Thalamic nuclei volumes are related to disease stage in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Tianrui Wen, Tianrui Wen, Jun Zhu, Jun Zhu, Sujuan Sun, Sujuan Sun, Yujing Chen, Yujing Chen, Ninglu Gao, Ninglu Gao, Mingjie Ma, Xinyue Chen, Shuangwu Liu, Shuangwu Liu, Pengfei Lin, Yan Deng

“…We investigated patterns of thalamic atrophy in the patients and in 94 healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Analyzing longitudinal trait trajectories using GWAS identifies genetic variants for kidney function decline by Simon Wiegrebe, Mathias Gorski, Janina M. Herold, Klaus J. Stark, Barbara Thorand, Christian Gieger, Carsten A. Böger, Johannes Schödel, Florian Hartig, Han Chen, Thomas W. Winkler, Helmut Küchenhoff, Iris M. Heid

“…We use longitudinal UK Biobank data for creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate from 348,275 individuals to search for genetic variants associated with eGFR-decline. …”
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IL‐38 attenuates myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury by inhibiting macrophage inflammation by Yuzhen Wei, Junhui Xing, Xin Su, Xiangrao Li, Xiaofei Yan, Jiangtao Zhao, Hailong Tao

“…Cardiomyocytes cocultured with the supernatant of IL‐38‐ and troponin I‐treated macrophages showed a lower rate of apoptosis than controls. Conclusions IL‐38 attenuates MIRI by inhibiting macrophage inflammation. …”
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Association of Gait Characteristics and Depression in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Assessed in Goal-Directed Locomotion Task by Péter Kincses, Norbert Kovács, Kázmér Karádi, Ádám Feldmann, Krisztina Dorn, Zsuzsanna Aschermann, Sámuel Komoly, Tibor Szolcsányi, Árpád Csathó, János Kállai

“…In patients with PD and depression, the visually deprived multitask augments the rate of cadence and diminishes stride length, while velocity remains relatively unchanged. …”
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Chronic Hepatitis C Therapy in Liver Cirrhosis Complicated by Telaprevir-Induced DRESS by Omar Y. S. Mousa, Rossa Khalaf, Rhonda L. Shannon, Chukwuma I. Egwim, Scott A. Zela, Victor Ankoma-Sey

“…Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare yet severe adverse drug-induced reaction with up to 10% mortality rate. Recent clinical trials reported an association between DRESS and telaprevir (TVR), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) virus genotype 1. …”
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Applications of multispectral autofluorescence imaging of malignant tumors by G. V. Papayan, N. N. Petrishchev, S. V. Kim, Hyung Ho Kim, V. B. Berezin, Uk Kang

“…Among observed effects the new one is an unusually active angiogenesis at early stage of tumor formation accompanied by atypical tortuous vessels with growth rate up to 3 mm/day. Two-wave excitation simultaneous laser with excitation on wavelength of 390 nm and 635 nm is shown to be promising for autofluorescence diagnosis along with single-wave excitation which is conventionally performed in the violet-blue region of the spectrum. …”
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Feasibility Assessment of an Optically Powered Digital Retinal Prosthesis Architecture for Retinal Ganglion Cell Stimulation by William Lemaire, Maher Benhouria, Konin Koua, Wei Tong, Gabriel Martin-Hardy, Melanie Stamp, Kumaravelu Ganesan, Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Marwan Besrour, Arman Ahnood, David John Garrett, Sebastien Roy, Michael R. Ibbotson, Steven Prawer, Rejean Fontaine

“…This confirms the feasibility of generating a response in RGCs with an infrared-powered digital architecture capable of delivering complex sequential stimulation patterns at high repetition rates, albeit with some limitations.…”
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An FPGA-Based Training System for a 1T1R Memristor Array With 500 nS Conductance Resolution Limit by Liujie Li, Chuantong Cheng, Beiju Huang, Ke Ding, Yuxin Li, Ganggang Guo

“…In this research, we propose a training system based on a field programmable gate array (FPGA) to precisely modulate the conductance states of the 1T1R memristor arrays. …”
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Nonlinearity Mitigation Based on Modulus Pruned Look-Up Table for Multi-Bit Delta-Sigma 32-CAP Modulation in Underwater Visible Light Communication System by Wenqing Niu, Hui Chen, Junwen Zhang, Yinaer Ha, Peng Zou, Nan Chi

“…At the data rate of about 1.69Gbp/s, utilizing MP-WLUT pre-distorted DSM-CAP an improvement of 1.44 dB Q-factor is realized compared with normal CAP without WLUT, and the size of MP-WLUT can be reduced to 62.5% of the full-size WLUT.…”
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Spatial attention-guided pre-trained networks for accurate identification of crop diseases by Satrughan Kumar, S. S. Aravinth, Sreedhar Kollem, Munish Kumar, Quadri Noorulhasan Naveed, Azath Mubarakali, Abhishek Bhattacherjee, Addisu Frinjo Emma

“…The proposed approach achieved an accuracy of 99.89% and a recall rate of 99.87%, demonstrating its suitability for crop classification with minimal computational overhead. …”
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Investigation of the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in Hamedan province in 2021 by Fatemeh Asadi, Zahra Mahdavi Fakher, Motahareh Masoomi, Salman Khazaie

“…Menstrual irregularity, infertility rate, mean serum testosterone level, the prevalence of hyperlipidemia, mean LDL, and total serum cholesterol were significantly higher in the PCOS group (P<0.05). …”
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Experimental investigation and modeling of heat and moisture transfer beneath asphalt pavements under rainfall conditions by Weihang Hua, Long Jin, Miaomiao Bai, Huimei Zhang

“…Sensitivity analysis identified the surface wetting rate coefficient (β) and evaporation attenuation coefficient (γ) as dominant factors (F > 6.0). …”
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Compound Action Potential of Isolated Spinal Cord: A Biophysical Analysis to Address Activity of Individual Fibers Following Contusion Injury by I. Rad, K. Khodayari, S. Kouhzaei, H. Mobasheri

“…Compound action potential (CAP) of spinal cord represents valuable properties of neural fibers including excitability, rate of myelination and membrane integrity. These properties are measured using amplitude, latency and area under curve of CAPs recorded from spinal cord. …”
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Population Analysis of Bali Sardinella (Sardinella lemuru, Bleeker 1853) Landed in PPI Kedonganan using Length-Weight Data and Digital Analysis (ImageJ) by Ni Putu Dian Pertiwi, Ida Ayu Purnama Bestari, M. Danie Al Malik, Mark Anthony Phuong

“…Population condition analysis showed that S. lemuru population is in isometric condition (b=3); with indication of declining in the length growth pattern compared with previous research (L∞= 20.75 cm with K= 1.1); the mortality estimation showed that fishing mortality (F=1.27) was lower than natural mortality (M=2.22), with the survival rate higher on smaller size fish. …”
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Optimizing jacket design for two-wheeler delivery workers during rainy conditions by Sujin Lim, Jisoo Ha

“…Also riders to make as many deliveries as possible and receive good ratings, most work more than 8 h. This complex work environment and long working hours expose them to physical fatigue, scrapes, bumps, falls, and other accidents, making it more necessary than ever to pay attention to the health and safety of delivery riders. …”
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Prediction of Urban Construction Land Carbon Effects (UCLCE) Using BP Neural Network Model: A Case Study of Changxing, Zhejiang Province, China by Qinghua Liao, Xiaoping Zhang, Zixuan Cui, Xunxi Yin

“…The results demonstrate that the BP neural network model effectively predicts the different types of UCLCE, with an average error rate of 30.10%. (1) The total effect and intensity effect exhibit different trends in the study area, and a carbon effect table for different types of UCL is established. (2) The spatial distribution characteristics of UCLCE reveal a distinct reverse-L pattern (“┙”-shaped layout) with positive spatial correlation (Moran’s I = 0.11, <i>p</i> < 0.001). (3) The model’s core practical value lies in enabling forward-looking assessment of carbon effects in urban planning schemes and precise quantification of emissions reduction benefits. …”
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Discrete Optimization of Software-Controlled Modes of Heat Treatment of Concrete Products in Heat-Technological Facilities by A. M. Niyakovskii, V. N. Romaniuk, Yu. V. Yatskevich, A. N. Chichko

“…Additionally, with an increase in the duration of the product heating, the value of the maximum hydration rate decreases. It is concluded that the method of assessing the mode of heat treatment of concrete products being developed makes it possible to determine parameters for the calculation of the minimal useful heat required for the heat treatment of concrete products with spatially distributed parameters. …”
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CONCOMITANT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT IN OUTPATIENT PRACTICE (BY THE RECVASA REGISTRY DATA) by M. Loukianov

“…AHDs were not prescribed in 13% of hypertensivepatients.The mean number of prescribed AHDs was 1.73. The mean incidence rate of target blood pressure achievement was 26.1%.We have noted insufficient ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) and beta-blockers prescription in different concomitant CVDs. …”
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Health symptoms and post-COVID-19: Comparing symptomatic groups based on self-reported and primary care data. by Jenny Gerbecks, C Joris Yzermans, Michel L A Dückers, Mark Bosmans, Christos Baliatsas

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A 2022 nation-wide cross-sectional health survey was combined with routine primary care data. The response rate for the survey was 32%. The questionnaire data consisted of 315,586 respondents, and the electronic health record (EHR) data included 29,797 patients with merged questionnaire data. …”
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Fairness-Oriented Charging Station Location Optimization Driven by Deep Reinforcement Learning by Siyue Yuan, Jiaying Fu, Xiaoyin Ma

“…The DRL approach outperforms traditional methods in terms of coverage rate, fairness, and optimization efficiency, and can balance benefits and fairness by adjusting the parameter <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> This study provides theoretical and practical guidance for the planning of EV charging infrastructure in Beijing.…”
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