Hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with a PD-1 inhibitor, granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor, and thymosin-α1 in advanced metastatic solid tumors: a multicenter P... by Jiamin Yu, Li Yin, Wenjie Guo, Qiang Wang, Juying Liu, Lansheng Zhang, Hongxun Ye, Jianhong Xia, Youyou Xia, Jianfeng Wu, Wanwei Wang, Yanguang Yang, Dan Zong, Xia He, Lijun Wang, Hong Jiang

“…Abstract Purpose This multicenter Phase II clinical study assessed the efficacy and safety of hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor, granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and thymosin-α1 in patients with heavily treated metastatic solid tumors. …”
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The relationship between stress, social support, and quality of life among spouses of patients at the end-of-life stage in Thailand: A correlational study by Rathapon Thawonphat, Tiraporn Junda, Bualuang Sumdaengrit

“…While no significant relationship was found between social support and stress, stress negatively impacted quality of life, while higher social support was associated with improved quality of life. Healthcare providers, especially nurses, should assess and address the stress, social support, and overall well-being of spousal caregivers to enhance their quality of life. …”
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The prevalence and immune response to coinfection by avian haemosporidians in wild Eurasian blackbirds Turdus merula by Ellie Lebeau, Jenny C. Dunn

“…Alternatively, our results may obscure immune-related costs associated with specific combinations of coinfecting haemosporidian genera, species or lineages. …”
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Effects of Universal Adhesive on Shear Bond Strength of Resin Cement to Zirconia Ceramic with Different Surface Treatments by Zohreh Moradi, Farnoosh Akbari, Sara Valizadeh

“…Aim. This study aimed to assess shear bond strength (SBS) of resin cement to zirconia ceramic with different surface treatments by using Single Bond Universal. …”
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Mortality and Years of Life Lost in Diabetes Mellitus and Its Subcategories in China and Its Provinces, 2005–2020 by Feixue Wang, Wei Wang, Peng Yin, Yunning Liu, Jiangmei Liu, Lijun Wang, Jinlei Qi, Jinlin You, Lin Lin, Maigeng Zhou

“…In 2005, the eastern region had the highest ASMR of DM, but the western region’s ASMR grew faster and eventually became the highest in 2020. …”
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Continuing professional development of physical education teachers through collaborative professional reflection by Nataliia Mukan, Fedir Zagura, Yuliana Lavrysh

“…Methods: The research employed pre- and post-self-assessed reflective questionnaires, focus group discussions, and peer observations. …”
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The genomes of Scedosporium between environmental challenges and opportunism by Francesco Venice, Federica Spina, Domenico Davolos, Stefano Ghignone, Giovanna Cristina Varese

“…The genomes in this family were integrated in a Phylum-level comparison to infer the presence of putative, shared genomic traits in filamentous ascomycetes with pathogenic potential. The analysis included the genomes of 100 environmental and clinical fungi, revealing poor evolutionary convergence of putative pathogenicity traits. …”
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Sarcoidosis Presenting as Massive Splenic Infarction by Ishita Patel, Mediola Ismajli, Alan Steuer

“…Granulomatous inflammation involving the spleen is common and associated with splenomegaly. However, massive splenomegaly is a rare occurrence. …”
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Novel Intuitionistic Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis for Effective Infectious Medical Waste Management by Rocky Khajuria, Komal, Morteza Yazdani

“…In this case, the problem is associated with ambiguity and uncertainty due to a variety of practical and financial reasons. …”
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Producing Effective and Clean Coke for Household Combustion Activities to Reduce Gaseous Pollutant Emissions by Shoujun Liu, Ju Shangguan, Song Yang, Wenguang Du, Xudong Yan, Kaixia Zhang

“…In this paper, a preprocessed coke was prepared by co-pyrolysis of high-sulfur coal with the assistance of calcium-based and iron-based complexes at high temperature. …”
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A questão social em contexto de crise e restauração neoconservadora do capitalismo by Maria Aparecida Milanez Cavalcante, Solange Maria Teixeira

“… Este texto apresenta reflexões sobre a questão social nas relações engendradas pelo capitalismo contemporâneo e pelas con- figurações assumidas no trabalho, que produzem novas expressões e desvios semânticos que as despolitizam. …”
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Unravelling AdS3/CFT2 near the boundary by Bob Knighton, Vit Sriprachyakul

“…By restricting the path integral to only include worldsheets which live near the asymptotic boundary, we compute correlation functions of spectrally-flowed vertex operators and find a precise agreement with the perturbative correlators in the recently-proposed dual CFT at all orders in conformal perturbation theory. …”
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TiO2 Nanocoatings with Controllable Crystal Type and Nanoscale Topography on Zirconia Implants to Accelerate Bone Formation by Nan Li, Zhichao Liu, Guanqi Liu, Zhi Wang, Xianwei Guo, Chuanbin Guo, Jianmin Han

“…In addition, in vitro cytocompatibility and osteogenic potential performance of the coatings were evaluated by human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs), and in vivo osseointegration performance was assessed in a rat femoral condyle model. Moreover, the possible mechanism was also investigated. …”
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A Polycentric Approach for Addressing Wicked Social Problems by Jordan K. Lofthouse, Leah Kral

“…In wicked learning environments, information is ambiguous, feedback may be slow, or causes and effects are difficult to ascertain. Using the insights from the Bloomington school of political economy, this paper argues that a polycentric approach is the most effective way to address wicked social problems. …”
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Patient navigation services for cancer care in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Milena Dalton, Emily Holzman, Erica Erwin, Sophia Michelen, Anne F Rositch, Somesh Kumar, Verna Vanderpuye, Karen Yeates, Erica J Liebermann, Ophira Ginsburg

“…<h4>Results</h4>Fourteen studies reported on patient navigation interventions in cancer care in low-income and middle-income countries in Asia, South America, and Africa. Most studies reported on women's cancers and included navigation interventions at most points along the cancer care continuum i.e. awareness, education, screening participation, adherence to treatment and surveillance protocols.…”
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The Effect of Phase I Cardiac Rehabilitation on the Rate of Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery by Kolsoum Parnan Emamverdi, Zahra Sadat Manzari, Seyed Reza Mazloum

“…Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was performed on 60 patients in the cardiac intensive care unit of Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad during 1398. After randomly assigning patients to two intervention and control groups, in patients in the intervention group, phase one of cardiac rehabilitation was performed. …”
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Serum metabolome indicators of early childhood development in the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) by Marina Padilha, Victor Nahuel Keller, Paula Normando, Raquel M Schincaglia, Nathalia C Freitas-Costa, Samary SR Freire, Felipe M Delpino, Inês RR de Castro, Elisa MA Lacerda, Dayana R Farias, Zachary Kroezen, Meera Shanmuganathan, Philip Britz-Mckibbin, Gilberto Kac

“…Background: The role of circulating metabolites on child development is understudied. We investigated associations between children’s serum metabolome and early childhood development (ECD). …”
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The Influence of mangrove arrangement on wave transmission using smoothed particle hydrodynamics by Trimulyono Andi, Ardi Setiawan Dikky, Samuel, Arswendo Adietya Berlian, Budi Santosa Ari Wibawa, Tuswan

“…Not only playing an essential role in maintaining the water surface, Mangroves have a crucial role in several aspects such as ecology, economy, and socio-culture. …”
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La Cofradía de los Negros de Huelva. by Rocío Calvo Lázaro

“…Se ha analizado además de sus fiestas, el patrimonio de la cofradía, así como el funcionamiento y organización de la misma. …”
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The Impact of Lockdown on eBC Mass Concentration over a Semi-arid Region in Southern India: Ground Observation and Model Simulations by Surya Nagi Reddy Palle, Chakradhar Rao Tandule, Raja Obul Reddy Kalluri, Balakrishnaiah Gugamsetty, Rama Gopal Kotalo, Lokeswara Reddy Thotli, Bhavyasree Akkiraju, Siva Sankara Reddy Lingala

“…Abstract In the present study, we focused on the impact of lockdown on black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations and their associated radiative implications from 01st March to 30th June 2020, over a semi-arid station, i.e., in the district of Anantapur in Southern India. …”
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