Hydrochemical assessment of borehole water in Effurun, Delta state Niger Delta, Nigeria: implications for public health and safety by Odunayo Tope Ojo, Chiaka Joy Ike, Adegoke Ige Aladeboyeje, Olayiwola Grace Olaseeni, Olumuyiwa Femi Adewumi

“…Statistical analysis and spatial mapping were employed to evaluate the distribution of ion concentrations and identify areas of concern. …”
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Urine proteomics defines an immune checkpoint-associated nephritis signature by Cassian Yee, Jamie S Lin, James P Long, Shailbala Singh, Yanlan Dong

“…However, identification of effective biomarkers of disease using established technologies such as proximity ligation assays (PLA) and bead-based immunoassays is challenging due to their limited sensitivity and loss of precision in multiplex analysis.To address this, we employed cutting-edge NUcleic acid Linked Immuno-Sandwich Assay (NULISA) technology to measure protein expression in urine and plasma samples from AKI patients undergoing ICI therapy. …”
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Statistical Downscaling Method for Vegetation Optical Depth Based on NDVI by Wang Xinyu, Fang Shibo, Han Jiahao

“…One involves integrating active microwave remote sensing, while the other involves integrating optical remote sensing.Currently, there is limited research focused on downscaling VOD, particularly using optical vegetation indices, which is very uncommon.Thus, statistical methods can be employed in conjunction with NDVI to spatially downscale VOD, exploring the feasibility of using optical remote sensing data for VOD downscaling. …”
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Association of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018 by Zhenyu Sun, Yi Wang, Xi Chen, Dongfu Qian

“…Analyses of subgroup and sensitivity were conducted: using data from non-multiple imputation, participants aged over 65, and all non-excluded participants aged 60 or above to execute repeated analysis; recruiting propensity score matching (PSM) method that focused on selected SDoH, lifestyle, and health status-related factors to strengthen essential comaparability between workers and non-workers; employing two-stage least squares (2SLS) model and setting retirement age (over 65 years or not) as an instrumental variable (IV) to solve the potential reverse causation between work status and depression. …”
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Fuzzy Logic-Based Arrival Time Estimation for Indoor Navigation Using Augmented Reality by Muhammad Hidayat Mohammed Sohif, Muhammad Imran Mardzuki, Azhar Mohd Ibrahim, Ahmad Jazlan

“…The algorithm takes phone acceleration in the x and z directions as inputs and employs triangular-shaped membership functions for input and output variables. …”
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Age-dependent interaction between serum zinc and triglyceride-glucose index among American adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Lai, Jun Lai, Xin-Qing Li, Yinglin Zheng, Zongyan Liu, Qiquan Wu, Yongxiao Cao

“…Additionally, a restricted cubic spline (RCS) model was employed to examine the dose-response relationships between log-transformed serum zinc and TyG.ResultsIn this cross-sectional study, a significant interaction was observed between log-transformed serum zinc and TyG in individuals aged <60 years and those aged ≥60 years when log-transformed serum zinc was transformed into a categorical variable (P-value for the likelihood ratio test for the interaction was P = 0.017). …”
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Mapping Habitat Structures of Endangered Open Grassland Species (<i>E. aurinia</i>) Using a Biotope Classification Based on Very High-Resolution Imagery by Steffen Dietenberger, Marlin M. Mueller, Andreas Henkel, Clémence Dubois, Christian Thiel, Sören Hese

“…Through a deep learning classification technique, we conducted biotope mapping and generated fine-scale spatial variables to model habitat suitability. By employing various modeling techniques, including Generalized Additive Models (GAM), Generalized Linear Models (GLM), and Random Forest (RF), we assessed the influence of different modeling parameters and pseudo-absence (PA) data generation on model performance. …”
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Establishment and characterization of a new mouse gastric carcinoma cell line, MCC by Yushen Wang, Xianju Li, Yi Wang, Jun Qin

“…Trametinib, a MEK inhibitor, was employed as a model compound in our preclinical study. …”
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Growth dynamics of Indian infants using latent trajectory models in pooled survey datasets by Aswathi Saji, Jeswin Baby, Jeswin Baby, Prem Antony, Srishti Sinha, Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, Joby K. Jose, Anura V. Kurpad, Tinku Thomas

“…Latent class mixed modeling (LCMM) was employed to identify groups of children with similar trajectories over age. …”
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A Deep Learning Framework for the Classification of Brazilian Coins by Debabrata Swain, Viral Rupapara, Amro Nour, Santosh Satapathy, Biswaranjan Acharya, Shakti Mishra, Ali Bostani

“…We introduce a Repetitive Feature Extractor Convolution Neural Network (RFE-CNN) model to recognize the currency faster and accurately. Our framework employs a multi-stage approach for coin classification. …”
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Psychosocial determinants of the willingness to pay for social health insurance among workers at a commercial bank in Dessie, Ethiopia: a multi-setting study by Alemayehu Mebratu Abate, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abebe Kibret Assfaw, Husien Nurahmed Toleha, Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked

“…The objective of this study was to look into the psychosocial determinants of the willingness to pay (WTP) for SHI among employees at a commercial bank in Dessie, Ethiopia.MethodsWe employed a cross-sectional study (October to December 2023) design. …”
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Affordability of Essential Medicines and Associated Factors in Public Health Facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia by Eyassu Mathewos Oridanigo, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Feyera Gebissa Kebene

“…A facility-based cross-sectional study design was employed. The study was conducted from March 28 to April 30, 2018, in the public health facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. …”
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Inverse association between dietary flavonoid intake and nocturia in middle-aged and older adults from NHANES 2007–2010 by Yu Cai, Ying-Chao Liang, Xin-Yu Hu, Ling Li, De-Liang Liu, Shu-Fang Chu, Hui-Lin Li

“…Weighted multivariate logistic regression and stratified analysis were employed to evaluate the impact of dietary total flavonoid consumption on nocturia. …”
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The importance of the Autostrain RV technique in the treatment of right ventricular myocardial alterations in patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy by Yan Liang, Ping Du, Yabo Song, Xinshi Li, Yingying Han, Hongfang Dongye, Hongqiang Liu, Jinqiu Li

“…To examine the changes in various cardiac function parameters before and after chemotherapy, two-dimensional echocardiography was employed 48 h before chemotherapy, 48 h after the fourth cycle of chemotherapy, and 48 h after the eighth cycle of chemotherapy, respectively. …”
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THE PLACE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FORMATION OF GRADUATES’ COMPETITIVENESS by G. F. Shafranov-Kutsev, G. Z. Efimova

“…The sociological research described in the article is devoted to studying of practical application of the competencies received in institutions of professional education by working youth before their admission to employment.Methodology and research methods. The review and synthesis of scientific sources content corresponding to the announced subject and research problems were performed at theoretical stage of the research. …”
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Ketamine effects on resting state functional brain connectivity in major depressive disorder patients: a hypothesis-driven analysis based on a network model of depression by Kasper Recourt, Joop Van Gerven, Joop Van Gerven, Nadieh Drenth, Jeroen van der Grond, Kantaro Nishigori, Nic J. Van Der Wee, Gabriël E. Jacobs, Gabriël E. Jacobs

“…Ketamine’s antidepressant effects and its impact on functional networks in non-resistant forms of major depressive disorder are expected to provide valuable insight into ketamine’s mechanism of action related to depression.MethodsThis study employs an existing network model of major depressive disorder to investigate the effects of ketamine on resting state connectivity in a therapy-non-resistant major depressive disorder population. …”
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Using Sequence Mining to Predict Complex Systems: A Case Study in Influenza Epidemics by Theyazn H. H. Aldhyani, Manish R. Joshi, Shahab A. AlMaaytah, Ahmed Abdullah Alqarni, Nizar Alsharif

“…Standard measure performance MSE, RMSE, and MAE were employed to estimate the results of the proposed model. …”
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Comparison of intensity normalization methods in prostate, brain, and breast cancer multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging by Savannah R. Duenweg, Samuel A. Bobholz, Allison K. Lowman, Aleksandra Winiarz, Biprojit Nath, Michael J. Barrett, Fitzgerald Kyereme, Stephanie Vincent-Sheldon, Peter LaViolette

“…Previous studies have employed several normalization methods, but there is a lack of consensus on which method results in the most comparable images across vendors and acquisitions. …”
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Inhibition of triple-negative breast cancer growth via delphinidin-mediated suppression of the JAK2/STAT3/PD-L1 pathway by Xiaoping Yu, Xiaolong Song, Jiali Yan, Ziting Xiong, Lujie Zheng, Yan Luo, Fengcheng Deng, Yanfeng Zhu

“…Design: We utilized cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assays, colony formation assays, and scratch assays to evaluate the influence of Dp on the proliferation and migration of TNBC cells. Flow cytometry was employed to analyze programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) and Cluster of Differentiation 69 expression, while Western blotting assessed the levels of PD-L1, Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2), Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3), p-JAK2, p-STAT3, and exosomal marker proteins. …”
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CST2 promotes cell proliferation and regulates cell cycle by activating Wnt-β-catenin signalling pathway in serous ovarian cancer by Xiaohua Wang, Sufen Zhao, Yanwei Guo, Chunhui Wang, Shuyu Han, Xingcha Wang

“…Western blots and quantitative reverse transcription PCR analyses were employed to examine CST2 expressions and related genes involved in the cell cycle and the Wnt-β-catenin signalling pathway.Results Our findings revealed significant upregulation of CST2 in SOC, and elevated CST2 expression was correlated with advanced clinicopathological characteristics and unfavourable prognoses. …”
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