Examining the impact of social stressor stimuli in eliciting physiological reactivity in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analys... by Samantha Burns, Agnes S K Wong, Earl Woodruff

“…Some individuals, such as individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are at risk of heightened sensitivity to stress responses. ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder commonly characterised by deficits in social communication and social interaction. …”
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Serum Calprotectin Level as an Inflammatory Marker in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients by Nergiz Bayrakci, Gülsüm Ozkan, Sonat Pinar Kara, Ahsen Yilmaz, Savas Guzel

“…Serum calprotectin at a cutoff level of 128.6 ng/mL differentiated hypertensives from healthy controls with a sensitivity of 69.4% and specificity of 68.4% (AUC = 0.767). …”
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A modified non-contrast MRI in the preoperative examination of periacetabular osteotomy at 3.0T by Chuanhui Xu, Xin Pan, Baochen Song, Guangwei Zhang, Daguang Zhang

“…Results The modified non-contrast MRI detected the labral injury with a sensitivity of 94%, a specificity of 75%, an accuracy of 92%, and a positive predictive value of 97%. …”
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RNA modification writer-based immunological profile and genomic landscape of tumor microenvironment in lung adenocarcinoma by Qiang Xu, Lingyu Kong, Zhezhu Han, Xiuying Jin, Mingyan Ding, Zhengri Piao, Songnan Zhang

“…In addition, we analyzed the association between TME features, molecular subtypes, treatment sensitivity, and immunotherapy efficacy. Results We comprehensively evaluated the changes in multilayer RNA modification writers and identified the role of RNA modification writer expression imbalances in LUAD emergence and progression. …”
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Near-Field Ground Motion Modal versus Wave Propagation Analysis by Artur Cichowicz

“…The strong ground motion sensors recorded mine-induced earthquakes in a deep gold mine, South Africa. …”
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Blue rings in trees and shrubs as indicators of early and late summer cooling events at the northern treeline by Agata Buchwal, Agata Buchwal, Pawel Matulewski, Ylva Sjöberg, Alma Piermattei, Alma Piermattei, Alan Crivellaro, Alan Crivellaro, Angela Balzano, Maks Merela, Luka Krže, Katarina Čufar, Alexander V. Kirdyanov, Alexander V. Kirdyanov, Tatiana Bebchuk, Tito Arosio, Ulf Büntgen, Ulf Büntgen, Ulf Büntgen

“…The high temperature sensitivity of pine trees in northern Fennoscandia has led to some of the most reliable tree-ring climate reconstructions in the world for the past millennia. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of 79 Patients with an Insulinoma: A Nationwide Retrospective Study in Finland by Elina Peltola, Päivi Hannula, Heini Huhtala, Saara Metso, Ulla Kiviniemi, Martine Vornanen, Juhani Sand, Johanna Laukkarinen, Mirja Tiikkainen, Camilla Schalin-Jäntti, Johanna Arola, Jukka Sirén, Antti Piiroinen, Minna Soinio, Pirjo Nuutila, Mirva Söderström, Hanna Hämäläinen, Leena Moilanen, David Laaksonen, Elina Pirinen, Fia Sundelin, Tapani Ebeling, Pasi Salmela, Markus J. Mäkinen, Pia Jaatinen

“…The overall imaging sensitivity improved from 39% in the 1980s to 98% in the 2000s (p<0.001). …”
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Impact of central corneal astigmatism on postoperative visual outcomes in patients undergoing trifocal intraocular lens implantation by Lan Wang, Jiaqi Meng, Jiao Qi, Dongling Guo, Yi Lu, Xiangjia Zhu

“…Postoperative evaluations were conducted at 3 months after surgery, including visual acuity, defocus curves, contrast sensitivity (CS), and objective and subjective visual quality. …”
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Immunoassay–mass spectrometry to identify Brucella melitensis by Amirreza Sharif, Ramin Bagheri Nejad, Alireza Ghassempour

“…The diagnostic time for this harmful bacterium is greatly decreased because the entire procedure from bacterial isolation to species identification is finished in less than 60 min. High sensitivity and specificity are demonstrated by the immunoassay–MS approach, as the spectral pattern it produces matches well-known databases like SPECLUST and Ribopeaks.…”
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Pre-operative Neutrophil-Lymphocyte and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratios as Predictors of Morbidity and Mortality in Diabetic Foot Infection Amputation Patients by Joseph Paulo Sales, Emiliano Tablante

“…Both markers showed 98% sensitivity in predicting the outcome. Specificity was 99% for the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and 93% for the platelet-lymphocyte ratio. …”
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Effectiveness of educational interventions to promote safe handling of pesticides: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Anne Cockcroft, Neil Andersson, Sergio Paredes-Solís, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio, Víctor Manuel Alvarado-Castro, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Claudia Erika Rios-Rivera, Janet Saldaña-Almazán

“…We will assess heterogeneity using the χ2 test and I2 statistic, conduct a sensitivity analysis by removing each study from the meta-analysis and evaluate publication bias with a funnel plot and Begg and Egger tests. …”
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New Evidence for <i>Cotinus coggygria</i> Scop. Extracts Application in Gastrointestinal Ailments by Dejan Stojković, Nina Dragičević, Marija Ivanov, Nevena Gajović, Milena Jurišević, Ivan Jovanović, Marina Tomović, Jelena Živković

“…<i>Micrococcus luteus</i>, <i>Streptococcus parasanguinis</i>, and <i>Candida tropicalis</i> were the most sensitive microbiological species, with MICs of 0.12 mg/mL for the most effective extracts. …”
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Construction of an anaplastic thyroid cancer stratification signature to guide immune therapy selection and validation of the pivotal gene HLF through in vitro experiments by Li Pengping, Yin Kexin, Xie Yuwei, Sun Ke, Li Rongguo, Wang Zhenyu, Jin Haigang, Wang Shaowen, Huang Yuqing

“…Among the 12 genes, HLF stood out due to its strong association with various cancer hallmarks.DiscussionOur study revealed that HLF impedes ATC progression by down-regulating the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathway, reducing T cell exhaustion, and increasing sensitivity to sorafenib, as demonstrated through our in-vitro experiments.…”
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Deep Learning-Based Identification of Echocardiographic Abnormalities From Electrocardiograms by Goro Fujiki, MD, Satoshi Kodera, MD, PhD, Naoto Setoguchi, MD, Kengo Tanabe, MD, PhD, Kotaro Miyaji, MD, PhD, Shunichi Kushida, MD, PhD, Mike Saji, MD, PhD, Mamoru Nanasato, MD, PhD, Hisataka Maki, MD, PhD, Hideo Fujita, MD, PhD, Nahoko Kato, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Watanabe, MD, PhD, Minami Suzuki, MD, Masao Takahashi, MD, PhD, Naoko Sawada, MD, PhD, Jiro Ando, MD, Masataka Sato, MD, Shinnosuke Sawano, MD, PhD, Susumu Katsushika, MD, PhD, Hiroki Shinohara, MD, PhD, Norifumi Takeda, MD, PhD, Katsuhito Fujiu, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Akazawa, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Morita, MD, PhD, Issei Komuro, MD, PhD

“…The composite findings label applying logistic regression had an area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve of 0.80 (95% CI: 0.80-0.81) with accuracy of 73.8% (95% CI: 73.2-74.4), sensitivity of 81.1% (95% CI: 80.5-81.8), and specificity of 60.7% (95% CI: 59.6-61.8). …”
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Acceptability and effectiveness of a study information video in improving the research consent process for youth: a non-inferiority trial by Sarah Bernays, Victoria Simms, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Katharina Kranzer, Tsitsi Bandason, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Ethel Dauya, Constance R S Mackworth-Young, Mandikudza Tembo, Constancia Mavodza, Tinashe Cynthia Mwaturura, Som Kumar Shrestha, Salmaan Ferrand, Talent Shavani

“…Using information videos for consent processes shows promise as a person-centred and context-sensitive approach to enhance the informed consent process and should be encouraged by ethics committees.…”
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Multi‑omics identification of a novel signature for serous ovarian carcinoma in the context of 3P medicine and based on twelve programmed cell death patterns: a multi-cohort machin... by Lele Ye, Chunhao Long, Binbing Xu, Xuyang Yao, Jiaye Yu, Yunhui Luo, Yuan Xu, Zhuofeng Jiang, Zekai Nian, Yawen Zheng, Yaoyao Cai, Xiangyang Xue, Gangqiang Guo

“…Conclusions The CDI-based model, which was established using 14 PCD-related genes, accurately predicted the tumor microenvironment, immunotherapy response, and drug sensitivity of patients with SOC. Thus this model may help improve the diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy of PPPM.…”
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Polatuzumab vedotin combined with bendamustine and rituximab for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A systematic review protocol. by Mohammadreza Eslami, Mahdi Mehrabi, Mehrdad Payandeh, Fakhredin Saba

“…Additionally, publication bias and sensitivity analyses will be performed, and the GRADE approach will be applied to assess the certainty of the evidence.…”
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Comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open colectomy in colon cancer patients: a study protocol for emulating a target trial using cancer registry data by Semaw Ferede Abera, Gabriele Robers, Anika Kästner, Ulrike Stentzel, Kerstin Weitmann, Wolfgang Hoffmann

“…Various comparator and sensitivity analyses will be performed to check the robustness of the results that will be estimated by the RPpsm main model. …”
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Serum adropin levels as a potential biomarker for predicting diabetic kidney disease progression by I-Wen Chen, I-Wen Chen, Cheng-Wei Lin, Cheng-Wei Lin, Cheng-Wei Lin, Chia-Ni Lin, Chia-Ni Lin, Szu-Tah Chen, Szu-Tah Chen, Szu-Tah Chen

“…Thus, adropin predicts CKD progression in T2D patients with 86% sensitivity and 70% specificity at 6872.24 pg/ml cutoff value. …”
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How Marine Megabenthos Fauna Responds to River Discharge and Artificial Flood in Large River Estuary by Debin Sun, Qinglu Fu, Jiao Wang, Linlin Chen, Jing Chen, Yilin Wang, Baoquan Li

“…ABSTRACT Estuaries are ecologically sensitive areas influenced by river regulation. Knowledge of how marine megabenthos responds to river regulation and artificial flooding events remains limited. …”
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