Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Candidate Loci Associated with Platelet Count in Koreans by Ji Hee Oh, Yun Kyoung Kim, Sanghoon Moon, Young Jin Kim, Bong-Jo Kim

“…Platelets respond to vascular damage, contracts blood vessels, and attaches to the damaged region, thereby stopping bleeding, together with the action of blood coagulation factors. …”
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In Vivo and Cadaver Studies of the Canalicular/Lacrimal Sac Mucosal Folds by Yongsheng You, Jing Cao, Xiaogang Zhang, Wencan Wu, Tianlin Xiao, Yunhai Tu

“…The orifices or mucosal folds could be opened or closed when related muscles contracted or relaxed. Histological sections showed a mucosal fold at one side of an orifice. …”
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Agility Factors’ Analyses Framework in Project-Oriented Organizations through a Sustainability Approach in Large Projects Case Study: Isfahan Municipality by Ahmadreza Tahanian, Hasan Haleh, Farhad Etebari, Behnam Vahdani

“…By determining the agility factors’ clusters in the project-oriented organizations and calculating their importance weights, the first cluster that contains project communication management, organizational culture, and contracts management gains the maximum weight of importance.…”
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Growth kinetics of sintering neck and particle rotation mechanism of silver nanoparticles by molecular dynamics simulation and in-situ TEM observation by Peng Wu, Jiayun Feng, Yiping Wang, Geng Li, Zirui Tong, Shang Wang, Yongchun Zou, Yanhong Tian

“…At the initial stage at higher temperatures, the particles cyclically expanded and contracted to achieve a preliminary connection, while at the second stage at lower temperatures, the particles rotated directionally to form an effective connection, which has also been observed under in-situ TEM. …”
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Genome assembly of the grassland caterpillar Gynaephora qinghaiensis by Youpeng Lai, Shan Xiao, Minggang Qin, Xinhai Ye, Fang Wang, Qi Fang

“…Moreover, gene family evolution analysis suggested that 130 gene families significantly expanded and 43 contracted in the G. qinghaiensis genome. The availability of the reference genome could provide genetic resources to uncover adaptive evolutionary mechanisms of grassland caterpillars to high-altitude environments and contributes to the development of integrated pest management strategies.…”
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Chemical versus physical pressure effects on the structure transition of bilayer nickelates by Gang Wang, Ningning Wang, Tenglong Lu, Stuart Calder, Jiaqiang Yan, Lifen Shi, Jun Hou, Liang Ma, Lili Zhang, Jianping Sun, Bosen Wang, Sheng Meng, Miao Liu, Jinguang Cheng

“…However, our experimental and theoretical investigation reveals that such substitutions, despite causing lattice contraction, actually produce stronger orthorhombic distortions, requiring higher pressures for the structural transition. …”
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Model-Based Analysis of Muscle Strength and EMG-Force Relation with respect to Different Patterns of Motor Unit Loss by Chengjun Huang, Maoqi Chen, Yingchun Zhang, Sheng Li, Ping Zhou

“…This study presents a model-based sensitivity analysis of the strength of voluntary muscle contraction with respect to different patterns of motor unit loss. …”
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N-Cadherin based adhesion and Rac1 activity regulate tension polarization in the actin cortex by Seyedsajad Moazzeni, Kelly Kyker-Snowman, Rick I. Cohen, Huan Wang, Ran Li, David I. Shreiber, Jeffrey D. Zahn, Zheng Shi, Hao Lin

“…The cadherin-actin contractility linkage is mediated by Rac1, which serves as a molecular switch to trigger cortex remodeling and contraction via myosin II. Inhibition of Rac1 activity decreases tension polarization and leads to reduced coherence in both small clusters and spheroids. …”
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Red Currant (<i>Ribes rubrum</i> L.) Fruit Waste Extract and Juice as Potential Spasmolytic Agents by Maja Cvetković, Bojana Miladinović, Suzana Branković, Milica Randjelović, Slavoljub Živanović, Nemanja Kitić, Milica Milutinović, Miloš Jovanović, Dušica Stojanović, Haris Nikšić, Katarina Šavikin, Dušanka Kitić

“…The juice was a superior antispasmodic agent for spontaneous, KCl-, CaCl₂-, BaCl₂-, histamine-, and acetylcholine-induced ileal contractions. This first evaluation of the red currant variety Redpoll lyophilized juice and waste extract indicated the beneficial effects of juice as an antioxidant and spasmolytic agent. …”
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Research on Variable Universe Fuzzy PID Control Strategy of Pipe Lining Induction Heating System by Yuzhong Wang, Min Wei, Xue Hu, Minghong Jiang, Lixin Zhang

“…Then, a point-by-point convergent interpolator is established through the contraction-expansion factors to realize the adaptive expansion of the fuzzy universe. …”
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Podocyturia: A Clue for the Rational Use of Amiloride in Alport Renal Disease by H. Trimarchi, R. Canzonieri, A. Muryan, A. Schiel, A. Araoz, M. Paulero, J. Andrews, T. Rengel, M. Forrester, F. Lombi, V. Pomeranz, R. Iriarte, E. Zotta

“…Microhematuria and subsequently proteinuria are hallmarks of kidney involvement, which are due to primary basement membrane alterations that mainly cause endothelial thrombosis and podocyte contraction and ulterior irreversible detachment. Commonly drug-based approaches include angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, which are employed to reduce proteinuria and thus retard kidney disease progression and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. …”
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A Review of Complicated Cataract in Retinitis Pigmentosa: Pathogenesis and Cataract Surgery by Yingying Hong, Hongzhe Li, Yang Sun, Yinghong Ji

“…However, the incidence of intraocular and postoperative complications is higher in RP patients than those without, including intraoperative phototoxic retinal damage, posterior capsular opacification (PCO), capsular contraction syndrome (CCS), pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (PCME), increased postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP), and intraocular lens (IOL) dislocation. …”
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Juridical Restudy of the Suspicion of Sale of Al-Aina in the Capital Market Tools of the Islamic Republic of Iran by Sayyed Mohammad Aminzadeh, Mohammad Mehdi Fereydooni

“…According to the prevailing jurisprudential opinion, it is certain that the sanctity and nullity of the sale of al-Aina are reserved for the place where there are two conditions: a) we are faced with the combination of two sales contracts, one of which is cash and the other is a loan, and b) the second sale is in the first sale. be a condition The findings of the article show that the prevailing jurisprudential opinion is a point of controversy, and from the narrations in this regard, even with the mentioned conditions, the ruling of sanctity and invalidity cannot be deduced. …”
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Ultrasonographic imaging of normal reticulum and traumatic reticuloperitonitis in crossbred cows by Sheikh Imran, Shivali Sharma, Abid Ali Bhat

“…The amplitude of the first reticular contraction ranged from 5.6 to 10.4 cm. Echogenic bands between the reticulum and the diaphragm, and deposits of heterogeneous echostructures (consisting of echogenic fibrin and hypoechogenic fluid) on the surfaces of reticulum, rumen, spleen, liver, and omasum were observed, representing local peritonitis.…”
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A Thickened Coracohumeral Ligament and Superomedial Capsule Limit Internal Rotation of the Shoulder Joint: Report of Three Cases by Masashi Koide, Junichiro Hamada, Yoshihiro Hagiwara, Kenji Kanazawa, Kazuaki Suzuki

“…In this paper, three cases of refractory frozen shoulder treated through arthroscopic release of a contracted capsule including CHL were reported. Two cases in which there is recalcitrant severe restriction of internal rotation after manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) were finally treated with arthroscopic surgery. …”
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Holistic Framework for Blockchain-Based Halal Compliance in Supply Chains Enabled by Artificial Intelligence by Funlade Sunmola, George Baryannis, Albert Tan, Kenneth Co, Emmanuel Papadakis

“…This paper further strengthens the potential of this framework by presenting an illustrative example that utilises knowledge graphs, machine learning, and smart contracts. This exemplifies the potential application of the proposed framework in the context of halal pre-certification processes. …”
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An Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of Gangue Concrete as a Roadside Support Body Material for Backfilling Gob-Side Entry Retaining by Peng Gong, Zhanguo Ma, Xiaoyan Ni, Ray Ruichong Zhang

“…By means of laboratory tests, this paper studied the effects of the water-cement ratio, aggregate content, and age on the contractibility and resistance increasing speed, compressive strength, and postpeak carrying capacity of the concrete with gangues as an aggregate. …”
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A Gradual Approach for Multimodel Journey Planning: A Case Study in Izmir, Turkey by Feriştah Dalkılıç, Yunus Doğan, Derya Birant, Recep Alp Kut, Reyat Yılmaz

“…The algorithm utilizes the techniques of efficient algorithms including round based public transit optimized router, transit node routing, and contraction hierarchies on transportation graph. We employed Dijkstra’s algorithm after the first stage of the path-finding algorithm by applying stage specific rules to reduce search space and runtime. …”
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Interaction model estimation-based robotic force-position coordinated optimization for rigid–soft heterogeneous contact tasks by Haochen Zheng, Xueqian Zhai, Hongmin Wu, Jia Pan, Zhihao Xu, Xuefeng Zhou

“…Experimental validations were designed for two contact modes: “single-point contact” and “continuous contact”, involving materials with four different Young’s moduli and tested in human arm “relaxation–contraction” task. Results indicate that our framework ensures consistent geometry-aware parameter estimation and maintains reliable force interaction to guarantee safety. …”
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Clay Shoveler's Fracture: A Pain in the Neck by Marc Boutros, Maria R. Karam, Maria El Asmar, Emmanuelle Wakim, Labib Chebli, Pierre Maurice Doumit Bader Tarabay, Sami Roukoz

“…This fracture may occur as a consequence of a direct blow/trauma, a contraction of the shoulder muscles, and sudden extreme movements of the neck influenced by additional factors presented throughout the article. …”
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