Patients outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma transforming to small-cell lung cancer after tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy by Shuai Wang, Yongsen Wang, Xuan Wu, Li Yang, Xiaoju Zhang

“…Results 140 patients with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) were included in this study, with a median age of 56.8 years. The median time from the first diagnosis of LUAD transforming to SCLC (ttSCLC) was 20.0 months. …”
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EFFICIENT BIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY by Samuel Oludayo ALAMU, Marc J Louise CABALLES, Xuejun QIAN, Seong LEE, James G. HUNTER Jr.

“…In addition, more reaction time is required for product formation and high volume of secondary wastes (sludge) are generated during the process. …”
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Impact of Compression Ratio on Combustion Characteristics of VCR-CRDI Type Diesel Engine Fueled with Moringa Oleifera Methyl Ester by V. Patel, V. Buch

“…The experimental conditions included varying the CR between 15:1 and 18:1, maintaining an injection timing of 23°before top dead center, injection pressure set at 600 bar, and an engine speed of 1500 rpm under 100% load. …”
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Development of the RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination and Quantification of Artemether and Lumefantrine in Fixed-Dose Combination Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Simon Nyarko, Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye, Raphael Johnson, Noble Kuntworbe, Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Denis Dekugmen Yar, Yaa Asantewaa Osei

“…The analysis was performed at a 1 mL/min flow rate and a column temperature of 25°C. The total run time was 6 minutes. The detection was done with a variable wavelength detector (VWD) at an isosbestic point wavelength (λ) of 210 nm. …”
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Direct-Acting Antivirals in Hepatitis C Treatment for Renal Impairment: Liver Safety Concerns and Effectiveness in Peritoneal Dialysis by Hsuan-Yu Hung, Wei-Liang Hung, Ye Gu, Chung-Yu Chen

“…Sensitivity analyses showed consistent results. A case–time–control analysis suggested liver instability despite treatment, with comorbid liver tumors (aOR 18.89; 95% CI 5.4–66.12) and hypertension (aOR 4.25; 95% CI 1.49–12.15) linked to higher DILI risk. …”
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Effect of Enriched Artemia sp. by EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid; C20:5n-3) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid; C22:6n-3) on Survival Rate of Swimming Crab Portunus pelagicus by M. Agus Suprayudi, E. Mursitorini, D. Jusadi

“…Feeding on supplemented Artemia with EPA 28G and DHA 70G in ratio of 1:1 could not significantly improved its survival rate and larval development time, while growth by length and carapas width at first crab were higher  than  that of fed with unenriched Artemia. …”
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Inflammatory Choroidal Neovascular Membranes: Clinical Profile, Treatment Effectiveness, and Visual Prognosis by Gonçalo Carrola, Mário Lima-Fontes, Fernando Falcão-Reis, Luís Figueira, Ângela Carneiro

“…Punctate inner choroidopathy/multifocal choroiditis was the predominant inflammatory aetiology (10 patients, 58.82%). Median follow-up time was 46 months (range 10 to 188 months). Neovascularization was treated with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections (bevacizumab, aflibercept, and ranibizumab), and inflammation with anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressive therapy (oral, intravenous, and/or intravitreal corticosteroids; oral cyclosporine or methotrexate). …”
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Investigation into the Prediction of Ship Heave Motion in Complex Sea Conditions Utilizing Hybrid Neural Networks by Yuchen Liu, Xide Cheng, Kunyu Han, Zhechun Liu, Baiwei Feng

“…Simulations of a standard container ship’s motion time series under complex sea state conditions were carried out. …”
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Fabrication of Cu: ZnO thin film sensor for ethanol vapor detection by Robin Simkhada, Dalton R. Gibbs, Soma Dhakal, Dipak Oli, Rishi Ram Ghimire, Deependra Das Mulmi, Leela Pradhan Joshi

“… For a long time, metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) based gas sensors have been widely used in domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors to detect harmful gases. …”
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Cardiac Migration of Endogenous Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Patients with Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy by Caroline Schmidt-Lucke, Felicitas Escher, Sophie Van Linthout, Uwe Kühl, Kapka Miteva, Jochen Ringe, Thomas Zobel, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Carsten Tschöpe

“…The presence of MSC in EMB, cardiac inflammation, and SDF-1α mRNA expression were detected via immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR. Results. MSC defined as CD45−CD34−CD11b−CD73+CD90+ cells accounted for 0.010 [0.0025–0.048]%/peripheral mononuclear cell (PMNC) and as CD45−CD34−CD11b−CD73+CD105+ cells for 0.019 [0.0026–0.067]%/PMNC, both with similar counts in patients with or without cardiac inflammation. …”
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Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan Situasional, Motivasi dan Kompensasi Terhadap Produktivitas Kerja Karyawan by Yuni Pratikno, Bambang Nurakhim, Eric Hermawan, Maulana Arief Rachman Hakim

“…Furthermore, the study shows that not only financial compensation, but also non-financial forms of compensation (such as benefits, time off, and work flexibility) have a significant impact. …”
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Modeling Geomagnetically Induced Currents in the Alberta Power Network: Comparison and Validation Using Hall Probe Measurements During a Magnetic Storm by Darcy Cordell, Ian R. Mann, Hannah Parry, Martyn J. Unsworth, Ryan Cui, Colin Clark, Eva Kelemen, Ryan MacMullin

“…GIC monitoring devices measured larger neutral‐to‐ground currents than expected up to 117 Amps during peak storm time, providing unequivocal evidence linking network GICs with GMDs. …”
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lnc-MRGPRF-6:1 Promotes ox-LDL-Induced Macrophage Ferroptosis via Suppressing GPX4 by Zhihuan You, Xiaotian Ye, Meihua Jiang, Ning Gu, Caihong Liang

“…Then, transcriptome sequencing, literature searching, and following quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot were implemented to explore specific signaling pathway in the process. …”
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Feasibility of Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Miniforceps Biopsy for PD‐L1 Expression and Quantitative Tissue Analysis by Max T. Wayne, Nathaniel G. Moulton, Cody Weimholt, Praveen Chenna, Alexander C. Chen

“…Results Among 20 patients, 65% were male with a mean age of 66 years with a total procedure time of 50 min and an average of 14 biopsy passes per procedure. 15 (75%) patients were diagnosed with NSCLC, and PD‐L1 analysis was successfully performed in 12 of the 15 (80%). …”
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The prevalence of radiographic trochlear dysplasia in patients with patellar fractures by Vanessa Morello, Matthieu Zingg, Philippe Tscholl

“…Patellar dislocation at time of injury was recorded. Results Out of 482 patellar fractures, a strict lateral knee x-ray was found in 166 cases (50.6% women, mean age 56years +/-21, 51% right knee). …”
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Ankle reflex and neurological symptom score: a primary level screening method for diabetic peripheral neuropathy by Xueya Ma, Mengyuan Li, Hui Xie, Ting Sun, Liang Lu, Sumei Li, Yining Sun, Zuchang Ma

“…However, considering factors including accuracy, time, and economic cost, we recommend using a simpler combination of DNS and ankle reflex for large-scale screening of patients with DPN.…”
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End-to-End Framework for Identifying Vulnerabilities of Operational Technology Protocols and Their Implementations in Industrial IoT by Matthew Boeding, Michael Hempel, Hamid Sharif

“…Device characteristics are then extracted through automated real-time network emulation tests built on the OMNET++ framework, and all measured device characteristics are then used as a virtual device representation for network simulation tests within the OMNET++ software (version 6.0.1., a public-soucre, open-architecture software, initially developed by OpenSim Limited in Budapest, Hungary), to verify the presence of any potential vulnerabilities identified in the formal modeling stage. …”
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A decision-making method for supplier selection in industrial manufacturing industry: A mathematical framework of integrating analytical hierarchical process and reliability risk e... by Chandan Chandra Sheel, S M Atikur Rahman, Tarapada Bhowmick

“…The Eigenvalue of the AHP is calculated in Excel using specific formulas, with the consistency index being determined each time. The entropy method is applied to calculate the weights of different attributes, which are then used to compute the Relative Reliability Risk Index. …”
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Effects of culturally-appropriate group education for migrants with type 2 diabetes in primary healthcare: pre-test-post-test design by Katarina Hjelm, Emina Hadziabdic

“…Results The findings showed that participation in the diabetes education significantly improved the knowledge levels, led to an initial change and possible short-term improvement in HbA1c (better immediate post-intervention), albeit statistically insignificant, but no change in glycaemic control over time and in self-rated health (SRH). Conclusions The findings supported the hypothesis of improved knowledge. …”
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Investigating the vascular structure of the conjunctiva in patients using spherical mini-scleral contact lenses utilizing OCT-A imaging by Fateme Alipour, Parisa Abdi, Hassan Asadigandomani, Mehdi Khodaparast, Zahra Montazeriani, Marzieh Sajedi

“…OCT-A imaging was conducted on 13 patients (mean age: 34.1 years, 10 males) in a prospective study at two time points: at least 8 h post-lens removal and 1-hour post-lens application. …”
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