Immunotherapy as a neoadjuvant preoperative treatment for locally advanced pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: a case report of clinical efficacy by Hanhan Li, Hanhan Li, Ruilian Chen, Wei Guo, Shang Xiang, Shang Xiang, Jiayang Huang, Jiayang Huang, Hanrui Chen

“…Studies have shown that the survival rate for advanced-stage patients is less than 5%, with a median overall survival (OS) of less than 6.5 months.Case reportHerein, we report a case of locally advanced PSC in a 56-year-old male patient who received platinum-based double-drug therapy combined with anti-angiogenic drugs, followed by immunotherapy as the first-line systemic treatment. …”
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Social Networks and Memory over 15 Years of Followup in a Cohort of Older Australians: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing by Lynne C. Giles, Kaarin J. Anstey, Ruth B. Walker, Mary A. Luszcz

“…The purpose was to examine the relationship between different types of social networks and memory over 15 years of followup in a large cohort of older Australians who were cognitively intact at study baseline. …”
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Impact of social support and breastfeeding success on the self-efficacy levels of adolescent mothers during the postpartum period by Veysel Can, Mehmet Bulduk, Emine Kurt Can, Nesrullah Ayşin

“…Additionally, breastfeeding self-efficacy levels were higher among mothers who initiated breastfeeding within 1 h after birth. …”
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SHARING ECONOMY AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY ON THE WATERBERG DISTRICT IN SOUTH AFRICA by Refiloe Julia LEKGAU, Tracy DANIELS, Tembi Maloney TICHAAWA

“…The first phase consisted of a focus group held with Airbnb representatives who were involved in the planning and operations of the programme. …”
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Reduced Pelvic Floor Muscle Tone Predisposes to Persistence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms after Puerperium by Chandana Bhat, Mahjabeen Khan, Kirthinath Ballala, Asha Kamath, Deeksha Pandey

“…Out of those who had symptoms during pregnancy 11% remained symptomatic even after puerperium. …”
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A Decade of Experience Using mTor Inhibitors in Liver Transplantation by Jeffrey Campsen, Michael A. Zimmerman, Susan Mandell, Maria Kaplan, Igal Kam

“…Some studies suggest that Sirolimus (SRL) is associated with an increased risk of death in liver transplant recipients compared to treatment with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). We compared patients who received SRL or CNI in the first year after liver transplant. …”
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Walking in the Brontë Dining-room as Literary Influence by Kate Lawson

“…Scenes of indoor walking in the Brontë novels foreground affective connections between a subject moved to walk by an intense emotional state and an observer who witnesses and interprets the walk and who may act in response. …”
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Hall of Heroes: A Digital Game for Social Skills Training with Young Adolescents by Melissa E. DeRosier, James M. Thomas

“…Participants were randomly assigned to complete the digital game (n = 15) or to a waitlist control condition (n = 14) and were compared on parent-report measures of social emotional functioning. Youth who completed Hall of Heroes significantly improved in their abilities to relate to others (both peers and family members) as well as to accept affection and express emotions with others, compared to youth who did not complete the SST intervention. …”
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Discrimination of the Gypsy Population in the University Environment by Jesús María Aparicio-Gervás, Miguel Ángel Carbonero-Martín, Lorena Valdivieso-León, Raquel Vázquez-Ramil

“…Prejudices towards the Roma population continue to exist. University students who receive training have fewer prejudices than students who do not, although other variables can influence the process. …”
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Practice and Barriers toward Breast Self-Examination among Palestinian Women in Gaza City, Palestine by Suha Baloushah, Waliu Jawula Salisu, Aymen Elsous, Maryam Muhammad Ibrahim, Fadia Jouda, Hanan Elmodallal, Zahra Behboodi Moghadam

“…The study was conducted among women who visited primary health clinics (PHCs) in Gaza City. …”
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Two Cases of Diffuse Duodenitis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis by Katsuya Endo, Masatake Kuroha, Hisashi Shiga, Yoichi Kakuta, Seiichi Takahashi, Yoshitaka Kinouchi, Tooru Shimosegawa

“…Case patient 1 was a 44-year-old man who developed diffuse duodenitis shortly after colectomy and was successfully treated with mesalazine. …”
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Coexistent Pseudogout and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Septic Arthritis in a Patient with HIV and ESRD by Wais Afzal, Omer M. Wali, Kelly L. Cervellione, Bhupinder B. Singh, Farshad Bagheri

“…Septic arthritis due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) is a rare entity that can affect immunocompromised patients such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or those who are on immunosuppressive drugs. Here, we describe a 51-year-old female who presented with fever, right knee pain, swelling, warmth, and decreased range of motion for several days. …”
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Food allergies and Living with Risk: Navigating everyday life at university when at risk of anaphylaxis by Megan Haslam

“…These ideas were explored via seven online in-depth, semi-structured interviews with current or recent university students who carry EpiPens and are at risk of anaphylaxis. …”
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Telecardiology Application in Jordan: Its Impact on Diagnosis and Disease Management, Patients’ Quality of Life, and Time- and Cost-Savings by Yousef Saleh Khader, Mohamad Ismail Jarrah, Abde-Ellah M. Al-Shudifat, Amjad Shdaifat, Husham Aljanabi, Shadwan Ismeil Al-Fakeh, Elias Emil Turk, Khaled Ali Zayed, Hanadi A. Al Quran, Ziad Mohd Ellauzi, Mohammad Al Tahan

“…All consecutive patients who attended or were referred to the teleclinics for suspected cardiac problems in two hospitals in remote areas of Jordan during the study period were included in the study. …”
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Meek or oppressed? Reading Matthew 5:5 in context by W. Domeris

“…The variance between the Hebrew (MT) and the Greek (LXX) raises anew the interpretation of these words of Jesus. Who did Matthew’s Jesus have in mind - the meek of emerging Christianity or the poor and humiliated peasants, who made up the majority of his Palestinian audience? …”
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PENGARUH MOTIVASI WISATAWAN NUSANTARA TERHADAP NIAT BERKUNJUNG KEMBALI KE PANTAI PANDAWA, BALI by Aqmal Faturrachman, I Nyoman Sudiarta, I Wayan Suardana

“…Respondents in this study were 80 respondents with the criteria of respondents being domestic tourists who traveled from their place of residence for at least 24 hours and domestic tourists who had or were visiting Pandawa Beach with an age range of 21 - 40 years. …”
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Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following an Iliac Bone Marrow Aspiration by Edmundo Berumen-Nafarrate, Carlos Vega-Najera, Carlos Leal-Contreras, Irene Leal-Berumen

“…We believe clotting and hematologic disorders are a primary risk factor in patients who require bone marrow aspirations or biopsies. …”
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Sport specialization and burnout symptoms among adolescent athletes by Benedikt Hösl, Hannah Oberdorfer, Martin Niedermeier, Martin Kopp

“…The aim of this study was to compare adolescents who specialized in a sport and those without specialization in terms of athlete burnout. …”
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Identification of characteristics of Russian students’ professional identity in the humanitarian, technical, and economic areas of training by O. I. Shcherbakova, V. P. Osipov

“…The purpose of this research work is to identify the features of the Russian students’ professional identity who study in humanitarian, technical, and economic areas of professional training. …”
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Trust and Media: Reflection of the Big Five Factor Personality Traits on COVID-19 Pandemic Communication by İnanç Alikılıç, Özlem Alikılıç, Ebru Gökaliler

“…While the trust inhealth care professionals and independent health care associatons were the highest among the individuals who participated in the survey, those who have the responsibility personality trait, trust in the content of COVID-19 messages for government agencies is low.…”
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