Development and validation of the treatment expectation scale for patients with liver cancer by Xiaoyi Yang, Ruijun Yang, Yang Xu, Shuang Zang

“…Introduction Liver cancer is one of the most common tumors in the world. Patients with liver cancer usually face substantial physical, psychological, and social burdens, which has created a great demand and expectation to ease the burden in all aspects. …”
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Specificity and tunability of efflux pumps: A new role for the proton gradient? by Matthew Gerry, Duncan Kirby, Boian S Alexandrov, Dvira Segal, Anton Zilman

“…Efflux pumps that transport antibacterial drugs out of bacterial cells have broad specificity, commonly leading to broad spectrum resistance and limiting treatment strategies for infections. …”
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Local cOinage and Hospital Equipment Index (Lo Hei): projectile distance of Singapore coinage and healthcare-related equipment in a 3T magnetic resonance imaging scanner by Shao Jin Ong, James TPD Hallinan, Deborah Khoo, Desmond Hoon, Koon Liang Chia, Joanne Hang, Lycia Teo, Peijing Su, Michael Ong, Bertrand Ang, Swee Tian Quek

“…In this study, we evaluated the projectile risk of Singapore coinage as well as some common healthcare equipment within a 3 T MRI scanner. …”
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Robotic Systems for Hand Rehabilitation—Past, Present and Future by Bogdan Gherman, Ionut Zima, Calin Vaida, Paul Tucan, Adrian Pisla, Iosif Birlescu, Jose Machado, Doina Pisla

“…<b>Background:</b> Cerebrovascular accident, commonly known as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis represent significant neurological conditions affecting millions globally. …”
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A Newborn with Genital Ambiguity, 45,X/46,XY Mosaicism, a Jumping Chromosome Y, and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Lei Zhang, Linda D. Cooley, Sonal R. Chandratre, Atif Ahmed, Jill D. Jacobson

“…CAH secondary to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is the most common cause of DSD. Sex chromosome disorders, including sex chromosome mosaicism, are the second most common cause of DSD. …”
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Mutational Analysis of a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Pedigree with Bile Duct Polyp Phenotype by Li-jun Xie, Dan-dan Ruan, Jian-hui Zhang, Yi Li, Li Chen, Mao-lin Yan, Ming-dian Yu, Jie-wei Luo, Hui-zhen Zhang

“…Two subjects presented a rare common bile duct polyp phenotype. No extraintestinal manifestations were observed. …”
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TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY: LANGUAGE AS A TOOL OF PERSUASION ON SOCIAL MEDIA by Asta Pukienė, Ugnė Lisauskaitė

“…The current article aims to identify and describe the most common linguistic means and tools of persuasion used by influencers on social media. …”
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Managing cognitive impairment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Saudi Arabia: what are the current practices? by Rayan A. Siraj, Ahmed M. Alrajeh, Mushabbab A. Alahmari, Fahad H. Alahmadi, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Abdullah A. Alqarni, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Saeed M. Alghamdi, Turki M. Alanazi, Abdullah Alruwaili, Saleh S. Algarni, Abdulrhman S. Alghamdi, Tawah H. Alsindi, Mohammed M. Alyami, Faisal A. Alshehri, Talal Alshammari, Rehab Alhasani, Khalid Alrashed, Nawaf E. Sabir, Ataa F. Mesbah

“…Objective Cognitive impairment is a common comorbidity, yet overlooked, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Efficiency of Real-time Computer-aided Polyp Detection during Surveillance Colonoscopy: A Pilot Study by Shin Morimoto, Hidenori Tanaka, Yudai Takehara, Noriko Yamamoto, Fumiaki Tanino, Yuki Kamigaichi, Ken Yamashita, Hidehiko Takigawa, Yuji Urabe, Toshio Kuwai, Shiro Oka

“…The most common tumor locations were the ascending colon and sigmoid colon (28%), followed by the transverse colon (26%), cecum (7%), descending colon (7%), and rectum (4%). …”
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The Protective Effect of Docosahexaenoic Acid on Mitochondria in SH-SY5Y Model of Rotenone-Induced Toxicity by Britta Eggers, Jennifer Stepien, Anne-Katrin Reker, Svenja Esser, Kathy Pfeiffer, Magdalena Pawlas, Katalin Barkovits, Katrin Marcus

“…<b>Methods:</b> We utilized the most common neuronal cell line (SH-SY5Y) and induced mitochondrial oxidative stress through the addition of rotenone. …”
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Oral Hygiene Practices among Saudi Arabian Children and Its Relation to Their Dental Caries Status by M. F. A. Quadri, M. A. Shubayr, A. H. Hattan, S. A. Wafi, A. H. Jafer

“…Dental caries is one of the most common preventable diseases occurring among children. …”
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The role of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the formation of atherosclerotic vascular lesions in patients with abdominal obesity by N. L. Denisov, V. B. Grinevich, Ye. V. Chernetsova, Yu. A. Kravchuk, K. V. Ivashkin

“…To study the vascular wall changes of common carotid artery and internal carotid arteries in patients with abdominal obesity (AO) and different forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). …”
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RISKS OF LOSING CONTROLLABILITY WHILE LIBERALIZING THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY by Yu. S. Petrusha

“…The distinction of privatization models and the stages that the countries of the Common Free Market Zone have passed determine Belarus entering the common electric-energy market with limitations at the level of transboundary trade and preservation of the member states internal-commerce structure.…”
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Russian Civilizational Identity as the Basis of Value Integrity and State Policy by Maria M. Mchedlova

“…It is proposed to consider history, culture, and the state as a common core of values, a semantic node of a common civilizational identity. …”
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The expression of powdery mildew resistance in spring bread wheat cultivars from the VIR collection of plant genetic resources by T. V. Lebedeva, E. V. Zuev, A. N. Brykova

“…Marchal. is a widespread foliar disease of common wheat in regions with cool and wet conditions. …”
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ANORECTAL PATHOLOGIES IN THE COURSE OF ACUTE LEUKAEMIAS: PREDICTIVE PARAMETERS by Fatma Yılmaz, Bugra Saglam, Ufuk Gorduk, Ugur Kalan, Hacer Berna Afacan Öztürk, Ahmet Kursad Gunes, Murat Albayrak

“…Anorectal pathologies are common foci of infection in patients with acute leukaemia. …”
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Stability Analysis of Soil Embankment Slope Reinforced with Polypropylene Fiber under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Yafeng Gong, Yulong He, Chunpeng Han, Yangfan Shen, Guojin Tan

“…Polypropylene fiber is a common soil reinforcement material which is used to reinforce a common clay in northeast China. …”
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Anti-aging effect of TMQ on EPDM for Various Cure Systems by Şehriban Öncel, Bağdagül Karaağaç, Hakan Erdoğan, Mahir Burak Efe, Gürcan Gül

“…Ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) is a common raw material for weather resistant rubber products used in lots of areas such as cable, automotive, marine industry and aviation applications. …”
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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

“…Coinfection of a host by more than 1 parasite is more common than single infection in wild environments and can have differing impacts, although coinfections have relatively rarely been quantified. …”
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Integrated risk analyses as part of national climate risk assessments: lessons learnt from the climate risk assessment of Germany by Walter Kahlenborn, Maike Voss, Luise Porst, Marc Zebisch, Kathrin Renner, Inke Schauser

“…Findings – The authors show that even though progress in establishing integrated assessment methods has been made, no common framework exists so far and only few national CRAs include extensive integrated analyses. …”
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