Differentiating Emphysema From Emphysema-Dominated COPD Patients with CT Imaging Feature and Machine Learning by Guo W, Li M, Li Y, Fan X, Wu L

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The risks of internet addiction: Structure and characteristics of perception by G. F. Romashkina, R. R. Khuziakhmetov

“…In the course of analysis, Alpha Cronbach consistency ratings, index method, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients, Pearson’s Goodness-of-Fit Test, F-Test for equality of several means, case classification and triangulation method were applied.Results. …”
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Analysis of the Current Status of Self-Management Behaviors and Factors Affecting Self-Management in Elderly Empty Nesters with Comorbid Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,... by Li F, Cao Y, Xie X, Li M, Cheng T

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Clinical value of BNP and NT-proBNP for evaluating the cardiac function of patients with chronic renal failure by TANG Li, LIAO Chang-bin, ZHONG Chun-mei

“…Objective To investigate the clinical value of B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP) and N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP) for evaluating the cardiac function of patients with chronic renal failure(CRF).Methods 120 inpatients with CRF were chosen.The serum creatinine,BNP,and NT-proBNP concentrations were determined.According to China’s improved MDRD formula,the glomerular filtration rate was calculated.According to K/DOQI guide(2003 edition),the patients were divided into CKD stage 3,4,5(not given dialysis) groups.According to the classification issued NYHA,the patients were classified into NYHA grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,and Ⅳ groups.The concentrations of BNP and NT-proBNP in patients with different cardiac functions under the same level of renal function,and those in patients with different renal functions under the same level of cardiac function were compared.Results The blood BNP and NT-proBNP concentrations under the same renal level gradually increased with the increases in NYHA grade[for BNP,(134.00 ± 37.27),(300.00± 22.11),(688.00 ± 141.88),and(1 003.5 ± 185.56) μg/L in NYHA grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,and Ⅳ respectively with the CKD stage 3 stage];for NT-proBNP[(214.00 ± 92.63),(896.00 ± 200.73),(1 500.00 ± 761.58),and(25 540.00 ± 4 537.30) μg/L respectively].There was statistically significant difference(P<0.05).The blood BNP concentrations in different renal levels under the same NYHA level had no obvious difference(P>0.05).In NYHA grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ,the blood NT-proBNP concentrations in CKD stage 3 and 4 stage under the same NYHA level had no obvious difference.As compared with CKD stage 4 and 3,the blood NT-proBNP concentrations in CKD stage 5 increased significantly(P<0.05).In NYHA grade Ⅳ,the concentrations of NT-proBNP in CKD stage 3,4,and 5 were(25 540.00 ± 4 537.30),(25 820.00 ± 3 636.18),and(26 208.00 ± 3 920.68) /ng/L respectively(P>0.05).Conclnsions BNP can be used as a diagnostic marker of cardiac insufficiency for patients in CKD stage 3,4 and 5(not given dialysis).NT-proBNP is greatly influenced by renal function,which can be used to evaluate the function of the heart under the premise of considering the renal function,but it is not recommended to use in the CKD stage 5.…”
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Long-term prognosis of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in stage II/III colorectal cancer (INEX study): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial... by Marie Hanaoka, Hiroyasu Kagawa, Megumi Ishiguro, Akihiro Hirakawa, Masanori Tokunaga, Yusuke Kinugasa

“…Colon resection will include D2 or D3 lymph node dissection, in accordance with the Japanese Classification of Colorectal Carcinoma. The primary endpoint is relapse-free survival, with long-term follow-up planned. …”
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For citation: Gapontsev V. L., Fedorov V. A., Dorozhkin Ye. M. A look at the global educational crisis through the lens of experience of the history of science. Part 1.The scientif... by V. L. Gapontsev, V. A. Fedorov, Ye. M. Dorozhkin

“…Introduction. The issue of the global educational crisis was outlined by Ch. …”
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Nomogram Model for Predicting Risk of Postoperative Delirium in Adult Liver Transplant Patients: A Retrospective Study by Yu LL, Gong Y, Fang F, Wang T, Cang J

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Ganoderma Disease in Oil Palm Trees Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning by Chee Seng Kwang, Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak, Sumendra Yogarayan, M. Z. Adli Zahisham, Tze Huey Tam, M. K. Anuar Mohd Noor, Haryati Abidin

“…Before training on classifiers, a feature-based band alignment technique is developed to overcome the hyperspectral image misalignment issue and ensure the accuracy of the spectral data. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Cash Holdings and Speed of Adjustment by Abbas Aflatooni, Mohammad Khatiri, Farzad Eivani

“…To address potential statistical issues, the standard errors of the coefficients in the static models were corrected using cluster-robust standard errors at the firm level. …”
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Ecolodge Success Model: Antecedents and Consequences by Zohreh Dehdashti Shahrokh, Mohammadreza Karimi Alavijeh, Molood Esfahani

“…Results In this research, a proper classification of the critical success factors of ecolodges was presented based on the research background. finally, the number of 100 codes, 24 themes and 8 dimensions were identified and the validity of the coding was confirmed through the Cohen's kappa test, and the success model of the ecolodge: antecedents and consequences was presented and drawn. …”
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Initial Establishment of Warning Model for Epidemic Intensity of Norovirus GII Associated with Acute Gastroenteritis in Beijing Based on Synthetic Index Method by Taoli Han, Yan Gao, Shiyao Zhang, Yang Jiao, Jianhong Zhao, Jiaxin Zhao, Yujie Liu, Kuankuan Liu, Pan Lu, Ru Fan, Yuqi Zhang, Xingmei Ren, Mengnan Wang, Zhiyong Gao, Wenjing Li, Beibei Li, Tongyue Su, Lingli Sun

“…If the synthetic index of two consecutive monitoring weeks in the epidemic season of 2023–2024 exceeds a certain threshold, an early warning for the corresponding epidemic intensity will be issued and recommendations on the corresponding control measures will be given. …”
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Graphical Empirical Mode Decomposition–Convolutional Neural Network-Based Expert System for Early Corrosion Detection in Truss-Type Bridges by Alan G. Lujan-Olalde, Angel H. Rangel-Rodriguez, Andrea V. Perez-Sanchez, Martin Valtierra-Rodriguez, Jose M. Machorro-Lopez, Juan P. Amezquita-Sanchez

“…Corrosion is a critical issue in civil structures, significantly affecting their durability and functionality. …”
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Quantum Circuit Architecture Search on a Superconducting Processor by Kehuan Linghu, Yang Qian, Ruixia Wang, Meng-Jun Hu, Zhiyuan Li, Xuegang Li, Huikai Xu, Jingning Zhang, Teng Ma, Peng Zhao, Dong E. Liu, Min-Hsiu Hsieh, Xingyao Wu, Yuxuan Du, Dacheng Tao, Yirong Jin, Haifeng Yu

“…However, the heuristic ansatz exploited in modern VQAs is incapable of balancing the trade-off between expressivity and trainability, which may lead to degraded performance when executed on noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) machines. To address this issue, here, we demonstrate the first proof-of-principle experiment of applying an efficient automatic ansatz design technique, i.e., quantum architecture search (QAS), to enhance VQAs on an 8-qubit superconducting quantum processor. …”
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Evaluation of the role of transhepatic flow in postoperative outcomes following major hepatectomy (THEFLOW): study protocol for a single-centre, non-interventional cohort study by Karl Heinz Weiss, Mohammad Golriz, Anastasia Lemekhova, Elias Khajeh, Omid Ghamarnejad, Mohammed Al-Saeedi, Oliver Strobel, Beat Müller-Stich, Martin Schneider, Christoph Berchtold, Parham Tinoush, Philipp Mayer, De-Hua Chang, Katrin Hoffmann

“…However, small for size and flow syndrome (SFSF) is still a challenging issue, rendering patients inoperable and causing postoperative morbidity and mortality. …”
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Optimizing Hyperspectral Desertification Monitoring Through Metaheuristic-Enhanced Wavelet Packet Noise Reduction and Feature Band Selection by Weichao Liu, Jiapeng Xiao, Rongyuan Liu, Yan Liu, Yunzhu Tao, Tian Zhang, Fuping Gan, Ping Zhou, Yuanbiao Dong, Qiang Zhou

“…Land desertification represents a significant and sensitive global ecological issue. In the Inner Mongolia region of China, soil desertification and salinization are widespread, resulting from the combined effects of extreme drought conditions and human activities. …”
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Criteria for the normativity of interpretative legal acts in Russian judicial practice by E. V. Timoshina, A. A. Kraevsky

“…The authors argue that, in contrast to normative acts, ANPs not only lay down the will of the issuing authority, but also have a knowledge acquisition (cognitive inquiry) component in them. …”
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Instance segmentation and automated pig posture recognition for smart health management by Md Nasim Reza, Md Sazzadul Kabir, Md Asrakul Haque, Hongbin Jin, Hyunjin Kyoung, Young Kyoung Choi, Gookhwan Kim, Sun-Ok Chung

“…The proposed model showed strong potential for real-time posture monitoring and early welfare issue detection in pigs, aiding in the optimization of farm management practices. …”
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Using Structural Class Pairing to Address the Spatial Mismatch Between GEDI Measurements and NFI Plots by Nikola Besic, Sylvie Durrieu, Anouk Schleich, Cedric Vega

“…Our proposed method incorporates clustering, classification, and regression techniques, and utilizes GEDI and NFI data, along with Sentinel-2 images, land-use information, and topographic data. …”
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Possibilities of the Hybrid Method (Three-Phase Scintigraphy-SPECT/CTAngiography) in the Diagnosis and Staging of Acute Lower Limb Ischemia by O. V. Leshchinskaya, N. Y. Kudryashova, I. P. Mikhailov, L. T. Khamidova, L. S. Kokov, I. A. Yeroshkin, B. V. Kozlovsky, E. V. Kislukhina

“…CT angiography makes it possible to assess in detail the level and severity of occlusive lesions of the arterial system and study the vascular anatomy of the lower limb to resolve the issue of the possibility of revascularization, and also indirectly characterizes the presence of ischemic changes in soft tissues. 2. …”
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Towards Automated Eye Diagnosis: An Improved Retinal Vessel Segmentation Framework Using Ensemble Block Matching 3D Filter by Khuram Naveed, Faizan Daud, Hussain Ahmad Madni, Mohammad A.U. Khan, Tariq M. Khan, Syed Saud Naqvi

“…To address this inherent issue, we present an efficient unsupervised vessel segmentation strategy as a step towards accurate classification of eye diseases from the noisy fundus images. …”
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