Longitudinal changes in factors affecting postoperative patient satisfaction after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: an assessment using a patient-reported questionnaire by Soichiro Ogawa, Kei Yaginuma, Yuki Harigane, Shunta Makabe, Hitomi Imai, Satoru Meguro, Ryo Tanji, Akifumi Onagi, Ruriko Honda-Takinami, Kanako Matsuoka, Seiji Hoshi, Junya Hata, Yuichi Sato, Hidenori Akaihata, Masao Kataoka, Motohide Uemura, Yoshiyuki Kojima

“…Therefore, we examined the factors associated with treatment satisfaction over the first 12 months postoperatively based on an assessment using a patient-reported questionnaire. …”
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LINC02389/miR-7-5p Regulated Cisplatin Resistance of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer via Promoting Oxidative Stress by Peng Ma, Wen Han, Cunying Meng, Xiaohong Tan, Pengfei Liu, Lei Dong

“…Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, and cisplatin-based chemotherapy is the main treatment for NSCLC. …”
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“Diversity’s good unless you have a Southern accent, then you’re a hick”: Self-evaluation, linguistic insecurity and symbolic domination in Middle Tennessee by Marc-Philippe Brunet

“…In this context, we draw upon on the notion of symbolic domination, that is a lack of awareness regarding the inherently arbitrary nature of a linguistic standard which leads speakers of less prestigious varieties to judge their own linguistic productions through the prism of dominant criteria (Bourdieu, 2001; Bourdieu & Boltanski, 1975).Our study is based on the results of sociolinguistic fieldwork data from Murfreesboro (Middle Tennessee), which was collected in accordance with the theoretical and methodological framework of the PAC research programme and within the scope of the LVTI-Language, Urban Life, Work, Identity sociophonological project (Durand & Przewozny, 2012; Przewozny et al. 2020). …”
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Influence of Support Vector Regression (SVR) on Cryogenic Face Milling by Rao M. C. Karthik, Rashmi L. Malghan, Fuat Kara, Arunkumar Shettigar, Shrikantha S. Rao, Mervin A. Herbert

“…However, SVR surpasses BNN and RSM approaches because of the convergence factor and narrow margin error.…”
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Pastoralisme et frugalité numérique : évaluation des usages chez les ménages pastoraux au Sénégal by Serena Ferrari, Margot Moniot, Baba Ba, Amadou Asseloka, Mouhamadou Lamine Ndiaye, Nicolas Paget, Pascal Bonnet, Jean-Daniel Cesaro

“…La téléphonie et l’internet mobile auraient une capacité transformative pour les systèmes d’élevage pour améliorer la conduite du troupeau, la commercialisation des produits agricoles et l’accès aux services de base. Toutefois, l’accès au téléphone et à l’internet semble très variable et conditionne l’intérêt du numérique pour le pastoralisme. …”
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Risk of renal complications and death in young and middle-aged Swedes with parental type 1 diabetes: a nation-wide, prospective cohort study by Torbjörn Lind, Marie Fredriksson, Emma Persson, Anna Möllsten

“…Introduction This study aimed to investigate if individuals with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes having a parent with the same condition (parental diabetes) had worse metabolic control and an increased risk of death and renal failure compared with those with parents without type 1 diabetes (sporadic diabetes).Research design and methods We conducted a population-based cohort study using data from the Swedish Childhood Diabetes Register, including cases with onset of type 1 diabetes before the age of 15 and recorded between 1977 and 2010. …”
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Elaboración y aplicación de un índice de precios de insumos agrícolas by D.A. FERNÁNDEZ

“…Una vez computado el indicador se construye la serie del cociente entre el Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC) y el IPIA, con el fin de analizar el devenir de un mecanismo de diferenciación de explotaciones agropecuarias estudiado por Miguel Peretti a fines de la década de 1990. …”
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Éducation au patrimoine en langue minorée by Marie-Anne Châteaureynaud

“…Over time, the notion of heritage education emerged and in 2005, in Faro, UNESCO produced a framework convention that evoked a right to heritage and underlined the importance of local cultures in a globalised world.Whether tangible or intangible, the heritage linked to minority languages is thus also the subject of a cultural right from which pupils must be able to benefit.The transmission of the heritage of minority languages and cultures is a central issue because (UNESCO, 2003) "the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills - as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated with them - that communities, groups and, where appropriate, individuals" are part of cultural heritage. …”
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In Vitro Effect of Estradiol and Progesterone on Ovine Amniotic Epithelial Cells by Annunziata Mauro, Hashimita Sanyal, Angelo Canciello, Paolo Berardinelli, Valentina Russo, Nicola Bernabò, Luca Valbonetti, Barbara Barboni

“…Relevantly, the osteo or chondro steroid-induced precommitment may open unprecedented cell-based therapies to face the unsolved orthopaedic issues related to osteochondral regeneration.…”
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Identification of a Ferroptosis-Related Signature Associated with Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in Adrenocortical Carcinoma by Xi Chen, Lijun Yan, Feng Jiang, Yu Lu, Ni Zeng, Shufang Yang, Xianghua Ma

“…Ferroptosis, a new form of cell death, differs from other forms of cell death and plays a vital role in tumor progress. …”
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Association between triglyceride glucose index and adverse cardiovascular prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation without diabetes: a retrospective cohort study by Aobo Gong, Ying Cao, Zexi Li, Wentao Li, Fanghui Li, Yao Tong, Xianjin Hu, Rui Zeng

“…Methods This retrospective study utilized electronic medical records to collect data on patients with AF hospitalized at West China Hospital from January to June 2020. Participants were categorized into three groups based on their Tyg index levels. …”
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Profiling Serum Cytokines and Anticytokine Antibodies in Psoriasis Patients by Dan Hong, Xiuting Liu, Xiaonan Qiu, Siyao Lu, Yanyun Jiang, Guozhen Tan, Zhenrui Shi, Liangchun Wang

“…Serum cytokines and the corresponding autoantibodies were measured by multiplex bead-based technology. The bioactivity of serum IL-17A was determined by IL-8 production in primary keratinocytes. …”
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The Construction of a Standard Karyotype of Intermediate Wheatgrass and Its Potential Progenitor Species by Lin Wang, Shuang Liang, Fei Qi, Yinguang Bao, Richard R.-C. Wang, Xingfeng Li

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Tecnologías de información: Análisis de invenciones patentadas entre continentes para el periodo 1980 al 2010 by Luis Fernando Restrepo Betancur, William David Montoya Grajales

“…Anotando que el análisis se efectuó para residentes y no residentes. Se utilizó análisis multivariado de la varianza MANOVA con contraste canónico de tipo ortogonal, mediante el modelo lineal general GLM, con transformación de datos basada en la familia BOX-COX. …”
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Physical and occupational therapy service delivery models for populations identified as hard-to-reach: A scoping review. by Kenneth S Noguchi, Muhib Masrur, Lori Letts, Susanne Sinclair, Sarah Wojkowski, Julie Richardson

“…There is a need for evidence-based approaches to deliver physiotherapy (PT) or occupational therapy (OT) services to this underserved group.…”
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Communicating affirmative action in three South African organisations by Anné Leonard, Anské Grobler

“…Since this study focused on aspects that had not been researched previously (or verified empirically), an exploratory approach had to be followed, with the purpose of gauging possible current trends related to the management of communication about AA in a selection of South African organisations. A case study comparison of three organisations yielded the following results on four sub-questions derived from the overarching research question. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of lifestyle risk factors, nutrition status and drivers of food choice among urban migrants in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Almaty, Kazakhstan: a formative stud... by Sabri Bromage, Shamil Tazhibayev, Xin Zhou, Chang Liu, Enkhtsetseg Tserenkhuu, Oksana Dolmatova, Munkhbat Khishignemekh, Leyla Musurepova, Wusigale, Soninkhishig Tsolmon, Enkhjargal Tsendjav, Davaasambuu Enkhmaa, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Bayarmaa Enkhbat, Bilige Menghe, Davaasambuu Ganmaa

“…Design: We collected panel data on household structure, drivers of food choice, nutrition knowledge and diverse measures of nutrition status and lifestyle risk from urban migrants at 0, 3, 6 and 9 months using harmonised methodology in two cities. …”
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Functional Connectivity Changes in Multiple-Frequency Bands in Acute Basal Ganglia Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Machine Learning Approach by Jie Li, Lulu Cheng, Shijian Chen, Jian Zhang, Dongqiang Liu, Zhijian Liang, Huayun Li

“…Several functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have investigated the resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) changes in the primary motor cortex (M1) in patients with acute basal ganglia ischemic stroke (BGIS). …”
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Presegmenter Cascaded Framework for Mammogram Mass Segmentation by Urvi Oza, Bakul Gohel, Pankaj Kumar, Parita Oza

“…However, current DL models for breast mammogram mass segmentation face several limitations, including false positives (FPs), false negatives (FNs), and challenges with the end-to-end approach. …”
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Oral-malodor measurement and intention to quit smoking in men: A before–after study by Naoko Yatabe, Takashi Hanioka, Nao Suzuki, Atsushi Shimazu, Marie Naito

“…Introduction Few studies have examined the effect of feedback based on oralmalodor measurements on the motivation to quit smoking. …”
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