Evaluating the mediating effect of behavioural and biological practices in the relationship between sociostructural risk factors and HIV infection outcomes among Adolescent Girls a... by Iddi Matovu, Rose Clarke Nanyonga, Christopher Ddamulira, Miph Musoke

“…Modeling (SEM) analyses were used to conduct mediation effect analyses using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 27.0. …”
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Application of a generative adversarial network algorithm to filling blank strips of fractures in formation microresistivity imaging images by Zhengming KANG, Chensheng WU, Guodong YANG, Disheng WU, Ruifei WANG, Xiangyu YANG, Wei GAN

“…Actual fractures were simplified using the transition boundary condition, improving the computational efficiency by avoiding multi-scale models and meeting the requirements of deep learning for substantial samples. …”
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Understanding consumer behaviour in choosing Rojolele Srinuk rice: developing the theory of planned behaviour by Nugroho Hasan, Mohamad Harisudin, Kusnandar

“…This study uses a quantitative approach with government employees’ respondents in the case of Klaten Regency, Central Java, and consumers of Rojolele rice throughout Indonesia, who were selected by stratified random sampling with 525 respondents based on their age. …”
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Effect of DNA target size on the efficiency of chimerism measurement in circulating free plasma DNA by E. E. Nikulina, N. V. Risinskaya, O. E. Dubova, O. V. Sumtsova, Ya. G. Moysyuk, V. A. Vasilieva, M. V. Soloveva, A. A. Yushkova, I. S. Fevraleva, A. S. Skripkina, A. A. Makarik, A. B. Sudarikov

“…In artificially created ‘chimeras’ with a known ratio of male to female cfDNA, analysis of a marker of 84 bp in length gave values closest to the real ones.Conclusions. In the quantitative models tested so far, shorter PCR targets are preferred for the analysis of cfDNA.…”
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Effect of the time factor on the hydraulic activity of mechanically activated saponin-containing powder by Marina V. Morozova, Maria A. Frolova

“…In preparation for the experiment, the calcium selective electrode of the Elite-041 model was kept for three days in a calcium chloride solution with a concentration of 0.01 mol/L. …”
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Formation of the structure, mechanical and service properties of heat-resistant titanium aluminide alloys for turbine blades by Olha Halienkova

“…Tasks of the work: to study the influence of modification on structure formation and mechanical properties during the smelting of intermetallic γ-alloys and to determine the most optimal complex composition,  to study the influence of the structure and phase composition of the experimental alloy on its service properties;  to determine the mechanical properties of experimental samples obtained using the serial technology scheme;  to study the possibilities of industrial production of turbine blades from the experimental alloy using calculations and modeling. …”
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Construction and validation of a scale for measuring obstetric violence in Colombia by Luisa Alejandra Aguilar-Bernal, Marta Lucía Ospina-González, Fabio Alexander Sierra-Matamoros

“…The scale was validated through classical test theory, evaluating internal consistency and appearance and content validity, and through item response theory, using the Rasch model to assess the discrimination capacity of the scale, the adjustment of the items to the measurement process, the information functions and the distribution of people and items throughout the construct with a sample of 250 women with experience of institutionalized childbirth. …”
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Integration of multi-omics data reveals dysregulated RNA methylation in retinal pigment epithelium drives age-related macular degeneration by Ya-Jun Gong, Zhi-Lin Zou, Kai-Rui Qiu, Qiang Wang, Xiao-Lai Zhou

“…Additionally, machine learning models were applied to validate the causal association between RNA methylation dysfunction and AMD using Bulk RNA sequencing data from 31 normal donors and 37 AMD patients. …”
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KIAA1429 inhibits colorectal cancer tumor immunity by regulating PD-L1 and CD8+ T cell by DU Yajie, WANG Mingfei, LIN Maosong

“…In the CRC syngeneic mouse models, KIAA1429 knockdown inhibited tumor growth (P<0.01) and enhanced CD8+T cell infiltration degree (P<0.05). …”
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Does peripheral neuroinflammation predict chronicity following whiplash injury? Protocol for a prospective cohort study by Mara Cercignani, Stephen Bremner, Alex Novak, Chetan Trivedy, Colette Ridehalgh, Joel Fundaun, Rupert Young, Jane Greening, Annina Schmid, Andrew Dilley

“…Clinical examination, quantitative sensory testing and blood samples will be undertaken. …”
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Telomere Length and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children from the Prospective Birth Cohort INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) Study by Irene Campos-Sánchez, Eva María Navarrete-Muñoz, Josep Xavier Barber-Valles, Dries S. Martens, Isolina Riaño-Galán, Amaia Irizar, Sabrina Llop, Mónica Guxens, Cristina Rodríguez-Dehli, Izaro Babarro, Manuel Lozano, Martine Vrijheid, Tim Nawrot, Desirée Valera-Gran

“…TL was determined using quantitative PCR on blood samples and converted into z-scores for analysis. …”
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Integrating Palliative Care and Heart Failure: the PalliatHeartSynthesis realist synthesis by Tracey McConnell, Carolyn Blair, Geoff Wong, Claire Duddy, Clare Howie, Loreena Hill, Joanne Reid

“…Although the COM-B model relates to individual behaviour change, it also considers team and organisational behaviour. …”
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Association Between Anatomic and Clinical Indicators of Injury Severity After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study Using Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Dmitry Esterov, Ziying Yin, Trevor Persaud, Xiang Shan, Mathew C. Murphy, Richard L. Ehman, John Huston III, Allen W. Brown

“…Future larger studies could lead to the development of prediction models that integrate clinical data with anatomical (MRI), structural (DTI), and mechanical (MRE) changes caused by TBI, to inform prognosis and care planning.…”
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MmNet: Identifying Mikania micrantha Kunth in the wild via a deep Convolutional Neural Network by Xi QIAO, Yan-zhou LI, Guang-yuan SU, Hong-kun TIAN, Shuo ZHANG, Zhong-yu SUN, Long YANG, Fang-hao WAN, Wan-qiang QIAN

“…The network consists of AlexNet Local Response Normalization (LRN), along with the GoogLeNet and continuous convolution of VGG inception models. After training and testing, the identification of 400 testing samples by MmNet is very good, with accuracy of 94.50% and time cost of 10.369 s. …”
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Screening Decommissioned Oil and Gas Pipeline Cleaners Using Big Data Analytics Methods by Rongguang Li, Junqi Zhao, Ling Sun, Long Jin, Sixun Chen, Lihui Zheng

“…They also lack the ability to quantitatively analyze the impact of multiple variables. …”
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Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation by Xin-Yu Li, Kun Li, Yi-Han Wei, Wen-Kai Yu, Jing-Hao Wu, Kai Gao, Wen-Jun He, Peng-Peng Niu, Chan Zhang, Yu-Nan Cheng, Yu-Sheng Li

“…Finally, hub gene expression patterns were analyzed using the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database, and validation was performed in clinical samples and animal models using quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot. …”
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p53 inhibits OTUD5 transcription to promote GPX4 degradation and induce ferroptosis in gastric cancer by Junjing Zhang, Tongguan Tian, Xinxing Li, Kai Xu, Yao Lu, Xia Li, Xinyu Zhao, Ziyi Cui, Zhenxiang Wang, Yuefan Zhou, Yixin Xu, Hongchen Li, Yan Zhang, Yu Du, Lei Lv, Yanping Xu

“…Methods To confirm that OTUD5 is a deubiquitinase of GPX4 and regulates ferroptosis, we performed Western blotting, Co‐IP, immunofluorescence, quantitative real‐time PCR, Ub assay and flow cytometry experiments. …”
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Coronary Slow Flow Is Associated with Anxiety and Depression but Not Adverse Childhood Experiences and Alexithymia by Hayriye Mihrimah Ozturk, Ibrahim Halil Inanc, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, Yasar Turan, Huseyin Kandemir, Selcuk Ozturk

“…Coronary artery blood flow rate was evaluated quantitatively for each coronary artery according to the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction frame count (TFC) method. …”
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Characteristics and precipitation behavior of (Ti,V)(CxN1-x)-CrC3-MoS2 complex inclusions in GCr15 steel for cylindrical rollers of shield machine main bearings by Jinlong Wang, Wenrui Yang, Xiaohao Mei, Desheng Li, Hao Tian, Aiping Xiao, Zhengliang Xue

“…To address the challenge of carbonitride inclusions precipitated during the solidification of GCr15 steel used in cylindrical rollers for shield machine main bearings, thermodynamic and kinetic models of solidification-induced inclusions were applied, supplemented by quantitative analyses employing SEM-EDS, optical microscopy, three-dimensional non-destructive electrolytic etching, and automated inclusion statistics. …”
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Concept, design and implementation of a cardiovascular gene-centric 50 k SNP array for large-scale genomic association studies. by Brendan J Keating, Sam Tischfield, Sarah S Murray, Tushar Bhangale, Thomas S Price, Joseph T Glessner, Luana Galver, Jeffrey C Barrett, Struan F A Grant, Deborah N Farlow, Hareesh R Chandrupatla, Mark Hansen, Saad Ajmal, George J Papanicolaou, Yiran Guo, Mingyao Li, Stephanie Derohannessian, Paul I W de Bakker, Swneke D Bailey, Alexandre Montpetit, Andrew C Edmondson, Kent Taylor, Xiaowu Gai, Susanna S Wang, Myriam Fornage, Tamim Shaikh, Leif Groop, Michael Boehnke, Alistair S Hall, Andrew T Hattersley, Edward Frackelton, Nick Patterson, Charleston W K Chiang, Cecelia E Kim, Richard R Fabsitz, Willem Ouwehand, Alkes L Price, Patricia Munroe, Mark Caulfield, Thomas Drake, Eric Boerwinkle, David Reich, A Stephen Whitehead, Thomas P Cappola, Nilesh J Samani, A Jake Lusis, Eric Schadt, James G Wilson, Wolfgang Koenig, Mark I McCarthy, Sekar Kathiresan, Stacey B Gabriel, Hakon Hakonarson, Sonia S Anand, Muredach Reilly, James C Engert, Deborah A Nickerson, Daniel J Rader, Joel N Hirschhorn, Garret A Fitzgerald

“…These datasets will also facilitate more robust secondary analyses, such as explorations with alternative genetic models, epistasis and gene-environment interactions.…”
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