Role of AI and 3D quantitative computed tomography in obstructive airway diseases in correlation with pulmonary function tests by Amira Abdalla saad, Ahmed M. Osman, Hossam M. Abdelhamid, Mai Mohammad Sedik

“…Results A direct relation was discovered between wall thickness (WT), wall area (WA), and luminal area (LA) of the 3rd-generation bronchus of the right lower lung lobe and forced vital capacity (FVC), while no strong relation was found in the 4th and 5th generations. …”
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The quartic anharmonic oscillator – an oscillator-basis expansion approach. II. Study of the wave functions and acceleration of the expansions convergence by V. A. Babenko, A. V. Nesterov

“…This model is also widely used for studying molecular vibrations, phonon modes in solids, nonlinear optical phenomena, and more. We have calculated and constructed the wave functions of the anharmonic oscillator for various values of the oscillator coupling constant λ. …”
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Transformation of the System of Training Specialists during the Transition to FSES 3++ by R. N. Bakhtizin, O. A. Baulin, R. M. Mazitov, N. A. Shaikhutdinova

“…At the same time, the so-called soft skills should become an indispensable superstructure for the formation of professional competencies, as without them it is extremely difficult to train specialists able to adapt as quickly as possible to changes in the external environment, and, in conditions of uncertainty of occupational functions in the future, they become more important than hard skills.…”
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Mean-Median Compromise Method: A Novel Deepest Voting Function Balancing Range Voting and Majority Judgment by Ruffin-Benoît M. Ngoie, Selain K. Kasereka, Jean-Aimé B. Sakulu, Kyandoghere Kyamakya

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The most severely ill patients with ME/CFS in Denmark by Peter la Cour

“…There was an overall negative interaction with psychiatric interventions, and the relations between patients and the health system were generally characterised by mutual distrust. Social services were often dismissed, and obtaining the services was often described as more of a burden than a benefit. …”
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Changes in the ventilation function of the lungs during the formation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its combination with lung cancer by S. Yu. Dobner, A. V. Dubakov, Ya. V. Porovskiy, S. A. Tuzikov, S. V. Miller, E. O. Rodionov

“…In patients with LC and more severe COPD, in contrast to patients suffering from a similar severity of COPD, a decrease in the patency of large, medium and small diameter bronchi (PEF, MEF25, MEF50, MEF75) was detected, which indicated development of generalized bronchial obstruction.Conclusion. …”
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Influence of environmental exposures on T follicular helper cell function and implications on immunity: a comparison of Bangladeshi and American children by Dana M. Van Fossen, Hyunjae Cho, Lisa E. Wagar, Jennie Z. Ma, Julie Parsonnet, Rashidul Haque, Mark M. Davis, William A. Petri

“…ABSTRACT T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are crucial for B cell activation and subsequent antibody production. This functionality is influenced by surface markers such as CD40L, a costimulatory factor which promotes B cell activation, and CD57, which is a well-known marker of senescence. …”
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Association between relative fat mass and cognitive function among US older men: NHANES 2011–2014 by Linlin Liu, Anshi Wu, Shengnan Yang

“…It was observed that the negative correlation that exists between RFM and Z-scores became more pronounced when RFM exceeded 35.78. Furthermore, subgroup analyses showed that the association between RFM and cognitive function was significantly impacted by education level, poverty-income ratio (PIR), smoking status, and drinking status. …”
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A fusion analytic framework for investigating functional brain connectivity differences using resting-state fMRI by Yeseul Jeon, Jeong-Jae Kim, SuMin Yu, Junggu Choi, Sanghoon Han, Sanghoon Han

“…The framework involves three steps: first, constructing ROI-based Functional Connectivity Networks (FCNs) to manage resting-state fMRI data; second, employing a Self-Attention Deep Learning Model (Self-Attn) for binary classification to generate attention distributions encoding group-level differences; and third, utilizing a Latent Space Item-Response Model (LSIRM) to extract group-representative ROI features, visualized on group summary FCNs.ResultsWe applied our framework to analyze four types of cognitive impairments, demonstrating their effectiveness in identifying significant ROIs that contribute to the differences between the two disease groups. …”
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The impact of Duration of Untreated Psychosis on functioning and quality of life over one year of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC). by Hadar Hazan, Sümeyra N Tayfur, Bin Zhou, Fangyong Li, Toni Gibbs-Dean, Sneha Karmani, Emily Kline, Maria Ferrara, Silvia Corbera, Sarah Riley, Laura A Yoviene Sykes, Cenk Tek, Matcheri S Keshavan, Vinod H Srihari

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Shorter DUP is linked to more rapid functional recovery within the first year after CSC admission.…”
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Functional Monitoring of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Based on Multidimensional Wearable Plantar Pressure Features: Cross-Sectional Study by Junan Xie, Shilin Li, Zhen Song, Lin Shu, Qing Zeng, Guozhi Huang, Yihuan Lin

“…Future work is needed to further explore and investigate the relationship between gait characteristics and functional status with more functional tests and in larger sample cohorts.…”
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Enhancing bioactive profiles of elderberry juice through yeast fermentation: a pathway to low-sugar functional beverages by Amir Shazad, Ali Zein Alabiden Tlais, Davide Gottardi, Pasquale Filannino, Francesca Patrignani, Rosalba Lanciotti, Marco Gobbetti, Raffaella Di Cagno

“…In response to the growing need for functional beverages, this study aimed to harness yeast metabolism to optimize elderberry juice fermentation, targeting sugar reduction and enrichment of bioactive compounds with enhanced functional properties. …”
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Assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms 6 weeks after delivery and the relationship of pelvic floor muscle function by Lei Zhang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xinnan Hou, Xinrong Zhuang, Yu Wang, Xiaoqing Wang, Ye Lu

“…Interestingly, nocturia and frequency were generally perceived as less troublesome, with only a minority rating them as problematic. …”
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Changing grizzly bear space use and functional connectivity in response to human disturbance in the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains by Eric C. Palm, Clayton D. Apps, Tal Avgar, Melanie Dickie, Bruce N. McLellan, Joseph M. Northrup, Michael A. Sawaya, Julie W. Turner, Jesse Whittington, Erin L. Landguth, Katherine A. Zeller, Clayton T. Lamb

“…Bears avoided crossing highways but were attracted to areas alongside highways in areas with relatively low forage availability at a broad spatial scale, such as in Banff National Park and the Kananaskis region. Females generally avoided moving through towns in spring and summer, while males were more likely to do so. …”
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Multimodal Fusion Framework for Urban functional zone change detection using Remote Sensing and Social Sensing Data by B. Fang, B. Fang, B. Fang, B. Fang, X. Chen, X. Chen, X. Chen, X. Chen, H. Chen, H. Chen, Z. Xiang, Z. Xiang, B. Hu, B. Hu, Z. Hu, Z. Hu, Z. Hu, Z. Hu, W. Tu, W. Tu, W. Tu, W. Tu

“…For the RS-branch, RS imagery provides detailed spatial information about urban transformations; for the MP-branch, MP data as a typical social sensing data captures temporal patterns in human mobility, offering insights into functional shifts in urban spaces. By fusing these two complementary modalities, our approach allows for a more nuanced detection of urban functional zone changes. …”
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Incorporation of liver chemistry score in predicting survival of liver‐involved advanced gastric cancer patients who received palliative chemotherapy by Ying Feng, Cheng Zhang, Zhijun Wu, Hui Xu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Chong Feng, Jingyi Shao, Minmin Xie, Yahui Yang, Yi Zhang, Tai Ma

“…Abstract Background Gastric cancer liver metastasis (GCLM) patients usually accompany by abnormal serum liver function tests (LFTs) more or less; however, the prognostic value of LFTs is not fully understood. …”
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Development of Human Mast Cells from Hematopoietic Stem Cells within a 3D Collagen Matrix: Effect of Stem Cell Media on Mast Cell Generation by Tahereh Derakhshan, Rudra Bhowmick, Jerry W. Ritchey, Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp

“…This work demonstrates the development of functional MCs within a 3D collagen matrix using a stem cell media that supports fibroblast and ECs.…”
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Isoliensinine Induces Ferroptosis in Urothelial Carcinoma Cells via the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α Axis: Molecular Evidence from Next-Generation Sequencing by Yun-Chen Li, Hsuan-En Huang, Chia-Ying Yu, Ya-Chuan Chang, Shu-Yu Lin, Shao-Chuan Wang, Wen-Wei Sung

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Efficient estimation in ZIP models with applications to count data by Nurul N. Mohamad, Ibrahim Mohamed, Ng Kok-Haur, Mohd S. Yahya

“…Results show that the estimators derived from QEF method, which uses information from combined estimating functions, is more informative than linear estimating functions (LEF) method that only uses information from component estimating functions. …”
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Above-mJ optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier at 3 μm for laser-driven coherent soft x-ray generation beyond the water window by Pritha Dey, Lutz Ehrentraut, Johannes Tümmler, Matthias Schnürer, Stefan Eisebitt

“…Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) provides an excellent platform to generate ultrashort mid-infrared pulses in the spectral window beyond the scope of traditional mode-locked lasers. …”
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