Review of the Handbook of Accounting, Accountability and Governance edited by Garry D. Carnegie and Christopher J. Napier by Anna Szychta

“…Accounting is a key device for the discharge of accountability both within and outside organizations (Carnegie, Napier, 2023, p. 19). …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram incorporating neutrophil-to-albumin ratio for predicting overall survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing c... by Xin Hua, Meng-Di Wang, Wei-Qiong Ni, Zhi-Qing Long, Si-Fen Wang, Fang-Fang Duan, Chao Zhang, Xin Huang, Fei Xu, Wen Xia, Jia-Yi Chen, Yun-Sheng Gao

“…To identify factors associated with OS and construct a prognostic nomogram, both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed. …”
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Late-stage diversification strategy for the synthesis of peptide acids and amides using hydrazides by Shoko Tanaka, Mizuki Kanno, Yosuke Tashiro, Tetsuo Narumi, Nobuyuki Mase, Kohei Sato

“…Azidation and subsequent treatment with BME afforded peptide acids an acceptable yield even in sequences containing amino acids that are prone to oxidation. Both methods for conversion of hydrazides to amides were found to afford the desired products in good yield and compatibility. …”
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An analytical method for the desorption superposition effect in commingled production of coalbed methane and its application: A case study of the Xiaotun mine field in western Guiz... by Chen GUO, Yan JI, Chenyi ZHAO, Lingling LU, Xinhang YU, Junzhe GAO, Houqiang LI, Xuyang ZHANG, Xiang WANG, Hongbin HE, Runhan ZHANG

“…In this case, the upper and the lower desorption systems yielded well-controlled desorption capacities of 378.09×104 m3 (daily average: 4.20×104 m3) and 199.11×104 m3 (daily average: 1.08×104 m3), respectively. Both desorption systems demonstrated satisfactory desorption superposition effect, each forming a favorable pay interval combination for the commingled production of CBM. …”
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Establishing rabbit critical-size bone defects to evaluate the bone-regeneration potential of porous calcium phosphate ceramics by Wei Lei, Yan Wu, Yan Wu, Hao Yuan, Ping He, Jingqi Wu, Jingrong Chen, Yuxiao Liu, Hongmei Zhang, Joost D. de Bruijn, Xuerong Xiang, Ping Ji, Huipin Yuan, Huipin Yuan, Mingzheng Li

“…Ulna defects (15.0 mm in length) failed to heal spontaneously within 24 weeks when the periosteum was removed from both the ulna and radius, and the radius was covered with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane. …”
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Unequal ageing: the quality of life of senior citizens in the EU before and after COVID-19. A multidimensional approach by Elżbieta Roszko-Wójtowicz, Klaudia Przybysz, Agnieszka Stanimir

“…The analysis includes 27 EU member states and uses both descriptive and inferential statistical methods to evaluate trends and disparities. …”
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Parallel single-cell metabolic analysis and extracellular vesicle profiling reveal vulnerabilities with prognostic significance in acute myeloid leukemia by Dorian Forte, Roberto Maria Pellegrino, Paolo Falvo, Paulina Garcia-Gonzalez, Husam B. R. Alabed, Filippo Maltoni, Davide Lombardi, Samantha Bruno, Martina Barone, Federico Pasini, Francesco Fabbri, Ivan Vannini, Benedetta Donati, Gianluca Cristiano, Chiara Sartor, Simona Ronzoni, Alessia Ciarrocchi, Sandra Buratta, Lorena Urbanelli, Carla Emiliani, Simona Soverini, Lucia Catani, Francesco Bertolini, Rafael José Argüello, Michele Cavo, Antonio Curti

“…CD34+ AML cells display high antioxidant glutathione levels and enhanced mitochondrial functionality, both associated with poor clinical outcomes. Although CD34+ AML cells are highly dependent on glucose oxidation and glycolysis for energy, those from intermediate- and adverse-risk patients reveal increased mitochondrial dependence. …”
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Effects of traditional concurrent training and multicomponent training composed by strength training and dance classes on functional and cognitive capacity of older adults: a study... by Eduarda Blanco-Rambo, Nadyne Rubin, Marcelo Bandeira-Guimarães, Caroline Muraro, Débora Marques, Andressa Fergutz, Greyse Dornelles, Caroline Pietta-Dias, Eduardo Lusa Cadore

“…The sample of RCT will consist of men and women aged between 60 and 75 years. Both interventions will occur twice a week for 12 weeks with progressive intensity and volume. …”
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Plateau hypoxia improves tumor immune microenvironment and inhibits subcutaneous tumor growth of colorectal cancer by ZHAO Sijie, WANG Meng, GAO Yuan

“…Results‍　‍The weight of subcutaneous tumor mass was significantly inhibited in both C57BL/6 and BALB/C mice from the plateau hypoxic group than those from the 2 plain normoxic groups （0.17 vs 0.09 g， 1.38 vs 0.51 g， P<0.01）. …”
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Hubungan Lingkar Abdomen (Lingkar Perut) dengan Tekanan Darah by Marini Khairana Sari, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto, Rahmatina B. Herman

“…The statistical test showed a significant correlation exists between abdominal circumference and systolic blood pressure in male and female subjects (p &lt;0.01 and p &lt;0.05), but there was no correlation between abdominal circumference and diastolic blood pressure both in the group of male and female subjects (p&gt; 0.05). …”
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The authority of the printed word in the Lithuanian village of the XIX century by Džiuljeta Maskoliūnienė

“…Despite obvious unfavorable circumstances, which emerged in Lithuania in the 19th century as well as in Western Europe, both society and culture started to democratize. …”
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The Inventory of the Estate farm Senkoniai by Stasys Pamerneckis, Roberta Sakalauskaitė

“…The arable land, belonging both to the estate and to the peasants, was sectioned according to the traditional three-field system. …”
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Joint effects of temperature and humidity with PM2.5 on COPD by Huan Minh Tran, Feng-Jen Tsai, Yuan-Hung Wang, Kang-Yun Lee, Jer-Hwa Chang, Chi-Li Chung, Chien-Hua Tseng, Chien-Ling Su, Yuan-Chien Lin, Tzu-Tao Chen, Kuan-Yuan Chen, Shu-Chuan Ho, Feng-Ming Yang, Sheng-Ming Wu, Kian Fan Chung, Kin-Fai Ho, Kai-Jen Chuang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…The joint effect models show that high temperatures (> 23.5 °C) and both extremely low (69.3%) and high (80.9%) RH levels generally exacerbate the effects of PM2.5 on OR for COPD, especially over longer exposure durations. …”
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Evaluating the health risk of probiotic supplements from the perspective of antimicrobial resistance by Qiwen Tian, Hailv Ye, Xuan Zhou, Junyi Wang, Lifang Zhang, Wenxuan Sun, Chenxin Duan, Minyu Fan, Wei Zhou, Chuyun Bi, Qiong Ye, Aloysius Wong

“…Studies conducted on probiotics from increasingly popular health supplements have raised the possibility of transmitting ARGs to commensals in the human gut, concomitantly establishing a reservoir of ARGs and risking acquisition by opportunistic pathogens. …”
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A Three-Stage-Concatenated Non-Linear MMSE Interference Rejection Combining Aided MIMO-OFDM Receiver and its EXIT-Chart Analysis by Jue Chen, Siyao Lu, Tsang-Yi Wang, Jwo-Yuh Wu, Chih-Peng Li, Soon Xin Ng, Robert G. Maunder, Lajos Hanzo

“…In this way, we may achieve the best of both worlds, retaining the interference rejection capability of the MMSE-IRC detector and the superior performance of the NL equalizer. …”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to sexual and reproductive health services for women and gender-diverse people with disabilities in Canada: a qualitative study by Meredith Evans, Alexandra Rego, Nkem Ogbonna, Kate Welsh, Sidrah K. Zafar, Lucy C. Barker, Anne Berndl, Janice Du Mont, Yona Lunsky, Amy McPherson, Lesley A. Tarasoff, Ashley Vandermorris, Hilary K. Brown

“…Comprehensive disability community engagement is necessary to inform accessible SRH services and policies, both during and beyond a pandemic.…”
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The impact of E × B shear on microtearing based transport in spherical tokamaks by B.S. Patel, M.R. Hardman, D. Kennedy, M. Giacomin, D. Dickinson, C.M. Roach

“…Equilibrium E  ×  B sheared flows have sometimes been found to significantly suppress low β ion scale transport in both gyrokinetic simulations and in experiment. This work aims to understand the conditions under which E  ×  B sheared flow impacts on the saturation of MTM simulations, as there have been examples where it does (Guttenfelder et al 2012 Phys. …”
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Reference genome provide insights into sex determination of silver aworana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) by Yi Liu, Chao Bian, Ka Yan Ma, Yexin Yang, Yuanyuan Wang, Chao Liu, Guochang Ouyang, Meng Xu, Jinhui Sun, Changwei Shao, Jiehu Chen, Qiong Shi, Xidong Mu

“…Results We constructed two high-quality chromosome-level genome assemblies for both female and male silver arowana, with scaffold N50 values over 10 Mb. …”
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Last-millennium volcanic forcing and climate response using SO₂ emissions by L. R. Marshall, L. R. Marshall, L. R. Marshall, A. Schmidt, A. Schmidt, A. Schmidt, A. P. Schurer, N. L. Abraham, N. L. Abraham, L. J. Lücke, R. Wilson, K. J. Anchukaitis, G. C. Hegerl, B. Johnson, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, E. C. Brady, M. Khodri, K. Yoshida

“…Averaged across all large-magnitude eruptions, we find similar Northern Hemisphere (NH) summer cooling compared with other last-millennium climate simulations from the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project Phase 4 (PMIP4), run with both <span class="inline-formula">SO₂</span> emissions and prescribed forcing, and a continued overestimation of surface cooling compared with tree-ring reconstructions. …”
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Depletion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells sensitizes murine multiple myeloma to PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors by Qiang Wang, Qing Yi, Wei Xiong, Rui Duan, Jianfei Qian, Liuling Xiao, Miao Xian, Pan Su, Chuanchao Zhang, Yabo Li, Ling Zhong, Chengyun Zheng

“…CyTOF indicated that the bone marrow (BM) of both models was inflamed, suggesting that immune suppressive cells might be inhibiting the reactivation of T cells in the BM. …”
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