Identification of exosome-related genes in NSCLC via integrated bioinformatics and machine learning analysis by Zhenjie Sun, Tianyu Du, Guosheng Yang, Yinghuan Sun, Xuyang Xiao

“…However, further experimental verification is required to assess its practical value for NSCLC and other lung cancer subtypes before clinical application.…”
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Can Broadening the Kidney Biopsy Criteria Reduce Misleading Diagnoses in Young Patients with End-Stage Renal Diseases? A Survey on the Sicilian Registry of Nephrology, Dialysis, an... by Vincenzo Calabrese, Giovanni Conti, Giulio Geraci, Ligia J. Dominguez, Valeria Cernaro, Maria Teresa Zicarelli, Guido Gembillo, Elisa Longhitano, Domenico Santoro

“…Logistic regression analysis detected the association between the variables and the unknown diagnosis, and variables with a <i>p</i>-value < 0.2 were added to the multivariate model. …”
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THE TERM COMBINATION AND THE METAPHOR IN THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS DOCUMENT: COGNITIVE ASPECT by Yuliya I. Demyanchuk.

“…The research value of the sampling consists in the fact that the selected terminological phrases lead to an improvement of their understanding and the effective practical application of the research. …”
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Characterization of the attributes impacting industrial adoption of tree tomato fruit varieties in Kenya by Isaac M. Maitha, Michael W. Okoth, Lucy G. Njue, Duncan O. Mbuge

“…Subjective color assessment was used to sort the fruits before randomly selecting samples for physicochemical characterization. …”
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Ensemble Machine Learning for the Prediction and Understanding of the Refractive Index in Chalcogenide Glasses by Miruna-Ioana Belciu, Alin Velea

“…This study employs various machine learning models to reliably predict the refractive index at 20 °C using a small dataset of 541 samples extracted from the SciGlass database. The input for the algorithms consists of a selected set of physico-chemical features computed for the chemical composition of each entry. …”
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Plasma Acylcarnitines and Amino Acid Levels As an Early Complex Biomarker of Propensity to High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice. by Olga Horakova, Jana Hansikova, Kristina Bardova, Alzbeta Gardlo, Martina Rombaldova, Ondrej Kuda, Martin Rossmeisl, Jan Kopecky

“…Taking advantage of a high phenotypic variation in diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6J mice, 12-week-old male and female mice (n = 155) were fed a high-fat diet (lipids ~32 wt%) for a period of 10 weeks, while body weight gain (BWG) and changes in insulin sensitivity (ΔHOMA-IR) were assessed. Plasma samples were collected before (week 4) and after (week 22) high-fat feeding. …”
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Evaluation of the River Salinity Changes using Hydrochemical Method in Arid Area (Case Study: Namaklan River, Ilam) by Maryam Mousavi, Noredin Rostami, Haji Karimi

“…The points were selected in areas where the flow of water was stable and without turbulence which can mix sediment to the water sample and at each point, the water samples collected by 1-liter bottles. …”
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The Effect of Tangible and Intangible Hotel Caracteristics on Brand Loyalty with the Mediating Role of Perceived Well-Being and Brand Attitude (Case study: 4 And 5 Star Hotels In M... by Zahra Mohamadzadeh, Zahra Mohamoudi

“…The sample members were selected by conducting the convenience sampling sample. …”
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Liver diseases at new coronavirus infection in pregnant women of Samara region by M. A. Kachkovskii, O. V. Kosheleva, G. M. Mingulova

“…A retrospective analysis of medical records of 43 pregnant women aged 19 to 39 years (mean age 29.1 ± 5.4 years) who were hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection was performed. The selection was carried out by the method of continuous sampling.Results. 17 women (39.5%) had an acute respiratory viral disease, 26 people (60.5%) were diagnosed with bilateral polysegmental pneumonia with pulmonary tissue damage from 5 to 25%. …”
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Révision de l’espèce Homo erectus (Dubois, 1893) by Valéry Zeitoun

“…Before taking measures and calculating indices, reference points must be guaranteed to be anatomically homologous.Statistical methods or descriptive analysis (correspondence analysis, factor analysis) are based on comparisons of individuals and parameters in relation to a barycenter obtained by the calculation of each specimen’s own values. …”
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Treatment of uterine fibroid: focus on endometrial receptivity. A pilot randomized prospective study by Yulia E. Dobrokhotova, Irina A. Lapina, Valeriia M. Gomzikova, Yury А. Sorokin, Eleonora T. Khatagova, Ayshan R. Allakhverdieva, Mariya A. Olkhovskaya

“…The samples from all patients were subjected to immunohistochemical examination before the start of drug therapy and at the first menstruation after the end of treatment. …”
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Immobilization of Urease onto Nanochitosan Enhanced the Enzyme Efficiency: Biophysical Studies and in Vitro Clinical Application on Nephropathy Diabetic Iraqi Patients by Zahraa S. Al-Garawi, Ali A. Taha, Ahmed N. Abd, Noor T. Tahir

“…Herein, we tried to immobilize urease onto nanochitosan (chitosan NPs) through a cross-linker and study the kinetics (km and vmax values) and thermodynamics (Ea, ∆H, ∆S, and ∆G) parameters of the enzyme reaction before and after immobilization at different substrate concentration (50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 mg/dl) and incubation temperature (15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40°C) under selected optimum conditions. …”
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Evaluation of landslide susceptibility in Nujiang Prefecture based on optimized MaxEnt model by LI Yimin, XIANG Qianying, DENG Xuanlun, FENG Xianjie

“…The MaxEnt model feature combination （FC） and regularization multi⁃plier （RM） parameters were optimized， and the sample of the akaike information criterion（AICc）， Omission Rate （OR） and AUC （Area Under Curve） value before optimization were compared with that after opitimazation，and the occurrence of landslide hazards based on the optimized MaxEnt model was predictedto realize the landslide susceptibility evaluation in Nujiang Prefecture.ResultsThe optimized MaxEnt model has excellent applicability in predicting landslide susceptibility in the study area （AUC=0.913））. …”
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Influenza vaccination and cytokine profile dynamics in young men in Primorsky krai by Yu. A. Li, M. N. Dmitrachenko, M. P. Kostinov, E. V. Markelova, I. V. Korolev, S. L. Saprykin

“…After influenza vaccination, there was a noticeable tendency to decrease the levels of all cytokines compared to baseline values.Conclusion: The results of the study revealed features in cytokine levels before and after influenza vaccination in healthy young people, which were characterized by deviations from the norm in both directions.…”
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Prospective validation study of a combined urine and plasma test for predicting high-grade prostate cancer in biopsy naïve men by Torben Brøchner Pedersen, Mads Hvid Poulsen, Martin Lund, Søren Feddersen, Maher Albitar, Charlotte Aaberg Poulsen, Lars Lund

“…Materials and methods: Urine and blood samples were prospectively collected from 362 biopsy-naïve men with suspected PC before they underwent transrectal prostate biopsies. …”
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Infant Type Ia Supernovae from the KMTNet. I. Multicolor Evolution and Populations by Yuan Qi Ni, Dae-Sik Moon, Maria R. Drout, Youngdae Lee, Patrick Sandoval, Jeehye Shin, Hong Soo Park, Sang Chul Kim, Kyuseok Oh

“…Colors are initially diverse before  ∼5 days, but converge to similar values at  ∼10 days. …”
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Assimilating Satellite-Based Biophysical Variables Data into AquaCrop Model for Silage Maize Yield Estimation Using Water Cycle Algorithm by Elahe Akbari, Ali Darvishi Boloorani, Jochem Verrelst, Stefano Pignatti

“…To this end, field samples of soil (sampled before cultivation) and crop features were collected during the growing season of silage maize. …”
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Constitutive model of metal rubber material considering plastic accumulation behavior by FENG Zhipeng, YANG Fang, FU Hailong, AI Shigang, WANG Yue, YUAN Liangyang

“…To enhance test result reliability, specimens were subjected to 3-5 cyclic loading-unloading procedures before formal testing, with formal testing commencing when the hysteresis loops stabilized.…”
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Digital augmentation of aftercare for patients with anorexia nervosa: the TRIANGLE RCT and economic evaluation by Janet Treasure, Katie Rowlands, Valentina Cardi, Suman Ambwani, David McDaid, Jodie Lord, Danielle Clark Bryan, Pamela Macdonald, Eva Bonin, Ulrike Schmidt, Jon Arcelus, Amy Harrison, Sabine Landau

“…Data on health service utilisation, productivity loss and patient out-of-pocket expenses were collected at baseline and 12 months using a modified online version of the Client Service Receipt Inventory. Sample size An a priori sample size calculation of n = 380 dyads was computed as being sufficient to detect a standardised effect size of Cohen’s d = 0.4 for patient DASS-21 at 12 months post randomisation. …”
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Presenting a Model for Developing Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Iraqi Secondary School Teachers by Maha Mohammed Abbas AL-KHATEEB, Kobra Emami Rizi, MUNA MOHAMMED ABBAS AL-KHATEEB, Narges Saeidian Khorasgani

“…The statistical population consists of 15 secondary school teachers and experts related to the subject, selected through theoretical sampling, and the selection of samples continued until theoretical saturation. …”
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