Role of mast cell in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy by Masaaki Nishi, Shoko Yamashita, Chie Takasu, Yuma Wada, Kozo Yoshikawa, Takuya Tokunaga, Toshihiro Nakao, Hideya Kashihara, Toshiaki Yoshimoto, Mitsuo Shimada

“…MC infiltration in LARC patients was positively correlated with TAM infiltration and resistance to nCRT, and was also an independent poor prognostic indicator.…”
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Rapid Classification and Treatment Algorithm of Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Coronary Syndromes: The SAVE ACS Classification by Vasileios Panoulas, Charles Ilsley

“…We aimed to identify the independent “frontline” predictors of 30-day mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and propose a rapid cardiogenic shock (CS) classification and management pathway. …”
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Resting-state BOLD temporal variability of the default mode network predicts spontaneous mind wandering, which is negatively associated with mindfulness skills by Sara Sorella, Cristiano Crescentini, Alessio Matiz, Alessio Matiz, Minah Chang, Alessandro Grecucci, Alessandro Grecucci

“…Therefore, resting-state MRI scans from 76 participants were analyzed with group independent component analysis to decompose brain networks into independent macro-networks and to see which of them predicted specific aspects of spontaneous and deliberate MW or mindfulness traits. …”
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The Living-Related Kidney Transplant Program in Brunei Darussalam: Lessons Learnt from a Nascent National Program in a Small, Muslim, and Asian Country by Jackson Tan, Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Dalinatul Ahmed, Jayakrishnan Pisharam, Chiao Yuen Lim, Hock Beng Chua, William Chong, Kim Khee Tan

“…Brunei Darussalam commenced its living-related renal transplant program in 2013, with subsequent attainment of independent local capacity and proficiency in 2019. …”
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sCD40L Is Increased and Associated with the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women with Isolated TPOAb Positivity by Xinxin Chen, Qingyao Wang, Xiangguo Cong, Shuyi Jiang, Shuxiang Li, Qiong Shen, Lei Chen

“…About a quarter of pregnant women with isolated positive TPOAb might have GDM. sCD40L was an independent risk factor for GDM in women with isolated TPOAb positivity.…”
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Properties, Characteristics and Parameters of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors under Vector and Scalar Frequency Control by B. I. Firago, S. V. Aleksandrovsky

“…It cannot be said about the PMSM with independent frequency setting reference which work under scalar frequency control. …”
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Future elementary school teachers’ research culture formation employing individual assignments by Dauren Buribayev, Gulshat Bakhtiyarova, Assan Tuxanbayev

“…The modern teacher must have independent learning skills, high motivation and developed research culture skills for effective teaching. …”
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A Novel Insight into Paraptosis-Related Classification and Signature in Lower-Grade Gliomas by Xi-Feng Qian, Jia-Hao Zhang, Yue-Xue Mai, Xin Yin, Yu-Bin Zheng, Zi-Yuan Yu, Guo-Dong Zhu, Xu-Guang Guo

“…The parallel results were reappeared and verified by using the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus databases. Independent prognostic analysis and nomogram construction implied that risk scores could be considered the independent factor to predict OS. …”
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Prehypertension and Hypertension among Schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo by Bertrand Fikahem Ellenga Mbolla, Annie Rachel Okoko, Jean Robert Mabiala Babela, Gaston Ekouya Bowassa, Thierry Raoul Gombet, Suzy-Gisèle Kimbally-Kaky, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza

“…In logistic regression, the independent determinants of pre-HT were secondary school (P=0.0001), migration (P=0.04), obesity (P=0.004), and overweight (P=0.01). …”
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Prevalence of Provocative Seizures in Persons with Epilepsy: A Longitudinal Study at Khon Kaen University Hospital, Thailand by Nutthaya Vongkasamchai, Sunee Lertsinudom, Acharawan Topark-Ngarm, Udomlack Peansukwech, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Somsak Tiamkao, Integrated Epilepsy Research Group

“…Data analysis was performed to identify independent provocative factors. Results. A total of 382 PWE met the study criteria. …”
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Risk factors and preventive measures for abnormal blood pressure during hemodialysis filtration for patients with sepsis by Zhang Chunfang, Lin Tingting, Xia Yu, Zhang Daowei

“…Their clinical data were collected, and the independent influencing factors for ABP during HDF were assessed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. …”
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The Problem of Spurious Emissions in 5G FR2 Phased Arrays, and a Solution Based on an Upmixer With Embedded LO Leakage Cancellation by Arun Paidimarri, Yujiro Tojo, Caglar Ozdag, Alberto Valdes-Garcia, Bodhisatwa Sadhu

“…These two independent LO outputs then provide 2-D phase and amplitude control and can combine to create an equal and opposite LO signal at the output of the upmixer. …”
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Expressions and Clinical Significance of Met and YAP in Gastric Cancer Tissue Microarray by Jinxia Li, Xinyun Zhang, Ying Liu, Jinyong Zhou, Li Shen, Guangxin Yue

“…Moreover, our findings highlight that Met serves as an independent prognostic factor for gastric cancer.…”
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Vitamin Status as a Determinant of Serum Homocysteine Concentration in Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy by Pandelis Fotiou, Athanasios Raptis, George Apergis, George Dimitriadis, Ioannis Vergados, Panagiotis Theodossiadis

“…Our findings suggest that hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Investigation of the Predictive Factors of Recurrent Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma by Aykut Ozcan, Meric Balikoglu, Kaan Okan Alkan, Varol Gulseren

“…Since cystectomy is the only independent risk factor, oophorectomy should be the primary treatment for patients >40 years of age who have no desire for childbearing. …”
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Patient Safety Climate: Variation in Perceptions by Infection Preventionists and Quality Directors by Shanelle Nelson, Patricia W. Stone, Sarah Jordan, Monika Pogorzelska, Helen Halpin, Megan Vanneman, Elaine Larson

“…No setting characteristics predicted variation in perceptions. Presence of an independent budget predicted more positive perceptions of microclimates across personnel types (𝑃<0.01). …”
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Monitoring and Evaluation and the Quality of Health-Care Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case of Ntungamo District Local Government. by Nahabwe, Judith

“…Three objectives guided the study and they were formulated to reflect how the three constructs of the independent variable impact the quality of healthcare service delivery. …”
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Effect of Games and Sports on Academic Performance of Pupils in Primary Schools of Kigarama Sub-County Sheema District. by Arinaitwe, Daltone

“…Games and sports were the independent variable whereas the academic performance of pupils was the independent variable. …”
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On the product and ratio of Bessel random variables by Saralees Nadarajah, Arjun K. Gupta

“…In this paper, the exact distributions of the product |XY| and the ratio |X/Y| are derived when X and Y are independent Bessel function random variables. An application of the results is provided by tabulating the associated percentage points.…”
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Gene expression in fungi by A. Kalkanci, A. Kadioglu, D. Wilson, M.D. Jacobsen

“…This contribution is based on the four presentations made at the Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting titled Gene Expression in Fungi held during IMC9 in Edinburgh. This overview is independent from other articles published or that will be published by each speaker. …”
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