Application of Concentration-Area fractal modeling and artificial neural network to identify Cu, Zn±Pb geochemical anomalies in Hashtjin area, NW of Iran by Ali Imamalipour, Hamed Ebrahimi, Amir reza Abdollahpur

“…The flowchart of this study is as follows: 1- First single-element geochemical maps of Pb, Zn, Cu, Au, As, Fe, and Ba elements were prepared, and to incorporate the minimum and maximum values, all of them became fuzzy to be in the range of (0 and 1). 2- Geochemical maps were combined using the fuzzy gamma operator. 3- The deep autoencoder method was implemented on the resulting map, and the reconstructed output was obtained. 4- Using the fractal concentration-area method, the final map of mineral prospectivity maps was prepared. …”
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Effects of stress hyperglycemia ratio upon long-lasting prognosis in coronary artery disease patients with or lacking chronic renal impairment: findings from a Chinese multi-center... by Jielan Wu, Jin Liu, Ziyao Yuan, Shangyi Tang, Weipeng Zhang, Yulong Xiang, Jinming Chen, Qiqiang Lin, Wei Guo, Yibo He, Haozhang Huang, Xiaozhao Lu, Jingru Deng, Huangtao Ruan, Rengui Jiang, Shiqun Chen, Yong Liu

“…Results During a median follow-up of 5.2 years ( IQR 3.0–8.0), among 45,780 CAD patients (mean age [SD]: 62.8 ± 10.6 years; 23.9% female), the number of all-cause deaths was 7144(15.6%), and cardiovascular-related deaths was 3255 (7.1%). …”
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Efficacy and safety of perioperative sintilimab plus platinum-based chemotherapy for potentially resectable stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (periSCOPE): an open-label, single... by Xiangyang Yu, Chujian Huang, Longde Du, Chunguang Wang, Yikun Yang, Xin Yu, Shengcheng Lin, Chenglin Yang, Hongbo Zhao, Songhua Cai, Zhe Wang, Lixu Wang, Xiaotong Guo, Baihua Zhang, Zhentao Yu, Jie He, Kai Ma

“…As of October 31, 2024, the median follow-up was 34.7 months. The estimated EFS and OS rates at 36 months in the intention-to-treat population were 42.8% and 70.1%, respectively, and the estimated DFS and OS rates at 36 months in the PP population were 52.5% and 70.4%, respectively. …”
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Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is associated with filling pressure and cardiac output in an outpatient setting: Insights from CardioMEMS™ by Francisco Barbas de Albuquerque, Rita Teixeira, Tiago Pereira-da-Silva, Vera Ferreira, António Valentim Gonçalves, Rita Ilhão Moreira, Ana Teresa Timóteo, Ana Galrinho, Luísa Branco, Pedro Rio, João Alves, Sofia Barquinha, Duarte Cacela, Rui Cruz Ferreira

“…The variation of LVGLS between TTE studies was correlated with the variation of dPAP during follow-up (r=0.60, p=0.017). Conclusions: In a cohort of HFrEF patients under invasive hemodynamic remote monitoring, LVGLS was independently associated with invasive filling pressures and CO, in an outpatient setting. …”
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Editorial by Michael Rose, Jonathan M. Hoffmann

“…The issue begins with six opinion pieces on the C-NIP, followed by two research articles by Thomas Bontly and Jasmina Nedevska, respectively, and two book reviews. …”
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Comments on: “Early High-Titer Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Patients with Moderate and Severe COVID-19” [Transfusion and Apheresis Science 61 (2022) 103321] by Seyed Reza Hosseiniara

“….,13 suggested that convalescent plasma with higher antibody levels may benefit patients with moderate to severe COVID-19, this study did not report mortality outcomes and indicated that a longer follow-up period would be necessary to assess mortality rates adequately.It is also worth mentioning that convalescent plasma therapy is prohibited for COVID-19 patients in Iran,14 and the World Health Organization (WHO) has deemed this therapy ineffective.15 This body of evidence challenges the claims made by Fazeli et al.,1 regarding the efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in treating Iranian patients with COVID-19.In conclusion, while Fazeli et al.'…”
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Lightweight YOLOv8s-Based Strawberry Plug Seedling Grading Detection and Localization via Channel Pruning by CHEN Junlin, ZHAO Peng, CAO Xianlin, NING Jifeng, YANG Shuqin

“…The pruning procedure involved using the dependency graph to derive the group matrices, followed by normalizing the group importance scores using the LAMP Score, and ultimately pruning the channels according to these processed scores. …”
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Contribution à l’histoire de la boulangerie romaine : étude de « pains/galettes » découverts en Gaule by Andreas G. Heiss, Véronique Matterne, Nicolas Monteix, Margaux Tillier, Camille Noûs

“…In the same vein as the previous considerations, we follow the idea that a dish or a drink represent artefacts, in the current definition as objects “predominantly shaped by human action”. …”
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Surgical interventions for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage: a systematic review and network meta-analysisResearch in context by Jiayidaer Huan, Minghong Yao, Yu Ma, Fan Mei, Yanmei Liu, Lu Ma, Xiaochao Luo, Jiali Liu, Jianguo Xu, Chao You, Hunong Xiang, Kang Zou, Xiao Liang, Xin Hu, Ling Li, Xin Sun

“…Secondary outcomes were good functional outcome and mortality at different follow-up times, complications (rebleeding, brain infection, pulmonary infection), and hematoma evacuation rate. …”
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A study on the current status of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and its impact on quality of life (稳定期慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者居家肺康复现... by WANG Tao (王涛), YAN Qiaoyuan (颜巧元), WU Hongyan (吴红艳), YANG Hualu (杨华露), ZHOU Juan (周娟), MO Beirong (莫蓓蓉), LIU Xianliang (刘贤亮)

“…Results Among the 81 respondents, 46. 91%(38/81) of patients adhered to respiratory exercises (more than 3 days per week), 61. 73%(50/81) of patients were able to maintain regular physical exercises (more than 3 days per week), 75. 31%(61/81) of patients followed their medication prescriptions as advised by their doctors, and 64. 20%(52/81) of patients did not receive home oxygen therapy. …”
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A randomized trial of blended first aid education for the public

“…This study seeks to validate the effectiveness of using e-learning followed by face-to-face learning in first aid education to improve laypersons’ knowledge, confidence, and willingness, compared to face-to-face only learning.Method: 128 non-healthcare adult volunteers (laypeople) were randomly assigned to either a face-to-face (control, n=58) or a blended (experimental, n=70) British Red Cross Everyday First Aid course. …”
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Analyzing Worn-Out Texture Regeneration from Urban Branding Perspective Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) (Case Study: Worn-Out Texture of Shahr-e-Kord) by Dvood Mahdavi, Ali Mohammadi Gojani, Waliullah Nazari

“…The results indicated that physical and spatial interventions (path coefficient of 0.508) had the most significant impact on the effective regeneration of Shahr-e-Kord worn-out fabric followed by marketing and place promotion components (coefficient of 0.355). …”
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Clinical features and long-term outcomes in patients under 35 years with coronary artery disease: Nested case–control study by Pablo Juan-Salvadores, Dahyr Olivas-Medina, Luis Mariano de la Torre Fonseca, Cesar Veiga, Silvia Campanioni, Francisco Caamaño Isorna, Andrés Iñiguez Romo, Víctor Alfonso Jiménez Díaz

“…Conclusion: Patients aged ≤35 exhibited a poor long-term prognosis, with a high risk of new revascularization and acute myocardial infarction during the follow-up period. Focusing on preventive measures can have a significant impact on overall prognosis. …”
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Early Warning Model and Currency Crisis in the Iranian Economy A Probit Approach by Mohammadjavad Khosrosereshki, Yavar Dashtbany

“…In developing countries (with a low flow of foreign capital and limited access to international financial markets), it is difficult to follow committed policies. Iran is not only an oil-exporting country but also has limited access to export earnings due to sanctions. …”
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A randomized trial of blended first aid education for the public

“…This study seeks to validate the effectiveness of using e-learning followed by face-to-face learning in first aid education to improve laypersons’ knowledge, confidence, and willingness, compared to face-to-face only learning.Method: 128 non-healthcare adult volunteers (laypeople) were randomly assigned to either a face-to-face (control, n=58) or a blended (experimental, n=70) British Red Cross Everyday First Aid course. …”
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Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…It can therefore be said that, just as the Archaic and Early and Middle Hellenistic city received and reworked in its architecture and urban planning knowledge, practice and models taken from both Etruscan-Italic and Greek sources, Pompeii also implemented techniques and devices for water collection and conservation that were clearly derived from the mix of knowledge and engineering practices in use in the most important civilisations evidenced between the Archaic and Early Hellenistic periods in the Tyrrhenian area.With regard to water catchment wells, which may have already been in use in the Archaic age, but were certainly widespread and used in the Samnite city at least until the advent of aqueduct dependent water supplies, it is also possible to trace their historical evolution, which follows the urban development of Pompeii over time.Contrary to the oldest forms of water storage, which seem to have a continuity of use and in some cases coexist with the later chambered cisterns, wells seem gradually to have lost their original function, especially those associated with production contexts or located along minor roads. …”
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Diferencias en la elección de la modalidad de diálisis entre inmigrantes y españoles en Barcelona by María Dolores Arenas-Jiménez, José Luis Fernández-Martin, Isabel Galcerán Herrera, Marisol Fernández-Chamarro, Guillermo Pedreira-Robles, Silvia Collado Nieto, Julia Farrera Núñez, Eva Rodríguez García, Alicia Moreno Rodríguez, Laura Morro Fernández, Marta Crespo Barrio, Julio Pascual Santos

“…Immigrant patients started RRT with lower eGFR (8.1 vs. 9.1 mL/min/1.73 m3) and after a shorter follow-up time in the ACKD consultation than the Spaniards (22 vs. 32 months). …”
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Designing a professional development model for technical teachers in order to teach entrepreneurship in technical schools by hosein hasankhani, Niloufar Mortazanejad, maryam sameri

“…Entrepreneurship and its education Entrepreneurship training is a type of training that is used for people to develop entrepreneurial characteristics, and is well followed by support services for successful business implementation, and it can be said that entrepreneurship training seeks to create knowledge, skill, and motivation in students to encourage entrepreneurship in different fields (Ekankumo & Kemebaradikumo, 2011). …”
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Long-term outcomes after AKI in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 by Bernardo Marques da Silva, Joana Gameiro, Joana Lei Teixeira, Cláudia Costa, Carolina Branco, João Oliveira, João Bernardo, Filipe Marques, José Agapito Fonseca, José António Lopes

“…The analyzed outcomes were development of major adverse kidney events (MAKE), major adverse renal cardiovascular events (MARCE), and mortality over a two-year follow-up period. Results: From the included 409 patients, AKI occurred in 60.4% (n = 247). …”
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Effect of Shang-tune music on the relief of negative emotions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its influencing factors (商调音乐改善慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者负面情绪的效果及其影响因素分析)... by XIE Xiaomin (谢小敏), ZHANG Yanmei (张焱梅), PAN Tiantian (潘甜甜), CAO Jing (曹静), YU Wenwen (於雯雯), WU Jingjing (吴静静), ZHAO Huan (赵焕)

“…All patients received the Shang-tune music intervention during hospital stay, and extended care with telephone was used to improve patients’ compliance with music therapy during follow-up, lasting for 12 weeks. The COPD Assessment Test(CAT) was used the assess the severity of illness. …”
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