Clinical significance of plasma-free amino acids and tryptophan metabolites in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving PD-1 inhibitor: a pilot cohort study for developin... by Akihiko Kawahara, Tetsuro Sasada, Koichi Azuma, Hidenobu Ishii, Norikazu Matsuo, Takaaki Tokito, Tomoaki Hoshino, Yohei Miyagi, Huihui Xiang, Tomoyuki Tagami, Rika Kasajima, Yumiko Kato, Sachise Karakawa, Shinya Kikuchi, Akira Imaizumi, Kenta Murotani

“…However, the clinical significance of free amino acids (plasma-free amino acids (PFAAs)) and tryptophan-related metabolites in plasma has not been fully understood in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who receive immune checkpoint inhibitors.Methods We conducted a single cohort observational study. …”
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Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among family replacement donors and voluntary non-remunerated blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub Saharan Africa by Macoura Gadji, Youssou Bamar Gueye, David Motto, Saliou Diop

“… Introduction : According to WHO,  regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donors are the safest group of donors, as they have the lowest prevalence of blood transmitted infections. …”
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Prospects for the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Ukraine by K.R. Kostiuk, A.O. Lisianyi, Yu.M. Medvediev, A.O. Popov, V.V. Cheburakhin, V.M. Buniakin, D.A. Tevzadze

“…Rigidity regressed in 278 out of 314 patients (88.5%) who had it before operation. Postoperative complications from unilateral thalamotomy occurred in 18 patients (4.6%). …”
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Effects of obesity on outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective analysis by Dawid Golik, Przemysław Sroczyński, Krzysztof Jędras, Grzegorz Dobkowski, Michał R. Janik

“…We included patients aged 18 years or older who had elective unilateral TAPP repair for primary inguinal hernia. …”
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Predictive Value of Soluble Growth Stimulator Gene 2 Protein for Coronary Slow Flow/No-Reflow in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Receiving Percutaneous Coronary Interve... by Shu-min Chang, Yan-tan Yu, Bo Luan, Ai-jie Hou, Yong Wang

“…A total of 242 STEMI patients who underwent emergency PCI at our hospital between November 2020 and July 2021 were enrolled in this study. …”
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Elevated troponin levels in an athlete: Myocardial infarction or a physiological reaction? by Janković Tamara, Đorđević Stefan

“…Patient report A 45-year-old patient was a professional athlete who had collapsed after an 8 km run and briefly lost consciousness. …”
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Effects of Precipitation on the Air Quality Index, PM2.5 Levels and on the Dry Deposition of PCDD/Fs in the Ambient Air by Ruoxin Wang, Kangping Cui, Hwey-Lin Sheu, Lin-Chi Wang, Xueyan Liu

“…A total of 7 precipitation events were positive contributes to the reduction of AQI; among them, the AQI were between 23 and 216, with an average of 75, the PM2.5 concentrations were between 5.0 and 169 µg m−3, with an average of 25 µg m−3, while the total- PCDD/F-TEQ dry deposition flux ranged from 149 to 1034 pg WHO2005-TEQ m−2 day−1 and averaged 315 pg WHO2005-TEQ m−2 day−1. …”
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Programmed cell death 1 inhibitor alone or combined with chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma: a single-center experience by Xing Huang, Chupeng Sun, Peng Zhang, Lei Wang

“…Treatment-related adverse events (AEs) of any grade occurred in 5 (71.4%) patients who received PD-1 inhibitor and 24 (85.7%) patients who received PD-1 inhibitor plus chemotherapy. …”
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Rehabilitation needs screening to identify potential beneficiaries: a scoping review by Carla Sabariego, Wouter De Groote, Melissa Corso, Kent Murnaghan, Antony Duttine

“…A descriptive synthesis is provided for screening methodology, settings, target populations, rehabilitation need types and phases of care. The WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is used to categorise screening items.Results We identified 24 tools that use a range of screening methodologies, but mostly questionnaires that are used by health workers. …”
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Comparison of conventional versus robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty using the Mako system: An Italian retrospective study by Roberta Banchetti, Silvia Dari, Maria Elisabetta Ricciarini, Domenico Lup, Francesco Carpinteri, Fabio Catani, Patrizio Caldora

“…Introduction: Our research aimed to evaluate differences in terms of length of hospital stay and clinical outcomes between robotic-arm assisted using MAKO system and standard manual implantation in a group of patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). …”
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Religion and politics of belonging in digital times: youth religiosity in focus by Astrid Mattes, Miriam Haselbacher, Katharina Limacher, Christoph Novak

“…The discursive and structural maintenance of boundaries that separate people into those who belong and those who do not is more than a top-down process. …”
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Mediators of monocyte chemotaxis and matrix remodeling are associated with mortality and pulmonary fibroproliferation in patients with severe COVID-19. by Sarah E Holton, Mallorie Mitchem, Hamid Chalian, Sudhakar Pipavath, Eric D Morrell, Pavan K Bhatraju, Jessica A Hamerman, Cate Speake, Uma Malhotra, Mark M Wurfel, Steven E Ziegler, Carmen Mikacenic

“…In a subset of patients who had CT scans during hospitalization (n = 75), we tested for associations between protein concentrations and radiographic features of fibroproliferation. …”
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Making of intrapreneurial managers: Investigating unethical behavior, risk-taking, and decision-making speed as antecedents by Rrezon Lajçi, Gentrit Berisha, Besnik Krasniqi

“…Furthermore, we find that managers who are quick decision-makers and risk-takers express higher EI. …”
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Subjects of administrative offenses on air transport by O. V. Brusakova

“…It has been concluded that the subject of an administrative offense in air transport is a natural person of full legal capacity who at the time of committing the administrative offense has reached the age of sixteen (general subject). …”
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A Pilot Study Assessing Left Ventricle Diastolic Function in the Parasternal Long-axis View by Mümin Murat Yazici, Nurullah Parça, Enes Hamdioğlu, Meryem Kaçan, Özcan Yavas¸i, Özlem Bilir

“…The study population of 40 (included rate 14%) was formed after the exclusion criteria were applied to 285 patients who met these conditions. Patients included in the study underwent spectral Doppler measurements in the apical four-chamber (A4C) view followed by M-mode measurements in the PSLA view. …”
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Growth dynamics of Indian infants using latent trajectory models in pooled survey datasets by Aswathi Saji, Jeswin Baby, Jeswin Baby, Prem Antony, Srishti Sinha, Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, Joby K. Jose, Anura V. Kurpad, Tinku Thomas

“…The first class for LAZ, with the highest proportion of children (>80% of children), did not decline or increase with age; In boys, Class 1 was close to the WHO median, whereas in girls, Class 1 was lower than the WHO median from birth. …”
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The internet gaming disorder and its associated factors among college students at Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study by Khalid Bin Abdulrahman, Tariq Y. Alhomoud, Ismail S. Alateeq, Faisal N. Al-Mohaisen, Musab S. Alshamrani, Saleh I. Alhathlul, Mohammed Abdulaziz Khamsah

“…Background: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) or video gaming has been considered by World Health Organization (WHO) and American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a disease. …”
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The Prechtl’s General Movement Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination and Sensory Profile-2 in Prediction of Cerebral Palsy at Two Years of Age in High-risk Infant... by Hatice ADIGÜZEL, Halil İbrahim ÇELİK, Yusuf Ünal SARIKABADAYI, Nevin ERGUN, Bülent ELBASAN

“…A pediatric neurologist who was blinded to all testing made the diagnosis of CP at two years of age based on neuroimaging and clinical tests. …”
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Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries by Paul Montgomery, Madeleine Ballard

“…It also found moderate quality evidence of the efficacy of performance improvement interventions for (1) improving behavioural outcomes for patients, (2) improving use of services by increasing the absolute number of patients who access services and, perhaps, better identifying those who would benefit from such services and (3) improving CHW quality of care in terms of upstream measures like completion of prescribed activities and downstream measures like adherence to treatment protocols. …”
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The Association of Obesity and the Antiaging Humoral Factor Klotho in Middle-Aged and Older Adults by Carlos H. Orces

“…Obesity among women was significantly and inversely associated with serum klotho levels. Similarly, women who developed obesity during their lifetime had consistently lower klotho levels than their never-obese counterparts.…”
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