Serum Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (sGDNF) Is a Novel Biomarker in Predicting Cirrhosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B by Guangyue Yang, Liping Zhuang, Tiantian Sun, Yee Hui Yeo, Le Tao, Wei Zhang, Wenting Ma, Liu Wu, Zongguo Yang, Yanqin Yang, Dongying Xue, Jie Zhang, Rilu Feng, Ebert Matthias P., Steven Dooley, Ekihiro Seki, Ping Liu, Cheng Liu

“…A total of 735 patients from two medical centers (385 CHB patients and 350 healthy controls) were included to determine the association of serum and tissue GDNF levels with biopsy-proven cirrhosis. The diagnostic accuracy of serum GDNF (sGDNF) was estimated and compared with other indices of cirrhosis. …”
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Evaluating the Impacts of Community-Campus Engagement on Population Health in Ottawa and Thunder Bay, Canada: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Contribution Analysis by David Buetti, Cynthia Larche, Michael Fitzgerald, Isabelle Bourgeois, Erin Cameron, Kady Carr, Tim Aubry, Sydney Persaud, Claire E Kendall

“…MethodsWe will use a proven CCE model called CityStudio, which has been implemented in both cities. …”
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Effect of the Addition of Apple Pomace and Erythritol on the Antioxidant Capacity and Antidiabetic Properties of Shortbread Cookies by Ewa Raczkowska, Aneta Wojdyło, Paulina Nowicka

“…The feasibility of using waste raw materials, which are a challenge to the food industry, has been proven as well.…”
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Von der Matrix zur Geste. Analytische Betrachtungen zu Karlheinz Stockhausens Klavierstück V by Majid Motavasseli

“…In order to examine a serial work as a whole, purely quantitative methods based on sketches, matrices etc. have proven insufficient and need to be complemented by qualitative reflections on auditory perception, not least since the auditory impression of such music may not be inferred solely from its notation or construction. …”
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A Novel Stacked Model for Classification of Vocal Cord Paralysis Over Imbalanced Vocal Data by K. Jayashree Hegde, K. Manjula Shenoy, K. Devaraja

“…In addition, the proposed model’s robustness and trustworthiness are proven by the False Discovery Rate of 0.07142, Cohen Kappa of 0.82105, Mathew’s Correlation coefficient (MCC) of 0.83452, and F1-score 0.91005. …”
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Auditory attention decoding based on neural-network for binaural beamforming applications by Roy Gueta, Elana Zion-Golumbic, Jacob Goldberger, Sharon Gannot

“…The linearly constrained minimum variance (LCMV) beamforming design criterion has proven effective in isolating the desired source by steering a beam toward the target speaker while creating a null toward the interfering source. …”
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The sphingosine‐1‐phosphate signaling pathway (sphingosine‐1‐phosphate and its receptor, sphingosine kinase) and epilepsy by Lin Wang, Qingxia Kong, Xinyi Leng, Howan Leung, Yang Li

“…More and more studies have proven that the S1P signaling pathway is closely related to epilepsy, drug‐resistant epilepsy, epilepsy comorbidities, or other epilepsy‐causing diseases. …”
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Hydroperiod Influences Tadpole Growth and Development in the Endangered Littlejohn's Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni) by Nadine Nolan, Matt Hayward, Alex Callen, Kaya Klop‐Toker

“…Constructing man‐made ponds is one action proven to enhance reproduction in pond‐breeding amphibians. …”
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Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy or Sacrohysteropexy with or Without Burch Colposuspension: The Results of 36 Patients in Our Clinic by İlknur İnegöl Gümüş, Önder Sürgit, Nilüfer Akgün, İkbal Kaygusuz, Deniz Hızlı

“…Burch colposuspension was added to patients if they had stress urinary incontinence proven with physically examination and urodinamic tests. …”
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Enhancing Secure Medical Data Communication Through Integration of LSB and DCT for Robust Analysis in Image Steganography by Ramyashree, P. S. Venugopala, S. Raghavendra, Vijay S. Kubihal

“…Both techniques have been proven to be highly precise and supported by empirical evidence such as PSNR, SSIM, and MSE analysis. …”
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Comparison of Modified Biophysical Profile with Doppler Ultrasonographic Analysis in Determining Fetal well Being in the Third Trimester by Kadir Bakay, Ahmet Varolan, Ali Yazgan, Atif Akyol, İnci Davas

“…In conclusion, in order to effectively predict acute fetal distress and to maintain a reliable screening method, combined use of these tests, namely modified biophysical profile and umbilical artery Doppler analysis, has proven to be the most valuable and effective method as shown in our study. …”
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FedBFGCN: A Graph Federated Learning Framework Based on Balanced Channel Attention and Cross-Layer Feature Fusion Convolution by Hefei Wang, Ruichun Gu, Jingyu Wang, Xiaolin Zhang, Hui Wei

“…Due to its ability to effectively handle complex and heterogeneous graph data while protecting user privacy, GFL has shown great potential in processing various types of graph structures and has been proven effective in a wide range of applications. …”
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Preliminary analysis of patient assessment within a study on the impact of hydrokinetotherapy on body composition and metabolic disease risk in an adult population segment by Claudiu Cobuz, Sînziana Călina Silișteanu, Maricela Cobuz, Andrei-Ioan Costea, Elena Vizitiu Lakhdari

“…Weight loss through diet and physical exercise is proven to be the most effective treatment strategy for obese and overweight elderly subjects, facilitating the maintenance of muscle mass and promoting functional recovery…”
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Clinicopathological Analysis and Surgical Outcome of Eyelid Malignancies: A Study of 332 Cases by Syeed Mehbub Ul Kadir, Mukti Rani Mitra, Riffat Rashid, Murtuza Nuruddin, Md. Kamrul Hassan Khan, Golam Haider, Mst. Sayedatun Nessa

“…This study analyzed all the recorded data of the histologically proven primary eyelid malignancies and followed them up for at least six months from 2014 to 2019 (6 years). …”
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Mewujudkan Good Governance Melalui Penguatan Budaya Birokrasi by Jayadi Jayadi, Maria Magdalena Widiantari, Zulin Nurchayati, Endang Murti

“…In addition, the elimination of unproductive values in Javanese culture is proven to encourage innovation and initiative among bureaucratic apparatus, which ultimately improves the efficiency and effectiveness of public services. …”
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The pain ratio before and after the application of physiotherapy for dysfunction of temporomandibular joint by Lejla Hadžić, Peter Heidemann, Samir Bojičić, Namik Trtak, Eldad Kaljić, Amra Mačak Hadžiomerović

“… Introduction: Physiotherapy, a non-invasive method of conservative treatment, that includes manual therapy, exercises and physical procedures, is used in the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction and polyarticular laxity. It has been proven that physiotherapy focused on temporomandibular dysfunction is an essential element of treatment that leads to a reduction in pain, an improvement in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) function, and an improvement in quality of life. …”
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PERAN DIVIDEND POLICY SEBAGAI MODERASI PADA HUBUNGAN FAKTOR KEUANGAN DENGAN RETURN SAHAM by Nur Alimah, Mohamad Agus Salim Monoarfa, Meriyana Franssisca Dungga

“…In addition, dividend policy has been proven to strengthen the relationship between the three independent variables and stock returns, demonstrating the strategic role of dividend policy in maximizing stock returns. …”
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Blast‐Overpressure Induced Modulation of PARP‐SIRT‐NRF2 Axis in Stress Signaling of Astrocytes and Microglia by Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah, Kathiravan Kaliyappan, Ramkumar Thiayagarajan, Supriya Mahajan, Krishnamoorthy Gunasekaran

“…We found that the inhibition of PARP is proven beneficial by attenuating oxidative stress. …”
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Investigating uncertainty and parameter sensitivity in bedform analysis by using a Monte Carlo approach by J. Reich, A. Winterscheid

“…Concurrently, the time difference between two successive measurements has been proven to have a significant influence on the determination of bedform dynamics. …”
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THE ESSENCE AND COMPONENTS OF THREATS TO THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Victoria M. Varenyk, Iryna M. Miro, Zoia S. Pestovska

“…Threats to the economic security of a private higher education institution are considered in the context of its components, with a view to identifying them and assessing their potential, based on the list of tasks outlined for higher education institutions in Article 25 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Higher Education.’ It is proven that risk is the probability of the negative impact of certain events, threat is a set of specific factors that can negatively affect activities, and danger is a specific, identified condition which, if ignored, can lead to significant losses. …”
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