Clinical impact of proteinuria on renal function and treatment outcomes in patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib by Naoki Fukuda, Kazuhisa Toda, Hirotaka Suto, Ryosuke Oki, Xiaofei Wang, Tetsuya Urasaki, Yasuyoshi Sato, Kenji Nakano, Makiko Ono, Junichi Tomomatsu, Hiroki Mitani, Shunji Takahashi

“…In total, 50 (71%) and 25 (36%) patients presented with any-grade and grade 3 proteinuria, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that age [>65; odds ratio (OR) 8.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.74–39.00, p < 0.01], history of diabetes mellitus (OR 7.79, 95% CI 1.31–46.20, p = 0.02), and hypertension (OR 4.07, 95% CI 1.22–13.60, p = 0.02) were significantly associated with the development of grade 3 proteinuria. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Cages and Cadaveric Allografts in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) for Treating Lumbar Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis by Huo-Liang Zheng, Bo Li, Shao-Kuan Song, Peng-Bo Chen, Xin-Feng Zheng, Lei-Sheng Jiang, Sheng-Dan Jiang

“…The mean preoperative VAS and ODI scores were 8.9 and 74.6%, respectively, and improvements in VAS and ODI were 6.6±2.2 and 50.4±21.3%, respectively. The Frankel grade D was found in 10 patients and grade C in 7. …”
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Modeling the Relationship of Concrete Strength with Aggregate Size Using Quarry Dust as Fine Aggregates for Rigid Pavements. by Ahebwa, Chrispus

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Severe donor reaction as a hazard of replacement blood donation by Amita Radhakrishnan Nair, Debasish Gupta

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Adenomyoepithelial adenosis mimicking phylloides: A diagnostic dilemma by Jyoty Singh, Atin Singhai, Suresh Babu, Kulranjan Singh, Anand Mishra

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Expression of CD68+ Tumor associated macrophages in relation to β-catenin in carcinoma stomach by Nikhil Sharma, Ranjita Panigrahi, Prita Pradhan, Sabyasachi Parida, Saroj R. Sahoo

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Technical difficulties and success of endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography in a group of patients by Pedro Juan Vázquez González, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Gustavo Becerra Terón, Mayelin González Pérez, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

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The Correlation between Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Point-of-Care Immunoassay, Tear Film Osmolarity, and Ocular Surface Parameters by Min-Ji Kang, Hyun Seung Kim, Man Soo Kim, Eun Chul Kim

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Characterization of Triple Negative Breast Cancer by Bernardo Enrique Heredia Martínez, Hailyn González Fernández

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Prevalence and association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance among non-diabetic obese, overweight, and metabolically obese normal-weight adult patients at... by Samik Pramanik, Jimmy Barua, Lokanathan V, Sharmistha Roy

“…Materials and Methods: This single-center cross-sectional study included 137 subjects aged more than 18 years, out of which 50 were obese, 22 were overweight, and 31 MONW. All subjects underwent detailed history, complete physical examination, laboratory test, and grading of hepatic fat by ultrasonography. …”
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Phase II clinical trial assessing the addition of hyperthermia to salvage concurrent chemoradiotherapy for unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer in previously irradiated pati... by Kai-Lin Yang, Mau-Shin Chi, Chung-Yu Hao, Hui-Ling Ko, Yi-Ying Huang, Ren-Hong Wu, Hung-Chih Lai, Ying-Chu Lin, Sheng-Po Hao, Kwan-Hwa Chi

“…Acute dermatitis was grade 0–1 in 85.7% and grade 2 in 14.3%. No definite burn injury occurred. …”
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Management of Bladder Cancer following Solid Organ Transplantation by Jeffrey J. Tomaszewski, Jeffrey A. Larson, Marc C. Smaldone, Matthew H. Hayn, Stephen V. Jackman

“…All four are alive and free of recurrence at a mean follow-up of 51 ± 22 months. One patient with T1 high grade BUC underwent radical cystectomy and remains disease free with a follow-up of 98 months. …”
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The effectiveness of using Quantum Thinker Teaching Model in reading comprehension achievement by Yuniarsi Romaniah, Nike Angraini, Dio Resta Permana

“…Therefore, the aims of this study were to find out the use of Quantum Thinker Teaching Model in reading comprehension achievement for seventh grade students at SMP Negeri 22 Palembang and the experimental group students’ perception of the use Quantum Thinker Teaching Model. …”
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A. A. Murthy, S. Norris, A. Subiantoro. Effects of Lubricating oil on the performance of a Four-Intersecting-Vane Rotary Expander / trans. from Engl. M. A. Fedorova by M. A. Fedorova

“…The adiabatic efficiency decreased from 22,5 % to 18,1 % with a higher viscosity lubricating oil (POE grade 68). …”
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Effect of Imatinib on Bone Marrow Morphology and Angiogenesis in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Neetu Pandey, Geeta Yadav, Rashmi Kushwaha, Shailendra Prasad Verma, Uma Shankar Singh, Ashutosh Kumar, Prabhaker Mishra

“…Results. 86.21% of patients showed decrease in marrow cellularity with normalization of M:E ratio. 72.42% of patients had decrease in grade of fibrosis and 17.24% showed no change while 10.34% of patients showed progression of fibrosis grade. …”
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Effectiveness, toxicity and impact on quality of life of high-dose-rate brachytherapy delivered in two fractions as monotherapy in patients with prostate cancer by Johan Staby Olsén, Antonis Valachis, Bengt Johansson

“…PSA exceeding 10 ng/mL at diagnosis was a significant risk factor for BCR (Odds Ratio (OR) = 3.29, 95 % CI: 1.01–10.67) whereas PSA of ≤0.1 ng/ml as nadir was a significant positive prognostic factor, associated with lower risk of BCR (OR = 0.11, 95 % CI: 0.03–0.33). At 12 months, 22 % of the patients had grade 2 and 3 % grade 3 urinary toxicity whereas 2 % of patients had grade 2 and none grade 3 bowel toxicity. …”
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Dziecięce zmagania z czasem. Wyzwalanie rozumienia pojęcia czas przez dzieci 9–10-letnie w kulturze szkoły polskiej by Monika Wiśniewska-Kin

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Evaluating the Dynamic Response of the Bridge-Vehicle System considering Random Road Roughness Based on the Moment Method by Fan Feng, Fanglin Huang, Weibin Wen, Zhe Liu, Xiang Liu

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Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) with Some Associated Risk Factors among Children Aged 1 to 5 Years in Rural Maharashtra – A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Raghavendra NR. Swamy, Priyanka N Akahade, P Abhinaya, Arvindkumar Waghmare, Satish V Gujalwar

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A Juvenile Female with Ductal Carcinoma In situ Arising from a Fibroadenoma by Wan-Yu Hung, Chih-Ling Lee, Chin-Yao Lin

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