Monotonic and cyclic compressive performance of self-monitoring MWCNT/PA12 cellular composites manufactured by selective laser sintering by Muhammad Umar Azam, S Kumar, Andreas Schiffer

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Oocyte recovery and comparison of maturation rates of different quality oocytes in cattle by Fatma Satılmış, Mehmet Güler

“…The quality of the obtained oocytes was evaluated as A, B, C and D quality according to the cytoplasm density and the distribution of the cumulus cells around the oocyte. 1384 of them, A and B quality, were left to maturation with a commercial maturation medium (BO-IVM,Bioscience, UK)at 38.8 °C with atmospheric O₂ at s5.5% CO₂ for 24 hours. …”
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Russian-Persian Schools as an Element of Imperial Russia’s Soft Power Policy in Northern Persia: Late Nineteenth – Early Twentieth Centuries by Vladimir O. Kulakov

“…The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed an intensified Russia–UK confrontation in Persia, which was paralleled by penetrations of other great powers (France, Germany, USA) into the Near and Middle East. …”
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Climatological Statistics of Extreme Geomagnetic Fluctuations With Periods From 1 s to 60 min by N. C. Rogers, J. A. Wild, E. F. Eastoe, J. Hübert

“…P99.97 and RLs increase monotonically with frequency (1/τ) (with a few exceptions at auroral latitudes) and this is well modeled by quadratic functions whose coefficients vary smoothly with latitude. For UK magnetometers providing 1‐s cadence measurements, the analysis is extended to cover periods from 1 to 60 s and empirical Magnetotelluric Transfer functions are used to predict percentiles and return levels of the geoelectric field over a wide frequency range (2 × 10−4 to 4 × 10−2 Hz) assuming a sinusoidal field fluctuation. …”
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Efficacy and safety of immunotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials by Cailing Jiang, Shuqin Wang, Lijun Zhu

“…Furthermore, the occurrence of grade 3 or higher adverse events related to the drugs was lower than systematic therapy (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.17-0.73).ConclusionsThe study has provided compelling evidence that immunotherapy is a significant benefit in OS for HNSCC patients, either R/M HNSCC or LA HNSCC, immunochemotherapy may benefit more for these patients, but double-agent immunotherapy showed no more benefit for R/M HNSCC patients.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/, identifier CRD42023471570.…”
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Modelling and Estimation of Interior Orientation of Non-Metric Cameras using Artificial Intelligence by Hasanain A. Ajjah, Ahmed H H Alboabidallah, Mamoun U. Mohammed, Awesar A. Hussain

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MAIT cells protect against sterile lung injury by Xiawei Zhang, Shuailin Li, Wojciech Lason, Maria Greco, Paul Klenerman, Timothy S.C. Hinks

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UKSSL: Underlying Knowledge Based Semi-Supervised Learning for Medical Image Classification by Zeyu Ren, Xiangyu Kong, Yudong Zhang, Shuihua Wang

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Gradually Then Suddenly? Decline in Vision-Related Quality of Life as Glaucoma Worsens by Lee Jones, Susan R. Bryan, David P. Crabb

“…A postal survey using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) was administered to people with a range of VF loss identified from a UK hospital-based glaucoma service database. Trends were assessed in a composite score from NEI VFQ-25 against better-eye mean deviation (BEMD) using linear regression and a spline-fitting method that can highlight where a monotonic relationship may have different stages. …”
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Obesity and the Incidence of Bladder Injury and Urinary Retention Following Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure: Retrospective Cohort Study by Vladimir Revicky, Sambit Mukhopadhyay, Frances de Boer, Edward P. Morris

“…This was a retrospective cohort study based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in the UK. Study population included 342 cases of TVT procedures. …”
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The Sound Sensitivity Symptoms Questionnaire Version 2.0 (SSSQ2) as a Screening Tool for Assessment of Hyperacusis, Misophonia and Noise Sensitivity: Factor Analysis, Validity, Rel... by Hashir Aazh, Fatma Betul Kula

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Creating a culture, not just a space-A qualitative investigation into reflective practice groups in inpatient mental health settings from the perspectives of facilitators and atten... by Pui Lok Joshua Yiu, Abbie McDonogh, Harpreet Gill, Jo Billings

“…Participants were from eight inpatient mental health wards across two National Health Service settings in the UK. We analysed interview transcripts using thematic analysis.…”
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Qualitative study exploring the views and perceptions of parents/carers of young children with CF regarding the introduction of CFTR modulator therapy (The REVEAL study; PaRents pE... by Kevin W Southern, Sioned Haf Davies, Faye Wade, Heather Fogg, Adam Walsh

“…This medication will soon be available for children ages 2–5 in the UK. This study investigated parents’ perspectives before their children could start ETI.Method 10 parents of young children with CF participated in semistructured online focus groups. …”
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The Cambridge Knee Injury Tool (CamKIT): a clinical prediction tool for acute soft tissue knee injuries by Stephen McDonnell, Simone Castagno, Thomas Molloy, Benjamin Gompels

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Board Gender Diversity and Risk Management in Corporate Financing: A Study on Debt Structure and Financial Decision-Making by Davood Askarany, Soleil Jafari, Azam Pouryousof, Sona Habibi, Hassan Yazdifar

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Language as a Source of Liberation, and Language as a Source of Control by Jonathan Luxmoore

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Venous thromboembolism in bullous pemphigoid: current evidence and update on systematic review by Atheer G. Almutairi, Abeer G. Almutairi, Rahaf R. Almutairi, Asem Shadid, Alhanouf A. Bin Dakhil, Lamia Alakrash

“…The studies were conducted in Denmark, the USA, the UK, Taiwan, and Italy. The findings enhanced the generalizability of the correlation between VTE and BP. …”
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Causal associations between dietary habits and liver cancer risk: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Wen-Hao Hu, Jia-An Sun, Chang Liu

“…Methods Exposure data, encompassing various dietary habits such as the consumption of dried and fresh fruits, both cooked and raw vegetables, types of fish (oily and nonoily), and beverages such as tea and coffee, as well as different meats (poultry, beef, pork, and processed), were obtained from the UK Biobank. Conversely, outcome data were derived from the FinnGen study. …”
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Assessment of endometrial carcinoma on biopsy as a predictor of final surgical pathology: Are we doing it right? A completed audit cycle and recommendations by Aneeta Jassar, Nour Hemali, Anjali Bhatnagar

“…Settings and Design: The audit was approved by the Clinical Effectiveness Team of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK) as meeting all the criteria and standards set out by the College. …”
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Environmental impacts of restructuring the EU’s natural gas supply and consumption: Learnings from the 2022 energy crisis by Lucas F. Santos, Robert Istrate, Niall Mac Dowell, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez

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