A Unique and Rare Presentation of Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Common Atrium Associated with Coronary Aneurysms and Fistula by Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, Alex Munoz, Mohammad Hassan Pervaiz

“…Cardiac computed tomography angiogram was performed that identified all coronary arteries to be ectatic/aneurysmal measuring up to 8-10 mm, an absence of IAS, and a possible fistula between the distal left anterior descending and a coronary vein. To our knowledge, this is the first-ever presentation of a complete congenital absence of IAS in a patient who has survived into adulthood with the development of severe pulmonary hypertension without Eisenmenger syndrome. …”
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Resting Full-Cycle Ratio versus Fractional Flow Reserve: A SWEDEHEART-Registry-Based Comparison of Two Physiological Indexes for Assessing Coronary Stenosis Severity by Stephen Malmberg, Jörg Lauermann, Patric Karlström, Dario Gulin, Neshro Barmano

“…A strong correlation was seen for lesions in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the left circumflex artery (LCX) (r = 0.748 and 0.742, respectively, both p≤0.01), while the correlation in the right coronary artery (RCA) was moderate (r = 0.524, p≤0.01). …”
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Accumulation of chemical elements in the roots of <I>Euphorbia fischeriana</I> Steudel in the Shilka river basin (Transbaikal region) by V. P. Makarov

“…Accumulations of Ti, Ag, As, Cr, Sr, Li, Ba, Mo, Fe, Bi, and Sb in descending order were 2–14 times higher than the clarke of terrestrial plants. …”
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Verbal Violence in the Press: A Case Study of Persian Newspapers by Mohammad RasekhMahand, Mojtaba AlizadeSahraii, Raheleh Izadifar, Roghayyeh salimiyan

“…In order to answer this question, we have to understand if the mental and cognitive representation of anger in language has had an ascending development or a descending one? One of the representations of expressing emotions such as anger in everyday language is through the daily newspapers published in that language. …”
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with 18F-FGA for Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in a Coronary Artery Ligation Model by Vibhudutta Awasthi, Hariprasad Gali, Andria F. Hedrick, Huining Da, Venkateswararao Eeda, Diwakar Jain

“…MI was induced in mice by permanently occluding the left anterior descending coronary artery. Biodistribution of FGA was assessed 1 h after FGA injection (11 MBq). …”
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Characterization of Mortality due to Malignant Tumors by María del Carmen Rodríguez Velázquez, Zoraida Vivar Rivas, Yoenny Peña García, Dolys Suárez Padilla, Alberto Caballero Laguna

“…<strong><br />Conclusion:</strong> mortality trend due to malignant tumors in the five-year period from 2014-2018 was descending, there was an over male mortality, however more years of life were lost in the female population. …”
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Calculation and structural analysis of total factor energy efficiency in high carbon sectors by Bo-Wen An, Pei-Yuan Xu, Dong Pan, Xiao-Tian Li, Dong Wang

“…Among the four high carbon sectors, construction exhibited a significant increase in TFEE, agriculture showed a steep rise, the industry demonstrated a U-shaped trend with a turning point in 2015, and transportation experienced a slight decline. TFEE exhibits a descending order among sectors, with agriculture ranking highest, followed by construction, industry, and transportation. …”
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Evaluation of Radiomorphometric Indices of Panoramic Images of Mandible to Estimate Gender and Approximate Age by Seyed Hosein Razavi, Ali Drafshi, Fatemeh Ezoddini, Khalil Sarikhani, Mohammad Khodabakhsh

“…For gender determination, the AN, PRH, CRH, and CH indices can be used in descending order of significance. Using the prediction equation, gender determination accuracy was 77% for males, 86% for females, and 82% overall. …”
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Research on Organic Nanopore Adsorption Mechanism and Influencing Factors of Shale Oil Reservoirs by Yanfeng He, Guodong Qi, Xiangji Dou, Run Duan, Nan Pan, Luyao Guo, Zhengwu Tao

“…The heat of adsorption is CO2, C12H26, C8H18, and C4H10 in descending order. All are physical adsorption. Moreover, the adsorption quantity of all four components mixed fluid in the organic matter nanopores is positively correlated with the heat of adsorption.…”
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Dimensional Stability and Retention Strength of Impressions to Custom Impression Trays Fabricated Using Conventional Method and Additive Technology - An In-vitro Study by K Sangeetha Priyadarshini, V Vidyashree Nandini, Russia Marimuthu, Jailance Lathief

“…The mean retention strength seen in descending order was FDM, followed by DLP and light cure trays. …”
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Evaluating the risk of bacterial infections associated with the most handled Iraqi notes in Kalar by Hassan Mohammad Tawfeeq, Mohammed Hassan Fatah, Ahmed Mohammed Tofiq

“…Results revealed the rate of microbial contamination, specifically bacterial ones as 94%, 68%, and 60%, respectively on the denominations of 250, 1000, and 5000 of Iraqi Dinars. In a descending order, and with regard to the prevalence rate, bacterial species contaminated 250, 1000 and 5000 Iraqi denominations respectively were as follows: 55.31%, 32.35% and 36.66% for Bacillus sp.; 14.89%, 38.23% and 20% for coagulase-negative Staphylococcus; 8.51%, 8.82% and 20% for E. coli; 2.12%, 11.76 and 20% for Pseudomonas sp.; 2.12% for each of Klebsiella sp., and Salmonella sp.; 10.63% and 4.25% for Enterobacter sp. and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively, and only on 250 denomination;  2.94% and 5.88% for each of Corynebacterium sp. and Serratia sp. only on 1000 currency note; lastly, 3.33% for Proteus sp. on 5000 IQD only. …”
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Evaluating causes and gestures: source-related and crossmodal features in the perception of environmental sounds by Sven-Amin Lembke

“…In film music, for instance, a descending pitch contour commonly resembles a falling motion. …”
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Detection of CRISPR cassettes and cas genes in the Arabidopsis thaliana genome by Yu. M. Konstantinov, I. S. Petrushin

“…According to the endosymbiotic theory, mitochondria descended from alphaproteobacteria that had been absorbed but not degraded by the host cell. …”
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Aménagements de berge monumentaux d’époque laténienne et romaine à Besançon (Doubs) by Christophe Gaston

“…This embankment is interrupted by the gravel ramp of a landing stage which descends to a quay formed by a line of large parallelepiped blocks. …”
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New Classification of Benign Epithelial Tumors: Colorectal Polyps and Synchronous Neoplasms: An Update and Critical Assessment: An Analysis of 678 Consecutive Cases and 1137 Polyps by Ali KOYUNCUER, Tulay ZENGINKINET

“…Polyps were most frequently observed in the sigmoid colon, with a rate of 22.8%, followed by the descending colon and rectum most frequently. There was a significant association between epithelial polyps and anatomical locations (p&lt;0.001). …”
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EXISTENTIAL CHOICE. AN ESSAY ABOUT THREE AFRICANS (REFLECTION ON AUGUSTINE’S CONFESSIONS) by S. V. Sannіkov

“…The use of comparative procedures made possible to show the ineffectiveness of self-contained Camus' and Darrida’s existential searches, and at the same time, demonstrate the success of finding selfhood and self-knowledge by Augustine, who was open for the gift descending from Above. The use of other general scientific methods, such as analysis, reduction, generalization, and retrospective method allowed the researcher to highlight some epistemological problems manifested in understanding and searching the Truth, as the most important and often unconscious human need. …”
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Impact of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Implantation of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump on the Outcome of an Acute Total Obstruction of the Left Main Coronary Artery by Hamza Hamayel, Yahya Ismail, Sajed Majadla, Yousef Hamshari, Yunis Daralammouri

“…Recanalization was done successfully, and a stent was inserted in the LMCA and left anterior descending artery. The patient developed cardiogenic shock during the procedure. …”
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Duodenal Eosinophilia in Functional Dyspepsia by A. S. Silaeva, E. L. Bueverova, Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…A biopsy of the mucosa of the descending part of the duodenum showed a moderate increase in the levels of mononuclears and eosinophils in its lamina propria without penetration into the epithelium of the villi or formation of clusters. …”
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Single-Center Clinical Analysis of Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries: A Retrospective Observational Study by Dae Sung Ma, Yang Bin Jeon

“…The injuries were found in the ascending aorta (n=1, 3.6%) aortic arch (n=8, 28.6%) aortic isthmus (n=18, 64.3%), and descending aorta (n=1, 3.6%). The severity of aortic injuries on chest CT was categorized as intramural hematoma (n=1, 3.6%), dissection (n=3, 10.7%), transection (n=9, 32.2%), pseudoaneurysm (n=12, 42.8%), and rupture (n=3, 10.7%). …”
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Rapid changes in plasma corticosterone and medial amygdala transcriptome profiles during social status change reveal molecular pathways associated with a major life history transit... by Tyler M Milewski, Won Lee, Rebecca L Young, Hans A Hofmann, James P Curley

“…Although hierarchies are largely stable across time, animals may socially ascend or descend within hierarchies depending on environmental and social challenges. …”
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