Correlation of Serum Cystatin C with Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients Receiving Platinum-Based Chemotherapy by Ernesta Cavalcanti, Vittoria Barchiesi, Dionigio Cerasuolo, Flaviano Di Paola, Monica Cantile, Sabrina Chiara Cecere, Sandro Pignata, Alessandro Morabito, Raffaele Costanzo, Massimo Di Maio, Francesco Perrone

“…The aim of this work was to explore the possibility of using serum cystatin C instead of serum creatinine to early predict renal failure in cancer patients who received platinum based chemotherapy. Design and Methods. Serum creatinine, serum cystatin C concentrations, and GFR were determined simultaneously in 52 cancer patients received carboplatin-based or cisplatin-based chemotherapy. …”
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Fast Nonparametric Inference of Network Backbones for Weighted Graph Sparsification by Alec Kirkley

“…A key limitation of existing network backboning methods is that they either require the specification of a free parameter (e.g., significance level) that determines the number of edges to keep in the backbone or impose specific restrictions on the topology of the backbone (e.g., that it is a spanning tree). …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Diagnostics for Pediatric Tuberculosis Based on Assay Time, Ease of Operation, and Performance by Soumya Basu, Subhra Chakraborty

“…The review highlights emerging molecular methods and artificial intelligence-based detection methods, which offer promising improvements in both speed and sensitivity. …”
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Optimization of Preparation and Collection of Information for Accounting and Budgeting System in Design Companies of Construction Industry by N. K. Rozhkova

“…Based on the analysis of the main characteristics of information technologies in the organization of the management accounting system, the principal approaches to their use are determined. The study of aspects of management accounting and budgeting in housing construction project companies allowed us to form a number of recommendations taking into account their industry-specific principles, the practical application of which will allow companies to create a reliable basis for making management decisions and improve business efficiency. …”
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Automated Wall Moisture Detection in Heritage Sites Based on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for Infrared Imagery by Yu-Chieh Chu, Ya-Yun Huang, Chen-Yu Ye, Shih-Lun Chen

“…This method not only provides a fast and objective method for assessing moisture in lime-plastered heritage walls but also significantly enhances the efficiency of restoration efforts. …”
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Use of a Novel Real-Time PCR to Investigate Anthelmintic Efficacy Against <i>Haemonchus contortus</i> in Sheep and Goat Farms by Anna Maurizio, Giorgia Dotto, Cinzia Tessarin, Paola Beraldo, Giovanni Franzo, Rudi Cassini

“…(HAEM). The method demonstrated optimal efficiency and determination coefficients when applied to serial dilutions of DNA extract. …”
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Preservation of Antibodies to Vaccine-Controlled Infections in Children WITH Oncological Diseases by S. M. Kharit, Yu. E. Konstantinova, O. V. Goleva, A. A. Ruleva, K. K. Tikhomirova, O. V. Iozefovich, I. V. Fridman

“…The concentration of antibodies was determined by the ELISA method. The minimum protective level was considered to be the amount for measles ³0.18 IU/ml, rubella - ³25 IU/ml; hepatitis B - ³10 IU/ml; diphtheria – 0.03 IU/ml and higher. …”
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Optimal Network Reconfiguration to Reduce Power Loss Using an Initial Searching Point for Continuous Genetic Algorithm by Thuan Thanh Nguyen, Thang Trung Nguyen, Ngoc Au Nguyen

“…In this paper, an effective method to determine an initial searching point (ISP) of the network reconfiguration (NR) problem for power loss reduction is proposed for improving the efficiency of the continuous genetic algorithm (CGA) to the NR problem. …”
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Investigating the effect of knowledge, attitude, and social marketing mixes on the behavior of consumption herbal medicines by patients by Mahdi Amraei, Effat Jahanbani Veshareh, Kambiz Ahmadi Angali, Amin Torabipour

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Combination of Density‐Based Spatial Clustering With Grid Search Using Nash Equilibrium by Uranus Kazemi, Seyfollah Soleimani

“…The use of Nash equilibrium allows the identification of clusters with different densities and the determination of DBSCAN parameters and the selection of cells from the network, and significantly improves the efficiency and accuracy of the clustering process. …”
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Working mothers: Resilience and subjective well-being by Sowanya Ardi Prahara, Refana Noviyanti

“…The method used in this study is a quantitative method with a correlational design. …”
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Electrochemical (Bio)Sensors for Toxins, Foodborne Pathogens, Pesticides, and Antibiotics Detection: Recent Advances and Challenges in Food Analysis by Marta Feroci, Gerardo Grasso, Roberto Dragone, Antonella Curulli

“…In this context, developing efficient, highly sensitive, safe, inexpensive, and fast analytical methods for determining chemical and biological contaminants, such as electrochemical (bio)sensors, is crucial. …”
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The Automated Expert Support System for Optic Nerve Head Morphological Description by E. G. Tanaeva, R. G. Khafizov

“…On the basis of this algorithm the method for solving the following tasks of fundus image processing have been proposed: detecting of the optic nerve head border, method of the morphological description of the optic nerve head boundary, method of the determining the value of the disk excavation. …”
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Laboratory stand for car tire diagnostics by N. V. Holshev, D. N. Konovalov, A. V. Prokhorov, P. S. Minaev

“…Software was also developed to automate the reading and processing of bus diagnostic results.Discussion and conclusions. The proposed method of tire diagnostics and the stand implementing it can increase the efficiency and simplicity of assessing the technical condition of pneumatic tires of passenger cars. …”
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Investigating the Factors Influencing Behavioral Intention and Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Technology: A Case Study of Cultivation and Industries at Razavi Agricultural Com... by A. Sani Heidary, E. Safari

“…Materials and Methods The main objective of this research is to determine the key predictors of behavioral intention and behavior of using artificial intelligence technology in agricultural companies through the combination of the developed UTAUT2 model and TOE factors. …”
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Comparison of Lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum extract and Letrozole in masculinization of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Seyed Mohammad Reza Taheri, Sakineh Yeganeh, Homayon Hoseinzadeh Sahafi

“…The squash method was used to determine the sex of fish larvae. …”
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Evaluation of absolute volume of human fetal kidney's cortex and medulla during gestation by Vlajković Slobodan, Daković-Bjelaković Marija, Čukuranović Rade, Popović Jasmina

“…The volumes of cortex and medulla were determined using stereological methods. The results were statistically analyzed and the periods of significant growth of these structures were marked. …”
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Wavelet-Analysis of Cardiosignals Using Matlab by B. F. Badalyan, H. A. Gomtsyan, S. G. Gomtsyan

“…However, all listed methods have a number of disadvantages impairing the accuracy of QRS-complex determination. …”
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Modeling of Ozone Interactions with Various Air Pollutants and Meteorological Factors Using Jaya and Teaching-Learning Based Optimization (TLBO) Algorithms by Nurcan Öztürk

“…The accuracy of Jaya and TLBO methods has been determined and these methods have been carried out with four different functions: quadratic, exponential, linear and power. …”
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Evaluating the Minimum Spanning Trees Using Prim's Algorithm with Undirected Neutrosophic Graphs by Sukanta Ghadei, Amaresh Chandra Panada, Surapati Pramanik, Nihar Ranjan Panda, Prasanta Kumar Raut

“…Numerical illustrations prove the effectiveness of the proposed method, showing its efficiency in handling neutrosophic graphs and keeping it computationally feasible. …”
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