Exploring Glypican-3 targeted CAR-NK treatment and potential therapy resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. by Lei Yang, Kien Pham, Yibo Xi, Qunfeng Wu, Dongfang Liu, Keith D Robertson, Chen Liu

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent form of primary liver cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally. Despite advancements in current HCC treatment, it remains a malignancy with poor prognosis. …”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrion Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…Malnutrition remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years especially in developing countries. …”
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Effect of Construction Waste as a Fine Aggregate on Properties of Concrete. by Sempala, Ronald

“…Construction debris, such as brick, block, and leftover mortar, was converted into aggregates by being manually or mechanically crushed in a jaw or impact crusher. …”
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The Role of Local Government Councils in Emancipating Special Interest Groups: A Case Study of PWDs in Bukimbiri Sub-County Kisoro District. by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…The researcher determined the sample size using the Krejicie and Morgan Table. This means that a population of 190 was represented by a sample size of 127 respondents. …”
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The Role of Local Government Councils in Emancipating Special Interest Groups: A Case Study of PWDs in Bukimbiri Sub County Kisoro District . by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…The researcher determined the sample size using the Krejicie and Morgan Table. This means that a population of 190 was represented by a sample size of 127 respondents. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Floods to the Local Community in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Murengezi, Innocent

“…The researcher used the Krejcie and Morgan table to determine the 148 who represented the whole study population. …”
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Role of ICT in Teaching and Learning Integrated Science in Primary Schools in Central Division Kabale Municipality. by Tumukurate, Dickson

“…The determination of sample size is based on guidelines given by Morgan and Krejcie (1970). Qualitative data was descriptively analyzed by examining the content of the data by identifying the distinctive categories that emerged from the data. …”
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Employee Motivation and Job Performance in the Public Service of Uganda: The Case of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions by Batson, Baguma

“…A total of 216 respondents was reached and selected using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample size formula table. A descriptive research design was employed with both quantitative and qualitative approaches as simple random sampling was employed to get the respondents. …”
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Surgeon Preference and Clinical Outcome of 3D Vision Compared to 2D Vision in Laparoscopic Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials by Rawin Amiri, BSc, Maurice J. W. Zwart, PhD, Leia R. Jones, BSc, Mohammad Abu Hilal, PhD, FRCS, Harrie P. Beerlage, PhD, FEBU, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen, PhD, Wytze W. Lameris, PhD, Willem A. Bemelman, PhD, Marc G. Besselink, MD, MSc, PhD

“…No differences in the rates of morbidity (14.9% vs 13.5%, P = 0.644), mortality (0% vs 0%), conversion (0.8% vs 0.9%, P = 0.898), and hospital stay (9.6 vs 10.5 days, P = 0.078) were found between 3D and 2D vision. …”
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Association of C-Reactive Protein with Short-Term Outcomes in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients with or without Infection: From a Large-Scale Nationwide Longitudinal Re... by Du Y, Liu L, Kang K, Lin Y, Gu H, Bian L, Li Z, Zhao X

“…Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between different CRP levels and functional disability (mRS score of 3– 5) at discharge, intracerebral hematoma evacuation, and in-hospital mortality. Subgroup analysis was conducted on patients with or without infection during hospitalization.Results: A total of 14,529 patients with ICH were enrolled in this study. …”
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Comparison of ultrasonographic features between two types of hepatic echinococcosis and hepatoblastoma in children by Yi Tao, Hanqing Kong, Jiawu Li, Zhizhi Tan, Jun Wang, Yan Luo

“…IntroductionThe prevalence of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) is notably high among children in western China, with the mortality rate for untreated children potentially reaching up to 90%. …”
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Implementing a Care Model for Bedridden Stroke Survivors: A Qualitative Study in Northeastern Thailand by Panpanit L, Jongudomkarn D, Doungmungkorn A, Boontoch K, Neelasmith S, Manorat M, Maneerat T

“…Ladawan Panpanit,1 Darunee Jongudomkarn,2 Aurawan Doungmungkorn,3 Kwansuda Boontoch,4 Somsakhool Neelasmith,5 Monrudee Manorat,5 Thirakorn Maneerat6 1Gerontological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; 2Family and Community Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; 3Research and Development Nursing Department, Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand; 4Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; 5Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; 6Continuity of Care Nursing Department, Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, ThailandCorrespondence: Somsakhool Neelasmith, Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, Email somsne@kku.ac.thBackground: Stroke remains a significant global health concern, including in Thailand, with high mortality rates. Despite investments in stroke prevention, inadequate support exists for severely disabled stroke survivors (SSs) and their caregivers, particularly in enhancing their quality of life.Purpose: This research aimed to explore the experiences of SSs receiving home care, develop and implement a care model to enhance community volunteer caregivers’ (CVCGs) capabilities, and evaluate the outcomes of this model for bedridden stroke survivors in Northeastern Thailand.Methods: A research and development study was conducted in low-income, semi-urban communities in Northeastern Thailand, comprising three phases: 1) situation analysis, 2) development of a community care model, and 3) implementation and evaluation. …”
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A study to correlate the association of Gender, Age, Physiology (GAP) index and radiological patterns in interstitial lung disease by Aditya Shashi Bhushan, B L Shashibhushan, K Ashwin

“…The GAP index, based on gender, age, and pulmonary function, predicts mortality and disease severity in patients with ILD. …”
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Long-term safety of tofacitinib up to 9.5 years: a comprehensive integrated analysis of the rheumatoid arthritis clinical development programme by Peter Nash, Yoshiya Tanaka, Kevin L Winthrop, Eun Bong Lee, Xavier Mariette, Jeffrey R Curtis, Kenneth Kwok, Connie Chen, Pinaki Biswas, Lisy Wang, Christina Charles-Schoeman, Ann Madsen, Stanley B Cohen, Andrea Shapiro, Jürgen Wollenhaupt

“…IRs (95% CI) for gastrointestinal perforations, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, venous thromboembolism, arterial thromboembolism and major adverse cardiovascular events were 0.1 (0.1 to 0.2), 0.2 (0.1 to 0.2), 0.1 (0.1 to 0.2), 0.3 (0.2 to 0.3), 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) and 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5), respectively. IR (95% CI) for mortality was 0.3 (0.2 to 0.3). IRs generally remained consistent across 6-month intervals to >78 months.Conclusion This represents the largest clinical dataset for a JAK inhibitor in RA to date. …”
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Effect of a Hemodialysis Session on Markers of Inflammation and Endotoxin by Shyam Dheda, David A Vesey, Carmel Hawley, David W Johnson, Magid Fahim

“…People receiving hemodialysis (HD) treatment have higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, ascribed to an increased prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Le continent noir du désir masculin : Colet et Flaubert, encore by Barbara Vinken

“…But this corpus, shaped in his stylistic work by the physiological model of the masculine sex, reveals a desperate identification with men and women mortally wounded by love. This love wound often carries religious connotations. …”
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Leveraging machine learning to uncover multi-pathogen infection dynamics across co-distributed frog families by Daniele L. F. Wiley, Kadie N. Omlor, Ariadna S. Torres López, Celina M. Eberle, Anna E. Savage, Matthew S. Atkinson, Lisa N. Barrow

“…In this study, we leverage frozen tissues stored in natural history collections and machine learning techniques to characterize infection dynamics of three generalist pathogens known to cause mortality in frogs. Methods We selected 12 widespread and abundant focal taxa within three ecologically distinct, co-distributed host families (Bufonidae, Hylidae, and Ranidae) and sampled them across the eastern two-thirds of the United States of America. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of percutaneous endoscopic debridement and drainage for spinal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guozhong Zhou, Xiaorong Liu, Zhi Liang, Xuesong Chen, Chao Song

“…The rates of complication, reoperation, and mortality were 4.1% (95% CI 1.5–8.0%), 8.6% (95% CI 4.3–14.3%), and 1.7% (95% CI 0.4–4.1%), respectively. …”
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Cesarean section in Suriname using robson classification: a two-year nationwide cross-sectional study on rates, risk factors and perinatal outcomes of cesarean section by Zita D. Prüst, Josephine A. I. Dupont, Safir Liesdek, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp, Thomas van den Akker, Kim J. C. Verschueren, Lachmi R. Kodan

“…Abstract Background Optimizing CS performance is a global health priority, given the maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality associated with both underuse and overuse. …”
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Silent witnesses: unveiling the epidemic of femicides in North-west Tshwane, South Africa – a decade of analysis by Yaseen Bismilla, K. K. Hlaise, C. Van Wyk

“…Data was collected through the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System (NIMSS) and cross-verified with post-mortem reports, police data and death registers. …”
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