The Optical Extinction Law Depends on Magnetic Field Orientation: The RV–ψ Relation by Brandon S. Hensley

“…We demonstrate that the measured total and polarized extinction curves of the diffuse Galactic interstellar medium imply R _V varies from 3.21 when the magnetic field is along the line of sight ( ψ  = 0) to R _V  = 3.05 when in the plane of the sky ( ψ  = 90°). …”
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A Case of Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal IgG Deposits That Showed Predominantly Membranous Features by Homare Shimohata, Kentaro Ohgi, Hiroshi Maruyama, Yasunori Miyamoto, Mamiko Takayashu, Kouichi Hirayama, Masaki Kobayashi

“…The renal biopsy showed diffuse thickening of the glomerular capillary walls with focal mesangial proliferation. …”
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Isolated Knee Arthritis as Early and Only Symptom of Whipple’s Disease by Dario Giunchi, Natalie Marcoli, Luca Deabate, Marco Delcogliano, Enrique Testa, Christian Candrian, Paolo Gaffurini

“…Initially, the cause of the gradually invalidating symptoms was related to a meniscal lesion and a diffuse minor grade chondropathy, but pain and functional impairment suggested that more exams were needed. …”
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Brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalomyopathy (MNGIE): A case-based review by Maria Veatriki Christodoulou, MD, MSc, Nikoletta Anagnostou, MD, MSc, Anastasia K. Zikou, MD, PhD

“…Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy (MNGIE) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, manifesting with gastrointestinal dysmotility, cachexia, ptosis and peripheral neuropathy. Diffuse leukoencephalopathy in brain MRI is a hallmark of MNGIE. …”
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Surface Heterogeneity at the Solid-Gas Interface of Hydrophilic Solids Modified by Water-Repellent Molecules by F. Villiéras, M. Chamerois, J. Yvon, J.M. Cases

“…With water, the adsorption energy distribution remained unchanged in shape, indicating that this molecule can diffuse into the adsorbed layer between and around the adsorbed hydrophilic heads of the WRMs and thereby interact directly with the carbonate surface.…”
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Dengue Fever-Associated Maculopathy and Panuveitis in Australia by K. G.-J. Ooi, H. Inglis, N. Paramanathan, J. A. Downie, M. P. Hennessy

“…Automated perimetry revealed bilateral paracentral scotomas while optical coherence tomography demonstrated the maculopathies to be of the diffuse retinal thickening type in the right eye and acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) type in the left eye. …”
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Vanadium Pentoxide Nanoparticles Doped ZnO: Physicochemical, Optical, Dielectric, and Photocatalytic Properties by Imen Massoudi, Ridha Hamdi, Amani Rached, Zainah A. AlDhawi, Fatimah M. Alobaidan, Hawra M. Alhamdan, Ghadeer A. Almohammed Ali, Fatimah E. Almuslim, Amor Ben Ali

“…The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy combined with energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and UV-visible spectroscopy. A diffuse reflectance spectroscopic approach is described to determine the bandgap energy (Eg) of the samples. …”
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Discovery of giant unit-cell super-structure in the infinite-layer nickelate PrNiO2+x by Jens Oppliger, Julia Küspert, Ann-Christin Dippel, Martin v. Zimmermann, Olof Gutowski, Xiaolin Ren, Xingjiang Zhou, Zhihai Zhu, Ruggero Frison, Qisi Wang, Leonardo Martinelli, Izabela Biało, Johan Chang

“…This giant unit-cell superstructure—likely stemming from ordering of diffusive oxygen—persists over a large temperature range and can be quenched. …”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Manifestation as Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young, Healthy Male by Prerak Juthani, Rohan Bhojwani, Neil Gupta

“…In this case report, we describe a 29-year-old nonobese hospital food service associate who presented with diffuse abdominal and chest pain; he was found to be positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with significantly elevated levels of troponin T and multiple acute phase reactants; his EKG demonstrated ST-elevations consistent with anterolateral infarction. …”
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Gastric Emphysema in a Critically Ill Patient Successfully Treated without Surgery by Hiromi Ihoriya, Tetsuya Yumoto, Masaya Iwamuro, Noritomo Fujisaki, Takaaki Osako, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao

“…Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed diffuse edema, redness, and erosion throughout the stomach. …”
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Design and Performance Evaluation of a Very Low Flow Coefficient Centrifugal Compressor by Yongsheng Wang, Feng Lin, Chaoqun Nie, Abraham Engeda

“…Due to the lower volume flow rate, the flow channels in the impeller and diffuser are so narrow that friction loss becomes the main factor, which leads to lower efficiency than that of other stages in the same compressors. …”
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Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium marinum: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment by Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Pendru Raghunath, Long Chiau Ming, Jodi Woan-Fei Law

“…The cutaneous infections caused by NTM may cause localized or diffuse lesions. M. ulcerans is one of the most identified pathogens that involves in the skin and soft tissue mycobacterial infections. …”
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Hot Spot Offset Variability from Magnetohydrodynamical Thermoresistive Instability in Hot Jupiters by Raphaël Hardy, Paul Charbonneau, Andrew Cumming

“…We extend our previous axisymmetric one-dimensional radial model, by representing the temperature and magnetic diffusivity as a first-order Fourier expansion in longitude. …”
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Unmasking cerebral infarction: hemianopia and heavy menstrual bleeding in a patient with adenomyosis and vascular abnormalities by Qing Wan, Chao Wang, Weiyue Zhang, Weijia Zhong, Haoran Wang, Hee King SU, Mei Hwa Joanne HNG, Fan Yang, Xiaoguang Li

“…Imaging revealed multiple acute cerebral infarctions and diffuse narrowing of the left internal carotid artery, suggesting an underlying vascular pathology. …”
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Shape-Selective Adsorption of Substituted Aniline Pollutants from Wastewater by Talib M. Albayati, Aidan M. Doyle

“…This significantly reduced their ability to enter into, and diffuse through, the pores of ZSM-5. These findings underpin the importance of choosing the correct substrate when using such materials for water purification.…”
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Immunosuppression with Antitumour Necrosis Factor Therapy Leading to Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome by Muhammad Farhan Khaliq, Rayan E. Ihle, James Perry

“…Patients with recurrent enterobacterial sepsis or respiratory failure with diffuse infiltrates in the setting of eosinophilia should undergo testing for Strongyloides. …”
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The shifting regulation and competition interface by Max Huffman

“…In a market of gig economy platforms, characterized by diffuse buyers, diffuse sellers, and a consolidated intermediary – the platform – which is protected by entry barriers including network effects and capital intensiveness, the competitive equilibrium will see surplus wealth gained by the platform. …”
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Neuroinflammation mediates the progression of neonate hypoxia-ischemia brain damage to Alzheimer’s disease: a bioinformatics and experimental study by Shengjie Zhang, Ruqiu Zhang, Zhaoqin Chen, Zihan Shao, An Li, Fan Li, Fang Huang

“…BackgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) can generally be divided into focal damage and diffuse damage, and neonate Hypoxia-Ischemia Brain Damage (nHIBD) is one of the causes of diffuse damage. …”
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Structural, magnetic, and optical characteristics of undoped and chromium, iron, cobalt, copper, and zinc doped nickel oxide nanopowders by Farzaneh Asaldoust, Khosro Mabhouti, Akbar Jafari, Maryam Taleb-Abbasi

“…An optical investigation was conducted on all samples utilizing a diffuse reflectance spectroscopy within the spectral range of 350–900 nm. …”
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AptaFluorescence: An aptamer-based fluorescent imaging protocol for biomolecule visualization. by Crystal Chia Yin Ling, Melissa Jane Fullwood

“…AptaFluorescence signals were more distinct compared to the diffuse immunofluorescence signals. AptaFluorescence also reliably differentiated doxycycline-treated cells from untreated cells. …”
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