Artificial Neural Network-Based System for PET Volume Segmentation by Mhd Saeed Sharif, Maysam Abbod, Abbes Amira, Habib Zaidi

“…Tumour detection, classification, and quantification in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging at early stage of disease are important issues for clinical diagnosis, assessment of response to treatment, and radiotherapy planning. …”
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3D Curvelet-Based Segmentation and Quantification of Drusen in Optical Coherence Tomography Images by M. Esmaeili, A. M. Dehnavi, H. Rabbani

“…The proposed algorithm consists of three parts: (1) preprocessing, which includes creating binary mask and removing possible highly reflective posterior hyaloid that is used in accurate detection of inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) junction layer and Bruch’s membrane (BM) retinal layers; (2) coarse segmentation, in which 3D curvelet transform and graph theory are employed to get the possible candidate drusenoid regions; (3) fine segmentation, in which morphological operators are used to remove falsely extracted elongated structures and get the refined segmentation results. …”
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Multiscale Investigations of Overtopping Erosion in Reinforced Tailings Dam Induced by Mud-Water Mixture Overflow by Meibao Chen, Xiaofei Jing, Xiaohua Liu, Xuewei Huang, Wen Nie

“…To study the feature of overtopping erosion for the reinforced fine-grained tailings dam induced by mud-water mixture overflow, the red mud concentration of overflow, the erosion depths and erosion rate have been consistently detected and recorded by a series of physical model tests. …”
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DEL phenotype in RhD-negative North Indian blood donors by Paramjit Kaur, Ravneet K. Bedi, Tanvi Sood, Kshitija Mittal, Gagandeep Kaur

“…BACKGROUND: Rh-DEL type is not detected on routine serology and requires specialized adsorption elution methods which are laborious. …”
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Enhancing Photovoltaic Module Fault Diagnosis with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Deep Learning-Based Image Analysis by J. Jerome Vasanth, S. Naveen Venkatesh, V. Sugumaran, Vetri Selvi Mahamuni

“…The primary objective of this study is to detect malfunctions in photovoltaic (PV) modules by utilizing a combination of deep learning and machine learning methodologies, with the assistance of RGB images captured via unmanned aerial vehicles. …”
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Monitoring Land Cover Changes in Past 32 Years Using Remote Sensing Technique (Case Study: Pishva Town, Tehran) by Negar Ghasemi, Marzieh Alikhah Asl, Mohammad Rezvani

“…The aim of this research is land  cover changes detection in a period of 32 years in Pishva town with using remote sensing technique .First TM, ETM and OLI images for the years 1986, 2002 and 2018 were collected respectively and after geometric and radiometric corrections, images were classified by using maximum likelihood classification methods. …”
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Impact of Misting Systems on Local Particulate Matter (PM) Levels by William L. Knight, Matthew P. Fraser, Pierre Herckes

“…The average chloride concentration was 71 µg m−3 in samples collected while the misting system was operational and below the detection limit (< 8.2 µg m−3) in samples collected when the misting system was off. …”
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Children with HIV: A scoping review of auditory processing skills. by Gouwa Dawood, Daleen Klop, Elrietha Olivier, Haley Elliott, Mershen Pillay

“…Three studies reported on localization abilities, while gap detection thresholds, performance on dichotic tasks and speech discrimination scores were reported in one article each. …”
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Chemical Composition of Urtica simensis Grown in Different Regions of Ethiopia by Koju Bedekach Bayba, Amare Aregahegn Dubale, Bewketu Mehari, Minaleshewa Atlabachew

“…A total of 16 different fatty acids were detected in the samples. Linolenic, palmitic, and linoleic acids were the major fatty acids with average compositions of 36.6, 20.7, and 15.5%, respectively, of the total fatty acid. …”
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Breast Cancer Prediction: A Fusion of Genetic Algorithm, Chemical Reaction Optimization, and Machine Learning Techniques by Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Shahidul Islam, Saikat Majumder

“…Predicting breast cancer is essential for early detection, making treatment plans, and implementing preventive measures, ultimately improving patient outcomes and reducing mortality rates. …”
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Enhanced Expression of ABCB1 and Nrf2 in CD133-Positive Cancer Stem Cells Associates with Doxorubicin Resistance by Shinji Goto, Tsuyoshi Kawabata, Tao-Sheng Li

“…Independent on the accumulation of DXR, lower level of reactive oxygen species and higher expression of Nrf2 were detected in CD44+CD133+ than CD44+CD133- cells (P<0.05). …”
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Green chemistry approaches in the analytical validation of fosravuconazole using UV spectrophotometry and HPLC by Jeswin Maliyakal, Mital Patel

“…The HPLC method used an isocratic approach with a reversed-phase CHROMASIL C18 column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 µm), a flow rate of 0.9 mL/min and detection at a wavelength of 287 nm. The mobile phase was a mixture of Acetonitrile and a 10 mM Ammonium Acetate buffer at pH 4.5, with the pH adjusted using acetic acid. …”
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Autofluorescence Imaging in the Long-Term Follow-Up of Scleral Buckling Surgery for Retinal Detachment by Panagiotis Salvanos, Helgi D. Björnsson, Valeria Vitelli, Ragnheiður Bragadόttir, Morten C. Moe, Tor P. Utheim

“…AF was highly sensitive in detecting even small amounts of hyperfluorescent persistent subretinal fluid (SRF) that showed a slow resolution during follow-up. …”
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Incidence of Cervical Cancer in Young Adult Women: Level of Knowledge for its Prevention by Edison Sotalin Nivela, José Sixto Calvopiña del Castillo, Carlos Alberto Llerena Gómez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> despite unlimited access to information, there are still many women who do not go to the gynecologist, do not have cytology and do not know how the Cervical Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Program works in Ecuador.…”
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B-CD8+ T Cell Interactions in the Anti-Idiotypic Response against a Self-Antibody by Darel Martínez, Amaury Pupo, Lianet Cabrera, Judith Raymond, Nichol E. Holodick, Ana María Hernández

“…In fact, P3 mAb activated B-2 cells, in vitro, inducing secretion of IFN-γ and IL-4, although this activation was not detected ex vivo. Interestingly, naïve CD8+ T cells increased the expression of activation markers and IFN-γ secretion in the presence of B-1a cells isolated from P3 mAb-immunized mice, even without in vitro restimulation. …”
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An innovative framework for incorporating iPhone LiDAR point cloud in digitized documentation of road operations by Srikulnath Nilnoree, Tsukasa Mizutani

“…The integration of advanced technologies, such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), into road maintenance represents an emerging solution in engineering applications and infrastructure management. …”
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Hemosiderin-Laden Macrophages in Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Predictive Role for Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias by Toru Arai, Tomoko Kagawa, Yumiko Sasaki, Reiko Sugawara, Chikatoshi Sugimoto, Kazunobu Tachibana, Yoshiki Fujita, Seiji Hayashi, Yoshikazu Inoue

“…Giemsa stain was used to detect HLMs in BALF specimens. Prussian blue stain was used to quantify HLMs in BALF, and a hemosiderin score (HS) was given to the specimens containing HLMs. …”
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A fundamental special-relativistic theory valid for all real-valued speeds by Vedprakash Sewjathan

“…This theory implies that non-zero rest mass luxons will not be detected as ordinary non-zero rest mass bradyons because of spatial collapse, and non-zero rest mass tachyons are undetectable because they exist in another cosmos, resulting in a supercosmos of matter, with the possibility of infinitely many such supercosmoses, all moving forward in time. …”
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Leveraging Quantum LSTM for High-Accuracy Prediction of Viral Mutations by Prashanth Choppara, Bommareddy Lokesh

“…These quantum enhancements allow the model to capture complex relationships in the data, improving its accuracy and performance in mutation detection compared to traditional methods. To improve model predictions, we use two key preprocessing techniques TF-IDF for efficient feature extraction and PCA for dimensionality reduction of genomic sequences. …”
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Organizational and legal principles of the State Bureau of Investigation activity in the system of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine by S. M. Gusarov, Ya. M. Lisoyvan

“…It has been emphasized that the main ones are solving the tasks of prevention, detection, termination, disclosure and investigation of crimes committed by officials who occupy a particularly responsible position; crimes committed by NABU officials, the Deputy Prosecutor General - head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office or other prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office; crimes against the established order of military service.…”
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