Combining AFP, PIVKA-II, and GP73 has diagnostic utility for hepatitis B-associated hepatocellular carcinoma and is consistent with liver pathology results by Hu Rui, Ni Yueqin, Wang Wei, Li Bangtao, Xiao Li

“…The triple combination of AFP, PIVKA-II, and GP73 in the CHB group and the combination of AFP and PIVKA-II in both the Child‒Pugh A and Child‒Pugh B&C cirrhosis groups had excellent diagnostic accuracy for HCC, consistent with liver pathology, and were superior to the diagnostic ability of individual biomarkers.…”
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Seismic Performance of Prestressed Prefabricated Concrete Frames with Mechanical Connection Steel Bars by Yi Wang, Chennan Liu, Chuanzhi Sun, Ashraf Ashour, Shan Yao, Laiyong Luo, Wenjie Ge

“…The parametric analysis based on the verified numerical model shows that the pretension can significantly enhance the bearing capacity, stiffness and deformation recovery ability of the prefabricated concrete frames. The peak load increased by 30.8%, the initial stiffness improved by 17.4%, the ductility coefficient reached 2.82, the residual deformation rate reduced by 40.7%, the emergence and development of cracks delayed, and the crack width reduced. …”
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Hyperspectral imaging for one-step growth simulation of Brochothrix thermosphacta in chilled beef during storage by Xiaohua Liu, Binjing Zhou, Jin Song, Kang Tu, Jing Peng, Weijie Lan, Jing Xu, Jie Wu, Juqing Wu, Leiqing Pan

“…Consequently, Model Ⅰ showed the best ability to predict the microbial loads of B. thermosphacta, with the coefficient of determination (Rv2) and root mean square error in internal validation (RMSEV) of 0.921 and 0.498 (lg (CFU/g)). …”
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Detection of Hepatovirus A (HAV) in wastewater indicates widespread national distribution and association with socioeconomic indicators of vulnerability by Alessandro Zulli, Elana M. G. Chan, Alexandria B. Boehm

“…Nationally, 13.76% of the 21,079 wastewater samples were positive for HAV RNA, and both concentrations and positivity rates were associated with NNDSS hepatitis A case data nationally (Kendall rank correlation coefficient = 0.20, concentrations; and 0.33, positivity rate; both P < 0.05). …”
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Parameter Sensitivity Analysis and Irrigation Regime Optimization for Jujube Trees in Arid Regions Using the WOFOST Model by Shihao Sun, Yingjie Ma, Pengrui Ai, Ming Hong, Zhenghu Ma

“…Path analysis using segmented structural equations also showed that water stress factor (SWF) and potassium nutrition index (K_status) indirectly controlled yield by significantly affecting photosynthesis (path coefficients: 0.72 and 0.75, respectively). The ability of the crop model to simulate the growth process and yield of jujube trees was improved by the introduction of water and potassium parameters (R² = 0.94–0.96, NRMSE = 4.1–12.2%). …”
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Audio recognition method of belt conveyor roller fault based on convolutional neural network and linear regression by Xiangyuan CHEN, Wei QIN, Yanchi LIU, Minghua LUO

“…Based on MFCC (Mel Frequency Cepstrum Coefficient) voiceprint feature extraction method, the voiceprint feature information of the roller in the harmonic-shock wave is analyzed, the sound spectrum is generated, and the voiceprint representation ability of the roller fault is improved. …”
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Intensive care nurses’ knowledge of pressure injury prevention by Ntombifikile Klaas, Ricki-Lee Serebro

“…This may hinder their ability to effectively utilize risk assessment tools in clinical practice. …”
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Integrating pyramid vision transformer and topological data analysis for brain tumor by Dhananjay Joshi, Bhupesh Kumar Singh, Kapil Kumar Nagwanshi, Nitin S. Choubey

“…It achieved 99.2% accuracy, 99.35% recall, 98.9% precision, a 99.12% F1-score, a Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC) of 0.98, and a LogLoss of 0.05, with an average processing time of approximately 6 seconds per image.DiscussionThese results underscore the method's ability to combine detailed feature extraction with topological insights, significantly improving the accuracy and efficiency of BT classification. …”
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A Hierarchical RF-XGBoost Model for Short-Cycle Agricultural Product Sales Forecasting by Jiawen Li, Binfan Lin, Peixian Wang, Yanmei Chen, Xianxian Zeng, Xin Liu, Rongjun Chen

“…As for the performance evaluation, using agricultural product sales data from a supermarket in China from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023, the results demonstrate superiority over standalone RF and XGBoost, with a Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) reduction of 10% and 12%, respectively, and a coefficient of determination (R²) increase of 22% and 24%, respectively. …”
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Mid-upper-arm circumference: a surrogate measure for BMI for age z-score to identify thinness among adolescent girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Solome Zebene, Gudina Egata, Demewoz Haile

“…The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) assessed the relationship between MUAC, age, and body mass index for age (BAZ). …”
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Evaluating Water Stations' Management Performance in Providing Safe Drinking Water: A Case Study of Tikrit's Water Stations by Abdulrahman Adnan Ibrahim, Saif Saad Mohammed Khuder, Laith S. M. Al-Asadi, Mohammed Hashım Ameen

“…The assessment focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of the studied stations, including their ability to consistently meet required laboratory test results and infrastructure standards. …”
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The Relationship between Attention and Balance in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Comparative Preliminary Study in Diplegia and Hemiplegia by mahrokh ghahari, Aliyeh Daryabor, mino kalantari, ashkan irani, zahra Shafiee

“…Spearman's correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the relationship between attention and balance, with a significance threshold of α=0.05. …”
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Anomaly Detection Method for Hydropower Units Based on KSQDC-ADEAD Under Complex Operating Conditions by Tongqiang Yi, Xiaowu Zhao, Yongjie Shi, Xiangnan Jing, Wenyang Lei, Jiang Guo, Yang Meng, Zhengyu Zhang

“…By combining K-means clustering’s initial partitioning capability with quadratic discriminant analysis’s nonlinear decision boundary construction ability, it achieves the high-precision identification of complex nonlinear condition boundaries. …”
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Radiation Mapping: A Gaussian Multi-Kernel Weighting Method for Source Investigation in Disaster Scenarios by Songbai Zhang, Qi Liu, Jie Chen, Yujin Cao, Guoqing Wang

“…Field experiments confirmed the system’s ability to accurately map radiation fields and localize gamma sources. …”
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Slope Deformation Prediction Combining Particle Swarm Optimization-Based Fractional-Order Grey Model and <i>K</i>-Means Clustering by Zhenzhu Meng, Yating Hu, Shunqiang Jiang, Sen Zheng, Jinxin Zhang, Zhenxia Yuan, Shaofeng Yao

“…Additionally, we employ a <i>k</i>-means clustering technique to account for both temporal and spatial variations in multi-point monitoring data, which improves the model’s ability to capture the relationships between monitoring points and increases prediction relevance. …”
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Technology and Theory of Mechanically Activated Water in Bakery Industry by Sergey D. Rudnev, Tatyana V. Shevchenko, Yulia V. Ustinova, Roman V. Kryuk, Viktor V. Ivanov, Andrey M. Chistyakov

“…Mechanically treated water used for bread production contributed to the overall energy saving during kneading and increased its water-binding ability. Moisture removal was by 30–40% more intensive than in the control dough sample. …”
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Rapid Quality Identification of Decoction Pieces of Crude and Processed Corydalis Rhizoma by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometrics by Weihao Zhu, Hao Hong, Zhihui Hong, Xianjie Kang, Weifeng Du, Weihong Ge, Changyu Li

“…Among them, the correlation coefficients were all higher than 0.99, and RMSEC and RMSEP were all less than 1%. …”
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Immunoglobulin Concentrations in Plasma and Saliva During the Neonatal Period by Sandra Pineda-Martínez, José Luis Hernández-Islas, Mónica Patricia Escobedo-Torres, Iris Evelin Paredes-Alonzo, Carlos López-Candiani, Dolores Correa, Marcela Vela-Amieva

“…The correlation between plasma and saliva values was calculated by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and the IgA, IgM, and IgE distributions were analyzed by the Shapiro-Wilk test. …”
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Enhanced thermal radiation blocking and high temperature stability of nanostructured YSZ thermal barrier coatings through carbon film coating by Liu-Chao Zhang, Fa Luo, Ying-Ying Zhou, Ya-Ru Cao, Jun-Jie Yang, Yu-Qin Li, Yu-Chang Qing

“…Thus, nYSZ TBCs with enhanced thermal radiation blocking ability and high temperature stability can be created by this approach for higher temperature applications.…”
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Effects of scanning strategy on the magnetic and mechanical properties of laser-based powder bed fused Nd-Fe-B magnets by Xin Ming, Xu Han, Jiantao Zhou, Jiefu Xiong, Lichen Wang, Dan Liu, Baogen Shen

“…The relative densification of 97.1%, surface roughness Sa of 4.9 μm, nano-hardness of 18 GPa and COF (coefficient of friction) of 0.135 were simultaneously achieved with relatively balanced magnetic parameters and agreeable thermal ability. …”
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