Validation of a Spanish Version of the Lille Apathy Rating Scale for Parkinson’s Disease by Rocio García-Ramos, Clara Villanueva Iza, María José Catalán, Abilio Reig-Ferrer, Jorge Matías-Guíu

“…The Spanish version of LARS is a reliable and useful tool for diagnosing apathy in PD patients. Total LARS score is influenced by the presence of depression and cognitive impairment. …”
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Fat and Moisture Content in Chinese Fried Bread Sticks: Assessment and Rapid Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Method Development by Zhuqing Xiao, Keqiang Lai, Rui Du, Yungang Shen, Xiaohua Sun, Yun Pan, Barbara A. Rasco, Yiqun Huang

“…The fat and moisture content in FBS predicted by FT-NIR methods had very good correlation with their values determined via traditional methods (fat, R2=0.965; moisture, R2=0.983), which clearly indicated that FT-NIR methods could be used as an effective tool for rapid determination of fat and moisture content in FBS.…”
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Prospective Analysis of Risk for Hypothyroidism after Hemithyroidectomy by Virgilijus Beisa, Darius Kazanavicius, Arminas Skrebunas, Gintaras Simutis, Justinas Ivaska, Kestutis Strupas

“…Our developed risk scoring system is a valid and reliable tool to identify patients who are at risk for PH before surgery.…”
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Effect of Zolpidem in the Aftermath of Traumatic Brain Injury: An MEG Study by Praveen Sripad, Jessica Rosenberg, Frank Boers, Christian P. Filss, Norbert Galldiks, Karl-Josef Langen, Ralf Clauss, N. Jon Shah, Jürgen Dammers

“…MEG is an informative and sensitive tool to detect changes in brain activity for TBI.…”
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On the Observational Solid Angle in Estimating the Moon-based Disk-integrated Earth Outgoing Longwave Radiation by Hanlin Ye, Huadong Guo, Dong Liang, Zhen Xu, Yin Jin, Guang Liu

“…These findings enhance our understanding of disk-integrated Earth OLR estimates and provide a unique tool for establishing benchmarks for the Earth samples needed in the study of habitable planets, thereby contributing to sustainable development.…”
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Sex and stature estimations from dry femurs of Northeastern Thais: Using a logistic and linear regression approach by Worrawit Boonthai, Chanasorn Poodendaen, Juthamas Kamwong, Piyanan Sangchang, Suthat Duangchit, Sitthichai Iamsaard

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrated the importance of population-specific standards in forensic anthropology of the femur's reliability as a valuable tool for both sex determination and stature estimation. …”
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The potential of short-wave infrared hyperspectral imaging and deep learning for dietary assessment: a prototype on predicting closed sandwiches fillings by Esther Kok, Aneesh Chauhan, Michele Tufano, Edith Feskens, Guido Camps

“…While there are still significant technical challenges to overcome before such a system can be routinely implemented in studies of free-living subjects, we believe it holds promise as a future tool for nutrition research and population intake monitoring.…”
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Nucleosome patterns in four plant pathogenic fungi with contrasted genome structures by Clairet, Colin, Lapalu, Nicolas, Simon, Adeline, Soyer, Jessica L., Viaud, Muriel, Zehraoui, Enric, Dalmais, Berengère, Fudal, Isabelle, Ponts, Nadia

“…We combined MNase-seq and RNA-seq analyses to concomitantly map nucleosome-rich and transcriptionally active regions during fungal growth in axenic culture; we developed the MNase-seq Tool Suite (MSTS) to analyse and visualise data obtained from MNase-seq experiments in combination with other genomic data and notably RNA-seq expression data. …”
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Long-term tracking of neural and oligodendroglial development in large-scale human cerebral organoids by noninvasive volumetric imaging by Sangjun Park, Cheol Hong Min, Eunjin Choi, Jeong-Sun Choi, Kyungjin Park, Seokyoung Han, Wonjun Choi, Hyun-Jong Jang, Kyung-Ok Cho, Moonseok Kim

“…Collectively, these advances mark a significant advancement in the field of neurodevelopment, providing a powerful tool for in-depth study of complex brain organoid systems.…”
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The Potential Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Derived Exosomes as Immunomodulatory Agents for COVID-19 Patients by Faisal A. Alzahrani, Islam M. Saadeldin, Abrar Ahmad, Dipak Kumar, Esam I. Azhar, Arif Jamal Siddiqui, Bassem Kurdi, Abdulrahim Sajini, Abdulmajeed F. Alrefaei, Sadaf Jahan

“…MSCs and MSCs-Exo have shown potential in clinical trials as a therapeutic tool for severely affected COVID-19 patients when compared to other cell-based therapies, which may face challenges like the cells’ sticking to the respiratory tract epithelia during administration. …”
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Weather Conditions (with Focus on UV Radiation) Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak and Worldwide Climate-based Prediction for Future Prevention by Lucian Sfîcă, Mihai Bulai, Vlad-Alexandru Amihăesei, Constantin Ion, Marius Ștefan

“…Our results, which focused on the role of the UV solar radiation, could be used as a prediction tool for identifying the world regions with a higher risk of future faster increase in COVID-19 cases.…”
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Postoperative complications and long-term outcomes after total and subtotal thyroidectomy: a retrospective study by Sobhan Javidi, Sepehr Sadrizadeh, Ali Sadrizadeh, Shokoufeh Bonakdaran, Lida Jarahi

“…Data related to postoperative complications, recurrence rate and overall survival were collected and analyzed. The data collection tool used in this research was a checklist. In this study, women accounted for 863 and men for 159 of the total population. …”
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Project Based Learning Model: Can It Improve Dribbling Skills In Soccer Games? by Riyan Hardinata, Ghana Firsta Yosika, Youssouf Haïdara, Rahmat Putra Perdana, Uray Gustian, Didi Suryadi, Makan Sacko, Muhamad Zainal Abidin

“…In this study using a learning tool, namely the Learning Implementation Plan (RPP). …”
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Potential of Apple Vision Pro for Accurate Tree Diameter Measurements in Forests by Tobias Ofner-Graff, Valentin Sarkleti, Philip Svazek, Andreas Tockner, Sarah Witzmann, Lukas Moik, Ralf Kraßnitzer, Christoph Gollob, Tim Ritter, Martin Kühmaier, Karl Stampfer, Arne Nothdurft

“…The AVP demonstrated its potential as a reliable field tool for DBH measurement, performing consistently across varying terrain.…”
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ChatGPT vs. Orthopedic Residents! Who is the Winner? by Semih Yaş, Asim Ahmadov, Alim Can Baymurat, Mehmet Ali Tokgöz, Secdegül Coşkun Yaş, Mustafa Odluyurt, Tolga Tolunay

“…Objective: In recent advancements in artificial intelligence, ChatGPT by OpenAI has emerged as a versatile tool capable of performing various tasks; however, its application in medicine is challenged by complexities and limitations in accuracy. …”
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Increased Kappa/Lambda Hybrid Antibody in Serum Is a Novel Biomarker Related to Disease Activity and Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Lang Yi, Mingju Hao, Tian Lu, Guigao Lin, Lida Chen, Ming Gao, Gaowei Fan, Dong Zhang, Guojing Wang, Xin Yang, Yulong Li, Kuo Zhang, Rui Zhang, Yanxi Han, Lunan Wang, Jinming Li

“…High levels of κ/λ hybrid antibody may be a useful tool in distinguishing early RA from OA and HC. We suggest κ/λ hybrid antibody as a marker for disease activity. …”
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Progress in quality assessment of Italian saffron by Irene Locatelli, Davide Pedrali, Silvia Grassi, Susanna Buratti, Annamaria Giorgi, Luca Giupponi

“…Furthermore, the study emphasises the effectiveness of FT-NIR spectroscopy as a valuable tool for saffron quality assessment, with potential implications for industry standards and practices.…”
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Usefulness of Discarded Vitreous Samples from Routine Vitrectomy by Natàlia Vilà, Pablo Zoroquiain, Vasco Bravo-Filho, Emilia Antecka, Helena Dietrich, John C. Chen, I. John Galic, Michael A. Kapusta, Miguel N. Burnier

“…Analysis of vitrectomy samples may serve as a tool for diabetes management.…”
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Feature Representations Using the Reflected Rectified Linear Unit (RReLU) Activation by Chaity Banerjee, Tathagata Mukherjee, Eduardo Pasiliao Jr.

“…Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have become the tool of choice for machine learning practitioners today. …”
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Computer Vision-Based Fire–Ice Ion Algorithm for Rapid and Nondestructive Authentication of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen and Its Counterfeits by Peng Chen, Xutong Shao, Guangyu Wen, Yaowu Song, Rao Fu, Xiaoyan Xiao, Tulin Lu, Peina Zhou, Qiaosheng Guo, Hongzhuan Shi, Chenghao Fei

“…The method provides a simple, low-cost, and high-precision tool for the fast and nondestructive detection of food authenticity.…”
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