Dynamic of end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure during cardiopulmonary exercise testing before and after heart transplantation by I. Yu. Loginova, O. V. Kamenskaya, A. M. Chernyavskiy, D. V. Doronin, S. A. Alsov, V. N. Lomivorotov

“…Aim: to assess the dynamic and prognostic significance of the end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure (PetCO2) during cardiopulmonary exercise testing in recipients before and after heart transplantation (HT).Materials and methods. The study included 55 patients with severe chronic heart failure (CHF) from the HT waiting list. …”
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Psychosocial considerations in pediatric heart transplantation: Initial validation of the Pediatric Psychosocial Assessment Tool at a single center by Michael O. Killian, PhD, MSW, Sonnie E. Mayewski, MSW, Schyler E. Brumm, MSW, Zhe He, PhD, Dipankar Gupta, MBBS, DCH, MD

“…To address this gap, the Pediatric Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PPAT) was developed to provide a structured, semi-quantitative framework for evaluating psychosocial risk in pediatric transplant candidates. Methods: This study presents initial validation data for the PPAT, based on 189 assessments conducted at a large pediatric heart transplant center. …”
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Clinical correlation between intestinal flora profiles and the incidence of postmenopausal osteoporosis by Cuifeng Zhu, Yuan Zhang, Yi Pan, Zhentian Zhang, Yan Liu, Xiuping Lin, Jinchuan Cai, Zhuang Xiong, Yong Pan, Hezhongrong Nie

“…Purpose This study aimed to explore the characteristics of intestinal microflora polymorphism in postmenopausal women, and to determine the pathophysiological changes of gene polymorphism of intestinal flora and bone metabolism in postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) patients.Methods A total of 104 postmenopausal women with PMOP or normal bone density were included. …”
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Leveraging Big Data for Economic Stability: A Dashboard for ASEAN's Future Growth by Norfiza Ibrahim, Nurul Athirah Aziz, Azmi Abu Seman, Nadia Abdul Wahab, Aznoora Osman, Siti Sarah Md Ilyas

“…The primary goals of this research are to determine the techniques and requirements of an economic stability indicator dashboard for ASEAN countries, to create a console utilizing Big Data methods and to assess the usefulness of this system. …”
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Finding order in measuring disorders: Measurement Uncertainty of Thyroid Function Tests at a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India by Asis Bhattacharya, Kasturi Mukherjee, Arkajit Dasgupta, Debi Mallick, Mousumi Mukhopadhyay

“…Materials and Methods: In this hospital-based descriptive study, MU was calculated using internal quality control and external quality assurance data, adapting a top-down approach as per the Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement documents. …”
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Calculation and Experimental Study of the Dynamics of the Track Mover Bypass of a Cross-Country Transport Vehicle by Alexey I. Taratorkin, Sergey V. Abdulov, Viktor B. Derzhanskii, Alexandr A. Volkov, Evgeniy B. Sarach, Alexandr I. Komissarov

“…The article presents an analysis of the methods for studying the dynamics of the branches of the track bypass, substantiates and proposes a research methodology and a simulation spatial model of the track mover of a cross-country transport vehicle, which differs from the common string inertialess and rod inertial models of the branches of the track mover by the ability to take into account a complex set of kinematic and force factors excited during the movement of the tracked vehicle in steady and transient motion modes. …”
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How useful is Nanopore adaptive sampling for sequencing Schistosoma mansoni miracidia? [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Andrina Barungi, Moses Arinaitwe, Thomas Crellen, Amy B. Pedersen, Arne Jacobs, Rivka M. Lim, Poppy H.L. Lamberton, Joanne P. Webster, Thomas M. Arme

“…To counteract contamination, multiple washing steps prior to placement onto Whatman FTA cards can be performed, but this is labour-intensive and can limit the number of larvae collected. Methods Nanopore sequencing technologies includes an “adaptive sampling” feature, which enables selective enrichment or depletion of target DNA sequences during sequencing. …”
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COTI-2 suppresses the malignancy of bladder cancer by inducing apoptosis via the AMPK-mTOR signaling pathway by Yuancai Zheng, Keqi Wang, Chenyu Wu, Yuying Qin, Yihan Sun, Xinyu Lu, Yupeng Xu, Gonghui Li

“…The present study aimed to explore the antitumor effects of COTI-2 on BCa and the potential mechanisms.Materials and Methods: BCa cell lines, including the 5637 and T24 cell lines, were treated with COTI-2 at concentrations of 0.5 and 1 μM, respectively. …”
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Unique thermal architecture integrating heliostat solar fields with a dual-loop power generation cycle employing thermoelectric; thermal/financial study and GA optimization by Amr S. Abouzied, Xiaoming Guo, Azher M. Abed, Mohammed A. Alghassab, Fahad M. Alhomayani, Baseem Khan, Yasser Elmasry, Ahmad Almadhor, Salem Alkhalaf, Albara Ibrahim Alrawashdeh

“…The primary objective of this inquiry is to determine the ideal operational parameters by employing multi-criteria optimization methods tailored to the established system. …”
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Utility of CA-125 for diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer: a systematic review by Zohre Momenimovahed, Afrooz Mazidimoradi, Leila Allahqoli, Zohre Khalajinia, Hamid Salehiniya, Ibrahim Alkatout

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Effect of Relative Isometric Strength on Countermovement Jump Performance in Professional and Semi-Professional Soccer Players by Nicholas Joel Ripley, Jack Fahey, Nabil Hassim, Paul Comfort

“…As such, it was hypothesized that stronger players would have a greater jump performance than weaker players. Methods: An observational cross-sectional research design was used to assess ballistic and isometric force production of the lower limbs across players from four professional and semi-professional soccer clubs during the pre-season period. …”
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Detecting Older Adults’ Behavior Changes During Adverse External Events Using Ambient Sensing: Longitudinal Observational Study by Roschelle Fritz, Diane Cook

“…MethodsSecondary analysis of historic ambient sensor data collected on 39 adults managing one or more chronic conditions was performed. …”
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CECT-Based Radiomic Nomogram of Different Machine Learning Models for Differentiating Malignant and Benign Solid-Containing Renal Masses by Qian L, Fu B, He H, Liu S, Lu R

“…Four mainstream machine learning algorithm training models, namely, support vector machine (SVM), k-nearest neighbour (kNN), light gradient boosting (LightGBM) and logistic regression (LR), were constructed to determine the best classifier model. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine the best clinical characteristics for constructing a clinical model. …”
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Analysis of Temperature Characteristics of Electrolytic-Plasma Discharge in Jet Processing of a Metal Anode by A. I. Popov, V. I. Novikov, D. N. Ivanov, I. A. Kozyrskiy

“…The research objective is to determine the distribution of temperatures and heat flows in the system “jet electrolytic cathode — metal anode” under various processing conditions.Materials and Methods. …”
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Comparative analysis of anthocyanin content in various tomato samples in connection with breeding by E. A. Dzhos, M. I. Mamedov, O. N. Pyshnaya, N. A. Golubkina, O. V. Verba, A. A. Matyukina

“…The aim of our research was to determine the quantitative composition of phenolic compounds - anthocyanins in different tomato samples, and on this basis to determine the objectives of breeding to improve the content of phenolic compounds.Results. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Altruism and Social Support With the Resilience of Rescuers by Iman Shakibkhah, Mitra Rafiei, Mohammad Javad Moradian, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh, Mehdi Heidari, Elahe Piraee

“…This study explores the relationship between the moral virtues of altruism and social support and resilience. Materials and Methods: The methodology employed in this study was descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational. …”
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Optimization of the Lens Nucleus Fragmentation during Phacoemulsification in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome by V. M. Malov, A. V. Zolotarev, E. B. Eroshevskaya, I. V. Malov, A. E. Gorbunov

“…Objective: Comparative analysis of the results of phacoemulsification (FEC) with the use of developed and classic technologies for fragmentation of the lens nucleus in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES). Patients and methods. The proposed technology is gentle crushing of the lens nucleus in patients with PES, you can reduce the pressure on the fibers of the zonule, the probability of damage to the ligaments and posterior capsule of the lens based on the use of phacofragmentation original design. …”
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Conveyor belt deviation identification algorithm based on anchor point positioning and cross-layer correction by Zhe WANG, Zhe FU, Pengjun CAO, Qing LI, Gaoxiang ZHANG

“…The running state of coal mine conveyor belts is of crucial importance for safe production, and conveyor belt deviation has a significant impact on the transportation efficiency and safety of conveyor belts. Conveyor belt edge detection is an important basis for determining whether conveyor belts deviate or not. …”
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Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic activities of two alkynyl Ag20 cage clusters involved ligand exchange between PhCOO− and CF3COO− by Yi-Fan Tan, Li Li, Kun Zhou, Guang-Min Liang, Jing Sun, Jiu-Yu Ji, Yan-Feng Bi

“…Two silver alkynyl clusters, [(CO32−)@Ag20(tBuC≡C)14(PhCOO)3(CF3COO)] (1) and [(CO32−)@Ag20(tBuC≡C)14(PhCOO)(CF3COO)3] (2), composed of alkynyl Ag20 shell templated by a CO32− anion and supported by carboxyl ligands PhCOO− and CF3COO−, were synthesized successfully by conventional methods. Single crystal X–ray diffractometer (SCXRD) was used to determine the precise structures of 1 and 2. …”
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Characterizing spatial epidemiology in a heterogeneous transmission landscape using the spatial transmission count statistic by Leke Lyu, Gabriella Veytsel, Guppy Stott, Spencer Fox, Cody Dailey, Lambodhar Damodaran, Kayo Fujimoto, Pamela Brown, Roger Sealy, Armand Brown, Magdy Alabady, Justin Bahl

“…Intensive and widespread efforts to collect and sequence SARS-CoV-2 viral samples have enabled the development of comparative genomic approaches to reconstruct spatial transmission history and understand viral transmission across different scales. Methods We proposed the spatial transmission count statistic that efficiently summarizes the geographic transmission patterns imprinted in viral phylogenies. …”
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