Effectiveness of Positron Emission Tomography for Predicting Chemotherapy Response in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases by Glazer, Evan

“…For example, a few years ago an extrahepatic metastasis effectively eliminated surgical resection, but a combination of chemotherapeutic options and surgical techniques has expanded the indications for resection and increased the population of patients who may benefit.1,2 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has increased the resectability rate by 11% to 37%.1 Unfortunately, greater than 80% of patients undergoing hepatic resection will have recurrences, mostly within the first 2 years.2 Nonetheless, the only hope for cure is resection, and prior surgical dogma based on the number of lesions, size of the tumor-free resection margin, and presence of resectable extrahepatic disease must be questioned.3- 5 The current standard approach to surgical planning is contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for specific tumor characteristics or contraindications to CT.6 Several series showed that focal extrahepatic disease, an isolated pulmonary lesion, can be safely resected, with 5-year survival rates of 29% to 58%.7,8 In 1 series,7 17 of 30 patients required 3 or more resections. …”
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Topical Vancomycin for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection after Craniotomy: Meta-analysis and Systematic Literature Review by Ahmed Saleh (3150639)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The results of this meta-analysis suggest that the use of topical vancomycin after performing craniotomies is safe and effective in decreasing the incidence of cSSIs, although there is a need to perform randomized controlled trials to strongly support this conclusion.…”

CEO gender and managerial entrenchment by Dah, Mustafa A.

“…We find that the presence of female CEO decreases the turnover-performance sensitivity, increases the E-index, and inflates CEO compensation. …”
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Assessing Struvite Formation Potential at Wastewater Treatment Plants by Fattah, Kazi Parvez

“…The three locations investigated all has a supersaturation value greater than unity; this indicated that struvite formation potential was high. …”
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The effect of Dopamine Agonists on patients with advanced Parkinson's disease subjected to subthalamic deep brain stimulation. (c2000) by Jabre, Mazen Gerges

“…Our preliminary study suggests that STN HFS is a safe and effective approach in the treatment of advanced PD. …”
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Effect of water extract of Althaea officinalis flowers on inflammation, gastric ulcer, bacterial activity, platelet aggragation, glycemia, and lipidemia. (c2006) by Hage-Sleiman, Rouba

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Anterior ankle impingment syndrome is less frequent, but associated with a longer absence and higher re-injury rate compared to posterior syndrome: a prospective cohort study of 67... by Pieter D’Hooghe (3530984)

“…AAIS and PAIS were similar regarding injury characteristics except for a greater proportion of AAIS having a gradual onset (69% vs.47%; P = 0.03) and being re-injuries (31% vs. 9%; P = 0.01). …”

Violent Extremism Prevention in the Era of Globalization by Safieddine, Line Abbas

“…The significance of the study stems from the fact that global strategizing efforts are needed to pay greater emphasis on the media and finance, specifically in weak and vulnerable states. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Although there was a clear global decrease in the age-standardised death, and DALY rates, some countries experienced an increase in these rates. …”

Successful Use of Intravenous B-blocker Therapy in Cardiogenic Shock Supported With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Series by Alaa Rahhal (14150403)

“…<p dir="ltr">Tachycardia in cardiogenic shock (CS) might reduce the cardiac output (CO) by decreasing the ventricular filling time. Nevertheless, heart rate (HR) control with agents that possess negative inotropy might decrease the CO. …”

Interactions between riluzole and ABCG2/BCRP transporter by Milane, Aline

“…After repeated doses of riluzole, BCRP activity was increased in CF1 mdr1a (−/−) mice, riluzole uptake was decrease and both BCRP expression and activity were increased in BeWo cells. …”
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Barriers facing self-employed women. (c2007) by Issa, Sendrella

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Earthcasting: Geomorphic Forecasts for Society by Tejedor, Alejandro

“…The importance of geomorphic forecasts has never been greater, as technological development and global climate change threaten to reshape the landscapes that support human societies and natural ecosystems. …”
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Kefir exhibits anti‑proliferative and pro‑apoptotic effects on colon adenocarcinoma cells with no significant effects on cell migration and invasion by Khoury, Nathalie

“…Kefir's anti‑cancer potential was tested on CRC cell lines, Caco‑2 and HT‑29, through cytotoxicity, proliferation, and apoptotic assays. …”
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Exploring The Effect of [HuArgI (Co)-PEG5000]-Induced Autophagy on The Migration, Adhesion, And Invasion of U87 Glioblastoma cells by Haidar, Sara

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Congenital melanocytic nevi by Tannous, Zeina S.

“…Giant congenital melanocytic nevi are associated with an increased risk of the development of melanoma. On the other hand, there is evidence of an increased melanoma risk in patients with small congenital nevi. …”
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Hybrid effect of carbon nanotubes and polypropylene microfibers on fire resistance, thermal characteristics and microstructure of cementitious composites by Mohammad R., Irshidat

“…The improvement was less significant in the case of exposure temperatures greater than melting point of the fibers. Thermal conductivity of cement mortar is increased by the addition of the CNTs but not the PP fibers for all heating levels. …”
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Coalition game theoretic P2P trading in a distribution network integrity-ensured local energy market by M., Imran Azim

“…The simulation results confirm that participants, both sellers and purchasers, can decrease their energy costs substantially, and the LEM operator can also secure its margin while the distribution network voltages and line congestion are within the prescribed ranges.…”
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Optimum sizing of steam turbines for concentrated solar power plants by Poullikkas, Andreas

“…Thus, there is significant efficiency gains to be realized and large cost savings in increasing the turbine size up to 50MWe. Finally, although the cost of electricity of a CSP plant with capacities greater than 1MWe is significantly reduced to less than 1US$/kWh, currently such technology can only become economically viable through supporting schemes.…”
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Electrochemical and thermodynamic study on the corrosion performance of API X120 steel in 3.5% NaCl solution by Khuram Shahzad (575887)

“…The overall results revealed that PEI significantly decreases the corrosion rate of API X120 steel with inhibition efficiency of 94% at a concentration of 100 μmol L⁻¹. …”