Can Janus kinase inhibitors be used to treat immune checkpoint inhibitor associated adverse events? by Jürgen Braun, Kirsten Karberg

“…Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) such as cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein-4 (CTLA-4), programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1), and lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) are increasingly used to treat cancer patients since they were shown to reduce tumor progression and increase survival of patients with different types of cancer. …”
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The closure of multigrade schools in rural territories by Ozana Luzia Galvão Baldotto, Charles Moreto, Erineu Foerste

“…This article presents a qualitative approach to the state of the art regarding the closure of multigrade schools in rural areas. …”
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Coupling discovery-based learning and apprenticeship research experiences: a novel undergraduate laboratory course model by Sarah Damiani, Giorgio Freije, Adam D. Rudner, Keith Wheaton, Lisa M. D'Ambrosio

“…While AREs have been proposed to support students’ confidence and competencies in the laboratory, they can also present practical barriers for effective pedagogical and fair implementation in undergraduate programs. …”
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The Cobra Effect in TVET Policy Making: A Macro-Micro-Macro-Level Analysis of Exemplary Cases From Germany by Johannes Karl Schmees, Janika Grunau

“…All the cases represent TVET policies and programs aimed at reducing skills shortages, a common issue for most countries in the world. …”
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Housekeeping System for Suborbital Vehicles: VIRIATO Mock-Up Vehicle Integration and Testing by Geraldo Rodrigues, Beltran Arribas, Rui Melicio, Paulo Gordo, Duarte Valério, João Casaleiro, André Silva

“…Mechanical and thermal simulations are performed regarding the designed system and a physical prototype is manufactured, assembled and programmed. Functional and field test results resorting to unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as the system’s integration within VIRIATO project’s mock-up vehicle, are presented. …”
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Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualita... by Elke Mitchell, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Alison Krentel, Lucia Romani, Leanne J Robinson, Susana Vaz Nery, John Kaldor, Andrew C Steer, Stephen Bell

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>Twenty-four peer reviewed published papers reporting qualitative data from community members and stakeholders engaged in the implementation of mass drug administration programs were identified as eligible for inclusion.…”
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SYNTHESIS OF MOBILE OBJECTS COMPROMISABLE OPTIMAL TRAJECTORIES IN THE CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT by Albert M. Voronin, Yurii K. Ziatdinov, Oleksandr Y. Permiakov, Ihor D. Varlamov

“…This paper presents the problem of moving objects optimal trajectories in the conflict environment, as well as the opposite problem of optimizing the placement of the active conflicting objects. …”
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Influència de la immersió lingüística en la competència lectora. Estudi de tres models d'aprenentatge en la realitat plurilingüe valenciana. by Álvaro R. Ruiz Gómez, Josep Ballester-Roca

“…La creença de que l’ensenyament en valencià era en detriment del castellà ha estat un entrebanc important per superar el rebuig primigeni que aquest tipus d’ensenyament de llengües va tindre al nostre territori, tot i que nombrosos estudis a nivell internacional corroboren la immersió lingüística com un dels mètodes més exitosos en aquest sentit. El present treball vol donar a conèixer una investigació duta a terme en quatre col·legis del nostre territori i Terol, amb diferents programes d’ensenyament de llengües com ara el programa d’incorporació progressiva (PIP), el programa d’immersió lingüística (PIL) i un programa monolingüe en castellà, per avaluar i comparar, amb un estudi estadístic, la influència d’aquests programes en la comprensió lectora en castellà.…”
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Investigating the effect of marketing on social networks with the mental image of customers of insurance companies in Kurdistan province by Hadi Hosein Panahi, Heresh Soltanpanah

“…Also, among the three variables of social marketing affecting the mental image of insurance companies' customers, according to the respondents, communication programs had an average of 2.29, behaviour management programs had an average of 2.25, and symbolic programs had an average of 1.15.Originality/Value: Using social networks in insurance companies to form the mental image of customers and thus increase the quality of services, profits, and productivity is very effective and valuable. …”
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The Monitoring of European Territorial Cooperation Projects in Italy: Critical Aspects and Innovative Solutions by Viviana Russo, Filippo La Vecchia, Agostina Rita Rocca, Simona Trento, Paolo Galletta

“…In this article we will firstly present the status of the implementation of these Programmes in the current programming period 2014-2020 and in particular of the projects involving Italian beneficiaries with the role of lead partner or project partner. …”
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Empowering adult learners through information literacy: a case study on using MIT app inventor in second chance schools by Tegousi Nafsika, Drakopoulos Vasileios

“…Abstract This article presents a case study involving the use of a Free and Open-Source Software programming environment to teach a thematic unit within the Information Literacy curriculum for first-year adult learners at a Second Chance School in Greece. …”
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A C-Based Framework for Low-Cost Real-Time Embedded Systems by Ivan Cibrario Bertolotti

“…This paper presents a framework that enables programmers to deploy embedded real-time firmware of Internet of Things (IoT) devices more conveniently than using plain C/C++-language programming, by abstracting away from low-level details and the ad hoc management of multiple, diverse network technologies. …”
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A Case Study of Computational Thinking Analysis Using SOLO Taxonomy in Scientific–Mathematical Learning by Alejandro De la Hoz Serrano, Andrés Álvarez-Murillo, Eladio José Fernández Torrado, Miguel Ángel González Maestre, Lina Viviana Melo Niño

“…However, it is necessary to investigate in depth evaluations that analyze the acquisition of Computational Thinking skills in pre-service teachers, especially when scientific and mathematical content learning programs are designed. This study aims to analyze Computational Thinking skills using the SOLO taxonomy, with an approach to science and mathematics learning, through an intervention based on programming and Educational Robotics. …”
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Big Data Analysis Using Apache Spark MLlib and Hadoop HDFS with Scala and Java by Hoger Khayrolla Omar, Alaa Khalil Jumaa

“…The aim of the study is to analyze big data with more suitable programming languages and as consequences gaining better performance. …”
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Chest Pain from Pneumopericardium with Gastropericardial Fistula by Abdullah Rathur, Hussein Al-Mohamad, Jeffrey Steinhoff, Ronald Walsh

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La gestión de la calidad institucional en la Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica by Ronald Miranda-Chavarría

“…Some of the improvements account for achievements such as the diversification of decision making, self evaluation for self improvement or for accreditation purposes of study programs, and the establishment of improvement teams for management services. …”
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Investigating Internships in Architectural Education by Nehad Eweda

“…To achieve this aim, an analytical inductive methodology was adopted and supported by quantitative research that analyzed the practices of internships in a sample of twentyeight undergraduate architectural programs in Egypt, Middle East, and worldwide. This research is divided into four sections; the first section is an overview of the topic, the second documents the survey sample, methodology, and procedures, the third presents the findings of the survey, and finally, the fourth is the discussion.  …”
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The Role of Rural Public Libraries in Empowering and Developing the Rural Community by Shiva Yari, Mohammad Amin Bahrami

“…Purpose: Despite being mostly small institutions, rural public libraries provide a wide range of services and programs in very different areas of life, including personal education, development of individual and civic skills of all citizens and filling their free times. …”
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Treatment of a Patient Diagnosed with Notalgia Paresthetica by Dry Needling: A Case Report by Serap Yılmaz Demiriz, Selda Sarıkaya

“…Dry needling and exercise programs with low possible side effects should be considered in the treatment planning of patients with notalgia paresthetica.…”
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Cost efficiency of investment and innovation projects of oil processing: methodical aspects by E. V. Yakovleva

“…From a position of the transformational processes in modern economy having the innovation basis and, caused by the influence of fourth industrial revolution, the relevance and an entity of the investitsion-but-innovation projects (IIPN) and programs of oil processing are presented, contrastive analysis of static and dynamic approaches to assessment of cost efficiency of IIPN is given, informative features of the dynamic valuation method of cost efficiency of IIPN are revealed…”
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