Interoceptive impairments in early-stage anorexia nervosa: exploring the impact of childhood trauma and heart rate variability by Lorenzo Moccia, Cassandra Serantoni, Marianna Ambrosecchia, Eliana Conte, Giuseppe Maulucci, Delfina Janiri, Georgios D. Kotzalidis, Vassilij Di Giorgio, Fabio Conti, Marco De Spirito, Vittorio Gallese, Gabriele Sani

“…., an index reflecting parasympathetic arousal) on interoceptive accuracy (IA; i.e., the ability to track changes in bodily signals) in AN. …”
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Increasing the Wear Resistance of Stamping Tools for Coordinate Punching of Sheet Steel Using CrAlSiN and DLC:Si Coatings by Sergey N. Grigoriev, Marina A. Volosova, Ilya A. Korotkov, Vladimir D. Gurin, Artem P. Mitrofanov, Sergey V. Fedorov, Anna A. Okunkova

“…One of the most effective approaches to the wear rate reduction of stamping tools is the use of solid lubricants, such as wear-resistant coatings, where the bulk properties of the tool are combined with high microhardness and lubricating ability to eliminate waste disposal and remove oil contaminants from liquid lubricants. …”
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Association of visceral fat metabolism score with risk of rheumatoid arthritis in US adults by Yonghui Li, Yujuan Zhu, Xinwen Tang, Zhiwen Guo, Jian Li, Shuchi Lv, Meng Liu, Yanjie Yu, Changbin Lei

“…Sensitivity and subgroup analysis were done to test how reliable the results were. Finally, the predictive power of BMI, waist circumference, and METS-VF for RA was compared using ROC curve analysis.ResultsThis research had 8,626 individuals in total. …”
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Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire by Rosana de Moraes Borges Marques, Amanda Cristine de Oliveira, Sheylle Almeida da Silva Teles, Maria Luiza Ferreira Stringuini, Nélida Shimid Fornés, Giulliano Gardenghi

“…Conclusion: The QFFQ presented an acceptable ability to classify correctly and with good reproducibility, adolescents with type 1 diabetes according to their levels of dietary intake.…”
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Iron deficiency in children - causes, consequences, treatment - review of the literature by Anna Dziewierz, Paulina Dziewierz, Patrycja Pietrusińska, Aleksandra Sadowska, Aleksandra Welkier, Adam Sobiński, Joanna Miśkiewicz, Aleksandra Dudek, Jakub Moder, Paula Kwaśniewska, Patrycja Śliwa-Tytko

“…The most frequently used test to diagnose iron deficiency is the ferritin level. …”
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Spatiotemporal chest wall movement analysis using depth sensor imaging for detecting respiratory asynchrony by Masaru Mitsuya, Hiroki Nishine, Hiroshi Handa, Masamichi Mineshita, Masaki Kurosawa, Tetsuo Kirimoto, Shohei Sato, Takemi Matsui, Guanghao Sun

“…Background and objective: This study aimed to enhance point-of-care pulmonary function tests by developing a novel method for the spatiotemporal analysis of chest wall movements using a sequence of depth sensor images. …”
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Methylene Blue Has Strong Extracellular Virucidal Activity Against a SARS-CoV-2-Related Pangolin Coronavirus with No Intracellular or In Vivo Efficacy by Lai Wei, Yuezhen Ma, Yuhao Ren, Shanshan Lu, Xiumei Xiao, Shengdong Luo, Xiaoping An, Erguang Li, Huahao Fan, Lihua Song

“…The control compound nirmatrelvir lacked virucidal activity but exhibited strong abilities to inhibit viral replication. The virucidal activity of methylene blue was further tested in mouse plasma. …”
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Deep learning models for deriving optimised measures of fat and muscle mass from MRI by Belvin Thomas, M. Adam Ali, Fatima M. H. Ali, Anthony Chung, Manjiri Joshi, Sophia Maiguma-Wilson, Gabrielle Reiff, Hadil Said, Pardis Zalmay, Michael Berks, Matthew D. Blackledge, James P. B. O’Connor

“…Here we evaluate the accuracy, precision and ability to track change for multiple deep learning (DL) models that quantify fat and muscle mass from abdominal MRI. …”
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Prediction of copper contamination in soil across EU using spectroscopy and machine learning: Handling class imbalance problem by Chongchong Qi, Nana Zhou, Tao Hu, Mengting Wu, Qiusong Chen, Han Wang, Kejing Zhang, Zhang Lin

“…Furthermore, feature importance analysis identified key spectral bands influencing Cu classification. Among the tested models, the BalancedRandomForest algorithm demonstrated superior classification performance and generalization ability, achieving an area under the curve of 0.870, recall of 0.816, and balanced accuracy of 0.793. …”
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Microplastic Deposit Predictions on Sandy Beaches by Geotechnologies and Machine Learning Models by Anderson Targino da Silva Ferreira, Regina Célia de Oliveira, Maria Carolina Hernandez Ribeiro, Pedro Silva de Freitas Sousa, Lucas de Paula Miranda, Saulo de Oliveira Folharini, Eduardo Siegle

“…Microplastics (MPs) are polymeric particles, mainly fossil-based, widely found in marine ecosystems, linked to environmental and public health impacts due to their persistence and ability to carry pollutants. In São Paulo’s northern coast, geomorphological factors and anthropogenic activities intensify the deposition of these pollutants. …”
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Do comprehensive deep learning algorithms suffer from hidden stratification? A retrospective study on pneumothorax detection in chest radiography by Luke Oakden-Rayner, Catherine M Jones, John Lambert, Jarrel Seah, Cyril Tang, Quinlan D Buchlak, Michael Robert Milne, Xavier Holt, Hassan Ahmad, Nazanin Esmaili, Peter Brotchie

“…The hypothesis was that performance would not differ significantly in each of these subgroups when compared with the overall test dataset.Design A retrospective case–control study was undertaken.Setting Community radiology clinics and hospitals in Australia and the USA.Participants A test dataset of 2557 chest radiography studies was ground-truthed by three subspecialty thoracic radiologists for the presence of simple or tension pneumothorax as well as each subgroup other than positioning. …”
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PHONATION AND SPEECH RECOVERY IN CANCER PATIENTS WITH MAXILLARY DEFECTS by A. A. Kulakov, V. M. Chuchkov, E. G. Matyakin, I. S. Romanov, A. A. Akhundov, A. M. Mudunov, S. P. Fedotenko, N. N. Fedotov, S. O. Podvyaznikov, M. A. Kropotov, O. A. Zharkov, A. V. Chizhova, M. V. Chuchkov

“…The proposed analytical tests were based on a combination of “difficult” vowels and consonants. …”
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Inspiratory muscle resistance combined with strength training: effects on aerobic capacity in artistic swimmers by Yuncai Fan, Yucheng Duan, Zhiqing Gao, Yong Liu

“…Pre- and post-intervention assessments included an incremental stress test, pulmonary function test, inspiratory muscle strength test, and a specialized performance test.ResultsFollowing the 5-week intervention, within-group comparisons revealed that the inspiratory muscle strength index, vital capacity, and forced vital capacity significantly increased in both the CG and TG groups (P < 0.01). …”
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Effect of Temperature, Surface, and Medium Qualities on the Biofilm Formation of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> and Their Influencing Effects on the Antibacterial, Biofilm-Inhibitor... by Anita Seres-Steinbach, Péter Szabó, Krisztián Bányai, György Schneider

“…Ajowan and thyme were the only EOs that were antibacterial against each strain at all temperatures tested (4, 14, 23, 37 °C). Biofilm-inhibition tests with 57 EOs, performed on polystyrene plates with different surface qualities and stainless steel, using 0.1% and 0.5% final concentrations, showed the outstanding inhibitory abilities of ajowan, geranium, Lime oil, melissa, palmarosa, rose geranium, sandalwood, and thyme. …”
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Biodegradation of Premium Motor Spirit using surfactant-expressing bacteria from mechanic workshops in Malumfashi, Katsina State, Nigeria by Aminu Aliyu, Benjamin Chikwendu Onusiriuka, Yahaya Abdullahi Umar, Kamaluddeen Kabir, Haroun A. A.

“…Post-hoc analysis using Tukey’s test identified Bacillus velezensis as the most efficient biosurfactant-producing and hydrocarbon degrading isolate (p = 0.0264 and 0.0034); moreover, the threshold concentration for high PMS tolerance was found to be 1000ppm and above (p = 0.0174, 0.0008 and 0.0001).These isolates’ ability to grow on mineral salt media supplemented with PMS as a sole source of carbon presents a veritable avenue for exploitation in biotechnology, towards biosurfactants-mediated bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants in oil contaminated soils. …”
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Antagonistic activity of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa fungi isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of farm animals by Nikanova D.A., Kolodina E.N., Dovydenkova M.V., Artemyeva O.A.

“…OD540 of the culture fluid of eighteen strains (1, 10, 21, 16, 19, 15, 12, 25, 13, 6, 3, 11, 22, 2, 24, 27, 23 and 18) was lower than in the control with the test strain E. coli 3912/41. The minimum difference in optical density of the test strain S. enterica serovar Typhimurium 79 was observed in strains 1 and 6 and amounted to 0,278 and 0,252 units, compared to the control 0,286 units. …”
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Experimental study on the mechanical properties and deformation failure characteristics of sandstone under graded equal amplitude cyclic loading and unloading by Zhiwei Ni, Jie Li, Ke Qin, Xiaogang Wu, Junxing Zhu, Shiming Zhou

“…Through a series of three-stage cyclic loading and unloading tests conducted under varying confining pressures, the findings indicate the following. …”
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German translation, cultural adaption and validation of the unidimensional self-efficacy scale for multiple sclerosis: a study protocol by Markus Reindl, Roger J Mills, Laura Zamarian, Raija Kuisma, Simone Kircher, Rainer Ehling, Florian Deisenhammer

“…Introduction Self-efficacy refers to individuals’ confidence in their ability to perform relevant tasks to accomplish desired goals. …”
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Application of Partial Least Squares-Discriminate Analysis Model Based on Water Chemical Compositions in Identifying Water Inrush Sources from Multiple Aquifers in Mines by Yaoshan Bi, Jiwen Wu, Xiaorong Zhai, Shuhao Shen, Libin Tang, Kai Huang, Dawei Zhang

“…The Renlou Coal Mine in the Linhuan mining area was selected for this study, and seven conventional water chemical compositions from 54 water samples in three aquifers were collected and tested, of which 45 water samples were used to establish the PLS-DA discriminant model, and nine were used to test the prediction effect. …”
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Evaluation of the Antioxidant Properties and Cytotoxic Activity of 1,3-dioxolane Derivatives Imidazole by S. S. Zykova, M. V. Shustov, V. S. Talismanov

“…The antiradical tests was performed using the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) method. …”
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