Novel Directional Nanoantennas for Single-Emitter Sources and Wireless Nano-Links by Maciej Klemm

“…By properly designing the propagating parts of the nanoantenna, a very efficient coupling to free space wave impedance can be achieved. Furthermore, the control over the radiation direction and beam width is relatively easy with this nanoantenna. …”
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THE BALANCE BETWEEN THEORY AND PRAXIS IN SOUTH AFRICAN PENTECOSTALISM: PATMOS BIBLE SCHOOL AS A MODEL by M.S. Kgatle

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Asymptotic analysis of American call options by Ghada Alobaidi, Roland Mallier

“…Their value is described by the Black-Scholes PDE together with a constraint that arises from the possibility of early exercise. This leads to a free boundary problem for the optimal exercise boundary, which determines whether or not it is beneficial for the holder to exercise the option prior to expiration. …”
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A Mathematical Model For The Population Dynamics Of Disease Transmiting Vectors in Particular Female Anopheles Mosquitoes. by Turyamusiima, Richard

“…The threshold dynamics of this model is determined and the stability of equilibrium points have been obtained using the jacobian matrix. The mosquito free equilibrium and endemic equilibrium have been determined by setting system of ordinary differential equations to zero. …”
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Emancipatory Social Work: A Promising Practice to End Elder Abuse in Uganda. by Wamara, Charles Kiiza, Mbabazi, Ruth, Hategekimana, Donisian

“…This article argues that social workers with older people in Uganda need to undertake emancipatory practice to free older people from abuse. It notes that despite the numerous efforts and resources invested in the traditional social work approaches to end elder abuse, it is still rampant throughout the country. …”
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Design of a Banana Fiber-Extracting Machine. by Lejoruku, David Desire

“…Banana fiber offers a superior alternative to synthetic and natural fibers, boasting eco-friendliness, chemical-free, non-toxic, and odorless properties. However, traditional extraction methods can be labor-intensive and yield variable results. …”
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Habitual alcohol consumption associated with reduced semen quality and changes in reproductive hormones; a cross-sectional study among 1221 young Danish men by Anders Juul, Niels Jørgensen, Niels E Skakkebæk, Shanna H Swan, Tina Kold Jensen, Mads Gottschau, Jens Otto Broby Madsen, Anne-Maria Andersson, Tina Harmer Lassen, Lærke Priskorn

“…A significant increase in serum free testosterone with increasing alcohol consumption the week preceding the visit was found. …”
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Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of CD47 Expression in Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors by Mario Orozco-Morales, Alejandro Avilés-Salas, Norma Hernández-Pedro, Rodrigo Catalán, Graciela Cruz-Rico, Ana Laura Colín-González, Elsa Dosal-Mancilla, Pedro Barrios-Bernal, Oscar Arrieta

“…We also analyzed the prognostic significance of CD47, assessed as progression-free survival and overall survival. Results. A total of 51 patients with LNET were enrolled in our study. …”
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MEMS Smart Glass with Larger Angular Tuning Range and 2D Actuation by Md Kamrul Hasan, Mustaqim Siddi Que Iskhandar, Steffen Liebermann, Shilby Baby, Jiahao Chen, Muhammad Hasnain Qasim, Dennis Löber, Roland Donatiello, Guilin Xu, Hartmut Hillmer

“…Micromirror design modifications are necessary to eliminate possible crack formation on metallic structure due to stress concentration during the free movement of 2D actuatable micromirror arrays. …”
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Developing a risk score using liquid biopsy biomarkers for selecting Immunotherapy responders and stratifying disease progression risk in metastatic melanoma patients by Amalia Azzariti, Simona De Summa, Tommaso M. Marvulli, Ivana De Risi, Giuseppe De Palma, Roberta Di Fonte, Rossella Fasano, Simona Serratì, Sabino Strippoli, Letizia Porcelli, Michele Guida

“…A comprehensive risk score for predicting progression-free survival was developed by incorporating the values ​​of the two identified independent factors, sCTLA-4 and sCD74, which significantly improved the accuracy of outcome prediction. …”
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A sterol panel for rare lipid disorders: sitosterolemia, cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis and Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome by Alexander Bauer Westbye, Lili L. Dizdarevic, Sandra R. Dahl, Emil Andreas Asprusten, Yngve Thomas Bliksrud, Anita Lövgren Sandblom, Ulf Diczfalusy, Per M. Thorsby, Kjetil Retterstøl

“…All seven sitosterolemia patients had greatly elevated levels of free plant sterols (sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol) compared to the controls. …”
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Porphyromonas gingivalis associates with the presence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, but not with the onset of arthritis: studies in an at-risk population by Helga Westerlind, Linda Mathsson-Alm, Alexandra Circiumaru, Aase Hensvold, Karin Lundberg, Jan Potempa, Yogan Kisten, Charlotte De Vries, Marina Dehara, Barbara Potempa

“…Study participants were followed for ≥3 years (arthritis-free, n=165) or until arthritis onset (progressors, n=95). …”
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Efficacy and safety of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for early rectal cancer: a meta-analysis by Chunqiang Wang, Tianye Huang, Xuebing Wang

“…The primary outcomes included basic patient characteristics, overall survival rate, disease-free survival rate, disease-specific survival rate, recurrence rate, and complication rate and type.ResultsA total of 33 articles were included in this meta-analysis. …”
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Stapled End-To-Side Ileocolic Anastomosis in Crohn’s Disease: Old Dog, Reliable Tricks? A Retrospective Two-Center Cohort Study by Volkan Doğru, MD, Jean H. Ashburn, MD, Umut Akova, BS, Alton G. Sutter, MD, Eren Esen, MD, Emily M. Gardner, MD, Andre da Luz Moreira, MD, Arman Erkan, MD, John Kirat, MD, Michael J. Grieco, MD, Feza H. Remzi, MD

“…Two-year overall recurrence-free and endoscopic recurrence-free survivals were 74% and 85% (95% CI = 68–81 and 80–91), respectively. …”
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Effects of respiratory sarcopenia on the postoperative course in elderly lung cancer patient: a retrospective study by Dong Jae Han, Kwon Joong Na, Taeyoung Yun, Ji Hyeon Park, Bubse Na, Samina Park, Hyun Joo Lee, In Kyu Park, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim

“…Kaplan–Meier curves and log-rank tests were used to compare overall and recurrence-free survival. Multivariable logistic regression analysis incorporating IPTW weights was performed to assess the impact of RS on respiratory complications. …”
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Efficacy and safety of super selective bronchial artery coil embolisation for haemoptysis: a single-centre retrospective observational study by Daijiro Kabata, Ayumi Shintani, Masanori Akira, Masahiko Hara, Hideo Ishikawa, Misaki Ryuge, Jun Takafuji, Mihoko Youmoto, Yukio Nagasaka, Kouji Yamamoto

“…There were 8 (1.6%) major complications: 1 aortic dissection, 2 symptomatic cerebellar infarctions and 5 mediastinal haematoma cases. The haemoptysis-free survival rates were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier analysis at 86.9% (95% CI 83.7% to 90.2%) at 1 year, 79.4% (74.8% to 84.3%) at 2 years and 57.6% (45.1% to 73.4%) at 3 years. …”
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A High-Throughput Method as a Diagnostic Tool for HIV Detection in Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generated by Different Reprogramming Methods by Daniela Hübscher, Sabine Rebs, Luis Haupt, Thomas Borchert, Celina Isabell Guessoum, Franziska Treu, Steffen Köhne, Andreas Maus, Mario Hambrecht, Samuel Sossalla, Ralf Dressel, Angela Uy, Mark Jakob, Gerd Hasenfuss, Katrin Streckfuss-Bömeke

“…Since GMP standard working procedures and screening units need virus contamination-free cell lines, we studied HIV-1 contamination in the generated iPSCs. …”
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Prognostic and Clinicopathological Significance of MUC Family Members in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chao Li, Didi Zuo, Tao Liu, Libin Yin, Chenyao Li, Lei Wang

“…Among 33 included studies (n=6032 patients), there were no associations between combined MUC phenotype expression levels and overall survival (OS) or disease-free survival (DFS)/relapse-free survival (RFS) in patients with CRC. …”
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Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism among Sickle Cell Patients in West Cameroon: Hematological and Clinical Implications by Christian Bernard Kengne Fotsing, Constant Anatole Pieme, Prosper Cabral Biapa Nya, Jean Paul Chedjou, Samuel Ashusong, Gisele Njindam, Jocelyn Tony Nengom, Georges Teto, Carine Nguemeni, Wilfred Fon Mbacham, Donatien Gatsing

“…Haptoglobin is a protein involved in protecting the body from the harmful effects of free hemoglobin. The haptoglobin gene exhibits a polymorphism, and the different genotypes do not have the same capacity to combat the free hemoglobin effects. …”
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Policies Affecting the Efficiency of Beef Production in Alberta: A Supply Chain Analysis by Derek Brewin

“…Canada’s beef sector requires low-cost access to foreign markets, making free trade policy the single most important policy focus for the sector. …”
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