The Adaptability of Salicornia bigelovii to Salinity and Nutrient Levels in Aquaculture Effluent by Saisai CHI, Qiufen LI, Zijun LUO, Bo SUN, Wenjie TIAN, Ying MA, Zhiguo DONG, Zhengguo CUI

“…Additionally, 20 and 30 salinity levels were more conducive to node differentiation, indicating that S. bigelovii can effectively cope with moderate salt stress environments through self-regulation mechanisms and maintain stable growth patterns. …”
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THE IMMUNOCOMPETENCE OF THE LYMPHOCYTIC POOL OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD IN ACUTE PURULENT LYMPHADENITIS IN CHILDREN by P.I. Tkachenko, S.O. Bilokon, N.M. Lokhmatova, O.B. Dolenko, K.Yu. Rezvina, Yu.V. Popelo

“…This clearly indicates to the presence of more pronounced immunological disorders, namely, in this group of children. …”
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Clinical Predictors and Risk Factors of Gleason Score Upgrade: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Carmine Sciorio, Riccardo Giannella, Lorenzo Romano, Benito Fabio Mirto, Antonio Di Girolamo, Antonio Ruffo, Giuseppe Romeo, Fabio Esposito, Felice Crocetto, Luigi Napolitano, Raffaele Balsamo, Francesco Trama, Francesco Bottone, Carmelo Quattrone, Vittorio Imperatore, Lorenzo Spirito

“…<b>Results:</b> In the univariable setting, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5-ARI) use was associated with a higher percentage of upgrading (42.3% vs. 30.4% among non-users; <i>p</i> = 0.03942). A more advanced pathological T stage (<i>p</i> = 0.01114) and lymph node positivity (<i>p</i> < 0.00001) correlated significantly with GSU. …”
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Temporal trends of catheter ablation procedures in patients with atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: A nationwide cohort study by Antti Lappalainen, Juha E.K. Hartikainen, Konsta Teppo, Olli Halminen, Aapo L. Aro, Rasmus Siponen, Janne Virrankorpi, Annukka Marjamaa, Birgitta Salmela, Jukka Putaala, Pirjo Mustonen, Miika Linna, Jari Haukka, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen, Mika Lehto

“…Background: Catheter ablation is a well-established treatment to prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) recurrences and to relieve symptoms, whereas pacemaker implantation and atrioventricular node (AVN) ablation is used for rate control when medical therapy fails. …”
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Molecular subtyping and target identification in triple negative breast cancer through immunohistochemistry biomarkers by Rima Saad Bouzid, Radhia Bouzid, Housna Labed, Iman Serhani, Dounia Hellal, Leilia Oumeddour, Ines Boudhiaf, Massouda Ibrir, Hachani Khadraoui, Ghania Belaaloui

“…Results The patients were aged 50.11 ± 12.13y (more than 40y in 76.56% of patients), and 23.44% had a BC family history. …”
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Comparative study of robotic-assisted vs. laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: a single-center experience by Wenpeng Wang, Jia Liu, Jiefu Wang, Li Li, Dalu Kong, Junfeng Wang

“…No significant differences were found in lymph node dissection (LND), postoperative hospital stay, conversion to open surgery, or postoperative complications between the groups (p &gt; 0.05). …”
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Digital spatial proteomic profiling reveals immune checkpoints as biomarkers in lymphoid aggregates and tumor microenvironment of desmoplastic melanoma by Ruth Halaban, Kelly Olino, James Clune, David L Rimm, Harriet M Kluger, Dijana Djureinovic, Wael Ibrahim, Raymond Baumann, Anjela Galan, David G Su, David A. Schoenfeld, Raysa Cabrejo, Sajid A Khan

“…When comparing lymphoid aggregates (LA) to non-LA tumor cores, LAs were more enriched with CD20+B cells, but non-LA intratumoral leukocytes were more enriched with macrophage/monocytic markers (CD163, CD68, CD14) and had higher LAG-3 and CTLA-4 expression levels. …”
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N × N Reconfigurable Nonblocking Polymer/Silica Hybrid Planar Optical Switch Matrix Based on Total-Internal-Reflection Effect by L. Liang, K. Zhang, C. T. Zheng, X. Zhang, L. Qin, Y. Q. Ning, D. M. Zhang, L. J. Wang

“…The number of the elements in the general model is reduced by about 50&#x0025; compared to the reported all nonblocking OSM, in addition, the proposed model is more compact in footprint and more power-efficient. …”
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3D MC. I. X-Ray Tomography Begins to Unravel the 3D Structure of a Molecular Cloud in our Galaxy’s Center by Samantha W. Brunker, Cara Battersby, Danya Alboslani, Maïca Clavel, Daniel L. Walker, Dani Lipman, H Perry Hatchfield, Régis Terrier

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Integrating quantum synchronization in future generation networks by Swaraj Shekhar Nande, Muhammad Idham Habibie, Milad Ghadimi, Andrea Garbugli, Koteswararao Kondepu, Riccardo Bassoli, Frank H. P. Fitzek

“…By introducing photons into the optical resonators and precisely managing the dissipation effects, it is possible to synchronize multiple optical resonators (referred to as nodes), even in systems with more than three interconnected resonators containing non-linear atoms. …”
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Genetic mutations associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in tuberculosis patients in Bhubaneswar, India by Dr Sidhartha Giri, Mr Sunil Swick Rout, Mr Satyanarayan Singh, Mr Prakasha Kumar Nayak, Mr Sudarshan Biswal, Mrs Kumari Shweta, Dr Sanghamitra Pati

“…MDR-TB (resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid) is more prevalent in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. …”
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A time-course comparative clinical and immune response evaluation study between the human pathogenic Orientia tsutsugamushi strains: Karp and Gilliam in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mu... by Manutsanun Inthawong, Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Sirima Wongwairot, Tippawan Anantatat, Susanna J Dunachie, Rawiwan Im-Erbsin, James W Jones, Carl J Mason, Luis A Lugo, Stuart D Blacksell, Nicholas P J Day, Piengchan Sonthayanon, Allen L Richards, Daniel H Paris

“…The O. tsutsugamushi-specific immune memory responses in cells isolated from skin and lymph nodes at 80 dpi were more markedly elevated in the Gilliam-infected macaques than in the Karp-infected group. …”
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A machine learning-based model for predicting recurrence in intermediate- and high-risk differentiated thyroid cancer: insights from a retrospective single-center study of 2388 pat... by Yi Li, Zimei Tang, Anwen Ren, Gang Tian, Jianing Zhang, Yiran Wang, Jie Liu, Jie Ming

“…PurposeCurrent guidelines provide a recognized yet broad framework for stratifying recurrence risk in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients. More precise tools are needed for intermediate- and high-risk groups. …”
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Pedestrian Re-Recognition Algorithm Based on Optimization Deep Learning-Sequence Memory Model by Feng-Ping An

“…Selective dropout uses the classifier obtained through shallow learning to modify the probability that a node weight in the hidden layer is set to 0, thereby eliminating the overfitting phenomenon of the deep learning model. …”
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Predictive and prognostic value of inflammatory factors (IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α) in saliva for radiotherapy response in patients with HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carc... by Li Tan, WenJuan Liu, QiChen Sun, Yan Shi

“…Patients with HPV-positive OPSCC were more sensitive to radiotherapy compared to those with HPV-negative. …”
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Recombinant antibodies from clonally expanded cancer-associated plasma cells by Wonkyung Kim, Ji-Hye Oh, Chae Won Park, Hyori Kim, Young Gwang Kang, Da Eun Oh, Hee Jin Lee, Ji Hun Kim, Chang Ohk Sung

“…The cancer cells that metastasized to the lymph node showed a loss of expression as observed by immunohistochemistry. …”
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Aberrant SNHG expression predicts poor prognosis in esophageal cancer using meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis by Ke Shi, Li-De Huang, Dan Li, Wei-Min Luo, Hua-Song Liu, Dong-Xiao Ding, Qiang Guo, Yue-Feng Liu

“…Bio-informatics has been explored in order to confirm our conclusions more comprehensively. Results 16 studies comprising 1229 patients were enrolled. …”
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Efficiency and safety of video-assisted mediastinal lymphadenectomy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer by A. A. Skorokhod, A. S. Petrov, A. R. Kozak, M. A. Atyukov, A. O. Nefedov, P. K. Yаblonskiy

“…Performing VAMLA in left-sided NSCLC allows removing significantly more lymph nodes and stations in comparison with SLD available in VATS and thoracotomy, which increases the accuracy of postoperative N-staging. …”
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Clinical Significance of Gross Extrathyroidal Extension to Only the Strap Muscle According to Tumor Size in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ho-Ryun Won, Ji Won Kim, Hyo-One Son, Sumin Yi, Jae Won Chang, Bon Seok Koo

“…Conclusion. gSMI negatively impacts prognosis; however, this correlation diminishes with smaller tumor sizes. Thus, a more cautious approach is warranted during the treatment process.…”
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Effects of Microsatellite Instability on the Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Colon Cancer and the Diagnostic Accuracy of Preoperative Abdominal CT Scans by Rıdvan Yavuz, Orhan Aras, Hüseyin Çiyiltepe, Onur İlkay Dinçer, Ahmet Şükrü Alparslan, Tebessüm Çakır

“…The assessment of lymph node invasion was accurate in 44.8% of those with pMMR and 50.0% of those with dMMR CC. …”
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