CTSS and CD53: Emerging m6A methylation markers in diabetic kidney disease pathogenesis and their clinical implications by Meng Leilei, Huang Bin, Li Rui, Wenjie Wen

“…CTSS and CD53 were identified as potential biomarkers and validated in diabetic mouse models, showing negative correlations with glomerular filtration rate. Conclusions This study reveals two m6A methylation patterns in DKD, with one associated with increased immune infiltration. …”
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Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity and Random Inputs Shape Interspike Interval Regularity of Model STN Neurons by Thoa Thieu, Roderick Melnik

“…Furthermore, at fixed input noise levels, the model’s output closely matches experimental firing rate and ISI variability data from PD patients and animals, with statistical tests confirming significant effects of STDP on firing regularity. …”
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Relevancy Prediction of the Emerging Pathogens with Porcine Diarrhea by Logistic Regression Model by Benqiang Li, Jie Tao, Xin Li, Jinghua Cheng, Ying Shi, Pan Tang, Huili Liu

“…In this study, 3256 porcine fecal samples were collected from 17 pig herds in Shanghai, China, from 2015 to 2023 to identify novel pathogenic infection patterns. The results confirmed that porcine astrovirus (PAstV), porcine sapelovirus (PSV), and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) were the top three agents with positive rates of 28.47%, 20.71%, and 20.23%, respectively. …”
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Age-period-cohort analysis of global, regional, and national cervical cancer prevalence trends in women of childbearing age (15–49 years), 1990–2021 by Zeng-Tao Wang, Chuang-Wei Dang, Rui-Ling You, Shuo Li, Ting-Ting Jiang, Feng-Bo Zhu, Cai-Long Gu

“…Methods The analysis used data from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, which provided age-standardized rates of incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years, and prevalence across 204 countries. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus suis isolated from local pig breeds in Jiangxi Province, China by Mei-Fang Tan, Chen-Long Liu, Quan-Yong Zhou, Jia-Zhen Wei, Jia-Wei Hong, Ming-Chun Wan, Feng-Lin Zhang, Hua-Yuan Ji

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that >98% of isolates were susceptible to carbapenems (meropenem and imipenem), followed by doxycycline (71.6%), ceftiofur (65.9%), spectinomycin (64.4%), and amoxicillin (55.8%). High resistance rates were observed for tilmicosin (96.6%), sulfadiazine (92.8%), colistin (89.9%), apramycin (88.9%), chlortetracycline (87.5%), tiamulin (83.2%), and kanamycin (79.8%). 100% of isolates exhibited multidrug resistance, with significant variations in resistance patterns among breeds. …”
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Inferring methane emissions from African livestock by fusing drone, tower, and satellite data by A. van Hove, K. Aalstad, V. Lind, C. Arndt, V. Odongo, R. Ceriani, R. Ceriani, F. Fava, J. Hulth, N. Pirk

“…To address this issue, we developed an observing system that estimates methane emission rates by assimilating drone and flux tower observations into an atmospheric dispersion model. …”
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Identification of Relevant ECG Features for Epileptic Seizure Prediction Using Interpretable Machine Learning by Azra Abtahi, Philippe Ryvlin, Amir Aminifar

“…In this paper, we consider the well-established Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Lorenz features, and augment them with the electrocardiogram (ECG) multifractality features for the first time for seizure prediction. …”
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The Evolution of Urbanization in Dodoma: A 21-Year Spatial Assessment by N. S. Sumari

“…Additionally, Sorenson’s UEII coefficient reveals an urban growth rate of approximately 9,131 hectares over the same period, with a coefficient value of 0.224. …”
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A Survey of Canadian Gastroenterologists about the Management of Barrett’s Esophagus by Lisa MacNeil-Covin, Alan G Casson, Dickran Malatjalian, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten

“…The aims of the present study were to determine practice patterns of Canadian gastroenterologists for screening patients with Barrett’s esophagus and to compare current practice patterns with published guidelines. …”
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MATHEMATICAL-CARTOGRAPHIC MODELING AND CARTOGRAPHY OP DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION IN THE REGIONS OF EUROPE AND RUSSIA by A. I. Igonin, V. S. Tikunov

“…The multivariate typology gave heterogeneous results, which makes it possible to assess a wide range of territorial features of the demographic characteristics of the population and identify patterns of their distribution. So, for the typology of the second option, instead of the indicator of life expectancy, the general mortality rate was used, which strengthens the significance of this development for the analysis of the demographic movement of the population and gives a clearer idea of the causes and genesis of the dynamics of the demographic situation. …”
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Analysis of the Spatial Structure of Regional Enterprises and Its Impact on Regional Economic Development Based on the Data Envelopment Analysis Model (DEA) by Lei Wang, Yuan He, Tongwen Wang

“…The time evolution, spatial divergence, and spatial association characteristics of the economic growth rate of the central urban agglomerations are measured, then the DEA model and entropy value method are used to calculate the economic growth efficiency and economic growth quality of the urban agglomerations, respectively, the time evolution characteristics and spatial pattern evolution characteristics of the economic growth efficiency and economic growth quality are analyzed, and finally, the coupled model of regional economic growth rate, efficiency, and quality is constructed. …”
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Experience with Tetanus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sudan: A Retrospective Review by Mumen Abdalazim Dafallah, Esraa Ahmed Ragab, Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad

“…Tetanus is still a major health issue, especially in rural areas, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. This study was conducted to describe the pattern of presentation and treatment outcome among adult patients infected with tetanus in our environment. …”
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Effectiveness of using a slider-crank mechanism for waffle background milling by I. N. Drozdov, A. Yu. Popov

“…The drive design presented in the work provides feed rate up to 43 m/min with cutting speed up to 942 m/min. …”
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Flow and Mass Transfer Performance in Short Pin-Fin Channels with Different Fin Shapes by R. J. Goldstein, S. B. Chen

“…The performance of the pin-fin arrays is analyzed under two different constraints: the mass[heat transfer rate at fixed pumping power, and the mass/heat transfer area and pressure loss to fulfill fixed heat load at a fixed mass flow rate. …”
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Emergence of antibiotic resistance in bloodstream infections associated with catheters in hemodialysis patients: a prospective observational study by Mohammad Bhat, Danish Muqbool, Rayees Yousuf, Manzoor Parry, Amir Farooq, Muzamil Wani, Imran Khan, Imtiyaz Wani, Muzafar Wani

“…Background: Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are a significant cause of hospitalization and mortality among hemodialysis patients. Incidence rates and resistance patterns vary widely. Recent studies show a rise in CRBSIs caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). …”
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Geographic distribution and trends of small-area burn claims in Japan: An analysis using NDB open data from 2014 to 2021 by Takeshi Utsunomiya, Takahiro Ueda

“…Introduction Burns are a major global health issue, causing approximately 180,000 deaths annually and leading to high morbidity rates. The Japan Trauma Data Bank Report 2022 recorded 1749 burn cases, with a mortality rate of 17.6%. …”
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Impact of Sex and Age on Trends of Mortality From Infective Endocarditis in High-Income Countries by Makoto Hibino, MD, MPH, PhD, Hiroki A. Ueyama, MD, Raj Verma, Hwee Teoh, PhD, Bobby Yanagawa, MD, PhD, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA, Subodh Verma, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: Mortality rate from infective endocarditis is increasing in most countries, with varying patterns and degrees of changes observed in relation to sex and age. …”
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Soil-transmitted helminth reinfection after drug treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tie-Wu Jia, Sara Melville, Jürg Utzinger, Charles H King, Xiao-Nong Zhou

“…<h4>Principal findings</h4>From 154 studies identified, 51 were included and 24 provided STH infection rates pre- and posttreatment, whereas 42 reported determinants of predisposition to reinfection. …”
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Effect of basalt fiber content on the dynamic tensile properties of rock-filled concrete: Insights from split-hopkinson tensile bar and split-hopkinson pressure bar Brazilian testi... by Muhammad Ibrar Ihteshaam, Yixuan Jin, Feng Jin

“…The scientific literature on the dynamic tensile properties of RFC, especially under high strain rates, remains insufficient. To address this gap, this study investigates the dynamic tensile behavior of basalt fiber-reinforced RFC, focusing on the influence of basalt fiber content on improving its mechanical properties under dynamic loading conditions. …”
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An approach to arousal disorder classification using deformable convolution and adaptive multiscale features in EEG signals by Andia Foroughi, Fardad Farokhi, Fereidoun Nowshiravan Rahatabad, Alireza Kashaninia

“…Our method achieved an accuracy rate exceeding 96 %, outperforming other multi-scale channel attention modules. …”
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