MDA-DETR: Enhancing Offending Animal Detection with Multi-Channel Attention and Multi-Scale Feature Aggregation by Haiyan Zhang, Huiqi Li, Guodong Sun, Feng Yang

“…In the comprehensive experiments on the dataset, the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>m</mi><mi>A</mi><msub><mi>P</mi><mn>50</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> index of MDA-DETR was 1.3%, 0.6%, 0.3%, 3%, 1.1%, and 0.5% higher than RT-DETR-r18, yolov8n, yolov9-C, DETR, Deformable-detr, and DCA-yolov8, respectively, indicating that MDA-DETR is superior to other advanced methods.…”
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Comparison of Two Soy Globulins on the Dynamic-Mechanical Properties of the Dough and the Quality of Steamed Bread by Xue-Li Gao, Fu-Sheng Chen, Li-Fen Zhang, Guan-Hao Bu, Ming-Tao Fan

“…Microstructure demonstrated that gluten network was interfered by SPC, 7S, and 11S soy protein, which was in agreement with the texture analysis index. The quality of SB with 3% 11S was the best in texture, microstructure, and sensory. …”
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SPR Biosensor Based on Bilayer MoS₂ for SARS-CoV-2 Sensing by Talia Tene, Stefano Bellucci, Cristian Vacacela Gomez

“…Moreover, the biosensor’s linear response to refractive index changes confirmed its potential for quantitative viral concentration analysis. …”
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Anticancer Potential of Fruit Extracts from Vatica diospyroides Symington Type SS and Their Effect on Program Cell Death of Cervical Cancer Cell Lines by Atchara Chothiphirat, Kesara Nittayaboon, Kanyanatt Kanokwiroon, Theera Srisawat, Raphatphorn Navakanitworakul

“…Acetone cotyledon extract (ACE) showed the best selectivity index value of 4.47 (HeLa) and 3.51 (SiHa). Distinctive morphological changes were observed in ACE-treated cervical cancer cells contributing to apoptosis action. …”
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Patterns of diversity in biomedical coauthorships: An analysis across authors' ethnicity, gender, age, and expertise. by Apratim Mishra, Haejin Lee, Sullam Jeoung, Vetle I Torvik, Jana Diesner

“…Our findings reveal a consistent pattern of demographic homophily, where scientists tend to collaborate with others who share similar ethnic and gender backgrounds. While each diversity index correlates significantly with impact when considered individually, gender diversity and topical expertise emerge as the strongest positive predictors of impact after accounting for key covariates. …”
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Future Changes in Winter‐Time Extratropical Cyclones Over South Africa From CORDEX‐CORE Simulations by Sandeep Chinta, C. Adam Schlosser, Xiang Gao, Kevin Hodges

“…Examining the Meteorological Storm Severity Index reveals notable regional variations in future storm severity. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Nanofiber of Oxidized Cellulose from Nata De Coco by Ditpon Kotatha, Supitcha Rungrodnimitchai

“…The crystallinity and crystalline index decreased with an increase of reaction time. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among police personnel: A population-based cross-sectional study by Deepak V. Chaturvedi, Digant Gupta, Darpan M. Maheshgauri, Gauri E. Yadav, Dhrubajyoti J. Debnath, Asmita D. Chaturvedi

“…The key risk factors of interest were age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Binary logistic regression was used to quantify the relationship between the independent variables (age, gender, and BMI) and the dichotomous dependent variables (diabetes and hypertension). …”
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Infections in systemic lupus erythematosus: A study of incidence and risk factors in 100 patients from western India by Ankan Jha, Tridip Das, Sunilkumar Rajmani Singh, Jyotsna Oak

“…Forty-three (79.6%) patients had a SLE disease activity index score of more than 5 at the time of infection. …”
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Impact of clear aligners on gingivitis incidence and prevention strategies in adolescents and adults: a prospective observational study by Haiying Zhang, Shuangyan Bi, Xiaojun Zhang

“…Specifically, within the adolescent group, the study group exhibited a higher gingival index (GI) than the control group (P < 0.05), while the difference in the adult group was not significant. …”
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Systemic Therapy of Neuroendocrine Neoplasia: Single Center Experience from a Cohort of 110 Consecutive Cases by Karin Mayer, Selina Kiry, Anna Yordanova, Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar, Florian C. Gaertner, Ralph A. Bundschuh, Markus Essler, Maria A. Gonzalez-Carmona, Christian P. Strassburg, Hanno Matthaei, Philipp Lingohr, Savita Bisht, Peter Brossart, Georg Feldmann

“…Histological grading, Ki67 proliferation index, functional activity, and presence of metastases were identified as prognostic markers. 10-year overall survival rates were 92%, 44%, and 0% for G1, G2, and G3 tumors, and 60%, 39%, 69%, 53%, and 0% for Ki67 <2%, 3–5%, 6–20%, 21–49%, and >50%, respectively. …”
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Assessment of depression, PTSD, and insomnia symptoms in a cohort of Palestinian migrants residing in Jordanian camps during the outbreak of the War on Gaza: occurrence and correla... by Omar Gammoh, Saleh Bazi, Ruba Al Akash, Bilal Sayaheen, Mervat Alsous, Albara Alomari

“…The self-reported PTSD symptoms were evaluated using the brief PTSD scale, and insomnia severity was assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index -Arabic scale (ISI-A). The data analysis from 258 participants showed that severe depression was reported in 178 participants (69%). …”
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Pengaruh Intradialytic Range of Motion (ROM) Exercise terhadap Depresi, Insomnia dan Asupan Nutrisi pada Pasien Hemodialisis by Erni Forwaty, Hema Malini, Elvi Oktarina

“…Exercise memberikan dampak positif terhadap rata-rata skor Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) yang signifikan menurun (p < 0,001) dan juga terhadap skor Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) (p < 0,05), sedangkan terhadap asupan kalori dan protein tidak mengalami perubahan yang signifikan (p > 0,05). …”
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Relieving Sore Throat Formula Exerts a Therapeutic Effect on Pharyngitis through Immunoregulation and NF-κB Pathway by Yushi Ding, Suyun Yu, Zhonghong Wei, Rui Deng, Peng Chen, Yifan Sun, Qi Jia, Xiaoman Li, Yuanyuan Wu, Wenxing Chen, Kurt S. Zanker, Aiyun Wang, Yin Lu

“…We verified our in silico prediction results with an in vivo/vitro antibacterial effect test, mouse phagocytic index test, proliferation, transformation, and migration of mouse spleen lymphocytes. …”
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Clinical efficacy and safety study of vNOTES for benign ovarian tumors in obese patients by Fei Wang, Yuqin Liu, Yue Xing, Dongdong Wang, Xue Bai, Linlin Li, Chunhua Ma, Yongjuan Sun, Yufang Bai, Liehong Wang

“…No statistical differences were observed between the two groups regarding baseline characteristics such as age, body mass index (BMI), tumor diameter, parity, and history of pelvic surgery. …”
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Mortality Prediction in the Emergency Service Intensive Care Patients with Possible COVID-19: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Mehmed Ulu, M. Kaya, Y. Tunc, H. Yildirim, A. Halici, A. Coskun

“…This study aims to determine the impact COVID-19 on mortality, evaluate the performance of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation-2 Scores (APACHE II), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Scores (SOFA) and Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) for mortality prediction in the COVID-19 suspected patients. …”
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Integrating cellular automata Markov model to simulate future land use change of a tropical basin by M. Camara, N.R.B. Jamil, A.F.B. Abdullah, R.B. Hashim

“…The performance of the model was very good in its overall ability to simulate the actual land use map of 2015, with the index values of 0.92% and 0.97%, respectively for Kappa for no information and Kappa for grid-cell level location which indicated the reliability of the model to successfully simulate land use changes in 2024 and 2033. …”
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SleepNow – A combined cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and physical exercise intervention in men with metastatic prostate cancer: results from a feasibility randomized con... by Beverley Lim Høeg, Katrine Bjerre Løppenthin, Josée Savard, Christoffer Johansen, Jesper Frank Christensen, Mads Nordahl Svendsen, Niels Holländer, Pernille Envold Bidstrup

“…Patients/material and methods: We conducted a feasibility randomized trial in patients under treatment for castration resistant mPCa with insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index [ISI] score ≥ 8). Patients were randomized 1:1 to either SleepNow or usual care. …”
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Improving prognostic evaluations in patients with stage IIIb light chain cardiac amyloidosis: role of haemodynamic parameters by Jingyi Li, Yang Lu, Xiqi Xu, Zhuang Tian, Jian Li, Shuyang Zhang

“…Results Although traditional haemodynamic parameters, such as the cardiac index (CI), pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP), pulmonary artery pressure, and vascular resistance, did not correlate with mortality, the PAWP/CI ratio emerged as a vital prognostic marker. …”
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Turkish validation of a resilience scale from older people’s perspectives: resilience scale for older adults by Seher Palanbek Yavaş, Caner Baysan

“…Results The scale retains its original structure with 33 items and four sub-dimensions (Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Spiritual, and Experiential). The content validity index of the scale is 0.98, with item loadings ranging from 0.406 to 0.947, according to exploratory factor analysis. …”
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