The diagnostic utility of lung ultrasound in the assessment of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis by Shaoyu Zheng, Zexuan Zhou, Guangzhou Du, Qingzi Chen, Shaoqi Chen, Jianqun Lin, Shijian Hu, Weijin Zhang, Kedi Zheng, Jinghua Zhuang, Meigan Huang, Barbara Ruaro, Cosimo Bruni, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Daniel E. Furst, Yukai Wang

“…Sonographic ILD was detected in 76 patients who underwent LUS examination. The concordance rate between two modalities was 83.33% (Kappa value = 0.64, 95% CI 0.50–0.78). …”
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Targeted screening and single-cell analysis of genetic variants in melanoma using Mendelian randomization by Shi Li, Kaijiong Zhang, Guiji Zhang, Min Shi, Xing Yin, Bo Wang

“…Methods We combined SNP data from GTEx V8 eQTL and FinnGen databases for Mendelian randomization analysis, and performed single-cell analysis on melanoma samples. Results Melanoma rates were higher in men than women and increased with age. …”
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Reference Signal Design in OFDM ISAC for Long-range and High-speed UAV Detection by Aimin TANG, Shuhan WANG, Wenze QU

“…Then, to address the challenge of high-speed detection, the paper incorporates range-rate into the Chinese Remainder Theorem-based method. …”
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Effective Sectoral Policy and Civil Service (on the Example of the Health Sector) by G. A. Borshevskiy

“…At the same time, we proved that during post-Soviet years did not occur in the real development of healthcare in Russia: the sector entered a protracted crisis and only in the very last period returned to the initial level, but at a very slow rate. We concluded that the healthcare system is currently developing at a faster pace than the civil service system that manages it. …”
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Clinicopathological profile of anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive nonsmall cell lung cancer: An Indian perspective by A P Dubey, Nikhil Pathi, Anvesh Rathore, S Viswanath, Abhishek Pathak, Rahul Sud, S K Rai

“…Results: Out of 270 patients of NSCLC, 15 (7.4%) tested positive for ALK-EML4 fusion. Rate of positivity was higher in females (13.7%) than in males (5%). …”
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Novel anti-bacterial activities of β-defensin 1 in human platelets: suppression of pathogen growth and signaling of neutrophil extracellular trap formation. by Bjoern F Kraemer, Robert A Campbell, Hansjörg Schwertz, Mark J Cody, Zechariah Franks, Neal D Tolley, Walter H A Kahr, Stephan Lindemann, Peter Seizer, Christian C Yost, Guy A Zimmerman, Andrew S Weyrich

“…We observed that activated platelets surround Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), forcing the pathogens into clusters that have a reduced growth rate compared to S. aureus alone. Given the microbicidal activity of β-defensins, we determined whether hBD family members were present in platelets and found mRNA and protein for hBD-1. …”
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MASS LAYOFF MANAGEMENT AT DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES by Yulia Sotnikova, Eka Stepanova, Nikita Nazarov

“…The implementation of the rapid response strategy will make the process of employee laying off the most comfortable for all participants: redundant personnel will get psychological support; the local community will reduce the rate of unemployment in the region.…”
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Is Western Diet Harmful for Male Fertility? A Review of Fact or Fiction by Soheila Pourmasumi, Seyed Mojtaba Heydari Khoormizi, Mehrnoosh Mehrabian

“…Diet plays a crucial role in male reproductive potential. The global fertility rate has been declining, and this may be partly attributed to the changes in diet worldwide. …”
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INSTRUMENTAL TREATMENT OF AMBLYOPIA by B. F. Lavrent’ev, V. V. Rozhentsov

“…Adjustment of modulation frequency and movement rate of the stimuli allows to change stimulation mode temporally and spatially. …”
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Histopathology and Clinicoradiology of Hepatoblastoma-Survival Analysis of an Intriguing Not So Rare Tumor by Paheli Maru, Majal Shah, Nainesh Meant, Sneha Kakoty, Deepa Nagarajan

“…Despite having fetal pattern, patients in PRETEXT stage I had a worse survival rate, which shows that the biopsy may not be representative of the entire tumor. …”
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A Crime Data Analysis of Prediction Based on Classification Approaches by Fatima Shaker Hussain, Abbas Fadhil Aljuboori

“…With a large rise in crime globally, there is a necessity to analyze crime data to bring down the rate of crime. This encourages the police and people to occupy the required measures and more effectively restricting the crimes. …”
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Does closure of chronic pilonidal sinus still remain a matter of debate after bilateral rotation flap? (N-shaped closure technique) by Awad Mohamed, Saad Khaled

“…Two patients had wound infection and one patient a partial breakdown. The recurrence rate was 0&#x0025;. <b> Conclusions:</b> A tension-free suture via bilateral rotation flaps with a good suction at the button of the wound for drainage of blood from the bottom of the wound is the key to the success of repair without recurrence.…”
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Biogenic AgNPs—A Nano Weapon against Bacterial Canker of Tomato (BCT) by Asma Noshad, Mudassar Iqbal, Crispin Hetherington, Hassan Wahab

“…AgNPs treated seeds showed a normal germination rate with normal seedling growth. An in-vitro study found that the prepared AgNPs caused the maximum inhibition of the bacterial pathogen. …”
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A New Mode of Visible Fracture System in Coal Seams and Its Implications for Coalbed Methane Seepage by Rui Li, Lihong Jin, Shengwei Wang, Heping Liu, Zhigang Cui, Wenting Xiang

“…Furthermore, we find that the daily production rate distribution of most CBM wells presents a particular banded, L-shaped, or T-shaped pattern. …”
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In Vitro Cytotoxicity Study of Pt Nanoparticles Decorated TiO2 Nanotube Array by Shaymaa Rajab Baqer, Abdulkareem Alsammarraie, Mahasin Alias, Mohammad Al-Halbosiy, Amaal Sadiq

“…The MCF-7 cancer cell lines and WRL68 normal cell lines were treated with concentration 800, 400,200,100, 50, 25, 12.5µg\ml of TiO2NTs and Pt\TiO2NTs(1) and (2) for 48hours using MTT assay.IC50 and inhibition rate were calculated. The result shows that the Pt\TiO2NTs have more inhibition effect on cancer cell lines than TiO2NTs array.…”
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IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor by Travis W. Dum, Da Zhang, Eugene K. Lee

“…The patient underwent a partial cystectomy and umbilectomy with pathology demonstrating dense plasmacytic cells, a high rate of immunohistochemistry staining positive for IgG4 plasma cells, a storiform pattern of fibrosis, and an obliterative phlebitis. …”
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Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Caused by Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by O. Telci Caklili, H. H. Mutlu, Y. Colak, E. Ozturk, D. Kosemetin Dover, I. Tuncer

“…In physical examination patient was pale and sweaty; his vitals were unstable with a heart rate of 110 per minute and a blood pressure of 90/50 mmHg. …”
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Numerical Study Of The Shape And Dimensions Of The Blocks In The Energy Dissipation Of Stilling Basin by elham jafari, Hassan Ahmadi

“…In addition to evaluating the accuracy of the model in simulating the flow pattern in the relaxation ponds, the numerical study of the effect of the shape and dimensions of the threshold blocks on the energy dissipation rate And the hydraulic jump of the pond was relaxed. …”
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Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Systematic Approach—Diagnosis, Classification, and Endovascular Treatment by Skander Sammoud, Nadia Hammami

“…A personalized case-by-case approach accomplishes a high complete treatment grade with a low complication rate. This review highlights the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, classification, diagnosis, and endovascular treatment of patients with intracranial DAVFs.…”
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A Comparative Study of the Most Commonly Used Metaphors in Covid-19 News Texts during the Outbreak and Peak of the Disease by Mansour Nikpanah, Mansoureh Delaramifar

“…But, during its peak in October 2020 coinciding the beginning of the cold season, the "Corona is war" metaphor has the highest rate of use among metaphors with 83% frequency. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the use of "corona is war" metaphor in the beginning of the disease outbreak and the peak time of the disease in October 2020.…”
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