The Efficacy of Clinical Tests to Diagnose Evaporative Dry Eye Disease Related to Meibomian Gland Dysfunction by Jerry R. Paugh, Tiffany Nguyen, Alan Sasai, Elaine Chen, Melinda Thomas De Jesus, Justin Kwan, Andrew Loc Nguyen, Marjan Farid, Sumit Garg, James V. Jester

“…The global tests of tear breakup time, staining, and symptoms all produced AUCs ≥ 0.70, representing acceptable discrimination. EDED-specific tests of eyelid marginal signs, gland secretion quality, and gland loss did not demonstrate acceptable test efficacy or differences between normal and EDED subjects. …”
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A novel arc detection and identification method in pantograph-catenary system based on deep learning by Yue Yan, Hu Liu, Linfeng Gan, Runtong Zhu

“…The fused features have better arc discrimination capabilities than the original input features, which better improves the accuracy of the model. …”
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A prediction study on the occurrence risk of heart disease in older hypertensive patients based on machine learning by Fei Si, Qian Liu, Jing Yu

“…Model performance was comprehensively assessed using discrimination, calibration, and clinical decision curves. …”
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Defect Detection in Concrete Structures Based on Characteristics of Hammer Reaction Force and Apparent Stiffness of Concrete by Koki Shoda, Jun Younes Louhi Kasahara, Qi An, Atsushi Yamashita

“…To address this challenge, we propose a novel method that enhances defect discrimination accuracy by integrating statistical processing and physical property analysis within a machine learning framework designed for force signal characteristics. …”
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The Principles of Administrative Law as a Prism for Assessing the Content of Normative and Legal Provisions: Opportunities for Identifying the Problems and Solutions by V. O. Ivantsov

“…The author of the article assesses the content of administrative normative and legal acts (on the example of legal regulation of restrictions on receiving gifts) through the prism of modern understanding of the principles of administrative law, which made it possible to distinguish a number of problems for determining the content of some of them and to work out the ways to solve them, namely: 1) Having studied the norms of the laws of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption” and “On Charitable Activities and Charitable Organizations” through the prism of the principle of humanism and justice in the relations between the individual and the state, it is proved that the legal possibility in the sphere of legal relations in the sphere cannot be restricted (forbidden) humanism and charity; 2) an analysis of the law enforcement practice of implementing the prohibition on gift giving has often revealed a flagrant violation of the rule of law; emphasized that ensuring the legal certainty of the described ban can be ensured by revealing its content by the National Anti-Corruption Agency; 3) installed: – uncertainty about the specific characteristics of “allowed gifts”, which requires amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Corruption Prevention” to exclude them or to provide clear explanations within the framework of the NACC Guidelines; – violation of the provisions of the Typical Anti-Corruption Program of a Legal Entity approved by the Decision of NAPC No. 75 dated from March 2, 2017 No. 75 on the principle of hierarchical highness of law, which requires amendments to them in accordance with the provisions of the Art. 23 of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption", which defines uniform rules for determining the amount of "allowed gift"; – the content of the concept of "gift" does not correspond to such an important element of the rule of law as "prohibition of discrimination and equality before the law", which requires amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption" in the part of the correction of the concept of "gift" as such is bounded by the restriction of "family-private" relations not related to the performance of functions of the state or local self-government. …”
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Review of privacy computing techniques for multi-party data fusion analysis by LIU Shenglong, HUANG Xiuli, JIANG Yiwen, JIANG Jiawei, TIAN Yuechi, ZHOU Zejun, NIU Ben

“…In the data era, threats to personal privacy information in ubiquitous sharing environments are widespread, such as apps frequently collecting personal information beyond scope, and big data-enabled price discrimination against frequent customers. The need for multi-party privacy computing for cross-system exchanges is urgent. …”
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Determination and Analysis of 12 Saccharides and 20 Amino Acids in Five Types of Honey from Yunnan Province by SUN Xiaojie, HUANG Xuezhe, ZHAO Yuqiang, JIA Guangqun, SUN Yihan, XU Xiangdong, CUI Zongyan

“…In order to investigate the contents and distribution patterns of saccharides and amino acids in five types of honey from Yunnan province, Macadamia integrifolia honey, Coffea honey, Leucosceptrum canum Smith honey, Vicia villosa Roth honey, and Hevea brasiliensis honey, the contents of 12 saccharides and 20 amino acids in them were determined, and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were used to explore the applicability of saccharide and amino acid contents to their classification and discrimination. …”
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Reconstruction of weathering history and paleoclimatic conditions of the campano-maastrichtian sandstones in The Northern Bida Basin, Nigeria by S. A. Adepoju, O. J. Ojo, S. O. Akande, B. Sreenivas, E. V. S. S. K. Babu, T. Vijaya Kumar

“…The LREE enrichment in relation to the HREE with low negative europium (Eu/Eu*) anomaly values, as well as bivariate and ternary discrimination diagrams suggest that the Bida and Enagi sandstones were sourced from felsic rocks’ provenance within a passive margin paleotectonic settings. …”
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A prediction model for high-risk cardiovascular disease among residents aged 35 to 75 years by ZHOU Guoying，XING Lili，SU Ying，LIU Hongjie，LIU He，WANG Di，XUE Jinfeng，DAI Wei，WANG Jing，YANG Xinghua，

“…The area under the ROC curve of the established prediction model was 0.849 (95%CI: 0.834-0.863), with a sensitivity of 0.693 and a specificity of 0.863, indicating good discrimination. Conclusion:The model constructed by eight factors including demographic characteristics, lifestyle and blood biochemical indicators has good predictive value for high-risk CVD among residents aged 35 to 75 years.…”
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Mothers at the Intersection of Trauma, Addiction, and Involvement with the Criminal Legal System: An Analysis of Multiple Case Studies by Monica Solinas-Saunders PhD, Maureen L. Petrunich-Rutherford PhD, Mark D. Thomas PhD, Natasha R. Brown PhD, Kevin L. McElmurry PhD, Melissa A. Jones PhD, Abigail M. Cognetti BSc, Lytina Andrews BSc, Amira Zahabi BSc

“…The analysis indicates that while most mothers experienced trauma during their lifetime, mothers who identified as members of racial/ethnic minorities and those who identified as lesbians were more likely to report trauma from prejudice and discrimination. Furthermore, the analysis highlights that mothers who identified as members of racial minorities were more likely to have their children placed in foster care. …”
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The volatilome – investigation of volatile organic metabolites (VOM) as potential tumor markers in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) by Philipp Opitz, Olf Herbarth

“…In addition, the multivariate statistics confirmed that on the basis of the renal excreted pattern of the volatile metabolites a high discrimination can be carried out between patients with a tumor in the head and neck region and controls. …”
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Pairing Cholinergic Enhancement with Perceptual Training Promotes Recovery of Age-Related Changes in Rat Primary Auditory Cortex by Patrice Voss, Maryse Thomas, You Chien Chou, José Miguel Cisneros-Franco, Lydia Ouellet, Etienne de Villers-Sidani

“…Rats learned to perform a two-tone frequency discrimination task over the course of two weeks, combined with either the administration of a cholinesterase inhibitor or saline. …”
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Crude Oil Source Identification of Asphalt via ATR-FTIR Approach Combined with Multivariate Statistical Analysis by Ruibo Ren, Wenmiao Fan, Pinhui Zhao, Hao Zhou, Weikun Meng, Ping Ji

“…The types of crude oil for producing asphalt have a decisive influence on various performance measures (including aging resistance and durability) of asphalt. To discriminate and predict the crude oil source of different asphalt samples, a discrimination model was established using 12 greatly different infrared (IR) characteristic absorption peaks (CAPs) as predictive variables. …”
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A 3D Dual Encoder Mirror Difference ResU-Net for Multimodal Brain Tumor Segmentation by Qiwei Xing, Zhihua Li, Yongxia Jing, Xiaolin Chen

“…To further enhance feature representation, we propose a Multimodal Difference Feature Augmentation (MDFA) module, which effectively highlights abnormal regions in both the original and mirrored brain tumor images to facilitate better feature discrimination. Moreover, a Mirror Difference Feature Fusion (MDFF) module is integrated between the dual encoders and the decoder. …”
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Gender-based stigma and the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS among older women: A scoping review protocol. by Thi Vu, Jasmine Manalel, Kate Nyhan, Katie Wang, Joan Monin

“…One such challenge is gender-based stigma, which can be manifested through harmful gendered stereotypes, discrimination, prejudice, and sexism that could potentially hinder HIV care engagement among this population. …”
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Using a Herd Profile to Determine Age-Specific Prevalence of Bovine Leukemia Virus in Michigan Dairy Herds by Ronald J. Erskine, Paul C. Bartlett, Todd M. Byrem, Chelsea L. Render, Catherine Febvay, Jessica T. Houseman

“…In eight herds, we determined the correlation between the BHP, and true herd prevalence by testing the entire lactating herd (r=0.988,  P<0.0001). The BHP allows discrimination of lactation-specific BLV prevalence within a dairy herd, to help identify risk factors and management plans that may be important in transmission of BLV.…”
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Development and validation of a deep learning system for detection of small bowel pathologies in capsule endoscopy: a pilot study in a Singapore institution by Bochao Jiang, Michael Dorosan, Justin Wen Hao Leong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Tiing Leong Ang

“…Introduction: Deep learning models can assess the quality of images and discriminate among abnormalities in small bowel capsule endoscopy (CE), reducing fatigue and the time needed for diagnosis. …”
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Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of a Hydroethanolic Extract of Crinum macowanii against Memory Impairment Induced by Aluminum Chloride in BALB/c Mice by Mohammed S. Jilani, Dexter Tagwireyi, Louis L. Gadaga, Charles C. Maponga, Cosmas Mutsimhu

“…C. macowanii at 40 mg/kg exhibited a significantly higher discrimination index than aluminum chloride-treated mice in the novel object recognition task. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the probability of death after surgical evacuation for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Yan-Chao Zheng, Jun-Wei Qian, An-Ni Li, Yi-Nuo Yuan, Sen-Lin Ma, Mingquan Chen

“…The nomogram showed good calibration and discrimination in the primary and validation data, with a 1-year C-index of 0.882 (95% CI, 0.777 to 0.987) and 0.818 (95% CI, 0.669 to 0.968), respectively. …”
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Analysis of Influencing Factors and Construction of a Column Chart Model for Postoperative Pulmonary Infection in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Wu G, Zhong X, Chen J

“…The constructed column chart prediction model had high discrimination, calibration, and clinical practical value.Conclusion: The column chart model, incorporating age, diabetes, tracheotomy, operation time, sputum excretion position, mechanical ventilation duration and GCS score, can effectively predict pulmonary infections in severe traumatic brain injury patients.Keywords: severe traumatic brain injury, pulmonary infection, influencing factors, column chart…”
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