A Novel Ensemble Meta-Model for Enhanced Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation Using Deep Learning Architectures by Mohamed Chetoui, Moulay A. Akhloufi

“…The models are trained on the DRIVE and STARE datasets to improve the degree of generalization and evaluated using the performance metric accuracy, F1-Score, sensitivity, specificity, and AUC. <b>Results:</b> The ensemble meta-model integrates predictions from these architectures using a stacking approach, achieving state-of-the-art performance with an accuracy of 0.9778, an AUC of 0.9912, and an F1-Score of 0.8231. …”
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Comparing the Mini-BESTest with the Berg Balance Scale to Evaluate Balance Disorders in Parkinson's Disease by Laurie A. King, Kelsey C. Priest, Arash Salarian, Don Pierce, Fay B. Horak

“…We evaluated (1) the distribution of patients scores to look for ceiling effects, (2) concurrent validity with severity of disease, and (3) the sensitivity/specificity of separating people with or without postural response deficits. …”
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Serum Ischemia Modified Albumin Levels in Infertile Couples Underwent in Vitro Fertilization by Fatma Beyazıt, Osman Balcı, Magdi Adam, Hasan İnal, Yeşim Bardakcı, Nafiye Yılmaz

“…CONCLUSION: Our results showed that ischemia modified albumin did not provide enough sensitivity or specificity to determine IVF success. …”
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Prediction of Poor Outcome Using the Urea to Albumin Ratio in Thoracic Empyema by Evgeni Dimitrov, Daniel Valchev, Georgi Minkov, Emil Enchev, Yovcho Yovtchev

“…The UAR showed the best ability to prognosticate mortality compared to qSOFA (AUROC = 0.828 vs 0.747) and SIRS (AUROC = 0.828 vs 0.676). We established a sensitivity of 87.5% and specificity of 74.2% at optimal cut-off value UAR > 51.1 for prediction of adverse outcome. …”
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Photobiomodulation on KATP Channels of Kir6.2-Transfected HEK-293 Cells by Fu-qing Zhong, Yang Li, Xian-qiang Mi

“…Background and Objective. ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel couples cell metabolism to excitability. …”
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Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer&#x2019;s Disease Using Adaptive Neuro K-Means Clustering Technique by Karan Kumar, Shweta Agrawal, Isha Suwalka, Celestine Iwendi, Cresantus N. Biamba

“…Classification is performed using various algorithms, evaluated on sensitivity, accuracy, precision, and similarity metrics. …”
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Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita Presenting as Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Jennifer L. Flint, Jill D. Jacobson

“…Sequencing of the DAX1 gene (named for dosage-sensitive sex reversal (DSS) locus and the AHC locus on the X chromosome) revealed a missense mutation. …”
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A Bursting Liability Evaluation Method Based on Energy Transfer by Yukun Hou, Shankun Zhao, Yang Zhao

“…The energy release ratio parameter φ and bursting energy index have high sensitivity and wide applicability. The results of the energy transfer index Ω = βφ are consistent with the results of bursting liability identification, which can better reflect the bursting liability, and can be used as the basis for judgment when the “∗” result is obtained in bursting liability identification. …”
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Osteoblast‐Derived ECM1 Promotes Anti‐Androgen Resistance in Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancer by Xinwen Wang, Min Wang, Qijun Lin, Lixin He, Baolin Zhang, Xin Chen, Guanhong Chen, Hong Du, Chuandong Lang, Xinsheng Peng, Yuhu Dai

“…Furthermore, inhibiting ECM1 or utilizing the ENO1‐targeting inhibitor phosphonoacetohydroxamate (PhAH) significantly restores tumor cell sensitivity to ENZ. Taken together, a potential mechanism is identified through which osteoblast‐derived ECM1 drives resistance in bone metastatic prostate cancer under ENZ treatment. …”
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Three months of weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid for TB prevention among people with HIV by R. Borse, B. Randive, S. Mattoo, P. Malik, H. Solanki, A. Gupta, R.E. Chaisson, V. Mave, N. Suryavanshi

“…Of these, 20 (4%) discontinued TPT due to toxicity,17 (3.8%) lost to follow-up, one (0.2%) had breakthrough rifampicin-sensitive TB, and 464 (92%) completed 3 HP TPT. Of 288 (57%) overall adverse events (AEs), 46 (9%) had Grade 2 or above AEs. …”
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REV7: a small but mighty regulator of genome maintenance and cancer development by Lara R. Maggs, Mitch McVey

“…Promisingly, early studies indicate that REV7 suppression enhances sensitivity to chemotherapeutics, including cisplatin. …”
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Identification of key genes underlying radiosensitivity and radioresistance in endometrial cancer through integrated bioinformatics analysis by Chunhui Wan, Lei Zhang, Ting Yu, Hui Lu, Han Xiao, Juan Du

“…High expression of NINJ2 correlated with higher survival rates and higher sensitivity to radiation therapy.DiscussionStudy contributes to a deeper understanding of UCEC radiosensitivity. …”
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Effects of uncertainty in the design parameters during the design of horizontal gravity oil, gas and water separators by Abubakar Juma Chilala, Milan Stanko, Oras J. Mkinga

“…However, owing to time, personnel, and information integration constraints in the design phase, design evaluation, and validation are often limited to performing comprehensive sensitivity studies. This often leads to suboptimal designs and early bottlenecks. …”
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Caractérisation de la morphologie des massifs dunaires de la région Pays de la Loire (France) face au risque de submersion marine by Martin Juigner, Marc Robin 

“…This paper aims to propose a GIS-based reproducible method to assess : (i) the sensitivity of coastal dunes (ii) the exposure of non-human stakes to coastal floods (iii) the role of protection of coastal dunes. …”
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Sweet Potato Processing Capabilities among Households in Delta Central Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria by Wilson Anyanwu, Chinyelu Irene Nwokolo, Angela Izukanne Emodi

“…The major factors limiting the sweet potato processing capabilities of households were: poor monitoring of government structural programmes (65%), inadequate access to market chain (59.2%), poor sensitization of farmers on the appropriate methods of processing sweet potato (58.3%). …”
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The effect of land use intensity and habitat characteristics on butterfly community composition within the Southern Great Plains of the United States by Emily A. Geest, Raymond A. Moranz, Kristen A. Baum

“…Conclusions Sites managed with only prescribed fire had the most disparate butterfly community in comparison to other management methods, suggesting that specialist butterfly species may be sensitive to increasing disturbance.…”
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Schedule-based analysis of airborne transmission risk in public transportation systems by Jiali Zhou, Haris N. Koutsopoulos

“…The paper develops an airborne transmission risk modeling framework based on the Wells-Riley model using as inputs transit operating characteristics, schedule, Origin-Destination (OD) demand, and virus characteristics. The model is sensitive to various factors that operators can control, and external factors that may be subject of broader policy decisions. …”
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Vertical Movement of Head, Withers, and Pelvis of High-Level Dressage Horses Trotting in Hand vs. Being Ridden by Hilary M. Clayton, Sarah Jane Hobbs, Marie Rhodin, Elin Hernlund, Mick Peterson, Rosalie Bos, Filipe Serra Bragança

“…Inertial measurement units (IMUs) attached mid-dorsally to the head, withers, and pelvis of 19 actively competing dressage horses measured the vertical ROM and left–right asymmetries in minimal (MinDiff) and maximal (MaxDiff) heights of the midline sensors. The vertical ROM was greater for both types of ridden trot, reflecting greater impulsion in response to the riders’ aids. …”
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Serum Concentrations of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 in Predicting the Occurrence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Juvenile Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Katarzyna Zorena, Ewa Malinowska, Dorota Raczyńska, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Krystyna Raczyńska

“…The area under the ROC curve (AUCROC) was 0.80, and its population value was in the range of 0.66 to 0.94. The sensitivity and specificity were calculated to be 72% and 88%, respectively. …”
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Antimicrobial Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Therapeutic Potential for Cystic Fibrosis Infection, and Treatment by Morgan T. Sutton, David Fletcher, Santosh K. Ghosh, Aaron Weinberg, Rolf van Heeckeren, Sukhmani Kaur, Zhina Sadeghi, Adonis Hijaz, Jane Reese, Hillard M. Lazarus, Donald P. Lennon, Arnold I. Caplan, Tracey L. Bonfield

“…Further, we show that the hMSCs have the capacity to enhance antibiotic sensitivity, improving the capacity to kill bacteria. …”
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