Pembrolizumab as first-line treatment for recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer – real-world single-centre data by Bogdana Patachi, Kristian H. Jensen, Anita Gothelf, Mogens Bernsdorf, Jeppe Friborg, Claus A. Kristensen

“…Results and Interpretation: Fifty-one percent of patients had locoregional recurrence and 47% had distant metastases. Median progression-free survival was 5.5 months, and median overall survival (OS) was 12.3 months in the total cohort. …”
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Evaluate the stability of synthesized allicin and its reactivity with endogenous compounds in garlic by Shanshan Zhou, Xiaoying Yan, Xuguang Qiao, Zhichang Qiu, Weihe Zhu, Xiaoming Lu, Zhenjia Zheng, Bin Zhang

“…Abstract The study aimed to prepare allicin in large quantities and evaluate the effects of different conditions and endogenous substances (polyphenols and free amino acids) in garlic on its stability. The optimized synthesis conditions of allicin (DADS:HAc = 2:9, H2O2:DADS = 2:1.6, reacted for 6.5 h) were established based on response surface design. …”
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Different frequencies to estimate bone mineral content from raw bioelectrical impedance data in adolescent soccer players: a critical analysis by Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira Cattem, Josely Correa Koury

“…IntroductionSkeletal muscle mass, body cell mass, total body water (TBW), and bone mineral mass (BMC) are components of fat-free mass (FFM), which conducts electrical energy due to its high water and electrolyte content. …”
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Activation of Glycine and Extrasynaptic GABAA Receptors by Taurine on the Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons of the Trigeminal Subnucleus Caudalis by Thi Thanh Hoang Nguyen, Janardhan Prasad Bhattarai, Soo Joung Park, Seong Kyu Han

“…Taurine, one of the most plentiful free amino-acids in humans, has proved to be involved in pain modulation. …”
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FMD EPIDEMIC PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS IN RUSSIA IN 2010 – FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 by V. P. Semakina, T. P. Akimova, A. K. Karaulov

“…Europe, North America and Oceania have long been FMD free; at the same time, the virus is widely spread in Asian and African countries. …”
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A systematic in vitro study of the effect of normoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic conditions on the biochemical and cellular interactions of clinically-available wound dressings with... by Shirin Saberianpour, Gianluca Melotto, Rachel Forss, Lucy Redhead, Susan Sandeman, Nadia Terrazzini, Dipak Sarker, Matteo Santin

“…Non-woven absorbent layers based on carboxymethyl cellulose mainly stimulating the iNOS, an enzyme producing free radicals; in the case of Kerracel this was combined with a swelling of fibres preventing the penetration of cells. …”
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The influence of price levels, product quality and service quality on the purchasing decisions of customers of the SA Interior store at ITC Cempaka Mas by Brastoro Brastoro, Muhammad Fuad, Elisabeth Vita, Elis Sondang Dasawaty, Abhishek Pursnani

“…Price Level, Product Quality and Quality of Service are free/independent variables (X), Purchasing Decisions are bound/dependent variables (Y) and the object of research is the SA Interior store at ITC Cempaka Mas. …”
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A novel method for developing post-quantum cryptoschemes and a practical signature algorithm by Nikolay Andreevich Moldovyan, Dmitriy Nikolaevich Moldovyan

“…Purpose – The practical purpose of this research is to propose a candidate for post-quantum signature standard that is free of significant drawback of the finalists of the NIST world competition, which consists in the large size of the signature and the public key. …”
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Temperature Depended Role of Shigella flexneri Invasion Plasmid on the Interaction with Acanthamoeba castellanii by Amir Saeed, David Johansson, Gunnar Sandström, Hadi Abd

“…The bacterium is transmitted by contaminated food, water, or from person to person. Acanthamoebae are free-living amoebae (FLA) which are found in diverse environments and isolated from various water sources. …”
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Plant expression systems for production of recombinant pharmaceutically important proteins by E. V. Deineko, A. A. Zagorskaya

“…The advantage of plant systems is the lower cost of cell cultivation. They are free from unwanted components, such as bacterial endotoxins, hyperglycosylated proteins produced by yeast, animal and human pathogens in cell cultures of transgenic animals. …”
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The Multistream Self: Biophysical, Mental, Social, and Existential by Vinod D. Deshmukh

“…The existential mode is both immanent and transcendent, and can be self-actualized, resulting in a healthy, creative, conflict-free, and meaningful life.…”
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Retaining Severely Damaged Talar Body and Medial Malleolar Cartilage for Diabetic Ankle/Hindfoot Charcot Arthrodesis Using Intramedullary Nail: A Short Report by Kaissar Yammine MD, PhD, Camille Samaha MD, Chahine Assi MD, MSc

“…At the final follow-up, all patients were able to walk pain-free with full weightbearing. All 4 patients were very satisfied at 12 months with a mean American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot score of 87 ± 3.1. …”
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Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its Drug Resistance by Targeted Nanopore Sequencing Technology by Chen Tang, Feng Xu, Xiaoqun Zheng, Guangxin Xiang

“…Our method for MTB drug resistance assessment offers the benefits of being culture-free, efficient, high-throughput, and highly accurate, which could significantly aid in clinical patient management and the control of TB infections.…”
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Biochemical, Oxidative, and Lipolytic Changes during Vacuum-Packed Storage of Dry-Cured Loin: Effect of Chestnuts Intake by Celta Pigs by María Gómez, Aida Cachaldora, Sonia Fonseca, Rubén Domínguez, Javier Carballo, Inmaculada Franco

“…However, no differences were found for fatty acids from the different lipid fractions when diets were compared, with the exception of some minor fatty acids. Free fatty acids represented over 2.7% of the fat in the final product. …”
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BERT-Residual Quantum Language Model Inspired by ODE Multi-Step Method by Shaohui Liang, Yingkui Wang, Shuxin Chen

“…However, previous methods usually capture semantic features based on context-free word vectors such as Word2Vec and GloVe. Building on natural language encoding, incorporating quantum-inspired density matrix modeling can capture more fine-grained semantic interactions. …”
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Evaluation of essential indigenous woody plant species used by the rural population in Taraba State Nigeria by Bernard Bunde Meer, Iyiola Oadunjoye Tella, Callistus Akosim, Ephraim Edward Dishan

“…Administration of semi-structured questionnaire was done using free listing method. All the data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. …”
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An Unusual Case of Resistant Hypokalaemia in a Patient with Large Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Prostate by Umasankar Mathuram Thiyagarajan, A. Ponnuswamy, A. Bagul, A. Gupta

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Semi-quantitative risk assessment of peste des petits ruminants introduction with wild animals into Russian Federation by S. V. Shcherbinin, F. I. Korennoy, T. P. Akimova, A. K. Karaulov

“…The Russian Federation was officially recognized free from peste des petitts ruminants (PPR). As far as the disease infects both domestic and wild small ruminants, it is important to identify the level of the threat associated with the wild fauna diversity in the neighboring countries, where PPR outbreaks were reported. …”
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Study of Transformer Core Vibration and Noise Generation Mechanism Induced by Magnetostriction of Grain-Oriented Silicon Steel Sheet by He Qiang, Nie Jingkai, Zhang Songyang, Xiao Weimin, Ji Shengchang, Chen Xin

“…Insofar as the state-of-the-art iron core and binding production adopt the lamination method and weft-free adhesive tape, respectively, the transformer core vibration is mainly attributed to the silicon steel sheet (SSS) magnetostriction. …”
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Fast analytical calculation-based modeling method and fault ride-through parameters selection to enhance short-term voltage stability of grids with large-scale photovoltaic power p... by Boyang Li, Shiyun Xu, Weixing Li, Pupu Chao, Xiaodong Liang, Zhimin Li

“…To solve this problem, an analytical simulation-free method is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the coupling between the grid voltage and the PVPP’s FRT behaviors is formulated as a real-time varying impedance. …”
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