Sorafenib Prevents Escape from Host Immunity in Liver Cirrhosis Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Hidenari Nagai, Takanori Mukozu, Daigo Matsui, Takenori Kanekawa, Masahiro Kanayama, Noritaka Wakui, Kouichi Momiyama, Mie Shinohara, Kazunari Iida, Koji Ishii, Yoshinori Igarashi, Yasukiyo Sumino

“…It has been reported that Th2 cytokines downregulate antitumor immunity, while activation of type T cells promotes antitumor immunity. The aim of this paper was to evaluate host immunity in liver cirrhosis (LC) patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC) receiving sorafenib therapy. …”
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Nursing of recurrent malposition of peripherally inserted central catheters in a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome and related nursing measures (1例胸廓出口综合征患者经外周静脉置入中心静脉导管置管反复原发性... by ZHANG Liuyan (张柳燕), HUANG Guohua (黄果花), LI Xiufeng (李秋凤)

“…This paper summarized the potential causes and nursing measures of recurrent malposition of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) in a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome and related nursing measures. …”
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The MyFlex-ζ Foot: A Variable Stiffness ESR Ankle-Foot Prosthesis by Johnnidel Tabucol, Vera G. M. Kooiman, Marco Leopaldi, Ruud Leijendekkers, Giacomo Selleri, Marcello Mellini, Nico Verdonschot, Magnus Oddsson, Raffaella Carloni, Andrea Zucchelli, Tommaso M. Brugo

“…In contrast, bionic feet adapt to different tasks but are hindered by high weight, power consumption, and cost. This paper presents MyFlex-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\zeta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, an ESR foot with a variable stiffness system, as a compromise between these two categories. …”
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Země Koruny české a Svatá říše římská v raném novověku by Petr Vorel

“… This study is an extended version of the paper presented at the 47th conference of German historiographers in Dresden in October 2008. …”
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End-to-End Stroke Imaging Analysis Using Effective Connectivity and Interpretable Artificial Intelligence by Wojciech Ciezobka, Joan Falco-Roget, Cemal Koba, Alessandro Crimi

“…In this paper, we propose a reservoir computing-based and directed graph analysis pipeline. …”
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The simulation of ELM control by the advanced divertor configuration in EAST by Y.L. Li, T.Y. Xia, Z.P. Luo, Q.Z. Yu, S.F. Mao, B. Gui, X.X. He, H.M. Qi, P.C. Xie, M.Y. Ye, the EAST team

“…The conclusion of this paper shows that the advanced divertor configurations are promising for the future fusion.…”
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A Study of NOAA-20 VIIRS Band M1 (0.41 µm) Striping over Clear-Sky Ocean by Wenhui Wang, Changyong Cao, Slawomir Blonski, Xi Shao

“…However, NOAA-20 operational M1 (a dual gain band with a center wavelength of 0.41 µm) sensor data records (SDR) have exhibited persistent scene-dependent striping over clear-sky ocean (high gain, low radiance) since the beginning of the mission, different from other VisNIR bands. This paper studies the root causes of the striping in the operational NOAA-20 M1 SDRs. …”
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Unified Mobile App for Streamlining Verbal Autopsy and Cause of Death Assignment in India: Design and Development Study by Harleen Kaur, Stuti Tripathi, Manjeet Singh Chalga, Sudhir K Benara, Amit Dhiman, Shefali Gupta, Saritha Nair, Geetha Menon, B K Gulati, Sandeep Sharma, Saurabh Sharma

“…Traditional methods have primarily involved paper-based questionnaires and physician-coded approaches for COD assignment, which is time-consuming and resource-intensive. …”
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Use of Go-Beyond as a Self-Directed Internet-Based Program Supporting Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life: Preliminary Usability Study by Karolina Katarzyna Alichniewicz, Sarah Hampton, Madeline Romaniuk, Darcy Bennett, Camila Guindalini

“…To address these challenges, various face-to-face and internet-based programs are available yet underused. This paper presents the preliminary evaluation of “Go-Beyond, Navigating Life Beyond Service,” an internet-based psychoeducational program for veterans. …”
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An autonomous navigation method for orchard mobile robots based on octree 3D point cloud optimization by Hailong Li, Hailong Li, Hailong Li, Kai Huang, Kai Huang, Yuanhao Sun, Yuanhao Sun, Xiaohui Lei, Xiaohui Lei, Quanchun Yuan, Quanchun Yuan, Jinqi Zhang, Xiaolan Lv, Xiaolan Lv

“…To address these issues, this paper proposes a 3D point cloud optimization method based on the octree data structure for autonomous navigation of orchard mobile robots. …”
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Il luogo e il senso: creazione e significazione degli spazi nel mondo globale by Gambardella, Fabiana, Amodio, Paolo

“…If the ways human beings shaped the space around them indicate their evolution - the changes in their anthropological profile - then we wonder what form stones could take in an era when even the paper book is replaced by the changing words that appear on bright and seductive screens – the irreplaceable extensions of a super-emancipated species. …”
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Realising health justice in Palestine: beyond humanitarian voices by James Smith, Sara el-Solh, Layth Hanbali, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Sali Hafez, Samer Abuzerr, Bram Wispelwey, Mads Gilbert, Mohammed Seyam, Bassam Abu Hamad, Dorotea Gucciardo, Fahd Haddad, Rasha Khoury, Amira Nimerawi, David Mills, Ghassan Abu-Sittah

“…Abstract In the shadow of Israel’s ongoing genocide throughout occupied Palestine, this article examines the moral, political, and epistemic responsibilities of humanitarian, public health, global health, medical and related communities of practice amid profound violence and injustice. In this paper we offer a three-part critique of a May 2024 commentary by Karl Blanchet and colleagues, ‘Rebuilding the health sector in Gaza: Alternative humanitarian voices’ (Blanchet et al. in Confl Heal 18:42, 2024). …”
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Design and validation of a programmable dual-tunnel soft pneumatic origami actuator with a large maximum shrinkage rate for reciprocating motion by R. Xu, R. Xu, R. Xu, Q. Meng, Q. Meng, Q. Meng, Q. Xie, Q. Xie, Q. Xie, Y. Zheng, Y. Zheng, Y. Zheng, C. Fei, C. Fei, C. Fei, V. Parenti Castelli, H. Yu, H. Yu, H. Yu

“…However, the applications of soft actuators are constrained by their low force-to-weight ratio and maximum shrinkage rate, which is the ratio of the maximum stroke to the extreme length of the actuator, considerably augmenting the driving energy and occupied area. This paper presents a novel dual-tunnel soft pneumatic origami actuator capable of providing a large maximum shrinkage rate for reciprocating motion. …”
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The IVIG treatment response in autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes type 2 with anti-GAD65 antibody-associated stiff person syndrome: a case report and literature review by Yulong Yang, Hailin Jiang, Wenming Yang, Wenming Yang, Wenming Yang, Han Wang, Han Wang, Meixia Wang, Meixia Wang, Xiang Li, Peng Huang, Shuzhen Fang, Wenjie Hao, Yue Yang, Furong Zhao, Wei He

“…Before his diagnosis, he was admitted multiple times, with symptoms improving following the addition of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy to a poor treatment regimen. This paper aims to increase physicians’ awareness of this condition, enhancing the likelihood of early diagnosis and treatment.…”
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State of charge estimation of lithium-ion battery based on state of temperature estimation using weight clustered-convolutional neural network-long short-term memory by Chaoran Li, Sichen Zhu, Liuli Zhang, Xinjian Liu, Menghan Li, Haiqin Zhou, Qiang Zhang, Zhonghao Rao

“…Due to the high requirement for storage space, SOC estimation methods based on deep learning methods are limited to implement in embedded devices. In this paper, to achieve reasonable and high accuracy SOC estimation and provide support for battery thermal management, SOC estimation based on state of temperature (SOT) is implemented. …”
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Impact of water transfer on socioeconomic drought in China: A new approach based on production and consumption by Junlin Qu, Changhai Qin, Jiaxuan Chang, Yong Zhao, Hao Wang, Fan He

“…Considering the full demand for water resources, this paper evaluates the mitigation of socioeconomic drought by water transfer from a contrasting perspective of production and consumption. …”
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Design and implementation of adaptive mimic voting device oriented to persistent connection by Dacheng ZHOU, Hongchang CHEN, Guozhen CHENG, Weizhen HE, Ke SHANG, Hongchao HU

“…In the application scenario where the connection continuously transmits data in chunked transfer encoding,there are problems that the mimic voting efficiency is too low and the memory resource overhead of mimic voting is too significant.This paper designs and implements an adaptive mimic voter oriented to the scenario of the continuous output of chunked transfer encoded data in a persistent connection to reduce the memory resource overhead of the mimic voter and improve voting efficiency. …”
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High-power performance studies of an S-band high-gradient accelerating cavity for medical applications by P. Martinez-Reviriego, N. Fuster-Martínez, D. Esperante, M. Boronat, B. Gimeno, C. Blanch, D. González-Iglesias, P. Martín-Luna, E. Martínez, A. Menendez, L. Pedraza, J. Fernández, J. Fuster, A. Grudiev, N. Catalan Lasheras, W. Wuensch

“…A novel normal-conducting High Gradient S-band Backward Travelling Wave accelerating cavity for medical application (v = 0.38c) has been designed and constructed at CERN with a design gradient of 50 MV/m. In this paper, the high-power performance studies of this novel design carried out at the IFIC high-power laboratory are presented, as well as the analysis of the conditioning parameters in combination with numerical simulations.…”
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A High Performance Adaptive Digital LDO Regulator With Dithering and Dynamic Frequency Scaling for IoT Applications by Muhammad Asif, Imran Ali, Danial Khan, Muhammad Riaz Ur Rehman, Qurat- Ul-Ain, Muhammad Basim, Young Gun Pu, Minjae Lee, Keum Cheol Hwang, Youngoo Yang, Kang-Yoon Lee

“…In this paper, a high performance adaptive digital low-dropout voltage regulator (ADLDO) is proposed for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications. …”
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Ordinary and Extraordinary Permittivities of 4H SiC at Different Millimeter-Wave Frequencies, Temperatures, and Humidities by Tianze Li, Lei Li, Xiaopeng Wang, James C. M. Hwang, Shana Yanagimoto, Yoshiyuki Yanagimoto

“…Recently, we reported <italic>&#x03F5;</italic>_{&#x007C;&#x007C;} of 4H SiC from 110 to 170 GHz. This paper expands on the previous report to include both <italic>&#x03F5;</italic>_&#x22A5; and <italic>&#x03F5;</italic>_{&#x007C;&#x007C;} of the same material from 55 to 330 GHz, as well as their temperature and humidity dependence enabled by improving the measurement precision to two decimal points. …”
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