Multiphoton imaging-based quantifiable collagen signatures for predicting outcomes in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Xiwen Chen, Jikui Miao, Xingxin Huang, Xiahui Han, Liqin Zheng, Jianxin Chen, Linying Chen, Lianhuang Li

“…A combination of label-free multiphoton imaging technique and computer-aided image processing method may offer a novel and promising approach for finding new biomarkers to improve prognosis prediction and thereby tailor treatment strategies more effectively.…”
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Improvement of the dissolution of the antineoplastic drug regorafenib through impregnation into pullulan polysaccharide using supercritical fluid technology: Optimization of the pr... by Ali Sheikhi, Sepideh Hamedi, Gholamhossein Sodeifian, Fariba Razmimanesh

“…The dissolution rate of the impregnated REG MH in an aqueous medium considerably enhanced to 80 % during 60 h, whereas it reached 18 % for the free drug. The drug release from the polymer matrix is predominantly controlled by the Fickian diffusion mechanism.…”
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Efficient calculation of self magnetic field, self-force, and self-inductance for electromagnetic coils with rectangular cross-section by Matt Landreman, Siena Hurwitz, Thomas M. Antonsen

“…This paper extends a previous calculation for circular-cross-section conductors (Hurwitz et al 2024 IEEE Trans. Magn. ) to consider the case of rectangular cross-section. …”
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RELATIONSHIP OF ACL INJURY WITH POSTERIOR TIBIAL SLOPE, INTERCONDYLAR NOTCH WIDTH RATIO, AGE, AND SEX by Boby Harul Priono, Ghuna Arioharjo Utoyo, Yoyos Dias Ismiarto

“…Medical records of 20 patients who underwent MRI of the knee and athroscopy procedure between August 2016 and March 2017 were reviewed. …”
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Rheumatoid-like hand deformities and aortic valve disease in a 13-year-old girl with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report by Anjuman Ara Rahman, Abhijit Datta, Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Anindita Das Barshan, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

“…The patient presented with a distinctive clinical profile, including the presence of tendon xanthoma in the hands and cutaneous xanthoma in the elbow, knee, and buttocks, as well as recent development of aortic valvular diseases. …”
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Using machine learning models to plan HIV services: Emerging opportunities in design, implementation and evaluation by T Dzinamarira, E Mbunge, I Chingombe, D F Cuadros, E Moyo, I Chitungo, G Murewanhema, B Muchemwa, G Rwibasira, O Mugurungi, G Musuka, H Herrera

“…Literature searches were conducted in different prominent and reputable electronic database repositories including PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Springer. The study used various search keywords to search for relevant publications. …”
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THE DYNAMICS OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA by OGBONNA Emmanuel Chijioke, ALUKO Bayode, ADEYANJU Joseph

“…Focusing mainly on secondary data, the paper argues that all the factors facilitative of democratisation, free, fair, and periodic elections, protection of civil and political rights, political literacy, accountability, and freedom of the press, remain on the shoulders of constructive state-society relations. …”
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Impact of sleep deprivation on colon cancer: Unraveling the KynA-P4HA2-HIF-1α axis in tumor lipid metabolism and metastasis by Zuojie Peng, Jia Song, Wenzhong Zhu, Haijun Bao, Yuan Hu, Yongping Shi, Xukai Cheng, Mi Jiang, Feifei Fang, Jinhuang Chen, Xiaogang Shu

“…Methods: A sleep deprivation liver metastasis model was constructed to evaluate the effect of sleep deprivation on liver metastasis of colon cancer. Subsequently, mice feces were collected for untargeted metabolomics to screen and identify the key mediator, Kynurenic acid (KynA). …”
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Protective effects of Pyrogallol and Caffeic acid against Fe2+ -Ascorbate-induced oxidative stress in the wistar rats liver: An in vitro study by Seifollah Bahramikia, Nasrin Shirzadi, Vali Akbari

“…Furthermore, the IC50 values for DPPH free radicals for pyrogallol and caffeic acid were determined to be 76.26 μg/mL and 106.31 μg/mL, respectively. …”
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A Reliable Approach for Solving Transmission Network Expansion Planning with Objective of Planning Cost Reduction by Yongqiu Liu

“…The proposed transmission expansion planning model has been applied to the wellknown IEEE 30-bus test system. In order to illustrated the performance of the proposed method, we consider three scenarios as fix load and generation, fixed load and variable generation and variable load and generation. …”
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Investigating the Association between Healthy Eating Index and Early Childhood Caries in Iranian Preschool Children: A Case-Control Study by Maryam Mehrabkhani, Taraneh Movahhed, Mohsen Nematy, Melika Hoseinzadeh, Homeira Mohammadi

“…Methods: In the current case-control study, 732 preschool children (aged 3–6 years) were examined for dental caries and then categorized into two groups of children with ECC, or who were Caries-Free (CF). Then, the HEI was measured by analyzing a validated food frequency questionnaire, which their parents were requested to complete. …”
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Burden of HPV-induced diseases and cost effectiveness of catch-up vaccination in Czech Republic: a model-based study by Vojtech Kamenský, Lukáš Dostálek, Martin Rožánek, Aleš Tichopád, Roman Prymula, Ivana Šarkanová

“…In the female cohort, all analysed rates of catch-up vaccination were the dominant strategy, while in the male cohort, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) remained consistently below 42,000 CZK/QALY. …”
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Virtual Joint Field Campaign: a framework of synthetic landscapes to assess multiscale measurement methods of water storage by T. Francke, C. Brogi, A. Duarte Rocha, M. Förster, M. Heistermann, M. Köhli, D. Rasche, M. Reich, P. Schattan, P. Schattan, L. Scheiffele, M. Schrön

“…</p> <p>In this study we suggest a synthetic virtual landscape that allows for an exact definition of all variables of interest and, consequently, constitutes the so-called “virtual truth” free of knowledge gaps. Such a landscape can be explored in various “virtual field campaigns” using “virtual sensors” that mimic the response and characteristics of actual devices. …”
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Sulfatase modifying factor 2 as a predictive biomarker for urothelial carcinoma by Wei-Ting Kuo, Yi-Chen Lee, Jia-Bin Liao, Ching-Jiunn Tseng, Yi-Fang Yang

“…High SUMF2 mRNA levels were associated with poor overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in bladder UC (BLCA) from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset. …”
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In-silico tool based on Boolean networks and meshless simulations for prediction of reaction and transport mechanisms in the systemic administration of chemotherapeutic drugs. by Fabián Mauricio Vélez Salazar, Iván David Patiño

“…The first step implies retrieving the ratios between extracellular, free intracellular, and bound intracellular concentrations from numerical simulations, employing a meshless code developed, calibrated and validated in a previous work. …”
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<i>Clostridium difficile</i>-associated disease by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertycnhy, Ye. A. Poluektova, T. L. Lapina, O. S. Lyashenko, K. V. Ivashkin

“…Basic clinical symptom of C. difficileassociated disease is diarrhea or diarrhea with hematochezia (according to severity of the case). Feces of patients with diarrhea are sampled for C. difficile toxin detection. …”
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Quality improvement of plant-based white chocolate enriched with encapsulated blueberry juice by Rossi Indiarto, Natallina Wiranto Putri, Fetriyuna Fetriyuna, Edy Subroto, Arif Nanda Irawan, Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Mohd Nizam Lani

“…Therefore, this research presents a promising chocolate formula that is both appealing and healthy, particularly for consumers seeking lactose-free and vegan products.…”
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Did selective kinase inhibitors change the management of patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer? by Tommaso Porcelli, Cristina Luongo, Anna Cerbone, Carmine Di Luccio, Mariantonia Nacchio, Maria Angela De Stefano, Martin Schlumberger, Domenico Salvatore

“…Grade ≥3 adverse events occurred in 13 (42%) patients treated with lenvatinib and only in 1 (9%) patient treated with DT. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival rates at 1 year were 72% and 83% in lenvatinib-treated patients and 69% and 83% in DT-treated patients, respectively. …”
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Security Challenges: Appraisal of Threats to Nigeria’s Sovereignty in the Fourth Republic (1999-2019) by Olanrewaju Rafiu Memud, Solomon A. Ojo

“…The study recommends good governance and unadulterated fiscal federalism, free and fair elections; discourage culture of impunity, proactiveresponse to intelligence information gathering/usage; and non[1]politicization of unfolding socio-political issues. …”
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NATIONAL SECURITY AND BORDER MANAGEMENT IN WEST AFRICA: A STUDY OF NIGERIA-NIGER RELATIONS by IYANU-OLUWA AYOBAMI AYODELE, UMARU TOYIN SHIRU

“…The efforts of the states can be impeded based on the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Goods and Persons which will not allow restriction of people in and out of ECOWAS region.  …”
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