lora L. Smith, Richard B. Chandler, Steven B. Castleberry

“…Our results indicate that fire ants are attracted to gopher tortoise nests because of a factor other than the initial soil disturbance that accompanies nest deposition, possibly the mucous and moisture released by the female as eggs are laid. © 2016 The Wildlife Society.…”
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The Chemiluminescence and Structure Properties of Normal/Inverse Diffusion Flames by Ting Zhang, Qinghua Guo, Xudong Song, Zhijie Zhou, Guangsuo Yu

“…The flame emission spectrometry was applied to detect the distribution of excited radicals in two types CH4/O2 coflow jet diffusion flames (normal and inverse diffusion flames). …”
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Thrombus rooting in the pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in a patient with cryptogenic stroke, a case report by Ming Song, Honggang Dai, Weida Lu, Xiao Meng

“…A right-to-left shunt was detected using trans-cranial Doppler and transthoracic echocardiogram. …”
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Analysis of membrane surface after the filtration of surface water containing microplastic by Edyta Kudlek, Justyna Juszczyk, Katarzyna Moraczewska-Majkut, Barbara Pieczykolan, Witold K. Nocoń

“…The subject of the study consists of water samples taken from a water reservoir located in the Silesian Voivodeship. Initial analysis showed the presence of microplastics at a concentration of 7–15 particles/L, but nanoplastic particles were not detected. …”
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Rapid-onset cerebral fat embolism syndrome leading to brain death: A case report by Jordyn D. Williams, Jonathan D. Gates, Alfred J. Croteau

“…MRI is the superior modality to detect FES and should be pursued early in patients with risk factors or clinical signs of neurologic involvement.…”
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Effect of different secondary distillation methods on the flavor of new whiskey by YANG Yunxia, LU Jun, SONG Xulei, WANG Xin, WANG Heng, WANG Deliang, YANG Yigong, ZHONG Chonghu, ZHANG Fuyu

“…A total of 40 volatile flavor compounds were detected in new whisky, of which aldehydes and esters were mainly in the head part the wine, and esters were mainly ethyl acetate. …”
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Microalgae toxins in food products and impact on human health: a review by W. A. T. N. Withana, D. M. D. I. Gunarathna, D. M. G. I. Dissanayake, A. I. Rathnayake, H. K. S. de Zoysa, Viduranga Y. Waisundara

“…There are some regulatory models when consuming microalgae-related food products and water due to their toxic effects. Detecting the toxins in the initial stage, studying the impact of toxin production due to environmental factors, and developing effective mitigation strategies to ensure food safety, is a future needs in this field.…”
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Accessory graphite in phyllites as indicator of metamorphic grade and stage (Szendrő Mts., NE Hungary) by Lívia Leskóné Majoros, Máté Zs. Leskó, Krisztián Fintor, Ferenc Móricz, Délia Bulátkó-Debus, Sándor Szakáll, Ferenc Kristály

“…Due to its low quantity and the presence of significant muscovite (± illite) 2M1, clinochlore and quartz content, graphite is not directly detectable by XRD. Graphite occurs as intensely deformed 50–150 μm sized flakes persistently with kink-band microstructure and undulose extinction. …”
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Plasma-negative, Renal-limited Cryofibrinogen-associated Glomerulonephritis: A Unique Case Report by Jarrad A. Hopkins, Ann Nguyen-Hoang, John Brealey, Pravin Hissaria, Jola Kapojos

“…To our knowledge, this case describes the first report of cryofibrinogen-associated glomerulonephritis in the absence of detectable cryofibrinogen in serum, with diagnosis relying on ultrastructural findings. …”
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Changes in Timing and Precipitation of the East Asian Summer Monsoon over China Between 1960 and 2017 by Zeyu Dou, Binhui Liu, Mark Henderson, Wanying Zhou, Rong Ma, Mingyang Chen, Zhi Zhang

“…We analyzed daily precipitation time series from 145 observation stations in eastern China to quantify the initial and final dates of the rainband steady phase and detect regional variations in monsoon duration and intensity from 1960 to 2017. …”
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Adaptive Reference Image Set Selection in Automated X-Ray Inspection by Xinhua Xiao, Andrew Ferro, Tao Ma, Chia Y. Han, Xuefu Zhou, William Wee

“…The procedure first selects an initial reference image set using an approach called ADR Model Optimizer and then uses positive rate in a sliding-time window to determine the need to update the reference image set. …”
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The Influence of Realism on the Sense of Presence in Virtual Reality: Neurophysiological Insights Using EEG by Saeed Safikhani, Vinzenz Gattringer, Michael Schmied, Johanna Pirker, Selina Christin Wriessnegger

“…Although our study has limitations, such as the total number of participants, we gained valuable initial insights into how realism may influence brain activity. …”
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The Actual Epidemiological Effectiveness of Assessing and Improving the System for Ensuring the Epidemiological Safety of Medical Care for Catheterized Patients by D. V. Kvashnina, O. V. Kovalishena, O. M. Sutyrina, I. V. Ivanov, E. L. Nikonov

“…Epidemiological efficiency risk-based surveillance, primarily determined to reduce the incidence of CRBI by 1.8 times compared to initially defined real incidence: 12.5‰ (95% CI — CI 11,8–13 2) vs 22.8‰ (95% CI 21,1–24,5) catheterized patients, p=0.0001.…”
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COMPARISON OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF RAMIPRIL, MOLSIDOMINE AND THEIR COMBINATION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE, WHICH COMPLICATED ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE by I. I. Sinitsina, V. A. Orlov, G. J. Zaharova

“…Increase of ejection fraction on 17 % from initial level was found in patients receiving combined therapy; on 25,2% - in patients receiving molsidomine; and on 12,4% - in patients receiving ramipril. …”
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African Swine Fever in Saxony—Disease Dynamics by Katja Schulz, Sandra Blome, Michael Richter, Tessa Carrau, Christoph Staubach, Carola Sauter-Louis

“…A few weeks after the initial occurrence, infected wild boar were detected in Saxony. …”
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Application prospect of speckle tracking echocardiography in pacemaker implantation by Nan Xu, Xiaoping Cheng, Lei Ren, Quan Yuan

“…Pacemakers provide adequate frequency support in the initial stage, but traditional right ventricular (RV) pacing may lead to or aggravate left ventricular dysfunction and arrhythmia. …”
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A Novel Technique for Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse Repair: Anterior Vaginal Wall Darn by Osman Köse, Hasan S. Sağlam, Şükrü Kumsar, Salih Budak, Öztuğ Adsan

“…No vaginal mucosal erosion or any other complications were detected. Conclusion. In this initial series, our short-term results suggested that patients with grade II-III anterior vaginal wall prolapsus might be treated successfully with the AVWD method.…”
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The effect of educational and supportive package by peers on the self-efficacy mothers of premature neonates: A quasi-experimental study by Jamalodin Begjani, Farideh Movahidimoghadam, Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani, Farzane Beiranvand

“…However, a month after the intervention, a significant shift was detected in the dimension of care beliefs in the intervention group when compared to the control group (P=0.023). …”
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Informative value of rapid microbiological diagnostic tests and experience in studying a procalcitonin assay in the evaluation of the activity of a mycobacterial population in chil... by L. V. Panova, E. S. Ovsyankina, M. M. Averbakh, F. A. Poluektova, O. A. Piskunova

“…Drug resistance in MBT was determined by a microarray test in only 16 (23.5%) out of 68 patients for lack or paucity of DNA in the diagnostic material. Initial chemotherapy regimens were used in these patients in terms of definite resistance. …”
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Heterozygous de novo and inherited mutations in the smooth muscle actin (ACTG2) gene underlie megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome. by Michael F Wangler, Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui, Tomasz Gambin, Samantha Penney, Timothy Moss, Atul Chopra, Frank J Probst, Fan Xia, Yaping Yang, Steven Werlin, Ieva Eglite, Liene Kornejeva, Carlos A Bacino, Dustin Baldridge, Jeff Neul, Efrat Lev Lehman, Austin Larson, Joke Beuten, Donna M Muzny, Shalini Jhangiani, Baylor-Hopkins Center for Mendelian Genomics, Richard A Gibbs, James R Lupski, Arthur Beaudet

“…The cause of this syndrome has remained a mystery since Berdon's initial description in 1976. No genes have been clearly linked to MMIHS. …”
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