Management and outcomes of thoracic sarcomas - a collaboration between Orthopaedic Oncology and cardiothoracic surgery: seven-year clinical data from a tertiary referral centre by Zaid Ahmed Shamsi, Vlad Paraoan, Chang Kim, Sarah Raihanah Saifuddin, Thomas D A Cosker, Duncan Whitwell, Christopher L M H Gibbons, Dionisios Stavroulias, Francesco DiChiara

“…The Oxford Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service is one such centre, and routinely treats such cancers through collaboration between orthopaedic oncology and cardiothoracic surgeons, as well as members of the wider MDT. This study reports the current management and outcomes of primary thoracic sarcoma patients at the Oxford Sarcoma Service over a seven-year period. …”
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The impact of war on people with type 2 diabetes in Ukraine: a survey studyResearch in context by Oksana Sulaieva, Viktoriia Yerokhovych, Sergii Zemskov, Iuliia Komisarenko, Vitalii Gurianov, Volodymyr Pankiv, Oleksandr Tovkai, Tetyana Yuzvenko, Violetta Yuzvenko, Andrii Tovkai, Zlatoslava Shaienko, Tetyana Falalyeyeva, Nadiya Skrypnyk, Taras Romaniv, Nadiya Pasyechko, Taras Krytskyy, Solomiia Danyliuk, Andrii Klantsa, Dmytro Krasnienkov, Oleksandr Gurbych, Nazarii Kobyliak

“…Experience with military actions (p = 0.002), occupation (p = 0.001), internal displacement (p = 0.018) and family member injury or death (p = 0.031) increased HbA1c. …”
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Codeveloping an Online Resource for People Bereaved by Suicide: Mixed Methods User-Centered Study by Edouard Leaune, Kushtrim Bislimi, Pauline Lau-Taï, Héloïse Rouzé, Benoit Chalancon, Laurène Lestienne, Pierre Grandgenevre, Margot Morgiève, Nathalie Laplace, Guillaume Vaiva, Julie Haesebaert, Emmanuel Poulet

“…ResultsA total of 478 people participated in the study, including 451 people bereaved by suicide, 8 members of charities, and 19 mental health professionals working in the field of postvention. …”
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Biopsychosocial evaluation of patients with multiple sclerosis using a short set of categories of the international classification of functioning, disability and health, and its re... by D. Valadkevičienė, I. Žukauskaitė, D. Jatužis

“…MS patients with working capacity level of 30–40% had more difficulties of seeing, urination, muscle power functions, walking and moving around by means other than walking than MS patients with working capacity level of 45–55%; they also faced more difficulties in moving around functions and had a different brain structure than those with working capacity level of 60–100%. …”
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Integrated analysis of bioinformatics, mendelian randomization, and experimental validation reveals novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis: progesterone as a p... by Ziyu Weng, Chenzhong Wang, Bo Liu, Yi Yang, Yueqi Zhang, Chi Zhang

“…Results In this study, we identified three hub genes: interleukin 1 receptor-associated kinase 3 (IRAK3), integrin subunit beta-like 1 (ITGBL1), and Ras homolog family member U (RHOU). An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) diagnostic model constructed based on these hub genes demonstrated excellent performance in both training and validation phases. …”
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RBM47 promotes cell proliferation and immune evasion by upregulating PDIA6: a novel mechanism of pancreatic cancer progression by Yihui Ma, Enjie Liu, Huijie Fan, Chenfei Li, Pei Huang, Meiying Cui, Zhengyang Wang, Jing Zhou, Kuisheng Chen

“…Moreover, RBM47 was predicted to bind to the 3′-UTR region of Protein Disulfide Isomerase Family A Member 6 (PDIA6), an oncogene of the development of PC. …”
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Emergency Medicine as a Medical Speciality in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects by Wahab Yinusa

“…The World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution 60.22 of 2007 mandated every member state government to establish and monitor integrated EM care systems; it is therefore expected that the emergency medical services (EMS) in the country would wear a new look. …”
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The quality of education of the Russian political elite by N. N. Meshcheryakova, O. V. Kryshtanovskaya

“…Additional factors may be important for entering the elite: capital city accommodation, participation in patron-client relations, belonging to a large corporation.Members of the elite are educated mainly in universities in the capital. …”
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Exploring the antimicrobial and antioxidative potential of Leucas aspera (Willd.) link: Phytochemical screening, molecular docking, and HR-LC/MS profiling against SARS-CoV-2 protei... by Thavasiaanatham Seenivasan Shalini, Ragothaman Prathiviraj, Poomalai Senthilraja

“…Background: Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link, a member of the Lamiaceae family and commonly known as ''Thumbai,'' is found throughout India and has been utilized in traditional Indian medicine to treat various ailments. …”
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Psychosocial determinants of the willingness to pay for social health insurance among workers at a commercial bank in Dessie, Ethiopia: a multi-setting study by Alemayehu Mebratu Abate, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abebe Kibret Assfaw, Husien Nurahmed Toleha, Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked

“…More than half (50.4%) of the participants were willing to pay, of which 88.5% (40.5% of the total participants) were interested in paying the 3.0% premium set by the government. …”
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Affordability of Essential Medicines and Associated Factors in Public Health Facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia by Eyassu Mathewos Oridanigo, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Feyera Gebissa Kebene

“…The level of the health facility [AOR (95% CI) = 3.848(2.144,6.905) and p≤0.001], number of dispensed medicines [AOR (95% CI) = 0.326(0.215–0.493) and p≤0.001], occupation [AOR (95% CI) = 3.354(1.793–6.274) and p≤0.001], family income [AOR (95% CI) = 3.897(1.497–10.145) and p=0.005], place of residence [AOR (95% CI) = 2.100(1.331–3.315) and p=0.001] and number of economically dependent family members [AOR (95% CI) = 2.206(1.165–4.175) and p=0.015] were significantly associated with the perceived affordability of essential medicines. …”
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DE-COLONIZING POLITICAL BOUNDARIES IN CENTRAL ASIA by N. T. Nurulla-Khodzhaeva

“…This “rhythm” continues to make the region more open not just to each other internally, but also globally. …”
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Acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative stu... by Elvin Lufele, Sophie Pascoe, Alice Mengi, Alma Auwun, Nalisa Neuendorf, John W. Bolnga, Moses Laman, Stephen J. Rogerson, Kamala Thriemer, Holger W. Unger

“…Broader healthcare benefits received through trial participation and the involvement of health workers, relatives and community members in the clinical trial enabled antenatal clinic attendance and perceived acceptability of this IPTp regimen. …”
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BACKHAUL GAS TO UKRAINE: THE ESSENCE OF THE PROMLEM AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR by R. Murgas

“…Nevertheless, the observed increase in the volume of Russian natural gas supplies to the EU in 2016 and early 2017 and the forecast for a further demand increase for gas from Russia in the EU in the future indicates that the provision of gas transit through the territory of the Visegrad Group countries, Members of the EU from Southeastern Europe and the search for new ways of supply, as well as the preservation of some of the current ones, occupy the leading positions on the political agenda of the EU countries, Russia and Ukraine, as they relate to their energy security…”
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APPLICATION OF THE LOYAL COOPERATION PRINCIPLE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by Vasilica NEGRUȚ, Ionela Alina ZORZOANĂ

“…The analysis shall have as a starting point the principle of separation of powers in the rule of law, a principle with a rich history in the doctrine, and then we shall come to the emergence and development of the increasingly strong concept of „loyal cooperation″. …”
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JAUNOSIOS KARTOS KATALIKŲ INTELEKTUALŲ PAŽIŪROS Į KAPITALIZMĄ IR SOCIALIZMĄ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…On the other hand, an individual must feel a real support of the state as well, and it's task of paramount importance shall be a formation of the conditions for everybody and each member of the society to pursue their objects, taking into account the highest value - a human and his dignity, which cannot be sacrificed to the seeming omnipotence of the faceless machine building. …”
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Chest CT Scan Features to Predict COVID-19 Patients’ Outcome and Survival by Mohammad-Mehdi Mehrabi Nejad, Aminreza Abkhoo, Faeze Salahshour, Mohammadreza Salehi, Masoumeh Gity, Hamidreza Komaki, Shahriar Kolahi

“…The PI density index was calculated by dividing the total PI score by the number of involved lung lobes. All imaging parameters were compared between case and control group members. …”
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Exploring the perceptual experiences of nurses regarding the care of patients with COVID-19: A mixed methodological approach by Vaishali S. Jadhav, Arunima Sreeletha, Natasha Mahajan

“…Support was observed from colleagues, friends, family, and senior staff members, highlighting the strength of the healthcare community in times of crisis. …”
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تعلیم المعلومات والمکتبات فى المملکة العربیة السعودیة وتوجهاته المستقبلیة :دراسة وصفیة تحلیلیة by د. سعد بن سعید الزهیرى

“…., regarding where they are heading when changing theiraffiliations. Some have moved from colleges of Arts or Social Sciences toComputer & Information colleges, while some think to move to AdministrationColleges. …”
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Astaxanthin mitigates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via inhibiting ferroptosis and autophagy: a study based on bioinformatic analysis and in vivo/vitro experiments by Bowen Yin, Jingyi Ren, Xuanyi Liu, Yadong Zhang, Jinshi Zuo, Rui Wen, Huanting Pei, Miaomiao Lu, Siqi Zhu, Zhenao Zhang, Ziyi Wang, Yanyi Zhai, Yuxia Ma

“…Current reports indicate that doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity (DIC) is a complex phenomenon involving various modes of cell death. Astaxanthin (ASX), a natural carotenoid pigment, has garnered significant attention for its numerous health benefits. …”
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