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No threshold approach in the risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogen. Is it still well supported by current knowledge of carcinogenesis?
No threshold approach is routinely applied in the risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens. How this approach is supported by data? Isn´ t it somewhat obsolete?
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How can deep learning architectures be designed to improve generalization under limited or noisy training data while maintaining robustness and interpretability?
Deep learning models have achieved remarkable performance across domains such as computer vision, natural language processing, and scientific modeling. However, challenges remain in areas including generalization beyond training distributions, interpretability of learned representations, and robustness to noisy or limited datasets. I am particularly interested in understanding which architectural innovations, training strategies, or theoretical insights have shown the most promise in...
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What deep learning strategies best balance accuracy and interpretability in medical image segmentation for disease progression analysis?
Medical imaging (CT/MRI) segmentation is vital for tracking disease, but black-box models reduce clinical trust. Methods like explainable AI (XAI), uncertainty quantification, and hybrid modeling may bridge this gap. What approaches are most promising?
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How does friccohesity chemistry act as global physicochemical property with quantum mechanical activity to nanoformulate the smart cosmetics, syrups, supplements, lubricants, antiwrinkle creams ?
Currently, the friccohesity measured using survismeter has emerged as global physicochemical property of smart research methodologies for nanoformulations to bring all the ingredients in a most aligned coordination for generating the extra mileage of each ingredient for applications.
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What threshold of urinary cadmium (Cd-U) is currently considered indicative of early renal tubular dysfunction in exposed adult populations?
I am conducting a study on chronic environmental cadmium exposure and its nephrotoxic effects, particularly focusing on early biomarkers of renal tubular damage. Several sources suggest 2 µg/g creatinine as a reference point, but variability exists depending on population, sex, and co-exposure. Could experts clarify which threshold (e.g. 1 µg/g, 2 µg/g, or 5 µg/g creatinine) is most reliable or currently used in risk assessments and clinical practice?
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Why is the ammonia/ammonium concentration highly increased during storage of human urine?
Hydrolysis of urine Why is the ammonia/ammonium concentration highly increased during storage of human urine?
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What are the current hot topics in the study of critical points during the process of cell mutation and development into tumors? How to conduct in-depth research on the future use of AI?
Tumorigenesis is not a linear accumulation of mutations but rather a dynamic process punctuated by critical transition points—windows during which normal cells cross irreversible thresholds toward dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, and ultimately invasive malignancy. Understanding the molecular and ecological drivers of these “tipping points” is fundamental to early interception and prevention. I would like to ask the cancer biology and computational oncology community: Which specific transition...
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Role of humanized immune system mice in to study the infectious and systemic inflammatory disease.
Whether the humanized immune system (HIS) mice help developing therapeutic interventions against infectious and inflammatory diseases? Whether HIS mice may revolutionize the translational biomedical research
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How might AI-assisted peer review tools reshape scientific publishing, and what safeguards should be implemented to maintain review quality while addressing the increasing volume of submissions?
The peer-reviewing process is being faced with ever-growing challenges as submission rates are still rising exponentially in all areas. Journal editors are faced with the challenge of getting capable reviewers who are ready to volunteer their time, with a result being delays in reviewing, reviewer exhaustion, and worse, compromised quality. Meanwhile, AI technologies are accelerating their ability to review scientific manuscripts for methodology, statistical fitting, plagiarism screenings,...
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Can pesticides penetrate into fruits and vegetables as well as on their surface? Is it possible to completely remove pesticide residue?
Can pesticides penetrate not only the outside but also the inside of vegetables and fruits? How to remove pesticide residue from the surface? Is it possible to completely remove pesticide residue?
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