A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Early Cost-effective Assessment from the Total Posterior Spine Sys... by Jared D. Ament, Amir Vokshoor, Yaser Badr, Todd Lanman, Kee D. Kim, J. Patrick Johnson

“…Secondary outcomes were health-related utility, presented as quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and cost, calculated in US dollars. Analysis was conducted following Second Panel on Cost-Effectiveness Health and Medicine recommendations. …”
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Advanced NGS analysis of cell-free tumor DNA supports clonal relation to primary high-grade B-cell lymphoma lesion and CNS relapse despite MRI negativity by Veronika Navrkalova, Andrea Mareckova, Jakub Porc, Samuel Hricko, Viera Hrabcakova, Jarmila Kissova, Sona Kundova, Marie Jarosova, Sarka Pospisilova, Jana Kotaskova, Andrea Janikova

“…In addition, our strategy allowed us to classify the tumor as DLBCL/HGBL-MYC/BCL2 entity. …”
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Can the Rwandan Catholic Church Overcome its History of Politicization? A Reply to Philippe Denis by Anthony Court

“…This article addresses the claim by the scholar Philippe Denis in his essay ‘Christian gacacaand official gacacain post-genocide Rwanda’ (Denis 2019:1-27of 27) that the Rwandan Catholic Church has played a leading role in the difficult process of post-genocide reconciliation. Denis provides us with an authoritative account of the emergence and functioning of the Christian gacacaand its relation to the official, state-sponsored gacaca. …”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypokalemia in Pregnancy-Related Hospitalizations: A Nationwide Population Study by Chien-Wen Yang, Si Li, Yishan Dong

“…There are no nationwide population studies conducted to analyze the prevalence and risk factors associated with hypokalemia during pregnancy in the U.S. Method. We retrieved data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and the National Inpatient Sample of Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) for pregnant patients with hypokalemia from 2012 to 2014. …”
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The clinical journey of belantamab mafodotin in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: lessons in drug development by Pralay Mukhopadhyay, Hesham A. Abdullah, Joanna B. Opalinska, Prani Paka, Eric Richards, Katja Weisel, Suzanne Trudel, Maria-Victoria Mateos, Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos, Sagar Lonial

“…Despite the 41% response rate and durable responses observed with belantamab mafodotin in the Phase III confirmatory DREAMM-3 trial, the marketing license for belantamab mafodotin was later withdrawn from US and European markets when the trial did not meet its primary endpoint of superiority for progression-free survival compared with pomalidomide and dexamethasone. …”
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An in-vivo herb-drug interaction study of IME-9 and glimepiride in nicotinamide-STZ-induced diabetic rats by Archana K. Thikekar, Asha B. Thomas, Sohan S. Chitlange

“…Methods: The RP-HPLC technique was devised and validated in accordance with the guidelines set by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). PK and PD parameters were computed on both day 1 and 21 in vivo. …”
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The neuroendocrine stress-response in insects: the history of the development of the concept by M. A. Eremina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…Insects present unique opportunities for experimentation, which can allow us to understand the basic mechanisms of stress reactions. …”
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Genie oder kein Genie, ist nicht die Frage. Perspektiven auf Clara Wieck Schumanns Kompetenzerwerb by Janina Klassen

“…Understanding the concept of genius in different historical periods prompts us to re-think our own explicit and implicit assumptions and to find new approaches to “post-genius” art works.…”
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Long-term variability and trends in the Agulhas Leakage and its impacts on the global overturning by H. Großelindemann, H. Großelindemann, F. S. Castruccio, G. Danabasoglu, A. Biastoch, A. Biastoch

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Effects of high-power pain threshold ultrasound technique in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A single-blind randomized controlled trial by Yomna F. Ahmed, Rania M. Tawfik, Ahmed M. Tawfick, Shimaa T. Abu El Kasem

“…The current study aimed at evaluating the therapeutic effect of the high-power pain-threshold ultrasound technique (HPPTUS) in comparison with conventional ultrasound (US) techniques in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). …”
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Sustainable Environmental Monitoring: Multistage Fusion Algorithm for Remotely Sensed Underwater Super-Resolution Image Enhancement and Classification by Wad Ghaban, Jawad Ahmad, Ali Akbar Siddique, Mohammad S. Alshehri, Anila Saghir, Faisal Saeed, Baraq Ghaleb, Mujeeb Ur Rehman

“…If compared with the land mass there are a lot of unexplored locations, a wealth of natural resources, and diverse ocean creatures that are inaccessible to us humans. Underwater rovers and vehicles play a vital role in discovering these resources, yet limited visibility in deep waters and technological constraints impede underwater exploration. …”
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Catastrophic lava flow levee failure: precursors, processes, and implications by Elisabeth Gallant, Hannah R. Dietterich, Matthew R. Patrick, David Hyman, Brett B. Carr, John Lyons, Elinor S. Meredith

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Effectiveness of Retail Promotions in the Green Industry by Age Group: A Case Study by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn

“…For instance, consumers over the age of 55 account for the majority of U.S. household lawn and garden retail sales and the number of gardeners in this group is increasing (National Gardening Association, 2013).  …”
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In-Package Air Cold Plasma Treatment of Chicken Breast Meat: Treatment Time Effect by Hong Zhuang, Michael J. Rothrock Jr., Kelli L. Hiett, Kurt C. Lawrence, Gary R. Gamble, Brian C. Bowker, Kevin M. Keener

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<i>In silico</i> mapping of coronary artery disease genes by I. V. Zorkoltseva, N. M. Belonogova, G. R. Svishcheva, A. V. Kirichenko, T. I. Axenovich

“…Information about the functional role of these genes allows us to consider many of them as candidates for CAD. …”
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Interaction of norsecurinine-type monomeric and dimeric alkaloids with α-tubulin: a molecular docking study by Gérard Vergoten, Christian Bailly

“…The recent characterization of the anticancer alkaloid securinine as a tubulin-binding agent prompted us to explore the interaction of related monomeric and dimeric analogues with tubulin. …”
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Investigation of the optimum calcination temperature for water treatment plant sludge to develop a sustainable alkali activated concrete by Jasmin Osama Abdelhalim, Ismail Amer, Ibrahim Abdel Latif, Ihab Fawzy, Sayed Ismail, Mohamed A. Khalaf

“…This WTPS cost the government around 30 million US dollars to return it back to the Nile River in addition to negatively affecting the environment. …”
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What can be lost? Genomic perspective on the lipid metabolism of Mucoromycota by Blanka Sokołowska, Małgorzata Orłowska, Alicja Okrasińska, Sebastian Piłsyk, Julia Pawłowska, Anna Muszewska

“…Following the advancement in EDF genome sequencing, we carried out a systematic survey of lipid metabolism protein families across different EDF lineages. This enabled us to explore the genomic basis of the previously documented ability to produce several types of lipids within the fungal tree of life. …”
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Evaluation of targeting accuracy of cone beam CT guided histotripsy in an in vivo porcine model by Martin G. Wagner, Grace M. Minesinger, Katrina L. Falk, Ayca Z. Kutlu, Meridith A. Kisting, Michael A. Speidel, Timothy J. Ziemlewicz, J. Louis Hinshaw, John F. Swietlik, Fred T. Lee, Paul F. Laeseke

“…For each treatment, pseudotumors (small histotripsy treatments of 15 mm) were created using conventional US guidance to serve as targets for subsequent CBCT guided treatments. …”
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The evolving roles of geophysics in environmental assessment, monitoring, and management of landfill leachate contaminant plumes: An overview by Joseph Omeiza Alao

“…Traditional monitoring methods struggle to grasp the full extent of this danger, leaving us blind to the insidious spread of contamination. …”
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