Risk factors for acute mountain sickness in travelers to Cusco, Peru: Coca leaves, obesity, and sex.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taab102
Abstract: BACKGROUND Acute mountain sickness (AMS) may occur after rapid ascents to altitudes > 2500 m. Cusco (3350 m) in Peru is a popular destination for altitude inexperienced travelers. This study aimed at evaluating the incidence and risk factors… read more here.
Keywords: coca; risk; mountain sickness; risk factors ... See more keywords
Communication-Censored ADMM for Decentralized Consensus Optimization
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DOI: 10.1109/tsp.2019.2907258
Abstract: In this paper, we devise a communication-efficient decentralized algorithm, named as communication-censored alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) (COCA), to solve a convex consensus optimization problem defined over a network. Similar to popular decentralized consensus… read more here.
Keywords: optimization; coca; communication; consensus optimization ... See more keywords
Personal Doses of Cocaine and Coca Paste are Adulterated in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/5562315
Abstract: Knowledge of drug composition consumed on the streets and the identification and quantification of their adulterants is essential for understanding unexpected side effects, tracking routes, and drug profiling. Therefore, this work aimed to determine the… read more here.
Keywords: coca; personal doses; cartagena indias; coca paste ... See more keywords
Emodin inhibits colon cancer by altering BCL-2 family proteins and cell survival pathways
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DOI: 10.1186/s12935-019-0820-3
Abstract: BackgroundCurrently offered therapeutics to treat colon cancer (CoCa) are toxic when given at maximum tolerated dose to achieve optimal clinical response. Hence, less toxic therapeutic intervention is needed to treat CoCa. In this study, we… read more here.
Keywords: coca; emodin; bcl family; colon ... See more keywords
Collocational semiosis in the academic discourse of the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA): The case of AFRICA
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DOI: 10.1515/sem-2017-0103
Abstract: Abstract The present study investigates the collocation-induced semiosis of the linguistic sign AFRICA as being used in the academic section of the Corpus of Contemporary American English (known as COCA) (Davies, Mark. 2008. The Corpus… read more here.
Keywords: contemporary american; coca; discourse; study ... See more keywords