ErbB- and MUC1-targeted CAR-T cell immunotherapy of oral squamous cell carcinoma by Saffron E. Summers, Saffron E. Summers, Vehid Salih, Andrew D. Foey

“…Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy has shown great success in treating B cell malignancies; however, there are many challenges that limit their therapeutic efficacy in solid tumours. Immunotherapy of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), and, in particular, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), presents a unique set of challenges including lack of consistently expressed tumour associated antigens (TAAs) and the immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment (TME). …”
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Identifying relevant EEG channels for subject-independent emotion recognition using attention network layers by Camilo E. Valderrama, Camilo E. Valderrama, Anshul Sheoran

“…ResultsThe model achieved average accuracies of 79.3% (CI: 76.0-82.5%), 69.5% (95% CI: 64.2-74.8%) and 60.7% (95% CI: 52.3-69.2%) on these datasets, revealing that EEG channels located along the head circumference, including Fp1, Fp2, F7, F8, T7, T8, P7, P8, O1, and O2, are the most crucial for emotion prediction. …”
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Smart Filter Performance Monitoring System by Chenxing Pei, Weiqi Chen, Qisheng Ou, David Y. H. Pui

“…Three case studies are presented: an air purifier, a teaching building HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system, and a large-scale air cleaning system. …”
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Intraoperative Management of Large Resuscitation-Associated Venous Air Embolism (VAE) for Emergent Neurological Surgery by Ryan S. D’Souza, Arnoley S. Abcejo, Matthew A. Sexton

“…We report a 22-year-old previously healthy female who experienced a motor vehicle accident with severe facial and head trauma, and mixed subdural and epidural hematomas with an 8 mm midline shift. …”
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Evaluation of the Definitions of “High-Risk” Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Criteria and National Comprehensive Cancer Netwo... by Melinda B. Chu, Jordan B. Slutsky, Maulik M. Dhandha, Brandon T. Beal, Eric S. Armbrecht, Ronald J. Walker, Mark A. Varvares, Scott W. Fosko

“…A retrospective review of head and neck cSCCs seen by an academic dermatology department from July 2010 to November 2011 was performed. …”
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Hubungan Faktor Persepsi Mahasiswa Dalam Pengelolaan Ruang Rawat Inap Terhadap Kepuasan Mahasiswa Dalam Praktek Klinik Keperawatan Di RSUD Pariaman by Mechi Silvia Dora, Dini Qurata Ayuni

“…The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was a correlation between students' perceptions about clinical leadership. leadership (p-value 0.003), supervision of the head of the room (p-value 0.042), coordination between practice supervisors (p-value 0.032), and practical work environment (p-value 0.033) with student satisfaction in nursing clinical practice. …”
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The Stability of Gob-Side Entry Retaining in a High-Gas-Risk Mine by Junwen Zhang, Yulin Li

“…The rational width of the filling body beside the roadway was determined, and a concrete roadway-side support with a headed reinforcement-integrated strengthening technique was proposed, which have been applied in engineering practice. …”
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Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for Root Canal System Asepsis: A Narrative Literature Review by P. Diogo, T. Gonçalves, P. Palma, J. M. Santos

“…Two reviewers independently conducted literature searches using a combination of medical subject heading terms and key words to identify relevant studies comparing information found in 7 electronic databases from January 2000 to May 2015. …”
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Unexpected Bone Metastases from Thyroid Cancer by Sandra Gibiezaite, Savas Ozdemir, Sania Shuja, Barry McCook, Monica Plazarte, Mae Sheikh-Ali

“…The patient is a 37-year-old woman with a diagnosis of DTC who had focal areas of increased uptake in the head on WBS with no correlative findings on CT and MRI. …”
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Distribution, traditional utilization, processing, and health benefits associated with the consumption of morama bean [Tylosema escululetum (Burch.)]: a survey from selected distri... by John Gwamba, Samuel Imathiu, John Kinyuru, Arnold Onyango, Masa Veronica Motaung

“…It was found that morama bean is distributed in Botswana's sandy desert regions and is consumed by people who are native or migrated into these areas. Roasting in heated sand (mean = 4.93) and boiling fresh beans with water or milk (mean = 4.49) were the most popular methods of cooking morama beans. …”
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IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF THE JET PUMP AT LOW COEFFICIENTS OF EJECTION by A. G. Butenko, S. Yu. Smik

“…Mathematical and physical simulation of the centralejector operation with the substitution bodies shows the increase in pressure-head and efficiency coefficients in such apparatuses as compared to ejectors of the conventional form. …”
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Assessment of the applied potential of sludge-derived hydrochar in terms of process parameters and product properties by Zhang, Chuang, Wang, Bingyu, Wang, Jixiang, Rong, Shaopeng,  Xie, Huifang, Qu, Hongxia, Feng, Yanfang

“…When the moisture content of sludge was 80.3%, the energy recoverable by hydrochars could be sufficient for the material to be heated up to phase transition. Evaluations of sludge characteristics in different regions and treatment processes were conducted, allowing HTC process parameters to be optimized in correlation with future resource utilization approaches. …”
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Single cell transcriptome profiling reveals pathogenesis of bullous pemphigoid by Guirong Liang, Chenjing Zhao, Qin Wei, Suying Feng, Yetao Wang

“…In lesional skin, non-immune cells upregulate pathways related to metabolism, wound healing, immune activation, and cell migration. LAMP3+DCs from cDC2 show stronger pro-inflammatory signatures than those from cDC1, and VEGFA+ mast cells, crucial for BP progression, are predominantly in lesional skin. …”
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Scutellarin Prevents Angiogenesis in Diabetic Retinopathy by Downregulating VEGF/ERK/FAK/Src Pathway Signaling by Lingli Long, Yubin Li, Shuang Yu, Xiang Li, Yue Hu, Tengfei Long, Liqin Wang, Wenwen Li, Xiaoxin Ye, Zunfu Ke, Haipeng Xiao

“…HRECs were cultured in high glucose- (30 mM D-glucose) and hypoxia (cobalt chloride-treated)-stimulated diabetic condition to evaluate the antiangiogenic effects of SCU by CCK-8 test, cell migration experiment (wound healing and transwell), and tube formation experiment. …”
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Early osteogenic differentiation of human dental stem cells by gelatin/calcium phosphate- Punica granatum nanocomposite scaffold by Atefeh Abedi, Simin Sharifi, Mahsa Baghban Shaker, Maryam Jalili, Solmaz Maleki Dizaj, Elaheh Dalir Abdolahinia

“…Abstract Background Tissue engineering for bone regeneration aims to heal severe bone injuries. This study aimed to prepare and assess the early osteogenic differentiation effects of a gelatin/calcium phosphate- Punica granatum nanocomposite scaffold on stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous (SHED) and human dental pulp stem cells (HDPSCs). …”
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How spinal GABAergic circuits modulate cerebral processing of postsurgical pain by Bruno Pradier, Daniel Segelcke, Nathalie Just, Mirjam Augustin, Nina Nagelmann, Cornelius Faber, Esther Pogatzki-Zahn

“…Surgical procedures cause tissue damage and inflammation, leading to peripheral and central sensitization, resulting in pain at rest or mechanical and heat hyperalgesia. In a rat model for post-surgical pain, spinal GABAergic transmission via GABAA receptors reduces mechanical hypersensitivity but has no effect on pain at rest. …”
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Autophagy: A New Avenue and Biochemical Mechanisms to Mitigate the Climate Change by Muhammad Abubakkar Azmat, Malaika Zaheer, Muhammad Shaban, Saman Arshad, Muhammad Hasan, Alyan Ashraf, Muhammad Naeem, Aftab Ahmad, Nayla Munawar

“…., pathogen infection, nutrient deficiency, plant senescence, heat stress, drought, osmotic stress, and hypoxia induce autophagy in plants. …”
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Carlos Castillo-Chavez: A century ahead by James Schatz

“…Sixteen years ago, I travelled to Cornell University with my colleague at the National Security Agency (NSA) Barbara Deuink to meet Carlos and hear about his vision to expand the talent pool of mathematicians in our country. …”
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Microenvironment Influence of a Novel Bioengineered Wound Product, APIS®: A Preliminary In Vitro Analysis of Inflammatory Marker and Growth Factor Secretion by Isaac Rodriguez, Tricia Conti, Nina Bionda

“…Results from this preliminary in vitro evaluation suggest that the BWP has the potential to instill balance to the wound microenvironment by reducing the MMP-9/TIMP-1 ratio secretion from macrophages and progress previously stalled chronic wounds towards healing by triggering the release of growth factors from fibroblasts.…”
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Study of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal and Tendon-Derived Stem Cells Transplantation on the Regenerating Effect of Achilles Tendon Ruptures in Rats by Mohanad Kh Al-ani, Kang Xu, Yanjun Sun, Lianhong Pan, ZhiLing Xu, Li Yang

“…TDSCs showed higher agility in tendon healing with better appearance density and well-organized longitudinal fibrous structure, though BMSCs also showed positive effects. …”
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