Biometabolic Distribution of Tc-3PRGD2 and its Potential Value in Monitoring Chemotherapeutic Effects by Jian-Guo Wu, Shao-Li Song, Xiang Zhou, Fan Wang, Yin-Yan Zhu, Lei Xie, Fan Zhang, Gang Huang

“…Previous studies have reported that 99m Tc-3PRGD2 is an excellent tumor imaging agent that showed a good correlation with integrin α v β 3 , a main factor of tumor-induced angiogenesis. In this study, we investigated the biometabolic distribution characteristics of 99m Tc-3PRGD2 with a continuous dynamic acquisition mode to explore the potential value of 99m Tc-3PRGD2 in monitoring chemotherapeutic effects in VX2 tumor models. …”
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Influence of food availability on the diet and activity budget of two western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) groups of differing size in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park,... by Terence Fuh Neba, Giuseppe Donati, Angelique Todd, Shelly Masi

“…Our results confirm that WLG diet consisted mainly of fruits (36%, then: stems 24%; leaves 21%; insects 14%; other food types 3%, and bark 2%) and spend most of their time feeding (39%, then: resting 33%; traveling 19%; social 5%, and other activities 4%). …”
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Strategies to Lower In-Hospital Mortality in STEMI Patients with Primary PCI: Analysing Two Years Data from a High-Volume Interventional Centre by Alexandru Burlacu, Grigore Tinica, Igor Nedelciuc, Paul Simion, Bogdan Artene, Adrian Covic

“…Female gender, hypertension, depressed left ventricular ejection fraction, history of MI, multivessel disease, culprit left main stenosis, and cardiogenic shock proved to be independent predictors of in-hospital mortality. …”
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Effect of Simple Oral Dental Extraction on Systemic Serum Amyloid A Concentrations in Horses by Amelia E. Sidwell, Marco Duz, Adeel Khan, Ronald Bodnàr, Sam Luis Hole

“…At 48 h, median SAA concentration was 264 mg/L (range: 236–440 mg/L; IQR: 245.5–300.5 mg/L) in horses with periodontal disease and 0 mg/L (range = 0–41 mg/L; IQR: 0–21.8 mg/L) in horses without periodontal disease. Main Limitations Small sample group. Horses undergoing extraction of fractured cheek teeth were not included. …”
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Pengembangan Aplikasi Pemantauan Jaringan Berbasis Web pada Software-Defined Networking dengan Protokol SFLOW by Muhammad Ilham, Nur Rohman Rosyid

“…The results of application development produce three main features namely topology, traffic graphs, and reports. …”
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Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: analysis of WHO global database of individual case safety reports by Alessandro Ceschi, Roberta Noseda, Raffaela Bertoli, Laura Müller

“…We retrieved the individual case safety reports reporting HLH in association with ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, atezolizumab, avelumab or durvalumab, gathered in the database starting from the ICIs’ approval dates by the US Food and Drug Administration. The main outcome measures were co-suspected drugs, concurrent irAEs, HLH clinical, haematological and coagulation features, concomitant infections, HLH median time to onset and outcome.Results Among 49′883 ICI-related ADRs collated in VigiBase as of September 30th, 2018, HLH was reported in 38 cases of which 34 (90%) mentioned ICIs as the solely suspected drugs. …”
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Distribution characteristics and origin analysis of iron and manganese in groundwater in Beijing Plain Area by Jiji CHEN, Lei TAO, Baoxian LIU, Qing YANG, Yue XI, Sushi XU, Yuanyuan CHEN, Hongwei JING

“…Human activities are not the main factors that cause excessive iron and manganese in groundwater. …”
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Le tourisme dans les paysages culturels des hauts plateaux du sud de la Chine by Zhe Wang, Nelson Graburn

“…Les paysages culturels sont le fruit du travail combiné entre la main de l’homme et la nature. En 1992, la Convention du patrimoine mondial a inscrit les paysages culturels dans la Liste du patrimoine mondial. …”
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Sex Disparity in Characteristics, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients with ST-Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction: Insights from Henan STEMI Registry by Shan Wang, You Zhang, Qianqian Cheng, Datun Qi, Xianpei Wang, Zhongyu Zhu, Muwei Li, Junhui Zhang, Dayi Hu, Chuanyu Gao, On behalf of Henan STEMI registry study group

“…We analyzed 5063 STEMI patients prospectively enrolled from 66 hospitals during 2016–2018 and compared sex differences in mortality, death, or treatment withdrawal and main adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) using the generalized linear mixed model, following sequential adjustment for covariates. …”
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Use of isavuconazole in mucormycosis: a systematic review by Shobha Sanjeewani Gunathilaka, Reshani Kaumada Keragala, Kasun Madhumal Gunathilaka, Sujanthi Wickramage, Sachithra Ravindi Bandara, Indika Sanjeewa Senevirathne, Asela Sampath Jayaweera

“…Isavuconazole is another potential treatment option for mucormycosis. Main body This systematic review aims to consolidate and analyse existing evidence concerning the efficacy and safety of isavuconazole in treating mucormycosis alone or in combination with LAmB. …”
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Variations in the composition and frequency of celiac disease epitopes among synthetic wheat lines by Rahman Ebrahimzadegan, Ghader Mirzaghaderi

“…Bread wheat serves as an important staple crop in the human diet, largely because of the physicochemical properties of its dough and its protein content. Gluten is the main and complex component of wheat proteins. Despite the significant importance in breadmaking properties, wheat gluten contains some immunogenic peptides capable of triggering a T cell reaction in celiac disease (CD) patients, leading to inflammation in the small intestine. …”
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Investigation on the effects of total organic carbon content and maturity of coal measure shale on biomethane production performance in the anaerobic digestion system by Qianwen RUAN, Qian WANG, Xianbo SU, Weizhong ZHAO, Fubo GAO

“…The TOC content and Ro of the coal measure shale mainly exert their influence in the hydrolysis stage. …”
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Features of using CRM systen in marketing and logistics management of service establishments by Serhii Voitovych, Nadia Bukalo, Igor Zhukov

“…The main purpose of the research in this scientific article is to substantiate the features of using CRM systems in marketing and logistics management in order to automate the processes of service and interaction with consumers of the service institution in the context of digitalization of marketing. …”
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Enhancing the growth and essential oil components of Lavandula latifolia using Malva parviflora extract and humic acid as biostimulants in a field experiment by Mervat El-Hefny, Mahmoud Khattab Hussien

“…The most effective treatments of HA and ME on the plant height, the number of branches/plant, and plant fresh weight were 4 + 6 g/L and 4 + 2 g/L for leaf area and chlorophyll content, it was 4 + 4 g/L; and for EO percentage were 4 + 0 g/L, 2 + 0 g/L, and 4 + 4 g/L, compared to the control treatment for each characteristic. The main EO compounds eucalyptol, camphor, α-pinene, β-pinene, Δ-elemene, germacrene D-4-ol, isoborneol, β-caryophyllene oxide, and tau.…”
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Self-administered active versus sham acupressure for diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a nurse-led randomized clinical trial by Maha Gamal Ramadan Asal, Ahmed Abdelwahab Ibrahim El-Sayed, Samira Ahmed Alsenany, Zahraa Hassan Ramzy, Rasha Fathy Ahmed Dawood

“…Method The study included 63 patients with IBS-D, recruited from Alexandria Main University Hospital, Egypt. Participants were randomized into either an active acupressure group or a sham acupressure group. …”
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Predictive Factors for Access-Site Pain Chronicity after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention via Radial Artery Access by Liuda Brogiene, Giedre Baksyte, Agne Klimaite, Martynas Paliokas, Andrius Macas

“…The prevalence of chronic A-S pain is 3.7%. Main predictive factors for the A-S pain chronicity are diabetes, hematoma, and persistent pain and pain intensity during 48 h period after PCI.…”
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Regional Exploration and Characterisation of CO2 Storage Prospects in the Utsira-Skade Aquifer, North Viking Graben, North Sea by C. Lloyd, M. Huuse, B. J. Barrett, A. M. W. Newton

“…Other intra-aquifer mudstones were mainly interpreted to act as baffles to flow. Structural traps at the top Utsira and Skade Fms. yield fifteen prospects, with criteria of > 700 m depth and FRT storage capacity of > 5 Mt CO2. …”
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Роль семьи в формировании миграционных установок омской молодежи by Арина Юрьевна Маленова, Юлия Викторовна Потапова, Александр Александрович Маленов

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Community credit scores and community socioeconomic deprivation in association with type 2 diabetes across an urban to rural spectrum in Pennsylvania: a case–control study by Jonathan Pollak, Melissa N Poulsen, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Katherine Moon, Joseph DeWalle, Annemarie G Hirsch, Brian S Schwartz, Lorraine Dean, Meghann Reeder

“…Stratified models assessing independent effects of CCS and CSD showed mainly consistent associations, indicating each community-level measure was independently associated with T2D.Conclusion CCS may capture novel, health-salient aspects of community socioeconomic conditions, though questions remain regarding the mechanisms by which it influences T2D and how these differ from CSD.…”
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Mapreduce dalam Layanan Transcoding by David Kristiadi, Arum Marwati

“…Abstract The provision of video files with varying bitrates is the main requirement for Video On Demand services that implement adaptive streaming. …”
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