Prognostic Role of Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Relation to Different Hematologic Indices by Asmaa M. Zahran, Helal F. Hetta, Zeinab Albadry M. Zahran, Alaa Rashad, Amal Rayan, Dalia O. Mohamed, Zeinab Ahmed Abd Elhameed, Salah M. Khallaf, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Yasir Waheed, Khalid Muhammad, Hanaa Nafady-Hego

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The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia by Misfer A. Asiri, Judy Jenkins, Jomin George, Aalia A. Hayat, Jalal H. Meny, Hassan H. Al-Qurashi, Emad N. Alsubhi, Saad A. Almalki

“…Materials and Methods: Using a modified questionnaire based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) 2 model, data from 212 health practitioners was analyzed. …”
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Chlamydial bacteriophage: No Role in Acute Coronary Events? by David M Patrick, Karuna Karunakaran, Adrian R Levy, Kenneth Gin, Valencia Remple, Mei Chong, Heather Abbey, Laura Tarry, Caixia Shen, Robert C Brunham

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Quantification and identification of microfibers released from textiles during simulated accelerated washing by João Pinto da Costa, Ana Costa, Andréa Marinho, Alcina Pimenta, Ana Paula Fonte, Ana L. Patrício Silva, António José Fernandes, Florinda M. Costa, Damià Barceló, Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos, Armando Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos

“…Given their already demonstrated ubiquity in the environment and the inherent complexity of the different matrices in which these are found, detection and quantification methods are, consequently, quite disparate and gathered data are often not amenable for comparison. As such, methods for the sampling, quantification and characterization of microplastics should be fit-for-purpose, meaning that they should account for the scientific questions being asked within a determined setting and environment. …”
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Preliminary Results of the Adoption and Application of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Bundle Care Program When Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jason R. Guertin, James M. Bowen, Carolyn Gosse, Gord Blackhouse, Daria J. O’Reilly, Emanuel Baltaga, Gerard Cox, Donna Johnson, Brandi Le Blanc, Jane Loncke, Stewart Pugsley, Ravi Sivakumaran, Laura Wheatley, Kevin Smith, Jean-Eric Tarride

“…Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton for COPD being discharged with support services between June 2012 and March 2015, using administrative data. Confounding adjustment was achieved through the use of propensity score matching. …”
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Inhibition of histone deacetylase in Arabidopsis root calli promotes de novo shoot organogenesis by Qinwei Pan, Ruirui Huang, Qiong Xiao, Xuting Wu, Baoxia Jian, Yanan Xiang, Lijun Gan, Zongrang Liu, Yi Li, Tingting Gu, Huawei Liu, Huawei Liu

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Two Portuguese Cochlear Implanted Dizygotic Twins: A Case Report by Joana Rita Chora, Helena Simões-Teixeira, Tiago Daniel Matos, Jorge Humberto Martins, Marisa Alves, Raquel Ferreira, Luís Silva, Carlos Ribeiro, Graça Fialho, Helena Caria

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The Interfaces Twitter Elections Dataset: Construction process and characteristics of big social data during the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil. by Sylvia Iasulaitis, Alan Demétrius Baria Valejo, Bruno Cardoso Greco, Vinicius Gonçalves Perillo, Guilherme Henrique Messias, Isabella Vicari, with the Interfaces—Center for Sociopolitical Studies of Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence

“…While Twitter is generally a "public" access platform and fits into big data standards, extracting valuable information is not trivial due to the volume, speed, and heterogeneity of data. …”
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Graph analysis based on SCN reveals novel neuroanatomical targets related to tinnitus distress by Yawen Lu, Yifeng Yang, Meijing Yan, Lianxi Sun, Caixia Fu, Jianwei Zhang, Jianwei Zhang, Yuehong Liu, Kefeng Li, Zhao Han, Guangwu Lin, Shihong Li

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Rosiglitazone Alleviates Mechanical Allodynia of Rats with Bone Cancer Pain through the Activation of PPAR-γ to Inhibit the NF-κB/NLRP3 Inflammatory Axis in Spinal Cord Neurons by Jie Fu, Baoxia Zhao, Chaobo Ni, Huadong Ni, Longsheng Xu, Qiuli He, Miao Xu, Chengfei Xu, Ge Luo, Jianjun Zhu, Jiachun Tao, Ming Yao

“…The results show that rosiglitazone inhibits the NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammation axis by activating PPAR-γ in spinal neurons, thereby alleviating BCP. …”
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Investigate of preoperative hope level and analysis of influencing factors in elderly patients with femoral neck fracture (老年股骨颈骨折患者术前希望水平及影响因素分析)... by ZHANG Caixia (张彩侠), LI A Min (李阿敏), PAN Rusheng (潘如胜), LI Ling (李玲), CHE Xia (车侠)

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HbA1c Cutoff Point of 5.9% Better Identifies High Risk of Progression to Diabetes among Chinese Adults: Results from a Retrospective Cohort Study by Kai Liang, Chuan Wang, Fei Yan, Lingshu Wang, Tianyi He, Xiuping Zhang, Chengqiao Li, Weifang Yang, Zeqiang Ma, Aixia Ma, Xinguo Hou, Li Chen

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From bowls to pots: The dairying revolution in Northwest Turkey, a view from Barcın Höyük, 6600 to 6000 BCE. by Hadi Özbal, Adria Breu, Laurens Thissen, Fokke Gerritsen, Elisha van den Bos, Alfred Galik, Turhan Doğan, Muhiddin Çergel, Adnan Şimşek, Ayla Türkekul, Rana Özbal

“…Organic residue analysis of selected samples helped address the process of adoption and intensification of milk processing in this region over time. The lipid residue data discussed in this paper derive from 143 isotopic results subsampled from 173 organic residues obtained from 805 Neolithic potsherds and suggest that bowls and four-lugged pots may have been preferred containers for processing milk. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms of Interleukin-1 Alpha and the Vitamin D Receptor in Mexican Mestizo Patients with Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Salvador Cervin Serrano, Dalia González Villareal, Maribel Aguilar-Medina, Jose Guillermo Romero-Navarro, Jose Geovanni Romero Quintana, Eliakym Arámbula Meraz, Ignacio Osuna Ramírez, Veronica Picos-Cárdenas, Julio Granados, Iris Estrada-García, Guzman Sánchez-Schmitz, Rosalío Ramos-Payán

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Evaluation of risk factors associated with fragility fractures and recommendations to optimise bone health in children with long-term neurological condition by Xue Yi Jessica Leow, Jonathan Tian Ci Tan, Tong Hong Yeo, Kenneth Pak Leung Wong, Arjandas Mahadev, Bixia Ang, Rashida Farhad Vasanwala, Zhi Min Ng

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Impact of mealtime social experiences on student consumption of meals at school: a qualitative analysis of caregiver perspectives by Leah Elizabeth Chapman, Wendi Gosliner, Deborah A. Olarte, Monica Daniela Zuercher, Lorrene D. Ritchie, Dania Orta-Aleman, Marlene B. Schwartz, Michele Polacsek, Christina E. Hecht, Kenneth Hecht, Anisha I. Patel, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Margaret Read, Juliana FW Cohen

“… Abstract Objective: To understand caregivers’ perceptions about their children’s mealtime social experiences at school, and how they believe these social experiences impact their children’s consumption of meals at school (both meals brought from home and school meals). Design: Qualitative data were originally collected as part of a larger mixed methods study using an embedded-QUAN dominant research design. …”
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A stretchable human lung‐on‐chip model of alveolar inflammation for evaluating anti‐inflammatory drug response by Clémentine Richter, Lorenz Latta, Daria Harig, Patrick Carius, Janick D. Stucki, Nina Hobi, Andreas Hugi, Paul Schumacher, Tobias Krebs, Alexander Gamrekeli, Felix Stöckle, Klaus Urbschat, Galia Montalvo, Franziska Lautenschläger, Brigitta Loretz, Alberto Hidalgo, Nicole Schneider‐Daum, Claus‐Michael Lehr

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Analogs of Precambrian microbial communities formed de novo in Caucasian mineral water aquifers by Daria G. Zavarzina, Alexey A. Maslov, Alexander Y. Merkel, Nataliya A. Kharitonova, Alexandra A. Klyukina, Ekaterina I. Baranovskaya, Elena A. Baydariko, Evgeniy G. Potapov, Kseniya S. Zayulina, Andrey Y. Bychkov, Nikolay A. Chernyh, Elizaveta A. Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Sergey N. Gavrilov

“…Correlation analysis of the obtained data revealed stable and highly stratified microbial communities inhabiting four distinct ecosystems. …”
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Appearance-related distress impacts psychological symptoms in Chinese patients with cleft lip by Yichun Yang, Renjie Yang, Jiaying Wang, Zhuojun Xie, Yuan Zong, Weiyao Xia, Meijun Du, Shiming Zhang, Jiayi Yin, Jiali Chen, Bing Shi, Caixia Gong, Hanyao Huang

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