Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in an Italian Cohort of Type 1 Diabetes Pediatric Patients by Maria Luisa Manca Bitti, Speranza Masala, Francesca Capasso, Novella Rapini, Simona Piccinini, Federica Angelini, Andrea Pierantozzi, Roberta Lidano, Silvia Pietrosanti, Daniela Paccagnini, Leonardo A. Sechi

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of MAP infection in a T1D cohort from continental Italy compared with healthy control subjects. 247 T1D subjects and 110 healthy controls were tested for the presence of MAP. MAP DNA was detected using IS900-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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The Missing Heritability in T1D and Potential New Targets for Prevention by Brian G. Pierce, Ryan Eberwine, Janelle A. Noble, Michael Habib, Hennady P. Shulha, Zhiping Weng, Elizabeth P. Blankenhorn, John P. Mordes

“…To investigate this disparity, we tested the hypothesis in silico that previous studies of human T1D genetics were underpowered to detect MHC-contingent TCR susceptibility. We show that stratifying by MHC markedly increases statistical power to detect potential TCR susceptibility alleles. …”
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Acoustic Trauma Changes the Parvalbumin-Positive Neurons in Rat Auditory Cortex by Congli Liu, Tao Xu, Xiaopeng Liu, Yina Huang, Haitao Wang, Bin Luo, Jingwu Sun

“…The detectable PV neurons of the left auditory cortex (ipsilateral to the exposed ear) to noise exposure outnumbered those of the right auditory cortex (contralateral to the exposed ear). …”
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Buffering Performance of High-Speed Impact Space Penetrator with Foam-Filled Thin-Walled Structure by Haitao Luo, Yuxin Li, Guangming Liu, Changshuai Yu, Shipeng Chen

“…High-speed penetrators carrying detection equipment impact planetary bodies at high speeds, and they are therefore buried at depths of up to several meters beneath the surface. …”
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Distributed training of foundation models for ophthalmic diagnosis by Sina Gholami, Fatema-E Jannat, Atalie Carina Thompson, Sally Shin Yee Ong, Jennifer I. Lim, Theodore Leng, Hamed Tabkhivayghan, Minhaj Nur Alam

“…Here we propose a distributed deep learning framework that integrates self-supervised and domain-adaptive federated learning to enhance the detection of eye diseases from optical coherence tomography images. …”
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Rapid Identification and Quality Evaluation of Medicinal Centipedes in China Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Integrated with Support Vector Machine Algorithm by Sihe Kang, Haiying Deng, Long Chen, Xiaoxuan Zeng, Yimei Liu, Keli Chen

“…This research suggested that NIR spectroscopy can be used as a rapid detection method to identify species and evaluate the quality of medicinal centipedes in China.…”
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Electrocatalytic Study of Paracetamol at a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Nickel Nanocomposite Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode by Koh Sing Ngai, Wee Tee Tan, Zulkarnain Zainal, Ruzniza Mohd Zawawi, Joon Ching Juan

“…The SWCNT/Ni/GCE displayed a sensitivity of 64 mA M−1 and a detection limit of 1.17 × 10−7 M in paracetamol detection. …”
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Rapid Quantification of Bacteria in Infected Root Canals Using Fluorescence Reagents and a Membrane Filter: A Pilot Study on Its Clinical Application to the Evaluation of the Outco... by Takuichi Sato, Keiko Yamaki, Naoko Ishida, Megumi Shoji, Emika Sato, Yuki Abiko, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Yasuhisa Takeuchi, Junko Matsuyama, Hidetoshi Shimauchi, Nobuhiro Takahashi

“…In the present pilot study, the new developed method, using fluorescence reagents and a membrane filter, was applied to the detection and quantification of bacteria in infected root canals, in order to evaluate the outcomes of the treatment. …”
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To pre-process or not to pre-process? On the role of EEG enhancement for cybersickness characterization and the importance of amplitude modulation features by Olivier Rosanne, Danielle Benesch, Gregory Kratzig, Simon Paré, Nicole Bolt, Tiago H. Falk

“…Our experiments show that the proposed amplitude modulation features comprise roughly 60% of the top-selected features for EEG-based cybersickness detection.…”
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Assessing Virus Survival in African Swine Fever Virus-Contaminated Materials—Implications for Indirect Virus Transmission by Christina Marie Lazov, Ann Sofie Olesen, Graham J. Belsham, Anette Bøtner

“…Maintenance of ASFV infectivity can occur for extended periods outside pigs. Current assays detecting ASFV have inherent disadvantages. Cell culture-based assays are labor-intensive and sensitive to contaminants while methods using qPCR detect ASFV DNA with high sensitivity and specificity, but this may not correspond to infectious virus. …”
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Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities by Francisco Carlos Félix Lana, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho Fabri, Fabiana Nascimento Lopes, Ana Paula Mendes Carvalho, Fernanda Moura Lanza

“…The average coefficient of detection was 32.96/100.000 inhabitants; 7.61% of new cases were diagnosed in children under 15 years old; 5% in this age group were grade 2 deformity at diagnosis. …”
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Development of a method to achieve antegrade in situ fenestration of endovascular stent grafts in abdominal aortic aneurysms by Cyrus J. Darvish, BS, Nicholas P. Lagerman, MS, Oldrich Virag, BS, Hannah Parks, BS, Yash K. Pandya, MD, Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, David A. Vorp, PhD, Timothy K. Chung, PhD

“…The endovascular orifice detection device was tested rigorously in precisely locating an artery opening in blood and a custom AAA phantom model. …”
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TGF-β1 Induces the Dual Regulation of Hepatic Progenitor Cells with Both Anti- and Proliver Fibrosis by Ai-Ting Yang, Dou-Dou Hu, Ping Wang, Min Cong, Tian-Hui Liu, Dong Zhang, Ya-Meng Sun, Wen-Shan Zhao, Ji-Dong Jia, Hong You

“…In contrast, severe liver fibrosis and elevated collagen-1 levels were detected in the rats transplanted with HPCs pretreated with TGF-β1 for 48 hours. …”
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Highly sensitive, responsive, and selective iodine gas sensor fabricated using AgI-functionalized graphene by Zhuo Chen, Qiong Lei, Yinchang Ma, Jinrong Wang, Yuan Yan, Jun Yin, Jiaqiang Li, Jie Shen, Guanxing Li, Tingting Pan, Xinglong Dong, Bambar Davaasuren, Yaping Zhang, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Jun Tao, Yu Han

“…Abstract Radioactive molecular iodine (I2) is a critical volatile pollutant generated in nuclear energy applications, necessitating sensors that rapidly and selectively detect low concentrations of I2 vapor to protect human health and the environment. …”
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Targeting Oxidative Stress Injury after Ischemic Stroke in Conscious Rats: Limited Benefits with Apocynin Highlight the Need to Incorporate Long Term Recovery by Robert M. Weston, Bin Lin, Gregory J. Dusting, Carli L. Roulston

“…Apocynin treatment (50 mg/kg i.p.) commencing 1 hour prior to stroke and 24 and 48 hours after stroke significantly reduced infarct volume in the cortex by ~ 60%, but had no effect on striatal damage or neurological deficits. In situ detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS) using dihydroethidium fluorescence revealed that increased ROS detected in OX-42 positive cells following ischemia was reduced in apocynin-treated rats by ~ 51%, but surprisingly increased in surrounding NeuN positive cells of the same rats by ~ 27%, in comparison to the contralateral hemisphere. …”
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Incidental Prostate Cancer in Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Specimens in the Modern Era by Brandon Otto, Christopher Barbieri, Richard Lee, Alexis E. Te, Steven A. Kaplan, Brian Robinson, Bilal Chughtai

“…To identify rates of incidentally detected prostate cancer in patients undergoing surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). …”
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AI Innovations in rPPG Systems for Driver Monitoring: Comprehensive Systematic Review and Future Prospects by Soha G. Ahmed, Katrien Verbert, Nazar Zaki, Ashraf Khalil, Hamad Aljassmi, Fady Alnajjar

“…While deep learning has improved rPPG signal extraction, challenges remain in consistent physiological metric detection under dynamic conditions. There is also a lack of diverse population representation, especially female drivers, in datasets. …”
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Assessment of Pollution Trend of Oke Afa Canal Lagos, Nigeria by R. A. Olowu, O. O. Ayejuyo, G. O. Adewuyi, I. A. Adejoro, T. A. Akinbola, M. O. Osundiya, C. T. Onwordi

“…Some heavy metals were not detected at all in all the sampled points of the canal. …”
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The Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: A Cost-Effective Study with Evaluation for Future Large-Scale Application by Giuseppe Scarpa, Francesca Urban, Stela Vujosevic, Michele Tessarin, Giovanni Gallo, Annalisa Visentin, Emanuela Foglia, Lucrezia Ferrario, Edoardo Midena

“…The study aimed to present the experience of a screening programme for early detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR) using a nonmydriatic fundus camera, evaluating the feasibility in terms of validity, resources absorption, and future advantages of a potential application, in an Italian local health authority. …”
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Real-Time Physics Simulation Method for XR Application by Nak-Jun Sung, Jun Ma, Kunthroza Hor, Taeheon Kim, Hongly Va, Yoo-Joo Choi, Min Hong

“…The system is deployed within the Unity engine and enhances real-time performance through the use of sophisticated collision detection and response algorithms. Our method employs an AABB-based bounding volume hierarchy (BVH) structure to efficiently detect collisions, and incorporates the Möller–Trumbore algorithm for precise triangle-level interactions. …”
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