Effects of a Pain Catastrophizing Induction on Sensory Testing in Women with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study by Chloe J. Taub, John A. Sturgeon, Kevin A. Johnson, Sean C. Mackey, Beth D. Darnall

“…Although there is a need to replicate our preliminary results with a larger sample, study findings suggest a potential relationship between induced pain catastrophizing and central sensitization of pain. Clarification of the mechanisms through which catastrophizing affects pain modulatory systems may yield useful clinical insights into the treatment of chronic pain.…”
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Improving ICP-Based Scanning Sonar Image Matching Performance Through Height Estimation of Feature Point Using Shaded Area by Gwonsoo Lee, Sukmin Yoon, Yeongjun Lee, Jihong Lee

“…This study presents an innovative method for estimating the height of feature points through shaded area analysis, to enhance the performance of iterative closest point (ICP)-based algorithms for matching scanning sonar images. Unlike other sensors, such as forward looking sonar (FLS) or BlueView, scanning sonar has an extended data acquisition period, complicating data collection while in motion. …”
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Stereotypically thinking: Norms for stereotypical gender nouns in Polish and English. by Katarzyna Jankowiak, Marcin Naranowicz, Anna Skałba, Dariusz Drążkowski, Joanna Pawelczyk

“…Furthermore, the results suggested a stronger internalization of gender stereotypes among female relative to male participants as well as among sex-typed individuals, therefore pointing to the crucial role of gender and gender schema in how sensitive individuals are to gender stereotypical attributes. …”
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Phenotyping the males of mouse and rat strains with genetically defined behavioral disturbances in a model of sexual activation by M. A. Tikhonova, T. G. Amstislavskaya

“…ASC (Antidepressant Sensitive Catalepsy) mice, proposed as a model of depression, had a decreased manifestation of sexual motivation, while male GC (Genetic Catalepsy) strain rats had enhanced sexual motivation. …”
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The validity of the renal Doppler resistivity index in renal allograft infections by Moataz Fatthy, Karim M. Soliman, Éva Csongrádi, Abd El Rahman Marzouk, Ahmed Fathy, Ahmed Fayed

“…There was a statistically significant difference in RRI in those with allograft infections, with the ROC curve for detection of infection utilizing RRI demonstrated an Area Under Curve 0.634 (p-value 0.015; cutoff value: 0.765; CI:0.527–0.742), with a specificity of 64.4% and a sensitivity of 68.8%.Conclusion Normal renal graft arterial resistivity index values, despite a renal allograft dysfunction, may be indicative of allograft infection, guiding clinicians’ decisions regarding kidney biopsy and facilitating further biopsy interpretations.…”
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Optic Nerve Sonography in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Pseudopapilledema and Raised Intracranial Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Study by Masoud Mehrpour, Fatemeh Oliaee Torshizi, Shooka Esmaeeli, Salameh Taghipour, Sahar Abdollahi

“…Considering 5.7 mm as the upper limit for normal ONSD (optic nerve sheath diameter), sensitivity and negative predictive value of optic sonography in diagnosis of pseudopapilledema are 100% for both eyes. …”
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Dynamic compressive mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced geopolymer concrete by Jihao Su, Jize Mao, Bukui Zhou, Wei Zhang, Limei Wang, Chaomin Mu

“…Under the tested strain rates, specimens containing basalt fibres demonstrated greater strain rate sensitivity in compressive strength compared to those containing steel fibres. …”
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Molecular Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection by Quantitative RT-PCR of Bacterial 16S Ribosomal RNA by Mel S. Lee, Wen-Hsin Chang, Su-Chin Chen, Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Hsin-Nung Shih, Steve W. N. Ueng, Gwo-Bin Lee

“…The in vitro analysis demonstrated that the RT-qPCR method was highly sensitive with the detection limit of bacterial 16S rRNA being 0.148 pg/μl. …”
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Research on Dynamic Parameters of a Passive Walking Robot with Flat Feet by Gao Jiachang, Gao Jianshe, Tao Zheng

“…It is found that the flat-foot robot is very sensitive to changes in the position of the heel and the center of mass. …”
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Determination of bacterial endotoxins in parenteral solutions produced on a small scale in a clinical hospital by Renata Bozhinovska Popovska, Tatjana Gjurichikj, Branislava Janeva, Jelena Acevska, Aneta Dimitrovska

“…On the other hand, the turbidimetric kinetic assay offers distinct advantages such as enhanced sensitivity, quantitative analysis capability, and instrumental reading. …”
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The Construction of Regulatory Network for Insulin-Mediated Genes by Integrating Methods Based on Transcription Factor Binding Motifs and Gene Expression Variations by Hyeim Jung, Seonggyun Han, Sangsoo Kim

“…In the present study, we used previously published gene expression microarray datasets of human skeletal muscle samples collected from 20 insulin sensitive individuals before and after insulin treatment in order to construct insulin-mediated regulatory network. …”
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Image Transmission Utilizing Amplitude Modulation in Rydberg Atomic Antenna by Peng Zhang, Shaoxin Yuan, Mingyong Jing, Jinpeng Yuan, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang

“…Microwave electric field precision measurement based on Rydberg atomic quantum coherence effect has rapidly advanced in recent years, capitalizing on its high sensitivity, broad bandwidth, and traceability. The utilization of distinct Rydberg quantum states facilitates achieving an ultra-wideband measurement response across various microwave frequency bands, offering extensive applications in wireless communication, radar positioning, astronomical observation, and related domains. …”
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Class Activation Map Guided Backpropagation for Discriminative Explanations by Yongjie Liu, Wei Guo, Xudong Lu, Lanju Kong, Zhongmin Yan

“…Moreover, CGBP demonstrates greater sensitivity to model parameter changes than RectGrad, as confirmed by a sanity check. …”
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Development of a Method for Rapid Determination of Morpholine in Juices and Drugs by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Mengsi Cao, Pingping Zhang, Yanru Feng, Huayin Zhang, Huaijiao Zhu, Kaoqi Lian, Weijun Kang

“…This quantitative method for morpholine is simple, sensitive, rapid, and low cost and can successfully be applied to analyze the residual morpholine in apple juices and drug samples.…”
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Unsupervised monocular depth estimation with omnidirectional camera for 3D reconstruction of grape berries in the wild. by Yasuto Tamura, Yuzuko Utsumi, Yuka Miwa, Masakazu Iwamura, Koichi Kise

“…It is hard to use depth sensors in such circumstances, and using an omnidirectional camera with a wide field of view is desired for the convenience of shooting videos. …”
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MAD-Onto: an ontology design for mobile app development by Bilal Abu-Salih, Marwan Al-Tawil, Ansar Khoury, Dana A. Al-Qudah, Isra’a Abu Zaid, Marwa Alabdale, Dima Azar

“…To ensure robustness, the ontology is evaluated using a multi-criteria evaluation metric, focusing on consistency, completeness, conciseness, expandability, and sensitiveness. Additionally, SWRL rules are applied to validate and enforce logical constraints within the ontology.ResultsThrough these rigorous evaluation methods, MAD-onto demonstrates its utility in providing a structured framework for the mobile app development lifecycle, facilitating better decision-making, collaboration, and efficiency.DiscussionThe findings highlight the significance of ontology-driven approaches in addressing the complexities of mobile app development and set a foundation for future research and advancements in this field.…”
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Analysis of Nonlinear Duopoly Games with Product Differentiation: Stability, Global Dynamics, and Control by S. S. Askar, A. Al-khedhairi

“…This analysis includes bifurcation, attractor, maximum Lyapunov exponent, and sensitivity to initial conditions.…”
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A Citrus bergamia Extract Decreases Adipogenesis and Increases Lipolysis by Modulating PPAR Levels in Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Adipose Tissue by Debora Lo Furno, Adriana Carol Eleonora Graziano, Rosanna Avola, Rosario Giuffrida, Vincenzo Perciavalle, Francesco Bonina, Giuliana Mannino, Venera Cardile

“…Moreover, the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ), adipocytes fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP), adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL), monoglyceride lipase (MGL), 5′-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)α1/2, and pAMPKα1/2 was evaluated by Western blot analysis and the release of glycerol by colorimetric assay. …”
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Albumin Binding Function: The Potential Earliest Indicator for Liver Function Damage by Penglei Ge, Huayu Yang, Jingfen Lu, Wenjun Liao, Shunda Du, Yingli Xu, Haifeng Xu, Haitao Zhao, Xin Lu, Xinting Sang, Shouxian Zhong, Jiefu Huang, Yilei Mao

“…They may become potential earliest sensitive indicators for liver function evaluation.…”
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The Opportunity Offered by the ESSnuSB Project to Exploit the Larger Leptonic CP Violation Signal at the Second Oscillation Maximum and the Requirements of This Project on the ESS... by E. Wildner, E. Baussan, M. Blennow, M. Bogomilov, A. Burgman, E. Bouquerel, C. Carlile, J. Cederkäll, P. Christiansen, P. Cupial, H. Danared, M. Dracos, T. Ekelöf, M. Eshraqi, R. Hall-Wilton, J.-P. Koutchouk, M. Lindroos, M. Martini, R. Matev, D. McGinnis, R. Miyamoto, T. Ohlsson, H. Öhman, M. Olvegård, R. Ruber, H. Schönauer, J. Y. Tang, R. Tsenov, G. Vankova-Kirilova, N. Vassilopoulos

“…This will allow searching for leptonic CP violation at the second oscillation maximum where the sensitivity is about 3 times higher than at the first. …”
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