Machine learning analysis of pathological images to predict 1-year progression-free survival of immunotherapy in patients with small-cell lung cancer by Hirotaka Matsumoto, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Yuki Sato, Daichi Fujimoto, Yoshihiko Taniguchi, Motohiro Tamiya, Yasuhiro Koh, Junya Fukuoka, Hisashi Tanaka, Naoki Furuya, Ryota Shibaki, Tsukasa Nozawa, Akira Sano, Yuka Kitamura, Takashi Kijima, Toshihide Yokoyama, Satoru Miura, Akito Hata, Jun Sugisaka

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Alte und neue Wege in der Rheometrie der Polymer-Schmelzen by Joachim Meissner

“…A re-designed rotary clamp is the mechanical basis for a more general rheometer by means of which the behaviour of polymer melts in equibiaxial, planar and other multiaxial elongations can be investigated. …”
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Impact of body mass index as a continuous variable on short‐ and long‐term outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer by Takayuki Aiba, Tomonori Akagi, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Kentaro Nakajima, Tetsuji Ohyama, Tatsuya Kinjo, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Nobuaki Suzuki, Takuya Tokunaga, Manabu Yamamoto, Nobuki Ichikawa, Shungo Endo, Yutaka Kojima, Takatoshi Nakamura, Shuji Saito, Yoshinori Kagawa, Shinobu Ohnuma, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Naitoh, Masafumi Inomata

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Defective Endothelial Glutaminolysis Contributes to Impaired Angiogenesis and Poor Ischemic Tissue Repair in Diabetes by Meina Zhao, Jiaheng Zhou, Yang Hu, Xinpei Wang, Jiong An, Meijie Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Xing Zhang, Jingwen Wang, Xing Jin, Miaomiao Xi, Jia Li

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Valores de referencia para la prueba de 5000 metros en atletas chilenos de 35 a 74 años: Estudio trans-versal (Reference values for the 5000-meter test in Chilean athletes aged 35... by Héctor Fuentes-Barría, Raul Aguilera Eguia, Georgiy Polevoy, Juan Maureira Sánchez

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A phase I/II trial evaluating the safety of increased-dose S- 1 with oxaliplatin and nivolumab in HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer by Keisuke Baba, Nobumi Suzuki, Chiyo K. Imamura, Eisuke Booka, Masashi Takeuchi, Daisuke Takahari, Takeshi Kawakami, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Chiyoe Kitagawa, Yoshiyasu Kono, Keiji Ogura, Yosuke Kito, Kei Saito, Shinzo Yamamoto, Hiroya Takeuchi, Toshihiro Kudo, Takuya Tsunoda, Takuro Mizukami, Toshifumi Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Shoji, Kanako Saito, Kenro Tanoue, Eishi Baba, Kengo Nagashima, Narikazu Boku

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Letrozole ovulation regimen for frozen-thawed embryo transfer in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a muti-centre randomised controlled trial by Yanqiu Xie, Ping Li, Guimin Hao, Weifen Deng, Junli Zhao, Shanshan Gao, Bingbing Deng, Yanping Li, Min Deng, Yingying Yuan, Qi Fan, Ningzhen Zhang, Zhiming Zhao, Yuhua Shi

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Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Hospital-Wide Bacterial Species and Antibiograms to Inform Management at a Zonal Tertiary Hospital in Mwan... by Justine BN, Mushi MF, Silago V, Igembe Z, Muyombe J, Kishengena PP, Michael Jnr NS, Maganga MG, Massenga A, Tegete F, Massaga FA, Seni J

“…Baraka N Justine,1 Martha F Mushi,1 Vitus Silago,1 Zechariah Igembe,2 John Muyombe,2 Peter Peter Kishengena,2 Nyanda Shango Michael Jnr,2 Mathew Gabriel Maganga,3 Alicia Massenga,4,5 Francis Tegete,6 Fabian A Massaga,5,7 Jeremiah Seni1,2 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill-Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza, Tanzania; 2Clinical Microbiology Unit, Central Pathology Laboratory, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania; 3Department of Pharmacy and Quality Assurance Unit, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania; 4Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania; 5Department of General Surgery, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza, Tanzania; 6Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania; 7Department of General Surgery, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, TanzaniaCorrespondence: Jeremiah Seni, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill-Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. …”
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Significance of Platinum‐Based Chemotherapy With Programmed Death‐1 Blockade in Limited Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study by Ayako Shiono, Hisao Imai, Kyoichi Kaira, Takanori Abe, Yuki Sato, Ken Yamamoto, Hiroki Watanabe, Yuko Tsuchiya‐Kawano, Akihiro Tamiya, Takashi Osaki, Noriko Yanagitani, Shigeru Tanzawa, Toshiyuki Sumi, Kohei Yoshimine, Yohei Matsui, Satoshi Endo, Kazuhiko Shibata, Shinnosuke Takemoto, Yosuke Miura, Yoshiaki Nagai, Junichi Nakagawa, Takeshi Tsuda, Hiroshi Kagamu

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Análisis de la actividad física y la alimentación en estudiantes de Ecuador y la influencia del apoyo familiar e institucional (Analysis of physical activity and nutrition in stude... by Ángel-Freddy Rodríguez-Torres, José-Antonio Marín-Marín, Jesús López-Belmonte, Santiago Pozo-Sánchez

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TECTONOPHYSICAL EVIDENCES OF GEODYNAMIC EVOLUTION OF THE PRIKOLYMA TERRAIN (NORTH-EASTERN REGIONS OF RUSSIA) by Anton N. Glukhov, Andrey S. Gladkov, Denis A. Koshkarev, Oksana V. Lunina

“…The Prikolyma terrain is a part of the Yana-Kolyma orogenic belt located in the North Eastern Asia. It is generally composed of the Proterozoic deposits, including sandstones, metapellites, quartz-feldspar and carbonate rocks, meta- and hyperbasites. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Epi-On vs Epi-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in Corneal Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Nughays RO, Bazayd AS, Alshamekh LA, Alshammari RA, Alenezi MA, Dahlan HY, Alsubhi JA, Alshammri SG, AlQurashi NA, Aldajani AH, Alrammah AH, Alenezi MN, Almutairi AA, Alomayri AF, Alghamdi S

“…A systematic search up to July 2024 of PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane Central, Google Scholar, and Scopus identified 13 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 872 patients and 1041 eyes. …”
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Experience of pemetrexed in maintenance therapy for metastatic lung adenocarcinoma by L. Yu. Vladimirova, A. E. Storozhakova, E. A. Kalabanova, P. N. Meshcheryakov, S. V. Oskin, S. N. Kabanov, N. Yu. Samaneva, Ya. V. Svetitskaya, A. V. Tishina

“…Only one adverse effect, degree I general weakness, was noted, which did not have a negative impact on the patient's quality of life.…”
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Relating Anthropometric Profile to Countermovement Jump Performance and External Match Load in Mexican National Team Soccer Players: An Exploratory Study by Israel Rios-Limas, Carlos Abraham Herrera-Amante, Wiliam Carvajal-Veitía, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, César Iván Ayala-Guzmán, Luis Ortiz-Hernández, Andrés López-Sagarra, Pol Lorente-Solá, José Francisco López-Gil

“…Correlation matrices were created to identify the most significant associations, followed by generalized linear models (GLMs) to associate body composition variables with performance metrics. …”
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COVID‐19 and Healthcare Workers Burnt out: A Qualitative Study of Burnout Experiences of Healthcare workers in a Secondary Hospital in Ghana by Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Elvis Mwinsome Sobiesuo, Bernard Obeng, Elsie Asamoah, Comfort Badu Mantey, Peter Dwumah, Mary Sefa Boampong, Abena Afrakomah Boateng, Richard Ofori, Michael Nimoh, Josephine Boakyewaa Nyarko, Jonathan Mensah Dapaah

“…Providing respectful, empathetic, and equitable care to all patients irrespective of suspected COVID‐19 or other diseases remained a central feature of services provided. Patient or Public Contribution This paper presents findings relevant to the provision of quality client care in moments of extreme stress. …”
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Smartphone-generated 3D facial images: reliable for routine assessment of the oronasal region of patients with cleft or mere convenience? A validation study by Pradeep Singh, Richard Tai‑Chiu Hsung, Deepal Haresh Ajmera, Noha A. Said, Yiu Yan Leung, Colman McGrath, Min Gu

“…It exhibited high accuracy in the orolabial area and specific central and flat areas within the oronasal region. …”
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Long-term effect of food insecurity on body weight gain and metabolic risk in a context of high socioeconomic vulnerability in a medium-income country: the SANCuité cohort, Brazil,... by Jackson Silva Lima Laurentino, Jackson Silva Lima Laurentino, Isadora Macedo de Oliveira Martins-Costa, Rônisson Thomas de Oliveira-Silva, Rônisson Thomas de Oliveira-Silva, Ana Beatriz Macêdo Venâncio dos Santos, Poliana de Araújo Palmeira, Poliana de Araújo Palmeira

“…Data analysis was performed in STATA 15.0 using multilevel mixed-effects regression with covariate adjustment and predicted marginal means with marginal differences.ResultsAmong the 210 individuals followed over 11 years, high prevalence of FI was observed (2011: 51.8%; 2022: 45.9%), central adiposity (2011: 83.8%; 2022: 88.6%), as well as a significant increase in the prevalence of high BMI (2011–2022: +16.7 p < 0.00), general obesity (2011–2022: +15.2 p < 0.00), and abdominal obesity (2011–2022: +0.5 p 0.02) over time. …”
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Blue and fin whale residence time and occupancy in Navy training and testing areas off the U.S. West Coast by Barbara A. Lagerquist, Barbara A. Lagerquist, Ladd M. Irvine, Ladd M. Irvine, Thomas M. Follett, Thomas M. Follett, Kristen Ampela, Erin A. Falcone, Gregory S. Schorr, Bruce R. Mate, Bruce R. Mate, Daniel M. Palacios, Daniel M. Palacios

“…We also calculated relative occupancy isopleths from the state space models, for both directed and non-directed movement, to assess spatial use of Navy areas. We then used generalized linear mixed models and beta regression to examine relationships between Navy area use and covariates, including six climate indices. …”
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Diagnostic value of the wnt target and cancer-associated blood biomarker hPG80: ONCOPRO case-control prospective study by Benoit You, Sebastien Couraud, Philippe Ceruse, Lionel Badet, Philippe Paparel, Alice Durand, Marielle Guillet, Philippe Merle, Gaelle Lescuyer, Charles-André Philip, Francois Ducray, Mathieu Pioche, Lionel Karlin, Jean-Christophe Lifante, Olivier Glehen, Pierre-Adrien Bolze, Marion Chauvenet, Carole Langlois-Jacques, Fabien Subtil, Marie Piecyk, Aurore Carrot, Dominique Joubert, Alexandre Prieur, Berengere Vire, Sara Calattini, Lea Payen

“…Abstract Background hPG80 (circulating progastrin), initially recognized for its oncogenic properties due to its direct link to the Wnt signaling pathway, is secreted by cancer cells and detectable in the blood of cancer patients. The ONCOPRO centralized case-control study (NCT03787056) was designed to prospectively evaluate the diagnostic utility of hPG80 in patients with 16 different types of cancer. …”
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Performance of the bioLytical Multiplex HIV 1/2 and Syphilis rapid test on serum in a laboratory evaluation for syphilis by Anastasia Eliopoulos, Beatrice Rivera, Emily McCullough, Ameeta E. Singh, Jennifer Gratrix, Graham Tipples, Hong Yuan Zhou, Rick Galli, Sean B. Rourke, Kevin Fonseca

“…Syphilis serology is primarily used to make the diagnosis, but the testing platforms and confirmatory tests are often centralized; therefore, the time to a result is usually more than 2 days. …”
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