Ultrasonic Processing Across Different Phases in Laser Welding of Large Thin-Walled Structures by Haodong LIU, Dongsheng WANG, Changjun CHEN, Aiyong CUI, Bing WANG, Li HAN

“…This paper proposes a novel process model that positions the ultrasonic source on the same side as the welding pool, addressing key challenges in practical engineering. …”
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Depth Design for Rectangular Stilling Well with Oblique Water Intake by XIE Hongying, QIU Yong, ZHOU Xinyu, GE Yafei, CUN Shoujian

“…When the topography conditions cannot satisfy the needs of the length of the stilling pool during traditional bottom-flow energy dissipation,the energy can be dissipated by increasing the depth and width of the pool.To obtain suitable depths for a rectangular stilling well under different inflow conditions,we study the influence of well depth on the impact pressure borne by the bottom plate of the stilling well and the relationship between the Froude number of the incident submerged jet and well depth through hydraulic model tests.The research findings are as follows:The impact pressure and the variance of the fluctuating pressure in the impact zone both decrease as well depth increases,although their decreasing amplitudes gradually reduce; the suitable well depth the stilling well needs increases with the Froude number of the incident water flow.Relying on the test results,we also present a fitting formula for the water depth before the hydraulic jump of the incident water flow at the transect at the end of the discharge chute and the suitable depth for the stilling well.The proposed formula is expected to provide a reference for engineering design.…”
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Enhancing Sentiment Analysis with a CNN-Stacked LSTM Hybrid Model by Shao Shuaijie

“…The global max pooling layer can better organize the entire sequence. …”
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The Role of Mitochondria from Mature Oocyte to Viable Blastocyst by Scott Chappel

“…Until blastocyst implantation, the developing zygote is dependent on the existing pool of mitochondria. That pool size within each cell decreases with each cell division. …”
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Multiscale Feature Learning Based on Enhanced Feature Pyramid for Vehicle Detection by Hoanh Nguyen

“…In addition, an adaptive RoI pooling module is proposed to pool features from all pyramid levels for each proposal and fuse them for the detection network. …”
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Vaping illusions: The hidden risks of E-cigarette use among young Filipinos and adolescents in Latin America by John Patrick C. Toledo

“…The study ''E-cigarette use among adolescents in Latin America'' reveals a high prevalence of e-cigarette use among teenagers, with a pooled mean of 18.9 %. This highlights the misconception that e-cigarettes are safer than traditional smoking and calls for focused public health initiatives to combat this growing problem. …”
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Bus cache-based location privacy protection scheme in the Internet of vehicles by Jie CUI, Xuefeng CHEN, Jing ZHANG, Lu WEI, Hong ZHONG

“…To solve the problem of real location leakage when vehicles use location-based service (LBS) on the Internet of vehicles, a location privacy protection scheme based on bus cache was proposed.Firstly, a point of interest (POI) pool was obtained from the LBS provider based on its route information.Then the data in the POI pool was selected form a POI list while driving.Finally, the POI list was broadcast to surrounding private vehicles.After the private vehicle received the broadcast data, it verified the identity of the bus and then stored the POI list in the vehicle’s local cache.When a private vehicle needed to query POI information, it would first retrieve it in the local cache, and if the cache was missed, it would send a query request to the LBS provider using the k-anonymity method.The simulation experiment results show that the proposed scheme can reduce the possibility of leakage of the real location of the private vehicle by reducing the number of communications between the private vehicle and the LBSP, thereby effectively improving the privacy protection level of the private vehicle.…”
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Exil pénal et circulations forcées dans l’Empire colonial français by Linda Amiri

“…From 1868 to 1887, this pool was composed mainly of «Arab convicts» mostly from Algeria. …”
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Chronic Liver Disease in Ethiopia with a Particular Focus on the Etiological Spectrums: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies by Behailu Terefe Tesfaye, Temesgen Mulugeta Feyissa, Azmeraw Bekele Workneh, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Mengist Awoke Yizengaw

“…Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis is intended to provide the pooled estimates of CLD etiologies and mortality rate in CLD patients in Ethiopia. …”
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An Improved YOLOv8 Model for Strip Steel Surface Defect Detection by Jinwen Wang, Ting Chen, Xinke Xu, Longbiao Zhao, Dijian Yuan, Yu Du, Xiaowei Guo, Ning Chen

“…First, we propose a novel pooling layer module, SCRD, which replaces max pooling with average pooling. …”
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Temperature measurements with a temporal scanner: systematic review and meta-analysis by Ruzan Udumyan, Håkan Geijer, Georg Lohse, Ylva Nilsagård

“…Pooled sensitivity was 0.72 (95% CI 0.61 to 0.81) with a specificity of 0.94 (95% CI 0.87 to 0.97). …”
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Circulating visfatin concentrations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis by Nahid Aboutaleb, Alireza Moradi, Hamzeh Mirshekari Jahangiri, Mohammad Reza Aslani, Mohammad Reza Aslani

“…Meta-regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between the pooled SMD visfatin and pooled SMD age (p < 0.01), BMI (p < 0.001), FEV1 (p < 0.001), and IL-6 (p < 0.001).ConclusionThe findings showed an insignificant decline in visfatin level among COPD patients, but additional research is necessary due to the heterogeneity in study results.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO (CRD42023450851), https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?…”
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Male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and its association with knowledge and residence in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mastewal Arefaynie, Yitayish Damtie, Bereket Kefale, Melaku Yalew, Bezawit Adane, Habtamu Shiferaw, Yesuf Ahemed, Abel Shiferaw, Tenaw Yimer, Hasab Tibebu

“…Thus, the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the pooled prevalence of male involvement in PMTCT of HIV, and its association with knowledge and residence in Ethiopia. …”
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Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis: Fecal Calprotectin as a Surrogate Marker for Predicting Relapse in Adults with Ulcerative Colitis by Jiajia Li, Xiaojing Zhao, Xueting Li, Meijiao Lu, Hongjie Zhang

“…Diagnostic accuracy including pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and pooled area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) was calculated using a random effects model. …”
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Prevalence of Malaria among Adults in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fasil Adugna Kendie, Tamirat Hailegebriel W/kiros, Endalkachew Nibret Semegn, Melaku Wale Ferede

“…Out of 144 studies collected, only eight full-text articles were screened and included in the final quantitative meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of malaria among adults in Ethiopia was 13.61%. …”
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Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence in detection of renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahdi Gouravani, Mohammad Shahrabi Farahani, Mohammad Amin Salehi, Shayan Shojaei, Sina Mirakhori, Hamid Harandi, Soheil Mohammadi, Ramy R. Saleh

“…Moreover, externally validated Al algorithms had a pooled sensitivity and specificity of 80% (95% CI, 73 to 84) and 90% (95% CI, 84 to 93), respectively. …”
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Prevalence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Charles Opondo, Holly Jenkins, Fiona Alderdice, Gracia Fellmeth, Zoe Daskalopoulou

“…The pooled prevalence of self-reported perinatal PTSD symptoms was 11.0% (95% CI 7.6% to 15.0%; 95% PI 0–36%; 23 studies). …”
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Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Randy Asiamah, Gideon Owusu, Pious Tawiah Amoako, Richmond Amponsah, Emmanuel Adator, Samuel Kyei

“…The pooled resistance of Pseudomonas spp. and Klebsiella spp. to Gentamicin are 50% [(95% CI 43.11 to 56.89%), I 2 = 0.00%] and 50.02% [(95% CI 27.50–72.53%), I 2 = 95.3%], respectively. …”
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Distribution of potato mosaic viruses on plants of the <i>Petota</i> Dumort. section of <i>Solanum</i> L. in the VIR collection by E. V. Rogozina, A. A. Gurina

“…The VIR collection presents the diversity of the potato gene pool, including potato cultivars and related tuber-forming species. …”
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Hydrocortisone for Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions to Snake Antivenom: A Meta-Analysis by Jihua Feng, Zimeng Wu, Qiao Yu, Hongyuan Li, Pan Ji, Yanli Yang, Xiaoliang Zeng, Xiaowen Zheng, Chunling Zhao, Jianfeng Zhang

“…When the analysis was restricted to only articles using hydrocortisone with other drugs, the pooled OR was 0.19 (95% CI 0.05, 0.75; p=0.02; I2 = 55%). …”
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