Monitoring Yield and Quality of Forages and Grassland in the View of Precision Agriculture Applications—A Review by Abid Ali, Hans-Peter Kaul

“…At a small scale, advanced sensors such as optical, thermal, and radar sensors mountable on drones; LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging); and hyperspectral imaging techniques can be used for assessing plant and soil characteristics. …”
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Oral Inflammation and Human Papilloma Virus Association among Hispanics by Maira A. Castañeda-Avila, Cynthia M. Pérez, José Vivaldi, Elba C. Díaz-Toro, Jeslie M. Ramos-Cartagena, Oelisoa M. Andriankaja, Ana P. Ortiz

“…Participants completed a dental examination and two interviews (face-to-face/ACASI) and provided oral rinse samples for HPV detection. Oral inflammation was assessed using two definitions: (1) the number of sites with bleeding on probing (BOP), and (2) the number of teeth with probing pocket depths (PPD) ≥ 4 mm and BOP. …”
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DIC-Based Operational Modal Analysis of Bridges by Gongfa Chen, Zhihua Wu, Chunjian Gong, Jiqiao Zhang, Xiaoli Sun

“…A key issue in vibration-based damage detection for a bridge is to determine its modal parameters. …”
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Bacterial aetiology of chronic otitis media with effusion in children - risk factors by Izabela Korona-Glowniak, Agata Wisniewska, Marek Juda, Karolina Kielbik, Grazyna Niedzielska, Anna Malm

“…By multiplex PCR, H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae and M. catarrhalis were detected in 24, 18 and 8% of OME patients, respectively. …”
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Occurrence of Clinostomum Metacercariae in Oreochromis mossambicus from Mashoko Dam, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe by Casper Mutengu, Wilson Mhlanga

“…The gill chambers were examined and inspected visually to detect macroscopic parasites. Of the 180 fish collected during the study, 113 (62.8%) were infected by 284 Clinostomum larvae in the cranial cavity while 67 fish were not infected. …”
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Analysis of Fatty Acids and Amino Acids of Three Local Freshwater Bagridae Fish Species in the Kampar Kanan River, Indonesia, for Food Security by Azrita Azrita, Hafrijal Syandri, HazlinaAhamad Zakeri, Harfiandri Damanhuri, Netti Aryani

“…Additionally, significant amounts of C18:1 (oleic acid), C18:0 (stearic acid), and C20:4 (arachidonic acid) were also detected as primary fatty acids. The calculated atherogenic index values in the three species of Bagridae fish ranged from 0.73 to 0.99, while the thrombogenic index values varied between 0.54 and 0.75. …”
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Role of Leptin/Osteopontin Axis in the Function of Eosinophils in Allergic Rhinitis with Obesity by Wenlong Liu, Qingxiang Zeng, Yanqiu Chen, Ren Zhong Luo

“…Expression of leptin and osteopontin (OPN) proteins in serum was detected, and correlation analysis with eosinophilia was performed. …”
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miR-141-3p is Poorly Expressed in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Correlates with Glucose and Lipid Metabolism by Lingye Fan, Chunyan Wang, Ping Zhan, Yaofang Liu

“…Expressions of miR-141-3p and PTEN were detected. WHR and levels of TG, HDL-C, FBG, FINS, HOMA-β, and HOMA-IR showed significant differences in PCOS patients. miR-141-3p was downregulated in PCOS patients. …”
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Using the TOPSIS method to select the best low-toxicity organic cosolvent for rice-based toxicity tests by Xingren Pan, Yi Kang, Jun-Feng Lu, Xiao-Zhang Yu

“…It also offers valuable insights into a number of ecotoxicological applications like the analysis of solvent-generated extracts of environmental matrices from soils and sediments, or the detection of organic compounds induced toxicity with cosolvents.…”
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Multiplex Network Embedding Model with High-Order Node Dependence by Nianwen Ning, Qiuyue Li, Kai Zhao, Bin Wu

“…The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model outperforms the state-of-the-art methods in cross-domain link prediction and shared community detection tasks.…”
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The Prevalence of Swarming Genes in Escherichia coli Isolated from UTI and Catheter-Associated UTI by Hamza I. Kaittan, May T. Flayyih

“…Conventional PCR methods were used to determine the bacteria and detect swarming genes (flhC, flhD, and recA). Result: Out of 143 samples, 44 isolates were identified as E. coli (35 isolates from UTIs and 9 isolates from catheters). …”
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Artificial Intelligence and Postpartum Hemorrhage by Sam J Mathewlynn, Mohammadreza Soltaninejad, Sally L Collins, Yang Pan

“…Beyond risk prediction, AI has also been explored in other aspects of PPH management, including blood product management and early detection using wearable devices. In conclusion, while AI presents exciting opportunities for PPH prediction and management, challenges such as model validation, clinical translation, and applicability in diverse health care settings remain. …”
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AFN-Net: Adaptive Fusion Nucleus Segmentation Network Based on Multi-Level U-Net by Ming Zhao, Yimin Yang, Bingxue Zhou, Quan Wang, Fu Li

“…However, due to the challenge of detecting small targets and complex boundaries in datasets, traditional methods often fail to achieve satisfactory results. …”
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Tumor Sinus Paranasal Dengan Perluasan Intrakranial dan Metastasis ke Paru by Sukri Rahman, M. Abduh Firdaus

“…This is because the anatomy of the sinuses, which is a hidden cavity in the bone, which can not be detected by regular physical examination, tend to be asymptomatic at early stages, and located close anatomic proximity to vital structures. …”
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Harm reduction strategies in acute care for people who use alcohol and/or drugs: A scoping review. by Daniel Crowther, Janet Curran, Mari Somerville, Doug Sinclair, Lori Wozney, Shannon MacPhee, Annette Elliott Rose, Leah Boulos, Alexander Caudrella

“…A variety of intervention modalities including pharmacological, decision support, safer consumption, early overdose detection and turning a blind eye were identified. …”
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An atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis with delayed menarche in a Nigerian adolescent: a case report by Promise Udoka Asogwa, Bruno Basil, Winifred Njideka Adiri, Nelson Ugwu, Gideon Ekene Anigbo, Evaristus Offia, Casmir Orjioke

“…It emphasizes the need for increased awareness and better diagnostic resources to improve early detection and management of autoimmune hepatitis in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Ultrasound diagnosis and monitoring of fetal tachyarrhythmias by Yu.А. Ivaniv, N.V. Lozynska

“…The aim – to evaluate the efficiency of prenatal echocardiography in detecting, differential diagnosis and monitoring fetuses with tachyarrhythmias. …”
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Combined delivery of IL12 and an IL18 mutant without IL18BP-binding activity by an adenoviral vector enhances tumor specific immunity by Yan Cheng, Renjie Luo, Erguang Li

“…Compared to oAd.DR18 or oAd.IL12, administration of oAd.DR18/IL12 improved the antitumor effects as well as increased survival rate in these models. We detected enhanced tumor infiltrating T lymphocytes and NK cells in oAd.DR18/IL12-treated mice than those from mock-treated or individually treated groups. …”
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Effect of life skills training by a midwife on pregnancy anxiety: A randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Hassanpour, Mozhgan Javadnoori, Elham Maraghi, Fariba Zargar Shirazi

“…Results: No differences were detected between the two groups in terms of demographic and obstetric characteristics, as well as the mean scores of pregnancy anxiety and its domains. …”
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Developing a taxonomy to describe offspring outcomes in studies involving pregnant mammals' exposure to non-tobacco nicotine: A systematic scoping review. by Lucy Phillips, Ross Thomson, Tom Coleman-Haynes, Sue Cooper, Felix Naughton, Lisa Mcdaid, Joanne Emery, Tim Coleman

“…The most frequently used outcomes were those detecting changes in the brain (n = 265), physical parameters measured in whole animals (n = 122) and any respiratory system changes (n = 97).…”
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