An autonomous navigation method for orchard mobile robots based on octree 3D point cloud optimization by Hailong Li, Hailong Li, Hailong Li, Kai Huang, Kai Huang, Yuanhao Sun, Yuanhao Sun, Xiaohui Lei, Xiaohui Lei, Quanchun Yuan, Quanchun Yuan, Jinqi Zhang, Xiaolan Lv, Xiaolan Lv

“…This approach includes two key components: 1) In terms of orchard mapping, the spatial indexing and segmentation features of the octree data structure are introduced. …”
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FERA-Net: A Novel Algorithm for Mars Water-Ice Cloud Segmentation Integrating Feature Enhancement, Residual, and Attention Mechanisms by Xu Ma, Jialong Lai, Zhicheng Zhong, Feifei Cui

“…Specifically, the F1-score increases from 75.16% to 89.73% (an improvement of 19.4%), and the Jaccard index improves from 78.93% to 90.01% (an increase of 14.1%).This research provides theoretical support for in-depth exploration of the Martian atmospheric environment and water cycle, and it can assist in planning and executing future Mars exploration missions.…”
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Metabolic consequences and nailfold capillary changes in children with familial Mediterranean fever by Ahmed S. Abo Hola, Rania S. El Zayat, Wafaa Ahmed Shehata, Mai I. Elashmawy, Noha E. Khalaf, Heba M. S. El Zefzaf

“…Results During attack-free periods, patients exhibited higher total leucocytic counts, ESR, CRP, SAA, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol (TC), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), Castelli’s risk index I (CRI I), and atherogenic coefficient (AC), and a lower hemoglobin level than controls. …”
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Simultaneous Multiband Photometry of the Early Optical Afterglow of GRB 240825A with Mephisto by Yehao Cheng, Yu Pan, Yuan-Pei Yang, Jinghua Zhang, Guowang Du, Yuan Fang, Brajesh Kumar, Helong Guo, Xinzhong Er, Xinlei Chen, Chenxu Liu, Tao Wang, Zhenfei Qin, Yicheng Jin, Xingzhu Zou, Xuhui Han, Pinpin Zhang, Liping Xin, Chao Wu, Jianhui Lian, Xiangkun Liu, Xiaowei Liu

“…Based on the multiband light curves in the uvgriz bands, we find that the optical flux density satisfies F _ν _,obs  ∝  t ^−1.34 ν ^−2.48 with a spectral index of 2.48, much larger than those of most other GRBs. …”
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The incidence and influencing factors of recent suicide attempts in major depressive disorder patients comorbid with moderate-to-severe anxiety: a large-scale cross-sectional study by Lina Ren, Yeqing Dong, Xiaojing Zhou, Chuhao Zhang, Jiajia Gao, Lulu Li, Xiao Zhang, Min Zeng, Guoshuai Luo, Xiangyang Zhang

“…We further identified CGI score, TSH, TPOAb, and DBP as influential factors for recent suicide attempts in MDD individuals who had moderate-to-severe anxiety symptoms. These indexes could distinguish between suicide attempts and non-suicide attempts in MDD patients with moderate-to-severe anxiety symptoms. …”
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The performance status gap in immunotherapy for frail patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Julie Tsu-Yu Wu, June Corrigan, Chloe Su, Clark Dumontier, Jennifer La, Aparjita Khan, Shipra Arya, Alex H. S. Harris, Leah Backhus, Millie Das, Nhan V. Do, Mary T. Brophy, Summer S. Han, Michael Kelley, Nathanael R. Fillmore

“…Association of an electronic frailty index with treatment selection was examined using logistic regression stratified by PS. …”
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The disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), prevalence and incidence of scabies, 1990-2021: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. by Jiajia Li, Zehu Liu, Xiujiao Xia

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>The analysis assessed disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), prevalence, and incidence of scabies from 1990 to 2021, stratified by geographic location, socio demographic index (SDI), gender, and age. In 2021, scabies caused 5.3 million DALYs, 206.6 million prevalence, and 622.5 million incidence, primarily affecting children and young people. …”
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Comparison of Time to Pregnancy in In Vitro Fertilisation between Endometriosis and Nonendometriosis by Hartanto Bayuaji, Artha Falentin Putri Susilo, Kevin Dominique Tjandraprawira

“…Both groups had similar median age and body mass index at presentation. There was no significant difference in the TTP between endometriosis and nonendometriosis groups (57.7 vs. 70.9 months, p=0.060), further confirmed by a Cox regression test incorporating confounders (IVF protocol (OR: 1.482, 95% CI 0.667–3.292, and p=0.334) and type of the cycle (OR 1.071, 95% CI 0.803–1.430, and p=0.640)). …”
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Ascorbic Acid Reduces the Blood Boss After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Insights From a Randomized Controlled Trial by Pooya Hosseini-Monfared, MD, Alireza Mirahmadi, MD, Mohammad Mehdi Sarzaeem, MD, Soheil Pourshahryari, MD, Parisa Aminnia, MD, Mohammad Poursalehian, MD, Seyed Morteza Kazemi, MD

“…Patient-reported outcomes such as Oxford Knee Score, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, and Forgotten Joint Score were used to evaluate the postoperative pain and function in the 6-month follow-up. …”
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Key CT markers for predicting haemorrhagic transformation after ischaemic stroke: a prospective cohort study in China by Ming Liu, Qian Wu, Yanan Wang, Junfeng Liu, Chenchen Wei

“…The coexistence of the three key factors might be a valuable index for identifying individuals at high bleeding risk and guiding further treatments.…”
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Efforts to strengthen anatomic pathology diagnostic services for cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol by Katherine Van Loon, Elia John Mmbaga, Marcia Edelweiss, Dianna L. Ng, Asteria Herman Kimambo, Edda Vuhahula, Beatrice Paul Mushi, Omolade Adegoke, Johanna Goldberg, Pendo M. Ibrahim, Zainab Illonga, Julia Jackman, Luisa Jamisse

“…MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central and African Index Medicus will be searched for articles published in English and Portuguese with no limitations placed on date or publication type. …”
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Phytotoxic Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Growth Morphology, Photosynthesis, Gaseous Exchange and Oxidative Stress of Wheat Vary with Concentration and Shape by Komal Riaz, Tahira Yasmeen, Kotb A. Attia, Itoh Kimiko, Muhammad Saleem Arif

“…A concentration-dependent reduction in the leaf area index (LAI) was also observed. Interestingly, increasing the PS concentration tended to up-regulate the activity of antioxidant enzymes for all shapes, indicating potential complexity and a highly time-dependent response related to various reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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Longitudinal associations of flare and damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake, Sang-Cheol Bae, Zhanguo Li, Shereen Oon, Vera Golder, Mandana Nikpour, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Eric Morand, Chak Sing Lau, Worawit Louthrenoo, Alberta Hoi, Sandra Navarra, Sean O’Neill, Shue-Fen Luo, Yanjie Hao, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Dominique Milea, Aisha Lateef, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Sargunan Sockalingam, Madelynn Chan, Jiacai Cho, Leonid Zamora, Fiona Goldblatt, Yeong-Jian Jan Wu, Xiaomeng Xu, Aldo A Navarro Rojas

“…Flares were assessed at routine visits, while damage ((Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology) Damage Index) was assessed annually. Multivariable, multifailure survival analyses were carried out to quantify the association between flares and damage accrual.Results 1556 patients with SLE with a median (IQR) of 5.7 (3.9, 7.0) years of follow-up were studied. 39.5% (n=614) of patients had damage at enrolment, and 31.9% (n=496) accrued damage during the study observation period. …”
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Validation of In-field Calibration for Low-Cost Sensors Measuring Ambient Particulate Matter in Kolkata, India by Siddharth Nobell, Arnab Majumdar, Shovon Mukherjee, Sukumar Chakraborty, Sanjoy Chatterjee, Soumitra Bose, Anindita Dutta, Sandhya Sethuraman, Daniel M. Westervelt, Shairik Sengupta, Rakhi Basu, V. Faye McNeill

“…The corrected data accurately identifies days with an India scale Air Quality Index of “poor” or worse 94% of the time. This suggests that LCS can be a useful supplement to RGM networks for air quality management. …”
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Evaluating the impact of roof rainwater harvesting on hydrological connectivity and urban flood mitigation by Quang-Oai Lu, Reza Bahramloo, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Jun Wang, Ali Talebi, Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Afshin Ghahramani, Mehdi Sepehri

“…This study examined the impact of Roof rainwater harvesting on flood severity using the Borselli index of connectivity, which quantifies the degree to runoff connectivity between upstream and downstream areas, reflecting the potential for runoff to contribute to flooding. …”
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Effects of Metabolism-Related Indicators on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Nonobese Population Based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by XingWang Zhu, HaiPing Wang, HongLong Zhang, Guole Nie, Jun Yan, Xun Li

“…The WQS regression model showed that the WQS index was significantly associated with the occurrence of NAFLD in the nonobese population (OR: 5.789, 95% CI: 3.933–8.520), and WHR, TC, and TG had the largest weight. …”
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Ocular Signs and Ocular Comorbidities in Monoclonal Gammopathy: Analysis of 80 Subjects by Kitti Kormányos, Klaudia Kovács, Orsolya Németh, Gábor Tóth, Gábor László Sándor, Anita Csorba, Cecília Nóra Czakó, Achim Langenbucher, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Gergely Varga, László Gopcsa, Gábor Mikala, Nóra Szentmáry

“…Before detailed ophthalmic examination with fundoscopy, 42 subjects with gammopathy (52.50%) and all controls filled the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire. Results. The OSDI score and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were significantly worse in subjects with monoclonal gammopathy than in controls (p=0.02; p=0.0005). …”
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Adalimumab for endoscopic and histopathological mucosal healing in paediatric patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease by Edyta Szymanska, Maciej Dadalski, Wieslawa Grajkowska, Sylwia Szymanska, Maciej Pronicki, Jaroslaw Kierkus

“…Clinical activity of the disease was assessed using the Paediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (PCDAI), and the endoscopic activity was scored using the Simple Endoscopic Score (SES-CD). …”
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Ensemble Learning for Urban Flood Segmentation Through the Fusion of Multi-Spectral Satellite Data with Water Spectral Indices Using Row-Wise Cross Attention by Han Xu, Alan Woodley

“…Applied as a pre-processing step, the CA module fuses a spectral band index into each band of a peak-flood satellite image using a row-wise operation. …”
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Prevalence of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in a Non-Diabetic Young Female Population and Its Impact on Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Risk by Nawoda Hewage, Udaya Wijesekara, Rasika Perera

“…Among obesity measures, visceral adiposity index (VAI) demonstrated the highest area under the curve and sensitivity for assessing SCH and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. …”
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