Spatial Differentiation and Correlation of Ecological Stoichiometric Characteristics of Cynodon dactylon and Soil in the Water-level Fluctuation Zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir... by XU Liwen, ZHANG Yuewei, JIAN Chen, ZHANG Yuanyuan, WANG Xiaofeng

“…However, the variability in C/N and C/P ratios in roots and stems were slightly stronger than that in leaves, suggesting that C. dactylon has evolved a strategy for maintaining stable physiological functions in leaves. 4) There were significant correlations of the nutrient contents between C. dactylon and soil, with the nitrogen supply of soil being the key factor influencing the variation of nutrient contents in C. dactylon. …”
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End-to-End Stroke Imaging Analysis Using Effective Connectivity and Interpretable Artificial Intelligence by Wojciech Ciezobka, Joan Falco-Roget, Cemal Koba, Alessandro Crimi

“…Neuroimaging data, with their rich structural and functional information, provide a fertile ground for biomarker discovery. …”
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SwinDAF3D: Pyramid Swin Transformers with Deep Attentive Features for Automated Finger Joint Segmentation in 3D Ultrasound Images for Rheumatoid Arthritis Assessment by Jianwei Qiu, Grigorios M. Karageorgos, Xiaorui Peng, Soumya Ghose, Zhaoyuan Yang, Aaron Dentinger, Zhanpeng Xu, Janggun Jo, Siddarth Ragupathi, Guan Xu, Nada Abdulaziz, Girish Gandikota, Xueding Wang, David Mills

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause severe joint damage and functional impairment. Ultrasound imaging has shown promise in providing real-time assessment of synovium inflammation associated with the early stages of RA. …”
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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Multiple imputation by chain equations was used to handle missing data and fractional polynomial functions were used to fit continuous variables. The discriminative ability of the models was assessed using the c-index, and calibration was assessed using calibration plots and the calibration slope. …”
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