Potential Effects of Phytoestrogen Genistein in Modulating Acute Methotrexate Chemotherapy-Induced Osteoclastogenesis and Bone Damage in Rats by Tristan J. King, Tetyana Shandala, Alice M. Lee, Bruce K. Foster, Ke-Ming Chen, Peter R. Howe, Cory J. Xian

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Global epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 and lessons for effective control of this and future pandemics by Emmanuel Okechukwu Njoga, Yusuf Feyisara Zakariya, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Chinwe Elizabeth Okoli, Philip Paul Mshelbwala

“…Barely 1 year after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in China, the virus has infected approximately 120 million people, caused around 3 million deaths, and adversely affected the global economy. …”
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Geotechnical Properties Of Raw And Processed Bukit Goh Bauxite In Accordance With International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code by Muzamir, Hasan, Tam, Weng Long, Phang, Biao Yu, Ahmad Amirul Faiz, Ahmad Tajudin

“…Recently, a bulk carrier carrying 46 400 tons of bauxite from Kuantan, Pahang destined to arrive in China capsized about 150 nautical miles off the coast of Vietnam with 18 fatalities and only one survivors. …”
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Atypical Complications during the Course of COVID-19: A Comprehensive Review by Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Aqsa Safdar, Muhammad Hammad Butt, Muhammad Salman, Sumbal Nosheen, Zia Ul Mustafa, Faiz Ullah Khan, Yusra Habib Khan

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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) among children: a 6-year population-based study by Yanhao Wang, Han Zhao, Rong Ou, Hua Zhu, Lidan Gan, Zihuan Zeng, Ruizhu Yuan, Huan Yu, Mengliang Ye

“…Methods Between 2013 and 2018, children who diagnosed with severe HFMD from Chongqing, China were enrolled in this population-based study. …”
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Rate of psychiatric disorders and associations with quality of life among community members following the Kaohsiung gas explosion: an 18-month cross-sectional follow-up study by Vincent Shieh, Joh-Jong Huang, Tsyr-En Grace Wu, Ju-Yu Chiu, Yi-Chen Chen, Guijing Lin, Chao-Yueh Su, Frank Huang-Chih Chou

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Post-COVID-19 complications in home and hospital-based care: A study from Dhaka city, Bangladesh by Salamat Khandker, Aivee Akther, Billal H. Syed, Rezoun Shafiullah, Kawsar Ahmed, Alauddin A. Chowdhury, Salim Khan

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Pilot Study Analyzing Combination of Point-of-Care Echocardiography and Clinical Correlation in Unveiling Cryptic Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome in Neonates during Coronavirus Disease... by Maitri Chaudhuri, Munesh Tomar, Seema Gaonkar, Anuj Rastogi, Arvind Shenoi

“…Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an extremely contagious pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), originated from Wuhan, Hubei province, in China in December 2019. From April 2020, pediatric epicenters in Europe and the USA reported a new clinical spectrum called “pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2” or “multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children,” respectively. …”
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Prognostic Value of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3alpha (MIP3-Alpha) and Severity Scores in Elderly Patients with Sepsis by Liu M, Duan YJ, Zhang Y, Yang J, Wei B, Wang J

“…According to the 28-day mortality rate, they were divided into two groups: survivors (48 cases) and deaths (123 cases). At admission, severity scores which are the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) were calculated. …”
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Predictors of fatality including radiographic findings in adults with COVID-19 by Kaiyan Li, Dian Chen, Shengchong Chen, Yuchen Feng, Chenli Chang, Zi Wang, Nan Wang, Guohua Zhen

“…As of March 25, 85 confirmed patients were discharged, 15 died, and 2 remained hospitalized. When compared with survivors, non-survivors were older (median age, 69 [interquartile range, 58–77] vs. 55 [44–66], p = 0.003), and more likely to have decreased lymphocyte count (0.5 vs. 0.9 ×  109/L, p = 0.006), elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (569.0 vs. 272.0 U/L, p < 0.001), elevated d-dimer (> 1 μg/mL, 86% vs. 37%, p = 0.002) on admission. …”
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D-dimer levels and characteristics of lymphocyte subsets, cytokine profiles in peripheral blood of patients with severe COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Haiyue Zhang, Huajun Wu, Dongli Pan, Weifeng Shen

“…We considered case-control, and cohort studies that compared laboratory parameters between patients with severe or non-serious diseases or between survivors and non-survivors. Pooled data was assessed by use of a random-effects model and used I2 to test heterogeneity. …”
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Shock Index Is a Validated Prediction Tool for the Short-Term Survival of Advanced Cancer Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department by Zhong Ning Leonard Goh, Mu-Wei Chen, Hao-Tsai Cheng, Kuang-Hung Hsu, Chen-Ken Seak, Joanna Chen-Yeen Seak, Seng Kit Ling, Shao-Feng Liao, Tzu-Heng Cheng, Yi-Da Sie, Chih-Huang Li, Hsien-Yi Chen, Cheng-Yu Chien, Chen-June Seak, SPOT Investigators

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on older cancer patients: Proposed solution by the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group by Nam Phong Nguyen, Ulf Lennart Karlsson, David Lehrman, Thandeka Mazibuko, Tatul Saghatelyan, Juliette Thariat, Brigitta G. Baumert, Vincent Vinh-Hung, Olena Gorobets, Huan Giap, Sankalp Singh, Alexander Chi, Graciana Alessandrini, Abhinav Ahluwalia, Francis Durosinmi-Etti, Jorge Zegarra Cárdenas, Koniba Diabate, Joan Oboite, Eromosele Oboite, Tahir Mehmood, Te Vuong, Lyndon Kim, Brandi R. Page

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Follow-Up Care for Breast and Colorectal Cancer Across the Globe: Survey Findings From 27 Countries by Michelle A. Mollica, Deborah K. Mayer, Kevin C. Oeffinger, Youngmee Kim, Susan S. Buckenmaier, Sudha Sivaram, Catherine Muha, Nur Aishah Taib, Elisabeth Andritsch, Chioma C. Asuzu, Ovidiu V. Bochis, Sheila Diaz, Maria Die Trill, Patricia J. Garcia, Luigi Grassi, Yosuke Uchitomi, Asim Jamal Shaikh, Michael Jefford, Hyun Jeong Lee, Christoffer Johansen, Emmanuel Luyirika, Elizabeth Jane Maher, Maria Madeline B. Mallillin, Theoneste Maniragaba, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, C. S. Pramesh, Sabine Siesling, Orit Spira, Jonathan Sussman, Lili Tang, Nguyen V. Hai, Suayib Yalcin, Paul B. Jacobsen

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No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of this Veal by Edward Weisberg

“…In addition, he notes that the remaining 20 percent of Amazon deforestation is attributed to land use for soy farming not for human consumption but animal feed shipped to China (Robbins 2012). Got Antibiotics? Nevertheless, factory farming is a more insidious scourge. …”
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The SARS-CoV-2 S1 Spike Protein Promotes MAPK and NF-kB Activation in Human Lung Cells and Inflammatory Cytokine Production in Human Lung and Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Christopher B. Forsyth, Lijuan Zhang, Abhinav Bhushan, Barbara Swanson, Li Zhang, João I. Mamede, Robin M. Voigt, Maliha Shaikh, Phillip A. Engen, Ali Keshavarzian

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began in January 2020 in Wuhan, China, with a new coronavirus designated SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Transcranial Doppler combined with quantitative EEG brain function monitoring and outcome prediction in patients with severe acute intracerebral hemorrhage by Ying Chen, Weihai Xu, Lijuan Wang, Xiaoming Yin, Jie Cao, Fang Deng, Yingqi Xing, Jiachun Feng

“…Statistical results showed there were no significant differences in brain symmetry index between survivors and nonsurvivors, nor between patients and controls (all p > 0.05). …”
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Ecology and Evolution of Gall-Inducing Arthropods: The Pattern From the Terrestrial Fossil Record by Conrad C. Labandeira, Conrad C. Labandeira, Conrad C. Labandeira

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The digital dynamics of social movements: the case of #MeToo by Au, H

“…In October 2017, American actress Alyssa Milano called for other survivors to say ‘Me Too’ on Twitter. From that tweet sparked the #MeToo movement, spreading to at least 85 countries with variations from #MoiAussi in France, #QuellaVoltaChe in Italy, to # 米兔 in China. …”

Technology‐based and digital interventions for intimate partner violence: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Chuka Emezue, Jo‐Ana D. Chase, Tipparat Udmuangpia, Tina L. Bloom

“…Survivors' ages ranged from 19 to 41.5 years. Twelve RCTs were conducted in the United States and one in Canada, New Zealand, China (People's Republic of), Kenya, and Australia. …”
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