Prognostic Roles of Inflammatory Markers in Pancreatic Cancer: Comparison between the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio by Dongwook Oh, Jung-Soo Pyo, Byoung Kwan Son

“…Interestingly, the NLR and PLR had no prognostic value in patients who underwent chemoradiotherapy. Conclusion. Taken together, our results showed that inflammatory markers are useful for predicting prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer. …”
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Sociology of childhood and Latin American as its locus of enunciation by Natalia Sepúlveda-Kattan

“…Texts from decolonial and critical thinkers, who have highlighted the importance of situated thought, -especially insofar as it allows speech coming from an identifiable specific location-, were studied. …”
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The study of social perceptions about Armenia by digital technologies by A. A. Komarova

“…For comparative data analysis, the sample was divided into the following categories of respondents: who visited and did not visit Armenia as tourists, gender, age (two equally filled groups in each category).…”
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Adherence to disease modifying therapies in patients with multiple sclerosis by D. Pileckė, N. Giedraitienė

“…Almost half of the patients forgot at least one dose of medication. Those patients who assessed their health better significantly more often forgot to take the medication. …”
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Efektivitas pendekatan konseling trait and factor dengan teknik modelling untuk meningkatkan kematangan karir siswa di sekolah menengah kejuruan by Ni Made Meliza Krisdiyanti, I Ketut Dharsana, Ni Ketut Suarni

“…The class XI DPIB I and II students of SMK Negeri 3 Singaraja show differences in career maturity between students who receive the trait and factor counseling approach with modeling techniques and students who do not receive the trait and factor counseling approach with modeling techniques. …”
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Influence of Physical Activity Participation on the Associations between Eating Behaviour Traits and Body Mass Index in Healthy Postmenopausal Women by Marie-Ève Riou, Éric Doucet, Véronique Provencher, S. John Weisnagel, Marie-Ève Piché, Marie-Christine Dubé, Jean Bergeron, Simone Lemieux

“…In groups of women with higher physical activity participation, BMI was significantly lower in women who presented higher dietary restraint when compared to women who had lower dietary restraint (25.5±0.5 versus 30.3±1.7 kg/m2, P<.05). …”
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The Characteristics of Treated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients in Ontario by Haris M. Vaid, Ximena Camacho, John T. Granton, Muhammad M. Mamdani, Zhan Yao, Samantha Singh, David N. Juurlink, Tara Gomes

“…Median monthly healthcare costs were $264 (IQR $96–$747) for those who survived and $2,021 (IQR $993–$6,399) for those who died over a one-year period, respectively (p<0.01). …”
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Russian Non-Bolshevik Diplomacy and the Issue of International Recognition of the White Movement in 1918-1920 by E. M. Mironova

“…The resolve of the diplomats to defend the Russia’s national interests did not suit foreign powers, who did not share the movement's slogan about restoring a united and indivisible Russia, its power, and its position in the world. …”
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Targeted Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Colonised with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using Multiple Combination Bactericidal Testing by Helmy Haja Mydin, Paul A. Corris, Audrey Nicholson, John D. Perry, Gerard Meachery, Emma C. L. Marrs, Steven Peart, Christine Fagan, James L. Lordan, Andrew J. Fisher, Frances K. Gould

“…P. aeruginosa was recovered from the posttransplant pleural fluid of one patient who received MCBT-guided prophylaxis, six patients in the conventional group (P=0.25). …”
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The Future of Law Firms (and Lawyers) in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Anthony E. Davis

“…Finally, in Part V the article considers who will be the likely providers of AI based services other than law firms: legal publishers, major accounting firms and venture capital funded businesses.…”
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Comparison of 3 T and 1.5 T MRI in the evaluation of epilepsy by D. Runkauskaitė, T. Liakina, R. Mameniškienė

“…A detailed neurovisual examination of the brain is particularly important in patients with refractory epilepsy who may be considered as option candidates for surgical treatment. …”
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Lack of reactivation of tuberculosis in patients with psoriasis treated with secukinumab in a real-world setting of latent tuberculosis infection by Matteo Megna, Cataldo Patruno, Maria Rita Bongiorno, Alessio Gambardella, Claudio Guarneri, Caterina Foti, Serena Lembo, Francesco Loconsole, Gabriella Fabbrocini

“…After a mean treatment duration of 84 weeks, there were no cases of TBC reactivation and no unexpected safety signals.Conclusions Secukinumab use over an extended period was safe in psoriasis patients with latent TBC, even in patients who did not receive chemoprophylaxis.…”
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Child Maltreatment and Medical Traumatic Stress—A Double-Edged Sword by Rony Kapel Lev-ari, Roy Aloni, Amit Shalev, Avi Elbaz, Yael L. E. Ankri, Shiri Ben-David, Naomi Kahana Levy, Fortu Benarroch, Amichai Ben-Ari

“…Background/Objectives: Medical procedures can be a traumatic event for both children and their parents. Children who have experienced maltreatment or early traumatic experiences are at a higher risk for various emotional, behavioral, and health issues, including declining mental health. …”
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Practice Patterns of Graduates of a Rural Emergency Medicine Training Program by Dylan S. Kellogg, Miriam S. Teixeira, Michael Witt

“…Conclusion: A community-based EM training program may be an effective strategy for producing emergency physicians who go on to work in rural and smaller communities.…”
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A pilot randomized controlled study of integrated kidney palliative care and chronic kidney disease care implemented in a safety-net hospital: Protocol for a pilot study of feasibi... by Jennifer S. Scherer, Wenbo Wu, Chen Lyu, Keith S. Goldfeld, Abraham A. Brody, Joshua Chodosh, David Charytan

“…The inclusion criteria are adults 18 or older, who are either Spanish or English speakers, have an estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) of ≤30 mL/min/1.73 m2, and are receiving care at our safety net hospital. …”
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Impact of Laser Capsulotomy in the Quality of Life of the Elderly with Posterior Capsule Opacity after Cataract Surgery by Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol, Kattia Molina Castellanos, Inés Zamora Galindo, Alina González Díaz, Maikelyn Rodríguez Hernández

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Patients who underwent laser capsulotomy showed evidence of improvement in visual acuity, functionality and life quality.…”
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Risky sexual behaviour and HIV testing uptake among male college students: a cross-sectional study in China by Yan Luo, Gang Zhao, Junfang Xu

“…Only 33.5% (350/1045) of male students had undertaken an HIV test before.Conclusion Male college students especially men who have sex with men were at risk because they tended to be sexually adventurous, have sex at an early age, have sex with multiple sexual partners and practice unprotected sex. …”
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Evaluation of miR-146a as a potential biomarker for diagnosis of cardiotoxicity induced by chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer by Nasrin Zare, Nasim Dana, Azam Mosayebi, Golnaz Vaseghi, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard

“…Therefore, miR-146a expression needs to be examined in a sizable cohort of breast cancer patients who are experiencing cardiotoxicity brought on by chemotherapy.…”
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Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HTLV-1 Infection by Toshiki Tanaka, Toshio Sekioka, Masakatsu Usui, Shinsaku Imashuku

“…The first patient was a 67-year-old male, who had cytomegalovirus infection associated with esophagogastritis and terminal ileitis. …”
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TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF A 25 MW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN EFFURUN-WARRI, NIGERIA by MUSHAFAU OSHUNDAIRO, JOSEPH OYEKALE

“…For the 25 MW system assessed in this study, the highest monthly energy production was obtained at 3.9 GWh in January and the lowest at 1.9 GWh in July. …”
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