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Cost-effectiveness research in cancer therapy: A systematic review of literature trends, methods and the influence of funding
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2017 , Article Review)
Objective To perform a first-time analysis of the cost-effectiveness (CE) literature on chemotherapies, of all types, in cancer, in terms of trends and change over time, including the influence of industry funding.
Design ...
CD146, a novel target of CD44-signaling, suppresses breast tumor cell invasion.
(2017 , Article)
We have previously validated three novel CD44-downstream positively regulated transcriptional targets, including Cortactin, Survivin and TGF-β2, and further characterized the players underlying their separate signaling ...
Application of Balanced Acceptance Sampling to an Intertidal Survey
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De Gruyter Open Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
In ecological studies, the population of interest is often spread over a large area. In these studies, obtaining a sample with good spatial coverage is an important feature in the design of a survey. In most cases adjacent, ...
The theta-complete graph Ramsey number r(θk, K5); k = 7, 8, 9
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Forum-Editrice Universitaria Udinese SRL
, 2021 , Article)
Finding the Ramsey number is an important problem of the well-known
family of the combinatorial problems in Ramsey theory. In this work, we investigate
the Ramsey number r(θs, K5) for s = 7, 8, 9 where θs is the set of ...
Prostate-based biofluids for the detection of prostate cancer: A comparative study of the diagnostic performance of cell-sourced RNA biomarkers
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Background Prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis requires improvement with the aid of more accurate biomarkers. Postejaculate urethral washings (PEUW) could be a physiological equivalent to urine obtained following rectal prostatic ...
Recycling of Local Qatar’s Steel Slag and Gravel Deposits in Road Construction
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OMICS International
, 2014 , Article)
Every year, the State of Qatar generates about 400,000 tons of steel slag and another 500,000 tons of gravel as a result of steel manufacturing and washing sand, respectively. The two materials (by-products) are not fully ...
Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Solar Industrial Process Heating (SIPH) for the Food industry
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Scanditale AB
, 2024 , Conference Paper)
Thermal energy requirements in the industrial sector for different process heating applications consume about 35% of the total global fossil fuels. To mitigate the consumption of fossil fuels, solar industrial process ...
Breaking Barriers: The Promise and Challenges of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2024 , Article Review)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive malignancy with pronounced immunogenicity, exhibiting rapid proliferation and immune cell infiltration into the tumor microenvironment. TNBC’s heterogeneity poses ...
Lightweight Multi-Class Support Vector Machine-Based Medical Diagnosis System with Privacy Preservation
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
Machine learning, powered by cloud servers, has found application in medical diagnosis, enhancing the capabilities of smart healthcare services. Research literature demonstrates that the support vector machine (SVM) ...
Oral Health Statuses of Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Umbrella Review
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the oral health statuses of children and adults within the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) population through an umbrella review approach. The prevalence of dental caries, ...