Machine Learning-Based predictive model for adolescent metabolic syndrome: Utilizing data from NHANES 2007–2016 by Yu-zhen Zhang, Hai-ying Wu, Run-wei Ma, Bo Feng, Rui Yang, Xiao-gang Chen, Min-xiao Li, Li-ming Cheng

“…After evaluating all models using the confusion matrix, calibration curves and decision curves, the LGB model had the best predictive performance, with an AUC of 0.969, a Youden index of 0.923, accuracy of 0.978, F1 score of 0.989, and Kappa value of 0.800. We further interpreted the LGB model using SHAP, the SHAP hive plot showed that the predictor variables were, in descending order of importance, BMI age sex-specific percentage, weight, upper arm circumference, thigh length, and race. …”
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Correlations among fatigue, respiratory function, balance and core muscle morphology in multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive observational study by Marta De La Plaza San Frutos, Ismael Sanz-Esteban, Ismael Sanz-Esteban, Federico Salniccia, Federico Salniccia, Alberto Bermejo-Franco, Alberto Bermejo-Franco, Ameyalli García-Corona, María Cristina Palma-Baquedano, Marina Castel-Sánchez, Marina Castel-Sánchez, Cecilia Estrada-Barranco, Cecilia Estrada-Barranco

“…Study variables were: fatigue (Modified Fatigue Impact Scale—MFIS); respiratory function (Forced Vital Capacity—FVC and Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second—FEV1); balance (Berg Balance Scale—BBS and Trunk Impairment Scale Dynamic—TIS DYN); and ultrasound measurements of abdominal and diaphragmatic musculature. …”
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Evolution within a given virulence phenotype (pathotype) is driven by changes in aggressiveness: a case study of French wheat leaf rust populations by Fontyn, Cécilia, Meyer, Kevin JG, Boixel, Anne-Lise, Delestre, Ghislain, Piaget, Emma, Picard, Corentin, Suffert, Frédéric, Marcel, Thierry C, Goyeau, Henriette

“…We assessed three components of aggressiveness — infection efficiency, latency period and sporulation capacity — for 44 isolates representative of the four P. triticina pathotype-genotype combinations. …”
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Una nueva estrategia integral para modelar materiales urbanos para ciudades térmicamente habitables. Un caso de estudio en Madrid = A new integrated strategy for modelling urban ma... by Emanuela Giancola, Helena López, Silvia Soutullo, M. Nuria Sánchez, Luis F. Zarzalejo, Ana Gamarra, Israel Herrera, J. Antonio Ferrer, Emanuele Naboni

“…Por estas razones, es necesario crear flujos de trabajo basados en simulaciones ad-hoc capaces de evaluar la influencia de los materiales y sus impactos en ambientes exteriores e interiores. …”
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Ultra-fast biparametric MRI in prostate cancer assessment: Diagnostic performance and image quality compared to conventional multiparametric MRI by Antonia M. Pausch, Vivien Filleböck, Clara Elsner, Niels J. Rupp, Daniel Eberli, Andreas M. Hötker

“…Two radiologists (R1: 4 years and R2: 3 years of experience) independently assigned PI-RADS scores (PI-RADS v2.1) and assessed image quality (mPI-QUAL score) in two blinded study readouts. Weighted Cohen’s Kappa (κ) was calculated to evaluate inter-reader agreement. …”
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Conditional knockdown of hepatic PCSK9 ameliorates high-fat diet-induced liver inflammation in mice by Xue-Ying Zhang, Qing-Qing Lu, Yan-Jie Li, Shan-Rui Shi, Chao-Nan Ma, Miao Miao, Shou-Dong Guo

“…Mechanistically, conditional knockdown of hepatic PCSK9 significantly reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory factors by downregulating the expression of Toll-like receptors, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and phosphoinositide-3 kinase/protein kinase B, which subsequently attenuated the expression of downstream molecules, namely nuclear factor kappa-B and activator protein-1. The related mechanisms were confirmed using lipid-loaded HepG2 cells together with PCSK9 siRNA, alirocumab (anti-PCSK9 antibody), and/or a p38-MAPK inhibitor. …”
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Aspectos ecológicos de la distribución de Ismene amancaes en el área de conservación privada (ACP) Santuario de Amancay, 2023 by Emilio Fuentes-Garcia, Sebastian Guillén-Chávez, Alicia Chinguel-Chinguel

“…El monitoreo de campo, junto con una clasificación supervisada, alcanzó una precisión del 86 % en la identificación de coberturas vegetales, según el índice de Kappa. Los resultados revelan que I. amancaes ocupa una superficie de 2,96 hectáreas, con una densidad de 18 a 26 individuos por metro cuadrado. …”
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Characteristics of Land Use Changes in Nansha District,Guangzhou Based on GF-1 Remote Sensing Images by CHEN Guangcheng, YU Huanghao, LI Binquan, CHEN Cheng, XU Dong, SUN Jinyan

“…The type of land use can reflect regional economic,social,and ecological benefits.In order to gain a deeper understanding of the composition and changes of land use in Nansha District,this paper selected the GF-1 PMS data in 2016,2017,and 2022 for preprocessing and used support vector machine algorithm oriented to supervised classification for remote sensing image interpretation.According to the results of field investigation and correction,the overall accuracy of the corrected land-use products was above 90%,and the Kappa coefficient was above 0.85.The land use transfer matrix in Nansha District from 2017 to 2021 was constructed,and a comparative analysis was carried out in combination with the land use planning in 2025.In 2017,the main land use type in Nansha District was water area,accounting for 40%.By 2021,the impervious surface has increased by 10% (14.39 km²),mainly from the transfer of cultivated land (8.06 km²) and water area (7.48 km²).The water area has decreased by 3% (10.63 km²),of which the conversion to impervious surface accounts for 70% of the total reduction area;cultivated land,forests,and grasslands have a small reduction.The urbanization process of Huangge Town and Nansha Street is the fastest,and the impervious surface area has increased significantly.The cultivated land in Dongchong Town and Dagang Town has been reduced on a small scale.A large amount of water areas in Wanqingsha Town and Longxue Street have been invaded by impervious surfaces.Compared with the overall urban planning of Nansha District in 2025,except for Zhujiang Street and Wanqingsha Town,the construction of the underlying surface of other towns and streets in Nansha District is basically completed.At the same time,the proportion of water areas,forests,and grasslands in Nansha District that are encroached by impervious surfaces is relatively high.In order to avoid damage to the ecological environment,it is necessary to strike a balance between social and economic development and ecological environment protection.…”
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Análisis de frecuencias de crecientes trivariados con dependencia regional y funciones Cópula by Daniel Francisco Campos-Aranda

“…Para la búsqueda de las FDP marginales idóneas se utilizó el diagrama de cocientes de momentos L, y además se aplicaron para contraste de predicciones las FDP Kappa y Wakeby. Por último, se formulan las conclusiones, las cuales destacan la importancia del enfoque trivariado, basado en la dependencia regional, para validar el comportamiento en magnitudes de las CD estimadas con el enfoque univariado.…”
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Lidar estimates of birch pollen number, mass, and CCN-related concentrations by M. Filioglou, P. Tiitta, P. Tiitta, X. Shang, A. Leskinen, P. Ahola, S. Pätsi, A. Saarto, V. Vakkari, V. Vakkari, U. Isopahkala, M. Komppula

“…In turn, this demonstrates the potential of ground-based lidars such as a ceilometer network with the polarization capacity to document large-scale birch pollen outbursts in detail and thus to provide valuable information for climate, cloud, and air quality modeling efforts, elucidating the role of pollen within the atmospheric system.…”
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Hypermethylation in Calca Promoter Inhibited ASC Osteogenic Differentiation in Rats with Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus by Lei Wang, Feng Ding, Shaojie Shi, Xingxing Wang, Sijia Zhang, Yingliang Song

“…This result provides an implication for us to understand the mechanism of the decreased osteogenic ability of ASCs-T2DM and improve its osteogenic capacity.…”
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Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis by Gang Feng, Hongyu Jiang, Ying Chen

“…Information on RR detected by the Xpert method and proportional method of drug sensitivity test (DST) was also recorded and kappa values, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated. …”
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DFT and molecular docking analyses of the effects of solvent polarity and temperature on the structural, electronic, and thermodynamic properties of p-coumaric acid: Insights for a... by Umer Sherefedin, Abebe Belay, Kusse Gudishe, Alemu Kebede, Alemayehu Getahun Kumela, Tadesse Lemma Wakjira, Dereje Gelanu, Tesfaye Feyise, Jebel Haji Mahamud, Abdulkerim Abdela, Kebede Shankute Gizew

“…The thermal analysis also revealed that increasing the temperature from 100 K to 1000 K led to higher enthalpy, heat capacity, and entropy, along with a decrease in Gibbs free energy values due to enhanced molecular vibrations, contributing to the degradation and instability of p-CA. …”
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Widespread trace bromine and iodine in remote tropospheric non-sea-salt aerosols by G. P. Schill, K. D. Froyd, K. D. Froyd, D. M. Murphy, C. J. Williamson, C. J. Williamson, C. A. Brock, T. Sherwen, M. J. Evans, M. J. Evans, E. A. Ray, E. A. Ray, E. C. Apel, R. S. Hornbrook, A. J. Hills, J. Peischl, J. Peischl, T. B. Ryerson, C. R. Thompson, I. Bourgeois, D. R. Blake, J. P. DiGangi, G. S. Diskin

“…<p>Reactive halogens catalytically destroy O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> and therefore affect (1) stratospheric O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> depletion and (2) the oxidative capacity of the troposphere. Reactive halogens also partition into the aerosol phase, but what governs halogen-aerosol partitioning is poorly constrained in models. …”
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Reliability of the Second and Third Iterations of the Sensory–Motor Dysfunction Questionnaire in a Subclinical Neck Pain Population by Ushani Ambalavanar, Heidi Haavik, Nitika Kumari, Imran Amjad, Nooshin Khobzi Rotondi, Bernadette Ann Murphy

“…Reliability statistics (quadratic weighted kappa (K_w) and Cronbach’s alpha (α)) were calculated for all items (V2) and total scores (V2 and V3). …”
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Physicochemical Parameters, Mineral Composition, and Nutraceutical Properties of Ready-to-Drink Flavored-Colored Commercial Teas by Daniel Flores-Martínez, Vania Urías-Orona, Luis Hernández-García, Werner Rubio-Carrasco, Korev Silva-Gutiérrez, Michelle Guevara-Zambrano, Julio Prieto-Cadena, Teresa Serna-Méndez, Dolores Muy-Rangel, Guillermo Niño-Medina

“…Lemon- and rose petal-flavored teas showed the highest and lowest antioxidant capacity levels in DPPH (1096.00 to 118.77 μmolTE·L−1), ABTS (1048.84 to 232.00 μmolTE·L−1), and FRAP (1269.20 to 147.70 μmolTE·L−1) assays. …”
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Global decadal measurements of methanol, ethene, ethyne, and HCN from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder by K. C. Wells, D. B. Millet, J. F. Brewer, V. H. Payne, K. E. Cady-Pereira, R. Pernak, S. Kulawik, S. Kulawik, C. Vigouroux, N. Jones, E. Mahieu, M. Makarova, T. Nagahama, I. Ortega, M. Palm, K. Strong, M. Schneider, D. Smale, R. Sussmann, M. Zhou

“…<p>Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in modulating the atmosphere's oxidizing capacity and affect tropospheric ozone, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and organic aerosol formation. …”
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Classification performance and reproducibility of GPT-4 omni for information extraction from veterinary electronic health records by Judit M. Wulcan, Kevin L. Jacques, Mary Ann Lee, Samantha L. Kovacs, Nicole Dausend, Lauren E. Prince, Jonatan Wulcan, Sina Marsilio, Stefan M. Keller

“…GPT-4o demonstrated greater reproducibility than human pairs, with an average Cohen's kappa of 0.98 (IQR 0.98–0.99) compared to 0.80 (IQR 0.78–0.81) with humans. …”
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Effect of TNF-α-Induced Sclerostin on Osteocytes during Orthodontic Tooth Movement by Fumitoshi Ohori, Hideki Kitaura, Aseel Marahleh, Akiko Kishikawa, Saika Ogawa, Jiawei Qi, Wei-Ren Shen, Takahiro Noguchi, Yasuhiko Nara, Itaru Mizoguchi

“…Osteocytes express receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and regulate osteoclast formation. …”
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Molecular investigation reveals three hemotropic mycoplasmas in cats and three tick species in China by Hongfei Shi, Guoguang Li, Dandan Li, Hongyue Zhai, Shidong Ji, Yun Hu, Long Wang, Lunguang Yao

“…Additionally, these three hemotropic mycoplasmas were also found in three species of ticks, and transmission experiments are required to investigate the capacity of these ticks to transmit hemoplasmas Mycoplasma among animals.…”
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