Towards accurate and efficient diagnoses in nephropathology: An AI-based approach for assessing kidney transplant rejection by Alexey Fayzullin, Elena Ivanova, Victor Grinin, Dmitry Ermilov, Svetlana Solovyeva, Maxim Balyasin, Alesia Bakulina, Pavel Nikitin, Yana Valieva, Alina Kalinichenko, Alexander Arutyunyan, Aleksey Lychagin, Peter Timashev

“…We trained a deep-learning model utilizing a fine-tuned Mask R-CNN architecture which achieved a mean Average Precision value of 0.74 for the segmentation of renal tissue structures. …”
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Effect of Arteriovenous Anastomosis on Blood Pressure Reduction in Patients With Isolated Systolic Hypertension Compared With Combined Hypertension by Christian Ott, Melvin D. Lobo, Paul A. Sobotka, Felix Mahfoud, Alice Stanton, John Cockcroft, Neil Sulke, Eamon Dolan, Markus van der Giet, Joachim Hoyer, Stephen S. Furniss, John P. Foran, Adam Witkowski, Andrzej Januszewicz, Danny Schoors, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Benno J. Rensing, Manish Saxena, Benjamin Scott, G. André Ng, Stephan Achenbach, Roland E. Schmieder

“…In a post hoc analysis, we stratified patients with CH (n=31) and ISH (n=11). …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of the nutritional value and contaminants of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in China by Xiaoyan Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Wenxue Chen, Mengyao Li, Boshuai Liu, Boshuai Liu, Boshuai Liu, Shumin Zhao, Menglin Hu, Jiajing Li, Defeng Li, Defeng Li, Defeng Li, Yinghua Shi, Yinghua Shi, Yinghua Shi, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Chengzhang Wang, Chengzhang Wang, Chengzhang Wang

“…IntroductionAlfalfa is used as a feed source for animals and plays an important role in animal nutrition. Nutritional value analysis and contamination evaluation are essential for sustainable utilisation to ensure the quality and safety of alfalfa.AimWe aimed to evaluate the nutritional value and safety of alfalfa in five major regions in China—the Northeast Plain (NP), Inner Mongolia Plateau (IMP), Northwest Desert Oasis (NO), Loess Plateau (LP), and Huanghuaihai Plain (HP).MethodsNinety-five samples representing 44 large-scale pratacultural companies were collected and analysed.ResultsThe average nutritional values of alfalfa hay were 16.43% crude protein (CP), 44.01% neutral detergent fibre (NDF), 33.22% acid detergent fibre (ADF), 10.78% crude ash (Ash), and 91.90% dry matter (DM), which were better in the NO and IMP areas; in particular, the α-linolenic acid value of alfalfa was the highest in the IMP area (p < 0.05). …”
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Energy‐Efficient Hardware Implementation of Spiking‐Restricted Boltzmann Machines Using Pseudo‐Synaptic Sampling by Hyunwoo Kim, Suyeon Jang, Uicheol Shin, Masatoshi Ishii, Atsuya Okazaki, Megumi Ito, Akiyo Nomura, Kohji Hosokawa, Sungmin Lee, Matthew BrightSky, Sangbum Kim

“…Furthermore, in the energy consumption analysis, it is shown that the PS2 method reduces power consumption by 94.94% compared to the RW method, highlighting its enhanced power efficiency due to a reduced number of circuit elements. …”
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Assessing Farmers’ Prefrences in using Water Resources in Varamin Plain, Iran A Discrete Choice Experiment Technique by Hojatolah Shayeganfard, Mohsen Mehrara

“…Aim and Introduction Tehran province and its southeastern area (Varamin Plain) is a clear example of the dire situation in the country in terms of water scarcity. While the average rainfall in this area has always been declining in recent years, agricultural practice in this area is facing a difficult situation due to digging unauthorized wells, lack of clear water rights for the upstream dams, as well as transfering part of the wastewater from Tehran metropolis. …”
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Patterns of beta-blocker use and dose optimization among ambulatory heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) attending public hospitals in Northeast Ethiopia:... by Minimize Hassen, Tsehaynesh Kebede Ebsa, Oumer Sada Muhammed, Tewodros Solomon, Mulat Belete Demessie, Teklehaimanot Fentie Wendie, Nuhamin Alemayehu Tesfaye, Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie

“…A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with beta-blocker use. …”
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Low Carotid Mean Flow Velocity: A Noninvasive Marker for Coronary Heart Disease—A Community-Based Study by Li-Chih Wu, Chao-Liang Chou, Shu-Hao Wu, Tzu-Wei Wu, Wei-Ren Lan, Chun-Fang Cheng, Shu-Xin Lu, Yih-Jer Wu, Li-Yu Wang

“…Carotid blood flow parameters—peak systolic (PSV), end-diastolic (EDV), and time-average maximal flow velocity (MFV), as well as resistance and pulsatility indices (RIs and PIs)—were determined by color Doppler ultrasound at the bilateral common carotid arteries (CCAs). …”
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PROPERTIES OF NEW SALTS OF 2-(5-(ADAMANTANE-1-YL)-4-R-1,2,4-TRIAZOLE-3-YLTIO)ACETIC ACIDS IN THE GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST by V. M. Odyntsova, Ye. S. Pruhlo, O. I. Panasenko, Ye. H. Knysh

“…Arithmetic means (M) and standard error of the average (± m) were calculated. The reliability of intergroup differences in experimental data was set by means of the Student's t-test. …”
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Cinética del lactato como método de entrenamiento de la fuerza en población con factores de riesgo (Lactate kinetics as a strength training method in a population with risk factors... by Mauro Tauda, Eduardo Cruzat Bravo, Felipe Ignacio Suárez Rojas

“…The first test was progressive until the anaerobic threshold, from which the average load was obtained and used in the second test, where 15 sets of 15 repetitions were performed with 1-minute rests between each set. …”
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Experience of surgical treatment of combat pancreatic trauma by Е.М. Хорошун, І.П. Хоменко, С.А. Шипілов, В.В. Макаров, В.В. Негодуйко, О.Г. Петюнін

“…Their average age was 37.4 ± 3.6 years (range 21–60 years). …”
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The Effect of Coronary Artery Disease on the Prognosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multi-Center Cohort Study by Guoqing Hou, Qian Liao, Huihui Ma, Yan Shu, Shengzhi Zeng, Yongmei Zhou, Liangjun Luo, Gang Zhao, Tao He, Mingjiang Liu, Jianhong Tao, Wei Hua, Xiaoping Li

“…Results: During an average of 6.4 years of follow-up, of the 2167 patients enrolled, 446 (20.6%) died. …”
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Integrated deep vertical rotary tillage and subsurface pipe drainage techniques for sustainable soil salinization management and cotton production in arid regions by Zhijie Li, Qiang Meng, Ling Li, Zhentao Bai, Yanjie Li, Hongguang Liu, Pengfei Li, Tangang Wang

“…Random forest analysis showed that soil salinity and water storage significantly impacted yield, with electrical conductivity identified as the primary limiting factor. …”
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Improved estimation of two-phase capillary pressure with nuclear magnetic resonance measurements via machine learning by Oriyomi Raheem, Misael M. Morales, Wen Pan, Carlos Torres-Verdín

“…Extreme Gradient Boosting and Random Forest models performed the best, with average estimation errors of 5 % and 10 %, respectively, for capillary pressure and pore throat size distribution. …”
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Life or limb: an international qualitative study on decision making in sarcoma surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic by Peter F M Choong, Michelle M Dowsey, Samantha Bunzli, Michelle Ghert, Ajay Puri, Robert Turcotte, Penny O'Brien, Peter Rose, Will Aston, Miguel A Ayerza, Lester Chan, Stephane Cherix, Jorge de las Heras, Davide Donati, Uwale Eyesan, Nicola Fabbri, Thomas Hilton, Oluwaseyi Kayode Idowu, Jungo Imanishi, Dundar Sabah, Kristy Weber

“…Participants had an average of 19 years experience as a sarcoma surgeon.Results 17/18 participants described a decision they had made about patient care since the start of the pandemic that was unique to them, that is, without precedence. …”
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SYN-RIFT SANDSTONЕS: THE FEATURES OF BULK CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND POSITIONS ON PALEOGEODYNAMIC DISCRIMINANT DIAGRAMS by A. V. Maslov, V. N. Podkovyrov, E. Z. Gareev, N. D. Sergeeva

“…The analysis of the results shows that the fields of the syn-rift sandstones are characterized by a wide dispersion of log(SiO2/Al2O3) (0.4…3.5) and log(Na2O/K2O) values (~0.2…6.0 and more). …”
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Effects of 2010–2045 climate change on ozone levels in China under a carbon neutrality scenario: key meteorological parameters and processes by L. Kang, H. Liao, K. Li, X. Yue, Y. Yang, Y. Wang

“…The most important meteorological parameters in summer are T2max and SW in northern and central EC and RH in southern EC. Analysis showed net chemical production was the most important process that increases O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span>, accounting for 34.0 %–62.5 % of the sum of all processes within the boundary layer. …”
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Identifying inflammatory phenotypes associated with lung involvement in systemic sclerosis: k-means clustering approach by Laura Cano-García, Laura Cano-García, Aimara García-Studer, Aimara García-Studer, Aimara García-Studer, Sara Manrique-Arija, Sara Manrique-Arija, Sara Manrique-Arija, Fernando Ortiz-Marquez, Fernando Ortiz-Marquez, Fernando Ortiz-Marquez, Rocío Redondo-Rodríguez, Rocío Redondo-Rodríguez, Paula Borregón-Garrido, Paula Borregón-Garrido, Natalia Mena-Vázquez, Natalia Mena-Vázquez, Antonio Fernández-Nebro, Antonio Fernández-Nebro, Antonio Fernández-Nebro

“…Patients were grouped based on inflammatory phenotypes derived from longitudinal CRP averages and through principal component analysis (PCA) with K-means clustering of cross-sectional variables. …”
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Changes in Choroidal Thickness of Healthy Children during Myopia Progression over 4 Years: Boramae Myopia Cohort Study Report 5 by Jeong Hyun Lee, MD, MSc, Joo Young Shin, MD, PhD, Martha Kim, MD, PhD, Kyoung Min Lee, MD, PhD, Sohee Oh, PhD, Seok Hwan Kim, MD, PhD, Ho-Kyung Choung, MD, PhD, Jeeyun Ahn, MD, PhD

“…The SE values at baseline, 2-year follow-up, and 4-year follow-up were −4.26 ± 2.34 D, −5.62 ± 2.45 D, and −8.67 ± 2.47 D, respectively, indicating an average myopia progression of 4.41 D over the 4-year period. …”
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Aerosol particle number concentration, ultrafine particle number fraction, and new particle formation measurements near the international airports in Berlin, Germany – First result... by Simonas Kecorius, Susanne Sues, Leizel Madueño, Alfred Wiedensohler, Ulf Winkler, Andreas Held, Sabine Lüchtrath, David C. Beddows, Roy M. Harrison, Mario Lovric, Vanessa Soppa, Barbara Hoffmann, Miriam Wiese-Posselt, Andreas Kerschbaumer, Josef Cyrys

“…Here, we provide insights into the spatial–temporal variability of PNC measured in 16 schools recruited for Berlin-Brandenburg Air Study (BEAR).The results show that the average PNC in Berlin was 7900 ± 7000 cm−3, consistent with other European cities. …”
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Phase II study of concomitant radiotherapy with atezolizumab in oligometastatic soft tissue sarcomas: STEREOSARC trial protocol by Nicolas Penel, Dominique Vaur, Juliette Thariat, Alexandre Escande, Jennifer le Guevelou, Colin Debaigt, Esma Saada-Bouzid, Julien Viotti, Nazim Khalladi, David Thibouw, Marie Pierre Sunyach, Laurence Moureau-Zabotto, Mohamed Benchalal, Ovidiu Veresezan, Anne Ducassou, Cecile le Pechoux, Maria Jolnerovski, Celine Bazille, Raphael Serre, Christine Lovera

“…Cytotoxic therapy is a standard treatment in this setting but yields average tumour response rates of 25% at first line and ≤10% at later lines. …”
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