A First Application of the Backward Technique in Social Sciences: Exploring Demographic Noise in a Model with Three Personality Types by Roberto Macrelli, Margherita Carletti, Vincenzo Fano

“…In this study, starting from a predictable, deterministic system, we move beyond biology and explore the effects of demographic noise in a novel model arising from the social sciences. …”
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Study on the Key Technology of Controlling the Instability of Deep High-Stress Coal and Rock Mass and Relieving the Danger by Zhijing Zhang, Jianghong Zuo, Dongji Lei

“…The research results can effectively identify the influence range of hydraulic cavitation, improve the detection accuracy and efficiency of hydraulic cavitation range, effectively predict and warn the hidden danger of mine safety, and provide a reference for the work of similar mines.…”
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Retrospective Study of Factors Potentially Influencing Occurrence of Cough in Slovak Patients with Sarcoidosis by Eva Kovacova, Robert Vysehradsky, Ivan Kocan, Jana Plevkova, Tomas Buday

“…Patients with cough had significantly a lower average value of calciuria (p=0.0014) and lower MEF25 (p=0.0304), MEF50 (p=0.0061), FEV1 (p=0.0025), and FVC (p=0.0025) in % of predicted values, and more often positive endobronchial finding (p=0.0206), compared to patients without cough. …”
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CFD analysis of heat transfer enhancement in impinging jet array by varying number of jets and spacing by Zakia Rachdi, Nidhal Hnaien, Aboulbaba Eladeb, Badr M. Alshammari, Lioua Kolsi, Hacen Dhahri

“…It has also been noted that lower jet-plate distance (H), lower jet–jet spacing (S), and a higher number of jets (N) result in better average heat transfer. To predict the average Nusselt number based on three parameters (N, S, and H), we establish a critical correlation, which provides a useful tool for optimizing impinging jet configurations in a variety of engineering applications. …”
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Research status and trends of functional magnetic resonance imaging technology in the field of acupuncture: a bibliometric analysis over the past two decades by Zhongke Wang, Lu Chen, Tianyu Jiang, Qi Zhang, Jinying Zhao, Fuchun Wang

“…This study summarizes the current status of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in the field of acupuncture and moxibustion and predicts its future trends through Web of Science bibliometric analysis.MethodsThis study uses “fMRI” and “acupuncture” as keywords to search for literature related to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in acupuncture research in the Web of Science Core Collection database from January 1, 2004, to April 30, 2024. …”
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Histogram of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient to Evaluate the Activity of Thyroid‐Associated Ophthalmopathy by Defu Li, Tingting Zhu, Yujin Wang

“…In addition to male sex and smoking, an ADC histogram median > 1.26 μm²/s, entropy > 4.03, or SD > 0.4 may also predict active TAO.…”
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Transformer-based travel time estimation method for plateau and mountainous environments by Guangjun Qu, Kefa Zhou, Rui Wang, Dong Li, Yingpeng Lu, Zhihong Lv, Dequan Zhao, Aijun Zhang, Qing Zhang

“…The model simultaneously integrates positional encoding and multi-head self-attention mechanisms with the objective of enhancing the accuracy of travel time predictions based on a substantial number of trajectory points in wilderness settings. …”
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Mini-review: the utility of macroalgae in abalone diets and their role in heat resilience by Ida Ayu Amarilia Dewi Murni, Supono Supono

“… Abalone aquaculture production is predicted to continue to increase. Nutrition and health aspect are becoming two major issues that can impede the development and economic sustainability of abalone aquaculture industries. …”
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Skin Closure Technique and Postprocedural Pain after Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation: A Retrospective Review by Markus A. Bendel, Ryan S. D’Souza, Taylor J. North, Thomas P. Pittelkow, Jonathan M. Hagedorn

“…Higher preoperative pain score (β 0.50 (95% CI 0.09 to 0.92), P=0.019) and female gender (β 1.09 (95% CI 0.15 to 2.02), P=0.023) were predictive of higher incisional pain scores at POD#10. …”
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Optimizing Healthcare Expenditure for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Italy: The Value of Battery Longevity Improvement and a Direct-to-Implant Approach by Federica Tito, Gianfranco Sindaco, Simon Eggington, Elisa Tacconi, Francesca Borghetti, Mara Corbo, Gilberto Pari

“…Compared with Devices A and B, Device C offered savings of €4227 and €2712, respectively; similar savings were predicted with a 2-step implant approach. **Discussion:** The battery longevity of NR-SCS devices directly impacts long-term costs to a payer. …”
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Microbiological hazards associated with the use of water in the post‐harvest handling and processing operations of fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables and herbs (ffFVH). Part 3 (Fr... by EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Valeria Bortolaia, Sara Bover‐Cid, Alessandra De Cesare, Wietske Dohmen, Laurent Guillier, Lieve Herman, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Lapo Mughini‐Gras, Maarten Nauta, Jakob Ottoson, Luisa Peixe, Fernando Perez‐Rodriguez, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Jen Banach, Bin Zhou, Maria Teresa daSilva Felício, Laura Martino, Winy Messens, Angela Botteon

“…A WMP aims to maintain the fit‐for‐purpose microbiological quality of the process water and consists of (a) identification of microbial hazards and hazardous events linked to process water; (b) establishment of the relationship between microbiological and physico‐chemical parameters; (c) description of preventive measures; (d) description of intervention measures, including their validation, operational monitoring and verification; and (e) record keeping and trend analysis. A predictive model was used to simulate water management outcomes, highlighting the need for water disinfection treatments to maintain the microbiological quality of the process water and the added value of water replenishment. …”
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Exploring molecular disparities of H-type vasculature endothelial cells in osteonecrosis of the femoral head through single-cell analysis by Wei Shi, Dong Li, Qian Xu, Kai Zhang, Xinyu Liang, Hui Li, Zhijun Li, Huafeng Zhang

“…Hypoxia, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, and parthanatos indices were calculated, and transcription factors were predicted using SENIC. Cell communication was analyzed with CellChat. …”
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Application Value of NT-proBNP Combined with NLR in Evaluation of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by Zhiyong Li, Hui Rong, Wenxun Wu, Ting Huang, Jun Xu

“…NT-proBNP combined with NLR has high value in the evaluation of MACE in elderly CHF patients and can be used as an auxiliary predictive index in clinic.…”
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A pilot study on diabetes detection using handheld fundus camera and mobile app development by Hamada R. H. Al-Absi, Gilbert Njihia Muchori, Saleh Musleh, Syed Abdullah Basit, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Younss Ait Mou, Tanvir Alam

“…Moreover, we created an Android-based mobile application, DMPred, which utilizes the fundus images to predict the onset of diabetes. Results The proposed model achieved an 86.4% accuracy rate in diabetes detection showing that handheld cameras can be effective and provide comparable results like tabletop cameras in the early diagnosis of diabetes. …”
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Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with respiratory rehabilitation training on pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Shujun Jin, Baojuan Huang, Yinfeng Kong, Xiaoxi Zhou, Jing Ma

“…Results: following intervention, PaO2 was clearly reduced, and PaCO2 and SaO2 were visibly higher in subjects; PaO2 was clearly reduced, and PaCO2 and SaO2 were visibly higher in the RG as against the CG; Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), percentage of predicted FEV1 (FEV1%pred), and FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) in subjects were visibly higher, and FEV1%pred and FEV1/FVC were visibly higher in the RG as against the CG; The CAT scores and anxiety and depression scores in subjects were clearly reduced, and those were clearly reduced in the RG as against the CG (P < 0.05). …”
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Towards the standardization of Hydra vulgaris bioassay for toxicity assessments of liquid samples by G. Farley, P. Bouchard, C. Faille, S. Trottier, F. Gagné

“…Moreover, the hydra LC50 data predictive (rank correlation of 0.6) the rainbow trout LC50 with the absence of false negatives. …”
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Anti-obesity mechanisms elucidation of essential oil components from Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Aiye) by the integration of GC-MS, network pharmacology, and molecular docking by Yongxiang Liu, Jinhai Luo, Maninder Meenu, Baojun Xu

“…Network pharmacology and molecular docking were integrated to predict the anti-obesity mechanisms of Aiye essential oil components. …”
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MUSLIM POLE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY AND THE GENIE OF GLOBALIZATION by L. L. Fituni, I. O. Abramova

“…Today it is hardly possible to reliably predict specific configurations of the future self-organization of the «Muslim pole» in the polycentric world and the nature of its influence on specific issues of the global world order. …”
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Emerging Strategies in Cartilage Repair and Joint Preservation by Mircea Adrian Focsa, Sorin Florescu, Armand Gogulescu

“…Future research should focus on refining integrated therapeutic protocols, conducting long-term clinical evaluations, and embracing personalised treatment models driven by artificial intelligence and predictive algorithms.…”
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Investigating the significance of SPECT/CT-SUV for monitoring 177Lu-PSMA-targeted radionuclide therapy: a systematic review by Tahani O. Alkahtani

“…Conclusion Quantitative SPECT/CT-SUV can be used to predict responses to subsequent PSMA-TRT cycles. Disease burden and tumour heterogeneity are the leading causes of TRT individualisation.…”
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