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Comprehensive analysis of cancers of unknown primary for the biomarkers of response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Background: Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) accounts for approximately 3% of all malignancies. Avoiding immune destruction is a major cancer characteristic and therapies aimed at immune checkpoint blockade are in use for ...
New solitary wave and multiple soliton solutions for fifth order nonlinear evolution equation with time variable coefficients
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
In this paper, we investigate the multiple soliton solutions and multiple singular soliton solutions of a class of the fifth order nonlinear evolution equation with variable coefficients of t using the simplified bilinear ...
Hybrid NSE/EB technique for shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using FRCM: Experimental study
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
The externally bonded (EB) fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) has successfully been used as a structural strengthening for various applications including flexural and shear strengthening of reinforced concrete ...
Dataset on the new recipe for the preparation of nanoporous carbon nanorods using resorcinol-formaldehyde xerogels
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Novel controlled synthesis of nanoporous carbon nanorods from resorcinol-formaldehyde xerogels" (Awadallah-F and Al-Muhtaseb, 2017) [1]. This ...
Data concerning isometric lower limb strength of dominant versus not-dominant leg in young elite soccer players
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
The present data article describes the isometric lower limb strength of dominant leg versus not-dominant leg measured with handheld dynamometer (HHD) in a sample of 31 young elite soccer players (age 16.42 ± 0.45 years; ...
Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in Indian and Filipino migrant populations in Qatar: a cross-sectional survey
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World Health Organization
, 2018 , Article)
Background: The epidemiology of herpes simplex virus infections is of growing interest but
information on its seroprevalence in many countries is scarce.
Aims: This study aimed to measure the seroprevalence of herpes ...
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Seroprevalence Among Different National Populations of Middle East and North African Men
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2018 , Article)
BACKGROUND:
There are limited data on herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). We examined country- and age-specific HSV-2 seroprevalence among select MENA populations ...
Performance evaluation of five commercial assays in assessing seroprevalence of HEV antibodies among blood donors
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Microbiology Society
, 2018 , Article)
Although hepatitis E virus (HEV) is mainly transmitted via the faecal-oral route, the rate of HEV transmission via blood donation is on the rise. However, the seroprevalence of HEV among blood donors is not well established ...
Anomie Écrasant, Religiopolitical Fundamentalism and American Evangelicalism: The Advent of Rightest Americanism and Islamophobia
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Pluto Journals
, 2018 , Article)
This article explains how intensifying levels of Durkheim’s “anomie”—that is, the weakening of social bonds, social alienation and normlessness—lead to the development of a fundamentalist offshoot of American Evangelicalism ...
Europe's Dystopia: The Exploitation of Unaccompanied and Separated Child Refugees
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Pluto Journals
, 2018 , Article)
This article highlights the exploitation of unaccompanied and separated child refugees in Europe. Critically, the European Union has a manifest responsibility to child refugees, as outlined in both the Geneva Convention ...