Combination of advanced lung cancer inflammation index and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score as a promising marker for surgical procedure selection for hepatocellular... by Kiyotaka Hosoda, Akira Shimizu, Koji Kubota, Tsuyoshi Notake, Noriyuki Kitagawa, Takahiro Yoshizawa, Hiroki Sakai, Hikaru Hayashi, Koya Yasukawa, Yuji Soejima

“…We aimed to clarify the relationship between inflammation‐based prognostic scores and liver fibrosis markers and the incidence of postoperative complications after anatomical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma as well as the usefulness of these markers in surgical procedure selection. Methods We included 374 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who had undergone initial hepatectomy between January 2007 and December 2021. …”
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Prediction of intradialytic hypotension based on heart rate variability and skin sympathetic nerve activity using LASSO-enabled feature selection: a two-center study by Yike Zhang, Shuang Su, Zhenye Chen, Yaoyu Huang, Yujun Qian, Chang Cui, Yantao Xing, Ningning Wang, Hongwu Chen, Huijuan Mao, Jing Wang

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression facilitated variable selection associated with IDH. …”
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Sino-Romania Relations Under the Framework of Relations Between China and CEECS Countries: A Perspective of Local Cooperation by GANG XU

“…In order to strengthen local cooperation and then comprehensively promote Sino-Romania relations and “16+1 cooperation”, it is necessary to promote Romania to host the “16+1” local leaders meeting as soon as possible, fully make synergy between “16+1” local cooperation and the Romanian regional development strategy, continue to support Romania to establish much more new cooperation mechanism or platform under the framework of “16+1 Cooperation”, set up and select a fixed partner city to advance local cooperation as an example, construct a multinational cooperation platform within the framework of Belt and Road Initiative, and strengthen people-to-people bond and cultural exchange…”
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Prevalence and predictors of breastfeeding practices in Saudi Arabia: a national cross-sectional study based on the 2021 WHO breastfeeding indicators by Fouzia Abdulaziz Alhreashy, Areej Ibrahim Alhammadi, Badryah Abdullrhman Aljabar, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Mona Abdullah Hakami, Monirah Amiad Albalawi, Nawal Taher Alsomali, Rana Majid Alsadah, Ranyah Shaker Labban, Ahmed Hamdan Al-jedai, Lara Mahmoud Nasreddine

“…Birth registry data were used to randomly select the study sample (n = 9242) Infant and Young Children (IYC) below 24 months of age. …”
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A Comparative Study to Assess the Breast Milk Volume among the Mothers of Preterm Babies with Manual Expression and Breast Pump Expression in Selected a Hospital at Kolar by Lavanya Subhashini, Sumalatha C V, Sherin Sherin

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Contemporary Survival Selection Fails to Explain Observed Patterns of Phenotypic Divergence Between Suburban and Forest Populations of the Cuban Endemic Lizard, <i>Anolis homolechi... by Annabelle Vidal, Frank Cézilly, Roger Pradel

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Enhanced multi-level K-means clustering and cluster head selection using a modernized pufferfish optimization algorithm for lifetime maximization in wireless sensor networks by Anjana Koyalil, Sivacoumar Rajalingam

“…Finally, an MPOA is suggested for selecting the most suitable Cluster Head (CH) by introducing a new random parameter to solve premature convergence and to obtain the global optimum solution. …”
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Reference Gene Selection for Quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR Normalization in Iris. lactea var. chinensis Roots under Cadmium, Lead, and Salt Stress Conditions by Chun-Sun Gu, Liang-qin Liu, Chen Xu, Yan-hai Zhao, Xu-dong Zhu, Su-Zhen Huang

“…However, obtaining reliable result depends on the selection of reference genes which normalize differences among samples. …”
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Selection of memory clinic patients for CSF biomarker assessment can be restricted to a quarter of cases by using computerized decision support, without compromising diagnostic acc... by Hanneke F M Rhodius-Meester, Ingrid S van Maurik, Juha Koikkalainen, Antti Tolonen, Kristian S Frederiksen, Steen G Hasselbalch, Hilkka Soininen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Anne M Remes, Charlotte E Teunissen, Frederik Barkhof, Yolande A L Pijnenburg, Philip Scheltens, Jyrki Lötjönen, Wiesje M van der Flier

“…Tools that guide in selecting patients in which CSF biomarkers have clinical utility are needed. …”
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Correction: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 virus among patients with acute febrile illness in selected sites of Ethiopia 2021–2022 by Musse Tadesse Chekol, Musse Tadesse Chekol, David Sugerman, Adamu Tayachew, Adamu Tayachew, Zelalem Mekuria, Neamin Tesfay, Aynalem Alemu, Aynalem Alemu, Andargachew Gashu, Andargachew Gashu, Wolde Shura, Melaku Gonta, Admikew Agune, Aster Hailemariam, Yonas Assefa, Mesfin Wossen, Abdulhafiz Hassen, Parsons Michele, Rachel Silver, Hulemenaw Delelegn, Lozano Briana, Tesfu Kasa, Nigatu Kebede

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Prediction of Chemotherapy Response in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Patients at Pre-Treatment Using CT Textural Features and Machine Learning: Comparison of Feature Selection Met... by Amir Moslemi, Laurentius Oscar Osapoetra, Archya Dasgupta, Schontal Halstead, David Alberico, Maureen Trudeau, Sonal Gandhi, Andrea Eisen, Frances Wright, Nicole Look-Hong, Belinda Curpen, Michael Kolios, Gregory J. Czarnota

“…Additionally, we conducted a comparison of feature selection methods including mRMR, Relief, Rref QR decomposition, nonnegative matrix factorization and perturbation theory feature selection techniques. …”
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Enhancing Access to Mental Health Services for Antepartum and Postpartum Women Through Telemental Health Services at Wellbeing Centers in Selected Health Facilities in Bangladesh:... by Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Md Hafizur Rahman, Ridwana Maher Manna, Ema Akter, SM Hasibul Islam, Md Alamgir Hossain, Tasnu Ara, Nasimul Ghani Usmani, Pradip Chandra, Maruf Ahmed Khan, SM Mustafizur Rahman, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Muhammad Kamruzzaman Mozumder, Jesmin Mahmuda Juthi, Fatema Shahrin, Sadia Afrose Shams, Fahmida Afroze, Mukta Jahan Banu, Shafiqul Ameen, Sabrina Jabeen, Anisuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Robed Amin, Shams El Arifeen, Mohammad Sohel Shomik, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman

“…To address this, the government of Bangladesh’s Non-Communicable Disease Control program initiated “Wellbeing Centers,” telemental health services in selected public hospitals. …”
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Early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding practices and associated factors among first-time mothers attending governmental maternal and child health clinics in... by Frieselam Zewdu, Solomon Mekonnen, Azeb Atenafu

“…However, worldwide, less than half of the mothers practiced early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding including first-time mothers who need even more emphasis as their decision to initiate early and exclusively breastfeed their first child raises the likelihood of doing the same for the subsequent. …”
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Promising breeding material of green pea by I.M. Kaygorodova, O.N. Pyshnaya, E.P. Pronina

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Choosing health facilities and impact factors of the choice in context of tiered medical system: A questionnaire survey of opinions of patients with multi-morbidity by Yuqin Zhu, Hua Jin, Dehua Yu

“…Methods: Using a random sampling method, we selected patients with multi-morbidity who attended from June 1, 2019, to January 1, 2020, at the Shanghai Yangpu District Central Hospital Regional Medical Group, which includes Shanghai Yangpu District Central Hospital and three community health centers (Dinghai, Yanji, and Changbai). …”
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Methodical approaches on creation of winter rye population varieties for different goal directions by E. I. Utkina, A. V. Voylokov, L. I. Kedrova, N. V. Chugunova

“…These analogs could be used at repeated cycles of selection and as initial material for breeding of hybrid varieties. …”
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Potential of Urinary Mutation and Methylation Biomarkers in Selecting Candidates for Repeat Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor in Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: A Prospe... by Xiao Yang, Lingkai Cai, Yaqun Xin, Xinfeng Chen, Bing Zheng, Jie Han, Lin Yuan, Xuejian Yang, Pengchao Li, Juntao Zhuang, Peikun Liu, Ruixi Yu, Rongjie Bai, Yiyang Liu, Tonghui Ma, Qiang Cao, Qiang Lu

“…The role of liquid biopsy in predicting residual tumor status and selecting patients who can be spared re-TURBT is still undefined. …”
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Results of using cell technologies for creation of new barley varieties resistant against aluminum toxicity and drought by O. N. Shupletsova, I. N. Shchennikova

“…The genotypes screened in selective systems in vitro had advantages over the initial varieties and standard varieties in productivity, especially under provocative conditions of acid soils and moisture deficit in 2010. …”
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Revisiting the impacts of green purchasing practices on environmental and economic performances: A case study for the Marmara region of Türkiye by Ali Ibrahim Balin, Billur Engin Balin

“…Addressing a gap in existing literature, the study holistically evaluates four sub-activities of GPPs—supplier selection, supplier development, supplier collaboration, and supplier evaluation—and examines the mediating role of EP between GPPs and ECP. …”
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Adaptive Low-Overhead Channel Estimation Tracking in RIS-Assisted Systems by Hamidreza Khaleghi, Stephane Paquelet

“…Subsequently, the low-overhead tracking phase employs a Cram&#x00E9;r-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB)-driven dynamic RIS configuration selection. This mechanism selects optimal RIS configurations carrying more channel information to maintain accuracy, significantly reducing pilot demands. …”
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