Investigating dynamic brain functional redundancy as a mechanism of cognitive reserve by Julia Schwarz, Franziska Zistler, Adriana Usheva, Anika Fix, Sebastian Zinn, Juliana Zimmermann, Franziska Knolle, Franziska Knolle, Gerhard Schneider, Rachel Nuttall

“…In this study we aimed to investigate whether BFR modulates the association between age-related brain changes and cognitive performance across a broad range of cognitive domains.MethodsAn open-access neuroimaging and behavioral dataset (n = 301 healthy participants, 18–89 years) was analyzed. Cortical gray matter (GM) volume, cortical thickness and brain age, extracted from structural T1 images, served as our measures of life-course related brain changes (BC). …”
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Effect of the Field of View Size on CBCT Artifacts Caused by the Presence of Metal Objects in the Exomass by Yaser Safi, Mitra Ghazizadeh Ahsaie, Maede Jafarian Amiri

“…The histogram tool of OnDemand software (Cybermed, Seoul, Korea) was used to select circles with a 1.5 mm diameter as the (ROI) at the center of the homogenous solution of dipotassium phosphate tube on the axial plane. The mean gray value (GV) and its standard deviation (SD) in the region of interest (ROI) were calculated (P>0.05). …”
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Clinicoradiological Manifestations of Melioidosis with Pulmonary Involvement in a Tertiary Hospital Setup by P Prem Ananth, R Anand, R Prathipa, S Raghul Raj, N Nagarajan

“…Background: Melioidosis, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, can have varied presentations ranging from acute, subacute, or chronic presentation. …”
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A Machine Learning Based Framework for a Stage-Wise Classification of Date Palm White Scale Disease by Abdelaaziz Hessane, Ahmed El Youssefi, Yousef Farhaoui, Badraddine Aghoutane, Fatima Amounas

“…For this purpose, we propose a feature extraction and machine learning (ML) technique based framework for classifying the stages of infestation by white scale disease (WSD) in date palm trees by investigating their leaflets images. 80 gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) texture features and 9 hue, saturation, and value (HSV) color moments features are extracted from both grayscale and color images of the used dataset. …”
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IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GROWTH, YIELD, AND SUNFLOWER CULTIVAR PERFORMANCE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PLANT DENSITY. by Sinan A. Abas, Zeyad A. Abdulhamed, Nihad M. Abood

“…Moreover, the same cultivar outperformed in terms of seed number per disc and seed yield, with 1186 and 1164 seeds, and 5.665 and 5.409 grams disc-1 for the spring and autumn seasons, respectively. …”
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Estimation and mapping of the contribution of nitric acid to atmospheric corrosion of zinc by J. Castillo-Miranda, F. Rodríguez-Gómez, J. Genescá-Llongueras, L. Ruiz-Suárez, J. García-Reynoso

“…FINDINGS: The results showed that spatial and temporal estimation of corrosion rates in grams per square meter of zinc was made for 2015-2019, using data modeling in a geographic information system. …”
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Understanding the use of co-design methods for research involving older adults living with HIV: A scoping review protocol. by Paige Brown, Hardeep Singh, Esther Su, Luxey Sirisegaram, Sarah E P Munce, Andrew D Eaton, Alice Zhabokritsky, Stuart McKinlay, Kristina M Kokorelias

“…The review will involve a comprehensive literature search, including peer-reviewed databases and gray literature, to identify relevant studies conducted in the past 20 years. …”
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Dynamic transmission modeling of COVID-19 to support decision-making in Brazil: A scoping review in the pre-vaccine era. by Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Lorena Mendes Simon, Ângela Maria Bagattini, Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa, Marcelo Eduardo Borges, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker, Roberto André Kraenkel, Cláudia Pio Ferreira, Suzi Alves Camey, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Cristiana Maria Toscano

“…We conducted a scoping review and searched for studies on infectious disease modeling methods in peer-reviewed journals and gray literature, published between January 01, 2020, and June 2, 2021, reporting real-world or scenario-based COVID-19 modeling for Brazil. …”
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Incidence and temporal patterns of true recurrences and second primaries in women with breast cancer: A 10-year competing risk-adjusted analysis by Silvia Mancini, Lauro Bucchi, Annibale Biggeri, Orietta Giuliani, Flavia Baldacchini, Alessandra Ravaioli, Federica Zamagni, Fabio Falcini, Rosa Vattiato

“…The prognostic factors for TRs and SBCs were identified using the Fine and Gray model. Results: The cumulative incidence was 13.7 % (95 % confidence interval (CI), 12.2–15.3 %) for TRs and 4.6 % (95 % CI, 3.7–5.7 %) for SBCs. …”
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Le tourisme à moto : les géographies renouvelées d'un phénomène marginal by Jean Scol

“…De la simple excursion régionale au véritable tour du Monde, les voyages vendus aux motards par les voyagistes répondent le plus souvent aux critères de l'aventure, du sport ou du haut de gamme. Si beaucoup de destinations proposées confirment une cartographie classique du tourisme mondial, d'autres plus originales, plus marginales, s'inscrivent dans une géographie au moins partiellement renouvelée.…”
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THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON COLPOSCOPY IMAGES AND SEGMENTAL VOLUMES, CONSTRUCTED FROM MRI AND CT IMAGES, IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF PRECANCERS, CERVICAL CANCERS AND... by Hlescu Cristian Stefan, Tudor Florin Ursuleanu, Roxana Grigorovici, Andreea Roxana Luca, Ramona Elena Teiu, Maria Paula Comanescu, Alina Ionela Calin, Alexandru Grigorovici

“…This study will also evaluate current advancements in DICOM image processing using techniques such as volume rendering, transfer functions for opacity and color, and shades of gray from DICOM images projected in a three-dimensional space. …”
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Studies on Microbial Quality, Protein Yield, and Antioxidant Properties of Some Frozen Edible Insects by Peter Kurdi, Patspon Chaowiwat, Jirathit Weston, Chanida Hansawasdi

“…Yeasts and mold as well as Enterobacteriaceae numbers were found to be no more than 6.3 and 6.6 log cfu/g, respectively, while Clostridium spp. enumeration detected 3.2-3.6 cfu per gram frozen insect samples. The protein content in cases of cricket and bamboo caterpillar after the Soxhlet defatting method and the Folch lipid extraction combined with isoelectric point precipitation were similar when compared at pH 3.5 or pH 4.5. …”
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Effect of feeding rate and composition for bioconversion of wastewater treatment plant sludge from the milk and creamer processing industries using black soldier fly larvae by Ursada Riang, Bagastyo Arseto Yekti, Purnomo Alfan

“…The highest larva weight was obtained from substrates containing mixed fruit-vegetable wastes:fish wastes ratio of 1:1, with the addition of creamer and milk sludge of 50%, i.e., 0.250 gram WM/larva after 17 days of growth. In addition, with the recommended feeding rate is 10-20 mg dry matter/larva/day, the sludges can be bio-converted using BSFL by combining it with food wastes at around 40-60%. …”
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Gemological and Spectral Characteristics of Gem-Quality Blue Gahnite from Nigeria by Yifang Chen, Junhao Zheng, Mingmei Lu, Ziqi Liu, Zhengyu Zhou

“…The UV-vis absorption spectra located at 444 nm and 489 nm are the most obvious, which are caused by the d-d electron leap of TFe2+ (5E ⟶ 5T2), and the blue-gray tones of the samples are mainly caused by the spin-forbidden electronic transitions in TFe2+ and MFe2+ ↔ MFe3+; the weak absorption peak at 609 nm was determined to be associated with Co2+ by derivative spectra.…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging -based radiomics of the pituitary gland is highly predictive of precocious puberty in girls: a pilot study by Michele Maddalo, Maddalena Petraroli, Francesca Ormitti, Alice Fulgoni, Margherita Gnocchi, Marco Masetti, Eugenia Borgia, Benedetta Piccolo, Emanuela C. Turco, Viviana D. Patianna, Nicola Sverzellati, Susanna Esposito, Susanna Esposito, Caterina Ghetti, Maria E. Street, Maria E. Street

“…Pearson correlation between RFs and auxological, biochemical, and ultrasound data was also computed.ResultsTwo different radiomic parameters, Shape Surface Volume Ratio and Glrlm Gray Level Non-Uniformity, predicted CPP with a high diagnostic accuracy (ROC-AUC 0.81 ± 0.08) through the application of our ML algorithm. …”
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mtlA, a novel typing gene offering enhanced resolution for pandemic Vibrio species by Lei Zhou, Danlei Liu, Zilong Zhang, Yongqiang Zhu, Huajun Zheng

“…In summary, these findings validated the potential typing application of the mtlA gene in Vibrio species.IMPORTANCEVibrio is a collection of gram-negative bacteria characterized by possessing two chromosomes, which exhibit numerous shared biological and genomic traits. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic screening of multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from ready to eat street food in Tanta, Egypt by Hadeer M. Bedair, Mohamed Emara, Shima Mahmoud Ali, Tamer M. Samir, Mahmoud A.F. Khalil

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were identified biochemically and by Gram and capsular staining then isolates were assessed for antimicrobial resistance phenotypically. …”
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Nonlinear modeling of oral glucose tolerance test response to evaluate associations with aging outcomes. by Grant Schumock, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Chee W Chia, Rita R Kalyani, Luigi Ferrucci, Ravi Varadhan

“…In this study, we analyze data obtained during 75-gram oral-glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) on 1,120 adults older than 50 years of age from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging. …”
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Epidemiological and genomic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii strains from retailed raw meat by Leila Hamze, Raquel Garcia-Fierro, Antoine Drapeau, Pauline François, Andrea Endimiani, Jean-Yves Madec, Marisa Haenni, Vincent Perreten, Agnese Lupo

“…While molecular epidemiology of A. baumannii is well described in hospital settings, extra-hospital settings remain poorly investigated.In the frame of two screening campaigns for the presence of Gram-negative bacteria in retailed raw meat, we collected 70 A. baumannii isolates. …”
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Development and evaluation of the recombinant BP26 protein-based C-ELISA for human brucellosis diagnosis by Yujia Xie, Shaoqing Lin, Liping Guo, Xinru Qi, Shiqi Zhao, Qichuan Pei, Yixiao Chen, Qi Wu, Yun Wang, Meixue Yao, Dehui Yin, Dehui Yin

“…Current serological diagnostics, primarily based on lipopolysaccharide (LPS), suffer from cross-reactivity with other Gram-negative bacteria, which limits their specificity. …”
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