The role of clinical and anamnestic data in the primary diagnosis of genital endometrios by T. V. Skapchuk, I. V. Kalinovska

“…Implementation of a diary of symptoms of endometriosis in practice will allow to more carefully assess the general pain of endometriosis, the impact on the patient’s quality of life, and also to evaluate the quality of the chosen method of treatment. …”
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Do olfactory and gustatory psychophysical scores have prognostic value in COVID-19 patients? A prospective study of 106 patients by Luigi Angelo Vaira, Claire Hopkins, Marzia Petrocelli, Jerome R. Lechien, Damiano Soma, Federica Giovanditto, Davide Rizzo, Giovanni Salzano, Pasquale Piombino, Sven Saussez, Giacomo De Riu

“…Methods Multicentre prospective study that recruited 106 COVID-19 subjects at diagnosis. Chemosensitive functions were assessed with psychophysical tests within 4 days of clinical onset, at 10 and 20 days. …”
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Modeling of concrete-filled PVC tube columns confined with CFRP strips under uniaxial eccentric compression: machine learning and finite element approaches by Yan Wang, Mohamed A. Elmeligy, Haytham F. Isleem, Asmaa Y. Hamed, Diyar N. Qader, Mohamed Sharaf, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Ghanshyam G. Tejani

“…Various performance metrics, data visualization techniques, SHAP analysis, sensitivity analysis, and error characteristic curves were used to evaluate the prediction performance and analyze the impact of input parameters. …”
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Quantifying degradation in animal acoustic signals with the R package baRulho by Marcelo Araya‐Salas, Erin E. Grabarczyk, Marcos Quiroz‐Oliva, Adrián García‐Rodríguez, Alejandro Rico‐Guevara

“…The R package ‘baRulho’ provides an open‐source, user‐friendly suite of tools designed to facilitate the analysis of animal sound degradation. Notably, baRulho offers similar results to other sound analysis software but with significantly reduced processing time. …”
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Long-term fertilization regimes modulate dissolved organic matter molecular chemodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions in paddy soil by Yuanyuan Sun, Weiming Zhang, Liqun Xiu, Wenqi Gu, Di Wu, Liang Tang, Wenfu Chen

“…The F increased the molecular diversity and functional complexity of DOM and decreased the Gibbs free energy (ΔG Cox°), whereas BC and ST decreased the molecular diversity because of greater accumulation of lignin-like compounds and increased the ΔG Cox°. …”
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Developing an Evidence- and Theory-Informed Mother-Daughter mHealth Intervention Prototype Targeting Physical Activity in Preteen Girls of Low Socioeconomic Position: Multiphase Co... by Carol Brennan, Grainne ODonoghue, Alison Keogh, Ryan E Rhodes, James Matthews

“…These were to be targeted by 6 intervention functions (eg, education, persuasion, and modeling) and 27 behavior change techniques (eg, goal setting and self-monitoring). …”
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How short peptides interact with oral cells? A systematic review by Giulia Tetè, Aleksandr Trofimov, Natasha Cinta Vinskid, Giuseppe Tafuri, Fabia Profili, Bruna Sinjari

“…One last article was eliminated in final analysis because the laboratory methodology is now refuted by more recent scientific evidence. …”
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Modern Aspects of Endovascular Thrombectomy of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Selection Criteria for Endovascular Thrombectomy. Prediction Of Treatment Outcomes by Kh. G. Alidzhanova, K. A. Popugyaev, G. R. Ramazanov, L. S. Kokov, S. S. Petrikov

“…Endovascular thrombectomy (ET) effectively and safely recanalizes the occluded artery and restores the ischemic area in patients with acute ischemic stroke (IS), improving the clinical prognosis of stroke in the anterior and posterior circulation system, expanding the time therapeutic window from no more than 6 to 24 hours, greatly increasing the chances of functional independence and survival. …”
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Performance evaluation of extreme value prediction methods for bridge traffic load effects by Miaomiao Xu, Xiao-Yi Zhou, Jie Shen, Deliang Ding, Sugong Cao, C. S. Cai

“…The first dataset is generated from a known distribution, allowing the estimated distribution parameters and extreme values derived from each method to be compared with the true values. The analysis is then extended to more realistic scenarios, where long-run simulations provide benchmark results for evaluating the accuracy of each method. …”
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Hybrid Framework To Exclude Similar and Faulty Test Cases In Regression Testing by Muhammad Asim Siddique, Wan M.N. Wan-Kadir, Johanna Ahmad, Noraini Ibrahim

“…   Regression testing is a crucial phase in the software development lifecycle that makes sure that new changes/updates in the software system don’t introduce defects or don’t affect adversely the existing functionalities. However, as the software systems grow in complexity, the number of test cases in regression suite can become large which results into more testing time and resource consumption. …”
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Gut microbiome-derived bacterial extracellular vesicles in patients with solid tumours by Surbhi Mishra, Mysore Vishakantegowda Tejesvi, Jenni Hekkala, Jenni Turunen, Niyati Kandikanti, Anna Kaisanlahti, Marko Suokas, Sirpa Leppä, Pia Vihinen, Hanne Kuitunen, Kaisa Sunela, Jussi Koivunen, Arja Jukkola, Ilja Kalashnikov, Päivi Auvinen, Okko-Sakari Kääriäinen, T. Peñate Medina, O. Peñate Medina, Juha Saarnio, Sanna Meriläinen, Tero Rautio, Raila Aro, Reetta Häivälä, Juho Suojanen, Mikael Laine, Pande Putu Erawijattari, Leo Lahti, Peeter Karihtala, Terhi S. Ruuska, Justus Reunanen

“…Conclusion: Our findings suggest that bEVs are unique functional entities. There is a need to explore bEVs together with conventional gut microbiome analysis in functional cancer research to decipher the potential of bEVs as cancer diagnostic or therapeutic biomarkers.…”
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Adverse Effects Due to the Use of Upper Limbs Exoskeletons in the Work Environment: A Scoping Review by Omar Flor-Unda, Rafael Arcos-Reina, Susana Nunez-Nagy, Bernardo Alarcos

“…Both for design issues and for the study, analysis, and understanding of the interaction of workers with exoskeletons, the study of adverse effects provides criteria to improve the design of more efficient exoskeletons with better ergonomics and long-term usability. …”
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Design and Characterization of a Self-Oscillating Fluxgate-Based Current Sensor for DC Distribution System Applications by Wei Chen, Huaijie Chen, Haibo Xu, Li Li

“…Based on a self-oscillating scheme, the new sensor introduces an induction winding to suppress the noise caused by the transformer effect instead of adding more magnetic cores. The transmission and transfer functions of the sensor, based on nonlinear magnetization, are conducted for the qualitative and quantitative analysis. …”
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The meaning of sport and physical activity from a youth perspective by Rizqie Windiyarto Rizqie, Fajar Ari Widiyatmoko, Osa Maliki

“…Results: The results showed that physiological needs are still the main needs to maintain health, increase metabolism, and optimise body functions. Conclusion: This research shows differences with previous studies that emphasise security and social needs, but this research reveals more that physiological needs remain the main motivation. …”
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Generalized Dynamic Switched Synchronization between Combinations of Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems by Wafaa S. Sayed, Moheb M. R. Henein, Salwa K. Abd-El-Hafiz, Ahmed G. Radwan

“…The proposed scheme provides various functions suitable for applications such as different master-slave communication models and secure communication systems.…”
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Parking Space Reservation Behavior of Car Travelers from the Perspective of Bounded Rationality: A Case Study of Nanchang City, China by Yunqiang Xue, Lin Cheng, Ping Lin, Jing An, Hongzhi Guan

“…As the reference point for highest reservation price becomes larger, travelers tend to choose to pay less than the ideal reservation price and become more sensitive to losses. It can be found from the model functions and survey data that the ideal reserved parking space price in the survey area is 5 yuan per hour which equals the normal parking fee, and the ideal parking reservation time is less than 2 hours. …”
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Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Urban Planning: Analysing Current Trends by Meruyert Baidrakhmanova, Gani Karabayev, Seimur Mamedov

“…Artificial intelligence facilitates urban planning through data analysis and pattern recognition, while generative adversarial networks and transformers improve design and data processing functionalities. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Compression Therapy Combined with Exercises Versus Exercises Only Among Lipedema Patients Using Various Outcome Measures by Monika Czerwińska, Marcin Gruszecki, Jacek Rumiński, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon

“…The effectiveness of the treatment was assessed before and after the intervention using several measures: an SF-36 questionnaire, a symptom severity survey, circumference (via 3D scanning), and body composition analysis. Significant improvements were observed in the SF-36 Physical Functioning and SF-36 Energy/Fatigue scores among participants in the compression group. …”
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Intellectual property rights, renewable energy innovation, and carbon emission reduction: Insights from China's provincial data by Haoqiang Mao, Zhixin Qiao, Gang Chen, Yasir Khan, Babur Khan

“…The research shows that RETI functions as an essential tool for carbon emission reduction but has varied effectiveness depending on different renewable energy technologies. …”
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Neural processing of sad and happy autobiographical memories in women with depression and borderline personality disorder by Maria Kulesza, Katarzyna Rękawek, Paweł Holas, Dorota Żołnierczyk-Zreda, Marlena Sokół-Szawłowska, Anna Poleszczyk, Artur Marchewka, Marek Wypych

“…The fMRI results for sad AMs, compared to happy AMs, elicited greater activation in multiple brain regions (i.e., medial prefrontal cortex, posterior cingulate cortex, insula) linked to self-related information, emotional processing, and semantic recollection across all groups. Functional connectivity analysis revealed a significant main effect of group between the occipital cortex and precuneus and between occipital cortex and posterior cingulate cortex. …”
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