Using Constrained K-Means Clustering for Soil Texture Mapping with Limited Soil Samples by Fubin Zhu, Changda Zhu, Zihan Fang, Wenhao Lu, Jianjun Pan

“…Currently, supervised classification machine learning methods are most commonly used in digital soil mapping. …”
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Metabolic Profile Correction in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Depends on the Duration of CPAP Therapy Sessions by M. V. Gorbunova, S. L. Babak, O. Yu. Rebrova, M. A. Karnaushkina, A. G. Malyavin

“…To assess the compliance of OSA patients at 3-6-12 months of CPAP-therapy, we used the original compliance analysis program Encore Pro v.2.14 (Philips Respironics, USA). …”
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Evaluation of the Ecological Security and Tourism Vulnerability in the Hara Protected Area by Parvaneh Sobhani, Afshin Danehkar

“…The evaluation of the indicators affecting the ecological security of tourism also indicates that the highest score among the "drivers" is related to the increase in construction with a value of 64.3, among the "pressures" is the index of excessive harvesting of branches and feeding of wandering camels with a value of 88.4, among the "state" indicators is the level of vegetation density with a value of 22.3, among the "responses" coefficients is the prevention of branching and provision of fodder for livestock (especially camels) with a value of 18.3. …”
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Automatic Real-Time Detection and Diagnosis of Liver Tumor with Ultrasound by Wu CH, Sheu JC, Chou PL, Lee J, Nien HC

“…Chih-Horng Wu,1,2,* Jin-Chuan Sheu,3,4 Pei-Lien Chou,5 Jonathan Lee,6 Hsiao-Ching Nien3,7,* 1Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 2Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Good Liver Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan; 4Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 5YUAN High-Tech Development Co., Ltd, Taipei, Taiwan; 6Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; 7Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hsiao-Ching Nien, Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Zhongshan S Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan, 100, Tel +886-223123456, Email celian0916@gmail.comBackground/Aim: Ultrasonography is the most commonly used screening tool for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Grey Relational Analysis and Its Application Based on the Angle Perspective in Time Series by Guodong Xu, Peng Guo, Xuemei Li, Yingying Jia

“…The research scope of grey relational analysis has not been developed in recent years, and the exiting GRA models are all based on three perspectives, including distance perspective, slope perspective, and area perspective. …”
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Feasibility of Identifying Acute Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Events Using Diagnostic Coding Among Veterans with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer’s Dementia by Dan Berlowitz, Ying Wang, Joel Reisman, Donald Miller, Peter J. Morin, Vanesa Carlota Andreu Arasa, Brant Mittler, Raymond Zhang, Amir Abbas Tahami Monfared, Michael Irizarry, Quanwu Zhang, Weiming Xia

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HBV Viral Load and Liver Enzyme Levels May Be Associated with the Wild MBL2 AA Genotype by Tuane Carolina Ferreira Moura, Ednelza da Silva Graça Amoras, Mauro Sérgio Araújo, Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz, Simone Regina Souza da Silva Conde, Sâmia Demachki, Rosimar Neris Martins-Feitosa, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres-Vallinoto, Ricardo Ishak, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto

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Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy in china: a novel TYMP variant and comprehensive clinical-genetic insights by Xuebi Xu, Junhui Xia, Fei Xu, Mingshan Wang, Lihong Yang, Xiaoli Chen

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The correction range of lumbosacral curve vertebral body tilt in degenerative scoliosis for achieving postoperative coronal balance by Zehua Jiang, Ziyang Liu, Chuanxu Li, Xuanhao Fu, Hao Yu, Xuan Wang, Maosen Zhang, Linyan Liu, Yuelin Cheng, Wenjun Du, Rusen Zhu

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Minimal dose CT for left ventricular ejection fraction and combination with chest-abdomen-pelvis CT by Martin Weber Kusk, Søren Hess, Oke Gerke, Lone Deibjerg Kristensen, Christina Stolzenburg Oxlund, Tina Elisabeth Ormstrup, Janus Mølgaard Christiansen, Shane J. Foley

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Potential Distribution Prediction of <i>Spartina alterniflora</i> Invasion in Bohai Bay Based on Sentinel Time-Series Data and MaxEnt Modeling by Qi Wang, Guoli Cui, Haojie Liu, Xiao Huang, Xiangming Xiao, Ming Wang, Mingming Jia, Dehua Mao, Xiaoyan Li, Yihua Xiao, Huiying Li

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Abbreviated dual antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Hamidreza Soleimani, Elaheh Karimi, Mehrdad Mahalleh, Fatemeh Jodeiri Entezari, Ali Nasrollahizadeh, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Hamed Rafiee, Parvin Kalhor, Karim M. Al-Azizi, Luis H. Paz Rios, Wilbert S. Aronow, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Kaveh Hosseini

“…Methods A comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE identified randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing conventional DAPT (≥ 12 months) and abbreviated DAPT (≤ 3 months) post-PCI. Primary outcomes were 1-year all-cause mortality and bleeding, assessed using the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) classification. …”
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Proteome of granulosa cells lipid droplets reveals mechanisms regulating lipid metabolism at hierarchical and pre-hierarchical follicle in goose by Xin Yuan, Xi Zhang, Yueyue Lin, Hengli Xie, Zhujun Wang, Xinyue Hu, Shenqiang Hu, Liang Li, Hehe Liu, Hua He, Chunchun Han, Xiang Gan, Ling Liao, Lu Xia, Jiwei Hu, Jiwen Wang

“…Subsequently, by performing Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COGs) classification on the DEPs, we identified a large number of proteins related to lipid transport and metabolism. …”
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Feasibility, safety and tolerability of the CREB-binding protein/β-catenin inhibitor OP-724 in patients with advanced primary biliary cholangitis: an investigator-initiated, open-l... by Eiichi Ogawa, Atsushi Tanaka, Kenichi Harada, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Kazumoto Murata, Masamichi Kimura, Jun Imamura, Masanao Saio, Yoshihiro Ikura, Kouichi Miura, Ichiro Ieiri, Kiminori Kimura

“…Patients with advanced PBC classified as stage III or higher according to the Scheuer classification by liver biopsy between 4 September 2019 and 21 September 2021 were enrolled. …”
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Language task-based fMRI analysis using machine learning and deep learning by Elaine Kuan, Elaine Kuan, Elaine Kuan, Viktor Vegh, Viktor Vegh, Viktor Vegh, John Phamnguyen, John Phamnguyen, John Phamnguyen, Kieran O’Brien, Amanda Hammond, David Reutens, David Reutens, David Reutens, David Reutens

“…The interval-based method achieved a mean whole-brain AUC of 0.96±0.03, mean Dice coefficient of 0.61±0.33 and mean Euclidean distance of 3.3±2.7 mm between activation peaks across the evaluated regions of interest.DiscussionThis study demonstrates the utility of different ML and DL methods in classifying task-based language fMRI time series. …”
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Investigating interassay variability between direct oral anticoagulant calibrated anti–factor Xa assays: a substudy of the perioperative anticoagulation use for surgery evaluation... by Ryan M. Baker, Rita Selby, Karen A. Moffat, Melanie St John, Alex C. Spyropoulos, Sam Schulman, James Douketis

“…Conclusions: Anti-FXa levels determined by 3 common instrument-reagent combinations show moderate-to-very strong correlations with each other. …”
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Comparison of Outcomes Between Radical Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy in Clinical T2 Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Korean Renal Cell Carcinoma Cohort Study by Younsoo Chung, Seok-Soo Byun, Sung Kyu Hong, Sangchul Lee, Chang Wook Jeong, Seok Ho Kang, Sung-Hoo Hong, Ji Youl Lee, Yong-June Kim, Jinsoo Chung, Eu Chang Hwang, Tae Gyun Kwon, Jung Kwon Kim

“…Regarding perioperative outcomes, complications of Clavien-Dindo classification grade III or higher (11.4%, p<0.001) and urological complications (9.1%, p=0.045) were more common in the PN arm than in the RN arm. …”
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Beyond proximity: an observational study of stillbirth rates and emergency obstetric and newborn care accessibility in The Gambia by Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Joy E Lawn, Oghenebrume Wariri, Beate Kampmann, Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Uduak Okomo, Hawanatu Jah, Mustapha Bittaye, Mamady Cham, Schadrac C Agbla, Ba Foday Jawara, Momodou T Nyassi, Musa Marena, Sainey Sanneh, Mariama Janneh

“…Approximately 42.8%, 58.9% and 68.3% of women aged 15–49 lived within a 10, 20 and 30 min travel time, respectively, to fully functional CEmONC facilities, where high stillbirth rates were concentrated.Conclusions In The Gambia, intrapartum stillbirth rates remain alarmingly high, even in geographically accessible CEmONC facilities. …”
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A meta-analysis and review on the effectiveness and safety of renal denervation in managing heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Quanbin Su, Jiaxin Li, Futian Shi, Jing Yu

“…The meta-analysis demonstrated that compared to medication therapy, RDN contributed to a 9.59% increase in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (95% CI: 7.92–11.27, Z = 11.20, p < 0.01); a decrease in brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) (95% CI: −364.19–−191.75, Z = 6.32, p < 0.01); a decrease in N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (95% CI: −1300.15–−280.95, Z = 3.04, p < 0.01); a decrease in the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification (95% CI: −1.58–−0.34, Z = 3.05, p < 0.01); a 90.00-m increase in 6-min walk test (6MWT) (95% CI: 68.24–111.76, Z = 8.11, p < 0.01); a reduction of 4.05 mm in left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) (95% CI: −5.65–−2.48, Z = 5.05, p < 0.01); a decrease of 4.60 heart beats·min−1 (95% CI: −8.83–−0.38, Z = 2.14, p < 0.05); and a 4.67-mm reduction in left atrial diameter (LAD) (95% CI: −6.40–−2.93, Z = 5.27, p < 0.01). …”
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Recommendations of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on Clinical Use of High-Resolution Manometry in Diagnosis of Esophageal Disorders by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, S. A. Abdulkhakov, D. N. Andreev, D. S. Bordin, E. R. Valitova, I. L. Klyaritskaya, V. V. Krivoy, Yu. A. Kucheryavyi, T. L. Lapina, S. V. Morozov, O. A. Sablin, E. V. Semenikhina, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, A. A. Sheptulin

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