A randomized trial investigating the impact of response expectancy on the counting blessings intervention: the role of optimism as a moderator by Petronela Predatu, Petronela Predatu, Daniel David, Daniel David, Daniel David, Irving Kirsch, Ionuț Stelian Florean, Ionuț Stelian Florean, Răzvan Predatu, Răzvan Predatu

“…These results hold significance for both theoretical understanding and clinical applications.…”
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A survey on membership inference attacks and defenses in machine learning by Jun Niu, Peng Liu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Kuo Shen, Yuecong Wang, Haotian Chi, Yulong Shen, Xiaohong Jiang, Jianfeng Ma, Yuqing Zhang

“…Membership inference (MI) attacks mainly aim to infer whether a data record was used to train a target model or not. …”
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Increased GPR35 expression is correlated with poor prognosis in prostate cancer by Tianyi Zhang, Xiang Li, Kainan Zhang, Jian Liu, Abudukeyoumu Maimaitiyiming, Weiming Wang, Mengjun Huang, Jianxin Li, Sujun Hou, Feng Zhang, Mengmeng Yin, Nan Zheng, Jianfeng Fu, Xiangxiang Meng

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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The impact of gamification on smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dina Syazana Ho Imran Ho, Fathiah Jabir, Siti Norain Sallahuddin, Nur Atiqah Mohd Ahwan, Ghaneshinee Sathiyaseelan, Mohamad Izzi Zahari, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi

“…Two independent reviewers performed study screening, data extraction, and quality assessment using the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews. …”
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Diversity and Functional Insights into Endophytic Fungi in Halophytes from West Ordos Desert Ecosystems by Xingzhe Wang, Yan Zhang, Jingpeng Li, Yiteng Ding, Xiaodan Ma, Peng Zhang, Haijing Liu, Jie Wei, Yuying Bao

“…The results of this study provide a reference for advancing the development and utilization of halophyte endophytic fungal resources, with applications in desert ecosystem restoration and halophyte cultivation.…”
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The predictive value of the TG/HDL index for metabolic syndrome and its components: A cross-sectional study in the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Population by Amirali Ebrahimi, Farahnaz Joukar, Kourosh Mojtahedi, Saman Maroufizadeh, Soheil Hassanipour, Mohammad Reza Naghipour, Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei

“…Methods: This cross-sectional analysis included 10,520 adults aged 35–70 from the GCS. Data were collected through structured questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, and biochemical studies. …”
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Accuracy of Predictive Equations for Metabolizable Energy Compared to Energy Content of Foods for Dogs and Cats Estimated by In Vivo Methods in Brazil by Pedro Henrique Marchi, Andressa Rodrigues Amaral, Leonardo de Andrade Príncipe, Larissa Wünsche Risolia, Mariana Fragoso Rentas, Ana Beatriz Fasolai, Rafael Vessecchi Amorim Zafalon, Gabriela Luiza Fagundes Finardi, Juliana Toloi Jeremias, Raquel Silveira Pedreira, Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro, Thiago Henrique Annibale Vendramini

“…The ME values were determined via the bromatological values available on labels. The data were analyzed using SAS, and Student’s <i>t</i> test was used with a significance of 5%. …”
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Comparing and assessing physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for different populations with and without chronic conditions and/or disabilities: a systematic review... by George P Nassis, Hashel Al Tunaiji, Ashokan Arumugam, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Paddy C Dempsey, Suzanne McDonough, Arto J Pesola, Reime Jamal Shalash, Raneen Mohammad Qadah, Nour Alsaafin, Shima A Mohammad Zadeh, Senthil Kumaran D, Sarah J Moss, Tamrin Veldsman, Sivapriya Ramakrishnan, Raja Regan, Esha Arora, Sulfikar Ali A, Monica Raja Kumari Raghunathan, Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Charlotte Häger

“…Two reviewers will independently select guidelines, extract data and assess methodological quality using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II Instrument . …”
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Velocity-Constraint Kalman Filtering for Enhanced Bubble Tracking in Motion-Compensated Ultrasound Localization Microscopy by Yifei Zhu, Lingyin Jiang, Qi Zhang, Jun Yin, Bingze Du, Guofeng Zhang, Haijun Zhang, Bo Ding, Han Lin, Honghui Xue, Xiasheng Guo, Xiao-Yang Zhang, Jing-Ning Zhu, Dong Zhang, Juan Tu, Ning Gu

“…Unlike traditional methods relying on observed bubble positions, the proposed algorithm combined statistical information derived from historical data with Kalman-filter-predicted positions to enable more accurate bubble localization. …”
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Machine learning-based model for acute asthma exacerbation detection using routine blood parameters by Youpeng Chen, Junquan Sun, Yabang Chen, Enzhong Li, Jiancai Lu, Huanhua Tang, Yifei Xie, Jiana Zhang, Lesi Peng, Haojie Wu, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun

“…Clinical trial number: Not applicable.…”
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Research on emulsion concentration detection technology based on interpretable machine learning methods by Jiaxu Kang, Jianwei Li, Meng Wang, Xinwei Guo, Dinghao Liu, Chao Qu, Chengbin Guo

“…Taylor diagram analysis further confirmed the RF model’s superior alignment with observational data. SHAP-based interpretability analysis identified electrical conductivity as the primary predictive factor, with temperature exhibiting minimal influence. …”
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Digital PCR-based quantification of miR-181a in the cerebrospinal fluid aids patient stratification in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Borbála Péterffy, Tamás J. Nádasi, Szilvia Krizsán, Anna Horváth, Ágnes Márk, Gábor Barna, Botond Timár, Laura Almási, Judit Müller, Krisztina Csanádi, Anna Rakonczai, Zsolt Nagy, Krisztián Kállay, Gabriella Kertész, Gergely Kriván, Monika Csóka, Anna Sebestyén, Ágnes F. Semsei, Gábor T. Kovács, Dániel J. Erdélyi, Csaba Bödör, Bálint Egyed, Donát Alpár

“…We examined the clinical applicability of the molecular marker microRNA (miR)-181a quantified in the cell-free CSF to evaluate the level of CNS involvement and to optimize patient stratification based on CNS status. …”
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BioKGrapher: Initial evaluation of automated knowledge graph construction from biomedical literature by Henning Schäfer, Ahmad Idrissi-Yaghir, Kamyar Arzideh, Hendrik Damm, Tabea M.G. Pakull, Cynthia S. Schmidt, Mikel Bahn, Georg Lodde, Elisabeth Livingstone, Dirk Schadendorf, Felix Nensa, Peter A. Horn, Christoph M. Friedrich

“…This work introduces BioKGrapher, a tool for automatic KG construction using large-scale publication data, with a focus on biomedical concepts related to specific medical conditions. …”
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Spatial characterization of debris ejection from the interaction of a tightly focused PW-laser pulse with metal targets by I.-M. Vladisavlevici, C. Vlachos, J.-L. Dubois, D. Haddock, S. Astbury, A. Huerta, S. Agarwal, H. Ahmed, J. I. Apiñaniz, M. Cernaianu, M. Gugiu, M. Krupka, R. Lera, A. Morabito, D. Sangwan, D. Ursescu, A. Curcio, N. Fefeu, J. A. Pérez-Hernández, T. Vacek, P. Vicente, N. Woolsey, G. Gatti, M. D. Rodríguez-Frías, J. J. Santos, P. W. Bradford, M. Ehret

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The illusion of success: Test set disproportion causes inflated accuracy in remote sensing mapping research by Yuanjun Xiao, Zhen Zhao, Jingfeng Huang, Ran Huang, Wei Weng, Gerui Liang, Chang Zhou, Qi Shao, Qiyu Tian

“…The accuracies reported by the traditional approaches including test set sampling from labelled data and 5-fold cross validation were far from the true accuracy and could not reflect the performance of the map. …”
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Non-contrast enhanced functional lung MRI in children: report on 900 own measurements using matrix-pencil decomposition (MP-) MRI by Carmen Streibel, Carmen Streibel, Carmen Streibel, Grzegorz Bauman, Grzegorz Bauman, Oliver Bieri, Oliver Bieri, Orso Pusterla, Orso Pusterla, Orso Pusterla, Enno Stranzinger, C. Corin Willers, Marion Curdy, Carmen Casaulta, Bettina Sarah Frauchiger, Insa Korten, Sophie Yammine, Yasmin Salem, Philipp Latzin, Elisabeth Kieninger

“…We present original data, i.e., clinical cases in which MP-MRI helped in clinical decision-making together with valuable practical points.ResultsAt our center, an optimized workflow including a child-friendly setting and automated provision of outcome protocols led to great acceptance of functional NCE-MRI in patients and clinicians. …”
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Identifying the risk of Kawasaki disease based solely on routine blood test features through novel construction of machine learning models by Tzu-Hsien Yang, Ying-Hsien Huang, Yuan-Han Lee, Jie-Nan Lai, Kuang-Den Chen, Mindy Ming-Huey Guo, Yan Pan, Chun-Yu Chen, Wei-Sheng Wu, Ho-Chang Kuo

“…Trained using the light gradient boosting machine algorithm on clinical data from 1,927 KD cases and 45,274 febrile controls, KDpredictor achieved strong performance metrics (auROC: 95.7%, auPRC: 72.4%, recall: 0.89) on a reserved test set, outperforming previous models by at least 3% in auROC and 39.3% in auPRC. …”
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Preservation of cellular structure via immersion fixation in brain banking by Macy Garrood, Emma L. Thorn, Adam Goldstein, Allison Sowa, William Janssen, Alyssa Wilson, Claudia S. López, Raakhee Shankar, Erin S. Stempinski, Kurt Farrell, John F. Crary, Andrew McKenzie

“…However, how structural preservation quality should best be assessed in brain banking is an open question that depends on the intended research applications. …”
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Epigallocatechin Gallate in <i>Camellia sinensis</i> Ameliorates Skin Aging by Reducing Mitochondrial ROS Production by Ji Ho Park, Eun Young Jeong, Ye Hyang Kim, So Yoon Cha, Ha Yeon Kim, Yeon Kyung Nam, Jin Seong Park, So Yeon Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Jee Hee Yoon, Byeonghyeon So, Duyeol Kim, Minseon Kim, Youngjoo Byun, Yun Haeng Lee, Song Seok Shin, Joon Tae Park

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Our data uncovered a novel mechanism by which <i>C. sinensis</i> extract reverses skin aging by reducing mitochondrial ROS production via selective senescent cell death/increased OXPHOS efficiency. …”
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Identification of genetic loci and candidate genes regulating photosynthesis and leaf morphology through genome-wide association study in Brassica napus L. by Keqi Li, Na Guo, Na Guo, Miao Zhang, Yuanyuan Du, Jiali Xu, Shimeng Li, Jinxiong Wang, Rongrong Wang, Xiang Liu, Mengfan Qin, Yu Xu, Yunlin Zhu, Jia Song, Aixia Xu, Zhen Huang

“…Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is a major agricultural crop with diverse applications, particularly in the production of seed oil for both culinary use and biodiesel. …”
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