Type II diabetes in systemic sclerosis patients: insights from an observational, multicenter study of GIRRCS (Gruppo Italiano di Ricerca in Reumatologia Clinica e Sperimentale) by Vasiliki Liakouli, Giulio Forte, Piero Ruscitti, Luca Navarini, Francesca Bellisai, Francesco Caso, Giuliana Guggino, Lidia La Barbera, Chiara Rizzo, Ada Corrado, Paola Triggianese, Alberto Lo Gullo, Giuseppe Mandraffino, Luca Cantarini, Bruno Frediani, Paola Cipriani, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Maria Sole Chimenti, Elvira Favoino, Federico Perosa, Annamaria Iagnocco, Roberto Giacomelli, Francesco Ciccia

“…SSc patients with T2D were significantly older (P < 0.007) and exhibited: higher prevalence of late-stage capillaroscopic pattern (P < 0.001), severe reduction in forced vital capacity (FVC < 50%; P < 0.000), moderate reduction in total lung capacity (TLC 50–69%; P < 0.011), electrocardiographic signs of right ventricular hypertrophy (P < 0.018), higher prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) confirmed by right heart catheterization (RHC) (P < 0.037) and higher prevalence scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) (P < 0.001); elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (P < 0.022), and ANA positivity. …”
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Double fluorescence-guided surgery with 5-ALA and fluorescein sodium in grade 2 and grade 3 adult-type diffuse gliomas: retrospective analysis of 112 cases by Andrea Bianconi, Marta Bonada, Pietro Zeppa, Francesco Bruno, Pietro La Cava, Flavio Panico, Roberta Rudà, Antonio Melcarne, Diego Garbossa, Fabio Cofano

“…Fluorescence positive rate and pattern have been reported both for 5-ALA and for fluoresceine. …”
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Study on macroscopic anatomy and developmental model of pterygopalatine suture by ZHANG Wenyi, CHUNG Miri, XIE Yufan, JIANG Lingyong

“…Objective·To analyze the anatomical and macroscopic characteristics of the pterygopalatine suture (PPS) in Chinese population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology, and to preliminarily investigate its developmental pattern and its association with the correction of maxillary underdevelopment. …”
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Sewage sludge from Taxco de Alarcón wastewater treatment plant as substrate to cultivate Panicum maximum by Erik Yoel Carreto-Morales, Jazmin Alaide López-Díaz, Mariana Martínez-Castrejón, Oscar Talavera-Mendoza, Roberto Carlos Almazán-Núñez, Giovanni Hernández-Flores

“…The response variables analyzed for MG were germination time (one month after plant emergence), height (HMG), growth rate GrMG, and yield (YMG), whereas in the SS and PS the content of organic matter was analyzed. …”
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Markers of vascular damage depending on the blood pressure level: data of the population study ESSE-RF by A. M. Erina, M. A. Boyarinova, E. V. Moguchaya, E. P. Kolesova, A. S. Aliyeva, O. P. Rotar, E. I. Baranova, S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev, Z. T. Astakhova, L. Z. Bolieva, G. V. Tolparov, V. S. Kaveshnikov, V. N. Serebryakova, I. A. Trubacheva, R. S. Karpov, A. Yu. Efanov, M. A. Storozhok, I. V. Medvedeva, S. V. Shalaev, A. N. Rogoza, A. O. Konradi, S. A. Boytsov, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated using the CKD-EPI equation. …”
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The Anisotropic Time-Dependent Properties and Constitutive Model Analysis of Carbonaceous Slate with Different Foliation Angles by Yuanguang Zhu, Xuanyao Wang, Bin Liu, Haoyuan Xue

“…The long-term strength, <i>σ_L</i>, of carbonaceous slate showed a U-shaped pattern with the variation in <i>β</i>. The maximum <i>σ_L</i> occurred at <i>β</i> = 90° and the minimum was observed at <i>β</i> = 15°. …”
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Dynamic gas supply mechanism and theoretical production modes of free gas-rich deep coal reservoirs by Shida CHEN, Taiyuan ZHANG, Dazhen TANG, Hao XU, Shu TAO, Song LI, Shuling TANG

“…Furthermore, the first priority for commercial production capacity construction of deep CBM is determining rational production capacity targets and required well-controlled areas for varying deep geological units and synergistically optimizing well completion methods, well pattern density, fracturing parameters, production allocation rates, and production cycles under the guidance of geological and engineering integration.…”
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A Three‐Terminal Memristive Artificial Neuron with Tunable Firing Probability by Mila Lewerenz, Elias Passerini, Luca Weber, Markus Fischer, Nadia Jimenez Olalla, Raphael Gisler, Alexandros Emboras, Mathieu Luisier, Miklos Csontos, Ueli Koch, Juerg Leuthold

“…Abstract The human brain facilitates information processing via generating and receiving temporal patterns of short voltage pulses, a.k.a. neural spikes. …”
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Outcomes with bridging radiation therapy prior to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in patients with aggressive large B-cell lymphomas by Gohar S. Manzar, Chelsea C. Pinnix, Stephanie O. Dudzinski, Kathryn E. Marqueen, Elaine E. Cha, Lewis F. Nasr, Alison K. Yoder, Michael K. Rooney, Paolo Strati, Sairah Ahmed, Chijioke Nze, Ranjit Nair, Luis E. Fayad, Michael Wang, Loretta J. Nastoupil, Jason R. Westin, Christopher R. Flowers, Sattva S. Neelapu, Jillian R. Gunther, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Susan Y. Wu, Penny Q. Fang

“…Median follow-up was 10.3 months (95% CI: 7.7-16.4). Overall response rate (ORR) was 82.4% at 30 days post-CAR-T infusion. …”
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Physiological and Gene Expression Responses of Crassostrea ariakensis to Salinity Stress by Miaomiao YANG, Sudong XIA, Zhihong LIU, Xiujun SUN, Liqing ZHOU, Peizhen MA, Zhuanzhuan LI, Biao WU

“…The respiration, ammonia excretion, ingestion, and clearance rates of the oysters were measured using the static water method. …”
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Kodamaea ohmeri: An emergent yeast from a One Health perspective by Sthefany Emanuelle Silva, Lorena Souza Silva, Ludmila Gouveia Eufrasio, Gabriela Silva Cruz, Fabíola Lucini, Hareton Teixeira Vechi, Manoella do Monte Alves, Luciana Rodrigues Ferreira Ribeiro, Karine Lilian de Souza, José Aparecido Moreira, Janete Gouveia de Souza, Florent Morio, Gisela Lara da Costa, Barbara de Oliveira Baptista, Luiz Marcelo Ribeiro Tomé, Sílvia Helena Sousa Pietra Pedroso, Felipe Campos de Melo Iani, Talita Émile Ribeiro Adelino, Débora Castelo-Branco, Luana Rossato, Nalu Teixeira de Aguiar Peres, Daniel Assis Santos, Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira, Kássia Jéssica Galdino da Silva, Rafael Wesley Bastos

“…Kodamaea ohmeri is an emerging and opportunistic yeast associated with a high mortality rate in humans. As it is commonly found in the environment, it is possible that environmental conditions and agricultural practices contribute to the adaptation of this yeast and the selection of antifungal resistance. …”
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The Analysis and Prioritization of Social Sustainability of Rural Environments (Case Study: Ghal’eh Biaban District Darab Sub-Province) by Saeid Reza Akbarian Ronizi, Rana Shaykh-Baygloo

“…B) Demographic, including components such as population density, change of population structure, migration patterns among village and city and cultural issues. …”
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Maternal asthma and newborn DNA methylation by Casper-Emil Tingskov Pedersen, Thanh T. Hoang, Jianping Jin, Anna Starnawska, Raquel Granell, Hannah R. Elliott, Anke Huels, Heather J. Zar, Dan J. Stein, Yining Zhang, Herman T. den Dekker, Liesbeth Duijts, Janine F. Felix, Júlia Sangüesa, Mariona Bustamante, Maribel Casas, Martine Vrijheid, Latha Kadalayil, Faisal I. Rezwan, Hasan Arshad, John W. Holloway, Stefan Röder, Ana C. Zenclussen, Gunda Herberth, Nicklas Heine Staunstrup, Henriette Thisted Horsdal, Jonathan Mill, Eilis Hannon, iPSYCH-MINERvA Group, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Giancarlo Pesce, Nour Baïz, Barbara Heude, Sahra Hosseinian-Mohazzab, Carrie V. Breton, Sophia Harlid, Justin Harbs, Magnus Domellof, Christina West, Edwina Yeung, Xuehuo Zeng, Wenche Nystad, Siri E. Håberg, Maria C. Magnus, Diana Schendel, Stephanie J. London, Klaus Bønnelykke

“…Abstract Background Prenatal exposure to maternal asthma may influence DNA methylation patterns in offspring, potentially affecting their susceptibility to later diseases including asthma. …”
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Interest groups in Lithuania: dynamics of development and characteristics of institutionalization by Alvidas Lukošaitis

“…Author concludes that the rate of transformation and democratization of the political system in Lithuania determined that the dispersion of the interests in society has been carried very dynamically. …”
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Comparative analysis of soil thermal conductivity in the permafrost regions of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and the Arctic by Wenhao Liu, Ren Li, Tonghua Wu, Guojie Hu, Xiaodong Wu, Shenning Wang, Junjie Ma, Jianzong Shi, Shengfeng Tang, Xiaofan Zhu, Yongping Qiao

“…The mean STC values in the QTP permafrost region during the thawing period are significantly higher than those during the freezing period. (2) STC of the QTP exhibits a fluctuating pattern at different depths, in contrast, the average STC value in the Arctic increases steadily with depth, with an increase rate of approximately 0.005 Wm−1 K−1/cm. (3) The analysis of influencing factors revealed that although moisture content, bulk density, and porosity are the primary drivers of regional variations in STC between the QTP and the Arctic permafrost, moisture elements in the QTP region have a greater influence on STC and the effect is stronger with increasing depth and during the freeze–thaw cycles. …”
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Induction immunochemotherapy followed by definitive chemoradiotherapy and consolidation immunotherapy for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer: a multi-institutional r... by Zhixue Fu, Zhixue Fu, Xin Dong, Jiawen Sun, Wei Deng, Yuting Zhao, Dan Yang, Leilei Jiang, Xiao Chang, Rong Yu, Anhui Shi, Huiming Yu, Jidong Wang, Wei Jiang, Jiawei Lu, Dongjie Chen, Jun Liang, Weihu Wang

“…The median OS in the I-CRT-I group was not reached, with 1-, 2-, and 3-year OS rates of 91.3%, 80.0%, and 72.9%, respectively; the CRT-I group had a median OS of 39.3 months, with survival rates of 91.1%, 69.3%, and 52.0%, respectively. …”
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Correlation of excess salt intake identified by the survey with urine sodium level and blood pressure: data of ESSE-RF study by Yu. A. Balanova, V. A. Kutsenko, S. A. Shalnova, A. E. Imaev, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, S. E. Evstifeeva, N. S. Karamnova, S. A. Maksimov, E. B. Yarovaya, O. M. Drapkina, A. N. Redko, S. N. Alekseenko, S. V. Gubarev, I. A. Viktorova, M. A. Livzan, I. A. Grishechkina, M. Yu. Rozhkova, N. N. Prishchepa, N. N. Vezikova, I. S. Skopets, S. S. Yakushin, E. V. Filippov, N. V. Dobrynina, N. N. Nikulina, K. G. Pereverzeva, K. A. Moseichuk

“…At the first phase in 2012-2014, 21,888 people (men — 38,2%) were included, and at the second phase in 2017 — 6,714 people (men — 44,7%). The response rate was 80%. We used standard questionnaire. Adding more salt and the consumption of salted foods (sausages, deli meats, and pickled foods) in the criteria “daily or almost daily” was considered excess salt intake (ESI). …”
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Regional lymph node invasion in pediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma: an international cohort study from the International Soft Tissue Sarcoma ConsortiumResearch in c... by Daniel Orbach, Matthieu Carton, Amadeus T. Heinz, Lise Borgwardt, J Herve Brisse, Carlo Morosi, Erin R. Rudzinski, Akmal Safwat, Monika Sparber-Sauer, Stephanie Terezakis, Andrea Ferrari, Aaron R. Weiss, William H. Meyer, David O. Walterhouse, Timothy B. Lautz

“…We therefore to analyze the rate of N1 at diagnosis, the pattern of nodal relapse, and the prognostic impact of N1 in pediatric patients with NRSTS. …”
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Spatial Analysis of the Concentration of Knowledge-Based Firms in Iran by Najmoddin Yazdi, Mahdi Fateh-rad, Jamal Kadkhodapour, Siamak Tahmasbi

“…Among these variables, the rate of industrialization and logarithm of the population in provincial capitals exhibited a positive and significant relationship with the concentration of knowledge-based firms. …”
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Nitrogen reduction with supplemental irrigation enhances yield by delaying leaf senescence and optimizing grain-filling process for ridge-furrow film mulching winter wheat by Xiaobo Gu, Yang Xu, Tongtong Zhao, Yadan Du, Yuanling Zhang, Yuyu Tian, Zhikai Cheng, Huanjie Cai, Zhandong Liu

“…However, the optimal supplemental irrigation rate to further increase the yield of winter wheat under RFM remains unclear. …”
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