Online tools to predict individualised survival for primary oesophageal cancer patients with and without pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy followed by oesophagectomy: development and external validation of two independent nomograms by Jie Zhang, Xiang Chen, Dong Dong, Lijie Tan, Yajie Zhang, Hecheng Li, Yuqin Cao, Binhao Huang, Han Tang, Tianzheng Shen, Xijia Feng, Jiahao Zhang, Liqiang Shi, Chengqiang Li, Heng Jiao

“…Objective This study aimed to develop and validate robust predictive models for patients with oesophageal cancer who achieved a pathological complete response (pCR) and those who did not (non-pCR) after neoadjuvant therapy and oesophagectomy.Design Clinicopathological data of 6517 primary oesophageal cancer patients who underwent neoadjuvant therapy and oesophagectomy were obtained from the National Cancer Database for the training cohort. …”
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Scale of Organizational Structure Components (SOCS): Evidence of Validation of a Theoretical Model by Leandro Trigueiro-Fernandes, Joyce Mariella Medeiros Cavalcanti, Marcelo Victor Alves Bila, Miguel Eduardo Moreno Añez

“…Confirmatory Factor Analysis was employed to assess the SOSC model properties and whether they fit the theory. The results show that the scale has acceptable goodness of fit, verifiable through adjustment indexes such as χ²/df, RMSEA, CFI, TLI, and SRMR, as well as composite reliability, convergent and discriminant validity tests. …”
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Temperature Dependence of Thermophysical Properties of Full-Scale Corium of Fast Energy Reactor by Mazhyn K. Skakov, Nurzhan Ye. Mukhamedov, Alexander D. Vurim, Ilya I. Deryavko

“…For the first time the paper determines thermophysical properties (specific heat capacity, thermal diffusivity, and heat conductivity) of the full-scale corium of the fast energy nuclear reactor within the temperature range from ~30°С to ~400°С. …”
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Incorporating Contagion in Portfolio Credit Risk Models Using Network Theory by Ioannis Anagnostou, Sumit Sourabh, Drona Kandhai

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4D Printing of magneto- and thermo-responsive, adaptive and multimodal soft robots by Yuan Wang, Hanlin Zhu, Xin Ye, Yangwen Ge, Zhipan Jie, Yan Zhao, Chao Jiang

“…Based on this method, two kinds of magneto- and thermo-responsive, adaptive and multimodal soft robots using MRSMPs are fabricated. …”
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Theoretical and methodological approaches to the problem of student’s health in the algorithm of recreational activities by Viacheslav Zaytzev, Krzysztof Prusik, Svitlana Manucharyan

“…The aim of the study is theoretical and methodological approaches to the problem of student’s health in the algorithm of recreational activities. …”
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Thermal Response and Degressive Reaction Study of Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Products Exposed to Various Degradation Media by S. M. Al-Salem, A. Y. Al-Nasser, M. H. Behbehani, H. H. Sultan, H. J. Karam, M. H. Al-Wadi, A. T. Al-Dhafeeri, Z. Rasheed, M. Al-Foudaree

“…In this work, three plastic film products commonly used as commodity thermoplastic articles were analysed with the aim of characterizing their thermal behaviour and stability. …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in Patients with Severe Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy by Stefania Leuci, Massimo Amato, Elena Calabria, Raffaele Piscopo, Fausto Tranfa, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Michele Davide Mignogna

“…In its most severe forms, this disease needs systemic therapy, usually based on steroids and immunosuppressant agents. …”
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Assessment of Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Static Loading Pile Based on Cusp Catastrophe Theory by Jibao Yang, Xing Huang, Hao Ni, Shilong Hao, Fudong Liu, Zhangrong Liu

“…In this paper, a cusp catastrophe theory-based method was proposed for assessing the ultimate bearing capacity of static loading pile. …”
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The effect of core stabilization exercises and shock wave therapy in patients with radiculopathy by J. Bubelis

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Basal-Supported Oral Therapy with Sitagliptin Counteracts Rebound Hyperglycemia Caused by GLP-1 Tachyphylaxis by Shu Meguro, Toshihide Kawai, Tomohiro Matsuhashi, Motoaki Sano, Keiichi Fukuda, Hiroshi Itoh, Yoshihiko Suzuki

“…Their GLP-1 analog-based therapy was switched to BOT with insulin glargine plus sitagliptin and other medications. …”
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Triplet Electron Exchange in Carbon Nanodots‐assisted Long‐persistent near‐infrared Chemiluminescence for Oncology Synergistic Imaging and Therapy by Run‐Wei Song, Tian‐Ci Jiang, Xue‐Yang Zhang, Cheng‐Long Shen, Qing Lou, Chong‐Xin Shan

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Optimal exercise modalities and doses for therapeutic management of osteoarthritis of the knee by Max Whitfield, Owen W. Tomlinson

“…All exercise modalities proved similarly beneficial at managing KOA with comparable improvements to knee pain, stiffness, and physical function, therefore with no optimal exercise modality identified. …”
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Evaluation of ocular surface temperature in post-COVID-19 patients with different degrees of fever via infrared thermal imaging by Chunbo Wu, Baicheng Li, Yuanshen Huang, Banglian Xu, Songlin Zhuang, Zhensheng Gu

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Overdiagnosis of complications related to hyaluronic acid-based fillers leading to inappropriate therapeutic management by Piotr Drozdowski, Aleksander P. Jaworski, Aneta Drozdowska, Paweł Surowiak

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A Theory of Summability on a Space of Generalized Functions by Khaula Naeem Khan, Wilson Lamb

“…A theory of summability of orthonormal sets is introduced in multinormed spaces. …”
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Perspectives of Women with Breast Cancer and Healthcare Providers Participating in an Adherence-Enhancing Program for Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy: A Qualitative Study by Véronique Turcotte, Laurence Guillaumie, Martine Lemay, Anne Dionne, Julie Lemieux, Angéline Labbé, Carolyn Gotay, Line Guénette, Sophie Lauzier

“…They perceived that the program helped them navigate the AET experience and reduced their stress or fear regarding AET. …”
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Making connections: Integrative theological education in Africa by G.A. Duncan

“…Acta Theologica…”
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Genotype 3 is linked to worse liver disease progression in hepatitis C patients even after SVR following DAA therapy by Xiping Ran, Xiping Ran, Yang Xu, Ying Wang, Cheng Zeng, Chen Gong, Ni Wang, Dachuan Cai, Dachuan Cai

“…However, the liver disease progression and its risk factors in patients with HCV GT 3 infection after sustained virological response (SVR) following direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) remain unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the liver disease progression of patients with GT 3 after SVR.MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of patients with HCV infection who achieved SVR by DAAs. …”
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Lack of Tissue Virological Response as a Predictor of Relapse in Chronic Hepatitis D after Completion Bulevirtide Therapy by P. O. Bogomolov, N. A. Shub, N. A. Gasilova, A. A. Belyakova, T. G. Lidzhieva, E. A. Kondrasheva, N. A. Barsukova, M. V. Arapova, E. A. Isaeva, S. V. Koblov, M. V. Kalashnikov, O. S. Kuzymina, A. Yu. Demyanov, A. O. Bueverov, I. V. Maev

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