The Associations of Novel Vitamin D3 Metabolic Gene CYP27A1 Polymorphism, Adiponectin/Leptin Ratio, and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Taiwanese Males by Kai-Hung Cheng, Edward Hsi, Chia-Chu Liu, Chun-Nung Huang, Yung-Chin Lee, Chih-Sheng Chu, Bo-Ying Bao, Chu-Fen Chang, Shu-Pin Huang, Po-Lin Kuo, Wen-Ter Lai

“…Cross-sectional data and DNA samples were collected from male volunteers (n=649, age: 55.7 ± 4.7 years). …”
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Through the Citizen Scientists’ Eyes: Insights into Using Citizen Science with Machine Learning for Effective Identification of Unknown-Unknowns in Big Data by Kameswara Bharadwaj Mantha, Hayley Roberts, Lucy Fortson, Chris Lintott, Hugh Dickinson, William Keel, Ramanakumar Sankar, Coleman Krawczyk, Brooke Simmons, Mike Walmsley, Izzy Garland, Jason Shingirai Makechemu, Laura Trouille, Clifford Johnson

“…Human-in-the-loop (HITL) strategies that combine the strengths of citizen science (CS) and ML offer a promising solution, but first, we need to better understand the relationship between human- and machine-identified samples. In this work, we present a case study from the Galaxy Zoo: Weird & Wonderful project, where volunteers inspected ~200,000 astronomical images—processed by an ML-based anomaly detection model—to identify those with unusual or interesting characteristics. …”
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Studies on Anti-diabetic Activities in Flowers of Avaram, Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb. by Haritha Jose, T. Yuvarani, S. Suganthi, K. Lakshmi, R. Neelavathi, C. Indurani

“… The research project on “Studies on anti-diabetic activities in flowers, leaves and barks of Avaram, Senna auriculata (L.) …”
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Early-life exposome and health-related immune signatures in childhood by Ines Amine, Augusto Anguita-Ruiz, Alicia Guillien, Xavier Basagaña, Mariona Bustamante, Eva Borràs, Marta Cirach, Audrius Dedele, Carlota Dobaño, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Berit Granum, Regina Grazuleviciene, Juan Ramón González, Jordi Julvez, Hector Keun, Mónica López-Vicente, Rosemary McEachan, Gemma Moncunill, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Eduard Sabidó, Rémy Slama, Arthur Tenenhaus, Marina Vafeiadi, John Wright, Tiffany Yang, Wen Lun Yuan, Martine Vrijheid, Valérie Siroux, Léa Maitre

“…Those signatures were identified from blood samples in three biological layers (white blood cell (WBC) composition, plasma proteins concentrations, DNA methylation of WBCs) using an advanced factorial analysis supervised on the child health score. …”
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On Efficient DCT Type-I Based Low Complexity Channel Estimation for Uplink NB-IoT Systems by Md. Sadek Ali, Md. Shariful Islam, Muhammad Asif, Wali Ullah Khan, Fujiang Lin, Omer Waqar

“…Channel estimation is a challenging and timely issue for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standardized low power wide-area network technology named narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT). …”
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Evaluation of tick salivary and midgut extracellular vesicles as anti-tick vaccines in White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by Julia Gonzalez, Cristina Harvey, Cárita de Souza Ribeiro-Silva, Brenda Leal-Galvan, Kelly A. Persinger, Pia U. Olafson, Tammi L. Johnson, Adela Oliva Chavez

“…Thus, host-targeted, non-chemical control measures are needed to reliably reduce ticks parasitizing sylvatic reservoirs. This project aimed to evaluate extracellular vesicles (EVs) from Amblyomma americanum as vaccine candidates for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; WTD). …”
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The Small Separation A-star Companion Population: Tentative Signatures of Enhanced Multiplicity with Primary Mass by Matthew De Furio, Tyler Gardner, John D. Monnier, Michael R. Meyer, Kaitlin M. Kratter, Cyprien Lanthermann, Narsireddy Anugu, Stefan Kraus, Benjamin R. Setterholm

“…Therefore, an LBI survey allows us to explore separations previously unexplored. Our sample consists of 54 A-type primaries with estimated masses between 1.44 and 2.93 M _⊙ and ages 10–790 Myr, which we observed with the Michigan Infra-Red Combiner-eXeter and Michigan Young Star Imager at Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy instruments at the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy Array. …”
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Galaxy Zoo CEERS: Bar Fractions Up to z ∼ 4.0 by Tobias Géron, R. J. Smethurst, Hugh Dickinson, L. F. Fortson, Izzy L. Garland, Sandor Kruk, Chris Lintott, Jason Shingirai Makechemu, Kameswara Bharadwaj Mantha, Karen L. Masters, David O’Ryan, Hayley Roberts, B. D. Simmons, Mike Walmsley, Antonello Calabrò, Rimpei Chiba, Luca Costantin, Maria R. Drout, Francesca Fragkoudi, Yuchen Guo, B. W. Holwerda, Shardha Jogee, Anton M. Koekemoer, Ray A. Lucas, Fabio Pacucci

“…These images were classified by citizen scientists in a new phase of the Galaxy Zoo (GZ) project called GZ CEERS. Citizen scientists were asked whether a strong or weak bar was visible in the host galaxy. …”
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Adolescent developmental assets and longitudinal weight status and psychosocial health outcomes: Exploratory analysis from a youth cohort study in Taiwan by Meng-Che Tsai, Jennifer M.T. Ng, Yi-Fang Yu, Carol Strong, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Yi-Ching Lin, Chung-Ying Lin

“…This study aims to extend the current knowledge regarding the effects of positive youth development on weight status and psychosocial health outcomes in young adulthood using a large representative longitudinal sample. Methods: Data were retrieved from the Taiwan Youth Project that comprised a longitudinal cohort of adolescents (N = 2688) surveyed at grades 7, 8, 9, and 12, and at age 22. …”
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Youth entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan’s tourism: Potential and incentives for innovation by Aizhan Tleuberdinova, Nailya Nurlanova, Arailym Shokhamanova, Farida Alzhanova, Dinara Salauatova

“…Acknowledgments This study is supported by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan through the project AP 26199455 – “Entrepreneurial Motivation as a Factor for Economic Diversification in Regions: Sociocultural Prerequisites, New Directions, and Implementation Methods.”…”
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Integrating Systematic Surveys With Historical Data to Model the Distribution of Ornithodoros turicata americanus, a Vector of Epidemiological Concern in North America by Sebastian Botero‐Cañola, Carson Torhorst, Nicholas Canino, Lorenza Beati, Kathleen C. O'Hara, Angela M. James, Samantha M. Wisely

“…Our input for the model consisted of systematically collected detection data from 591 sampled field sites and 12 historical species records, as well as four variables describing climatic and soil characteristics. …”
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Thematic analysis of COVID-19's impacts on transitions among emerging adults by Keely H. Bieniak, Helen Bedree, Nicole Geanous, Rachel Neff Greenley, Steven A. Miller, Joanna Buscemi, Susan T. Tran

“…Discussion: COVID-19 impacted multiple domains of typical developmental transitions for many emerging adults in our sample. Individual qualitative reports demonstrate uniquely personal impacts of COVID-19, while thematic trends appear across responses (e.g., relationship strain). …”
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UAV-SfM Photogrammetry for Canopy Characterization Toward Unmanned Aerial Spraying Systems Precision Pesticide Application in an Orchard by Qi Bing, Ruirui Zhang, Linhuan Zhang, Longlong Li, Liping Chen

“…This study selected mango trees as the research sample and evaluated the differences between UAV aerial photography with a Structure from Motion (SfM) algorithm and airborne LiDAR in the results of extracting canopy parameters. …”
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A digital intervention to improve mental health and interpersonal resilience for young people who have experienced online sexual abuse: the i-Minds non-randomised feasibility clini... by Sandra Bucci, Filippo Varese, Ethel Quayle, Kim Cartwright, Amanda Larkin, Cindy Chan, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Victoria Green, William Hewins, Matthew Machin, Alice Newton, Erica Niebauer, John Norrie, Gillian Radford, Cathy Richards, Marina Sandys, Victoria Selby, Sara Shafi, Jennifer Ward, Pauline Whelan, Matthias Schwannauer

“…Acceptability was examined using qualitative methods. The planned sample size of the feasibility clinical trial was 60 young people. …”
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Incubation of Horseradish Peroxidase near 50 Hz AC Equipment Promotes Its Disaggregation and Enzymatic Activity by Yuri D. Ivanov, Ivan D. Shumov, Andrey F. Kozlov, Alexander N. Ableev, Angelina V. Vinogradova, Ekaterina D. Nevedrova, Oleg N. Afonin, Dmitry D. Zhdanov, Vadim Y. Tatur, Andrei A. Lukyanitsa, Nina D. Ivanova, Evgeniy S. Yushkov, Dmitry V. Enikeev, Vladimir A. Konev, Vadim S. Ziborov

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Impact of frailty in older people on health care demand: simulation modelling of population dynamics to inform service planning by Bronagh Walsh, Carole Fogg, Tracey England, Sally Brailsford, Paul Roderick, Scott Harris, Simon Fraser, Andrew Clegg, Simon de Lusignan, Shihua Zhu, Francesca Lambert, Abigail Barkham, Harnish Patel, Vivienne Windle

“…Simulation model population projections were externally validated against retrospective data from Secure Anonymised Information Linkage. …”
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Correlation with viruses enhances network complexity and stability of co-occurrence prokaryotes across the oceans by Bo Wang, Yantao Liang, Kaiyue Lian, Chuyu Zhang, Meiaoxue Han, Min Wang, Hongbing Shao, Andrew McMinn, Hualong Wang

“…To understand how viruses affect the assembly of marine microbiomes, the network complexity and stability of prokaryotic microbiomes with/without viruses were analyzed and compared using the Tara Ocean Project data set, including samples collected from the Indian Ocean (IO), South Pacific Ocean (SPO), North Pacific Ocean (NPO), Mediterranean Sea, and South Atlantic Ocean. …”
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Mitochondrial-Localized Protein Transcript Abundance can Predict the Prognosis of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis by Weifei Liang, Hong Lin, Donglin Sun, Minghui Tang

“…Methods: The UCEC RNA sequencing data was accessed at the Cancer Genome Atlas project, containing 539 UCEC samples and 35 tumor-adjacent tissue. …”
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Digital and nurse-led support intervention in primary care during the first year after curative intent treatment for breast or prostate cancer: study protocol of two cluster random... by Kay Sundberg, Åsa G Craftman, Ann Langius-Eklöf, Linda Gellerstedt, Nazmije Kelmendi, Kristina Rooth, Tina Gustavell

“…The trials will have an estimated sample size of 20 patients in each arm. The intervention groups receive a digital and nurse-led support intervention in combination with standard care, and the control groups receive standard care alone. …”
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Randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of apnoeic oxygenation in adults using low-flow or high-flow nasal cannula with head side elevation versus usual care to pre... by Shahan Waheed, Nazir Najeeb Kapadia, Muhammad Faisal Khan, Salima Mansoor Kerai, Ahmed Raheem, Rubaba Naeem

“…Primary analysis will be intention to treat.Ethics and dissemination The study is approved by the Ethical Review Committee of Aga Khan University Hospital (2019-0726-2463). The project is an institution University Research Committee grant recipient 192 002ER-PK. …”
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