Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Utility in Prediction of 30-Day Readmission Rate in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by Shengchuan Dai, Manoucher Manoucheri, Junhong Gui, Xiang Zhu, Divyanshu Malhotra, Shenjing Li, Jason D’souza, Fnu Virkram, Aditya Chada, Haibing Jiang

“…Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common diagnoses associated with hospital readmission. We designed this prospective study to evaluate whether Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score is associated with 30-day readmission in patients hospitalized with decompensated HF. …”
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Effect of Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation on Various Hematological and Serum Biochemical Parameters of Male Albino Mice following Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia Encephalopathy by Shahid Iqbal, Nabia Nazir, Quratulane Gillani, Atif Akbar, Furhan Iqbal

“…Background. Present study was designed to report the effect of 2% creatine monohydrate supplementation for 8, 12 and 15 weeks on hematology and serum biochemical profile of male albino mouse following hypoxic ischemic insult on postnatal day 10. …”
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Loader Bucket Working Angle Identification Method Based on YOLOv5s and EMA Attention Mechanism by Xuedong Zhang, Bo Cui, Zhaoxu Wang, Wangting Zeng

“…Initially, a small target detection head, utilizing YOLOv5s, was designed to enhance sensitivity towards target recognition. …”
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An improved DeepLabv3 + railway track extraction algorithm based on densely connected and attention mechanisms by Yanbin Weng, Jie Yang, Changfan Zhang, Jing He, Cheng Peng, Lin Jia, Hui Xiang

“…Finally, a multi-level upsampling module is designed to enhance the accuracy of boundary contour extraction. …”
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EFFECT OF FOLIAR SPRAYING WITH NANO-ZINC ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY SOME FABA BEAN VARIETIES by J. J. Kadhim, D. S. K. Altai, N. Z. M. Alsaedi, S. E. Seadh

“…The field trial was designed using a split-plot and organized in haphazard complete blocks with triple replications. …”
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Altered Functional Connectivity in Children with ADHD Revealed by Scalp EEG: An ERP Study by Chunli Chen, Huan Yang, Yasong Du, Guangzhi Zhai, Hesheng Xiong, Dezhong Yao, Peng Xu, Jianhua Gong, Gang Yin, Fali Li

“…In detail, the dysfunctional attention occurred during the early stage of the designed task; as compared to HCs, the reduced P2 and N2 amplitudes in ADHD children were found, and the atypical information interaction might further underpin such a deficit. …”
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Dynamic Warping Network for Semantic Video Segmentation by Jiangyun Li, Yikai Zhao, Xingjian He, Xinxin Zhu, Jing Liu

“…In this paper, we propose a novel framework named Dynamic Warping Network (DWNet) to adaptively warp the interframe features for improving the accuracy of warping-based models. Firstly, we design a flow refinement module (FRM) to optimize the precomputed optical flow. …”
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Performance Optimization Techniques on Point Absorber and Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter: A Comprehensive Review by Aryan Manan Jariwala, Santanu Kumar Dash, Umesh Kumar Sahu, Harin M. Mohan

“…This paper provides a comprehensive review of the developments, various design innovations, and performance optimization techniques in the recent years of the two most common wave energy converters installed across the globe i.e., point absorber wave energy converter and oscillating water column wave energy converter. …”
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Evaluating the impact of local alcohol licensing decisions on outcomes for the community: a systematic review by Elizabeth Goyder, Mark Clowes, Lindsay Blank, Emma Hock, Marie Rogerson

“…This was despite relatively sophisticated study designs using a range of available data sources and some longer-term analysis.Conclusion Given that the impacts of local licensing decisions are currently limited, greater regulatory powers are needed if local licensing interventions are to be an effective public health interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms.…”
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An Approach to the Geometric-Arithmetic Index for Graphs under Transformations’ Fact over Pendent Paths by Muhammad Asif, Hamad Almohamedh, Muhammad Hussain, Khalid M Alhamed, Abdulrazaq A. Almutairi, Sultan Almotairi

“…Graph theory is a dynamic tool for designing and modeling of an interconnection system by a graph. …”
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Modelling and Estimation of Interior Orientation of Non-Metric Cameras using Artificial Intelligence by Hasanain A. Ajjah, Ahmed H H Alboabidallah, Mamoun U. Mohammed, Awesar A. Hussain

“… With the advancement of low-cost digital cameras and their widespread, especially in smartphones, these cameras are not designed for photogrammetry applications. The main aim of this study is to model and estimate the interior orientation parameters (IOPs) for images captured by volunteer-run cameras using artificial intelligence. …”
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Didactic Strategies for Autonomous Learning and their Impact on the Health of Students from a University in Lambayeque by Gioconda del Socorro Sotomayor Nunura, Doris Díaz de Angulo, Nelly Dioses Lescano, Humberto Iván Morales Huamán, Roberth Manuel Rivas Manay, José Alberto Silva Siesquén, Antenor Vásquez Muñoz

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a research was carried out with a quantitative approach, descriptive, cross-sectional and quasi-experimental design (before-after study). The sample was obtained through non-probabilistic convenience sampling with 390 students according to the inclusion criterion. …”
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Finding a New Balance Point: Intelligent Optimization of Multi-Target Cognitive Electronic Reconnaissance Strategy for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Yun Zhang, Shixun You, Yunbin Yan, Qiaofeng Ou, Xiang Zhu

“…In addition, to solve the problem of the difficulty in determining the reconnaissance importance weights of multiple radars, a state-reward shaping equation combining the pseudo-target and real targets is designed. Finally, a deep reinforcement learning framework based on partially observable Markov processes is built, while a modular scenario pre-training method is used to improve the convergence of the policy network in the case of sparsely distributed high-quality samples. …”
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Visible and rapid detection of feline chaphamaparvovirus using multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification and lateral flow dipstick assay by Jun Ji, Xinhao Mu, Shunshun Pan, Xin Xu, Shiyuan Zhang, Honghui Huang, Ying Li, Yingzuo Bi, Lunguang Yao

“…The primers and probes for the multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification and lateral flow dipstick (MIRA-LFD) assay were designed to target the conserved regions of the FeChPV genome and determine the optimal reaction temperature and time. …”
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Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study by Jin Li, Chen Wang, Dan Luo, Yan Shi, Hua Qing Guo, Zhi Guang Duan

“…Objectives To explore the chained mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy in the association between social support and technophobia in older adults in urban communities.Design A cross-sectional study conducted from June 2023 to April 2024.Setting This study was conducted in three districts of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China.Participants The study enrolled 1658 older adults (&gt; 60 years old) in urban communities in Taiyuan.Methods The analyses included assessments using the technophobia, e-health, self-efficacy and social support scales, and the mediating effects of these indices were investigated using Model 6 in SPSS V.26.Results The level of technophobia in older adults was found to be moderately high. …”
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CFD Simulation of Various Two-Phase Flow Patterns in Y-Shaped Microfluidic Channels by Younes Amini, Valiyollah Ghazanfari, Amir Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani, Mohammad Mahdi Shadman, Fatemeh Mansourzadeh

“…This understanding can be used to design and optimize microfluidic devices for a variety of applications.…”
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Smartphone apps for tracking physical activity and sedentary behavior: A criterion validity review by Raul Cosme Ramos Prado, Margarethe Thaisi Garro Knebel, Evelyn Helena Corgosinho Ribeiro, Inaian Pignatti Teixeira, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Luciano Vieira de Araújo, Paulo Henrique Guerra, Alex Antonio Florindo

“…The scarcity of studies investigating SB limits the tracking of the results on this behavior. Study designs, smartphone location, and exercise intensity tend to affect the accuracy of apps tracking PA; thus, the current review showed conflicting results among studies. …”
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Upgrade of a variable temperature scanning tunneling microscope for nanometer-scale spectromicroscopy by B. Cirera, A. Sáez-Coronado, D. Arribas, J. Méndez, A. Sagwal, R. de Campos Ferreira, M. Švec, P. Merino

“…Here, we describe the upgrade of an ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) variable-temperature scanning probe microscope (VT-SPM) to perform tip-enhanced spectromicroscopy experiments at cryogenic temperatures. The home-made design includes a portable focusing lens (NA=0.45) that allows the simultaneous collection and injection of light from the tip-sample junction while assuring easy tip and sample transfers. …”
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Vigorous Exercise Enhances Verbal Fluency Performance in Healthy Young Adults by Maya M. Khanna, Corey L. Guenther, Joan M. Eckerson, Dion Talamante, Mary Elizabeth Yeh, Megan Forby, Krystal Hopkins, Emmali Munger, Grace Rauh, Shringala Chelluri, Courtney Schmidt, Isabel Walocha, Matthew Sacco

“…Background/Objectives: We examined the effects of cardiovascular exercise on verbal fluency using a between-groups design. Methods: Within our experimental (i.e., exercise) group, participants performed phonemic and semantic verbal fluency tasks (VFTs) before, during, and after a vigorous 30 min bout of cycling. …”
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Physics-Based SPICE-Compatible Compact Model of FLASH Memory With Poly-Si Channel for Computing-in-Memory Applications by Jung Rae Cho, Donghyun Ryu, Donguk Kim, Wonjung Kim, Yeonwoo Kim, Changwook Kim, Yoon Kim, Myounggon Kang, Jiyong Woo, Dae Hwan Kim

“…The focus is to maximize the computing performance and design FLASH memory suitable for various AI algorithms, where the memory must achieve a highly controllable multi-level threshold voltage (VT). …”
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