Deep Learning-Enabled Automatic Detection of Bridges for Promoting Transportation Surveillance under Different Imaging Conditions by Peng Han, Xiaoxia Yang

“…To achieve satisfactory bridge detection results, we first propose to exploit the data augmentation strategy and physical imaging method to generate the natural-looking experimental dataset, which contains latent high-quality images and their hazy and low-light versions. …”
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Scrub Typhus and Influenza A Co-Infection: A Case Report by Chie Yamamoto, Ayano Maruyama, Jun Munakata, Tasuku Matsuyama, Keitaro Furukawa, Ryosuke Hamashima, Motohiko Ogawa, Yuki Hashimoto, Akiko Fukuda, Tohru Inaba, Yoko Nukui

“…She lived in a forested area where scrub typhus was endemic and worked on a farm. Physical examination revealed an eschar on her posterior neck, and she was diagnosed with scrub typhus and influenza A co-infection. …”
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Review of Factors Influencing the Performance of Hot-Applied Joint Sealant by Haydar Raheem Hmoud, Nabeel N. Salman, Dmytro Mansura

“…The impact of different compositions including asphalt cement, reclaimed rubber, mineral filler, fiberglass and, polyvinyl chloride, together with the effect of manufacturing procedures and materials' percentage are studied. Sealant physical properties have been evaluated to include consistency at normal temperatures, resistance to flow at elevated temperatures and, resistance to failure in adhesion or cohesion at very low temperatures. …”
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Experimental Study on Formation Slip under Injection-Production Interregional Pressure Difference Based on the Abnormal Similarity Theory by Chaoyang Hu, Fengjiao Wang, Tingting Wang, Chi Ai, Chenyu Wu

“…The formation slip involves a large range of formation, and its amount is not proportional to the size of the slipping rock mass, which conventional physical models cannot simulate. In this study, based on the abnormal similarity theory, we derived the similarity coefficients of mechanical parameters with different horizontal and vertical proportions. …”
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Primary Idiopathic Osteoarthropathy: Could It Be Related to Alcoholism? by Yanal Alnimer, Suresh Subedi, Thair Dawood, Ghassan Bachuwa

“…His history was significant for long standing alcoholism. Physical examination showed severe fingers and toes clubbing. …”
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Lessons for communication strategies during health emergencies from a COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and practices study in an informal settlement in Mumbai, India by Supriya Krishnan, Jennifer Spencer, Apurva Tiwari, Sushmita Das, Anagha Waingankar, Sushma Shende, Shanti Pantvaidya, Vanessa D’souza, Armida Fernandez, Anuja Jayaraman

“…More respondents were concerned about loss of employment (53%) than about their physical (10%) or mental (4%) health. The study highlights the need for context-specific communication strategies for vulnerable populations. …”
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Immunity in the Cervix: Interphase between Immune and Cervical Epithelial Cells by Jorgelina Barrios De Tomasi, Michael Makokha Opata, Chishimba Nathan Mowa

“…These (ways) include mounting physical (intercellular junctions, secretion of mucus) and immune barriers (pathogen-recognition receptor-mediated pathways), which collectively and ultimately lead to the release of specific chemokines and or cytokines. …”
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The Spread of Information in Virtual Communities by Zhen Zhang, Jin Du, Qingchun Meng, Xiaoxia Rong, Xiaodan Fan

“…Also, few researchers have considered the link between multilayer physical features and the nodes’ spreading influence. …”
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Comparative Effect of Grated Coconut (Cocos nucifera, L.) on the Characteristics of Ladu Cake by Risa Meutia Fiana, Novelina Novelina, Rezy Gusmita

“…Based on the chemical, physical and sensory characteristics of the comparison of Ladu cake products, the best product was obtained in the 10% dry grated coconut and 90% rice flour treatment with the characteristics of this treatment being 1.96% water content, 2.42% ash content, fat content 19.55%, protein content 7.56%, carbohydrate content 68.86%, crude fiber content 2.73%, and the average value of sensory analysis of aroma 3.70, color 4.07, texture 3.53 and taste 3.97. …”
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The Sediment Profile and Heavy Metal Content of Lead (Pb), Copper (Cu), and Silver (Ag) in The Waters of Saparua Island by Jaicson G. Anakotta, Yusthinus T. Male, Serly J. Sekewael, Nelson Gaspersz

“…It characterized the sediments in the seas of Saparua Island. Parameters are physical and chemical parameters of waters, determination of total organic carbon (TOC), and digestion of sediment samples for SSA testing. …”
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A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers by Paul B. Perrin, Ivan Panyavin, Alejandra Morlett Paredes, Adriana Aguayo, Miguel Angel Macias, Brenda Rabago, Sandra J. Fulton Picot, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) rates in Latin America are increasing, and caregivers there experience reduced mental and physical health. Based on rigid gender roles in Latin America, women more often assume caregiving duties, yet the differential impact on women of these duties is unknown. …”
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The dream that never dies: the ideals and realities of cosmopolitanism in science, 1870–1940 by Robert Fox

“…The trend, manifested in scientific congresses and attempts to establish agreement on physical units and systems of nomenclature, had important consequences. …”
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TiO2–ZnO functionalized low-cost ceramic membranes from coal fly ash for the removal of tetracycline from water under visible light by Lawrence Sawunyama, Opeyemi A. Oyewo, Seshibe S. Makgato, Mokgadi F. Bopape, Damian C. Onwudiwe

“…The intrinsic properties of the functionalized membranes were characterized and their chemical and physical properties such as chemical stability, mechanical stability, water absorption, and porosity were established. …”
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Soilscapes from Byers Peninsula, Maritime Antarctic: landform-lithology controls in soil formation by JÔNATAS PEDRO DA SILVA, MÁRCIO R. FRANCELINO, ANDRÉ LUIZ L. DE FARIA, HEITOR P. PALMA, ISABELLE DE A. OLIVEIRA, JOSÉ JOÃO L.L. DE SOUZA, CARLOS ERNESTO G.R. SCHAEFER

“…Thirty-seven soil profiles were classified, collected, and chemically and physically analyzed. Principal component analysis explored relationships among variables in these profiles and 36 others from the Peninsula project database. …”
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FREQUENCY OF NEONATAL SEPSIS AMONG NEONATES PRESENTING WITH SEIZURES by Abid Imran, Sijad-Ur- Rehman, Imran Qadir, Kainaat Sheikh, Romana Bibi, Muhammad Idrees

“…All neonates were subjected to detailed clinical examination like general physical, neurological examination and detail systemic examination and complete set of baseline investigations. …”
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Health Status Measurement Instruments in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Yves Lacasse, Eric Wong, Gordon Guyatt, Roger S Goldstein

“…Currently used health status instruments usually refer to the patients’ perception of performance in three major domains of HRQL - somatic sensation, physical and occupational function, and psychological state. …”
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Cushing’s disease with twin pregnancy and diabetes mellitus: a case report and literature review by Hideyasu Asai, Ikuo Yamamori, Shigeru Hagimoto, Kyoichi Okumura, Koki Sakakibara

“…A 38-year-old Japanese woman with a history of abnormal thyroid function of non-autoimmune origin, pituitary endocrine tumor, and untreated diabetes mellitus was referred to our outpatient clinic when she became pregnant with twins. Physical findings consistent with Cushing’s syndrome (CS) were absent at the time of presentation. …”
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Comparison of the Sorption of Trifluoromethane (R-23) on Zeolites and in an Ionic Liquid by Mark B. Shiflett, David R. Corbin, A. Yokozeki

“…These values are within the range of typical physical adsorptions. Solubility of R-23 in ionic liquid 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethanesulfonate ([omim][TFES]) has been measured at approximately 298 and 323 K using the same gravimetric microbalance and the value was compared with the adsorption results. …”
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The Effect of Hydraulic Coupling on Mechanical Deformation Characteristics of Shallow Coal Seam in Western Mining Area by Chunwei Ling, Xiaoshan Shi, Hao Wang, Kangning Zhang, Qingshan Ren, Yinghua Lv

“…Based on basic experiments and physical similarity simulations, overburden fracture in shallow coal seam in western mining area under hydraulic coupling was studied. …”
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BREAKING GENDER STEREOTYPES: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION by Joy Amarachi Ofordi, Babatunde Joseph Ayodele

“…Women are sometimes referred to, as the weaker sex because they are more easily subjugated by strong, physically dominant men who are also able to support their family. …”
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