Comparison of Concomitant Mesalamine and Immunomodulator Therapy and Immunomodulator Monotherapy for Crohn’s Disease by Min Seob Kwak, Kyung-Jo Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, Wan Soo Kim, Jeong-Mi Lee, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyoung Park, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang

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The Prognostic Value of CRP/Alb Ratio in Predicting Overall Survival for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Transcatheter Intra-Arterial Therapy Combined with Molecular-Targeted... by Huang X, Peng G, Kong Y, Cao X, Zhou X

“…Xiaoyu Huang, Gang Peng, Yaqing Kong, Xiaojing Cao, Xiang Zhou Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiang Zhou, Department of Interventional Therapy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of China, Email zhou.xiang@yeah.netPurpose: This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin (CRP/Alb) ratio in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with transcatheter intra-arterial therapy combined with molecular targeted agents (MTAs) and programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors.Methods: Medical records of 271 consecutive patients with HCC receiving this combination therapy in China between 2019 and 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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FAKTOR RESIKO DAN KARAKTERISTIK INFANTIL HEMANGIOMA DI RSUD DR. SOETOMO TAHUN 2015-2019 by Muhammad Ikhsan, Agus Santoso Budi, Ira Handriani

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Cross sectional associations of physical activity and sleep with mental health among Chinese university students by Bo Li, Shan-shan Han, Yu-peng Ye, Ya-xing Li, Shu-qiao Meng, Shuo Feng, Han Li, Zhong-lei Cui, Yang-Sheng Zhang, Yao Zhang, Qing Zhang, Guang-xu Wang, Hu Lou, Weidong Zhu, Yang Liu

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Silk Protein Gene Engineering and Its Applications: Recent Advances in Biomedicine Driven by Molecular Biotechnology by Ji X, Li Y, Wang J, Wang G, Ma B, Shi J, Cui C, Wang R

“…Xingxiang Ji,1,* Yanyan Li,2,* Jingsheng Wang,3,* Gang Wang,3,* Bin Ma,4 Jingfei Shi,5 Chao Cui,6,7 Ruiming Wang1 1State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, 250353, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Maternal & Fetal Medicine of National Health Commission of China, Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, 250014, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Taian City Taishan District People’s Hospital, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Clinical and Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250000, People’s Republic of China; 6Scientific Research Department, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Taian, Shandong, 271000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chao Cui, Scientific Research Department, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China, Email hbkjcuichao@126.com Ruiming Wang, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, 250353, People’s Republic of China, Email ruiming3k@163.comAbstract: Silk protein, as a natural polymer material with unique structures and properties, exhibits tremendous potential in the biomedical field. …”
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Long-Term and Short-Term Effects of Hemodialysis on Liver Function Evaluated Using the Galactose Single-Point Test by Yi-Chou Hou, Wen-Chih Liu, Min-Tser Liao, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Lan Lo, Heng-Chih Pan, Chia-Chao Wu, Oliver Yoa-Pu Hu, Hung-Shang Tang

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Study on the Deformation Mechanism of the Bottom Plate along the Empty Lane of Deep Mining and the Control Technology of the Bottom Drum by Dongdong Pang, Xingang Niu, Kai He, Chuanming Li, Dawei Pang, Tao Hu, Zhongqi Chen, Xiaolong Luo

“…The deformation of the surrounding rock is mainly based on the bottom, and the horizontal stress on the bottom plate along the empty lane is mainly generated by the horizontal strain that occurs after the lower rock layer of the filling body and the coal gang is subjected to the supporting pressure transmitted by the top plate. …”
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Impact of witnessing abuse of their mother and childhood trauma on men's perpetration of intimate partner violence in the cross-sectional UN multi-country study on men and violence... by Rachel Jewkes, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Naeema Abrahams, Nwabisa Shai, Leane Ramsoomar, Bianca Dekel, Andrew Gibbs, Jani Nöthling, Samantha Willan, Esnat Chirwa

“…The masculinity variable indicators were drug use, harmful alcohol use, bullying, gang membership, fighting with other men, having sex with a sex worker and having raped a non-partner. …”
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Molecular mechanisms underlying age-dependent effects of rearing system on the goose testicular development and semen quality by Shenqiang Hu, Xiaopeng Li, Enhua Qing, Junqi Wang, Qingliang Chen, Yang Song, Jiasen Chen, Jiwei Hu, Liang Li, Jiwen Wang

“…At week 30, compared to Sichuan White goose (SW), the rearing system showed more pronounced effects on the testicular size, weight, and organ index of Gang goose (GE) and Landes goose (LD). However, such effects were mitigated in LD and even reversed in GE at week 43. …”
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À la recherche d’une intimité sexuelle. Résistance collective et camaraderie masculine des appelés dans les casernes grecques by Angeliki Drongiti

“…Using data from semi-structured interviews and participant observation, and mobilizing analytical tools from the sociology of the military and sociology of gender, I examine gendered criteria for exclusion and inclusion in those gangs: access to these tight-knit groups is allowed only to those who demonstrate heteronormative sexuality and manifested masculinity.…”
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Les blousons noirs, amateurs de rock’n’roll et de violence by Sophie Victorien

“…Our article thus seeks to decipher the links between the 'Blousons noirs' phenomenon and rock music, the manifestations of violence by these youth gangs during their outings and the echo of this phenomenon within society and the media.…”
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Placemaking Through Sensory Engagement: Assessing Cultural Essence of Assi Ghat, Varanasi for Virtual Environments by Tejaswini Rai, Suruchi Modi, Neena Zutshi

“…Assi Ghat, one of the most prominent places in India, and incorporating the steps leading down to the sacred river Ganges in Varanasi, is a microcosm of the city’s spiritual, cultural, and social life. …”
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Da organiseret kriminalitet blev indført til Danmark by Joi Bay

“…The vehicle for the introduction of the concept organized crime and the implementation of organized crime as a phenomenon in Denmark was - on one hand - the growth of outlaw motorcycle gangs and - on the other hand - the increasing European Union cooperation in the legal field.…”
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Attraverso il corpo. Donne di una bidonville di Haiti e doni dello sviluppo by Pia Maria Koller

“…Repression and the increasing presence of armed gangs imposed a culture of silence. Violence became normality, particularly against women. …”
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The Relative Influence of Proximity to Fast Road Infrastructure, Accessibility, and Deprivation on Crime by Margaret O’Mahony

“…To test the hypothesis that the new fast infrastructure was providing quick exits by urban based criminal gangs, Irish crime statistics along with census data were combined in a logistic regression analysis to assess the relative influence of accessibility, deprivation, population, and proximity to fast road infrastructure on the number of burglaries in areas. …”
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Les ghāṭ de Bénarès by Savitri Jalais

“…The ghāṭs in Benares closely follow the contours of the steep left bank of the river Ganges. The development of this waterfront in time and the various ways in which each architectural element is integrated with the river bank, calls into question the city’s impressive urban unity. …”
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Everyday agency and centred marginality: being “youth” in the oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria by Akin Iwilade

“…This paper uses an ethnography of youth gangs in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria to explore the distinctions between being young and being youth and to argue that, in order to understand the complexities of a category whose politics have profoundly influenced the history of contemporary social transitions in many African societies, one must analytically disaggregate its various components and highlight the interesting ways in which various contexts can shape it. …”
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Des paysages agroforestiers à l’interface entre ressource, production et conservation (Uttarakhand, Inde) by Sylvie Guillerme

“…This is particularly the case in Uttarakhand, a mountain State in North-East India which offers a wide diversity of forestry and agroforestry landscapes in an area stretching from the fertile Ganges Plain to the snow-covered summits of the Himalayas. …”
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Resistere al lavoro o alla propria esclusione? Un’analisi dei rapporti tra devianza, mascolinità e accesso alla formazione professionale nella Grande-Terre orientale (Kanaky-Nuova... by Martino Miceli

“…Through a process of internal differentiation within the gangs of men who are reluctant to enter the wage labour force, the conditions are built for them to find a different position in the division of labour in the mine. …”
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Typical Facial Lesions: A Window of Suspicion for Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis—A Case of Asian Prototype by Prasan K. Panda, Siddharth Jain, Rita Sood, Rajni Yadav, Naval K. Vikram

“…In India, it is being reported from most states; however, it is endemic along the Ganges belt. We report a case of an apparently immunocompetent male who presented with 3-month history of fever, cough, and weight loss with recent onset odynophagia and had hepatosplenomegaly and mucocutaneous lesions over the face. …”
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