Refusing the Referendum: Queer Latino Masculinities and Utopian Citizenship in Justin Torres’ We the Animals by Marion Christina Rohrleitner

“…Justin Torres’s 2011 debut novel We the Animals performs Puerto Rican queer masculinity at the precise moment when the first formal challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), as expressed by then Attorney General Eric Holder, intersect with growing and increasingly aggressive hostility towards Latinx in the United States regardless of their legal status, and when Puerto Ricans on the island continue to be second class citizens ineligible, for example, to participate in presidential elections. …”
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Mechanisms of liver fibrosis in metabolic syndrome by Wajahat Mehal

“…CD8+ and CD4+ T cells of the adaptive immune system have been identified to have greater profibrotic roles than previously realised by inducing hepatocyte death (auto-aggressive CD8+T) cells and cytokines producing (TH17 producing CD4+T) cells. …”
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the prognosis of mucor mycosis in diabetic patients in Egypt: a comparative multicenter study by Mahmoud ElSamkary, Radwa Elsherif, Tarek M. Saad, Samah M. Fawzy

“…Conclusion Infection by COVID-19 worsened the course and prognosis of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucor mycosis in controlled diabetic patients in the form of a more aggressive clinical picture, exenteration, and death (although statistically insignificant). …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of miRNAs Targeting TRAF5 in DLBCL Involving in NF-κB Signaling Pathway and Affecting the Apoptosis and Signal Transduction by Chunyao Li, Lanshan Huang, Yongqin Wen, Muhua Yi, Min Gao

“…Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma with high heterogeneity. …”
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Enhanced Brain Tumor MRI Classification Using Stationary Wavelet Transform, ResNet50V2, and LSTM Networks by Oussama Abda, Hilal NAIMI

“… Brain tumors constitute a significant health issue in the world today because of their aggressive behavior and short survival rates. Early and accurate detection of brain tumors is necessary for effective treatment and improved patient outcomes. …”
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Evaluation of the significance of tumor stromal patterns and peri-tumoral inflammation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with special reference to the Yamamoto–Kohama classi... by Geet Bhuyan, Prabir Hazarika, Anju M. Rabha

“…Conclusion: SR and the tumor invasive pattern in HNSCC are related to prognosis and may indicate tumor aggressiveness.…”
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Interesting Cytokine Profile Caused by Clinical Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa MDR Carrying the exoU Gene by Nallely S. Badillo-Larios, Edgar Alejandro Turrubiartes-Martínez, Esther Layseca-Espinosa, Roberto González-Amaro, Luis Fernando Pérez-González, Perla Niño-Moreno

“…In conclusion, the virulence genes showed a differentiated appearance for the two most aggressive exotoxins of T3SS (exoU and exoS) in multidrug-resistant strains. …”
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Legal status of religious communities in socialist Yugoslavia by Đukić Dalibor B.

“…After the Second World War, Yugoslavia, like other Communist regimes, implemented the separation of church and state, coupled with an aggressive secularization that permeated all aspects of society. …”
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Suppression of Aedes aegypti may not affect sympatric Aedes albopictus populations: findings from two years of entomological surveillance in Singapore by Wei Jian Wong, Cheong Huat Tan, Matthew Gregory Verkaik, Lee Ching Ng, Ary Anthony Hoffmann, Chee-Seng Chong

“…Nonetheless, the risk of increase in Ae. albopictus population is anticipated if the reduction in disease transmission leads to less aggressive source reduction efforts and environmental management for mosquito control.…”
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Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Secreting Thyroid Hormone and Radioiodine Avid without Stimulation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Syed A. Abid, Brendan C. Stack, Donald L. Bodenner

“…This case is exceptional because of its rarity and also due to the dissociation between tumor differentiation and aggressiveness. The metastatic lesions continued to secrete thyroid hormone and remained radioiodine avid with rapid progression after I-131 therapy.…”
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Giant triple negative pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) in a young woman: From diagnosis to therapy step by step: A case report by Micol Bottalico, Cristiana Boldrini

“…This type of breast cancer is often more aggressive than that diagnosed in nonpregnant women, and its diagnosis is frequently delayed. …”
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Mini review of spatially fractionated radiation therapy for cancer management by Shrikant B. Mali

“…Hypoxic subvolumes, a subpopulation of cancer stem cells, and inherent or acquired radioresistance define tumour aggressiveness and metastatic potential, which remain a therapeutic challenge. …”
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Topical issues of drug addiction criminological characteristics in Ukraine by S. V. Lukianenko, N. O. Pribytkova

“…It has been stated that the criminological characteristic of drug addiction in Ukraine can be revealed through a combination of the following factors: drug addiction is a factor that contributes to the commission of crimes in order to obtain funds to buy drugs; drug addiction causes changes in the behaviour and thinking of the addict, and therefore may lead to an increase in the likelihood of committing crimes; it may be the cause of violence or other crimes, as it promotes aggressive behaviour and reduces inhibition; it reduces the social adaptation of the addict, which increases the likelihood that the person will become a criminal; drug addiction can cause a loss of control over one's own behaviour and a decrease in self-esteem, which, in turn, is a determining factor in crime. …”
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Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer: Clinical, pathological, mutational, and outcome analysis by Amit Agarwal, Nelson George, Niraj Kumari, Narendra Krishnani, Prabhaker Mishra, Sushil Gupta

“…Conclusion: PDTC presents with worrisome features like large size, ETE, and rapid growth. Aggressive surgical resection with extended/radical thyroidectomy may result in better loco-regional control and improved survival. …”
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Diagnosis and prognosis of melanoma from dermoscopy images using machine learning and deep learning: a systematic literature review by Hoda Naseri, Ali A. Safaei

“…Abstract Background Melanoma is a highly aggressive skin cancer, where early and accurate diagnosis is crucial to improve patient outcomes. …”
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Management of cardiac trauma and penetrating cardiac injuries with severe hemorrhagic shock: a 5-year experience by Tran Thuc Khang

“…Emergency sternotomy, swift control of bleeding, and aggressive resuscitation are essential operative measures in saving lives. …”
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A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF GEORGIA-2016: THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR RUSSIA by A. A. Tokarev, A. S. Dyogtev, A. R. Margoev

“…The authors study the sociological grounds of Georgia's foreign policy based on the long-term researches conducted by American and Georgian NGOs, yet applying a critical approach to the provided data and figures. Despite the aggressive rhetoric of Georgian politicians towards Russia and apparent social consensus as regards EU and NATO integration, the article concludes that Russia has not completely "lost" Georgia. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Urban New Technologies on the Iranian Lorry Drivers’ Behavior by Abdolreza Sheikholeslami, Ehsan Ayazi, Ali Moghadari

“…Finally, the statistical analysis showed that drivers with aggressive driving behavior were more likely to commit a lack of towing worksheet offenses.…”
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Study of machine learning techniques for outcome assessment of leptospirosis patients by Andreia Ferreira da Silva, Karla Figueiredo, Igor W. S. Falcão, Fernando A. R. Costa, Marcos César da Rocha Seruffo, Carla Cristina Guimarães de Moraes

“…Using the records contained in the government National System of Aggressions and Notification (SINAN, in portuguese) from 2007 to 2017, for the state of Pará, Brazil, where the temporal attributes of health care, symptoms (headache, vomiting, jaundice, calf pain) and clinical evolution (renal failure and respiratory changes) were used. …”
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An exploratory study of the tax rate reconciliation disclosures of JSE listed companies by Rudie Nel, Anja van Niekerk

“…Results: The main reconciling item category identified over the reporting periods was permanent differences that could be indicative of aggressive tax planning and warrant further research. …”
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