Time Evolution of Bacterial Resistance Observed with Principal Component Analysis by Claudia P. Barrera Patiño, Mitchell Bonner, Andrew Ramos Borsatto, Jennifer M. Soares, Kate C. Blanco, Vanderlei S. Bagnato

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The results enable the observation of resistance development pathways for the sake of knowing the present stage of resistance of a bacterial sample. This is carried out via machine learning methods for the purpose of faster and more effective infection treatment in healthcare settings.…”
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Insomnia management for patients with advanced cancer in a psycho-oncology symptom-management clinic: a cohort study by Ying Pang, Yi He, Xinkun Han, Yan Wang, Lili Song, Zhongge Su, Yening Zhang, Zimeng Li, Shuangzhi He, Yuhe Zhou, Bingmei Wang, Xiumin Li, Lili Tang

“…Insomnia with pain is more symptomatic than insomnia without pain. More severe disturbed sleep at baseline is a predictor to persist or worsen insomnia.…”
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Comparative Evaluation of Tissue Eosinophils Frequency in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma with and without Cervical Lymph Node Involvement by S Khalesi, N Kargahi, Sh Skandari, A Barandeh

“…Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 17 OSCC samples with CLNI (group 1) and 17 samples without CLNI (group 2) from the samples registered in the Pathology Department of Ayatollah Kashani Hospital, which were treated by neck dissection surgery, were selected and clinicopathological data were extracted. …”
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Artificial intelligence in geoenergy: bridging petroleum engineering and future-oriented applications by Sungil Kim, Tea-Woo Kim, Suryeom Jo

“…As geoenergy systems grow more complex, advanced AI methods must address interconnected geo-scales from pore to field levels. …”
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Change and Pollution Evaluation of Groundwater from Wet and Dry Periods of Ion-adsorbed Rare Earth Mine in Northern Guangdong Province by Yuan Pingwang, Wang Yi, Wang Lidong, He Peiyong

“…Based on the detection of six conventional indicators and seven heavy metal indicators in water samples, the current groundwater pollution status was analyzed and evaluated by using multivariate statistical methods and the revised Nemerow comprehensive pollution index method. …”
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A multi-center clinical study comparing Sansure Magb and CAP/CTM HBV tests in the quantitative detection of HBV DNA by Xiaoyu Fu, Deming Tan, Xiaoguang Dou, Jinjun Chen, Juan Wu

“…Results: The Sansure Magb assay showed high reproducibility and was at least as sensitive and specific as the CAP/CTM assay. Among the patient samples, 407 tested positive by both methods, with 386 (94.84%) showing quantitative differences of less than 1 log unit and 21 (5.16%) showing quantitative differences of between 1 and 2 log units. …”
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Efisiensi Big Data Menggunakan Improved Nearest Neighbor by Aditya Hari Bawono, Ahmad Afif Supianto

“…In the effort to overcome the classification of big data a more accurate and efficient method is required. Dependent Nearest Neighbor (dNN) as method proposed in this study did not use the k parameters and no sample at the sorting phase. …”
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Prospects for the use of pumice from Georgia in lightweight concretes by G. P. Tsintskaladze, T. N. Kordzakhia, T. V. Sharashenidze, M. G. Zautashvili, G. M. Beridze, V. M. Gabunia, I. R. Javakhishvili

“…Chemical,          X-ray diffractometric, infrared spectroscopic, petrographic, and granulometric methods were used for investigations. Chemical and mineralogical composition of the analyzed samples, peculiarities of their structure, as well as bulk and compacted samples volume masses and their granulometric composition were determined. …”
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Improving drug–target affinity prediction by adaptive self-supervised learning by Qing Ye, Yaxin Sun

“…Currently, self-supervised learning methods face two major challenges in drug-target affinity prediction. …”
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A retrospective review of psychosocial correlates of chronic pain in cisgender, transgender, and gender-diverse youth receiving evaluation in interdisciplinary pediatric pain clini... by Crystal Tracy, Mary Lynch Milder, Lindsey Vater, Ann Lagges, Kathleen Lemanek, Sharon Wrona, Elaine Gilbert, Adam T. Hirsh, Megan M. Miller, Kelly Donahue, Morgan Streicher, Amy E. Williams

“…Informed consent was not required or obtained due to the retrospective nature of the study.Results Cisgender patients reported worse pain intensity, whereas TGD patients reported lower quality of life and more internalizing symptoms. In the combined sample, pain intensity was correlated with worse functional disability, poorer quality of life, and more catastrophic thinking. …”
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COMPARISON OF A RAPID ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBANT ASSAY TEST WITH AN INDIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TEST IN DIAGNOSING EHRLICHIA AND ANAPLASMA INFECTIONS IN DOGS by Kr. Gospodinova, G. Zhelev, V. Petrov

“…PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to compare the diagnostic value of commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFA) in detecting immunoglobulin-G (IgG) antibodies to Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. METHODS: Seventy-four serum samples, obtained from dogs believed to be naturally infected with E. canis or A. phagocytophilum, were analyzed. …”
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Cognitive analysis of the development of human resource competencies in line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Habib Zare ahmadabadi, Sayed Heidar Mirfakhraddini, Fatemeh Zamzam, somayeh amirhosseini

“…A sample of 10 experts from this sector were selected to complete the questionnaire, using a purposeful sampling method. …”
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A Normative Model Representing Autistic Individuals Amidst Autism Spectrum Phenotypic Heterogeneity by Joana Portolese, Catarina Santos Gomes, Vinicius Daguano Gastaldi, Cristiane Silvestre Paula, Sheila C. Caetano, Daniela Bordini, Décio Brunoni, Jair de Jesus Mari, Ricardo Z. N. Vêncio, Helena Brentani

“…While valuable, these methods are limited in their ability to evaluate a specific individual in relation to a normative reference sample of autistic individuals. …”
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Spatial transcriptomic and morpho-functional information derived from single mouse FFPE slides allows in-depth fingerprinting of lung fibrosis by Erica Ferrini, Costanza Bonfini, Giovanna Marchese, Martina Buccardi, Matteo Zoboli, Primetta Faccioli, Nicola Sverzellati, Gino Villetti, Simone Ottonello, Maria Ravo, Franco F. Stellari

“…This approach is thus instrumental to a better characterization of the molecular changes associated to each sample. It can also contribute to a more informed interpretation of histology and micro-CT imaging data, paving the way to the identification of translationally relevant biomarkers as well as novel candidate targets for the development of more effective therapeutic interventions.…”
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Reusable Respiratory and Skin Protective Devices Will Help Russian NBC Protection Troops to Avoid Pathogenic Biological Agents by Valerii V. Vasilyev, Sergei N. Solovykh, Nikita V. Danyakin., Pavel V. Gorbachev

“…The materials for a future set have been chosen based on the results of the experimental studies of more than 100 of material samples. These samples have been provided by the industrial enterprises of the region. …”
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Association of men’s contraceptive knowledge, attitude and behavior with modern contraceptive use: evidence from Nepal demographic health survey 2022 by Vijaya Laxmi Shrestha, Kamala Devi Lamichhane, Sharadha Hamal, Nanda Lal Sapkota, Krishna Man Shrestha

“…This study aims to examine the association of men’s contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) with the use of modern contraceptives. Methods This study utilized data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022, which included a total weighted sample of 2,649 married men aged 15–49 years. …”
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Application of Metagenomic and Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid by Yang Z, Liu Q, Hu Y, Geng S, Ni JX

“…Additionally, these techniques identified mixed microbial species in 52.13% of the BALF samples. Although both mNGS and tNGS demonstrated similar diagnostic rates, tNGS proved to be faster, more cost-effective, and incorporated a tuberculosis-specific wall-breaking technology, thereby suggesting greater clinical utility.Conclusion: BALF mNGS and tNGS technologies quickly and accurately detect PTB patients with greater sensitivity and specificity than traditional MTB methods. …”
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Overweight in an urban Siberian population: 12-year trends by E. V. Akimova, E. I. Gakova, R. Kh. Kayumov, E. Yu. Zagorodnykh, O. V. Smaznova, M. M. Kayumova, V. V. Gafarov, V. A. Kuznetsov

“…To assess the levels of body mass index (BMI) in an urban Siberian population of 25-64-year-old men; to investigate the prevalence of overweight (OW) and its dynamics over the 12-year period of the population monitoring. Material and methods. The study included two randomised, electoral list-based samples of 25-64-year-old male residents of one Tumen City district. …”
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Creep suppression and fatigue in bio-based composites manufactured via conventional and large format additive manufacturing processes by Amber M. Hubbard, Katie Copenhaver, Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Andrés Márquez Rossy, Mitchell L. Rencheck, Meghan E. Lamm, Soydan Ozcan

“…Furthermore, the porosity of printed samples increased by two orders of magnitude compared to samples prepared via traditional processing methods.…”
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Assessing the suitability of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) by Julian Reingruber, Maximilian J. Krämer, Jessica Bigge, Pouria Dasmeh, Sandeep Grover, Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach, Markus M. Nöthen, Nicole Kreuser, Ines Gockel, Lothar Veits, Michael Vieth, Paul Jank, Carsten Denkert, Carlo Maj, Timo Hess, Johannes Schumacher

“…This demonstrates that FFPE samples are suitable for GWAS and that both methods are viable options for genotyping. …”
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