Is adjuvant immunotherapy necessary after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in patients with resectable stage III NSCLC? A two-center real-world study by Song Guan, Hui Wang, Zhaoxin Chen, Fengrui Guo, Guozhen Yi, Xingyu Du, Jingjing Yan, Cuimeng Tian

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of additional adjuvant immunotherapy in patients with stage III NSCLC. …”
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Obesity, composite dietary antioxidant index, and their interactive association with the risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity in the elderly from a large national survey by HuanRui Zhang, BaoJun Dou, XiTao Chen, XiaoDi Sun

“…The joint effects of pro-oxidant diet and obesity on CMM were evaluated using additive interaction indices: RERI, AP, and SI, to determine the synergistic impact of these factors. …”
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UNMASKING SHADOWS: ILLUMINATING BARRIERS AND TRANSFORMATIVE INTERVENTIONS IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR SOCIAL WORK ADVANCEMENT IN ALBANIA. A LITERATURE REVIEW by Lesia Shuranova, Radek Vistořín, Jitka Vacková, Renata Švestková, Radka Prokešová, Klaudie Němečková

“…A total of 182 studies were initially retrieved, of which 43 were ultimately included in the review following abstract screening and eligibility assessments. …”
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Exploring the anticancer potential of extracts and compounds from the heartwood of Cotinus coggygria Scop. wild growing in Serbia by Ivana Pašić, Miroslav Novaković, Vele Tešević, Slobodan Milosavljević, Nina Petrović, Tatjana Stanojković, Ivana Z. Matić

“…Three extracts, butin, butein, and sulfuretin, initiated apoptosis in HeLa cells by activating caspase-8 and caspase-9. …”
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Predicting placenta accreta spectrum and high postpartum hemorrhage risk using radiomics from T2-weighted MRI by Jinli Zou, Wei Wei, Yingzhen Xiao, Xinlian Wang, Keyang Wang, Lizhi Xie, Yuting Liang

“…The predictive performance of the models was evaluated using nomograms, calibration curves, and decision curves. …”
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Prevalence of Doravirine Resistance Mutations in a Large-Scale HIV-1 Transmitted Drug Resistance Survey in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Diego Cecchini, Isabel Cassetti, Florencia Scarnato, Agustina Fiori, Jimena Nuevo, Clara Villaverde, Adriana Sucari, María C. Torroija, Emiliano Bissio, Gabriela Bugarin, Gustavo Lopardo

“…Surveillance of TDR remains critical for recommendations of ART initiation.…”
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A new yeast strain for valorisation of vinasse, a rum distillery waste product by Brigita Simonaviciene, Ayokunle Araoyinbo, Juwayria Ali, Jamie McGowan, David A. Fitzpatrick, Gary Jones, Celia Ferreira, Andrew R. Pitt, Corinne M. Spickett, Vincent Postis, Carine de Marcos Lousa

“…The oleaginous yeast strain Yarrowia lipolytica, known for its lipid production capabilities, was initially tested on vinasse but required further adaptation and optimization. …”
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THE EFFECT OF NEBIVOLOL ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH MILD HYPERTENSION by I. L. Tepoyan, D. V. Nebieridze, I. A. Skripnikova, A. S. Safaryan, V. A. Vygodin, V. E. Novikov, L. M. Murashko

“…Clinical and anthropometric examinations, blood pressure measurements, ECG registrations were performed in all patients initially and after 12 months of treatment. Quantitative estimation of BMD was performed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry with osteodensitometry DELPHI W manufactured by HOLOGIC company (USA) in the lumbar spine (L1-L4), femoral neck and proximal femur in the anterior-posterior projection. …”
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Community boat service to promote institutional delivery in the Philippines: a mixed-methods study of a social innovation by Renzo Guinto, Joseph D Tucker, Carine Ronsmans, Meredith Labarda, Wenjie Shan, Allan Ulitin, Jana Deborah Mier-Alpaño, Jose Rene Bagani Cruz, Katerina N Abiertas

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Choosing the Best Digital Health Literacy Measure for Research: Mixed Methods Study by Charlotte Brun Thorup, Mika Uitto, Kerryn Butler-Henderson, Sarah Wamala-Andersson, Merja Hoffrén-Mikkola, Diana Schack Thoft, Lisa Korsbakke Emtekær Hæsum, Gabriela Irrazabal, Laura Pruneda González, Katja Valkama

“…They should identify beneficiaries of digital health services, measure the impact of dHL interventions, and objectively evaluate functional skills. These tools should be evidence-based, validate instruments, interpret dHL results, and capture diverse experiences to reveal health behaviour changes. …”
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Drug survival of omalizumab in atopic asthma: Impact of clinical and genetic variables by Susana Rojo-Tolosa, Alberto Caballero-Vázquez, Laura E. Pineda-Lancheros, José A. Sánchez-Martínez, María V. González-Gutiérrez, Gonzalo Jiménez-Gálvez, Alberto Jiménez-Morales, Concepción Morales-García

“…The most effective treatment has emerged with the use of biologic therapies such as omalizumab; however, the rate of therapy switching due to loss of efficacy is high, which has a negative impact on the healthcare system. The aim was to evaluate the influence of genetic polymorphisms as predictors of omalizumab survival. …”
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STUDY THE EFFECT OF PROANTHOCYANIDIN AND RANITIDINE ON HAEMATOLOGY AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN ADULT FEMALE RABBITS WITH GASTRIC ULCERATION INDUCED BY INDOMETHACIN by Muna H. AL-Saeed, Eman A. AL-Masoudi, Abrar S. Abdul -Razak

“…The study was conducted in Collage of Veterinary Medicine Basrah University,to evaluate the effect of proanthocyanidin and ranitidin on gastric ulcer, haematological and biochemical parameters changes by using female rabbits with acute gastric lesions induced by indomethacin.The study done on (30)adult female rabbits, their weight ranged between (1500-2000.0mg); divided into five groups, each group consist of six rabbits as the following: Group1:- healthy (negative control group) administrated normal saline (0.9 of normal saline) for 10 days; Group 2:-given indomethacin 75mgkg B.W. …”
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A polymorphism in the glucocorticoid receptor gene is associated with refractory hypotension in premature infants by Kei Ogasawara, Maki Sato, Koichi Hashimoto, Takashi Imamura, Hayato Go, Mitsuaki Hosoya

“…Conclusion: The incidence of refractory hypotension in infants with the C/C genotype was initially expected to be higher than that in infants with the C/G genotype. …”
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Community Health Worker Diabetes Prevention Awareness Training in an Immersive Virtual World Environment: Mixed Methods Pilot Study by Laurie Ruggiero, Lauretta Quinn, Amparo Castillo, Colleen Monahan, Leticia Boughton Price, Wandy Hernandez

“…ResultsA total of 26 CHWs initiated the study and 22 completed the postassessment. …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing the Mental Health Status of Personnel Stationed at High- and Low-Altitude Bases by Li HF, Chen J, Ge YF, Liu SJ, Zhou LJ, Dong GG

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) based on a Random Forest algorithm was employed to evaluate psychological symptom patterns.Results: The mental health status of personnel included in this study surpassed the national average for China, with personnel stationed at high-altitude bases reporting better overall mental health than those stationed at low-altitude bases. …”
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Neural network prediction model based on Levy flight and natural biomimetic technology for its application in cancer prediction. by Ruiyu Zhan

“…Leveraging data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) - a U.S.-led initiative conducting in-depth molecular research to elucidate the causative mechanisms of cancer - this study focuses on three specific cancer types within the dataset: lung, breast, and esophageal cancers. …”
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Relationship between CTF1 gene expression and prognosis and tumor immune microenvironment in glioma by Hongqing Cai, Shen Tian, Angsi Liu, Guanchao Xie, Hongsheng Zhang, Xiaogang Wu, Jinghai Wan, Sai Li

“…Methods We initially assessed the expression of CTF1, a member of the IL-6 family, in glioma, using bioinformatics tools and publicly available databases. …”
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The effect of subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy on serum IgG levels in patients with primary immunodeficiency by Selime Özen Bölük, Nesrin Gülez, Canan Karkıner, Özgen Soyöz, Figen Çelebi Çelik, Mehmet Şirin Kaya, Idil Akay Hacı, Ilke Taşkırdı, Ömer Akçal, Ferah Genel

“…The mean value was found to be 1082±312 mg/dl in the first six months after the initiation of SCIG, 1102±287 mg/dl in the second six months, and 1145±311 mg/dl in the second year. …”
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Longitudinal changes in the 6-minute walk test and the Glittre-activities of daily living test in adults with cystic fibrosis by Vera Lucia Barros Abelenda, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Mônica de Cássia Firmida, Raphael Freitas Jaber de Oliveira, Rogério Rufino, Agnaldo José Lopes

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the 1-year changes in the 6- minute walking distance (6MWD), TGlittre time, and quality of life (QoL) in awCF before the initiation of HEMT and to determine the impact of habitual physical activity (HPA) and chest physiotherapy (CP). …”
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Synthesizing evidence and identifying knowledge gaps in the role of swine in Japanese encephalitis virus transmission: a rapid systematic review of the literature by V. Horton, C. J. Hanthorn, A. L. Dixon, S. E. Edache, A. Thackrah, D. Mitzel, L. Noronha, L. W. Cohnstaedt, V. R. Brown, C. Mire, N. Cernicchiaro

“…A total of 3,638 records were initially identified. Data were extracted from 227 reports. …”
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