LAURA: Let’s Arrange User Requirements Accurately by Franklin Parrales-Bravo, Janio Jadan-Guerrero, Lorenzo Cevallos-Torres, Giampaolo Delgado-Olea, Alfredo Lopez-Lozano, Leonel Vasquez-Cevallos

“…Students in the software engineering degree program at the University of Guayaquil present difficulties in describing user requirements (without using technical words) in an unambiguous manner. …”
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Epidemiology of respiratory viruses according to age group, 2023–24 winter season, Kyoto, Japan by Yasufumi Matsumura, Masaki Yamamoto, Yusuke Tsuda, Koh Shinohara, Yasuhiro Tsuchido, Satomi Yukawa, Taro Noguchi, Kazuo Takayama, Miki Nagao

“…However, molecular-based ARI surveillance has not been conducted in Japan. We developed a regional surveillance program to define the local epidemiology of ARIs. …”
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First Trimester Preeclampsia Screening and Prevention: Perspective in Chinese Mainland by Jiao Liu, Yunyu Chen, Sin Ting Tai, Long Nguyen-Hoang, Kunping Li, Jing Lin, Xiaohong Lu, Liona C. Poon, Yang Pan, Jue Li

“…A myriad of first trimester screening models have been developed to identifying women at risk of preterm PE. …”
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Nonlinear mixed-effects models to analyze actin dynamics in dendritic spines by Gioia Di Credico, Silvia Pelucchi, Francesco Pauli, Ramona Stringhi, Elena Marcello, Valeria Edefonti

“…We hypothesise that this parameter reflects the increased instability of the actin cytoskeleton in dendritic spines upon CAP2 downregulation. We developed an R-based Shiny application, termed FRApp, to fit the statistical models introduced without requiring programming expertise.…”
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New sorbents for determining the quality of alcoholic beverages by chromatographic analysis by T. N. Kordzakhia, M. G. Zautashvili, L. G. Eprikashvili, N. V. Pirtskhalava, M. A. Dzagania, G. P. Tsintskaladze, T. V. Sharashenidze, A. G. Rakviashvili

“…The analyses were performed in both isothermal and temperature-programmed modes. The chromatographic method developed by combining air-adsorption and distribution chromatography (combined column) provides the possibility of effective identification and maximum separation of harmful micro-impurities in alcoholic beverages. …”
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Prodrug-based combinational nanomedicine remodels lipid metabolism for reinforced ferroptosis and immune activation by Ling Lin, Zaixiang Fang, Guohao Liu, Yiwei Liu, Zhiqian Li, Dayi Pan, Yunkun Li, Hemi Kang, Xiaoding Shen, Jingyao Zhang, Qiyong Gong, Kui Luo, Jing Jing

“…Ferroptosis is a form of programmed cell death characterized by overwhelmed lipid oxidation, and it has emerged as a promising strategy for cancer therapy. …”
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PTHrP-induced hypercalcemic psychosyndrome under combined anti-PD-L1 and anti-EGFR inhibition in penile squamous cell carcinoma – A case report by Lea Jessica Albrecht, Viktor Grünwald, Jürgen C. Becker, Ralf Gutzmer, Livia Asan, Ellen Uslar, Alexandra Eilers, Anne-Christine Müseler, Alexander Roesch, Dirk Schadendorf, Lisa Zimmer, Elisabeth Livingstone

“…Two hours after the initial treatment, the patient developed severe delirium, initially unresponsive to symptomatic treatment. …”
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PD-1 induces autophagy via the PI3K/AKT/FoxO1 pathway to promote infectious bursal disease virus replication by Qiuyu Zhang, Qiuyu Zhang, Qiuyu Zhang, Feng Yue, Guopeng Sun, Liwei Jiang, Peng Li, Yanping Zhu, Zhike Liu, Zhike Liu, Yangzhao Zhu, Ruiyan Niu, Hua He, Zilong Sun, Xuannian Wang, Xuannian Wang

“…IntroductionAutophagy is an important process in host cell responses to viral replication and spread, including those against infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Programmed death-1 (PD-1) is a known immunoinhibitory receptor, and its expression causes immune dysfunction in B lymphocytes, resulting in increased progression of immunosuppressive diseases. …”
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Male Sex as a Predictor of Worse Prognosis and Clinical Evolution in Patients with Cancer and SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Independent of the rs41386349 <i>PDCD1</i> Polymorphism by Caroline Yukari Motoori Fernandes, Bruna Karina Banin Hirata, Glauco Akelinghton Freire Vitiello, Eliza Pizarro Castilha, Nathália de Sousa-Pereira, Roberta Losi Guembarovski, Marla Karine Amarante, Maria Angelica Ehara Watanabe, Mateus Nóbrega Aoki, Karen Brajão de Oliveira

“…COVID-19- positive cancer patients were significantly more likely to develop moderate (OR = 13.6) and severe (OR > 200) disease compared to cancer-negative individuals. …”
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Optimizing Pre-Trained Code Embeddings With Triplet Loss for Code Smell Detection by Ali Nizam, Ertugrul Islamoglu, Omer Kerem Adali, Musa Aydin

“…In addition, standard methods for improving code embedding are essential to develop more effective embedding-based systems, similar to augmentation techniques in the image processing domain. …”
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The feasibility of the Community health worker Outreach and Navigation Network for Enhancing representation in Clinical Trials (CONNECT) model: A community-physician engagement app... by Mindy Feldman Hecht, Mara Minguez, Alejandra Aguirre, Melissa Fajardo, Olajide Williams

“…To address the barriers of ineffective outreach and reduced opportunities, we developed a program called Community health worker Outreach and Navigation Network for Enhancing representation in Clinical Trials (CONNECT). …”
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Assessment of a polymeric composite as a radiation attenuator and a restoration mortar for cracking in biological shields by A. T. Gheith, M. A. El-Sarraf, I. E. Hasan, N. L. Helal, R. A. Rizk, Amal A. El-Sawy, A. El-Sayed Abdo

“…Also, the MCNP5 code and MERCSF-N program have been used to compute the parameters theoretically. …”
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Consensus on transition care for juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a Delphi study with youth, caregivers, and health professionals by Nihal Şahin, Gülcan Özomay Baykal, Ceyhun Açarı, Pinar Özge Avar Aydın, Özge Baba, Esra Bağlan, Sevcan Bakkaloğlu, Sibel Bakırcı, Yelda Bilginer, Burcu Yücel Bozkaya, Şengül Çağlayan, Mustafa Çakan, Figen Çakmak, Taner Coşkuner, Ferhat Demir, Fatma Gül Demirkan, Şeyda Doğantan, Hatice Adıgüzel Dündar, Emine Duygu Ersözlü, Sercan Gücenmez, Oğuz Gürler, Rana İşgüder, Adem Küçük, Mukaddes Kalyoncu, Levent Kılıç, Sara Şebnem Kılıç, Hakan Kısaoğlu, Ayşenur Paç Kısaarslan, Zehra Kızıldağ, Duygu Kurtuluş, Semanur Özdel, Kübra Öztürk, Pelin Şenol, Ayşe Tanatar, Sema Nur Taşkın, Fatma Tuncer Kuru, Serkan Türkuçar, Kadir Ulu, Erbil Ünsal, Ayten Yazıcı, Ayşe Cefle, Deniz Gezgin Yıldırım, Selçuk Yüksel, Özgür Kasapçopur, Seza Özen, Nuray Aktay Ayaz, Hafize Emine Sönmez, Betül Sözeri

“…Consequently, it would be appropriate for each country to develop a transition program tailored to its specific infrastructure. …”
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A systematic algorithm using 16S ribosomal RNA for accurate diagnosis of pneumonia pathogens by Ferry Dwi Kurniawan, Dina Alia, Mamoru Shiraishi, Megumi Higo, Yoshiaki Inoue, Koichi Hagiwara

“…We designed specific primers and a BLAST wrapper program, Cheryblast + ob, to classify 37 pneumonia-causing bacteria and 4 α-hemolytic streptococci. …”
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Nano-orchestrated magnetotactic-like navigation for electromagnetic theranostics and immune enhancement via photoautotrophic oxygenation, mild hyperthermia, and ferroptosis by Chi-Hung Hsiao, Yung-Wei Lin, Chia-Hung Liu, Yan-Ting Chen, Hieu Trung Nguyen, Andrew E.-Y. Chuang

“…Moreover, the multimodal CHL-GCS-IO NPs reprogrammed the TME, facilitating immune activation by promoting macrophage polarization towards the proinflammatory M1 phenotype, engaging cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells, programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) downregulation, and driving dendritic cell reprogramming towards improved antigen presentation. …”
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Meeting Stringent QoS Requirements in AAV-Assisted Networks: Resource Allocation and AAVs Positioning by Meriem Hammami, Cirine Chaieb, Wessam Ajib, Halima Elbiaze, Roch Glitho

“…We first develop efficient greedy and metaheuristic genetic algorithms. …”
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Advances in PD-1/PD-L1 pathway inhibitors in the treatment of thyroid cancer: mechanisms and clinical therapeutic perspectives by Xizi Li, Xizi Li, Siyuan Gao, Chuchu Shan, Chuchu Shan, Qiling Zhang, Qiling Zhang, Ying Tan, Ying Tan, Ying Tan, Xu Yu, Xu Yu, Xu Yu, Jiangyi Yu, Jiangyi Yu, Jiangyi Yu

“…This review examines PD-L1 (Programmed Death-Ligand 1) expression in thyroid cancer, exploring its underlying regulatory mechanisms. …”
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Optimization of multi-energy storage in urban building clusters by Sameer Algburi, Aymen Mohammed, Hassan Falah Fakhruldeen, Ibrahim Abdullah, Israa Alhani, Ali Khudhair, Qusay Hassan, Michael Ssebunya, Feryal Ibrahim Jabbar

“…A data-driven optimization framework was developed to enhance energy performance in building clusters through multi-energy storage systems, combining electrical and thermal solutions. …”
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The Association of Food Security With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A National Health Interview Survey Analysis by Brittany N. Burton, Alexis Sykes, Cecilia Canales, Andrea J. Ibarra, En Chang, Jonathan Dahan, Adam J. Milam, Tina Yu, Catherine Cha

“…Logistic regression models were developed to examine the association between food security and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. …”
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RADx Tech Viability and Steering Panels: A Model for MedTech Translational Grant Review by Paul Tessier, Michael Dempsey, John Collins, Steve Schachter

“…Instead, RADx Tech leveraged methodologies developed by CIMIT and utilized by POCTRN as described further in this special issue. …”
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