Uncertainty-Aware Semi-Supervised Method for Pectoral Muscle Segmentation by Yutao Tang, Yongze Guo, Huayu Wang, Ting Song, Yao Lu

“…Specifically, in medical imaging and other cross-domain scenarios, models are prone to producing large numbers of low-confidence predictions. To improve the quality of target predictions while utilizing unlabeled data more efficiently, we propose an uncertainty-aware semi-supervised method that incorporates the breast anatomical prior, for pectoral muscle segmentation. …”
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Pesticidal plant extract effect against major lepidopteran insect pests and their natural enemies in rice Oryza sativa L by Atanu Seni, Rini Pal, Sanjukta Mohapatra, Dipankar Mandal, Sushil Kumar Bansude, Pinki Seth, Sarita Barla, Jubuli Sahu

“…Plant damage, insect population numbers, and yield were monitored during two consecutive wet seasons from 2022 to 2023. …”
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Potential mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 in Egyptian spices by Basma El Geoshi, Gehan El-Akabawy, Mohammed El Metwally, Magda I. Soliman

“…The ISSR and RAPD assays changes in band numbers in all samples compared with the untreated control, and a decrease in genetic template stability (GTS) ratios was observed with higher levels of AFB1. …”
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Nutritional management and maize variety combination effectively control Striga asiatica in southern Africa by Simbarashe Mutsvanga, Edmore Gasura, Peter S. Setimela, Cacious S. Nyakurwa, Stanford Mabasa

“…Adding P (at 40 kg ha−1) to soil infected with Striga, significantly (p < 0.05) reduced Striga counts and haustorial root attachments in all varieties with CV4 and R201 supporting lowest numbers. P also significantly (p < 0.05) improved plant height, chlorophyll content, leaf, cob, total biomasses and grain yield across all maize genotypes. …”
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Perceived faculty development needs and motivations of Chinese general practice trainers: a narrative review of the literature by Timothy Noel Stephens, Susan Somerville

“…Abstract Background Like other countries developing standardized general practice training, China faces the challenge of training vast numbers of new general practice faculty. However, little is known about these clinician-teachers’ motivations and perceived needs for faculty development. …”
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Effects of Adding Clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.)  Seed Extract on Oxidative Stability, Microbial Activity, and Sensory Attributes in Beef Patties During Refrigerated Storage by Bestoon Hassan Ahmed, Naska Abdulqadir Mohammed Mohammed

“…Pseudomonas spp. also showed reduced numbers, stabilizing the patties' microbial quality. …”
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Challenging Gender Norms: Male Physicians' Perspectives on Family Planning in Rural Islamabad by Junaid Jamshed, Rida Shakil, Muhammad Hassan Laique

“…Participants noted a rise in client numbers and referrals, attributing this shift to improved competence and community acceptance. …”
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Investigation of the Atomic Structure of Ge-Sb-Se Chalcogenide Glasses by M. Fabian, N. Dulgheru, K. Antonova, A. Szekeres, M. Gartner

“…Neutron and X-ray diffraction techniques were used to study the atomic glassy structure, and Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) simulations were applied to model the 3-dimensional atomic configurations and thorough mapping of the atomic parameters, such as first and second neighbour distances, coordination numbers, and bond-angle distributions. The results are explained with formation of GeSe4 and SbSe3 structural units, which correlate with the Ge/Sb ratio. …”
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α-Lipoic Acid Inhibits Helicobacter pylori-Induced Oncogene Expression and Hyperproliferation by Suppressing the Activation of NADPH Oxidase in Gastric Epithelial Cells by Eunyoung Byun, Joo Weon Lim, Jung Mogg Kim, Hyeyoung Kim

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of α-LA on H. pylori-induced hyperproliferation and oncogene expression in gastric epithelial AGS cells by determining cell proliferation (viable cell numbers, thymidine incorporation), levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), NADPH oxidase activation (enzyme activity, subcellular levels of NADPH oxidase subunits), activation of redox-sensitive transcription factors (NF-κB, AP-1), expression of oncogenes (β-catenin, c-myc), and nuclear localization of β-catenin. …”
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Analysis and Risk Assessment of Corporate Financial Leverage Using Mobile Payment in the Era of Digital Technology in a Complex Environment by Wenjing Wei, Bingxiang Li

“…The second is to delete punctuation marks, interjections, numbers, and so on and process the collected text data. …”
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Evolution of plastic deformation during multi-pass ECAP of an AA6060 aluminum alloy – An experimental flow line analysis by Nadja Berndt, Nadja A. Reiser, Martin F.-X. Wagner

“…The resulting data allow for a detailed analysis of strain distributions and gradients inside billets after different numbers of passes. Through comprehensive microstructural and mechanical characterization of the processed material, we discuss changes in macroscopic properties and their relationship to microstructural evolution and local strain accumulation during ECAP.…”
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Formulation of new drug delivery systems for insulin from natural bioactive biocompatible polymers by Howida A. Fetouh, Engy E. A. Aleem, Najiyah H. Mohammed, Jihad M. Abd-Almajeed Aldesouky, Amel M. Ismail

“…Guar gum increased the numbers of the functional groups of the polymer carrier. …”
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Proteomic insights into dual-species biofilm formation of E. coli and E. faecalis on urinary catheters by Kidon Sung, Miseon Park, Ohgew Kweon, Angel Paredes, Alena Savenka, Saeed A Khan

“…E. faecalis exhibited a rapid decrease in cell numbers after 48 h in both single- and dual-species biofilms. …”
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Tree Diversity and Damage by Cypress Aphid, Cinara cupressi, on Juniperus procera in Gulele Botanical Garden and Entoto by Sitotaw Kebede, Tewodros Mulugeta

“…Besides, the solely planted J. procera trees had higher cypress aphid numbers than the mixed plantation. The mean percentage of aphid-infested trees in Entoto and GBG was 53.6 and 46.4, respectively. …”
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Improved outcomes of children with Wilms’ tumor in a low-middle-income nation: The contribution of a pediatric oncologist to successful management by Usama Al-Jumaily, Hamid D. Habeeb Rjeib, Mohammed Fawzi Alqanbar, Safa Faraj, Dheyaa Aldeen Al-Khateeb

“…The median age was 3.3 years. The numbers of patients with stages I and III are 24 (44%) and 12 (22%), respectively. …”
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Tasks scheduling with different structures in cloud manufacturing according to the time and cost of transportation and the task arrival time by Zohre Kiapasha, Ali Salmasnia

“…Therefore, in this study, an optimization model with three objective functions of task completion time, the cost imposed on the cloud manufacturing system, and the quality of the selected services are developed to get closer to the real world; three features are included in it: 1) the possibility of tasks with two structures, series and parallel, 2) different arrival times of tasks in the cloud manufacturing system, and 3) time/cost of logistics between different enterprises.Methodology: First, six examples with different numbers of tasks and subtasks are designed with both sequential and parallel structures. …”
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A novel fuzzy decision-making approach to pension fund investments in renewable energy by Serhat Yüksel, Serkan Eti, Hasan Dinçer, Hasan Meral, Muhammad Umar, Yaşar Gökalp

“…The use of sine trigonometric Pythagorean fuzzy numbers provides significant benefits to the quality of the proposed decision-making model. …”
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Universities Graduates in the Far East Labour Market by V. A. Gurtov, I. S. Stepus, S. S. Shabaeva

“…A quantitative assessment of the Far Eastern educational institutions was performed based both on a comparative analysis of annual additional recruitment needs indicators in university-trained human resources as well as of university graduates’ numbers employed in the Far East. It was revealed that annual shortage of university-trained human resources for the Far East amounts to 13,000 taking into account both graduates’ employability and migration flows. …”
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Livelihood Risk, Culture, and the HIV Interface: Evidence from Lakeshore Border Communities in Buliisa District, Uganda by Japheth Nkiriyehe Kwiringira, Paulino Ariho, Henry Zakumumpa, James Mugisha, Joseph Rujumba, Marion Mutabazi Mugisha

“…A lack of cohesion in a multiethnic setting with large numbers of outsiders and a large transient population made the available HIV interventions less effective.…”
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Computational study and optimization of an inclined U-channel cooling system for triple conductive panels under magnetic field by Fatih Selimefendigil, Hakan F. Oztop

“…The numerical investigation is carried out for various Hartmann numbers (Ha between 0 and 60), magnetic field inclination (between 0 and 90), side wall inclination of cooling cavity (between 0 and 30), and cavity expansion ratio (between 0.2 and 0.5). …”
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