The “Trojan Horse” Approach to Tumor Immunotherapy: Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment by Delia Nelson, Scott Fisher, Bruce Robinson

“…The “Trojan Horse” approach of intratumoural delivery aims to promote immune-mediated destruction by inducing microenvironmental changes within the tumour at the same time as avoiding the systemic toxicity that is often associated with more “full frontal” treatments such as transfer of large numbers of laboratory-expanded tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes or large intravenous doses of cytokine. …”
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Penerapan asas kesukarelaan dalam konseling kasus pacaran beresiko pada remaja by I Gst. Agung Diah Rusdayanti, Kadek Suranata, I Ketut Dharsana

“…In the early stages of counseling, the counselor builds a good relationship and communication with the counselee, accompanied by an assessment and delivery of the principle of volunteerism for data mining related to counseling problems. …”
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Advances in Illuminating Prostate Cancer with Emerging Phototherapies by Ali Usman

“…Functionalized nanoparticles, such as those targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), enhance the precision of therapeutic delivery, reducing systemic toxicity. Combination strategies incorporating PDT and PTT with conventional modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, have demonstrated synergistic effects, leading to better therapy sensitization. …”
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Balancing Power and Resolving Conflicts in the Collaboration between Regional Heads and DPRD in Indonesia's Decentralized Governance by Fauzan Muhammad, Prasojo Hermawan, Ardhanariswari Riris, Elfudllatsani Bahar

“…In contrast, regions with political stability show that cooperation between Regional Heads and DPRD can improve governance and public service delivery. This study, using a normative legal approach, identifies three key pillars—equality, transparency, and accountability—as essential for fostering a strong relationship between Regional Heads and DPRD. …”
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A Model for Vehicle Routing Problem under Returns and Emission Consideration in B2C E-Commerce Logistics by Sedat Belbağ

“…Furthermore, the cluster-based solution approach causes a considerable decrease in solution time while providing promising solutions.Originality: This study represents a contribution to the existing literature on the subject by considering: i) emission to determine effects on the vehicle routing problem, ii) the postponement of the collection of returned items due to the limited delivery time, iii) proposing the clustering-based solution approach to tackle with larger-sized problems.…”
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Revolutionizing Education with Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Challenges, and Implications for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) by Mohd Rushidi Mohd Amin, Ismaanzira Ismail, Vinesh Maran Sivakumaran

“…This transformative technology holds the potential to revolutionize education delivery through personalized learning algorithms, adaptive learning, and intelligent tutoring systems, tailoring educational experiences to individual students. …”
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Microtissues in Cardiovascular Medicine: Regenerative Potential Based on a 3D Microenvironment by Julia Günter, Petra Wolint, Annina Bopp, Julia Steiger, Elena Cambria, Simon P. Hoerstrup, Maximilian Y. Emmert

“…However, current stem cell therapies using single-cell suspensions have failed to demonstrate long-lasting efficacy due to the overall low retention rate after cell delivery to the myocardium. To overcome this obstacle, the concept of 3D cell culture techniques has been proposed to enhance therapeutic efficacy and cell engraftment based on the simulation of an in vivo-like microenvironment. …”
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Assessment of Child Immunization Coverage and Associated Factors with Full Vaccination among Children Aged 12–23 Months at Mizan Aman Town, Bench Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia by Asrat Meleko, Mesfin Geremew, Frehiwot Birhanu

“…Mothers/caretakers educational level, fathers’ educational level, place of delivery, maternal health care utilization, and mothers/caretakers knowledge about vaccine and vaccine-preventable disease showed significant association with full child immunization. …”
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Extending OpenStack Monasca for Predictive Elasticity Control by Giacomo Lanciano, Filippo Galli, Tommaso Cucinotta, Davide Bacciu, Andrea Passarella

“…To assess the ability of the different models to generalize to unseen patterns, we also evaluate them on traces from a real content delivery network (CDN) workload. In particular, the RNN model exhibites the best overall performance in terms of prediction error, observed client-side response latency, and forecasting overhead. …”
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Addressing temperature challenges in machining: Deep-eutectic metalworking fluids and their influence on surface integrity by Erik Abbá, Alistair Speidel, Zhirong Liao, Donka Novovic, Dragos Axinte

“…This study explores the application of specifically designed, unconventional, and eco-friendly media, Deep-Eutectic Fluids (DEFs), which provide optimized fluid delivery to the cutting zone, regulating lubrication and cooling, while maintaining the surface integrity of the machined parts. …”
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Fast Optimal Replica Placement with Exhaustive Search Using Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor by Hidetoshi Takeshita, Sho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Akifumi Watanabe, Yutaka Arakawa, Naoaki Yamanaka, Kosuke Shiba

“…The replica placement problem is to find a replica-server set satisfying service constraints in a content delivery network (CDN). It is derived from the set cover problem which is known to be NP-hard. …”
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Public Administration Reform in Bulgaria: Top-down and Externally-driven Approach by Emilia Zankina

“…PAR is examined along five key dimensions – transparency and accountability, civil service and human resources management (HRM), public service delivery and digitalisation, organisation and management of government, and policy-making coordination and implementation. …”
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Immunotherapeutic Potential of Lactobacillus Species as Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer Immunotherapy by Renukadevi J, Sam Helinto J, Prena D

“…Although the formulation of probiotic species in advanced drug delivery systems, such as niosomes and liposomes, may prove to be successful, regulatory guidelines need to be followed to support their nontoxic effects in preclinical trials followed by clinical studies. …”
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A Case of Placenta Increta Mimicking Submucous Leiomyoma by Ali Ekiz, Ibrahim Polat, Sezcan Mumusoglu, Burchan Aydiner, Cagdas Ozdemir, Hilal Serap Arslan

“…The ultrasonography showed a 65 × 84 mm mass in the uterine cavity after the delivery. Due to presence of early postpartum hemorrhage which needs transfusion, an intervention decision was made. …”
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A scalable neighbor-based routing protocol for mobile ad hoc networks by Ali Mohamed E Ejmaa, Shamala Subramaniam, Zuriati Ahmad Zukarnain, Zurina Mohd Hanapi

“…Simulation results show that scalable neighbor-based mobile routing outperforms both protocols, the neighbor coverage-based probabilistic rebroadcast and the ad hoc on-demand distance vector, in terms of routing overhead, medium access control collision, end-to-end delay, packet delivery ratio, and energy consumption.…”
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Rhizosphere engineering for semiarid tropics: prospects and bottlenecks by Anurag Yadav, Kusum Yadav, Rumana Ahmad

“…Identifying beneficial microorganisms, establishing standardized protocols, comprehending complex plant–microbe–soil interactions, and developing efficient delivery systems for microbial inoculants are among the bottlenecks that must be addressed. …”
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Inertial Memory Effects in Molecular Transport Across Nanoporous Membranes by Slobodanka Galovic, Milena Čukić, Dalibor Chevizovich

“…These findings have significant implications for understanding cell physiology, developing drug delivery systems, and designing nanoporous membranes for various applications.…”
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Morbidity Cost and Willingness to Pay for Healthcare Insurance among Wheat Farmers in Jigawa State of Nigeria by Mohammed Sanusi Sadiq, Muhammad Ahmad, Emmanuel Gama, Abbas Sambo

“…However, this inclination was largely influenced by the overlooked or nearly neglected social learning aspect of extension service delivery. Therefore, as a method to reduce public capital expenditure on healthcare for livelihoods in the study area, the study recommends that policymakers expand the healthcare scheme to include the farming community, going beyond formal organisations, thereby enhancing farm family livelihoods specifically and overall economic growth and development in general. …”
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AI-driven self-service for enhanced customer experience outcomes in the banking sector by Nkululeko PraiseGod Zungu, Hayford Amegbe, Charles Hanu, Emmanuel Selase Asamoah

“…This study examines the influencing value factors of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based self-service technology delivery, self-service customer experience, and outcomes based on customer value theory and trust-commitment theory. …”
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Meconium aspiration syndrome, fetal heart rate, and stillbirth. Literature review by Jésser M. Herrera-Salgado, Luis E. Reyes-Mendoza, Jesús C. Briones-Garduño

“…Normally, meconium is expelled after birth, but in some cases, it is released into the amniotic fluid and can be inhaled by the baby before or during delivery. This can lead to a range of respiratory problems and complications. …”
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