Maximizing edge connectivity in graph partitioning using hotspots by Isam A. Alobaidi, Hiba G. Fareed, Jennifer L. Leopold, Andrea E. Smit

“…Herein we introduce a strategy that combines vocabulary-based summarization of graphs (VoG) and detection of hotspots (i.e., vertices of high degree) to determine how a single undirected graph should be partitioned to optimize multi-processor load balancing and minimize the number of edges that exist between the partitioned subgraphs. …”
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Long-term stability strategies of deep brain flexible neural interface by Shiya Lv, Zhaojie Xu, Fan Mo, Yu Wang, Yiming Duan, Yaoyao Liu, Luyi Jing, Jin Shan, Qianli Jia, Mingchuan Wang, Siyu Zhang, Yu Liu, Juntao Liu, Jinping Luo, Yirong Wu, Mixia Wang, Yilin Song, Xinxia Cai

“…Abstract Flexible deep brain neural interfaces, as an important research direction in the field of neural engineering, have broad application prospects in areas such as neural signal detection, treatment of neurological diseases, and intelligent control systems. …”
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Contact Load Measurement and Validation for Tapered Rollers in Wind Turbine Main Bearing by Zhenggang Guo, Jingqi Yu, Wanxiu Hao, Yuming Niu

“…Addressing the need for contact load detection in wind turbine main bearings during service, a roller contact load measurement method is proposed. …”
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Solidification floating organic drop for dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction estimation of copper in different water samples by Fraihat Safwan Mohammad

“…The key factors that influence the stability of the colored association complex and the performance of the extractive method were studied and optimized. A quantitative range of 10–75 µg·L−1 of copper was detected. …”
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Jiangu Granules Regulates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Apoptosis in UMR-106 Cells by Modulating the PERK/eIF2α/ATF4/CHOP Pathway by CHEN Sainan, ZHOU Fen, HUANG Yunmei, LIN Yanping

“…The optimal intervention concentration of GSK2606414 was determined using the CCK8 method. …”
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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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Integrative study of pulmonary microbiome and clinical diagnosis in pulmonary tuberculosis patients by Hongli Sun, Qiuyue Chen, Dong Zhang, Long Hu, Song Li, Minya Lu, Yao Wang, Huiting Su, Yi Gao, Jiayu Guo, Ying Zhao, Juan Du, Cun Liu, Han Xia, Yingchun Xu, Xiaojun Ge, Qiwen Yang

“…By optimizing the methods and conducting microbial analyses, the accuracy of metagenomic NGS for detecting M. tuberculosis has been improved.…”
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Securing fruit trees future: AI-driven early warning and predictive systems for abiotic stress in changing climate by Muhammad Ahtasham Mushtaq, Muhammad Ateeq, Muhammad Ikram, Shariq Mahmood Alam, Muhammad Mohsin Kaleem, Muhammad Atiq Ashraf, Muhammad Asim, Khalid F. Almutairi, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Fareeha Shireen

“…Traditionally, these challenges are tackled through physiological strategies and conventional breeding methods; which lacks scalability, adaptability, and real-time feedback. …”
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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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The Opportunity of Using Diode Laser with the Length of 1940 nm in the Treatment of Hemorrhoids by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, O. A. Mainovskaya, Yu. L. Trubacheva, O. Yu. Fomenko, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, I. A. Mukhin, A. M. Battalova, E. M. Bogdanova

“…According to sphincterometry, no violations of anal retention function were detected in all 28 patients.Conclusion. Surgical treatment of hemorrhoids of the 2nd and 3rd stages with the use of a diode laser with a wavelength of 1940 nm. with proper technical performance and the choice of optimal energy, it allows to achieve a good clinical effect. …”
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Qualitative Analysis of Valeriana officinalis leaf by Thin-Layer Chromatography by A. Yu. Fisiuk, O. V. Mushkina, N. S. Golyak, O. A. Yorshyk

“…The method of thin-layer chromatography on plates with a layer of silica gel (Sorbfil PTX-AF-A) was used to detect flavonoids and phenolic carboxylic acids. …”
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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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Les disparités socio-économiques dans le gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid (centre ouest de la Tunisie) by Fadhel Heni, Mohsen Dhieb

“…The analysis of the basic indicators has indeed enabled us to detect the presence of a certain number of disparities in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid in terms of economic and social development of the delegations.We used the Euclidean distance method that allowed us to measure the distance between delegations at the development level. …”
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Direct large-volume injection analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water by Ainhoa Rubio-Clemente, Edwin L Chica, Gustavo A Peñuela

“…The factors affecting the obtained models, such as the injection volume, column temperature, flow rate, strength of the mobile phase, and the excitation and emission wavelengths, were examined and optimized by means of design of experiments. Finally, the analytical method was validated, obtaining promising limits of detection and quantification. …”
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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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Simultaneous determination of 22 volatile organic compounds in urine of automotive spray painting workers using static headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by Mengmeng LIU, Junyu PAN, Baofeng LIU, Qiang ZENG

“…The method's detection limit, lower limit of quantification, accuracy, precision, and stability were tested using blank urine samples spiked with standards. …”
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Development of [F]FPy-WL12 as a PD-L1 Specific PET Imaging Peptide by Wojciech G. Lesniak PhD, Ronnie C. Mease PhD, Samit Chatterjee PhD, Dhiraj Kumar PhD, Ala Lisok MA, Bryan Wharram MS, Venkateswara Rao Kalagadda PhD, Leisha A. Emens MD, PhD, Martin G. Pomper MD, PhD, Sridhar Nimmagadda PhD

“…Expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) within tumors is an important biomarker for guiding immune checkpoint therapies; however, immunohistochemistry-based methods of detection fail to provide a comprehensive picture of PD-L1 levels in an entire patient. …”
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PRIMARY-HF: Heart Failure Screening in Primary Care using Point-of-Care by Jonathan dos Santos, João Pedro Nobre, João Pedro Ferreira, Maria Inês M. Marques, Miguel Henriques, Nuno Cardim, Tiago Villanueva, Alexandra Gonçalves

“…In primary care, HF detection can be challenging due to symptoms overlapping with other conditions, limited access to diagnostic tools, and resource constraints. …”
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