Henoch–Schönlein Purpura (IgA Vasculitis) in Association with Thyrotoxicosis by Mojgan Sanjari, Mohammadreza Shakibi, Moeinadin Safavi

“…The patient was a 31-year-old woman with a chief complaint of tremor and significant weight loss who contracted pruritic palpable purpura during her disease course. …”
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A Symmetrical Leech-Inspired Soft Crawling Robot Based on Gesture Control by Jiabiao Li, Ruiheng Liu, Tianyu Zhang, Jianbin Liu

“…Through a positive and negative pressure switching circuit, the robot’s actuators achieve controllable extension and contraction, allowing for basic movements such as linear motion and directional changes. …”
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Application of IoT and blockchain technology in the integration of innovation and industrial chains in high-tech manufacturing by Zepei Li, Peng Zheng, Yanjia Tian

“…The framework leverages blockchain technology to ensure data transparency and security, while smart contracts automate exception handling to enhance efficiency. …”
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Discovery and Detailed Study of the M31 Classical Nova AT 2023tkw: Evidence for Internal Shocks by Judhajeet Basu, Ravi Kumar, G.C. Anupama, Sudhanshu Barway, Peter H. Hauschildt, Shatakshi Chamoli, Vishwajeet Swain, Varun Bhalero, Viraj Karambelkar, Mansi Kasliwal, Kaustav K. Das, Igor Andreoni, Avinash Singh, Rishabh Singh Teja

“…Shock-induced heating events resulting in the expansion and contraction of the photosphere are likely responsible for the observed multiple peaks. …”
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Cell autonomous TLR4 signaling modulates TGF-β induced activation of human cardiac fibroblasts by Gayathri Vijayakumar, Anisha Latha, Aiswaria P. Anil, Yogini Surve, Aiswarya R, Bipin G. Nair, Indulekha CL. Pillai

“…Inhibition of TLR4 signaling reduces TGF-β induced fibrotic changes such as contractibility and migration of adult human cardiac fibroblasts in TGF-β treated fibrotic conditions. …”
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Investigating whether connecting people can promote subnational economic development: Evidence from China–ASEAN friendship cities by Fangying Pang, Jingjing Tang, Hanwen Xie

“…Further analysis indicates that bilateral trade, China's direct investment in contracted projects, and mutual visits by national leaders may be the underlying channels for boosting the economic development of China–ASEAN friendship cities. …”
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Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak by Mohammed Al Ghobain, Turki Aldrees, Abdullah Alenezi, Saleh Alqaryan, Dana Aldabeeb, Najed Alotaibi, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Shaker Alghalibi, Sami Alharethy

“…Despite that, 54% of ERRPs reported being afraid of contracting the infection from infected patients and only 4.2% of them were willing to change their current job. …”
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A Heuristic Algorithm for Constrained Multi-Source Location Problem with Closest Distance under Gauge: The Variational Inequality Approach by Jian-Lin Jiang, Saeed Assani, Kun Cheng, Xiao-Xing Zhu

“…In the location phase, the single-source subproblem with regional demands is reformulated into an equivalent linear variational inequality (LVI), and then, a projection-contraction (PC) method is adopted to find the optimal locations of facilities, whereas in the allocation phase, the regional customers are allocated to facilities according to the nearest center reclassification (NCR). …”
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Rat models of frozen shoulder: Classification and evaluation by Hezirui Gu, Wenqing Xie, Hengzhen Li, Shuguang Liu, Yusheng Li

“…Abstract Frozen shoulder (FS), also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition that causes contraction and stiffness of the shoulder joint capsule. …”
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Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Elderly Post-COVID-19: A Multidisciplinary Challenge in the Face of Physical and Psychological Sequelae by Romero-Rodríguez, María Gabriela, Procel-Niama, Cristina Alessandra, Granizo-Lara, Lilian Verónica, Pérez-García, María Belén

“…Older adults, particularly those in a state of fragility and with pre-existing conditions, are more susceptible to contracting the disease and developing severe symptoms, which may result in long-term limitations or disabilities. …”
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High-resolution mapping of cell cycle dynamics during steady-state T cell development and regeneration in vivo by Heike Kunze-Schumacher, Nikita A. Verheyden, Zoe Grewers, Michael Meyer-Hermann, Victor Greiff, Philippe A. Robert, Andreas Krueger

“…To generate the capacity for proliferative bursts, cell cycle acceleration followed a “stretch model” characterized by the simultaneous and proportional contraction of both G1 and S phases. Analysis of cell cycle phase dynamics during regeneration showed tailored adjustments of cell cycle phase dynamics. …”
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POST CRISIS BANKING SECTOR REGULATION AND EUROPEAN UNION ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS by Ivica Klinac, Roberto Ercegovac, Mario Pečarić

“…Higher regulatory capital and liquidity requirements are the main consequences of the global financial crisis, the pro-cyclical contraction of bank credit, and the advanced adaptive consolidation of the banking sector. …”
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Post-award grant collaboration: facilitators and hindrances to cross-disciplinary authorship by Chelsea Basore, Susan Mohammed, Bruce Tirrell, Jacqueline Marhefka, Katherine Hamilton, Tianyi Zhang, Carri Davis, Howard Hong, Xueyi Liao, Grace Miller

“…However, to what extent do research teams have cross-disciplinary authorships after they win an award, given that grants are not contracts? This mixed-method study examined the degree to which cross-disciplinary composition translated into cross-disciplinary authorship in grant-funded teams and the factors motivating cross-disciplinary collaboration. …”
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Using Crop Models and Climate Forecasts to Aid in Peanut Crop Insurance Decisions by Clyde W. Fraisse, James L. Novak, Axel Garcia y Garcia, James W. Jones, Charles M. Brown, Gerrit Hoogenboom

“…The best approach for reducing risks involves a combination of crop insurance with a pre-harvest marketing plan that includes strategies like hedging and forward contracting. A producer's choice among strategies is often complicated when both price and yield risk are present. …”
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Implicit and explicit learning strategies and fatigue: an evaluation of throwing task performance by Reihaneh Banihosseini, Behrouz Abdoli, Maryam Kavyani

“…Mental fatigue was induced using a 30-minute color-word Stroop task, while physical fatigue was elicited by requiring subjects to maintain 50% of their maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) in elbow extension for a 2-minute duration.ResultsThe results revealed that the implicit learning group exhibited improved performance under fatigue conditions and outperformed the explicit learning group significantly, regardless of the type of fatigue.ConclusionThis results suggests that implicit learning may improve motor performance even under fatigue conditions.…”
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Muscle-Specific Tyrosine Kinase-Associated Myasthenia Gravis: A Neuromuscular Surprise by Hassam Ali, Rahul Pamarthy, Nayab Ahsan, null WashmaAwan, Shiza Sarfraz

“…In myasthenia gravis, antibodies against the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction interfere with regular muscular contraction. Although most commonly caused by antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor, antibodies against MuSK (muscle-specific kinase) protein can also weaken transmission at the neuromuscular junction. …”
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Pandemic Fictions: Covid-19 and the Cultures of Dystopia by Sean Mark

“…Contextualising the British government’s handling of the crisis in the political culture of neoliberalism, the essay uses the concept of dystopia to underline the continuity of this response with the politics of the decade that preceded it – in the aborted pursuit of “herd immunity”, for example; the non-transparent conferment to private-sector companies, with little or no public health expertise, of contracts worth billions; and the authoritarian use of Covid legislation. …”
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Design and Evaluation of the AIRGAIT Exoskeleton: Leg Orthosis Control for Assistive Gait Rehabilitation by Mohd Azuwan Mat Dzahir, Shin-Ichiroh Yamamoto

“…The results revealed that the proposed control strategy was able to co-contractively actuate the mono- and bi-articular actuators simultaneously and increase stiffness at both hip and knee joints.…”
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« Motionless Monotony »: New Nowheres in Irish Photography by Colin Graham

“…In this process of acceleration and psychic contraction the marks and traces of road-building and faster human movement necessitate the appearance of new landscapes, strips of nowhere places; verges, wastelands, unfinished building sites, ‘open’ areas, suburban spaces. …”
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Delayed Interval Delivery of a Second Twin after the Preterm Labor of the First One in Twin Pregnancies: Delayed Delivery in Twin Pregnancies by Yunus Aydin, Murat Celiloglu

“…A diamnionic dichorionic twin pregnant women (due to in vitro fertilization) admitted to emergency department at the 21st week of gestation because of regular contractions. By gynecological examination, we observed 8 cm dilated cervix with 80% effacement. …”
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