Graft survival and mortality outcomes after kidney transplant in patients with lupus nephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weizhong Jiang, Yunfen Xu, Qichun Yin

“…Elevated risk of mortality in LN patients was detected in case-control studies, but not RCTs. On the other hand, RCTs, but not case-control studies, showed an increased risk of poor graft survival in LN patients. …”
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A generative adversarial network with multiscale and attention mechanisms for underwater image enhancement by Liquan Zhao, Yuda Li, Tie Zhong

“…This directly impacts tasks such as marine ecological monitoring and underwater target detection, which rely on image processing. Therefore, enhancing Underwater images to improve their quality is necessary. …”
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Personal Identification Using Embedded Raspberry Pi-Based Face Recognition Systems by Sebastian Pecolt, Andrzej Błażejewski, Tomasz Królikowski, Igor Maciejewski, Kacper Gierula, Sebastian Glowinski

“…A biometric facial recognition system was implemented on a Raspberry Pi microcomputer, capable of detecting and identifying faces using a self-contained reference image database. …”
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Longitudinal Changes of Axial Length and Associated Factors in Congenital Ectopia Lentis Patients by Jingxin He, Zhangkai Lian, Qianzhong Cao, Zhenzhen Liu, Charlotte Aimee Young, Xinyu Zhang, Danying Zheng, Guangming Jin

“…However, no statistically significant difference for the change rate of AL was detected between the surgery group and the nonsurgery group (P>0.05) among patients aged 7 years or older. …”
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Comprehensive Treatment of Curved Section Abnormal Noise for Elevated Urban Rail Transit Line by LIU Yuhang, ZHOU Changsheng, LIU jinhui, ZHOU Hualong, CHEN Sai

“…The peak value of the train passing noise detected at residential buildings is reduced to 0.5 dB(A) compared with the background noise, and the equivalent noise value is reduced to 0.3 dB(A). …”
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Pengenalan Jalan Berlubang Berbasis Vision Menggunakan Pyramid Histogram Of Oriented Gradients by Ahmad Habib Fitriansyah, Ema Rachmawati, Risnandar Risnandar

“…Traditional methods of pothole detection relied on visual inspection, but automatic methods have been developed using sensors and signal processing. …”
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Glycemic Profile and Clinical Treatment in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus-Tuberculosis: An Update Scoping Review by Rissaadah S, Nursiswati N, Pahria T

“…Adequate treatment, such as a continuum of glycemic monitoring and early detection and intervention for TB, is needed to improve treatment outcomes.Keywords: diabetes mellitus, DM-TB, glycemic control, tuberculosis…”
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Signs of Nervous System Sensitization in Female Runners with Chronic Patellofemoral Pain by Brian J. Eckenrode, David M. Kietrys, Allison Brown, J. Scott Parrott, Brian Noehren

“…Primary hyperalgesia, identified through decreased pressure pain threshold at the knee, was detected in the PFP group at the central patella (p\<0.001), lateral patellar retinaculum (p=0.003), and patellar tendon (p=0.006). …”
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Development of a Robust UPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of a Novel Combination of Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in Human Plasma: Clinical Application to Therapeutic Drug Mo... by Naser F. Al-Tannak, Ahmed Hemdan, Maya S. Eissa

“…The adopted chromatographic separation was achieved on Waters® Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column (2.1 × 50 mm, 1.7 µm) as a stationary phase using isocratic elution using a mobile phase system of ammonium formate (pH 3.5; 5 mM) and acetonitrile (60:40 v/v) pumped at a flow rate of 0.2 mL.min−1. The UV detection was carried out at 261 nm for SF and 318 nm for DC and IS. …”
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Food insecurity and ultra-processed food consumption in the Health and Retirement Study: Cross-sectional analysis by Abeer A. Aljahdali

“…A positive linear trend was detected among Whites (P-trend = 0.0036), but an inverse linear trend was found among African Americans (P-trend = 0.0007). …”
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Protozoan Parasites of Rodents and Their Zoonotic Significance in Boyer-Ahmad District, Southwestern Iran by Zeinab Seifollahi, Bahador Sarkari, Mohammad Hossein Motazedian, Qasem Asgari, Mohammad Javad Ranjbar, Samaneh Abdolahi Khabisi

“…Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in the sera of 5 (9.61%) cases. Results of the molecular study showed T. gondii infection in 3 (5.77%) of the rodents. …”
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Concentration and health risk assessment of toxic metals in giblets of free-range chickens in Lokoja, Nigeria by Jude Ehwevwerhere Emurotu, Tenimu Adogah Abubakar, Loveth Chukwu, Queen Ese Umudi, Victory Imokan Imumorin, Gloria D. Paul, Grace Unekwuojo Oboni

“…The mean concentrations measured exceeded JECFA's Maximum Allowable Concentrations limit except for Al and Cd. Cd was below the detection limit. The estimated daily intake of the toxic metals As, Cr, Ni, and Pb exceeded the threshold limit. …”
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Identification of important genes related to ferroptosis in early missed abortion based on WGCNA by Yulu Zeng, Jiayi Gan, Jinlian Cheng, Changqiang Wei, Xiangyun Zhu, Shisi Wei, Lihong Pang

“…This research has identified novel genes that could be targeted for the early detection and management of missed abortions.…”
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Solution-Based Ultraviolet Photodiode with ZnO Nanoparticle/Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) Polystyrene Sulfonate Heterojunction and Negative Capacitance by Jin Li, Xin Chang, Shunpu Li, Yi Zhang, Daping Chu

“…Ultraviolet (UV) detectors have been widely applied to extensive fields, such as photoelectric microsensors, UV imaging, optical communications, and biological detection. The demand for high-performance UV detectors with low cost and easy fabrication drives the development of novel materials and structures such as wide-bandgap semiconductors, polymers, photodiodes, and phototransistors. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of the Floodlight MS app in Austria. Unlocking the mystery of costs and outcomes of a digital health application for patients with multiple sclerosis by Evelyn Walter, Matthäus Traunfellner, Franz Meyer, Christian Enzinger, Michael Guger, Christian Bsteh, Patrick Altmann, Harald Hegen, Christoph Goger, Veronika Mikl

“…The analysis included treatment-naive individuals and those already on drug therapy, modelling the app's role in early detection of disease progression and relapses to improve quality-of-life. …”
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Identifying fracture-controlled resonance modes for structural health monitoring: insights from Hunter Canyon Arch (Utah, USA) by G. Grechi, G. Grechi, J. R. Moore, M. E. McCreary, E. K. Jensen, S. Martino

“…<p>Progressive fracturing contributes to structural degradation of natural rock arches and other freestanding rock landforms. However, methods to detect structural changes arising from fracturing are limited, particularly at sites with difficult access and high cultural value, where non-invasive approaches are essential. …”
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Prenatal Counseling and Diagnosis of COX20 Gene-Related Mitochondrial Complex IV Deficiency: A Case Report and Literature Review by Su J, Zeng L, Chen H, Tong J, Chen Y, Huang L, Deng L, Huang Y

“…Through the application of whole-exome sequencing (WES), compound heterozygous COX20 mutations (c.41A>G and c.259C>T) were detected, leading to the confirmation of a diagnosis of mitochondrial complex IV deficiency. …”
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An optimized data analytics pipeline for improving healthcare diagnosis using ensemble learning by Lomat Haider Chowdhury, Shaira Tabassum, Swakkhar Shatabda, Ashir Ahmed

“…The paper systematically evaluates different preprocessing methods for missing value imputation, outliers detection, and data balancing and offers a comprehensive preprocessing framework. …”
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Distinct Redox Signalling following Macrophage Activation Influences Profibrotic Activity by Caitlin V. Lewis, Antony Vinh, Henry Diep, Chrishan S. Samuel, Grant R. Drummond, Barbara K. Kemp-Harper

“…Amplex Red and DCF fluorescence assays detected increased hydrogen peroxide generation following stimulation with IL-4, but not IFN-γ+LPS. …”
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Predictive Capabilities of Corotating Interaction Regions Using STEREO and Wind In‐Situ Observations by Yutian Chi, Chenglong Shen, Christopher Scott, Mengjiao Xu, Mathew Owens, Yuming Wang, Mike Lockwood

“…To evaluate the capabilities of these future missions of predicting SIRs/CIRs, the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO‐B) spacecraft is used to investigate the correlation between SIRs/CIRs detected by STEREO‐B and Wind spacecraft. The correlation coefficients of solar wind velocity in SIRs/CIRs are significantly higher than that of magnetic field intensity or plasma density. …”
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