Automatic MRI Lymph Node Annotation From CT Labels by Souraja Kundu, Yuji Iwahori, M. K. Bhuyan, Manish Bhatt, Boonserm Kijsirikul, Aili Wang, Akira Ouchi, Yasuhiro Shimizu

“…After annotating a medical imaging modality that is relatively straightforward to label, doctors often expect automatic annotations for images from other modalities of the same region, even though these modalities differ in contrast and structure. This study focuses on creating automatic lymph node annotation in MRI images using available CT annotations via deep-learning models. …”
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RBBP6‐Mediated ERRα Degradation Contributes to Mitochondrial Injury in Renal Tubular Cells in Diabetic Kidney Disease by Hongtu Hu, Jijia Hu, Zhaowei Chen, Keju Yang, Zijing Zhu, Yiqun Hao, Zongwei Zhang, Weiwei Li, Zhuan Peng, Yun Cao, Xiaoling Sun, Fangcheng Zhang, Qingjia Chi, Guohua Ding, Wei Liang

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Heat stress induces phage tolerance in Enterobacteriaceae by Fan Zhang, Hao-Ze Chen, Bo Zheng, Liang Huang, Ye Xiang, Jing-Ren Zhang, Jia-Feng Liu

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Deforestation Risk Zoning Using Analytical Hierarchy Process by Hiva Mahmoudi, Mahtab Pir Bavaghar, Parviz Fatehi

“…By establishing hierarchical structure and performing pairwise comparisons, we determined the weight and importance of the main criteria and the sub-criteria. …”
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Pragmatic questionnaire-based evaluation of auditory function in individuals with major neurocognitive disorders and hearing loss in diverse contexts by Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Antonios Alexandros Demertzis, Panagiotis Biris, Polychronis Economou, Eric Frison, Piers Dawes, Iracema Leroi

“…An exploratory data analysis was utilized to provide a comprehensive understanding of the data structure and the characteristics of the sample. Eight different proportional odds logistic regression models were computed to study the relationship between the pure-tone audiometry screen results and different versions of the HHIE, with or without consideration of demographic data of the person with dementia and his/her communication partner. …”
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A clinical treatment recommender system optimizing adjuvant chemoradiotherapy benefit in Chinese women with breast cancer using interpretable causal Bayesian networks by Ruoyu Wang, Simiao Tian, Zhe Wang, Yiou Wang, Dianlong Zhang, Jianing Jiang, Yongqiang Yao, Hongshen Chen, Hong Fang, Mingqian Cao

“…After the whole cohort was randomly divided into 70% development and 30% validation cohorts, a causal BN (CBN) model was built by aggregating extensive expert knowledge and data-driven approaches to arrive at a consensus structure for causal inference, and subsequently validated its ability to predict both overall survival (OS) and recurrence free survival (RFS) by using the area under the curve (AUC), Brier score (BS), accuracy and predicted/observation ratio. …”
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Can Different Cultivars of <i>Panicum maximum</i> Be Identified Using a VIS/NIR Sensor and Machine Learning? by Gelson dos Santos Difante, Gabriela Oliveira de Aquino Monteiro, Juliana Caroline Santos Santana, Néstor Eduardo Villamizar Frontado, Jéssica Gomes Rodrigues, Aryadne Rhoana Dias Chaves, Dthenifer Cordeiro Santana, Izabela Cristina de Oliveira, Luis Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio, Gabriela Souza Oliveira, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, Vanessa Zirondi Longhini, Alexandre Menezes Dias, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro

“…<i>Panicum maximum</i> cultivars have distinct characteristics, especially morphological ones related to the leaf structure and coloration, and there may be differences in the spectral behavior captured by sensors. …”
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Combining 2′-fucosyllactose and galacto-oligosaccharides exerts anti-inflammatory effects and promotes gut health by Sewon Park, Yoonhee Park, Yu-Jin Jeong, Jun Gu Oh, Hee Joon Yoo, Jiyeon Yang, Jung-il Kwon, Kwang-Won Lee

“…In vitro studies using caco-2 cells showed that 2′-FL and GOS combinations (H1 = GOS:2′-FL ratio of 1.8:1; H2 = GOS:2′-FL ratio of 3.6:1) reduced LPS-induced inflammation by decreasing pro-inflammatory markers, whereas individual treatments had no significant effects. In a mouse model of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis, combined 2′-FL and GOS supplementation alleviated symptoms, improved gut permeability, and enhanced intestinal structure, with the GH1 group (H1 combo with DSS) being the most effective. 2′-Fucosyllactose and GOS combinations also enhanced short-chain fatty acid production in infant fecal batch fermentation and mouse fecal analysis, with GH1 showing the most promising results. …”
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Cloud Removal in Full-disk Solar Images Using Deep Learning by Zhenhong Shang, Peng Du, Zhenping Qiang, Runxin Li

“…Second, our cloud removal network employs an encoder–decoder structure, integrating the Res2Net module into the encoder to capture comprehensive solar image features. …”
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Drought-induced shifts in cowpea rhizoplane bacterial communities across different vegetative and reproductive stages by Durga P.M. Chinthalapudi, Nisarga Kodadinne Narayana, Sujan Poudel, John P. Brooks, Shankar Ganapathi Shanmugam, Raju Bheemanahalli

“…Beta diversity results revealed that genotype and drought significantly influenced microbial community structure across growth stages. Proteobacteria dominated the root zone of the EpicSelect4 genotype, while UCR369 showed an increase in Actinobacteria under drought conditions. …”
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Vascular cell‐specific roles of mineralocorticoid receptors in pulmonary hypertension by Divya P. Menon, Guanming Qi, Seung K. Kim, M. Elizabeth Moss, Krishna C. Penumatsa, Rod R. Warburton, Deniz Toksoz, Jamie Wilson, Nicholas S. Hill, Iris Z. Jaffe, Ioana R. Preston

“…Abnormalities that characterize pulmonary arterial hypertension include impairment in the structure and function of pulmonary vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Lubrication Performance of the Stator and Rotor Friction Pair Surface Rhombus-like Texture in Screw Pumps by Xiangzhi Shi, Xinfu Liu, Chunhua Liu, Zhongxian Hao, Shouzhi Huang, Yi Sun, Xinglong Niu

“…To address wear failure in screw pump stator and rotor friction pairs, this study constructed a numerical model of a rhombus-like micro-dimple texture on friction pair surfaces based on the scale structure of rhombus rattlesnakes. …”
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Antioxidant activity of Jinxuan tea polysaccharide and its protective effect on intestinal injury induced by transport stress in chicks by Xueyan Sun, Qiaoyi Zhou, Jinjing Gao, Shujuan Liu, Feike Zhao, Caijin Ling, Binghu Fang

“…Analysis of the intestinal flora showed that TS resulted in reduced intestinal flora diversity and altered flora structure in chicks, whereas the intestinal flora was normalized after TPS intervention.DiscussionTPS has good antioxidant activity and significantly ameliorate TS-induced intestinal damage in chicks, suggesting that TPS could be developed and utilized as a feed additive.…”
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Qing-Xin-Jie-Yu Granule attenuates myocardial infarction-induced inflammatory response by regulating the MK2/TTP pathway by Jianghan Qi, Xiaoyao Gao, Ying Han, Meiling Yang, Chenyi Wei, Ling Zhang, Jianfeng Chu

“…However, the mechanism of action of QXJYG underlying its anti-inflammation remain unknown.Objective The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and mechanism of QXJYG in a mouse model of myocardial infarction and hypoxia-induced H9C2 cells.Materials and methods Myocardial infarction was induced in mice via left anterior descending coronary artery ligation, and hypoxia-induced H9C2 cells was served as the in vitro model. …”
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Association between mitophagy and NLRP3 inflammasome in uric acid nephropathy by Xiao-qian Li, Yong-qing Gu, Yuan-yuan Ling, Mei Wang, Jin Miao, Li Xue, Wei Ji, Jun Liu

“…H&E staining assessed renal structure, ROS levels were measured with 2, 7-dichlorofluorescin diacetate, and ELISA measured serum markers (creatinine, UA, cystatin C, NGAL, IL-1β, IL-18). …”
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Genome-wide identification of MYBL2 in Brassicaceae, with a focus on the expression pattern of regulating anthocyanin synthesis in Brassica crops by Chenchen Wang, Qi Zhang, Yi Liu, Wenjie Shen, Shubei Wan, Lunlin Chen, Chen Tan, Daozong Chen

“…We subsequently concentrated on the evolution, gene structure, and conserved domain analysis of 16 MYBL2 homologous genes across six Brassica crops found in U’s Triangle. …”
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Increasing equitable access to telehealth oncology care in the COVID‐19 National Emergency: Creation of a telehealth task force by Brooke Worster, Lauren Waldman, Gregory Garber, Tingting Zhan, AnaMaria Lopez, Olivia Trachtenberg, Nathan Handley, Kristin L. Rising, Valerie Csik, Amy Leader

“…In response to COVID‐19 and these disparities, we assessed the impact of a personalized digital support structure, the Telehealth Task Force (TTF), to reduce disparities in TH. …”
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Melanocortin 1 Receptor Regulates Pathological and Physiological Cardiac Remodeling by Anni Suominen, Aino Suni, Saku Ruohonen, Zoltán Szabó, Lotta Pohjolainen, Minying Cai, Eriika Savontaus, Virpi Talman, Risto Kerkelä, Petteri Rinne

“…Mice were phenotyped for cardiac structure and function by echocardiography, histology, and quantitative PCR analysis. …”
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Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from a subject with UBAP1L-associated retinal dystrophy and CRISPR/cas9-corrected isogenic iPSC lines by Andréa Amprou, Tasnim Ben Yacoub, Camille Letellier, Vincenzo Degaetano, Cécile Méjécase, Leila Azizzadeh Pormehr, Christel Condroyer, Amélie Slembrouck-Brec, Juliette Wohlschlegel, Olivier Goureau, Christina Zeitz, Isabelle Audo

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Modified Silica Particles Coated with Cu-Al Layered Double Hydroxide for Phosphate and Arsenate Removal in Water Treatment by Andrija Savić, Marija M. Vuksanović, Marjetka Savić, Nataša Knežević, Aleksandra Šaponjić, Svetlana Ilić, Adela Egelja

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the successful deposition of CuAl-LDH on the silica surface, while scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed the porous structure of the silica and the uniform deposition of LDH. …”
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