Sign Language Recognition Based on CNN-BiLSTM Using RF Signals by Yajun Zhang, Yuankang Wang, Feng Li, Weiqian Yu, Congcong Wang, Ying Jiang

“…Extensive testing and evaluation were conducted in two realistic scenarios. The experimental results show that RF-SL achieves an overall average recognition accuracy of 96.8%, with an average recognition accuracy of 96.3% for new users. …”
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A Pilot Randomized Crossover Trial of Wet Suction and Conventional Techniques of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesion... by Mika Takasumi, Takuto Hikichi, Minami Hashimoto, Jun Nakamura, Tsunetaka Kato, Hitomi Kikuchi, Yuichi Waragai, Ko Watanabe, Tadayuki Takagi, Rei Suzuki, Mitsuru Sugimoto, Manabu Hayashi, Yuki Sato, Hiroki Irie, Ryoichiro Kobashi, Yoshinori Okubo, Masao Kobayakawa, Hiromasa Ohira

“…However, no studies have reported on the wet technique for EUS-FNA for gastrointestinal (GI) subepithelial lesions (SELs). We conducted a pilot randomized crossover trial to explore whether the wet technique could be useful with regard to tissue adequacy of upper GI-SELs (UGI-SELs) compared to the conventional EUS-FNA technique (“dry” technique). …”
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Comparative Study of Fuel and Greenhouse Gas Consumption of a Hybrid Vehicle Compared to Spark Ignition Vehicles by Edgar Vicente Rojas-Reinoso, Michael Anacleto-Fernández, Jonathan Utreras-Alomoto, Carlos Carranco-Quiñonez, Carmen Mata

“…The numerical model compared the values of fuel consumption measured with those calculated on all the routes with the highest traffic, finally indicating which vehicle with the smallest cylinder capacity is optimal, with an average consumption of 14 km/l on each route compared to a hybrid vehicle with an average consumption of 8.5 km/l per route, for better fuel performance within the Metropolitan District of Quito, in heavy traffic conditions. This study conducts a comparison of the consumption between a hybrid vehicle and spark ignition vehicles through the real driving cycle on routes considered to be of greater influx, to determine which vehicle has lower consumption and, therefore, greater energy efficiency in Quito City.…”
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Clinicopathological relationship between PM2.5 exposure and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Anfeng Cui, Yingying Shao, Yang Wang, Haodong Wang, Jiayi Song, Caiji Liu, Ningning Shen, Zhiqing Yang, Wangliang Zhang, Tiane Luo, Chen Wang

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 1284 AECOPD hospitalizations at Shanxi Medical University's Second Hospital from 2018 to 2022. …”
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The microbiome of Total Suspended Particles and its influence on the respiratory microbiome of healthy office workers by Giulia Solazzo, Sabrina Rovelli, Simona Iodice, Matthew Chung, Michael Frimpong, Valentina Bollati, Luca Ferrari, Elodie Ghedin

“…Microbiome analysis of both human (N = 145) and TSP (N = 51) samples was conducted on metagenomic sequencing data. A comparison of indoor and outdoor TSP microbiomes revealed differences in microbial diversity and taxonomic composition. …”
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Isotopic Composition of Abiogenic Gas Produced in Closed-System Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Implications for the Origins of the Deep Songliao Basin Gases in China by Zhifu Wei, Yongli Wang, Gen Wang, Xueyun Ma, Wei He, Ting Zhang, Xiaoli Yu, Yan-Rong Zou

“…In this study, closed-system Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was conducted at 380°C and 30 MPa for 72 h with magnetite as a catalyst. …”
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Fine-mapping of PmHHM, a broad-spectrum allele from a wheat landrace conferring both seedling and adult resistance to powdery mildew by Bisheng Fu, Bisheng Fu, Bisheng Fu, Zhixin Lin, Lijuan Yan, Qiaofeng Zhang, Caiyun Liu, Caiyun Liu, Jin Cai, Jin Cai, Wei Guo, Wei Guo, Ying Liu, Wenling Zhai, Shuangjun Gong, Feng Xu, Jizhong Wu, Jizhong Wu, Jizhong Wu

“…The identification and utilization of broad-spectrum resistance genes against PM are essential for effective disease control.MethodsThe resistance spectrum test during the seedling stage and the identification of resistance during the adult stage were conducted to evaluate the wheat landrace Honghuamai (HHM). …”
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METTL3-dependent DLG2 inhibits the malignant progression of cervical cancer by inactivating the Hippo/YAP signaling by Mei Pu, Xia Xiao, Shasha Lv, Daqing Ran, Qian Huang, Mingming Zhou, Qirong Lei, Lingshuang Kong, Qing Zhang

“…Colony formation assay, 5-Ethynyl-2’-deoxyuridine assay, flow cytometry, and transwell assays were conducted for cell functional analysis. A xenograft mouse model assay was performed to analyze tumor tumorigenesis in vivo. m6A RNA immunoprecipitation assay was used to analyze the association of METTL3 and DLG2. …”
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ABO-Incompatible Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the Era of Rituximab: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Yong Fei Hua, Xueli Bai, Jianying Lou, Risheng Que, Shunling Gao, Yun Zhang, Ji Wang, Qinfen Xie, Muhammad Ibrahim Alhadi Edoo, Vikram Kumar Chutturghoon, Tingbo Liang

“…PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library study search were accomplished to recognize studies comparing ABOi and ABOc ALDLT. Meta-analyses were conducted based on the evaluation of heterogeneity using a fixed-effect model and a random-effect model to assess the short- and long-term outcomes following ABOi ALDLT with rituximab prophylaxis. …”
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Spondias purpurea L. (Anacardiaceae) fruits flours at different maturation stages: Drying kinetics, mathematical modelling, characterization and correlation analysis by Álvaro Gustavo Ferreira da Silva, Franciscleudo Bezerra da Costa, Ana Marinho do Nascimento, Giuliana Naiara Barros Sales, Jéssica Leite da Silva, Alzira Maria de Sousa Silva Neta, Wellington Souto Ribeiro, Toshik Iarley da Silva, Bruno Fonsêca Feitosa

“…Additionally, an assessment of the resulting flours' quality was conducted. The stabilization phase of S. purpurea fruit drying kinetics commenced at 420 min for maturation stages I and III, and at 480 min for the remaining stages. …”
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Chlorophyll performances as an indicator of compost quality: Effectiveness of liquid humic substances and compost tea by Bouchra El Hayany, Khaoula En-Nejmy, Ghizlen El Mezouari El Glaoui, Mohamed Hafidi, Loubna El Fels

“…Plant observations including stem elongation, biomass, stomatal conductance, chlorophyll fluorescence and total chlorophyll content in the leaf were investigated at the end of the experiment.Results: The findings revealed that compost tea and humic substances resulting from the initial stage and intermediate stage of composting present a lower stimulating effect on plants growth (biomass: 0.83-1.42 g/plant; total chlorophyll: 0.48-0.71 mg/plant). …”
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Predictors for recurrence of drug use among males on probation for methamphetamine use in Japan: a one-year follow-up study by Ayumi Takano, Kunihiko Takahashi, Tatsuhiko Anzai, Takashi Usami, Shiori Tsutsumi, Yuka Kanazawa, Yousuke Kumakura, Toshihiko Matsumoto

“…The participants were recruited early in their probation period and participated in telephone-based surveys conducted by mental health center staff. We analyzed one-year follow-up data to investigate the recurrence rate of illicit drug use and associated risk factors using multiple logistic regression. …”
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Nomogram model and risk score predicting overall survival and guiding clinical decision in patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma: an observational study using SEER population-based data... by Yue Yang, Shang Li, Xiao Zhu, Yi Kong, Mingtao Zhang, Xiangping Liang, Zherui Zhang, Shuzhen Tan, Yingqi Li, Yueyuan Zhong, Yingqi Shao, Jiayi Xu, Zesong Li

“…Then the univariate and the multivariate Cox regression analyses were conducted in the training, the verification as well as the total cohort, after which the intersection of variables with statistical significance was taken as independent risk factors to establish the nomogram. …”
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Assessment of the Photosynthetic Response of Potato Plants Inoculated with <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> and Treated with Flesh-Colored Potato Extracts Nanoencapsulated with Solid Lipi... by Sheina Rivas, Paola Fincheira, Felipe González, Christian Santander, Sebastián Meier, Cledir Santos, Boris Contreras, Antonieta Ruiz

“…During inoculation and commercial fungicide application, stomatal conductance, the photosynthetic rate, and the internal CO₂ concentration increased compared with those of the non-inoculated control (NT), whereas the nanoencapsulated extract maintained levels similar to those of the NT, suggesting the possible regulation of the photosynthetic defense system. …”
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Automatic Reproduction of Natural Head Position in Orthognathic Surgery Using a Geometric Deep Learning Network by Ji-Yong Yoo, Su Yang, Sang-Heon Lim, Ji Yong Han, Jun-Min Kim, Jo-Eun Kim, Kyung-Hoe Huh, Sam-Sun Lee, Min-Suk Heo, Hoon Joo Yang, Won-Jin Yi

“…NHP-Net was trained to predict a 3 × 3 rotation matrix to align the CT-acquired posture with the NHP. Experiments were conducted to determine optimal point cloud sizes and loss functions. …”
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Insights into Treponema pallidum genomics from modern and ancient genomes using a novel mapping strategy by Marta Pla-Díaz, Gülfirde Akgül, Martyna Molak, Louis du Plessis, Hanna Panagiotopoulou, Karolina Doan, Wiesław Bogdanowicz, Paweł Dąbrowski, Maciej Oziembłowski, Barbara Kwiatkowska, Jacek Szczurowski, Joanna Grzelak, Natasha Arora, Kerttu Majander, Fernando González-Candelas, Verena J. Schuenemann

“…Results We designed a multiple-reference-based (MRB) mapping strategy using four different reference genomes and compared it to traditional single-reference mapping. To conduct this comparison, we created a genomic dataset comprising 77 modern and ancient genomes from the three subspecies of T. pallidum, including a newly sequenced seventeenth century genome (35X mean coverage) of a syphilis-causing strain (designated as W86). …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of Superoxide Dismutase (<i>SOD</i>) Gene Family in <i>Cymbidium</i> Species and Functional Analysis of <i>CsSOD</i>s Under Salt Stress in <i>Cymbidium s... by Ruyi Li, Songkun Lin, Yin Yan, Yuming Chen, Linying Wang, Yuzhen Zhou, Shuling Tang, Ning Liu

“…In this study, a comprehensive analysis of the <i>SOD</i> gene family in three <i>Cymbidium</i> genomes was conducted. A total of 23 <i>SOD</i> genes were identified, with nine <i>SOD</i>s in <i>C. sinense</i>, eight in <i>C. ensifolium</i>, and six in <i>C. goeringii</i>. …”
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Immediate Respiratory Warm-Up Effect on Dynamic Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Cardiac Surgery Candidates by Bahareh Mehregan Far, Sedigheh Sadat Naimi, Mohsen Abedi, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Mahmood Beheshti Monfared, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban

“…Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. Forty participants scheduled for heart surgeries were randomly assigned to either the study (RWU between two tests) or control (without RWU) groups. …”
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Analysis of diagnostic genes and molecular mechanisms of Crohn’s disease and colon cancer based on machine learning algorithms by Jie Xiao, Junyao Liang, Tao Zhou, Man Zhou, Dexu Zhang, Hui Feng, Chusen Tang, Qian Zhou, Weiqing Yang, Xiaoqin Tan, Wanjia Zhang, Yin Xu

“…Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA), differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis were conducted. A diagnostic model was established using machine learning. …”
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Cost‐of‐illness analysis of chronic urticaria clinical management in five countries of Latin America by Jorge Sánchez, Leidy Álvarez, José Ignacio Larco, Luis Ensina, Guillermo Guidos‐Fogelbach, Cesar A. Reyes‐López, German D. Ramon, Karla Robles‐Velasco, Ivan Cherrez‐Ojeda

“…Methods A noninterventional multicenter cross‐sectional study was conducted in five LA countries: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. …”
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