Prohexadione Calcium Improves Rice Yield Under Salt Stress by Regulating Source–Sink Relationships During the Filling Period by Rui Deng, Dianfeng Zheng, Naijie Feng, Aaqil Khan, Jianqin Zhang, Zhiyuan Sun, Jiahuan Li, Jian Xiong, Linchong Ding, Xiaohui Yang, Zihui Huang, Yuecen Liao

“…In this study, we used Guanghong 3 (salt-tolerant variety) and Huanghuazhan (salt-sensitive variety) as experimental materials to investigate the dynamic changes in the synthesis and partitioning of nonstructural carbohydrates among source–sink, the dynamic changes in related enzyme activities, the effects of the source–sink metabolism on yield in rice under salt stress and the effect of Pro-Ca during the filling period. …”
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Multiomic machine learning on lactylation for molecular typing and prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma by Mengmeng Hua, Tao Li

“…Further, oncoPredict analysis revealed that low-risk patients have increased sensitivity to chemotherapeutics. Overall, we developed a model that combines multiomic analysis and machine learning for LUAD prognosis. …”
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Intelligent Multi-Agent Based Multilayered Control System for Opportunistic Load Scheduling in Smart Buildings by Muhammad Babar Rasheed, Nadeem Javaid, Muhammad Sheraz Arshad Malik, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Kashif Hanif, Muhammad Hasanain Chaudary

“…., price agent <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$p_{a}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, sensor agent <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$s_{a}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, decision agent <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d_{a}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, load agent <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$l_{a}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, and action agent <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$a_{a}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, are developed to control residential loads, such as normal load (<italic>nl</italic>) and heavy load (<italic>hl</italic>). …”
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Predicting dengue incidence in high-risk areas of China through the integration of Southeast Asian and local meteorological factors by Shaowei Sang, Yiguan Wang, Qiyong Liu, Peng Chen, Chuanxi Li, Anran Zhang

“…Dengue, a climate-sensitive mosquito-borne viral disease, is endemic in many tropical and subtropical areas, with Southeast Asia bearing the highest burden. …”
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Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Patient Profile Based on Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing by Chairul Anhar, Rizka Fathoni Perdana, Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus

“…Preswallowing: velopharyngeal movement (14.4%), vocal cord movement disorders (28.6%), standing secretion (83.9%), penetration (38.4%), aspiration (24.1%), silent aspiration (15.2%), and impaired hypopharyngeal sensitivity (33%). Swallowing solid bolus test: residual (78.9%), penetration (23.2%), aspiration (18.9%), and impaired cough reflex (82.1%). …”
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Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches by Nafiseh Hosseini, Hamid Tanzadehpanah, Amin Mansoori, Mostafa Sabzekar, Gordon A. Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…The model was evaluated using accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, precision and f1-measure parameters. …”
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Four decades of phenology in an alpine amphibian: trends, stasis, and climatic drivers by Lenzi, Omar, Grossenbacher, Kurt, Zumbach, Silvia, Lüscher, Beatrice, Althaus, Sarah, Schmocker, Daniela, Recher, Helmut, Thoma, Marco, Ozgul, Arpat, Schmidt, Benedikt R.

“…Phenological shifts in breeding are observed in a wide number of amphibian populations, but less is known about populations living at high elevations, which are predicted to be more sensitive to climate change than lowland populations. …”
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Higher detectability of amyloid with phenol Congo red compared with alkaline Congo red by Marta Legatowicz-Koprowska, Justyna Szczygieł, Małgorzata Mańczak, Ewa Walczak

“…The commonly adopted gold standard technique is alkaline Congo red (ACR) staining, though its sensitivity is limited. There is a need for a simple and inexpensive screening method offering a better chance of detecting mini­mal amyloid deposits. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Pioglitazone and Omarigliptin in Rat Plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to Pharmacokinetic Study after Coadministration of the Two Drugs by Lin Wang, Jiaxi Wang, Chao Lin, Furong Wang, Xiangping Li, Wanhui Liu

“…The bioanalytical method was validated, and the selectivity, linearity, sensitivity, accuracy, precision, stability, recovery, and matrix effect were acceptable. …”
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High pulse pressure is associated with an increased risk of prediabetes in hypertensive individuals: A retrospective study based on an adult Chinese population. by Zhanxing Wu, Zhongqing Chen, Wenfei Zeng, Ganggang Peng, Zhenhua Huang

“…Cox regression and sensitivity analysis were used to examine the relationship between PP and prediabetes. …”
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Effect of walking meditation on perceived stress and mental well-being in oncology health-care professionals: A randomized controlled trial by Anjali Mangesh Joshi, Suchitra Ajay Mehta, Santoshi Raju Wadhwani

“…The intervention group practiced 20 min of WM daily, with moment-to-moment awareness of the physical sensations, thoughts, and emotions during walking. The control group did not receive any intervention. …”
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Osilodrostat treatment in patients with Cushing’s disease of Asian or non-Asian origin: a pooled analysis of two Phase III randomized trials (LINC 3 and LINC 4) by Akira Shimatsu, Beverly MK Biller, Maria Fleseriu, Rosario Pivonello, Eun Jig Lee, Rattana Leelawattana, Jung Hee Kim, Rama Walia, Yerong Yu, Zhihong Liao, Andrea Piacentini, Alberto M Pedroncelli, Peter J Snyder

“…Together, these findings suggest that Asian patients are more sensitive to osilodrostat than non-Asian patients.…”
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Combination of inflammatory proteins in serum can be used to diagnose papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph node metastasis by Yongqin Pan, Guanghao Wang, Delin Chen, Zhihui Wu, Yimwing Kei, Mingxi Xu

“…The combined diagnosis of these five proteins demonstrated excellent diagnostic performance in distinguishing patients with PTC-LNM (area under the curve = 0.967, sensitivity = 0.941, and specificity = 0.889). Further analysis revealed that IL12B and IL1A mRNAs were significantly overexpressed in patients with PTC-LNM. …”
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Toward Resilient Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Care: A Qualitative Study Involving Afghan Refugee Women in Pakistan by Yasir Shafiq, Ameer Muhammad, Kantesh Kumar, Zabin Wajid Ali, Saba Noor, Zamir Hussain Suhag, Rehman Tahir, Abdullah Jan, Luca Ragazzoni, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Martina Valente

“…The study calls for concerted efforts to implement culturally sensitive health interventions that include disaster risk management components to improve MNCH outcomes among Afghan refugees in crisis-affected settings. …”
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Quantifying Stress and Relaxation: A New Measure of Heart Rate Variability as a Reliable Biomarker by Emese Rudics, András Buzás, Antónia Pálfi, Zoltán Szabó, Ádám Nagy, Emőke Adrienn Hompoth, József Dombi, Vilmos Bilicki, István Szendi, András Dér

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Overall, we suggest this novel type of normalized variability ought to be used as a sensitive stress indicator, and in general, for the characterization of the complex processes of the vegetative nervous system.…”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components Predict the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Mainland Chinese: A 3-Year Cohort Study by Kun Wang, Qun-Fang Yang, Xing-Lin Chen, Yu-Wei Liu, Sheng-Shuai Shan, Hua-Bo Zheng, Xiao-Fang Zhao, Chang-Zhong Chen, Cheng-Yun Liu

“…Baseline MetS exhibited relatively high specificity (88% in males, 94% in females) and high negative predictive value (90% in males, 94% in females) but low sensitivity (36% in males, 23% in females) and low positive predictive value (31% in males and females) for predicting the 3-year risk of T2DM. …”
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Right ventricular strain impairment due to hypoxia in patients with COPD: a post hoc analysis of two randomised controlled trials by Konrad E Bloch, Mona Lichtblau, Silvia Ulrich, Felix C Tanner, Talant Sooronbaev, Maamed Mademilov, Michael Furian, Helga Preiss, Laura Mayer, Simon Rafael Schneider, Julian Müller, Stephanie Saxer, Anna Titz, Anwer Shehab, Lena Reimann

“…Speckle-tracking-derived analysis is potentially more sensitive to assess right ventricular (RV) function and we used this method to investigate the impact on RV function of patients with COPD ascending to high altitude and compared the results with the traditional echocardiographic parameters.Methods This post hoc analysis evaluates echocardiographic RV free wall strain (RVFWS) in patients with COPD GOLD grade 1–3 travelling from 760 m to 3100 m for a 2-day stay. …”
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Drug Efficacy Recommendation System of Glioblastoma (GBM) Using Deep Learning by Sajid Naveed, Mujtaba Husnain, Ali Samad, Amna Ikram, Hina Afreen, Ghulam Gilanie, Najah Alsubaie

“…The Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer (GDSC) database was used as the primary data source, containing 135,242 cell line-drug interactions, inhibitory concentration of cancer drug for more than 800 cancer cell lines. …”
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Species delimitation and microalgal cryptic diversity analysis of the genus Micractinium (Chlorophyta) by E. S. Krivina, A. D. Temraleeva, Yu. S. Bukin

“…The ABGD method was less “sensitive”. The tree-based approaches GMYC and PTP showed a more feasible taxonomy of the genus Micractinium, being an effective additional tool for distinguishing species. …”
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Healthy lifestyle and its change attenuated the risk of hypertension among rural population: evidence from a prospective cohort study by Tingyun Ren, Yinghao Yuchi, Wei Liao, Ning Kang, Ruiying Li, Chongjian Wang

“…Similar results could be found by the sensitivity analysis.ConclusionThe findings showed that healthy lifestyles could reduce blood pressure and hypertension risk, and that implementing healthier lifestyle changes could be an effective strategy to prevent hypertension in rural area.…”
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