Palliative care needs and quality of life among adults with advanced chronic illnesses in low-income communities of Bangladesh by Ahmed Hossain, Maruf Hasan, Taifur Rahman, Alounoud Almarzooqi, Syed Azizur Rahman, Heba Hijazi, Mohamad Alameddine

“…The study investigated patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 3–4, indicating significant functional impairment, and explored QOL across four domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental factors. …”
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Jiacheng Yao, Sihan Li, Lu Bai, Jun Chen, Chengbo Ren, Tingting Liu, Jingping Qiu, Jun Dang

“…In real-world studies, the pooled median OS of ICIs were 11.8 months (95% CI: 11.2–12.4); Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (EOCG) score, histological type, PD-L1 status, with immune-related adverse events (irAEs), and treatment mode were predictive for OS; rates of irAEs and discontinuation were numerically higher for combination therapy vs. monotherapy. …”
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Mobile Phone App to Promote Lifestyle Change in People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Feasibility 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial by Gyri Skoglund, Gunvor Hilde, Pernille Lunde, Venessa Vera Cruz Naceno, Cecilie Fromholt Olsen, Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson

“…This included change in body weight, waist circumference, and self-evaluated functional health status, assessed with the Dartmouth Primary Care Cooperative Research Network/World Organization of Family Doctors (COOP/WONCA) functional health assessment chart. …”
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New prognostic model in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma treated with second-line immune checkpoint inhibitors by Ernest Choy, Yohann Loriot, Fabio Calabrò, Cora N Sternberg, Guillermo De Velasco, Daniel Castellano, Roubini Zakopoulou, Aristotelis Bamias, Nicholas James, Axel Merseburger, F Lopez-Rios, Mario Kramer, Kimon Tzannis

“…Background Bellmunt Risk Score, based on Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS), hemoglobin levels and presence of liver metastases, is the most established prognostic algorithm for patients with advanced urothelial cancer (aUC) progressing after platinum-based chemotherapy. …”
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Dye-based fluorescent organic nanoparticles made from polar and polarizable chromophores for bioimaging purposes: a bottom-up approach by Daniel, Jonathan, Dal Pra, Ophélie, Kurek, Eleonore, Grazon, Chloé, Blanchard-Desce, Mireille

“…Their luminescence can be tuned in the whole visible region down to the Near Infra-Red I (NIR-I) region while their nonlinear optical responses can be enhanced thanks to cooperative effects. Intriguingly, the implemented strategy also enables modulating and improving the dFONs colloidal and structural stability as well as their photostability. …”
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Prognosis of Elderly Japanese Patients Aged ≥80 Years Undergoing Hemodialysis by Shingo Hatakeyama, Hiromi Murasawa, Itsuto Hamano, Ayumu Kusaka, Takuma Narita, Masaaki Oikawa, Daisuke Noro, Kazuhisa Hagiwara, Hirofumi Ishimura, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Hisao Saitoh, Tomihisa Funyu, Chikara Ohyama

“…The median survival time and estimated life-shortening period in the patients were 2.6 years and −5.3 years, respectively. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status and hemoglobin level were revealed as prognostic factors in the multivariate analysis. …”
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Addition of basil leaf (Ocimum basicilum L.) extract to AndroMed® extender improved the quality of spermatozoa of frozen thawed Simmental bull semen by Aditya Irawan, Fajar Ramadhan Subiyantoro, Suherni Susilowati, Tri Wahyu Suprayogi, Sri Pantja Madyawati, Pudji Srianto, Nove Hidajati, Eduardus Bimo Aksono Herupradoto, Kadek Rachmawati

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Effects of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, abundance, and climate conditions on bighorn sheep lamb:ewe ratios in New Mexico by Colton J. Padilla, Caitlin Q. Ruhl, James W. Cain III, Matthew E. Gompper

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Pooled safety analysis of two phase 3 studies investigating trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer by Julien Taieb, Marwan Fakih, Gabor Liposits, Gerald W. Prager, Eric Van Cutsem, Fortunato Ciardiello, Nadia Amellal, Elizabeth Calleja, Mei Liu, Lucas Roby, Josep Tabernero, Thierry André

“…Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were analyzed by age and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS).ResultsThe pooled safety population comprised 669 patients (SOLSTICE, n = 423; and SUNLIGHT, n = 246). …”
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Democracies in Action: A Foucaultian Perspective on British and French Tax Enforcement by Coralie RAFFENNE, Marika TOUMI

“…Empirical research reveals that British tax enforcement has come to rely on a combination of detailed legal provisions with a cooperative and trust-based model. In contrast, the French Fisc administers a tax code where principles are preferred to specific rules, which in theory should provide the regulatory space for interpretive conversations to take place. …”
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Non-volatile voltage-controlled magnetization in single-phase multiferroic ceramics at room temperature by Zimeng Hu, Gavin B.G. Stenning, Hangfeng Zhang, Yu Shi, Vladimir Koval, Wanting Hu, Zhiyong Zhou, Chenglong Jia, Isaac Abrahams, Haixue Yan

“…The polarization arises from the cooperative displacement of both Fe3+ and Ti4+ relative to the oxygen sublattice in the tetragonally distorted perovskite structure, and the magnetization stems from indirect exchange magnetic interaction between adjacent iron ions. …”
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SuessR: Regional corrections for the effects of anthropogenic CO2 on δ13C data from marine organisms by Casey T. Clark, Mattias R. Cape, Mark D. Shapley, Franz J. Mueter, Bruce P. Finney, Nicole Misarti

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Screening for retinopathy of prematurity in China: a five-year cohort study in seven screening centers by Yusheng Zhong, Xiacheng Lin, Yating Yang, Liying He, Na Li, Jun Lu, Yu Zhou, Rong Zhang, Yacong Wang, Zhongyu Zhang, Mochi Yang, Hong Yin, Mingwei Zhao, Xiaoxin Li, Jianhong Liang, Yong Cheng

“…ROP treatment followed the recommendations of the Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity Cooperative Group. We utilized receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves to determine the optimal predictive model, and conducted internal validation as well as compared the model to current standards. …”
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Self-reported knowledge and difficulties towards palliative care among healthcare professionals in rural China: a cross-sectional study by Junwei Niu, Min Feng, Changhui Song, Hui Xie

“…Conversely, limited understanding of PC (β = 12.95; p = 0.021), greater knowledge of spiritual care and death education (β = 4.95; p = 0.034), and having new rural cooperative medical insurance (β = 6.36; p = 0.023; β = 3.21; p = 0.042) were positively associated with PC difficulties. …”
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Associations between CAG repeat size, brain and spinal cord volume loss, and motor symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: a cohort study by Zhi-Xian Ye, Xuan-Yu Chen, Meng-Cheng Li, Xin-Yuan Chen, Yu-Sen Qiu, Ru-Ying Yuan, Zhi-Li Chen, Min-Ting Lin, Jian-Ping Hu, Ying Fu, Wan-Jin Chen, Ning Wang, Shi-Rui Gan, on behalf of the OSCCAR Investigators

“…Associations between expanded CAG repeat size, brain and spinal cord volume loss, and International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) scores were investigated using partial correlation and mediation analyses. …”
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Prognostic and clinicopathological role of soluble programmed cell death ligand-1 in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a meta-analysis by Hongbin Lu, Lulu Luo, Jie Mi, Min Sun, Huaping Wang, Zheng Wang, Wenwen Ding

“…Moreover, based on the pooled data, higher sPD-L1 was significantly related to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale (ECOG PS) ≥2 (OR=4.10, 95%CI=1.82-9.24, p=0.001), clinical stage III-IV (OR = 3.30, 95%CI = 1.48–7.39, p = 0.004), elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels (OR = 2.14, 95%CI = 1.07–4.30, p = 0.032), and the International Prognostic Index (IPI) score 3–5 (OR = 3.83, 95%CI = 1.91–7.68, p < 0.001) in DLBCL.ConclusionAccording to our findings, a higher sPD-L1 level was a significant predictor of poor OS and PFS in patients with DLBCL. …”
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Synergistic photothermal conversion and visible-light photodegradation of antibiotic in S-type TiO2 derived Ti3C2-MXene loaded on NaYF4: Tm3+, Er3+, Yb3+ @BiOI by Seyyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini, Mir Saeed Seyed Dorraji, Shiva Mohajer, Seyedeh Narges Saeedi, Masoumeh Kianfar, Alexandr V. Koshelev, Nataliya A. Arkharova, Denis N. Karimov

“…Significantly, the cycling results demonstrated that the photocatalysts had the requisite reusability and recyclability for real-world applications. The cooperative MXene and UCNPs utilized in this study provide a helpful basis for the logical design of full-spectrum photocatalysts.…”
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Model of property relations in the Soviet Lithuania village (Case of Stungiai village) by Žilvinas Kačiuška

“…This resulted in increasing volume of private farms and the process of transformation of collective or state farms into cooperative associations during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.   …”
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Unveiling Low-frequency Eclipses in Spider Millisecond Pulsars Using Wideband GMRT Observations by Sangita Kumari, Bhaswati Bhattacharyya, Devojyoti Kansabanik, Rahul Sharan, Ankita Ghosh, Jayanta Roy

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The Prognostic Value of CRP/Alb Ratio in Predicting Overall Survival for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Transcatheter Intra-Arterial Therapy Combined with Molecular-Targeted... by Huang X, Peng G, Kong Y, Cao X, Zhou X

“…For PFS, significant factors included Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (HR = 1.55, p = 0.033) and macrovascular invasion (HR = 1.48, p = 0.046). …”
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