A Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia after Treatment with Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab Chemotherapy, with Aut... by Ing S. Tiong, Michael B. Y. Lau, Seventeen Toumoua, Shingirai Chiruka

“…He died 13 days later from septic shock with positive blood cultures. A limited postmortem examination was performed and biopsies were taken from bone marrow, liver, and spleen. …”
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Complicated Dengue Fever and Its Treatment Dilemmas: A Single-Center Experience in Sri Lanka by D. K. Jayaweera, S. Subasinghe, R. F. De Silva, W. A. H. P. Sanjeewa, K. P. Jayawickreme

“…Our first patient who had diabetes presented with shock and was managed as dengue hemorrhagic fever with superadded sepsis which required noradrenalin plus broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics. …”
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Experimental Design Validation of Tilting Calibration Mechanism by Using Shape Memory Alloy Spring Actuator by Hyun-Ung Oh, Myeong-Jae Lee, Taegyu Kim

“…The effectiveness of the proposed design was experimentally validated by a deploying and stowing function test and launch vibration environment tests such as a sine burst test, a random vibration test, and a pyroshock simulating impulse shock test. The test results demonstrated that the mechanism fulfills all the required functions for on-board calibration. …”
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CHANGES IN HOUSEHOLD AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION AND SAVINGS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE EUROPEAN UNION by Boris Crnković, Juraj Rašić, Sofija Turjak

“… In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant economic shock in countries worldwide, negatively affecting every aspect of the world economy. …”
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Effect of Aluminum Powder Content on Air Blast Performance of RDX-Based Explosive Grenade Charge by Kun Zhang, Xuesong Feng, Juan Zhao, Bo Feng, Xiao jun Feng, Xiaofeng Wang

“…The results show that RDX-based aluminized explosives have higher detonation heat, detonation velocity, and detonation volume when the aluminum powder content is 20%, and the shock wave over pressure as well as impulse keep a high level at the same time within 4.5 m. …”
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Response and Damage Characteristics of Segmental Tunnel Lining under Various Dynamic Load Conditions by Jinling Chai, Ke Wang, Shihao Wang, Yong Wang, Yi Liu

“…The findings demonstrate that the structure experiences vertical compressive deformation during ground shock predominantly. The structure can be categorised into the major deformation region (with an angle within 60° of the vertical direction) and the minor deformation region (with an angle within 30° of the horizontal direction), determined by the structure’s radial deformation. …”
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Dynamics Between Foreign Portfolio Investment, Stock Price and Financial Development in South Africa: A SVAR Approach by Kazeem Abimbola Sanusi, Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer

“…Our findings show that a financial development shock encourages and provokes a substantial influx of foreign portfolio investment into the South African economy. …”
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Near-Field Aeroacoustics of Spanwise Forcing on a Transonic Wing: A DNS Study by Niccolò Berizzi, Davide Gatti, Giulio Soldati, Sergio Pirozzoli, Maurizio Quadrio

“…The transonic airflow around a supercritical wing with a shock wave is described via direct numerical simulations. …”
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A 16-Year-Old Male with Thoracic Compression following Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion for Marfan-Associated Syndromic Scoliosis by Mason Uvodich, Ross Barman, Adam Reitz, Matthew Sexton

“…Common causes of postoperative hypotension such as hypovolemic shock, sepsis, ongoing hemorrhage, and prolonged effects of anesthesia were diagnostically ruled out. …”
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Agriculture urbaine et habitat humain by Louiza Boukharaeva, Marcel Marloie

“…By helping people overcome stress and contributing significantly to avoid the risks of famine, it was a shock absorber of the systemic crisis of the 1990s. …”
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The Case for Improved Interprofessional Care: Fatal Analgesic Overdose Secondary to Acute Dental Pain during Pregnancy by Sarah K. Y. Lee, Rocio B. Quinonez, Alice Chuang, Stephanie M. Munz, Darya Dabiri

“…Through the course of her illness, the patient suffered adverse outcomes including fetal demise, acute kidney injury, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and septic shock before eventual death from multiple organ failure. …”
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One-dimensional River Network Hydrodynamic Model Based on HLL Finite Volume Method: A Case Study of Jiaokou–Yinjiang Region by GU Weiwei, CHEN Longzan, ZHANG Jingsi, LI Weizheng, YANG Yanfei, ZHANG Weiguo

“…To address one-dimensional river network models' difficult solution in complex areas and insufficient capability of capturing shock waves, this paper develops a hydrodynamic model suitable for complex river networks in mountainous and plain areas. …”
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Citrate Anticoagulation for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients: Success and Limits by Filippo Mariano, Daniela Bergamo, Ezio Nicola Gangemi, Zsuzsanna Hollo', Maurizio Stella, Giorgio Triolo

“…However, large studies with dedicated machines have indeed demonstrated that citrate anticoagulation is well tolerated, safe, and an easy to handle even in septic shock critically ill patients.…”
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The role of circadian rhythm regulator PERs in oxidative stress, immunity, and cancer development by Baimei Zhao, Eugenie Nepovimova, Qinghua Wu

“…PERs in innate immune cells modulate the temporal patterns of NF-κB and TNF-α activities, as well as the response to LPS-induced toxic shock, initiating inflammatory responses that escalate into chronic inflammatory conditions. …”
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A Non-Pyrotechnic Heavy-Load Hold Down Release Mechanism for Space Gimbals by Jun Jiang, Chaoran Wei, Yuanzi Zhou, Qiang Zhang, Jiyang Zhang, Guoyong Zhao, Qiuxia Zhang

“…To address this problem, this paper presents the design of a novel non-pyrotechnic heavy-load hold down release mechanism (HDRM) based on shape memory alloy actuator. The proposed HDRM is shock-free and capable of clearing an axial gap of 8 mm for safe rotating at release. …”
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Human Thermal Comfort and Heat Stress in an Outdoor Urban Arid Environment: A Case Study by A. M. Abdel-Ghany, I. M. Al-Helal, M. R. Shady

“…(v) During the daytime, humans should schedule their activities according to the highest permissible values of the WBGT to avoid thermal shock.…”
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ABIOTIC STRESS RESPONSE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS IN A SALT TOLERANT STRAIN OF THE CYANOBACTERIUM FREMYELLA DIPLOSIPHON: A POTENTIAL BIOFUEL AGENT by Behnam TABATABAI, Viji SITTHER

“…Results of our study indicate that TRAP transporter solute receptor likely assists in enhancing halotolerance of the mutant, while elongation factor Tu is up-regulated in response to heat shock. These findings enable better understanding of F. diplosiphon salt-stress response paving the way for novel approaches in enhancing its halotolerance, leading to viable options leading to biofuel production. …”
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Indirectly acquired fear memories have distinct, sex-specific molecular signatures from directly acquired fear memories. by Shaghayegh Navabpour, Morgan B Patrick, Nour A Omar, Shannon E Kincaid, Yeeun Bae, Jennifer Abraham, Jacobi McGrew, Madeline Musaus, W Keith Ray, Richard F Helm, Timothy J Jarome

“…Here, using a rodent indirect fear learning paradigm where one rat (observer) watches another rat (demonstrator) associate an auditory cue with foot shock, we found that fear can be indirectly acquired by both males and females regardless of the sex or novelty (familiarity) of the demonstrator animal. …”
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Crushing Stones: Mechanical, Intracorporeal and Extracorporeal Lithotripsy in the Clearance of Common Bile Duct Lithiasis by Claude Liguory, Jean Francois Lefebevre, Didier Bonnel, Gary C Vitale

“…Of the remaining 32 patients who failed mechanical lithotripsy, two underwent success[, l surgical stone extraction with no further attempts at nonoperative treatment and 30 underwent complementary shock wave lithotripsy. Extracorporeal lithotripsy was used in 19 of these patients. …”
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Formation of ZrO2 with unusual morphology and Zr surface patterning via one-step anodization of zirconium in aqueous electrolyte by Olena Tynkevych, Katarzyna Ryczek, Tomasz Kuciel, Leszek Zaraska

“…Careful adjustment of anodizing conditions allowed for the formation of free-standing and mechanically stable zirconia films without the need for any post-treatment procedures like potential shock or cathodic polarization. Finally, the procedure of Zr anodization was also found to be an effective strategy for the generation of nanosized patterns with precisely defined morphologies on the metal surface.…”
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