Combinatorial functionomics identifies HDAC6-dependent molecular vulnerability of radioresistant head and neck cancer by Sharon Pei Yi Chan, Celestia Pei Xuan Yeo, Boon Hao Hong, Evelyn Mui Cheng Tan, Chaw Yee Beh, Eugenia Li Ling Yeo, Dennis Jun Jie Poon, Pek Lim Chu, Khee Chee Soo, Melvin Lee Kiang Chua, Edward Kai-Hua Chow

“…Methods A QPOP-specific protocol was applied to RR-HNC models to rank and compare all possible drug combinations from a 12-drug set comprising standard chemotherapy, small molecule inhibitors and targeted therapies specific to HNC. …”
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. by José Muñiz Escarpanter, Liván Veitía Collazo

“…The mortality is high, around the 50%. In US the rank of survival varies from 39 to 95%, with an average of 69%. …”
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Cooperation of Special Education Teachers with the General Teacher in Primary Schools. A Survey of Polish Teachers by Anna Zamkowska, Piotr Nogaj

“…The correlation of these variables with teachers’ qualifications, professional rank, availability of professional development, and participation in training were analyzed as well. …”
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Assessment of Asthma Control and Quality of Life among Asthmatic Patients Attending Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tesfalidet Gebremeskel Zeru, Ephrem Engidawork, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…A cut-off value for the quality of life was established at 4.97. Majority of the patients were taking two or three antiasthmatic drugs. …”
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Biologic Therapy and Cardiometabolic Risk in Psoriasis: A Retrospective Review by Annika Smith, Aidin Karahasan, Deborah Yi, Sanjay Yapabandara, James Elhindi, Pablo Fernandez-Penas, Clara Chow, Sarah Zaman

“…Measurements at baseline and 1 year were compared using paired t tests for analysis of the parameters which approximated normal distribution (TC, LDL, HDL) and Wilcoxon signed-rank test for analysis of those which did not (TG, HbA1c, PASI). …”
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Balance and Gait Improvements of Postoperative Rehabilitation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Treated with Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation (STN-DBS) by Kazunori Sato, Noriaki Aita, Yoshihide Hokari, Eriko Kitahara, Mami Tani, Nana Izawa, Kozo Hatori, Ryota Nakamura, Fuyuko Sasaki, Satoko Sekimoto, Takayuki Jo, Genko Oyama, Taku Hatano, Yasushi Shimo, Hirokazu Iwamuro, Atsushi Umemura, Nobutaka Hattori, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…Postural instability is one of the major impairments, which induces disabilities of activities of daily living (ADLs). …”
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Potential pathogenic and protective genotypes and phenotypes of vitamin D binding protein in multiple sclerosis by Suhail Al-Shammri, Suhail Al-Shammri, Arpita Chattopadhyay, Abu Salim Mustafa

“…Two single nucleotide polymorphisms, rs7041, and rs4588 in the GC gene result in three major VDBP/Gc genotypes, GC1F (c.1296T, c.1307C), GC1S (c.1296G, c.1307C), GC2 (c.1296T, c.1307A), and phenotypes, Gc1F (p.432Asp, p.436Thr), Gc1S (p.432Glu, p.436Thr), and Gc2 (p.432Asp, p.436Lys). …”
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A mixed-methods observational study of strategies for success in implementation science: overcoming emergency departments hurdles by Deonni P. Stolldorf, Alan B. Storrow, Dandan Liu, Cathy A. Jenkins, Rachel A. Hilton, Karen F. Miller, Joy Kim, Deepika Boopathy, Satheesh Gunaga, Bory Kea, Joseph Miller, Sean P. Collins

“…Abstract Background Heart failure is a major public health concern, affecting 6.7 million Americans. …”
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Childhood-Onset Takayasu Arteritis: Clinical Features of Disease and Relapse Risk Factors by Vera Podzolkova, Galina Lyskina, Olga Shpitonkova, Angelina Polyanskaya, Svetlana Chebysheva, Marina Shakhnazarova, Jinbo Zhao, Aleksandr Suvorov, Vera Khudoroshkova, Natalia Geppe

“…<b>Background:</b> Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a systemic vasculitis that primarily affects the aorta and major arteries. Despite aggressive treatment with glucocorticoids (GCs) and non-biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (nbDMARDs), about 30% of patients experience resistance to therapy or relapse. …”
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Ocular adnexal lymphoma – A single-center observational study of survival outcomes by Karuvel Kannan Saraswathi, Pragya Saini, Radhakrishnan Santhi, Veerappan Muthukkaruppan, Ayyasamy Vanniarajan, Usha Kim

“…The orbit was the most common site of involvement. The majority of patients were of B-cell origin (98%), and only 2% of patients had T-cell lymphoma. …”
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Prognostic Impact of Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Patients With Resectable NSCLC After Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy: A Brief Report by Yichen Dong, MD, Long Xu, MD, Jialiang Wen, MD, Haojie Si, MD, Juemin Yu, MD, Tao Chen, MD, Huikang Xie, MD, Xinjian Li, MD, Minglei Yang, MD, Junqiang Fan, MD, Junqi Wu, MD, Yunlang She, MD, Deping Zhao, MD, Chang Chen, MD, PhD

“…Recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and tested by log-rank test. Unstratified Cox proportional hazards models were fitted to the subgroups. …”
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Association between insulin resistance indices and outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Weicheng Ni, Ruihao Jiang, Di Xu, Jianhan Zhu, Jing Chen, Yuanzhen Lin, Hao Zhou

“…The outcome was defined as major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), encompassing all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure. …”
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Prognostic utility of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels for cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease treated with percutaneous c... by Ting-Yu Lin, Hsin-Bang Leu, Yen-Wen Wu, Wei-Kung Tseng, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Hung-I Yeh, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Ji-Hung Wang, Wei-Hsian Yin, Chau-Chung Wu, Chun-Yao Huang, Shing-Jong Lin, Chien-Yi Hsu, Jaw-Wen Chen

“…High NGAL levels can independently predict all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). …”
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Environmental risk assessment using FMEA and entropy based on TOPSIS method: a case study oil wells drilling by Negar Afzali Behbahani, Mazdak Khodadadi-Karimvand, Afarin Ahmadi

“…It has also always been a major challenge in the oil industry. Because of the importance of drilling in major upstream oil and gas industries, identifying related risks is also of great importance. …”
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Enhancing TOEFL Performance and Student Motivation through Integrated Flipped and Gamified Learning in Online Settings by Safnil Arsyad, Budi Waluyo, Ira Maisarah

“…The study, conducted within a public university in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, included 27 carefully selected research participants (11.1% male, 88.9% female) from a population of 80 third-year undergraduate English majors, employing purposive convenient sampling techniques to ensure diversity representation. …”
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The increasing need for Geographical Information Technology (GIT) tools in Geoconservation and Geotourism by Mark Williams, Melinda McHenry

“…Upon review of the literature, it appears that the vast majority of tools are used for communications of inventory, features and site maps. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Non-Vitamin K Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation in Relation to Different Renal Function Levels: A Network Meta-Analysis by Hao Jin, Kongbo Zhu, Lina Wang, Yifan Li, Jingjun Meng, Hong Zhi

“…With regard to the safety for preventing major bleeding, there was high probability that edoxaban30 (SUCRA 0.99) ranked first, compared to dabigatran110 (SUCRA 0.78) and edoxaban60 (SUCRA 0.66). …”
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Profil Tumor Ganas Ovarium di Laboratorium Patologi Anatomi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas Periode Januari 2011 Sampai Desember 2012 by Iwani Rahmah Rambe, Aswiyanti Asri, Adrial .

“…<br />Kata kunci: tumor ganas ovarium, paritas, sel asal tumor</p><p>Abstract<br />Malignant ovarian tumour is third rank after malignant cervic tumour and malignant breast tumour that cause death in Indonesia. …”
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Virtual reality-based eye examination at a community-free clinic: A pilot study by Jullian Valadez, Howard Zhang, Sylvia L. Groth

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Mann–Whitney U-test for examination duration, Wilcoxon signed-rank test for patient preferences, and intraclass correlation analysis for VA results. …”
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Treatment and outcomes of high-risk neuroblastoma in Southeast Asia: a single-institution experience and review of the literature by Anselm Chi-Wai Lee, Chan Hon Chui, Robert Kwok, Kim Shang Lee, Chee Meng Fong, Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong

“…Introduction: In Europe and North America, the majority of children with high-risk neuroblastoma survive the disease. …”
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