Value of DWI Combined with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Differential Diagnosis between Recurrent Glioma and Radiation Injury: A Meta-Analysis by Hongyi Li, Yang Duan, Na Liu, Junyi Dong, Yuanzi Liang, Ronghui Ju

“…To analyse the value of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and the choline (Cho)/creatine (Cr) ratio and Cho/N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) ratio in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in the differential diagnosis between recurrent glioma and radiation injury. …”
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Relationship between Brittleness Index and Crack Initiation Stress Ratio for Different Rock Types by Juyu Jiang, Dong Wang, Xinping Han, Shuai Di

“…The results show that B1 and B2 have an inversely proportional and variant inversely proportional relationship with K, respectively, whereas no apparent relationship is observed between B3 and B4 and K. …”
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Pathogenicity role of human herpesvirus-8 in patients with acute myeloid leukemia by Zahraa Ali Abdullah, Luma Amer Yasir, Ruqaya Munther J. Ewadh, Shakir H. Mohammed Al. Alwany

“…RESULTS: The results show that the mean age of the patients with AML (48.5 ± 10.23 years) was more than that of the apparently healthy control (46.26 ± 11.21 years). There was a nonsignificant difference between patients with AML and the control group. …”
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A Rare Case of Mosaic 3pter and 5pter Deletion-Duplication with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dyskinesia by Luna Bajracharya, Meena Lall, Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Praveen Kumar, Imran Mushtaq, Pushpa Saviour, Preeti Paliwal, Anju Joshi, Shruti Agarwal, Praveen Suman

“…He had ataxia, limb dyskinesia, triangular face, microcephaly, upward slanting palpebral fissure, hypertelorism, retrognathia, posteriorly rotated ears, long philtrum, thin lips, broad nasal tip, polydactyly, tappering fingers, and decreased tone in the upper and lower limbs with normal deep tendon reflexes. …”
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Preoperative Retinal Detachment Variables Causing Macular Detachment by Nishimura S, Okuda T, Higashide T, Sugiyama K

“…Shunsuke Nishimura, Tetsuhiko Okuda, Tomomi Higashide, Kazuhisa Sugiyama Department of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, JapanCorrespondence: Tetsuhiko Okuda, Department of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, 920-8641, Japan, Tel +81-76-265-2403, Fax +81-76-222-9660, Email okuda@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jpPurpose: The factors that contribute to the progression of macular involvement in RRD have not been extensively investigated. …”
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Estimating large complex projects Estimando proyectos grandes y complejos by Cliff Schexnayder, Keith Molenaar, Jennifer Shane

“…Frecuentemente, las complejidades del diseño y construcción de esos grandes proyectos son tapadas por sus desafíos económicos, políticos y sociales. …”
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Levels of Pathogenic Th17 and Th22 Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Marlen Vitales-Noyola, Berenice Hernández-Castro, Diana Alvarado-Hernández, Lourdes Baranda, Sofía Bernal-Silva, Carlos Abud-Mendoza, Perla Niño-Moreno, Roberto González-Amaro

“…Our data indicate that patients with RA show enhanced blood levels of the different subsets of Th17 cells and Th22 lymphocytes tested in this study and suggest that these levels are not apparently associated with clinical or laboratory parameters.…”
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Examination of Salmonella Prevalence in Pigs Through Rye‐Based Feeding and Coarser Feed Structure Under Field Conditions by Jens Gerrit Lindhaus, Bernd Reckels, Bussarakam Chuppava, Richard Grone, Christian Visscher, Clara Berenike Hartung

“…In this study, it became apparent that significantly fewer positive OD% values could be detected due to the increase in rye compared to farms that did not change the feed (Farm 6 P0: 35.45 ± 36.18; P1: 15.48 ± 16.98; P2: 9.36 ± 8.17). …”
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Kinetics, Isotherms and Thermodynamics of the Adsorption of Lead(II) Ions onto Porous Mono-Sized Microspheres Possessing Imidazole Functional Groups by Ali Kara, Ali Tuncel

“…The dynamic and equilibrium adsorption behaviours of the system were adequately described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm, respectively. The apparent activation energy was determined as 6.212 kJ/mol, which is characteristic of a chemically controlled reaction. …”
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Outcomes of minimal access retroperitoneal para-aortic lymphadenectomy in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer by Claire Newton, Radha Graham, Viola Liberale, Matthew Burnell, Usha Menon, Tim Mould, Adeola Olaitan, Nicola Macdonald, Martin Widschwendter, Kostas Doufekas, Mary McCormack, Anita Mitra, Rupali Arora, Ranjit Manchanda

“…The intra-operative and post-operative 30 day complication rates were 8.8% (CI: 4.3%, 15.7%) and 5.3% (CI: 1.9%, 11.2%) respectively.Para-aortic nodes were apparently positive on CT/MRI in 5/110 (5%) cases. Cancer was found in 10 (8.9%, CI: 4.3%, 15.7%) cases on histology, all received extended field radiotherapy. …”
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Dependence of the hindgut disappearance of phosphorus in pigs on the quantity of phosphorus entering the hindgut based on a Meta-analysis by Noa Park, Beob Gyun Kim

“…A total of 156 observations from 32 experiments that determined the apparent ileal digestibility and total tract digestibility of P in pigs were collected. …”
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Physical activity and exercise recommendations for people receiving dialysis: A scoping review. by Kelly Lambert, Courtney J Lightfoot, Dev K Jegatheesan, Iwona Gabrys, Paul N Bennett

“…Discrepancies or gaps in guidance about precautions, contraindications, termination criteria, progression, and access site precautions were also apparent.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Future guidelines should include specific guidance regarding physical activity, safety precautions, and timing and intensity of exercise for individuals who undertake dialysis. …”
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Changes in African lion demography and population growth with increased protection in a large, prey‐depleted ecosystem by Scott Creel, Matthew S. Becker, Ben Goodheart, Anna Kusler, Kachama Banda, Kambwiri Banda, Milan Vinks, Catherine Sun, Chase Dart, Stephi Matsushima, Ruth Kabwe, Will Donald, Luka Zyambo, Peter Indala, Adrian Kaluka, Clive Chifunte, Craig Reid

“…In areas with high protection, lion fecundity was 29% higher, and mean annual apparent survival (φ) was 8.3% higher (with a minimum difference of 6.0% for prime‐aged adult females and a maximum difference of 11.9% for sub‐adult males). …”
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PECULIARITIES OF THE COURSE OF PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY IN WOMEN WITH IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AT HIGH RISK OF PRETERM BIRTH by Ya.V. Shymanska

“…The control group included 20 apparently healthy pregnant women with its natural pregnancy onset. …”
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Il viaggio a Loreto: turismo religioso e turismo culturale by Salvatore Santuccio

“…Pian piano il pellegrinaggio a Loreto è diventato una tappa importante nell’itinerario di viaggio in Italia, raggiungibile da Roma verso Venezia e viceversa, e così la cosiddetta via Lauretana ha acquistato grande fascino da parte dei viaggiatori, poiché toccava luoghi di grande interesse storico some Spoleto o Macerata, ma anche di forte impatto paesaggistico, come i rilievi montani dell’Appennino umbro marchigiano e i monti Sibillini.In questo saggio si racconta dei viaggi disegnati e narrati in forma scritta dal 1600 in poi, lungo l’itinerario Lauretano di intellettuali e uomini di cultura come Velasquez, Maximilien Misson; Madame Pompadour con l’abate Jean-Bernard le Blanc e l’architetto Germain Soufflot, e con il grande disegnatore Charles-Nicholas Cochin; i due raffinati pittori anglosassoni J. …”
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Effects of chronic exposure of specific water quality parameters in poultry drinking water on dietary amino acid digestibility and early broiler performance by Rabin Raut, Biswajit Kumar Biswas, Thyneice Taylor-Bowden, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Bharat Pokharel, Tom Tabler, Samuel N. Nahashon, Pramir Maharjan

“…The overall feed intake and BWG were lower for HTDS birds compared to other treatment groups (P < 0.05), however, there was no difference in FCR (P > 0.05). Meanwhile, the apparent ileal digestibility of dietary amino acids for essential and non-essential amino acids did not differ among treatment groups (P > 0.05) and ranged from 0.40 to 0.94 across all treatments. …”
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Chronic alcohol intoxication and liver diseases by A. I. Khazanov, S. V. Plyusnin, S. A. Belyakin, A. P. Vasiliev, A. N. Bobrov, A. I. Pavlov, S. G. Pehktashev

“…At the last decade the number of ALC patients with lethal outcome apparently exceeded similar figure for viral LC. Mortality rate for AAH in comparison to AVH patients was much higher.…”
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Predictive Values of Preoperative Tests for Difficult Laryngoscopy and Intubation in Adult Patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital by Tadese Tamire, Habtamu Demelash, Wosenyeleh Admasu

“…The main concern of this study was to provide information on the magnitude of difficult laryngoscopic intubation and to determine valuable preoperative tests to predict difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in patients with apparently normal airways which can help anesthetists to improve preoperative airway assessment and contribute to decrease anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. …”
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On the space of SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence variants by A. Yu. Palyanov, N. V. Palyanova

“…The data obtained indicate that, despite the apparent mathematical diversity of possible options for changing the virus over time, the corridor of the evolutionary  trajectory that the coronavirus has passed through seems to be quite narrow. …”
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Frailty-adjusted therapy in Transplant Non-Eligible patients with newly diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (FiTNEss (UK-MRA Myeloma XIV Trial)): a study protocol for a randomised phase III... by Roger Owen, John Jones, David Meads, David A Cairns, Christopher Parrish, Gordon Cook, Neil Rabin, Matthew Jenner, Martin Kaiser, Kevin Boyd, Graham Jackson, Catherine Olivier, Amy Beth Coulson, Kara-Louise Royle, Charlotte Pawlyn, Anna Hockaday, Jennifer Bird, Stella Bowcock, Ruth de Tute, Hayley Gardner, Bryony Dawkins, Rowena Henderson, Phillip Best, Bhuvan Kishore, Mark Drayson

“…However, this is less apparent in older, less fit patients, who are ineligible for stem cell transplant. …”
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