Multivariable Diagnostic Prediction Model to Detect Hormone Secretion Profile From T2W MRI Radiomics with Artificial Neural Networks in Pituitary Adenomas by Begumhan BAYSAL, Mehmet Bilgin ESER, Mahmut Bilal DOGAN, Muhammet Arif KURSUN

“…Results: The performance of the ANN distinguishing prolactinomas from other adenomas was validated (AUC=0.95, p<0.001, sensitivity: 91%, and specificity: 98%). The model distinguishing PHA had the lowest AUC (AUC=0.74 and p<0.001). …”
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Identification and susceptibility assessment of landslide disasters in the red bed formation along the Nanjian-Jingdong Expressway by Yifan Cao, Zhifang Zhao, Mingchun Wen, Xin Zhao, Dingyi Zhou, Jingyi Qin, Liu Ouyang, Jingyao Cao

“…The red bed strata region is characterized by distinct interbedded soft and hard water–rock properties and significant water sensitivity, resulting in the frequent occurrence of landslide disasters. …”
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Evaluating level of adherence to nicotine replacement therapy and its impact on smoking cessation: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Michelle Bovill, Gillian Sandra Gould, Amanual Getnet Mersha, Parivash Eftekhari, Daniel Nigusse Tollosa

“…We will explain sources of heterogeneity by subgroup analysis or sensitivity analysis. Funnel plots and Egger’s regression asymmetry test with p<0.05 will be used as a cut-off point to affirm presence of statistically significant publication bias. …”
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Xanthohumol and echinocystic acid induces PSTVd tolerance in tomato by Wenkun Tang, Zhichao Tang, Haiyi Liu, Jinbiao Lu, Qianyun Du, Huan Tian, Jingwei Li

“…SC‐5, which is a PSTVd‐resistant genotype, and SC‐96, which is a PSTVd‐sensitive genotype, were identified by detecting the fruit yield, plant growth, biomass accumulation, physiological indices, and PSTVd genome titer after PSTVd inoculation. …”
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The change of inflammatory markers may predict long-term major adverse cardiovascular events in elderly patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study by Li He, Sisi Chen, Xuan Zhu, Fang He

“…ROC analysis showed that the critical value of MHR to predict MACE was 0.651, the sensitivity of 58.3% and specificity of 90.0% could predict MACE, and the AUC was 0.793 (95% CI 0.702–0.884, p < 0.001) is higher than LHR.ConclusionIn elderly patients, MHR is an independent predictor of CHD and long-term MACE and is positively correlated with the severity of coronary artery lesions.…”
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COVID-19 morbidity in Afghanistan: a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study by Siyu Chen, Fatima Arifi, Mohammad Nadir Sahak, Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai, Lisa J White, Amal Barakat, Eman Abdelkreem Aly, Margo van Gurp, Giti Azim, Bahara Rasoly, Soraya Safi, Jennifer A Flegg, Nasar Ahmed, Mohmmad Jamaluddin Ahadi, Niaz M Achakzai, Alaa AbouZeid

“…To adjust the seroprevalence for test sensitivity and specificity, and seroreversion, Bernoulli’s model methodology was used to infer the population exposure in Afghanistan.Outcome measures The main outcome was to determine the prevalence of current or past COVID-19 infection.Results The survey revealed that, to July 2020, around 10 million people in Afghanistan (31.5% of the population) had either current or previous COVID-19 infection. …”
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Awareness about laryngopharyngeal reflux disease among Chinese otolaryngologists: a nationwide survey by Chen Zhao, Liang Tang, Ting Chen, Hui Yang, Xiong Chen, Xiaobo Cui, Li Shi, Xiangping Li, Jian He, Xiaoxia Peng, Shuifang Xiao, Jinrang Li, Hongliang Zheng, Junbo Zhang, Shuihong Zhou, Donghui Chen, Xuping Xiao, Hui Huangfu, Zhenfeng Tao, Yehai Liu, Shenhong Qu, Guangke Wang, Linli Tian, Wensheng Zhou, Hongyan Fang, Yongwang Huang, Guodong Yu, Zhenqun Lin, Ruixia Ma, Zhaoyan Yu

“…The most commonly known risk factor, symptom, laryngoscope sign, related disease, diagnostic method and treatment were alcohol consumption (44.0%), pharyngeal foreign body sensation (66.9%), hyperaemia (52.4%), pharyngolaryngitis (54.8%), pH monitoring (47.6%) and medication (82.1%), respectively. …”
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Gender Disparities and Socioeconomic Triggers in Filicide-Suicide—An Analysis of Media Portrayals by Zainab Pervaiz, Maryam Ayub, Nazish Imran

“…Addressing these disparities through gender-sensitive mental health interventions is critical to mitigating the risks of filicide-suicide and promoting broader gender equality in health. …”
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Voltammetric Determination of Ascorbic Acid Content in Cabbage Using Anthraquinone Modified Carbon Paste Electrode by T. Alemu, B Zelalem, N Amare

“…In this study, a low-cost, sensitive, and efficient voltammetric method based on anthraquinone modified carbon paste electrode was developed for determination of ascorbic acid in cabbage samples. …”
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Speckle Filtering Impact on Land Cover Mapping Using the Combination of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Images (Case study: Bandar Mahshahr) by Mohammad Hossein Hajarian, Sara Attarchi, Seyyed Kazem Alavi Panah

“…Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensors provides unique information from the Earth surface due to their imaging capabilities in all-weather condition. …”
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Development and external validation of machine learning-based models to predict patients with cellulitis developing sepsis during hospitalisation by Li Hu, Xilingyuan Chen, Rentao Yu

“…The performances and robustness of selected models were further compared in the external-validation group by area under the curve (AUC), diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic OR.Primary outcome measures The primary outcome of interest in this study was the development based on the Sepsis-3.0 criteria during hospitalisation.Results Patient characteristics were significantly different between the two groups. …”
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Efficacy of preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation in lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yalun Guo, Mengdie Pan, Meidi Xiong, Miao Liu, Na Zhu, Haoxu Dong, Chunhua Zhang

“…A random-effects model was used to pool data, and sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to explore the stability of outcomes and potential sources of heterogeneity. …”
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Endothelial factors and blood homocysteine level in adolescents with rheumatic diseases by T. O. Holovko, L. F. Bohmat, N. S. Shevchenko, Yu. V. Volkova, L. L. Sukhova, O. S. Pavlova

“…Biologically active substances (Homocysteine (Hcy), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)) were studied by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) by competitive immunoassay, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) by turbidimetric FAPGG kinetics method. …”
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Mitochondrial Complex I Deficiency among Egyptian Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome by Doaa M. Abdou, AbdelAal Mohamed, Mohamed Abdulhay, Sara El Khateeb

“…The objective of the current study is to measure the activity of mitochondrial complex I in renal biopsies obtained from pediatric patients diagnosed with SRNS compared to steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) patients in order to elucidate its role in pathogenesis and the prognosis for further genetic work. …”
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Association between maternal rectovaginal group B streptococcus and the risk of stillbirth: a meta-analysis by Yujue Wang, Jingjing Liu, Jinlian Song, Teng Zhang

“…The pooled results indicated no significant overall association between maternal rectovaginal GBS colonization and the risk of stillbirth (OR: 1.66, 95% CI [0.95–2.91], p = 0.08; I2 = 84%). However, sensitivity analyses revealed a significant association in studies that included intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) (OR: 1.36, 95% CI [1.02–1.80], p = 0.03). …”
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The Multi‐Kinase Inhibitor GZD824 (Olverembatinib) Shows Pre‐Clinical Efficacy in Endometrial Cancer by Dongli Liu, Dylan Glubb, Tracy O'Mara, Caroline E. Ford

“…Results GZD824 inhibited the proliferation of all endometrial cancer cell lines, which were significantly more sensitive to GZD824 compared to normal cells (p = 0.030). …”
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Muon (g − 2) and thermal WIMP DM in U 1 L μ − L τ $$ \textrm{U}{(1)}_{L_{\mu }-{L}_{\tau }} $$ models by Seungwon Baek, Jongkuk Kim, P. Ko

“…This approach broadens the model’s capacity to accommodate various WIMP dark matter phenomena in the light Z′ region where the muon (g − 2) μ makes a sensitive probe of the model.…”
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Influence of Geometry and Boundary Conditions in Area of the Cohesion between Materials on the Reflection of an Ultrasonic Beam. Part 2. Features of Experimental Simulation by A. R. Baev, N. V. Levkovitch, M. V. Asadchaya, A. L. Mayorov, G. I. Razmyslovich, A. Y. Burnos

“…The greater this shift, the stronger these changes are, which can significantly increase the sensitivity of detection of poorly detected defects.In order to increase the efficiency of such inspection and to develop its methodology a new principle of simulation of such defects has been proposed.Experimental study of longitudinal waves scattering using the developed installation and defect simulators, simulating discretely and smoothly changing boundary conditions which are consistent with a change in the phase shift of the scattered waves is carried out. …”
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Discrepancies between preoperative diagnosis of tumors and the right uterine appendage and intraoperative data. Appendiculare mucocele, which manifests itself in the form of an app... by V.О. Sklyarovа, R.A. Chajkivskyj, O.V. Prykupenko, P.O. Sklyarov, V.R. Chajkivska

“…The examination showed the movement of the tumor on the right up to 7-4 cm, sensitive on palpation, uterine fibroids, and appendices on the left without features. …”
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Estimating pros and cons of statistical downscaling based on EQM bias adjustment as a complementary method to dynamical downscaling by Alfredo Reder, Giusy Fedele, Ilenia Manco, Paola Mercogliano

“…The study shows that (i) the statistical downscaling successfully represents mean values and extremes of temperature and precipitation; (ii) its performance remains satisfactory regardless of the number of years used as training; (iii) the shorter is the time window considered for the training, the higher is the sensitivity to changes in the time interval due to the inter-annual variability. …”
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