Hypertonic saline infusion and water deprivation tests are commonly used to stimulate arginine vasopressin (AVP) for the diagnosis of AVP deficiency (AVP-D); however, these procedures impose a considerable burden on patients. We aimed to develop mach... read more
Chorea is a hallmark of Huntington's disease (HD), yet its clinical assessment is of limited reliability, impairing our ability to sensitively evaluate its progression. We evaluated passive monitoring for estimating the two-year evolution of upper li... read more
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Apr 25, 2026
Accurate estimation of forest carbon stocks is essential for climate change mitigation, particularly in mountainous regions where strong spatial heterogeneity constrains the performance of conventional remote sensing models. This study investigates w... read more
Journal of animal science and biotechnology
Apr 25, 2026
BACKGROUND: Growth performance and carcass traits are economically vital in poultry breeding. In Wenchang chickens, reducing excessive abdominal fat represents a critical breeding objective. However, as a typical carcass trait, abdominal fat thicknes... read more
Simulation-based inference methods are increasingly being used in population genetics due to their flexibility and ability to be applied in settings where likelihood-based methods are intractable. Perhaps the best known such method is Approximate Bay... read more
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Apr 25, 2026
Developing an effective malaria vaccine is challenging because Plasmodium parasites use complex strategies to invade host cells. The blood stage, where parasites replicate inside red blood cells, causes disease symptoms and relies on large multiprote... read more
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is marked by substantial clinical heterogeneity. This heterogeneity has impacted clinical trials by obscuring treatment effects and causing inefficiency. In this review, we summarize potential approaches for addres... read more
Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists
Apr 25, 2026
PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the accuracy of a residual neural network (ResNet) system with experienced dental technicians for gingival shade prediction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CIELab (L*, a*, b*) coordinates were measured from three adjacent... read more
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