Chemosensitivity of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Based on a Histoculture Drug Response Assay by Takashi Uruno, Chie Masaki, Junko Akaishi, Kenichi Matsuzu, Akifumi Suzuki, Keiko Ohkuwa, Hiroshi Shibuya, Wataru Kitagawa, Mitsuji Nagahama, Kiminori Sugino, Koichi Ito

“…Most recurrent samples had higher IRs than primary lesions, but the IRs of different drugs differed between primary and recurrent lesions, even with samples from the same patients. …”
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Racial/ethnic differences in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents in the United States by Dazheng Zhang, Bingyu Zhang, Qiong Wu, Ting Zhou, Jiayi Tong, Yiwen Lu, Jiajie Chen, Huiyuan Wang, Deena J. Chisolm, Ravi Jhaveri, Rachel C. Kenney, Russell L. Rothman, Suchitra Rao, David A. Williams, Mady Hornig, Linbo Wang, Jeffrey S. Morris, Christopher B. Forrest, Yong Chen

“…We conducted a retrospective cohort study with difference-in-differences analyzes to assess these differences in children and adolescents under the age of 21. …”
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Different Flooding Conditions Affected Microbial Diversity in Riparian Zone of Huihe Wetland by Bademu Qiqige, Jingjing Liu, Ming Li, Xiaosheng Hu, Weiwei Guo, Ping Wang, Yi Ding, Qiuying Zhi, Yuxuan Wu, Xiao Guan, Junsheng Li

“…The Shannon index of bacterial diversity was not significantly different in various flooding conditions (<i>p</i> > 0.05), however, fungal diversity and archaeal communities were significantly different in different flooding conditions (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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The heterogeneity of Pinus yunnanensis plantation growth was driven by soil microbial characteristics in different slope aspects by Zhongmu Li, Yong Chai, Chengjie Gao, Jin Li, Kai Cui

“…There were significant differences in soil microbial diversity and community structure between the different slope aspects, but there was no significant difference among different soil depths. The abundance of Proteobacteria on a sunny slope was lower than that on a shady slope, and the richness of Firmicutes and Planctomycetota was higher than that in a shady slope. …”
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Effect of different ceramic materials and dentin sealing on occlusal veneers bond strength and fracture resistance by Dina Mohamed Nasr, Rewaa Gaber AboElHassan

“…Results For debonding forces and bond strength testing there were significant differences regarding different materials and dentin sealing strategies, while for fracture resistance, the material selection had a significant effect on it with no significant effects of dentin sealing strategies. …”
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Experimental Study on Acoustic Emission and Resistivity Response of Sandstone under Constant Amplitude Cyclic Loading by Kui Wang, Xue Li, Zheng Huang, Mingjie Zhao

“…The changes in resistivity at different stress amplitudes show differences in the first few cycles; the overall change trend of resistivity at different frequencies is consistent, but the rate of change increases with decreasing frequency, and the variation trend of resistivity is very different under different saturation.…”
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Retrospective Study of Factors Potentially Influencing Occurrence of Cough in Slovak Patients with Sarcoidosis by Eva Kovacova, Robert Vysehradsky, Ivan Kocan, Jana Plevkova, Tomas Buday

“…Calcemia, FEV1/FVC, DLCO, and CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio in BALF and occurrence of cough did not differ between different stages of the disease. Conclusions. …”
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Serum resistin increases in gestational diabetes but does not differ among various trimesters by Tahmina Ferdousi, Tania Tofail, Sharmin Jahan, Kishore K. Shil, Hafsa Mahrukh, Muhammad A. Hasanat

“…This study was aimed to determine the level of serum resistin in mothers with GDM and normal glucose tolerance (NGT) in all trimesters to see whether it differs among different trimesters as well as between GDM and NGT. …”
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Stability Analysis and Derived Control Measures for Rock Surrounding a Roadway in a Lower Coal Seam under Concentrated Stress of a Coal Pillar by Zhuoyue Sun, Yongzheng Wu, Zhiguo Lu, Youliang Feng, Xiaowei Chu, Kang Yi

“…Then, the evolution laws of the floor principal stress difference under different factors that influence stability were further examined. …”
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Assessment of Environmental Suitability for the Spatial Distribution of Minority Villages in Mountainous Areas—Taking Fujian Province as an Example by Paolo Vincenzo Genovese, Xiang Xu, Hong Wu, Daxun Hao, Hantao Wang

“…Environmental suitability assessment can help us gain a deeper understanding of the differences and degrees of differences among different villages and provide a basis for resource allocation and planning. …”
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Numerical Test Study of the Microscale Failure Modes and Fractal Analysis of Lower Cambrian Shale Based on Digital Images by Hengtao Cui, Zhonghu Wu, Liping Li, Jing Wang, Shuguang Song, Shangqu Sun, Yujun Zuo, Hao Liu, Yili Lou

“…The calculation is different under different stress levels. The fractal dimension under the condition of confining pressure shows that the value of the fractal dimension is greatly affected by the effect of confining pressure. …”
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Impact of Oxycodone HCl Extended-release Formulary Restrictions on Extended-release Opioid Market Share, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Commercial and Medicare Plans by Rolin L. Wade, Chi-Chang Chen, Ajita P. De, Jaren C. Howard

“…ER opioid market share and healthcare resource utilization/costs for both cases and controls were evaluated for the 6-month period before and after the formulary restriction dates. A difference-in-differences (DiD) approach was utilized to evaluate change in the total per patient per month (PPPM) healthcare utilization and costs. …”
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Effects of competition and bundled payment on the performance of hip replacement surgery in Stockholm, Sweden: results from a quasi-experimental study by Fanny Goude, Göran Garellick, Clas Rehnberg, Mikko Peltola, Henrik Malchau, Sverre Kittelsen

“…Objective To evaluate the effects of competition and a bundled payment model on the performance of hip replacement surgery.Design A quasi-experimental study where a difference-in-differences analytical framework is applied to analyse routinely collected patient-level data from multiple registers.Setting Hospitals providing hip replacement surgery in Sweden.Participants The study included patients who underwent elective primary total hip replacement due to osteoarthritis from 2005 to 2012. …”
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Genetic Relationship Analysis of Genus Nomorhamphus from Lindu Lake, Central Sulawesi and Adaptive Responses to Exposure Different Light Wavelengths by Riva Hafidah, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Alimuddin

“…Male and female growth length and gonad maturation were developed faster under green light exposure, while survival rate, blood glucose level, and color quality were not significantly different under different light. Exposure of wild fish to green light Nomorhamphus sp. can accelerate gonad maturation and growth to accelerate domestication.…”
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Statistical evaluation of selected air quality parameters influenced by COVID-19 lockdown by M.H. Masum, S.K. Pal

“…It is expected that worldwide lockdown due to COVID-19 widespread cause reduction in environmental pollution in particularly the air pollution: however, such changes have been different in different places. In Chittagong, a city scale lockdown came in force on 26 March 2020, a week after when first three cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Bangladesh. …”
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Fracture Strength and Marginal Adaptation of Conservative and Extended MOD Cavities Restored with Cention N by Maryam Firouzmandi, Ali Asghar Alavi, Dana Jafarpour, Soroush Sadatsharifee

“…In terms of marginal adaptation, there was no significant difference between different types of conservative restorations (P = 0.232). …”
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Adsorption-Oxidation Mechanism of δ-MnO2 to Remove Methylene Blue by Ge Yan, Pu Wang, Yuqian Li, Zhangjie Qin, Shuai Lan, Yupeng Yan, Qin Zhang, Xiaodi Cheng

“…MB could be removed by δ-MnO2 via an adsorption mechanism and oxidation mechanism, and the proportion of adsorptive removal and oxidative removal was different under different pH conditions. With an increase in the initial pH from 2.00 to 8.05, the redox potential of δ-MnO2 decreased, and its oxidation ability for the removal of MB also gradually decreased. …”
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ORIENTATION TO PERFORMANCE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYEES FROM THE X, Y, Z GENERATION by RUSNAC Svetlana, MARȚINIUC Victoria

“…The second hypothesis was also confirmed, between the employees of generations X, Y and Z, statistically significant differences were calculated in various fields of work, such as the attitude towards contemporary technologies, axiological condition, orientation towards success and existential experiences. These differences reflect different perceptions and valuations of aspects of the work environment and performance. …”
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Impact of health education on knowledge retention among caregivers of hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study in rural Malawi. by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

“…There was a significant difference between different education levels on knowledge retention p = 0.009. …”
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Relative Performance of Model Selection Criteria for Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Based on Kullback’s Symmetric Divergence by Clarisse Houénafa Dete, Bruno Enagnon Lokonon, Kossi Essona Gneyou, Marcel Senou, Romain Glèlè Kakaï

“…It is important to note that no model selection criterion is the best in all situations, as they performed differently under different circumstances.…”
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