Elevating Patient Care With Deep Learning: High-Resolution Cervical Auscultation Signals for Swallowing Kinematic Analysis in Nasogastric Tube Patients by Farnaz Khodami, Amanda S. Mahoney, James L. Coyle, Ervin Sejdic

“…The stacked recurrent neural network identified hyoid bone position in test frames, achieving a 41.27% overlap with ground-truth outputs. …”
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Real‐Time PCR Assay and Environmental DNA Workflow for Detecting Irukandji Jellyfish, Malo bella (Cubozoa) by Jessica K. Strickland, Kylie A. Pitt, Michael J. Kingsford, Scott J. Morrissey, Dean R. Jerry

“…This assay improves the ability to study M. bella, addressing critical knowledge gaps on the species' ecology. …”
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Social mixing patterns in the UK following the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, July–August 2020: a cross-sectional online survey by Chris Jewell, Jonathan M Read, Jessica RE Bridgen

“…Participants self-isolating as a precaution or following Test and Trace instructions had a lower non-household contact rate than those not self-isolating (aIRR 0.58, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.79). …”
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Effect of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation with intermittent sigh breaths on carbon dioxide levels in neonates by Kulthida Baingam, Anucha Thatrimontrichai, Manapat Praditaukrit, Gunlawadee Maneenil, Supaporn Dissaneevate

“…Subgroup analyses indicated the ability of Sighs to reduce the PaCO2 level in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (n=15; MD [95% CI]=-4.2 [-8.2 to -0.2] mmHg; P= 0.04). …”
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Using individualized structural covariance networks to analyze the heterogeneity of cerebral small vessel disease with depressive states by Shiyu Zhang, Yue Chen, Hua Zhou, Zhong Zhao

“…The unpaired-sample t-test was used to compare the IDSCNs between the two groups to obtain the differential structural covariance edge and its distribution. …”
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Sustainable technology for coconut processing: Biomass-powered dryer and performance evaluation by C. Naveen Prabhu, S. Dhanushkodi, K. Sudhakar

“…This study aims to develop and test a small-scale biomass dryer using sustainable biomass fuel to dry coconut kernels more efficiently, with even heat distribution and reduced drying times. …”
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Formulation of Fungal Media from Local Plant Materials by Odira Johnson Oledibe, Ifeoma Bessie Enweani-Nwokelo, Raphael Nnajiofor Okigbo, Adaeze Nnedinma Achugbu

“…Media characteristics such as gelling ability and consistency were compared with Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) as the standard media. …”
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Modeling the density of chlorinated brines with nonlinear multivariate regressions by Mauricio Sepúlveda, Thierry Bertrand De Saint Pierre Sarrut, Andrés Soto-Bubert, Rashmi Bhardwaj, Roberto Acevedo

“…The results show that all obtained models have a %AAD lower than 0.72 % in test data. Although this result is less accurate than published ones, it is offset by the automatic generation, the models' simplicity, and their ability to be used in new untrained brine, such as Na2SO4, NaHCO3, and AlCl3. …”
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Assessing Patterns and Risk to Chilean Freshwater Fish Distributions Using Multi‐Species Occupancy Models by Erin E. Tracy, Evelyn Habit, Konrad Górski, Nann A. Fangue, Andrew L. Rypel

“…This approach not only enhances our ability to protect Chile's unique and vulnerable freshwater fish species but also provides a robust framework for integrating modeled ecological insights of data‐limited systems into conservation planning.…”
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The relationship between health literacy and exercise self-efficacy in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study by Nasibeh Zerangian, Mohammad Ali Kianfard, Nooshin Peyman

“…Abstract Background and aims Maternal health is intricately linked with health literacy, which significantly influences pregnant women’s ability to access, comprehend, and utilize health-related information. …”
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Survival expectations in melanoma patients: a molecular prognostic model associated with aging by Nenghua Zhang, Xinyi Qiu, Xingying Chen, Cheng Du, Jingyi Dong, Xiaohong Li, Bing Chen, Lin Zhang, Yuyan Zhang

“…Conclusion The ARL signature obtained in this study had better prognostic ability than individual clinical features.…”
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Effects of melatonin treatment on germination, growth and physiological characteristics under drought stress in foxtail millet by Chaomin Meng, Cheng Wang, Haojie Guo, Jinyue Wang, Jingchen Yu

“…This concentration effectively modulated the photosynthetic capacity, antioxidant enzyme activity, and osmotic ability of millet seedlings, thereby augmenting their drought resistance. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of infective Streptococci recovered from local and imported mozzarella cheese from different markets in Baghdad by Moutaz A.W. Abdul Mounam, Basil R.F. Razook, Entesar Hussain Madi

“…Background: This research identified Streptococci spp. depending on culture, biochemistry, the VITEK technique, ability to produce biofilms, and antibiotic resistance. …”
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Enhancing Deep Learning Sustainability by Synchronized Multi Augmentation with Rotations and Multi-Backbone Architectures by Nikita Gordienko, Yuri Gordienko, Sergii Stirenko

“…SMA techniques were applied to simulate diverse image orientations, and MB architectures were tested with Averaging and Dense fusion strategies to assess their ability to learn diverse feature representations and improve robustness. …”
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A novel antibacterial hydrogel containing aminophylline as a versatile platform for neural differentiation of hWJMSCs through the CREB pathway by Akram Sadat Seyedi Jasbi, Hossein Aghamollaei, Zohreh Jangravi, Soyar Sari, Ali Salimi

“…Abstract This study aims to develop a novel antibacterial hydrogel scaffold composed of gelatin (Gel), amniotic membrane extract (AME), and aminophylline (AMP) for neural regeneration. We investigate its ability to sustain AMP release, inhibit bacterial growth, and promote neural differentiation of human Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cells (hWJMSCs) via the CREB pathway, addressing unmet needs in neural tissue engineering. …”
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Glasgow Blatchford scoring system enables accurate risk stratification of patients with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage by Fatima Khalil, Nayyar Yaqoob, Shahida Perveen, Humera Qureshi, Muhammad Imran Khan

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Glasgow Blatchford (GB) scores ability for risk stratification in patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). …”
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Entomopathogenicity of endophytic fungi isolated from Payo rice variety in Kerinci, Indonesia by My Syahrawati, Nanda Saputra, Trizelia Trizelia, Eri Sulyanti

“…An entomopathogenicity test was carried out on the 62 isolates obtained against Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), and one control (T. molitor without isolate application) was added as a comparison. …”
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Evaluating the Risks of Heated Tobacco Products: Toxicological Effects on Two Selected Respiratory Bacteria and Human Lung Cells by Salvatore Furnari, Rosalia Emma, Massimo Caruso, Pio Maria Furneri, Virginia Fuochi

“…Cytotoxicity was assessed in human lung fibroblast cells (MRC5) through the neutral red uptake (NRU) assay, whereas mutagenicity was investigated using the Ames test. Results: THP aerosols demonstrated the ability to inhibit the growth of both <i>S. pneumoniae</i> and <i>K. pneumoniae</i>, exerting bacteriostatic effects at lower concentrations and bactericidal effects at higher concentrations. …”
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METTL3 regulates ASMCs proliferation and M2 macrophage polarization via mediating the m6A methylation of TIMMDC1 in asthma by Shihao Zhang, Xiurong Wen, Lin Liu

“…EdU and transwell assay were employed to examine the cell proliferation and invasion. The ability of apoptosis was analyzed using flow cytometry and qRT-PCR. …”
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Human Fetal Dermal Cells and Their MicroRNA Cargo: KEGG Signaling Pathways Associated with Angiogenesis and Wound Healing by Cinzia Maria Chinnici, Giandomenico Amico, Alessia Gallo, Gioacchin Iannolo, Nicola Cuscino, Serena Vella, Claudia Carcione, David Nascari, Pier Giulio Conaldi

“…Depletion of nanosized EVs from secretome significantly impaired its ability to induce formation of mesh-like structures in vitro. …”
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