Antimicrobial Activity and Metabolomic Analysis of Linalool Against Pathogenic Bacteria Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Long N, Qiu M, Zuo Y, Deng H

“…Nana Long,1,2 Min Qiu,2 Youwei Zuo,1 Hongping Deng1 1Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Laboratory Medicine, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hongping Deng, Email denghp@swu.edu.cnPurpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity and mechanism of linalool against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).Methods: The determination of the antibacterial activity of linalool against clinically isolated MRSA strains was based on the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and growth curve analysis. …”
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Modeling pegcetacoplan treatment effect for atrophic age-related macular degeneration with AI-based progression prediction by Irmela Mantel, Romina M. Lasagni Vitar, Sandro De Zanet

“…Abstract Background To illustrate the treatment effect of Pegcetacoplan for atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), on an individualized topographic progression prediction basis, using a deep learning model. Methods Patients (N = 99) with atrophy secondary to AMD with longitudinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) data were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Association Between Hopelessness And Suicidal Ideation In Iranian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghian, Farnaz Etesam, Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Samaneh Akbarpour, Mitra Akhlaghi

“…We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and its association with hopelessness among Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) medical students. # Methods We designed a cross-sectional study conducted in TUMS in 2018. …”
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Lower Limb Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Programs Are Effective in Improving Sprint Speed, Jumping, Agility and Balance: an Umbrella Review by Loïc Bel, Nicolas Mathieu, Vincent Ducrest, Mario Bizzini

“… # Study Design Umbrella systematic review # Methods Systematic reviews published in French, German, or English between January 1990 and January 2020 were identified in five databases. …”
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PIPENN-EMB ensemble net and protein embeddings generalise protein interface prediction beyond homology by David P. G. Thomas, Carlos M. Garcia Fernandez, Reza Haydarlou, K. Anton Feenstra

“…Furthermore, whereas other state-of-the-art sequence-based methods perform worse for proteins that have little recognisable homology in their training data, PIPENN-EMB generalises to remote homologs, yielding stable AUROC across all three test sets with less than 30% sequence identity to the training dataset, and even to proteins with less than 15% sequence identity.…”
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Federated Learning-Based Credit Card Fraud Detection: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Machine Learning Models by Zheng Han

“…This paper introduced federated learning and discussed a few federated learning algorithms applied to the problem—these methods include Federated Graph Attention Network with Dilated Convolution Neural Network (FedGAT-DCNN), FedAvg with Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), and Federated Averaging with Distance-based Weighted Aggregation (FedAvg-DWA) with Random Forest (RF). …”
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From information to action: modelling social and cognitive factors in health decisions by Jiadong Yu, D. A. Bekerian

“…The protective behaviors studied included mask-wearing and vaccination intentions. Methods This study employed a cross-sectional design to explore how cognitive appraisals and socio-political factors influence health decisions. …”
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Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Rhizopus Infection in a Patient with Diabetes and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report by Huang X, Qiu J, Pan L, Wang C, Tang C

“…Xiaoqing Huang,1 Junke Qiu,1 Lei Pan,1 Caihong Wang,1 Chuanfeng Tang2 1Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Emergency Department, Zhejiang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Chuanfeng Tang, Emergency Department, Zhejiang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, No. 208 East Huancheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8615155110013, Email T20237243@163.comBackground: Zygomycosis, also termed mucormycosis, is a rare yet highly fatal fungal infection caused by Mucorales species, notably Rhizopus spp.Case Presentation: This case study details a 72-year-old man with diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis, and nephrotic syndrome who developed acute necrotizing fasciitis attributable to R. oryzae. …”
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A Comparison Between the MEWMA and Mahalanobis Distance Control Chart by Kawa Rashid

“…Statistical Process Control (SPC) is approaching that uses statistical techniques to monitor the process. The methods of quality control are widely used in controlling any strategy—the widely used control charts. …”
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Transforming waste into strength with recycled tire steel fibers for superior concrete performance by Asif Hameed, Ali Murtaza Rasool, Ratan Lal, Asad Ullah Qazi, Maryam Nosheen

“…Despite extensive research on using waste tire fibers in concrete, a detailed examination of flexural toughness, impact resistance, and optimized fiber dosage for applications in high-stress industrial floors and slabs remains limited. …”

Machine learning optimized design of THz piezoelectric perovskite-based biosensor for the detection of formalin in aqueous environments by Jacob Wekalao, Shobhit K. Patel, Om Prakash Kumar, Fahad Ahmed Al-zahrani

“…The sensor architecture operates within the terahertz spectral region and incorporates an advanced nanomaterial composite system comprising black phosphorus, gold nanostructures, graphene, and barium titanate to maximize detection sensitivity and operational performance metrics. The engineered platform integrates a circular graphene metasurfaces configuration with a gold-based H-resonator assembly and concentrically arranged circular ring resonators. …”
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Effect of injection pain and withdrawal movement of propofol and rocuronium in the induction of anaesthesia on postoperative pain outcomes in gynaecological laparoscopic surgery: a... by Cheol Lee, Hyeonbin Yim, Hyangdo Ham

“…Introduction: The experience and perception of pain may vary among individuals.This prospective cohort study aimed to determine the impact of injection pain/withdrawal movement of propofol and rocuronium in the induction of anaesthesia on postoperative pain outcomes in gynaecological laparoscopic surgery. Methods: A total of 100 patients aged 19–60 years received propofol and rocuronium injections for the induction of anaesthesia. …”
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Forecast uncertainties real-time data-driven compensation scheme for optimal storage control by Arbel Yaniv, Yuval Beck

“…This analysis validated the operational effectiveness of the scheme and provided a detailed evaluation of the improvements and expected behavior of the control system. …”
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Is There an Association Between Injury History and Lower Extremity Joint Injury During Canada Games Competition? by Umar Yousufy, Nicole J. Chimera

“… # Purpose To determine the association between injury history and incidence of lower extremity joint injury during Canada Games competition. # Methods Data from the 2009 -- 2019 Canada Games (8710 male and 8391 female athletes) competitions were de-identified by the Canada Games Council for analysis. …”
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Modeling and scientific analysis of pediatric medication evaluation based on MDM-DEA-Malmquist model: construction of health management in pediatrics in developing countries by Kaixian Fang, Shaoqin Xue

“…The level of pediatric medical care remains inadequate. Methods This article constructs an MDM matrix framework for the pediatric medical nursing level. …”
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The Administrative Structure of Narva and Its Role in Promoting of “Unusual Trade” in Livonian-Russian Borderlands During the 15th and Early 16th Centuries by Valentina A. Yakunina

“…Using the descriptive statistics methods, an attempt was made to reconstruct the Narva’s administrative structure and to present the powers distribution between the town and Order authorities. …”
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Data mining and socio-spatial patterns of COVID-19: geo-prevention keys for tackling the pandemic by Olga De Cos Guerra, Valentín Castillo Salcines, David Cantarero Prieto

“…To that end the research is based on data mining methods (3D bins and emerging hot-spots) and exploratory geo-statistical analysis (Global Moran’s Index, Nearest Neighbourhood and Ordinary Least Square analyses, among others). …”
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Predictors, prevalence, and patterns of cyberbullying among school-going children and adolescents by Prabhu James Ranjith, Mysore Narasimaha Vranda, M. Thomas Kishore

“…This study aimed to understand the predictors, patterns, prevalence, mental health problems, and coping of cyberbullying among adolescents. Methods: The study adopted a cross-sectional explorative design with 484 adolescents studying in 8th to 12th standards recruited through convenient sampling. …”
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Performance on a Motor Control Test in an Asymptomatic Adolescent Population by Kari Lindegren, Kristin Bastian, Christopher Kovacs, Robyn McHugh, Catherine Quatman-Yates, Mark Paterno

“… # Study Design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Four licensed physical therapists administered the SDLLT with a Stabilizer pressure biofeedback cuff and inclinometer in 90 adolescents without low back pain (females = 41, males = 49) from three schools in a mid-western metropolitan area. …”
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Deep Learning of Temperature – Dependent Stress – Strain Hardening Curves by Nikolić, Filip, Čanađija, Marko

“…In this study, structure – property relationships (SPR) have been investigated using machine learning methods (ML). The research objective was to create a ML model that can predict the stress – strain response of materials at different temperatures from a given microstructure with industrially acceptable accuracy and high computational efficiency. …”
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