Effect of Co-Solvents, Modified Starch and Physical Parameters on the Solubility and Release Rate of Cryptotanshinone from Alcohologels by Justyna Kobryń, Patryk Demski, Bartosz Raszewski, Tomasz Zięba, Witold Musiał

“…The analytical methods included evaluation of CT release profiles, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images were performed. (3) Results: The release and decomposition kinetics of CT in relation to the phosphate buffer solution (PBS) and methanol were observed. …”
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Optimized CNN-Bi-LSTM–Based BCI System for Imagined Speech Recognition Using FOA-DWT by Meenakshi Bisla, Radhey Shyam Anand

“…The applicability of modern deep learning methods such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) networks has seen substantial advances in complex EEG signal analysis as compared to ML-based methods. …”
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The burden dynamics of leukemia in China from 1990 to 2021: an epidemiological analysis of trends, risk factors, and projections to 2036 by Renfang Zhang, Chunyue Guo, Yifang Liang, Siyu Qing, Ziyue Liang, Yongbin Wang, Chenguang Zhang

“…Joinpoint regression identified temporal trends, while age-period-cohort (APC) models dissected age, period, and birth cohort effects. …”
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Community structure and diversity of soil nematodes in different slope directions of wild cherry plum forests in Xinjiang, China by CAO Jing, CUI Dong, JIANG Zhicheng, YAN Jiangchao, WU Yunhao, LIU Junqi, GUO Jinfeng, HAN Yaxin, HAN Shutong

“…A total of 20 plots were set and soil samples collected using the five-point sampling method. Soil samples from different sampling points in the same plot were pooled to form a single soil sample. …”
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The disproportionate burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension among the elderly: global, regional, and national trends from 1990 to 2021—findings from the 2021 global burden of di... by Meng Tang, Xingxing Liu, Xiaoyu Hao, Zhiming Liu, Zuwei Li, Hanbin Luo, Guohui Zou, Guohui Zou

“…Analyses included decomposition, health inequality, and frontier analysis. …”
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A role of comprehensive cervix assessment in the first trimester of pregnancy for predicting preterm delivery by V. G. Volkov, O. V. Chursina

“…Aim: to improve efficacy of predicting preterm labor in the first trimester of pregnancy by combining diverse parameters of cervical ultrasound examination.Materials and methods. A prospective cohort study of 1517 women with uncomplicated pregnancy was performed. …”
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An analysis of paediatric clinical presentations in Northwest Syria and the effect of forced displacement, 2018–2022 by Vinay Kampalath, Ms Maia C. Tarnas, Ms Vaibhavee Patel, Mohamed Hamze, Randa Loutfi, Bachir Tajaldin, Ahmad Albik, Ayman Kassas, Anas Khashata, Aula Abbara

“…After initial descriptive analyses were completed, we performed a seasonal-trend decomposition to estimate the seasonality of clinical presentations. …”
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Toward Smart Condition Monitoring of Rotatory Machines: An Optimized Probabilistic Signal Reconstruction Methodology for Fault Prediction With Multisource Uncertainties by Xiaomo Jiang, Weijian Tang, Haixin Zhao, Xueyu Cheng

“…Three signal reconstruction methods, that is, Bayesian wavelet multiscale decomposition, probabilistic principal component analysis, and auto-associative kernel regression, were seamlessly integrated to address the noise, high dimensionality, and correlation in the sensed multivariate vibration data for accurate fault prediction. …”
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Increasing incidence, prevalence, and mortality of lip and oral cavity cancer in adults aged 70 and older globally: findings from GBD 2021 by Shaoxing Chen, Xiaohuang Yang, Leijuan Huang, Yuanfu Xie, Yijiang Li, Yina Lin

“…The Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) model was then applied to project future trends in the burden of LOC up until 2030. …”
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Adaptation of the modular number system in threshold secret sharing schemes by A. F. Chernyavskiy, A. I. Kazlova, V. S. Sadov, A. A. Kolyada

“…Adaptive coordination of changes in the pseudo-random parameter of the masking function with the domain of its results makes it possible to implement a minimally redundant modular decomposition of the masking function for any admissible basis of the based scheme.Conclusion. …”
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Association Between Depression and Lung Cancer Risk Among Postmenopausal Women by Yuanyuan La, Su Yon Jung, Xiaoyun Liang, Michelle J. Naughton, Michael Hendryx, Juhua Luo

“…The relationship between depression and lung cancer incidence was examined using a multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model. A four‐way decomposition causal mediation approach was employed to investigate the potential mediating and moderating effects of smoking. …”
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Global burden on drug use disorders from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2046 by Chen Dongying, Sun Yanyan, Li Xiaowu, Li Xiaowu, Li Xiaowu, Yin Zongyi, Yin Zongyi, Yin Zongyi

“…Frontier analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship between the burden of DUDs and socio-demographic development. The Nordpred model and Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) model were introduced to forecast the burden. …”
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Sociodemographic and sex differences in the global burden of hypertensive heart disease, 1990–2021: a population-based analysis by Fangfei Nie, Xiaorong Wang, Airong Yang, Jiaolong He, Jie Bai, Ping Yan, Xiaozhou Wang

“…Future rates through 2036 were projected using Bayesian age–period–cohort models. Decomposition analysis quantified contributions of population growth, aging, and epidemiologic changes, and risk-attributable DALYs were estimated for five modifiable exposures. …”
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Biomedical Application Prospects of Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles for Regenerative Medicine by Ekaterina V. Silina, Natalia E. Manturova, Elena L. Chuvilina, Akhmedali A. Gasanov, Olga I. Andreeva, Maksim A. Pugachevskii, Aleksey V. Kochura, Alexey A. Kryukov, Yulia G. Suzdaltseva, Victor A. Stupin

“…Background/Objectives: The aim was to study the possibilities of biomedical application of gadolinium oxide nanoparticles (Gd₂O₃ NPs) synthesized under industrial conditions, and evaluate their physicochemical properties, redox activity, biological activity, and safety using different human cell lines. Methods: The powder of Gd₂O₃ NPs was obtained by a process of thermal decomposition of gadolinium carbonate precipitated from nitrate solution, and was studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray analyzer (EDX). …”
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Spatiotemporal trends in hernia disease burden and health workforce correlations in aging populations: a global analysis with projections to 2050 by Fangyi Dai, Yuzhou Cai, Huayou Luo, Ruo Shu, Tong Zhang, Yong Dai

“…We conducted health inequality analyses and utilized eight time-series machine learning models to project disease burden from 2022 to 2050. …”
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Esophageal cancer trends in the US from 1992 to 2019 with projections to 2044 using SEER data by Zhaomin Xie, Jiajia Lin, Zihuan Li, Hexing Sun, Kaiyuan Huang, Danping Lin, Yingsheng Xiao, Congzhu Li, De Zeng

“…We analyzed esophageal cancer data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-12 cancer registry program, using Joinpoint regression for trend analysis and a decomposition method to attribute changes to population growth, population aging, and epidemiological changes. …”
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Enhanced clustering techniques for lithofacies and electrofacies identification in post-salt carbonate and siliciclastic reservoirs: a case study from the campos basin, Brazil by Abel Carrasquilla, Herson Rocha

“…Subsequently, nine unsupervised classification techniques-including eight clustering algorithms (e.g., k-means, k-medoids, Gaussian mixture models, spectral clustering, k-nearest neighbors, subtractive fuzzy clustering, fuzzy c-means, and agglomerative hierarchical clustering) and one neural-based mapping method (competitive neural network) - were applied. …”
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Shaping local identity through public health: the role of social integration among new-generation rural migrants in urban China by Youhua Wang, Chunhong Xiao, Yushuang Zheng, Zhonglin Liu, Zhihao Jiang, Yue Li

“…This study investigates how public health influences local identity among new-generation rural migrants and examines the mediating role of social integration in this relationship, addressing a significant gap in the migration and public health literature. Methods Utilizing data from 56,014 new-generation rural migrants, this study employed ordinary least squares (OLS) and logistic regression models to assess the impact of three public health indicators—public health awareness, health records, and health education—on social integration and local identity. …”
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Improvement of Saline–Alkali Soil and Straw Degradation Efficiency in Cold and Arid Areas Using <i>Klebsiella</i> sp. and <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp. by Xiaoyu Zhao, Xiaofang Yu, Julin Gao, Jiawei Qu, Qinggeer Borjigin, Tiantian Meng, Dongbo Li

“…Microbial characteristics, straw degradation efficiency, element release rate, and soil factors were compared, and random forest linear regression and partial least squares path modeling analysis methods were utilized. The results indicated that the degradation of bacterial metabolites, the efficiency of corn stover degradation, the efficiency of component degradation, and the release rates of elements (C, N, P, and K) initially increased and then decreased with the increase in salinity. …”
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Global, regional, and national differences in the burden of refraction disorders among children, adolescents, and older adults: current trends and future projections by Qiheng Yuan, Longji Wang, Bianjin Sun, Siwen Chen, Yutong Kang, Yongliang Lou, Meiqin Zheng

“…Decomposition analysis was applied, frontier analysis identified potential burden reductions, and Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort (BAPC) Models were used to forecast future trends. …”
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