Comparative analysis of ICSI outcomes with testicular or secondary ejaculated sperm in men with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia by Marzieh Derakhshan, Mahsa Foroughi, Ensieh Salehi, Elham Naghshineh, Hatav Ghasemi Tehrani, Maryam Derakhshan, Atefeh Bamarinejad

“…This approach could be a less stressful and equally effective option for OAT patients who prefer less invasive procedures, potentially enhancing reproductive success in men with OAT. …”
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Evaluation of the development unevenness of the Russian Federation regions by socio-economic resource components by V. E. Goncharenko, V. F. Korobova

“…Analysis of the data shows that the highest level of resource reduction components of the Ivanovo region is observed in the resource group of science and innovation – 77.1 %, resources of the fixed funds, financial-investment and labour resources are equal the value of this indicator – from 42.3% to 45.4 %. …”
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Development of Cytolytic Iridium-Complexed Octaarginine Peptide Albumin Nanomedicine for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment by Sun X, Wang D, Chang S, Yin L, Zhang H, Ji S, Fei H, Jin Y

“…Xingwei Sun,1,* Di Wang,1,* Shiwei Chang,2,* Liang Yin,1 Hao Zhang,1 Shuangshuang Ji,2 Hao Fei,2 Yong Jin1 1Department of Interventional Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215004, People’s Republic of China; 2Nanobiomedicine Division, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yong Jin, Email jinyong@suda.edu.cn Hao Fei, Email hfei2008@sinano.ac.cnObjective: Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most challenging malignancies and has high incidence and mortality rates worldwide. …”
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Nomogram Based on Immune-Inflammatory Score and Classical Clinicopathological Parameters for Predicting the Recurrence of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Large, Multi-Center Retrospective... by Wang Y, Zheng Y, Tian C, Yu J, Rao K, Zeng N, Jiang P

“…This study aims to develop a clinicopathological-inflammatory parameters-based nomogram to accurately predict the postoperative recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate of EC patients.Methods: A training set containing 1068 patients and an independent validation set consisting of 537 patients were employed in this retrospective study. …”
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Intravesical Tumor-Selective Mucoadhesive Hydrogel for Effective Chemotherapy In Murine Model by Zheng B, Chen Z, Sun L, Quan J, Wei J, Huang B, Zhang D, Zhang P, Zhuo Y

“…Consequently, an effective drug delivery system must possess both tumor-targeting and adhesion properties to overcome these limitations.Methods: In this study, we investigated a tumor-selective hydrogel as a potential vehicle for BCa treatment. …”
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Inter-laboratory harmonization of microsphere immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection in contrived dried blood spots and oral fluids by Kate L. DeRosa, Nora Pisanic, Kate Kruczynski, Christopher D. Heaney, Linda M. Styer, Nicholas J. Mantis

“…Interlaboratory comparisons were equally robust for both N (κ = 0.94–0.96; 97.5%–98 % agreement) and S (κ = 0.98–1.0; 99.0%–100%). …”
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Disorders of esophageal clearance in gastroesophageal reflux disease and option of their treatment by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, N. L. Dzhahaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To estimate esophageal clearance in patients with reflux-esophagitis (RE) and its changes at intake of «Smecta®» in standard dose. Material and methods. Overall 30 patients whose symptoms included heartburn (100%), burning chest pain (70%), belching (30%) were enrolled in original study. …”
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Couples and parenting dynamics during Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review of the literature. by Maria Leonor Sentieiro, Luana Cunha Ferreira, Mariana Pires de Miranda, Beatriz Araújo Vitória

“…Findings must be considered with caution because not all studies had equal methodological rigor.…”
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Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing by Xu X, Chen X, He J, Su L, Tong X, Sun Y, Huang S, Bai G, Chen Z

“…., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Paediatrics, Cixi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhimin Chen; Guannan Bai, Email zmchen@zju.edu.cn; guannanbai@zju.edu.cnBackground: Bronchiolitis is a common cause of hospitalization in infants under 2 years of age. …”
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Biomechanical evaluation of novel construct for stabilizing subcapital femoral neck fractures: a synthetic bone model by Anjan R. Shah, Miguel A. Diaz, Douglas L. Cerynik, Blake Schultz

“…The objective was to evaluate the biomechanical performance of a novel femoral neck fracture fixation device by comparing to a clinically relevant construct using commercially available cannulated screws. Methods Twelve Sawbones femurs were equally divided into two groups where Group I was instrumented with a new fixation system consisting of two partially threaded cannulated screws and a cross-screw and Group II was instrumented with three partially threaded cannulated screws. …”
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DNA-PKcs Dysfunction Enhances the Antitumor Activity of Radioimmunotherapy by Activating the cGAS-STING Pathway in HNSCC by Chen L, Lin J, Wen Y, Guo ZQ, Lan B, Xiong J, Chen CB, Chen Y

“…The potential improvement of radioimmunotherapy by inhibiting the DDR pathway is still unclear.Methods: The effectiveness of different treatments on tumor growth and survival was tested using the C3H/HeN mouse tumor model. …”
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When midwives ask permission to discuss weight with pregnant women with high body weight: a qualitative study by Sofie Gyrup, Anne-Sofie Kortegaard, Sissel Due Jensen, Pernille Andreassen, Dorte Hvidtjørn

“…This study explored the experiences of both pregnant women living with a BMI equally or above 30 kg/m2 and midwives when asking for permission to discuss weight during the initial midwife consultation. …”
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Developing an Algorithm for Detecting Suspicious Trades in Tehran Stock Exchange Based on Spoof Trading Model by Reza Tehrani, Saeed Fallahpour, Hamid Nouralidokht

“…Conclusion: The results of the designed algorithm indicated that the efficiency of the utilized algorithm for detecting suspicious trades is equal to 90.4%, which is an excellent level of performance for accepting an algorithm. …”
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Deficits in prosodic speech-in-noise recognition in schizophrenia patients and its association with psychiatric symptoms by Shenglin She, Bingyan Gong, Qiuhong Li, Yu Xia, Xiaohua Lu, Yi Liu, Huawang Wu, Chao Wu, Yingjun Zheng

“…Both participant groups had equal SR between the neutral and happy prosody conditions. …”
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Dynamics of Myopia Progression in Ghana—Evidence From Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Samuel Kyei, Godwin Avornyo, Randy Asiamah, Samuel B. Boadi‐Kusi, Michael Agyemang Kwarteng

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aim To investigate the pattern of progression of myopia among a Ghanaian clinical cohort. Methods A retrospective cohort analysis of a clinical data set of all healthy myopic participants attending a tertiary eye care center was performed. …”
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The Association of Latent Tuberculosis Infection with Air Pollutant Exposure, Meteorological and Other Factors: A Retrospective Study in Eastern China of College Students by Qiu B, Xu Z, Miao R

“…This study aimed to assess the association of meteorological factors, air pollutant indicators, and other factors with LTBI among college students.Methods: We selected 5,193 freshmen randomly who originated from key tuberculosis areas in nine colleges in Nanjing. …”
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Body Image and Negative Emotions in Chinese Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing College Students: The Mediating Role of Core Self-Evaluation and the Moderating Role of Self-Compassion by Bu X, Zhang Y, Zeng T, Zhou L, Ma H, Du Y

“…The present study aimed to explore the impact of body image on negative emotions as well as the mediating role of core self-evaluation and the moderating role of self-compassion by using a sample of DHH college students.Materials and Methods: A sample of 357 Chinese DHH students completed the measures of body image, core self-evaluation, self-compassion, depression, and anxiety. …”
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Latent Health Status Trajectories in Individuals With New or Worsening Claudication Symptoms by Scott Grubman, Gaëlle Romain, Jacob Cleman, Lindsey Scierka, Carmen Pajarillo, Jonathan Kluger, Carlos Mena‐Hurtado, Kim G. Smolderen

“…These subgroups were categorized as “responsive” or “nonresponsive,” depending on whether the 12‐month increase in mean Peripheral Artery Questionnaire score was greater than or equal to the clinically meaningful threshold of 10 or not, respectively. …”
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Bed Partners’ Perspectives and Sleep Quality After Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Seifen C, Ludwig K, Ruckes C, Matthias C, Gouveris H

“…We aimed at evaluating the bed partner’s perspective on HGNS therapy.Methods: In a cross-sectional exploratory prospective study (Clinical Trial Registration: DRKS00030554), 33 consecutive bed partners of patients treated with a unilateral, respiratory-coupled HGNS device in a tertiary medical center completed a 23-item custom-made questionnaire with questions that addressed the bed partner’s perceptions and their satisfaction with HGNS therapy.Results: Bed partners reported that the patients were more comfortable with HGNS therapy (97.0%) compared to PAP therapy, their own sleep quality was better (90.9%) and their sexual partnership was equivalent in 69.0% and better in 27.3%. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of penpulimab plus carboplatin-paclitaxel as first-line treatment for metastatic squamous non-small-cell lung cancer in China by Luwei Wang, Jiasheng Chen, Lihui Lin, Xiaowei Huang

“…Platinum-based chemo-therapy, the first-line treatment, yields median overall survival (OS) of less than or equal to one year, underscoring the need for better therapies. …”
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