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Open AccessTectonic Regime as a Control Factor for Crustal Fault Zone (CFZ) Geothermal Reservoir in an Amagmatic System: A 3D Dynamic Numerical Modeling Approach
Crustal fault zones provide interesting geological targets for high-temperature geothermal energy source in naturally deep-fractured basement areas. Field and laboratory studies have shown the ability of these...
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Wide variation of winter-induced sustained thermal energy dissipation in conifers: a common-garden study
Low temperature in winter depresses rates of photosynthesis, which, in evergreen plants, can exacerbate imbalances between light absorption and photochemical light use. Damage that could result from increased ...
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Open AccessTowards a Large-Scale Assessment of the Relationship Between Biological and Chronological Aging: The Inspire Mouse Cohort
Aging is the major risk factor for the development of chronic diseases. After decades of research focused on extending lifespan, current efforts seek primarily to promote healthy aging. Recent advances suggest...
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A freeze-all strategy does not increase live birth rates in women of advanced reproductive age
Does a freeze-all strategy improve live birth rates in women of different age groups?
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Effect of age of regrowth, chemical composition and secondary metabolites on the digestibility of Leucaena leucocephala in the Cauto Valley, Cuba
Finding alternatives to deal with the lack of feed during the dry period is a challenge for animal research in tropical areas. The effect of age of regrowth (60, 120 or 180 days), chemical composition and seco...
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Erythrina variegata quality in the Cauto Valley, Cuba
This experiment has examined the effects of age of regrowth (60, 120 or 180 days) and season (dry or rainy period) on the nutritional quality of roughage from Erythrina variegata harvested in the Cauto Valley, Cu...
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Randomized clinical trial to compare the efficacy to improve the quality of surgical field of hypotensive anesthesia with clonidine or dexmedetomidine during functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Intense bleeding of the surgical field is a potential factor influencing success of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Hypotensive anesthesia with α2 intravenous agonists reduces intraoperative bleedi...
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Short-term peripheral sensitization by brief exposure to pheromone components in Spodoptera littoralis
In insects, the olfactory system displays a high degree of plasticity. In Spodoptera littoralis, pre-exposure of males to the sex pheromone has been shown to increase the sensitivity of the olfactory sensory neur...
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Open AccessErratum to: Procedures and recommended times in the care process of the patient with pancreatic cancer: PAN-TIME consensus between scientific societies
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Open AccessProcedures and recommended times in the care process of the patient with pancreatic cancer: PAN-TIME consensus between scientific societies
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a disease with bad prognosis. It is usually diagnosed at advanced stages and its treatment is complex. The aim of this consensus document was to provide recommendations by experts tha...
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Aquatic plants and macroalgae as potential feed ingredients in ruminant diets
The aim of this research was to investigate the nutritive value of three aquatic plants, the seagrass (Ruppia maritima) and two green macroalgae (Chaetomorpha linum and Ulva lactuca). Biomass from three aquatic p...
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Open AccessFeralisation targets different genomic loci to domestication in the chicken
Feralisation occurs when a domestic population recolonizes the wild, esca** its previous restricted environment, and has been considered as the reverse of domestication. We have previously shown that Kauai I...
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A scalable H.264/AVC deblocking filter architecture
The deblocking filter (DF) is one of the most complex functional cores of the H.264/AVC and SVC codecs. Its computational cost is heavily dependent on the video profile and the selected scalability level. With...
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Open AccessAfrican humid periods triggered the reactivation of a large river system in Western Sahara
The Sahara experienced several humid episodes during the late Quaternary, associated with the development of vast fluvial networks and enhanced freshwater delivery to the surrounding ocean margins. In particul...
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Levosimendan in the emergency department: a useful tool to improve cellular perfusion
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Open AccessAfatinib demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2-amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro and in vivo
Uterine serous carcinomas (USCs) are an aggressive form of uterine cancer that may rely on HER2/neu amplification as a driver of proliferation. The objective of this paper is to assess the sensitivity of USC c...
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KIT-D816V oncogenic activity is controlled by the juxtamembrane docking site Y568-Y570
Mutation of KIT receptor tyrosine kinase at residue D816 results in ligand-independent constitutive kinase activity. This mutation occurs in most patients with mastocytosis, a myeloproliferative neoplasm, and ...
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An invaded invader: high prevalence of entocytherid ostracods on the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula
The American red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) was introduced in 1973 into the Iberian Peninsula for commercial purposes. As a result of both the expansion from the Iberian Peninsula and, prob...
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FES kinases are required for oncogenic FLT3 signaling
The closely related non-receptor tyrosine kinases FEline Sarcoma (FES) and FEs Related (FER) are activated by cell surface receptors in hematopoietic cells. Despite the early description of oncogenic viral for...
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Is BMI greater than 60 kg/m2 a predictor of higher morbidity after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass?
It has been hypothesized that patients who are super-supermorbidly obese, defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 60 kg/m2 or higher, have an increased rate of postoperative complications. As surgical techni...