Serum calprotectin levels: A measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis by Pranshu Dhingra, Seema Gupta, Shivani Jaswal, Jasbinder Kaur, Sarabmeet Singh Lehl, Daljinderjit Kaur

“…A significant positive correlation of serum calprotectin was found with CRP, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, RF, and anti-CCP and DAS28 score (P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of microstructure and mechanical properties resulting from gas nitriding process for different types of steel by Faras Q. Mohammed, Ibrahim Abd L-Kareem Ahmed, Sameer Khalaf Fyayyadh

“…The effects of time and gas flow rate during the process were particularly evident on hardness values, especially after the first stage.…”
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Does Glass Size and Shape Influence Judgements of the Volume of Wine? by Rachel Pechey, Angela S Attwood, Dominique-Laurent Couturier, Marcus R Munafò, Nicholas E Scott-Samuel, Andy Woods, Theresa M Marteau

“…<h4>Background</h4>Judgements of volume may influence the rate of consumption of alcohol and, in turn, the amount consumed. …”
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Climate change-induced shifts in landslide susceptibility in São Sebastião (southeastern Brazil) by Enner Alcântara, Cheila Flávia Baião, Yasmim Carvalho Guimarães, José Antonio Marengo, José Roberto Mantovani

“…Frequency Ratio (FR) analysis revealed varying levels of landslide susceptibility across scenarios, with RCP2.6 showing lower probabilities for moderate landslides (FR: 0.007946) compared to higher ratings for RCP4.5, RCP6.0, and RCP8.5 (FR: 1.663156 for high landslides). …”
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Temporal trends of carbon monoxide poisoning mortality at the global, regional and national levels: a cross-sectional study from the Global Burden of Disease study, 1990 and 2017 by Jie Liu, Junxiu Zhao, Jianhai Long, Yawei Sun, Xiaobo Peng

“…The overall ASR decreased by an average of 1.83% (95% CI 2.10% to 1.56%) per year in this period. This decreasing pattern was heterogeneous across ages, regions and countries. …”
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A “drop” in the atrioventricular conduction curve and dual-pathway electrophysiology by Youhua Zhang, MD, PhD

“…Background: Atrioventricular (AV) conduction time is rate-dependent. As the atrial coupling interval (A1A2) shortens, AV conduction time (A2H2) prolongs. …”
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Data Analysis and Forecasting of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait Based on Daily Observation and Basic Reproduction Number Dynamics by Kayode Oshinubi, Fahima Al-Awadhi, Mustapha Rachdi, Jacques Demongeot

“…When the coronavirus pandemic began early in 2020, experts wondered if there would be waves of cases, a pattern seen in other virus pandemics. The overall pattern so far has been one of increasing cases of COVID-19 followed by a decline, and we observed a second wave of increased cases and yet we are still exploring this pandemic. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF THE VACUUM-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETIC FOOT SYNDROME by V.I. Liakhovskyi, O.O. Kyzymenko, O.H. Krasnov, O.I. Krasnov, T.V. Horodova-Andrieieva

“…In the main group, the rate of wound reduction was greatest on the 8th-10th days, and in the comparison group – on the 14th-15th days. …”
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Design of an efficient multi-objective recognition approach for 8-ball billiards vision system by Jiaying Gao, Qiuyang He, Hong Gao, Zhixin Zhan, Zhe Wu

“…In the verification test, the trained CNN model shows a recognition rate of over 98.5%, and outperforms the other three classic methods. …”
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Mathematical model of the dependence between cerebral ventricular size and capillary pressure in laboratory animals by A. A. Cherevko, G. S. Valova, D. V. Petrovsky, A. E. Akulov

“…To describe the data obtained, the mathematical model was adapted by selecting a scale factor based on the known values of the cerebrospinal fluid formation rate for humans and mice. Results and discussion. …”
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A Comprehensive Survey of Research Trends in mmWave Technologies for Medical Applications by Xiaoyu Zhang, Chuhui Liu, Yanda Cheng, Zhengxiong Li, Chenhan Xu, Chuqin Huang, Ye Zhan, Wei Bo, Jun Xia, Wenyao Xu

“…We introduce a taxonomy that decouples low-level mmWave signal features—such as motion, material property, and structure—from high-level biomedical biomarkers, including respiration pattern, heart rate, tissue hydration, and gait. We then classify and contrast the modeling approaches—ranging from physics-driven analytical models to machine learning techniques—that enable this mapping. …”
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China’s efforts on the CSEP and a retrospective case by Huaizhong Yu, Jingxue Zhang, Yue Liu, Yongxian Zhang, Chieh-Hung Chen, Rui Yan, Gang Li, Zeping Li, Yuchuan Ma, Zhengyi Yuan, Wen Yang, Donghui Jia, Binbin Zhao

“…In addition, several new methods, such as Crustal Vibration (CV), State Vector (SV), Earthquake Occurrence Rate (EOR), and Seismic Modulation Ratio (SMR) have also been involved. …”
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Analysis of Brain Activation and Effective Connectivity During Self-paced Unilateral and Bilateral Finger Tapping Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Tempo... by Bazli Md Yusoff, Mohd Ezane Aziz, Aini Ismafairus Abd Hamid, Husbani Mohd Amin Rebuan, Muhammad Riddha Abdul Rahman

“…Results: Comparing the two groups, using two samples t-test, familywise error rate p<0.05. Healthy subjects showed more areas of significant activation. …”
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East Asian aerosol cleanup has likely contributed to the recent acceleration in global warming by Bjørn H. Samset, Laura J. Wilcox, Robert J. Allen, Camilla W. Stjern, Marianne T. Lund, Sharar Ahmadi, Annica Ekman, Maxwell T. Elling, Luke Fraser-Leach, Paul Griffiths, James Keeble, Tsuyoshi Koshiro, Paul Kushner, Anna Lewinschal, Risto Makkonen, Joonas Merikanto, Pierre Nabat, Larissa Narazenko, Declan O’Donnell, Naga Oshima, Steven T. Rumbold, Toshihiko Takemura, Kostas Tsigaridis, Daniel M. Westervelt

“…Here we show, using a large set of simulations from eight Earth System Models, how a time-evolving 75% reduction in East Asian sulfate emissions partially unmasks greenhouse gas-driven warming and influences the spatial pattern of surface temperature change. We find a rapidly evolving global, annual mean warming of 0.07 ± 0.05 °C, sufficient to be a main driver of the uptick in global warming rate since 2010. …”
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Sleep Restriction and Weekend Sleep Compensation Relate to Eating Behavior in School-Aged Children by Chamorro R, Garrido-González M, Gutierrez M, Santos JL, Weisstaub G

“…Actigraphic recordings measured sleep patterns for 4 consecutive days, including a weekend day. …”
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The relationship between social isolation and cognitive function in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a latent profile analysis by Minghua Han, Hongxia Wu, Huize Xu, Jian Zhao, Zhongwen Chang, Qian Zhao

“…The general information questionnaire, Social Network Scale Brief, Hamilton Depression Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale were employed. …”
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Pedagogical university students’ ethical attitudes and competences regarding artificial intelligence: An empirical study by Alicja Baum, Maria Trzcińska-Król

“…Students expressed more positive attitudes towards the benefits of AI (M = 3.22) than levels of understanding of its disadvantages (M = 2.72). Respondents rated their competences (M = 2.65) and knowledge (M = 2.85) regarding AI as below average. …”
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Toward AI-Augmented Formal Verification: A Preliminary Investigation of ENGRU and Its Challenges by Chanon Dechsupa, Teerapong Panboonyuen, Wiwat Vatanawood, Praisan Padungweang, Chakchai So-In

“…In this paper, we present ENGRU (Enhanced Gated Recurrent Units), a novel deep learning-based approach for formal verification. …”
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Performance Prediction of the Gearbox Elastic Support Structure Based on Multi-Task Learning by Chengshun Zhu, Zhizhou Lu, Jie Qi, Meng Xiang, Shilong Yuan, Hui Zhang

“…The adaptive gating mechanism, hierarchical nonlinear transformation, and effective capture of temporal dynamics in the LSTM significantly enhance the model’s ability to model complex nonlinear patterns. …”
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Beta-adrenergic reactivity of erythrocyte membranes in adolescents with supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias before and after radiofrequency ablation by Т. Yu. Rebrova, Yu. E. Perevoznikova, E. F. Muslimova, L. I. Svintsova, S. A. Afanasiev, O. Yu. Dzhaffarova

“…The study showed the possibility of using β-ARM to assess the state of the sympathetic nervous system in patients with methodological limitations in analyzing heart rate variability.…”
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