Argentinian multicenter study on urinary tract infections due to Streptococcus agalactiae in adult patients by Laura Vigliarolo, Barbara Arias, Mariana Suárez, Evert van Haute, Verónica Kovacec, Horacio Lopardo, Laura Bonofiglio, Marta Mollerach

“…Susceptibility tests were performed by the disk diffusion and/or agar dilution methods. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the patients were considered to identify associated comorbilities. …”
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Predicting recurrence risk in endometrial cancer: a multisequence MRI intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics nomogram approach by Jie Li, Jie Li, Dianpei Ma, Dianpei Ma, Xiuting Chen, Xiuting Chen, Junting Wei, Junting Wei, Jiali Xu, Yingming Zhao, Zhizhen Gao

“…Optimal radiomics features were selected using the f-classification function, minimum redundancy maximum relevance (mRMR) method, and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso). …”
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Development and Validation of an MRI‐Based Radiomics Nomogram to Predict the Prognosis of De Novo Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Patients by Wen‐Qi Liu, Yu‐Ting Xue, Xu‐Yun Huang, Bin Lin, Xiao‐Dong Li, Zhi‐Bin Ke, Dong‐Ning Chen, Jia‐Yin Chen, Yong Wei, Qing‐Shui Zheng, Xue‐Yi Xue, Ning Xu

“…Univariate Cox regression analysis and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) combined with 10‐fold cross‐validation were used to select the optimal features on each sequence. …”
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Neuroadaptive changes in brain structural–functional coupling among pilots by Xi Chen, Qingbin Meng, Qingsong Song, Peiran Xu, Shicong Zhang, Donglin Huang, Qi Chu, Jiamin Fan, Cheng Luo, Xiuyi Li

“…This work provides novel insights into the neural adaptations associated with flight training and may contribute to the refinement of pilot selection and training protocols aimed at improving aviation safety.…”
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β-lactam and fluoroquinolone resistance in Enterobacteriaceae from imported and locally-produced chicken in Mozambique by Sara Lino Faife, Tomas Zimba, John Osei Sekyere, Usha Govinden, Hafizah Yusuf Chenia, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Sabiha Yusuf Essack

“…Isolates were identified by biochemical tests, antibiotic susceptibility was ascertained by the disc diffusion assay and β-lactamases were detected using the double-disk synergy test. …”
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Advances in Genetic Diversity of Germplasm Resources, Origin and Evolution of Turnip Rape (<i>Brassica rapa</i> L.) by Xiaoming Lu, Tianyu Zhang, Yuanqiang Ma, Chunyang Han, Wenxin Yang, Yuanyuan Pu, Li Ma, Junyan Wu, Gang Yang, Wangtian Wang, Tingting Fan, Lijun Liu, Wancang Sun

“…During a prolonged domestication and environmental selection, <i>Brassica rapa</i> has formed diverse morphological types during a cultivation process of up to 8000 years, such as root-type turnips (<i>Brassica rapa</i> var. …”
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Effects of clear aligners treatment in growing patients: a systematic review by Vincenzo D’Antò, Vittoria De Simone, Silvia Caruso, Paolo Bucci, Rosa Valletta, Roberto Rongo, Rosaria Bucci

“…IntroductionIn recent years, the use of Clear aligners (CA) has been diffused among children and adolescents. This systematic review aimed to summarize the literature regarding the effects of CA therapy in growing patients, including dentoalveolar and skeletal effects, periodontal changes, and quality of life measurements.MethodsAn electronic search on four databases was performed until September 2023, and studies including patients &lt;18 years, treated with CA were selected. …”
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Radiomic Features of Mesorectal Fat as Indicators of Response in Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Therapy by Francesca Treballi, Ginevra Danti, Sofia Boccioli, Sebastiano Paolucci, Simone Busoni, Linda Calistri, Vittorio Miele

“…A radiomic model was developed using the LASSO algorithm for feature selection and regularization from 107 extracted radiomic features. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Versus Antifibrotic Therapies for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis... by Sneh Sonaiya, Alexandra Jianu, Nicholas Jianu, Kavita Batra

“…The primary outcomes assessed in this review will include the following pulmonary function parameters: forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, and diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide. …”
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Lattice oxygen activity regulation by alkaline earth metals in iron oxides for biomass chemical looping gasification by Guangyao Yang, Wenjie Xu, Jingbo Jia, Changfu You, Haiming Wang

“…Thermodynamically, Sr1Fe1 is favorable for the production of CO instead of CO2, leading to its intrinsic high selectivity. As demonstrated by 18O-isotopic exchange and H2-TPR, the activity of surface lattice oxygen and the diffusivity of bulk lattice oxygen was boosted by Sr addition, which caused the high ηC and SCO of Sr1Fe1 at the same time. …”
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Acute Infarct Core Volume Estimation on Noncontrast Computed Tomography With a Deep Learning Algorithm by Santiago Ortega‐Gutierrez, Juan Vivanco‐Suarez, Aaron Rodriguez‐Calienes, Victor Salvia, Milagros Galecio‐Castillo, Mahmoud Dibas, Yujing Lu, Alba Garcia Rey, Cristian Marti, Leonardo Tanzi, Maria Hernandez‐Perez, Tudor Jovin, Marc Ribo

“…Background A simplified patient selection paradigm with noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) can reduce the time to reperfusion and widen the eligibility of acute ischemic stroke large vessel occlusions (LVOs) for endovascular therapy. …”
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IVIM-DWI-based radiomic model for preoperative prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma differentiation by ZHUANG Yuxiang, LI Xiaofeng, ZHOU Daiquan

“…Objective To construct a radiomic model based on intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) for preoperative prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) differentiation and validate its clinical value. …”
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The COMPLETE trial: HolistiC early respOnse assessMent for oroPharyngeaL cancEr paTiEnts; Protocol for an observational study by Aad van der Lugt, Dik C van Gent, Gerda M Verduijn, Marta E Capala, Nienke D Sijtsema, Iris Lauwers, Juan A Hernandez Tamames, Wilma D Heemsbergen, Aniel Sewnaik, Jose A Hardillo, Hetty Mast, Yvette van Norden, Maurice P H M Jansen, Mischa S Hoogeman, Bianca Mostert, Steven F Petit

“…Currently, there are no accurate predictive models available for correct OPSCC patient selection. Apparently, the pivotal driving forces that determine how a OPSCC responds to treatment, have yet to be elucidated. …”
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Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Clinical Samples that Exhibits Inducible Clindamycin Resistance: A Cross-sectional Study by Akansha Goyal, Akansha Arya, Kajal Rajput, Sapna Chauhan

“…Results: Routine disc diffusion testing was employed to examine antibiotic susceptibility in 100 S. aureus strains, revealing that 44 (44%) displayed resistance to ERY. …”
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High-throughput theoretical exploration of multifunctional planar MBenes: Magnetism, topology, superconductivity, and anode applications by Xiaodong Lv, Ting Han, Rong Liu, Fengyu Li, Jian Gong, Zhongfang Chen

“…This study expands the selection of electrode materials for SIBs and mitigates some existing limitations in battery technology. …”
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Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Uropathogens Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Sara Sadia Chowdhury, Promi Tahsin, Yun Xu, Abu Syed Md. Mosaddek, Howbeer Muhamadali, Royston Goodacre

“…<b>Methods</b>: Standard microbiological techniques were used to identify uropathogens, and AMR patterns were determined using the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method. <b>Results</b>: Out of 6549 urine samples, 1001 cultures were positive. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of Mononuclear and Bionuclear Nitrite Complexes of Platinum (II) and Platinum (IV) by Salishcheva Olesya V., Prosekov Alexander Yu., Dolganyuk Vyacheslav F.

“…The experiment involved the disk-diffusion method and the macro method of serial dilutions. …”
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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF COMPLICATIONS DURING PROSTHESIS WITH INDIRECT RESTORATIONS FOR FRONT TEETH by V.V. Chamata

“…This discoloration starts as a dark line but eventually works its way under the restoration, with a resultant diffused discoloration that spreads from the involved margin. …”
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Conjugation effects on antibiotic resistance genes at various salt Levels: Insights from single-factor and simulation study by Pei Jiang, Yu Xia, Jiali Chang, Cheng Zhang, Xia Li, Le Fang, Xinhui Liu

“…Multidrug resistance genes floR, qacH-01 exhibited synergistic diffusion patterns (r = 0.77–0.94, p < 0.05), while salt-tolerant phyla Campylobacterota and Spirochaetota became dominant ARGs reservoirs at 3.50 % salinity (2.05–3.17 fold enrichment vs. controls). …”
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Noninvasive imaging biomarker reveals invisible microscopic variation in acute ischaemic stroke (≤ 24 h): a multicentre retrospective study by Kui Sun, Rongchao Shi, Xinxin Yu, Ying Wang, Wei Zhang, Xiaoxia Yang, Mei Zhang, Jian Wang, Shu Jiang, Haiou Li, Bing Kang, Tong Li, Shuying Zhao, Yu Ai, Jianfeng Qiu, Haiyan Wang, Ximing Wang

“…After least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm, 44 optimal features were remained. …”
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