A multicenter retrospective study protocol comparing thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection and lobectomy in children with congenital lung malformations by Yong Lv, FanKe Shu, DengKe Luo, Ru Jia, Miao Yuan, Chang Xu

“…Propensity score matching will be used to ensure an even distribution of known confounders between the groups. …”
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Human Excreta as a Stable and Important Source of Atmospheric Ammonia in the Megacity of Shanghai. by Yunhua Chang, Congrui Deng, Anthony J Dore, Guoshun Zhuang

“…In the present study, the exhausts of 15 ceiling ducts from collecting septic tanks in 13 buildings with 6 function types were selected to quantify NH3 emission rates in the megacity of Shanghai. …”
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Heart abnormality classification using ECG and PCG recordings with novel PJM-DJRNN by Nadikatla Chandrasekhar, Sujatha Canavoy Narahari, Sreedhar Kollem, Samineni Peddakrishna, Archana Penchala, Babji Prasad Chapa

“…Then, the important features are selected using Poisson Distribution Function - Snow Leopard Optimization (PDF-SLO), and the PJM-DJRNN is used to classify the types of disease. …”
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Genome and phylogenetic analyses of Trypanosoma evansi reveal extensive similarity to T. brucei and multiple independent origins for dyskinetoplasty. by Jason Carnes, Atashi Anupama, Oliver Balmer, Andrew Jackson, Michael Lewis, Rob Brown, Igor Cestari, Marc Desquesnes, Claire Gendrin, Christiane Hertz-Fowler, Hideo Imamura, Alasdair Ivens, Luděk Kořený, De-Hua Lai, Annette MacLeod, Suzanne M McDermott, Chris Merritt, Severine Monnerat, Wonjong Moon, Peter Myler, Isabelle Phan, Gowthaman Ramasamy, Dhileep Sivam, Zhao-Rong Lun, Julius Lukeš, Ken Stuart, Achim Schnaufer

“…Interestingly, several procyclin-associated genes (PAGs) were disrupted or not found in this T. evansi strain, suggesting a selective loss of function in the absence of the insect life-cycle stage. …”
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Machine learning-based diagnostic model for neonatal intestinal diseases in multiple centres: a cross-sectional study protocol by Xiang Guo, Jing Shi, Yue Han, Qi Zhao, Jun Tang, Tao Xiong, Yi Yang, Jin Zhang, Qian Gao, Ling He

“…The control group will be established using frequency matching, stratified by gestational age and postnatal age. Based on the distribution of each stratum in the case group, neonates without intestinal diseases who were hospitalised during the same period will be randomly selected in proportion from the corresponding strata. …”
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Abstract 152: Exploring Age‐related Changes in Brain Metabolism among Individuals with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: An FDG‐PET Analysis by Eric M. Teichner, Robert C. Subtirelu, Tom Werner, Abass Alavi

“…As we age, the brain undergoes both structural and functional changes; the regional distribution of these alterations mirrors cognitive decline. …”
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Species-level enumeration of low-concentration lactic acid bacteria in breast milk by Yue Sun, Qiming Li, Mengling Hu, You Wu, Yunchao Wa, Hai Lu, Shilong Jiang, Hui Wang, Qiaosi Wei, Yujun Huang, Ruixia Gu, Chenchen Zhang

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Equality of admission tests using kernel equating under the non-equivalent groups with covariates design by Gabriel Wallın, Özge Altıntaş

“…This feature is important considering that test results are often used in the selection process for admittance to university programs. …”
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Improvement in positional accuracy of neural-network predicted hydration sites of proteins by incorporating atomic details of water-protein interactions and site-searching algorith... by Kochi Sato, Masayoshi Nakasako

“…Visualization of hydration structures over the entire protein surface is necessary to understand why the aqueous environment is essential for protein folding and functions. However, it is still difficult for experiments. …”
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An efficient trustworthy cyberattack defence mechanism system for self guided federated learning framework using attention induced deep convolution neural networks by Louai A. Maghrabi, Alanoud Subahi, Nouf Atiahallah Alghanmi, Turki Althaqafi, Nahla J. Abid, Nasser N. Albogami, Mahmoud Ragab

“…Conventional ML and DL techniques that function with data kept on a federal server increase the main privacy issues for user information. …”
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Advancing wind energy potential estimation through multidistribution wind speed analysis in coastal Pakistan by Ghulam Abbas, Arshad Ali, Zohaib Mushtaq, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Seada Hussen, Habib Hamam

“…These selected distributions are Weibull, Rayleigh, Lognormal, Gamma, Normal, Generalized Extreme Value, Logistic, Nakagami, t Location-Scale, Extreme Value, Inverse Gaussian, Chi-Square, Pearson Type III, and Rician. …”
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Identification and analysis of major latex protein (MLP) family genes in Rosa chinensis responsive to Botrytis cinerea infection by RNA-seq approaches by Haoyuan Chen, Qingkui Li, Peilei Cheng, Taotao Yan, Chunlan Dong, Zhe Hou, Peihuang Zhu, Changbing Huang

“…In summary, our research results underscore the potential importance of the RcMLP gene family in response to B. cinerea infection and provide comprehensive basis for further function exploration of the MLP gene family in rose resistance to fungal infections.…”
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Acceptability of veggie bread among Lebanese adults by Asma Chanbour, Hussein F. Hassan, Dima Kreidieh, Salma Khazaal, Tareq Osaili, Tareq Osaili, Khaled El Omari, Khaled El Omari, Nada El Darra

“…Incorporating vegetables as functional ingredients has gained interest in enhancing its nutritional profile. …”
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Pelagic fish camouflage in shallow waters from the humboldt current system through intracellular structures and reflectance mechanisms by Caroline S. Montes, Ricardo F. Soto, Mario I. Sanhueza, Ignacio Sanhueza, Danny Luarte, Sebastián E. Godoy, Sergio N. Torres, Rosario Castillo, Rubén Escribano, Mauricio A. Urbina

“…Furthermore, this study presents the first fish classifiers based on the analysis of spatial frequency features, achieving up to 92.14% accuracy using a K-Nearest Neighbors classifier, highlighting the functional and taxonomic relevance of guanine microstructure organization. …”
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The association of internet use and cognition among older adults: mediating roles of social networks and depressive symptoms by Xiuyuan Zhu, Zihan Ni, Xiaoying Zhu, Xiaoying Zhu, Yi Yang, Shiyu Xie, Xinguo Wang, Xiaoguang Yang

“…Internet use, Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS), the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and Cognitive Scale were selected as indicators. Additionally, propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to further validate the robustness of the results by reducing potential selection bias and ensuring a more comparable distribution of observed covariates between internet users and non-users.ResultsOur analysis found that the use of the internet by older adults was positively correlated with their social networks (β=0.090, p<0.01). …”
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Morphological and immunohistochemical analysis of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, M2 macrophages, BCL 6 and SOX10 in the tumor microenvironment of nodular cutaneous melanoma by K. S. Titov, A. A. Markin, E. I. Schurygina, N. S. Karnaukhov, D. A. Zaryanov, D. N. Bubenko

“…However, immune cells vary by their composition and functions. Some of them can even promote tumor growth. …”
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QCD predictions for simultaneously produced Higgs and vector bosons at $$\sqrt{s}$$ s = 13, 14, 27 and 100 TeV with a comprehensive study of systematic uncertainty and charge asymm... by Kamuran Dilsiz, Emrah Tiras, Meryem Yilmaz, Hasan Ogul

“…In addition, NNPDF3.1 parton distribution functions (PDF) were used during the calculation. …”
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Target oxidative stress-induced disulfidptosis: novel therapeutic avenues in Parkinson’s disease by Junshi Zhang, Tingting Liu, Haojie Wu, Jianshe Wei, Qiumin Qu

“…LASSO regression was applied for feature selection, with subsequent experimental validation in MPTP-induced PD mouse models. …”
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Research on Fault Stability in Junggar Basin Based on 3D Geological Modeling by XIONG Yuwei, ZHANG Yan, MA Jinyu, LI Zhe, LEI Cheng, SUN Wentie

“…The distribution characteristics of ground stress and fault stability are very important for horizontal well location deployment, drilling orientation and hydraulic fracturing design in complex areas. …”
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Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels by Songnan Li, Chaohui Sun, Ye Sun, Enpeng Li, Ping Li, Jun Wang

“…Due to its small granule size, Quinoa starch (QS) was selected to produce SNCs as a function of acid hydrolysis time (0–4 days), and their structural changes and potential application as HIPEs’ stabilizers were further explored. …”
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