Effect of cytotoxic CD8+ T-cells secretory proteins on hypoxic pancreatic cancer cells. by Eiman Abdo, Mohammad A Ismail, Sabal Al Hadidi, Mairvat Al-Mrahleh, Tareq Saleh, Malik Zihlif, Nidaa A Ababneh

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Hypoxia decreases PANC-1 cells' sensitivity to cytotoxic CD8+ T-cells. Reduced tumor cell susceptibility to CD8+ T-cells was associated with increased IL-6 expression and reduced TNF-α and IFN-γ levels. …”
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Attention to Monkeypox: An Interpretable Monkeypox Detection Technique Using Attention Mechanism by Avi Deb Raha, Mrityunjoy Gain, Rameswar Debnath, Apurba Adhikary, Yu Qiao, Md. Mehedi Hassan, Anupam Kumar Bairagi, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

“…Finally, to comprehensively assess the performance of our model, we employed a range of evaluation metrics, including Cohen&#x2019;s Kappa, Matthews Correlation Coefficient, and Youden&#x2019;s J Index, alongside traditional measures like accuracy, F1-score, precision, recall, sensitivity, and specificity. The attention-based MobileNetV2 model demonstrated impressive results, outperforming the baseline models by achieving 92.28&#x0025; accuracy in the extended MSID dataset, 98.19&#x0025; in the original MSID dataset, and 93.33&#x0025; in the Monkeypox Skin Lesion Dataset (MSLD) dataset.…”
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Assessment of Visual Quality in Eyes with Forme Fruste Keratoconus and Mild and Moderate Keratoconus Based on Optical Quality Analysis System II Parameters by Zhonghao Ren, Liyan Xu, Qi Fan, Kaili Yang, Shengwei Ren, Dongqing Zhao

“…Correlations between optical quality parameters and mean central keratometry readings (Kmean) were evaluated. The sensitivity and specificity of the parameters were analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC). …”
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Exploring the purpose and stages of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in audiology research: a case study approach by Helen Pryce, Nisha Dhanda, Jean Straus

“…PPIE contributors highlighted the need for non-judgmental, empathetic approaches and culturally sensitive language. The PPIE component of the ethnographic study emphasises the importance of creating appropriate communication environments and implementing tailored inclusion strategies to address barriers faced by PPIE contributors in their participation. …”
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Store Separation: Photogrammetric Solution for the Static Ejection Test by Luiz Eduardo Guarino de Vasconcelos, Nelson Paiva Oliveira Leite, André Yoshimi Kusumoto, Leandro Roberto, Cristina Moniz Araujo Lopes

“…The two main techniques for determining the quantitative store trajectory data with 6DoF (six degrees of freedom) are photogrammetry and instrumented telemetry packages (data obtained from inertial sensors that are installed in the store). Each presents advantages and disadvantages. …”
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Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential is a risk factor of gastric cancer: A Prospective Cohort in UK Biobank study by Zhihui Xi, Huolun Feng, Kunling Chen, Xin Guo, Dandan Zhu, Jiabin Zheng, Yong Li

“…These positive associations remained significantly in sensitivity analyses adjusted by known risk factors. …”
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Genotypic difference in response to copper stress in upland cotton as revealed by physiological and molecular expression analyses by Jianfei Wu, Tao Wang, Yin Huang, Shuiping Xiao, Xiaoxia Luo, Yanfeng Deng, Xiu Yang, Qingquan Kong, Feiyu Tang

“…Results Based on the phenotypic values and corresponding tolerance indexes of 12 parameters, A2304 and A1415 were identified as Cu-tolerant and -sensitive, respectively. Compared to A1415, A2304 exhibited significantly higher antioxidant enzyme activities and non-enzymatic antioxidant levels, producing fewer amounts of reactive oxygen species and a lower level of malonyldialdehyde. …”
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A prediction nomogram for residual after negative pressure aspiration for endogenic cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: a retrospective study by Yan Lei, Na Zhang, Yu Liu, Xin Du

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to calculate the area under the curve, sensitivity, specificity, and other metrics to assess its discriminative performance. …”
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Early Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Children with Beta-thalassaemia Major: A Cross-sectional Study by Himani Aggarwal, Monica Verma, Shuchi Bhalla, Dinkar Yadav, Kapil Bhalla, Abhishek Soni

“…In terms of diagnostic performance, YKL-40 (pg/mL) emerged as the best parameter regarding both Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) Curve (AUROC) and sensitivity, demonstrating its strong ability to detect liver fibrosis. …”
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A Miniaturized Low-Weight 2.4 GHz Circularly Polarized Antenna Using 3D Printing Technology by Xinyue Guo, Qian Chen, Xiangyu Zhou, Minjia Chai, Zhixiang Huang, Lixia Yang, Yingsong Li

“…This proposed antenna with a lightweight of 1.7 g can maintain a stable landing from the air, which can be deployed from air vehicles and to build an outdoor sensor network.…”
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Interventions for SARS-CoV-2 prevention among Jailed adults: A network-based modeling analysis by Isaac Schneider, Karina Wallrafen-Sam, Shanika Kennedy, Matthew J. Akiyama, Anne C. Spaulding, Samuel M. Jenness

“…For the seven scenarios involving contact tracing and quarantining, total quarantines over the simulation and the number of quarantines per day were calculated to determine the quarantine requirements. Sensitivity analyses compared the impact of jointly varying vaccination rates and contact tracing rates. …”
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A fast monocular 6D pose estimation method for textureless objects based on perceptual hashing and template matching by Jose Moises Araya-Martinez, Jose Moises Araya-Martinez, Vinicius Soares Matthiesen, Vinicius Soares Matthiesen, Simon Bøgh, Jens Lambrecht, Rui Pimentel de Figueiredo

“…However, this task often requires expensive equipment such as 3D cameras or Lidar sensors, as well as significant computational resources. …”
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Advanced colon cancer detection: Integrating context-aware multi-image fusion (Camif) in a multi-stage framework by M.V.R. Vittal

“…It also demonstrated strong performance metrics with a specificity of 99.91, sensitivity of 99.10, accuracy of 98.18, and a Dice coefficient of 99.82, highlighting its robust capability in accurately detecting colon cancer.…”
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Effect of neuraminidase inhibitor-resistant mutations on pathogenicity of clade 2.2 A/Turkey/15/06 (H5N1) influenza virus in ferrets. by Natalia A Ilyushina, Jon P Seiler, Jerold E Rehg, Robert G Webster, Elena A Govorkova

“…Our results suggest that highly pathogenic H5N1 variants carrying mutations within the NA active site that decrease susceptibility to NA inhibitors may possess increased virulence in mammalian hosts compared to drug-sensitive viruses. There is a need for novel anti-influenza drugs that target different virus/host factors and can limit the emergence of resistance.…”
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Protocol for the economic evaluation of metacognitive therapy for cardiac rehabilitation participants with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression by Patrick Doherty, David Reeves, Gemma E Shields, Adrian Wells, Lora Capobianco, Anthony Heagerty, Deborah Buck, Linda M Davies

“…A decision analytical economic model will be developed to synthesise trial data with the published literature over a longer time frame. Sensitivity analysis will explore uncertainty. Guidance of the methods for economic models will be followed and dissemination will adhere to reporting guidelines.Ethics and dissemination The economic evaluation includes a within-trial analysis. …”
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tiRNA-Gln-CTG is Involved in the Regulation of Trophoblast Cell Function in Pre-eclampsia and Serves as a Potent Biomarker by Yixiao Wang, Xiaohong Ji, Hengmei Shi, Sicong Liu, Hong Yu

“…Y-box binding protein-1 (YBX1) may be involved in loading tiRNA-Gln-CTG into EVs. The sensitivity of low tiRNA-Gln-CTG levels for predicting the onset of PE in suspected cases was 91.7% within 1 week of delivery, 85.7% within 4 weeks of delivery, and 89.3% before delivery, with corresponding specificities of 84.5%, 79.2%, and 73.4%, respectively. …”
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The elderly population’s social networks and HIV perceptions: Evidence from China by Jie Shen, Junfang Xu

“…In the survey study, considering the sensitivity of sexual behavior, HIV risk behavior of the elderly population is more difficult to measure, so the intermediate variable of HIV perceptions was used instead of the sexual behavioral variable. …”
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A Prospective Observational Study to Establish a Correlation Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss by Anshu Chopra, Madhurima Bannerjee, Sanjoy Ghosh

“…In case of bilateral tinnitus with unequal intensity, ear with higher intensity tinnitus was tested first. Sensation level of tinnitus was calculated by subtracting the hearing loss threshold from tinnitus loudness in decibel. …”
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The Performance of Irrigation Schemes in Sudan Affected by Climate Variability and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam by Shamseddin M. Ahmed, Khalid G. Biro Turk, Hassan Ali Dinar

“…The Rahad and El-Gunied schemes exhibited heightened sensitivity to GERD-induced changes, primarily due to their reliance on irrigation water sourced from pumping stations dependent on Blue Nile water levels. …”
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A Bio-Inspired Visual Neural Model for Robustly and Steadily Detecting Motion Directions of Translating Objects Against Variable Contrast in the Figure-Ground and Noise Interferenc... by Sheng Zhang, Ke Li, Zhonghua Luo, Mengxi Xu, Shengnan Zheng

“…Thirdly, the non-linear instantaneous feedback mechanism in divisive contrast normalization is adopted to reduce local contrast sensitivity; further, the parallel ON and OFF contrast pathways are activated. …”
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