Efficacy and safety of camrelizumab combined with chemotherapy as second-line treatment for locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Yinfang Gu, Xiaofang Zou, Junlin Zhu, Guowu Wu

“…We evaluated short-term efficacy, including overall response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR), as well as survival outcomes, including progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Safety was also assessed. Additionally, factors influencing OS in ESCC patients were analyzed. …”
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Cost-benefit analysis of VKA versus NOAC treatment in German patients with atrial fibrillation utilizing patient self-testing by Roland Diel, Niklas Lampenius

“…To capture the interactions between multiple inputs, we also provided a probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA). …”
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Central obesity is a burden even in normal weight adolescents of a non-metropolitan Indian City: A case for alarm and action for prevention and control by Tabassum Nawab, Zulfia Khan, Iqbal M. Khan, Mohammad A. Ansari

“…More than 1/4th of normal weight adolescents [27.2% (99/364)] also had CO. Increased fast food intake (OR: 4.1; 95% CI = 2.1-8.1), low Physical Activity Level (OR: 2.4; 95% CI = 1.3-4.3) and more than 10 hours sedentary time spent per day (OR: 2.2; 95% CI = 1.1-4.8) were independent determinants of CO. …”
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“Scarlet Cloak and the Forest Adventure”: a preliminary study of the impact of AI on commonly used writing tools by Barbara Bordalejo, Davide Pafumi, Frank Onuh, A. K. M. Iftekhar Khalid, Morgan Slayde Pearce, Daniel Paul O’Donnell

“…The findings reveal that tools like Grammarly that subtly enhance readability also trigger detection and increase false positives, especially for non-native speakers. …”
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Randomised control trial to compare the efficacy of traditional Thai massage and ultrasound therapy for treating plantar heel pain by Supamas Somphai, Wiraphong Sucharit, Punnee Peungsuwan, Neil Roberts, Uraiwan Chatchawan

“…For the first time, TTM has also been demonstrated to be effective in providing pain relief for patients with PHP and may have a potentially useful complementary role, in treating PHP. …”
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A comparative performance analysis of machine learning models for compressive strength prediction in fly ash-based geopolymers concrete using reference data by Muhammad Kashif Anwar, Muhammad Ahmed Qurashi, Xingyi Zhu, Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah, Muhammad Usman Siddiq

“…The prediction and profiler plots are also confirm the validity of the ANNs model performance. …”
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Prognostic value of FCER1G expression and M2 macrophage infiltration in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Wei Peng, Yali Zhao, Ningning Yang, Yan Fang, Yintong Wu, Zhenzhong Feng, Qiang Wu, Xian Wang

“…Methods The expression of FCER1G and its prognostic value in ESCC was examined by The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus databases. We also evaluated the relationship between FCER1G expression and 22 TIICs. …”
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Analysis of Air Quality Changes and Influencing Factors in Changchun during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 by Hanbo Gao, Ju Wang, Tongnan Li, Chunsheng Fang

“…The pollutants that decreased in concentration during the lockdown also showed an increase during the Level III period (up to 188.5%). …”
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Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein Family Regulates Stress Tolerance and Development in Plants by Hao Zhiqi, Wang Tingyi, Chen Dongdong, Shen Lan, Zhang Guangheng, Qian Qian, Zhu Li

“…While extensive research has been conducted on the roles of LRR proteins in disease resistance signaling, these proteins also play important roles in abiotic stress responses. …”
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The Managers' Perceptions of Telework Implementation Requirements in the Algerian Companies: A Post Covid-19 Assessment by Riad BENGHEBRID

“…Findings: The results concluded that accelerating the telework implementation in Algerian company requires, firstly, the legislative framework by reviewing the labor law that regulates and documents the existing relationship between the teleworker and the employer, and also consistent with the developments of the current situation, and secondly to, the presence of digital infrastructure that goes beyond the need for designated places to include the presence of a wide-coverage, protected, and high-flow communication network, meaning preparing the primary environment with basic equipment and software, thirdly, the existence of training program in order to help to make the best use of information technology (ICT) and reduces the need for supervision and follow-up. …”
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Variation in Clinical Presentation, Metabolic Profile, Hormonal Parameters and Inflammatory Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Morphology... by Sweekruti Jena, Ipsita Mishra, Anoj Kumar Baliarsinha, Debarchan Jena, Madhumita Debata

“…The mean score of the subgroups was also compared using the unpaired Student's t-test. …”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“…The results revealed that, campus landscaping work was the most significantly important and made the campus more attractive by plantation (61.1%), landscaping (27.1%) and walkways (5.7%). Plantation could also modify the micro-climate of the campus environment (94.3%) due to the plants photosynthesis process which produces O2 and takes in Co2 from the atmosphere. …”
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Trends in Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Impact of Meteorology in Shandong Province, Coastal China, during 2013–2019 by Na Zhao, Gang Wang, Guohao Li, Jianlei Lang

“…In contrast, the level of O3 rose between 2013 and 2019 and displayed the opposite seasonal trend. Also, the diurnal concentrations of the first five criteria pollutants showed a typical bimodal distribution, whereas those of the O3 showed a typical unimodal distribution. …”
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The Effects of Single and Bimetallic Silicon Composite Shields in Medical Imaging Methods: A Monte Carlo Study by Abbas Ali Nazeri, Reza Malekzadeh, Parinaz Mehnati, Soheila Refahi

“…Dose reduction of the bi-metallic state of Bismuth - Tin was greater than that of mono-metallic Bismuth and Tin in low energies. Also, the attenuation of the Bi-Sn composite shield in low energy was the highest amount among all silicon composite shields. …”
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Factors Influencing Background Parenchymal Enhancement in Breast Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: A Retrospective Study by Xue J, Qu T, Li Z, Shi B, Yang G, Rong X, Li Y, Lin G, Ping Y

“…Dynamic changes in BPE level over time were also analyzed.Results: Both BPE level and extent were negatively correlated with age (P=0.004, r=− 0.280; P=0.001, r=− 0.318). …”
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Dual-functional silver nanoparticle-enhanced ZnO nanorods for improved reactive oxygen species generation and cancer treatment by Yichao Tao, Wenbin Zhuang, Wensi Fan, Longxiang Zhou, Lihong Fan, Huanlong Qin, Yefei Zhu

“…Furthermore, the ZnO@Ag NRs’ antibacterial properties were also confirmed, suggesting additional benefits in treating cancers associated with bacterial infections. …”
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Osteoperiosteal versus osteochondral for autologous transplantation in the treatment of large cystic osteochondral lesions of the talus by Lequan Liu, Jiangtao Jin, Jinping Pan, Huikang Guo, Sen Li, Jisheng Li, Zheng Zhang

“…The Ankle Activity Score (AAS), time to return to sports activity (RTA), rate of return to sports level, complications, and results of a subjective evaluation were also collected. The integrity of subchondral bone and the quality of repaired cartilage were evaluated using the Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue (MOCART) score 12 months postoperatively. …”
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Perceived Individual Team Member Value Creation in In-Class Permanent Teams. Analysis of evidence from individual peer reviews in a Team-Lecture Hybrid instructional strategy. by David Tataw

“…Permanent team members desired and expected the following five attributes from their team members: 1. to be prepared for project activities; 2. to contribute substantially or intangibly to team productivity by sharing knowledge, having good work habits, improving the team product, and helping with leadership and coordination; 3. to be respectful of others;4. to seek consensus and comprise; and  5. to show flexibility in their interaction with others They also see their teacher as an intangible resource in the permanent team who provides knowledge, moral leadership, structure, and mentoring. …”
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New method for cytological evaluation using direct nipple discharge without aspiration by Jiang Zhu, Han Cong, Xiaotong Zhang, Xiaoya Dong, Song Zhao, Chaolu Hu, Jude Ranchu Maimo, Yawen Wang, Kai Zhang, Jianli Wang, Pengyu Li, Rong Ma

“…CSC 95.2%) and area under the curve was also enhanced (AUCLBC=0.700 vs. AUCCSC=0.587). Moreover, LBC images have a cleaner background, clearer field of view, uniform cell arrangement, and improved colour contrast, with an overall image quality significantly better than CSC. …”
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Evaluation of blood parameters changes of mice exposed to long-term Wi-Fi waves as a major environmental pollutant by Hamed Akbari, Lobat Taghavi, Seyed Kamal Eshagh Hossaini, Mohammad Gholami-Fesharaki, Seyed Alireza Hajiseyed Mirzahosseini

“… As the world entered the industrial era, the nature of environmental threats and dangers posed by technology also have gone through fundamental changes. One of these environmental pollutants is the propagation of waves with different wavelengths in the environment. …”
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