A novel multimodality anthropomorphic phantom enhances compliance with quality assurance guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging in radiotherapy by Meshal Alzahrani, David A Broadbent, Irvin Teh, Bashar Al-Qaisieh, Emily Johnstone, Richard Speight

“…This study compares a novel multimodality anthropomorphic phantom to an American College of Radiology (ACR) phantom for a subset of these MRI-specific QA tests in RT. Materials and methods: A novel 3D-printed multimodality head-and-neck anthropomorphic phantom was compared to an ACR large MRI phantom. …”
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The StbHLH47 transcription factor negatively regulates drought tolerance in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Peijie Wang, Xiaojuan Wu, Nan Li, Hushuai Nie, Yu Ma, Juan Wu, Zhicheng Zhang, Yanhong Ma

“…Additionally, RT‒qPCR was used for fluorescence quantification of the expression of StNCED1 and StERD11, which are known for their drought resistance, and the results revealed that the expression levels were much lower in OE-StbHLH47 than in WT plants. …”
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Outcomes of COVID-19 in the Omicron-predominant wave: large-scale real-world data analysis with a comparison to influenza by Koichi Miyashita, Hironao Hozumi, Kazuki Furuhashi, Eiji Nakatani, Yusuke Inoue, Hideki Yasui, Yuzo Suzuki, Masato Karayama, Noriyuki Enomoto, Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Naoki Inui, Toshiyuki Ojima, Takafumi Suda

“…Patients with COVID-19 in the Omicron-predominant wave were compared with their counterparts in earlier waves, and a subset of the former group (May 2022–April 2023) was compared with patients with influenza as controls. …”
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Occurrence of Taenia species and Toxoplasma gondii in pigs slaughtered in Bujumbura city, Kayanza and Ngozi provinces, Burundi by Salvator Minani, Emma Spiessens, Alyssa Labarrière, Pascal Niyokwizera, Anastasie Gasogo, Jean-Bosco Ntirandekura, Chiara Trevisan, Sarah Gabriël

“…The tongue, heart and masseter muscles were dissected by making slices less than 5 mm thick to estimate the intensity and stages of T. solium cysticerci. A subset of cysticerci and suspected lesions per infected pig were examined using PCR-RFLP to differentiate Taenia spp. …”
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Role of Arg1+ ILC2s and ILCregs in gestational diabetes progression by Zhangyun Gong, Haixing Yi, Jie Zhang, Wan Li, Hao Wang, Peipei Guo, Caihua Li, Anan Pan, Yunxia Cao, Zhimin Lu, Huanhuan Jiang

“…Abstract Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a newly discovered subset of immune cells that are responsible for regulation of the immune microenvironment. …”
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Cohort profile: the ChicagO Multiethnic Prevention and Surveillance Study (COMPASS) by Habibul Ahsan, Farzana Jasmine, Muhammad G Kibriya, Briseis Aschebrook-Kilfoy, Liz Stepniak, Rajan Gopalakrishnan, Andrew Craver, Paul Zakin, Saira Tasmin, Karen E Kim, Kathleen H Goss, Marcy List, Michelle LeBeau

“…Indoor air monitoring data and stool samples are being collected from a subset of participants. On collection, all biological samples are processed and aliquoted within 24 hours before long-term storage and subsequent analysis.Findings to date The cohort reported an average age of 53.7 years, while 80.5% identified as African-American, 5.7% as Hispanic and 47.8% as men. …”
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Characterization of Enterobacterales growing on selective CPE screening plates with a focus on non-carbapenemase-producing strains by Reut Efrati Epchtien, Elizabeth Temkin, Mor N. Lurie-Weinberger, Ophir Kastel, Alona Keren-Paz, David Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli

“…Species identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing were performed using VITEK systems. …”
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Investigation of risk factors associated with Ancylostoma spp. infection and the benzimidazole F167Y resistance marker polymorphism in dogs from the United States by Pablo D. Jimenez Castro, Jennifer L. Willcox, Haresh Rochani, Holly L. Richmond, Heather E. Martinez, Cecilia E. Lozoya, Christian Savard, Christian M. Leutenegger

“…Overall, Ancylostoma spp. had a prevalence of 1.76% (15,537/885,424), with the highest in the South 3.73% (10,747/287,576), and the lowest in the West 0.45% (632/140,282). Within the subset of Ancylostoma spp.-detected dogs used for further analysis, the F167Y SNP had an overall prevalence of 14.44% with the highest in the West and the lowest in the Midwest (10.76%). …”
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The effectiveness of providing training and ongoing support to foster cultural humility in volunteers serving as mentors to youth of color: a mixed-methods study protocol by Bernadette Sánchez, Amy J. Anderson, Carla Herrera, David L. DuBois, Kay Thursby Bourke, Jean K. Sack, So Jung Lee, Karen Burchwell, Lidia Y. Monjaras-Gaytan, Yesenia Garcia-Murillo

“…Multiple qualitative interviews are conducted with a subset of youth, mentors, parents and BBBS staff to examine how the intervention works and how it impacts relationship development and youth outcomes over time. …”
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Dietetic service provision and nutritional interventions provided to patients with head and neck sarcoma: Findings from a national United Kingdom centre five-year audit by Florence Cook, Dimitris Tatsis, Malla Salli, Deepti Sinha, Nicholas Kalavrezos

“…Objectives: Head and neck sarcomas (HNS) represent a subset of malignancies which may be treated with multiple-modalities including chemotherapy followed by surgery and/or radiotherapy. …”
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Engagement and Follower Growth: Social Media Strategies of Swiss Athletes at the Paris Olympics by Larssyn Staley, Florian Droux

“…However, it must be noted that these analyses are based on a subset of the delegation and may not reflect the entire delegation, but rather only the top performers. …”
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Exhaustion of CD8pos central memory regulatory T cell differentiation is involved in renal allograft rejection by Florian Kälble, Jonas Leonhard, Jonas Leonhard, Martin Zeier, Oliver Zivanovic, Matthias Schaier, Andrea Steinborn

“…The pathogenesis of graft deterioration in case of rejection involves the exhaustive differentiation of both CD8pos T cell subsets, but the causal mechanisms have not yet been identified.MethodsIn this study, we separately investigated the differentiation of CD8posTregs/Tresps in 134 stable KTR with no evidence of renal graft rejection, in 41 KTR diagnosed with biopsy-confirmed rejection at enrolment and in 5 patients who were unremarkable at enrolment, but developed rejection within three years of enrolment. …”
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Clinical analysis and case series report on autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy presenting with autonomic dysfunction by Xiao Ke Wu, Guojie Zhai, Jin Ru Zhang, Hua Ping Du, Lan Hu, Shu Ye Yu, Hai Lun Hang, Sirui Han, Yanlin Zhang, Yuan Xu

“…The higher the cerebrospinal fluid protein level, the worse the prognosis of autonomic nervous system.ConclusionBladder dysfunction and gastrointestinal dysfunction are the primary manifestations of autonomic dysfunction in GFAP-A patients, with a subset also experiencing abnormalities in heart rate, blood pressure, and sweating. …”
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Exploring ketogenic diet resistance in glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome: A comprehensive review and critical appraisal by Raffaele Falsaperla, Vincenzo Sortino, Gerhard Josef Kluger, Thomas Herberhold, Andrea Rüegger, Pasquale Striano, Martino Ruggieri, Joerg Klepper, Georgia Ramantani

“…Ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) is the preferred approach to address the underlying metabolic anomaly. However, a subset of GLUT1DS patients presents resistance to KDT, with the causes remaining elusive. …”
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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease and Sodium Velocity Predicts Overall Survival in Nonmetastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients by Justin Y. Tang, Nitin Ohri, Rafi Kabarriti, Santiago Aparo, Jennifer Chuy, Sanjay Goel, Jonathan M. Schwartz, Milan Kinkhabwala, Andreas Kaubisch, Chandan Guha

“…Conclusions. We identified a subset of HCC patients who have extremely poor prognosis by incorporating the rate of short-term change in MELD-Na to baseline MELD-Na score.…”
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Cost-efficient assignment panel for ducks. Setup of a cost-efficient assignment panel for duck populations.  by Chapuis, Hervé, Brard-Fudulea, Sophie, Hazard, Azélie, Vignal, Alain, Demars, Julie, Rouger, Romuald, Teissier, Marc, Gilbert, Hélène

“…In a second step, to obtain the final 96 markers, a subset of the previous reference set was combined with genotypes from 133 Pekin and 127 Muscovy, which were the parents of the experimental populations to assign. …”
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A novel early stage drip irrigation system cost estimation model based on management and environmental variables by Masoud Pourgholam-Amiji, Khaled Ahmadaali, Abdolmajid Liaghat

“…The ANN model (MLP) was found to be the best model for a subset of features in the easily available feature part, with R2 = 0.912, RMSE = 0.008, and VE = 0.083 in the training stage and R2 = 0.882, RMSE = 0.009, and VE = 0.103 in the testing stage. …”
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Mutation in CDC42 Gene Set as a Response Biomarker for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy by Kun Wang, Yingying Zhang, Zhaoming Su, Bei Wang, Yuanyang Zhou, Xiaochu Tong, Chengying Xie, Xiaomin Luo, Sulin Zhang, Mingyue Zheng

“…ABSTRACT Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have achieved great success; however, a subset of patients exhibits no response. Consequently, there is a critical need for reliable predictive biomarkers. …”
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The impact of architectural modifications on relative resistance to fluid flow in ventricular catheters by Rajesh Kumar Madhavan, Ahmad Faryami, Nathan Tappen, Pranav Gopalakrishnan, Shaheer H. Ajaz, Carolyn A. Harris

“…These catheters were tested in a portable custom-made ventricular catheter testing device to analyze relative resistance to flow between catheter designs. A subset of catheters with varying lumen diameters was tested in 0.30 mL/min saline flow with 2.5% blood to simulate early blood exposure.ResultsWith increasing hole and lumen diameter, we found a significant decrease in overall catheter relative resistance using DIH20 (P < 0.001 and P < 0.002 respectively, n = 5). …”
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Vehicle Re-Identification Based on Multiple Magnetic Signatures Features Evaluation by Juozas Balamutas, Dangirutis Navikas, Vytautas Markevicius, Mindaugas Cepenas, Algimantas Valinevicius, Mindaugas Zilys, Michal Prauzek, Jaromir Konecny, Zhixiong Li, Darius Andriukaitis

“…The validation experiments demonstrate the efficacy of presented approach in extracting critical features that hold the potential for successfully re-identifying same vehicles. For tested subset up to 90 % re-identification accuracy can be reached. …”
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