Double-diffusive magnetoconvection in a tilted porous parallelogrammic domain with discrete heated-cooled segments: Leveraging machine learning and CFD approach by P. Ravindra, M. Sankar, Suresh Rasappan, Wardah Abdullah Al Majrafi, Pugalarasu Rajan, S. Sanal Kumar

“…In addition, an artificial neural network (ANN) model is developed that uses a softmax activation function to predict Nu‾ and Sh‾, and its performance is evaluated against a regression model, yielding robust results.…”
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Serum and tear autoantibodies from NOD and NOR mice as potential diagnostic indicators of local and systemic inflammation in Sjögren’s disease by Shruti Singh Kakan, Sara Abdelhamid, Sara Abdelhamid, Yaping Ju, Yaping Ju, J. Andrew MacKay, J. Andrew MacKay, J. Andrew MacKay, Maria C. Edman, Indu Raman, Chengsong Zhu, Prithvi Raj, Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez, Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez

“…The LG produces the protein-rich aqueous component of tears, and SjD-associated autoimmune dacryoadenitis (AD) may thus alter tear autoantibody composition.MethodsThe presence of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) in LG from two murine models of SjD-associated AD, male non-obese diabetic (NOD) and male non-obese insulitis resistant (NOR) mice, were evaluated using immunofluorescence. …”
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Epidemiology of bacterial biofilms on polyps and normal tissues in a screening colonoscopy cohort by Julia L. Drewes, Samara B. Rifkin, Madison McMann, Sara Glass, Emma Spence, Caroline R. Wensel, Abby L. Geis, Courtney Stevens, Joell J. Gills, Hao Wang, Linda M. Hylind, Gerard Mullin, David Kafonek, David Cromwell, Louis La Luna, Francis M. Giardiello, Cynthia L. Sears

“…Direct examination of polyp tissues demonstrated similar bacterial burden and taxonomic composition compared to paired normal tissues, but polyps displayed enhanced bacterial invasion into crypts. …”
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Pd nanowire coatings of laser-treated polyethylene naphthalate: Preparation, characterization and biological response by M. Polivkova, M. Valova, S. Rimpelova, P. Slepicka, V. Svorcik, J. Siegel

“…Then, the antibacterial and cytotoxic effects were evaluated by (i) drop plate method using E. coli (G–) and S. epidermidis (G+ bacteria), and (ii) WST-1 cytotoxicity assay with three model cell lines (L929, NIH 3T3, RAW 264.7), respectively. …”
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Encapsulation of fibrinogen and thrombin with calcium carbonate for hemorrhage control by Henry T Peng, Musaab Siddiqui

“…These hemostatic and self-propelling properties could be optimized via changes to preparation method and composition. Further studies in animal bleeding models are warranted.…”
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Effect of surface electromagnetic wave treatment on the refractive properties of thin films based on indium tin oxides with laser-deposited single-walled carbon nanotubes by A. S. Toikka, N. V. Kamanina

“…For ITO-based thin films with laser-deposited CNTs, the described SEW treatment method provides a precise reduction in the thickness of the composite structure while preserving the antireflective properties of the CNTs. …”
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Relation between non-dietary cardiovascular health and costs associated with stroke in the US by Abraham M. Enyeji, Chioma Obi, Armarion Stegall, Jordan Davis, Roha Surani, Jayson Forbes, David L. Wetzell

“…Annual costs were assessed using a generalized linear model with a log link and gamma distribution, followed by a two-part model to account for the presence of both positive and zero costs across disaggregated healthcare categories. …”
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Comparative analysis of 16 baseline obesity and lipid-related indices for cardiovascular disease risk prediction in adults with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0–3:... by Yilin Pan, Beibei Du, Long Feng, Jingru Bi

“…Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess associations. Predictive performance was compared using the C-index, Akaike Information Criterion (AIC), Integrated Discrimination Improvement (IDI), and Decision Curve Analysis (DCA). …”
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OXIDATIVE STRESS AND EARLY POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN CARDIAC SURGERY by Zh. S. Filippovskaya, O. N. Gerasimenko, O. A. Grebenchikov, R. A. Zinovkin, R. N. Larkov, O. N. Ulitkina, Yu. V. Skripkin, V. V. Likhvantsev

“…It was found out that the area under ROC-curve made 0.81 and 0.83 for the risk of developing acute renal lesions and heart failure respectively (p < 0.01 in both cases) thus the investigated model can be evaluated as "a model of very good quality". …”
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Prediction of clinical course in patients with diffuse coronary artery disease after coronary bypass surgery by S. K. Kurbanov, E. E. Vlasova, V. P. Vasiliev, D. M. Galyautdinov, L. N. Ilyina, А. A. Shiryaev, R. S. Akchurin

“…To determine the incidence, predictors and develop a model for long-term risk stratification of ischemic events in patients with coronary artery disease after coronary bypass surgery.Material and methods. …”
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Spatiotemporal prediction of alpine wetlands under multi-climate scenarios in the west of Sichuan, China by Haijun Wang, Xiangdong Kong, Onanong Phewnil, Ji Luo, Pengju Li, Xiyong Chen, Tianhui Xie

“…Methods We employed a large sample and composite supervised classification algorithms to classify alpine wetlands and generate wetland maps, based on the Google Earth Engine cloud computing platform. …”
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Climate drivers of forest ecosystem services supply in the hilly mountainus regions of southern China based on SHAP-enhanced machine learning by Qi Mengjuan, Guo Luo, Liu Wenshu, Wang Weiyin, Jiang Chunqian, Bai Yanfeng

“…In this study, we employed the InVEST model to quantify four key FES indicators from 2000 to 2020: carbon storage (CS), soil conservation (SC), habitat quality (HQ), water yield (WY), and a composite ecosystem service index (CESI). …”
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Risk–Cost Equilibrium for Grid Reinforcement Under High Renewable Penetration: A Bi-Level Optimization Framework with GAN-Driven Scenario Learning by Feng Liang, Ying Mu, Dashun Guan, Dongliang Zhang, Wenliang Yin

“…Existing transmission expansion planning (TEP) models either rely on static scenario sets or over-conservative worst-case assumptions, failing to capture the operational stress triggered by rare but structurally impactful renewable behaviors. …”
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Safety net or social barrier? Social networks and barriers to monitoring type 2 diabetes management among Black/African American men by Tyler Prochnow, Megan S. Patterson, Jeong-Hui Park, Ledric D. Sherman, Matthew Lee Smith

“…Interventions should focus on enhancing existing support relationships and leveraging positive health behavior modeling within networks rather than simply expanding social connections. …”
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Single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals the specific molecular signatures of myeloid cells responding to brain injury after microglial replacement by Xiao-Yi Xiong, Xiao-Yi Xiong, Xiao-Yi Xiong, Haicheng Yuan, Ying Mu, Yi He, Fang Xie, Xiao-Shuang Feng, Jia-Xin Xie, Xin-Ru Pan, Yu-Fei Wang, Jian Gong, Xiaoming Zheng, Peng-Fei Wang

“…Aged microglial replacement is protective against brain injury in aged mice; however, whether/how the molecular changes in myeloid cells are affected by this replacement in injured brains remains unclear.MethodsAged microglia in mice were eliminated by PLX3397 for 21 consecutive days and repopulated following withdrawal for 21 days; then, intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) models were constructed. …”
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Benchmarking Differential Abundance Tests for 16S microbiome sequencing data using simulated data based on experimental templates. by Eva Kohnert, Clemens Kreutz

“…However, the statistical interpretation of microbiome data is challenged by inherent sparsity and compositional nature, necessitating tailored DA methods. …”
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In Situ Active Contour-Based Segmentation and Dimensional Analysis of Part Features in Additive Manufacturing by Tushar Saini, Panos S. Shiakolas

“…The framework was evaluated on a 20.000 mm × 20.000 mm multilayer part with internal features (two circles and a rectangle) printed using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). The segmentation performance of the composite method was compared with traditional methods with the results showing the composite method scoring higher in most metrics, including a maximum Jaccard index of 78.34%, effectively segmenting high- and low-contrast features. …”
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Predicting acute lung injury in infants with congenital heart disease after cardiopulmonary bypass by gut microbiota by Lan Jiang, Yueshuang Cun, Qiang Wang, Kede Wu, Menglong Hu, Zhen Wu, Tianyi Zhu, Zhaocong Yang, Nishant Patel, Nishant Patel, Xinyu Cai, Xinyu Cai, Jirong Qi, Xuming Mo

“…Random forest regression models and ROC curves were utilized to predict the occurrence of CPB-ALI.ResultsOur study revealed significantly different microbiota compositions among three groups (CON, CPB-ALI, and CPB-NALI). …”
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Episode-specific cortical functional connectome reorganization and neurobiological correlates in bipolar disorder: a cross-sectional study by Xiaobo Liu, Bin Wan, Xi-Han Zhang, Ruifang Cui, Siyu Long, Ruiyang Ge, Lang Liu, Jinming Xiao, Zhen-Qi Liu, Jiadong Yan, Ke Xie, Meng Yao, Xin Wen, Sanwang Wang, Yujun Gao

“…Then, we employed regression dynamic causal modeling to investigate the directional information flow along the reorganized sensory-association axis across different BD episodes. …”
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Evaluation of small vessel disease burden on MRI and stroke outcomes by Janet Nguyen, Nicholas Vo, Nicholas Vo, Peter D. Chang, Peter D. Chang, Chanon Chantaduly, Wengui Yu, Jennifer E. Soun, Jennifer E. Soun

“…PurposeWe aimed to assess whether a composite SVD score derived from MRI features improves stroke outcome prediction when integrated with clinical factors.Materials and methodsA 2019–2022 retrospective analysis included patients who had MRI prior to stroke admission. …”
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