Steroid dynamics in myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome: a case-control study using ultra performance supercritical fluid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Natalie Thomas, S. J. Kumari A. Ubhayasekera, Christopher W. Armstrong, Katherine Huang, Jonas Bergquist

“…OPLS-DA indicated a modest relationship between steroid levels and group classification (R²Y = 22.8%), but negative Q² values suggested poor predictive power. …”
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Hierarchical long short term memory recurrent neural network for goats behaviour prediction from accelerometer data by Mathieu Bonneau, Laura Faillot, Willy Troupe, Lucile Riaboff

“…Highest performance was obtained with the hierarchical LSTM model, reaching a Fscore of 87.84%, a precision of 89.44% and a recall of 86.3%. Best performance was obtained for grazing prediction (recall: 99.5%; precision: 99.4%), following by resting (recall: 98.0%; precision: 98.4%) and ruminating (recall: 95.2%; precision: 89%). …”
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Prediction models for COVID-19 disease outcomes by Cynthia Y. Tang, Cheng Gao, Kritika Prasai, Tao Li, Shreya Dash, Jane A. McElroy, Jun Hang, Xiu-Feng Wan

“…We sequenced viruses from SARS-CoV-2-positive nasopharyngeal swab samples between July 2020 and July 2022 from 4450 individuals in Missouri and retrieved associated disease courses, clinical history, and urban-rural classification. We integrated this data to develop machine learning-based predictive models to predict hospitalization, ICU admission, and long COVID.The mean age was 38.3 years (standard deviation = 21.4) with 55.2% (N = 2453) females and 44.8% (N = 1994) males (not reported, N = 4). …”
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Selective dorsal rhizotomy long-term effects on functional motility in Jordanian children with spastic cerebral palsy by Yazan E. Al-kharabsheh, Anas Said, Ismail A. Ismaiel, Issam Khawaja, Marwan Altaher, Ali Bani-Ahmed, Carmen M. Cirstea, Carmen M. Cirstea

“…Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) scores were compared before and 12 months after SDR. …”
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Blood Transfusions are Associated With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Following Cardiac Surgery in Neonates by Yansong Zuo, Han Zhang, Lizhi Lv, Gang Li, Ju Zhao, Qiang Wang

“…Demographic data, preoperative parameters (body weight, hemoglobin, Risk-Adjusted Classification of Congenital Heart Surgery 1 (RACHS-1) score), intraoperative data (CPB time, aortic cross-clamp time, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA)), and transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs), fresh frozen plasma (FFP), and platelet concentrate (PC) within 48 hours after surgery were collected. …”
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Modeling the cooling effect of urban green infrastructures with an ecosystem services approach ( case study: Tehran metropolis) by S. Malekzadeh, H.R. Jafari, R. Nazari, T. Blaschke, A. Hof, M. Karimi

“…Land use/land cover maps of Tehran were generated using Landsat imagery from Thematic Mapper (2002), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (2012), and Operational Land Imager (2022), processed with geometric and radiometric corrections in ENVI 5.3. A supervised classification via the Super Vector Machine algorithm identified four land use categories: built-up areas, barren lands, green spaces, and water bodies. …”
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The Applications of Large Language Models in Mental Health: Scoping Review by Yu Jin, Jiayi Liu, Pan Li, Baosen Wang, Yangxinyu Yan, Huilin Zhang, Chenhao Ni, Jing Wang, Yi Li, Yajun Bu, Yuanyuan Wang

“…Most studies used LLMs for depression detection and classification (33/95, 35%), clinical treatment support and intervention (14/95, 15%), and suicide risk prediction (12/95, 13%). …”
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Optimizing Endoscopic Respiratory Diagnostics with Cytology: An Update on Touch Imprints with a Comparative Literature Review by Hatice Elmas, Binnur Önal, Selda Yilmaz, Stefan Steurer, Lutz Welker

“…<b>Background:</b> Major diagnostic and therapeutic changes led to the implementation of the ‘lung cancer diagnosis in small biopsies and cytology specimens’ concept in the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Lung, Pleura, Thymus and Heart in 2015. …”
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Differentiated approach in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma according to c-MYC and BCL2 status by R. K. Karakulov, D. R. Kaydarova, Z. D. Dushimova, S. T. Gabbasova, G. A. Sagindykov, B. A. Nasipov, A. S. Dzhazyltaeva, N. A. Kemelbekov

“…The tumor stages (II–IV) were assessed according to the Ann Arbor classification; the patient’s somatic status – according to the ECOG scale with a total of no more than 3 points. …”
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Relation between bone mineral density and oxidative stress in Egyptian patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross sectional study by Samah M. Akab, Hanaa Elsayed Abozeid, Seham A. Elazab, Sherien Abdallh Fathy Elazab, Noran ElBazzar, Eman Refaat Youness, Mohamed Ahmed Shahba, Hisham A. Orban, Hanaa Reyad Abdallah, Moushira Zaki

“…Methods We performed a case-control study, including 150 adults with CKD (stage 1–5 according to Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) classification, 2024) and 150 healthy controls. CKD patients were further subdivided to 3 subgroups based on estimated glomerular filtration rate: stage 1–2, stage 3–4 and stage 5. …”
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A study of acute toxicity of newly synthesized compound on adult hydrobiont Danio rerio by A. A. Safonov, Yu. V. Karpenko, Ye. H. Knysh

“…Then the corresponding values of LC50 sodium 2-((4-amino-5-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)thio)acetate were calculated. According to the acute toxicity of LC50 (96 hours) of sodium 2-((4-amino-5-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)thio)acetate, which according to the classification of D. …”
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Electrocardiographic findings for predicting the left anterior descending artery chronic total occlusion in patients with inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Xiaobin Zheng, Zhaofu Zhang, Bingqi Yao, Haiyan Wu

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that QRS V4 (OR = 1.062, P = 0.003), ST V4↓- ST III↑ (OR = 1.641, P = 0.050), and Killip classification (OR = 2.115, P = 0.004) were all independent risk factors for LAD occlusion. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Cadmium in Avocado-Cultivated Soils of Peru: Influence of Parent Material, Exchangeable Cations, and Trace Elements by Richard Solórzano, Rigel Llerena, Sharon Mejía, Juancarlos Cruz, Kenyi Quispe

“…Our results indicated (1) the presence of hotspots with Cd concentrations exceeding 3 mg·kg⁻¹, displaying a leptokurtic distribution (skewness = 7.3); (2) dominant accumulation mechanisms involving co-adsorption and cation competition (Na⁺, Ca²⁺), as well as geogenic co-accumulation with Zn and Pb; and (3) significantly higher Cd concentrations in Leptosols derived from Cretaceous intermediate igneous rocks (diorites/tonalites), averaging 1.33 mg kg⁻¹ compared to 0.20 mg·kg⁻¹ in alluvial soils (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”
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Acute kidney injury and in-hospital outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients without chronic kidney disease: insights from the national inpatient sample by Congyan Ye, Xueping Ma, Bo Shi, Rui Yan, Shizhe Fu, Kairu Wang, Ru Yan, Shaobin Jia, Shengping Yang, Guangzhi Cong

“…Results Of 47,372 unweighted patient admissions for TAVR, 1617 (3.41%) had a concomitant diagnosis of AKI. The incidence of AKI decreased from 4.82 to 3.18% from 2016 to 2021 (P-trend < 0.01). …”
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Preoperative chemoradiotherapy for esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer: results from a retrospective study using extended CROSS regimen by Tobias Haltmeier, Jennifer Brazerol, Yves Borbely, Elena Riggenbach, Anna Stenger-Weisser, Burim Sermaxhaj, Martin D. Berger, Hossein Hemmatazad

“…Median age was 67 years (IQR 9), 36 patients (78.3%) were male. An ASA score ≥ 3 was reported in 90.7% of the patients. …”
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Research on the clinical and pathological characteristics of primary orbital neoplastic lesions with communication by Lian Wang, Jing Zhang, Shuo Zhang, Bin Li, Bentao Yang, Hongjuan Liu, Chunli Chen, Qiong Wu, Libin Jiang

“…Conclusion The clinical features and pathological classification of primary orbital tumors vary significantly depending on the type of communication. …”
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Microbial and Physiochemical Profiling of Zarqa River Supplemented with Treated Wastewater: A High-Resolution PCR Analysis by Raha Alassaf, Alfred P. Blaschke

“…Further, in terms of minerals and salts, the maximum concentrations found for the sites are given herewith: Site 2 (K⁺ and NO₃), Site 3 (Cl⁻, Na⁺), Site 5 (Ca, HCO₃), and Site 7 (Mg²⁺, PO₄, and SO₄). …”
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Core Outcome Sets for Pain Disorders: A Systematic Review of Research and Reporting Quality by Cui Y, Li B, Jiang S, Li Y, Wang S

“…Ying Cui,1– 3,&amp;ast; Bo Li,1– 3,&amp;ast; Shiyi Jiang,4 Yuxian Li,1– 3 Sixuan Wang1– 3 1Department of Acupuncture, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Acupuncture, National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Acupuncture, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Rehabilitation, Wuxi Xishan District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bo Li, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 314, Anshan Xi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China, Email ibou119@163.comPurpose: To systematically review the current research status of Core Outcome Sets (COS) for pain-related diseases and to evaluate the methodological quality of existing COS.Methods: Two researchers independently conducted a comprehensive search of both English and Chinese databases. …”
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Construction and application of decoupling model between sustainable development and carbon emissions by ZHAO Xujie, WANG Wenjun, XIE Pengcheng, CAI Guotian

“…[Methods] Based on the scientific thesis that climate change seriously threatens human survival and sustainable development, the construction mechanism and classification standards of the Tapio decoupling model were used in the study. …”
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Measurement of Re in Soil by High Temperature Oxidation-ICP-MS by Fan NING, Shu-ping TAN, Li-fei ZHAO, Ru-yi WANG, Yan CHEN

“…According to the document requirements of “Radioactive Waste Classification”, technetium(Tc), as one of the important radionuclides in nuclear waste management, needs to accurately measure its radioactive activity concentration. …”
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