Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…Results Patients who received ICIs (2.03% of total population) were younger (68.7 ± 12.6 vs 71.8 ± 13.9; P < 0.001), predominantly male (54% vs 41%; P < 0.0001), and White (68% vs 58%; P < 0.0001), had lower odds of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (0.366% vs 0.437%, odds ratio [OR] 0.837; P = 0.0005) and systemic sclerosis (0.108% vs 0.135%, OR 0.796; P = 0.0151), and had higher odds of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (2.194% vs 1.752%, OR 1.258; P < 0.0001 with hazard ratio 1.746; P < 0.0001). …”
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Hydrological Response to Rewetting of Drained Peatlands—A Case Study of Three Raised Bogs in Norway by Marta Stachowicz, Anders Lyngstad, Paweł Osuch, Mateusz Grygoruk

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Uniformização de práticas de gestão estratégica portuárias: modelo construtivista para uma Holding Catarinense by Daiana Rafaela Pedersini, Sandra Rolim Ensslin

“…Tal processo fez uso da recursividade das etapas, pois, devido à geração de conhecimento propiciado em determinado estágio de evolução do processo, o gestor portuário constatou que as informações constantes no protótipo do modelo não atendiam fielmente às necessidades da organização. Com isso, todo o processo foi revisto e o modelo final ficou constituído de 26 indicadores. …”
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JOINTING MACHINE MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS USING RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM) METHOD by Trio Yonathan Teja Kusuma, Yoga Aldi Pratama

“…In the results of selecting the maintenance task for the Jointing Machine critical components, it can be concluded that the Roller Blade component with the Potential Cause of Failure is broken Guide Wheel Bearing, the maintenance task is selected, namely Condition-Directed Task, Indexing Clamp component is Condition-Directed Task, Torch component is Condition-Directed Task, Nozzle component is Condition-Directed Task, Roller Blade component with the Potential Cause of Failure is Leaky Cylinder is Failure Finding Task, Bushing Torch component is Condition-Directed Task, and Cooler Torch Hose component is Failure Finding Task.…”
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Deep Temporal Clustering of Pathological Gait Patterns in Post-Stroke Patients Using Joint Angle Trajectories: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gyeongmin Kim, Hyungtai Kim, Yun-Hee Kim, Seung-Jong Kim, Mun-Taek Choi

“…This cross-sectional study aimed to identify and cluster gait patterns using an end-to-end deep learning approach that autonomously extracts features from joint angle trajectories for a gait cycle, minimizing human intervention. A total of 74 sub-acute post-stroke hemiplegic patients with lower limb impairments were included in the analysis. …”
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Matrix measure-based exponential stability and synchronization of Markovian jumping QVNNs with time-varying delays and delayed impulses by Miao Zhang, Bole Li, Weiqiang Gong, Shuo Ma, Qiang Li

“…This article explored the topics of global exponential stability and synchronization issues of a type of Markovian jumping quaternion-valued neural networks (QVNNs) that incorporate delayed impulses and time-varying delays. …”
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Lo popular urbano y sus expresiones en la narrativa breve: oralidad y abyección en Ni farra ni vieja ni sombreros de charro de Juan Maya by Alij Aquetza Anaya López

“…Exploramos la conexión entre ciudad, imaginación y ficción; analizamos interpretaciones elaboradas en torno al tópico literatura popular; identificamos el traslado de una narrativa popular concentrada en la denuncia política a una pronta a registrar minuciosamente el espacio cotidiano, y aplicamos esta perspectiva de análisis al relato Ni farra ni vieja ni sombreros de charro. …”
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Interactive Marketing by Peter Schafer

“…Far more than mere communication tools, interactive media have become powerful business instruments. …”
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Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis at 7–12 mbar by Methanosarcina barkeri under simulated martian atmospheric conditions by Rachel L. Harris, Andrew C. Schuerger

“…Transcriptomics reveal that low total pressure and temperature did not significantly impact gene expression, highlighting the resilience of M. barkeri. …”
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Factors affecting the sexual health of newly married couples: A qualitative study of experts\' point of views by Zabihollah Gharlipour, Leila GHazvinian, Zohreh Khalajinia, Farideh Khalajabadi Farahani, Mostafa GHazvinian

“…Conclusion: Based on the results obtained from the present study, couples need to receive sufficient information and special skills in psychological, individual and family, marital and socio-religious topics for improved sexual health.…”
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Probing levitodynamics with multi-stochastic forces and the simple applications on the dark matter detection in optical levitation experiment by Xi Cheng, Ji-Heng Guo, Wenyu Wang, Bin Zhu

“…., assuming that all of these forces adhere to the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. The ratio of total damping to the stochastic damping coefficient distinguishes the levitodynamics from cases involving only one single stochastic force. …”
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From ecological menace to roadside attraction: 28 years of evidence support successful biocontrol of purple loosestrife by Bernd Blossey, Victoria Nuzzo, Stacy B. Endriss

“…Our data show that it took time for significant changes to occur, and short‐term studies may provide misleading results, as L. salicaria stem densities initially increased before significantly decreasing. …”
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Retroperitoneal Müllerian cyst causing uterine protrusion in a teenage girl by Fu-Chieh Chu, Hsu-Han Wang, Yen-Tin Chen, Ya-Chun Chuang, Liang-Ming Lo, Steven W. Shaw

“…Notably, during laparoscopy, a significant left retroperitoneal tubulocystic tumor was discovered, and the left ureter was absent. A computed tomography scan confirmed left renal agenesis, right kidney hyperplasia, a bicornuate uterus, and pectus excavatum. …”
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Lifelong Education: External and Internal Constructs of Human Motivation by O. P. Kurdenkova

“…According to statistics, motivation towards continuation of education among the Russian population is extremely low. …”
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Effects and Potential Mechanisms of Pioglitazone on Lipid Metabolism in Obese Diabetic KKAy Mice by Jun Peng, Yi Huan, Qian Jiang, Su-juan Sun, Chun-ming Jia, Zhu-fang Shen

“…Additionally, pioglitazone increased plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol but decreased hepatic cholesterol. …”
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Negative and Positive Association Rules Mining from Text Using Frequent and Infrequent Itemsets by Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Shahbaz, Aziz Guergachi

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Paisagem Cultural: discussões contemporâneas por um (novo) olhar para o patrimônio cultural by Luciana de Castro Neves Costa, Juliane Conceição Primon Serres

“…From the valorization of the isolated monument to the consideration of the intangible heritage, different constructions of meaning have conditioned the conception of cultural heritage, culminating today in the category of Cultural Landscape. Conceived as a new way of thinking and preserving cultural heritage that comprehends the materiality and immateriality of heritage assets as well as its natural and cultural sphere, the notion of landscape already integrates former discussions on heritage, under different values, in conventions and heritage documents. …”
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Text messaging to improve connection between adolescents and their health care providers by Claire R Galvin, Astrid M De Souza, James E Potts, Penny L Sneddon, Shubhayan Sanatani, Kathryn R Armstrong

“…Duration of the text messaging intervention was 33 (26.8–37.3) weeks. A total of 896 automated weekly messages were sent, which resulted in 206 (23%) care conversations. …”
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Harezmli Türk Şair Zemahşerî’nin Şiirlerindeki Takva Anlayışı by Hüseyin Avcı

“…Cahiliye döneminden itibaren örneklerine rastladığımız zühd ve takva içerikli şiirler, özellikle İslamın zuhuru, siyasi ve sosyal olaylar, fetihler, kültürel etkileşim vs. sebeplerin insanın zihninde ve ruh halinde ve toplum hayatında yol açtığı değişimler ve gelişmelerle zaman içerisinde yaygınlaşarak şiirde önemli bir tema haline gelmiştir. …”
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De la « Great Exhibition » à l’Esthétisme : entre production et poïétique by Charlotte Ribeyrol

“…In spite of its official aim to celebrate British industrial power, the Exhibition also brought together many works of art, including objects from Antiquity which were apparently remote from the preoccupations of modern Victorian Britain. …”
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