Anatomic and Topographic Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface Features in Proliferative Diabetic Vitreoretinopathy by N. M. Kislitsyna, S. V. Novikov, S. V. Kolesnik, A. I. Kolesnik, M. P. Veselkova

“…Purpose: to analyze intraoperative vitreous and vitreoretinal interface features during chromovitrectomy in patients with A-C stages of PDR. Patients and methods. Seventy-four diabetic patients (74 eyes) were included. …”
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The Development of Al¹⁸F-NOTA-FAP-2286 as an FAP-Targeted PET Tracer and the Translational Application in the Diagnosis of Acquired Drug Resistance in Progressive Prosta... by Xia Du, Yu Zhang, Yao Jia, Bo Gao

“…In acquired drug-resistant prostate cancer xenograft nude mice, Al¹⁸F-NOTA-FAP-2286 could effectively detect tumor lesions, as confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis. …”
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Combined effects of quinic acid and isochlorogenic acid B on LPS-induced inflammation and pyroptosis in MAC-T cells and mouse mammary glands by Xiang Lv, Quan Long, Yuchen Kang, Tao Lin, Tao Lin, Caode Jiang

“…This study aims to examine the inhibitory effects and mechanisms of QA and ICAB combination on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation and pyroptosis in bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T) and mouse mammary tissue.MethodsThe optimal concentrations of QA and ICAB for treating MAC-T cells were determined using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8). …”
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The value of urinary cysteine rich protein 61 in early diagnosis of contrast-induced nephropathy by XIE Juan, ZHANG Yi-yuan, XU Yong, LI Xiang, Bai Lin, ZHENG Dong-hui

“…Objective To investigate the value of urinary cysteine-rich protein 61（CYR61） in early diagnosis of contrast-induced nephropathy（CIN）. Methods Those patients who were scheduled to have percutaneous coronary intervention（PCI） from January 2017 to August 2018 in Huai’an Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University. …”
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Comparison of vaginal versus intramuscular progesterone in programmed cycles for frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in patients with endometriosis by Ziqi Jin, Guoxia Yang, Tianrui Wen, Benyu Miao, Chen Wang, Qingyan Zhang, Fang Gu, Yanwen Xu

“…Whereas, in patients with stages III-IV, no significant differences in pregnancy outcomes between the two groups were detected. Interaction tests between the routes of progesterone administration and r-ASRM stages were significant (P = 0.036). …”
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Meta-analyses of mouse and human prostate single-cell transcriptomes reveal widespread epithelial plasticity in tissue regression, regeneration, and cancer by Luis Aparicio, Laura Crowley, John R. Christin, Caroline J. Laplaca, Hanina Hibshoosh, Raul Rabadan, Michael M. Shen

“…However, recent advances in single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology have greatly facilitated studies of cell states and plasticity in tissue maintenance and cancer, including in the prostate. Methods We have performed meta-analyses of new and previously published scRNA-seq datasets for mouse and human prostate tissues to identify and compare cell populations across datasets in a uniform manner. …”
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Enhancing personalised care in COPD exacerbation: the role of cardiac/inflammatory biomarkers by Pouria Khashayar, Kenneth Spearpoint, Patricia Khashayar, Manivannan Srinivasan, Thida Win

“…Results and Discussion: Troponin T is one of the optimal cardiac biomarkers, known for its crucial role in muscle contraction. …”
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Lercanidipine in patients with chronic renal failure: the ZAFRA Study by N. R. Robles, J. Ocon, C. F. Gomez, M. Manjon, L. Pastor, J. Herrera, J. Villatoro, J. Calls, J. Torrijos, V. I. Rodríguez, M. M. A. Rodriguez, M. L. Mendez, A. Morey, F. I. Martinez, J. Marco, A. Liebana, B. Rincon, F. Tornero

“…An improvement in renal function, assessed by creatinine clearance, was detected.…”
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Towards prehospital risk stratification using deep learning for ECG interpretation in suspected acute coronary syndrome by Frederik M Zimmermann, Pim A L Tonino, Arjan Koks, Jesse P A Demandt, Marcel van ’t Veer, Pieter-Jan Vlaar, Thomas P Mast, Konrad A J van Beek, Marieke C V Bastiaansen

“…A CNN (ECG interpretation by CNN (ECG-AI)) was trained and validated to detect NSTE-ACS. The diagnostic value of ECG-AI in detecting NSTE-ACS was compared with on-site ECG analyses by an EMS paramedic (ECG-EMS), point-of-care troponin assessment and a validated prehospital clinical risk score (prehospital History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and POC-troponin (preHEART)).Results A total of 5645 patients suspected of NSTE-ACS were included. …”
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Is it possible to rule out level II and level VB dissection in patients with metastatic papillary thyroid cancer? by Tugba Matlim Ozel, Sezer Akbulut, Aykut Celik, Gorkem Yildiz, Hamit Yucel Barut, Fatih Mert Dogukan, Serkan Sari

“…BackgroundThe completeness of surgical resection is a key factor influencing outcomes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and regional lymph node metastases. However, the optimal extent of therapeutic lateral neck dissection remains a matter of debate This study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative ultrasonography (US) in detecting lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in patients with PTC and to identify clinical and pathological factors predictive of metastases at levels II and V.MethodsThis retrospective study included consecutive patients with PTC who underwent comprehensive lateral neck dissection at a single tertiary center between June 2020 and July 2024.ResultsIn 63 patients, a total of 78 comprehensive lateral neck dissections were performed. …”
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Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study i... by Jamie L Benham, Patricia Lemieux, Lois E Donovan, Depeng Jiang, Jennifer M Yamamoto, Kara Nerenberg, Christy Pylypjuk, Denice S Feig, Sarah M Sigurdson, Katherine J Bernier, Garry X Shen, Michelle M Chrisp, Pamela M Katz

“…The primary outcome is the accuracy of the area under the curve for all glucose measurements from the first CGM wear to detect postpartum dysglycaemia. We will perform sensitivity and specificity analyses to determine optimal CGM cut-offs to diagnose diabetes or prediabetes. …”
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Decoding Long-duration Gravitational Waves from Binary Neutron Stars with Machine Learning: Parameter Estimation and Equations of State by Qian Hu, Jessica Irwin, Qi Sun, Christopher Messenger, Lami Suleiman, Ik Siong Heng, John Veitch

“…Gravitational waves (GWs) from binary neutron stars (BNSs) offer a valuable understanding of the nature of compact objects and hadronic matter, and the science potential will be greatly enhanced by the third-generation (3G) GW detectors, which are expected to detect BNS signals with order-of-magnitude improvements in duration, detection rates, and signal strength. …”
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Viterbi-Viterbi Carrier Phase Estimation for Multi-Ring <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$M$</tex-math></inline-formula>-APSK With Wiener Carrier Phase Noise and Its Perf... by Qian Wang, Wenqiang Ma, Li Ping Qian, Xinwei Du, Changyuan Yu, Pooi-Yuen Kam

“…Therefore, phase estimation (PE) methods and laser linewidth tolerance analysis are particularly important in practice. …”
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Impact of Improved Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures on Microbial Populations at Three Tree Fruit Packing Facilities by M. Laura Rolon, Marysabel Mendez Acevedo, Priscilla Sinclair, Dumitru Macarisin, Luke F. LaBorde, Jasna Kovac

“…Total aerobic bacteria were quantified using a standard plate count method, and Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes concentration was quantified using a Most Probable Number method. …”
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Advancing Structural Health Monitoring with Deep Belief Network-Based Classification by Álvaro Presno Vélez, Zulima Fernández Muñiz, Juan Luis Fernández Martínez

“…The DBN architecture, based on stacked restricted Boltzmann machines (RBMs) and supervised fine-tuning, was optimized via grid search and cross-validation. Compared to traditional unsupervised methods like K-means and PCA, DBNs demonstrated a superior performance in feature representation and classification accuracy. …”
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Tissue gene expression analysis approach in a context of high technical and biological heterogeneity by Evan Bagley, Souvik Seal, Lauren R. Fanning, Jean-Sebastien Anoma, Tami Crawford, Benjamin G. Vincent, Elizabeth L. Barry, Martha J. Shrubsole, Erin Kirk, John A. Baron, Dale C. Snover, David N. Lewin, Todd A. Mackenzie, Xiaohua Gao, Melissa A. Troester, Alexander V. Alekseyenko, Kristin Wallace

“…Methods The approach incorporates a colon specific positive control gene set (11 genes) to minimize sample exclusions. …”
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Classification of Bitter gourd leaf disease using deep learning architecture ResNet50 by Artika Artika, Wikky Fawwaz Al Maki

“…This research contributes to the development of methods for detecting bitter melon leaf disease using computer vision and machine learning, achieving high accuracy and supporting automatic disease diagnosis. …”
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Utilizing GCN-Based Deep Learning for Road Extraction from Remote Sensing Images by Yu Jiang, Jiasen Zhao, Wei Luo, Bincheng Guo, Zhulin An, Yongjun Xu

“…Subsequently, a hybrid adjacency matrix construction method is proposed, based on gradient operators and graph reasoning. …”
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MEGA PROTAC, MEGA DOCK-based PROTAC mediated ternary complex formation pipeline with sequential filtering and rank aggregation by Sadettin Y. Ugurlu, David McDonald, Ramazan Enisoglu, Zexuan Zhu, Shan He

“…Once candidate PPCs are selected, a grid search method is used separately for translation and rotation. …”
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Dynamic Monitoring of Goaf Stress Field and Rock Deformation Driven by Optical Diber Sensing Technology by Jing Chai, Zhe Yan, Yibo Ouyang, Dingding Zhang, Jianfeng Yang, Gaoyi Yang, Chenyang Ma

“…Addressing the critical technological needs for the real-time monitoring of stress distribution in mining areas, a new method for inverting goaf pressure using distributed optical fiber monitoring data is proposed. …”
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