Epithelial stem cells from human small bronchi offer a potential for therapy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisResearch in context by Zeyu Liu, Qi Zheng, Zhoubin Li, Moli Huang, Cheng Zhong, Ruize Yu, Rong Jiang, Haotian Dai, Jingyuan Zhang, Xiaohua Gu, Yongle Xu, Chunwei Li, Shan Shan, Feng Xu, Yue Hong, Tao Ren

“…Methods: Airway trees spanning the proximal–distal axis were harvested from control lungs and explanted lungs with end-stage IPF undergoing transplant. Qualified basal cells (BCs, p63/Krt5/ITGA6/NGFR) were expanded, and their cellular functions, feasibility, safety and efficacy for transplantation therapy in IPF were validated with experiments in vitro and mouse model. …”
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An underground coal mine multi-target detection algorithm by FAN Shoujun, CHEN Xilin, WEI Liangyue, WANG Qingyu, ZHANG Shiyuan, DONG Fei, LEI Shaohua

“…To address these issues, based on the single-stage target detection algorithm YOLOv8n, this study proposed an underground coal mine multi-target detection algorithm based on feature extraction by dynamic snake convolution (FEDSC)-feature fusion by bi-directional feature pyramid network and semantic and detail fusion (FFBD). …”
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Clinicopathological Factors Influencing Lymph Node Yield in Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Study by Elena Orsenigo, Giulia Gasparini, Michele Carlucci

“…Many colorectal resections do not meet the minimum of 12 lymph nodes (LNs) recommended by the American Joint Committee on Cancer for accurate staging of colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting the number of the adequate nodal yield in colorectal specimens subject to routine pathological assessment. …”
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Prognostic and clinicopathological role of soluble programmed cell death ligand-1 in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a meta-analysis by Hongbin Lu, Lulu Luo, Jie Mi, Min Sun, Huaping Wang, Zheng Wang, Wenwen Ding

“…Moreover, based on the pooled data, higher sPD-L1 was significantly related to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale (ECOG PS) ≥2 (OR=4.10, 95%CI=1.82-9.24, p=0.001), clinical stage III-IV (OR = 3.30, 95%CI = 1.48–7.39, p = 0.004), elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels (OR = 2.14, 95%CI = 1.07–4.30, p = 0.032), and the International Prognostic Index (IPI) score 3–5 (OR = 3.83, 95%CI = 1.91–7.68, p < 0.001) in DLBCL.ConclusionAccording to our findings, a higher sPD-L1 level was a significant predictor of poor OS and PFS in patients with DLBCL. …”
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Sensitive windows for within- and trans-generational plasticity of anti-predator defences by Tariel-Adam, Juliette, Luquet, Émilien, Plénet, Sandrine

“…However, the sensitive window also persisted until late developmental stages for some defences, providing evidence that the early-life is not the only sensitive window as empirical and theoretical studies often state. …”
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Optimizing Healthcare Expenditure for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Italy: The Value of Battery Longevity Improvement and a Direct-to-Implant Approach by Federica Tito, Gianfranco Sindaco, Simon Eggington, Elisa Tacconi, Francesca Borghetti, Mara Corbo, Gilberto Pari

“…It is performed in 2 stages (a trialing phase followed by permanent device implantation) and necessitates 2 hospitalizations, which may increase infection risk. …”
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Efficacy analysis of drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization combining systemic chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors in unresectable intrahepatic chola... by Liu Song, Wang Qingdong, Yin Shunhang, Li Long, Zhao Guangsheng, Yu Guangji, Wang Dong

“…After a propensity score matching analysis to control for the consistency of patient age, sex, tumor size, tumor number, Child grade, ECOG score, and tumor stage. Propensity score matching analysis created 71 pairs of patients in 2 groups. …”
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Study protocol for a Prospective Observational study of Safety Threats and Adverse events in Trauma (PrO-STAT): a pilot study at a level-1 trauma centre in Canada by Melissa McGowan, Charles Keown-Stoneman, Brodie Nolan, Teodor Grantcharov, Eliane M Shore, Anisa Nazir

“…Despite the establishment of specialised trauma centres, there remains considerable variability in trauma-care practices and outcomes, particularly in the initial phase of trauma resuscitation in the trauma bay. This stage is prone to preventable errors leading to adverse events (AEs) that can impact patient outcomes. …”
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Combined negative pressure wound therapy with new wound dressings to repair a ruptured giant omphalocele in a neonate: a case report and literature review by Shulin Hou, Zeyao Shi, Xiaowen Li, Ru Yang, Yan Song, Zhaolan Zeng

“…The main treatments include one-time repair and staged surgery using synthetic and biologic mesh, or silos. …”
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Heterogeneous foraging swarms can be better by Gal A. Kaminka, Yinon Douchan

“…Treating every collision as a stage in the repeating game, the overhead is bounded by the total EI of all robots. …”
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Barriers Impeding Postgraduate Training Completion and Dissertation Submission and Defense by G. U. Matushansky, G. V. Zavada, Yu. G. Matushanskaya

“…The article analyzes the barriers that arise at the stages of training in postgraduate school and preparing for thesis defense. …”
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Analysis of general plans of the USSR universities in 1970–1980 by A. V. Popov, A. A. Semenchukova

“…Most of the general plans of existing Russian universities were approved during the Soviet period. At the present stage of the development of educational infrastructure in Russia, an important task is to determine the possibilities for further expansion and improvement of higher educational institutions in terms of their architectural and planning features and the potential laid in the master plans of higher educational institutions by architects of the past.Materials and methods. …”
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Current methodologies of creating material passports: A systematic literature review by Ioannis Markou, Derek Sinnott, Ken Thomas

“…Guided by Kitchenham’s [37] guidelines and enhanced by modified PRISMA processes, the SLR was conducted in three stages: Planning, Review Execution, and Reporting. …”
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Osmanlı Öncesi İpekçiliğe Dair İzler ve Osmanlı Dönemi Edirne İpekçiliği by Hüsnü YÜCEKAYA

“…Just as sericulture has been a mysterious and secretive area of activity for millennia, it is also a culture that has been inherited throughout generations and that has carried very rigorous labor and technical accumulation within itself in all its stages. The role that Turkish states and communities played in the way that the silk culture has been carried beyond its Asian borders, where it was centered, and has been developed further, as reflected in research, is ambiguous and vague. …”
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Systematic review of the application of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation and Oxford classification in estimating prognosis in IgA Nephropathy by M. P. Toal, R. Fergie, M. P. Quinn, C. J. Hill, C. O’Neill, A. P. Maxwell

“…Eligible outcomes were reduction of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and prognostic tools were required to assess the accuracy of these formulae by discrimination and/or calibration. …”
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Effect of Brewers’ Spent Grain Addition to a Fermented Form on Dough Rheological Properties from Different Triticale Flour Cultivars by Aliona Ghendov-Mosanu, Sorina Ropciuc, Adriana Dabija, Olesea Saitan, Olga Boestean, Sergiu Paiu, Iurie Rumeus, Svetlana Leatamborg, Galina Lupascu, Georgiana Gabriela Codină

“…According to the data obtained, BSF addition decreased water absorption values; torques values corresponding to stages 1–5 of the Mixolab curve; and dynamic rheological elastic, viscous, and complex modules. …”
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Procedural sedative effect of remimazolam in ICU patients on invasive mechanical ventilation: a randomised, prospective study by Youli Tian, Jintong Li, Minggen Jin, YiHua Piao, Jisheng Sheng, Zhixiong Mei, Qingsong Cui, Lilin Li

“…Conclusion Remimazolam is a novel benzodiazepine that has demonstrated promising applications in general anaesthesia and procedural sedation; however, its use in ICU sedation is still in the early stages of research. Current evidence suggests that remimazolam is a safe sedative that is particularly well suited for patients with haemodynamic instability. …”
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Exploring sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease: a comprehensive analysis of a large patient cohort from a memory unit by Maitee Rosende-Roca, Fernando García-Gutiérrez, Yahveth Cantero-Fortiz, Montserrat Alegret, Vanesa Pytel, Pilar Cañabate, Antonio González-Pérez, Itziar de Rojas, Liliana Vargas, Juan Pablo Tartari, Ana Espinosa, Gemma Ortega, Alba Pérez-Cordón, Mariola Moreno, Sílvia Preckler, Susanna Seguer, Miren Jone Gurruchaga, Lluís Tárraga, Agustín Ruiz, Sergi Valero, Mercè Boada, Marta Marquié

“…We obtained cognitive baseline data and follow up scores for the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the CDR scale, and the neuropsychological battery used in our center (NBACE). …”
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Proportional-Switch Adjustment Process-Based Day-by-Day Evolution Model for Mixed Traffic Flow in an Autonomous Driving Environment by Yihao Huang, Han Zhang, Aiwu Kuang

“…A sensitivity analysis of traveler responses in the daily evolution model reveals that, as the sensitivity of CAVs to impedance changes increases, the fluctuations in mixed traffic flow during the early stages of evolution become more pronounced, and the time required to reach a mixed-equilibrium state decreases. …”
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Levosimendan and Global Longitudinal Strain Assessment in Sepsis (GLASSES 1): a study protocol for an observational study by Iacopo Cappellini, Alessandra Melai, Lucia Zamidei, Maddalena Parise, Simone Cipani, Guglielmo Consales

“…Introduction Cardiogenic shock is a condition of low cardiac output that represents the end stage of a progressive deterioration of cardiac function. …”
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