Fast Low Rank and Sparse Decomposition Based on Greedy Bilateral Smoothing for Infrared Small Target Detection by Yan-Shan Zhang, Ze-Yin Li, Dong-Dong Pang, Lu-Yao Wang, Cheng-Jun Wu, Kang Duan, Jun-Ming Gao

“…Then, a optimization algorithm framework based on alternating projection is designed to achieve an accurate separation of target and background. …”
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Frequency of Thyroid Nodules among Patients with Colonic Polyps by Cevdet Duran, Huseyin Savas Gokturk, Mustafa Kulaksizoglu, Suleyman Bakdik, Gulhan Kanat Unler, Mustafa Erbayrak, Guven Ozkaya, Baris Onder Pamuk, Mustafa Sait Gonen

“…Therefore, this study was designed to investigate thyroid nodule prevalence in patients with colonic polyps. …”
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The 2020 IDS Release of the Antwerp COR*-Database. Evaluation, Development and Transformation of a Pre-Existing Database by Sam Jenkinson, Francisco Anguita, Diogo Paiva, Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs

“…The Antwerp COR*-IDS database 2020 is a transformed and harmonized historical demographic database in a cross-nationally comparable format designed to be open and easy to use for international researchers. …”
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Developing and evaluating a health pack to support dog owners to manage the weight of their companion animals by Thomas L. Webb, Jenifer Molina, Libby Sheridan, Hugues du Plessis, Joanna Brown, Hannah Abraham, Oliver Morton, Susan McKay

“…The causes are multifactorial, but owners play a key role and so this paper reports the development and evaluation of a health pack designed to help owners to manage the weight of their dogs.MethodThe pack was informed by previous research, behavior change theory (i.e., the COM-B model), and interviews with 12 veterinary professionals to identify challenges and potential solutions. …”
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Seismic Response Compression of Various MSE Walls Based on 3D Modeling by Muhammad Akbar, Huali Pan, Guoqiang Ou, Georgios Nikitas, Bilal Ahmed

“…This research focuses on investigating and designing MSE walls made of reinforcement concrete and hollow precast concrete panels. …”
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Hepatitis B Virus-Related Glomerulonephritis: Not a Predominant Cause of Proteinuria in Korean Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B by Jeong-Ju Yoo, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Jung-Hwan Yoon, Minjong Lee, Dong Hyeon Lee, Yuri Cho, Eun Sun Jang, Eun Ju Cho, Su Jong Yu, Yoon Jun Kim, Hyo-Suk Lee

“…Proteinuria can be caused by various glomerular diseases and HBV-GN accounts for one-third of total GN cases. Well-designed prospective study is needed to assess whether antiviral therapy against HBV infection may improve the prognosis of HBV-GN.…”
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Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome Using Fusion of Micro-motion Signals from Millimeter-wave Radar and Pulse Wave Data by Xiang ZHAO, Wei WANG, Chenyang LI, Jian GUAN, Gang LI

“…This study used a radar and pulse wave data preprocessing algorithm to extract time-frequency information and artificial features from the signals, balancing the accuracy and robustness of sleep-breathing abnormality event detection Additionally, a deep neural network was designed to fuse the two types of signals for precise identification of sleep apnea and hypopnea events, and to estimate the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) for quantitative assessment of sleep-breathing abnormality severity. …”
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Joint Optimization in Underwater Image Enhancement: A Training Framework Integrating Pixel-Level and Physical-Channel Techniques by Ozan Demir, Metin Aktas, Ender M. Eksioglu

“…The training methodology of HUWIE-Net is designed to jointly optimize both pixel-level-based and physical-channel-based enhancement modules. …”
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Optimizing Parkinson’s Disease Prediction: A Comparative Analysis of Data Aggregation Methods Using Multiple Voice Recordings via an Automated Artificial Intelligence Pipeline by Zhengxiao Yang, Hao Zhou, Sudesh Srivastav, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Kuukua E. Abraham, Samuel M. Naandam, Samuel Kakraba

“…This study compares four data aggregation methods designed to tackle the grouped structure in classification tasks: post-mean, post-max, post-min, and pre-mean aggregation. …”
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Developing and validating a scale of empowerment in using artificial intelligence for problem-solving for senior secondary and university students by Siu Cheung Kong, Jinyu Zhu, Yin Nicole Yang

“…This study presents a valid instrument for researchers and practitioners to measure empowerment in using AI for problem-solving and informs AI literacy curriculum designers about including learning activities to help students realise its impact, self-efficacy, and meaningfulness.…”
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Bridging the Gap: Interventions to Increase Cancer Screening Adherence in Individuals with Mental Disorders—A Systematic Review by Paolo Lombardo, Ilaria Mussetto, Valentina Baccolini, Enrico Di Rosa, Alessandra Sinopoli

“…This systematic review aims to examine the literature to identify studies that evaluate interventions designed to increase cancer screening adherence in people with mental disorders. …”
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The effects of diacylglycerol edible oil intervention in patients with chronic metabolic syndrome combined with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: study protocol for a multicenter, prospe... by Gui-yu Li, Cui-feng Zhu, Zhao-qi Huang, Chun-li Piao, Jia-jun Yu, Li Wang, Qiang Zeng, Yu-yu Lei, Yue Li, Xiao-ling Zhu, Zhen-tian Zhang, Tian-hua Huang, Meng-shuang Li, Shu-zhong Lin, Nai-wen Zhang, Fangyingnan Zhang, Yong-hua Wang, Dan-ping Xu

“…Methods A multicenter, double-blind, and randomized controlled trial involving 176 patients was designed. All patients with chronic metabolic syndrome complicated by asymptomatic hyperuricemia who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be included in the study and will be randomized to either group A or group B. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Radical Cystectomy in a Laparoscopic Naïve Center by Waleed Mohamed Fadlalla, Ayman Hanafy, Mahmoud Abdelhakim, Hatem Aboulkassem, El Sayed Ashraf, Ahmed Abdelbary

“…Each group included thirty patients. The trial was designed to compare both approaches regarding operative time, blood loss, transfusion requirements, length of hospital stay, time to oral intake, requirement of opioid analgesia, and complications. …”
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A multi-modal geospatial–temporal LSTM based deep learning framework for predictive modeling of urban mobility patterns by Sangeetha S.K.B, Sandeep Kumar Mathivanan, Hariharan Rajadurai, Jaehyuk Cho, Sathishkumar Veerappampalayam Easwaramoorthy

“…We propose a novel framework, GeoTemporal LSTM (GT-LSTM), designed to address the intricate spatiotemporal dynamics of urban environments. …”
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Ultrahigh concentration exfoliation and aqueous dispersion of few-layer graphene by excluded volume effect by Zhiyuan Xiong, Luyan Shen, Jin Long, Xiao Li, Ke Zhou, Gyeong Min Choi, Kangtai Ou, GuiYan Yang, Weichun Ma, Heon Sang Lee, Youyi Sun, Dan Li

“…To achieve this, we designed a sequential process involving edge oxidation, bubble expansion and mechanical shearing, through which graphite flakes were exfoliated into aqueous dispersions with ~94.5 wt.% yield of few-layer graphene, high concentration exceeding 100 mg mL-1, long-term stability over ~550 days, and large-scale wet processability. …”
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Additively manufactured biodegradable Zn metamaterials with tunable Poisson’s ratio and enhanced mechanical properties by Yixuan Shi, Jiaqi Gao, Xuan Li, Zui Tao, Chengcong Huang, Shangyan Zhao, Yuzhi Wu, Youwen Yang, Yabin Yang, Yageng Li, Lu-Ning Wang

“…However, traditional NPR designs often have limited mechanical strength and have not been previously applied to biodegradable Zn scaffolds. …”
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Prevalence and location of myofascial trigger points in dogs with osteoarthritis by Maira Rezende Formenton, Maira Rezende Formenton, Denise Tabacchi Fantoni, Lisa Gauthier, Thibaut Cachon, Lin Tchia Yeng, Karine Portier, Karine Portier

“…IntroductionThis study was designed to determine the prevalence of myofascial pain and the location of myofascial trigger points (MTPs) in dogs with osteoarthritis.MethodsThirty-five dogs were selected and examined for the presence of MTPs using palpation. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Questionnaire-Nonsuicidal (SITBQ-NS) in an Iranian outpatient sample by Sara Sobhani, Banafsheh Gharraee, Mojgan Salavati, Komeil Zahedi Tajrishi, Hojjatollah Farahani, Alessandra D'Agostino

“…The Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Questionnaire-Nonsuicidal (SITBQ-NS) is a self-report instrument designed to assess the full range of NSSI thoughts and behaviors. …”
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Synthesis of uniform two-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene films via thermal evaporation as efficient oxygen reduction catalysts by Xue-Wei Lu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Ruxuan Chen, Shuwei Wang, Zile Wang, Huajun Tian, Liying Jiao

“…To address this, we designed a vacuum thermal evaporation system for the large-scale preparation of 2D NG thin films. …”
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Psychometric properties of the arabic version of occupational value with pre-defined ítems by Mona Eklund, Lisa Ekstam, Mariam Hassan, Pablo Bellosta-López

“…The Occupational Value with pre-defined items (OVal-pd), measuring three dimensions of occupational value; concrete, socio-symbolic and self-rewarding, was designed for that purpose.Aim To pilot an Arabic version of OVal-pd and evaluate its psychometric properties in terms of content validity, factor structure, homogeneity, construct validity, test-retest stability, floor and ceiling effects, and measurement error.Methods Snowball sampling was used to recruit Arabic-speaking persons living in Sweden (n = 55). …”
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