The Strong Protective Effect of Circumcision against Cancer of the Penis by Brian J. Morris, Ronald H. Gray, Xavier Castellsague, F. Xavier Bosch, Daniel T. Halperin, Jake H. Waskett, Catherine A. Hankins

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Public Understanding and Expectations of Digital Health Evidence Generation: Focus Group Study by Paulina Bondaronek, Jingfeng Li, Henry W W Potts

“…This gap has prompted ongoing debate about the types of evidence necessary to validate health apps, especially as the perceived risk level varies from wellness tools to diagnostic aids. The perspectives of the general public, who are direct stakeholders, are notably underrepresented in discussions on digital health evidence generation. …”
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Biological age model using explainable automated CT-based cardiometabolic biomarkers for phenotypic prediction of longevity by Perry J. Pickhardt, Michael W. Kattan, Matthew H. Lee, B. Dustin Pooler, Ayis Pyrros, Daniel Liu, Ryan Zea, Ronald M. Summers, John W. Garrett

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The Burden of HIV Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Jimma University Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Observational Study by Taye Kebede, Michael Dayu, Abiot Girma

“…Among the sampled women (634), 96.1% received counselling services on the prevention of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. Around 83.1% of the mothers refused to consult their partners and were unable to persuade their surrogate or afraid to discuss HIV serostatus tests. …”
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Deep Learning Based Dual Channel Banana Grading System Using Convolution Neural Network by Raghavendra S, Souvik Ganguli, P. Thirumarai Selvan, Mitali Madhusmita Nayak, Sushovan Chaudhury, Randell U. Espina, Isaac Ofori

“…The system can either replace or aid human operators who can focus their efforts on fruit selection. …”
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Molecular Modeling Studies of Substituted 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Triazolinones Aryl and Nonaryl Derivatives as Angiotensin II AT1 Receptor Antagonists by Mukesh C. Sharma, D. V. Kohli, Smita Sharma

“…The information rendered by 3D-QSAR models may lead to a better understanding of structural requirements of triazolinone aryl and nonaryl derivatives and also aid in designing novel potent antihypertensive molecules.…”
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Efficient Generative-Adversarial U-Net for Multi-Organ Medical Image Segmentation by Haoran Wang, Gengshen Wu, Yi Liu

“…Manual labeling of lesions in medical image analysis presents a significant challenge due to its labor-intensive and inefficient nature, which ultimately strains essential medical resources and impedes the advancement of computer-aided diagnosis. This paper introduces a novel medical image-segmentation framework named Efficient Generative-Adversarial U-Net (EGAUNet), designed to facilitate rapid and accurate multi-organ labeling. …”
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Rice suitability mapping using the analytic hierarchy process approach in a river catchment by N. Robertson, B. Oinam

“…The model result clearly indicates the potential of geographical information system integrated with analytical hierarchy process technique can be utilized to decide the weights of each individual parameter using experts’ opinions which can serve as a versatile tool to carry-out such kind of analysis which can aid policy makers.…”
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Effectiveness of a novel artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy system for adenoma detection: a prospective, propensity score-matched, non-randomized controlled study in Kore... by Jung-Bin Park, Jung Ho Bae

“…Background/Aims The real-world effectiveness of computer-aided detection (CADe) systems during colonoscopies remains uncertain. …”
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Improving multi-talker binaural DOA estimation by combining periodicity and spatial features in convolutional neural networks by Reza Varzandeh, Simon Doclo, Volker Hohmann

“…Aiming to improve the accuracy of multi-talker DOA estimation for binaural hearing aids with a known number of active talkers, we investigate the usage of periodicity features as a footprint of speech signals in combination with spatial features as input to a convolutional neural network (CNN). …”
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LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MINOR GUARDIANSHIP SYSTEM IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN THE XIX - EARLY XX CENTURIES USING THE EXAMPLE OF UFA PROVINCE by Timur T. Khasanov

“…It was also found that women's participation in charitable initiatives in regions such as Ufa contributed to the effectiveness of aid. This result points to the need for further study of the role of gender factors in the development of social support.…”
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VISUAL DIDACTIC REGULATORS OF LOGICAL-SEMANTIC TYPE by V. E. Shteinberg, N. N. Manko

“…The logic of the evolution of didactic visual aids is shown: from illustrative – through the support – to visual didactic regulators with extended didactic functions. …”
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THE ROLE OF HOME READING CLASS IN THE LANGUAGE TRAINING OF STUDENTS OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS by M. V. Grineva

“…In addition, the learning aids written by the author encourage students to treat the text of the books as a source of professionally meaningful information.…”
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An In Vitro and In Vivo Comparison of Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells by Jamie Mollentze, Chrisna Durandt, Michael S. Pepper

“…Clinically acceptable protocols could be developed in which MSCs are used to aid in bone regeneration providing relief for patients with chronic pain. …”
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Analysis of vaginal microbiota before and after treatment of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the uterine cervix by Patrícia Mendonça Ventura, Isabel Cristina Chulvis do Val Guimarães, Luis Guillermo Coca Velarde, Susana Cristina Aidé Viviani Fialho, Douglas Guedes Ferreira, Matheus Madureira Fernandes, Rafael Augusto Chaves Machado

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The Roots of Single Parenting and Its Influence on the Socioeconomic Trajectories of Young Adults in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria by Ngozi U. Nwonye, Victoria V. Nkan, Ann E. Dijeh

“…Recommendations include enhancing support networks, improving access to mental health services, and offering financial aid for educational advancement. The study emphasizes the importance of developing tailored interventions that foster resilience among young adults from single-parent households. …”
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To Probe Full and Partial Activation of Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors by Pan-Agonist Chiglitazar Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Holli-Joi Sullivan, Xiaoyan Wang, Shaina Nogle, Siyan Liao, Chun Wu

“…Rather than being bent fully in the direction of the agonist versus antagonist conformation, a partial agonist can adopt a more linear conformation and have a lower degree of flexibility. Our finding may aid in further development of this new generation of medication.…”
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Process-Dependent Evolution of Channel Stress and Stress-Induced Mobility Gain in FinFET, Normal GAAFET, and Si/SiGe Hybrid Channel GAAFET by Chiang Zhu, Xiaona Zhu, Shaofeng Yu, David Wei Zhang

“…This study investigates the evolution of stress and its induced carrier mobility gain in FinFET, GAAFET, and Si/SiGe hybrid channel GAAFET throughout the process flow using technology computer-aided design (TCAD) tool, which has been calibrated with experimental data from the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nano-beam precession electron diffraction (PED) techniques. …”
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Exploring Seasonality Indices for Low-Flow Analysis on Tibagi Watershed (Brazil) by Alexandre Sokoloski de Azevedo Delduque de Macedo, Michael Männich

“…These indices emerge as valuable tools for water resource management, aiding decision-making for allocation and hydrological regionalization, such as optimizing granting water resource distribution during dry seasons based on the identified low-flow patterns and establishing different reference low-flow values throughout the year.…”
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Rectal application of a highly osmolar personal lubricant in a macaque model induces acute cytotoxicity but does not increase risk of SHIV infection. by Sundaram A Vishwanathan, Monica R Morris, Richard J Wolitski, Wei Luo, Charles E Rose, Dianna M Blau, Theodros Tsegaye, Sherif R Zaki, David A Garber, Leecresia T Jenkins, Tara C Henning, Dorothy L Patton, R Michael Hendry, Janet M McNicholl, Ellen N Kersh

“…However, the estimated AID50 (50% animal infectious dose) was not different in lubricant- and control buffer-treated macaques (p = 0.4467; logistic regression models).…”
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