Frontier machine learning techniques for melanoma skin cancer identification and categorization: An in-Depth review by Viomesh Singh, Kavita A. Sultanpure, Harshwardhan Patil

“…Early detection, however, presents a curative prospect. Thus, the prompt and precise diagnosis of skin cancers remains a paramount focus in current research. …”
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OPTIMIZING PROPERTY VALUATION: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR SELECTING COMPARABLE SALES BASED ON SIMILARITY AND RELIABILITY CRITERIA IN THE MARKET COMPARISON APPROACH by Francesca Salvo, Daniela Tavano

“…The findings from case studies indicate that the MCA demonstrates enhanced effectiveness when applied to a carefully curated selection of comparables based on specific criteria, as evidenced by minimal discrepancies between adjusted prices and reduced forecasting error margins.Additionally, the analysis shows a notable decline in the model’s accuracy as the dataset size increases, attributed to the inclusion of less suitable comparable properties in the valuation process. …”
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Tetanus Toxoid Immunization Status and Associated Factors among Mothers in Damboya Woreda, Kembata Tembaro Zone, SNNP, Ethiopia by Muluken Dubale Mamoro, Lolemo Kelbiso Hanfore

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Research on floating object classification algorithm based on convolutional neural network by Jikai Yang, Zihan Li, Ziyan Gu, Wei Li

“…A garbage classification dataset was curated to obtain 5707 images belonging to 15 categories, which were then split into training and validation sets in a 4:1 ratio. …”
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System Review of Effect of Shadowboxing Exercise on Sleep Quality of the Elderly by Maomao HUANG, Weiqiang MU, Guohua ZHENG

“…Results of meta analysis showed that compared with blank control group, the score of sleep quality in pittshurgh sleep quality index (PSQI) in shadowboxing exercise group was decreased [SMD-0.85, 95%CI (-1.25, -0.45), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 1], the score of sleep latency was decreased [SMD-1.31, 95%CI (-1.57, -1.05), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01], the score of sleep disturbance was decreased [MD-0.36, 95%CI (-0.53, -0.20), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 1], the score of sleeping medications was decreased [MD-0.29, 95%CI (-0.45, -0.13), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 3], the score of daytime dysfunction was decreased [MD-0.19, 95%CI (-0.30, -0.08), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 7], and the total score of PSQI was decreased [MD-2.12, 95%CI (-3.00, -1.24), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01].Conclusion:Shadowboxing exercise can improve sleep quality ofthe elderly, but whether the curative effect is long-term would still need more high-quality RCTs to confirm.…”
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Histological Peripheral Margins and Recurrence of Melanoma In Situ Treated with Wide Local Excision by Francisco S. Moura, Lucy E. Homer, Stuart W. McKirdy

“…Inclusion criteria consisted of MIS diagnosis, ≥16 years of age, and treatment with WLE with curative intent. Those patients with a recurrence of a previous MIS or with a reported focus of invasion/regression were also included. …”
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Robust Automated Harmonization of Heterogeneous Data Through Ensemble Machine Learning: Algorithm Development and Validation Study by Doris Yang, Doudou Zhou, Steven Cai, Ziming Gan, Michael Pencina, Paul Avillach, Tianxi Cai, Chuan Hong

“…ResultsThe method was evaluated using manually curated gold standard labels from the 3 National Institutes of Health cohorts. …”
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Badges of (Dis-)Honour: Manifesting the ‘Conquest’ of Uluṟu via Wearable Material Culture by Dirk H. R. Spennemann, Sharnie Hurford

“…After examining the materiality of the wearable material culture, we conclude by exploring which of these portable items are culturally significant and which, if any, should be curated in public collections.…”
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A database on genes increasing resistance of wheat and relative species against pathogenic fungi by O. G. Smirnova, A. V. Kochetov

“…Information entered into the database is a result of the annotation of scientific publications and manual curation. Currently PRG compiles data on 75 allelic variants of 66 resistance genes. …”
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Improving access to suicide prevention services through the National Suicide Prevention Framework implementation: The community level evidence-based recommendations by J C Y Nyasulu, D A Siddiqi, S Seedat, J Bantjies, M Udedi, S Gondwe, S Kambale, M Mkandawire, N Silungwe, L A Hendricks, I Maposa, J Vumu, D Skinner

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Ion channel classification through machine learning and protein language model embeddings by Ghazikhani Hamed, Butler Gregory

“…More impressively, on a newly curated, larger dataset (DS-Cv2), it attains an MCC of 0.9492 and an ROC AUC of 0.9968 on the independent test set. …”
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Detecting and quantifying deep sea benthic life using advanced object detection by Karthik H. Iyer, Camilla M. Marnor, Daniel W. Schmid, Ebbe H. Hartz

“…The dataset consists of 2,825 carefully curated images, encompassing 20,076 instances across 15 object-detection classes based on morphospecies from the phyla Arthropoda, Chordata, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, and Porifera. …”
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Survival and Prognostic Factors in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated by Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: A 10-Year Experience by Roberto Mazzanti, Umberto Arena, Pietro Pantaleo, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Greta Cipriani, Bruno Neri, Clara Giordano, Fabio Lanini, Serena Marchetti, Paolo Gentilini

“…Surgical treatments are considered to be the only curative procedures available, and only for a minority of patients. …”
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Effective practices in enhancing autonomous English language learning through YouTube by Ritueli Daeli, Santosa Santosa

“…The study underscores the need for curating high-quality educational content and developing tools to support self-regulation among learners. …”
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The Impact of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault on Family Dynamics and Child Development: A Comprehensive Review by Matthias Brockstedt, Serpil Uğur Baysal, Kadir Daştan

“…The article employs a curated body of literature, including surveys, reviews, program evaluations, and international health reports, to elucidate the direct and collateral damage caused by such trauma within families. …”
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Meta-analysis of Acupuncture Efficacy on Nerve Root Cervical Spondylosis Therapy by Xunlu YIN, Liguo ZHU, Minshan FENG, Xu WEI, Jie YU, Long LIANG

“…Meta analysis indicated that acupuncture combined with traction in the therapy of nerve root type cervical to improve spondylopathy pain relief [MD=-1.69, 95%CI (-2.63, -0.75) ];to improve the current pain conditions (PPI) [MD=-0.41, 95%CI (-0.56, -0.26) ];pain relief [VAS (McGill) ] [MD=-1.43, 95%CI (-2.21, -0.6) ];total pain score (PRI) [MD=-2.43, 95%CI (-4.06, -0.80) ];pain perception total score [PRI (S) ] [MD=-1.63, 95%CI (-2.07, -1.20) ];Pain Emotion Total Score [PRI (A) ] [MD=-0.89, 95%CI (-1.39, -0.38) ].The effect of acupuncture group in cervical spondylotic myelopathy therapy was better than that of the traction group, the difference was statistically significant (P&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture has good curative effect and advantage in the therapy of cervical spondylosis of nerve root type. …”
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NASSDA as a Data-Collaborative Network to Enhance Social Science Research in East Asia by Pei-Shan Liao, Shuai Wang, Hiroshi Ishida, Hearan Koo, Won-ho Park

“…Although the advantages of sharing social science data has been recognized, challenges persist, particularly for data repositories focusing on curation and dissemination. In this article, we introduce the establishment of the Network of Asian Social Science Data Archives (NASSDA), a collaborative network among social science data depositories in East Asia. …”
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Operation Standard for Sling Exercise with Tuina Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Techniques by LI Li, CHANG Guangzhe, SUN Guodong, SUN Jinglong, FENG Ziyun, MA Zhaoshui, CHENG Yiran

“…This scientific, standardized and unified operation technical standard covers the scope of practice, normative reference documents, terms and definitions (recipient, performer, sling training, exercise techniques, massage, technique of sling exercise with Tuina therapy, weak link, meridians, twelve meridians and collaterals, tendons, twelve cutaneous regions, governor vessel, belt vessel, three hand yang meridians, three hand yin meridians, three foot yang meridian, three foot yin meridians), indications, contraindications, functional evaluation (basic requirements, pain assessment, motor function evaluation), operation steps and requirements ［preparation before operation (environmental requirements, tool preparation, performer preparation ), operation process (positioning weak link meridians, selecting sling position, sling Tuina treatment, sling exercise training, relaxation, precautions, treatment course )］, curative effect evaluation, etc. This technical specification can provide operational guidance for traditional Chinese medicine doctors, rehabilitation therapists and other professional and technical personnel to perform "technique of sling exercise with Tuina therapy" rehabilitation treatment, with good clinical applicability, safety and effectiveness.…”
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School Health Services Practices in Primary Schools as Reported by Teachers in Wassit and The-Qar Governorate in Iraq by Sameeha Naser Abed, Rawaa Kamel Abed, Fatimah Haran Daham

“… School health plays an important role in preventive and curative management that will reflect positively on young children, all workers in school, and academic performance. …”
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