Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Factors Associated among Cesarean Deliveries in Selected Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 by Hana Lijaemiro, Semarya Berhe Lemlem, Jembere Tesfaye Deressa

“…Presence and degree of association between outcome and independent variables were computed through bivariate logistic regression analysis and factors that had p<0.2 significance level in the bivariate logistic regression analysis were considered in the multivariable logistic regression analysis. …”
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3-MA attenuates collagen-induced arthritis in vivo via anti-inflammatory effect and autophagy inhibition by Chong Feng, Zi-rou Wang, Chen-yu Li, Xiang-yu Zhang, Xin-xing Wang

“…Bone and cartilage destruction degree was evaluated by histology and micro-computed tomography (µCT). Further in-vivo assays utilized mouse serum samples to investigate inflammatory levels, oxidative levels, and bone resorption cytokines. …”
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CSGD-YOLO: A Corn Seed Germination Status Detection Model Based on YOLOv8n by Wenbin Sun, Meihan Xu, Kang Xu, Dongquan Chen, Jianhua Wang, Ranbing Yang, Quanquan Chen, Songmei Yang

“…Simultaneously, a detection module dubbed Ghost_Detection, leveraging the GhostConv architecture, is devised to boost detection efficiency while simultaneously reducing parameter counts and computational overhead. Additionally, during the downsampling process of the backbone network, a downsampling module based on receptive field attention convolution (RFAConv) is designed to boost the model’s focus on areas of interest. …”
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Assessment of Tumor Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Using MRI and 18F FDG PET/CT by Reem Yusuf AlBuainain, Fatema Yusuf Bunajem, Hussain Adnan Abdulla

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) have been widely used to monitor the response to NACT in breast cancer. …”
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Non-Completely Displaced Traumatic Rib Fractures: Potentially Less Crucial for Pulmonary Adverse Outcomes, Regardless of Classification by Hongrye Kim, Su Young Yoon, Jonghee Han, Junepill Seok, Wu Seong Kang

“…All radiographic parameters were recorded based on initial computed tomography. Primary outcomes were pneumonia and other pulmonary complications requiring surgery. …”
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The effect of arthroscopic Bankart repair and remplissage procedure on joint range of motion and functional outcomes in anterior shoulder instability by Umut Öktem, Gülfem Ezgi Özaltın, Sinan Yılmaz, İbrahim Bozkurt, Durmuş Ali Öçgüder

“…The Bankart lesion was determined by magnetic resonance imaging, and the amount of glenoid bone loss was determined by computed tomography. Patients with glenoid bone loss <25% and on-track Hill–Sachs lesions (HSLs) were treated with ABR alone (22 females, 8 males; mean age=27.4 ± 6.4 years). …”
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Regional Ionospheric Parameter Estimation by Assimilating the LSTM Trained Results Into the SAMI2 Model by Jeong‐Heon Kim, Young‐Sil Kwak, Yong Ha Kim, Su‐In Moon, Se‐Heon Jeong, Jong Yeon Yun

“…The predicted NmF2 and hmF2 were used to compute two ionospheric drivers (total ion density and effective neutral meridional wind), which were assimilated into the SAMI2 model. …”
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Free vibration analysis of aluminum foam metal sandwich panels: a comparative study between numerical and analytical modelling by Zahra Hamdan, Sadeq Bakhy, Muhsin Jweeg

“…A mathematical model based on classical plate theory (CPT) was developed to compute the natural frequencies of supported rectangular sandwich plates. …”
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A Regional Gravimetric and Hybrid Geoid Model in Northern Greece from Dedicated Gravity Campaigns by Georgios S. Vergos, Dimitrios A. Natsiopoulos, Elisavet G. Mamagiannou, Eleni A. Tzanou, Anastasia I. Triantafyllou, Ilias N. Tziavos, Dimitrios Ramnalis, Vassilios Polychronos

“…Geoid determination was based on the classical remove–compute–restore (RCR) technique and spectral and stochastic approaches. …”
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Determinants of Anemia among Pregnant Women at Public Hospitals in West Shewa, Central Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Berhanu Senbeta Deriba, Elias Teferi Bala, Gizachew Abdissa Bulto, Tinsae Abeya Geleta, Agumas Fentahun Ayalew, Addis Adera Gebru, Habtamu Oljira Desta, Mengistu Benayew Shiferaew, Lidya Zerihun Sahile

“…Binary and multiple logistic regression analyses were computed to identify the determinants of anemia. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and p value <0.05 were used to determine the presence of an association. …”
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Estimation the pH of CO2-saturated NaCl solutions using gene expression programming: Implications for CO2 sequestration by Mohammad Rasool Dehghani, Parirokh Ebrahimi, Moein Kafi, Hamed Nikravesh, Yousef Kazemzadeh

“…After ensuring proper data distribution and calculating statistical parameters, correlations between each input and the pH output were computed. Pressure had the highest correlation with pH, while temperature had the lowest and was the only parameter directly related to pH. …”
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Evolutionary determinants of reproductive seasonality: A theoretical approach by Burtschell, Lugdiwine, Dezeure, Jules, Huchard, Elise, Godelle, Bernard

“…To do so, we simulated diverse reproductive phenology strategies (from non-seasonal to highly seasonal), assessed which were optimal and computed, for the set of optimal strategies, the intensity of reproductive seasonality. …”
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Lightweight Deep Learning Model, ConvNeXt-U: An Improved U-Net Network for Extracting Cropland in Complex Landscapes from Gaofen-2 Images by Shukuan Liu, Shi Cao, Xia Lu, Jiqing Peng, Lina Ping, Xiang Fan, Feiyu Teng, Xiangnan Liu

“…This paper proposes ConvNeXt-U, a lightweight deep learning network that efficiently extracts fragmented cropland while reducing computational requirements and saving costs. ConvNeXt-U retains the U-shaped structure of U-Net but replaces the encoder with a simplified ConvNeXt architecture. …”
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Semi-standardized evaluation of extraprostatic extension and seminal vesicle invasion with [18F]PSMA-1007 PET/CT: a comparison to MRI using histopathology as reference by Erland Hvittfeldt, Fredrik Hedeer, Erik Thimansson, Kevin Sandeman, David Minarik, Jacob Ingvar, Anders Bjartell, Elin Trägårdh

“…Abstract Background Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with prostate specific membrane antigen ligands (PSMA) is established for use in primary staging of prostate cancer to screen for metastases. …”
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Exploring salivary gene expression clusters: A bioinformatics approach for advanced diagnosis and prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Rajesh Parsanathan, Rishaba Byju, D.S. Prabakaran

“…The aim is to identify critical genes and their protein-protein interactions through bio-computational analyses, contributing to a deeper understanding of HNSCC progression. …”
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CT Texture Analysis in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing CT-Guided Bone Biopsy: Correlations With Histopathology by Silvio Wermelskirchen, Jakob Leonhardi, Anne-Kathrin Höhn, Georg Osterhoff, Nikolas Schopow, Susanne Briest, Timm Denecke, Hans-Jonas Meyer

“…Background: Texture analysis has the potential to deliver quantitative imaging markers. Patients receiving computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous bone biopsies could be characterized using texture analysis derived from CT. …”
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Reconsidering “Critical” Bone Loss in Shoulder Instability: 17-Year Follow-Up Study following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair by Lawrence Chun-Man Lau, Wai-Wang Chau, Randy Ng, Jonathan Patrick Ng, Elvis Chun-Sing Chui, Michael Tim-Yun Ong, James Francis Griffith, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung

“…A patient cohort who had undergone computed tomography (CT) of glenoid bone loss and arthroscopic Bankart repair over 15 years ago was reviewed. …”
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The Experiences of Syrian Female Students During the Distance Education and the Insights of Religious Culture and Ethics Teachers into the Process by İshak Tekin, Mustafa Fatih Ay

“…It was found that Syrian refugee girls struggled with limited financial resources, a lack of technological devices such as tablets and computers, inadequate internet access, and a shortage of appropriate learning environments. …”
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Three-Dimensional Inversion of Borehole-Surface Resistivity Method Based on the Unstructured Finite Element by Zhi Wang, Sinan Fang

“…The quasi-Newton method with limited memory (L_BFGS) is used to optimize the objective function in the inversion calculation, and a double-loop recursive method is used to solve the normal equation obtained at each iteration in order to avoid computing and storing the sensitivity matrix explicitly and reduce the amount of calculation. …”
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Magnitude and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy among Pregnant Women at Saesie Tsaeda Emba Woreda Eastern Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2018 by Gebrehiwot Gebremariam Weldearegawi, Kidanemaryam Berhe Tekola, Berhane Fseha Teklehaymanot

“…Adjusted odds ratio was computed at 95% confidence level to determine the effect of independent variable on the outcome variable. …”
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