ST Elevation Infarction after Heart Transplantation Induced by Coronary Spasms and Mural Thrombus Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography by Tor Skibsted Clemmensen, Niels Ramsing Holm, Hans Eiskjær, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen, Michael Maeng, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, Evald Høj Christiansen

“…Therefore, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed and revealed massive, organized thrombi in the left main coronary artery, the circumflex coronary artery, and the left anterior descending coronary artery. The patient was stabilized after percutaneous coronary intervention. …”
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Effect of sacubitril/valsartan on inflammation and oxidative stress in doxorubicin-induced heart failure model in rabbits by Yu Chun, Li Donghao, Li Zhongyan, Yu Donghui, Zhai Guijuan

“…Specific biomarkers such as BNP, CnT, CRP and ROMs descended significantly (p < 0.001) with treatment when compared to their baseline values. …”
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Formulación de proyectos sociales y atributos para el liderazgo. Miradas desde dirigentes sociales chilenos by Marcelo Andrés Gallegos Fuentes, Carmen Gloria Jarpa, Sady David Alejandro Leaman Hasbún, Héctor Agustín Vargas Muñoz

“…In the dimension of the involved agents, the appreciation is expressed in a descending order (State, community, municipality, experts, and private enterprises). …”
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Phytochemical profile, therapeutic potentials, nutritional composition, and food applications of ginger: a comprehensive review by Great Iruoghene Edo, Ufuoma Augustina Igbuku, Raghda S. Makia, Endurance Fegor Isoje, Tayser Sumer Gaaz, Emad Yousif, Agatha Ngukuran Jikah, Khalid Zainulabdeen, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Rapheal Ajiri Opiti, Arthur Efeoghene Athan Essaghah, Dina S. Ahmed, Huzaifa Umar

“…Ginger exerts its bioactivities via a number of mechanisms such as inhibiting the activation of tumor necrosis factor α and cyclooxygenase-2 in human synoviocytes and limiting the body’s leukotrienes and prostaglandins to elicit anti-inflammatory activity, activating the descendent inhibitory pathways of pain and suppressing the transmission of nociceptive signals thus exhibiting anti-nociceptive effects amongst others. …”
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Lateral costal artery as a culprit for the steal phenomenon after coronary artery bypass grafting: a case report and review of the literature by Michal Trebišovský, Marián Homola, Adrián Kolesár, Štefan Lukačin, Anton Bereš

“…Abstract Background The left internal thoracic artery (LITA) has been widely accepted as the standard for revascularizing the left anterior descending artery during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. …”
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy for an Ampullary Region Carcinoma Occurred in Annular Pancreas Coexistent with Replaced Common Hepatic Artery by Ryuji Komine, Atsushi Shimizu, Kazuhiko Mori, Keisuke Minamimura, Toru Hirata, Takashi Kobayashi, Nobuo Toda, Masaya Mori

“…Annular pancreas is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by a ring of pancreatic tissue surrounding the descending portion of the duodenum. Annular pancreas coexisting with replaced common hepatic artery which is also a rare anatomical variation has not been reported previously. …”
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Study on the Combustion Process and Emissions of a Turbocharged Diesel Engine with EGR by Mei Deqing, Qian Junnan, Sun Ping, Miao Yan, Zhang Shuang, Cai Yongjun

“…Under the same steady operating mode, with the increase of EGR rate, the temperature of compressed gas ascended, the ignition delay was shortened, the pressure and temperature of the burned gas descended, and the combustion process was prolonged. …”
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A Curious Case of Iron-Deficiency Anemia by Seth Shaffer, Mayur Brahmania, Hemant Shah

“…A colonoscopy was subsequently completed to the terminal ileum and was normal aside from a 5 mm sessile polyp in the descending colon.…”
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Anomalous Coronary Artery Origin in a Young Patient with Marfan Syndrome by S. B. C. P. Duarte, D. O. Beraldo, L. A. M. Cesar, A. P. Mansur, J. Y. Takada

“…Aortic aneurysm is its main complication, and along the dilation of the aorta root and its descending portion (60–100%), with secondary aortic insufficiency, it increases risk of acute aortic dissection and death. …”
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Recurrent CSPs after Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Motor Cortex in Restless Legs Syndrome by Aulikki Ahlgrén-Rimpiläinen, Hannu Lauerma, Seppo Kähkönen, Juha Markkula, Ilpo Rimpiläinen

“…The number of the CSPs was significantly higher in both ADMs and in the dominant TA (P≤0.01) in the RLS group compared to the controls. Conclusion. Descending motor pathways functioned correctly in both groups. …”
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The caterpillar Manduca sexta brain shows changes in gene expression and protein abundance correlating with parasitic manipulation of behaviour by McMillan LEM, Herbison RH, Biron DG, A Barkhouse, DW Miller, N Raun, Adamo SA

“…Other changes in gene expression and protein abundance suggest that synaptic transmission may be altered after wasp emergence, and a reduction in descending neural activity from the host’s brain provides indirect support for this hypothesis.…”
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Surgical treatment experience of seven cases of Berry syndrome by Zhangke Guo, Zhimin Li, Feng Tong, Song Bai, Xiaofeng Li

“…The remaining 4 patients showed no obvious RPA stenosis, descending aorta (DAO) stenosis, aortic valve stenosis or aortic valve regurgitation (AR) during the follow-up period. …”
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Spatial characteristics and health risks assessments of trace metal pollution from road dusts in the industrialized city of Bangladesh by Masum Howlader, Ashik Md Mamun, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Hasibur Rahman, Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar, Mahfuza Sultana, Md Tanvir Rahman, Tusar Kumar Das

“…The element-specific environmental indices represent that the geo-accumulation index follows the descending order In (3.55 ± 1.54) > Bi (3.48 ± 1.08) > Ga (2.51 ± 0.48) > Cd (1.06 ± 0.73) > Pb (−0.23 ± 0.33), while the contamination factor fallows the descending order In (22.54 ± 12.57) > Bi (20.96 ± 12.13) > Ga (8.99 ± 2.97) > Cd (3.53 ± 1.41) > Pb (1.30 ± 0.29) > Zn (0.64 ± 0.31). …”
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Lomi And Totò : An Ethiopian-Italian Colonial or Postcolonial “Love Story”? by Giovanna Trento

“…This story started during the Italian colonial fascist period, continued in the Fifties and Sixties in postcolonial East Africa, ended up in Italy in the Eighties, and is still alive in the memory of Lomi and Totò descendents. This “love story” has different shades and can be read from several points of view: personal, sentimental, familiar, social, anthropological, and historical. …”
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Réécrire l'Histoire pour les enfants du point de vue des Amérindiens : devoir de mémoire, devoir d'imagination (Brésil, États-Unis) by Pauline Franchini

“…This couldn't be the case in historical novels dealing with colonial and pre-colonial times, most of all those written by native american or afro-descendant writers affected by postcolonial issues: in these novels, the interpretation of historical events according to the point of view in which it is narrated – often that of the vainquished - is crucial. …”
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Exercise and Training to Optimize Functional Motor Performance in Stroke: Driving Neural Reorganization? by Roberta B. Shepherd

“…Understanding impairments and adaptations enables a reappraisal of interventions—for example,changes in motor control resulting from impairments (decreased descending inputs, reduced motor unit synchronization), secondary soft tissue changes (muscle length and stiffness changes) are adaptations to lesion and disuse. …”
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Giusepe Tommasi Lampedusa: History and time in Il Gattopardo by Clara Corona

“…Heir to an ancient Sicilian aristocratic family, married to the Latvian psychoanalyst Licy Wolff at his descendant of an important Baltic family, distinguished connoisseur of English and French literature, the writer is actually an outsider in the social and cultural landscape of Italy war rather "European" that "Italian" and certainly "Sicilian." …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of MDCT Coronary Angiography in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease by Arti Kumari, Suresh Kumar Toppo, Prakash Kumar, Rajeev Kumar Ranjan, Anima R. Xalxo, Nisha Rai, Harsha Kaur

“…CCTA revealed 124 lesions, of which 101 were considered serious with a majority of lesions in the left anterior descending. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the multidetector computed tomography were 98.4, 91.7, 95, and 97.05%. …”
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The Lithuanianisation of Adam Mickiewicz by Viktorija Šeina

“…Without having any factual evidence to support it, the interwar Lithuanian philosopher Stasys Šalkauskis sought to convince readers that Mickiewicz was descended from the Rimvydas clan. Another means of Lithuanianising Mickiewicz was through ideologically motivated editing and distorting translations of his works into Lithuanian. …”
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Wind Structure of a Subtropical Squall Line in China: Results from Dual-Doppler Radar Data by Haiguang Zhou

“…Above it, part of the front-to-rear inflow blew upward and then forward, and the other part of the inflow blew backward. The descending rear-to-front cold flow was only seen below 3 km height in the stratiform region.…”
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