OVH-guided planning for superior heart and lung sparing in breast cancer radiotherapy. [PDF]
Abstract Background and purpose Manual planning in breast cancer radiotherapy is often time‐consuming and operator‐dependent, leading to inconsistencies in plan quality. This study validated an automated workflow using overlap volume histograms (OVH) to predict patient‐specific dose–volume histogram (DVH) constraints, aiming to enhance cardiopulmonary ...
Lei H +5 more
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First Stars Contribution to the Near Infrared Background Fluctuations [PDF]
We show that the emission from the first, metal-free stars inside Population III objects (PopIIIs) are needed to explain the level of fluctuations in the Near Infrared Background (NIRB) recently discovered by Kashlinsky et al.
Ferrara, A. +2 more
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Gene expression of growth hormone receptors (GHRs), insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), myostatin (MSTN) and myogenin (MyoG) was analyzed in juveniles pejerrey fed with graded levels of lipids (L): 6% (L6), 10% (L10), 25% (L25).
Pedro Gómez-Requeni +2 more
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Surface modification after ethanol wet milling: A comparison between pristine glasses produced from natural minerals and analytical grade raw materials [PDF]
Four glass compositions were produced taking into account different theoretical Leucite (KAlSi2O6)/Bioglass 45S5 (45% SiO2, 24.5% Na2O, 24.5% CaO, 6% P2O5) ratios using analytical grade reagents only; and replacing some of the reagents by natural ...
Rodríguez Aguado, Elena +3 more
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Bank Capital, Operating Efficiency, and Corporate Performance in Nigeria
This study examines the impact of bank capital and operating efficiency on the Nigerian deposit money bank financial performance with a view to resolving risk-based and non-risk-based capitals’ dichotomy existing in the bank literature.
Salami Abdulai Agbaje +1 more
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Cyclic fatigue resistance of different continuous rotation and reciprocating endodontic systems
Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the cyclic fatigue resistance of nine types of endodontic instruments of nickel–titanium. Materials and Methods: Five files of 25 mm of length of each group: Reciproc (RC) R25; WaveOne (WO) Primary ...
Fabio de Almeida-Gomes +6 more
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Strategic Performance Management Using the Balanced Scorecard in Educational Institutions
The balanced scorecard (BSC) is a mission-oriented and strategy-focused performance management tool for educational institutions. The study reviews the literature on the implementation of the BSC by different educational institutions as a strategic ...
Coskun Ali, Nizaeva Mirgul
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The Use of Digital Communication Channels by Polish Consumers – Changes Caused by the Pandemic
In the new reality caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, consumers had to face many challenges, primarily the need to make purchases remotely. Consequently, consumers have been forced to use digital communication channels more often,
Szwajca Danuta
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Wireless Network-Coded Accumulate-Compute and Forward Two-Way Relaying [PDF]
The design of modulation schemes for the physical layer network-coded two way wireless relaying scenario is considered. It was observed by Koike-Akino et al.
Muralidharan, Vijayvaradharaj T. +2 more
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Fewer than five case reports of primary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the nasopharynx are known to the authors. No previous reports have included examples of cytomorphology or have proven association with Epstein-Barr virus. We herein illustrate
Charles D. Sturgis +3 more
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