ROC analysis determines optimal cutoff and doubtable interval of the Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index in a multicenter case control study by Genggeng Guo, Juanjuan He, Jianwen Liu, Xiaoye Yan, Meng Zhou, Chenmin Wu, Diantian Lin, Zhihan Chen, Qing Yan, Fei Gao, Zugang Xie, Feng Huang, Shengli Zhang

“…Abstract In clinical practice, the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) score of healthy individuals is more than zero. However, the lower limit of the BASMI score range for patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is 0, which is inconsistent with that observed in actual clinical settings. …”
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Twenty-year outcomes after repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids prior to 32 weeks' gestation: Follow-up of a randomised clinical trial. by Robyn W May, Anthony G B Walters, Greg D Gamble, Caroline A Crowther, Stuart R Dalziel, Carl L Eagleton, Christopher J D McKinlay, Barry J Milne, Jane E Harding

“…Secondary outcomes included neurodevelopmental, cardiovascular, mental and general health, functional difficulties and social outcomes. …”
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ROLE OF SERUM EOSINOPHILIC CATIONIC PROTEIN AND TRYPTASE IN MYELOPROLIFERATIVE AND LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS by L. S. Komarova, N. B. Mikhaylova, I. I. Nesterovich, Ye. Ye. Zueva, B. V. Afanasyev, Areg A. Totolian

“…Therapeutic interventions into key events controlling eosinophil migration may be a leading factor in treatment of hypereosinophylic states in onco-hematological disorders. Due to unknown functions of eosinophils in majority of eosinophilia-associated diseases, it would be useful to establish an algorithm of accurate diagnostics in the patients with eosinophilia, in order to choose more effective treatment in future.We studied serum levels of secretable eosinophil and mast cells proteins in oncohematological patients with increased eosinophil counts. …”
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NEW DIRECTION IN LOCAL THERAPY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE JOINT by Ye. S. Tsvetkova, L. N. Denisov

“…Due to the therapy, morning stiffness was evidently decreased and functional activity was increased in the main group. …”
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Carbohydrate Determinants of Chorionic Villi Glycoconjugates of Human Embryos, Lost due to Sporadic and Recurrent Miscarriages by Zastavnyy I., Yashchenko A., Lutsyk A.

“…The redistribution of the lectin receptors was more obvious in chorionic villi after the recurrent miscarriages compared to the sporadic ones. …”
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Numerical Solution of the Inverse Thermoacoustics Problem Using QFT and Gradient Method by Syrym E. Kasenov, Aigerim M. Tleulesova, Almas N. Temirbekov, Zholaman M. Bektemessov, Rysbike A. Asanova

“…In this research, we consider the inverse problem for the wave equation under an unknown initial condition. A generalized solution to the direct problem was formulated, its correctness was established, and the stability assessment was obtained. …”
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Clinical and immunological characteristics of medical students depending on the duration and program of study by S. A. Chebotov, R. T. Urazmambetov, I. I. Andreeva, M. V. Kharitonova

“…These differences consist in a more frequent and significant clinical manifestation of infectious pathology and are reflected in the functional potential of cellular parameters of innate immunity. …”
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Региональное сотрудничество в области безопасности полетов: международно-правовые вопросы by A. A. Batalov

“…However, despite the importance of such cooperation for enhancement of aviation safety, currently its development depends upon the successful resolution of the following problems: – improvement of international legal framework (e.g., international treaties, decisions of international organizations etc.), which governs establishment and functioning of aviation safety oversight and aircraft accident investigation regional international organizations and bodies, in particular, with the aim to expand their powers to perform more complex and important functions in the area of aviation safety oversight and accident investigation for their Member States (e.g., certification of aeronautical products and other civil aviation facilities, conducting full accident investigation etc.); – ensuring more sustainable funding for aviation safety oversight and aircraft accident investigation regional international organizations and bodies; – training of bigger number of aviation professionals performing inspectorial functions in the area of aviation safety oversight as well as aircraft accident and incident investigation functions; – limitation of cases of simultaneous membership of the same States in several aviation safety oversight and aircraft accident investigation regional international organizations. …”
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Inclusive Primary Schools in Sweden: Case Studies by MENTEL Klaudyna, BUJNIEWICZ Zbyszko

“…These are arranged in a sequence that reflects the daily school schedule. Functional spaces are logically organized, and the presence of clear sightlines and visual landmarks helps students navigate and understand the layout of the school more easily. …”
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Sensitivity of Firms' Investment to Uncertainty and Cash Flow by Taher Porkavosh, Ezatollah Abbasian, Vahid Mahmoudi

“…In addition, an early investment decision can help companies increase their market share and gain more profit. In other words, greater risk leads to more investment and, consequently, more reinvestment. …”
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Improved scaling laws for infrastructure: planning increased access to water and sanitation networks in low- and middle-income countries by Fernando Assad, Gabrielle Marega, Nitish Ranjan Sarker, David D J Meyer

“…Uniquely, our generalized scaling laws can model the infrastructure needed to expand access. …”
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Learning From Natural Images in Few-Shot SAR Target Classification by Songhao Shi, Xiaodan Wang, Yafei Song

“…In addition, we employ a Brownian distance covariance metrics module to overcome the limitations of conventional metric distances, ensuring the model acquires more precise semantic representations. A novel joint loss function is formulated to optimize cross-domain generalization and accommodate the unique imaging characteristics of SAR. …”
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MAP: Mutation Arranger for Defining Phenotype-Related Single-Nucleotide Variant by In-Pyo Baek, Yong-Bok Jeong, Seung-Hyun Jung, Yeun-Jun Chung

“…MAP is a user-friendly program with multiple functions that supports the determination of recurrent or phenotype-specific mutations and provides graphic illustration images to the users. …”
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Possible Implications of Managing Alexithymia on Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review by Laura Culicetto, Caterina Formica, Viviana Lo Buono, Desirèe Latella, Giuseppa Maresca, Amelia Brigandì, Chiara Sorbera, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Angelo Quartarone, Silvia Marino

“…Alexithymia, characterized by difficulty in recognizing and verbalizing emotions, is reported to be more prevalent in subjects with Parkinson’s disease (PD) than in the general population. …”
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The Analysis of Driving Factors of Farm Land Equipment to Sprinkler Irrigation Systems (Case Study: the Villages of Ravansar Township) by Jafar Tavakoli, Davoud Jamini

“…The investigations indicate that except for hundreds of million people worldwide who do not have the acceptable level of food security, there will have been the serious risk of feeding for more than 9 billion people by 2050. General Director Deputy of FAO claimed that agricultural productions should be increased by 70 percent around the world while by 100 percent in developing countries to reply increasing food demands. …”
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<p><strong>Analysis of the reproductive viability of <em>Varroa destructor</em> (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) rearing under laboratory conditions</strong></p> by Jesús Humberto Reyna-Fuentes, Cecilia Carmela Zapata Campos, Fabian Eliseo Olazarán Santibanez, José Octavio Merino Charrez, Daniel López Aguirre

“…All data were analyzed using generalized linear mixed models implemented in Proc GLIMMIX using the binary distribution function with the default logit link function. …”
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Opportunities and threats for agrifood firms. The case of wineries applying Rasch analysis by Vanessa Yanes-Estévez, Ana María García-Pérez

“…Rasch analysis and its Differential Item Functioning (DIF) were used to process the information as novel competitive analysis tools. …”
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Social Perception of Zoos and Aquariums: What We Know and How We Know It by Ana Villarroya, Rafael Miranda, Andrea Pino-del-Carpio, María Casas

“…At the same time, the functions they fulfill and the way they do that have been subject to scrutiny from different fields of knowledge. …”
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Classification of Properties in Human-like Dialogue Systems Using Generative AI to Adapt to Individual Preferences by Kaori Abe, Changqin Quan, Sheng Cao, Zhiwei Luo

“…A design approach in accordance with individuality could be useful for making human-like dialogue systems more comfortable for users.…”
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Face Detection and Segmentation Based on Improved Mask R-CNN by Kaihan Lin, Huimin Zhao, Jujian Lv, Canyao Li, Xiaoyong Liu, Rongjun Chen, Ruoyan Zhao

“…Furthermore, Generalized Intersection over Union (GIoU) is used as the bounding box loss function to improve the detection accuracy. …”
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