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Use of Plackett–Burman Statistical Design to Study Factors Acting on the Nitric Acid Leaching of Rare Earth Elements from Moroccan Phosphogypsum

Journal of Chemistry
This work is an attempt to understand and optimize the rare earth elements leaching from Moroccan phosphogypsum using a nitric acid solution. The Plackett–Burman statistical design was used to identify the statistically significant factors responsible ...
Fatima Asafar, Marouane Amine, Abdelkader Outzourhit, Latifa Bilali, Mehdi Nadifiyine   +4 more
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
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ASSIST: Refinement of a Benefits Navigator Intervention Among Low‐Income Pediatric Oncology Families

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Children with cancer living in poverty experience worse survival and quality of life. Interventions connecting low‐income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP‐eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled.
Puja J. Umaretiya, Selena Murcia Mendez, Jennifer Kellett, Sarah Wright, Marisel Ponton, Robin T. Higashi, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Ayesha Zia, Joanne Wolfe, Sandi L. Pruitt, Kira Bona   +11 more
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Bridging the Gap in Neuroblastoma Care: Consensus‐Based Statements With Recommendations for Improved Patient and Caregiver Experiences

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma's complex, heterogeneous biology poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, often requiring caregivers to absorb complex information and participate in time‐sensitive decisions. However, caregivers often feel unprepared to evaluate options.
Vickie Buenger, Joseph Bauer, Jennifer Diamond, Maggie Fader, Shae Hansen, Jacqueline M. Kraveka, Johanna Schoen, Amber Shearer, Dena Sherwood   +8 more
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On Hierarchical Composite Endpoints in Pediatric Cancer Supportive Care: Illustrative Examples From Two Multi‐Center Phase‐III Randomized Clinical Trials

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric supportive care clinical trials often involve multiple clinically important outcomes, complicating trial interpretation. Hierarchical composite endpoints (HCEs) provide a framework to integrate key outcomes according to clinical importance.
Willem H. Collier, Mark Zobeck, Adam J. Esbenshade, Christopher C. Dvorak, Lillian Sung, David Freyer, Sarah Alexander, Etan Orgel, Nicole J. Ullrich, Zach Prudowsky, Brian Fisher, Caitlin W. Elgarten   +11 more
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Determining Parental Factors for Clinical Trial Attrition in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Despite high enrollment rates on Children's Oncology Group (COG) protocols, attrition after initial consent is challenging, introducing bias and prolonging trial completion. While adult oncology literature has identified predictors of withdrawal, little is known about caregiver decision‐making for child participation in ...
Kimberly L. Stathas, Jakob Q. Weiss, Kellee N. Parker, Cathy Lee‐Miller   +3 more
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Hepatitis C virus infection and Parkinson’s disease: insights from a joint sex-stratified BioOptimatics meta-analysis

Scientific Reports
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection poses a significant public health challenge and often leads to long-term health complications and even death. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with a proposed viral etiology.
Isis Narváez-Bandera, Deiver Suárez-Gómez, Coral Del Mar Castro-Rivera, Alaina Camasta-Beníquez, Morelia Durán-Quintana, Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos, Clara E. Isaza   +6 more
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Occurrence of Extramedullary Relapses in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Treatment With Blinatumomab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report a retrospective single‐center analysis of pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory B‐cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia focusing on relapses outside of the typical locations, bone marrow, central nervous system, or testes.
Johanna Kunz, Martin Ebinger, Michaela Döring, Markus Mezger, Ursula Holzer, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Manon Queudeville   +7 more
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Equating κ Maximum Degrees in Graphs without Short Cycles

Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory, 2020
For an integer k at least 2, and a graph G, let fk(G) be the minimum cardinality of a set X of vertices of G such that G − X has either k vertices of maximum degree or order less than k.
Fürst Maximilian, Gentner Michael, Jäger Simon, Rautenbach Dieter, Henning Michael A.   +4 more
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Normalization for FDS of Transformer Insulation Considering the Synergistic Effect Generated by Temperature and Moisture

IEEE Access, 2020
Frequency domain spectroscopy (FDS) technique is widely applied in the condition assessment of the oil-paper system in power transformers. However, the synergistic effect generated by moisture and temperature on the FDS data cannot be analyzed by the ...
Xianhao Fan, Shichang Yang, Lai Benhui, Jiefeng Liu, Yiyi Zhang, Zixiao Wang   +5 more
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