Parallel region growing of half-tone images based on selected average brightness of the area along the growth route by V. Yu. Tsviatkou

“…To significantly reduce the temporal complexity, the article proposes a model for the parallel growth of image regions based on a simplified condition for joining adjacent pixels to a region, taking into account the sample average value of the region's brightness along the growth route connecting the boundary pixel of the region and the initial growth pixel through a sequence of pixels used to attach the considered boundary pixel to area. …”
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Causal associations between gut microbiota, metabolites, and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a two‑sample Mendelian randomization study by Wencai Wang, Menghao Liu, Zun Wang, Luyao Ma, Yongqiang Zhao, Wei Ye, Xianfeng Li

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Connectivity related to major brain functions in Alzheimer disease progression: microstructural properties of the cingulum bundle and its subdivision using diffusion-weighted MRI by Mattia Ricchi, Guido Campani, Anastasiia Nagmutdinova, Villiam Bortolotti, Danilo Greco, Carlo Golini, James Grist, Leonardo Brizi, Claudia Testa

“…Abstract Background The cingulum bundle is a brain white matter fasciculus associated with the cingulate gyrus. It connects areas from the temporal to the frontal lobe. …”
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Reproducible Effects of Sex and Acquisition Order on Multiple Global Signal Metrics: Implications for Functional Connectivity Studies of Phenotypic Individual Differences Using fMR... by Henry W. Chase, Danella M. Hafeman, Merage Ghane, Alexander Skeba, Tyler Brady, Haris A. Aslam, Richelle Stiffler, Lisa Bonar, Simona Graur, Genna Bebko, Michele Bertocci, Satish Iyengar, Mary L. Phillips

“…Findings Adopting a training/testing sample structure to the analysis, we found no evidence of reproducible brain/behavior relationships despite identifying regions and connections that reflect reliable between‐scan individual differences. …”
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Causal Relationship Between Gut Microbiota, Blood Metabolites, and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Two‐Step, Two‐Sample Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Yi‐Ping Zheng, Dong‐Lin Yang, Lu‐Yang Wang, Xi‐Zhong Zhu, Xing‐Chen Li, Jin‐Hong Miao, Yu‐Sheng Xu

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Arthritis increases the risk of prostate cancer: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2018 and two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis by Xiaobin Yuan, Ruikang Shi, Qiang Jing, Xiaoming Cao, Xuhui Zhang

“…Purpose: It was aimed to clarify the casual connection between prostate cancer (PCa) and arthritis by utilizing two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis and data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database. …”
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HMGCR as a promising molecular target for therapeutic intervention in aortic aneurisms: a mendelian randomization study by Peng-Fei Zheng, Zhao-Fen Zheng, Zheng-Yu Liu, Jin He, Jing-Jing Rong, Hong-Wei Pan

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Investigating causal relationships between plasma proteins and lung adenocarcinoma: result from proteomics and Mendelian randomization study by Ruoya Lv, Jiabin Chen, Xiaoyu Wu, Kequn Chai, Jiadong Yan, Sheng Wang

“…Then, the DEPPs were subjected to a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study based on an “Inverse variance weighted (IVW)” approach to investigate the causal relationships between DEPPs and LUAD. …”
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UV Hyperspectral Imaging with Xenon and Deuterium Light Sources: Integrating PCA and Neural Networks for Analysis of Different Raw Cotton Types by Mohammad Al Ktash, Mona Knoblich, Max Eberle, Frank Wackenhut, Marc Brecht

“…When using the deuterium light source, the first three PCs explained 89.4% of the variance, effectively distinguishing sample types such as HP, RcC, and OC from the remaining samples, with PC3 clearly separating RcC. …”
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Global genetic variations predict brain response to faces. by Erin W Dickie, Amir Tahmasebi, Leon French, Natasa Kovacevic, Tobias Banaschewski, Gareth J Barker, Arun Bokde, Christian Büchel, Patricia Conrod, Herta Flor, Hugh Garavan, Juergen Gallinat, Penny Gowland, Andreas Heinz, Bernd Ittermann, Claire Lawrence, Karl Mann, Jean-Luc Martinot, Frauke Nees, Thomas Nichols, Mark Lathrop, Eva Loth, Zdenka Pausova, Marcela Rietschel, Michal N Smolka, Andreas Ströhle, Roberto Toro, Gunter Schumann, Tomáš Paus, IMAGEN consortium, IMAGEN consortium, IMAGEN consortium

“…Using genomic-relationship-matrix restricted maximum likelihood (GREML), we related this global genetic variance to that in the brain response to facial expressions, as assessed with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in a community-based sample of adolescents (n = 1,620). …”
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The impact of religiosity, anxiety and depression on proneness to auditory hallucinations in healthy individuals by Chiara Lucafò, Irene Ceccato, Gianluca Malatesta, Rocco Palumbo, Nicola Mammarella, Alberto Di Domenico, Luca Tommasi, Giulia Prete

“…Results Regression analysis carried out using an auditory hallucinations, index as the dependent variable on a final sample of 680 responders revealed that a total of 31% of the variance was explained by a five-steps model including demographic characteristics (i.e. being young, a woman and a non-believer) and negative (e.g. being afraid of otherworldly punishments) and positive (e.g. believing in benevolent supernatural forces) components of religiosity, anxiety and depression. …”
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Pathways linking subjective exercise experience to physical activity: mediation by sport enjoyment and interpersonal peace in adolescents by Achmad Rizanul Wahyudi, Muhammad Dzul Fikri, Aprilyan Putra Bimantoro, Afif Rusdiawan, Cemal Özman, Luthfie Lufthansa, Nur Khozanah Ilmah, Farizha Irmawati, Nugroho Susanto

“…The dual-mediation model explained 14.7% of PA variance (R² = 0.147) and 28.7% of IP variance (R² = 0.287). …”
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Self-stigma in borderline personality disorder – cross-sectional comparison with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorders by Grambal A, Prasko J, Kamaradova D, Latalova K, Holubova M, Marackova M, Ociskova M, Slepecky M

“…Stepwise regression analysis showed that the strongest factors connected with the higher level of self-stigma were being without partner, the number of hospitalization, and the severity of the disorder. …”
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Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ Ions Affecting Biochemical Paths and DNA Methylation of Rye (<i>Secale cereale</i> L.) Anther Culture Influencing Plant Regeneration Efficiency by Wioletta Monika Dynkowska, Renata Orłowska, Piotr Waligórski, Piotr Tomasz Bednarek

“…Significant differences in DNA methylation characteristics were confirmed, with demethylation in the CG context explaining up to 89% of the variance across genotypes. Biochemical profiles also demonstrated differences between controls and treated samples. …”
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On Shift-Dependent Cumulative Entropy Measures by Farsam Misagh

“…Finally, empirical WCRE and WCE are proposed by virtue of sample mean, sample variance, and order statistics to estimate the new measures of uncertainty. …”
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Adult education and training for the development of problem-solving skills by I. A. Korshunov, S. V. Lubnikov, N. N. Shirkova

“…The empirical foundation for this research was built on the data of OECD-PIAAC studies in Russia (2013). The study sample consisted of 3,877 people employed in various sectors of economic activity. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness Therapies on Affection Control of Poor Parenting Adolescents by Zahra EffatDoost Sani, Mohammad Reza Zarbakhsh Bahri, Alireza Homayuni

“…The data were analyzed through repeated measure analysis of variance.   ResultsThe variance analysis with repeated measures was applied to analyze the data. …”
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Interconnected pathways of social competence and resilience among foster care adolescents: Self-esteem acts as a potential mediator by Sandhiya Priyadarshini D, Tony P. Jose

“…The model accounted for 5.8 % of the variance in self-esteem and 23.7 % of the variance in resilience, emphasizing the interconnected nature of these constructs. …”
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Single-Cell Sequencing Combined with Transcriptome Sequencing to Explore the Molecular Mechanisms Related to Skin Photoaging by Hu X, Du S, Chen M, Yang H, He J, Zhang L, Tan B, Wu T, Duan X

“…The relationships between genes and immune cells were investigated using single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) and gene set variance analysis (GSVA). …”
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Preliminary Study of Air Pollution and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Chunhan Shan, Liwen Chen, Huayan Mo, Xin Chen, Chen Han, Fangbiao Tao, Hui Gao

“…The chief aim of this research is to investigate the causality of air pollutants and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Two-sample Mendelian randomization was conducted, employing genetic variants connected with air pollution as instrumental variables. …”
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