Effect of Aging on the Antifungal Activity and Surface Roughness of Soft Lining Material Incorporated with Chitosan Nano-Particles by Huda Abdul-Wahab Abdul-Shafi, Hawraa Khalid Aziz

“…Divided into 3 groups according to the test: Sensitivity test, viable count test and surface roughness test. …”
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Simultaneous non-contrast assessment of cardiac microstructure and perfusion in vivo in the human heart by Camila Munoz, Eunji Lim, Pedro F. Ferreira, Dudley J. Pennell, Sonia Nielles-Vallespin, Andrew D. Scott

“…However, the spin echo-based approaches typically used for cardiac IVIM suffer from low sensitivity to changes in perfusion. The aim of this work was to develop a stimulated-echo (STEAM)-based method for IVIM and diffusion tensor cardiovascular magnetic resonance to simultaneously provide biomarkers of microstructure and perfusion in vivo in the human heart. …”
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Automated method of bronchus and artery dimension measurement in an adult bronchiectasis population by Angelina L.P. Pieters, Qianting Lv, Jennifer J. Meerburg, Tjeerd van der Veer, Eleni-Rosalina Andrinopoulou, Pierluigi Ciet, James D. Chalmers, Michael R. Loebinger, Charles S. Haworth, J. Stuart Elborn, Harm A.W.M. Tiddens

“…Conclusion The automated BA method, which is an accurate and sensitive tool, demonstrates a stronger correlation between visual and automated assessment and lung function when using a higher cut-off value to define bronchiectasis.…”
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Agreement Between Isokinetic Dynamometer and Hand-held Isometric Dynamometer as Measures to Detect Lower Limb Asymmetry in Muscle Torque After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruc... by Angelica Ivarsson, Anna Cronström

“…The hand-held dynamometer was more sensitive in detecting abnormal limb symmetry index in flexion torque, which promotes the option of use of hand-held dynamometers to detect differences between the injured and uninjured leg after ACL reconstruction…”
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A relational approach to co-create Advance Care Planning with and for people living with dementia: a narrative study by Tharin Phenwan, Judith Sixsmith, Linda McSwiggan, Deans Buchanan

“…Abstract Background Discussing Advance Care Planning (ACP) with people living with dementia (PwD) is challenging due to topic sensitivity, fluctuating mental capacity and symptom of forgetfulness. …”
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Automatic vessel segmentation and reformation of non-contrast coronary magnetic resonance angiography using transfer learning-based three-dimensional U-net with attention mechanism by Lu Lin, Yijia Zheng, Yanyu Li, Difei Jiang, Jian Cao, Jian Wang, Yueting Xiao, Xinsheng Mao, Chao Zheng, Yining Wang

“…In subjects with CAG, the prevalence of CAD was 71%. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy at patient-based analysis were 94%, 71%, and 88%, respectively, by AI post-processed whole-heart CMRA. …”
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Targeted sequencing analysis pipeline for species identification of human pathogenic fungi using long-read nanopore sequencing by Nattapong Langsiri, Navaporn Worasilchai, Laszlo Irinyi, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard, Wieland Meyer, Ariya Chindamporn

“…Comparing various methods to generate the consensus sequence for fungal species identification, the results from this study indicate that read clustering using a modified version of the NanoCLUST pipeline is more sensitive than Canu or VSEARCH, as it classified species accurately with a lower abundance cluster of reads (3% abundance compared to 10% with VSEARCH). …”
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Towards quantifying exfiltration from in situ sanitary sewer pipes by John F. Griffith, Joshua A. Steele, Adriana Gonzalez-Fernández, Kenneth C. Schiff

“…This process is repeated up to six times to achieve a sensitivity of 0.95 L per experimental pipe segment. …”
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Review of two decades of cholera diagnostics--how far have we really come? by Michal H Dick, Martine Guillerm, Francis Moussy, Claire-Lise Chaignat

“…Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays maintain the ability to detect the lowest amount of bacteria; however CIAs achieve both low detection thresholds and high sensitivity and specificity, making them possible candidates for use in field conditions. …”
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Risk Factors for Contralateral Occult Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Patients with Clinical Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study by Liu Yihao, Li Shuo, Xi Pu, Wang Zipeng, Sun Hanlin, Chang Qungang, Wang Yongfei, Yin Detao

“…The ROC curve of the aggregate potency of the risk factors presents AUC = 0.701 (P<0.001), and the best cutoff value was 2.02, with a sensitivity of 78.3% and specificity of 55.2%. Furthermore, there was no statistical correlation between the diameter of the occult tumor and the four obtained variables. …”
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Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function—FEEL Trial Results by Maria Emília Figueiredo Teixeira, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Andréa Araújo Brandão, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Roberto Esporcatte, Mário Henrique Elesbão de Borba, Ana Clara Neri Ávila Baleeiro, Beatriz Caldas Gonçalves, Enzo Inumaru, Enzo Mata de Sousa, Giovana Barros Leal, Henrique Soares de Araújo Pereira Farias, Juliana Alves de Souza, Lure Emilly Barreto da Silva, Matheus Canguçu de Paiva Queiroz, Frederico Rafael Moreira, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, John Eikelboom, Álvaro Avezum

“…Main outcomes were between group difference in change from baseline to 12 weeks in office and central BP, HBPM and FMD, using t-tests, analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) adjusting for baseline differences, and, in addition, missing data imputation as a sensitivity analysis. Results: Fifty-one patients were randomized to spirituality-based intervention and 49 to control group. …”
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Enhancing salinity tolerance in cultivated rice through introgression of African rice genes and application of moringa leaf extract by Heba A. Saleh, Shaimaa M. N. Tourky, Farag Ibraheem, Samy A. Abo-Hamed, Wafaa M. Shukry, Walid H. Elgamal, Eman M. Elghareeb

“…Herein, we investigated the vegetative growth and physiological responses of Giza 177 (Oryza sativa, salinity sensitive, high-yielding cultivar) and a promising introgression salt tolerant line (sativa/glaberrima; SG 65) from a population of Giza 177 × African rice (Oryza glaberrima) under low (2.75 mS/cm) and high (5.5 mS/cm) salinity stress. …”
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TransRAUNet: A Deep Neural Network with Reverse Attention Module Using HU Windowing Augmentation for Robust Liver Vessel Segmentation in Full Resolution of CT Images by Kyoung Yoon Lim, Jae Eun Ko, Yoo Na Hwang, Sang Goo Lee, Sung Min Kim

“…<b>Results:</b> In the 3Dricadb dataset, the proposed model achieved a DSC of 0.948 and a sensitivity of 0.944 in liver vessel segmentation. This study demonstrated that the proposed augmentation method is effective and robust by comparisons with the model without augmentation and with the general augmentation method. …”
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Lipotoxicity and metabolic disorders at obesity by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…In this aspect it is necessary to focus on glitazones (PPARs ligands), metformin among pharmacological substances, which has no influence on insulin secretion, however it has a lot of extrapancreatic effects by which it reduces increased concentrations of glucose in blood, improves tissue sensitivity to insulin and, thus, increases uptake of glucose by liver and muscles cells. …”
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Alternative disease management strategies for organic apple production in the United Kingdom by Lucas Alexander Shuttleworth

“…Biological control agents, for example, often require more applications than chemicals, need correct timing to work effectively, and can be sensitive to weather and orchard management. Additionally, a thorough understanding of disease ecology by growers is helpful for more effective implementation of organic control methods. …”
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Association of exposure to second-hand smoke during childhood with blood DNA methylation by Marta Cosin-Tomas, Thanh Hoang, Cancan Qi, Giulietta S. Monasso, Ryan Langdon, Simon Kebede Merid, Lucinda Calas, Paula de Prado-Bert, Rebecca Richmond, Vincent VW Jaddoe, Liesbeth Duijts, John Wright, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Regina Grazuleviciene, Marianna Karachaliou, Gerard H. Koppelman, Erik Melén, Olena Gruzieva, Martine Vrijheid, Paul Yousefi, Janine F. Felix, Stephanie J. London, Mariona Bustamante

“…Linear regression models adjusted for covariates were fitted to examine the association between the number of household smokers in postnatal life (0, 1, 2+) and child blood DNAm. Sensitivity models without adjusting for MSDP and restricted to mothers who did not smoke during pregnancy were evaluated. …”
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Alternative futures of food consumption in Tehran metropolis by Farshid Azizkhani, Mohammad Rahim Eivazi, Majid mokhtarianpour, Muhammad Reza Esmaili Givi

“…Although this article does not predict a specific future for food in Tehran, But, given the recognition and sensitivity of the events, it can be very useful for long-term decisions. …”
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Effect of the host-specific toxin SnTOX3 from Stagonospora nodorum on ethylene signaling pathway regulation and redox-state in common wheat by S. V. Veselova, G. F. Burkhanova, T. V. Nuzhnaya, S. D. Rumyantsev, I. V. Maksimov

“…The results of plant redox status estimation showed that ethylene inhibited accumulation of hydrogen peroxide in SnTox3-sensitive genotypes by regulating the operation of various pro-/antioxidant enzymes at the transcriptional and posttranslational levels. …”
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Guidance for otolaryngology health care workers performing aerosol generating medical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marc J. W. Lammers, Jane Lea, Brian D. Westerberg

“…Recommendations During the COVID-19 pandemic all elective and non-time sensitive Otolaryngology procedures should be deferred to mitigate the risk of transmission of infection to HCWs. …”
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Exploring the relationship between trunk flexibility and arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Iván Cavero-Redondo, Helder Fonseca, Iris Otero-Luis, Lucimere Bohn, Carla Geovanna Lever-Megina, Nerea Moreno-Herraiz, Alicia Saz-Lara

“…Subgroup analyses by sex and age revealed significant associations predominantly in men and older individuals. Sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the findings, and meta-regression models showed no significant differences according to age, BMI, or blood pressure. …”
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