Deep learning-powered radiotherapy dose prediction: clinical insights from 622 patients across multiple sites tumor at a single institution by Zhen Hou, Lang Qin, Jiabing Gu, Zidong Liu, Juan Liu, Yuan Zhang, Shanbao Gao, Jian Zhu, Shuangshuang Li

“…Abstract Purpose Accurate pre-treatment dose prediction is essential for efficient radiotherapy planning. Although deep learning models have advanced automated dose distribution, comprehensive multi-tumor analyses remain scarce. …”
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Development of a Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Oxylipin Analysis and Its Application to Children’s Plasma by Yonghan Li, Siddabasave Gowda B. Gowda, Divyavani Gowda, Atsuko Ikeda, Yu Ait Bamai, Rahel Mesfin Ketema, Reiko Kishi, Hitoshi Chiba, Shu-Ping Hui

“…Because of the numerous isomers of oxylipins, it is essential to develop efficient and precise analytical methods for their identification and quantification. …”
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Opportunities, challenges, and requirements for Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation in Primary Health Care (PHC): a systematic review by Farzaneh Yousefi, Reza Dehnavieh, Maude Laberge, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Mohammad Mehdi Ghaemi, Mohsen Nadali, Najmeh Azizi

“…A comprehensive search across eight databases- PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, Embase, CINAHL, IEEE, and Cochrane was conducted using MeSH terms alongside the SPIDER framework to pinpoint quantitative and qualitative literature published from 2000 to 2024. …”
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Assessing racial disparities in healthcare expenditure using generalized propensity score weighting by Jiajun Liu, Yi Liu, Yunji Zhou, Roland A. Matsouaka

“…Moreover, the conventional ATT was found to be the least efficient estimation method, even when its variance was estimated via non-parametric bootstrapping. …”
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Urban policies for in-house vaccination of vulnerable people during COVID-19 based on critical systems learning by M. Samadi-Foroushani, S. S. Miresmaeeli, A. Nasiri, Z. Molamohamadi

“…Besides finding learning fields from the COVID-19 experiences, this research explores the strategies for redesigning and developing a more efficient healthcare service system for vulnerable groups in disasters like the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Leaf area estimation in small-seeded broccoli using a lightweight instance segmentation framework based on improved YOLOv11-AreaNet by Yaben Zhang, Yifan Li, Xiaowei Cao, Zikun Wang, Jiachi Chen, Yingyue Li, Zhibo Zhong, Ruxiao Bai, Peng Yang, Feng Pan, Xiuqing Fu

“…The model incorporates an EfficientNetV2 backbone, Focal Modulation, C2PSA-iRMB attention, LDConv, and CCFM modules, optimizing spatial sensitivity, multiscale fusion, and computational efficiency. …”
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Free-breathing three-dimensional simultaneous myocardial T1 and T2 mapping based on multi-parametric SAturation-recovery and Variable-flip-Angle by Dongyue Si, Rui Guo, Lan Cheng, Xiangchuang Kong, Daniel A. Herzka, Haiyan Ding

“…Background: Quantitative myocardial tissue characterization with T1 and T2 parametric mapping can provide an accurate and complete assessment of tissue abnormalities across a broad range of cardiomyopathies. …”
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MEK inhibitor PD0325901 upregulates CD34 expression in endothelial cells via inhibition of ERK phosphorylation by Chihiro Hosoda, Seiji Mitani, Asuka Sakata, Shogo Kasuda, Yu Onodera, Yoko Takabayashi, Midori Shima, Kohei Tatsumi

“…However, the number and quality of CD34-positive cells decrease owing to various external and internal factors; thus, an efficient method is needed to establish CD34-positive EPCs. …”
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School nutrition programs in Dubai: a landscape analysis by Reem AlGurg, Reem AlGurg, Nour Abu Mahfouz, Farah Otaki, Farah Otaki, Agnes Paulus, Agnes Paulus, Amar Hassan Khamis, Mohamad Alameddine

“…This highlights the importance of capturing an inside perspective about the specificities of the SNPs in order to ensure their effective, efficient, and equitable implementation across schools, irrespective of whether they are public or private.ObjectiveThe overall purpose of this study was to develop insight into SNPs in Dubai, and to investigate the difference in characteristics of those SNPs, between the public and private sectors.MethodsThis study relied on a quantitative tailor-made survey. …”
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Determination of nine prostaglandins in the arachidonic acid metabolic pathway with UHPLC-QQQ-MS/MS and application to in vitro and in vivo inflammation models by Yufeng Huang, Mengxian Wang, Mengxian Wang, Ziqi Yang, Ziqi Yang, Xiaotong Wang, Xinxin Wang, Fan He

“…The levels of other prostaglandins were below the limit of quantification.ConclusionThe method established in this study for determining nine prostaglandins in the AA metabolic pathway with UHPLC-QQQ-MS/MS embodied the advantages of requiring a low amount of sample, a simple pretreatment process, and the rapid and efficient simultaneous quantification of multiple inflammatory factors. …”
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Could Increased Expression of Hsp27, an “Anti-Inflammatory” Chaperone, Contribute to the Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cell Bias towards Tolerance Induction in Breast Cancer Patients?... by Ana Paula Silva de Azevedo-Santos, Mirtes Castelo Branco Rocha, Sulayne Janayna Araujo Guimarães, André Alvares Marques Vale, Fabio Martins Laginha, Flavia Raquel F. Nascimento, Maria Aparecida Nagai, Patrícia C. Bergami-Santos, José Alexandre Marzagão Barbuto

“…Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most efficient antigen-presenting cells and link the innate immune sensing of the environment to the initiation of adaptive immune responses, which may be directed to either acceptance or elimination of the recognized antigen. …”
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in seminal plasma of buffalo bulls possess spermatozoa specific fertility associated proteins and enzymes by Rakesh Kumar, Mir Ahmad, Bala Subramaniam, Ankit Pal, Aditya Patel, Shiva Shiva, Vitika Chauhan, Seema Karanwal, Mukesh Bhakat, Tirtha K. Datta

“…The NTA analysis provides a quantitative abundance of EVs, and the EVs population was 1.5x109 to 2.9x1011 EVs/ml in seminal plasma. …”
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Integrative network pharmacology, transcriptomics, and proteomics reveal the material basis and mechanism of the Shen Qing Weichang Formula against gastric cancer by Yi Wang, Xiaoyu Sun, Mingming Ren, Fangqi Ma, Ruohan Zhao, Xiaohong Zhu, Yan Xu, Nida Cao, Yuanyuan Chen, Yongfu Pan, Aiguang Zhao

“…Molecular docking, immunohistochemistry, quantitative real-time PCR, and western blot were applied to validation. …”
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Orthodontic Ceramic Bracket Removal Using Lasers: A Systematic Review by Mateusz Michalak, Sylwia Kiryk, Agnieszka Kotela, Kamila Wiśniewska, Jan Kiryk, Jacek Zbigniew Zborowski, Jacek Matys, Maciej Dobrzyński

“…Further randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are necessary to develop evidence-based protocols for safe and efficient laser-assisted bracket removal in orthodontic practice.…”
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A Dual-Technology Approach: Handheld NIR Spectrometer and CNN for <i>Fritillaria</i> spp. Quality Control by Fengling Li, Wen Lei, Juan Li, Xiaoting Wang, Jingyu Su, Tangnuer Sahati, Xiahenazi Aierkenjiang, Ruyi Tian, Weihong Zhou, Jixiong Zhang, Jingjing Xia

“…., a handheld near-infrared spectrometer was combined with a convolutional neural network (CNN) to establish an efficient and convenient quality assessment method. …”
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Optimizing the Cost of Process as a Decision-Making Tool to Determine the Selling Price by Mukti Prasaja, Rufaidho Dwi Lestari, Aan Nurrohman

“…The data used is descriptive quantitative research. The analysis technique used in this study is descriptive with a quantitative approach, with stages namely grouping data based on cost classification, calculating the cost of production with the process costing method, calculating the selling price with the cost-plus pricing approach, and comparing the calculation of MSMEs Tenun Ikat Medali Mas with the researcher's calculation. …”
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Analisis Kinerja Keuangan Baznas Provinsi Bengkulu Dengan Metode Iszm by Onti Laura Citra, Rizky Hariyadi

“…The research method used is a quantitative method with a quantitative descriptive approach. …”
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Assessment of Integrated Safety-security Barriers Performance to Support the Management of Industrial Installations by Valeria Casson Moreno, Giulia Marroni, Michela Guarguaglini, Sanneke Kuipers, Gabriele Landucci

“…This work presents a methodology for the quantitative integration of safety and security aspects within the Event Tree Analysis (ETA), a widely used tool in Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA). …”
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The Proposal and Application of Quality-adjusted Life Years by Yixuan LI

“…Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) is a quantitative health measure that integrates both life expectancy and quality, proposed in the 1970s as an effective tool for aiding the rational allocation of healthcare resources while balancing efficiency and equity. …”
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Budgetary participation and organizational performance in Chinese public hospitals: facilitation or inhibition? by Qiwen Jiang, Jing Zhou, Xuemei Kuang, Shuang Chen

“…This article aimed to understand whether and how public hospital budget participation affects organizational performance in China.MethodsBased on the novel insights of Latour’s Actor-Network Theory and self-efficiency theory, this article combines qualitative and quantitative research methods. …”
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