The Application of Three-dimensional Shear Wave Elastography in the Detection of Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis in Gynecological Malignancies by Yuping Shen, Jiulong Dai, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…However, conventional imaging techniques, such as ultrasound and computed tomography (CT), demonstrate limited accuracy in determining the nature of lymph nodes. This study implements three-dimensional shear wave elastography (3D-SWE), an innovative technique that quantifies the stiffness of inguinal lymph nodes (ILN) in patients with gynecological cancers. …”
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Efficacy and predictors of response to somatostatin analogues in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome by Olga O. Golounina, Zhanna E. Belaya, Alla A. Markovich, Liudmila Y. Rozhinskaya, Galina A. Mel`nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva, Ivan I. Dedov

“…Significant factors determining the response to SSAs after 6 months of treatment are expression status of SSTR5 and NET localization.…”
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Proportion, quality of life and factors associated with perinatal urinary incontinence among pregnant women attending at Muhimbili national hospital by Geofrey P. Chiloleti, Fransia Arda Mushi, Aboud Muhsin, Ally Mwanga

“…These conditions affect quality of life, leading to significant physical and emotional distress, self-esteem, social interactions, postpartum depression and anxiety. Determining the factors associated with PUI and providing appropriate support and treatment options for women experiencing perinatal urinary incontinence can improve the well-being of those affected. …”
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Rekomendasi Pengembangan Fasilitas Wisata Tugu Pahlawan Surabaya Melalui Visualisasi Dashboard Hasil Klasifikasi Analisis Sentimen Ulasan Pengunjung by Fawwaz Roja Mahardika, Ahmad Afif Supianto, Nanang Yudi Setiawan, Raden Sandra Yuwana, Endang Suryawati

“…Based on the confusion matrix, the F1-Score value determines how well the model classifies data rather than the Accuracy value because the dataset is imbalance so that prediction errors in precision or recall are very possible. …”
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Perbedaan Efek Antibakteri Kapsul Minyak Bawang Putih (Garlic Oil) dan Kapsul Bubuk Bawang Putih (Garlic Powder) Terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan Escherichia... by Ismail Fajri, Erly ., Elly Usman

“…The objective of this study was to determine the differences of antibacterial effect between garlic oil capsules and garlic powder capsules on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. …”
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Coronil effectively inhibits the interaction of clinically relevant Omicron mutants of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins with human ACE2 receptor by Acharya Balkrishna, Rishabh Dev, Sandeep Kumar, Anurag Varshney

“…Methods: Chemical composition of Coronil was determined by the Prominence-XR UHPLC system. The ELISA-based ACE2 binding inhibition assay was performed to delineate the effect of Coronil on the interaction between human ACE2 receptor and different Omicron variant S-proteins such as BA.4/BA5, XBB, BA.2.75.2, BA4.6/BF.7, BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1 and a recently found spike protein variant JN.1 which is thought to emerge from BA.2.86. …”
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Efficacy of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Impact of Chronic Lung Disease on its Outcome in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Minakshmi Karmakar, V D Prasanna Kumar Vasamsetty, Bonapart Chowdhury

“…In view of the above, this study was carried out to determine the prevalence and severity of various symptom manifestations of chronic rhinosinusitis as well as to compare the symptomatic relief of the patients following surgery by regular follow ups and by using grading systems. …”
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Effect of microbial fertilizers on soil microbial community structure in rotating and continuous cropping Glycyrrhiza uralensis by Daiyu Qiu, Daiyu Qiu, Xue Wang, Xue Wang, Kan Jiang, Kan Jiang, Gaoxia Gong, Gaoxia Gong, Fang Bao

“…High-throughput sequencing technology was used to determine soil microbial richness, diversity and distribution of community structure in rotating and continuous cropping G. uralensis.Results and discussionContinuous cropping reduced G. uralensis soil bacterial diversity by 7.56% and increased fungal richness by 17.01% compared with crop rotation. …”
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Modifying Nitrous Oxide Delivery at Stanford: Observational, Pilot Intervention Study by Eric P Kraybill, David Chen, Saadat Khan, Praveen Kalra

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to determine the extent of N2O pollution at SHC and subsequently whether using E-cylinders for N2O storage and delivery at the point of care in SHC’s ambulatory surgery centers could reduce system-wide emissions. …”
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Hubungan Infeksi Soil Transmitted Helminth dengan Status Gizi pada Murid SDN 29 Purus Padang by Reshka Renanti M, Selfi Renita Rusdji, Elmatris SY

“…The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between soil transmitted helminth infections and nutritional status.This cross sectional study was conducted at the SDN 29 Purus Padang from October 2014 until February 2015. …”
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The T4/T3 quotient as a risk factor for differentiated thyroid cancer: a case control study by Mark Sasson, Emily Kay-Rivest, Rami Shoukrun, Anca Florea, Michael Hier, Veronique-Isabelle Forest, Michael Tamilia, Richard J. Payne

“…The serological levels of TSH, fT4 and fT3 were measured preoperatively. Odds ratios were determined for each parameter and logistic regressions were calculated between markers and probability of malignancy. …”
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Protective Mechanism of Electroacupuncture Combined with Enriched Rehabilitative Training on Hippocampal Neurons in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Li GONG, Wei TANG, Zhen QIU, Mengxing LI

“…The neuronal apoptotic index was determined by TUNEL method. Western blot was used to detect the expression of protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein (CHOP), B-cell lymphoma-2(Bcl-2), Bcl-2 associated X-protein (Bax), protein kinase B(Akt), and phosphory lated protein kinase B(p-Akt).Results:Compared withthenormalgroupandshamgroup, learning and memory ability of rats in the model group were decreased (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.01), and cerebral infarction volume, apoptosis index, protein expression of PERK, CHOP, Bcl-2 and Bax in hippocampus of rats in the model group were significantly increased (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.01). …”
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Sodium Butyrate: A Multifaceted Modulator in Colorectal Cancer Therapy by Alexandra Laura Mederle, Alexandra Semenescu, George Andrei Drăghici, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Nicolae-Valentin Vlăduț, Dragoş Vasile Nica

“…Cell viability, confluence, number, morphology, and nuclear integrity were assessed using MTT and imaging assays. RT-PCR was used to determine changes in the expression of critical pro-apoptotic players (<i>BAX</i>, <i>CASP3</i>, <i>PUMA</i>, <i>TP53</i>), anti-apoptotic facilitators (<i>BCL</i>-2, <i>MCL-1</i>), cell division regulators (<i>PCNA</i>, <i>Ki-67</i>, <i>CDKN</i>1), and inflammation genes (<i>NF-κB</i>). …”
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Evolution du comportement de manipulation chez les strepsirrhiniens by Louise Peckre, Anne‑Claire Fabre, Anthony Herrel, Christine Wall, Emmanuelle Pouydebat

“…Cette étude vise à déterminer de manière quantitative les différentes stratégies comportementales adoptées par les strepsirrhiniens lors de la saisie de divers items alimentaires immobiles. …”
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Obesity and fibromyalgia are associated with Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis (D2T-RA) independent of age and gender by Nicoletta Luciano, Elisa Barone, Enrico Brunetta, Alessio D’Isanto, Maria De Santis, Angela Ceribelli, Marta Caprioli, Giacomo M. Guidelli, Daniela Renna, Carlo Selmi

“…We compared patients fulfilling the D2T-RA criteria with the remaining RA cohort using univariate comparisons and logistic regression to determine the impact of clinical features, comorbidities on outcome variable, adjusted for confounders. …”
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The Clinical Characteristics, Patterns of Recurrence, and Long-Term Survival Outcomes of Dual-Phenotype Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Liver Resection by Yu ZC, Fang ZK, Yu Y, Liu SY, Wang KD, Shi ZJ, Jin LM, Huang XK, Lu Y, Shen GL, Liu JW, Huang DS, Zhang CW, Liang L

“…Multivariate analyses were used to determine the independent risk factors that influence the prognosis of patients.Results: Patients with DPHCC (n = 141) account for 26% of the total patients (n = 541). …”
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Establishing an Electrophysiological Recording Platform for Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation in Neuropathic Pain Rats by Yang CT, Shyu BC, Lin WT, Lu KH, Lin CR, Wen YR, Chen CC

“…An impedance test can determine an optimal SCS electrode function: an SCS discharge threshold of 100– 400 μA for cortical activation or a motor threshold of 150– 600 μA for the hind limbs. …”
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Role of Vitamin D Status and Alterations in Gut Microbiota Metabolism in Fibromyalgia-Associated Chronic Inflammatory Pain by Caterina Saija, Maria Paola Bertuccio, Alberto Scoglio, Vincenzo Macaione, Francesco Cacciola, Giuseppe Micalizzi, Daniela Caccamo, Carolina Muscoli, Monica Currò

“…The serum levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17, IFN-γ, as well as those of vitamin D (25(OH)D3) and the kynurenine/tryptophan ratio (Kyn/Trp) were determined by ELISA and HPLC, respectively. The plasma levels of the SCFAs acetate, butyrate, and propionate were detected by GC-MS. …”
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Enhancement of convolutional neural network for urban environment parking space classification by S. Rahman, M. Ramli, F. Arnia, R. Muharar, M. Ikhwan, S. Munzir

“…EfficientParkingNet's lightweight computing architecture can increase the speed of information on parking availability to users.CONCLUSION: EfficientParkingNet is more efficient in determining the availability of parking spaces compared to mAlexnet, but still cannot match Yolo+MobileNet. …”
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Significance of KLK7 expression, polymorphisms, and function in sheep horn growth by Mingzhu Shan, Hao Li, Xinyue Li, Guoqing Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Pingjie Feng, Lisheng Zhou, Zhangyuan Pan, Mingxing Chu

“…By comparing the amino acid sequence of KLK7 with KLK7 sequences in other species, we discovered eight amino acids at specific positions in the KLK7 protein sequence that may have regulatory functions in determining the size of horns in ruminant animals. Thirteen SNPs with F-statistic value (Fst) > 0.15 were identified. …”
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