Insights into the mechanisms of serplulimab: a distinctive anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, in combination with a TIGIT or LAG3 inhibitor in preclinical tumor immunotherapy studies by Yizhou Zhang, Ruicheng Wei, Ge Song, Xinyi Yang, Mengli Zhang, Wei Liu, Aiying Xiong, Xuehan Zhang, Qianhao Li, Wan-Jen Yang, Chencheng Han, Rui Liu, Chen Hu, Qingyu Wang, Jun Zhu, Yongqiang Shan

“…In comparison to competitors, serplulimab robustly induces PD-1 receptor endocytosis while fostering weaker PD-1-CD28 cis interactions. This phenomenon could mitigate the dephosphorylation of CD28 by SHP2, thereby facilitating sustained and robust T cell activation. …”
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Application of Clustering and Stepwise Discriminant Analysis Based on Hydrochemical Characteristics in Determining the Source of Mine Water Inrush by Weitao Liu, Jie Yu, Jianjun Shen, Qiushuang Zheng, Mengke Han, Yingying Hu, Xiangxi Meng

“…The results showed that the fluidity of groundwater developing to the deep became weaker, the value of total dissolved solids (TDS) became larger. …”
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Digital Gangrene: An Unusual Manifestation of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Muhammad Shoaib Momen Majumder, Shamim Ahmed, Tajkia Haque, Syed Atiqul Haq, Saumitra Chakravarty, Md. Abu Shahin, Din-E-Mujahid Mohammad Faruque Osmany, Johannes J. Rasker

“…Case Presentation. A 32-year-old male weaver had been smoking three to five cannabis-containing cigarettes daily for about ten years and methamphetamine four to five tablets daily for five years. …”
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Solar Cycle Variability in Coronal Holes and Their Effects on Solar Wind Sources by J. G. Luhmann, Yan Li, C. O. Lee, L. K. Jian, C. N. Arge, P. Riley

“…In particular, they suggest the contributions from low to mid latitude coronal holes dominate the observed cycles (21–24), especially the weaker cycles (23 and 24), impacting upstream measurement interpretations, modeling, and forecasting considerations. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN NOTIONS OF J.RAWLS‘ "A THEORY OF JUSTICE" by Goda Izabelė Izabelė Venslauskaitė

“…The answer to this question is ambivalent in the sense that the concept "pure procedural justice" has itself weaker and stronger interpretations. J. Rawls making distinction between procedural and substantial justice says that the difference between them is similar to the one between procedural justice and the justice of results. …”
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Response Modification Factor of RC Frames Strengthened with RC Haunches by Junaid Akbar, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Rizwan, Sairash Javed, Bashir Alam

“…This paper presents experimental and numerical studies carried out on two-story reinforced concrete (RC) frames having weaker beam-column joints, which were retrofitted with reinforced concrete haunches to avoid joint panel damage under seismic actions. …”
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Response of Hard-Bottom Macro-Zoobenthos to the Transition of a Mediterranean Mariculture Fish Plant (Mar Grande of Taranto, Ionian Sea) into an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquacultur... by Roberta Trani, Cataldo Pierri, Antonella Schiavo, Tamara Lazic, Maria Mercurio, Isabella Coccia, Adriana Giangrande, Caterina Longo

“…The emergence of filter feeders, predators, and omnivores at the treatment site suggests enhanced nutrient cycling and trophic complexity, while the decline in opportunistic species further supports improved environmental conditions. …”
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Seasonal Variations and Long-term Trend of Mineral Dust Aerosols over the Taiwan Region by Yanda Zhang, Yi-Jhen Cai, Fangqun Yu, Gan Luo, Charles C. K. Chou

“…From 1999 to 2018, the number of strong dust event days and ND,d>500nm decreased by 40–43% and 37–54%, respectively, under 4 km, and the decline is weaker at higher altitudes. The analysis suggests that these decrease trends are caused by the declining Asian dust emissions.…”
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Research on Organic Nanopore Adsorption Mechanism and Influencing Factors of Shale Oil Reservoirs by Yanfeng He, Guodong Qi, Xiangji Dou, Run Duan, Nan Pan, Luyao Guo, Zhengwu Tao

“…Specifically, medium-chain n-alkanes are slightly weaker than light alkanes in competitive sorption, and long-chain n-alkanes are less conducive to competitive sorption. …”
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Optimal radiation dose to induce an abscopal effect by combining carbon-ion radiotherapy and anti-CTLA4 antibody by Liqiu Ma, Yang Li, Yoshimitsu Sakamoto, Lin Xie, Saaya Suzuki, Yukari Yoshida, Li Sui, Gang Guo, Jialing Wen, Wangcai Ren, Kazuhiro Kakimi, Kensuke Osada, Akihisa Takahashi, Takashi Shimokawa

“…In the low-dose group, the effect on primary tumour control was slightly weaker than that in the high-dose treatment group, but significant suppressive effects on both distant unirradiated tumours and metastases were observed following 3 Gy CIRT combined with anti-CTLA4 antibody treatment. …”
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Face Masks and Prevention of Respiratory Viral Infections: An Overview by Chiu-Sen Wang

“…In addition to being an effective device for source control, face masks can protect the wearers from inhaling virus-laden droplets. Cloth masks and disposable masks provide reasonable protection for the public, while surgical masks and N95 respirators give higher levels of protection as needed in healthcare settings. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Event on the Characteristics of Atmospheric Single Particle in the Northern China by Zheng Li, Jingjing Meng, Ling Zhou, Ruiwen Zhou, Mengxuan Fu, Yachen Wang, Yanan Yi, Aijing Song, Qingchun Guo, Zhanfang Hou, Li Yan

“…Dust particles during DP exhibited weaker 23Na+, 56Fe+, and 79PO3− signals than those during BP, suggesting that dust particles during DP were mostly derived from mineral dust rather than industrial sources. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN NOTIONS OF J.RAWLS‘ "A THEORY OF JUSTICE" by Goda Izabelė Izabelė Venslauskaitė

“…The answer to this question is ambivalent in the sense that the concept "pure procedural justice" has itself weaker and stronger interpretations. J. Rawls making distinction between procedural and substantial justice says that the difference between them is similar to the one between procedural justice and the justice of results. …”
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Discrepancies between preoperative diagnosis of tumors and the right uterine appendage and intraoperative data. Appendiculare mucocele, which manifests itself in the form of an app... by V.О. Sklyarovа, R.A. Chajkivskyj, O.V. Prykupenko, P.O. Sklyarov, V.R. Chajkivska

“…A 50-year-old woman, a 3-year-old Mirena IUD wearer, applied for examination for pain in the right iliac region and a slight rise in temperature to 37-37.5 over the past 10 days. …”
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Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy (PATE‐J) Scale by Junichi Hatakeda, Hiroumi Shimazaki, Izumi Kuramochi, Takayuki Iwayama, Sayaka Kobayashi, Hideyuki Matsuki, Haruo Yoshimasu, Kheng Seang Lim

“…Strong correlations with the M‐ESS (r = 0.713, p < 0.001), and weaker correlations with the PDDS, along with a negative correlation with the EKS (r = −0.306, p < 0.001), highlighted the PATE‐J's distinctiveness. …”
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Numerical investigation of combined convective heat transfer using fractal barriers in a circular cavity filled with nanofluid by Reza Mougouei, Ali B.M. Ali, Omid Ali Akbari, Gholamreza Ahmadi, Soheil Salahshour, Sh Baghaei

“…The results of this research show that the presence of an obstacle with a special shape causes the components of the flow paths, creates weaker vortices in parts of the cavity and finally increases the contact of the fluid with hot surfaces. …”
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Association between geriatric nutritional risk index and overactive bladder in the elderly population: a cross-sectional study by Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, Chuanzan Zhou, Jia Miao, Yunkai Yang, Xuanhan Hu, Heng Wang, Xinyu Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yifan Wang

“…The study revealed that inflammatory response mediates the relationship between GNRI and OAB, while cognitive function has a relatively weaker influence on the strength of the association between GNRI and OAB.ConclusionGNRI serves as a reliable predictive marker for OAB in the elderly population, demonstrating a nonlinear inverse correlation with OAB prevalence. …”
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Effectiveness of Different Organic Solvent Additions to Water Samples for Reducing the Adsorption Effects of Organic Pesticides Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–T... by Yucan Liu, Xinyi Xu, Ying Wang, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Lu, Chengbin Liu, Jinming Duan, Hongwei Sun

“…The analysis of chromatographic peak area ratios in ultrapure water (UPW) versus 30% methanol (MeOH)–UPW showed that the adsorption effects (AEs, mainly from injection vials with weaker polarity) were the main factor influencing the detection intensity of the organic pesticides. …”
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Effect of Skin Protectants on the Total Inward Leakage of N95 Respirators: Testing with an Advanced Static Headform by Xinyi Niu, Sergey A. Grinshpun, Michael Yermakov, Roman Jandarov, Iliya Rivkin

“…Skin protectants are becoming increasingly popular and effective in providing a protective barrier for the skin that reduces direct contact between a wearer’s face and respirator. Recent pilot studies involving human subjects have examined the effect of skin protectants on the performance of respirators/masks through fit testing, but their findings are heavily impacted by between-subject variability. …”
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Classification of North Atlantic and European extratropical cyclones using multiple measures of intensity by J. Cornér, C. Bouvier, B. Doiteau, B. Doiteau, F. Pantillon, V. A. Sinclair

“…We show that dynamical intensity measures correlate strongly with each other, while correlations are weaker for impact-relevant measures. Based on the correlations and the sparse principal component analysis, we find that five intensity measures, namely 850 hPa relative vorticity, 850 hPa wind speed, wind footprint, precipitation, and a storm severity index, describe ETC intensity comprehensively and non-redundantly. …”
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