Comparison of Single-Stage and Staged Progression Models for HIV/AIDS Transmission by F. Baryarama, J. Y. T. Mugisha

“…A single-staged (SS) model and a staged progression (SP) model for HIV/AIDS with the same variable contact rate over time were formulated. …”
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Physicochemical, functional and flow properties of a coffee husk flour by María Virginia Rebolledo-Hernández, Yolanda Cocotle-Ronzón, Eliseo Hernández-Martínez, Epifanio Morales-Zarate, Laura Acosta-Domínguez

“…Los resultados muestran que la harina de cáscara de café es rica en fibra cruda (13.94 g/100 g s.s.), cenizas (7.86 g/100 g s.s.) y proteínas (8.3 g/100 g s.s.). …”
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Research progress of steel slag-based carbon sequestration by Qing Zhao, Chengjun Liu, Xiaohui Mei, Henrik Saxén, Ron Zevenhoven

“…Large amounts of steel slag (SS) and CO2 are produced globally each year during steel production. …”
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Cardiac magnetic resonance quantified epicardial fat volume is associated with complex coronary artery disease among diabetics by Shimaa Sayed Khidr, Bakeer Mohamed Bakeer, Hatem Abdel-Rahman Helmy, Heba Mahmoud El-Naggar

“…Those with high SS were compared against low/intermediate SS. The correlation of measured EFV and PFV with the SS was evaluated, and possible predictors for high-SS were assessed. …”
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Genomic and mutational analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis EB037 pathogenicity on sunflower by Jude E. Maul, John Lydon, Dilip Lakshman, Colin Willard, Hyesuk Kong, Daniel P. Roberts

“…The pTagA-like plasmid contained a complete Type IV secretion system (T4SS) with associated putative killer protein. Mutational analysis using transposon insertions within genes functioning in the T3SS and T4SS confirmed the role of both secretion systems and these plasmids in apical chlorosis. …”
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Clinical and Cost Burden of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Descriptive Analysis Using a US Administrative Claims Database by Sue Perera, Liyuan Ma, Raj Punwaney, Sulabha Ramachandran

“…**Background:** Current knowledge of the disease burden of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is limited. **Objectives:** The primary objective of this study was to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with pSS. …”
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Association among high blood pressure health literacy, social support and health-related quality of life among a community population with hypertension: a community-based cross-sec... by Ting Chen, Wei Gan, Li Song, Yujie Wang, Huan Qi, Qinghua Zhang, Jinyu Yin

“…The results showed that SS played a mediating role between HBP-HL and HRQoL (p<0.001).Conclusion There is an association among HBP-HL, SS and HRQoL in community hypertension patients. …”
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Effect of standardized Aronia Melanocarpa extract on oxidative stress and antioxidant status in patient with cronic myeloid leukemia treated with imatinib by Bojan Labachevski, Dragica Zendelovska, Marija Petrushevska, Marija Popova-Labachevska, Aleksandra Pivkova-Veljanovska, Liljana Gjatovska-Labachevska, Nevenka Ridova, Sanja Trajkova, Irina Panovska-Stavridis, Trajan Balkanov

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An Easy and Quick Risk-Stratified Early Forewarning Model for Septic Shock in the Intensive Care Unit: Development, Validation, and Interpretation Study by Guanghao Liu, Shixiang Zheng, Jun He, Zi-Mei Zhang, Ruoqiong Wu, Yingying Yu, Hao Fu, Li Han, Haibo Zhu, Yichang Xu, Huaguo Shao, Haidan Yan, Ting Chen, Xiaopei Shen

“… BackgroundSeptic shock (SS) is a syndrome with high mortality. Early forewarning and diagnosis of SS, which are critical in reducing mortality, are still challenging in clinical management. …”
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Comparison of the effects of self-selected music and prefixed music on preoperative anxiety in adults undergoing laparoscopic surgery by K. V Meghana, Pratiti Choudhuri, Amita Gupta, Anju Gupta

“…Music is a noninvasive method to allay anxiety, as revealed in studies. Self-selected (SS) versus prefixed (PF) music had not been studied much. …”
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Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of rosuvastatin in patients with low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk by VAVLUKIS ANA, VAVLUKIS MARIJA, DIMOVSKI ALEKSANDAR, PETRUSHEVSKA GORDANA, EFTIMOV ALEKSANDAR, DOMAZETOVSKA SASHKA, MLADENOVSKA KRISTINA

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The Associations of Platelet Activation and Coagulation Parameters with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Large-Scale Observational Study by Jundong Yang, Wenjun Xue, Zhicheng Wei, Caiqiong Hou, Huaming Zhu, Huajun Xu, Xiaolin Wu, Yunhai Feng, Xinyi Li

“…APTT was negatively correlated with AHI (ß = −0.128, p<0.001) and ODI (ß = −0.123, p=0.001). …”
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Geochemical, Mineralogical, and Geomorphological Characterization of Ash Materials as a Tracer for the Origin of Shifting Sands near Oldupai Gorge, Ngorongoro, Tanzania by Mohamed Zengo Makongoro, Maheswara Rao Vegi, Said Ali Hamad Vuai, Michael Mwita Msabi

“…Shifting sand (SS) is a single dune-shaped mass of black ash material moving across western Ngorongoro in northern Tanzania. …”
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Gender Differences in the Associations of Familial Social Support on Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in Rural Japan: The Shimane CoHRE Study by Takeshi Endo, Takafumi Abe, Mitsuya Morita, Minoru Isomura

“…Building social support (SS) is gaining attention as a means to prevent depression; however, there is a lack of research on the suitable types of SS resources. …”
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Preharvest Factors Affecting Quality on “Abate Fetel” Pears: Study of Superficial Scald with Multivariate Statistical Approach by Alessandro Bonora, Enrico Muzzi, Cristiano Franceschini, Alexandra Boini, Gianmarco Bortolotti, Kushtrim Bresilla, Giulio Demetrio Perulli, Melissa Venturi, Luigi Manfrini, Luca Corelli Grappadelli

“…Nevertheless, in 2018, all the producers showed SS at the end of the storage season, but in 2019 some of them did not exhibit SS for up to 5 months. …”
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Gender differences in sexual satisfaction through network analysis in young cisgender peruvians by Susana K. Lingán-Huamán, José Ventura-León, Alma Ruiz-Hernández, Ariadna Campana-Tanta

“…Abstract Gender differences related to sexual satisfaction (SS) have been discussed for decades. However, these subtle differences in SS indicators and their associations have not been fully understood. …”
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Advances in Pathogenesis of Sjögren’s Syndrome by Yao Tian, Hongyi Yang, Na Liu, Yan Li, Jie Chen

“…Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology that mainly involves exocrine glands. …”
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Efficient Self-Assembly of mPEG End-Capped Porous Silica as a Redox-Sensitive Nanocarrier for Controlled Doxorubicin Delivery by Anh Khoa Nguyen, Thi Hiep Nguyen, Bui Quoc Bao, Long Giang Bach, Dai Hai Nguyen

“…In this report, PNS was surface conjugated with adamantylamine (ADA) via disulfide bridges (-SS-), PNS-SS-ADA, which was further modified with cyclodextrin-poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether conjugate (CD-mPEG) to form a core@shell structure PNS-SS-ADA@CD-mPEG for redox triggered delivery of doxorubicin (DOX), DOX/PNS-SS-ADA@CD-mPEG. …”
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Neurologic Complications Associated with Sjögren’s Disease: Case Reports and Modern Pathogenic Dilemma by Michele Colaci, Giulia Cassone, Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Dilia Giuggioli, Clodoveo Ferri

“…Objectives. Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) may be complicated by some neurological manifestations, generally sensory polyneuropathy. …”
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Evaluation of Sericin/Polyvinyl Alcohol Mixtures for Developing Porous and Stable Structures by Maria C. Arango, Leander Vásquez Vásquez, Akemy Carolina Homma Parra, Santiago Rueda-Mira, Natalia Jaramillo-Quiceno, Josep Pasqual Cerisuelo, Amparo Cháfer, Catalina Álvarez-López

“…These cocoons primarily contain fibroin and sericin (SS) proteins along with minor amounts of wax and mineral salts. …”
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