US-county level variation in intersecting individual, household and community characteristics relevant to COVID-19 and planning an equitable response: a cross-sectional analysis by Mathew V Kiang, Nancy Krieger, Caroline O Buckee, Jarvis T Chen, Taylor Chin, Rebecca Kahn, Ruoran Li, Satchit Balsari

“…We defined ‘high’ risk counties as those above the 75th percentile. This threshold can be changed using the online tool.Setting US counties.Participants Analyses are based on publicly available county-level data from the Area Health Resources Files, American Community Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlas file, National Center for Health Statistic and RWJF Community Health Rankings.Results Our findings demonstrate significant intercounty variation in the distribution of individual, household and community characteristics that affect risks of infection, severe disease or mortality from COVID-19. …”
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Performance of Large Language Models on the Korean Dental Licensing Examination: A Comparative Study by Woojun Kim, Bong Chul Kim, Han-Gyeol Yeom

“…Conclusion: Using the KDLE as a benchmark, our study demonstrates that although LLMs have not yet reached human-level performance in overall scores, both Claude3-Opus and ChatGPT-4 exceed the cut-off scores and perform exceptionally well in specific subjects. …”
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Evaluating the surgical and oncological outcomes of hepatic artery variations in minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy: insights from 2023 data at a high-volume pancreatic cen... by Tianyu Li, Liangbo Dong, Dongming Zhang, Jiashu Han, Menghua Dai, Junchao Guo, Qiang Xu, Weibin Wang, Xianlin Han, Chen Lin

“…However, the impact of hepatic artery variations (HAV) and clinically relevant HAV (CR-HAV) on MIPD outcomes remains under-investigated. …”
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Changes in Methylation Patterns of Tumor Suppressor Genes during Extended Human Embryonic Stem Cell Cultures by Kyung Min Kang, Jeoung Eun Lee, Ji Eun Park, Hyunjin Kim, Hee Yeon Jang, Minyeon Go, Dong Ryul Lee, Sung Han Shim

“…The CGI methylation of the FHIT gene was higher at late passage than at early passage in CHA-15, CHA-31, CHA-32, and iPS (FS)-1 cell lines but decreased at the late passage in CHA-20 and H1 cell lines. …”
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Low Levels of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Constitute an Independent Risk Factor for Arterial Stiffness in Korean Women by Kunhee Han, Hyejin Chun, Moon-Jong Kim, Doo-Yeoun Cho, Soo-Hyun Lee, Bo Youn Won, Kwang-Min Kim, Nam-Seok Joo, Young-Sang Kim

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Large Language Models Powered Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis for Enhanced Customer Insights by Mariana Água, Nuno Antonio, Marco P. Carrasco, Carimo Rassal

“…In the age of social networks, user-generated content has become vital for organizations in tourism and hospitality. …”
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Patients by Marie-Laure Matthey-Giè, Ariane Boubaker, Igor Letovanec, Nicolas Demartines, Maurice Matter

“…Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma (PEM), and other rare skin neoplasms have a well-known risk to spread to regional lymph nodes. …”
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Assessing Pubic Symphysis Evolution in Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus): Insights From Computer Tomography on Primiparous and Non‐Breeding Females by Sabrina Vieu, Héloïse Hugon, Samuel Boucher, Clément Bercker, Jean‐François Bruyas, Marion Fusellier

“…ABSTRACT In guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), dystocia is a common occurrence. Several factors have been identified in the literature, including the ossification of the pubic symphysis following failure to breed before 9–12 months of age. …”
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Hypothermia regulates mitophagy and apoptosis via PINK1/Parkin-VDAC 3 signaling pathway during oxygen-glucose deprivation/recovery injury by Luying Zhang, Song Yang, Hao Cui, Chenchen Hang, Xingsheng Wang, Le An, Zhenyu Shan, Zhen Liang, Rui Shao, Ziren Tang

“…However, whether hypothermia can regulate both apoptosis and mitophagy through the PINK1/Parkin-VDAC3 signaling pathway or not. …”
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Virulence factor discovery identifies associations between the Fic gene family and Fap2+ fusobacteria in colorectal cancer microbiomes by Geicho Nakatsu, Duhyun Ko, Monia Michaud, Eric A. Franzosa, Xochitl C. Morgan, Curtis Huttenhower, Wendy S. Garrett

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RAS/BRAF Circulating Tumor DNA Mutations as a Predictor of Response to First-Line Chemotherapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients by Jiannan Yao, Wanchun Zang, Yang Ge, Nathaniel Weygant, Pan Yu, Lei Li, Guanhua Rao, Zhi Jiang, Rui Yan, Linjia He, Yang Yu, Mulan Jin, Gang Cheng, Guangyu An

“…Methods. 76 mCRC patients treated in Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital from 2011 to 2017 were enrolled. …”
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Nicotinamide mononucleotide restores impaired metabolism, endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis in old sedentary male mice by Kevin Kiesworo, Thomas Agius, Michael R. Macarthur, Martine Lambelet, Arnaud Lyon, Jing Zhang, Guillermo Turiel, Zheng Fan, Sènan d’Almeida, Korkut Uygun, Heidi Yeh, Sébastien Déglise, Katrien de Bock, Sarah J. Mitchell, Alejandro Ocampo, Florent Allagnat, Alban Longchamp

“…Aged EC harvested from the mouse skeletal muscle displayed a pro-angiogenic gene expression phenotype, along with considerable changes in metabolic genes. Metabolomics analysis and 13C glucose tracing revealed impaired ATP production and blockade in glycolysis and TCA cycle in late passage HUVECs, which occurred at nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD⁺)-dependent steps, along with NAD+ depletion. …”
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An Analytical Study on Student Perceptions of Using CHATGPT in Language Translation by Zakaryia Almhasees, Hussein Abu Rayyash, Sameer Olimat, Dana Mahadin

“… This study explores user perceptions and practical employment of ChatGPT Translation among students involved in English-Arabic translation tasks. …”
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Development of Collagen-Based 3D Matrix for Gastrointestinal Tract-Derived Organoid Culture by Joo Hyun Jee, Dong Hyeon Lee, Jisu Ko, Soojung Hahn, Sang Yun Jeong, Han Kyung Kim, Enoch Park, Seon Young Choi, Sukin Jeong, Joong Woon Lee, Han-Jun Cho, Min-Soo Kwon, Jongman Yoo

“…Collagen-based matrix was made, using type 1 collagen, Ham’s F12 nutrient mixture, and bicarbonate. Then, characteristics of mouse colon organoids were analyzed by morphology and quantitative messenger RNA (mRNA) expression, revealing that the mouse colon organoids grown in the collagen-based matrix and in Matrigel had quite similar morphology, specific markers, and proliferative rates. …”
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Lateral Condyle Fracture of the Humerus in Children Treated with Bioabsorbable Materials by Véronique Andrey, Stéphane Tercier, Frédéric Vauclair, Aline Bregou-Bourgeois, Nicolas Lutz, Pierre-Yves Zambelli

“…Children were seen at 3, 6, and 12 months and more than 4 years (mean 51.8 months) postoperatively. …”
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Iodine Density of Lymphoma, Metastatic SCCA, and Normal Cervical lymph nodes: A Comparative Analysis Based on DLSCT [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Urusaya Wangprasertkul, Arvemas Watcharakorn, Warit Tarathipmon, Varalee Mingkwansook

“…Comparing lymphomatous nodes with metastatic SCCA nodes, the lymphomatous nodes had significantly lower values of ID (p<0.002) and CEAV (p<0.001). …”
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Molecular Characterization of Chicken Anemia Virus Circulating in Chicken Flocks in Egypt by Mohammed AboElkhair, Alaa G. Abd El-Razak, Abd Elnaby Y. Metwally

“…Although many previous studies reported detection of chicken anemia virus (CAV) in Egypt since 1990, genomic characterization of this circulating CAV has not been published. …”
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Structural Analysis of Inhibitor Binding to Enterovirus-D68 3C Protease by Vincent N. Azzolino, Ala M. Shaqra, Akbar Ali, Nese Kurt Yilmaz, Celia A. Schiffer

“…For other antivirals where resistance has been a challenge, we have demonstrated that the likelihood of resistance can be minimized by designing inhibitors that leverage the evolutionary constraints of the target. …”
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User satisfaction with referrals at a collaborative virtual reference service Virtual reference services, Reference services, Referrals, User satisfaction by Nahyun Kwon

“…</b> This study investigated unmonitored referrals in a nationwide, collaborative chat reference service. Specifically, it examined the extent to which questions are referred, the types of questions that are more likely to be referred than others, and the level of user satisfaction with the referrals in the collaborative chat reference service. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Lumbosacral Complications Following Long‐Segment Spinal Fusion in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis by Tinghua Jiang, Xinuo Zhang, Qingjun Su, Xianglong Meng, Aixing Pan, Hanwen Zhang, Yong Hai

“…The area under the curve value of the prediction model was 0.804, with a 95% confidence interval of 0.715–0.892, indicating that the model had a high prediction accuracy. …”
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