A synchronous occurrence of breast cancer and pleural mesothelioma: a case report by Zaheer Ahmad, Hashir Jehanzeb, Saad Noor Hussain, M. Umar, Humna Saleem

“…It typically affects older men and is strongly associated with asbestos exposure. However, a few studies have reported cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma resulting from non-asbestos factors, including radiotherapy for breast cancer, viruses, chronic inflammation, and BRCA1-associated protein-1-associated genetic mutations. …”
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INTERNET COMMUNICATION: NEW CHALLENGES FOR THE YOUTH by D. N. Karpova

“…Their studies reveal that young internet users sometimes lose a strong connection with the real world which is caused by informational overloading or “computer hunger”. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Evolution and Influencing Mechanism of Coupling Coordination Level of Social–Ecological Systems in China’s Resource-Based Cities Under the Carbon Neutrality Goal... by Yunhui Zhang, Zhong Wang, Yanran Peng, Wei Wang, Chengxi Tian

“…The results show the following: (1) The comprehensive development level of the social system in China’s resource-based cities has a significant upward trend, while the comprehensive development level of the ecological system has a gentle upward trend, and the coupling and coordination level of the social–ecological system has a fluctuating upward trend. (2) There is obvious spatial differentiation between the comprehensive development level and the coupling coordination level of the social–ecological systems in resource-based cities in China, and the relative difference is gradually increasing. (3) The digital economy index, urbanization level, science and education investment, and population density are important factors affecting the coupling coordination level, and the interaction between digital economy index, urbanization level, and population density has a strong explanatory power in the differentiation of the coupling coordination level. …”
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Chimeric cytokine receptor TGF-β RⅡ/IL-21R improves CAR-NK cell function by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment of gastric cancer by Yaojun Ren, Min Xue, Xinhui Hui, Xiuyu Liu, Muhammad Asad Farooq, Yiran Chen, Yuzhou Ji, Yixin Duan, Iqra Ajmal, Jie Yao, Wenzheng Jiang

“…We successfully constructed NKG2D-CAR-NK cells expressing TRII/21 R and demonstrated strong anti-tumor activity against cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Aluminum tolerance and micronutrient content in the grain of oat cultivars with different levels of breeding improvement from the VIR collection by I. G. Loskutov, V. Butris, I. A. Kosareva, E. V. Blinova, L. Yu. Novikova

“…The concentrations of different micronutrients positively correlated with each other. Strong correlations were recorded between the contents of Zn and Fe (r = 0.81), and between Zn and Mg (r = 0.75). …”
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Network pharmacology and molecular analysis of mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of Rhubarb in treating atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm by Huilin Xu, Jun Huang, Youjie Zeng, Xia Wang, Huilin Lian, Siyi Zhang, Ren Guo

“…Molecular docking showed a strong binding ability between the active compounds and the screened targets. …”
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Destination Service Quality and Destination Image To Enhance Revisit Intention: Role of Perceive Risk in Post-Covid-19 Era by Lia Febria Lina, Berlintina Permatasari, Dian Novita, Angga Febrian

“…Despite the influence of various service quality dimensions, the overall perception of the destination strongly drives the revisit intention. The study shows that destination service quality, particularly accommodation, hospitality, cleanliness, and airport service, significantly shapes the positive image of Lampung, encouraging repeat visits. …”
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Synergistic thermal and surface area properties of Al2O3–TiO2/water hybrid nanofluids by Yokanan Gustino Djentoe, Farrel Yoga Widiasto, Hilbran Tama Dida Effendi, Musabbikhah, Sri Hartati, Budi Santoso, Budi Kristiawan, Agung Tri Wijayanta

“…The thermal durability of the water-based Al2O3–TiO2 hybrid nanoparticles is shown to have a strong relationship with the Moldoveanu model, confirming the trend of increasing thermal durability with a decrease in temperature as a result of increased nanoparticle mobility. …”
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Ion beam induced secondary electron tomography of acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate/polycarbonate polymer blends for fused filament fabrication and injection moulding by J. Hernández-Saz, D. Moreno-Sanchez, L. M. Valencia, Y. Gómez, S. I. Molina, M. Herrera

“…Blends obtained by FFF exhibit strong directionality and a co-continuous morphology, whereas IM objects present a droplet-matrix structure. …”
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NOL-7 serves as a potential prognostic-related biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma by Qiucheng Lei, Yingchun Huang, Feiwen Deng, Huazhen Zheng, Xitao Hong, Peng Wang, Jin Lv, Huanwei Chen, Zhenling Ji

“…Results NOL7 expression was higher in the HCC samples than in the normal samples (P < 0.05). NOL7 was strongly associated with elevated AFP levels, vascular invasion, TNM stage, poorer tumor differentiation, and poorer survival (all P < 0.05). …”
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Geological disaster risk assessment based on ecological niche model: A case study of Longhui County, Shaoyang City by Yun ZHANG, Feng ZI, Jiehua GUO, Yunjiang CAO, Jiuling DUAN, Zhigang GUO, Long TANG

“…The result show that the AUC value of the MaxEnt model in the hazard assessment is 0.918, indicating its strong applicability in predicting the geological disaster hazard risk in the study area. …”
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Cytotoxic Constituents from the Rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria by Omer Abdalla Ahmed Hamdi, Syarifah Nur Syed Abdul Rahman, Khalijah Awang, Norhanom Abdul Wahab, Chung Yeng Looi, Noel Francis Thomas, Sri Nurestri Abd Malek

“…Curcumenone (3) and curcumenol (5) displayed strong antiproliferative activity (IC50=8.3±1.0 and 9.3±0.3 μg/mL, resp.) and were found to induce apoptotic cell death on MCF-7 cells using phase contrast and Hoechst 33342/PI double-staining assay. …”
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Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates by Yong Xie, Songsong Xu, Yufei Xi, Zixin Li, Erwei Zuo, Kai Xing, Lijing Bai, Kui Li

“…Also, climate factors were strongly associated with gut microbiome variation across vertebrates. …”
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Novel (±)-trans-β-lactam ureas: Synthesis, in silico and in vitro biological profiling by Jurin Mladenka, Stepanić Višnja, Bojanić Krunoslav, Vadlja Denis, Kontrec Darko, Dražić Tonko, Roje Marin

“…Compounds 4o and 4p exhibited strong cytotoxic effects against human non-tumor cell line HFF1. …”
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Influence of flavonoids’ lipophilicity on platelet aggregation by Babić Ivana, Bojić Mirza, Maleš Željan, Zadro Renata, Gojčeta Koraljka, Duka Ivan, Rimac Hrvoje, Jukić Irena

“…Platelet membrane stabilization by flavonoids as a mechanism of antiaggregatory effect has been supported by impedance aggregometry experiments when specific inhibitors of platelet aggregation signaling pathways (U73122, indomethacin, verapamil) were used in the presence of a weak (ADP) and a strong (TRAP-6) agonist of aggregation. While individual flavonoids can have specific targets within aggregation signaling pathways, all flavonoids share a common non-specific mechanism of platelet aggregation inhibition related to their lipophilicity and membrane stabilization that, to some extent, contributes to their antiaggregatory effect.…”
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Qatari Genotype May Contribute to Complications in Type 2 Diabetes by Youssra Dakroury, Stephen L. Atkin, Soha R. Dargham, Amal Robay, Juan Rodriguez-Flores, Ronald G. Crystal, Alexandra E. Butler

“…There is increasing evidence of a strong genetic component in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) that may contribute to diabetes complications. …”
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Influence of Geographic Origin and Plant Source on Physicochemical Properties, Mineral Content, and Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Moroccan Propolis by Naoual El Menyiy, Meryem Bakour, Asmae El Ghouizi, Soukaina El Guendouz, Badiaa Lyoussi

“…All propolis samples showed significant inhibitory effects against all tested microorganisms with MICs ranging from 0.28 mg/mL to 1.12 mg/mL for Gram-negative strains and from 0.002 mg/mL to 1.12 mg/mL for Gram-positive strains. A strong correlation was found between resin, total phenolic compounds, flavones/flavonols, and antioxidant activity. …”
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Designing Hierarchical ZSM-5 Materials for Improved Production of LPG Olefins in the Catalytic Cracking of Triglycerides by Xuan Hoan Vu, Udo Armbruster

“…It was found that the subsequent strong acid washing step of alkaline treated ZSM-5 for removal of aluminum debris and external acid sites is needed to improve the catalytic performance. …”
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Spatial-temporal Variation and Local Source Identification of Air Pollutants in a Semi-urban Settlement in Nigeria Using Low-cost Sensors by Oyediran Kayode Owoade, Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Opeyemi R. Omokungbe, Olusegun Gabriel Fawole, Felix Samuel Olise, Olalekan O. M. Popoola, Roderic L. Jones, Philip K. Hopke

“…Most pollutants were of anthropogenic origins and exhibited the highest contributions from the southwest at most sampling locations. There were strong similarities between pollutants source contribution at two of the monitoring sites that were in residential areas with a frequently used paved road. …”
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Description of network meta-analysis geometry: A metrics design study. by Fernanda S Tonin, Helena H Borba, Antonio M Mendes, Astrid Wiens, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, Roberto Pontarolo

“…Metrics such as density (median 0.39, ranged 0.07-1.00), median thickness (2.0, IQR 1.0-3.0), percentages of common comparators (median 68%), and strong edges (median 53%) were found to contribute to the description of NMA geometry. …”
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