New insights on genetic background of major diabetic vascular complications by Zuira Tariq, Salah Abusnana, Bashair M. Mussa, Hala Zakaria

“…Objectives Purpose of this article is to review these approaches and narrow down genetic findings for Diabetic Mellitus and its consequences, highlighting the gaps in the literature necessary to further genomic discovery. Material and methods In the past, studies looking for genetic risk factors for diabetes complications relied on methods such as candidate gene studies, which were rife with false positives, and underpowered genome-wide association studies, which were constrained by small sample sizes. …”
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Determination of parasites at cultured and captured fishes in seyhan dam lake in adana by Hakan İnce, Uğur Uslu

“…These samples were brought to Adana Veterinary Control Institutes Parasitology laboratory and were examined using the methods the parasitological diagnostic screening of ecto and endo parasites.…”
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Mismatch Negativity as a Tool to Detect the Intensity Just Noticeable Difference by Busemnaz AVŞAR AKSU, Didem ŞAHİN CEYLAN, Gökçe GÜLTEKİN

“…Although auditory change detection can potentially be assessed through behavioral auditory testing methods, the increased reliability of objective methods, such as MMN, makes them more valuable. …”
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Enhancing computational thinking in preservice elementary math teachers through Design-Based Learning by Pedro Tadeu, Deniz Kaya, Tamer Kutluca

“…Objective: Analysing the impact of a Design-Based Learning (DBL) curriculum on preservice elementary mathematics teachers' computational thinking and coding abilities. Methods: The study employed an intervention-based mixed-methods design with 40 preservice mathematics teachers enrolled in an undergraduate program. …”
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Improving Transformer Health Index Prediction Performance Using Machine Learning Algorithms with a Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique by Muhammad Akmal A. Putra, Suwarno, Rahman Azis Prasojo

“…Machine learning (ML) has emerged as a powerful tool in transformer condition assessment, enabling more accurate diagnostics by leveraging historical test data. …”
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Feature fusion with attributed deepwalk for protein–protein interaction prediction by Mei-Yuan Cao, Suhaila Zainudin, Kauthar Mohd Daud

“…Abstract protein–protein interactions (PPIs) are crucial for understanding cellular processes and disease mechanisms. While experimental methods for detecting PPIs exist, computational approaches offer a more efficient alternative. …”
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Deciphering the causality between micronutrients and esophageal cancer via Mendelian randomization by Zhuo Diao, Guangyin Peng, Yige Chen, Jun Wang, Jianjun Liu, Zhaopeng Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…Objective The current study seeks to identify the causal relationship between 14 micronutrients and EC through Mendelian randomization (MR) methods. Methods We performed a two-sample MR analysis of micronutrients in relation to EC, using five different MR methodologies, chief among them the Inverse Variance Weighted method. …”
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Cytological grading of breast carcinoma and its correlation with histopathological grading by Nikita James, MK Umarani, KR Shouree

“…Cytological grading of the samples was done by Robinson’s and Mouriquand’s methods. …”
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A systematic review of social impacts of treatment and rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients by Rebecca T. Bernstein, Aphra Garner-Purkis, Jennifer E. Gallagher, Sasha Scambler

“…Methodological inadequacy concerned small sample sizes and relatively short follow-up times. …”
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DIFFICULTIES IN DISTINGUISHING POLYSEMY AND HOMONYMY IN THE OSSETIAN LANGUAGE by Larisa B. Morgoeva

“…The author aims to consider the basic principles of recognizing homonyms and establishing the boundaries of polysemy using techniques of contextual use. Method and methodology of the work performed. The methods of structural-semantic analysis and generalization were used. …”
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Detecting significant expression patterns in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics with a flexible computational approach by Hadas Biran, Tamar Hashimshony, Tamar Lahav, Or Efrat, Yael Mandel-Gutfreund, Zohar Yakhini

“…Existing data analysis methods are effective in finding the main data features, but they might miss less pronounced, albeit significant, processes, possibly involving a subset of the samples. …”
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Learning about depression by watching gaming videos: a case study on the potential of digital games for psychoeducation and destigmatization by Marco Rüth, Raoul Bachmayer, Kai Kaspar

“…Here, we scrutinize the potential of digital games to support psychoeducation and destigmatization of depression.MethodsWe conducted a mixed methods online study with 117 participants. …”
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Updimensioning strategy derived from synthetic equiaxed grain structures for approximating 3D grain size distributions from 2D visualizations with 1D parameters by Kevin Gillespie, Algirdas Baskys, Ian Pong, Jean-Francois Croteau

“…The procedure requires larger sample sizes to lower variance and a deeper analysis which could become more practical with machine learning (ML) models for grain boundary segmentation, which synthetic grain structures can help train. …”
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Improving viral annotation with artificial intelligence by Zachary N. Flamholz, Charlotte Li, Libusha Kelly

“…To harness bacteriophages for applications in human and environmental health and disease, we need new methods to organize and annotate viral sequence diversity. …”
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Integrating clinicians’ opinion in the Bayesian meta-analysis of observational studies: the case of risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older people by Silvia Deandrea, Eva Negri, Fabrizio Ruggeri

“…</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> a questionnaire to elicit beliefs about five risk factors for falls in older people was administered to a sample of geriatricians and general practitioners (GPs). …”
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Variable power functional dilution adjustment of spot urine by Thomas Clemens Carmine

“…The V-PFCRC method effectively addresses nonlinear hydration bias and the exposure-dependent variability of this bias, providing a more accurate representation of exposure and supply levels. …”
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Accurate identification of locally aneuploid cells by incorporating cytogenetic information in single cell data analysis by Ziyi Li, Ruoxing Li, Irene Ganan-Gomez, Hussein A. Abbas, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Wei Sun

“…Our results show that partCNV and partCNVH have favorable accuracy and provide more interpretable results compared to existing methods. …”
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A Comparison of Patients’ Satisfaction after Functional and Camouflage Orthodontic Treatments in cl II Malocclusion by Luay Zaidan, Nisreen Saleh

“…Objectives: We aimed to compare patients' satisfaction with orthodontic treatment subjectively (according to the opinion of patients) between functional and camouflage orthodontic treatments in patients with class II malocclusion. Materials and methods: The sample of the study was formed from individuals whose treatments were finished between February 2017 and July 2020 at the Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry at Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey. …”
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A descriptive study to determine the knowledge and practices related to tobacco cessation among clinicians attached to dental colleges in Bangalore City, India by Naveen Narasimha Murthy, N. Vanishree

“…Smoke and smokeless form of tobacco has become steady companion of today’s youth in India. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practices related to tobacco cessation among practicing dentists a sample size of 366 with inclusion and exclusion criteria attached to various dental colleges in Bangalore city. …”
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Integrating DNA metabarcoding and morphological analysis improves marine zooplankton biodiversity assessment by So-yeon Kim, Seongmin Cheon, Chungoo Park, Ho Young Soh

“…Morphological identification was more effective for detecting Cyclopoida diversity, whereas DNA metabarcoding had greater sensitivity for specific Calanoid species. …”
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