Tumor-Educated Platelets lncRNA-STARD4-AS1 and ELOA-AS1 as Potential Novel Biomarkers for the Early Diagnosis of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Luo C, Lin Z, Huang F, Ning L, Yuan Y

“…ChangLiang Luo, Zhongyuan Lin, Fangfang Huang, Leping Ning, Yulin Yuan Department of Clinical Laboratory, The People’s Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Leping Ning; Yulin Yuan, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The People’s Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, People’s Republic of China, Email ningleping@126.com; yuanyulin@126.comPurpose: (Tumor-educated platelets) TEPs have emerged as active players in all steps of tumorigenesis, confrontation of platelets with tumor cells via transfer of tumor-associated biomolecules and results in the sequestration of such biomolecules. …”
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Design and Implementation of a Smart Campus Flexible Internet of Things Architecture on a Brazilian University by Bruno Oliveira Zarpellon, Luis de Oro Arenas, Eduardo Paciencia Godoy, Fernando Pinhabel Marafao, Helmo K. Morales Paredes

“…In general, a smart campus is a university campus where information and communication technologies and IoT are applied to some or all the campus processes, thereby making these processes more efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable for the institution, its members and the surrounding community. …”
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Development of Chatbot-Based Oral Health Care for Young Children and Evaluation of its Effectiveness, Usability, and Acceptability: Mixed Methods Study by Kittiwara Pupong, Jaranya Hunsrisakhun, Samerchit Pithpornchaiyakul, Supawadee Naorungroj

“…Participants for interviews were stratified by adherence levels and randomly selected from Hatyai and Maelan districts. All self-reported variables were measured on a 5-point Likert scale (1=lowest, 5=highest). …”
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Comparison of Resistive Index, Pulsatility Index, and Arterial Waveform at the Comparison of Resistive Index, Pulsatility Index, and Arterial Waveform at the Site of Hepatic Artery... by Hussein Soleimantabar, Saeed Nasiri, Farshad Gharebakhshi, Samaneh Ahmadi

“…The two groups were similar in age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) (all P-values ​​> 0.05). In the case group, the average RI was 0.5 ± 0.08; in the control group, it was 0.63 ± 0.04 (P-value<0.001). …”
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Event-Type Identification in Power Grids Using a Spectral Correlation Function-Aided Convolutional Neural Network by Ozgur Alaca, Ali Riza Ekti, Jhi-Young Joo, Nils Stenvig

“…Results demonstrate that the SCF-CNN method outperforms traditional approaches across all metrics and SNR levels, achieving over 99% prediction accuracy and nearly zero error for SNR values above 6 dB. …”
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Assessing the effects of therapeutic combinations on SARS-CoV-2 infected patient outcomes: A big data approach. by Hamidreza Moradi, H Timothy Bunnell, Bradley S Price, Maryam Khodaverdi, Michael T Vest, James Z Porterfield, Alfred J Anzalone, Susan L Santangelo, Wesley Kimble, Jeremy Harper, William B Hillegass, Sally L Hodder, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium

“…However, they rarely are designed to assess treatment combinations across all relevant subgroups. A big data approach to analyzing real-world impacts of therapies may confirm or supplement RCT evidence to further assess effectiveness of therapeutic options for rapidly evolving diseases such as COVID-19.…”
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Towards estimating the economic cost of invasive alien species to African crop and livestock production by René Eschen, Tim Beale, J. Miguel Bonnin, Kate L. Constantine, Solomon Duah, Elizabeth A. Finch, Fernadis Makale, Winnie Nunda, Adewale Ogunmodede, Corin F. Pratt, Emma Thompson, Frances Williams, Arne Witt, Bryony Taylor

“…Abstract Background Invasive alien species (IAS) cause significant economic losses in all parts of the world. Although IAS are widespread in Africa and cause serious negative impacts on livelihoods as a result of yield losses and increased labour costs associated with IAS management, few data on the impacts are available in the literature and the magnitude and extent of the costs are largely unknown. …”
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The effect of Ta alloyed state on the corrosion resistance of TC4 surface laser cladding high entropy alloy by Feixiang Tian, Qiyu Gao, Leilei Wang, Xiaohu Guan, Xiaohong Zhan

“…The minimum corrosion current density of the coatings was only 0.877 × 10−8 A/cm2, and secondary passivation were observed during the polarization treatment of all coatings.…”
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A multicenter study investigating the genetic analysis of childhood steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: Variants in COL4A5 may not be coincidental. by Sheng Li, Miaoyue Hu, Chao He, Yu Sun, Weifang Huang, Fengying Lei, Yunguang Liu, Zengpo Huang, Yongqiu Meng, Wenjing Liu, Xianqiang Lei, Yanfang Dong, Zihui Lin, Chunlin Huang, Rihong Zhao, Yuanhan Qin

“…Whole-exome sequencing analysis was also performed on all patients. The risk of progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD) was assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model. …”
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Influencia de las condiciones ambientales de la ciudad de Bogotá sobre el comportamiento mecánicos de una mezcla asfáltica Influence of the Bogotá environmental conditions on the m... by Hugo Alexander Rondón Quintana, Fredy Alberto Reyes Lizcano

“…The results show differences depending on the type of cement. All mixtures increase the modulus with time due to aging of the asphalt cement.…”
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Construction and Simulation of Online English Reading Model in Wireless Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor Environment Optimized by Particle Swarm Optimization by Bolan Zhou

“…Therefore, reading teaching has always been an important part of English education and teaching at all levels and types of schools, and college English teaching is no exception. …”
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The role of repeat fine needle aspiration in managing indeterminate thyroid nodules by Laura Allen, Ayham Al Afif, Matthew H. Rigby, Martin J. Bullock, Jonathan Trites, S. Mark Taylor, Robert D. Hart

“…Twenty-seven percent of patients had surgery after rFNA; of those 68% had category I or III rFNA results. Of all nodules that underwent surgery, 46% were malignant, including 32% with category I rFNA results, and 42% category III. …”
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Lower electronic health record adoption and interoperability in rural versus urban physician participants: a cross-sectional analysis from the CMS quality payment program by A. Jerrod Anzalone, Carol R. Geary, Ran Dai, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, James C. McClay, James R. Campbell

“…These disparities highlight the need for targeted interventions to enhance EHR adoption and interoperability in rural settings to ensure equitable access to healthcare technologies and improved patient outcomes across all communities.…”
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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and cognitive impairment in Chinese older men: a 7-year longitudinal study by Jie Lin, Hongchen Shen, Wenjuan Yang, Guojun Zhang, Jie Sun, Wenqin Shen, Li Huang, Huajian Chen

“…WWI and cognitive function were examined in both linear and non-linear situations using Kaplan–Meier survival curves, multivariate Cox regression models, and restricted cubic spline (RCS) regression.ResultsThis study included 1,392 older Chinese men aged 65 years and over for whom complete data were available. After controlling for all potential confounding variables, our analysis showed a statistically significant positive association between WWI and cognitive decline. …”
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Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty Comparing 24-Hour Opioid Requirements: A Randomized Controlled Study by Dahlia Townsend, Nasir Siddique, Atsumi Kimura, Yaacov Chein, Eli Kamara, John Pope, Mitchell Weiser, Singh Nair, Iyabo Muse

“…Patients were randomized to the control group (no block) or the ESPB group (preoperative ultrasound-guided lumbar ESPB). Intraoperatively, all patients received spinal anesthesia with moderate sedation. …”
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Measurement of toothed helical gears and worm gears on coordinate-measuring machine by E. V. Nikolaeva, M. Yu. Nikolaev, A. S. Molodtsov, N. E. Pimneva, M. V. Kazakov

“…The obtained experimental method of measurement on the coordinatemeasuring machine allows to exclude all the variety of lowproductive hand tools and equipment, improve accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Use and impact of point-of-care ultrasonography in general practice: a prospective observational study by John Brodersen, Ole Graumann, Camilla Aakjær Andersen, Martin Bach B Jensen, Annette Sofie Davidsen

“…Objectives To describe how general practitioners (GPs) use point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) and how it influences the diagnostic process and treatment of patients.Design Prospective observational study using an online questionnaire before and after POCUS.Setting Office-based general practice.Participants Twenty GPs consecutively recruited all patients examined with POCUS in 1 month.Primary and secondary outcome measures We estimated the use of POCUS through the indication for use, the frequency of use, the time consumption, the extent of modification of the examination and the findings.The influence on the diagnostic process was estimated through change in the tentative diagnoses, change in confidence, the ability to produce ultrasound images and the relationship between confidence and organs scanned or tentative diagnoses.The influence of POCUS on patient treatment was estimated through change in plan for the patient, change in patient’s treatment and the relationship between such changes and certain findings.Results The GPs included 574 patients in the study. …”
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Impact of Age and Sex on Viral Load in Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Andrea Magri, Giulia Francesca Manfredi, Carlo Smirne, Silvia Pigni, Michela Emma Burlone, Mattia Bellan, Nicole Vercellino, Rosalba Minisini, Mario Pirisi

“…<i>n</i> = 922 patients (males <i>n</i> = 497, median age 62 years), all naïve to direct antiviral agents, were studied. …”
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Hot deformation physical mechanisms and a unified constitutive model of a solid solution Ti55511 alloy deformed in the two-phase region by Huijie Zhang, Y.C. Lin, Gang Su, Yongfu Xie, Wei Qiu, Ningfu Zeng, Song Zhang, Guicheng Wu

“…The model takes into account both WH and grain boundary strengthening effects by coupling all parts of phases. Furthermore, the dynamic softening, including dynamic recovery (DRV), spheroidization of lamellar α phases, and CDRX of the β matrix, are also considered. …”
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Associations between Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index and the Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis: A Large Cross-sectional Study by Hui Liu, Mingming Deng, Gang Luo, Jie Chen

“…According to RCS, CVAI, MASLD, and fibrosis, all had positive relationships. CVAI had AUROCs of 0.759 and 0.771 for diagnosing MASLD and fibrosis, respectively. …”
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