Synthesis and Characterization of Iodinated Chitosan Nanoparticles and Their Effects on Cancer Cells by Germán Alvarado Tenorio, Roberto Espinosa Neira, Carlos Alberto Ávila Orta, Gabriela Yolotzín Romero Zúñiga, Hortensia Ortega Ortiz

“…The high degree of chemical modification of the chitosan chains due to protonated amine groups allows them to react with many negatively charged surfaces as anionic polymers and cell membranes, resulting in an attractive material for medical and pharmaceutics applications. …”
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Proteomic properties of Salmonella isolates by N. B. Shadrova, O. V. Pruntova, G. S. Skitovich

“…Microorganism identification was performed using direct loading method followed by comparison of mass spectra with the database set in the apparatus. Peaks typical of many Enterobacteriaceae representatives and mass to charge ratio (m/z), characterizing Salmonella were determined.…”
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Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a Collegiate Mentoring Program by Emily Rickerson, Matthew Ohlson, Kate Fogarty, Muthusami Kumaran

“… Developing a new program can present many challenges at any level. This 2-page fact sheet describes a number of challenges that arise at various stages of developing a mentoring program. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing a Collegiate Mentoring Program by Emily Rickerson, Matthew Ohlson, Kate Fogarty, Muthusami Kumaran

“… Developing a new program can present many challenges at any level. This 2-page fact sheet describes a number of challenges that arise at various stages of developing a mentoring program. …”
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The impact of energy drinks on health of children and young adults - review of latest research by Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Marcelina Szewczyk, Maria Morawska, Aleksandra Tomczyk, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Klaudia Drewko, Kinga Jarosz

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Teen Binge Drinking by Suzanna Smith

“…“Raising teenagers is a tough job. I know I’m not the only mom who worries about the challenges our children face, including the issue of teenage drinking. …”
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Teen Binge Drinking by Suzanna Smith

“…“Raising teenagers is a tough job. I know I’m not the only mom who worries about the challenges our children face, including the issue of teenage drinking. …”
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Adolescent TV Use by Donna Davis

“…Indeed, there are days that I wonder if my children can unplug from the many digital and electronic devices in their lives.” …”
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Playing It Safe with Play Equipment by Donna Davis

“…Even the joyful vision of a playground could be daunting when the swing was used as a human slingshot and the slide had 101 uses, of which only one was acceptable. I’m sure many parents can relate to the fear of the unknown dangers on the playground.” …”
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FE-YOLO: An Efficient Deep Learning Model Based on Feature-Enhanced YOLOv7 for Microalgae Identification and Detection by Gege Ding, Yuhang Shi, Zhenquan Liu, Yanjuan Wang, Zhixuan Yao, Dan Zhou, Xuexiu Zhu, Yiqin Li

“…Compared to the YOLOv7 model, the proposed method shows greatly improved average Precision, Recall, mAP@50, and mAP@95; our proposed algorithm achieved increases of 9.6%, 1.9%, 9.7%, and 6.9%, respectively. …”
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TSH Variability of Patients Affected by Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Treated with Levothyroxine Liquid Solution or Tablet Form by Carlo Cappelli, Ilenia Pirola, Elena Gandossi, Claudio Casella, Davide Lombardi, Barbara Agosti, Fiorella Marini, Andrea Delbarba, Maurizio Castellano

“…Recent guidelines from the American Thyroid Association (ATA) indicate that, in many patients affected by differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), the serum TSH should be maintained between 0.1 and 0.5 mU/L. …”
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Entomopathogens Isolated from Invasive Ants and Tests of Their Pathogenicity by Maria Fernanda Miori de Zarzuela, Luis Garrigós Leite, José Eduardo Marcondes, Ana Eugênia de Carvalho Campos

“…Some ant species cause severe ecological and health impact in urban areas. Many attempts have been tested to control such species, although they do not always succeed. …”
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Improving Cancer Diagnosis in Alberta, Canada: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Department Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Diagnosing Cancer in the Emergency Setting by Anna Pujadas Botey, Cassandra Carrier, Eddy Lang, Paula J. Robson

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A novel method of adaptive weighted -nearest neighbor fingerprint indoor positioning considering user’s orientation by Jingxue Bi, Yunjia Wang, Xin Li, Hongji Cao, Hongxia Qi, Yongkang Wang

“…There are many factors affecting Wi-Fi signal in indoor environment, among which the human body has an important impact. …”
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A Fast and Validated HPLC Method for the Simultaneous Analysis of Five 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists via the Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents by a Single Marker by Fuchao Chen, Baoxia Fang, Peng Li, Sicen Wang

“…Chromatographic separation was achieved using a C18 column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 5.0 μm), and the mobile phase was composed of acetonitrile-0.05 mol·L−1 potassium dihydrogen phosphate (pH 4.0) (25 : 75) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min−1 and detection wavelengths of 307 nm (ondansetron, azasetron, ramosetron), 302 nm (granisetron), and 285 nm (tropisetron). …”
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Identifying factors for pembrolizumab eligibility in head and neck cancer by Satoru Miyamaru, Daizo Murakami, Kohei Nishimoto, Yorihisa Orita

“…Abstract Purpose Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are used as first-line treatments for recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer (R/M HNC), there are many cases where the treatment is ineffective, making the assessment of efficacy crucial. …”
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A classification scheme of active faults in engineering. by Qingyun Zhou, Suge He, Zhenyu Zou

“…This study is still quite preliminary, and there are many issues that need further study.…”
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Clinical Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Bead Transarterial Chemoembolization Loaded with Raltitrexed for the Treatment of Unresectable or Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yonghua Bi, Dechao Jiao, Jianzhuang Ren, Xinwei Han

“…Although raltitrexed shows therapeutic effects in many types of malignant tumors, the therapeutic effects and safety of drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) loaded with raltitrexed for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are rare. …”
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A baenid turtle shell from the Mesaverde Formation (Campanian, Late Cretaceous) of Park County, Wyoming, USA by Wu, Ka Yan, Heuck, Jared, Varriale, Frank J., Farke, Andrew

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MSCD-YOLO: A Lightweight Dense Pedestrian Detection Model with Finer-Grained Feature Information Interaction by Qiang Liu, Zhongmin Li, Lei Zhang, Jin Deng

“…Compared to the baseline model YOLOv8n, MSCD-YOLO achieved a 4.6% and 1.8% improvement in mAP@0.5, and a 5.3% and 2.6% improvement in mAP@0.5:0.95 on the Crowdhuman and Widerperson datasets, respectively. …”
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