Lethal and Sublethal Toxicity of Nanosilver and Carbon Nanotube Composites to <i>Hydra vulgaris</i>—A Toxicogenomic Approach by Joelle Auclair, Eva Roubeau-Dumont, François Gagné

“…In conclusion, the toxicity of AgNP–CWNT composites presents a different pattern in gene expression, and at lower threshold concentrations than those obtained for AgNPs or CWNTs alone.…”
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Machine learning for classifying affective valence from fMRI: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Charith Chitraranjan, Ruwan Dayananda, Dakshitha Suriyaaratchie, Nuwan Abeynayake, Svetlana Shinkareva

“…In each trial, a participant was presented with a stimulus expected to induce positive or negative valence. …”
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Conservative endometrioma surgery: The combined technique versus CO2-laser vaporization only (BLAST: Belgium LAser STudy): Clinical protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled... by Celine Bafort, Sharon Lie Fong, Steffen Fieuws, Brecht Geysenbergh, Michelle Nisolle, Jean-Luc Squifflet, Linda Tebache, Christine Wyns, Christel Meuleman, Carla Tomassetti

“…The secondary outcomes include differences in AMH levels at 6 and 12 months postoperatively, cyst recurrence rate, evolution of pain pattern and fertility outcomes.<h4>Discussion</h4>The present study will help us to answer the question on which surgical technique for endometrioma(s) has the most favorable outcome in patients wishing to preserve their reproductive potential.…”
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Psychological Scars Shouldn’t be Ignored: Addressing Factors Linked to Depression among Individuals with Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Abeer Selim, Emad Musaudi, Zohour Ibrahim Rashwan, Maha Alenezi, Rasha Alshalawi, Majd Nafea, Alya Shaib, Alyaa Ibrahim, Rasha Salah Eweida

“…Introduction Although bariatric surgeries have been linked to improved mental health, yet, some individuals develop depression. Objectives The present study aimed to assess the levels of depression and examine factors linked to depression among individuals with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in Saudi Arabia. …”
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How doctors generate diagnostic hypotheses: a study of radiological diagnosis with functional magnetic resonance imaging. by Marcio Melo, Daniel J Scarpin, Edson Amaro, Rodrigo B D Passos, João R Sato, Karl J Friston, Cathy J Price

“…Twenty-five radiologists diagnosed lesions in chest X-ray images and named non-medical targets (animals) embedded in chest X-ray images while being scanned in a fMRI session. Images were presented for 1.5 seconds; response times (RTs) and the ensuing cortical activations were assessed. …”
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Endocan serum concentration in uninfected newborn infants by Gabriela I Zonda, Radu Zonda, Andrei T Cernomaz, Luminita Paduraru, Bogdan D Grigoriu

“…Endocan could be useful as a biomarker for diagnosis of EOS, but at present normal range values for this molecule have not been reported. …”
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Unlocking the clinical potential of paired inspiratory and expiratory CT scans in the differential diagnosis of cystic lung diseases: A systematic review. by Lucas Gabriel R Pinheiro, Carlos Augusto Treviso, Gabriele Carra Forte, Enrico Mattana Muller, Bruno Hochhegger, Rubens Gabriel Feijó Andrade

“…However, the traditionally used inspiratory scan still presents a significant spectrum of overlapping radiological features. …”
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In vivo SPECT reporter gene imaging of regulatory T cells. by Ehsan Sharif-Paghaleh, Kavitha Sunassee, Richard Tavaré, Kulachelvy Ratnasothy, Alexander Koers, Niwa Ali, Rowa Alhabbab, Philip J Blower, Robert I Lechler, Lesley A Smyth, Gregory E Mullen, Giovanna Lombardi

“…This study addresses whether SPECT/CT imaging can be used to visualise the migratory pattern of Tregs in vivo. Treg lines derived from CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) cells were retrovirally transduced with a construct encoding for the human Sodium Iodide Symporter (NIS) and the fluorescent protein mCherry and stimulated with autologous DCs. …”
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Catastrophic and violent tornadoes: a detailed review of physical-mathematical models by Sergey A. Arsen’yev, Lev V. Eppelbaum

“…A method for nonstochastic long-term forecasting using the pattern recognition theory and Fourier analysis has recently been developed. …”
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Electrocardiographic Abnormalities and QTc Prolongation in Lupus Patients on Hydroxychloroquine in Tehran, Iran by Parisa Delkash, Soheila Sadeghi, Fatemeh Omidi

“…Fragmented QRS complexes were found in the inferior, and V1-V3 leads in several patients, while no right or left bundle branch blocks (RBBB or LBBB) were detected. Three patients presented with PVCs, and one case showed a Brugada pattern. …”
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PRESENTDAY STRESS STATE OF THE SHANXI TECTONIC BELT by Wang Kaiying, Ma Jin, Diao Guiling

“…When the maximum principal compressive stress axis is oriented in the NE–SW direction, the pattern of the space distribution of the seismic events in the Shanxi tectonic belt shows a trend of their concentration in the N–S oriented tectonic segments. …”
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Clinical Epidemiology and Geospatial Distribution of Cases of Severe Malaria in Children at a Tertiary Care Health Facility in Southwest Nigeria by Lere P. Oluwadare, Regina E. Oladokun, Babatunde O. Ogunbosi, Adeyemi A. Labaeka, Olalekan J. Taiwo

“…Objectives: We aimed to describe the pattern of severe malaria, identify factors that determine admission outcomes, and to describe the geospatial distribution of cases in children at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, Southwest Nigeria. …”
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Late Recurrent Post-Transplant Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in British Columbia by Eric M Yoshida, R Andrew Singh, Robert K Vartanian, David A Owen, Siegfried R Erb, Charles H Scudamore

“…The first documented case of recurrence occurring in 16 patients transplanted for PBC and followed at the authors' institution for longer than one year is presented. A 54-year-old man transplanted for PBC developed a cholestatic pattern of enzyme elevation on post-transplant day (PTD) 1305. …”
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Interactive eAssessment of writing competency in French as a foreign language: Development and implementation of an AI-enhanced progress monitoring system by Abdelghani Es-sarghini, Abdelaziz Boumahdi

“… Abstract The assessment of writing competency in French as a Foreign Language presents significant challenges due to the multidimensional nature of writing and heterogeneous evaluation practices. …”
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Landslides and sinkholes of the karst environment in the vicinity of the Ufa river by N. A. Orlova

“…As a result of the conducted route reconnaissance and geological engineering surveys, data about the development pattern of exogenous processes at a site adjoining the city of Ufa were obtained. …”
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Improving Nanosilica Fluidization by Premixing with Geldart A and B Particles: A Detailed Region-Wise Study by Syed Sadiq Ali, SK Safdar Hossain, Mohammad E. Ali Mohsin, Mohammad Asif

“…To address this issue, the present study employed an assisted fluidization technique involving premixing of nanosilica with small amounts of external inert particles. …”
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Deep and hybrid learning of MRI diagnosis for early detection of the progression stages in Alzheimer’s disease by Ibrahim Abunadi

“…In this study, four proposed systems with different methodologies and materials for tracking the stages of AD development are presented. The first proposed system is to classify a data set using artificial neural networks (ANNs) and feed-forward neural networks (FFNN) based on the features extracted in a hybrid manner by using a combination of Local Binary Pattern (LBP), Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), and Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) algorithms. …”
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Evidence of selective reporting bias in hematology journals: A systematic review. by Cole Wayant, Caleb Scheckel, Chandler Hicks, Timothy Nissen, Linda Leduc, Mousumi Som, Matt Vassar

“…The secondary goals were to address whether outcome reporting discrepancies favored statistically significant outcomes, whether a pattern existed between the funding source and likelihood of outcome reporting bias, and whether temporal trends were present in outcome reporting bias. …”
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De novo assembly of a transcriptome for Calanus finmarchicus (Crustacea, Copepoda)--the dominant zooplankter of the North Atlantic Ocean. by Petra H Lenz, Vittoria Roncalli, R Patrick Hassett, Le-Shin Wu, Matthew C Cieslak, Daniel K Hartline, Andrew E Christie

“…The de novo transcriptome presented here represents a new resource for acquiring such data. …”
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Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Rice Grains Cultivated by Industrial Effluents by Sheeza Rafaqat, Ambreen Aslam, Umair Riaz, Ibtisam M. Alsudays, Sabiha Javied, Nayyar Hassan, Muneera A. Saleh, Khalid H. Alamer, Qamar uz Zaman

“…Heavy metal concentrations have also excessively been found in industrial effluents, such as cadmium, zinc, cobalt, lead, and others. The present study was conducted to study these elements. …”
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