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The effect of family socioeconomic status (SES) on academic achievement in literacy and numeracy has been extensively studied with educational inequalities already witnessed in preschoolers. This is presumably...
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Open AccessElectrical conduction and noise spectroscopy of sodium-alginate gold-covered ultrathin films for flexible green electronics
Green electronics is an emerging topic that requires the exploration of new methodologies for the integration of green components into electronic devices. Therefore, the development of alternative and eco-frie...
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Open AccessPredictive value of NLR, TILs (CD4+/CD8+) and PD-L1 expression for prognosis and response to preoperative chemotherapy in gastric cancer
The combination of perioperative chemotherapy plus complete surgical resection is currently accounted as the first-choice strategy in patients with locally advanced Gastric Cancer (LAGC). Nevertheless, the par...
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Open AccessCorrection: Phase 1b/2 trial of tepotinib in sorafenib pretreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with MET overexpression
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Open AccessPhase 1b/2 trial of tepotinib in sorafenib pretreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with MET overexpression
This Phase 1b/2 study evaluated tepotinib, a highly selective MET inhibitor, in US/European patients with sorafenib pretreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC) with MET overexpression.
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Open AccessMagnetotransport and magnetic properties of amorphous \(\mathrm{NdNi}_5\) thin films
\(\mathrm{NdNi}_5\) NdNi 5 is an intermetallic compound with a bulk Curie temperature ( \(T_{\mathrm{Curie}}\) T Curie ) of 6–13 K. While existing studies have focused on \(\mathrm{NdNi}_5\) NdNi 5
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Gender segregation in higher education: an empirical test of seven explanations
Gender segregation in higher education (GSHE) is recognized as a key factor to explain the persistence of gender inequalities in the labor market despite the reversal of gender gap in educational attainment. W...
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Photoconductivity in 2D electron gases at the amorphous-LGO/STO oxide interface: a dynamical analysis
Two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) at oxide interfaces still show, almost 15 years after their discovery, new intriguing and unexpected properties. The discovery of 2D electron gases in interfaces with an...
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Unconventional magnetic field effect on noise properties of AlOx thin films in Kondo-like transport regime
Granular aluminum oxide is an interesting material for application in quantum circuits. However, several issues regarding its normal state transport properties are still open. Here, detailed DC and noise tran...
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Erlotinib for Patients with EGFR Wild-Type Metastatic NSCLC: a Retrospective Biomarkers Analysis
Erlotinib is approved for the treatment of patients with EGFR mutation positive, metastatic NSCLC. It is also approved as second/third line therapy for EGFR mutation negative patients, but in this setting the ben...
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Socioeconomic Inequality and Student Outcomes in Italy
This chapter assesses inequalities in educational outcomes in Italy linking their evolution to changes in the Italian educational system. We analyze how to track choice and performance in PISA tests among 15-y...
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Open AccessDovitinib in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumour refractory and/or intolerant to imatinib
This multicentre phase II trial (DOVIGIST) evaluated the antitumour activity of dovitinib as second-line treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) refractory to imatinib or who do not t...
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Open AccessIndications for prophylactic osteosynthesis associated with curettage in benign and low-grade malignant primitive bone tumors of the distal femur in adult patients: a case series
The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the use of preventive osteosynthesis after curettage in benign and primitive low-grade malignant bone tumor localized in the distal femur in adult patients provides...
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Different EGFR Gene Mutations in Exon 18, 19 and 21 as Prognostic and Predictive Markers in NSCLC: A Single Institution Analysis
Mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) predict longer overall survival (OS) and response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The clinical relevance of d...
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KRAS Exon 2 Mutations as Prognostic Indicators in Advanced Colorectal Cancer in Clinical Practice: A Mono-Institutional Study
Kirsten-Ras (KRAS) mutations are widely accepted negative predictive factors for anti-EGFR therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), while their prognostic significance is still under discussion.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate feasibility, safety, tolerance, and efficacy of drug-eluting beads loaded with irinotecan (DEBIRI) in combination with capecitabine in the treatment of mCRC refractory...
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Chance of Cure Following Liver Resection for Initially Unresectable Colorectal Metastases: Analysis of Actual 5-Year Survival
Survival with long-term follow-up following liver resection for unresectable colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) downsized by chemotherapy has rarely been reported. The aim of this study was to determine the ch...
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Open AccessA case of parosteal osteosarcoma with a rare complication of myositis ossificans
We report the case of a parosteal osteosarcoma of the distal ulna, treated with wide resection without reconstruction. The patient developed lung metastasis and a mass in the interosseus membrane of the forear...
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Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells: Biological and Clinical Interrelationships
Stem cells exist as minority populations within tissues though they are fundamental for organs development and repair because they can undergo self-renewal as well as multi-lineage differentiation producing pr...
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Open AccessLung adenocarcinoma presenting as a solitary gingival metastasis: a case report
Gingival metastases are very rare and generally occur in disseminated tumors. We report a case of solitary gingival metastasis of lung cancer.
