Differentiating low- and high-proliferative soft tissue sarcomas using conventional imaging features and radiomics on MRI by Fabian Schmitz, Hendrik Voigtländer, Dimitrios Strauss, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Hyungseok Jang, Sam Sedaghat

“…Several radiomics features representing intratumoral heterogeneity differed significantly between both groups, especially in T2-weighted (T2w) and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted (CE-T1w) sequences. Peritumoral contrast enhancement and edema were significantly more common in soft tissue sarcomas with a high Ki-67 index (p < 0.001). …”
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Petrophysical Regression regarding Porosity, Permeability, and Water Saturation Driven by Logging-Based Ensemble and Transfer Learnings: A Case Study of Sandy-Mud Reservoirs by Shenghan Zhang, Yufeng Gu, Yinshan Gao, Xinxing Wang, Daoyong Zhang, Liming Zhou

“…From a general review, most petrophysical models applied for the conventional logging interpretation imply that porosity, permeability, or water saturation mathematically have a linear or nonlinear relationship with well logs, and then arguing the prediction of these three parameters actually is accessible under a regression of logging sequences. Based on this knowledge, ensemble learning technique, partially developed for fitting problems, can be regarded as a solution. …”
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Assessing cell lines with inducible depletion of cohesin and condensins components through analysis of metaphase chromosome morphology by A. M. Yunusova, A. V. Smirnov, I. E. Pristyazhnuk, T. A. Shnaider, E. K. Maltseva, S. D.  Afonnikova, O. A. Gusev, N.  R. Battulin

“…To use this system, it is sufficient to introduce a transgene encoding a plant-derived auxin-dependent ubiquitin ligase into mammalian cells and insert a sequence encoding a degron domain into the gene of interest. …”
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Egfr Amplification Specific Gene Expression in Phyllodes Tumours of the Breast by Konstantin Agelopoulos, Christian Kersting, Eberhard Korsching, Hartmut Schmidt, Arno Kuijper, Christian August, Pia Wülfing, Joke Tio, Werner Boecker, Paul J. van Diest, Burkhard Brandt, Horst Buerger

“…Conclusion: Our results show that amplifications within regulatory sequences of egfr are associated with the expression of eps15 and caveolin-1, indicating an increased turnover of EGFR. …”
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Contemporary British Women Poets (1985-2005): A new legislature by Marc PORÉE

“…Ces interventions sont regroupées selon trois champs : la domesticité, la famille, le couple, avec le surprenant retour sur le devant de la scène du fer à repasser, mais revu et corrigé, post-féminisme oblige ; le corps, la physiologie, avec la propension, facilitée par le recours au monologue dramatique, à se glisser dans la peau d’autres corps, y compris d’animaux ; la politique, avec la séquence des « moments » Thatcher puis Blair, et le body politic, objet de toutes les attentions de la part des femmes poètes. …”
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Differential Production of Midkine and Pleiotrophin by Innate APCs upon Stimulation through Nucleic Acid-Sensing TLRs by Elias A. Said, Sumaya Al-Dughaishi, Wadha Al-Hatmi, Iman Al-Reesi, Mohammed S. Al-Balushi, Atika Al-Bimani, Juma Z. Al-Busaidi, Marwa Al-Riyami, Murtadha Al-Khabori, Salam Al-Kindi, Francesco A. Procopio, Shadia Al-Sinawi, Aliyaa Al-Ansari, Crystal Y. Koh, Khalid Al-Naamani, Ali A. Al-Jabri

“…Midkine (MK) and pleiotrophin (PTN) belong to the same family of cytokines. They have similar sequences and functions. Both have important roles in cellular proliferation, tumors, and diseases. …”
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Segmented evolution and exploration targets of the Cambrian platform margin in the Manxi area, Tarim Basin by Zongquan Hu, Fan Feng, Chengming Fang, Zicheng Cao, Tieyi Wang, Kangkang Guo, Yang Li, Shi Wang

“…This study determines the vertical and lateral differential evolution of the platform margin (in the Manxi area hereafter referred to as the Cambrian Manxi platform margin) through fine-scale sequence stratigraphic division and a segmented analysis. …”
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Prognostic importance of human leukocyte antigen DRβ1 gene and protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor Type 22 gene polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis by Pramod Kumar Verma, Usha Singh, Shyam Kumar Saraf, Narendra Kumar Singh

“…HLA DRβ1 typing was done by low-resolution sequence-specific primer polymerase chain reaction and auto-antibodies (Abs) (rheumatoid factor [RF], anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide 2 (CCP2) Ab, anti-nuclear Ab, double-stranded deoxyribose nucleic acid, anticardiolipin Ab) were done by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Exploration of the Mountainous Urban Rail Transit Resilience Under Extreme Rainfalls: A Case Study in Chongqing, China by Chenhui Liu, Xue Su, Zhichun Wu, Yingjun Zhang, Cuizhu Zhou, Xiangguo Wu, Yong Huang

“…Finally, the node recovery sequence and strategies for high-risk nodes affected by landslides and floods are examined. …”
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Association between oral microbiome diversity and all-cause mortality: a longitudinal study of NHANES, 2009–2012 by Bo Lin, Liang Zheng, Wanna Chen, Ju Yu, Zhanqiang Zhang, Weiming Lv

“…Objective The study investigates the association between oral microbiome diversity and all-cause mortality.Design Population-based cohort study.Setting US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009–2010 and 2011–2012).Participants A total of 8224 participants who had valid data on the oral microbiome diversity and survival through 31 December 2019 were included in this study.Primary and secondary outcome measures Oral microbiome diversity was measured using the observed number of amplicon sequence variant (ASV) and grouped into quartiles. …”
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Credit Risk Modeling Using Interpreted XGBoost by Marcin Hernes, Jędrzej Adaszyński, Piotr Tutak

“…It is a method used for regression and classification problems. It is based on a sequence of decision trees using a gradient-based optimization method of the loss function to minimize the errors of weak estimators. …”
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ALGORITHMIC THINKING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: DETERMINING OBSERVABLE AND MEASURABLE CONTENT by Marian Byrka, Andrii Sushchenko, Volodymyr Luchko, Galina Perun, Victoria Luchko

“…The study is a mixed-methods type of development research carried out in 4 stages: 1) extraction of the KSA statements from the extant scientific literature related to algorithmic thinking; 2) design of The Algorithmic Thinking Content Survey (ATCS) based on the five steps Universal Sequence of an Algorithm Development (USAD); 3) administration of the ATCS on a wide variety of educational professionals (N = 117); 4) data analysis aimed to obtain the content of algorithmic thinking in observable and measurable KSA statements. …”
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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Trichoderma Isolates from Vegetable Crop Rhizospheres in Nepal [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Arvind Kumar Keshari, Suraj Baidya, Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Ram B. Khadka, Puja Jaiswal

“…Molecular analysis was employed based on ITS and tef-1α sequences. Diversity indices were also computed for different ecological zones. …”
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Electroencephalogram-Based Brain Connectivity Analysis in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by Yuzhang Wu, Zhitao Li, Ruowei Qu, Yangang Wang, Zhongzhen Li, Le Wang, Guangrui Zhao, Keke Feng, Yifeng Cheng, Shaoya Yin

“…Participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 three-dimensional magnetization with a prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo (3D-T1-MPRAGE) sequence, and video EEG data were collected. After calculating the power spectrum by EEG data analysis tool, DTABR (δ+θ/α+β ratio), Pearson’s correlation coefficient (Pearson r), Granger’s causality, and phase transfer entropy (PTE), we performed statistical analysis between two groups. …”
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Human phospholipases A2: a functional and evolutionary analysis by I. I. Turnaev, M. E. Bocharnikova, D. A. Afonnikov

“…In this study, 29 PLA2 genes in the human genome were systematically collected and described based on literature and sequence analyses. Localization of the PLA2 genes in human genome showed they are placed on 12 human chromosomes, some of them forming clusters. …”
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Identification and Pathogenicity of <i>Fusarium</i> Species from Herbaceous Plants on Grassland in Qiaojia County, China by Yanzhu Gao, Zhixiao Zhang, Mei Ji, Sangzi Ze, Haodong Wang, Bin Yang, Lianrong Hu, Ning Zhao

“…Through morphological means and based on ITS, <i>RPB2</i>, and <i>TEF-1</i> gene sequences, we compared and constructed polygenic phylogenetic trees to classify and identify the <i>Fusarium</i> species. …”
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Pretreatment With Fragments of Substance-P or With Cholecystokinin Differentially Affects Recovery From Sub-Total Nigrostriatal 6-Hydroxydopamine Lesion by S. Nikolaus, J. P. Huston, R. K. W. Schwarting

“…The C-terminal fragment was found to be reinforcing, whereas the mnemogenic as well as neurotrophic properties have been ascribed to the N-terminal sequences. Given these relations, we asked here whether pre-lesion treatment with either a C- or an N-terminal fragment of substance P might differentially affect the behavioral and neurochemical outcome of nigrostriatal dopamine lesions. …”
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Analysis of genetic polymorphisms in the intron 9–10/exon 10 region of the BRCA1 gene in a population sample of dogs with mammary cancer from Uruguay by Alicia Decuadro, Micaela Sosa, Federico García, Nariné Balemian, María del Carmen Montenegro, Silvia Llambí

“…A region corresponding to intron 9–10/exon 10 of the BRCA1 gene (ENSCAFE00845051080) was amplified by endpoint PCR, with PCR results subsequently confirmed through agarose gel electrophoresis at 1%. PCR products were sequenced to study the polymorphisms identified within this region. …”
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Unveiling the conserved nature of Heliconia chloroplast genomes: insights from the assembly and analysis of four complete chloroplast genomes by Xin Cheng, Xin Cheng, Chengcheng Shi, Ting Yang, Qijin Ge, W. John Kress, Xin Liu, Xin Liu

“…Given the significance of chloroplast genomes in evolutionary studies, a deeper understanding of their structure and diversity within Heliconia is essential.MethodsIn this study, we sequenced and assembled the complete chloroplast genomes of four representative Heliconia species: Heliconia bihai, Heliconia caribaea, Heliconia orthotricha, and Heliconia tortuosa. …”
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Fracture, Dissolution, and Cementation Events in Ordovician Carbonate Reservoirs, Tarim Basin, NW China by Vinyet Baqués, Estibalitz Ukar, Stephen E. Laubach, Stephanie R. Forstner, András Fall

“…The relative paragenetic sequence of the structure-related diagenesis suggests seven stages of fracturing, dissolution, and cementation. …”
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