Application of artificial neural network in determining the fabric weave pattern by Subrata Das, Keerthana Shanmugaraja

“…Along with the rapid development of computer vision, the automatic and efficient methods for woven fabric classification are desperately needed. …”
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Research of defects of hot-rolled steel having rolling nature of formation of the rolling shop no. 1 of rolling mill 850 at OJSC «BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» by I. A. Kovaleva, Yu. A. Potapenko

“…Rolling is the final stage of the metallurgical cycle and has a great influence on the quantity and quality of products, as well as on various technological and economic indicators of the plant.The OJSC « BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» is working on the development and supply of hot-rolled round products for the automotive industry in Western Europe.The increasing requirements for the quality of the surface of hot-rolled steel are a powerful incentive to improve the technology of its production, which is impossible without the use of modern methods of control and proper identification of detected defects.The article presents the results of the study of defects of hot-rolled products of rolling mill № 1 850, having the rolling nature of formation.Metallographic study was conducted on the basis of: visual inspection of defects, in some cases with the preparation of a template for the study of macrostructure and location of defects; analysis of images of the microstructure of the cross section of the sample in the area of defects. …”
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Investigation of the effect of a virtual reality-based imagery training model on muscle activation in athletes by Fatih Bedir, Fatih Bedir, Fatih Bedir, Deniz Bedir, Hasan Hüseyin Yılmaz, Hasan Hüseyin Yılmaz, Hasan Hüseyin Yılmaz, Fatih Ağduman, Fatih Ağduman, Fatih Ağduman, İlhan Şen, İlhan Şen, İlhan Şen, Fatih Kıyıcı, Fatih Kıyıcı, Fatih Kıyıcı, Onur Erdem Korkmaz, Onur Erdem Korkmaz, Mustafa Onur Yıldız, Erkan Çelik

“…Specifically, the study compares the VRBI model with traditional imagery methods, including Visual Motor Behavior Practice (VMBP) and Video Modeling (VM), to determine its effectiveness in improving neuromuscular responses.MethodsA quasi-experimental design with repeated measures was employed, involving 30 bodybuilders and fitness athletes who were randomly assigned to VRBI, VMBP+VM, and control groups. …”
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Professionalisierung von Schulbegleiter:innen von Kindern und Jugendlichen im Autismus-Spektrum – Evaluation des Schulbegleiter:innentrainings „ASS ST“ by Marie Schottel, Charlotte Hanisch, Inés von der Linde, Sascha Knorr, Franziska Schmitz, Nicole Bruning

“…Dazu fand in Rahmen einer Prä-/Post-/Follow-Up-Studie ein Mixed-Methods-Ansatz Anwendung, der eine Fragebogenerhebung (N = 37) sowie halbstrukturierte Leitfadeninterviews (N = 18) integrierte. …”
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The Relationship Between Immune-Inflammatory Indexes and the Severity of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms/Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Hospital i... by Wu Y, Sheng J, Liu X, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Feng N

“…This study aims to investigate whether immune-inflammatory markers derived from complete blood count (CBC) exhibit an independent association with the severity of BPH/LUTS.Patients and Methods: This study included a total of 698 BPH/LUTS patients who met the inclusion criteria at the Department of Urology, Jiangnan University Medical Center. …”
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A comparative study in the functional outcomes after conventional Deltopectoral approach vs. anterior deltoid split approach for fixation of proximal humerus fractures by Shradha A. Kulkarni, MS Orthopaedics, DNB Orthopaedics, Mansoor Malnas, Postgraduate Student-MS Orthopaedics (final year- 3rd year), Karan Bhanushali, MS Othopaedics, DNB Orthopaedics, Parag K. Munshi, MS Orthopedics, Dorth, DNB, MchOrth, FRCS (Gen Surg), FRCS (Orth)

“…Management may involve conservative methods or surgical procedures, such as open reduction and internal fixation using Proximal Humerus Interlocking Osteosynthesis (PHILOS) plates. …”
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Translation, Adaptation, and Validation of a Traditional Chinese Version of the Family Caregiver Medication Administration Hassle Scale by Ku TL, Wu SY, Chie WC, Huang YM

“…In Phase II, a convergent mixed-methods study was carried out with a convenience sample of 138 family caregivers who completed the FCMAHS-TC. …”
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Ethical, legal, and social aspects of health technologies for home-based paediatric palliative care – a systematic review by Erik Bjørnerud, Simen A. Steindal, Bjørn M. Hofmann, Anette Winger, Kirsti Riiser, Weiqin Chen, Heidi Holmen

“…The eligible studies employed a range of different methods from randomised controlled trials to usability studies. …”
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Mechanisms of Acetate in Alleviating SETDB1-Linked Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of OSA by Zhao Z, Xiang L, Hong JS, Wang Y, Feng J

“…We aimed to investigate roles of acetate (ACE) and SET domain bifurcated histone lysine methyltransferase 1 (SETDB1) in neuroinflammation of OSA.Methods: After C57BL/6J mice were exposed to OSA-associated intermittent hypoxia (IH) or normoxia for four weeks, the composition of the gut microbiota (GM) and the levels of serum short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) were measured by 16S rRNA and GC-MS methods, respectively. …”
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Updated Surveillance Metrics and History of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) in Canada: Longitudinal Trend Analysis by Scott A Wu, Alan G Soetikno, Egon A Ozer, Sarah B Welch, Yingxuan Liu, Robert J Havey, Robert L Murphy, Claudia Hawkins, Maryann Mason, Lori A Post, Chad J Achenbach, Alexander L Lundberg

“…MethodsThis longitudinal study analyzed trends in traditional surveillance data and dynamic panel estimates for COVID-19 transmissions and deaths in Canada from June 2020 to May 2023. …”
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Integrating Bulk and Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data to Identify Ferroptosis-Associated Inflammatory Gene in Alzheimer’s Disease by Zhou H, Peng Y, Huo X, Li B, Liu H, Wang J, Zhang G

“…Finally, candidate genes were validated in ferroptosis models using reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and immunofluorescence methods.Results: Bulk RNA-seq analysis identified SLC11A1, an inflammatory gene associated with AD. …”
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Health Economics Evaluation of Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir for a First-Line Treatment of HIV-1 Infection in China by Wang W, Zhou D, Zhou K, Zhang D, Li H, Zhang H, Jiang X, Wang R, Wang X, Tang W

“…Wenjuan Wang,1,* Dachuang Zhou,1,* Kejia Zhou,1 Di Zhang,1 Hao Li,1 Hongliu Zhang,1 Xin Jiang,1 Ruihua Wang,1 Xi Wang,2 Wenxi Tang1 1Center for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People’s Republic of China; 2Infection Center, Beijing You’an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wenxi Tang, Email tokammy@cpu.edu.cn Xi Wang, Email wangxi35@ccmu.edu.cnPurpose: This study aims to evaluate the economic value of Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir (B/F/TAF) as a first-line treatment for HIV-1 infection in China, where such evaluations are currently lacking.Patients and Methods: We developed a monthly-cycle Markov model to evaluate the economics of B/F/TAF versus dolutegravir/lamivudine (DTG/3TC) as a first-line ART for adult HIV-1 patients over a lifelong time. …”
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Causal Effects of Inflammatory Cytokines and Immune Cell Phenotypes on Spontaneous Abortion: Evidence From Mendelian Randomization by Lin S, Tian X, Kong S, Zhang B, Wang S, Zhu K, Liu X, Yeung WSB, Cao D, Yao Y

“…Shaochong Lin,1– 3,* Xiangming Tian,4,* Sijia Kong,5 Bolun Zhang,1– 3 Sidong Wang,2,6 Kongfu Zhu,2 Xiaomin Liu,7,8 William S B Yeung,2,6 Dandan Cao,2 Yuanqing Yao1– 3 1School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, Reproductive Medicine Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4Medical Center for Human Reproduction, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China; 7Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Human Commensal Microorganisms and Health Research, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 8College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuanqing Yao, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, Reproductive Medicine Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, No. 1 haiyuan 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, Email yaoyq_hkuszh@126.com Dandan Cao, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, Reproductive Medicine Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, No. 1 haiyuan 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, Email caodd@hku-szh.orgPurpose: This study aims to investigate the causal relationship between inflammatory cytokines, immune cells and spontaneous abortion (SA).Methods: A bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses was conducted based on the genetic data of 91 inflammatory cytokines (n=14,824), 731 immune traits (n=3757) and SA (18,680 cases and 162,987 controls) cohorts. …”
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The Value of Using Bedside Point of Care Testing for International Normalized Ratio in Patients on Warfarin Undergoing Dental Procedures and Bleeding Assessment; A Single Center Pr... by Albarkheel A, Alshareef H, Albar A, Altbaili SY, Alminaqash MA, Alotibie A, Sheikh A, Alahmadi A, Alaifan B, Tamim H, Owaidah T

“…INR measurements were performed using both point-of-care devices and laboratory methods. One-way ANOVA compared INR values across bleeding severity groups and procedure types. …”
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Clinical features of the pulmonary tuberculosis course combined with different diabetes mellitus types in the Zaporizhzhia region by O. M. Raznatovska, Yu. M. Bobrovnycha-Dvizova

“…The outcomes of the study were processed by modern analysis methods on a personal computer using the statistical package of the Statistica® for Windows 6.0 (StatSoft Inc., No. …”
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AQP1 Affects Necroptosis by Targeting RIPK1 in Endothelial Cells of Atherosclerosis by Wang P, Zheng L, Yang Y, Yue X, Liu J, Fan K, Zhou H, Dong H

“…Then we collected femoral atherosclerosis and normal aortic samples, further conducted single-cell sequencing and spatial transcriptomic methods to confirm the potential function and pathway of AQP1 in endothelial cells. …”
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DENTAL STATUS IN CHILDREN WITH MALIGNANT SOLID NEOPLASMS by Yu.V. Popelo

“…The urgency of this issue is due to a pronounced tendency to a rapid increase in the prevalence of disease with malignant formation, which requires a detailed study of the efficiency of already implemented methods and improving or developing new schemes for the sustainable maintenance of dental health in patients of this profile. …”
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Genome Variability for the Development of Coronary Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Bibliometric Analysis by Bekenova NB, Vochshenkova TA, Zhylkybekova A, Ablakimova N, Mussin NM, Albayev RK, Kaliyev AA, Tamadon A

“…The aims of this study are to employ bibliometric analysis methods for mapping the array of research on genome variability concerning the development of coronary heart disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: We derived the data from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database and Scopus on January 6, 2023. …”
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Genomic Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance of ESBL-Producing, Escherichia coli Isolates in Suzhou, China by Wang C, Zhang H, Zhao R, Tsui CKM, Deng S

“…Cailin Wang,1,* Hong Zhang,2,* Rongfen Zhao,2 Clement Kin-Ming Tsui,3– 5 Shuwen Deng1 1Medical Research Center, People’s Hospital of Suzhou New District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Medical Microbiology, People’s Hospital of Suzhou New District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; 4Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; 5Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z3, Canada*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shuwen Deng, Email danyanghhh@qq.com Clement Kin-Ming Tsui, Email clementsui@gmail.comBackground: The prevalence of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli poses a significant global public health concern due to their resistance to multiple antibiotics; however, their prevalence and epidemiological patterns in China are not very well investigated.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the molecular epidemiology, and antimicrobial susceptibility of ESBL-producing E. coli among clinical isolates in China.Methods: Phenotypic ESBL-producing E. coli isolates were collected from in-patients at a non-tertiary hospital in Suzhou from 2018.06.01 − 2019.11.30. …”
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Macrophage Membrane Coated Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles Loaded with Rapamycin Alleviate Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Enhancing Autopha... by Sheng R, Wang W, Zeng W, Li B, Yu H, Li X, Liang Y, Wang Y, Liao Y, Liu D

“…The aim of this study is to fabricate macrophage membrane-coated manganese dioxide nanospheres loaded with rapamycin [Ma@(MnO₂+RAPA)] for alleviating intestinal I/R injury.Methods: We engineered honeycomb MnO2 nanospheres coated with a macrophage membrane to act as a drug delivery system, encapsulating RAPA. …”
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