Adaptive Multimodal Fusion with Cross-Attention for Robust Scene Segmentation and Urban Economic Analysis by Chun Zhong, Shihong Zeng, Hongqiu Zhu

“…The model incorporates a multi-scale feature extraction module into the window attention mechanism, combining local and global window attention with adaptive pooling to achieve comprehensive multi-scale feature fusion and representation. …”
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Computational approaches of modelling human papillomavirus transmission and prevention strategies: a systematic review by Weiyi Wang, Shailendra Sawleshwarkar, Mahendra Piraveenan

“…Selecting 45 most-relevant papers from an initial pool of 10,497 papers identified through keyword search, we classify them based on models used and prevention strategies employed, summarize current research trends, identify gaps in the present literature, and identify future research directions. …”
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Still No Substantial Evidence to Use Prophylactic Antibiotic at Operative Vaginal Delivery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yifru Berhan, Sisay Kirba, Achamyelesh Gebre

“…Few studies showed a weak association of OVD with postpartum infection without being adjusted to perineal wound, but the pooled meta-analysis showed statistically significant association with non-OVD. …”
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A Literature Review of Virtual Reality Exergames for Older Adults: Enhancing Physical, Cognitive, and Social Health by Xiacheng Song, Nazlena Mohamad Ali, Mohamad Hidir Mhd Salim, Muhammad Yudhi Rezaldi

“…We conducted a search in the Web of Science and SCOPUS databases, selecting literature related to VR interventions for balance, muscle strength, memory, and concentration enhancement. From an initial pool of 1705 articles, 12 studies met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Conventional and drug‑eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization in patients with inoperable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a meta‑analysis by Su-Rong Pan, Xue-Wen Wo, Hong-Fang Zhu, Feng-Fei Xia

“…DEB-TACE was superior to cTACE in terms of DCR (P = 0.004), PFS (P <⁠0.001), and OS (P = 0.004), despite comparable pooled ORRs. No intergroup differences were observed with respect to AE occurrence. …”
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Predictive role of preoperative sarcopenia for long-term survival in rectal cancer patients: A meta-analysis. by Qiutong Su, Jia Shen

“…<h4>Results</h4>Fifteen studies with 4283 patients were included. The pooled results demonstrated that preoperative sarcopenia significantly predicted poorer OS (HR = 2.07, 95% CI = 1.67-2.57, P<0.001), DFS (HR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.39-2.48, P<0.001) and CSS (HR = 1.83, 95% CI = 1.31-2.56, P<0.001). …”
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Prospects for the introduction of <i>Symphytum asperum</i> Lepech. into the Far North of the Russian Federation by V. A. Korelina, O. B. Batakova

“…Successful introduction of rough comfrey (S. asperum) into the subarctic zone of the European North of Russia from its natural gene pool was assessed on the basis of a study of economically useful traits with the purpose of its possible utilization in agricultural production. …”
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Continuous adductor canal block versus continuous femoral nerve block for postoperative pain in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty: An updated meta-analysis of randomized contro... by Jinyan Gong, Lu Tang, Yuyu Han, Pengcheng Liu, Xue Yu, Fei Wang

“…Eleven studies with a total of 748 patients were finally included. Pooled analysis suggested that both CACB and CFNB showed the same degree of pain relief at rest and at motion at 12 h, 24 h and 48 h in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty. …”
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Measuring child food poverty: understanding the gap to achieving minimum dietary diversity by Sebastian Vollmer, Arnaud Laillou, Nora Albers, Simeon Nanama

“… Abstract Objective: The aim of this study is to analyse complementary feeding practices, to assess the extent to which minimum dietary diversity (MDD) recommendations are being met in the population studied and to study factors that influence the achievement of MDD. Design: We pooled individual level data form the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multi Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). …”
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Diaspora Engagement Strategies and Policies by Jovan Filipovic, Srečko Srečko Devjak, Bogomil Ferfila

“…The paper presents the concept as a part of the »brain gain« model and states the principles distilled from the alumni concept experience, which summarize the current wisdom regarding development of a community which will serve as the »intelligence pool« for Diaspora Virtual University. Different types of remittances, as well as pessimistic and optimistic perspectives on remittances, are analyzed in the paper, and recommendations are summarized for current and future policy makers. …”
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Enhancing Idiomatic Competence through WhatsApp: A Comparative Study of Mobile and Traditional Teaching Methods by Riska Widiyanita Batubara, Amrin Batubara, Tri Yuli Ardiyansah

“…This study examines the effectiveness of using WhatsApp as a tool for teaching English idiomatic expressions to pre-intermediate EAP students in the Non-English Department at the University of Muhammadiyah Gresik. From a pool of 250 students, 64 participants were selected based on their English proficiency using the Nelson Quick Check Placement Test and divided into experimental and control groups. …”
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Metallurgical assessment of Al-Zr-Y alloys for laser-based processing by J.T. Hierlihy, I.W. Donaldson, D.P. Bishop

“…In Al-Zr specimens, increasing Zr content resulted in the development of a duplex microstructure consisting of distinct epitaxial columnar regions near the melt pool boundary and equiaxed regions near the center. …”
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Metabolomics of related C3 and C4 Flaveria species indicate differences in the operation of photorespiration under fluctuating light by Xinyu Fu, Urte Schlüter, Kaila Smith, Andreas P. M. Weber, Berkley J. Walker

“…In these C3 and C4 species, metabolite steady‐state pool sizes suggest that C4 transport acids maintain concentration gradients across the bundle sheath and mesophyll cell types under these light fluctuations. …”
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Analgesic effect of intravesical lignocaine in urology surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ka T. Ng, Wei E. Lim, Wan Y. Teoh, Ahmad N. B. Fadzli, Mohd F. B. Z. Abidin

“…Results: Compared to the control group, our pooled analysis of three RCTs showed that intravesical lignocaine significantly reduced the incidence of severe catheter-related bladder discomfort (OR: 0.27, 95% confidence interval (Cl): 0.12, 0.58, P = 0.0008, grade of evidence: low) and the incidence of moderate catheter-related bladder discomfort (OR: 0.31, 95% Cl: 0.14, 0.67, P = 0.003, grade of evidence: low). …”
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Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Oro-Cervical Region (LRINEC-OC): A Possible Diagnostic Tool for Emergencies of the Oro-Cervical Region by Masaru Ogawa, Satoshi Yokoo, Yu Takayama, Jun Kurihara, Takaya Makiguchi, Takahiro Shimizu

“…However, in some cases, it is difficult to diagnose OCNF. We performed a pooled analysis of patients with OCNF at Gunma University Hospital and literature cases, with the goal of designing a new auxiliary diagnostic tool for OCNF by adding physical characteristics of the oro-cervical region to blood test data in the first examination. …”
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The Association between Allergic Rhinitis and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cong Xu, He Zhao, Yuwan Song, Jiamin Zhou, Ting Wu, Jingjing Qiu, Junxin Wang, Xicheng Song, Yan Sun

“…The raw data from these studies were pooled into a meta-analysis. Results. We analyzed the results of nine studies. …”
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Association between NFKB1 −94ins/del ATTG Promoter Polymorphism and Cancer Susceptibility: An Updated Meta-Analysis by Xiao Yang, Pengchao Li, Jun Tao, Chao Qin, Qiang Cao, Jinbao Gu, Xiaheng Deng, Jun Wang, Xuzhong Liu, Zijie Wang, Bian Wu, Min Gu, Qiang Lu, Changjun Yin

“…To clarify this relationship, we performed a meta-analysis of 21 case-control studies involving 6127 cases and 9238 controls. We used pooled odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) to assess the association. …”
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Effects of proprioceptive training in the recovery of patients submitted to meniscus surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis by Song Jin, Xiaoxiao Liu, Di Zhang, Ju Wang, Tianyu Zhao, Jiang Ma, Huaimin Lu

“…Based on very low quality evidence, the pooled effect showed significant improvement for proprioceptive training group in proprioception test (p&lt;0.05, I2=18%), knee extensor muscle strength (p&lt;0.05, I2=29%), knee flexor muscle strength (p&lt;0.05, I2=0%) and knee function score (p&lt;0.05, I2=0%) compared with conventional training group in patients after APM.Conclusion Based on very low quality, adding proprioceptive training to conventional rehabilitation programmes might be beneficial to promote functional recovery for patients after APM. …”
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Causal relationships between plasma lipidome and diabetic neuropathy: a Mendelian randomization study by Zhaoxiang Wang, Zhong Liu, Qichao Yang, Qichao Yang, Huibo Qiao, Huibo Qiao, Yong Yin, Yong Yin, Zhiyong Zhao, Zhiyong Zhao, Xuejing Shao, Xuejing Shao

“…This study examined the potential causal relationship involving 179 lipid species and the disease.MethodsThe pooled data on 179 lipid species and diabetic neuropathy were obtained from previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS). …”
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Multi-Scale Bilateral Spatial Direction-Aware Network for Cropland Extraction Based on Remote Sensing Images by Weimin Hou, Yanxia Wang, Jia Su, Yanli Hou, Ming Zhang, Yan Shang

“…One path extracts attentional feature maps by spatial directions to preserve detailed direction-aware information and generate high-resolution features; the other path obtains local-to-global information through pyramid pooling and attention awareness to capture dense multiscale cropland features to separate targets in complex contexts. …”
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