Radiographic Features of Spinal Meningioma and Schwannoma: A Novel Specific Feature―Ginkgo Leaf Sign by Yu Toda, Masashi Miyazaki, Takaomi Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Egashira, Deokcheol Lee, Hideaki Hamanaka, Shigeo Ueda, Hiromu Yoshizato, Masatsugu Tsukamoto, Tomohito Yoshihara, Hirohito Hirata, Hiroaki Konishi, Tatsuya Tanaka, Koji Otani, Masaaki Mawatari, Tadatsugu Morimoto

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Wet Feeding Promotes Growth without Affecting Hypothalamic Peptide Gene Expression in Growing Broiler Chicks by Tomoya Matsunami, Yuhui Zhang, Yuji Taniguchi, Sei-ichi Hinomoto, Takaoki Saneyasu, Hiroshi Kamisoyama, Kazuhisa Honda

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Higher Levels of Postoperative Mobility and Activity as Measured by the AM-PAC 6 Clicks Instrument Are Associated with Improved Outcomes after Lumbar Fusion by Parimal Rana, Jane C. Brennan, Andrea H. Johnson, Justin J. Turcotte, Chad M. Patton

“…Results: After controlling for age, body mass index, sex, race, number of levels, and preoperative PROMIS-PF, higher 6-Clicks mobility scores decreased the likelihood of 3+ day LOS (OR: 0.72; p=0.010), non-home discharge (OR: 0.68; p<0.001), and 30-day ED return (OR: 0.78; p=0.022) and increased the likelihood of PROMIS MCID achievement (OR: 1.28; p=0.004). …”
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Preoperative serum glutathione reductase activity and alpha-fetoprotein level are associated with early postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma by Shen Lihong, Shao Lijia, Feng Shengchun

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between preoperative serum glutathione reductase (GR) activity, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, and early postoperative recurrence in patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).…”
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Case Report: Combined Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Ulcerative Colitis and Sclerosing Cholangitis in 28-y.o. Patient by A. R. Khurmatullina, A. V. Okhlobystin, L. N. Androsova, R. T. Rzayev, A. S. Tertychnyy, A. P. Kiryukhin, O. Z. Okhlobystina, M. S. Zharkova, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…This required differential diagnostics between PSC with IgG4 elevation, UC and type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) (more common in European population) on one hand and IgG4-associated systemic disease (more common in Asian population) with bile ducts, pancreas and large intestine involvement on the other. …”
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Screening and Early Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Cancer and Optimization of Diagnostic Imaging Techniques: A Review and Conclusion of the Expert Panel by V. V. Breder, R. B. Alikhanov, S. S. Bagnenko, E. N. Bessonova, V. A. Isakov, N. E. Kudashkin, B. M. Medvedeva, A. V. Mishchenko, M. S. Novruzbekov, V. S.  Rudakov

“…Screening for HCC in high-risk groups (cirrhosis of any etiology, patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and patients with F3 liver fibrosis) should be organized as regular (every 6 months) liver ultrasound in combination with determination of the serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level. …”
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The three-dimensional N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 superfishnet theory by Moritz Kade

“…Abstract We propose a double-scaling limit of β-deformed ABJM theory in three-dimensional N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 superspace, and a non-local deformation thereof. …”
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Hispanic Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Sustain Health Inequalities by Armando S. Martinez, David Momtaz, Travis Kotzur, Alexandra McLennan, Abdullah Ghali, Farhan Ahmad, Ebubechi Adindu, Alan C. Santiago-Rodriquez, Ali Seifi, Brian Smith

“…Additionally, Hispanic patients were more likely to be Medicaid users (67.2% vs. 46.0%, p<0.001). Hispanic patients undergoing spinal fusion with instrumentation had longer lengths of stay (LOS) (10.0 vs. 7.6 days, p<0.001), longer periods from admission to surgery (wait time) (1.6 vs. 1.0 days, p=0.046), and longer recovery times (8.5 vs. 6.7 days, p<0.001). …”
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Trabecular Bone Remodeling after Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Indirect Findings for Stress Transmission between Vertebrae after Spinal Fusion Surgery by Naoki Segi, Hiroaki Nakashima, Sadayuki Ito, Jun Ouchida, Ryotaro Oishi, Ippei Yamauchi, Yuichi Miyairi, Yoshinori Morita, Mikito Tsushima, Hiroyuki Tomita, Kazuaki Morishita, Kazuma Ohshima, Tokumi Kanemura, Shiro Imagama

“…The 3-month TBR-positive segments showed significantly less VEC (0% vs. 29%, P=0.029) at 1 year postoperatively. The 1-year TBR-positive segments showed a significantly higher facet union rate (83% vs. 57%, P=0.019) and less pseudoarthrosis (0% vs. 13%, P=0.041) at 2 years postoperatively. …”
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Effect of icatibant on sweating-induced dermal pain by Shunsuke Takahagi, Shunsuke Takahagi, Daiki Matsubara, Emi Murakami, Yumi Aoyama, Shinya Imamura, Atsushi Fukunaga, Atsushi Fukunaga, Yoshiko Oda, Hiroyuki Murota, Michihiro Hide, Michihiro Hide

“…The role of bradykinin in the dermal pain varies among patients.Clinical trial registrationhttps://jrct.niph.go.jp/, identifier jRCTs061210021.…”
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Multi-dimensional outcomes following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Tharusan Thevathasan, Vanessa Wahl, Joshua Boettel, Megan Kenny, Julia Paul, Sophie Selzer, Abdulla Al Harbi, Eva-Maria Dorsch, Heinrich Audebert, Matthias Rose, Christoph Paul Klapproth, Sonia Lech, Katharina Schmitt, Steffen Desch, Ulf Landmesser, Ralf Westenfeld, Fabian Voss, Carsten Skurk

“…Left-ventricular ejection fraction improved significantly, from 22% during ICU stay to 51% at follow-up in the ECMELLA group and from 31% to 51% in the VA-ECMO group (p = 0.006). …”
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Ice-nucleating particles active below −24&thinsp;°C in a Finnish boreal forest and their relationship to bioaerosols by F. Vogel, F. Vogel, M. P. Adams, L. Lacher, P. B. Foster, G. C. E. Porter, G. C. E. Porter, B. Bertozzi, B. Bertozzi, K. Höhler, J. Schneider, T. Schorr, N. S. Umo, J. Nadolny, Z. Brasseur, P. Heikkilä, E. S. Thomson, N. Büttner, M. I. Daily, R. Fösig, A. D. Harrison, J. Keskinen, U. Proske, U. Proske, U. Proske, J. Duplissy, J. Duplissy, M. Kulmala, T. Petäjä, O. Möhler, B. J. Murray

“…<p>Cloud properties are strongly influenced by ice formation; hence, we need to understand the sources of ice-nucleating particles (INPs) around the globe. …”
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Influence of minor hydrocarbon seepage on sulfur cycling in marine subsurface sediments by E. Schnabel, A. Vuillemin, C. C. Laczny, B. J. Kunath, A. R. Soares, A. J. Probst, R. Di Primio, J. Kallmeyer

“…Furthermore, in concomitance to AOM processes, we found that archaea amongst the classes Lokiarchaeia and Thorarchaeia were expressing genes involved in sulfur reduction (<i>hydB, hydG</i>).</p> <p>Overall, our study demonstrates that the gradient in pore water geochemistry, the rates of sulfate reduction processes, and the genetic features of microbial populations actively involved in sulfate-driven AOM processes are all affected by low and often unnoticed upward HC fluxes. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors for Postoperative Progressive Segment Degeneration at the Decompression and Non-decompression Segments after Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Surgery: A 5-year Follow-up Study by Hasibullah Habibi, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Hidetomi Terai, Kentaro Yamada, Minori Kato, Akinobu Suzuki, Shinji Takahashi, Koji Tamai, Masayoshi Iwamae, Yuta Sawada, Yuto Kobayashi, Yuki Okamura, Hiroaki Nakamura

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Solusi untuk Meningkatkan Knowledge Management Readness di Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten/Kota by Herlambang Permadi, Dana Indra Sensuse

“…However, there are 2 factors that are considered still need improvement, namely the excessive workload and ineffective employee mapping. From the results of this analysis, a tool design was proposed as a recommendation to solve these problems, including an online survey system environment to help reduce workloads, and an employee placement recommender system using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to assist employee mapping. …”
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Public Governance and leadership in times of Uncertainty. Intimacy of Politics and Science in Pandemic Management? by BC, Basheka

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Judicial proceduralism: the application and exploitation of the substantiality rule in presidential election petitions in Africa by BC, Basheka, Daniel, M. Walyemera, Dominique, E. Uwizeyimana

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Critical Success Factor Proyek TI: Studi Kasus Mobile Government by Ikhsan Triadi Syaputra, Teguh Raharjo, Bob Hardian, Tiarma Simanungkalit

“…CSF kemudian diurutkan untuk menemukan prioritasnya menggunakan Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh dari tim pengembangan aplikasi dan pakar proyek TI. …”
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Penerapan Metode Weighted Product untuk Seleksi Kelulusan Santri pada Sistem Informasi Wisuda Taman Pendidikan Al-Quran (TPA) Universitas Darussalam Gontor by Dihin Muriyatmoko, Triana Harmini, Muhamad Nuradi Arrahmantoro

“…Pengembangan sistem informasi berbasis web menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan MySQL. Pengujian sistem dilakukan dengan metode black box dan kuesioner. …”
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