A Case of Autoimmune Neutropenia in a Patient Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery by Mio Adachi, Goshi Oda, Masatake Hara, Yuichi Kumaki, Tomoyuki Fujioka, Toshiyuki Ishiba, Ukihide Tateishi

“…After 7 months of treatment, the surgery was performed. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was administered before the surgery, but the patient’s neutrophil count did not increase. …”
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Studies on Pumice Lightweight Aggregate Concrete with Quarry Dust Using Mathematical Modeling Aid of ACO Techniques by J. Rex, B. Kameshwari

“…Here, the modeling is carried out with three different optimization techniques like genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and ant colony optimization (ACO) with 80% of data from experiment utilized for the training and the remaining 20% for the validation. …”
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The immunoregulatory and allergy-associated cytokines in the aetiology of the otitis media with effusion by Marina G. Smirnova, John P. Birchall, Jeffrey P. Pearson

“…In this review we present cytokines identified in otitis media, immunoregulatory [interleukin (IL)-2, IL-10, transforming growth factor-β]) and allergy associated (IL-4, IL-5, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor), as crucial molecular regulators, responsible for chronic inflammation in the middle ear and the chronic condition of OME.…”
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Efficacy of Sakacin on Selected Food Pathogenic Microorganisms Isolated from Fermented Milk Products by SSD Mohammed, D Damisa, TV Balogu, E Bala

“…The L .sake was isolated using the pour plate technique and was characterized based on it colony, cell morphology and some biochemical tests. …”
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Evaluation of SAR Distribution in Six-Layer Human Head Model by Asma Lak, Homayoon Oraizi

“…The six layers are skin, fat, bone, dura (the outer membrane of brain and spinal cord), CSF (colony stimulating factor), and brain. An antenna as a source of exposure is simulated too. …”
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Bionic Optimization Based Stability and Congestion Aware Routing Algorithm for Airborne Highly Dynamic Network by Yunlong Yu, Le Ru, Sheng Mao, Kangning Sun, Qiangqiang Yu, Kun Fang

“…This algorithm integrates biological behavior and dynamic source routing algorithm, which can sense the congestion level of routes and the stability of routes. Ant colony optimization algorithm and the mathematical model of Physarum's behavior exert effort in the process of route discovery and maintenance. …”
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A Hybrid Swarm Intelligence Algorithm for Intrusion Detection Using Significant Features by P. Amudha, S. Karthik, S. Sivakumari

“…To deal with this problem, in this paper a hybrid algorithm is proposed to integrate Modified Artificial Bee Colony (MABC) with Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization (EPSO) to predict the intrusion detection problem. …”
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Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds by C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, James A. Rodgers, Jr.

“…Colony sites must provide protection from predators, nesting materials, and nearby foraging areas (Hafner 2000). …”
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Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds by C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, James A. Rodgers, Jr.

“…Colony sites must provide protection from predators, nesting materials, and nearby foraging areas (Hafner 2000). …”
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Neonicotinoid Analysis in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Honey Samples Collected around Tekirdag in Turkey by Nurullah Ozdemir, Mustafa Necati Muz

“…Forager bees returning from sunflower crops that have been treated with neonicotinoids treated sunflower fields cause residue accumulation in the hives, which reason colony-level adverse effects. This study analyses neonicotinoid residues in sunflower (Helianthus annuus) honey sampled by beekeepers from Tekirdag province. …”
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Intelligent Tuning of PID Using Metaheuristic Optimization for Temperature and Relative Humidity Control of Comfortable Rooms by K. Janprom, W. Permpoonsinsup, S. Wangnipparnto

“…In tuning gains of the PID controller, the modern metaheuristic optimizations, ant colony optimization (ACO), and symbiotic organism search (SOS) are applied and the performance of the proposed control system is compared to that of the traditional methods. …”
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Tat[o]ueur : pouvoirs du tatouage dans Little Tulip, de Jerome Charyn et François Boucq by Sophie Vallas

“…This graphic novel moves back and forth between the USSR of the 1940s and 1950s and New York City in the 1970s to tell the story of Paul, a US-born tattoo artist who spent his childhood in a Gulag colony in Siberia where, as Pavel, he learnt his craft. …”
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Trade, Violence and Diplomacy on the Coast of Ikorodu: The Resistance of Balogun Mabadeje Jaiyesimi by Adebowale Adeyemi-Suenu

“… From the 1850s, British influence in Lagos and coastal Nigeria expanded, leading to the annexation of Lagos in December 1861 and the establishment of Lagos Colony in 1862. This period also witnessed the British quest for the control of coastal and inland trade routes. …”
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Wood analyses helped to determine the location and approximate construction period of the Roman bridge over the Drava River in ancient Poetovio (Ptuj, Slovenia) by Andrej Gaspari, Katarina Čufar, Maks Merela

“…The dating of the wood has thus confirmed that the remains examined do indeed belong to a Roman bridge, probably built or renovated during the reconstruction of the road network in the area of the colony of Poetovio under Hadrian or one of his successors. …”
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Generalist Bee Species on Brazilian Bee-Plant Interaction Networks by Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert, Tereza Cristina Giannini

“…Apis mellifera is an exotic bee species and Trigona spinipes, a native species, is also widespread and presents broad diet breath and high number of individuals per colony.…”
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Feature Extraction Method for Weak Faults Based on Time-Delayed Feedback Mixed Potential Stochastic Resonance by Jiachen Tang, Boqiang Shi, Zhixing Li

“…The article analyzes the effects of the delay term, feedback term, and system parameter on the effect of SR and uses the ant colony algorithm (ACA) to optimize the above parameters. …”
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Efficacy of Sakacin on Selected Food Pathogenic Microorganisms Isolated from Fermented Milk Products by SSD Mohammed, D Damisa, TV Balogu, E Bala

“…The L .sake was isolated using the pour plate technique and was characterized based on it colony, cell morphology and some biochemical tests. …”
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The “Irresponsibility of the Outsider”? American Expatriates and Italian Fascism by Isabelle Richet

“…It analyzes four possible stands toward the dictatorship —active pro-fascist, passive pro-fascist, passive anti-fascist, active anti-fascist—through the experience of four expatriates: George Nelson Page, scion of the famous Virginia planter family; Iris Cutting Origo, raised among the wealthy Anglo-American colony of Florence; the art critique Bernard Berenson and Robert Winston Wiley, a young radical from the Mid-West who contributed articles to the magazine Common Sense. …”
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Die Tweetoringkerk as een van die N.G.-Gemeentes van Bloemfontein gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog 1899-1902 by R. M. Britz

“…It had to adapt to the war situation and to a new dispensation when the Orange River Colony, replacing the Republic, was instituted during March 1900. …”
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The Fall of Fertility in Tasmania, Australia, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Helen Moyle

“… The paper examines the fall of marital fertility in Tasmania, the second settled Australian colony, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. …”
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