The relationship between oxLDL, sLOX-1, PCSK9 and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes by Zeki Dogan, Abdulhalim Senyigit, Sinem Durmus, Canan Duvarcı, Remise Gelişgen, Hafize Uzun, Omur Tabak

“…ROC curve analyses showed that PCSK9, as well as oxLDL and LOX-1, was a strong predictor of T2DM with high sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Leveraging Deep Learning and Multimodal Large Language Models for Near-Miss Detection Using Crowdsourced Videos by Shadi Jaradat, Mohammed Elhenawy, Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Alexander Paz, Richi Nayak

“…At the event level, ViTs delivered a strong performance with a test accuracy of 77.27% and an F1-score of 67.37%, while CNN+LSTM, although lower in overall performance, demonstrated significant potential with a test accuracy of 78.1% and an F1-score of 68.69%. …”
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Aroma Analysis of Table Grape Berries Based on Electronic Nose Detection by Shengyang Niu, Xuewei Liu, Meiling Lin, Xiucai Fan, Ying Zhang, Lei Sun, Chonghuai Liu, Jianfu Jiang

“…Eight special germplasm with strong aroma (organic compounds of nitrogen oxides, alcohols, alkanes and sulfur) were selected: ‘Spabang’, ‘Neijingxiang’, ‘Zaotian Muscat’, ‘Jinmeigui’, ‘Zhengguo 6’, ‘Muscat Angel’, ‘Zizao’, and ‘Qiumi’. …”
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DNA hypomethylation-mediated upregulation of GADD45B facilitates airway inflammation and epithelial cell senescence in COPD by Yuan Zhan, Qian Huang, Zhesong Deng, Shanshan Chen, Ruonan Yang, Jiaheng Zhang, Yating Zhang, Maocuo Peng, Jixing Wu, Yiya Gu, Zhilin Zeng, Jungang Xie

“…Results: GADD45B expression was significantly increased in COPD patients and strongly associated with lung function, whereas other family members presented no changes. …”
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Mechanistic insights and atmospheric implications of the degradation reaction of 3-methoxy-1-propanol by reaction with hydroxyl radicals and identification of the end products in t... by Abolfazl Shiroudi, Theo Kurtén, Jacek Czub

“…The computed overall rate constant is 1.85 × 10‒11 cm3 molecule‒1 sec‒1 at atmospheric pressure and room temperature, which is consistent with the experimental value of (2.15 ± 0.28)×10‒11 cm3 molecule‒1 sec‒1. This strong agreement confirms the reliability of the computational approach, which provides insights into the atmospheric reactivity and degradation pathways of 3M1P. …”
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Cancer Risk in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Anders M Ekbom

“…Pharmacological therapy with sulfasalazine entailed a strong protective effect against colorectal cancer (relative risk of 0.34, 95% CI 0.190 to 0.62).…”
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Navigating vaccination in pregnancy: Qualitative study in 21 ethnically diverse pregnant women. by Mohammad S Razai, Michael Ussher, Lucy Goldsmith, Sally Hargreaves, Pippa Oakeshott

“…The analysis revealed several themes: concerns about vaccine safety, particularly regarding newer vaccines due to lack of long-term data; reliance on healthcare professionals for guidance, balanced with personal research; and a strong desire for clear and comprehensive information specifically tailored to pregnant women. …”
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Decreased Levels of Insulin-Regulated Aminopeptidase (IRAP) in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study by Osman Köse, Koray Gök, Elif Köse, Sezen Irmak Gözükara, Abdullah Tüten, Mehmet Sühha Bostancı

“…Serum IRAP levels are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance. …”
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Effects of computer-assisted learning for removable partial denture design on learning outcomes and satisfaction by Prinn Chantanahom, Chaiy Rungsiyakull, Marisa Sukapattee, Pisaisit Chaijareenont, Pimduen Rungsiyakull

“…Active learning strategies resulted in more substantial improvements when applied to students with a strong foundation in lecture-based learning.…”
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The Wayqecha Amazon Cloud Curtain Ecosystem Experiment: A new experimental method to manipulate fog water inputs in terrestrial systems by Daniel B. Metcalfe, Darcy F. Galiano Cabrera, Luis Miguel Alvarez Mayorga, Roxana Sacatuma Cruz, Daniela Corrales Alvarez, Blanca Rosa Espinoza Otazu, Walter Huaraca Huasco, Jimmy R. Chambi, Maria E. Ezquerra, Beisit L. Puma Vilca, Mark Mulligan, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Heidi Asbjornsen, Paulo R. L. Bittencourt, Aline B. Horwath, David C. Bartholomew

“…The treatment caused a strong reduction in both air humidity and leaf wetness, and an increase in vapour pressure deficit, above the canopy compared to the control plot. …”
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Assessing the impact of sewage and wastewater on antimicrobial resistance in nearshore Antarctic biofilms and sediments by Melody S Clark, Benjamin H Gregson, Carla Greco, Harisree Paramel Nair, Marlon Clark, Claire Evans, Kevin A. Hughes, Kudzai Hwengwere, Marcus Leung, Lloyd S Peck, Caray A. Walker, William Chow

“…Conclusions Our results suggest minimal effect of a strong feeder source (i.e. sewage effluent) on biofilm and sediment microbial community composition, with each site developing its unique niche community. …”
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Graph representation federated learning for malware detection in Internet of health things by Mohamed Amjath, Shagufta Henna, Upaka Rathnayake

“…GAT follows with 92% accuracy, 91% precision, and 91% F1 score, while GCN, with a high ROC-AUC of 0.95, shows strong class discrimination but lower accuracy (88%) and F1 score (87%). …”
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Incidence and Associated Factors of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Abdominal Surgery in the Public Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Geresu Gebeyehu, Ashenafi Eshetu, Senait Aweke

“…Age >65years, duration of surgery >3 hours, preoperative SpO2% <94%, cigarette smoking, and postoperative serum albumin level <3.5 g/dl were factors strongly associated with postoperative pulmonary complications. …”
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Research on Productivity Evaluation Method Based on Shale Gas Well Early Flow Stage Data by Yize Huang, Xizhe Li, Wei Guo, Xiaohua Liu, Wei Lin, Chao Qian, Mengfei Zhou, Yue Cui, Xiaomin Shi

“…The Blasingame method is recommended for medium-to-high-production gas wells, whereas a normalized pressure integral method is suggested for low-production wells. A strong exponential quantitative link between the AOF and the EUR shows that a fracture system’s initial productivity has a significant impact on a well’s EUR. …”
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the clinical identification of spinal infection-associated pathogens by Tengfei Shi, Yuhan Lin, Xuexin Zheng, Hongliang Ruan, Rui Zhang, Yinhuan Liu, Shaohan Xu, Shaohan Xu, Huafeng Wang

“…When combined with imaging and laboratory indicators, mNGS can significantly improve the accuracy of SI diagnosis and provide strong support for clinical treatment.…”
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Interactive effects of atmospheric oxidising pollutants and heat waves on the risk of residential mortality by Nan Ren, Huimin Huang, Baoying Liu, Chuancheng Wu, Jianjun Xiang, Quan Zhou, Shuling Kang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Yu Jiang

“…The risk of residential mortality increased with increasing temperature, with a strong and long-lasting effect and a maximum cumulative lagged effect of 1.11% (95% CI: 1.01, 1.23). …”
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Alkaloid content variability in the seeds of narrow-leafed lupine accessions from the VIR collection under the conditions of the Russian Northwest by M. A. Vishnyakova, A. V. Salikova, T. V. Shelenga, G. P. Egorova, L. Yu. Novikova

“…., before the times when low-alkaloid cultivars were intensively developed. Strong variability of the character across the years was observed in the accessions grown under the same soil and climate conditions in both years. …”
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Correlation between uterine microbiota and pregnancy outcomes of embryo transfer in overweight and obese women by Ying Yan, Ying Li, Lingling Wu, Yuxuan Zhang, Hong Guo, Yazhong Ji

“…After regrouping based on β-hCG results 10-12 days post-transfer, in the Con-negative group (the group with negative β-hCG in the Con group, n=16) the relative abundances of pathogenic bacteria such as Klebsiella (p&lt;0.001), Parasutterella (p=0.004), Dialister (p=0.01), and Gardnerella (p=0.029) were significantly higher than in the Con-positive group (the group with positive β-hCG in the Con group, n=15).ConclusionOverweight and obese women possess a distinct uterine microbiota, characterized by a lower relative abundance of Lactobacillus and an increased relative abundance of pathogenic bacteria, along with specific genera strongly associated with obesity. In individuals with higher BMI, pathogenic bacteria are more likely to impair endometrial receptivity, ultimately leading to adverse pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Deflection of screen surface and spatial deformation law of screen apertures during 1 mm elastic screening by Haishen JIANG, Ran YANG, Runyu LIU, Shijie YU, Peng GUO, Miao PAN, Long HUANG, Chenlong DUAN

“…Under the action of water and clay minerals, the process of wet material screening has some problems such as strong adhesion between fine particles, significant agglomeration effect, difficulty in particle separation and layering, and severe clogging on the screen surface, leading to difficulties in material sieving and poor screening performance, which can severely restrict the large-scale upgrading and processing of coal. …”
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Screening approaches and potential of isolated lactic acid bacteria for improving fermentation of Saccharina latissima by Evangelia Zioga, Susan Løvstad Holdt, Fredrik Gröndahl, Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen

“…Results By employing high-throughput analytical workflows, the screening processing time is minimized, and among the different strains from a well-characterized strain collection, it was possible to distinguish between strong acidifiers and to replicate similar results when the volumes were scaled from 96-well plates to lab-scale fermentations (40 mL) of whole seaweed. …”
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