Glioma Grade Classification: Hypertuned CNN With Saliency-Based Insight From MRI by Khondakar A. Shahriar, Enamul H. Bhuiyan, Md. Forhad Hossain, Rakibur Rahman, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury

“…The proposed model was trained using five-fold cross-validation, achieving an average multi-class classification accuracy of 89% and a binary classification accuracy of 93% in distinguishing low-grade (Grades 2) from high-grade (Grade 3 and Grade 4) tumors. …”
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Investigation of bivariate particle size-density classification and quality differentiation of coal gasification fine slag by Xu SHI, Lili LIU, Mo CHU, Suqian GU, Jianfei DONG, Yanyu LIU

“…This finding provides a basis for mineral identification in CGFS using visual features. Combining residual carbon content, micro-morphology, and pore structure of classified fractions, we traced the formation pathways of CGFS particles and categorized them into three typical groups: “Amorphous carbon”: Primarily found in fine-sized (0.074-0.25 mm) and low-density (<1.9 g/cm3) fractions, featuring interwoven carbon-ash fusion and a moderate specific surface area. …”
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Efficacy of schema mode therapy on obsessive symptoms, distress tolerance and guilt of patients with obsessive-compulsive: A single subject study by aylin ghassemi koushikolaei, iran davoudi, abdolkazem neysi, morteza omidiyan

“…Background: Obsessive symptoms, low distress tolerance, and heightened guilt represent prevalent characteristics within the clinical demographic of individuals suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). …”
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Discrepancies in Peripheral Arterial Function Indices Among Healthy Young Black Africans: Findings from Pilot Study Interpreted Using AHA Reference Values by Tuntufyege Erasto Mwasanjobe, Ashabilan Ebrahim, Oscar Mbembela, Omary Chillo, Jacktan Josephat Ruhighira, Fredirick Mashili

“…Results Approximately 19.1% (n = 23) of participants had an ABI < 0.9, and 41.3% (n = 50) had a TBI < 0.7 in at least one limb, indicating abnormally low peripheral arterial indices according to AHA criteria. …”
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Development and validation of an explainable machine learning model for predicting osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Qipeng Wei, Zihao Liu, Xiaofeng Chen, Hao Li, Weijun Guo, Qingyan Huang, Jinxiang Zhan, Shiji Chen, Dongling Cai, Dongling Cai

“…The SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) method was used to interpret the model and visualize feature importance.ResultsTen predictive features were selected based on the intersection of the three feature selection methods. …”
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Contrast-enhanced mammography-based interpretable machine learning model for the prediction of the molecular subtype breast cancers by Mengwei Ma, Weimin Xu, Jun Yang, Bowen Zheng, Chanjuan Wen, Sina Wang, Zeyuan Xu, Genggeng Qin, Weiguo Chen

“…Twenty-one features were visually described, including four clinical features and seventeen radiological features, these radiological features which extracted from the CEM. …”
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18F−Prostate−Specific Membrane Antigen PET/CT imaging for potentially resectable pancreatic cancer (PANSCAN−2): a phase I/II study by Jisce R. Puik, Thomas T. Poels, Gerrit K. J. Hooijer, Matthijs C. F. Cysouw, Joanne Verheij, Johanna W. Wilmink, Elisa Giovannetti, Geert Kazemier, Arantza Farina Sarasqueta, Daniela E. Oprea-Lager, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg

“…However, uptake was generally low, not specific to PDAC and no tracer uptake was observed in lymph node or distant metastases. …”
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DISSECTING AORTIC ANEURYSM IN REAL–LIFE CLINICAL PRACTICE: DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS by S. V. Seleznev, I. A. Baranova, E. P. Krivonosova, N. V. Kuvychlina, K. G. Pereverzeva, L. P. Kalinina

“…In 8 % of the patients with DAA pain syndrome was not observed. Visualizing examinations (echocardiography, CT), aiding in DAA-diagnosis verification, were performed in less than 50 % of the cases. …”
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Efficiency of Stratification on Yield and Popping Expansion of Popcorn in the Context of Mass Selection by Luis Fernando Zermeño-Campos, Amalio Santacruz-Varela, Higinio López-Sánchez, Francisco Calderón-Sánchez, Hugo García-Perea, Jorge Luis Pizeno-García

“…For grain yield, a gain of 6.82% was obtained using stratification and 0.74% without stratification. Stratified visual mass selection is an efficient method for genetic advancement in popcorn yield, while popping mass selection is efficient regardless of stratification.…”
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Patients with Higher Pulse Wave Velocity Are More Likely to Develop a More Severe Form of Knee Osteoarthritis: Implications for Cardiovascular Risk by Tina Zavidić, Emina Babarović, Vedrana Drvar, Božena Ćurko-Cofek, Gordana Laškarin

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a progressive degenerative joint disease characterised by low-grade inflammation and is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk and arterial stiffness. …”
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Anxiety and care experiences in adolescents with chronic health conditions: an international, longitudinal study across the transfer of care by Mari Koivisto, Susan Sawyer, Silja Kosola, Evelyn Culnane, Mira Kallio, Anna Alanen, Miko Pasanen, Sanna Salanterä

“…After the transfer of care, adolescents who reported negative care experiences also reported higher anxiety (median STAI score 40.0 (IQR 30.0–50.0) versus 33.3 (IQR 23.3–41.6), p&lt;0.001).Conclusion Across two different healthcare systems, most adolescents with chronic health conditions reported low anxiety and positive care experiences before and after transfer to adult healthcare. …”
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Primary and secondary myelofibrosis: ophthalmological manifestations at onset and during therapy by O. Yu. Vinogradova, L. B. Egoryan, D. I. Shikhbabaeva, A. L. Neverova, M. M. Pankrashkina, L. K. Moshetova

“…Ruxolitinib MF therapy is safe for the visual organ according to the assessed parameters and has a positive therapeutic effect compared with MF onset and hydroxycarbamide therapy: such patients demonstrated smaller perimeter of the foveolar avascular zone, higher vascular and perfusion density of the retina, choroid and optic disc. …”
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A recurrent YOLOv8-based framework for event-based object detection by Diego A. Silva, Kamilya Smagulova, Ahmed Elsheikh, Mohammed E. Fouda, Ahmed M. Eltawil

“…ReYOLOv8 incorporates a low-latency, memory-efficient method for encoding event data called Volume of Ternary Event Images (VTEI) and introduces a novel data augmentation technique based on Random Polarity Suppression (RPS) optimized for event-based sensors and tailored to leverage the unique attributes of event data. …”
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Indications and Diagnostic Yield of Paraneoplastic and Autoimmune Encephalitis Antibody Testing: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hannah Ford, Nabil Seery, Tracie Tan, Logan Gardner, Jeffrey Box, Robb Wesselingh, Julian Bosco, Mastura Monif

“…Conclusions Our findings demonstrate that indications for autoantibody testing are heterogenous, with a low true positive yield and frequent INAA false positives. …”
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Effects of epidural esketamine versus sufentanil on labor analgesia and postpartum depression: a retrospective cohort study by Kunyue Li, Ziqi Chai, Chunyun Deng, Guoying Niu, Xiaoyuan Geng, Yu Zhang, Yuxia Wang, Tao Wang

“…Conclusions In comparison to sufentanil, epidural esketamine for labor analgesia may exhibit a better sedative effect, and a low incidence of pruritus, but a limited analgesic effect. …”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring and neutralizing anti-drug antibody detection to optimize TNF-alpha inhibitor treatment for uveitis by Howard C. Chen, Jenny Shunyakova, Amit K. Reddy, Srujay Pandiri, Lynn Hassman

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Application of integral suture for medial hernia defect closure in eTEP hernioplasty for direct inguinal hernia by R. I. Barzak, A. V. Yuri, D. A. Tischenko, B. B. Orlov, I. A. Semenenko, N. R. Kopteev, V. A. Kashchenko

“…Since anatomical justification has made laparoscopic hernioplasty a safer operation, we believe that endoscopic suturing of rectal inguinal hernia defect larger than 2.5 cm (P=0.052) with the use of integral suture in the MP2 group according to EHS is associated with a lower incidence of seroma development, low risk of recurrence, absence of significant pain syndrome after suturing.…”
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Evaluating the immunogenicity and safety of ID93 + GLA-SE in BCG-vaccinated healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Erum Siddiqui, Mohammad Saad Khan, Maliha Khalid, Harshika Khaim Chandani, Umaimah Naeem, Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Syed Owais Wasti

“…This meta-analysis used Review Manager and forest plots for visual display. The outcomes were displayed as risk ratios (RR) with a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Item-level measurement properties of the pediatric awareness and sensory motor assessment in children with medical complexity by Brooke Mulrenin, Bryant A. Seamon, Carrie Cormack, Kimberly Lane Kascak, Cynthia Dodds

“…The PASMA successfully stratified participants into three distinct awareness levels (low, medium, and high awareness), without floor or ceiling effects.DiscussionThe PASMA is a valid unidimensional measure of sensory awareness and motor response in CMC. …”
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The antibacterial properties of Ampelocissus latifolia root extract against Bacillus anthracis by Khushbu Khushbu, Kamal Kishor Rajak, Sonika Sonika, Saurabh Mishra, Shashikala Verma

“…Importantly, MRE demonstrated low cytotoxicity, highlighting its potential as a safe antibacterial agent. …”
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