Bone Turnover Markers in Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chao Li, Yali Cui, Wenjie Zhou, Yiduo Zhang, Xiaocui Huang, Fan Yu

“…Stata 15.0 software was used to calculate the pooled OR (95% CI) and perform the heterogeneity test, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias. Results. …”
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Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with Discordant Results for Drug-Susceptibility Testing in Peru by L. Solari, D. Santos-Lazaro, Z. M. Puyen

“…Peruvian strains showing sensitive results in the GenoType MTBDRplus v2.0 test and resistant results in the proportions in the agar-plaque test for isoniazid or rifampin were selected. …”
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Pitting Detection and Characterization From Ultrasound Timelapse Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks by Magnus Wangensteen, Tonni Franke Johansen, Ali Fatemi, Erlend Magnus Viggen, Lars Eidissen Haugan

“…This study proposes a time-lapse ultrasound inspection method to detect early-stage pitting using pulse-echo sensors. By recording multiple ultrasonic traces over time, 2-D timelapse images of ultrasonic reflectivity can be generated and fed into a trained neural network for pitting diagnostics. …”
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Pan-cancer analysis shows that TNFSF4 is a potential prognostic and immunotherapeutic biomarker for multiple cancer types including liver cancer by Zhaoda Deng, Lincheng Li, Zihe Meng, Guineng Zeng, Rui Cao, Rong Liu

“…TNFSF4 expression correlated with the expression of immune checkpoint genes and could influence various drug sensitivity. Vitro and vivo experiments showed that TNFSF4 could promote the development and progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Predictive Value of Systemic Immune Inflammation Index for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Murat Selçuk, Tufan Çınar, Faysal Şaylık, Selami Doğan, Ismail Selçuk, Ahmet L. Orhan

“…The optimal value of the SII in detecting PoAF was established by a receiver operating characteristic curve assessment, and it was >807.8 with 60.8% sensitivity and 80.9% specificity [area under the curve (AUC): 0.7107]. …”
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Super-enhancer-driven SLCO4A1-AS1 is a new biomarker and a promising therapeutic target in glioblastoma by Yibo Wu, Fang Li, Chen Yang, Xuehai Zhang, Zhiwei Xue, Yanfei Sun, Xiaoying Lin, Xuemeng Liu, Zhimin Zhao, Bin Huang, Qibing Huang, Xingang Li, Mingzhi Han

“…In vitro experiments further demonstrated that GBM cells with high SLCO4A1-AS1 expression were more sensitive to VX-11e, and overexpression of SLCO4A1-AS1 could reverse the inhibitory effect of VX-11e on GBM cells. …”
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Consumer Attitudes towards Femvertising in Russia and Türkiye: A Netnographic Study by Iana Aleksandrova, Tuba Çevik Ergin

“…These findings enrich the literature on gender-focused advertising, emphasizing the importance of cultural sensitivity and adherence to authentic femvertising principles when employing femvertising strategies across diverse cultural landscapes.…”
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The Photocatalytic Activity and Compact Layer Characteristics of TiO2 Films Prepared Using Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering by H. C. Chang, H. H. Huang, C. Y. Wu, R. Q. Hsu, C. Y. Hsu

“…TiO2 compact layers are used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) to prevent charge recombination between the electrolyte and the transparent conductive substrate (indium tin oxide, ITO; fluorine-doped tin oxide, FTO). …”
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Assessment of Chronic Pain in Children: Current Status and Emerging Topics by Tonya Mizell Palermo

“…First, the degree of attention devoted to several major domains of chronic pain assessment (pain, physical functioning, role functioning, sleep and emotional functioning) is summarized, highlighting areas where further instrument development and validation are needed. Second, sensitivity of instruments within these domains is presented using data from clinical trials of psychological therapies aimed at treatment of chronic pain in children and adolescents. …”
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Usage of the HINTS exam and neuroimaging in the assessment of peripheral vertigo in the emergency department by Alexandra E. Quimby, Edmund S. H. Kwok, Daniel Lelli, Peter Johns, Darren Tse

“…The HINTS exam, a battery of bedside clinical tests, has been shown to have greater sensitivity than neuroimaging in ruling out stroke in patients presenting with acute vertigo. …”
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Determination of Vitamin B12 in Milk and Dairy Products by Isotope-Dilution Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Baifen Huang, Jingshun Zhang, Mengli Wang, Zengxuan Cai

“…The method is simple, rapid, accurate, and sensitive, and it is suitable for the determination of vitamin B12 in different types of milk and dairy products such as whey powder, whole milk powder, pure milk, fermented milk, infant formula, and prescription food for special medical purposes.…”
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Study on the Creep Damage Characteristics of Shale under the Combined Action of Osmotic Pressure and Disturbance Load by Junguang Wang, Qingrong Yu, Bing Liang, Zhangqing Xuan

“…When water pressure and disturbance load exist at the same time, rock creep is more sensitive to seepage water pressure; based on experimental results, a shale perturbation creep damage model considering the influence of seepage water pressure and disturbance frequency is established, and the model is verified. …”
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Combined Dexamethasone Suppression-Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation Test in Studies of Depression, Alcoholism, and Suicidal Behavior by Leo Sher

“…The resulting combined dexamethasone suppression-corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation (DST–CRH) test proved to be more sensitive in detecting HPA system changes than the DST. …”
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Vibration Images-Driven Fault Diagnosis Based on CNN and Transfer Learning of Rolling Bearing under Strong Noise by Hongwei Fan, Ceyi Xue, Xuhui Zhang, Xiangang Cao, Shuoqi Gao, Sijie Shao

“…Secondly, using CNN as the adaptive feature extraction and recognition model, the influences of main sensitive parameters of CNN on the network recognition effect are studied, such as learning rate, optimizer, and L1 regularization, and the best model is determined. …”
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Neuroeconomically dissociable forms of mental accounting are altered in a mouse model of diabetes by Chinonso A. Nwakama, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Zainab M. Oketokoun, Samantha O. Brown, Jillian E. Haller, Adriana Méndez, Mohammad Jodeiri Farshbaf, Y. Zoe Cho, Sanjana Ahmed, Sophia Leng, Jessica L. Ables, Brian M. Sweis

“…These findings suggest that complex relationships between metabolic dysfunction and dissociable valuation algorithms underlying unique cognitive heuristics and sensitivity to opportunity costs can disrupt distinct computational processes leading to comorbid psychiatric vulnerabilities.…”
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A voice-based algorithm can predict type 2 diabetes status in USA adults: Findings from the Colive Voice study. by Abir Elbéji, Mégane Pizzimenti, Gloria Aguayo, Aurélie Fischer, Hanin Ayadi, Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, Jean-Pierre Riveline, Vladimir Despotovic, Guy Fagherazzi

“…Using hybrid BYOL-S/CvT embeddings, we constructed gender-specific algorithms to predict T2D status, evaluated through cross-validation based on accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, and Area Under the Curve (AUC). The best models were stratified by key factors such as age, BMI, and hypertension, and compared to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) score for T2D risk assessment using Bland-Altman analysis. …”
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Perceptions of Dentists in India Towards Transgender Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Logesh Sidhu, Priyadharshini Ragavane, Priyanga Chandrasekaran, Angeline Hephzibah Pauljoseph, Kavi Ashika, Vasanth Raj

“…Addressing these gaps through targeted education and sensitization programs is crucial for fostering an inclusive healthcare environment. …”
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FERROMAGNETIC NANOTUBES IN PORES OF TRACK MEMBRANES FOR THE FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS by E. Yu. Kaniukov, E. E. Shumskaya, M. D. Kutuzau, D. B. Borgekov, I. E. Kenzhina, A. L. Kozlovskiy, M. V. Zdorovets

“…Also, the presence of magnetic anisotropy, which is caused by the features of crystalline structure and shape of the nanostructures.Based on the analysis of structural and magnetic characteristics of ferromagnetic nanotubes which were synthesized in the pores of track membranes, were proposed the main principles of their using in the elements’ of flexible electronics constructing (magnetic field direction sensors and magnetic memory elements).…”
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Nighttime Geomagnetic Response to Jumps of Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure: A Possible Cause of Québec Blackout in March 1989 by T. Zhang, Y. Ebihara, T. Tanaka

“…The nighttime polar region is shown to be sensitive to hazardous GICs for large‐amplitude jumps in the solar wind dynamic pressure.…”
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Blood Donor Selection Profile an Important Tool for Blood Safety: An Institutional Experience by Shaan Khetrapal, Pushpa Bisht, Zeeba Shamim Jairajpuri, Safia Rana, Sujata Jetley

“…Meticulous donor screening and use of highly sensitive techniques for the detection of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) may help reduce the risk of TTIs and, hence, are important steps to ensure safety for both donor and recipient. …”
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