Comparative Diagnostic Performance of Amyloid‐β Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease: A Head‐to‐Head Meta‐Analysis by Fang Li, Jiang Cheng, Kaihui Jin, Li Zhao, Junyong Li, Jia Wu, Xiaolu Ren

“…Sensitivity and specificity were assessed using the DerSimonian and Laird method, followed by transformation via the Freeman–Tukey double inverse sine transformation. …”
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Development of viral infectious clones and their applications based on yeast and bacterial artificial chromosome platforms by Yiyi Wu, Shangqing Gao, Guanya Liu, Mengwei Wang, Ruixiao Tan, Baoying Huang, Wenjie Tan

“…Abstract Infectious Clones represent a foundational technique in the field of reverse genetics, allowing for the construction and manipulation of full-length viral genomes. The main methods currently used for constructing viral infectious clones include Transformation-associated recombination (TAR), which is based on Yeast Artificial Chromosome (YAC) and Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC). …”
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Immunoregulatory function of Ganoderma spore oil in immunocompromised mice by YI Youjin, HU shun, XIONG Xingyao, LIU Dongbo, ZHONG Yingli, YI Chuanzhu

“…However, the related parameters for Ganoderma spore oil group were higher than model control group and the difference was obvious (P<0.05), indicating that the Ganoderma spore oil could increase the spleen index, thymus index, lymphocyte transformation and DTH level, and improve the content of serum hemolysin in immunocompromised mice. …”
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Histochemical Assessment of Reticulin–Collagen Patterns in the Mid-Secretory Endometrium Predicts Recurrent Pregnancy Loss by Nazerke Oshakhtiyeva, Dmitriy Klyuyev, Zhanna Amirbekova, Rinat Gatin, Anar Turmukhambetova, Kamilya Makhambetova, Irina Kadyrova, Yevgeniy Kamyshanskiy

“…We propose to use the method of histochemical evaluation of the reticulin–collagen pattern in order to stratify groups of women of fertile age at risk of reproductive failure.…”
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A novel multi-scale and fine-grained network for large choroidal vessels segmentation in OCT by Wei Huang, Qifeng Yan, Lei Mou, Yitian Zhao, Wei Chen, Wei Chen, Wei Chen

“…The experimental results show that the proposed method has the best performance compared to the most advanced segmentation networks currently available. …”
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Parallel multi‐rate simulation scheme for modular multilevel converter‐based high‐voltage direct current with accurate simulation of high‐frequency characteristics and field progra... by Chongru Liu, Yanqi Hou, Haoyun Dong, Yipeng Lv, Xinyan Wang, Chenbo Su

“…Firstly, a non‐error method based on converter transformer decoupling is proposed to decouple the converter and alternating current system; direct current transmission line decoupling and arm decoupling methods are used to achieve decoupling among and within converters. …”
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Reduction of lower urinary tract symptoms in prostate cancer patients treated with robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy by Lars Fredrik Qvigstad, Lars Magne Eri, My Diep Lien, Sophie Dorothea Fosså, Kirsti Aas, Viktor Berge

“…A LUTS summary score was constructed from the two questions concerning voiding stream/residual and frequency, and transformed linearly to a 0-100 scale with higher scores representing less symptoms  A change of 6 points or more were considered Meaningful Clinical Differences (MCD). …”
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Spatial Impact of Rural Landscape Pattern on Ecosystem Service in Hangzhou by Shuying WANG, Guofu YANG, Yiren XU, Bin XU

“…In the context of rapid urbanization, drastic changes in land use/land cover (LULC) significantly disturb the structure and function of rural landscapes, leading to a series of ecological and environmental issues in rural areas such as farmland transformation, landscape fragmentation, and habitat degradation. …”
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Unsupervised hyperspectral noise estimation and restoration via interband-invariant representation learning by Zhaozhi Luo, Janne Heiskanen, Xinyu Wang, Yanfei Zhong, Petri Pellikka

“…Hyperspectral images (HSIs) acquired from different imaging platforms are inevitably contaminated by multiple types of noise. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence in insect pest identification - A review by Sourav Chakrabarty, Chandan Kumar Deb, Sudeep Marwaha, Md. Ashraful Haque, Deeba Kamil, Raju Bheemanahalli, Pathour Rajendra Shashank

“…Deep learning algorithms, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), are primarily used for AI-powered insect pest identification by categorizing insects based on their visual features through image-based classification methodology. These methods have revolutionized insect identification by analyzing large databases of insect images and identifying distinct patterns and features linked to different species. …”
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Identification of heavy work investment antecedents: a research on digital leadership by Burcu Turan-Torun, Onur Oktaysoy, Mehmet Selman Kobanoglu, Ethem Topcuoglu, Muhammed Akif Yenikaya, Vurgun Topcuoglu, Selen Uygungil-Erdogan

“…IntroductionIn today’s world, which is referred to as the era of digital transformation, the expectations from the leader role are changing significantly and digital leadership understanding draws attention as a reflection of these expectations. …”
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Distributed learning process: principles of design and implementation by G. N. Boychenko, L. I. Kundozerova

“…This trend has led to the instructional interaction models transformation. Scientists have developed the theory of distributed cognition (Salomon, G., Hutchins, E.), and distributed education and training (Fiore, S. …”
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A model of sustainable development of scientific research health institutions, providing high-tech medical care by I. Yu. Bedoreva, L. S. Shalygina, O. A. Latukha

“…They became a practical guide for the creation of management systems for sustainable development in organizations of different spheres of activity.Problem and purpose. …”
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Construction and analysis of mathematical models describing temporal variations of earth’s gravity field by R. R. Nigmatullin, A. P. Belov, A. M. Erokhin, A. R. Mukhametzyanov, V. N. Koneshov, M. N. Drobyshev

“…The collected data were analyzed using spectral and statistical methods and Fourier transforms. Special attention was given to comparing readings recorded by different instruments. …”
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Features of the species composition based on the trophic analysis of artificial woody plantations of the Kryvyi Rih mining and industrial district by Maksym Kvitko, Olena Lykholat, Tetyana Lykholat, Mykhailo Holubiev, Yuriy Lykholat

“…Forest cover has significant differences in different territories of Kryvyi Rih. …”
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The Impact of Cultivated Land Fragmentation on Farmers’ Ecological Efficiency of Cultivated Land Use Based on the Moderating and Mediating Effects of the Cultivated Land Management... by Xianhui Hu, Xiaxia Lin, Gaohui Wen, Yi Zhou, Hao Zhou, Siqi Lin, Dongyang Yue

“…Based on 2023 household data from Changde and Shaoyang, China, empirical tests were conducted using the stochastic frontier analysis method, Tobit model, and structural equation model. …”
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Paradigm predictive analysis of two-phase Eyring–Powell fluid flow over a vertical stretching sheet with temperature-dependent viscosity by multilayer neural networks by Zahoor Shah, Hamza Iqbal, Waqar Azeem Khan, Taseer Muhammad, Muhammad Shoaib

“…PDEs are converted into nonlinear ODEs with similarity transformations, which are solved using the Adam method in Mathematica with varied physical parameters to generate a reference dataset. …”
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Study on Influence of Grouting on Mechanical Characteristics and Stress Concentration in Hole-Containing Rock by Yanshuang Yang, Zhaopeng Kang, Shili Qiu, Lei Yan, Jiancheng Peng

“…In terms of failure modes, the failure mode of the grouted specimens was similar to that of the intact specimens, and the filling material transformed the failure mode from tensile to shear failure. …”
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Improving tumor treatment: Cell membrane-coated nanoparticles for targeted therapies by Pablo Graván, Juan Antonio Marchal, Francisco Galisteo-González

“…Additionally, the state of the art in methodologies is critically examined, noting that while effective methods for coating and isolation of CMs exist, further optimization is still required. …”
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Antiviral nanomedicine: Advantages, mechanisms and advanced therapies by Yicheng Pu, Chuanda Zhu, Jun Liao, Lidong Gong, Yijuan Wu, Shunquan Liu, Hongjun Wang, Qiang Zhang, Zhiqiang Lin

“…By intuitively highlighting their commonalities in mechanisms or similarities in application methods, readers may better appreciate the innovative characteristics of different antivirals. …”
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