Repeatability and Reproducibility of SMTube Measurement in Dry Eye Disease Patients by Yiran Hao, Lei Tian, Kai Cao, Ying Jie

“…Every subject was subjected to the following five measurements sequentially: the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, Tear Meniscus Height (TMH) assessment, SMTube measurements, tear film breakup time (BUT) examination, and Schirmer I test (SIT). …”
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Automation of image processing through ML algorithms of GRASS GIS using embedded Scikit-Learn library of Python by Polina Lemenkova

“…The results shown that the most time-consuming algorithms was noted as SVM classification, while the fastest results were achieved by the GaussianNB approach to image processing and the best results are achieved by RF Classifier.…”
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Protective efficacy of classical vaccines and vaccination protocols against an exotic Newcastle disease virus genotype VII.2 in Belgian layer and broiler chickens by Mieke Steensels, Colas Soldan, Fabienne Rauw, Virginie Roupie, Bénédicte Lambrecht

“…Although the economic impact on the professional poultry sector was limited, this epizootic raised questions regarding the efficacy of implemented classical genotype I and II vaccines against phylogenetically distant exotic velogenic strains.The present study provides insights into the protective efficacy of standard vaccination programs applied in layer and broiler flocks against the introduction and transmission of this velogenic APMV-1 VII.2 strain.For fully field-vaccinated 26-week-old layer chickens, high levels of specific antibodies were measured at the time of the velogenic APMV-1 challenge, resulting in good clinical protection. …”
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Factors influencing medication adherence among hypertensive patients in primary care settings in Central Vietnam: A cross-sectional study. by Ho Anh Hien, Nguyen Minh Tam, Huynh Van Minh, Tran Binh Thang, Le Phuoc Hoang, Stefan Heytens, Dirk Devroey, Hoang Anh Tien

“…Several factors significantly influenced their medication adherence, including age, ethnicity, educational level, home blood pressure monitoring, healthy diet, time since hypertension diagnosis, hypertension knowledge, and patient beliefs. …”
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Global Ionospheric Scintillation Estimation Based on Phase Screen Modeling From One‐Dimensional Satellite Data by Yuhao Zheng, Chao Xiong, Luca Spogli, Rayan Iman, Lucilla Alfonsi

“…Scintillation from our model shows typical seasonal variations, with peaks during equinoxes at both high and low magnetic latitudes. For local time (LT) dependence, the scintillation at low magnetic latitudes peaks around 21:00 LT, while at high magnetic latitudes, the maximum occurrence appears around noon, with an asymmetry between the northern and southern hemispheres. …”
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Design and Analysis of Front Side Modular Multilevel Converter for Smart Transformer in 15 kV Arba Minch Distribution Network Using Diverse Controllers and Multicarrier Modulation... by Yalisho Girma Loaena, Ing. Getachew Biru, Chandra Sekha Reddy

“…The grid side MV is 15 kV RMS line value and the desired MVDC voltage is 24.5 kV for ensuring bidirectional operation of the converter in the time of grid outage. A half bridge semiconductor power module is used to model the front-side MMC. …”
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Analysis of the Quality Stability of Strawberry Juice Fermented with Water Kefir Grains during Refrigeration by Linlin YIN, Zhina CHEN, Ruixue SUN, Xianya LIU, Yuxin WANG

“…In the sensory evaluation, in addition to the observed increase in the odor score, the color score of the fermented strawberry juice decreased due to reductions in the L* and a* values and an increase in the b* value. At the same time, reductions in the suspension stability and pH also led to lower scores for texture and taste, however, these scores still remained above 6 points. …”
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Melanin production and laccase mediated oxidative stress alleviation during fungal-fungal interaction among basidiomycete fungi by Samim Dullah, Dibya Jyoti Hazarika, Gunajit Goswami, Tanushree Borgohain, Alokesh Ghosh, Madhumita Barooah, Ashok Bhattacharyya, Robin Chandra Boro

“…Further, increased activity of superoxide dismutase, an enzyme that catalyzes the dismutation of the superoxide anion to hydrogen peroxide was also recorded during fungal–fungal interaction. Quantitative real-time PCR revealed upregulation of lcc1 (encoding a laccase enzyme) and few other stress related genes of T. versicolor during its hyphal interaction with T. coccinea, suggesting a direct correlation between laccase production and melanin production.…”
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Identification of Inequities in Green Visibility and Ways to Increase Greenery in Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Wuhan, China by Xiaohua Guo, Chang Liu, Shibo Bi, Yuling Tang

“…This study utilized the “Time Machine” feature to capture street view images from 2014, 2017, and 2021, analyzing changes in green visibility and its equity across residential communities in Wuhan. …”
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Lack of Clinically Meaningful Effect of Cariprazine on the Pharmacokinetics of a Combined Oral Contraceptive by Márta Erzsébet Rosa, Zoltán Juhász, Gabriella Pásztor Mészáros, Gabriella Magyar, Judit Harsányi, Balázs Szatmári, Zoltán Hujber, Máté Szabó, Margit Kapás

“…The terminal half-life and the time of maximum plasma concentration of EE and LNG were not altered by CAR co-administration. …”
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Enhancing patient safety and risk management through clinical pathways in oncology by Marco Milanesi, Rita Fiorito, Lara Caloccia, Chiara Guglielmetti, Giulia Giganti, Sara Elisa Andreasi, Antonio Triarico

“…By aligning identified topics with ISO and JCI standards, compliance with international guidelines was assessed, offering units insight into their current status and areas for enhancement.Overall, both auditees and auditors expressed satisfaction with the methodology and continuous training, highlighting its effectiveness in fostering collaboration, improving time management and promoting adherence to accreditation standards.The study highlights the effectiveness of the methodology in monitoring unit activities and adherence to clinical pathways and international standards applied to an oncological setting. …”
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Developing a hybrid model for comparative analysis of financial data clustering algorithms by Mojtaba Movahedi, Mahdi Homayounfar, Mehdi Fadaei, Mansour Soufi

“…The statistical population of the research includes 403 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange in 2019, whose performance has been evaluated based on four financial criteria.Findings: After clustering the surveyed companies by five clustering algorithms, namely K-means, EM, COBWEB, density-based algorithm and ward method, seven indicators RS, DB, Dun, SD, Purity, Entropy and Time were used to evaluate the algorithms. Finally, the total performance of the algorithms was analyzed based on TOPSIS, VICOR and DEA methods. …”
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Impact of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Implantation of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump on the Outcome of an Acute Total Obstruction of the Left Main Coronary Artery by Hamza Hamayel, Yahya Ismail, Sajed Majadla, Yousef Hamshari, Yunis Daralammouri

“…The good outcome in this patient is attributed to early recognition and timely successful intervention, with good respiratory and hemodynamic support. …”
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Home oxygen therapy for Thai preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. What are the predictive factors for successful weaning: a 20-year review by Vipada Grajangdara, Anchalee Limrungsikul, Allan L. Coates, Harutai Kamalaporn

“…Methods All preterm (≤ 36 weeks’ gestation) infants diagnosed with BPD who required HOT after discharged from Ramathibodi Hospital during January 2000 – December 2019 comprised this retrospective study. Timing of HOT withdrawal was identified. Demographic data, severity of BPD, maternal condition, respiratory support, comorbidities, complications, and growth were recorded and analyzed as factors associated of home oxygen withdrawal. …”
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End-to-End Multi-Scale Adaptive Remote Sensing Image Dehazing Network by Xinhua Wang, Botao Yuan, Haoran Dong, Qiankun Hao, Zhuang Li

“…By expanding convolution, the receptive field is expanded to capture broader contextual information, thereby obtaining a more global feature representation. At the same time, a self-adaptive attention mechanism is also used, allowing the module to automatically adjust the size of its receptive field based on image content. …”
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Hazardous geological processes at incomplete construction sites by A. L. Suzdaleva, M. Yu. Slesarev, I. Yu. Yakovleva

“…The purpose of the research is to study the regularities of development of hazardous geological processes caused by the termination of construction of buildings for a long time. These processes include any changes in the Earth’s crust that can have a negative impact on the living conditions of the population and cause economic damage.Materials and methods. …”
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Distribution of Lithuanian publications by J. Zavadzkis firm 1805-1864 by Aušra Navickienė

“…The trade of Lithuanian books became very active in 1853-1864, during the years of intensive publishing of Lithuanian books, when one-third of all books printed at that time appeared from the firm. In addition to the bookshop in Vilnius, which had been in operation since 1805, a bookshop in Varniai was established in 1853. …”
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Development of Risk Activity Detection System for Forklifts Based on Inertial Sensors by Luciano Radrigan, Sebastian E. Godoy

“…However, models based on inertial data take a quarter of the time to make the inference compared to video-based models.…”
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Effect of tannic acid irrigation on microhardness of root canal dentin and bond strength of epoxy resin based sealer by Sevinc Askerbeyli Örs, Hacer Aksel, Selen Küçükkaya Eren, Dilara Zeybek

“…The effect on the bond strength was time and concentration dependent. Keywords: bond strength, dentin, microhardness, epoxy resin based sealer, tannic acid…”
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Differentiation value of miR-26b for major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder by Lingming Kong, Xiaoli Zhu, Liyi Zhang, Shengdong Chen

“…Materials and Methods: This study aimed to investigate the differentiation value of peripheral microRNA-26b expression in 52 patients of MDD, SZ, and GAD, respectively, and 52 controls. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to further verify aberrant miRNAs of previous identified in MDD and investigate expression level of these peripheral miRNAs in SZ and GAD. …”
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