Multimodal Semantic Segmentation in Yangtze River Economic Belt: Outcome of the 2024 IEEE WHISPERS MMSeg-YREB Challenge by Jiepan Li, He Huang, Yu Xia, Xian Xu, Yingxin Wu, Qi Guo, Yinhe Liu, Yanfei Zhong, Jeongho Min, Sungbin Son, Hyeonjin Kim, Jaejun Yoo, Gemine Vivone, Chenyu Li, Wei He, Renwei Dian, Hao Liu, Haipeng Wang, Kan Wei, A. K. Qin, Naoto Yokoya, Shutao Li, Jocelyn Chanussot, Danfeng Hong

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ML‐UrineQuant: A machine learning program for identifying and quantifying mouse urine on absorbent paper by Warren G. Hill, Bryce MacIver, Gary A. Churchill, Mariana G. DeOliveira, Mark L. Zeidel, Marcelo Cicconet

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Identifying the Added Value and Requirements of Telerehabilitation in Home-based Geriatric Rehabilitation: An Exploratory Qualitative Study by Chris J. Gamble, Eleonore van Dam van Isselt, Sandra M.G. Zwakhalen, Noah Adams, Dennis P.H.G. Roekx, Jolanda C.M. van Haastregt

“…This exploratory qualitative study design conducted semi-structured interviews among nineteen care professionals, three patients and one informal caregiver. The qualitative data from these interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed with inductive content analysis. …”
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The ticking time-bomb. Health literacy in the context of genetic risk prediction in familial breast-ovarian cancer; A qualitative study by Mariya Lorke, Laura Harzheim, Kerstin Rhiem, Christiane Woopen, Saskia Jünger

“…The current study aims at understanding health literacy (HL) among persons at risk of developing familial breast-ovarian cancer (FBOC) from a bottom-up perspective—incorporating their viewpoints into the research process. …”
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Predictive value of TG/HDL-C and GFR-adjusted uric acid levels on cardiovascular mortality: the URRAH study by Elisa Russo, Francesca Viazzi, Roberto Pontremoli, Fabio Angeli, Carlo Maria Barbagallo, Bruno Berardino, Michele Bombelli, Federica Cappelli, Edoardo Casiglia, Rosario Cianci, Michele Ciccarelli, Arrigo F. G. Cicero, Massimo Cirillo, Pietro Cirillo, Lanfranco D’Elia, Giovambattista Desideri, Claudio Ferri, Ferruccio Galletti, Loreto Gesualdo, Cristina Giannattasio, Guido Grassi, Guido Iaccarino, Egidio Imbalzano, Luciano Lippa, Francesca Mallamaci, Alessandro Maloberti, Stefano Masi, Maria Masulli, Alberto Mazza, Alessandro Mengozzi, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Pietro Nazzaro, Paolo Palatini, Gianfranco Parati, Fosca Quarti-Trevano, Marcello Rattazzi, Gianpaolo Reboldi, Giulia Rivasi, Massimo Salvetti, Valerie Tikhonoff, Giuliano Tocci, Andrea Ungar, Paolo Verdecchia, Agostino Virdis, Massimo Volpe, Claudio Borghi, Working Group on Uric Acid and Cardiovascular Risk of the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA)

“…The study evaluated the association between TG/HDL-C ratio and SUA/GFR ratio, as well as their impact on the development of outcomes during the follow-up study period. …”
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Proinflammatory macrophages release CXCL5 to regulate T cell function and limit effects of αPD-1 in steatosis-driven liver cancer by Taojian Tu, Handan Hong, Diala Alhousari, Lina He, Mario Alba, Yiwei Gu, Brittney Hua, Phillip Nguyen, Qi Tang, Tianyi Xia, Karam Ashouri, Anastasia Martynova, Christina Nakhoul, Whitaker Cohn, Genshu Wang, Geyang Xu, Zhang-Xu Liu, Curtis Okamoto, Enrique Cadenas, Julian Whitelegge, Weiming Yuan, Shefali Chopra, Keigo Machida, Liyun Yuan, Anthony El-Khoueiry, Bangyan L. Stiles

“…ANOVA/t tests were used for data analysis. Results: Using LiPten steatosis-tumor mice, we identified CXCL5 as the NAC most robustly upregulated as steatosis progresses to cancer (>100 fold, n = 6–11). …”
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Inhibitory effect of chlorogenic acid extract from peach blossoms on growth of Monilinia fructicola by WANG Haijing, ZHANG Man, LI Haiping, WU Meilan, LIU Chunsheng, SU Kai, ZHANG Chenguang, MENG Dong, YANG Qing, SUPRUN Ivan Ivanovich, WU Junkai

“…[Objective] Brown rot is a destructive disease in peach production, which directly threatens the sustainable development of peach industry. This disease not only causes fruit spoilage, but also leads to significant economic losses during postharvest storage and transportation. …”
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Deep learning radiomics of left atrial appendage features for predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence by Yanping Yin, Sixiang Jia, Jing Zheng, Wei Wang, Ziwen Wang, Jiangbo Lin, Wenting Lin, Chao Feng, Shudong Xia, Weili Ge

“…Cox proportional hazard regression analysis assessed the relationship between AF recurrence and LAA volume. …”
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Appraising the quality standard of clinical practice guidelines related to central venous catheter-related thrombosis prevention: a systematic review of clinical practice guideline... by Guan Wang, Shuai Zhang, Jing Zhang, Xiuying Hu, Yongya Wu, Wenmo Yao, Faqian Bu, Aoxue Wang

“…Objective To evaluate the quality and analyse the content of clinical practice guidelines regarding central venous catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) to provide evidence for formulating an evidence-based practice protocol and a risk assessment scale to prevent it.Design Scoring and analysis of the guidelines using the AGREE II and AGREE REX scales.Data sources Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and the Chinese Biomedical Literature, and the relevant websites of the guideline, were searched from 1 January 2017 to 26 March 2022.Eligibility criteria Guidelines covering CRT treatment, prevention, or management were included from 1 January 2017 to 26 March 2022.Data extraction and synthesis Three independent reviewers systematically trained in using the AGREE II and AGREE REX scales were selected to evaluate these guidelines.Results Nine guidelines were included, and the quality grade results showed that three were at A-level and six were at B-level. …”
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Evaluation and management of incomplete ovarian function suppression in premenopausal breast cancer patients receiving anti-hormone therapy by Ruchi Patel, Elizabeth Weil, Sara Bugamelli, Emma Carroll, Kylie Steinke, Erinn Stockhausen, John Burfeind, Colin Mooney, Janet Retseck, Deepika Sriram, Jutta Deininger, Angela Halbach, Maressa Sweeney, Sailaja Kamaraju, Lubna N. Chaudhary, Yee Chung Cheng

“…The primary outcome was proportion of patients identified per the E2 monitoring protocol that fail to achieve OFS for two consecutive levels over an 18-month period. Nominal data were compared using the chi-squared or Fisher’s exact test, and continuous data using the Mann Whitney U or student’s t-test, where appropriate. …”
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The triple-helix model as foundation of innovative entrepreneurial ecosystems by Klaus Bruno Schebesch, Horațiu Florin Șoim, Radu Lucian Blaga

“…“Hidden Champions”). Statistical analysis of entrepreneurial performance data confirms power law decay, which confirms the action of path-depend processes. …”
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Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability Minimization by Salah Boubkar Salah Abdou, Chee Yen Leow, SeungHwan Won, Wee Kiat New, Abdullah M. Almasoud

“…However, high Outage Probability (OP) might still occur when non-buffering UAV transmits data directly. To address this critical issue, we explore the integration of a buffer-aided UAV relay and develop an Efficient Probability Based UAV (EP-UAV) scheme to reduce the OP efficiently while maintaining appropriate latency. …”
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The Russia-Ukraine war reduced food production and exports with a disparate geographical impact worldwide by Nan Jia, Zilong Xia, Yinshuai Li, Xiang Yu, Xutong Wu, Yingjie Li, Rongfei Su, Mengting Wang, Ruishan Chen, Jianguo Liu

“…Here we address this gap by developing a rapid assessment framework that integrates remote sensing, policy monitoring, and network analysis to evaluate the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war on global winter cereal production and trade. …”
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Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on cancer in laboratory animal studies, a systematic review by Meike Mevissen, Angélique Ducray, Jerrold M. Ward, Annette Kopp-Schneider, James P. McNamee, Andrew W. Wood, Tania M. Rivero, Kurt Straif

“…Methods: Eligibility criteria: Based on pre-established Populations, Exposures, Comparators, Outcomes, and Study Type (PECOS) criteria, studies in experimental animals of the following study types were included: chronic cancer bioassays, initiation-(co–)promotion studies, and studies with tumor-prone animals.Information sources: MEDLINE (PubMed), Science Citation Index Expanded and Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science), and the EMF Portal.Data abstraction and synthesis: Data are publicly available online as interactive visuals with downloadable metadata. …”
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Establishment and validation of predictive model of ARDS in critically ill patients by Senhao Wei, Hua Zhang, Hao Li, Chao Li, Ziyuan Shen, Yiyuan Yin, Zhukai Cong, Zhaojin Zeng, Qinggang Ge, Dongfeng Li, Xi Zhu

“…Results 400 critically ill patients were included in the analysis, with 117 developing ARDS during follow-up. …”
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Automatic segmentation model and machine learning model grounded in ultrasound radiomics for distinguishing between low malignant risk and intermediate-high malignant risk of adnex... by Lu Liu, Wenjun Cai, Feibo Zheng, Hongyan Tian, Yanping Li, Ting Wang, Xiaonan Chen, Wenjing Zhu

“…Abstract Objective To develop an automatic segmentation model to delineate the adnexal masses and construct a machine learning model to differentiate between low malignant risk and intermediate-high malignant risk of adnexal masses based on ovarian-adnexal reporting and data system (O-RADS). …”
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Prediction of risk factors of plastic bronchitis in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia by Shiyin Mu, Jia Zhai, Yongsheng Guo, Bing Huang, Yingxue Zou

“…This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with PB in children with SMPP and develop a comprehensive risk factor scoring system. …”
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Construction of an evaluation indicator system for the emergency management capability of major infectious diseases in urban communities by Xiuying Guan, Wentao Li, Nan Cui, Jiacen Yu, Libin An

“…A systematic literature retrieval strategy was developed, encompassing both domestic and international publications on emergency management capacity. …”
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Prognostic model for predicting recurrence in breast cancer patients in Saudi Arabia by Ousman Khan, Jimoh Olawale Ajadi, Fahad Almsned, Hani Almohanna, Amjad Alrasheed, Ridwan A. Sanusi, Nurudeen A. Adegoke

“…Using multivariable penalized logistic regression combined with a nested cross-validation framework and multivariate Cox regression analysis to determine time-dependent risk factors for breast cancer recurrence, we developed prognostic models that incorporated age, stage, tumor size, and treatment type. …”
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Modeling of peatland fire risk early warning based on water dynamics by B. Kartiwa, . Maswar, A. Dariah, . Suratman, N.L. Nurida, N. Heryani, P. Rejekiningrum, H. Sosiawan, S.H. Adi, I. Lenin, S. Nurzakiah, Ch. Tafakresnanto

“…Afterward, this soil moisture criterion was transferred into precipitation value to develop a peat fire early warning model for estimating the days left before a high peat fire risk status was attained based on the latest daily rainfall rates.CONCLUSION: This study has developed a simple peat fire early warning model using daily precipitation data. …”
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