Circulating Levels of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) in Schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Omran Davarinejad, Saeid Komasi, Mohammad-Taher Moradi, Farzaneh Golmohammadi, Maryam Bahrami, Hamed Esmaeil Lashgarian, Masumeh Jalalvand, Sara Hookari, Fatemeh Kazemisafa

“…Therefore, we aimed to calculate a pooled estimate of GDNF levels in patients with SCZ in comparison with healthy controls. …”
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Deep-Learning-Driven Insights into Nitrogen Leaching for Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Practices by Caixia Hu, Jie Li, Yaxu Pang, Lan Luo, Fang Liu, Wenhao Wu, Yan Xu, Houyu Li, Bingcang Tan, Guilong Zhang

“…Moreover, the XGBoost model exhibited the highest fitting accuracy and the smallest error in estimating nitrate leaching losses, with an R² value of 0.79 and an average absolute error (<i>MAE</i>) of 3.87 kg/ha. …”
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Monitoring of immune activation using biochemical changes in a porcine model of cardiac arrest by Anton Amann, Bernhard Widner, Josef Rieder, Herwig Antretter, Georg Hoffmann, Viktoria Mayr, Hans-Ulrich Strohmenger, Dietmar Fuchs

“…The kynurenine-per-tryptophan quotient may serve as a short-term measurement of immune activation and hence permit an estimate of the extent of immune activation.…”
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Global magnitude and temporal trends of stroke attributable to lead exposure from 1990 to 2021 by Ying Wang, Ran Liu, Wenxia Li, PengNan Bao, JinWei Zhang, Wei Yue

“…The estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was calculated to evaluate trends from 1990 to 2021. …”
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Optimized Gross Primary Productivity Over the Croplands Within the BEPS Particle Filtering Data Assimilation System (BEPS_PF v1.0) by Xiuli Xing, Mousong Wu, Huajie Zhu, Wenzhuo Duan, Weimin Ju, Xiaorong Wang, Youhua Ran, Yongguang Zhang, Fei Jiang

“…Abstract Agricultural ecosystems play an important role in modulating the global carbon balance by taking up atmospheric carbon dioxide, while large differences and uncertainties exist in the estimated crop gross primary productivity (GPP) by terrestrial ecosystem models (TEMs). …”
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Economic and clinical burden associated with respiratory syncytial virus and impact of universal immunization with nirsevimab in Italy by Andrea Marcellusi, Chiara Bini, Barbara Muzii, Samira Soudani, Alexia Kieffer, Matthieu Beuvelet, Elena Bozzola, Fabio Midulla, Eugenio Baraldi, Paolo Bonanni, Sara Boccalini, Luigi Orfeo

“…Objectives: To describe the seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) burden in Italy considering the current prophylaxis strategy with palivizumab recommended only for high-risk infants (representing only 4.4% of an estimated birth cohort) and to evaluate the potential benefits of a new prophylaxis strategy targeting all infants with nirsevimab. …”
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Proglacial methane emissions driven by meltwater and groundwater flushing in a high-Arctic glacial catchment by G. E. Kleber, G. E. Kleber, G. E. Kleber, L. Magerl, A. V. Turchyn, S. Schloemer, M. Trimmer, Y. Zhu, Y. Zhu, A. Hodson, A. Hodson

“…Over the summer of 2021, we monitored methane concentrations in the proglacial groundwater springs and river network of an <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 20 km<span class="inline-formula">²</span> valley glacier in central Svalbard to estimate melt season emissions from a single catchment. …”
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Assessing the Applicability of Photocatalytic-Concrete Blocks in Reducing the Concentration of Ambient NO2 of Chandigarh, India, Using Box–Behnken Response Surface Design Technique... by Neeru Singla, Sandeep Singla, Parteek Singh Thind, Sandeep Singh, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Raman Kumar, Shubham Sharma, Somnath Chattopadhyaya, Shashi Prakash Dwivedi, Ambuj Saxena, Alibek Issakhov, Nima Khalilpoor

“…Therefore, in the present study, applicability of the photocatalytic-concrete blocks was estimated in improving the ambient environment of Chandigarh, India. …”
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The International Vitreoretinal B-Cell Lymphoma Registry: a protocol paper by David J Wilson, Valérie Touitou, Justine R Smith, Manabu Mochizuki, Hiroshi Takase, Steven Yeh, Alexandra L Farrall, H Nida Sen, Daniel V Vasconcelos-Santos, Joke H de Boer, Ninette H ten Dam-van Loon, Janet L Davis, Anthony J Hall, Mark H B Radford

“…Outcomes of the project will include: (1) descriptions of clinical presentations, and diagnostic and therapeutic preferences; (2) associations between clinical presentations, and diagnostics and treatments, and between diagnostics and treatments (assessed by ORs with 95% CIs); and (3) estimations of rates of vision loss, and progression-free and overall survival (assessed by Kaplan-Meier estimates).Ethics and dissemination The registry has received Australia-wide approval by a national human research ethics committee. …”
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A Lightweight YOLO Model for Rice Panicle Detection in Fields Based on UAV Aerial Images by Zixuan Song, Songtao Ban, Dong Hu, Mengyuan Xu, Tao Yuan, Xiuguo Zheng, Huifeng Sun, Sheng Zhou, Minglu Tian, Linyi Li

“…This model offers effective support for rice yield estimation, as well as for cultivation and breeding applications.…”
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ALMA Observations of Solar Spicules in a Polar Coronal Hole by T. S. Bastian, C. Alissandrakis, A. Nindos, M. Shimojo, S. M. White

“…The spicules observed at mm- λ are seen in absorption against coronal EUV emission, allowing us to estimate the column depth of neutral hydrogen. Spicular emission at mm- λ , due to thermal free–free radiation, allows us to estimate the electron number density as a function of height. …”
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Impact of floating platforms on the limnological aspects of hydropower plant reservoirs by L.S. Vanzela, D.C. Pereira, L.D.S.C. Lima, K.U. Khan, C.F.M. Mansano

“…With 4 platforms/km², the expected values in fishing period were estimated to be 5.4 mg/L for biochemical oxygen demand, 375 most probable number per 100 mL of sample for thermotolerant bacteria and 6.1 mg/L for chemical oxygen demand. …”
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Identification and validation of CDK1 as a promising therapeutic target for Eriocitrin in colorectal cancer: a combined bioinformatics and experimental approach by Jiemiao Shen, Xing Gong, Haili Ren, Xia Tang, Hairong Yu, Yilu Tang, Shen Chen, Minghui Ji

“…Methods The expression and prognostic value of CDK1 were analyzed through TCGA, GEO, GEPIA, UALCAN and HPA databases. An ESTIMATE analysis was applied to estimate the proportions of stromal and immune cells in tumor samples. …”
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The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). VII. The 20–214 μm Imaging Atlas of Active Galactic Nuclei Using SOFIA by Lindsay Fuller, Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Ismael García-Bernete, Cristina Ramos Almeida, Almudena Alonso-Herrero, Chris Packham, Lulu Zhang, Mason Leist, Nancy A. Levenson, Masatoshi Imanishi, Sebastian Hoenig, Marko Stalevski, Claudio Ricci, Erin Hicks, Enrica Bellocchi, Francoise Combes, Ric Davies, Santiago García Burillo, Omaira González Martín, Takuma Izumi, Alvaro Labiano, Miguel Pereira Santaella, Dimitra Rigopoulou, David Rosario, Daniel Rouan, Taro Shimizu, Martin Ward

“…Our new observations allow us to construct the best-sampled parsec-scales (spectral energy distributions, SEDs) available between 30 and 500 μ m for a sample of nearby AGN. We estimate that the average peak wavelength of the nuclear SEDs is ~40 μ m in νF _ν , which we associate with an unresolved extended dusty region heated by the AGN.…”
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Identification and quantification of transposable element transcripts using Long-Read RNA-seq in Drosophila germline tissues by Rebollo, Rita, Gerenton, Pierre, Cumunel, Eric, Mary, Arnaud, Sabot, François, Burlet, Nelly, Gillet, Benjamin, Hughes, Sandrine, S. Oliveira, Daniel, Goubert, Clément, Fablet, Marie, Vieira, Cristina, Lacroix, Vincent

“…In particular, TE insertions overlapping annotated genes are better estimated using long reads than short reads. Nevertheless, long TE transcripts (> 4.5 kb)  are not well captured. …”
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Predicting the exposure of mycophenolic acid in children with autoimmune diseases using a limited sampling strategy: A retrospective study by Ping Zheng, Ting Pan, Ya Gao, Juan Chen, Liren Li, Yan Chen, Dandan Fang, Xuechun Li, Fei Gao, Yilei Li

“…This model could help reduce discomfort in pediatric patients without reducing the accuracy of MPA exposure estimates in clinical practice.…”
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Fasting Plasma Glucose Indicates Reversibility of the Acute Insulin Response after Short-Term Intensive Insulin Therapy in Patients with Various Duration of Type 2 Diabetes by Liehua Liu, Siyue Yang, Jianbin Liu, Hai Li, Juan Liu, Xiaopei Cao, Haipeng Xiao, Yanbing Li

“…The aim of the study was to assess fasting indicators that may estimate recovery of the AIR after SIIT. We enrolled 62 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) of varying disease duration who had poor glycemic control. …”
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TARGET Protein: the effect of augmented administration of enteral protein to critically ill adults on clinical outcomes—statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomized, cross-se... by Sophie Zaloumis, Matthew J. Summers, Jeffrey J. Presneill, Rinaldo Bellomo, Lee-anne S. Chapple, Marianne J. Chapman, Adam M. Deane, Suzie Ferrie, Craig French, Sally Hurford, Nima Kakho, Matthew J. Maiden, Stephanie N. O’Connor, Sandra L. Peake, Emma J. Ridley, An Tran-Duy, Patricia J. Williams, Paul J. Young, Amalia Karahalios, on behalf of the TARGET Protein Investigators, the Australian, New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group

“…The statistical methods and models which will be used to estimate the effects for the primary and secondary outcomes are described. …”
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Cold temperature-related attributable risk for emergency circulatory hospitalizations, length of stay, and healthcare costs in Hong Kong by Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Hong Qiu

“…Temperature-related healthcare costs were evaluated based on the estimated attributable number (AN) and charges per attendance or bed day. …”
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Rabies vaccinations at the rural–urban divide: successes and barriers to dog rabies vaccination programs from a rural and urban campaign in Zambia by Ricky Chazya, Chilufya Aneta Susan Mulenga, Andrew D. Gibson, Frederic Lohr, Cassandra Boutelle, Sarah Bonaparte, Oline Sinywibulula, Gareth Thomas, Patricia Bwalya, George Dautu, Linous Munsimbwe, Geoffrey Muuka, Luke Gamble, Ryan M. Wallace, Michelle A. Waltenburg

“…Extrapolating this relationship nationally, there are an estimated 3.2 million dogs in Zambia (human-to-dog ratio 5.8:1) with 86% residing in rural communities at a very low density of less than 6 dogs per square kilometer.DiscussionAs most dogs were found to reside at very low densities, unique challenges to large-scale dog vaccination approaches may impact Zambia, due to high logistical costs associated with these settings. …”
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