Efficacy and safety of first-line PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor in combination with CTLA-4 inhibitor in the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systemic review... by Huimin Zhao, Shanshan Huang, Jianyu Wu, Yanlan Lu, Yue Zou, Haijian Zeng, Chunlan Li, Jin Wang, Xiaochen Zhang, Xiaochen Zhang, Siliang Duan, Siliang Duan, Weiming Liang

“…Specifically, CP may function as a therapeutic alternative for individuals with low or negative PD-L1 expression, resulting in enhanced long-term outcomes compared to chemotherapy or P. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Jianpi Qinghua granules for non-erosive reflux disease with spleen deficiency and damp-heat syndrome: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-contro... by Tai Zhang, Tai Zhang, Tai Zhang, Tai Zhang, Guang Bai, Wei Wang, Lin Liu, Zhenghua Zhou, Haijie Ji, Beihua Zhang, Beihua Zhang, Beihua Zhang, Xudong Tang, Xudong Tang

“…Safety assessments were comparable between groups.ConclusionJQ granules significantly outperform placebo in treating NERD symptoms and display long-term effectiveness. They effectively address spleen deficiency and damp-heat syndrome, improving patients' social functioning, and have a favorable safety profile.Clinical trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04324138?…”
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Hamstring vs Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparative Study by Khadri M Khalid, Adarsh Vajrangi, Eswara Reddy, Nagesh Sherikar, Rakshith Chakravarthy Harish Yellappa, Ranganatha B Kurupati

“…However, there are also many alternative graft options that have been explored and are being used. …”
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Synergistic Antifungal Activity of Terbinafine in Combination with Light-Activated Gelatin–Silver Nanoparticles Against <i>Candida albicans</i> Strains by Atif Ullah, Fawad Ali, Farman Ullah, Sajid Khan Sadozai, Saeed Ahmed Khan, Sajid Hussain, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Sajid Ali

“…The development of resistance to traditional antifungal therapies has necessitated the exploration of alternative treatment strategies to effectively manage fungal infections, particularly those induced by <i>Candida albicans</i> (<i>C. albicans</i>). …”
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Basilar Predominant Emphysema: Thinking beyond Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency by Ho-Man Yeung, Lauren Gaffaney

“…After lung reduction, the patient displayed improvement in functional status without hospitalizations at the 15-month follow-up. …”
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Integrability, Variational Principle, Bifurcation, and New Wave Solutions for the Ivancevic Option Pricing Model by A. A. Elmandouh, M. E. Elbrolosy

“…The Ivancevic option pricing model comes as an alternative to the Black-Scholes model and depicts a controlled Brownian motion associated with the nonlinear Schrodinger equation. …”
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Release Profile and Antibacterial Activity of <i>Thymus sibthorpii</i> Essential Oil-Incorporated, Optimally Stabilized Type I Collagen Hydrogels by Caglar Ersanli, Ioannis Skoufos, Konstantina Fotou, Athina Tzora, Yves Bayon, Despoina Mari, Eleftheria Sarafi, Konstantina Nikolaou, Dimitrios I. Zeugolis

“…Moreover, none of the fabricated composite antibacterial scaffolds displayed any cytotoxicity on NIH-3T3 fibroblasts. …”
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New Insights on <i>Gordonia alkanivorans</i> Strain 1B Surface-Active Biomolecules: Gordofactin Properties by João Tavares, Susana M. Paixão, Tiago P. Silva, Luís Alves

“…These promising features emphasize the robustness and potential of gordofactin as an eco-friendly BS/BE alternative to conventional surfactants/emulsifiers for different industrial applications.…”
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Conduction system pacing using electro-anatomical mapping-guided system vs. fluoroscopy: a systematic review, meta-analysis and economic evaluation by Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Diego Infante-Ventura, Diego Infante-Ventura, Diego Infante-Ventura, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Javier García-García, Raúl Quirós-López, Raúl Quirós-López, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín

“…IntroductionElectro-anatomical mapping (EAM) system has been shown as an alternative procedure to fluoroscopy for conduction system pacing (CSP) in patients with severe bradyarrhythmia, however its beneficial and harmful effects has not been assessed in a systematic review (SR). …”
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Darwin’s Chalcopyrite: Engaging Museum Audiences with Global Extractive Stories by Liz Hide

“…Mineral collections provide a direct link to the extraction and exploitation of natural resources, but mineral displays in museums rarely address the human, economic, and environmental conditions that brought these specimens to the museum, nor their framing within colonial power structures, focusing instead on inherent attractiveness and/or physical and chemical properties. …”
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Targeting Drug Delivery to the Lungs by Inhalation by C. O'Callaghan

“…More recently, it has become apparent that the lining of the respiratory tract, from nasal mucosa to airways and alveoli, may be used for the absorption of a drug for its systemic effect. …”
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Exploring New Delhi Metallo Beta Lactamases in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli: genotypic vs. phenotypic insights by Noor Ul Ain, Linzy Elton, Zahra Sadouki, Timothy D. McHugh, Saba Riaz

“…This research underscores the utility of lateral flow assays as a practical alternative to resource-intensive genotypic methods, offering a scalable solution for settings with limited laboratory capacity. …”
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Serial reversal learning in nectar-feeding bats by Shambhavi Chidambaram, Sabine Wintergerst, Alex Kacelnik, Vladislav Nachev, York Winter

“…The results are compatible with, but do not depend on, the bats displaying an ability to ‘learn to learn’ and show that the dynamics of allocation of effort between food sources can change flexibly according to circumstances.…”
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Monitoring Heart Disease and Diabetes with Mobile Internet Communications by David Mulvaney, Bryan Woodward, Sekharjit Datta, Paul Harvey, Anoop Vyas, Bhaskar Thakker, Omar Farooq, Robert Istepanian

“…Using a combination of mobile device applications and web browser, the data can be stored, accessed, and displayed using mobile internet communications to the central server. …”
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L’écrit et la justice au Mont Saint-Michel : les notices narratives (vers 1060-1150) by Éric Van Torhoudt

“…These texts putting together diplomatic formulas, excepts from previous charts and narrative episodes, are patchworks which display alternatively subjective and objective styles so as to recreate an unchanging scenario leading to the repentance of the laymen. …”
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A Novel Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach for Einstein Weighted Average Operator under Pythagorean Fuzzy Hypersoft Environment by Pongsakorn Sunthrayuth, Fahd Jarad, Jihen Majdoubi, Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Aiyared Iampan, Imran Siddique

“…A numerical case study of decision-making problems in real-life agricultural farming is considered to validate the settled technique’s dominance and applicability. The consequences display that the planned model is more operative and consistent to handle inexact data based on PFHSS.…”
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A review on conducting organic polymers: Concepts, applications, and potential environmental benefits by Md. Byzed Hasan, Md. Masud Parvez, Abrar Yasir Abir, Md. Faruak Ahmad

“…But recent advancements have revealed their potential as electrically conductive materials, offering an alternative to traditional metallic conductors with the added benefit of reduced environmental impact. …”
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Optimization of Human Corneal Endothelial Cells for Culture: The Removal of Corneal Stromal Fibroblast Contamination Using Magnetic Cell Separation by Gary S. L. Peh, Man-Xin Lee, Fei-Yi Wu, Kah-Peng Toh, Deepashree Balehosur, Jodhbir S. Mehta

“…Cells from the “flow-through” fraction displayed compact polygonal morphology and expressed Na+/K+ATPase indicative of corneal endothelial cells, whilst cells from the “labeled” fraction were mostly elongated and fibroblastic. …”
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A stage structured model for mosquito suppression with immigration by Mugen Huang, Zifeng Wang, Zixin Nie

“…We classified the release number of infected males and immigration number of fertile females, to ensure that the system displays globally asymptotically stable or bistable dynamics. …”
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Preparation and characterization of sustainable plant-based blended woven fabric by Mariam Jabbar, Fatima Iftikhar, Tanveer Hussain, Sheraz Ahmad, Faheem Ahmad

“…This study explores the potential of utilizing natural fibers, including flax, hemp, banana, jute, and sisal, as alternatives to cotton in textile manufacturing as no one has compared the blends of these fibers with cotton under identical conditions. …”
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