Thyroid cancer survival and prognostic factors in Yantai, China (2012–2022): a population-based study by Haiyun Liu, Shuxia Zhang, Xiaohui Liu, Qianqian Wang, Hongjie Zhang, Weihong Cui

“…Disparities in the OS of thyroid cancer patients were found across different diagnosis periods, genders, age groups, places of residence, occupational classes, tumor sites and sizes, cervical lymph node metastasis statuses, TgAb levels, pathological types, clinical stages and treatment timings (all p < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that age group (≥ 65 years: HR = 1.727), tumor site (location in the isthmus: HR = 3.117), tumor size (> 3 cm: HR = 3.170), cervival lymph node metastasis (HR = 1.876), TgAb levels (115 − 500 IU/ml: HR = 7.103; > 500 IU/ml: HR = 13.554), pathological types (MTC: HR = 2.060; ATC: HR = 10.747), clinical stages (stage II: HR = 2.224; stage III: HR = 3.361; stage IV: HR = 3.494), treatment timing (> 3 months: HR = 2.594), diagnosis period (2017 − 2022: HR = 0.633) and gender (female: HR = 0.711) were found to be associated with the risk of death; after stratified adjustment, significant differences in prognostic factors were identified among thyroid cancer patients with varying pathological types. …”
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Prevalence of and Risk factors associated with hypertension: a community based- cross sectional study in Ndorwa West Health Sub District, Kabale district, southwestern Uganda. by Munezero,Tamu John Bosco, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Mandera, Immaculate, Kabami, Jane, Arineitwe, Edward Bwengye, Namuyibwa, Lydia, Izo, Herbert, Baikaitwoha, Everd M., Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper

“…BMI ≥ 25kg/m2 increased the likelihood of developing HT by 0.77 times. The prevalence of HT and pre-HT in this rapidly transitioning rural–urban population was high. …”
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Automatic System for Detection and Positioning of Impacts in Metals Based on Arduino by Carlos Morón, Daniel Ferrández, Pablo Saiz, Alberto Morón

“…Hypothesis of supported beam was taken into consideration, obtaining for distances of 0.1 and 0.9 m with delay times of 500 μs.…”
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Constraints on Primordial Black Holes from Neff: Scalar-induced Gravitational Waves as an Extra Radiation Component by Jing-Zhi Zhou, Yu-Ting Kuang, Zhe Chang, H. Lü

“…In 2023 June, multiple pulsar timing array collaborations provided evidence for the existence of a stochastic gravitational-wave background. …”
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A Binary Cuckoo Search Big Data Algorithm Applied to Large-Scale Crew Scheduling Problems by José García, Francisco Altimiras, Alvaro Peña, Gino Astorga, Oscar Peredo

“…This exploration intends to evaluate the quality of the results and convergence times of the algorithm under different conditions in the number of solutions and the processing capacity. …”
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Variance Swap Pricing under Markov-Modulated Jump-Diffusion Model by Shican Liu, Yu Yang, Hu Zhang, Yonghong Wu

“…The counterpart pricing formula for a variance swap with continuous sampling times is also derived and compared with the discrete price to show the improvement of accuracy in our solution. …”
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Conceptualizing Human Microbiota: From Multicelled Organ to Ecological Community by Betsy Foxman, Deborah Goldberg, Courtney Murdock, Chuanwu Xi, Janet R. Gilsdorf

“…The microbiota of a typical, healthy human contains 10 times as many cells as the human body and incorporates bacteria, viruses, archea, protozoans, and fungi. …”
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Urban Fertilizer Ordinances in the Context of Environmental Horticulture and Water Quality Extension Programs: Frequently Asked Questions by Michael Dukes, Lisa Krimsky, Mary Lusk, Laurie E Trenholm, Joseph B Unruh, Michelle Atkinson, Rao Mylavarapu, Caroline R Warwick

“…More than 50 Florida counties and municipalities now have formal fertilizer ordinances, which in some cases include fertilizer blackouts, or bans on the usage of N and P fertilizers during certain times of the year. This 8-page document provides information on the underlying issues of fertilizer use, with an emphasis on an urban setting, and outlines the current state of the science on urban fertilizers and water quality in Florida. …”
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Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Related Solid Lymphoma Involving the Heart and Brain by Jason R. Andrews, Yoon Andrew Cho-Park, Judith Ferry, Jeremy S. Abramson, Gregory K. Robbins

“…In the HIV-infected patient with a mass lesion, a history of cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma and prolonged immunosuppression should alert clinicians as to the possibility of KSHV-associated lymphoproliferative disorders, in order to establish a timely diagnosis.…”
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Challenges of nurse leadership in the context of a health crisis in an international border locality by Gabriela Kauana Silva, Karina Emília dos Santos Scherer, Maria de Lourdes de Almeida

“…Results: The analysis categories showed that, for nurses, the exercise of their leadership in times of health crisis is affected by the inefficiency of communication between management and the team, highlighting the gaps that compromise decision-making. …”
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Advances in Pediatric Urologic Laparoscopy by M. C. Smaldone, E. Polsky, D. J. Ricchiuti, S. G. Docimo

“…Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy, adrenalectomy, and dismembered pyeloplasty series have reported shortened hospital stays and operative times that are comparable to that of open techniques or are decreasing with experience. …”
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The Optimum Condition for Total Carotenoid Extraction from Orange Sweet Potato by Daimon Syukri, Rini Rini, Wellyalina Wellyalina, Jaswandi Jaswandi, Puja Nadia Sukma

“…Based on the yield and spectrophotometric characterization, it was known that the extraction process with hexane solvent can extract carotenoid compounds from dry orange sweet potato powder if the extraction process is carried out 7 times …”
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A Humidity Sensor Based on Silver Nanoparticles Thin Film Prepared by Electrostatic Spray Deposition Process by Thutiyaporn Thiwawong, Korakot Onlaor, Benchapol Tunhoo

“…The influence of the deposition times on properties of films was studied. The crystal structures of sample films, their surface morphology, and optical properties have been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and UV-VIS spectrophotometer, respectively. …”
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts in carcinogenesis by Shufen Zhou, Zekun Zhao, Zhaojun Wang, Hanzheng Xu, Yijie Li, Ke Xu, Wei Li, Jiahua Yang

“…Abstract In contemporary times, cancer poses the most significant threat to human life and safety. …”
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Komparasi Tampilan dan Hasil Lima Varietas Jagung Manis (Zea mays saccharata, Sturt) di Kota Pekanbaru by Surtinah Surtinah, Neng Susi, Sri Utami Lestari

“…The method used is an experimental method to design treatment 5 varieties of sweet corn that is v1 = Sugar 75; v2 = Star Asia; v3 = Bonanza; v4 = Sagita sweet; v5 = Master sweet, and using a completely randomized design environment and repeated 6 times. Parameter observation is plant height, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf width, length cob without husk (cm), weight berkelobot cob, cob weight without berkelobot (g), and seed sugar content (%). …”
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General Improvements of Heuristic Algorithms for Low Complexity DOA Estimation by Haihua Chen, Haoran Li, Mingyang Yang, Changbo Xiang, Masakiyo Suzuki

“…Traditional heuristic algorithms usually need a large number of particles and iteration times. As a result, the computational complexity is still a bit high, which prevents the application of these super-resolution techniques in real systems. …”
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Effect of Plasma, RF, and RIE Treatments on Properties of Double-Sided High Voltage Solar Cells with Vertically Aligned p-n Junctions by Mykola O. Semenenko, Mykhailo G. Dusheiko, Sergiy V. Mamykin, Valeriy O. Ganus, Mykhailo V. Kirichenko, Roman V. Zaitsev, Mykola M. Kharchenko, N. I. Klyui

“…Application of reactive ion etching technique removes the broken layer, reduces elastic strain in the wafer, decreases recombination of charge carriers in the bulk, and provides cell efficiency increase by up to ten times.…”
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Macular Holes: Main Clinical Presentations, Diagnosis, and Therapies by Elias Premi, Simone Donati, Lorenzo Azzi, Giovanni Porta, Cristian Metrangolo, Liviana Fontanel, Francesco Morescalchi, Claudio Azzolini

“…There are various classifications of the subtypes of macular hole, and only in recent times researchers defined a common nomenclature, especially thanks to the evolution in retinal imaging, offered by new instruments like the swept-source OCT. …”
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A Method of Reducing Motor Vibration: Natural Frequency, Damping Ratio, and Vibration Analysis of CFRP Motor Frame by Jinguang Zhang, Hairu Yang, Xiong Li, Wei Ye

“…The amplitude reduction is up to 5 times higher than that of the metal motor frame, which proves that the damping vibration reduction of the CFRP motor frame has a good application value.…”
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The Party mobilization military reservists of communists in the Khanty-Mansiysk National District on 1941–1942 of the Great Patriotic War by E. V. Leshukova

“…Based on a selective analysis of the numerical, age, professional composition, seniority of the leadership of communists and Komsomol members, called up by the district and district military registration and enlistment offices in the ranks of the Red Army from June 1941 to July 1942, the conclusion is made about the nature of the mobilization practice of the party and economic elite, culture and education workers Ugra and the ambiguity of the influence of mobilization along the party line on the life of the district in the war and post-war times. …”
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