Prognostic value of systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with small-cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yusuke Hamakawa, Ayumi Hirahara, Akiko Hayashi, Kota Ito, Hiroyuki Shinohara, Aya Shiba, Yuko Higashi, Masaharu Aga, Kazuhito Miyazaki, Yuri Taniguchi, Yuki Misumi, Yoko Agemi, Yukiko Nakamura, Tsuneo Shimokawa, Hiroaki Okamoto

“…Methods Of 62 patients with SCLC who received chemoimmunotherapy at our institution between September 2019 and July 2024, we retrospectively analyzed 36 patients who subsequently received ICI maintenance therapy following the initial chemoimmunotherapy treatment. …”
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Clinical outcomes and risk factors of post-polypectomy microperforation in patients with colorectal neoplasia: a case-control study by Seung Yong Shin, Min Soo Cho, Jinhoon Nam, Jie-Hyun Kim, Young Hoon Yoon, Hyojin Park, Jeonghyun Kang, Jae Jun Park

“…Design: A retrospective cohort study. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the patients’ records who underwent colonoscopic polypectomy and subsequent plain radiographic examination to monitor perforation. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of Low-Cost Posturography for Assessing Postural Stability Control Performance during Standing by Sumet Heamawatanachai, Witawit Wiriyasakunphan, Kanokwan Srisupornkornkool, Chaiyong Jorrakate

“…Postural stability control performance assessment is necessary in providing important information for individuals who are at risk of falling or who have balance impairment. …”
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Analysis of artery injury types and clinical characteristics of patients with transcatheter angioembolization after percutaneous nephrolithotomy by Xianghu Meng, Rong Cong, Yibo Hua, Zengjun Wang, Ninghong Song, Wei Yang, Rijin Song

“…BackgroundThere is no systematic classification of renal vascular injuries conducted for severe post-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) bleeding.AimThe aim of the present study was to explore the various types of artery injury and clinical characteristics of patients who underwent transcatheter angioembolization (TAE) after PCNL.MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed on 52 patients who underwent renal arteriography (RA) because of severe bleeding after PCNL between April 2009 and December 2023. …”
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Association of Frailty Index at 66 Years of Age with Health Care Costs and Utilization Over 10 Years in Korea: Retrospective Cohort Study by Jieun Jang, Anna Kim, Mingee Choi, Ellen P McCarthy, Brianne Olivieri-Mui, Chan Mi Park, Jae-Hyun Kim, Jaeyong Shin, Dae Hyun Kim

“…MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included 215,887 Koreans who participated in the National Screening Program for Transitional Ages at 66 years of age between 2007‐2009. …”
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Current status of the thyroid hormone measurement items in patients receiving levothyroxine monotherapy by the management based on the thyroid tissue volume by Mitsuru Ito, Hanna Deguchi-Horiuchi, Sawako Takahashi, Mako Hisakado, Kazuyoshi Kohsaka, Eijun Nishihara, Shuji Fukata, Mitsushige Nishikawa, Akira Miyauchi, Takashi Akamizu

“…The proportion of patients who underwent only FT3 measurements was higher (TT, 93%; RIT, 61%) in the first two groups, whereas the proportion of patients who underwent only FT4 measurements was higher (PT, 50%; NIT, 65%) in the remaining two groups. …”
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STUDI PENGEMBANGAN EKONOMI LOKAL TERKAIT INTERAKSI DESA-KOTA by ASEP HARIYANTO, HISTA YUGANDHINI

“…But unfortunately, see the existing condition in the Airguci centers are not supported by good infrastructure such as roads and institutions that have not been running for the establishment of a business group that Airguci craft business activities can continue to survive. So many women who have been married, moved to the outside of the village. …”
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The survey of impact of entrepreneurial courses on intention and psychological characteristics of physical education students (a case study of Iranian universities) by Fahimeh Rezaeı, Ali Zareı, Faride Ashraf Ganjoueı

“…Data analysis was performed in two levels by using spss18 software. Results show that entrepreneurship intention of participants in entrepreneurship classes is different than students who do not participate in entrepreneurship classes. …”
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Patterns of cannabidiol use among marijuana users in the United States by Ji-Yeun Park

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Clinical efficacy of cytoreductive radical prostatectomy in the treatment of oligometastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer by Feng Qi, Yihang Xu, Zicheng Xu, Qing Zou

“…Results A total of 181 patients were enrolled in the study, including 48 patients who received cytoreductive surgery and 133 patients who did not receive local therapy. …”
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Trabecular Bone Remodeling after Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Indirect Findings for Stress Transmission between Vertebrae after Spinal Fusion Surgery by Naoki Segi, Hiroaki Nakashima, Sadayuki Ito, Jun Ouchida, Ryotaro Oishi, Ippei Yamauchi, Yuichi Miyairi, Yoshinori Morita, Mikito Tsushima, Hiroyuki Tomita, Kazuaki Morishita, Kazuma Ohshima, Tokumi Kanemura, Shiro Imagama

“…Methods: A total of 53 cases who underwent one- or two-level LLIF with polyether ether ketone cage and posterior spinal fixation/fusion (PSF) were retrospectively included in this study. …”
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Success Rates of Clomiphene Citrate and Recombinant Gonadotropin Cycles: A Single-Center Experience by Beril Gurlek, Ali Sertac Batioglu, Mine Kanat-Pektas, Ibrahim Kale, Ozgur Onal, Nafiye Yilmaz-Karakas

“…Basal luteinizing hormone and progesterone concentrations could significantly distinguish the patients who were able to conceive in ovulation induction cycles (p=0.021 and p=0.008, respectively). …”
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Vasectomy Regret or Lack Thereof by Danyon J. Anderson, Morgan Lucero, Stephen Vining, Charles Daniel, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…What remains to be defined is why or why not individuals may experience post-vasectomy regret and whether the previous characteristics correlate…”
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Evaluation of Penalty Corner Success Rates for Indoor Hockey Players by Sumbara Hambali, Deni Muharam, Gugun Gunawan, Veny Juniarni Hardi

“…However, sometimes players cannot take advantage of this situation, so the opportunity to score a goal is lost. One of the reasons is that coaches pay very little attention to penalty corner training, so they don't have data about the abilities of their players. …”
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Which Groups of Children Are at More Risk of Fatality during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Case-Control Study in Yazd, Iran by Behnam Shafaei, Zahra Nafei, Mehran Karimi, Nasrin Behniafard, Farimah Shamsi, Masoud Faisal, Amir Pasha Amel Shahbaz, Elahe Akbarian

“…The study aims to investigate the characteristics, comorbidities, laboratory findings, and clinical manifestations of under 18-year-old patients who died with the diagnosis of COVID-19 and determination of the most prevalent risk factors. …”
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The Incidence, Gender Predilection and Etiology of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus by Ahmed Naji Abdalrezaq, Hawar Hassan Naqshbandi, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Mohammed IM Gubari

“…Those who found to have the disease were offered surgical excision and examination of the excised specimen for evaluation of the etiology of the Disease. …”
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IN, THROUGH, WITH et l’expression de la causalité en anglais contemporain. Un exemple d’application des concepts de la TOPÉ by Lise Hamelin

“…We will show that IN, THROUGH and WITH can be seen as the traces of two locating operations – identification and differenciation – that proceed differently with each marker regarding the stages of the operation and the orientation of the relationship between the locator and the located entities. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Barriers of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Among Healthcare Professionals in Timor‐Leste: A Cross‐Sectional Survey by Juanina daCosta, Wichit Nosoongnoen, Watcharee Rungapiromnan, Pramote Tragulpiankit

“…ABSTRACT The Timor‐Leste Pharmacovigilance (PV) became an associate member of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring in 2019; however, the adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting rate remains low, with only nine reports per 1342 million inhabitants over 5 years. …”
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Foreword by Kammila Naidoo

“…I am extremely pleased that a special issue on the topic has been produced so briskly. Although there is currently much work being done on violence, there is insufficient interdisciplinary and collaborative work on how violence configures the lives of children in Southern African countries. …”
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Voiles et caravansérails : l’Orient dans Lolita by Monica Manolescu

“…Nabokov’s Oriental intertexts, which have not at all been analysed by critics, can be found in Ada as well (although this paper will only focus on Lolita).Going beyond these obvious motifs, Lolita’s Oriental paradigm can also be uncovered, more subtly, in what we could call the “spatial narrative” or “narrative of space” that Humbert invents for the nymphet’s delight when the two of them “put the geography of the United States into motion”. …”
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