Cost-reduction strategy to culture patient derived bladder tumor organoids by Mahsa Mollapour Sisakht, Fatemeh Gholizadeh, Shirin Hekmatirad, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Saeed Montazeri, Laleh Sharifi, Hamed Daemi, Shahla Romal, Mohammad Hosein Yazdi, Mohammad Ali Faramarzi, Ahmad Reza Shahverdi, Amir Ali Hamidieh

“…Abstract Organoids as self-organized structure derived from stem cells can recapitulate the function of an organ in miniature form which have developed great potential for clinical translation, drug screening and personalized medicine. …”
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Diagnosis of land degradation and analysis of its spatiotemporal evolution in the Jinghe River Basin, Xinjiang by Ya Peng, Zhaopeng Wu, Xinpeng Shi, Yuting Tian, Ruirui Zhang

“…The research results are of great significance for the management of land use and the promotion of ecological protection in Jinghe County.…”
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Prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in a sample of 12-15-year-old kurdish schoolchildren in Ranyia district by Zana Qadir Omer, Hashem Omer Karim

“…In evaluating AC, 77.2% needed little or no orthodontic treatment, 12.9% needed moderate treatment while 9.8% were in great need for treatment. There was a significant correlation between DHC and ACE (P=0.000). …”
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Luvsandanzanzhaltsan (1639–1704) and his Role in the History of Buddhism in Mongolia by Tsymzhit P. Vanchikova

“…The results of the study allow us to conclude that Lamyn-gegen has made a great contribution into the spread of Buddhism in Mongolia, alongside with distributing Buddhist teaching and achievements of the centuries-old experience of medieval scientific knowledge of the East. …”
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Construction process optimisation of graphene-basalt fibre asphalt mixtures by Huzhu Zhang, Wenjia Yang, Huimin Li, Chunyu Zheng, Lijuan Sun

“…The construction processes and parameters such as the mixing method, construction temperature control parameters, retention time, and traffic opening time after construction as determined in this study can provide a theoretical foundation and reference for the mixing, transportation, paving, compaction, and traffic opening processes associated with GBFAM. This is of great value for promoting the application of GBFAM in pavement engineering and ensuring its quality.…”
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Case report: Personalized management of treatment resistance in advanced NSCLC patients with mutated epidermal growth factor receptor: special examples and literature review by Jun Wang, Jun Wang, Xiaojing Li, Shuang Dong, Sheng Hu, Fengming Ran, Yu Qian

“…The transformation of pathological types has brought great confusion to the clinical diagnosis and treatment process. …”
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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…Factors that were identified to prolong CICU LOS were non-elective surgery, current congestive heart failure (CHF), renal failure, combined coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve surgery, and other non-isolated valve or CABG surgery. …”
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Rock fracture mode and acoustic emission characteristics under true triaxial single-sided unloading path by Longpei Ma, Longpei Ma, Chongyan Liu, Guangming Zhao, Guangming Zhao

“…The research findings of this study are of great guiding significance for a deep understanding of the characteristics of different rocks during the excavation and unloading processes in underground engineering.…”
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An experimental study of the physical mechanisms of fluid flow in tight carbonate core samples by binary surfactants by Ayomikun Bello, Anastasia Ivanova, Alexander Rodionov, Tagir Karamov, Andrey Morkovkin, Alexey Cheremisin

“…Thus, the use of binary surfactant systems shows great potential for improving oil recovery efficiency, and the findings may have broader implications for optimizing filtration mechanisms in carbonate reservoirs.…”
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The impact of death and caring for the dying and their families on surgeons - an AI assisted systematic scoping review by Jun Rong Tan, Yun Ting Ong, Victoria Jia En Fam, Annushkha Sinnathamby, Nila Ravindran, Yaoyi Ng, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna

“…Abstract Context Surgeons are taking central roles in caring for patients leaving them prone to the emotional turmoil and grief of patients and families and the moral, psychological and existential distress of members of the interprofessional team and trainees. …”
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Fishing on Facebook: Using Social Media and Citizen Science to Crowd-Source Trophy Murray Cod by Matthew O’Connell, Dirk Spennemann, Jennifer Bond, R. Keller Kopf, Nicole McCasker, Paul Humphries

“…The use of social media to gather information from citizen scientists has great potential for data collection of such specimens. …”
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A U-Net-based denoising method for semi-airborne transient electromagnetic data and its application by Dong LIU, Hao FENG, Yongxin WANG, Xiaosheng ZHOU, Yuhong YAO, Huaifeng SUN

“…Therefore, the U-Net-based method holds great practical significance for SATEM data denoising, thus providing effective technical support for future geophysical exploration.…”
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Spatial-temporal evolution of habitat quality in tropical monsoon climate region based on “pattern–process–quality” – a case study of Cambodia by Kang Junmei, Yang Fengshuo, Wang Jun, Liu Yang, Fang Dengmao, Jiang Chengcheng

“…Exploring the coupling relationship of “pattern–process–quality” is conducive to understanding the internal mechanism of habitat quality change, and is of great significance for the function maintenance and sustainable management of regional ecosystems. …”
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Transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of different types of rural settlements in plain agricultural areas by QU Yanbo, HE Xinhan, DONG Xiaozhen, LIU Chunqiang, YANG Yong, LI Yuanchao

“…[Objective] Exploring the transformation characteristics of rural settlements can enrich the research system of land use transformation and is of great significance for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas and the reconstruction of rural space. …”
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Epidemiology of Pandemic COVID-19 and Its Association with Some Chronic Diseases in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Shaxawan Azeez Maulood, Muhammed Babakir Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…In conclusion, age of COVID-19 patient has a great impact on increasing mortality rate and the presence of comorbidities among the patients significantly raise the mortality rate of COVID-19. …”
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Impacts of PM on Indoor Air Quality of Airport Terminal Buildings in a Core City of North China Plain by Yunting Zhao, Wenhui Zheng, Simeng Ma, Weikai Kong, Bo Han, Jian Yu

“…Abstract With the economic growth and globalization, a great deal of airports are being or planned to be constructed or retrofitted in China. …”
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Assessment of long-term changes in subvalvular aortic stenosis in patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation by Vladlen V. Bazylev, Andrey B. Voevodin, Alexey S. Masyutin

“…There is evidence that TAVI without prior treatment of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction leads to higher mortality due to exacerbation of subvalvular obstruction. …”
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Biomarkers to predict the outcomes of surgical intervention for aortic dissection by Abanob G. Hanna, Fabian Jimenez Contreras, Omar M. Sharaf, Griffin P. Stinson, Philip J. Hess

“…For patients who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for type B dissection, an elevated postoperative systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) was an independent risk factor for aorta-related complications, graft failure, and significantly inferior freedom from aortic-related mortality. …”
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Pre-injection of exosomes can significantly suppress ovarian cancer growth by activating the immune system in mice by Yuanyuan Wang, Changyi Zhang, Huimin Zeng, Liangliang Wang, Zanhong Wang, Zhiqiang Han

“…But in general, we emphasize that in the case of pre-injection, exosomes have great potential to combat the famous “cold tumor”, ovarian cancer, via targeting omentum and activating anti-tumor immunity, offering a novel avenue for overcoming ovarian cancer.…”
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Crystal structure modulating performances for 213-nm GeO2 solar-blind photodetectors via DC reactive magnetron sputtering method by Chengming Wei, Jiabao Liu, Xinru Lan, Cheng Yang, Shuiping Huang, Dongdong Meng, Zhengwei Chen, Hongguang Duan, Xu Wang

“…Abstract Owing to the ultra-wide bandgap energy, high thermal conductivity, and ambipolar capability, GeO2 films are receiving great attention for potential applications in power devices and solar-blind photodetectors. …”
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