Efficiency and safety of HAIC combined with lenvatinib and tislelizumab for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with high tumor burden: a multicenter propensity score matching analys... by Zhonghua Zhao, Xiongying Jiang, Shiping Wen, Yanzhang Hao

“…PurposeThe present work focused on assessing whether hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) combined with lenvatinib and tislelizumab was safe and effective on advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) showing high tumor burden.MethodsIn the present multicenter retrospective study, treatment-naive advanced HCC patients (BCLC stage C) showing high tumor burden (maximum diameter of intrahepatic lesion beyond 7 cm) treated with lenvatinib and tislelizumab with or without HAIC were reviewed for eligibility from June 2020 to June 2023. …”
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Pupil Leadership and Discipline Maintenance Among Pupils’ in Primary Schools of Muko Sub-County Rubanda District. by Twegarukemu, Patrick

“…The study recommended that there should be formation of relevant rules to the developmental stage of the pupils for instance, younger pupils need rules that are easy to remember to maintain discipline among pupils in primary schools.…”
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Stakeholder Engagement and Quality of Roads in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kamuganguzi Sub-County. by Kyomugisha, Scarlet

“…After collecting data, the researcher organized a well-answered questionnaire, and the data was edited and sorted for the next stage. The data was presented in table form with frequencies and percentages. …”
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Foot screening and customized health education program for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A nurse-led, real-world observational study by Shuhong Liu, Hexiao Ding, Dandan Li, Fen Lu, Gumei Luo, Yujin He, Hui Li, Xiuhong Zeng, Kaixin Li, Dong-E Gong, Xiling Hu, Yanming Chen, Xubin Yang

“…These results highlight the importance of employing objective screening tools to detect DPN at an early stage, as well as the significance of nurse-led interventions in promoting healthy behaviors and preventing the development and progression of DPN.…”
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Global elective breast- and colorectal cancer surgery performance backlogs, attributable mortality and implemented health system responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping r... by Sonia Haribhai, Komal Bhatia, Maryam Shahmanesh

“…., SARS-CoV-2 infection incidence among patients or healthcare personnel, postoperative pulmonary complication incidence, hospital readmission, length of hospital stay and tumour staging) as indicators of health system response efficacy. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practices towards Sexually Transmitted Infections among Preparatory School Students in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia by Ayalnesh Asmamaw Kassie, Temesgen Worku Gudayu, Bilen Mekonnen Araya

“…A sample size of 845 was calculated and a 1-stage sampling technique was employed. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Mapping the global landscape of chikungunya rapid diagnostic tests: A scoping review. by José Moreira, Patrícia Brasil, Sabine Dittrich, André M Siqueira

“…The countries that manufacturer the most CHIKV RDTs were Brazil (n = 17), followed by the United States of America (n = 7), and India (n = 6). Neither at EMA nor FDA-registered products were found. …”
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Battling time restrictions with collective discourse: collaborative quizzes in a condensed human anatomy course by Zi Guo, Natascha Heise

“…Collaborative quizzes in the gross anatomy laboratory provided students with opportunities to assess their knowledge in a low-stakes setting while simultaneously benefiting from peer learning. …”
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Screening of local barley accessions for sensitivity to photoperiod by I. A. Zveynek, O. N. Kovaleva

“…After the emergence of shoots, they were placed in the climate chamber where the plants remained until the stage of the second leaf with the 10-hour photoperiod and the temperature regime of a low daytime (+8°C) and high nighttime (+25°C) temperatures. …”
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Factors associated with breast lymphedema after adjuvant radiation therapy in women undergoing breast conservation therapy by Summer Sami Yono, Cara Cannella, Madeleine Gonte, Sanjay Rama, Simeng Zhu, Jenna Luker, Maristella S. Evangelista, Jessica Bensenhaver, Eleanor M. Walker, Dunya Atisha

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients with early-stage breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) followed by RT between January 1, 2014 and July 31, 2019 at a single institution. …”
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From consumers to pioneers: insights from thermal energy communities in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands by Sara Herreras Martínez, Justus Mesman, Daniel Møller Sneum, Lars Holstenkamp, Robert Harmsen, Marijke Menkveld, Sanne Akerboom, André Faaij

“…Conversely, Dutch and German TECs face challenges because of the early stage of their heat transition, dealing with financial obstacles, underdeveloped policies, unfamiliarity with DH technology and with TECs, as well as the need for expensive infrastructure changes. …”
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Psychometric Validation of the Persian Version of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC-C) for Menopausal Women by Khadijeh Khademi, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Mahin Nazari, Abdolrahim Asadollahi

“…Limitations of this study include that it was conducted in urban health centers, only women with at least primary education were included, and reliance on self-reported data. Results. The initial stage of construct validity involved the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, with confirmatory factor analysis demonstrating a good model fit. …”
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Intestinal barrier function, caecal microbiota and growth performance of thermoneutral or heat stressed broiler chickens fed reduced crude protein diets supplemented with guanidino... by Reza Barekatain, Vivienne Inhuber, Nishchal Sharma, Tanya Nowland, Thi Thu Hao Van, Robert J. Moore, David Cadogan

“…Heat stress reduced (P<0.0001) feed intake and body weight gain at all stages of the study but did not impact FCR. The GAA50 tended to reduce FCR from d 24 to 35 (P=0.086) and d 10 to 35 (P=0.082) compared with SP and RP. …”
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In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity and Phytochemical Screening of Crude Extracts of Three Medicinal Plants against Haemonchus Contortus in Sheep at Haramaya Municipal Abattoir, Eastern... by Hassen Shamil Mumed, Dereje Regassa Nigussie, Kedir Sali Musa, Abdallahi Abdurahman Demissie

“…Hence, the current study revealed that the extracts from three plants have potential anthelmintic effect, and we recommend further study on fractionating each component separately and validating the materials using other parasite developmental stages are warranted.…”
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Models for an arenavirus infection in a rodent population: consequences of horizontal, vertical and sexual transmission by Chandrani Banerjee, Linda J. S. Allen, Jorge Salazar-Bravo

“…Special cases of the general model are studied, where there is only one immune stage, either $I^t$ or $I^c$. In the first model, $SI^cR^c$, it is assumed that all infected rodents are immunocompetent and recover. …”
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Identification of apple genes <i>Md-Exp7</i> and <i>Md-PG1</i> alleles in advanced selections resistant to scab by I. I. Suprun, S. V. Tokmakov, E. A. Al-Nakib, E. V. Lobodina

“…The use of DNA marker analysis to solve problems in breeding for fruit quality traits allows one not only to track several target genes simultaneously, but also to cull plants with undesirable alleles at the early stages of development. In order to select complex donors of breeding traits, molecular genetic identification of the genes that determine the quality traits of apple fruits Md-Exp7 and Md-PG1 was performed in 256 breeding selections carrying the scab resistance gene Rvi6 and valuable allelic variants of the Md-ACS-1 gene, which determines the endogenous synthesis of ethylene in fruits: 90 samples with the Md-ACS1 allele (2/2) and 166 samples with Md-ACS1 (1/2). …”
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From Continent to Ocean: Investigating the Multi-Element and Precious Metal Geochemistry of the Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province Using Machine Learning Tools by J. J. Lindsay, H. S. R. Hughes, C. M. Yeomans, J. C. Ø. Andersen, I. McDonald

“…In this paper, we present a new whole-rock geochemical data set from the 135 Ma Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province (PELIP) in the South Atlantic, which includes major and trace elements, PGE, and Au concentrations for onshore and offshore lavas from different developmental stages in the province, which underwent significant syn-magmatic continental rifting from 134 Ma onwards. …”
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Pollution Mitigation in Vermicelli Wastewater: Integrated Fenton and Aerobic Sludge Treatment for Water Quality Improvement by Phuoc Bao Niem Nguyen, Van Toan Pham, Hoang Viet Le, Pankaj Kumar, Gowhar Meraj

“…However, the efficiency of treatment in the aerobic activated sludge stage for removing COD and BOD5 was not as high as anticipated (83% and 87.33%, respectively) owing to the influence of the high TDS concentration. …”
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Cyberinfrastructure for machine learning applications in agriculture: experiences, analysis, and vision by Lucas Waltz, Sushma Katari, Chaeun Hong, Adit Anup, Julian Colbert, Anirudh Potlapally, Taylor Dill, Canaan Porter, John Engle, John Engle, Christopher Stewart, Hari Subramoni, Scott Shearer, Raghu Machiraju, Osler Ortez, Laura Lindsey, Arnab Nandi, Sami Khanal

“…The two primary crops studied were corn and soybean, which are the state's most widely cultivated crops. The data collected and processed from this study were used to train ML models to make predictions of crop growth stage, soil moisture, and final yield.ResultsThe exercise of processing this dataset resulted in four CI components that can be used to provide higher accuracy predictions in the agricultural domain. …”
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Spatiotemporal requirements of nuclear β-catenin define early sea urchin embryogenesis. by Guy Lhomond, Michael Schubert, Jenifer Croce

“…., at different developmental stages and in different germ layers, are thus still lacking. …”
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