Sustainable Selection of Machine Learning Algorithm for Gender-Bias Attenuated Prediction by Raik Orbay, Evelina Wikner

“…In this work, a novel application for gender-based classification with bias-attenuation using anonymized driving data will be presented. Using data devoid of biometric and geographic information, the proposed pipeline distinguishes manifested binary genders with 80% accuracy for the drivers in the holdout data set. …”
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Quantum-inspired K-nearest neighbors classifier for enhanced printer source identification in forensic document analysis by Saad M. Darwish, Raad A. Ali, Adel A. Elzoghabi

“…This is crucial in forensic investigations involving counterfeit documents or anonymous threats. However, identifying consistent patterns across different printers remains challenging, especially when perpetrators attempt to obscure these artifacts. …”
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The Reserve of Poetry by Geneviève Cohen-Cheminet

“…I hypothesize that aesthetic catagories of art, non-art and anti-art, help account for the way an ordinary commonplace object —an anonymous readymade that is industrially produced in series—is turned into a poetical artefact through a process of de-aestheticization then of re-aestheticization that conspicuously maintains the constraints of poetry. …”
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The Poisson Extension of the Unrelated Question Model: Improving Surveys With Time-Constrained Questions on Sensitive Topics by Benedikt Iberl, Anesa Aljovic, Rolf Ulrich, Fabiola Reiber

“…The UQM is another survey technique which guarantees complete and objective anonymity to participants in order to achieve more valid survey results when asking sensitive questions (e.g., about drug use). …”
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Recognition of Evamy Et Al P-Zones in the Tertiary Sediments of F- Well, Niger Delta by F.A. Lucas, O.E. Ononeme

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Feeding of dried sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel on humoral immune response of broiler chickens by Z. Pourhossein, A. Qotbi, A. Seidavi, V. Laudadio, D. Mazzei, V. Tufarelli

“…Average white blood cell, heterophil, lymphocyte, and monocyte counts, as well as heterophil/lymphocyte (H/L) ratio, were different among treatments. …”
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Inflammatory Markers and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Children: The NANOS Study by Alex Gileles-Hillel, María Luz Alonso-Álvarez, Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, Eduard Peris, José Aurelio Cordero-Guevara, Joaquin Terán-Santos, Mónica Gonzalez Martinez, María José Jurado-Luque, Jaime Corral-Peñafiel, Joaquin Duran-Cantolla, David Gozal

“…BMI, gender, and age were similar in OSA and no-OSA children. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) levels were significantly higher in OSA children, with interleukin-6 concentrations being higher in moderate-severe OSA (i.e., AHI > 5/hrTST; P<0.01), while MCP-1 levels were associated with more prolonged nocturnal hypercapnia (P<0.001). …”
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High-Mobility Group Box-1 Induces Decreased Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-Mediated Neuroprotection in the Diabetic Retina by Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar, Mohd Imtiaz Nawaz, Mohammad Mairaj Siddiquei, Abdullah S. Al-Kharashi, Dustan Kangave, Ghulam Mohammad

“…To test the hypothesis that brain-derived neurotrophic factor-(BDNF-) mediated neuroprotection is reduced by high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) in diabetic retina, paired vitreous and serum samples from 46 proliferative diabetic retinopathy and 34 nondiabetic patients were assayed for BDNF, HMGB1, soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and TBARS. …”
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Veronicastrum axillare Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury via Suppression of Proinflammatory Mediators and Downregulation of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Quanxin Ma, Kai Wang, Qinqin Yang, Shun Ping, Weichun Zhao, Qiyang Shou, Weimin Zhou, Minli Chen

“…We observed that V. axillare suppressed the mRNA expression of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in RAW264.7 cells challenged with LPS. …”
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Description of the New Species <i>Laccaria albifolia</i> (Hydnangiaceae, Basidiomycota) and a Reassessment of <i>Laccaria affinis</i> Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Analys... by Francesco Dovana, Roberto Para, Gabriel Moreno, Edoardo Scali, Matteo Garbelotto, Bernardo Ernesto Lechner, Luigi Forte

“…Consequently, we propose that these two taxa be considered synonymous. This study not only contributes to the understanding of <i>Laccaria</i> diversity but also proposes the formal designation of an epitype for <i>L. affinis</i>, thereby providing a foundation for future research on this ecologically significant genus. …”
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Clinical analysis and risk factors associated with poor prognosis in nontuberculous mycobacterial infection by Jinjing Chai, Sujie Zhang, Chong Ma, Qimin Mei, Tao Liu, Jihai Liu, Yecheng Liu, Huadong Zhu

“…The area under the curve (AUC) values for NLR and neutrophil-to-monocyte-plus-lymphocyte-ratio (NMLR) were 0.751 and 0.763 with optimal cut-off values of 9.50 and 3.83, respectively, for prediction of mortality in patients with NTM disease.…”
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Sequence Variation in Toxoplasma gondii rop17 Gene among Strains from Different Hosts and Geographical Locations by Nian-Zhang Zhang, Ying Xu, Si-Yang Huang, Dong-Hui Zhou, Rui-Ai Wang, Xing-Quan Zhu

“…Analyses of sequence variations in nucleotides and amino acids among these strains revealed high ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous polymorphisms (>1), indicating that rop17 shows signs of positive selection. …”
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Dual Functions of the C5a Receptor as a Connector for the K562 Erythroblast-Like Cell-THP-1 Macrophage-Like Cell Island and as a Sensor for the Differentiation of the K562 Erythrob... by Hiroshi Nishiura, Rui Zhao, Tetsuro Yamamoto

“…We have previously demonstrated that apoptotic cell-derived ribosomal protein S19 (RP S19) oligomers exhibit extraribosomal functions in promoting monocyte chemotaxis and proapoptosis via the C5aR without receptor internalisation. …”
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Decline in Memory, Visuospatial Ability, and Crystalized Cognitive Abilities in Older Adults: Normative Aging or Terminal Decline? by R. Bendayan, A. M. Piccinin, S. M. Hofer, D. Cadar, B. Johansson, G. Muniz-Terrera

“…Measures of cognitive status (Mini-Mental State Examination and the Swedish Clock Test) and tests of crystallized (knowledge and synonyms), memory (verbal memory, nonverbal long-term memory, recognition and correspondence, and short-term memory), and visuospatial ability were included. …”
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Antilipotoxicity Activity of Osmanthus fragrans and Chrysanthemum morifolium Flower Extracts in Hepatocytes and Renal Glomerular Mesangial Cells by Po-Jung Tsai, Mei-Ling Chang, Ching-Mei Hsin, Chung-Chieh Chuang, Lu-Te Chuang, Wen-Huey Wu

“…OF and CM also suppressed the mRNA expression of interleukin- (IL-) 1β, IL-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α, and transforming growth factor- (TGF-) β by HepG2 cells treated with conditioned medium derived from lipopolysaccharide-treated THP-1 monocytes. Furthermore, OF and CM effectively inhibited oleate-induced cellular lipid accumulation, TGF-β secretion, and overexpression of fibronectin in mesangial cells. …”
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PRDM16 Enhances Osteoblastogenic RUNX2 via Canonical WNT10b/β-CATENIN Pathway in Testosterone-Treated Hypogonadal Men by Siresha Bathina, Mia Prado, Virginia Fuenmayor Lopez, Georgia Colleluori, Lina Aguirre, Rui Chen, Dennis T. Villareal, Reina Armamento-Villareal

“…We investigated the role of PRDM16 in RUNX2 activation by measuring changes in gene expression in peripheral blood monocytes (PBMCs) and proteins in the serum of hypogonadal men after T therapy for 6 months. …”
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Combining extracellular matrix proteome and phosphoproteome of chickpea and meta‐analysis reveal novel proteoforms and evolutionary significance of clade‐specific wall‐associated e... by Kanika Narula, Arunima Sinha, Pooja Choudhary, Sudip Ghosh, Eman Elagamey, Archana Sharma, Atreyee Sengupta, Niranjan Chakraborty, Subhra Chakraborty

“…Furthermore, protein families differ in nonsynonymous to synonymous substitution rates. Our study pointed towards the matrix proteoform functionality, sequence divergence variation, interactions between wall remodelers and molecular evolution using a phylogenetic framework. …”
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Renal Evaluation in Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Giovany Gomes Capistrano, Gdayllon Cavalcante Meneses, Fernanda Macedo de Oliveira Neves, Renata de Almeida Leitão, Alice Maria Costa Martins, Alexandre Braga Libório

“…In addition, microalbuminuria and urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were evaluated as markers of selectivity of the glomerular barrier and inflammation, respectively. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Poplar Buds on Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemia, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Streptozotocin-Induced Type-2 Diabetes by Shiqin Peng, Ping Wei, Qun Lu, Rui Liu, Yue Ding, Jiuliang Zhang

“…For inflammatory factors, feeding of 50% fraction could also reduce the levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in liver homogenate. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor 9 Promotes Survival in SERCA2a KO Heart Failure Mice by Yangchen Dhondup, Ivar Sjaastad, Øystein Sandanger, Jan Magnus Aronsen, Muhammad Shakil Ahmed, Håvard Attramadal, Alexandra Vanessa Finsen, Lili Zhang, Trine Ranheim, Katrine Alfsnes, Pål Aukrust, Geir Christensen, Arne Yndestad, Leif Erik Vinge

“…Both HF groups displayed increased left atrium size, lung weight, fetal gene expressions, monocyte/macrophage infiltration, and fibrosis. However, there were no significant differences between the groups. …”
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