The reprogramming impact of SMAC-mimetic on glioblastoma stem cells and the immune tumor microenvironment evolution by Qiong Wu, Jianan Chen, Anders E. Berglund, Dongliang Du, Robert J. Macaulay, Arnold B. Etame

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The i-CanManage program to improve exercise and symptom management for Vietnamese women after cancer: A pilot randomized controlled trial protocol by Huyen Thi Hoa Nguyen, Linh Khanh Bui, Tran Ngoc Tran, Ngan Thi Thuy Nguyen, Anh Hoang Phuong, Hieu Huy Pham, Andrew W Taylor-Robinson, Tran Quang Duc, Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen

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Protective Effect of Potential Probiotic Strains from Fermented Ethiopian Food against Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in Mice by Guesh Mulaw, Diriba Muleta, Anteneh Tesfaye, Tesfaye Sisay

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Cardiac Toxicity Under Concurrent Administration of Trastuzumab (Anti‐HER2 Therapy) and Radiotherapy: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Ali Jabbari, Elham Mousavi, Majid Nikoubin‐Boroujeni, Shabnam Tabasi, Nazila Arjmandi, Noura Ghelishli, Zahra Arab‐Bafrani

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Treatment Effects of Removable Functional Appliances in Pre-Pubertal and Pubertal Class II Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Studies. by Giuseppe Perinetti, Jasmina Primožič, Lorenzo Franchi, Luca Contardo

“…Risk of bias in individual and across studies were evaluated along with sensitivity analysis for low quality studies. …”
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Information Communication Technology and Employees’ Performance: A case Study of Faculty of Science at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. by Mackline, Atuhaire

“…This had been reflected in the provision of essential ICT gadgets (Computers, modems, in all departmental offices in the Faculty of Science to all employees in different offices to ease their work. …”
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Integrating image segmentation and auxiliary data for efficient estimation of FVC and AGB by Xifeng Zhang, Lu Xu, Yaxiao Li, Ying Yang, Jianguo Li, Hongyuan Ma

“…This approach improves the mean intersection-over-union (mIoU) from 61.8 % (using raw U-Net bounding boxes) to 90.1 % (with final quadrat masks). We evaluate five vegetation indices and identify the color index of vegetation extraction (CIVE) as the most robust. …”
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Can positron emission tomography with 18F-FDG substitute bone marrow biopsy for detecting bone marrow infiltration in patients with large B-cell lymphoma? by Susan Adil Ali, Moustafa Mahmoud Abdelkawi, Merhan Ahmed Nasr, Haytham Abdelkader, Darine Amin, Safenaz Y. El Sherity, Mohamed Metkees, Samar Ramzy Ragheb Hanna

“…Abstract Background Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography combined with multi-detector helical computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) has emerged as one of the most important one of diagnostic and prognostic tools for lymphoma management. 18F-FDG PET/CT is well-regarded for evaluating bone marrow infiltration (BMI) and assessing disease burden in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients. …”
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Comparison of the effects of different teaching methods on the effectiveness of teaching neurology in China: a bayesian network meta-analysis and systematic review by Xiangyu Li, Longsheng Zhang, Wenjun Sun, Min Lei, Ying Li, Jiacheng Zhang, Xing Huang

“…The quality of the included studies was evaluated, and the data were analyzed in R 4.3.2 and Stata 17.0 software. …”
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Design of a randomized tobacco cessation trial among FDNY World Trade Center responders in a lung cancer screening program by David G. Goldfarb, Tyrone Moline, David J. Prezant, Matthew P. Bars, Rachel Zeig-Owens, Theresa Schwartz, Madeline F. Cannon, Brandon Vaeth, Julia H. Arnsten, Mayris P. Webber, Shadi Nahvi

“…This randomized controlled trial integrates tobacco treatment into an existing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening program and compares the effectiveness of an Enhanced Care intervention with opt-out enrollment and biofeedback to Standard Care with opt-in enrollment and standard treatment. …”
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Investigation on the multi-scale interfacial adhesion characteristics between three kinds of repair materials and calcium-leached concrete by Jianhui Tang, Yin Bai, Wenxun Qian, Dehao Cui, Feng Zhang

“…Macroscopic bond strength was evaluated via pull-off tests, while mesoscale interfacial zone (meso-IZ) properties (porosity, pore distribution, and fractal dimension) were analyzed using X-ray computed tomography. …”
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An efficient and resilient energy management strategy for hybrid microgrids inspired by the honey badger's behavior by Ahmed A. Shaier, Mahmoud M. Elymany, Mohamed A. Enany, Nadia A. Elsonbaty, Marwa M. Tharwat, Marwa M. Ahmed

“…Furthermore, the study rigorously evaluates the performance of these algorithms against nine benchmarks to determine the most appropriate algorithm for the HRES under consideration. …”
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Association of prehospital invasive blood pressure measurement and treatment times of intubated patients with suspected stroke – a retrospective study by Michael Eichlseder, Nikolaus Schreiber, Alexander Pichler, Michael Eichinger, Sebastian Labenbacher, Barbara Hallmann, Simon Orlob, Paul Zajic, Simon Fandler-Höfler

“…Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the potential impact of prehospital invasive blood pressure measurement on treatment times. …”
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Coronavirus Infection Caused by the Omicron Variant and its Daughter Genovariants in Russia (2022–2023) by L. S. Karpova, M. Yu. Pelikh, N. M. Popovtseva, T. P. Stolyarova, K. M. Volik, K. A. Stolyarov

“…The analysis of the computer database of the WHO National Center for morbidity, hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19 of the population as a whole and by age groups of 54 cities of the Russian Federation was carried out. …”
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Clinicopathological features and outcome of thyroglobulin elevation and negative iodine scintigraphy (TENIS) patients with negative neck ultrasound: Experience from a thyroid carci... by Roopa Vijayan, Shanmuga Palaniswamy, Usha Vadayath, Vasantha Nair, Harish Kumar

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate clinicopathological features and outcome of TENIS patients with negative neck US attending a thyroid cancer clinic in India. …”
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Enhanced deep learning model for apple detection, localization, and counting in complex orchards for robotic arm-based harvesting by Tantan Jin, Xiongzhe Han, Pingan Wang, Zhao Zhang, Jie Guo, Fan Ding

“…The enhanced model was trained and evaluated on a comprehensive dataset, achieving precision, recall, F1 score, and mAP50 values of 81.43 %, 68.48 %, 74.40 %, and 81.68 %, respectively. …”
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A Nutritional Supplement Containing Curcumin C3 Complex, Glucosamine, and Chondroitin Alleviates Osteoarthritis in Mice and Canines by Enpei Zheng, Ting Cen, Ye Ma, Ziyuan Weng, Chuanheng Jiang, Luxi Hou, Jun Leng, Changmin Hu

“…These animals underwent a nutritional intervention with C3GC or with GC over a course of 8 weeks. In order to evaluate cartilage health and subchondral bone structure, we carried out a combination of behavioral tests, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), and histopathological examinations. …”
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Biomechanical Effects of Different Spacing Distributions Between the Cemented Superior Boundary and Surgical Vertebral Superior Endplates After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Oste... by Xiao Meng, Chengqiang Zhou, Yifeng Liao, Haibin Zhou, Hua Li, Jiayuan Liu, Xuebin Tang, Yunqing Wang

“…Methods One patient with L1 vertebral body OVCF was selected, and computed tomography (CT) of the thoracolumbar segment was performed. …”
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Associations of Gla-rich protein and interleukin-1β with coronary artery calcification risk in patients with suspected coronary artery disease by Cheng Zengwei, Cheng Zengwei, Gao Shiyi, Kang Pinfang, Gao Dasheng, Wang Jun, Hu Sigan

“…BackgroundGla-rich protein (GRP) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) are recognized as reliable biomarkers for evaluating inflammation and are effective predictors of cardiovascular disease. …”
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Performance of Various Artificial Intelligence Models for Predicting Temperature in an Industrial Building—A Case Study by Johan Roussel, Zoubeir Lafhaj, Pascal Yim, Thomas Danel, Laure Ducoulombier

“…Through an in-depth study, this research evaluates the accuracy, learning speed, and adaptability of the models in a dynamic industrial environment. …”
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