Evaluating the Impact of Face Anonymization Methods on Computer Vision Tasks: A Trade-Off Between Privacy and Utility by Roland Stenger, Steffen Busse, Jonas Sander, Thomas Eisenbarth, Sebastian Fudickar

“…In this work, we investigate the influence of different image-based subject anonymization methods on the performance of the three common computer vision (CV) tasks: keypoint detection, instance segmentation, and face detection. …”
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A comparison of the effects of beaver ponds and forest harvest on stream methylmercury in boreal watersheds by W Y Lam, R W Mackereth, C M E Lajoie, K A Kidd, C P J Mitchell

“…Beaver ponds and forest harvest are common disturbances in the Canadian boreal forest that result in major changes to catchment hydrology and thus also influence the mobilization and methylation of mercury (Hg). …”
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Safety Management System Prototype/Framework of Deep Foundation Pit Based on BIM and IoT by Wenhan Fan, Jianliang Zhou, Jianming Zhou, Dandan Liu, Wenjing Shen, Jiarui Gao

“…With the huge demand for building underground spaces, deep foundation pits are becoming more and more common in underground construction. Due to the serious effects associated with accidents that occur in deep foundation pits, it is very important for underground construction safety management to be proactive, targeted, and effective. …”
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Enuresis, a problem to be faced in Primary Health Care due to its educational component by Mislandy Caridad González Guevara, Helena Fernández Esperanza, Marta Amelia Hernández Martínez, Owen Daniel González Cruz

“…Introduction: enuresis is a common disorder throughout the world; however, it is abnormal after five years of age, resulting in social isolation and disruptions in the family unit. …”
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The Diagnostic Journey of Dysautonomia Patients: Insights from a Patient-Reported Outcome Study by John A. O’Dell MSN, MBA, Ash Walker DHSc, Andrew J. Latham PhD, Daniel J. Parisian PhD, Lindsay E. Branch BS, Dreena D. Vanderburg, Ava A. Cox, Shelley Chavis, Silvia E. Smith PhD

“…The average time to diagnosis was 7.7 years (SD 10 years) and diagnosis was made primarily by cardiologists, followed by neurologists, and internists or primary care physicians. Common comorbid conditions are Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, mast cell disorders, vitamin deficiency, fibromyalgia, and myalgic encephalomyelitis, all of which can contribute to the symptoms burden and can potentially confound the diagnostic process. …”
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Interactions between Cytokines, Congenital Anomalies of Kidney and Urinary Tract and Chronic Kidney Disease by Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Flávia Cordeiro Valério, Mariana Affonso Vasconcelos, Débora Marques Miranda, Eduardo Araújo Oliveira

“…Fetal hydronephrosis is the most common anomaly detected on antenatal ultrasound, affecting 1–5% of pregnancies. …”
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Radiological challenges in differentiating Occult Traumatic Pulmonary Hematoma from mediastinal tumor: a case report and literature review by Zhedong Zhang, Yu Huang, Lufeng Zhao, Baiqin Zhao

“…Abstract Traumatic Pulmonary Hematoma (TPH) is a rare consequence of blunt chest trauma, characterised by lung parenchyma laceration and subsequent hemorrhage. While less common than pulmonary contusions, TPH presents significant diagnostic challenges, particularly when it manifests as Occult Traumatic Pulmonary Hematoma (OTPH) exhibiting subtle or atypical imaging features. …”
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Research progress in prevention and nursing of shoulder-hand syndrome in stroke patients (中风患者肩手综合征的预防与护理进展) by GUO Linyu (郭琳宇), CHEN Ying (陈迎)

“…Shoulder-hand syndrome is one of the common complications after stroke. It can cause pain, swelling and other symptoms of the affected limb, and also lead to different degrees of dysfunction, which has adverse effects on the physical and mental health and quality of life of patients. …”
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Texture feature column scheme for single‐ and multi‐script writer identification by Faycel Abbas, Abdeljalil Gattal, Chawki Djeddi, Imran Siddiqi, Ameur Bensefia, Kamel Saoudi

“…Multi‐script evaluations allow evaluating the hypothesis that writers share common characteristics across multiple scripts and the reported results validate the effectiveness of textural measures in capturing this script‐independent, writer‐specific information.…”
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The Effects of the COVID-19 on Our Daily Lives in Bangladesh by Md. Najmus Sayadat Pitol, Shakil Ahmed, Hready Kumar, Md. Akramul Islam, Tanmoy Dey, Bichitra Kumar Bachar, Rupak Kumar Ghosh

“…Corona can be avoided by drinking hot water and tea, this idea had increased the amount of hot water and tea consumed by the common people. Many of those who lost their jobs were distressed and others also were distressed at the thought of how long they would stay. …”
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Single Posthepatic Portosystemic Shunt Communicated With Internal Thoracic Vein and Azygos Continuation of the Caudal Vena Cava in a Dog by Ryo Takeuchi, Kumiko Ishigaki, Orie Yoshida, Tatsuya Heishima, Kaito Iida, Kazushi Asano

“…Surgical treatment in this case resulted in favourable progress, similar to that in dogs with commonly observed extrahepatic PSS.…”
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Inhibitory Effects of Apigenin on Tumor Carcinogenesis by Altering the Gut Microbiota by Shichang Bian, Hongjuan Wan, Xinyan Liao, Weisheng Wang

“…The flavonoid apigenin is common to many plants. Although the responsible mechanisms have yet to be elucidated, apigenin demonstrates tumor suppression in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Multistep Wind Speed Prediction Based on the Fractional-Order Longicorn Swarm Algorithm and the Two-Stage Modal Decomposition Strategy by Shuren Pu, Yuanchen Gao, Yifeng Sun, Chang Liu, Siyu He, Fengjiao Wu, Delan Zhu, Bin Wang

“…Least squares support vector machine (LSSVM) and variational mode decomposition are common research methods for wind speed time series prediction. …”
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Evaluation and Selection of Manufacturing Suppliers in B2B E-Commerce Environment by Quan Zhang, Zhen Guo, Feiyu Man, Jiyun Ma

“…Linguistic terms, preference orderings, or interval numbers are commonly used to express the performances of the suppliers accurately instead of crisp values when the available information is uncertain or incomplete. …”
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Delayed Tibial Osteomyelitis after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstrings Autograft and Bioabsorbable Interference Screw: A Case Report and Review of the Literat... by Kevin S. Weiss, Justin M. Weatherall, Jen Eick, James R. Ross

“…The patient returned to collegiate athletics without any complications. While the most common biologic complications include pretibial cysts, granuloma formation, tunnel widening, and inflammatory reactions, infection is exceedingly rare. …”
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A Three-Component Model Based on Macropropagation Phenomena Approach for Complex Building Scattering by Mehdi Ait-Ighil, Fernando Perez-Fontan, Joel Lemorton, Frederic Lacoste, Christophe Bourga, Michel Bousquet

“…Multipaths represent a common predominant and uncontrolled component on channel impairments for all terrestrial and Land Mobile Satellite systems. …”
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Volatile Profile Characterization of Winter Jujube from Different Regions via HS-SPME-GC/MS and GC-IMS by Yening Qiao, Jinfeng Bi, Qinqin Chen, Xinye Wu, Min Gou, Haonan Hou, Xinwen Jin, Giorgia Purcaro

“…Benzyl alcohol, octanoic acid, 2-hexenal, linalool, 2-nonenal, and ethyl decanoate were the most common compounds present in all jujubes. Principal component analysis (PCA) from GC-IMS and untargeted E-nose showed that the main volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of most jujubes were similar. …”
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Inflammation, impaired motor function and visceral hypersensitivity: the main mechanisms of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (materials of the Expert Council and... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Sheptulin, T. L. Lapina, V. I. Simanenkov, K. A. Sokolov

“…The pathogenesis of the most common functional diseases of the gastrointestinal tract — functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is multifactorial and includes motor disorders of various parts of the gastrointestinal tract, visceral hypersensitivity, changes in the intestinal microbiome, impairment of the permeability of the protective barrier, low-grade inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa, etc. …”
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A Contrast Source Inversion Algorithm Formulated Using the Log-Phase Formulation by Tonny Rubæk, Paul M. Meaney, Keith D. Paulsen

“…Here, significant improvements have been observed compared to the more commonly used real-imaginary formulation. The modified CSI algorithm is tested on both simulated data and on a measurement of a breast. …”
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Hydrogen Peroxide Induced Colitis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Dushyant Pawar, Anna Calara, Roy Jacob, Nancy Beck, Alan N. Peiris

“…Constipation is a common condition. Hydrogen peroxide enemas have rarely been reported as a home remedy for constipation in the pediatric age group. …”
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