The prognostic impact of minimally invasive esophagectomy on survival after esophagectomy following a delayed interval after chemoradiotherapy; a secondary analysis of the DICE stu... by Markar, SR, Sgromo, B, Evans, R, Griffiths, EA, Alfieri, R, Castoro, C, Gronnier, C, Gutschow, CA, Piessen, G, Capovilla, G, Grimminger, PP, Low, DE, Gossage, J, Gisbertz, SS, Ruurda, J, van Hillegersberg, R, D'journo, XB, Phillips, AW, Rosati, R, Hanna, GB, Maynard, N, Hofstetter, W, Ferri, L, Berge Henegouwen, MI, Owen, R

“…<p><strong> Background: </strong></p> Previously, we established that a prolonged interval after CRT prior to esophagectomy was associated with poorer long-term survival.<p><strong> Methods: </strong></p> This was an international multi-center cohort study involving seventeen tertiary centers, including patients who received CRT followed by surgery between 2010-2020. …”

Quality and outcomes of diabetes care in patients diagnosed with cancer by Griffiths, R

“…Any short-term deficits in cholesterol and HbA1c control do not result in increased diabetes complications or excess diabetes-related mortality over the long-term.</p>…”

“Encouraged to be your true self”: an interpretative phenomenological study of medical students’ experiences of role models in shaping sexual minority identity at medical school... by Zacharias, A, Aitken, D

“…Greater explicit institutional support of studentled SM societies, and facilitation of the presence and discussion of SM symbols and personal identities within professional spaces, may go a long way in redefining ‘normativity’ in medical schools.…”

Analyses of human vaccine-specific circulating and bone marrow-resident B cell populations reveal benefit of delayed vaccine booster dosing with blood-stage malaria antigens by Barrett, JR, Silk, SE, Mkindi, CG, Kwiatkowska, KM, Hou, MM, Lias, AM, Kalinga, WF, Mtaka, IM, McHugh, K, Bardelli, M, Davies, H, King, LDW, Edwards, NJ, Chauhan, VS, Mukherjee, P, Rwezaula, S, Chitnis, CE, Olotu, AI, Minassian, AM, Draper, SJ, Nielsen, CM

“…Notably, a higher frequency of vaccine-specific (putatively long-lived) plasma cells was detected in the bone marrow of these delayed boosting vaccinees by ELISPOT and correlated strongly with serum IgG. …”

Blind quantum computing with trapped ions and single photons by Drmota, P

“…</p> <br> <p>Our experimental platform consists of a trapped-ion quantum server and a client-side photonic detection system networked via a fibre-optic quantum link. We integrate a long-lived memory qubit into a trapped-ion quantum network node to enable simultaneous storage and manipulation of multiple entangled states across a network of quantum processors. …”

Self-reported pain and osteoarthritis of the hip and spine in retired elite rowers by Baynham-Williams, M

“…Little research has investigated the long-term effects of rowing participation on the musculoskeletal health and risk of OA in rowers. …”

Qualitative evaluation of the implementation and national roll-out of the NHS App in England by Reidy, C, Papoutsi, C, KC, S, Gudgin, B, Laverty, AA, Greaves, F, Powell, J

“…NHS staff viewed the app as constituting core NHS infrastructure in the long term which made it appealing, even though initially there was less recognition of its immediate value. …”

A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC or “Long COVID”), includes numerous chronic conditions associated with widespread morbidity and rising healthcare costs. …”

Estimating risk factor time paths among people with Type 2 Diabetes and QALY gains from risk factor management by Gao, N, Dakin, HA, Holman, RR, Lim, L-L, Leal, J, Clarke, P

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Discussion:</strong> Incorporating updated risk factor time path equations into diabetes simulation models could give more accurate predictions of long-term health, costs, QALYs and cost-effectiveness estimates, as well as a more precise understanding of the impact of diabetes on patients’ health, expenditure and quality of life.…”

Co-application of inorganic fertilizers with charcoal and sago bark ash to improve soil nitrogen availability, uptake, use efficiency, and dry matter production of sorghum cultivat... by Hamidi, Nur Hidayah, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Omar, Latifah, Ch’ng, Huck Ywih, Johan, Prisca Divra, Paramisparam, Puvan, Musah, Adiza Alhassan, Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie

“…Although the effects of co-applying charcoal and sago bark ash on soil total N were not glaring, this practice increased soil pH and total C, and reduced exchangeable acidity and Al3+. A long-term field study is recommended to confirm the effects of co-applying inorganic fertilizers with charcoal and sago bark ash on sorghum productivity, economic viability, and soil nutrient residual effects.…”
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Studies of seed-borne fungi of tropical pasture legume species by Nik, WZ, Parbery, DG

“…This medium was also effective in isolating pathogens which survived for long periods in seed, which suggests that such pathogens may share with storage fungi physiological characteristics which aid survival in seed. …”

The analysis of teaching quality evaluation for the college sports dance by Convolutional Neural Network model and Deep Learning by Guo, Shuqing, Yang, Xiaoming, Farizan, Noor Hamzani, Samsudin, Shamsulariffin

“…Further analysis on robustness, parameter sensitivity, multi-scenario adaptability, and long-term learning capabilities reveals the TQE model's strong resilience and stability in managing noisy data, varying parameter configurations, diverse teaching contexts, and extended time-series data. …”
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Audio-based approaches in tuning retrieval of gamelan ensemble by Hamdan, Sinin

“…The Q factor indicates the long-term viability or rapid decay. This research shows some of the preliminary findings and challenges associated with the analysis of the acoustic properties of selected gamelan instruments. …”
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A Sustainable Higher Education Ecosystem: A Development of Malaysian Transport Demand Management Framework (S/O 14195) by Abdul Hanan, Suhaila, Zainuddin, Nizamuddin, A. Jalil, Emy Ezura, Ahmad Mahyadin @ Mahidin, Fariza, Zakaria, Izatul Husna

“…Malaysian public universities/ institutions have made greening the campus a priority to achieve long-term sustainability. However, transportation is one of the most critical and challenging issues university campuses face as they transition to a more environmentally friendly and sustainable ecosystem. …”
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Use of smartphones to detect diabetic retinopathy : scoping review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies by Tan, Choon Han, Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Smith, Helen, Tan, Colin Siang Hui, Car, Lorainne Tudor

“…This review is reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies guidelines. …”
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Shaped Bessel beam singulation of glass substrates by Chia, Hao Guang

“…However, the heat generated can cause chipping and debris along the cut line. In addition, the area surrounding the cut often has heat damage, which alters the material's mechanical properties. …”
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Ion doping behavior of stöber silica-nanosynthesis and application by Song, Xiaohui

“…The elemental analysis, EDX line scan and TEM provide evidence to above hypothesis. …”
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The association between the housing structure and continued breastfeeding in two Southern African countries by Khanyile, Ntuthuko, McLaren, Shawn, Fairbrother, Una

“…Increasing one-room houses were associated with higher breastfeeding cessation in the current study, in line with(Reference Kimani-Murage, Wekesah and Wanjohi3)who found that one-room multi-purpose houses forced mothers to cease breastfeeding early. …”
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Modern Game Testing : Learn how to test games like a pro, optimize testing effort, and skyrocket your QA career / by Finska, Nikolina, author 656259

“…By the end of this book, you'll have a clear understanding of the modern methodologies of QA testing for games, and be able to build efficient, reliable, and long-lasting QA teams. What you will learn Conduct compliance, regression, and localization tests, among others Build and optimize test sets for testing mobile games Find out how to set up an efficient bug flow Write optimal bug reports that differentiate between priority and severity Pick the optimal testing approach for each phase of game development Discover how to use equivalence partitioning, boundary analysis, and decision tables Master live ops QA and handle live bugs Who this book is for This book is for game testers, game producers, game developers, testing managers, and other QA professionals who want to learn more about modern approaches to QA and utilizing them to build more efficient and cost-effective QA teams and products. …”
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A study of atmospheric gradient for the analysis of weather events and prediction of rainfall in the tropical region by Naha Biswas, Anik

“…Therefore, it has limited suitability as a parameter for long-term weather prediction. Moreover, convective precipitation cannot be predicted effectively with precipitable water vapor. …”
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