Deep learning approach with ConvNeXt-SE-attn model for in vitro oral squamous cell carcinoma and chemotherapy analysis by Abhay Nath, Om Roy, Priyanka Silveri, Sanskruti Patel

“…Globocan predicts that, OSCC will result in 389,846 new cases and 188,438 deaths globally during 2022 while maintaining an extremely poor 5-year survival rate at about 50%. Our method applies residual connections with Squeeze-and-Excitation blocks along with hybrid attention systems and enhanced activation functions and optimization algorithms to boost gradient movement throughout feature extraction. …”
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Shoreline time series analysis through the Isoradiometric method: Bridging landscape evolution and coastal management by F. Caldareri, N. Parrino, L. Balsamo, G. Dardanelli, S. Todaro, A. Sulli, A. Maltese

“…Moreover, we calculated the shifts’ gradient to quantify the rate of change in shoreline position. These results demonstrate: i) the necessity of creating shoreline time series as a tool for geological interpretation through the principle of actualism and as a framework for rationalizing contemporary shoreline monitoring approaches; ii) the Isoradiometric Method enables accurate Earth Observation image processing for this purpose.…”
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Single-cell RNA sequencing technology was employed to construct a risk prediction model for genes associated with pyroptosis and ferroptosis in lung adenocarcinoma by Longfei Ji, Binyu Wang, Danfei Shi, Weiyun Shen, Xinmin Li, Yong Li

“…Abstract Background Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is one of the most common subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer, and its mortality rate remains high. As a programmed cell death mode closely related to inflammation, pyroptosis has been found to play an important regulatory role in the tumor immune microenvironment and tumor progression in recent years. …”
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals immunological link between house dust mite allergy and childhood asthma by Lingyun Zou, Kang Chen, Xianou Hong, Bo Ye

“…Nevertheless, the diagnostic rate remains below 60% due to the absence of specific symptoms and diagnostic markers, which hinders the implementation of targeted personalized therapies. …”
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Profile of the geriatric patient hospitalised at Universitas Hospital, South Africa by Anna M. van Staden, Dirk J.V. Weich

“…Women represented 66% of the patients and the mortality rate was 17% in the total study group. The main admitting clinical problems were hypertension, heart failure, ischemic heart disease and anaemia. …”
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Metode Deteksi Intrusi Menggunakan Algoritme Extreme Learning Machine dengan Correlation-based Feature Selection by Sulandri Sulandri, Achmad Basuki, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar

“…The results of the research conducted using the ELM method showed an accuracy rate of 81.97% with a computation time of 3.39 seconds. …”
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Towards more reliable gambling cost estimates, a population-based study with register-linkage by Tiina A. Latvala, Matthew Rockloff, Matthew Browne, Tomi Roukka, Tomi P. Lintonen, Anne H. Salonen

“…Additionally, costs could be presented as Int$ per adult using the PPP exchange rate to facilitate the comparison of gambling costs between countries.…”
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Non-linear association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and 90-day mortality in patients with pneumonia receiving glucocorticoids alone or in combination with other immunosup... by Caizhen Chen, Xiuguo Zhang, Baoli Li, Qian Geng

“…There were 332 individuals (47.7%) aged 18-59 years and 364 (52.3%) aged 60-99 years; 52.6% were male. The 90-day mortality rate across the study population was 26.1%. A non-linear association was noted between NLR and 90-day mortality, with an inflection point at approximately 16.475. …”
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Observational Study on Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Breathing Control for Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children by Sorana Maria Bucur, Ioana Maria Crișan, Dorin Ioan Cocoș, Eugen Silviu Bud, Carmen Galea

“…Dental anxiety was measured with the Romanian-validated IDAF-4C⁺, and physiological stress was measured via blood pressure and heart rate. Pre and post-intervention data were analyzed using paired <i>t</i>-tests, ANOVA, and cluster analysis. …”
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A biobank for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and PTSD: study protocol for a cross-sectional study by Alice Mok, Chrystal Douflias, Lena K. L. Oestreich

“…Additionally, participants will wear an Actigraph smart watch for seven days to collect actigraphy-derived physiological data, including sleep patterns and heart rate variability. All de-identified data will be made openly available on the Open Science Framework upon publication of the main study findings, in accordance with ethical approvals and institutional guidelines for privacy and data security.Conclusion This comprehensive protocol addresses significant gaps in understanding C-PTSD through its multimodal approach. …”
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Long-term clinical sequelae in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: A longitudinal cohort study. by Ning Cui, Xin Yang, Hong-Han Ge, Xiao-Hong Yin, Yi-Mei Yuan, Chao Zhou, Xi Wang, Hai-Feng Pan, Hao Li, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Li-Qun Fang, Li-Fen Hu, Peng-Tao Bao, Wei Liu

“…<h4>Background</h4>Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease characterized by a high case fatality rate. Despite extensive research on acute-phase manifestations, the long-term clinical sequelae in survivors remain poorly characterized.…”
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Monitoring of urinary microbiota and uropathogens' antibiotic resistance in one urological hospital by Yu. L. Naboka, A. K. Alkina, M. I. Kogan, I. A. Gudima, Kh. S. Ibishev, K. T. Jalagoniya, M. L. Chernitskaya

“…The detection frequencies of E. coli vary around 50.0%, for other causative pathogens a lower detection rate is noted, while non-clostridial anaerobic bacteria are excreted in 96.6% of cases in patients with recurrent uLUTI. …”
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Adapting Vision Transformer-Based Object Detection Model for Handwritten Text Line Segmentation Task by Osman Furkan KARAKUŞ, Ayla GULCU, Ali Can KARACA

“…Experimental results based on the Intersection over Union (IoU) metric demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms all other methods in terms of the detection rate, recognition accuracy, and Text Line Detection Metric (TLDM). …”
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Model characteristics of the structure and interrelations of integral parameters of students' physical condition by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Marek Sawczuk, Oleksii Tymoshenko, Nataliya Mazurok

“…A strong relationship between APWC and resting heart rate (HR) was identified during testing, with boys demonstrating higher levels of APWC at lower initial HR values compared to girls. …”
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Surgical management and outcomes of corrosive esophageal injuries: a prospective study from Sana’a, Yemen by Mohammed Mohammed Al-Shehari, Yasser Abdurabo Obadiel, Ahmed Hamood Al-Helali, Haitham Mohammed Jowah

“…The elevated mortality rate among suicidal cases highlights the need for mental health support. …”
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Competition and temperature could drive radial growth of Schima superba in humid subtropical forests of China by Ziru Niu, Shaowei Jiang, Juan Li

“…The Chinese subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest, a region with a high net carbon sink rate, is currently experiencing climatic warming and changes in precipitation patterns that may increase aridity and alter stand structure. …”
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Association between self-reported sleep quality and body mass index among Jimma University academic staff: structural equation modeling by Essa Ahmed, Getu Gizaw, Alemayehu Argaw

“…That year, around 16% of adults aged 18 and above were classified as obese. The global obesity rate more than doubled from 1990 to 2022. By 2035, the World Obesity Atlas predicts that over 1 billion people worldwide will be considered obese, which translates into 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men will be affected globally. …”
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Pengujian Rule-Based pada Dataset Log Server Menggunakan Support Vector Machine Berbasis Linear Discriminat Analysis untuk Deteksi Malicious Activity by Kurnia Adi Cahyanto, Muhammad Anis Al Hilmi, Muhamad Mustamiin

“…From the modeling, the results show that the LDA-based SVM algorithm has a training accuracy rate of 90,2% and testing 89,9% in performing rule-based testing for activity labeling on the web server.   …”
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography predict histopathology and recovery in acute kidney injury by Xiangyu Wang, Jiajia Liu, Luzeng Chen, Tao Su

“…We aim to explore the potential correlation of CEUS–SWE derived parameters (peak intensity (PI), rise time (RT), time to peak (TTP), and shear wave velocity (SWV)) with renal histopathology and 3-month outcomes (renal recovery: estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥45 mL/min/1.73 m2).Results CEUS revealed stage-specific perfusion patterns: milder AKI (eGFR >25 mL/min/1.73 m2) showed medullary hyperemia (cortical-to-medullary PI ratio: 0.80 ± 0.24 vs. 1.12 ± 0.18 in controls; p < .05), a potential compensatory response to medullary hypoxia. …”
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Spatial Change of Dominant Baltic Sea Demersal Fish Across Two Decades by Liam MacNeil, Frane Madiraca, Saskia Otto, Marco Scotti

“…Local densities drive differences in species contributions to ecological processes and ecosystem function rather than through presence alone. If a species growth rate is strongly controlled by macro‐environmental conditions, then predicting geographical abundance or densities should be possible. …”
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