A deep learning based model for diabetic retinopathy grading by Samia Akhtar, Shabib Aftab, Oualid Ali, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Sagheer Abbas, Taher M. Ghazal

“…We applied data augmentation techniques to our preprocessed images in order to tackle class imbalance issues. …”
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Rothia mucilaginosa Meningitis in a Child with Myelodysplastic Syndromes by Fumihiro Ochi, Ryota Nakamura, Reiji Miyawaki, Kyoko Moritani, Shinobu Murakami, Hisamichi Tauchi

“…During follow-up, the patient had no neurological complications. We retrospectively reviewed the antimicrobial susceptibility of all R. mucilaginosa isolates (n = 5) from blood or cerebrospinal fluid cultures at our hospital. …”
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A Community-Supported Clinic-Based Program for Prevention of Violence against Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya by Janet M. Turan, Abigail M. Hatcher, Merab Odero, Maricianah Onono, Jannes Kodero, Patrizia Romito, Emily Mangone, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

“…Pregnant women are especially vulnerable to adverse outcomes related to HIV infection and gender-based violence (GBV). We aimed at developing a program for prevention and mitigation of the effects of GBV among pregnant women at an antenatal clinic in rural Kenya. …”
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How does light regulate plant regeneration? by Juan Han, Juan Han, Yapeng Li, Ye Zhao, Yuhan Sun, Yun Li, Zuodeng Peng

“…We focus on summarizing the effects of light intensity, light spectra, and photoperiod on these regeneration processes. …”
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New Enhanced Authentication Protocol for Internet of Things by Mourade Azrour, Jamal Mabrouki, Azedine Guezzaz, Yousef Farhaoui

“…In this paper, we propose an enhanced authentication protocol for IoT. …”
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Ten-Year Follow-Up of Collision Tumors Composed of Craniopharyngioma and Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Takeshi Miyazaki, Kentaro Kowari, Hirotake Eda, Mizuki Kambara, Riruke Maruyama, Yasuhiko Akiyama

“…After a 10-year follow-up, both lesions were still completely controlled. If we had suspected and diagnosed the tumor involved as not only CP but also PA at the first operation, the second operation could have been avoided because we would have chosen gamma knife surgery for the residual tumor. …”
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Solvable constraints and unsolvable limits to global climate adaptation in coastal Indigenous food security by Eranga K. Galappaththi, Sithuni M. Jayasekara, Chrishma D. Perera, Gayanthi A. Ilangarathna, Hannah Garbutt

“…(iii) What are the ways of overcoming the constraints? First, we found that, globally, the main constraints to adapting to climate change in coastal food security settings are related to governance, institutions and policies. …”
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The Genetic and Epigenetic Arms of Human Ageing and Longevity by Elena Ciaglia, Francesco Montella, Valentina Lopardo, Cristina Basile, Roberta Maria Esposito, Clara Maglio, Roberta Longo, Anna Maciag, Annibale Alessandro Puca

“…We also explore the contribution of lifestyle and the influence of non-heritable environmental factors on ageing (i.e., epigenetics). …”
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Effects of COVID-19 Emergency Response Levels on Air Quality in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China by Jie Li, Haotian Yang, Shuping Zha, Nu Yu, Xingang Liu, Ruofei Sun

“…We obtained the following conclusions: (1) The measures implemented to prevent and control of COVID-19 directly impacted ambient air pollutants. …”
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Alexis Wound Retractor for Radical Cystectomy: A Safe and Effective Method for Retraction by Ajaydeep S. Sidhu, Eric Marten, Nikita Bodoukhin, George Wayne, Elizabeth Nagoda, Akshay Bhandari, Alan M. Nieder

“…We then stratified the groups according to whether or not the surgery was performed with the Alexis or standard Bookwalter retractor. …”
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Ranolazine Induced Bradycardia, Renal Failure, and Hyperkalemia: A BRASH Syndrome Variant by Syed Arsalan Akhter Zaidi, Danial Shaikh, Muhammad Saad, Timothy J. Vittorio

“…Though further studies are warranted, we suspect that this is a variant of the recently described BRASH syndrome. …”
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Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic Variants by Kyung Kim, Moon-Woo Seong, Won-Hyong Chung, Sung Sup Park, Sangseob Leem, Won Park, Jihyun Kim, KiYoung Lee, Rae Woong Park, Namshin Kim

“…Toward this, we sequenced ten germ-line blood samples from breast cancer patients on the Illumina platform GAII(x) at a high depth of ~200×. …”
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How and why small volcanic ocean islands collapse and move vertically up and down by Fernando O. Marques, Luísa P. Ribeiro, Christian Hübscher, Ana C. G. Costa, Anthony Hildenbrand

“…What if the mass is much smaller, and there is good evidence that the vertical movement is more complex than simple loading-related subsidence? Here, we show that small volcanic islands, seemingly stable because of the small mass, can undergo sector collapses that can affect the vertical movement of the island. …”
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A new perspective on cardiovascular function and dysfunction during endurance exercise: identifying the primary cause of cardiovascular risk by Amine Souissi, Ismail Dergaa, Samia Ernez Hajri, Karim Chamari, Helmi Ben Saad

“…Additionally, we aim to identify the primary factors contributing to cardiovascular risk during strenuous prolonged exercise by highlighting recent progress in this area, which may shed light on previously unexplained physiological responses. …”
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Deepening water scarcity in breadbasket nations by Qinyu Deng, Tyler Sharretts, Tariq Ali, Yufei Zoe Ao, Davide Danilo Chiarelli, Betelhem Demeke, Landon Marston, Piyush Mehta, Mesfin Mekonnen, Maria Cristina Rulli, Marta Tuninetti, Wei Xie, Kyle Frankel Davis

“…Disaggregating by specific crops and sectors, we find that blue water demand rose by 60% (China), 71% (India), and 27% (USA), dominated by irrigation for a few key crops (alfalfa, maize, rice, wheat). …”
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Preface by Susanne Ditlevsen, Petr Lansky

“…Finally, we would like to thank Yang Kuangfor supporting us and making this publication possible.…”
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Adaptive Extraction of Oil Painting Texture Features Based on Reaction Diffusion Equation by Qicai Huang

“…Inspired by the restoration and decomposition functional model of equal oil painting, we propose a reaction diffusion equation model. …”
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Puerarin Promotes the Migration and Differentiation of Myoblasts by Activating the FAK and PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathways by Xiaofeng Fang, Hangjia Xu, Zhaoxin Fan, Hongge Yang, Yan Huang, Lin Xu, Yiwei Rong, Wei Ma, Liubao Pei, Hongsheng Liang

“…We also found that puerarin treatment could improve muscle regeneration following muscle injury. …”
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A Rare Case of Large-Vessel Vasculitis following Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy and Pegfilgrastim by Joseph Mort, Shipra Maheshwari, Nayanika Basu, Patrick Dillon, Kevin Brady, Harry Bear, Trish Millard

“…We also extend the possibility of large-vessel vasculitis development in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine due to shared ingredients found in both the vaccine and pegfilgrastim. …”
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Comparative organelle genomics in Daphniphyllaceae reveal phylogenetic position and organelle structure evolution by Rongxiang Zhang, Ying Liu, Shuwen Liu, Yuemei Zhao, Niyan Xiang, Xiaoman Gao, Tao Yuan

“…To explore the phylogenetic relationships and organelle evolution mechanisms of Daphniphyllaceae species, we sequenced and assembled the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of Daphniphyllum macropodum. …”
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