Solitary metastasis in the internal auditory canal from non-small cell lung carcinoma: A case report by Julie De Boos, Marie Bruyneel, Ionela Bold

“…Case presentation: A 59-year-old active smoker was initially diagnosed with a locally advanced, unresectable stage IIIA Pancoast tumor (NSCLC, cT4N1M0) and treated with concurrent chemoradiation (cisplatin-pemetrexed) followed by immunotherapy (durvalumab). …”
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Vegetation types shape the soil micro-food web compositions and soil multifunctionality in Loess Plateau by Zhiming Chen, Wenjuan Kang, Renyuan He, Guang Li, Zhuzhu Luo, Zhuzhu Luo

“…However, the stability of the soil micro-food web structure and soil multifunctionality were suboptimal in P. tabuliformis and M. sativa. Soil pH, along with carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling nutrients and enzymes, profoundly influences the structure of the soil micro-food web and soil multifunctionality; among these factors, those related to the carbon and phosphorus cycles are identified as key influencing factors.DiscussionTherefore, a vegetation restoration strategy prioritizing C. korshinskii as the dominant vegetation type, supplemented by P. armeniaca, significantly impacts restoring soil multifunctionality and stabilizing the soil micro-food web in Loess hill regions and comparable ecological areas.…”
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Prevalence of iron deficiency in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its association with altered lipid profile by Arindam Naskar, Agnibho Mondal, Indranil Dhar

“…The mean levels of serum iron, ferritin, total iron binding capacity, and transferrin saturation were 62.9 ± 26.1 μg/dL, 100.6 ± 103.2 ng/mL, 392.3 ± 72 μg/dL, and 16.6 ± 7.5%, respectively. …”
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Hydrazinyldiene-chroman-2,4-diones in inducing growth arrest and apoptosis in breast cancer cells: Synergism with doxorubicin and correlation with physicochemical properties by Ballazhi Lulzime, Imeri Faik, Jashari Ahmed, Popovski Emil, Stojković Goran, Dimovski Aleksandar J., Mikhova Bozhana, Mladenovska Kristina

“…Combined treatment increased the percentage of cells arrested at the G2/M stage. Additive inhibition of cell migration was also observed, pointing to the possibility of reducing the risk of metastases. …”
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The relationship between physical activity, fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety levels of students during the university examination period by Emine Baran, Ayşenur Yılmaz

“…Results: The mean age and body mass index of the 92 students included in the study were 21.1±2.0 years and 22.0±3.5 kg/m2, respectively. Among the students, 38% were inactive, 56.6% were minimally active, and 5.4% were in the highly active physical activity category. …”
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Isolation of Salt Stress-Related Genes from Aspergillus glaucus CCHA by Random Overexpression in Escherichia coli by Jie Fang, Xiaojiao Han, Lihua Xie, Mingying Liu, Guirong Qiao, Jing Jiang, Renying Zhuo

“…Five putative positive clones were obtained from E. coli cells grown on LB agar containing 1 M NaCl, on which they showed rapid growth compared to the empty vector control line. …”
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GENDER-SPECIFIC INFLUENCE OF Aу MUTATION ON PROGENY METABOLIC PHENOTYPE, FETAL GROWTH AND PLACENTAL GENE EXPRESSION IN MICE by E. N. Makarova, E. I. Denisova, V. V. Kozhevnikova, A. E. Kuleshova

“…On day 13 of pregnancy, the mRNA levels of the examined genes did not differ in placentas of male and female fetuses in ɑ/ɑ  females. …”
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Natural Killer Cell-Secreted IFN-γ and TNF-α Mediated Differentiation in Lung Stem-like Tumors, Leading to the Susceptibility of the Tumors to Chemotherapeutic Drugs by Kawaljit Kaur, Angie Perez Celis, Anahid Jewett

“…The supernatants from split-anergized NK cells (IL-2 and anti-CD16 mAb-treated NK cells) induced differentiation in hA549. …”
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Orthopantomography Detection of Atheroma Plaques and Its Relationship with Periodontal Disease and Missing Teeth by Rodrigo Quevedo García, Sara Arnaiz Díez, Esteban Pérez Pevida, María Lourdes Del Río Solá

“…A Planmeca ProOne® orthopantomograph (68 kV, 7 mA, and 10 sg) was used. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS Statistics® version 25. …”
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Clinical Efficacy Evaluation of Sirolimus in Congenital Hyperinsulinism by Somayyeh Hashemian, Reza Jafarzadeh Esfehani, Siroos Karimdadi, Rahim Vakili, Daniel Zamanfar, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…The participants who were unresponsive to diazoxide and octreotide therapy received 0.5 mg/m2/d of sirolimus, and the dose was gradually increased until a serum concentration of 5–15 ng/ml was achieved. …”
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Modeling the impact of extreme weather events and future climate on the radiologically contaminated sites of Enewetak Atoll by Lakshitha Premathilake, Saikat Ghosh, Rajiv Prasad, Sourav Taraphdar, Taiping Wang, Tarang Khangaonkar, Bruce Napier, Tracy Ikenberry, Lai-yung Leung

“…Given that the 239Pu is the largest fraction of the radionuclide inventory of the lagoon and Atoll islands, the model results show the highest average incremental 239Pu concentration that an island may be exposed to is 3.25E-4 Bq/m3 (becquerel per cubic meters), which is an increase of 84 times the average baseline/existing 239Pu concentration without the storm conditions. …”
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Vitamin D Toxicity Managed with Peritoneal Dialysis by Krystel Feghali, Kostas Papamarkakis, Jackson Clark, Neha Malhotra, Lanu Stoddart, Ibitoro Osakwe

“…Workup for his hypercalcemia led to the diagnosis of vitamin D toxicity as shown by a level greater than 200 ng/dL (Ref: 20–50 ng/mL) was confirmed by liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy. …”
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Sensory and Physicochemical Properties and Stability of Folic Acid in a Pineapple Ready-to-Serve Beverage Fortified with Encapsulated Folic Acid by Geethi Pamunuwa, Harshika Nilakshi, Gagani Rajapaksha, Farrah Shakoor, Desiree Nedra Karunaratne

“…The sensory panel showed the highest preference to pineapple RTS with incorporated encapsulated folic acid at a quantity of its recommended daily intake (400 µg/200 mL) before heat treatment. Shelf-life evaluations were carried out through measuring physicochemical properties, and pH, titratable acidity, and total soluble solids showed negligible or acceptable changes over two months. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Natural Fibre Reinforced Composite Material Using ANSYS by K. G. Saravanan, R. Prabu, A. Sivapragasam, Nahom Daniel

“…The results of finite element analysis showcased lowest total deformation and equivalent strain in the flax as 1.026 m and 0.017 mm/mm, respectively. However, sisal showed the lowest equivalent stress and shear stress which were 68.09 and 38.178 MPa, respectively. …”
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Do Unusually Cold Starburst Galaxies Exist? A Case Study by Dominik A. Riechers

“…We find a revised dust temperature of T _dust = (76.2 ± 2.5) K, and an updated lensing-corrected far-infrared luminosity (42.5–122.5 μ m) of (2.35 ${}_{-0.08}^{+0.09}$ ) × 10 ^13 L _⊙ , i.e., about an order of magnitude higher than previously reported. …”
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Strong, tough and aqua-degradable poly(glycolic acid)/poly (butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) composites achieved by interfacial regulation by Chao Ma, Mintao Zhu, Min Gong, Liang Zhang, Dongrui Wang, Xiang Lin

“…Specifically, the increased grafting density of molecular chains revealed from the blend melt viscoelasticity was proposed to be responsible for the greatly enhanced toughness, resulting in an elongation at break of ∼90.45% and a toughness of 49.65 MJ/m3 which were dozens of times higher than PGA itself. …”
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Impact of Lonicera hypoglauca leaf inclusion on immune and antioxidant responses in geese by Zonghao Lv, Zhen Li, Zhizhong Zhang, Gao Li, Qinghua Chen, Qian Lin

“…Furthermore, LHL substitution significantly elevated the serum levels of immunoglobulin (Ig)G, IgA and IgM and reduced those of tumour necrosis factor α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-2 and IL-6 (p < 0.05). …”
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Awareness of workplace hazards and preventive measures among sandstone mineworkers in Rajasthan, India: A cross-sectional study by Absar Ahmad

“…Occurrence of at least one occupational injury during work-life was associated with use of dust masks, while work-related diseases were associated with a low level of education, underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), and current smoking. Awareness of workplace hazards was associated with age less than 60, young age of starting work in mines (< 30 years), hours work per day (< 8 hr), and no availability of drinking water facility. …”
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Exenatide Treatment Causes Suppression of Serum Ghrelin Levels following Mixed Meal Test in Obese Diabetic Women by Figen Topyildiz, Sinem Kiyici, Zulfiye Gul, Deniz Sigirli, Metin Guclu, Gurcan Kisakol, Sinan Cavun

“…Serum ghrelin levels were suppressed significantly at 180 minutes with exenatide treatment compared with baseline (294.4±57.5 versus 234.5±59.4 pg/mL) (p<0.001). Serum ghrelin levels at 180 minutes were statistically different when percentage change in serum ghrelin levels after mixed meal tests with and without exenatide usage were compared (p=0.001). …”
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Vestibular Rehabilitation as an Early Intervention in Athletes Who are Post-concussion: A Systematic Review by Gabrielle Babula, Edward Warunek, Katherine Cure, Grace Nikolski, Heather Fritz, Susan Barker

“…Search terms included “vestibular rehabilitation” or “vestibular therapy” and “concussion” or “mild traumatic brain injury” or “mTBI” and “athletes” or “sports” or “athletics” or “performance”, and “early interventions” or “therapy” or “treatment”. …”
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