Efficacy and safety of reduced-port laparoscopic surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer by Zhi-min Liu, Qi-jun Yao, Fengyun Pei, Fang He, Yandong Zhao, Jun Huang

“…Abstract Background Laparoscopic radical resection has become the most important treatment for resectable colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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Actinidia deliciosa as a complemental therapy against nephropathy and oxidative stress in diabetic rats by Ali Y. Naoom, Wenyi Kang, Nora F. Ghanem, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Fatma M. El-Demerdash

“…Results showed that ADAE had high antioxidant and radical scavenging potency. Elevation in blood sugar level, lipid peroxidation (LPO), kidney function biomarkers, and perturbations in hematological parameters were observed in diabetic rats. …”
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Determination of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Hyperactivation as Prognostic Factor in Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors by G. Lamberti, C. Ceccarelli, N. Brighi, I. Maggio, D. Santini, C. Mosconi, C. Ricci, G. Biasco, D. Campana

“…We evaluated clinical, pathological, and immunohistochemistry features for association with the presence of advanced disease at diagnosis and disease relapse in patients who have undergone radical surgery. Results. Archival material from 64 patients was analyzed (37 pNETs and 27 GI-NETs). …”
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Prognostic and Predictive Value of CpG Island Methylator Phenotype in Patients with Locally Advanced Nonmetastatic Sporadic Colorectal Cancer by Yuwei Wang, Yadong Long, Ye Xu, Zuqing Guan, Peng Lian, Junjie Peng, Sanjun Cai, Guoxiang Cai

“…Fifty stage II/III colorectal cancer patients who received radical resection were included in this study. Promoter methylation of p14ARF, hMLH1, p16INK4a, MGMT, and MINT1 was determined by methylation specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP). …”
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Clinical impact of the prognostic nutritional index and skeletal muscle index for the incompletion of adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer by Hiromitsu Maehira, Haruki Mori, Nobuhito Nitta, Takeru Maekawa, Yusuke Nishina, Hajime Ishikawa, Katsushi Takebayashi, Sachiko Kaida, Toru Miyake, Masaji Tani

“…Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 72 patients who underwent radical pancreatectomy and received S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. …”
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Serum Cystatin S (CST4): A Novel Prognostic Marker for Gastric Cancer by Chao Gu, Shan Chen, Lining Huang, Chenliang Cao, Renshun Yuan, Zhongyang Kou, Weiwei Chen, Haihua Shi, Xiaodong Gu

“…Methods: A cohort of 334 patients with GC who underwent radical gastrectomy was assessed. Preoperative serum CST4 levels were measured alongside traditional tumor markers, correlating with clinical data and patient outcomes. …”
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Pancreatic Disease-Related Portal Hypertension by Kexin Zheng, Xiaozhong Guo, Ji Feng, Zhaohui Bai, Xiaodong Shao, Fangfang Yi, Yongguo Zhang, Rui Zhang, Han Liu, Fernando Gomes Romeiro, Xingshun Qi

“…Three elderly patients (>60 years old) were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, of whom one underwent laparoscopic radical distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy, one received chemotherapy, and another one chose conservative management due to multiple systemic metastases. …”
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Chemical, Spectral, Biological, and Toxicological Studies of Some Benzene Derivatives Used in Pharmaceuticals: In Silico Approach by Emranul Kabir, M R O Khan Noyon, Md Rabiul Alam, Mr. Nasiruddin, Sajia Islam, Mahima Akter, Monir Uzzaman

“…The generation of benzene metabolites that produce superoxide, the phenoxy radical, and benzene-drug binding are only a few of the processes by which benzene and its derivatives cause harm. …”
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Cobalt titanate nanocatalyst for enhanced photodegradation of atrazine: kinetics, degradation efficiency, and mechanistic analysis by Jeremiah Suleiman Nuhu, Femi Emmanuel Awe, Rajni Garg, Rishav Garg, Nnabuk Okon Eddy, Hazratullah Paktin

“…Scavenger experiments confirmed that hydroxyl radicals (HO•) are responsible for atrazine degradation while GCMS analysis confirmed the complete mineralization of atrazine with carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O) as the final degradation products.…”
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Do discurso de ódio homofóbico à resistência lgbtqia+: uma análise das mensagens publicadas nas redes sociais by Josinaldo Monteiro da Silva, Uriel Mendes Carneiro de Oliveira, Joseval dos Reis Miranda

“…No decorrer da análise, ratificaremos o pressuposto de que existe em parte das mensagens analisadas um forte discurso de caráter homotransfóbico nas redes sociais arraigados por uma educação sexual moral-tradicionalista e religiosa-radical. Desse modo, esperamos que essa reflexão contribua para uma mudança de comportamento entre os sujeitos, levando-os a assumirem uma postura mais empática, respeitando as diferentes expressões de gênero e orientações afetivossexuais, nos variados espaços de convivência social, virtual ou físico. …”
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Propiedades bioactivas y nutricionales del polen apícola de la provincia del Chubut, Argentina by P.V. ALOISI, S. RUPPEL

“…La capacidad antioxidante fue evaluada empleando la técnica del radical libre 1,1-difenil-2 picrilhidracilo (DPPH*). …”
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The current state of legal regulation of labor relations in Ukraine by S. M. Bortnyk

“…It has been proven that the introduction of most of these changes is correct in the conditions of martial law, when the country’s economy needs radical transformations and additional resources. …”
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Physicochemical properties, structure, growth-promoting and antioxidant activities of Glycyrrhiza leaf polysaccharides modified by fermentation by Juan Du, Yuan Wang, Xia Li, Zhalaga, Na Liu, Wenwen Wang, Jingwei Qi, Xiaoli Fan, Xiaoping An

“…In parallel, in vitro antioxidant activities assays demonstrated that Glycyrrhiza leaf fermented for 36 h exhibited strong DPPH, hydroxyl radical scavenging, and reducing power. Scanning electron microscope and infrared spectroscopy analyses revealed differences in the surface morphology of unfermented and fermented Glycyrrhiza leaf, with both polysaccharides being acidic and containing pyranose rings and α-glycosidic bonds. …”
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Serum Zinc Levels in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome are Lower as Compared to Those without Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Cohort Study by Swati Dhar, Reena Yadav, Akash Tomar

“…Background: Zinc is an essential micronutrient, a vital stabiliser and a cofactor in many enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and phospholipase C and also acts as an antioxidant by protecting the sulfhydryl groups of different proteins and enzymes against free radicals. It is unclear if serum zinc levels are correlated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and its pathophysiology, although relation between diabetes and insulin resistance has been established. …”
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Exploring the Hepatoprotective Effect of Agaricus bisporus Based on Network Pharmacology by WANG Jie, WANG Jinmei, LIU Hui, LIU Xuguang, GUO Wenjing, HE Hongping

“…This study suggests that ABEE may provide liver protection by inhibiting apoptosis, carcinogenesis, and lipid peroxidation caused by free radicals through multiple components, targets, and pathways.…”
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Nutritional Value and Consumer Acceptance of New Cereal Bars Offered to Children by Białek Małgorzata, Rutkowska Jarosława, Radomska Justyna

“…The antioxidant activity of the ethanolic extract from bars was measured by scavenging 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals and Folin-Ciocalteau methods. The overall liking of bars was high (4.05 pts on average in the 5-point scale). …”
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SOCIOLOGIJA IR REFLEKTYVUMAS by Algimantas Valantiejus

“…In any case, the turn of latter-day sociological inquiry, as compared with the traditional attempt to apply one and the only theoretical synthesis, shows that under the new perspective the sociology undergoes a radical reframing. The new sociological identity is being shaped by 1) fragmentary and relative context; 2) the attempts of reflexive methodology to systemically and critically evaluate the social-scientific accounts of reality; 3) the skeptical treatment of "representations"; 4) the "performative" character of critical activity; 5) experience of indeterminacy conditioned by a) the antithesis between the conventional and the new theoretical projects; b) the social aspects of scientific activity which include the conversational, discursive and reflexive dimensions. …”
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Validating the Hypoglycaemic and Hypotensive Roles of Salvia serotina (Chicken Weed) in Normal Healthy Sprague–Dawley Rats by Tameika Bartley, Paul Reese, Sophie Turfus, Ruby Alexander-Lindo

“…The aqueous extract caused a free radical scavenging effect with an IC50 value of 10.2 ± 1.01 µg/mL versus vitamin C (9.42 ± 1.01 µg/mL). …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine (Mindful, Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Complemented with Bodywork) Improves Quality of Life, Health, and Ability by Induction of Antonovsky-Sal... by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…The treatment responders radically improved their self-assessed physical health (0.6 step), self-assessed mental health (1.6 step), their relation to self (1.2 step), friends (0.3 step), and partner (2.1 step on a 6-step scale), and their ability to love (1.2 step) and work (0.8 step), and to function socially (1.0 step) and sexually (0.8 step). …”
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Reconstrucción perianal con colgajo V-Y por tumor de Büschke-Löwenstein by Martín Hernández Álvarez, Hernán Oliu Lambert, Natalia Altagracia de la Cruz de Oliu, Juan Elias Cabrera Martínez

“…Introducción: El condiloma acuminado gigante es una rara enfermedad que se manifiesta en el 0,1 % de las personas con vida sexual activa, su tratamiento es variable; la cirugía es el más radical y definitivo, aunque la recurrencia no es despreciable. …”
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