Non-invasive urinary proteomic biomarkers for prognostic assessment in sepsis by Qingbo Zeng, Nianqing Zhang, Junjie Zeng, Lincui Zhong, Qingwei Lin, Longping He, Xiaomin Song, Jingchun Song

“…Nomogram model and ROC curves were constructed to evaluate the predictive efficacy of these identified protein biomarkers. …”
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AI in Medical Questionnaires: Innovations, Diagnosis, and Implications by Xuexing Luo, Yiyuan Li, Jing Xu, Zhong Zheng, Fangtian Ying, Guanghui Huang

“… This systematic review aimed to explore the current applications, potential benefits, and issues of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical questionnaires, focusing on its role in 3 main functions: assessment, development, and prediction. …”
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Combination of RNA-sequencing data analysis, network pharmacology, molecular docking techniques to investigate the mechanism of Prunella vulgaris L. in the treatment of non-small c... by Yanggang Dan, Yangli Jin, Jing Wang, Lu Wang, Dawei Zheng

“…These “drug-disease” common targets were associated with 100 GO items, including 41 biological processes, 16 cellular components, and 43 molecular functions. KEGG enrichment analysis identified 14 signaling pathways. …”
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Formation of a Generalized System of Indicators of Regional Economic Security by L. P. Bakumenko, N. S. Vasileva

“…The topic of the study is relevant, since the prevention of crisis situations, the organization of stable functioning of regional economies, the development of territories and the growth of the standard of living of the population necessitate constant monitoring of the economic security of the regions of Russia, which is based on the modeling of a system of indicators, because socioeconomic development is a complex system of interconnections, various components of the economy.Data and methods. …”
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“It’s like going through life at a mediocre level”: a qualitative study of the meaning and impact of fatigue in children and young people with sickle cell disease by Brenda Agyeiwaa Poku, Karl Michael Atkin, John David Grainger, Iyamide Thomas, Rachael Oshinbolu, Abubakar Mohammed, Edith Kyewalyanga, Susan Kirk

“…Conclusions Fatigue dominates CYP’s experience of living with SCD, significantly impacting their physical, social and educational functioning and leading to isolation and stigma. Often overlooked in clinical settings, addressing fatigue should be integral to SCD care and research. …”
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Identification of key genes CCL5, PLG, LOX and C3 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma through integrated bioinformatics analysis by Zhenwei Xie, Cheng Feng, Yude Hong, Libo Chen, Mingyong Li, Weiming Deng

“…In this study, we identified several key genes associated with the prognosis of ccRCC by using integrated bioinformatics.MethodsTwo ccRCC expression profiles were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus and one dataset was gained from The Cancer Genome Atlas The Robust Rank Aggregation method was used to analyze the three datasets to gain integrated differentially expressed genes The Gene Ontology and KEGG analysis were performed to explore the potential functions of DEGs. The Search Tool for the Retreival of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING) and Cytoscape software were used to construct protein-protein interaction network and module analyses to screen the hub genes. …”
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Intelligent Prediction Platform for Sepsis Risk Based on Real-Time Dynamic Temporal Features: Design Study by Mingwei Zhang, Ming Zhong, Yunzhang Cheng, Tianyi Zhang

“…Three linear parameters (mean, SD, and endpoint value) were calculated to construct the prediction model using multiple ML algorithms. …”
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ENSURING PERSONNEL SECURITY OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES UNDER CONDITIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS by Tetiana Momot, Zhang Haoyuy, Daryna Momot

“…Personnel security is considered as a synthetic category of economic theory, personnel management, sociology of management and labor economics, and is defined as the activity to create conditions for the stable functioning and development of an enterprise, which ensures the protection of the interests of the enterprise from the risks and threats associated with its own personnel and the personnel themselves from internal and external threats such as blackmail, revenge on competitors, attacks on the lives and health of employees etc. …”
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Machine learning-based radiomics prognostic model for patients with proximal esophageal cancer after definitive chemoradiotherapy by Linrui Li, Zhihui Qin, Juan Bo, Jiaru Hu, Yu Zhang, Liting Qian, Jiangning Dong

“…Gene ontology enrichment analysis revealed that lipid metabolism-related functions are potentially crucial in the process by which the radiomics score could stratify patients. …”
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Differential expression of five genes during sclerotium formation of Rhizoctonia solani by WANG Wei, YANG Hui, WANG Zhengyi, CHEN Weiliang

“…Obviously, complex metabolism and signal transduction pathways are involved in the cell death and the sclerotium formation, the detailed functions of these five genes in the signal transduction pathways leading to the sclerotium formation are still unclear and need to be studied deeply in the future.…”
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Disentangled similarity graph attention heterogeneous biological memory network for predicting disease-associated miRNAs by Yinbo Liu, Qi Wu, Le Zhou, Yuchen Liu, Chao Li, Zhuoyu Wei, Wei Peng, Yi Yue, Xiaolei Zhu

“…Additionally, various ablation studies were conducted to validate the contributions of different modules within the framework, and’s encoding statuses and memory units of DiGAMN were visualized to explore the utility and functionality of its modules. Case studies confirmed the effectiveness of DiGAMN’s predictions, identifying several new disease-associated miRNAs. …”
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The predictive value of cerebrospinal fluid tap-test in normal pressure hydrocephalus Valor preditivo da punção liquórica ("tap test") na hidrocefalia de pressão normal by Benito P. Damasceno, Edmur F. Carelli, Donizeti C. Honorato, Jose J. Facure

“…Prior to operation a cerebrospinal fluid tap-test (CSF-TT) was performed with measurements of gait pattern and psychometric functions (memory, visuo-motor speed and visuo-constructive skills) before and after the removal of 50 ml CSFby lumbar puncture (LP). …”
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Unveiling purine metabolism dysregulation orchestrated immunosuppression in advanced pancreatic cancer and concentrating on the central role of NT5E by Junqian Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Ruixin Wu, Chang-Sheng Dong

“…The by-products of purine metabolic reprogramming are extensively engaged in tumor immune modulation, influencing the functions and recruitment of immune cells and molding an immune microenvironment that is propitious for tumor growth.MethodsWe harnessed single-cell transcriptomics and spatial transcriptomics to concurrently analyze the purine metabolism (PM) features of the PC microenvironment. …”
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Protocol for a cluster-randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression, implemented in Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda by Bahr Weiss, Van Vu, Hoang-Minh Dang, Lam Trung

“…Mindfulness-based interventions are derived from Buddhist meditation but are secular, focused on enhancing emotional and cognitive functioning rather than spiritual growth. The first study goal was to adapt MBCT for use in Buddhist pagoda in Vietnam, a Southeast Asian low- and middle-income country. …”
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Item-level measurement properties of the pediatric awareness and sensory motor assessment in children with medical complexity by Brooke Mulrenin, Bryant A. Seamon, Carrie Cormack, Kimberly Lane Kascak, Cynthia Dodds

“…Person misfit did not degrade item measures or model statistics. Differential item functioning (DIF) was noted for the three easiest items on specific days. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Patient Self-Advocacy Scale using classical test theory and item response theory by Jialu Cui, Jing Wang, Ailin Yue, Jiayan Cao, Zhijie Zhang, Baoxin Shi

“…The Wright map showed good matching between item difficulty and person ability. Differential item functioning (DIF) analysis revealed no significant differences across gender. …”
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Combining gene expression microarrays and Mendelian randomization: exploring key immune-related genes in multiple sclerosis by Shuangfeng Ding, Yunyun Zhang, Yunzhe Tang, Ying Zhang, Mingyuan Liu

“…GO and KEGG analyses were subsequently performed to elucidate the functions and pathways associated with the IM-DEGs. …”
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Are we working (too) comfortably?: the systematic development of an intervention to support workers to move more while working at home by Divya Sivaramakrishnan, Claire Fitzsimons, Sarah Morton, Jillian Manner, Ruth Jepson, Ailsa Niven

“…In step 4, the intervention functions and behaviour change technique elements of the BCW were used to accurately and consistently specify the active ingredients of the intervention. …”
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Identification and Validation of Feature Genes Related to Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Ulcerative Colitis by Wu Y, Tan Z, Lan Q, Liu Y, Liu C, He H, Zhang J, Dong W

“…Given their close association, it is crucial to clarify the molecular characteristics and biological functions of MD and OS-related genes in UC.Methods: Gene expression profiles, mitochondrial-related genes, and OS-related genes were obtained from the corresponding databases. …”
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Models of symmetric three-layer waveguide structures with graded-index core and nonlinear optical liners by S. E. Savotchenko

“…The analytical methods of mathematical physics and the theory of special functions applied to nonlinear and waveguide optics are used herein.Results. …”
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