Investigation of Heat and Mass Transfer in the Process of Fuel Preparation from Biomass Particles with High Moisture by A. V. Mitrofanov, O. B. Kolibaba, R. N. Gabitov, D. A. Dolinin, S. V. Vasilevich

“…The fact that the proposed mathematical model and the results of the full-scale experiment are independent, while the calculated forecasts and experimental data are in good agreement, makes us possible to consider the proposed calculation method as a reliable scientific basis for a computer method for calculating of heat and mass transfer processes when organizing the preparation of fuel from carrot fruits.…”
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A Spatial–Temporal Difference Aggregation Network for Gaofen-2 Multitemporal Image in Cropland Change Area by Chuang Liu, Liyang Bao, Zhiqi Zhang

“…Specifically, we use a cross-temporal difference feature enhancement module to enhance the difference features while establishing the correlation between different temporal features, which can suppress task-independent interference. Subsequently, the cross-level difference feature aggregation (CDFA) realizes the aggregation between different levels of difference features in an incremental manner to further refine the change area. …”
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Semantic Features-Based Discourse Analysis Using Deceptive and Real Text Reviews by Husam M. Alawadh, Amerah Alabrah, Talha Meraj, Hafiz Tayyab Rauf

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Associations between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Metabolic Risk Factors beyond Obesity by Yusuke Wakabayashi, Rie Oka, Masako Nakaya, Shigehiro Karashima, Mitsuhiro Kometani, Masaru Sakurai, Kenichi Yoshimura, Takashi Yoneda

“…We aimed to determine the associations of SDB with individual components of metabolic syndrome independent of obesity. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1137 employees aged 30–64 years. …”
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Policy analysis of the Global Financing Facility in Uganda by Phillip Wanduru, Doris Kwesiga, Mary Kinney, Asha George, Peter Waiswa

“…Similar initiatives have been found to be powerful entities influencing national policy and priorities in Uganda, but few independent studies have assessed the GFF. Objective To understand the policy process and contextual factors in Uganda that influenced the content of the GFF policy documents (Investment Case and Project Appraisal). …”
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One Health, One Hive: A scoping review of honey bees, climate change, pollutants, and antimicrobial resistance. by Etienne J de Jongh, Sherilee L Harper, Shelby S Yamamoto, Carlee J Wright, Craig W Wilkinson, Soumyaditya Ghosh, Simon J G Otto

“…Resulting Boolean search strings were used to search Embase® via Ovid®, MEDLINE®, Scopus®, AGRICOLA™ and Web of Science™ databases. Two independent reviewers conducted two-stage screening on retrieved articles. …”
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Enhanced IoT-Based Face Mask Detection Framework Using Optimized Deep Learning Models: A Hybrid Approach With Adaptive Algorithms by Parul Dubey, Pushkar Dubey, Celestine Iwendi, Cresantus N. Biamba, Deepak Dasaratha Rao

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The Impact of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Samet Kirat, Utku Akgor

“…The analysis revealed that platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio were not independent prognostic factors for recurrence (p=0.783 and p=0.391). …”
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Spatial transcriptome reveals histology-correlated immune signature learnt by deep learning attention mechanism on H&E-stained images for ovarian cancer prognosis by Chun Wai Ng, Kwong-Kwok Wong, Barrett C. Lawson, Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, Samuel C. Mok

“…WSIs from patients in an independent cohort were used to further evaluate the model. …”
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Preoperative Anxiety in Greek Children and Their Parents When Presenting for Routine Surgery by Aikaterini Charana, Gregory Tripsianis, Vasiliki Matziou, Georgios Vaos, Christos Iatrou, Pelagia Chloropoulou

“…Children’s preoperative anxiety was evaluated using the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (m-YPAS). Results. The independent predictors of increased anxiety levels in parents are child’s age (p=0.024) and gender (girls: p=0.008), living in rural areas (parents: p<0.001; children: p=0.009), being a mother (p=0.046), high or low education level (p=0.031), a no premedicated child (p=0.007), and high baseline parental anxiety (p=0.003). …”
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Is leisure sedentary time associated with mental health issues? Evidence from China Health and Nutrition Survey by Hao Li, Hao Li, Weihong Zeng, Weihong Zeng

“…Leisure sedentary time, the independent variable, was measured based on self-reported data, while mental health issues were the dependent variables based on the Simplified Symptom Self-Rating Scale (SCL) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14). …”
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The Prognostic Significance of TRs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights from TCGA and GEO Databases by Hao Zhou, Weijie Wang, Ruopeng Liang, Rongtao Zhu, Jiahui Cao, Chenguang Sun, Yuling Sun

“…Both Cox regression and logistic regression identified low THRB expression as an independent risk factor for HCC. THRB expression was significantly downregulated in tumor tissues compared to non-tumorous tissues in 3 GEO datasets and the TCGA profile. …”
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Cardiovascular Responses Associated with Daily Walking in Subacute Stroke by Sanjay K. Prajapati, Avril Mansfield, William H. Gage, Dina Brooks, William E. McIlroy

“…Despite the importance of regaining independent ambulation after stroke, the amount of daily walking completed during in-patient rehabilitation is low. …”
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Subthalamic hGAD65 Gene Therapy and Striatum TH Gene Transfer in a Parkinson’s Disease Rat Model by Deyu Zheng, Xiaohua Jiang, Junpeng Zhao, Deyi Duan, Huanying Zhao, Qunyuan Xu

“…This study suggests that subthalamic hGAD65 gene therapy and combined with TH gene therapy can alleviate symptoms of the PD model rats, independent of the protection the DA neurons from death.…”
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Impact Assessment of Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems on Power Distribution Grid: A Case Study on a Highly Loaded Feeder in Ulaanbaatar Ger District by Turmandakh Bat-Orgil, Battuvshin Bayarkhuu, Bayasgalan Dugarjav, Insu Paek

“…Adopting and widely implementing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are regarded as a promising solution to address energy crises by providing a sustainable and independent electricity supply while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. …”
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Normative Values of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in a Middle Eastern Population by Mouna M. Al-Sa’ad, Amjad T. Shatarat, Justin Z. Amarin, Darwish H. Badran

“…The relationship between aging and pRNFL thinning is independent of diabetes mellitus type 2 and systemic hypertension. …”
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Progress in the Application of Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain by XU Ting, XUE Qin, LÜ Ying, TU Jianchun, DAI Dechun

“…Common methods for functional integration mainly include Seed-based Functional Connectivity Analysis (SCA), Independent Component Analysis (ICA), and graph theory-based complex brain network analysis. …”
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Moderate Hypertriglyceridemia Causing Recurrent Pancreatitis: A Case Report and the Literature Review by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Pavani Garlapati, Mazin Khalid, Arshpal Gill, Khalid Mowyad

“…Emerging literature implicates HTG as an independent indicator of poor prognosis in acute pancreatitis (AP). …”
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A Hybrid Framework for Detection and Analysis of Leaf Blight Using Guava Leaves Imaging by Sidrah Mumtaz, Mudassar Raza, Ofonime Dominic Okon, Saeed Ur Rehman, Adham E. Ragab, Hafiz Tayyab Rauf

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Nursing and Midwifery Students’ Satisfaction with Their Clinical Rotation Experience: The Role of the Clinical Learning Environment by Alhassan Basour Adam, Andrew Adjei Druye, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Wahab Osman, Afizu Alhassan

“…Inferentially, Fisher’s exact test, linear regression, and Spearman’s correlation tests were used to test for and quantify associations between independent and dependent variables at p≤0.05. Results. …”
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