Detection of Masses in Mammogram Images Based on the Enhanced RetinaNet Network With INbreast Dataset by Wang M, Liu R, Luttrell IV J, Zhang C, Xie J

“…Mingzhao Wang,1 Ran Liu,1 Joseph Luttrell IV,2 Chaoyang Zhang,2 Juanying Xie1 1School of Computer Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USACorrespondence: Juanying Xie, School of Computer Science, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620, West Chang’an Avenue, Chang’an District, Xi’an, 710119, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13088965815, Email xiejuany@snnu.edu.cn Chaoyang Zhang, School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406-0001, USA, Email chaoyang.zhang@usm.eduPurpose: Breast cancer is the most common major public health problems of women in the world. …”
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Microplastic abundance and distribution in surface water and sediment collected from the coastal area by N. Takarina, A. Purwiyanto, A. Rasud, A. Arifin, Y. Suteja

“…These findings prove that microplastics with their various types are capable contaminate the aquatic environment.CONCLUSION: The most common microplastics shapes in sediment were fiber (55.7%) > film (31.1%) > fragment (9.9%) > pellet (3.2%) and for the surface water were film (53.5%) > fiber (33.9%) > fragment (7.8%) > pellet (4.7%). …”
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A Metabolic Gene Signature to Predict Overall Survival in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Zeng-Hong Wu, Yun Tang, Yue Zhou

“…Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a common malignancy that emanates from the lips, mouth, paranasal sinuses, oropharynx, larynx, nasopharynx, and from other pharyngeal cancers. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Its Impact on Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Correlation with Duration of Illness: A Pilot Study by Brygida Przywara-Chowaniec, Dominika Blachut, Jan Harpula, Marcin Bereś, Agnieszka Nowak, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska

“…Thickness of the IMT was higher and statistically important among patients with SLE, both in left (1.22 ± 0.27 mm vs. 0.7 ± 0.21 mm, p=0.0001) and right common carotid artery (1.16 ± 0.26 mm vs. 0.59 ± 0.15 mm, p=0.0001), compared to the controls. …”
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High-coverage whole-genome sequencing of a Jakun individual from the “Orang Asli” Proto-Malay subtribe from Peninsular Malaysia by Wai-Sum Yap, Alvin Cengnata, Woei-Yuh Saw, Thuhairah Abdul Rahman, Yik-Ying Teo, Renee Lay-Hong Lim, Boon-Peng Hoh

“…Mitochondrial DNA analysis revealed that the Jakun genome carried the N21a haplogroup (estimated to have occurred ~19 kya), which is commonly found among Malays from Malaysia and Indonesia. …”
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Identification and characterization of the functional tetrameric UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from Klebsiella pneumoniae by Isabel Ramón Roth, Pavel Kats, Timm Fiebig, Françoise Routier, Roman Fedorov, Larissa Dirr, Jana I. Führing

“…Our AlphaFold-assisted structure-function relationship studies underline that tetramerization is essential for bacterial UGP function and is facilitated by a common mechanism utilizing conserved key residues. …”
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COMPLETE UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP SURGERY USING MODIFIED ROTATION-ADVANCEMENT FLAP TO ENHANCE AESTHETIC APPEARANCE IN RSPAL DR. RAMELAN HOSPITAL: A CASE SERIES by Jessica Novia Hadikhosuma, Bambang Wicaksono, Rionaldo Dhiparedja

“…ABSTRACT Introduction: Unilateral cleft lip is  a common congenital anomaly affecting the upper lip and nose, impacting both aesthetics and function. …”
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Students conceptual understanding of logic material in terms of assessment diagnostic result by Zahra Nugraheni, Sofwan Hadi

“…For details, the average student’s conceptual understanding percentage from science majors is 52.3%, social sciences majors are 43.3%, and religion and vocational majors are 33.3%. The common mistakes that students made were in the sixth indicator, i.e. developing necessary or sufficient terms of a concept which only 2 of all students answered correctly.…”
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Spectrum of bacterial keratitis at a tertiary eye center in Indonesia by Rifna Lutfiamida, Rien Widyasari, Kara Citra Kalandra

“…Gram-negative bacteria were identified in 65 eyes (69.1%), and Gram-positive bacteria were identified in 29 eyes (30.9%). The most common bacteria identified was Pseudomonas aeruginosa (34 positive cultures, 36.2%). …”
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Integrated technique of buffalo fertility management in Nepal by Bhuminand Devkota, Shatrughan Shah, Gokarna Gautam

“…Among several factors compromising the treatment response of anestrus buffaloes in terms of pregnancy outcome, poor body condition score, sub-normal levels of some blood metabolic parameters, and gastrointestinal parasitic infection are more common. Putting together all those information, we developed an integrated technique of buffalo fertility management that includes anthelmintic treatment at least one month prior to the initiation of specific timed artificial insemination (TAI) protocol and nutritional management by means of providing vitamin–mineral supplementation in addition to improving the roughage supply and energy-protein content in the ration soon after anthelmintic treatment until two weeks after AI. …”
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Raise and characterization of a bread wheat hybrid line (Tulaykovskaya 10 × Saratovskaya 29) with chromosome 6Agi2 introgressed from Thinopyrum intermedium by Yu. N. Ivanova, K. K. Rosenfread, A. I. Stasyuk, E. S. Skolotneva, O. G. Silkova

“…Wheatgrass Thinopyrum intermedium is a source of agronomically valuable traits for common wheat. Partial wheat–wheatgrass amphidiploids and lines with wheatgrass chromosome substitutions are extensively used as intermediates in breeding programs. …”
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Depressive symptoms and its influencing factors of older people with cataracts in China: a national cross-sectional survey by Tengfei Niu, Shiwei Cao, Xiaoyu Wang, Xiaobing Xian, Chunyang Luo, Jingxi Ma

“…BackgroundDepressive symptoms are a common complication in patients with cataracts and may exacerbate cataract symptoms. …”
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Examination of Salmonella Prevalence in Pigs Through Rye‐Based Feeding and Coarser Feed Structure Under Field Conditions by Jens Gerrit Lindhaus, Bernd Reckels, Bussarakam Chuppava, Richard Grone, Christian Visscher, Clara Berenike Hartung

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Salmonellosis is the second most commonly occurring bacterial zoonosis in Germany. Rye in pig feeding offers new possibilities for addressing that issue due to its high content of non‐starch polysaccharides (NSPs). …”
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The Implications of Multiple Repeat Cesarean Deliveries on Maternal Morbidity by Esra Can, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak

“…Intraabdominal dense adhesions (28.6% versus 14.1%, p=0.002), placenta previa (11.1% versus 4.1%, p=0.009), placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) (7.9% versus 2.4%, p=0.008), bladder injury (6.3% versus 1.7%, p=0.011), intraoperative massive hemorrhage (7.9% versus 2.2%, p=0.004), uterine artery ligation (4.8% versus 1.1%, p=0.012), internal iliac artery ligation (4.8% versus 1.2%, p=0.008), cesarean hysterectomy (4.8% versus 1.5%, p=0.045), blood transfusion (12.7% versus 4.1%, p=0.001), and maternal intensive care unit (ICU) admission (14.3% versus 2.0%, p<0.001) were significantly more common among women in the multiple-repeat CD group compared with the lower-order repeat CD group. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Different Numerical Pain Scales Used for Pain Estimation during Debonding of Orthodontic Brackets by Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Ali A Assiry, Mubashir Baig Mirza, Fazlur Rahman Sayed, Sufiyan Shaik, Anand Marya, Adith Venugopal, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Rithvitou Horn

“…To analyse various pain scales commonly used to determine the effect of different pain control methods during debonding of orthodontic brackets. …”
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The Association between LRRK2 G2385R and Phenotype of Parkinson’s Disease in Asian Population: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies by Wei Di, Zhiyong Zeng, Jingyan Li, Xiaoling Liu, Minzhi Bo, Hua Lv

“…Our results suggested that most of the clinical characteristics of PD patients with LRRK2 G2385R mutations are similar to those of LRRK2 G2385R noncarriers among Asian PD patients, except for the more common family history, relatively longer disease duration, and higher MMSE scores in the former group.…”
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USING OF NEGATIVE WOUND PRESSURE THERAPY (NPWT): A CASE SERIES OF WOUND DISRUPTION AS A COMPLICATION OF A CAESAREAN SECTION by Herman Yosef Limpat Wihastyoko, Ellenora Resti Mustikaningrat, Dorothea Respa Kusumaningrat, Gisella Sekar Wruhastanti, Yohana Joni

“…Abstract: Introduction: Wound disruption following caesarean sections is a common issue that can increase maternal mortality and morbidity. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Risk Factors: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Resource-Limited Settings of Northwest Ethiopia by Markos Negash, Habtamu Wondifraw Baynes, Demeke Geremew

“…In those patients with H. pylori (a positive result with either the Ab or Ag test), drinking water from well sources had 2.23 times risk of getting H. pylori infection (P=0.017), and drinking coffee (1.51 (0.79–2.96, P=0.025)) and chat chewing (1.78 (1.02–3.46, P=0.008) are the common risk factors. Conclusion. The present study discovered considerable magnitude of H. pylori among the dyspeptic patients in the study area. …”
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Prognostic factors and survival outcomes in patients with salivary duct carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study by Fei Chen, Liangbo Li, Jingqiao Tao, Nenghao Jin, Liwei Wang, Liang Zhu, Bo Qiao, Lejun Xing, Bo Wei, Jingqiu Bu, Haizhong Zhang

“…Results Of the 61 patients, the parotid gland was the most common primary site (70.5%). Lymph node and distant metastases were present in 35 (57.4%) and 23 (37.7%) patients, respectively. …”
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Spondylolisthesis and Scoliosis Progression and Associated Revision Rates Following Bilateral Lumbar Spine Microscopic Decompression by Walter-Soon-Yaw Wong, Ashton Kai Shun Tan, Kenneth Zhi Kuan Loi, Dhivakaran Gengatharan, Craigven Hao Sheng Sim, Hao Bin Chen, Yilun Huang

“…Lumbar spine microscopic decompression (LSMD) is a common surgical procedure for decompressing neural elements. …”
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