Clinical Significance of NKD Inhibitor of WNT Signaling Pathway 1 (NKD1) in Glioblastoma by Lijun Li, Ruiying Gao, Weizhong Huangfu, Fang Zhang, Ruixia Wang

“…Immune cell enrichment in glioblastoma and its correlation with NKD1 level was finally assessed using bioinformatics analyses. Results. …”
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Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulations of the HLA-G Gene by Erick C. Castelli, Luciana C. Veiga-Castelli, Layale Yaghi, Philippe Moreau, Eduardo A. Donadi

“…We reviewed the structure of the HLA-G promoter region and its implication in transcriptional gene control, the structure of the HLA-G 3′UTR and the major actors of the posttranscriptional gene control, and, finally, the presence of regulatory elements in the coding region.…”
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Comparative Study of Fuel and Greenhouse Gas Consumption of a Hybrid Vehicle Compared to Spark Ignition Vehicles by Edgar Vicente Rojas-Reinoso, Michael Anacleto-Fernández, Jonathan Utreras-Alomoto, Carlos Carranco-Quiñonez, Carmen Mata

“…The numerical model compared the values of fuel consumption measured with those calculated on all the routes with the highest traffic, finally indicating which vehicle with the smallest cylinder capacity is optimal, with an average consumption of 14 km/l on each route compared to a hybrid vehicle with an average consumption of 8.5 km/l per route, for better fuel performance within the Metropolitan District of Quito, in heavy traffic conditions. …”
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Study on Optimization of Grouting Curtain Design of Damsin Karst Areas Based on Response Surface Methodology by XIE Mengshan, CAO Lei, GUO Xiaojing, LIU Xu, ZHANG Cong, JIANG Maiyong, LI Jinyou

“…Curtain grouting is an effective measure to solve the seepage problem of dams in karst areas.In order to optimize the grouting curtain design of dams in karst areas and effectively control the seepage flow and pressure of the dam foundation,a curtain service model of dams in karst areas is firstly built by using multi-field coupling software,and the evaluation standard of curtain service performance of dams in karst areas is put forward.Secondly,based on experimental design of Box-Behnken response surface,a regression model among curtain permeability coefficient,curtain height,curtain width,and Ca(OH)₂ dissolution rate in the curtain body in karst areas is established.Finally,according to the fmincon function in Matlab,a model for optimizing design parameters of grouting curtain in karst areas is established,and the optimal combination of design parameters of curtain of a dangerous dam in the karst area is solved by taking the minimum curtain grouting amount as the optimization principle under the condition of satisfying the curtain service performance.The results show that the curtain permeability coefficient is the most important factor affecting the Ca(OH)₂ dissolution rate in the dam curtain in karst areas,followed by the curtain height and width.In view of the safety and economic requirements of the project,it is suggested that the curtain height of 15.80 m and the curtain width of 4.51 m should be adopted in the curtain design of the dam in the karst area.The research results can provide a reference for evaluating the service performance of dam curtain in karst areas and offer a new idea for optimizing the design of grouting curtain of dams in karst areas.…”
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Methods and Models of Market Risk Stress-Testing of the Portfolio of Financial Instruments by A. M. Karminsky, E. V. Seryakova

“…Parametric StressVaR model is applicable to shares and options stress-testing;model based on "Grek" indicators is used for options; for euroobligation regional factor model is used. Finally some theoretical recommendations about managing market risk of the portfolio are given.…”
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Improved lung nodule segmentation with a squeeze excitation dilated attention based residual UNet by Dhafer Alhajim, Karim Ansari-Asl, Gholamreza Akbarizadeh, Mehdi Naderi Soorki

“…The proposed model was evaluated using the publicly available Lung Nodule Analysis 2016 (LUNA16) dataset, achieving a Dice Similarity Coefficient of 97.86%, IoU of 96.40%, sensitivity of 96.54%, and precision of 98.84%. Finally, it was shown that each added component to the U-Net’s structure and the intensity normalization technique increased the Dice Similarity Coefficient by more than 2%. …”
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A novel adaptive droop-based SoC balancing control strategy for distributed energy storage system in DC microgrid by Liangliang Guo, Xinrui Liu, Xinyu Li, Rui Wang, Hanwen Ren, Zhiliang Wang, Qiuye Sun

“…In addition, the stability analysis of the proposed control strategy is carried out to ensure the stable operation of the system in theory. Finally, the control method proposed in this paper is evaluated comprehensively on MATLAB/Simlink simulation platform and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) experimental platform. …”
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The microbiome of Total Suspended Particles and its influence on the respiratory microbiome of healthy office workers by Giulia Solazzo, Sabrina Rovelli, Simona Iodice, Matthew Chung, Michael Frimpong, Valentina Bollati, Luca Ferrari, Elodie Ghedin

“…Indoor TSP exposure was negatively associated with commensal bacteria and positively associated with Staphylococcus aureus relative abundance. Finally, a correlation between the relative abundance of respiratory bacteria identified in the indoor TSP and the upper respiratory microbiome was found, suggesting a potential interaction between TSP and the upper airways.…”
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Triglyceride glucose-waist circumference as a useful predictor for diabetes mellitus: a secondary retrospective analysis utilizing a Japanese cohort study by Yawei Li, Linlin Shan, Qiong Wen, Changchun Cao, Meiling Huang, Chunxia Zhang, Xiaoping Li, Kun Wang, Tianlun Zhou, Fubing Zha, Yulong Wang

“…Results After a maximum of 13.0 years of follow-up, 358 people finally developed diabetes. Upon adjusting for covariates, the result showed TyG-WC was positively and independently associated with incident Diabetes Mellitus (DM) (Hazard Ratio (HR): 1.004, 95%C: 1.001–1.006). …”
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Biomonitoring potential of trace metal accumulation and bioavailability in coral skeletons and reef sediments of Persian Gulf: A comparative study by Seyed Hassan Mousavi, Mehdi Gholamalifard, Seyed Mahmoud Ghasempouri

“…Then freeze-dried sediments and coral powder were ground, sieved (63 μm), digested (using United States Environmental Protection Agency - Method 3050b) and filtered (Whatman No. 42). Finally, trace metals were analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry instrument. …”
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Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging responses in head and neck cancer patients treated with magnetic resonance-guided hypofractionated radiation therapy by Ryan Bonate, Musaddiq J. Awan, Heather A. Himburg, Stuart Wong, Monica Shukla, Sergey Tarima, Joseph Zenga, Eric S. Paulson

“…Materials and methods: Seventeen subjects with advanced HNSCC underwent MR-guided RT with daily qMRI using a 15-fraction regimen to a cumulative dose of 50, 55, or 60 Gy. A 1.5 T MRI-Linac collected daily intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM), T1, and T2 mappings. …”
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The Influence of Vertical Resolution on Internal Tide Energetics and Subsequent Effects on Underwater Acoustic Propagation by L. Hiron, M. C. Schönau, K. J. Raja, E. P. Chassignet, M. C. Buijsman, B. K. Arbic, A. Bozec, E. F. Coelho, M. S. Solano

“…Increasing the number of isopycnal layers, up to 48, increases the available potential energy contained in high (third‐to‐eighth) tidal baroclinic modes. Finally, sound speed variability and acoustic parameters differ for simulations with less than 48 layers. …”
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Vulnerability Analysis of China-Europe Railway Express Network Based on Improved Nonlinear Load-Capacity Model by Chao Zhu, Xiaoning Zhu

“…Subsequently, the failure load is redistributed proportionally to neighboring nodes and remaining normal nodes based on time-varying load and initial capacity of nodes. Finally, the improved NLC model is applied to the C-ER Express under different simulation scenarios. …”
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Oral Health Impact Profile in Celiac Patients: Analysis of Recent Findings in a Literature Review by Gabriele Cervino, Luca Fiorillo, Luigi Laino, Alan Scott Herford, Floriana Lauritano, Giuseppe Lo Giudice, Fausto Famà, Rossella Santoro, Giuseppe Troiano, Gaetano Iannello, Marco Cicciù

“…The first analysis with filters recorded 67 manuscripts accordingly with the selected keywords. Finally, a number of 16 appropriate published papers were comprehended in the review. …”
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A High-resolution Spectroscopic Survey of Directly Imaged Companion Hosts. I. Determination of Diagnostic Stellar Abundances for Planet Formation and Composition by Aneesh Baburaj, Quinn M. Konopacky, Christopher A. Theissen, Sarah Peacock, Lori Huseby, Benjamin J. Fulton, Roman Gerasimov, Travis S. Barman, Kielan K. W. Hoch

“…We also calculate the C/S and O/S ratios, which will help us to better constrain planet formation, especially once planetary sulfur abundances are measured using JWST. Finally, we find no evidence of highly elevated metallicities or abundances for any of our targets, suggesting that a super metal-rich environment is not a prerequisite for large, widely separated gas planet formation. …”
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Evaluation Model of Enterprise Lean Management Effect Based on Data Mining by Rui Chang

“…In the process of simulation experiment, the method of maximum satisfaction of fuzzy multiobjective programming is adopted, and the influence of factors such as the preference of decision-makers and price discounts on the result of task allocation is analyzed in combination with specific examples. Finally, on the basis of fully considering the characteristics of management services, we build a comprehensive evaluation index system for management service providers in terms of service capabilities, service quality, informatization capabilities, and cooperation risks and comprehensively consider the uncertain factors in the decision-making process. …”
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A Survey of SNP Data Analysis by Xiaojun Ding, Xuan Guo

“…We also list the advantages and disadvantages of these methods. Finally, we discuss the future directions of SNP data analysis for genome-wide association.…”
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Calculation and Control Methods for Equivalent Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Based on Nonuniform Distribution of Stress by Yongsheng Yao, Junfeng Qian, Jue Li, Anshun Zhang, Junhui Peng

“…Thirdly, the subprogram of the finite element software is compiled and redeveloped based on the elastic constitutive model, and the calculation method for the resilient modulus of each point in the subgrade under the traffic load is proposed when the convergence criterion is set up. Finally, according to the deflection equivalence of the elastic double layer and elastic half-space, the calculation and control methods for equivalent resilient modulus of the top surface of subgrade under nonuniform stress distribution are put forward, and the field verification tests are carried out. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Rissen Clusters Detected in Azores Archipelago, Portugal by Leonor Silveira, Miguel Pinto, Joana Isidro, Ângela Pista, Patrícia Themudo, Luís Vieira, Jorge Machado, João Paulo Gomes

“…Considering the well-known spread of MDR between gastrointestinal bacteria, the identification of MDR circulating clones should constitute an alert to public health authorities. Finally, this study constitutes the starting point for the implementation of the “One Health” approach for Salmonella surveillance in Portugal.…”
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Urban Scenic Spot Activity Center Investment: Strategic Construction Company Selection Using the Grey System-II Thinking Compromise Ranking of Alternatives from Distance to Ideal S... by Shuo Zhang, Moses Olabhele Esangbedo

“…Using the proposed GS2T with the developed Grey-CRADIS method in conjunction with the decision-makers’ preferences, Company-2 was found to be the best contractor for the construction project. Finally, classical MCDM methods such as theWeighted Sum Model (WSM) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) were employed to confirm the top-ranking contractor.…”
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