Preprocessing LOFARgram through U-Net++ neural network by Dan Peng, Xichen Xu, Wenhua Song, Dazhi Gao

“…This model uses explosive decaying cosine pulses as basic units to simulate ship noise sources and employs the KRAKEN normal mode model to simulate the underwater acoustic channel’s transfer function, thereby efficiently creating high-fidelity ship noise LOFARgrams. …”
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Patient and family engagement in infection prevention in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: defining a consensus framework using the Q methodology – NOSO-COVID study protocol by Laurence Bernard, Nathalie Camille Clavel, Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay, Alain Biron, Anaick Briand, Jesseca Paquette, Carol Fancott, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Vincent Dumez

“…The targeted population is all healthcare professionals, managers and other non-clinical staff members who work on clinical units, and the in-patients and their families. The study is based on Q methodology that takes advantage of both quantitative and qualitative methods to identify the consensus among the various stakeholders. …”
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Observations and Modeling Studies of Solar Eclipse Effects on Oblique High Frequency Radio Propagation by M. L. Moses, L. J. Kordella, G. D. Earle, D. Drob, J. D. Huba, J. M. Ruohoniemi, S. G. Shepherd, V. Sivakumar

“…Abstract The total solar eclipse over the continental United States on 21 August 2017 offered a unique opportunity to study the dependence of the ionospheric density and morphology on incident solar radiation at different local times. …”
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Alkaline Activation of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag Modified Gold Mine Tailings for Building Material by Tebogo Mashifana, Jessica Sebothoma, Thandiwe Sithole

“…The developed GMT: BOFS geopolymers satisfied the minimum requirements for nonfacing building masonry as stipulated by the ASTM C34-17a, ASTM C129-14c 0076a, and the SANS 227: 2007 for burnt clay masonry units and can be used as a mine backfill paste and for lightweight civil applications. …”
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Zum Verhältnis von Harmonik und Instrumentation ›vor Wagner‹ by Michael Polth

“…Such harmonic functions can be explained by associating them with other innovations after 1750: the functions of formal parts in sonata movements, mediant chord progressions, and constellations of pitches which are externally similar to triads and seventh chords, yet not fused to traditional harmonic units. It will be demonstrated how instrumentation plays a constitutive part for these innovations.…”
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Spatial conservation planning: Proposing clustering methods to improve connectivity protection by Nikolaos Nagkoulis, Maria Papazekou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Antonios Mazaris

“…Instead of prioritizing unique planning units (PUs), by incorporating these metrics into spatial prioritization process we manage to identify clusters of PUs that collectively exhibit high connectivity values. …”
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Cold Plasma Activity Against Biofilm Formation of Prosthetic Joint Infection Pathogens by Christopher Spiegel, Débora C. Coraça-Huber, Michael Nogler, Rohit Arora, David Putzer

“…Afterwards, colony-forming units were counted. Results: The results of this study showed that air and argon plasma could be considered for applications during surgeries at a 1 cm distance. …”
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Vulnerabilidade socioambiental, análise de situação de saúde e indicadores: implicações na qualidade de vida no município de São Paulo by Marilia Araujo Roggero, Luciana Ziglio, Marina Miranda

“…This initial information constitutes in itself important indicators of the complexity associated in this large urban area with regard to socio-environmental vulnerabilities.Thinking about to achieving more sustainable cities, something that converges with the United Nations Organization's sustainable development objectives in its Agenda 2030, the MSP still presents great challenges in this sense, being characterized by great unsustainability, as it is verified the prevalence of a process of expansion and occupation characterized by low environmental quality, which consequently reduces quality of life for significant portions of the population.ObservaSampa's indicators are quantitative representations of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for the reality of the MSP for 2012 and 2015, which have been adapted to the Sustainable Development Objectives (ODS) - Agenda 2030. …”
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Environmental factors affecting the BMI of older adults in the Philippines spatially assessed using machine learning by D.K. Mendoza, A.B. Araza, L.D. Groot, M. Mensink, R.C. Tan

“…We finally showed priority neighborhoods for intervention and local policy implementation, providing valuable insights for local government units.…”
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Knowledge mapping and emerging trends in cognitive impairment associated with chronic pain: A 2000–2024 bibliometric study by Li-yuan Zhao, Guang-fen Zhang, Jian-jun Yang, Yu-gang Diao, Kenji Hashimoto

“…Publication numbers showed a steady increase, peaking in 2022. The United States led in contributions, with Harvard Medical School emerging as the most prominent institution involved. …”
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High serum uric acid levels are associated with increased prevalence of gallstones in adult women: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES by Guozheng Lv, Guozheng Lv, Decai Wang, Decai Wang, Yu Huang, Ruizi Shi, Chuan Qin, Xi Chen, Xintao Zeng, Hua Luo, Pei Yang, Sirui Chen, Jianjun Wang, Jianjun Wang

“…ObjectiveWe investigated the association between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and gallstone (GS) prevalence in adult women.MethodsParticipants' information were taken from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2017–2020). …”
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Mina Loy’s Surrealist Strategies of Renewal by Diane Drouin

“…The cosmopolitan avant-garde artist celebrates the “composite language” of the United States, and the ability of “the true American” to “ingeniously coin new words for old ideas.” …”
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STILISTIC AND SYNTACTIC VARIATION OF GERMAN PREPOSITIONS by E. L. Shubina

“…The similarity of German prepositions with the units of significant vocabulary in the aspect of variation is expressed through inherent in all level of words synonymic replacements. …”
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Applications of artificial neural networks in health care organizational decision-making: A scoping review. by Nida Shahid, Tim Rappon, Whitney Berta

“…Articles were published from 1997-2018 and originated from 24 countries, with a plurality of papers (26 articles) published by authors from the United States. Types of ANN used included ANN (36 articles), feed-forward networks (25 articles), or hybrid models (23 articles); reported accuracy varied from 50% to 100%. …”
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Management of Anal Fistula with Crohn's Disease by Shota Takano, Yasushi Nakamura, Kohei Tamaoka, Takafumi Yoshimoto, Yasue Irei, Yoriyuki Tsuji

“…We herein discuss the management of PFCD by focusing on studies conducted in the United States and Europe where researchers used recommended guidelines and consensus statements to evaluate the efficacy of each medication and published their findings in peer-reviewed journals.…”
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Spectacle and Spectatorship at the Nineteenth-Century American Racetrack by Natalie Zacek

“…This paper argues that, in the antebellum United States, many people attended horse races at least as much from a desire to produce and consume spectacle as from a fascination with the sport itself. …”
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Development of MAILI 21 (Lectora inspire 21 interactive learning media) to improve student learning outcomes in elementary schools by Novina Fitri Astuti, Susilo Tri Widodo

“…This study aims to develop interactive learning media Lectora Inspire and determine the feasibility, practicality, effectiveness, and able to improve student learning outcomes in the subject of Pancasila and Citizenship Education material united in diversity in grade III SD. This research uses the Borg and Gall model which is limited to stage eight. …”
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Young Adults’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Permanent Noise-Induced Tinnitus and its Influence on Behavioural Intentions by Lucy Runciman, Christine Johnson

“…The sample included 109 male and 287 female adults, aged 18 to 25 years, living in the United Kingdom. The young adults’ existing knowledge of either permanent hearing loss or permanent tinnitus was measured, and after exposure to a health message, their perceptions and resultant behavioural intentions were assessed and compared. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER 119 AMBULANCE SERVICES USING LEAN SIX SIGMA by Thasya Sabilla Putri Rojak, Masyitoh Basabih, Winarto, Roy Michael Suranta

“…The identified inefficiencies include software issues with the Nusantara app, staff fatigue, and license renewals, difficult access for ambulance and URC units, delays from call center staff awaiting family decisions, closely located posts leading to fewer cases per post, community-initiated patient movements, challenges in finding suitable referral hospitals for special cases, and slow response times from referral hospitals. …”
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Evolution in optical molecular imaging techniques guided nerve imaging from 2009 to 2023: a bibliometric and visualization analysis by Wenkai Liang, Yan Liu, Erlong Jia, Xiaofeng Yang, Shufeng Han, Jinzheng Wei, Jinzheng Wei, Wei Zhao

“…., to evaluate the trends.ResultsThe amounts of publications in relation to OMI guided nerve imaging has been increasing. United States and China contributed to over 60% of the publications. …”
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