A data-driven semi-parametric model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the United States. by John M Drake, Andreas Handel, Éric Marty, Eamon B O'Dea, Tierney O'Sullivan, Giovanni Righi, Andrew T Tredennick

“…To support decision-making and policy for managing epidemics of emerging pathogens, we present a model for inference and scenario analysis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the USA. The stochastic SEIR-type model includes compartments for latent, asymptomatic, detected and undetected symptomatic individuals, and hospitalized cases, and features realistic interval distributions for presymptomatic and symptomatic periods, time varying rates of case detection, diagnosis, and mortality. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Primary Malignant Bone Tumor Imaging: A Narrative Review by Platon S. Papageorgiou, Rafail Christodoulou, Panagiotis Korfiatis, Dimitra P. Papagelopoulos, Olympia Papakonstantinou, Nancy Pham, Amanda Woodward, Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos

“…Notably, convolutional neural networks have demonstrated exceptional capabilities in pattern recognition, significantly improving tumor detection, segmentation, and differentiation. This narrative review synthesizes the evolving applications of AI in PBTs, focusing on early tumor detection, imaging analysis, therapy response prediction, and histological classification. …”
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From Labquakes to Megathrusts: Scaling Deep Learning Based Pickers Over 15 Orders of Magnitude by Peidong Shi, Men‐Andrin Meier, Linus Villiger, Katinka Tuinstra, Paul Antony Selvadurai, Federica Lanza, Sanyi Yuan, Anne Obermann, Maria Mesimeri, Jannes Münchmeyer, Patrick Bianchi, Stefan Wiemer

“…Abstract The application of machine learning techniques in seismology has greatly advanced seismological analysis, especially for earthquake detection and seismic phase picking. …”
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QuEChERS combined with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to determine acrylamide in Xinjiang Naan products by XU Man, SONG Shaolong, HU Jun, SHI Haiyun, LIU Jian

“…Recovery tests at three different concentration levels in various sample matrices yielded an average recovery rate of 91.3%~97.6%, with RSD values ranging from 1.3%~4.6%. Analysis of 65 commercially available naan samples revealed acrylamide contents ranging from 17.4~207.5 µg/kg, with significant differences observed among different types of Naan (H=23.10, P<0.05).ConclusionThe proposed method features minimal sampling volume and reagent consumption, along with a rapid and straightforward process that yields accurate results. …”
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The use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of Acute Kidney Injury and other forms renal dysfunction in the paediatric population: Systematic review protocol. by Gontse Leballo, Nabeela Arbee-Kalidas, Moses Mogakolodi Kebalepile, Palesa Motshabi Chakane

“…This will include an analysis of the specific ultrasound features that may predict or be associated with the occurrence of acute kidney injury, as well as their potential role in identifying at-risk paediatric patients, facilitating timely interventions to mitigate further kidney damage.…”
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Etiological and epidemiological characteristics of infectious hemocolitis in hospitalized pediatric patients by O. I. Klimova, N. V. Gonchar, I. V. Razd’yakonova, Yu. V. Lobzin

“…The aim of this work is to study the etiological and epidemiological features of infectious hemocolites (IG) in hospitalized children of different ages.Materials and methods of research. …”
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Epidemiology and genetic diversity of common human coronaviruses in Beijing, 2015-2023: A prospective multicenter study by Qi Huang, Lu Kang, Xiaofeng Wei, Cheng Gong, Hui Xie, Maozhong Li, Yiting Wang, Mei Dong, Fang Huang

“…Methods: We collected clinical samples from patients with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in 35 sentinel hospitals from 2015 to 2023. HCoVs were detected via multiple real-time PCR, and S gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis were subsequently performed. …”
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The evolution of the ‘Carpathian Basin’ discourse in the Hungarian parliament (1998-2020) by Katona Eszter, Németh Renáta, Unger Anna

“…According to our results, the political ideology of the speakers of the speeches can be predicted more effectively, i.e. a kind of polarization-growth can be detected, while at the same time the deeper analysis shows that parallels can be detected in the changing discourse of different ideological sides. …”
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Low-coverage whole genome sequencing of cell-free DNA to predict and track immunotherapy response in advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Florian Janke, Mateo Gasser, Arlou K. Angeles, Anja L. Riediger, Magdalena Görtz, Louise Appenheimer, Astrid K. Laut, Simon Ogrodnik, Sabrina Gerhardt, Albrecht Stenzinger, Marc A. Schneider, Michael Thomas, Petros Christopoulos, Holger Sültmann

“…Findings Fragmentation features and CNVs were complementary indicators, whose combination significantly increased ctDNA detection compared to single-marker assessments (+ 20.3% compared to CNV analysis alone). …”
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A Review on Fall Prediction and Prevention System for Personal Devices: Evaluation and Experimental Results by Masoud Hemmatpour, Renato Ferrero, Bartolomeo Montrucchio, Maurizio Rebaudengo

“…Results show that tilt features in combination with a decision tree algorithm present the best performance.…”
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Torsion-Driven Plectoneme Formation During Nanopore Translocation of DNA Polymers by Fei Zheng, Antonio Suma, Christopher Maffeo, Kaikai Chen, Mohammed Alawami, Jingjie Sha, Aleksei Aksimentiev, Cristian Micheletti, Ulrich F. Keyser

“…Thus, our work introduces plectonemes as essential structural features that must be considered for accurate analysis of dsDNA polymers in the nanopore.…”
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Cognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders in extrapyramidal diseases by O. S. Levin, M. A. Anikin, E. E. Vasenina

“…Analysis of the specific features of neuropsychological and behavioral disorders allows one to specify the localization of a pathological process and its extent, which may be of important differential diagnostic value. …”
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Spatial and Chemical Complexity in the W75N Star-forming Region by Morgan M. Giese, Will E. Thompson, Dariusz C. Lis, Susanna L. Widicus Weaver

“…This work includes the first known detection and initial analysis of complex organic molecules in the MM2 and MM3 regions. …”
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New Onset of DiabetEs in aSsociation with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (NODES Trial): protocol of a prospective, multicentre observational trial by Péter Hegyi, Andrea Szentesi, Katalin Márta, László Czakó, Noémi Zádori, Dóra Illés, Emese Ivány, Gábor Holzinger, Klára Kosár, M Gordian Adam, Beate Kamlage, Gábor Zsóri, Máté Tajti, Márk M Svébis, Viktor Horváth, Ilona Oláh, Szilárd Váncsa, Bálint Czakó

“…The proposed screening programme may allow the detection of PDAC in the early, operable stage. Diagnosing more patients in the curable stage might decrease the morbidity and mortality rates of PDAC and additionally reduce the burden of the healthcare.Methods and analysis This is a prospective, multicentre observational cohort study. …”
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Towards interpretable drug interaction prediction via dual-stage attention and Bayesian calibration with active learning by Rongpei Li, Yufang Zhang, Heqi Sun, Shenggeng Lin, Guihua Jia, Yitian Fang, Chen Zhang, Xiaotong Song, Jianwei Zhao, Lyubin Hu, Yajing Yuan, Xueying Mao, Jiayi Li, Aman Kaushik, Dandan An, Dongqing Wei

“…Bayesian calibration improved adverse event detection accuracy (94% vs. 54% AUC), while network pharmacology revealed key molecular mechanisms through enzyme-transporter interactions. …”
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Morphology controlled fabrication of zinc phosphate hierarchical microspheres for room temperature ammonia gas sensor by Khalida Akhtar, Naila Zubair, Neelam Zeb, Syed Sajjad Ali Shah, Zia Ullah Khan, Hina Khalid

“…Hierarchical Zinc phosphate nano/microstructures with controlled morphological features were synthesized in aqueous solutions through simple and economical route without using any type of surfactant or template. …”
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Diagnosis of Alzheimer&#x2019;s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia From Electroencephalography Signals by Dong-Geun Lee, Seung-Bo Lee

“…These findings suggest that time-domain analysis using Hjorth parameters could be an effective biomarker for early dementia detection, potentially improving diagnostic accuracy in clinical settings.…”
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Discrimination of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Based on Metabolomics-Proteomics Profiles by Xin Shao, Gang Hu, Yuanyuan Lu, Ming Li, Baohua Shen, Wenwen Kong, Yanhua Guan, Xin Yang, Jia Fang, Jing Liu, Yingzhuo Ran

“…In addition, some clinical features, containing total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) together with high-density lipoprotein (HDL), were determined via clinical detection strategies. …”
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A scarce case: Co-occurrence of neurofibromatosis type 1 and Klinefelter syndrome by Haniyeh Rahbar Kafshboran, Neşe Akcan, Doğa Ceren Polat, Mahmut Çerkez Ergören

“…Compellingly, this case emphasizes the importance of advanced genetic analysis in providing genetic tools for diagnosing and managing individuals with rare and complex syndromes with overlapping clinical features. …”
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Monitoring Gypsiferous Soils by Leveraging Advanced Spaceborne Hyperspectral Imagery via Spectral Indices and a Machine Learning Approach by Najmeh Rasooli, Saham Mirzaei, Stefano Pignatti

“…Enhancing the spatial resolution of gypsiferous soil detection, as a valuable baseline information layer, is beneficial for investigating agroecological processes and tackling land degradation in semi-arid environments. …”
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