Racial Disparities in Cancer Guideline-Concordant Treatment Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data for Patients With NSCLC by Eric Ababio Anyimadu, MS, Jacklyn M. Engelbart, MD, Jason Semprini, PhD, Amanda Kahl, MPH, Cameron Trentz, MS, John M. Buatti, MD, Thomas L. Casavant, PhD, Mary E. Charlton, PhD, Guadalupe Canahuate, PhD

“…Introduction: Despite efforts to achieve health care equality, racial/ethnic disparities persist in lung cancer survival in the United States, with non-Hispanic Black patients experiencing higher mortality compared with non-Hispanic Whites. …”
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The Evolution of Mediation in International Conflicts from 1940s to 2020s by M. M. Lebedeva

“…The second stage, since the end of 1980s to the beginning of the 21st century, witnessed a rapid progress in the settlement of many protracted regional conflicts, aided by the mediation efforts of the USSR and the United States. In Russia, research on international mediation, previously fragmentary and legalistic, developed into a separate subfield of international studies. …”
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Effect of fermented Rosa roxburghii Tratt fruit juice on gut microbiota in a dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis mouse model by Yunyang Zuo, Haoxiang Xu, Dandan Feng, Yuanyuan Shi, Jiuchang Li, Maoyang Wei, Ling Wang, Yulong Zhang, Ping Hu

“…Besides, the number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) increased, α-diversity and β-diversity were restored and similar to those in mice in the control group after LAB-RRTJ treatment. …”
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Media image of the Russian Orthodox Church and the challenge of the pandemic by N. S. Zimova, E. V. Fomin

“…In the state media, the Russian Orthodox Church is presented as a state institution, a patriotic organisation uniting all Orthodox Christians. It performs a psychological function and helps believers to survive the period of a pandemic through prayers. …”
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Construction of Shoot Apical Meristem cDNA Yeast Library of <i>Brassica napus</i> L. and Screening of Proteins That Interact with the Inflorescence Regulatory Factors BnTFL1s by Lingxiong Zan, Haidong Liu, Xutao Zhao, Dezhi Du, Kaixiang Li

“…The recombination efficiency of the yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) library that we constructed was 100%, with insertion fragment lengths ranging from 750 to 2000 bp and a capacity of approximately 1.44 × 10⁷ CFUs (colony-forming units), sufficient for screening protein interactions. …”
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Internal transcribed spacer metagenomics data unravelling the core fungal community structure residing the wheat and maize rhizosphereNCBINCBINCBI by Sadia Latif, Rizwana Kousar, Anum Fatima, Naeem Khan, Hina Fatimah

“…The data obtained were filtered and the high-quality reads were clustered into Microbial Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) at 97 % similarity. Further, the data were subjected to alpha and beta diversity analysis. …”
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The Empty Bower and the Lone Fountain by Domenic Leo

“…On occasion, the narrator disappears from the miniatures and the object of his gaze, unites the viewer, if only momentarily, with him – a static, visual ekphrasis. …”
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Patient Characteristics, Hospital Costs and Trends Over Time by Pankaj A. Patel, Peter J. Mallow, Mary Vassar, John A. Rizzo, Bhavik J. Pandya, Denise T. Kruzikas

“…**Methods:** This descriptive study utilized data for 2007-2012 from the Premier hospital database, which includes clinical and utilization information from hospitals across the United States. …”
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Multimodal Media Tools of Popular Geopolitics: Russian Politics in Foreign Media Cartoons by N. K. Radina

“…The first description is typical for English cartoons where Russia appears in the context of international relations, mostly its ties with the United States; and the target character in English cartoon is the Russian president. …”
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Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer: updates and best practices for multiplex immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence (IF) image analysis and data sharing by Ignacio I Wistuba, Michael T Tetzlaff, Carlo B Bifulco, Benjamin Green, Sacha Gnjatic, Scott J Rodig, Joel C Sunshine, Janis M Taube, Keith E Steele, Marlon C Rebelatto, David L Rimm, Ana Lako, Edwin R Parra, Guray Akturk, Michael Angelo, Shirley Greenbaum, Noah F Greenwald, Cyrus V Hedvat, Travis J Hollmann, Kurt A Schalper, Cláudia S Ferreira, Konstanty Korski, Emanuel Schenck, Michael J Surace, Jennifer H Yearley, Jeffrey S Roskes, Margaret Eminizer, Logan L Engle, Daniel Jiménez-Sánchez, Jamie Rodriguez-Canales, Alexander S Szalay

“…While the current effort is mainly focused on best practices for characterizing the tumor microenvironment, these principles are broadly applicable to any mIHC/IF assay and associated image analysis.…”
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AgIn2 thickness on void rate, microstructure, IMC growth, thermal and mechanical properties of fluxless In@AgIn2 joint by Jing Wen, Guoliao Sun, Jinyang Su, Yi Fan, Linzheng Fu, Zhuo Chen, Wenhui Zhu

“…Indium (In) has been extensively used as a thermal interface material (TIM1) between the die and lid in high-power central processing units (CPUs) to enhance heat dissipation. However, organic flux residues trapped within the In solder during indium reflow process can outgas during subsequent solder ball reflow cycles, leading to the formation of significant voids (up to 35% void fraction) in the In TIM1. …”
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An investigation of birth preparedness and complication readiness and its implication in reducing childbirth mortality in Nigeria by Peter Theresa Aniekan, Samson Olusegun Aturaka, Yila Eric, Olaniyi Felix Sanni, Adeforiti Ebiyemi Christiana, Ozor Nneka Augusta, Abiola Agatha Modupe, Popoola Temitope Olubukola, Modupe Ireti Saidi

“…To address this, the United Nations supports birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) to lower mortality rates and promote safer childbirth. …”
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The Association between Standardized Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Risk of Anemia: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Yang Zhang, Xiaotong Wang, Jia Wang, Weiwei Hu, Xiaolu Song, Ding Yuan, Xianliang Yan

“…The relationship between standardized serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration and incident anemia in the United States (U.S.) is unclear. The purpose of our study was to examine the association between serum 25(OH)D and anemia risk. …”
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An empirical analysis of inflation's influence on income inequality in Lithuania by Gabija Mudričenko, Daiva Laskienė, Vilda Gižienė, Valentinas Navickas

“…In 2017, the goal of reducing poverty and inequality was included in the United Nations' seventeen Sustainable Development Goals list. …”
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Machine learning based sucker rod pump fault diagnosis using motor power curve by Othman H. Ahmed, Samuel I. Tecle, Anatoliy A. Zyuzev, Vladimir P. Metelkov

“…The complexity of monitoring and diagnosing the condition of underground structural elements of sucker rod pumping units and large economic losses when operating this equipment with defects not identified in a timely manner. …”
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A Transient Conducted EM Disturbances Source Modeling Method for Electromagnetic Launch System Based on the Cascaded Multi-Port Circuit Model by Bailin Mou, Qi-Feng Liu, Zhenya Chen, Xiaowen Wu, Yongming Li, Chen Huang, Huai-Qing Zhang

“…Electromagnetic launch (EML) systems with energy storage units in transient operating states are gradually being applied in modern ships, satellite launches, etc., power switching devices with higher voltage and switching frequency, Additionally, innovative topologies are being developed to enhance the electromagnetic performance of the EML systems. …”
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The Feasibility of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in Immunosuppressed ICU Patients with or without Thrombocytopenia by Marianne Angelberger, Michaela Barnikel, Alessia Fraccaroli, Johanna Tischer, Sofía Antón, Alexandra Pawlikowski, Mark op den Winkel, Hans Joachim Stemmler, Stephanie-Susanne Stecher

“…Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) has become the preferred method in several intensive care units (ICUs), but data on PDT performed in immunosuppressed and thrombocytopenic patients are scarce. …”
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Rationale and design for Healthy Hearts in Manufacturing (HHM): A pragmatic single-arm hybrid effectiveness-implementation study for hypertension management and tobacco cessation by Hanzi Jiang, Yao Tian, Jennifer Bannon, Amy E. Krefman, Lawrence C. An, Dustin D. French, Claude R. Maechling, Jane Holl, Richard Chagnon, Theresa L. Walunas, Christopher Burch, Anthony Musci, Darce Latsis, Dawn Carey, Megan McHugh

“…Background: Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in the United States and contributes more than $320 billion annually in health care costs and lost productivity. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiology, Health-Related Quality of Life Impact, and Economic Burden of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Christina Soeun Kwon, Patrick Daniele, Anna Forsythe, Christopher Ngai

“…Relative to Europe, the United States had more patients diagnosed with IgAN in later chronic kidney disease stages. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. V. Okhlobystin, S. A. Alekseyenko, Ye. V. Beloborodova, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, M. V. Chikunova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin

“…The starting dose of pancreatic enzymes for adults is 25 000 units of lipase per meal, which should be subsequently increased up to achievement of complete response confirmed by both clinical and laboratory scores. …”
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