Analysis of ICIs alone or in combination rechallenged outcomes after progression from first-line ICIs plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Guisen Yin, Xin Liu, Xiangtao Yu, Song Tan, Fen Liu

“…We retrospectively analyzed the cases of patients who received ICIs alone or in combination rechallenge treatment after first-line ICIs plus chemotherapy progression in advanced NSCLC at Hunan Cancer Hospital between January 2020 and May 2024. …”
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Sistem Pakar : Deteksi Dini Stres pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 Menggunakan Metode Forward Chaining by Angga Wijaya Narwa Putra, Nadea Cipta Laksmita

“…Virus ini memiliki kecenderungan untuk ditularkan dan disebarkan secara cepat melalui droplet. WHO telah menerbitkan protokol untuk pencegahan penyebaran virus Covid-19. …”
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Use High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Acute Respiratory Failure Patients in the Emergency Department: A Meta-Analysis Study by Cheng-Chieh Huang, Hao-Min Lan, Chao-Jui Li, Tsung-Han Lee, Wen-Liang Chen, Wei-Yuan Lei, Pei-You Hsieh, Mei-Chueh Yang, Chu-Chung Chou, Han-Ping Wu, Yuan-Jhen Syue

“…We found that compared with patients who underwent COT, those who underwent HFNC therapy had a reduced need for escalation (RR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.22–0.78; p=0.006; I2 = 0%), reduced dyspnea scores (MD −0.82, 95% CI −1.45 to −0.18), and improved comfort (SMD −0.76 SD, 95% CI −1.01 to −0.51). …”
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Individual-level Predictors of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness: Urban–Rural Comparison by Onyinye Ginika Mba, Ibitein Ngowari Okeafor

“…Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional comparative study using a multistage sampling method was employed in the selection of 924 (462 urban and 462 rural) women who gave birth within the last 12 months in urban and rural local government areas. …”
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Supervised pulmonary tele-rehabilitation and individualized home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD, unable to participate in center-based programs. The protocol... by Christina Nielsen, Nina Godtfredsen, Stig Molsted, Charlotte Ulrik, Thomas Kallemose, Henrik Hansen

“…The effectiveness and feasibility of pulmonary tele-rehabilitation (PTR) and home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (HPR) have never been investigated in patients with COPD who are unable to attend conventional outpatient PR.…”
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Safety and efficacy of telaprevir in treatment of a chronic hepatitis C in patients of the Russian population included in early access program study by D. T. Abrurakhmanov, V. G. Morozov, I. G. Nikitin, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, Ye. N. Bessonova, I. G. Bakulin, V. A. Isakov, K. V. Zhdanov, M. V. Mayevskaya, Ye. A. Nurmukhametova, E. Z. Burnevich, Ye. V. Chesnokov, V. D. Pasechnikov, A. Hill, I. Lonjon-Domanec, S. N. Kizhlo

“…Efficacy and safety of this therapeutic mode were evaluated in intermediate analysis on 16-th week of treatment in 153 patients from Russia who have already reached the 16-th week of treatment or potentially can do so.Material and methods. …”
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Issues of Defining Administrative and Tort Relations as an Object of Legal Research by O. V. Panasiuk

“…Subjects of administrative and tort relations have been classified with the following types: 1) administrative offenders, as well as legal representatives of juvenile offenders; 2) officials authorized to use administrative coercion to prevent or terminate administrative offenses; 3) persons with administrative and jurisdictional powers; 4) persons who implement (perform) administrative penalties; 5) persons who are the third party in cases on administrative offenses. …”
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Efficacy of Olmesartan/Amlodipine Single‐Pill Combination on 24‐h Mean Systolic Blood Pressure Measured by Ambulatory Monitoring in Non‐Responders to Valsartan or Candesartan Monot... by Woo‐Baek Chung, Sang‐Hyun Ihm, Yun‐Seok Choi, Ho‐Joong Youn

“…Patients aged over 55 years who did not achieve the target systolic blood pressure (SBP < 140 mmHg) with valsartan 80 mg or candesartan 8 mg for at least 4 weeks were included. …”
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Impact of pre-pregnancy body mass index on preeclampsia by Jing Mao, Hanxiang Sun, Qinxin Shen, Chang Zou, Yuanyuan Yang, Qiaoling Du

“…After adjusting for confounding factors, the elevated risk of preeclampsia persisted, showing ORs of 2.152(95%CI, 1.911–2.425) for the overweight population and 3.493 (95%CI, 2.874–4.245) for those who were obese, while the risk for underweight women remained lower, with an OR of 0.609(95%CI, 0.511–0.727). …”
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Estimating the Health-Related Quality of Life Benefit of Prophylactic Treatment for COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People: A Multimethod Valuation Study by Katy Gallop, Rebekah Hall, Michael Watt, Daniel Squirrell, Neil Branscombe, Sofie Arnetop, Andrew Lloyd

“…**Background:** Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for COVID-19 provides additional protection, beyond vaccines alone, for individuals who are immunocompromised (IC). This may reduce the need for preventative behavioral modification, such as shielding—a behavioral restriction limiting an IC individual to minimize face-to-face interactions and/or crowded places. …”
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Breastfeeding support as predictors of sustainable breastfeeding practices of nursing mothers with common mental disorders in tertiary hospital nurseries in Nigeria: a cross sectio... by Michael Abel Alao, Olayinka Rasheed Ibrahim, Sakiru Abiodun Yekinni, Sikirat Adetoun Sotimehin, Udochukwu Michael Diala, Datonye Christopher Briggs, Aishatu Zaidu Musa, Zainab Oluwatosin Imam, Esther Oluwatoyin Famutimi, Adedeji Abiodun Idris, Adaeze C. Ayuk, Kenechukwu Kosisochukwu Iloh, Chioma Laura Odimegwu, Ayomide Toluwanimi Adeyemi, Patricia F. Medupin, Yetunde C. Adeniyi, Kenechi Ogbodo Nnamani, Olukemi Oluwatoyin Tongo

“…To assess mothers' mental health and breastfeeding support, we utilised the WHO self-reporting Questionnaire 20 and an adapted WHO/UNICEF ten-step breastfeeding support package. …”
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Loan Monitoring Costs and Loan Payment in SACCOs: A Case Study of Mitooma People's SACCO in Mitooma Town Council Mitooma District. by Mugarura, Adison

“…From the study findings on challenges faced by loan officers in monitoring loans in SACCOs, respondents revealed that poor transport infrastructure to the rural places, clients who provide wrong information to the bank, multiple borrowing by the clients in different borrowing institutions, social factors showing a weak influence on loan default, lack of liquidity monitoring system, inadequate managerial competencies and political interference and huge microfinance losses are caused by outright loan default were some of the challenges faced by loan officers in monitoring loans in SACCOs.…”
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Assessment of the Impact of Floods to the Local Community in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Murengezi, Innocent

“…The Population of this study comprised farmers and communities from the Nyarusiza sub-county whose property has been destroyed due to floods especially those in some parishes like Rukongi, Mabungo, and Gasovu who were 239 in number. The researcher used the Krejcie and Morgan table to determine the 148 who represented the whole study population. …”
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Employee Compensation and Retention of Civil Servants In Uganda: A Case Of Rubanda District Local Government. by Tubenawe, Akileo

“…Lastly, 93.1% of the respondents agreed that they used fellow workers to motivate others, compared to 6.9% of the respondents who disagreed with the statement. The study found that a significant and strong positive relationship existed between performance incentives and the retention of civil servants (p = &lt; 0.01, rho .741**). …”
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Evaluation of Government Programmes on Enhancing the Lives of the Elderly: A Case Study of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment in Mitooma District. by Natuha, Prossy

“…This should be done by both the government and Non- governmental organization who are the major service providers.…”
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Distance Learning and the Quality of teacher Education in Rwanda: A case Study of Byumba. by Anastase, Mvuyekure

“…The rationale to select this intake was that the students were still following the programme and were familiarized with it regarding the time they had already covered. Besides, the tutors who were assisting the teacher trainees in the programme, the lecturers from Kigali Institute of Education who were appointed to take part in the training and the head teachers whose teachers were following the programme were also involved. …”
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Effects of Seasonal Variations in Physical Parameters on Quality of Gravity Flow Water in Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District, Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Denis, Byamugisha, Emmanuel, Ntambi

“…These pH values were consistently below the WHO permissible range of 6.5 - 8.5. Similarly, total suspended solids varied between 0.66 - 2.17 mg∙L−1 and were well above the recommended WHO limit of zero mg∙L−1 at all study sites. …”
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Consumption of Raw Herbal Medicines Is Associated with Major Public Health Risks amongst Ugandans by Fred, Ssempijja, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Andrew, Tamale, Sylvia Anurika, Ewuzie, Kevin, Matama, Justine, Ekou, Paul, Bogere, Regan, Mujinya, Grace Henry, Musoke, Jovile Kasande, Atusiimirwe, Gerald, Zirintunda, Muhamudu, Kalange, Joel, Lyada, Ritah, Kiconco, Theophilus, Pius, Christopher, Nandala, Roland Mugisha, Kamugisha, Yunusu, Hamira, Edgar Mario, Fernandez, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…Concentrations were compared against the World Health Organization (WHO) limits. +e EDI, THQ, and ILCR were modelled and significance was measured at 95% confidence. …”
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Hobbes and Kant: Materialism and Rhetoric by Gonzalo Bustamante Kuschel

“…Despite both philosophers being critics of rhetoric, their approaches exhibit notable divergences. Hobbes, who advocated for monarchy, criticized rhetoric from the perspective of a materialist anthropology influenced by Lucretius. …”
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The Nurse, the Veteran, and the Female Scientist: Dependency and Separation by Kirsten Twelbeck

“…The discourse that emerged around the female nurses who served in American Civil War hospitals has been a major topic in the debate about nineteenth-century gender relations. …”
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