Pembrolizumab as first-line treatment for recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer – real-world single-centre data by Bogdana Patachi, Kristian H. Jensen, Anita Gothelf, Mogens Bernsdorf, Jeppe Friborg, Claus A. Kristensen

“…Baseline characteristics were collected, response rates and survival times were calculated and compared to those published from KEYNOTE-048. …”
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Treatment Challenges in a Tourette Syndrome Patient with Self-Injurious Behaviour: Case Report and Literature Review by G. Asadauskaitė, G. Jasionytė, M. Karnickas

“…The patient was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at thirteen and has been taking Haloperidol 5 mg 3 times a day and Trihexyphenidyl 2 mg 3 times a day for the past 15 years. …”
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RT education and COVID-19 pneumonia discharge quality by Ramandeep Kaur, Anne Geistkemper, Riten Mitra, Ellen A. Becker

“…RT median professional experience was six y (IQR 3-11), 70.8% had an advanced degree, and 70.8% completed adult critical care competencies. The time-to-event multi-state regression model showed that patients with \>85% exposure to RTs with advanced degrees transitioned 3.72 times more frequently to good outcomes than RTs without advanced degrees (*p*=.001). …”
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Quantitative Modeling of High-Energy Electron Scattering in Thick Samples Using Monte Carlo Techniques by Bradyn Quintard, Xi Yang, Liguo Wang

“…The linear depth of silicon dioxide reaches 3.9 µm at 3 MeV, about 6 times higher than that at 300 keV. Meanwhile, the linear depth of amorphous ice reaches 17.9 µm at 3 MeV, approximately 11.5 times higher than that at 300 keV. …”
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The Self-Perception and Political Biases of ChatGPT by Jérôme Rutinowski, Sven Franke, Jan Endendyk, Ina Dormuth, Moritz Roidl, Markus Pauly

“…These eight tests were repeated ten times each and indicate that ChatGPT seems to hold a bias towards progressive views. …”
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Experimental Study on Shear Characteristics of Coal Samples in Different Water-Bearing States by Yang Wu, Lujun Wang, Baoyang Wu, Ze Xia

“…According to the relationship between cohesion, internal friction angle, moisture content, and drying-saturation cycle times, the Mohr–Coulomb model of coal samples considering moisture content and immersion times is established, which contributes to the load-bearing capacity estimation of water-bearing coal mass. …”
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QPPLab: A generally applicable software package for detecting, analyzing, and visualizing large-scale quasiperiodic spatiotemporal patterns (QPPs) of brain activity by Nan Xu, Behnaz Yousefi, Nmachi Anumba, Theodore J. LaGrow, Xiaodi Zhang, Shella Keilholz

“…Processing times vary depending on dataset size and the selected mode, with the fast detection mode completing analyses that can be 4–6 times faster than the robust detection mode. …”
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A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit by Rowena Almeida, William G. Paterson, Nancy Craig, Lawrence Hookey

“…Despite reasonable procedure times for all except colonoscopies, the endoscopy room durations exceed the allocated times, reflecting the impact of non-procedure-related factors and the need for a revised scheduling template. …”
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Experimental Behavior of the Curved Continuous Twin I-Girder Composite Bridge with a Precast Concrete Slab Subjected to Bending, Shear, and Torsion by Chuandong Shen, Yifan Song, Lei Yan, Yuan Li, Xueli Wang, Shuanhai He

“…However, the ultimate bearing capacity is basically the same, approximately 13.6 times of the design load. During the loading process, plastic hinge was first observed at the intermediate support section as a result of the hogging moment which should be emphasized in design. …”
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Experimental Study on Damage Characteristics of Solidified Mud under Coupling Action of Freeze-Thaw Cycle and Chloride Salt by Jinsong Zhang, Yaxing Wang, Jianyong Pang, Yu Lu, Yishun Bu

“…With the increase in freeze-thaw cycle times and sodium chloride solution concentration, the mass loss of the sample was greater. (2) Under the action of chlorine salt and freeze-thaw cycle, the strength of the sample decreases with the increase in freeze-thaw cycle times. …”
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Coupling Technology of Deep-Hole Presplitting Blasting and Hydraulic Fracturing Enhance Permeability Technology in Low-Permeability and Gas Outburst Coal Seam: A Case Study in the... by Wei Wang, Yanzhao Wei, Minggong Guo, Yanzhi Li

“…Following 52 days of extraction, the average extraction concentration was 2.9 times that of the coal seam gas extraction concentration under the original technology. …”
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The Reliability and Validity of Gluteal Endurance Measures (GEMs) by B J Lehecka, Barbara S Smith, Todd Rundell, Thomas A Cappaert, Nils A Hakansson

“… # Results Both GEMs demonstrated high intra-rater reliability (ICC = 0.87-0.94) and inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.99). Mean hold times were 104.83 ± 34.11 seconds for GEM-A (abduction endurance) and 81.03 ± 24.79 seconds for GEM-B (bridging endurance). …”
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Classification, Processing Procedures, and Market Demand of Chinese Biscuits and the Breeding of Special Wheat for Biscuit Making by Xin Hu, Lejia Hu, Jing Zheng, Junkang Rong

“…China’s total annual pastry import bill increased 5 times and the gap between import and export bill of pastry has been increased more than 7 times from 2010 to 2020, suggesting the strong demand of the national pastry market. …”
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DETERMINING OF PARAMETERS OF HEAT EXCHANGE FOR VAPORIZATION OF THE MIXED REFRIGERANT ON THE HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SINTERED POWDER CAPILLARY-POROUS COATINGS by A. V. Ovsyannik, E. N. Makeeva

“…The coefficient of heat transfer during boiling of refrigerants on the investigated surfaces with the sintered capillary-porous coating, 4 times higher than on a smooth one and 1.5 times higher than on the finned surface, that allows us to come to a conclusion about the advantage of porous coatings. …”
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Additive Manufacturing Enabled by Electrospinning for Tougher Bio-Inspired Materials by Komal Agarwal, Yinning Zhou, Hashina Parveen Anwar Ali, Ihor Radchenko, Avinash Baji, Arief S. Budiman

“…The toughness of the surface-treated helicoidal sample was found to be two times higher than the surface-treated unidirectional sample and five times higher than the helicoidal sample without surface treatment. …”
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Efficacy and safety of a digital check-in and triage kiosk in emergency departments: a systematic review protocol by Benedict Hayhoe, Azeem Majeed, Mark Harmon, Geva Greenfield, Ana Luísa Neves, Himani Laxshmi Kaur Sehgal

“…Introduction Increasing demand for healthcare services worldwide has led to unprecedented challenges in managing patient flow and delivering timely care in emergency care settings. Overcrowding, prolonged waiting times, reduced patient satisfaction and increased mortality are some of the consequences of this increased demand. …”
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OPTIMAL LOSSES IN POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS by M. I. Fursanov

“…The more branching of network the less will be effective line’s resistance and so the value of optimal load factor will be more significant.Networks 0,38 kV mainly influence on formation and value of total electricity losses in network 0,38–10 kV as losses in 0,38 kV networks under the equal conditions are higher than in 10 kV networks in times (or ten times). Losses in 0,38 kV network to a great extend decreases the value of generalized coefficient of network load and increases optimal value of relative loss in network 0,38–10 kV. …”
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Increased leg muscle strength and power after 6 weeks of trapping exercise in male college students by Bayu Akbar, Hari Setijono, Oce Wiriawan, Muhammad Wahyono, Achmad Nuryadi, Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto, Adi Pranoto

“…The conclusion was that trapping exercise for 6 weeks with a frequency of 3-times exercise per week increased strength and power in male college students. …”
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Research on the Technology of Plugging Gushing Water in the Vertical Shaft under Complicated Conditions by Chuanyang Jia, Hailong Wang, Haiquan Liu, Guibin Zhang, Kaihua Sheng

“…Combining with geological data to analyze the conditions of the aquifers and water-blocking layer in the shaft, adopting the multifunctional digital electrical method and digital flow measuring instrument can accurately grasp the flow direction and flow velocity and further obtain the aquifer parameters of the main and auxiliary shafts. At the same time, based on the FLAC numerical simulation software, research on the stress, displacement, and plastic failure of the shaft surrounding rock under different water pressures (0.5 times, 1 time, and 2 times the hydrostatic pressure) and comparative analysis of the influence of the water bodies on the shaft surrounding rock are carried out. …”
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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Prepared with Mexican Pre-Hispanic Dyes by Mario Alberto Sánchez-García, Xim Bokhimi, Sergio Velázquez Martínez, Antonio Esteban Jiménez-González

“…Nocheztli is a natural red dye obtained from the cochineal insect Dactylopius coccus; the dye dates from pre-Hispanic times and contains high levels of carminic acid (CA). …”
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