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035). In-vitro studies revealed a higher proportion of infiltrated NK cells in the NKhigh cohort co-expressed PD-1. Additionally, IL-18 levels in NPC tissue were significantly higher than in healthy nasopharynx; and IL-18 alone induced PD-1 expression on NK cells. Expectedly, plasma IL-18 concentration and percentage of circulating PD-1-expressing…[Read more]

Introduction Dialysis patients incur disproportionately high costs compared with other Medicare beneficiaries. Care for frail individuals may be even more costly. We examined the extent to which frailty contributes to higher costs among dialysis patients. Methods We used ACTIVE/ADIPOSE (A Cohort to Investigate the Value of Exercise/Analyses…[Read more]

The goal of our retrospective study was to determine which radiological parameter after fixation of trochanteric fractures type AO 31 A2 is most important for the position of the fracture after six months. The additional goal was to find how the end position influences mechanical failure and the mobility of the patients.

We analysed 92…[Read more]

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Our results suggested that high serum copper concentrations were significantly associated with EBP in US children and adolescents.

Our results suggested that high serum copper concentrations were significantly associated with EBP in US children and adolescents.

Thymic carcinoid is one of an extremely rare type of…[Read more]

androgen excess during the latest spermatogenic cycle may contribute to impairment of spermatogenesis.Adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a syndrome characterized by adverse phenotypic, metabolic, and quality-of-life features. Over the past 2 decades, there is accumulating evidence demonstrating improvement of most of these parameters when GH…[Read more]

5, peripheral spondyloarthritis 4.5, rheumatoid arthritis 4.09, control 3.5, osteoarthritis 3.4, p  less then  0.0001). Compared with patients without axial involvement, patients with axial involvement also showed significantly higher TMJ scintigraphic uptake (axial involvement 4.24, without axial involvement 3.50, p  less then  0.0001) with el…[Read more]

What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 US presidential election? Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we estimate the effect of COVID-19 cases and deaths on the change in county-level voting for Donald Trump between 2016 and 2020. To account for potential confounders, we include a large number of COVID-19-related controls as well as…[Read more]

Correction for ‘Utilization of a Pt(ii) di-yne chromophore incorporating a 2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-diyl spacer as a chelate to synthesize a green and red emitting d-f-d heterotrinuclear complex’ by Idris Juma Al-Busaidi et al., Dalton Trans., 2021, DOI 10.1039/d0dt04198j.Alcoholic liver diseases (ALDs) impose a substantial health burden on many…[Read more]