Characterization of a Complex Mixture of Immunomodulator Peptides Obtained from Autologous Urine by Alberto Fragoso, Mérida Pedraza-Jiménez, Laura Espinoza-González, María Luisa Ceja-Mendoza, Hugo Sánchez-Mercado, Gloria Robles-Pérez, Julio Granados, Emilio Medina-Rivero

“…However, when an immunomodulator is a customized product obtained from the same volunteer who will receive the product to personalize the treatment, the criteria to establish the consistency between volunteers are different. …”
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Game-theoretic analysis of the impact of differential leadership on employee silence behavior in Chinese family enterprises by Jie Lu, Ting Yang, Yi Qin, Xinting Hu

“…The results of the study found that both insiders and outsiders who want to achieve and sustain benefits need to demonstrate non-silent behaviors in order to gain the attention and goodwill of the leader. …”
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What impact has the NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) scheme had on clinical academic careers in England over the last 10 years? A retrospective study by James Neilson, David Jones, Sally Clough, James Fenton, Helen Harris-Joseph, Leesa Rayton, Caroline Magee, Lisa Ann Cotterill

“…Balancing clinical and academic commitments is one of the reported challenges when completing an ACF. We have found that undertaking an ACF was shown to increase the likelihood of securing an externally funded doctoral training award and the vast majority of ACFs move into academic roles, with many completing PhDs. …”
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Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype in Adolescents Aged 15 to 18 Years by Caridad Hernández Gutiérrez, Elodia Rivas Alpízar, Teresita Rodríguez Izaguirre, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> a relationship between a family history of diabetes mellitus, obesity, body mass index above the 90th percentile value and presence of the phenotype was established.…”
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Ultrasound diagnostics of traumatic pancreatitis at combined trauma by O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov, D. A. Kosolapov, V. M. Abuchina

“…Patients were divided into two groups: the first group — 32 patients had combined trauma, including closed injury of the abdomen, the second group — 25 patients who in late terms after trauma revealed signs of acute pancreatitis on a background of developing multiorgan failure. …”
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Radiation-Associated Toxicities in Obese Women with Endometrial Cancer: More Than Just BMI? by Savita V. Dandapani, Ying Zhang, Richard Jennelle, Yvonne G. Lin

“…Results. 68 EC patients who received WPRT and/or ICBT were analyzed. Median age was 52 years (29–73). …”
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PD-1 Blockade in Advanced Melanoma in Patients with Hepatitis C and/or HIV by Diwakar Davar, Melissa Wilson, Chelsea Pruckner, John M. Kirkwood

“…Herein, we describe two patients with advanced melanoma and concomitant HCV/HIV infections treated with PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab. …”
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GLI1-altered mesenchymal tumor involving the parietal pleura: case report and literature review by Yuanli Zhong, Baizhou Li, Gangping Wang, Yuqing Liu, Zhenwei Chen

“…GLI1-altered mesenchymal tumors represent a rare category of soft tissue tumors that have recently been incorporated into the classification of head and neck soft tissue tumors in the fifth edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification. However, their precise nature remains undefined, and they have yet to be assigned an ICD code. …”
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Les partis politiques égyptiens dans la révolution by Clément Steuer

“…Provided that a party devoid of all resources is obviously doomed to disappear, the combination of the two variables used here helps us classify the Egyptian parties into three categories : parties excluded from the system, parties co-opted and incorporated into the system and finally artificial parties, who have practically no resources of their own and are therefore extremely dependent on the central power. …”
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Elevated Serum IL-17 Expression at Cessation Associated with Graves’ Disease Relapse by Jianhui Li, Xiaohua Sun, Danzhen Yao, Jinying Xia

“…Consecutive newly diagnosed GD patients who were scheduled to undergo ATD therapy from May 2011 to May 2014 were prospectively enrolled. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers of Treatment Compliance among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending the Diabetes Clinic of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kolkata: A Mixed- Methods Study by Abhipsa Dey, Baishakhi Paria, Moumita Mandal, Aparajita Mondal, Nabanita Bhattacharyya, Mausumi Basu

“…Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using Morisky’s Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) among 308 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who were selected through systematic random sampling. …”
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A comparative analysis of toxicity and treatment outcomes of adaptive radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy in cervical cancer by Xiaohan Liu, Wei Tian, Anli Dai, Hui Li, Mei Zhu, Mengsi Zeng, Ronghua Feng, Zhenyu Zhang, Xiaosong Jiang, Yu Wen, Tao Wu, Zemin Xiao

“…To investigate the clinical benefits of ART, we have collected data from 115 cervical cancer patients who underwent radical radiotherapy at our institution. …”
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Migration as an economic component of the European countries' development by Tetiana But

“…The results pointed to the largest migration of the Ukrainian population in history caused by the war in Europe. Various EU support programs for Ukrainian migrants contributed to increasing the labour force, population growth in Europe, and the economic well-being of the European countries' populations. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Refused to ICU by María-Consuelo Pintado, Patricia Villa, Natalia González-García, Jimena Luján, Rocío Molina, María Trascasa, Esther López-Ramos, Cristina Martínez, José-Andrés Cambronero, Raúl de Pablo

“…Prospective longitudinal observational cohort study. We included all consecutive patients older than 75 years, who were evaluated for admission to but were refused to treatment in ICU, during 18 months, with 12-month followup. …”
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Exploring the transition to agroforestry for smallholder farmers: a feasibility study for the Ashanti region of Ghana by Youp Dumas, Jolien Ubacht, Ellen van Andel, Lily Akorfa Keledorme

“…Financial resources for the smallholder farmers in the transition period need to be warranted, e.g., via the design of a carbon credit market. We recommend future research to explore the perspective and interests of chiefs/landowners in the Ashanti region who have crucial decision-making power through their land ownership.…”
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Polyamine Content of Enteral Nutrition Formulas: Effect of Daily Intake on the Feeding Tolerance of Patients During the First Week in the Intensive Care Unit by Manuel Sánchez, Eva Rodríguez-Hernández, Lorena Suárez, Begoña Cantabrana, María González-García

“…The daily intake of polyamines in the ICU was less than 100 μmol (the dietary intake is above 400 μmol). An inverse correlation existed between total daily polyamine intake and daily GRV, without effects from other biogenic amines being analysed. …”
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Major Causes of Preventable Death in Trauma Patients by Youngeun Park, Gil Jae Lee, Min A Lee, Kang Kook Choi, Jihun Gwak, Sung Youl Hyun, Yang Bin Jeon, Yong-Cheol Yoon, Jungnam Lee, Byungchul Yu

“…Ultimately, these findings will help to improve the quality of trauma care. Methods We analyzed the deaths of 411 severe trauma patients who presented to Gachon University Gil Hospital regional trauma center in South Korea from January 2015 to December 2017, using an expert panel review. …”
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The personnel management system of the organization in the conditions of martial law and the main directions of its improvement by Anastasiia Radchenko, Oleksii Dzhusov

“…The study will also consider the psychological support required for employees who may be dealing with increased levels of stress and anxiety due to the uncertain and potentially dangerous environment. …”
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Effects of minocycline on patients with acute anterior circulation ischaemic stroke undergoing intravenous thrombectomy (MIST-A): the study protocol for a multicentre, prospective,... by Xiao Zhang, Li Yao, Jingjing Zhao, Hao Zhu, Bin Wang, Huiping Zhang, Wen Jiang, Dong Wei, Wen Liu, Zhongqing Sun, Weiwang Li, Xiangjun Yuan, Xingshun Ma, Junpeng Meng, Yi Jia, Na Qin

“…The study will enrol 180 adult patients who have experienced an anterior circulation AIS-LVO and have undergone mechanical thrombectomy. …”
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FREQUENCY OF OCULAR SYMPTOMS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS by Maria Zubair, Nida Hafeez, Wajeeha Rasool, Kanwal Zareen Abbasi, Ain Us Seher, Fuad A.K. Niazi

“…Methods: This is a cross sectional observational study of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 patients who were admitted in isolation wards for a period from Dec 16, 2020 to Jan 15, 2021. …”
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