A Novel Global Energy and Local Energy-Based Legendre Polynomial Approximation for Image Segmentation by Feng Hu, Mengyun Zhang, Bo Chen

“…Thirdly, a correction term is employed to improve the performance of curve evolution according to the initial contour position, so wherever the initial contour being in the image, the object boundaries can be detected. …”
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Reduction in Acute Bee Paralysis Virus Infection and Mortality in Honey Bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) by RNA Interference Technology by Cecilia Ferrufino, Alejandra Scannapieco, Romina María Russo, Fernanda Noemí Gonzalez, Ricardo Salvador, María José Dus Santos

“…In Argentina, various studies have reported the detection of multiple viruses in honey-producing and queen-rearing apiaries, with <i>Aparavirus apisacutum</i>, the causal agent of acute bee paralysis (ABP), demonstrating a particularly high prevalence. …”
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Role of Toll-like receptors polymorphisms in the development of extremely severe COVID-19 by Lyudmila A. Ashchina, N. I. Baranova, O. A. Kulieva, A. I. Bolgova

“…It was confirmed that TLRs can be involved both in the initial failure of virus clearance and in the subsequent development of severe COVID-19 clinical manifestations mainly acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with fatal respiratory failure. …”
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ChemLit-QA: a human evaluated dataset for chemistry RAG tasks by Geemi P Wellawatte, Huixuan Guo, Magdalena Lederbauer, Anna Borisova, Matthew Hart, Marta Brucka, Philippe Schwaller

“…Our approach involves the initial generation and filtering of a QAC dataset using an automated framework based on GPT-4 Turbo, followed by rigorous evaluation by chemistry experts. …”
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Cohesive data analysis for the identification of prognostic hub genes and significant pathways associated with HER2 + and TN breast cancer types by Mahrukh Zakir, Alishbah Saddiqa, Mawara Sheikh, Lalarukh Zakir, Fatima Sami, Faisal Sardar Ahmad, Sadaf Abdul Rauf, Iqra Ali, Zahid Muneer, Wadi B. Alonazi, Abdul Rauf Siddiqi

“…The findings of this study can therefore effectively aid in tracing the initial prognosis of BC and identify biomarkers for the personalized prevention, prediction, diagnosis, and treatment of BC.…”
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High-affinity transferrin receptor binding improves brain delivery of bispecific antibodies at tracer dose by Gillian Bonvicini, Sunitha Singh, Lisa Sandersjöö, Tiffany Dallas, Eva Schlein, Amelia D. Dahlén, Sara Lopes van den Broek, Dag Sehlin, Ken G. Andersson, Stina Syvänen

“…With the more effective detection of Aβ pathology, stronger TfR affinity is a crucial design feature for future bispecific immunoPET radioligands for intrabrain targets via TfR-mediated transcytosis.…”
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Early impairment of magnocellular visual pathways mediated by isolated-check visual evoked potentials in primary open-angle glaucoma: a cross-sectional study by Yangfan Yang, Minbin Yu, Zidong Chen, Qiaona Ye, Yanmei Fan, Pingping Liu, Zitian Liu, Kezheng Xu

“…Early POAG eyes exhibited significantly weaker initial contrast gains and lower maximum responses in the MC visual pathway (p=0.001, p=0.004, respectively). …”
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Factors associated with hypothermia and its response to resuscitation among major trauma patients at St Francis Hospital Nsambya: a prospective observational study by Patrick Akena, Ronald Kiweewa, Ronald Olum, Andrew Basenero, Rebecca Nabulya, Assumpta Nabawanuka, Didace Mugisa

“…Hospitals should implement standardized hypothermia prevention protocols, ensure adequate warming equipment, and train healthcare providers in early detection and management. Further research is needed to optimize warming techniques and resuscitation strategies in trauma care.…”
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Lowering the osteotomized level of fibular osteotomy reduces neuromuscular complications while maintaining clinical efficacy in treating medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a r... by Ting-Yu Chang, Chih-Wei Chang, Yen-Nien Chen, Chyun-Yu Yang, Jou-Hua Wang

“…Although a priori power analysis was performed—a limitation of this retrospective design—post hoc calculations confirmed adequate effect size detection. Mean follow-up was 13.4 months (range 12–15). …”
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Indications and Results for Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT in Patients with Biochemical Relapse of Prostate Cancer by Ivan Rogić, Tea Golubić, Margareta Dobrenić, Marijan Žuvić, Tea Šmitran, Nino Jukić, Dražen Huić

“…We compared positivity rates of PSMA PET scans with well-established disease indicators such as serum PSA levels, initial PSA (iPSA), PSAdt (PSA doubling time), elapsed time from prostatectomy, and Gleason score (GS). …”
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The usefulness of urinary netrin-1 determination as an early marker of acute kidney injury in children after cardiac surgery by Beata Leszczyńska, Michał Buczyński, Anna Deja, Maria Daniel, Michał Zawadzki, Katarzyna Szymańska-Beta, Anna Stelmaszczyk-Emmel, Martyna Gaj, Małgorzata Pańczyk-Tomaszewska

“…We determined the utility of urinary NTN-1 as an early marker for detecting acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients after cardiac surgery. …”
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Whole genome analysis of Human Mastadenovirus D causing Keratoconjunctivitis in India - A multicentre study by Ferdinamarie S Philomenadin, Mini P Singh, Jayanthi Shastri, Anil C Phukan, Muruganandam Nagarajan, Subashini Kaliaperumal, Radha Kanta Ratho, Jagat Ram, Madhav J Sathe, Avinash Ingole, Darshana B Rathod, Benjamin Nongrum, Rehnuma Parvez, Vineeta Malik, Rahul Dhodapkar

“…The effect of novel amino acid changes was evaluated using the PROVEAN tool. The Recombination Detection Program (RDP) package Beta 4.1 was used to identify recombinant sequences. …”
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Investigating the patterns of renal function variability in early-stage chronic kidney disease by cluster analysis by Arisa Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Ohnishi, Tadahisa Okuda, Keita Hirano, Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue, Takashi Yokoo, Shingo Fukuma

“…Considering these findings, early detection and management of patients with early CKD may improve disease progression and reduce the risk of adverse outcomes. …”
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Main topics in assisted reproductive market: A scoping review. by Janaina Ferreira Aderaldo, Beatriz Helena Dantas Rodrigues de Albuquerque, Maryana Thalyta Ferreira Câmara de Oliveira, Mychelle de Medeiros Garcia Torres, Daniel Carlos Ferreira Lanza

“…<h4>Results</h4>We found 2,232 academic papers and selected 632 to include in the automatic term detection. We also included 34 market reports and seven notices produced by specialized enterprises. …”
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Cereals as sources of lysine in the reformulation of meat products. Evaluation using a biosensor by Erika Alvarez Cañarte, Guilber Vergara Velez, Frank Guillermo Intriago Flor, Efrain Pérez Vega, Miguel Andrès Falconi Vèlez, Delia Noriega Verdugo, Génesis Pamela García García, Livis Sharith Díaz Alarcón, Andrés Miguel Anchundia Loor, Carlos Jadán-Piedra, Felipe Jadán Piedra

“…The energy and protein requirements of the population must be met, and the use of new analytical methods for rapid, low-cost detection of essential elements like lysine in reformulated foods is crucial. …”
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Resistance intensity test (RIT): a novel bioassay for quantifying the level of acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks by Frans Jongejan, Laura Berger, Laura Homminga, Iris Hulsebos, Alita Petersen, Priscila Teixeira Ferreira, José Reck, Guilherme Klafke

“…Such a test intends to detect the presence of resistance in a tick population. …”
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Simplification of the diagnostic approach and treatment of Hepatitis C Virus. by Clara C. Sanchez-Rodriguez, Ana M. Mendoza-Martínez, Héctor R. Sánchez-Nuncio, Jorge H. Luna-Domínguez

“…In the clinical presence of cutaneous purpura, determination of cryoglobulins, rheumatoid factor and complement fractions, in addition to excluding coinfections with the Hepatitis B Virus and the human immunodeficiency virus. In the initial assessment, the risk factors for HCV were obtained by questioning. …”
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The Protein Corona on Nanoparticles for Tumor Targeting in Prostate Cancer—A Review of the Literature and Experimental Trial Protocol by Giulio Bevilacqua, Roberta Corvino, Anna Laura Capriotti, Carmela Maria Montone, Martina Moriconi, Stefano Salciccia, Valentina Brunelli, Valerio Santarelli, Beatrice Sciarra, Aldo Laganà, Daniele Santini, Alessandro Sciarra, Alessandro Gentilucci

“…For protein and metabolite corona experiments, we developed a cross-reactive sensor array platform with cancer detection capacity made of three liposomal formulations with different surface charges. …”
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Purification Mechanism of Submicron Aerosol in Microbubbles by GAO Jialei1, YIN Junlian1, SONG Yuchen1, LU Xingshuo2, WANG Dezhong1

“…Due to limitations in previous detection technologies, the research and attention paid to such aerosols have been insufficient. …”
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A single-center observational study on congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Outcome, predictors of mortality and experience from a tertiary perinatal center in Singapore by Wan-Yee Teo, Bhavani Sriram, AA Abdul Alim, Xucong Ruan, V.S. Rajadurai

“…Seventy-nine percent of liveborns with CDH survived to hospital discharge. Antenatal detection rate was 83.3%. Significant postnatal predictors of mortality were preoperative pneumothorax (p = 0.035), high CRIB score (p = 0.007), low one- and five-minute Apgar score (p = 0.011, p = 0.026 respectively) and high pCO2 on initial arterial blood gas (p = 0.007). …”
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