Diagnostic performance of a point-of-care high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay among Chinese patients with chest pain by Gary Tse, Janet Yuen Ha Wong, Simon Ching Lam, Jonathan Ka Ming Ho, Andy Chun Yin Chong, Calvin Chi Wai Chau, Chi Yip Wong, Johnson Wai Keung Tse, Jeremy Yan Hon Tam

“…The gold standard for comparison was the final diagnoses made by attending physicians.Results The point-of-care and laboratory assays exhibited equivalent sensitivity and negative predictive values (both 100%) for blood samples collected at both time points. However, the point-of-care assay outperformed the laboratory assay in terms of specificity (initial: 90.5% to 96.3% vs 79.8% to 94.7%; subsequent: 87.8% to 94.8% vs 77.7% to 92.4%) and positive predictive value (initial: 24.4% to 30.8% vs 11.6% to 23.5%; subsequent: 12.5% to 25.0% vs 5.9% to 18.8%), particularly in older patients.Conclusion The point-of-care assay is recommended for rapid clinical decision-making. …”
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Evaluation of hydro-geochemical processes controlling groundwater quality in Balkh center (Mazar-e-Sharif), northern Afghanistan by Asadullah Farahmand, Abdulhalim Zaryab, Nasrullah Ameri, Shakir Ali, Mohammad Naim Eqrar

“…Major contaminants like nitrate and fluoride were found to be higher than the safe limit in nearly half of the samples. Conclusion: The findings of this study hold value for decision-makers in formulating a proficient strategy for the management of groundwater resources in Mazar-e-Sharif City in achieving the UN sustainable goal (SDG) of providing sustainable water for all. …”
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CYTOIMMUNOGRAM OF THE SKIN: A NEW METHOD FOR OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE SKIN CELL SUBPOPULATION PROFILE by S. V. Goltsov, E. N. Goltsova, Yu. G. Sukhovey, E. G. Kostolomova, V. Yu. Pauls

“…The history of dermatology reminds a lot of attempts to transform the dense human skin samples into a liquid phase. A search for a method aimed to separate cellular substrate of the skin and to obtain a suspension for studying the cell phenotype profile was a basis of our long-term study, which resulted in a proprietary method for digital estimation of distinct subsets composing the skin cell population. …”
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تطبيق نموذج البرمجة الخطية في تحديد المزيج الانتاجي الامثل في ظل المنهج التقليدي للتكاليف وتحليل الحساسية... by محمد وفي الشمري, رضا جميل سعيد

“…Lie hypothesis that says the use of linear programming model in  sample company of the research result information provide relevance to management for determining of optimal product mix in constraint set and limited. reach researcher conclusions use linear programming help management in process allocated optimal for limited resources,and attempt for improvement limited resources,and recommends researcher to necessary applied linear programming in sample company of the research for determine planning best production and sale be can base for determining of optimal product mix. …”
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تطبيق نموذج البرمجة الخطية في تحديد المزيج الانتاجي الامثل في ظل المنهج التقليدي للتكاليف وتحليل الحساسية... by محمد وفي الشمري, رضا جميل سعيد

“…Lie hypothesis that says the use of linear programming model in  sample company of the research result information provide relevance to management for determining of optimal product mix in constraint set and limited. reach researcher conclusions use linear programming help management in process allocated optimal for limited resources,and attempt for improvement limited resources,and recommends researcher to necessary applied linear programming in sample company of the research for determine planning best production and sale be can base for determining of optimal product mix. …”
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An oxidative stress-related molecular signature in atherosclerosis: identification of risk genes, construction of a diagnostic model, and characterization of immunocyte landscape by Zhile Li, Zhile Li, Hong Ling, Qiuyu Wei, Xiukai Tang, Danyi Zhang, Zhaohe Huang, Zhaohe Huang

“…We screened the significant oxidative stress–circadian rhythm-related genes in AS samples by integrating two datasets by various machine learning methods. …”
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Adapting the Planetary Health Diet Index for children and adolescents by Carolina Venegas Hargous, Liliana Orellana, Claudia Strugnell, Camila Corvalan, Steven Allender, Colin Bell

“…A decision tree and food disaggregation methodology were developed to guide the calculation of scores. …”
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A Synergistic CNN-DF Method for Landslide Susceptibility Assessment by Jiangang Lu, Yi He, Lifeng Zhang, Qing Zhang, Jiapeng Tang, Tianbao Huo, Yunhao Zhang

“…Deep forest (DF) is a decision tree-based DL framework that uses a cascade structure to process features, with model depth adapting to the input data. …”
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Factors associated with willingness to perform expedited excisional treatment for patients at high risk for cervical precancer by Rebecca B. Perkins, Lindsay Fuzzell, Naomi C. Brownstein, Holly B. Fontenot, Alexandra Michel, Sidika Kajtezovic, Paige Lake, Susan T. Vadaparampil

“…Methods: In 2021, a national sample of 671 clinicians who performed colposcopy completed surveys; a subset (n = 41) of clinicians who performed colposcopy and/or directed patient treatment completed qualitative interviews. …”
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Pro-environmental motivations of small businesses – Do indirect environmental impacts matter? by Mihály Dombi, Anita Kolnhofer-Derecskei, Regina Reicher, Zsuzsanna Győri

“…Yet, indirect emissions, depicting life-cycle ecological impacts of the industry, have not been assessed in light of pro-environmental motivations and decision context of companies. Our analysis aims to investigate environmental motivation towards adopting sustainability measures in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through a representative sample of Hungarian companies.We found no clear evidence of sectoral indirect emission levels influencing the ethical or business motivation of the managers in Hungarian SMEs. …”
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Using Artificial Intelligence Tools to Analyze Particulate Matter Data (PM_2.5) by Miriam Gómez Marín, Henry O. Sarmiento-Maldonado, Alba Nelly Ardila Arias, William Alonso Giraldo Aristizábal, Rubén Darío Vásquez-Salazar

“…This study was conducted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Aburrá Valley, Colombia. A total of 244 samples were collected between 1 December 2018, and 23 November 2020, over 24-h periods at a frequency of three days per week, including weekends. …”
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Predicting aflatoxin contamination in white and yellow maize using Vis/NIR spectroscopy combined with PCA-LDA and PLSR models through aquaphotomics approaches by William Appaw, John-Lewis Zinia Zaukuu, Balkis Aouadi, Eric Tetteh Mensah, Ibok Nsa Oduro, Zoltan Kovacs

“…Conventional methods for the detection of aflatoxin require sample preparation and long analytical time. Researchers are therefore exploring cheaper, faster but reliable alternatives such as near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), which does not destroy the integrity of the food but rather, supports possible on-spot data driven decision making. …”
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Socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with anaemia among women of reproductive age in Zimbabwe: a supervised machine learning approach by Garikayi Chemhaka, Elliot Mbunge, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Godfrey Musuka, John Batani, Benhildah Muchemwa, Stephen Fashoto, Munyaradzi Mapingure, Rutendo Birri Makota, Ester Petrus

“…Using nationally representative, cross-sectional data from the 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), a dataset from a sample of 5412 women of reproductive age was analyzed. …”
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Prognostic and immunotherapeutic potential of disulfidptosis-associated signature in pancreatic cancer by Ran Cui, Gaoming Wang, Renhao Hu, Yongkun Wang, Huiling Mu, Yanxiang Song, Bo Chen, Xiaohua Jiang

“…Biospecimens including 20 pairs of PDAC samples and adjacent normal tissues further demonstrated the robustness of DPS and its correlation with CAF markers. …”
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Yield of next generation sequencing in diagnostic work up of suspicious biliary strictures by Tina L.N. Meijering, David Michaël de Jong, Swip Draijer, Marco Bruno, H. J. Dubbink, Jeroen de Jonge, Marie-Louise F. van Velthuysen, Lydi Van Driel

“…Results In total 109 samples of 106 patients were included in the study. …”
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The challenging reality of the clinical learning environment at Damascus University Faculty of Dental Medicine in Syria: A qualitative study [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 3... by Khattab Mustafa, Issam Jamous, Bashar Jazayerli, Ghaith Alfakhry, Khaled Alhomsi

“…The faculty has eight clinical departments; therefore, a single participant was purposively sampled from each department. The male-female ratio of the eight interviewed participants was 1:1. …”
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Pancreatic Stone Protein and C-Reactive Protein as Biomarkers of Infection in ICU COVID-19 Patients: A LASSO-Based Predictive Study by Gabriele Melegari, Federica Arturi, Fabio Gazzotti, Elisabetta Bertellini, Benedetta Berselli, Francesca Coppi, Enrico Giuliani, Alberto Barbieri

“…Its integration into infection surveillance protocols could support antibiotic stewardship efforts and improve clinical decision-making.…”
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Plasmonic optical fiber biosensors for ultra-low detection of respiratory syncytial virus via point-of-care tests by Federica Passeggio, Luigi Zeni, Massimiliano Galdiero, Francesco Arcadio, Carla Zannella, Anna De Filippis, Chiara Marzano, Ines Tavoletta, Fabiana Napolitano, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Giuseppe Portella, Nunzio Cennamo

“…In addition, nasopharyngeal swab samples were tested. The POCT’s RSV measurement time is about ten minutes. …”
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Quantifying the Effects of Water Status on Grapevine Vegetative Growth, Yield, and Grape Composition Through a Collaborative Analysis by David Uriarte, Luis Gonzaga Santesteban, José Manuel Mirás-Avalos, Ignacio Buesa, Javier José Cancela, Juan Luis Chacón, José Mariano Escalona, Diego Sebastiano Intrigliolo, Miriam Lampreave, Amelia Montoro, Luis Rivacoba, Fernando Visconti, Jesús Yuste, Carlos Miranda

“…Similarly, mega-analyses, which combine raw data from many studies into a single sample for processing and statistical analysis, are a very powerful tool for analyzing results of heterogeneous origin but require a high level of collaboration between the researchers contributing data. …”
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Content of macro- and microelements in the plants of Artemisia annua L., A. ludoviciana Nutt. and A. austriaca L. by О. А. Корабльова, Д. Б. Рахметов, M. І. Шанайда, O. M. Вергун, Л. В. Свиденко, В. І. Войцехівський

“…The content of mineral elements in plants depends on their individual ability to absorb elements from the soil and accumulate them in the roots, leaves and flowers. Plant samples of three species of wormwood were grown and studied during the flowering phase under conditions of introduction in M. …”
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