First-line chemotherapy with tislelizumab for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Rong Long, Fangping Chen

“…Compared to chemotherapy alone, tislelizumab plus chemotherapy resulted in an additional 0.34 ($8,028) QALYs, leading to an ICER of $23,553 per QALY for the overall patient population. The ICER was lower than the assumed willingness-to-pay threshold of $35,367 per QALY. …”
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Waterlogging Effect on Growth, Yield and Physiological Responses of Blackgram (Vigna Mungo L.) Genotypes by Sayma Binta Alam, Nasrin Sultana, Saosan Zannat, Nazmun Naher

“…Significant reduction was observed for plant height, number of leaves, SPAD value, nodule number, pod length, seeds per pod, yield per plant and the degree of reduction varied prominently over the blackgram genotypes. …”
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Effects of pollen enriched diet on hypopharyngeal glands’ morphology and morphometry and vitellogenin transcription levels in honey bees by Claudia D’Emilio, Viviana Valenzano, Paola Maiolino, Karen Power, Manuela Martano, Gennaro Di Prisco

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Evaluation of two methods for counting residual leukocytes in leukoreduced packed red cells: Flow cytometry and fully automated cell counter by Mamta Shah, Nidhi Bhatnagar, Sangita Shah, Falguni Pandav, Hetali Shah, Anupa Dixit, Trupti Shetty, Pushkar Admane, Ankur Lath, Prakash Suvasia

“…The average rWBC count for all LR-PRC units as per flowcytometry method was 3.1 × 106/bag. There were 5 LR-PRC units with rWBC count more than 5 × 106/bag which did not fulfill the minimum quality control criteria of LR-PRCs as per the Indian standards (DGHS). …”
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Association between Serum Albumin Concentration and Ketosis Risk in Hospitalized Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Po-Chung Cheng, Shang-Ren Hsu, Yun-Chung Cheng

“…Using serum albumin concentration below 3.0 grams per deciliter to define hypoalbuminemia, 151 hypoalbuminemic cases and 104 normoalbuminemic controls were enrolled. …”
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Rising Healthcare Costs and Utilization among Young Adults with Cirrhosis in Ontario: A Population-Based Study by Jeffrey B. Ames, Maya Djerboua, Norah A. Terrault, Christopher M. Booth, Jennifer A. Flemming

“…Total and annual direct healthcare costs and utilization were calculated per individual across multiple healthcare settings and compared based on the type of chronic disease. …”
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The Real-World Utilization Pattern of Increased Utilization of Advanced Topical Adjunctive Hemostats in a Vertically Integrated Healthcare System by Lee Stern, Yi-Chien Lee, Biwen Tao, Lois Lamerato, Gaurav Gangoli, Richard Kocharian, Walter Danker III

“…Among a sub-set of 1420 patients with complete package size information (988 Advanced and 432 ORIGINAL), significantly fewer mean normalized units of Advanced SURGICEL® were used per patient case (3.9 vs 5.5, p<.0001). Despite Advanced SURGICEL® products being utilized in higher risk bleeding situations compared to cases where SURGICEL® ORIGINAL was utilized, fewer overall normalized units of Advanced SURGICEL® were required per patient case. …”
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Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Agromorphological Characteristics of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.) by Aaron Tettey Asare, Francis Mensah, Samuel Acheampong, Elvis Asare-Bediako, Jonathan Armah

“…There were 40 stands comprising single plant per stand in three replications per treatment in a randomized complete block design outlay. …”
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A School-Based Exercise Intervention Program Increases Muscle Strength in Prepubertal Boys by Susanna Stenevi-Lundgren, Robin M. Daly, Magnus K. Karlsson

“…In conclusion, the increase in school-based physical education from 60 to 200 minutes per week enhances the development of lean body mass and muscle strength in pre-pubertal boys.…”
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Development of Acoustic Insulating Carpets from Milkweed Fibers Using Air-Laid Spike Process by Deborah Lupescu, Mathieu Robert, Said Elkoun

“…Some of the nonwovens were compressed to investigate the effects of increased mass per unit area on their thermal, acoustic, and mechanical properties. …”
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REPAIR OF SCIATIC NERVE LESION AUGMENTED WITH AMNION MEMBRANE COMPOSITE AND MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL by Heri Suroto, R. Taufan Mulyo Wibisono

“…Background: Peripheral nerve injuries (PNI) are quite common, with an incidence of 13.9% per 100,000 people per year. The most cause is direct penetrating trauma. …”
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Behavioral analysis of loan decision-making and influencing factors among food-producing new agricultural operating entities in China by Jingzhou Wei, Taihuang Fang

“…Conversely, the net income per hectare and the number of crop types cultivated significantly diminish their inclination to borrow. …”
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Carbon emission effects of land use change in Nanchang, West of Central China Region by Shuai Fu, Bingxian Xu, Yuxin Peng, Ciyi Huangxiong, Xiuxiang Li

“…Economic development, land use activities and population status have a positive effect on the increase of carbon emissions, and carbon emission intensity per unit of land and land intensity per unit of GDP have a positive effect on the reduction of carbon emissions. …”
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Real-Time Long-Range Object Tracking Based on Ensembled Model by Muhammad Faseeh, Misbah Bibi, Murad Ali Khan, do-Hyeun Kim

“…Furthermore, the system accurately detects objects at distances of up to 250 meters, with an average inference time of 15 ms per frame for short-range detection and 18 ms per frame for long-range detection. …”
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Cracking susceptibility of full-sibs of a cross of a cracking tolerant and cracking susceptible sweet cherry: Relation to cuticle characteristics, microcracking and calcium. by Moritz Knoche, Loise Grosset-Grange, José Quero-García, David Alletru, Lina Boutaleb

“…Mass of the dewaxed cuticle per unit area and strain release upon cuticle isolation were significantly related to cracking susceptibility in lab or field. …”
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Cataract surgery and environmental sustainability: a comparative analysis of single-use versus reusable cassettes in phacoemulsification by Oscar Kallay, Rayane Sadad, Ahmed Zafzafi, Elie Motulsky

“…The reusable cassette machine, when compared with the single-use machine, used 306.7 kg less plastic (75.3% reduction), required 2494 m3 less storage per 1000 surgeries (67.7% decrease) and cost €54.16 less per 10 procedures (16.9% reduction). …”
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Proanthocyanidin from Grape Seed Extracts Protects Indomethacin-Induced Small Intestinal Mucosal Injury by Dae Young Cheung, Jin Il Kim, Soo-Heon Park, Jae Kwang Kim

“…The number of ulcer count was reduced to 0.1 ± 0.3 per rat in GSPEs treated group compared to 1.4 ± 0.5 per rat in indomethacin control group. …”
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Data base of Characterization of self-reported sleep quality in male and female trained amateur triathletes: a descriptive study by Luiz Vieira da Silva Neto, Tatiana Albuquerque Melo Kramer, Gloria Maria Alves Trajano, Luiz José Frota Solon Júnior

“…A survey was conducted with 151 trained amateur triathletes, 108 male (38.6 ±8.1 years, triathlon training experience 5.8 ±4.3years, training frequency 6.3 ±0.9 days per week) and 43 female (39.3 ±7.6 years, triathlon training experience 4.8 ±3.3years, training frequency 6.5 ±0.6 days per week). …”
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Sustainability analysis of urban neighborhoods with emphasis on spatial and social justice Case Study: Maragheh City by Ali Movahed, Hasan Ahar, Ayub manouchehri, hadiseh gheysari, Abdolbaset Bozorgzadeh

“…To assess spatial justice, the distribution of urban facilities and their per capita amount (per capita of religious, educational, medical, green, cultural, etc.) are used at local level. …”
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Rainwater Harvesting for Drought Disaster Prevention in Seraya Village, Karangasem Regency, Bali Province, Indonesia by Putu Doddy Heka Ardana, Tri Hayatining Pamungkas, I Gede Adi Alit Putra

“…The study revealed that the rainwater harvesting potential in Seraya Village, Karangasem District, was 254342191.15 liters per year, while the total water demand was 227660565 liters yearly. …”
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