The optimal neoadjuvant treatment strategy for HR+/HER2 + breast cancer: a network meta-analysis by Shiwei Liu, Miao Yu, Exian Mou, Meihua Wang, Shuanghua Liu, Li Xia, Hui Li, Hao Tang, Yajing Feng, Xin Yu, Kun Mi, Hao Wang

“…In conclusion, trastuzumab plus pertuzumab stands out as the optimal neoadjuvant HER2-targeting regimen for HR+/HER2 + BC Furthermore, anthracycline-free carboplatin-containing chemotherapy emerges as a promising combination treatment. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology, Drug-Resistant Variants, and Therapeutic Implications of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis D Virus Prevalence in Nigeria: A National Study by Oludare ‘Sunbo Adewuyi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Hirono Otomaru, Alash’le Abimiku, Anthony Agbakizu Ahumibe, Elsie Ilori, Que Anh Luong, Nwando Mba, James Christopher Avong, John Olaide, Oyeladun Okunromade, Adama Ahmad, Afolabi Akinpelu, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Babatunde Olajumoke, Haruka Abe, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Adetifa Ifedayo, Michiko Toizumi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Katsunori Yanagihara, Jide Idris, Lay-Myint Yoshida

“…We conducted HDV serology. In total, 19 out of the 36 + 1 states in Nigeria had a high prevalence of HBV (≥8%), with the highest prevalence (10.4%) in the north-central geopolitical zone. …”
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Calibration and Verification of the AquaCrop Model in Simulating the Yield, Dry Matter and Water Productivity of Grain Corn (Zea mays L.) under Different Irrigation Methods and Nit... by zhaleh zarei, Hassan Heidari, Saeid Jalali Honarmand, Ali Bafkar

“…This study aimed to assess the AquaCrop model in terms of simulating the yield and biomass of maize under two methods of irrigation (wick and surface) and nitrogen fertilization (topdressing and fertigation).Materials and MethodsThis experiment was carried out in 2020 and 2021 in the Faculty of Agriculture of Razi University. …”
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Have the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown affected children’s mental health in the long term? A repeated cross-sectional study by Alan Johnson, Sayan Mukherjee, Sushant Mane, Manas Pustake, Ajit Bhagwat, Mohammad Arfat Ganiyani, Misba Sayed, Varada Mithbavkar, Zaid Memon, Abdus Samad Momin, Krishna Deshmukh, Ayush Chordia, Sabyasachi Parida, Sanket Warghade, Deepankar Varma

“…Objective The study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents.Design Cross-sectional surveys were carried out on the mental health of children; one survey was conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic and one into the pandemic, 15 months after the school closures and implementation of lockdown and social distancing. …”
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Efficacy and safety of 3D-therapy at HCV-related subcompensated liver cirrhosis (genotype 1b) by P. O. Bogomolov, M. V. Matsiyevich, A. O. Buyeverov, V. D. Beznosenko, Ye. V. Fedosova, M. Yu. Petrachenkova, S. V. Koblov, K. Yu. Kokina, O. S. Kuzmina, N. V. Voronkova

“…Along with that «per protocol» (PP) analysis was carried out as well. Results. During the treatment course aviremia in 14 days was achieved in 53.8% of patients (in 35 patients of 65), prompt virologic response - at 79.7% (in 51 of 64 patients). …”
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Effect of Body-Weight-Based Resistance Training on Balance Ability and Fear of Falling in Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Women by Zhenyue Liu, Shuji Sawada, Pengyu Deng, Hisashi Naito, Shuichi Machida

“…A two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures [group (LRT and CON) × time (pre and post)] was carried out to evaluate the intervention effects. Results: Significant interactions were observed in the CS-30 (F = 9.503, <i>p</i> < 0.01, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msubsup><mi>η</mi><mi>p</mi><mn>2</mn></msubsup></semantics></math></inline-formula> = 0.312), OLST-O (F = 5.211, <i>p</i> < 0.05, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msubsup><mi>η</mi><mi>p</mi><mn>2</mn></msubsup></semantics></math></inline-formula> = 0.199), and OLST-C (F = 5.257, <i>p</i> < 0.05, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msubsup><mi>η</mi><mi>p</mi><mn>2</mn></msubsup></semantics></math></inline-formula> = 0.200), though significant simple main effects from pre to post were observed only in the LRT group. …”
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Body composition and physical performance of mountain bike athletes by Rayane Carvalho de Moura, Crislane de Moura Costa, Cirley Pinheiro Ferreira, Bruna Lorena Soares Cavalcante Sousa, Leandra Caline dos Santos, Michelly da Silva Pinheiro, Sérgio Luís Galan Ribeiro, Sandro Soares Almeida, Joseline Lima e Silva Pinho, Naíza Monge Lages, Maria Flávia de Sousa, Iago Alves Costa, Glêbia Alexa Cardoso, Acácio Salvador Veras Silva, Alisson Alves Silva, Jefferson Cruz dos Santos Leite, Felipe Machado Brito, Lailson Henrique Oliveira dos Santos, Rubens Lima Rodrigues, Jairo da Costa Souza, Marcos Antonio Pereira dos Santos

“…Body composition assessment was carried out using bioimpedance analysis. Participants performed the standing long jump and handgrip strength tests, to assess their strength of the lower and upper limbs, respectively. …”
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Asociación entre burnout y calidad asistencial en atención primaria by Kilian Griñan Ferre, Joan Torras Borrell, Jordi Aparicio Freixa

“…Interventions: A self-administered survey was carried out with demographic and occupational elements such as age, gender, length of service at the work center, the MBI and the last self-reported EQA value belonging to the year 2023. …”
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Advancements in lamb wave high-frequency devices using diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings by Jatinder Pal Singh, Ajay Kumar Sao, Babita Sharma, Satyam Garg, Anjali Sharma, Reema Gupta, Lokesh Rana, Mallika Verma, Akhilesh Pandey, Archibald Theodore Nimal, Upendra Mittal, Amit Kumar Vishwakarma, Monika Tomar, Arijit Chowdhuri

“…The patterning of aluminium electrodes for the fabrication of Lamb wave devices was carried out using lithography. The frequency response of the Lamb wave devices prepared without and with DLC coatings was studied and it was found that the Lamb wave devices without DLC coatings showed a return loss of -27.97 dB at a frequency of 286 MHz. …”
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Optical coherence tomography in differential diagnosis of optic neuropathy of various genesis by S.I. Zhukova, D.Yu. Samsonov, T.N. Yur’eva, T.V. Prozorova

“…Considering a fundamentally different approach to treatment of these diseases and relevance of their differential diagnosis, a comparative analysis of ganglion cell axon topography was carried out in 3 groups in the light of the medical condition (1 — glaucoma-associated lesions, 2 — ischemia-associated lesions, 3 — MS-associated lesions). …”
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RECURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER AFTER SUBCUTANEOUS MASTECTOMY WITH SIMULTANEOUS RECONSTRUCTION by A. D. Zikiryakhodzhaev, E. A. Rasskazova

“…In stage I breast cancer  as diagnosed with a relapse of 5,5%, which is probably due to the absence of radiation therapy in the postoperative period, since the initial stage and the operation volume is sufficient, the number of relapse - 10 and in any case, radiation therapy was not carried out.Conclusion. Over the 5 years of observation for patients with breast cancer after radical subcutaneous mastectomy/ konohana radical mastectomy with simultaneous reconstruction, recurrence developed in 34 cases (4.4%) patients. …”
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An Arctic sea ice concentration data record on a 6.25&thinsp;km polar stereographic grid from 3 years of Landsat-8 imagery by H.-S. Jung, S.-M. Lee, S.-M. Lee, J.-H. Kim, K. Lee

“…Uncertainty in the produced SIC was 1 %–4 %, inferred using the Gaussian error propagation method. Out of 15 286 collected Landsat-8 images, 14 297 images were translated into SIC maps, and a total of 2 934 399 Landsat-8 SIC grid cells were generated. …”
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Monitoring the water quality of Belawan Sea for rearing asian seabass Lates calcarifer in a floating net cage system by Vina Iman Sari Lubis, Kukuh Nirmala, Eddy Supriyono, Yuni Puji Hastuti

“…The research was carried out in the sea waters of Belawan in August–September 2022. …”
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Noel Hernández Rodríguez, scalpel in hand plastic surgeon by Tatiana Hernández González, Yaneisy Valdés Gutierrez, Yurisbel Tomás Solenzal Alvarez

“…He was characterized by his cheerfulness and friendliness; he recalled life anecdotes to his elders and he got a laugh out of all those young people who attentively listened to him. …”
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Investigation on research innovation ability and training demand of clinical nursing staff (临床护理人员科研创新能力及培训需求现况调查) by YAN Xin (闫欣), QI Lixia (祁丽霞), WANG Zheng (王征), WEI Rui (卫蕊), LI Bin (李斌)

“…There was an urgent need for the training of patent innovation, scientific research and other stages; Lack of confidence in the competence of scientific research and innovation; Sufficient understanding of the necessity of carrying out research and innovation ability training; willingness of participating in various forms of nursing research training; Most nurses believed that scientific training and learning is for self-improvement. …”
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Mid-Infrared High-Power InGaAsSb/AlGaInAsSb Multiple-Quantum-Well Laser Diodes Around 2.9 μm by Hongguang Yu, Chengao Yang, Yihang Chen, Jianmei Shi, Juntian Cao, Zhengqi Geng, Zhiyuan Wang, Haoran Wen, Enquan Zhang, Yu Zhang, Hao Tan, Donghai Wu, Yingqiang Xu, Haiqiao Ni, Zhichuan Niu

“…As the calculation results show, In_0.54Ga_0.46As_0.23Sb_0.77, with a compressive strain of 1.74%, used as the quantum well, is out of the miscibility gap with no spinodal decomposition. …”
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Green Tea Extract (<i>Theaceae</i>; <i>Camellia sinensis</i> L.): A Promising Antimicrobial, Anti-Quorum Sensing and Antibiofilm Candidate Against Multidrug-Resistant <i>Campylobac... by Mona S. Emara, Ahmed M. Ammar, Ashraf M.O. Abdelwahab, Attia A. Elgdawy, Adel Abdelkhalek, Elena Pet, Gabi Dumitrescu, Mirela Ahmadi, Norhan K. Abd El-Aziz

“…Many studies have been carried out to explore innovative and alternative strategies to control antibiotic-resistant campylobacters in animal reservoirs and human hosts; however, limited studies have been performed to develop efficient control schemes against <i>Campylobacter</i> biofilms. …”
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The investigation of some toxicokinetic parameters of cyanide and thiocyanate in rumen liquor and blood in sheep poisoned with amygdalin by İbrahim Pirinçci, Sadettin Tanyıldızı, Sezai Kaya, Ender Yarsan, Songül Özaydın

“…This investigalion was carried out to establish some toxicokinelic parameters of the cyanide in rumen liquor and cyanide and thiocyanate in blood of the sheep experimenıally poisoned with amygdalin. …”
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The effect of renal function on the clinical outcomes and management of patients hospitalized with hyperglycemic crises by Sumaya N. Almohareb, Sumaya N. Almohareb, Sumaya N. Almohareb, Norah Aljammaz, Nada Yousif, Mayar Sunbul, Raghad Alsemary, Lama Alkhathran, Mohammed Aldhaeefi, Omar A. Almohammed, Abdulrahman I. Alshaya, Abdulrahman I. Alshaya, Abdulrahman I. Alshaya

“…Statistical analyses were performed using SAS® software.ResultsOut of 319 screened patients, 183 patients met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Observational study on the current status of thalassaemia in Malaysia: a report from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry by Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim, Zulaiha Muda, Ida Shahnaz Othman, Mohamed Najib Mohamed Unni, Kok Hoi Teh, Asohan Thevarajah, Kogilavani Gunasagaran, Gek Bee Ong, Seoh Leng Yeoh, Aisyah Muhammad Rivai, Che Hadibiah Che Mohd Razali, Nazzlin Dizana Din, Zarina Abdul Latiff, Rahman Jamal, Norsarwany Mohamad, Hany Mohd Ariffin, Hamidah Alias

“…This study aims to report the current status of thalassaemia in Malaysia and provide a comprehensive understanding of the disease through data obtained from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry.Design Data were extracted from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry, a web-based system accessible to enrolled users through www.mytalasemia.net.my.Setting The Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry data was recorded from reports obtained from 110 participating government and university hospitals in Malaysia.Participants The patients were those attending the 110 participating hospitals for thalassaemia treatment.Intervention Data were collected from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry from 2007 until the fourth quarter of 2018.Primary outcome measure 7984 out of 8681 patients with thalassaemia registered in the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry were reported alive.Results Majority of the patients were reported in the state of Sabah (22.72%); the largest age group affected was 5.0–24.9 years old (64.45%); the largest ethnic group involved was Malay (63.95%); and the major diagnosis was haemoglobin E/β-thalassaemia (34.37%). …”
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