Construction of feature selection and efficacy prediction model for transformation therapy of locally advanced pancreatic cancer based on CT, 18F-FDG PET/CT, DNA mutation, and CA19... by Liang Qi, Xiang Li, Jiayao Ni, Yali Du, Qing Gu, Baorui Liu, Jian He, Juan Du

“…Our study focuses on using computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), gene mutations, and baseline carbohydrate antigen 199 (CA199) to identify biomarkers for predicting the efficacy of transformative treatment. …”
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Treatment of inoperable pancreatic adenocarcinoma with focused ultrasound and microbubbles in patients receiving chemotherapy by Margrete Haram, Rune Hansen, Ola Finneng Myhre, Stian Solberg, Naseh Amini, Bjørn Atle Angelsen, Catharina de Lange Davies, Eva Hofsli

“…Changes in the size of tumors were determined from Computed Tomography (CT) -images. Results: Treatment with FUS and MB is safe with the used settings. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States by Pearl A. McElfish, Aaron Caldwell, Donya Watson, Jonathan Langner, Jennifer Callaghan-Koru, Austin Porter, Don E. Willis, Jennifer A. Andersen, Nicola L. Hawley, James P. Selig, Amir Forati, Maria R. Alcala, Lanita White, Enrique Gomez-Pomar, Clare C. Brown

“…Summary statistics were computed, and adjusted rates ratios were calculated adjusting for maternal age, maternal education, and parity for payer, race/ethnicity, and rural/urban residence. …”
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Forecasting Precipitation Using a Markov Chain Model in the Coastal Region in Bangladesh by Al Mamun Pranto, Usama Ibn Aziz, Lipon Chandra Das, Sanjib Ghosh and Anisul Islam

“…The stationary test statistic (χ²) was computed for a selected number of coastal stations, and transition probabilities between distinct rainfall states were predicted using this historical data. …”
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Analysis of the structural reliability of communication networks supporting protective switching mechanisms for one protected section and one backup section by K. А. Batenkov, A. B. Fokin

“…The following methods are used: theory of random graphs, matrices, probabilities and computer modeling.Results. The elements of the route, both basic and reserving, are divided into three groups. …”
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CALPHAD-aided synthesis and characterization of an Al–Co–Cr–Fe–Ni–W high-entropy alloy prepared by arc melting and spark plasma sintering by L. Fenocchio, A. Saviot, S. Gambaro, S. Le Gallet, F. Valenza, M.R. Ardigo-Besnard, G. Cacciamani

“…In the present work, the novel Al0.15CoCrFeNiW0.15 High-Entropy Alloy (HEA) has been designed by CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) computations with the in-house built Genova High-Entropy Alloys (GHEA) database, aiming to a mostly monophasic face-centered cubic (FCC) alloy strengthened by the precipitation of secondary μ phase. …”
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Towards faster plan adaptation for proton arc therapy using initial treatment plan information by Benjamin Roberfroid, Margerie Huet-Dastarac, Elena Borderías-Villarroel, Rodin Koffeing, John A. Lee, Ana M. Barragán-Montero, Edmond Sterpin

“…Materials and Methods: The proposed workflow transfers spots from initial computed tomography (CT) to the CT of the day, updates energy layers considering the initial pattern, and re-optimizes selected transferred spots based on their initial weights and impact on the objective function.A retrospective study was conducted on five head and neck patients who underwent plan adaptation on a repeated CT. …”
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Engineering the Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Ti₃AlC₂, Hf₃AlC₂, Hf₃GaC₂, (ZrHf)₃AlC₂, and... by Adel Bandar Alruqi

“…Density functional theory within Quantum Espresso module was used in the computations. The Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof generalised gradient approximation functionals were utilised. …”
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Detectability of Emission from Exoplanet Outflows Calculated by pyTPCI, a New 1D Radiation-hydrodynamic Code by Riley Rosener, Michael Zhang, Jacob L. Bean

“…We use pyTPCI to model seven exoplanets (HD 189733b, HD 209458b, WASP-69b, WASP-107b, TOI-1430b, TOI-560b, and HAT-P-32b) at varying metallicities and compute their emission spectra to investigate their detectability across a variety of spectral lines. …”
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FusionScan: accurate prediction of fusion genes from RNA-Seq data by Pora Kim, Ye Eun Jang, Sanghyuk Lee

“…Simulation test also demonstrated that FusionScan recovered most of true positives without producing an overwhelming number of false-positives regardless of sequencing depth and read length. The computation time was comparable to other leading tools. …”
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Postpandemic Stress Disorder among Health Care Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study (Silesia, Poland) by Mateusz Grajek, Patryk Szlacheta, Karolina Sobczyk, Karolina Krupa-Kotara, Beata Łabuz-Roszak, Ilona Korzonek-Szlacheta

“…The survey was conducted by indirect survey method using CAWI (computer-assisted web interview). The survey used a questionnaire technique. …”
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Effective field theory approach to lepton number violating decays K±→ π∓l±l±: short-distance contribution by Yi Liao, Xiao-Dong Ma, Hao-Lin Wang

“…We make a complete analysis on the basis of all dim-9 operators that violate lepton number by two units, and compute their one-loop QCD renormalization effects. …”
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Age-Adjusted D-Dimer in Ruling Out Acute Aortic Syndrome by Dayeon Lee, Yong Won Kim, Tae Youn Kim, Sanghun Lee, Han Ho Do, Jun Seok Seo, Jeong Hun Lee

“…Consecutive adult patients who visited an emergency room between January 2015 and September 2020 and who underwent a D-dimer test and computed tomography angiography for suspected AAS were enrolled. …”
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Classification of benign and malignant solid breast lesions on the ultrasound images based on the textural features: the importance of the perifocal lesion area by А.А. Kolchev, D.V. Pasynkov, I.A. Egoshin, I.V. Kliouchkin, О.О. Pasynkova

“…Subsequently, eight gray-level co-occurrence matrices (GLCM) were constructed for each lesion, and 13 Haralick textural features were calculated for each GLCM. Additionally, we computed the differences in feature values at different spatial shifts and the differences in feature values between the inner and outer areas of the lesion. …”
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Cognitive Deficit-Related Interhemispheric Asynchrony within the Medial Hub of the Default Mode Network Aids in Classifying the Hyperthyroid Patients by Mengmeng Zhi, Zhenghua Hou, Yuqun Zhang, Yingying Yue, Ling Li, Yonggui Yuan

“…Thirty-three hyperthyroid patients and thirty-three matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited, and they received resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans and neuropsychological evaluation. The VMHC value was computed to reveal the functional coordination between homotopic regions in both groups. …”
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ETHICS BY DESIGN AND RECONSIDERATION OF THE SUBJECT-OBJECT IN THE DIGITAL ERA by Тетяна ПАВЛОВА, Роман ПАВЛОВ

“…Design / Method / Approach: The research is based on an interdisciplinary approach combining methods of philosophical analysis, ethics, sociology of technology and research in the field of human-computer interaction. The methods of conceptual modeling, ethical analysis of technologies and scenario forecasting are used. …”
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Dietary carotenoid intakes and biological aging among US adults, NHANES 1999–2018 by Xiang Qi, Xuanyang Wang, Licheng Cheng, Yue Li, Keke Dang, Shuo Yang, Yina Wang, Runyi Zhou, Can Zhang, Ying Li

“…Multiple linear regression, weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression and quantile g-computation (QG-comp) were used to explore the associations of single carotenoid and mixed carotenoids with biological aging. …”
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Gastroduodenal Obstruction Secondary to Pica-associated Bezoar: A Case Report by Mariam Attia, Ashley A. Lavoie-Forrest, Phoebe Langius, Leon Melnitsky, Sandra Lopez, Eric Boccio

“…The abdominal exam revealed mild distention and generalized tenderness with no evidence of rebound or guarding. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis with IV and oral contrast demonstrated gastric distention and a fecalized distal duodenum with wall thickening concerning for a duodenal obstruction. …”
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The electroweak effective field theory from on-shell amplitudes by Gauthier Durieux, Teppei Kitahara, Yael Shadmi, Yaniv Weiss

“…This establishes the correspondence with the usual Lagrangian approach and paves the way for SMEFT computations in the on-shell formalism.…”
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CONCEPTS OF IMPROVING CURRENT PROTECTION OF POWER-GRID LINES by F. A. Romaniuk, M. A. Shevaldin

“…The authors offer a variant for solving the problem with computation of the second-stage time delays in those instances where several feeders diverge from the bus bars of the substation located in the end of the protected line.Improving current protections for the 6–35 kV transmission lines with one-end power supply against interphase short-circuits can be based on the collective application of the following principles: accounting for the type and location of the short-circuit which provides for the high-performance cutoff zone instantaneous expansion and its independence on the mode of failure and the grid operation mode. …”
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