A detector based on a multiscale fusion pyramid focus network for catenary support components by Xinyu ZHU, Haorui CUI, Yang SONG

“…In summary, the proposed MFP-FCOS achieved a detection accuracy (mAP) of 48.6% on the CSC dataset with 30 floating point operations per second (FLOPs), indicating a balanced trade-off between detection accuracy and detection speed.…”
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Improving antibiotic utilization in West Africa: enhancing interventions through systematic review and evidence synthesis by Eric S. Donkor, Abdul-Halim Osman, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Aaron Awere-Duodu, Alex Odoom, Bismark Opoku-Asare, Gilbert Lazarus

“…Antibiotic consumption for inpatients has a pooled estimate of 620.03 defined daily dose (DDD) per 100 bed-days (confidence interval [CI] 0.00–1286.67; I2 = 100%) after accounting for outliers while prescribing appropriateness ranged from 2.5% to 93.0% with a pooled estimate of 50.09 ([CI: 22.21–77.92%], I2 = 99.4%). …”
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Prediction model study focusing on eHealth in the management of urinary incontinence: the Personalised Advantage Index as a decision-making aid by Huibert Burger, Henk van der Worp, Marco H Blanker, Marjolein Y Berger, Anne Martina Maria Loohuis, Nienke Wessels, Janny Dekker, Alec GGA Malmberg

“…Enrolment ended on July 2018.Participants Adult women were eligible if they had ≥2 episodes of UI per week, access to mobile apps and wanted treatment. …”
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A multicenter, cross‐sectional analysis to assess the safety and usage pattern of brivaracetam in the management of partial‐onset seizure with BAEs—BREEZE study: A post‐hoc analysi... by Arvind Sharma, Krishnaprasad Korukonda, Amit Haldar, Usha Kant Misra, R. V. Anand, Yakshdeep Dave, Girish Kulkarni

“…Descriptive and analytical statistics employed using SPSS version 29.0.1.0. Results Per protocol (PP) analysis included 8479 eligible patients from 1069 sites, gender; 5771 (68.06%) male and 2708 (31.94%) female with mean age 41.21 ± 12.74 years. …”
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Gastrointestinal complaints in patients with anorexia nervosa in the timecourse of inpatient treatment by Caroline Riedlinger, Caroline Riedlinger, Nazar Mazurak, Nazar Mazurak, Norbert Schäffeler, Andreas Stengel, Andreas Stengel, Andreas Stengel, Katrin Elisabeth Giel, Katrin Elisabeth Giel, Stephan Zipfel, Stephan Zipfel, Paul Enck, Paul Enck, Isabelle Mack, Isabelle Mack

“…Data from 38 inpatients with AN were analyzed using mixed linear models.ResultsAbdominal pain and constipation improved significantly in the timecourse with 0.085 (p = 0.002) and 0.101 (p = 0.004) points per week on the GSRS and were predicted to normalize after 13 (p = 0.002) and 17 (p = 0.004) weeks, respectively. …”
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The Physiological Impacts of the Low- and Moderate-Volume-HIIT with or without Nano-Curcumin Supplement in Women in Menopause with Obesity by Valiollah Dabidi Roshan, Sepideh Noorbakhsh, Seyedeh Fatemeh Ziatabar Ahmadi, Mehdi Nikseresht

“…In a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 53, moderately obese menopause women (average age 45–60 yrs, BMI > 30 kg/m2, WC for >85 cm, and body fat > 35%) were randomly assigned to undertake either LV-HIIT, MV-HIIT, or NaC supplement (daily 80 mg in two 40-mg capsules) for two sessions per week for 8 weeks. The maximal exercise testing after 8-week of the LV-HIIT and MV-HIIT interventions caused significantly increase in the VO2max (mean difference: 6.83 (95% CI: 25.58–43.51), p=0.01, mean difference: 5.31 (95% CI: 23.98–39.02), p=0.028), and oxygen pulse (mean difference: 0.02 (95% CI: 0.16–0.19), p=0.04, mean difference: 0.04 (95% CI: 0.17–0.21), p=0.02), respectively. …”
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Conservation in action: Cost-effective UAVs and real-time detection of the globally threatened swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii) by Ravindra Nath Tripathi, Karan Agarwal, Vikas Tripathi, Ruchi Badola, Syed Ainul Hussain

“…This framework operates on a local server, synchronizing with consumer-grade UAVs at a rate of 32 frames per second (fps) with 320 pixel resolution using a frame sampling technique, notably without requiring a dedicated Graphical Processing Unit (GPU). …”
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Increased risk of type 2 diabetes after traumatic amputation: a nationwide retrospective cohort study by Jung Eun Yoo, Jung Eun Yoo, Dagyeong Lee, Bongseong Kim, Won Hyuk Chang, Sang-Man Jin, Kyungdo Han, Dong Wook Shin, Dong Wook Shin

“…We conducted Cox proportional hazard analysis to calculate the risk of T2DM among individuals with amputation.ResultsDuring the 4.2 ± 2.5 year mean follow-up period, there were 912 incident T2DM cases (10.7 per 1,000 person-years) among individuals with amputation. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder by Gözde Yontar, Elif Aktan Mutlu

“…Patients who smoked more than fifteen cigarettes per day and had a body mass index > 30 were also excluded. …”
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Non-communicable airway disease and air pollution in three African Countries: Benin, Cameroon and The Gambia by B. Awokola, H. Lawin, O. Johnson, A. Humphrey, D. Nzogo, L. Zubar, G. Okello, S. Semple, E. Awokola, G. Amusa, N. Mohammed, C. Jewell, A. Erhart, K. Mortimer, G. Devereux, B.H. Mbatchou-Ngahane

“…The median home carbon monoxide (CO) exposures were respectively 1.6 parts per million (ppm), 0.3 ppm and 0.4 ppm. Home PM2.5 differed significantly between the three countries (P < 0.001) while home CO did not. …”
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Dissemination of Staphylococcus epidermidis in Swedish bovine dairy herds: minimal overlap with human isolates by Karin Persson Waller, Mattias Myrenås, Hyeyoung Kim, Micael Widerström, Tor Monsen, Stefan Börjesson, Stefan Börjesson, Stefan Börjesson, Emma Östlund, Wonhee Cha

“…The average number of potential virulence factors (pVF) per isolate was 23.8 with 23.1 in milk isolates, 23.4 in milk filter isolates, 23.0 in farmer/personnel isolates, and 25.2 in human patient isolates. …”
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Low Frequency of MKRN3 and DLK1 Variants in Chinese Children with Central Precocious Puberty by Ting Chen, Linqi Chen, Haiying Wu, Rongrong Xie, Fengyun Wang, Xiuli Chen, Hui Sun, Fei Xiao

“…We also performed bioinformatic analysis to evaluate the impact of variants on MKRN3 protein structures, which showed that Ile357Met locates at the zinc-binding region (C3HC4 RING finger motif), while Glu380Lys is spatially extremely close to the C3HC4 RING finger, MKRN-specific Cys-His domain, and the third C3H1 zinc-finger motif region. Per Glu380Lys, Glu with negative charges has been changed into Lys with positive charges, which may affect the hydrogen bond formation between amino acids and the stability of the local structure, thus affecting the binding of zinc iron to MKRN3 protein. …”
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Network meta-analysis of cadmium toxicity against Chlorella vulgaris and the role of growth stimulants and macronutrients by M. Iqhrammullah, S. Saudah, M. Monalisa, F. Fahrurrozi, S.A. Akbar, S.S. Lubis

“…Additionally, a linear regression analysis was performed to examine the dose-dependent impact of cadmium toxicity.FINDINGS: Dose-dependent toxic effects of cadmium on Chlorella vulgaris were evident (R-square of more than 0.90), particularly at a concentration of 1 part per million, deemed as the maximum tolerable threshold. …”
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The water footprint of lithium extraction technologies: Insights from environmental impact reports in Argentina's salt flats by Walter Fernando Díaz Paz, Lucas Seghezzo, Ariela Griselda Salas Barboza, Melisa Escosteguy, Paula Valentina Arias-Alvarado, Eduardo Kruse, Marc Hufty, Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray

“…Total WF was 51.0 and 135.5 m3/ton of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) for Olaroz and Fénix, respectively. Per unit of product, WF was 2.7 times higher in Fénix but BC was higher in Olaroz. …”
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Impact of pandemic service changes on ethnic inequalities in maternal and perinatal outcomes in England: a population-based study by Andrew Judge, Erik Lenguerrand, Tim Draycott, Stamatina Iliodromiti, Asma Khalil, Buthaina Ibrahim, Jennifer Elizabeth Jardine

“…The overall incidence of adverse outcomes per 1000 births initially decreased maternal: from 308.0 (95% CI 307.0 to 309.0) to 291.0 (95% CI 311.4 to 314.9) (p&lt;0.001); perinatal: from 133.0 (95% CI 132.3 to 133.7) to 111.9 (95% CI 110.1 to 113.7) (p&lt;0.001)), but then increased in the second pandemic period (maternal: 313.2 (95% CI 311.4 to 314.9) (p&lt;0.001); perinatal 118.9 (95% CI 117.7 to 120.0) (p&lt;0.001)). …”
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Adsorptive removal of toxic heavy metal and dyes from wastewater by rice husk (lignocellulosic biomass) derived activated biochar: A fixed-bed column adsorption study by Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Mohd. Maniruzzaman, Nor ealam, Parvej Mahmud, Sumiya Khatun, Md. Kaowsar Hossain, Md. Ismail Hossain, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Ashraful Alam, Md. Al-amin, Bijoy Chandra Ghos

“…The effluents were investigated by AAS and UV–vis-NIR techniques. As per the findings it has been stated that the synthesized FRHBC adsorbents have possessed a promizing 2D honeycomb-like well-oriented mesoporous surface microstructure with a larger surface area around 36.84 m2/g. …”
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The combined evaluation of preoperative serum CEA and postoperative tissue CEA as a prognostic factor in stages 0–IV colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Guojun Tong, Guojun Tong, Hui Li, Yan Shen, Zhenhua Tan, Hai Qian

“…Five-year OS analysis revealed that sCEA, tCEA, and combined CEA were not significant in stages 0 &amp; I–II (all p &gt; 0.05) but were significant in stages III–IV (all p &lt; 0.05), except for tCEA in stage IV (p = 0.24) as per K–M and univariate analysis. No significant difference was observed between sCEA and tCEA (p = 0.55, 0.095), whereas combined CEA demonstrated a significant difference (p &lt; 0.001) in both univariate and multivariate analyses.ConclusionsCEA, tCEA, and combined CEA exhibit prognostic roles in stages III–IV of CRC, with only combined CEA serving as an independent factor in these stages.…”
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Is longer really better? Results of a retrospective real-life cohort study evaluating the benefit of adding a weekly educational session to a traditional 8-week home-based pulmonar... by Cécile Chenivesse, Olivier Le Rouzic, Jean-Marie Grosbois, Sarah Gephine, Sophie Peres

“…A subgroup of participants received one additional supervised home session per week, including education and motivational support for daily physical activities and walking.Outcomes Health-related quality of life, dyspnoea, anxiety and depressive symptoms, fatigue and exercise tolerance were assessed at baseline (M0), at the end of PR (M2), and 14 months (M14) after M0.Results Baseline characteristics and assessments were similar between groups with an exception for long-term oxygen therapy (Gr1: 69.8% vs Gr2 53.0%, p&lt;0.001) and noninvasive ventilation (Gr1: 38.6% vs Gr2: 29.8%, p=0.015). …”
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Effect of environmental enrichment on relapse rates in patients with severe alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lila Barillot, Claudia Chauvet, Marc Besnier, Nematollah Jaafari, Marcello Solinas, Armand Chatard

“…Relapse will be defined as drinking at least five drinks per occasion or drinking at least five times a week. …”
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The impact of prolonged blockade of the releasing hormone on alterations in cardiac macrophage polarisation subsequent to quercetin administration in rats by T.A. Voroshylova, V.I. Shepitko, Ye.V. Stetsuk, N.V. Boruta, O.V. Vilkhova, M.V. Rud, G.S. Puzyryov, O.V. Sych, А.A. Miahkokhlib

“…Animals in the experimental group were injected with a solution of triptorelin at a dose of 0.3 mg of active substance per 1 kg of animal weight to modulate central deprivation of luteinising hormone synthesis. …”
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