Teachers’ responses to racism and racist bullying in Dutch primary schools by Karen M. A. Sieben-Aduful, Roy A. Willems, Trijntje Völlink, Nico van der Wiel, Maria Sapouna, Pieter de Bruijn, Gemma Blok, Gemma Blok, Arjan E. R. Bos, Arjan E. R. Bos, Giel van Lankveld

“…Since they spend a significant time of their daily life in school, teachers have a crucial role in providing a safe and bias-free environment for these children. However, teachers might find it challenging to react to bullying based on racism.AimThis study aims to investigate teachers’ experiences of and reactions to racist bullying among pupils in primary schools in The Netherlands. …”
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Trends in Real-World Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearranged Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Receiving One or More ALK Tyrosine Kinase Inh... by Lara Chayab, Natasha B. Leighl, Mina Tadrous, Christine M. Warren, William W. L. Wong

“…Kaplan–Meier analysis was performed to evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) among the treatment groups. …”
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Impact of Underweight after Treatment on Prognosis of Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer by Se Ik Kim, Hee Seung Kim, Tae Hun Kim, Dong Hoon Suh, Kidong Kim, Jae Hong No, Hyun Hoon Chung, Yong Beom Kim, Yong Sang Song

“…A total of 360 patients with stage III-IV epithelial ovarian cancer were enrolled and divided into three groups by body mass indexes (BMIs): underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2); normal weight to overweight (18.5 kg/m2 BMI < 27.5 kg/m2); obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5 kg/m2). Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), CA-125, and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a marker reflecting host inflammation and immunity were compared among the three groups according to the three treatment times: at diagnosis; after surgery; and after treatment. …”
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Growth, Yield and Quality of Maize under Ozone and Carbon Dioxide Interaction in North West India by Achchhelal Yadav, Arti Bhatia, Sudesh Yadav, Archana Singh, Ritu Tomer, Ramesh Harit, Vinod Kumar, Bhupinder Singh

“…To understand how the growth and nutritional quality of maize will be affected under elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and tropospheric ozone (O3) interaction, a field experiment was conducted under free air O3 and CO2 enrichment rings (FAOCE) growing HQPM-1 and PMH-1 maize cultivars at New Delhi, India. …”
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Exploring Cortical Thickness Alteration in Parkinson Disease Patients with Freezing of Gaits by E. Li, Xiuhang Ruan, Yuting Li, Guoqin Zhang, Mengyan Li, Xinhua Wei

“…The cortical thickness (CTh), segmentation volume without ventricles (BrainSegVolNotVent) and estimated total intracranial volume (eTIV) were analysed using the FreeSurfer pipeline. Results: CTh differences were found in the right middle temporal gyrus (rMTG) generally. …”
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Factors determining primary or delayed surgery for unilateral, non-metastatic Wilms tumor: a multicentric Egyptian study by Ahmed Elgendy, Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid, Mohamed El-Debeiky, Shaimaa Abdelsattar Mohammad, Marwa Romeih, Ahmed Ebeed, Mohamed Abouheba, Mohammed Hamada Takrouney, Mahmoud Mostafa, Ahmed Khairi, Osama El-Naggar, Sameh Shehata

“…The 3-year overall and event-free survival for all patients were 91% and 89%, respectively. …”
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Assessing the Direct Impact of Typhoons on Vegetation Canopy Structure and Photosynthesis by Yaoyao Zheng, Simin Zhan, Zaichun Zhu, Sen Cao, Jiana Chen, Pengjun Zhao, Weimin Wang, Ranga B. Myneni

“…We developed random forest models based on satellite-observed leaf area index (LAI) and environmental data during typhoon-free periods to simulate LAI under non-typhoon conditions. …”
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Efficacy of Novel Noncontrast Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Methods in Indicating Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Maedeh Sharifian, Nahid Rezaeian, Sanaz Asadian, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Ali Nahardani, Kianosh Kasani, Yaser Toloueitabar, Ali Mohammad Farahmand, Leila Hosseini

“…We evaluated the efficacy of 2 novel contrast-free CMR methods, namely, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and feature-tracking (FT) method, in detecting myocardial fibrosis. …”
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An Efficient K-Best MIMO Detector for Large Modulation Constellations by Yu-Xin Liu, Shih-Jie Jihang, Yeong-Luh Ueng

“…This paper presents a sorter-free detection algorithm, where the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K$ </tex-math></inline-formula> surviving nodes can be obtained in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mathrm {log_{2}}} {K}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> iterations, which is independent of modulation size. …”
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Rancidity Estimation of Perilla Seed Oil by Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Analysis Techniques by Suk-Ju Hong, Shin-Joung Rho, Ah-Yeong Lee, Heesoo Park, Jinshi Cui, Jongmin Park, Soon-Jung Hong, Yong-Ro Kim, Ghiseok Kim

“…Titration analysis shows that the free fatty acids in an oil oxidation process were more affected by relative humidity than temperature, whereas peroxides in an oil oxidation process were more significantly affected by temperature than relative humidity for the two different environments in this study. …”
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The Combination of D-TACE-HAIC, Lenvatinib, and PD-1 Inhibitors Shows Significant Clinical Efficacy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Wu Y, Zhu J, Zhang H, Xia N

“…The median progression-free and overall survival (PFS and OS) of patients in Group A were 13.2 and 28.8 months, with both being significantly higher than the corresponding intervals in Group B (5.7 and 10.8 months, respectively). …”
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by Ziting Peng, Jianhui Dong, Shuyao Tang, Jiaxu Shi, Tongdong Shi

“…The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS), while the secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and safety. …”
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Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation of the Therapeutic Effect of Baji Capsule on LPS-Induced Osteoporosis by Li Q, Li D, Tian C, Liu X, Wang H, Liu H

“…The therapeutic effect of Baji capsule was evaluated by high-resolution micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT) and tissue section staining, serum inflammatory factor levels were assessed by ELISA, serum oxidative stress-related marker levels were determined by kits, and finally the mechanism was explored by network pharmacology and then verified by immunohistochemistry.Results: Micro-CT results showed that Baji capsule attenuated LPS-induced inflammatory bone loss.Baji capsule also reduced serum inflammatory factor levels and oxygen free radical production. Target screening by network pharmacology yielded a total of 236 active ingredients of Baji capsule, as well as 278 common targets after taking the intersection of Baji capsule active ingredient targets and osteoporosis disease-related targets.Conclusion: Baji capsule can treat osteoporosis by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. …”
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Associations of the Need for Surgery in Emergency Department Patients with Small Bowel Obstructions by Daniel J. Berman, Alexander W. Mahler, Ryan C. Burke, Andrew E. Bennett, Nathan I. Shapiro, Leslie A. Bilello

“…We identified seven independent associations for the decision of surgery: abdominal distension (OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.10–0.62); gastrografin (OR 0.41, 95% CI 0.20–0.81); previous SBO (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.26–0.66); higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.80–0.95); nasogastric decompression (OR 2.04, 95% CI 1.25–3.39), initial systolic blood pressure <100 mm Hg (OR 2.65, 95% CI 1.05–6.53); free fluid or volvulus/closed-loop obstruction on computed tomography (OR 7.95, 95% CI 4.25–15.39), with the AUC for the predictive model equaling 0.73. …”
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Barriers facilitators and needs of female sex workers in Arak to access sexual health services a qualitative study by Iman Navidi, Elham Shakibazadeh, Firoozeh Raisi, Samaneh Akbarpour

“…Additionally, it is recommended that services be provided either free of charge or at reduced costs to enable this vulnerable group to utilize the services effectively. …”
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First Report on Association of Hyperuricemia with Type 2 Diabetes in a Vietnamese Population by Tran Quang Binh, Pham Tran Phuong, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Bui Thi Nhung, Do Dinh Tung, Tran Quang Thuyen, Duong Tuan Linh, Bui Thi Thuy Nga, Nguyen Anh Ngoc, Le Danh Tuyen

“…Uric acid is a powerful free-radical scavenger in humans, but hyperuricemia may induce insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction. …”
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Histopathologic Outcomes of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy by Vipul R. Patel, Sagar Shah, David Arend

“…Shortterm biochemical recurrence-free survival has also been good. We believe that the precise dissection allowed by the advantages of laparoscopic robotic surgery will translate into excellent long-term oncologic outcomes. …”
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A Comparison between Two Different Remineralizing Agents against White Spot Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Hassan Alsubhi, Mohammad Gabbani, Abdulsalam Alsolami, Mohammed Alotaibi, Jameel Abuljadayel, Waleed Taju, Omair Bukhari

“…This study was designed to compare and evaluate the efficacy of two different remineralization agents on WSLs, which are “Clinpro 5000 and Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief”. 27 caries-free human premolar teeth were collected after extraction for orthodontic purposes. …”
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End-to-End Security Mechanism Using Blockchain for Industrial Internet of Things by Muhammad Shahid Dildar, Adnan Shahid Khan, Irshad Ahmed Abbasi, Reema Shaheen Naseem Akhtar, Khalil Al Ruqaishi, Shakeel Ahmed Ghulam Sarwar

“…In this paper, an overall solution that employed the decentralized setup of blockchain was proposed for authentication, authorization, and data integrity for all devices. Our approach is free from the need for any central authority. That mechanism is based on smart contracts that enforce security policies. …”
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Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum by M.L. Gargano, G. Balenzano, G. Venturella, M.M. Cavalluzzi, N.P. Rotondo, G. Lentini, F. Cirlincione, G. Mirabile, E. Zapora, M. Wołkowycki, L. Pecoraro, V. Ferraro

“…The analysis of a dry sample of L. scabrum showed a significant content of vitamins and minerals and also a remarkable content of carbohydrates, protein, dietary fibre, total sugars, total free amino acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. …”
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