The Culture as System, the System of Culture: Aleksandr Bogdanov on Proletarian Culture and Proletarian Art by Soboleva Maja

“…With his idea of proletarian culture, Bogdanov drafts a programme of proletarian evolution which challenges Lenin’s programme for proletarian revolution. My last step concerns Bogdanov’s account of proletarian art. …”
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GENDER INEQUALITY AND WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE SEATS IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: A STUDY OF LAGOS STATE (2012-2023) by OLAYINKA BABATUNDE ADEBOGUN, OPEYEMI BOYO ORITSEJOLOMI, ODUNTAN JOSEPH OLATUNJI, OLUWATUNMISE DARAMOLA

“…The study adopts the liberal feminism theory as its theoretical framework. The study employs qualitative research design in which primary data were collected using interview. …”
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Del mito de la cultura al mito de la raza by Jesús Turiso Sebastián

“…En este sentido, no será nuestra intención ofrecer un exhaustivo estudio de todos, sino más bien centrarnos en las figuras emblemáticas del siglo XIX de Ernest Renan, Jules de Gobineau y Howard S. Chamberlain, que elaboraron una teoría racial, la cual influirá de manera determinante en las corrientes racistas posteriores del siglo XX.…”
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Use of Open Claims vs Closed Claims in Health Outcomes Research by Onur Baser, Gabriela Samayoa, Nehir Yapar, Erdem Baser, Fatih Mete

“…We applied standardized differences to compare the medians for each outcome. **Results:** The sample size of the open claims data sets was 10 to 65 times larger than closed claims data sets depending on disease type. …”
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Bioaccumulation, sources and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Lilium davidii var. unicolor. by Haixu Sun, Tianxiang Xia, Hongguang Cheng, Zhenzhen Wu, Qianding Cheng, Lu Lu, Chunbao Fu

“…The bioconcentration factors of total PAHs ranged widely from 0.92 to 5.71, with a median value of 2.25. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that the octanol-water partition coefficients and water solubility values played important roles in the bioaccumulation of naphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene, pyrene, and fluoranthene in the raw bulb by influencing PAH availability in soil. …”
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Integrative analysis of anoikis-related prognostic signature to evaluate the immune landscape and predict therapeutic response in stomach adenocarcinoma by Ziyi Zhou, Lanlan Yang, Yuan Fang, Rongzhong Xu, Xi Wang, Yuli Wang, Zhihong Fang

“…The anoikis risk score (ARS) incorporated 7 genes and stratified patients into highand low-risk subgroups by median value splitting. In addition, external validation was performed based on GSE66229, GSE15459, and GSE84437 cohorts. …”
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Role of the CHADS-VASc score in predicting hospital stay and 90-day readmission among patients with atrial fibrillation in Syria by Ibrahim Antoun, Alamer Alkhayer, Alkassem Alkhayer, Yaman Mahfoud, Ahmed Kotb, Riyaz Somani, G André Ng, Mustafa Zakkar

“…Inpatient mortality was 4%; the median LOS was 2 days. There was an increase in the incident rate ratio (IRR) of LOS starting from a CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc of 2 (IRR: 2, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.7–2.2) to a score of >6 (IRR: 5, 95% CI: 1.8–10.7), compared with a score of 0. …”
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Long-term cardiac MRI follow up of MANTICORE (Multidisciplinary Approach to Novel Therapies in Cardio-Oncology REsearch) by Dina Labib, Mark Haykowsky, Emer Sonnex, John R. Mackey, Richard B. Thompson, D. Ian Paterson, Edith Pituskin

“…Methods The study enrolled 52 participants from the original MANTICORE trial cohort, with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging conducted at a median of 6.5 years post randomization to treatment. …”
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Causal associations between socioeconomic status and prostate cancer using two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Zhenxing Wang, Chunyan Wang, Xing Gou, Liang Pei, Xiaoyuan Qiao

“…We employed the inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted median, weighted mode and MR-Egger to estimate the causal effect, with sensitivity analyses such as Cochran’s Q tests, MR-Egger, MR-PRESSO and leave-one-out performed to detect potential heterogeneity and pleiotropy. …”
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T cell immune senescence is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in lung transplant candidates by Joanna M. Schaenman, MD, PhD, Harry Pickering, PhD, Elaine F. Reed, PhD, Maura Rossetti, PhD, Benjamin Seligman, MD, S. Samuel Weigt, MD, Michael Shino, MD, David Sayah, MD, PhD, John Belperio, MD, Ashley Hu, MD, Ashley Prosper, MD, Kathleen Ruchalski, MD, Abbas Ardehali, MD, Reshma Biniwale, MD

“…Immune phenotyping was performed using multichannel flow cytometry of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in a total of 26 lung transplant candidates. Results: The median patient age was 65, primarily with restrictive lung disease (76.9%). …”
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Long term effectiveness of intraoperative radiotherapy given as a boost in adjuvant treatment for oral cavity cancers by Grzegorz Woźniak, Tomasz Rutkowski, Wojciech Majewski, Aleksandra Napieralska, Jerzy Wydmański, Agnieszka Czarniecka, Cezary Szymczyk, Adam Bekman, Żaneta Kaniszewska Dorsz, Tomasz Latusek, Bogusław Maciejewski

“…Standard statistical tests were used. Median follow up was 64 months (range 8–222 months). …”
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Prevalence and predictors of severe Crohn’s disease at a tertiary hospital in South Africa by C Gounden, V Naidoo, Y Moodley

“…Demographic and clinical variables at diagnosis of CD were collected and analysed for statistical association with development of SCD (defined as the presence of >/= 1 of the following over the course of CD: complex perianal disease, colonic resection >/= 2 small bowel resections, a single small bowel resection > 50cm, or construction of a definitive stoma). …”
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Stereotypes and social representations associated with pediatric surgeons among medical students, residents and physicians: a cross-sectional study by Coline Ducrot, Max Piffoux, Mathilde Payen, Sebastien Raux, Franck Rolland, Evan Gouy, Linh Nam Truong, Ariel Frajerman, Florent Vinchon, Nawale Hadouiri

“…Pediatric surgery holds a rather neutral social representation (median 3/5 [IQR 3–4]) but only 3.6% of medical peers strongly considered practicing PS, ranking it 10th out of 12 surgical specialties. …”
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Primary Fallopian Tube Carcinoma: Results of a Single-Institutional Retrospective Analysis of 17 Patients with Evaluation of Staging and Prognostic Factors by Neserine Tounsi, Hanen Bouazize, Ikram Margheli, Nadia Boujelbene, Hechiche Monia, Maher Slimane, Khaled Rahel

“…Two were in stage I and, four were in stage II; seven were in stage III and four in stage IV. The median follow-up time was 24 months. At the time of the final analysis, 11 patients died of disease. 5-year OS, DFS was 21% and 37% respectively. …”
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A novel approach for unveiling co-occurrence patterns of UV filter mixtures in sunscreens: Prioritization for hazard and risk assessment by Ah-Reum Jo, Ba Reum Kwon, Inae Lee, Jieun Min, Sohyeon Choi, Na-Youn Park, Younglim Kho, Jeongim Park, Ho Kim, Kyungho Choi

“…Sunscreen products typically contained a median of five UV filters per product. Usage patterns of UV filter mixtures varied by the target user group of the product, i.e., general, susceptible, and male users. …”
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The minimal clinically important difference of the Participation Measurement Scale in chronic stroke by Oyéné Kossi, Soraia M. Silva, Francesco Lena, Mendinatou Agbetou, Thierry Adoukonou, Peter Feys, Félix Nindorera

“…Results: Data were collected from 46 people with chronic stroke, of which 22% were female, with median (Percentile 25, Percentile 75) age of 54 (44; 60) years, and time since stroke is 24 (11; 37) months. …”
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Assessing the mental health literacy of healthcare workers at a Johannesburg tertiary hospital by Carla A. Smit, Belinda S. Marais

“…Results: Two hundred and fifty-two HCWs participated in the study. The overall median MHLS score was 129, in keeping with a previous study conducted in SA and Zambia. …”
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Quality improvement of plant-based white chocolate enriched with encapsulated blueberry juice by Rossi Indiarto, Natallina Wiranto Putri, Fetriyuna Fetriyuna, Edy Subroto, Arif Nanda Irawan, Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Mohd Nizam Lani

“…VWC exhibited desirable V(β) and VI(β) crystal forms, with median particle sizes (78.37–104.8 µm) comparable to those of commercial products. …”
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Myocardial functional recovery following durable ventricular assist device in children by Bhavikkumar Langanecha, Osami Honjo, Alyssa Power, Oshri Zaulan, Christoph Haller, Kristen George, Linda Fazari, Andrea Maurich, David Chiasson, Aamir Jeewa

“…Results: A total of 74 children, of which 43 were female, underwent VAD implantation (PFD = 61 and CFD = 14) at a median (interquartile range) age of 5.6 (0.8, 13.5) years and with a weight of 16.2 (7.5, 40.7) kg. …”
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Why Men Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives From Urban Family Planning Clinics in Chicago, Illinois, USA by Jenna M. Heath, Brian T. Nguyen

“…Nearly all men (97.5%) identified multiple reasons for abortion (median: 6/14), including: mistimed pregnancy (80%), impact on his/his partner’s education/career (75%–80%), and finances (71%). …”
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