Jewish national autonomy in Lithuania in 1919-1926th by Raimundas Valkauskas

“…The representatives of the Lithuanian governmental delegation at the Peace Conference signed the letter-declaration (August 5, 1919), containing the obligation to respect and guarantee the rights of the Jews: complete equality before the law; the free use of their own language; the rights to control their own religious, educational, and social institutions; and an equitable share of public funds allotted to educational, religious, or charitable purposes. …”
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Medullary breast carcinoma: a pathogenic review and immunohistochemical study using tissue microarray by Ming Lee, Ana Richelia Jara-Lazaro, Poh Yian Cheok, Aye Aye Thike

“…ER negativity was significantly correlated with triple positivity for basal markers CK14, EGFR and 34BE12, which comprised patients who showed a significantly decreased disease-free survival rate within a 10–15-year follow-up period. …”
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Functional activity of blood eosinophils in patients with <i>Opisthorchis felineus</i> invasion by V. V. Tsukanov, N. E. Veselova, A. A. Savchenko, O. A. Kolenchukova, I. I. Gvozdev, A. V. Vasyutin, J. L. Tonkikh, E. V. Kasparov, A. G. Borisov, E. G. Gorchilova, M. Yu. Olkhovskaia, N. O. Prokopieva

“…The main method for diagnosing opisthorchiasis was the determination of eggs or bodies of adult parasites in the duodenal contents and/or feces, which was used in all 328 patients with opisthorchiasis. …”
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Development of quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis care – Results from an European consensus study by Daniel H. Bordvik, Yeliz Prior, Rachael Bamford, Francis Berenbaum, Mathilda Björk, Thalita Blanck, Barbara Slatkowsky Christensen, Krysia Dziedzic, John Edwards, Nazemin Gilanliogullari, Carol Graham, Ida K. Haugen, Margreet Kloppenburg, Hellen Laheij, Marco J.P.F. Ritt, Tanja Stamm, Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås, Ingvild Kjeken

“…Current QI sets, like the Osteoarthritis Quality Indicator Questionnaire (OA-QI v.2), primarily address hip- and knee OA, and not hand OA. Objectives: To adapt the OA-QI v.2 for assessing patient-reported quality of hand OA care. …”
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Stent as a bridge to surgery for malignant colonic obstruction: a retrospective study on survival and outcomes by Thanawin Wong, Tanawat Pattarapuntakul, Nisa Netinatsunton, Jaksin Sottisuporn, Thanapon Yaowmaneerat, Wongsakorn Chaochankit, Siriboon Attasaranya, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Viraksakdi Chongsuvivatwong

“…We compared OS, 5-year OS rate, disease-free survival (DFS), postoperative morbidity, and complications between the SBTS and the ES groups. …”
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Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of Selenized Apigenin by Yawen GAO, Guopeng WU, Bo HAN, Rongwu WANG, Fangming LOU

“…The in vitro antioxidant results suggested that Se-AP exhibited a clearance rate of 93.82%±0.63% for ABTS+ radicals at a concentration of 400 mg/L, 39.53%±0.67% for DPPH radicals and 96.54%±0.77% for OH radicals at a concentration of 800 mg/L and the ability of scavenging DPPH free radicals was slightly enhanced, while the scavenging ability of ABTS+ and OH radicals was significantly increased (IC50 was 53.52±1.85 mg/L and 11.33±0.64 mg/L), and the scavenging ability was comparable to that of VC at 800 mg/L at the same concentration for Se-AP. …”
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Beliefs about HIV cure: A qualitative study of people living with HIV in Soweto, South Africa by Fatima Laher, Naledi Mahlangu, Mbalenhle Sibiya

“…Thirdly, anticipated socio-behavioural effects: beliefs existed that cures might improve happiness, reduce emotional burdens of disclosure, facilitate HIV-free generations, increase risk behaviours, and reduce health checks, but not change societal attitudes to HIV. …”
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Enzyme-responsive vitamin D-based micelles for paclitaxel-controlled delivery and synergistic pancreatic cancer therapy by Diana Peixoto, João M. Ravasco, Barbara Blanco-Fernandez, Francisco Veiga, Angel Concheiro, João Conde, Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo

“…PTX-loaded VD3 micelles also exhibited prominent cell internalization and induced a considerable cytotoxic synergistic effect against human PDAC cells (BxPC-3 cells) in 2D and 3D cell culture models compared with free PTX. The PTX-loaded VD3 micelles were hemocompatible and stable after long-term storage in the presence of biorelevant media, and showed higher efficiency to inhibit the tumor growth compared to the approved clinical nanoformulation (Abraxane®) in an in ovo tumor model. …”
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Analysis of a mouse germ cell tumor model establishes pluripotency-associated miRNAs as conserved serum biomarkers for germ cell cancer detection by Amanda R. Loehr, Dennis M. Timmerman, Michelle Liu, Ad J. M. Gillis, Melia Matthews, Jordana C. Bloom, Peter K. Nicholls, David C. Page, Andrew D. Miller, Leendert H. J. Looijenga, Robert S. Weiss

“…Here, we report that miRNAs in the mouse miR-290-295 cluster, homologs of the human miR-371-373 cluster, were detectable in serum from mice with malignant TGCTs but not from tumor-free control mice or mice with benign teratomas. miR-291-293 were expressed and secreted specifically by pluripotent EC cells, and expression was lost following differentiation induced by the drug thioridazine. …”
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Detection and decontamination of Mycoplasma in cultured cells and viral strains by Glaucia Prado de Andrade, Natália Hettwer Pedroso, Alice Becker, Vinicius Soares dos Santos, Juciane Bonella, José Valter Joaquim Silva Júnior, Rudi Weiblen, Eduardo Furtado Flores

“…After, a decontamination protocol of viral seeds was carried out, consisting of amplification in cell culture, centrifugation of the viral suspension, filtration, limiting dilution and culture in mycoplasma-free cells. The fourteen viral strains were decontaminated after 1 to 4 cycles of the protocol. …”
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Analisis Masalah Dan Solusi Live Streaming Shopping: Tinjauan Literatur Sistematis by Nandhita Zefania Maharani, Betty Purwandari, Imairi Eitiveni, Erisva Hakiki Purwaningsih

“…Data penelitian diperoleh dari 5 database, yaitu ACM, AIS eLibrary, IEEE, ProQuest, dan Scopus, yang mencakup periode publikasi dari tahun 2018 hingga 2023. …”
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ESTIMATED ELECTRICITY BILLING SYSTEM AND ITS EFFECTS ON CONSUMERS IN RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS CENTRES IN WUKARI METROPOLIS, TARABA STATE by Abubakar Ahmadu, Vyonkhen Tanko Nacho

“…It is recommended among others the adoption of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to gauge consumers’ energy consumption pending the provision of prepaid meters and that National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) should intensify efforts in the provision of free and/or subsidized prepaid meters to consumers. …”
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THE USING OF DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL SPECIALTIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Liudmyla Nezhyva, Svitlana Palamar, Nataliia Semenii

“…The main criteria for selecting digital tools were: simple interface (so students can master its functionality faster); compliance to the State Standard for Primary Education; didactic value; accessibility (the age of pupils and the ability to comprehend tasks developed with the help of the proposed digital tools were taken into account); technical and methodological support (present on all proposed digital resources, which facilitates understanding of their interface); very important criterion is the wide functionality on a free basis; the ability to adapt in various modern conditions during offline and online learning.  …”
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Metabarcoding the night sky: Monitoring landscape-scale insect diversity through bat diet by Cynthia Tobisch, Svenja Dege, Bernd Panassiti, Julian Treffler, Christoph Moning

“…Our study shows that genetic analysis of bat feces provides an efficient and promising approach to assess insect diversity patterns at the landscape level, and highlights the potential of widespread bat species for the monitoring of terrestrial insects at large scales.…”
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Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics by Michael Kreuter, Fabian N Fries, Titus J Brinker, Ute Mons, David A Groneberg, Anil Batra, Werner Seeger, Felix Herth, Julia Holzapfel, Tanja G Baudson, Katharina Sies, Lena Jakob, Hannah Maria Baumert, Marlene Heckl, Ana Cirac, Janina L Suhre, Verena Mathes, Hannah Spielmann, Nancy Rigotti, Tobias Raupach, Henning Gall, Claudia Bauer, Pat Marek, Chase H Harrison, Lava Taha, Andreas Owczarek, Felix J Hofmann, Roger Thomas

“…We took advantage of the widespread availability of mobile phones and adolescents’ interest in appearance to develop a free photoaging app which is promoted via a poster campaign in secondary schools. …”
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Assessing the impact of waste picking on musculoskeletal disorders among waste pickers in Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study by Praveen Chokhandre, Shrikant Singh

“…The impact of the occupation of waste picking on MSDs was analysed using the propensity score matching (PSM) method.Participants The study population consisted of waste pickers (n=200) who had been working for at least a year and a control group (n=213) selected from among or living close to the same communities.Results The 12-month prevalence of MSDs was higher among waste pickers (79%) compared to controls (55%) particularly in the lower back (54–36%), knee (48–35%), upper back (40–21%) and shoulder (32–12%). …”
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Antipredator behaviour in semi-feral horses: innate response and the influence of external factors by Antoine Bercy, Francisco Ceacero, Martina Komárková

“…The field of antipredator behaviour research is hampered by inconsistent results and a lack of standardisation, and the behaviour of free-ranging horses remains underexplored. To address this gap, we conducted a playback experiment on semi-feral Exmoor ponies (n = 97) in the Czech Republic, exposing them to wolf howls, deer rut calls, and static noise as a control. …”
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The role of simultaneous stereotactic biopsy and radiofrequency ablation in the management of brain neoplasms in countries with limited financial resources by Mohamed Ashraf Mahmoud, Abdelrahman El Gayar, Shafik T El Molla, Hesham Radwan, Tarek H El Serry, Ashraf Al Abyad

“…A potential trend of longer progression-free interval of tumor is presumed in the cases. …”
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Inflamed immune phenotype predicts favorable clinical outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy across multiple cancer types by Jeanne Shen, Sergio Pereira, Chan-Young Ock, Yung-Jue Bang, Seulki Kim, Sehhoon Park, Se-Hoon Lee, George A Fisher, Young Kwang Chae, Yoon-La Choi, Jin-Haeng Chung, Tony S K Mok, Leeseul Kim, Jun-Eul Hwang, Gahee Park, Sanghoon Song, Seunghwan Shin, Yoojoo Lim, Wonkyung Jung, Heon Song, Hyojin Kim, Taebum Lee, Sukjun Kim, Chang Ho Ahn, Seokhwi Kim, Ben W Dulken, Stephanie Bogdan, Maggie Huang, Chiyoon Oum, Siraj M. Ali

“…We evaluated the correlation between the IIP and ICI treatment outcomes in terms of objective response rates (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) in a cohort of 1,806 ICI-treated patients representing over 27 solid tumor types retrospectively collected from multiple institutions.Results We observed an overall IIP prevalence of 35.2% and significantly more favorable ORRs (26.3% vs 15.8%), PFS (median 5.3 vs 3.1 months, HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.61 to 0.76), and OS (median 25.3 vs 13.6 months, HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.57 to 0.75) after ICI therapy in IIP compared with non-IIP patients, respectively (p&lt;0.001 for all comparisons). …”
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Multi-metal mixture exposure and cognitive function in urban older adults: The mediation effects of thyroid hormones by Zhuoqi Zhu, Juanhua Li, Yang Peng, Ning Qin, Jiemei Li, Ying Wei, Biwen Wang, Yunfei Liao, Huaicai Zeng, Lu Cheng, Han Li

“…Mediation analysis revealed that Free Thyroxine (FT4) mediated the relationship between Rb and MMSE scores by 29.10 % and between Zinc (Zn) and language performance by 35.00 %. …”
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