Alteration of Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations in Iranian Children with COVID-19 by Sedigheh Shams, Aileen Azari-Yam, Moeinadin Safavi, Zahra Zamani, Maryam Sotoudeh-Anvari, Meisam Sharifzadeh Ekbatani, Mohammad-Taghi Haghi-Ashtiani, Fatemeh Mozafari, Bahareh Yaghmaie, Leila Shafeghat

“…Here, we investigated the level of free plasma amino acids in COVID-19 patients and compared them with non-COVID-19 subjects. …”
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Dual-Source Optimization of the “Diverting Water from the Yangtze River to Tai Lake (DWYRTL)” Project Based on the Euler Method by Ruichen Xu, Yong Pang, Zhibing Hu, John Paul Kaisam

“…The results show that (1) it is recommended that the total annual diversion of water should not exceed 20 × 108 m3; (2) the wind field is the most important factor determining the distribution of spatial water exchange; (3) under wind-free conditions, the flow rate of a single-source diversion of water is approximately 50% higher than that of dual-source diversion; and (4) water diversion under the prevailing conditions of the northwest wind in winter will reduce the semiexchange period of the eastern part of the lake area from 50 to 30 days, significantly changing the nearby district’s uniformity, leading to ecological risks. …”
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Simple and Fail-safe Method to Transform Miniprep Escherichia coli Strain K12 Plasmid DNA Into Viable Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA105 Cells for Plant Genetic Transformation by Beenzu Siamalube, Emmanuel Ehinmitan, Maina Ngotho, Justus Onguso, Steven Runo

“…Plants are genetically engineered to develop disease-free varieties, knock out unsettling traits for crop improvement, or incorporate an antigenic protein to make the plant a green factory for edible vaccines. …”
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Suspected Sugammadex Hypersensitivity following Repeated Administration in the Setting of Multiple Flap Takebacks in a Brief Timespan by Elizabeth G. Zolper, Alan H. Kim, Kevin G. Kim, Paige K. Dekker, Jenna C. Bekeny, David H. Song, Kenneth L. Fan

“…This case report highlights the importance of considering hypersensitivity reactions in the setting of repeat sugammadex administrations in a limited timeframe, such as in free flap reconstruction requiring multiple takebacks to the operating room in the setting of flap compromise.…”
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Determining Dust Sources of Middle East and Assessing Their Impact on Agricultural Lands in Euphrates-Tigris River Basin (Syria-Iraq) by Ayhan Ateşoğlu, Metin Tunay, Talha Berk Arıkan, Saffet Yıldız

“…This study was carried out in order to determine the dust sources in the Middle status of Middle East region between 2000-2015years have been analyzed using Collect earth methodology initiated by United Nations Food AND Agriculture Organized (FAO) in Antalya/Turkey on July 2015 and the results were reported by FAO.As being free of charge and an open source tool, the Collect Earth software uses very high resolution multi-temporal images from Google Earth and Bing Maps. …”
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Studying Ni(II) Adsorption of Magnetite/Graphene Oxide/Chitosan Nanocomposite by Luyen T. Tran, Hoang V. Tran, Thu D. Le, Giang L. Bach, Lam D. Tran

“…The thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of this adsorption including free enthalpy change (∆G0), enthalpy change (∆H0), entropy change (∆S0), and reaction order with respect to Ni(II) ions were also determined. …”
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Redesigning Death Rounds: Alleviating distress for residents in end-of-life care [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Lauren Baumgardner, Shannon Fang, Vidya Krishnan, Benjamin Schwan

“…An academic urban county hospital adopted the Death Rounds (DR) conference for residents in the medical intensive care unit as a monthly free-form discussion to help residents cope with the emotional aspects of caring for dying patients. …”
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Feasibility and Reliability of a Novel Game-Based Test of Neurological Function in Youth: The Equilibrium Test Battery by Heather A Shepherd, Cody R van Rassel, Amanda M Black, Robert F Graham, Keith Owen Yeates, Carolyn A Emery, Kathryn J Schneider

“…Future evaluation of the HIEQ in visual and auditory distraction free individual testing settings is warranted. # Level of Evidence Level 3.…”
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Carboxymethyl Hyaluronan-Stabilized Nanoparticles for Anticancer Drug Delivery by Jessica L. Woodman, Min Sung Suh, Jianxing Zhang, Yuvabharath Kondaveeti, Diane J. Burgess, Bruce A. White, Glenn D. Prestwich, Liisa T. Kuhn

“…nCaPCMHACDDP was as cytotoxic as free CDDP against the BT-474EMT cells. Subcutaneous BT-474EMT tumors were more reproducibly inhibited by a near tumor dose of 2.8 mg/kg CDDP than a 7 mg/kg dose nCaPCMHACDDP. …”
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Physical Activity and Sedentary Patterns among Metabolically Healthy Individuals Living with Obesity by Marika de Winter, Brittany V. Rioux, Jonathan G. Boudreau, Danielle R. Bouchard, Martin Sénéchal

“…Some individuals living with obesity are free from typical cardiometabolic risk factors and are termed metabolically healthy obese (MHO). …”
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Association of Phthalate Exposure with Thyroid Function and Thyroid Homeostasis Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes by Yi Chen, Wen Zhang, JingSi Chen, Ningjian Wang, Chi Chen, Yuying Wang, Heng Wan, Bo Chen, Yingli Lu

“…We measured urinary concentrations of thirteen phthalate metabolites along with serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total T4 and T3, free T4 (FT4) and T3 (FT3), thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), and thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb). …”
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Performance analysis of a multi-user outdoor visible light communication system using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) with RZ-OOK and NRZ-OOK modulations for V2X communicati... by Anass Kharbouche, Hamza Ouamna, Zhour Madini, Younes Zouine

“…This article proposes a VLC system utilizing Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) to simultaneously transmit data streams from different sources via a Free Space Optical (FSO) channel.We evaluated the performance of this system by analyzing the impact of the Return to Zero (RZ) and Non Return to Zero (NRZ) formats at the optical transmitter on the WDM/FSO system. …”
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A scoping review to map the concept, content, and outcome of wilderness programs for childhood cancer survivors. by Mats Jong, E Anne Lown, Winnie Schats, Michelle L Mills, Heather R Otto, Leiv E Gabrielsen, Miek C Jong

“…Five activity categories were identified as components of wilderness programs: challenge/risk, free time/leisure, experiential learning, physical activity and psychotherapeutic activities. …”
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Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis with Cladribine Tablets: Literature Review and the Guidance of the Lithuanian Association of Neurologists by R. Kizlaitienė, D. Mickevičienė, L. Malcienė, N. Giedraitienė, R. Balnytė, D. Jatužis

“…If the patient’s condition remains stable after the fourth year, extension of the treatment-free period with the structured monitoring approach could be appropriate. …”
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The First Autopsy Case of Fatal Acute Cardiac Failure after Administration of Carfilzomib in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Teruhito Takakuwa, Ippei Otomaru, Taku Araki, Akiko Miura, Yotaro Fujitani, Yasuhide Mochizuki, Yoshimi Miyagi, Hideto Senzaki, Ryosuke Yamamura

“…Carfilzomib (CFZ) improves progression-free survival for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM) but has shown higher frequency of cardiovascular adverse events (CVAEs) than other proteasome inhibitors. …”
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Polydiacetylene (PDA) Embedded Polymer-Based Network Structure for Biosensor Applications by Huisoo Jang, Junhyeon Jeon, Mingyeong Shin, Geonha Kang, Hyunil Ryu, Sun Min Kim, Tae-Joon Jeon

“…In particular, polydiacetylene (PDA) is gaining attention as an ideal material for label-free colorimetric biosensor development due to its unique color-changing properties in response to external stimuli. …”
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EGFR-TKIs or EGFR-TKIs combination treatments for untreated advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC: a network meta-analysis by Ao Liu, Xiaoming Wang, Lian Wang, Han Zhuang, Liubo Xiong, Xiao Gan, Qian Wang, Guanyu Tao

“…Osimertinib plus chemotherapy and lazertinib plus amivantamab showed the highest efficacy in improving progression-free survival. New third-generation EGFR-TKIs demonstrated comparable efficacy to osimertinib alone but did not surpass it. …”
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Adding Water to the Mill: Olmesartan-Induced Collagenous Sprue—A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Claudine Desruisseaux, Michaël Bensoussan, Etienne Désilets, Hanh-Khiem Tran, Robert Arcand, Germain Poirier, Andrew Wisniewski, Thibaut Manière

“…However, histological and clinical improvements have been described in most studies with concomitant usage of corticosteroids and/or gluten-free diet (Marthey et al., 2014). We report a unique case of olmesartan-induced collagenous sprue in a 79-year-old man that showed complete histological and clinical remission with the sole withdrawal of the incriminating drug. …”
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An Open‐Label Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab, an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Alone or in Combination With Oral Azacitidine as Second‐Line Therapy for Advanced Head and Neck Squamo... by Vinod K. Ramani, Srimonta Gayen, Radheshyam Naik

“…The secondary outcomes assessed at 2 years include progression‐free survival, time to progression, overall survival, and incidence of treatment‐emergent adverse events. …”
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Loading and Skeletal Development and Maintenance by P. Bergmann, J. J. Body, S. Boonen, Y. Boutsen, J. P. Devogelaer, S. Goemaere, J. Kaufman, J. Y. Reginster, S. Rozenberg

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