Optimized reinforcement of granite residual soil using a cement and alkaline solution: A coupling effect by Bingxiang Yuan, Jingkang Liang, Baifa Zhang, Weijie Chen, Xianlun Huang, Qingyu Huang, Yun Li, Peng Yuan

“…Microscopically, the reinforcement mechanism and coupling effect were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Optimizing chitosan derived from Metapenaeus affinis: a novel anti-biofilm agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Anali Riahi, Hadideh Mabudi, Elahe Tajbakhsh, Laleh Roomiani, Hasan Momtaz

“…This research aims to optimize chitosan derived from white shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) computational approach. The objective is to investigate chitosan’s potential as a solution for inhibiting QS activity and biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa ATCC 10,145. …”
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Deep unsupervised clustering for prostate auto-segmentation with and without hydrogel spacer by Hengrui Zhao, Biling Wang, Michael Dohopolski, Ti Bai, Steve Jiang, Dan Nguyen

“…However, this substantially affects the computed tomography image appearance, which downstream reduced the contouring accuracy of auto-segmentation algorithms. …”
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BenchAMRking: a Galaxy-based platform for illustrating the major issues associated with current antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene prediction workflows by Nikolaos Strepis, Dennis Dollee, Donny Vrins, Kevin Vanneste, Bert Bogaerts, Catherine Carrillo, Amrita Bharat, Kristy Horan, Norelle L. Sherry, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P. Howden, Saskia Hiltemann, Leonid Chindelevitch, Andrew P. Stubbs, John P. Hays

“…These four workflows, which include the ISO certified abritAMR workflow, make use of different computational tools (or tool versions), and interrogate different AMR gene sequence databases. …”
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In silico Analysis of Human Endothelial Cell-specific Molecule 1 and Interleukin-6 Genetic Variants Involved in Coronary Artery Disease by Vineet Kulkarni, Sukanya Shetty, Roopa Bhandary, Yanglem Mary

“…This study aims to assess the influence of nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in ESM-1 and IL-6 on protein expression through computational methods. Methods: A total of 141 SNPs in the ESM-1 gene and 22 SNPs in the IL-6 gene were retrieved from the dbSNP database. …”
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YHSeqY3000 panel captures all founding lineages in the Chinese paternal genomic diversity database by Mengge Wang, Shuhan Duan, Qiuxia Sun, Kaijun Liu, Yan Liu, Zhiyong Wang, Xiangping Li, Lanhai Wei, Yunhui Liu, Shengjie Nie, Kun Zhou, 10K_CPGDP consortium, Yongxin Ma, Huijun Yuan, Bing Liu, Lan Hu, Chao Liu, Guanglin He

“…Abstract Background The advancements in second-/third-generation sequencing technologies, alongside computational innovations, have significantly enhanced our understanding of the genomic structure of Y-chromosomes and their unique phylogenetic characteristics. …”
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Variation-Difference Method of Calculation of Layered Rubber-Metal Vibration Isolators Used for Protection of Reinforced Concrete Buildings from Anthropogenic Vibration by D. K. Sizov

“…Variation-difference method (VDM) is the closest to the finite element method (FEM) in terms of its computational capabilities. It is possible to create program modules that repeatedly and automatically solve three-dimensional problems of elasticity theory taking into account the changed geometry of the vibration isolator: the dimensions of the product, the location of perforations within the rubber layers, as well as the thickness of the rubber layer and other parameters important for obtaining an effective technical solution for vibration isolation of buildings. …”
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Method and Spatiotemporal Analysis for Impervious Surface Extraction Based on an Improved DeepLabV3+ Model by Xueyi Wang, Bowen Fan, Yanguo Fan, Ran Xu, Guangyue Feng, Qingchun Guan

“…Additionally, the model demonstrated excellent computational efficiency and inference speed, providing a more precise tool for urban spatial planning and optimization. …”
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Thermal and Fluid Flow Performance Analysis of Tubular Microchannel Heat Sinks with Inward Protrusions and Nanofluids by Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Antônio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Joshua Kolawole Gbegudu, Ebenezer Aderibigbe Adeyemi

“… In this work, the application of protrusions and nanofluids to improve the performance of tubular-microchannel heat sink (MCHS) is proposed and investigated computationally. The three-dimensional Navier-Stokes and energy equations were solved numerically using the finite volume method incorporated into the ANSYS (Fluent) software package. …”
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Investigation of Coolant Local Hydrodynamics in the Mixed Core of the VVER Reactor by S. M. Dmitriev, A. V. Gerasimov, A. A. Dobrov, D. V. Doronkov, A. N. Pronin, A. V. Ryazanov, D. N. Solntsev, A. E. Khrobostov

“…The results of the study of the coolant cross flow between fuel assemblies interaction, i.e. between the adjacent TVSA-T and TVSA-T mod.2 fuel assemblies were adopted for practical use in the JSC of “Afrikantov OKB Mechanical Engineering” for assessing the heat engineering reliability of VVER reactor cores; also, they were included in the database for verification of computational hydrodynamics programs (CFD codes) and for detailed cell-based calculation of the reactor core.…”
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The Effect of Inferior Rectus Muscle Thickening on Intraocular Pressure in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy by Xiuhong Li, Xu Bai, Zhibin Liu, Ming Cheng, Jia Li, Nian Tan, Hongfeng Yuan

“…There was significant eyeball movement restriction and inferior rectus muscle thickening was confirmed on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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The Evaluation Of Tibial Torsion Angle After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Z Işık Solak Görmüş, Mehmet Çelebi, Galip Bilen Kürklü, Faik Özdengül, Ahmet Bayrak, Ali Zergeroğlu, Bülent Işık

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction on tibial torsion angle (TTA) in the operated limb using computed tomography (CT) and physical examination methods and to show the relationship between post-operative muscle strength features and TTA by using isokinetic dynamometer. 21 patients between 18 and 36 years old (25.4±6.8) who underwent ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon (HT) autograft and then completed the ACL rehabilitation were included in this study. …”
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Cabozantinib Resolves Bone Scans in Tumor-Naïve Mice Harboring Skeletal Injuries by Michael G. Doran, Daniel E. Spratt, John Wongvipat, David Ulmert, Brett S. Carver, Charles L. Sawyers, Michael J. Evans

“…To test this hypothesis, we surgically induced bone remodeling via physical insult in non–tumor-bearing mice and performed 18 F-sodium fluoride ( 18 F-NaF) positron emission tomographic (PET) and technetium 99m–methylene diphosphonate ( 99m Tc-MDP) single-photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) scans pre- and posttreatment with cabozantinib and related inhibitors. …”
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Reassessment of disease severity routine laboratory tests in the COVID-19 infection by A. A. Simushev, E. Yu. Medvedeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova, V. M. Nechaev, M. R. Skhirtladze, I. R. Popova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The diagnosis of pneumonia was confirmed by computed tomography. NEWS-2 scale total score was assessed.Results. …”
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Cryptococcosis in wait-listed liver transplant candidates: Prevalence, manifestations, and risk factors by Wan-Ting Tsai, Aristine Cheng, Yu-Chung Chuang, Cheng-Maw Ho, Yao-Ming Wu, Ming-Chih Ho, Hsin-Yun Sun, Ray-Hung Hu, Yee-Chun Chen

“…Serum CrAg and pulmonary computed tomography were incorporated in routine transplant evaluation. …”
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Emphysema is associated with thoracic vertebral bone attenuation on chest CT scan in HIV-infected individuals. by Alycia Petraglia, Joseph K Leader, Matthew Gingo, Meghan Fitzpatrick, John Ries, Cathy Kessinger, Lorrie Lucht, Danielle Camp, Alison Morris, Jessica Bon

“…Chest CT scans were used to quantify emphysema and compute Hounsfield Unit (HU) attenuation of the 4th, 7th, and 10th thoracic vertebrae. …”
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Meckel’s Diverticulum Diagnosed by Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases (TASSID) by Jen-Wei Chou, Chen-Shuan Chung, Tien-Yu Huang, Chia-Hung Tu, Chen-Wang Chang, Chung-Hsin Chang, Yen-Po Wang, Wen-Hung Hsu, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Ching-Pin Lin, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Ming-Yao Su, Horng-Yuan Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Cheng-Tang Chiu

“…The mean distance between the ileocecal valve and MD was 71.6 cm (regarding diagnostic yields: BAE—100%, capsule endoscopy—40%, Meckel’s scan—35.7%, computed tomography—14.6%, small bowel series—12.5%, and angiography—11.1%; regarding endoscopic features of MD: a large ostium—89.1%, a small ostium—7.3%, and a polypoid mass—3.6%). …”
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Limitations to Dynamical Error Suppression and Gate-Error Virtualization from Temporally Correlated Nonclassical Noise by Michiel Burgelman, Nattaphong Wonglakhon, Diego N. Bernal-García, Gerardo A. Paz-Silva, Lorenza Viola

“…We explicitly relate these features to the evolution of the bath statistics during the computation, which has not been fully accounted for in existing treatments. …”
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Genetic influences on non-syndromic cleft lip palate: The impact of BMP4, RUNX2, PAX7, and TGFB3 allelic variations by Praveen Kumar Neela, Rajeshwari B.V, Mahamad Irfanulla Khan, Shahistha Parveen Dasnadi, Gosla Srinivas Reddy, Akhter Husain, Vasavi Mohan

“…The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) was computed using a genotype distribution, the PLINK software was utilized to make statistical comparisons, and allelic associations were analyzed for the selected polymorphisms. …”
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Ensemble Learning for Three-dimensional Medical Image Segmentation of Organ at Risk in Brachytherapy Using Double U-Net, Bi-directional ConvLSTM U-Net, and Transformer Network by Soniya Pal, Raj Pal Singh, Anuj Kumar

“…Materials and Methods: The dataset comprised computed tomography (CT) scans of 60 patients obtained from our own institutional image bank and 10 patients from the other institute, all in Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine format. …”
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