Novel genetic association with migratory diapause in Australian monarch butterflies by William Hemstrom, Micah Freedman, Myron P. Zalucki, Michael Miller

“…This protein is known to be involved in diapause termination in monarchs but has not previously been identified as associated with migratory life history variance. The most strongly associated migratory SNPs are also present at a low frequency in North America, suggesting that the Australian population is leveraging standing variation which persisted across repeated bottlenecks as Monarchs spread across the Pacific. …”
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Establishment of Epithelial Inflammatory Injury Model Using Intestinal Organoid Cultures by Chengfeng Xing, Guili Liang, Xin Yu, Anxing Zhang, Xiang Luo, Yu Liu, Zengli Tang, Bian Wu, Zhengji Song, Danfeng Lan

“…Intestinal epithelial dysfunction is critical in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, most cellular experiments related to epithelial barrier studies in IBD have been based on tumor cell line that lack a variety of intestinal epithelial cell types. …”
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An economic evaluation of pre-dialysis stage of chronic kidney disease by E. I. Rumiantseva, M. V. Avxentyeva

“…We concluded on the clinical and economic feasibility of most interventions that were used to detect CKD and prevent its progression.Conclusion. …”
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The incidence of acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart disease in the Russian population (2011–2012) by Rimma Mikhailovna Balabanova

“…ARF cases in adults were most frequent in St. Petersburg (124 cases), the Chechen Republic (154), and the Moscow region (161).The article lists the ARF and CRHD preventive measures.…”
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Study on the risk background of strong earthquake in Kangding-Moxi fault, Sichuan by Wenlin Huan, Meng Zhang, Hua Pan

“…Over the nearly 300 years since 1725, two periods of seismicity have repeatedly occurred on the Xianshuihe fault zone, with recurrence intervals of 100 to 200 years. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Nigeria Railway Track Ballast Under Simulated Operational Conditions by Stephen Adeyemi Alabi, Thomas Stephen Ijimdiya, Joseph Olasehinde Afolayan, Oladunni Abosede Daramola, Tolulope Abidemi Alabi, Rahman Tunde Agbede, Ayodeji Stanley Olowoselu, Jeffrey Mahachi, Chinwuba Arum

“…Over time, most research on railway track performance has focused mainly on rail and track geometry, with a few considering the damage or degradation occurring at the substructure level. …”
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The Legal Regime of Mineral Resources Usage in Iraq and the Interests of Other States by E. O. Kasaev

“…Among them nowadays “Lukoil” has the most significant strategic business plans in Iraq: by the year 2015 the company is going to concentrate more than 20 % of its oil output outside Russia. …”
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Phenotypes of headache in patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Viriya Tripakornkusol, Napassorn Sinsopa, Sittichai Khamsai, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

“…Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), characterized by repeatedly collapse of upper airway while sleeping, is a common disease; estimated to have a prevalence of 57% in adults. …”
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African strains of Zika virus resist ISG-mediated restriction. by Inès Bribes, Jim Zoladek, Marion Cannac, Sara Salinas, Sam J Wilson, Sébastien Nisole

“…In particular, SHFL, RTP4 and IFI6, which were the three most active ISGs against Asian viruses, had little or no effect on the replication of African ZIKV strains. …”
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans Refractory to Therapy with Ivermectin: Case Report and Review of Implicated Zoonotic Pathogens, Epidemiology, Anthelmintic Drug Resistance and Therapy by Bart J. Currie, Jessica Hoopes, Bonny Cumming

“…Single-dose ivermectin is the most recommended current therapy, with repeat ivermectin doses sometimes required. …”
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma masquerading as disseminated tuberculosis in the presence of constitutional symptoms, DRESS syndrome, and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy by Patil Shital, Aditi Gatagat, Priyanka Malhotra, Mahesh Unni

“…Tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus infection, and lymphoproliferative malignancies are predominant etiologies of PGL. Tuberculosis is the most common cause of PGL in India. In the present case report, a 41-year-old male presented with constitutional symptoms such as fever, anorexia, and weight loss with bilateral neck, axillary, and inguinal lymph node swellings for more than 3 months. …”
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Mathematical modeling of malaria vaccination with seasonality and immune feedback. by Zhuolin Qu, Denis Patterson, Lihong Zhao, Joan Ponce, Christina J Edholm, Olivia F Prosper Feldman, Lauren M Childs

“…Immunity to malaria develops through repeated exposure and plays a crucial role in disease dynamics. …”
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Effect of brimonidine on anterior-chamber angle in patients with narrow angles by Johanna Timoteo-Cervantes, MD, Joseph Anthony Tumbocon, MD, Ma. Margarita Lat-Luna, MD

“…Brimonidine caused a significant decrease in pupil diameter, most notably 2 hours after instillation, from baseline of 2.36 ± 0.37 mm to 2.17 ± 0.35 mm. …”
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Hypertensive crisis in modern guidelines: how to avoid mistakes in diagnosis and treatment. Based on the materials of the XXVI Russian National «Human and Medicine» Congress and th... by Yu. V. Evsyutina

“…Hypertensive crisis is associated with various acute conditions, most often stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic), acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema, acute heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, acute kidney injury, acute aortic dissection and eclampsia. …”
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Is it time to stop sweeping data cleaning under the carpet? A novel algorithm for outlier management in growth data. by Charlotte S C Woolley, Ian G Handel, B Mark Bronsvoort, Jeffrey J Schoenebeck, Dylan N Clements

“…Prior to the addition of the algorithm, data cleaning based on non-linear mixed effects models was the most effective in all datasets and had on average a minimum of 26.00% higher sensitivity and 0.12% higher specificity than other methods. …”
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High-Contrast Imaging: Hide and Seek with Exoplanets by Riccardo Claudi, Dino Mesa

“…So far, most of the about 5700 exoplanets have been discovered mainly with radial velocity and transit methods. …”
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The relationship between by naiema khodadady, farzaneh shikholeslami, shohreh ahmadi, aliyeh FARZAM, zahra sharif

“…Many of ‎Schizophrenia clients for some reasons stop taking anti psychotic drugs which results in ‎relapse and repeated hospitalizations, inability to keep a job and stigmatization and it can ‎decrease their quality of life. …”
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Shooting for the Stars: Collaborative Design for Space Education by Lina Svedin, Jason Trew

“…The bulk of the paper outlines how the Research Lead assembled the Design Research Team, the rinse and repeat of the furiously-paced research process, the “undisciplined” approach to ideas, and how the Team engaged with stakeholders and the Community Partner. …”
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Adverse events associated with donor plateletpheresis: A 10-year experience from Vojvodina, Serbia by Budakov-Obradović Zorana, Bujandrić Nevenka, Grujić Jasmina

“…AEs were identified during 180 (8.68%) platelet donations with no statistical significance in occurrence in the first time donors (10.28%) and repeat donors (8.59%). Mild local reactions related to venous access (42.22%) were the most common AEs. …”
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Endometriosis Quality of Life Cohort Study: Long-term Impact of Radical Laparoscopic Excision of Endometriosis by Rose McDonnell, Jessica Gollow, Elizabeth Nathan, Dorota Doherty, Kingshuk Majumder, Eden Wilkinson, Bernadette McElhinney, Krishnan Karthigasu, Roger Hart

“…Overall, 63.0% of patients improved their global health scores, and 57.5% of patients improved their health state scores from baseline to the most recent follow-up. On the Short Form-12 questionnaire, 63% of patients improved their physical and/or mental scores. …”
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