Unfavorable variants of folate metabolism genes in patients with acute coronary syndrome in non-obstructive coronary atherosclerosis by V. V. Ryabov, S. B. Gomboeva, Yu. D. Lugacheva, I. B. Kulagina, R. P. Karpov

“…The level of homocysteine was determined by the enzyme immunoenzyme technique using Axis (UK) set of instruments for diagnosis and standards methods.Results. …”
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Spatiotemporal Change Detection of Ecological Quality and the Associated Influencing Factors in Yuzhou Mining Area With RSEIFE by Jiao Pan, Ziwei Wang, Tao Chen, Kun Jia, Antonio Plaza

“…The method exploited Savitzky-Golay filtering (to smooth the four ecological index data), and the surface ecological effects of resource-based cities were evaluated using the entropy weight method and moving window technique. Our key findings include: 1) the filtered ecological index time series curves effectively reduce the data noise and make the data set smoother; 2) during mining time series monitoring, the mean RSEIFE values for five years were 0.56, 0.41, 0.44, 0.58, and 0.67, demonstrating an initial deterioration, subsequently followed by an enhancement in the ecological environmental condition; 3) the dominant index impacting the ecological environment of the open-pit mine are land surface temperature, and normalized difference built-up and bareness index; 4) while open-pit mining activities adversely affect the ecological environment, restoration efforts significantly improve conditions in both the open-pit and its surrounding areas. …”
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Enhancing Network Slicing Architectures With Machine Learning, Security, Sustainability and Experimental Networks Integration by Joberto S. B. Martins, Tereza C. Carvalho, Rodrigo Moreira, Cristiano Bonato Both, Adnei Donatti, Joao H. Correa, Jose A. Suruagy, Sand L. Correa, Antonio J. G. Abelem, Moises R. N. Ribeiro, Jose-Marcos S. Nogueira, Luiz C. S. Magalhaes, Juliano Wickboldt, Tiago C. Ferreto, Ricardo Mello, Rafael Pasquini, Marcos Schwarz, Leobino N. Sampaio, Daniel F. Macedo, Jose F. De Rezende, Kleber V. Cardoso, Flavio De Oliveira Silva

“…Network Slicing (NS) is an essential technique extensively used in 5G networks computing strategies, mobile edge computing, mobile cloud computing, and verticals like the Internet of Vehicles and industrial IoT, among others. …”
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The effect of recreational fitness exercises on sedentary men’s levels of well-being by Muhammet Eyüp Uzuner, Hakan Akdeniz, Müge Sarper, Mehmet Duman, Cengiz Aydin, Talha Altuntaş, Fikret Soyer

“…A purposive sampling technique was used in sample selection. The fitness program was implemented 3 days a week for 8 weeks. …”
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An interpretable deep learning framework using FCT-SMOTE and BO-TabNet algorithms for reservoir water sensitivity damage prediction by Yin-bo He, Ke-ming Sheng, Ming-liang Du, Guan-cheng Jiang, Teng-fei Dong, Lei Guo, Bo-tao Xu

“…Fair Cut Tree (FCT) and Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) are incorporated to mitigate data missingness and imbalance, thereby enhancing dataset integrity and robustness. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF NEW EARLY-MATURING MAIZE HYBRIDS SELECTED BY THE VNIIOZ – BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL STATE BUDGETARY INSTITUTION “A. N. KOSTYAKOV FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTER VNIIGIM” UNDER TH... by Elena V. Chugunova, Svetlana N. Derunova, Konstantin V. Naboichenko

“…In different humidification years, hybrids were evaluated according to a set of economically valuable characteristics (productivity, humidity, breeding index). …”
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Exploring the factors behind the discrepancy between two-dimensional and three-dimensional indicators of greenspace exposure by Lixian Su, Zihan Kan, Mei-Po Kwan

“…This study addresses this gap by explaining the inconsistent spatial patterns between the NDVI and greenspace volume, identifying landscape-related factors associated with these inconsistencies, and elucidating the implications of differences between the NDVI and volume on greenspace exposure measurement. We curated a set of landscape factors based on prior research and used an explainable machine learning technique to explore the associations between 2D and 3D greenspace indicators and these landscape elements. …”
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Diagnosis of cancer of the cervix by targeting VPAC receptors on exfoliated cervical cells by Rajendra B. Nerli, Kumar Vinchurkar, Mahesh Kalloli, Shadab Rangrez, Shridhar C. Ghagane, Madhukar L. Thakur

“…The slides were then stained according to Papanicolaou’s technique. Similarly, another set of prepared smears were used for VPAC receptor detection. …”
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Effects of ultrasonic vibration on residual stress distribution and local mechanical properties of AA6061/Ti6Al4V dissimilar joints by resistance spot welding by Mohan He, Qian Wang, Yingjun He, Jinxiang Wang, Ninshu Ma, Yuanxun Wang

“…The welding current, welding time, and electrode force of the RSW process were set as 9.0 kA, 350 ms, and 1.0 kN respectively, and the frequency and power of ultrasonic vibration were 20 kHz and 800 W. …”
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In Low- and Middle-Income Countries the Uterine Tourniquet during Open Myomectomy is a Simple and Efficient Method of Reducing Blood Loss by Dehi Boston Mian, Vedi Loue, Virginie Angoi, Sophia Akinloye, Fatimata Ampoh

“…The significance level was set at 5% (p < 0.05). Results: The patients’ mean age was 38.5 years old, and 39% were nulliparous. …”
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A pythagorean fuzzy approach to evaluate the challenges to implementing circular economy in the glass manufacturing industry: Implications for sustainable development by Zulficar Niaz Tushar, Shah Murtoza Morshed, Afia Ahsan, Soumik Sarkar, A.B.M. Mainul Bari, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam

“…Glass is extensively used in both domestic and commercial settings and is recognized for its high recyclability and reusability. …”
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Time of the week AutoRegressive eXogenous (TOW-ARX) model to predict thermal consumption in a large commercial mall by Iñigo Lopez-Villamor, Olaia Eguiarte, Beñat Arregi, Roberto Garay-Martinez, Antonio Garrido-Marijuan

“…In order to discard the risk of model overfitting, cross validation is applied using the k-fold technique. The performance of the TOW-ARX model is compared with a set of different models: a reduced version of the model where similar segments are clustered using the k-means method (R-TOW-ARX), a general ARX model, a linear regression steady-state TOW model (TOW-LR), a version of the latter reduced through clustering (R-TOW-LR), and a general multiple linear regression model (LR). …”
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Predicting Hospitalization Length in Geriatric Patients Using Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics by Lorenzo Fantechi, Federico Barbarossa, Sara Cecchini, Lorenzo Zoppi, Giulio Amabili, Mirko Di Rosa, Enrico Paci, Daniela Fornarelli, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Elvira Maranesi, Roberta Bevilacqua

“…Feature reduction was conducted by applying a last absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) to the radiomic features set. Three ML classification algorithms, linear support vector machine (LSVM), medium neural network (MNN), and ensemble subspace discriminant (ESD), were trained and validated through a 5-fold cross-validation technique. …”
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Rapid Mental Stress Evaluation Based on Non-Invasive, Wearable Cortisol Detection with the Self-Assembly of Nanomagnetic Beads by Junjie Li, Qian Chen, Weixia Li, Shuang Li, Cherie S. Tan, Shuai Ma, Shike Hou, Bin Fan, Zetao Chen

“…The stimulating current was set to be under 1 mA for the extraction, which was within the safe and acceptable range for human bodies. …”
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A field survey of eight common potato pathogens in China based on integrated-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays by Xinjie Zhang, Han Chen, Jinbin Wu, Xiao Wang, Shuaishuai Wang, Jingqi Chen, Qianpeng Yu, Zhenxin Zhang, Xiaobo Zheng, Juan Zeng, Suomeng Dong

“…Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a critical technique for pathogen detection, but available LAMP assays do not effectively meet the requirement of field diagnoses due to complexities including co-infection of different pathogens. …”
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Effectiveness of endodontic retreatment using WaveOne Primary files in reciprocating and rotary motions by Patricia Marton Costa, Renata Maíra de Souza Leal, Guilherme Hiroshi Yamanari, Bruno Cavalini Cavenago, Marco Antônio Húngaro Duarte

“…The results were statistically evaluated using paired and independent t-tests, with a significance level set at 5%.ResultsNo significant difference was found in the timing of filling removal between the groups, with a mean of 322 seconds (RCP) and 327 seconds (CCR) (p < 0.05). …”
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Betaine and Total Dietary Fiber Recovery from Red Beetroot Peels by Means of Ultrasound and Pulsed Electric Fields by Iva Sabljak, Mirela Grubelić, Dora Vlahović, Josipa Dukić, Aleksandra Samardžija, Anet Režek Jambrak

“…Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) using water as a green solvent is a promising non-thermal technique for the extraction of total dietary fiber (TDF) and betaine from red beetroot (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> L.) peel. …”
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Molecular Detection of Metallo-β-Lactamase Genes in Carbapenem-Resistant Non-Fermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan by Ayesha Sajjad, Muna Malik, Muhammad Ashraf, Maria Muddassir, Iffat Javed, Sidra Zaman, Obaidullah Qazi, Syed Zeeshan Haider Naqvi

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the disc diffusion technique. Isolates were analyzed for MBL production through a phenotypic method (DDST) and for the presence of MBL genes (blaIMP and blaVIM) via PCR. …”
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The Problem with Time: Application of Partial Least Squares Analysis on Time-Frequency Plots to Account for Varying Time Intervals with Applied EEG Data by Jessie M. H. Szostakiwskyj, Filomeno Cortese, Raneen Abdul-Rhaman, Sarah J. Anderson, Amy L. Warren, Rebecca Archer, Emma Read, Kent G. Hecker

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> When attempting to study neurocognitive mechanisms with electroencephalography (EEG) in applied ecologically valid settings, responses to stimuli may differ in time, which presents challenges to traditional EEG averaging methods. …”
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A Cognitive Topic Modeling Approach for Detailed Learner Analysis in Asynchronous Discussions by Ruofei Ding, Xianfei Luo, Shumin Chen, Xiaomin Wu, Chi Zhang, Lixiang Liu, Yanyu Huang, Ling Chen, Jingxiu Huang, Yunxiang Zheng, Ke Zhu

“…This method has practical value for understanding students and improving teaching quality in online education settings.…”
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