New prognostic index for neoadjuvant chemotherapy outcome in patients with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer by Chuying Huo, Bin Wu, Dongdong Ye, Miaochun Xu, Shaolin Ma, Aoshuang Cheng, Yunyun Liu, Chunxian Huang, Yuhao Zhang, Zhongqiu Lin, Bowen Li, Huaiwu Lu

“…Blood inflammatory composite markers were calculated and converted into binary values using optimal cutoffs. …”
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Imlifidase in Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients With a Positive Crossmatch Against a Deceased Donor by Nassim Kamar, Dominique Bertrand, Sophie Caillard, Danièle Pievani, Marie Joelle Apithy, Nicolas Congy-Jolivet, Bertrand Chauveau, Fabienne Farce, Arnaud François, Audrey Delas, Jérôme Olagne, Cédric Usureau, Jean-Luc Taupin, Gwenda Line Guidicelli, Lionel Couzi

“…Conclusion: These real-life data demonstrate that the use of imlifidase to desensitize highly sensitized patients can have an acceptable short-term efficacy and safety profile in selected patients.…”
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Factors influencing online patient-reported ratings among shoulder surgeons by Krishna N. Chopra, MA, Sameer R. Khawaja, BS, Anna L. Gorsky, BS, Nicole L. Greene, BA, Frank L. Vazquez, BS, Joanne Y. Zhou, MD, Zaamin B. Hussain, MD, MEd, Michael B. Gottschalk, MD, Eric R. Wagner, MD, MS

“…A summated social media presence score was calculated to identify the top 15% of social media users in each cohort. …”
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Pulmonary aspergillosis in US Veterans with COVID-19: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study by Kaitlin Swinnerton, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Ikwo Oboho, Janet Grubber, Mary Brophy, Nhan V Do, Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman

“…Incidence rates were calculated per 10,000 SARS-CoV-2 cases. Selected clinical characteristics included age >70, receipt of immune-compromising drugs, hematologic malignancy, chronic respiratory disease, vaccination status, and vaccine era. …”
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Study protocol for the BRAIN Training Trial: a randomised controlled trial of Balance, Resistance, And INterval training on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive i... by Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Ulrik Wisløff, Maria Fiatarone Singh, Yorgi Mavros, Perminder S Sachdev, Ryan S Falck, Dorthe Stensvold, Jeff S Coombes, Trinidad Valenzuela, Nicole Kochan, Wei Wen, Jeffrey Hausdorff, Jiyang Jiang, Emily C Smith, Matthew Hollings, Tess C Hawkins, Nicholas J Ashley, Natan Feter, Guy C Wilson, Isabel Hui En Shih, Yareni Guerrero, Tom Bailey

“…The primary outcome measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months is performance on a cognitive composite score measuring the executive domain calculated from a combination of computerised (NeuroTrax) and paper-and-pencil tests. …”
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Sources of cigarettes for youth smokers in Malaysia: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022: Adolescents Health Survey (AHS) by Kuang Hock Lim, Yoon Ling Cheong, Kuang Kuay Lim, Jia Hui Lim, Hamizatul Akmal Abdul Hamid, Mohd Ruhaizie Riyadzi, Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Chee Cheong Kee, Cheah Yong Kang, Chong Shao Hui, Ali Aman Marine, Mohd Hazilas Mat Hashim, Hui Li Lim

“…The analysis involved calculating adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). …”
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Absolute purity determination of an organic fluorine pharmaceutical voriconazole via quantitative 19F NMR and method validation by Nahoko Uchiyama, Junko Hosoe, Kohei Kiyota, Takanori Komatsu, Naoki Sugimoto, Kyoko Ishizuki, Tatsuo Koide, Mika Murabayashi, Taeko Shinozaki, Yoshinori Fujimine, Katsuya Ofuji, Hitoshi Shimizu, Kazuhiro Fujita, Takashi Hasebe, Yumi Asai, Eri Ena, Yoshinobu Makino, Toru Miura, Yasuhiro Muto, Katsuo Asakura, Takako Suematsu, Hitomi Abe, Ai Kohama, Takashi Goto, Masu Yasuda, Tomohiko Ueda, Yukihiro Goda

“…The quantitative values of the three target signals FA, FB, and FC were calculated and were comparable; 99.40 %, 99.66 %, and 99.49 %, respectively.Owing to a difference of up to 8.8 % between the quantitative values of the two signals other than the targeted quantitative signal, the average FA, FB, and FC quantitative values were considered for purity (%). …”
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Determination of A1 and A2 β-casein in cow milk by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Fengen Wang, Min Ding, Ruiju Li, Kun Wang, Xiuxin Zhao, Xia Li, Zengmei Li, Shiming Guo, Ligang Deng, Jianbin Li

“…We optimized the tryptic hydrolysis conditions, selecting a trypsin-to-casein ratio of 1:25 and a hydrolysis time of 6 h at 37°C. …”
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The Identification and Analysis of Novel Umami Peptides in Lager Beer and Their Multidimensional Effects on the Sensory Attributes of the Beer Body by Yashuai Wu, Ruiyang Yin, Liyun Guo, Yumei Song, Xiuli He, Mingtao Huang, Yi Ren, Xian Zhong, Dongrui Zhao, Jinchen Li, Mengyao Liu, Jinyuan Sun, Mingquan Huang, Baoguo Sun

“…Six representative peptides—KSTEL, DELIK, DIGISSK, IEKYSGA, DEVR, and PVPL—were selected for 100 ns molecular-dynamics simulations and MM/GBSA binding-energy calculations. …”
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Development of an enantioselective three-dimensional HPLC system for the determination of alanine, valine, isoleucine, allo-isoleucine and leucine in human plasma and urine by Yuri Nagata, Takeyuki Akita, Chiharu Ishii, Mai Oyaide, Masashi Mita, Tomomi Ide, Kenji Hamase

“…In human urine, the values were 102.0 µM (24.7%) for D-Ala, 2.0 µM (3.4%) for D-Val, 2.3 µM (10.8%) for D-aIle (%D value of D-aIle was calculated using D-aIle and L-Ile) and 3.3 µM (5.5%) for D-Leu. …”
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Characterizing age-related features for assessing biological age and characteristics in Xinjiang Brown cattle by Jiahao Wang, Menghua Zhang, Qingyao Zhao, Siqian Chen, Yongjie Tang, Quanzhen Chen, Lei Xu, Dan Wang, Xiaoping Guo, Kai Xing, Yachun Wang, ChuduanWang, Xixia Huang, Ying Yu

“…Results A total of 1140 genes were identified as exhibiting a linear change in expression with age, while 697 genes showed non-linear changes, mainly enriched in immune and disease-related pathways. Linear genes were selected using elastic network regression to construct a transcriptomic clock and estimate the biological age of each sample. …”
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An analysis of prognostic risk and immunotherapy response of glioblastoma patients based on single-cell landscape and nitrogen metabolism by Minfeng Tong, Zhijian Xu, Lude Wang, Huahui Chen, Xing Wan, Hu Xu, Song Yang, Qi Tu

“…By leveraging univariate analysis, survival-related genes were selected from the nitrogen metabolism-related gene sets. …”
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Analysis of <i>cis</i>-isomer-enriched dihydroquercetin sample by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy by R. P. Terekhov, A. Taldaev, E. V. Bocharov, D. I. Pankov, A. D. Savina, I. A. Selivanova

“…The dihedral angles were calculated by applying the Karplus equation.Results and discussion. …”
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Adherence to Mediterranean diet in Moroccan school-age adolescents: sociodemographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle determinants by Halima Belaoufi, Sanaa El-Jamal, Khadija Sahel, Abdelghani Aboukhalaf, Firdaous Friki, Hamid Chamlal, Jamila Elbiyad, Soumaya Atouife, Abdellah El Habazi, Rekia Belahsen

“…Material and methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a school setting among 386 students (148 boys and 238 girls), aged 14 to 18 years, randomly selected and from different socioeconomic strata. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle data. …”
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Mortality and its predictors among patients undergoing hemodialysis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Bekalu Mekonen Belay, Melese Kebede Hailu, Yeshiambaw Eshetie Ayenew, Mengistu Ewunetu, Tigabu Minuye Aytenew, Ayenew Genet Kebede, Belayneh Dessie Kassa, Addisu Assfaw Ayen, Yirgalem Abere

“…Method: Eligible articles were selected using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) checklist. …”
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<i>Solidago canadensis</i> L. Herb Extract, Its Amino Acids Preparations and 3D-Printed Dosage Forms: Phytochemical, Technological, Molecular Docking and Pharmacological Research by Oleh Koshovyi, Yurii Hrytsyk, Lina Perekhoda, Marharyta Suleiman, Valdas Jakštas, Vaidotas Žvikas, Lyubov Grytsyk, Oksana Yurchyshyn, Jyrki Heinämäki, Ain Raal

“…Therefore, this extract was selected for the further formulation of amino acid preparations and 3D-printed dosage forms. …”
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Aetiology of lobar pneumonia determined by multiplex molecular analyses of lung and pleural aspirate specimens in the Gambia: findings from population-based pneumonia surveillance by Jayani Pathirana, Brian Greenwood, Ilias Hossain, Grant Austin Mackenzie, Jessica McLellan, Eunice Machuka, Malick Ndiaye, Augustin Fombah, Baderinwa Abatan, Ahmed Manjang, Philip Hill

“…Blood culture and chest radiographs were performed routinely while lung or pleural aspirates were collected from selected, clinically stable patients with pleural effusion on radiograph and/or large, dense, peripheral consolidation. …”
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Impact of digital antenatal care intervention on paper-based antenatal care recordkeeping: a before-and-after study in primary healthcare facilities in Nepal by Biraj Man Karmacharya, Emma Radovich, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Clara Calvert, Ona L McCarthy, Abha Shrestha, Oona M R Campbell, Seema Das, Sulata Karki, Rajani Shakya

“…We also reported the completeness of indicators in the EDSS and calculated the agreement between the ANC card and EDSS. χ2 or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate, was used to assess differences in completeness before and after implementation.Results Completeness of paper-based ANC records was high before implementation (&gt;90%) for all indicators, except tetanus vaccination (&lt;80%). …”
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Synthesis of New Pyrazolo[3,4-<i>d</i>]pyrimidine Derivatives: NMR Spectroscopic Characterization, X-Ray, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, DFT, Molecular Docking, and Antiproliferative... by Mohamed El Hafi, El Hassane Anouar, Sanae Lahmidi, Mohammed Boulhaoua, Mohammed Loubidi, Ashwag S. Alanazi, Insaf Filali, Mohamed Hefnawy, Lhoussaine El Ghayati, Joel T. Mague, El Mokhtar Essassi

“…Both compounds also showed high selectivity indices and minimal cytotoxic effects on the normal cell line. …”
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Similar Instances Reuse Based Numerical Control Process Decision Method for Prismatic Parts by Changhong XU, Shusheng ZHANG, Jiachen LIANG, Rui HUANG, Rong BIAN

“…The total manufacturing cost is calculated as the weighted sum of the five types of cost. …”
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