Assessing the impact of climate and land use change on flood vulnerability: a machine learning approach in coastal region of Tamil Nadu, India by Devanantham Abijith, Subbarayan Saravanan, K S S Parthasarathy, Nagireddy Masthan Reddy, Janardhanam Niraimathi, Ahmed Ali Bindajam, Javed Mallick, Maged Muteb Alharbi, Hazem Ghassan Abdo

“…Abstract Flooding and other natural disasters threaten human life and property worldwide. They can cause significant damage to infrastructure and disrupt economies. …”
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A novel machine learning methodology for the systematic extraction of chronic kidney disease comorbidities from abstracts by Eszter Sághy, Mostafa Elsharkawy, Frank Moriarty, Sándor Kovács, István Wittmann, Antal Zemplényi, Antal Zemplényi

“…Abstracts about a disease affecting CKD development and/or progression were selected by multiple ML classifiers trained on a human-labelled sample. The best classifier was further trained with active learning. …”
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Environmental DNA and Hydroacoustic Surveys for Monitoring the Spread of the Invasive European Catfish (<i>Silurus glanis</i> Linnaeus, 1758) in the Guadalquivir River Basin, Spain by Ruth Coya, Amadora Rodríguez-Ruiz, Álvaro Fueyo, Carlos Orduna, Laura Miralles, Ilaria de Meo, Trinidad Pérez, Juan Ramón Cid, Carlos Fernández-Delgado, Lourdes Encina, Yaisel J. Borrell, Carlos Granado-Lorencio

“…The results suggest the possibility of other isolated introductions and/or human-mediated movements of specimens, and imply that a coordinated catfish prevention and mitigation strategy is therefore urgently needed.…”
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Urinary glucose detection with spiral shape hollow core photonic crystal fiber: Towards improved diabetes management by Md. Safiul Islam, A.H.M. Iftekharul Ferdous, Md. Jakir Hossen, Abdullah Al Mamun, Khalid Sifulla Noor, Diponkar Kundu, Md. Galib Hasan

“…Insufficient insulin leads to an inability to transform glucose into energy, resulting in increased amounts of glucose in human body. Acute diabetes treatment and follow-up rely on urine glucose detection since it provides a non-invasive, reasonably priced means to assess glucose levels and regulate the progression of the disease. …”
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Regional cerebral oxygen saturation during initial mobilization of critically ill patients is associated with clinical outcomes: a prospective observational study by Ryota Imai, Takafumi Abe, Kentaro Iwata, Seigo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kitai, Atsuhiro Tsubaki

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ERK5 Contributes to VEGF Alteration in Diabetic Retinopathy by Yuexiu Wu, Yufeng Zuo, Rana Chakrabarti, Biao Feng, Shali Chen, Subrata Chakrabarti

“…We investigated a novel pathway, namely extracellular signal regulated kinase 5 (ERK5) mediated signaling, in modulating glucose-induced vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC) were exposed to glucose. …”
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Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Attitudes About Pregnancy Care: The Effect of Using the Ebumil Android Application by Kartini, Farming, Fitriati Sabur

“… Background: Maternal and infant health is still one of the issues that receive special attention related to improving the quality of human life in the world. Every hour, one woman dies during childbirth or due to causes related to pregnancy. …”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with physical exercise in rotator cuff tendinopathy: a protocol for a blinded randomised controlled trial by César Augusto Medeiros Silva, Clécio Gabriel de Souza, Vinicius Batista Lima, Hannely Beatriz Menezes Cosme, Romário Nóbrega Santos Fonseca, Fuad Ahmad Hazime, Rodrigo Scattone da Silva, Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas

“…Followed the Declaration of Helsinki recommendations for research with human beings. The results will be published later in peer-reviewed journals and scientific events.Trial registration number The Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (RBR-59xmv6s); Results.…”
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Case studies in adaptation: centring equity in global health education during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond by Anna Pancheshnikov, C Nicholas Cuneo, Wilfredo R Matias, Rebeca Cázares-Adame, Abner Gamaliel Santos López, Ryan M Paxton, Chi Chiung Grace Chen

“…Case 3: the Johns Hopkins Global Health Leadership Program adapted its curriculum into a hybrid online and in-person migrant health and human rights elective, collaborating with local organisations. …”
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RECQL4 requires PARP1 for recruitment to DNA damage, and PARG dePARylation facilitates its associated role in end joining by Mansoor Hussain, Prabhat Khadka, Komal Pekhale, Tomasz Kulikowicz, Samuel Gray, Alfred May, Deborah L. Croteau, Vilhelm A. Bohr

“…Mutations in RECQL4 have been associated with various human diseases, including Rothmund–Thomson syndrome. …”
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Targeting Glutathione-S Transferase Enzymes in Musculoskeletal Sarcomas: A Promising Therapeutic Strategy by Michela Pasello, Maria Cristina Manara, Francesca Michelacci, Marilù Fanelli, Claudia Maria Hattinger, Giordano Nicoletti, Lorena Landuzzi, Pier Luigi Lollini, Annamaria Caccuri, Piero Picci, Katia Scotlandi, Massimo Serra

“…By using a panel of 15 drug-sensitive and drug-resistant human osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines, the efficay of the GST-targeting agent 6-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-ylthio)hexanol (NBDHEX) has been assessed and related to GST isoenzymes expression (namely GSTP1, GSTA1, GSTM1, and MGST). …”
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The USA and the energy transition of the 21st century: Measures to overcome dependence on China in critical minerals by N. А. Biryukova

“…The author stresses that the Unites States, being unable to contest China’s monopoly as producer and supplier of critical minerals with market instruments, tends to employ human rights discourse to compete with its rival. …”
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Reconstructing the genetic structure of the Kazakh from clan distribution data by M. K. Zhabagin, О. Е. Balanovsky, Zh. M. Sabitov, A. Z. Temirgaliyev, A. T. Agdzhoyan, S. M. Koshel, Е. М. Ramankulov, E. V. Balanovska

“…Applying quasigenetic markers - non-biological traits which are nevertheless inherited in generations - is one of the research fields within human population genetics. For the West European, East European, and Caucasus populations, surnames are typical quasigenetic markers. …”
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Social Aspects of Democratic Safeguards in Privacy Rights: A Qualitative Study of the European Union and China by Polonca Kovač, Grega Rudolf

“…Findings: The results of both theoretical and empirical parts of the research suggest that the stricter regulation in the EU compared to China – in the sense of more consistent protection of privacy and personal data as well as transparency rights – can be attributed to its democratic protection of human rights and more definitive regulations, particularly the GDPR. …”
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GastroFuse-Net: an ensemble deep learning framework designed for gastrointestinal abnormality detection in endoscopic images by Sonam Aggarwal, Isha Gupta, Ashok Kumar, Sandeep Kautish, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Ali Wagdy Mohamed, Frank Werner, Mohammad Shokouhifar

“…To address these challenges, we introduced a specialized CNN-based architecture called GastroFuse-Net, designed to recognize human gastrointestinal diseases from endoscopic images. …”
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Ongoing measles outbreak in Romania: Clinical investigation and molecular epidemiology performed on whole genome sequences. by Robert Hohan, Marius Surleac, Victor Daniel Miron, Andreea Tudor, Ana-Maria Tudor, Oana Săndulescu, Ovidiu Vlaicu, Victoria Aramă, Daniela Pițigoi, Adriana Hristea, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Dimitrios Paraskevis, Leontina Bănică, Dan Oțelea, Simona Paraschiv

“…The aim of the study was to analyse the circulating human measles virus (HMV) strains by combining whole genome sequencing (WGS) with phylogenetic analysis, with a focus on the haemagglutinin gene.…”
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Parasitic contamination of lettuce: comparison between establishments located in areas with high and low economic values by Gustavo Trentini Barancelli, Larissa Kochenborger, Fernanda Gracieli Machado Brum, Fabiana Tonial, Cassiano Mateus Forcelini

“…Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a widespread vegetable for human alimentation. Some systematic reviews showed parasitic contamination of lettuce in Brazil. …”
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A growing degree day model determines the effect of temperature stress on diverse chickpea genotypes by Cara Jeffrey, Cara Jeffrey, Cara Jeffrey, Laura Ziems, Laura Ziems, Brent Kaiser, Brent Kaiser, Richard Trethowan, Richard Trethowan

“…Chickpeas are a globally crucial agricultural product, currently at risk due to human-induced climate change. There has been little research into the impact of heat stress on chickpea compared to other crops, but it is known that heat stress can cause up to 100% yield loss. …”
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Relationship between inherited genetic variation and survival from colorectal cancer stratified by tumour location by Christopher Wills, Katie Watts, Amy Houseman, Timothy S. Maughan, David Fisher, Nada A. Al-Tassan, Richard S. Houlston, Valentina Escott-Price, Jeremy P. Cheadle

“…We investigated the relationship between Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase Type 2 Beta (PI4K2B) expression in colorectal tumours and survival in 597 patients from The Human Protein Atlas (THPA). We also analysed 3 SNPs previously associated with survival by anatomical site. …”
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Experimental Solution of Chitosan and Nanochitosan on Wettability in Root Dentine: In Vitro Model Prior Regenerative Endodontics by Fernando Arias Alvarado, Maira Rivero Iriarte, Freddy Jordan Mariño, Sara Quijano-Guauque, León D. Pérez, Yolima Baena, Claudia García-Guerrero

“…An in vitro experimental study that included eighty hemisected human root distributed into 8 groups: G1- distilled water; G2- 1% NaOCl/17% EDTA; G3- hypochlorous acid 0.025% HOCl, G4- 1% NaOCl/0.025% HOCl/17% EDTA, G5- 0.2 g/100 mL CS, G6- 1% NaOCl/0.2 g/100 mL CS, G7- CSnp, and G8- 1% NaOCl/CSnp. …”
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