Malignant Granular Cell Tumor of the Back: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Laura Stone McGuire, Danny Yakoub, Mecker G. Möller, Andrew Rosenberg, Alan Livingstone

“…Malignant granular cell tumors are rare, intensely aggressive entities. This paper presents a case of a large rapidly recurrent malignant granular cell tumor with regional and distal metastases on the back of a 54-year-old Cuban man. …”
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Improved properties of hybrid Al-CNTs via h-BNs coated with ag and ni for ball bearings by Waheed S. Barakat, Ahmed Samir, Omayma A. Elkady, Mohamed Abu-Okail, Abdelkarim Y. A. Mohamed, A. EL-Nikhaily, A. M. I. Abu-Oqail

“…To address these challenges, this paper presents the first successful experimental investigation of incorporating an innovative hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into Aluminum-Carbon nanotube (Al-0.6 wt% CNTs) nanocomposites. …”
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Typhoon Maria Precipitation Retrieval and Evolution Based on the Infrared Brightness Temperature of the Feng-Yun 4A/Advanced Geosynchronous Radiation Imager by Gen Wang, Kefu Wang, Wei Han, Dongyong Wang, Xuexing Qiu

“…Based on the preliminary experimental “quantification” evaluation index, we concluded that the method adopted in this paper can be used to retrieve precipitation in infrared data and to retrieve the spiral cloud rain bands of a typhoon. …”
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A Hybrid Approach for Sports Activity Recognition Using Key Body Descriptors and Hybrid Deep Learning Classifier by Muhammad Tayyab, Sulaiman Abdullah Alateyah, Mohammed Alnusayri, Mohammed Alatiyyah, Dina Abdulaziz AlHammadi, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu

“…This paper presents an approach for event recognition in sequential images using human body part features and their surrounding context. …”
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Optimal System, Reductions, and Conservation Laws of a Nonlinear Damped Klein-Gordon- Fock Equation by Faiza Arif, F. M. Mahomed, F. D. Zaman, M. T. Mustafa

“…A detailed Lie symmetry analysis of the nonlinear damped Klein-Gordon Fock equation: <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$u_{tt}\,+\alpha (u)\,u_{t}\,=\,u_{xx}\,+\,f(u)$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is addressed in this paper. Applying the Lie symmetry method, a comprehensive Lie group classification is performed for the arbitrary smooth functions <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha (u)$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f(u)$ </tex-math></inline-formula> present in the equation, leading to two distinct cases. …”
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A Lightweight Human Activity Recognition Method for Ultra-wideband Radar Based on Spatiotemporal Features of Point Clouds by Yongkun SONG, Tianxing YAN, Ke ZHANG, Xian LIU, Yongpeng DAI, Tian JIN

“…Because human activity recognition is a classification problem on time series, this paper combines the PointNet++ network with the Transformer network to propose a lightweight spatiotemporal network. …”
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Determination of Important Topographic Factors for Landslide Mapping Analysis Using MLP Network by Mutasem Sh. Alkhasawneh, Umi Kalthum Ngah, Lea Tien Tay, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Mohammad Subhi Al-batah

“…In order to determine the dominant topographic factors in landslide mapping analysis, a study was conducted and presented in this paper. There are three main stages involved in this study. …”
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Improving spleen segmentation in ultrasound images using a hybrid deep learning framework by Ali Karimi, Javad Seraj, Fatemeh Mirzadeh Sarcheshmeh, Kasra Fazli, Amirali Seraj, Parisa Eslami, Mohamadreza Khanmohamadi, Helia Sajjadian Moosavi, Hadi Ghattan Kashani, Abdoulreza Sajjadian Moosavi, Masoud Shariat Panahi

“…Abstract This paper introduces a novel method for spleen segmentation in ultrasound images, using a two-phase training approach. …”
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Can the digital economy foster advancements in the healthcare sector? — a case study using interprovincial data from China by Zhengqi Wei, Keke Wei, Jing Yang, Meilin Zhang, Feng Yang

“…Methods Utilizing panel data from China's 31 provinces (2011–2020), this paper employs the Spatial Durbin Model to analyze the spatial and marginal effects of the digital economy on healthcare service levels. …”
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Properties enhancement of asphalt mortar incorporating phosphogypsum based on surface activation by Wei Guo, Kaipeng Gu, Haiyang Xu, Yingsong Li, Wei Tian

“…To broaden the utilization of Phosphogypsum (PG), this paper involves the deployment of a silane coupling agent (SCA) to enhance the surface reactivity of PG, thereby evaluating its potential to serve as a viable alternative to traditional limestone filler within asphalt mortar compositions. …”
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Risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease: an umbrella review by Tingping Wu, Honghui Cheng, Jiamei Zhuang, Xianhua Liu, Zichen Ouyang, Rui Qian

“…The top ten risk factors were human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, IBD family history, periodontal disease, poliomyelitis, campylobacter species infection, hidradenitis suppurativa, psoriasis, use of proton pump inhibitors, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and western dietary pattern.DiscussionIn conclusion, this umbrella review extracted 62 risk factors and 30 protective factors, most of which were related to underlying diseases, personal lifestyle and environmental factors. The findings in this paper help to develop better prevention and treatment measures to reduce the incidence of IBD, delay its progression, and reduce the burden of IBD-related disease worldwide.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42023417175.…”
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Analysis of Fenton iron sludge and application in wastewater treatment by JIANG Fengcheng, XU Xiao, ZHANG Chuanbing, WANG Mingshi, WANG Luyao, FENG Xixi, WANG Huifang, WANG Jie, GUO Fayang, XU Manman, WANG Na

“…If not managed properly, these constituents can cause secondary pollution and waste resources. This paper aims to comprehensively summarize the composition of Fenton iron sludge and explore its potential applications. …”
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Watershed conservation prioritization using geomorphometric and land use-land cover parameters by G.R. Puno, R.C.C. Puno

“…Watershed managers are challenged with these pressing issues and concerns because most watersheds have no sufficient data as a basis for decision making. This paper presents the method of analyzing the different geomorphometric features and the existing land use or land cover to assess the propensity of the watershed against erosion so that areas needing immediate treatment can be prioritized. …”
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Assistive/Socially Assistive Robotic Platform for Therapy and Recovery: Patient Perspectives by Matthew White, Mary Vining Radomski, Marsha Finkelstein, Daniel Allan Samuel Nilsson, Lars Ingimar Eugen Oddsson

“…A robotic platform was previously developed to explore how robotics could be applied to the social dimension of rehabilitation to improve adherence. This paper aims to report on feedback given by end users of the robotic platform as well as the practical applications that socially assistive robotics could have in the daily life activities of a patient. …”
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Versatile graceful degradation framework for bio-inspired proprioception with redundant soft sensors by Taku Sugiyama, Kyo Kutsuzawa, Dai Owaki, Elijah Almanzor, Fumiya Iida, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe

“…However, achieving consistently reliable proprioception under diverse sensor degradation remains a challenge. This paper proposes a novel framework for graceful degradation in redundant soft sensor systems, incorporating a stochastic Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and a Time-Delay Feedforward Neural Network (TDFNN). …”
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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

“…These results illustrate that the method proposed in this paper not only excels in the segmentation of complex shapes and small targets but also significantly enhances overall performance at lower computational costs. …”
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Hybrid Method of Modal Analysis and Laser Shock Scanning to Visualize the Pyroshock Propagation in a Tension Joint by Yong-Woon Kim, Jae-Kyeong Jang, Jung-Ryul Lee, Hak-Seong Gim

“…The hybrid method developed in this paper demonstrates that it is possible to simulate pyroshock for all the frequency regimes in complex specimens and to evaluate the risk in the time and frequency domain.…”
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Deep learning approach based on a patch residual for pediatric supracondylar subtle fracture detection by Qingming Ye, Zhilu Wang, Yi Lou, Yang Yang, Jue Hou, Zheng Liu, Weiguang Liu, Jiayu Li

“…To address this issue, this paper introduces a deep learning-based multiscale patch residual network (MPR) for the automatic detection and localization of subtle pediatric supracondylar fractures. …”
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Minimum effort adaptation of automatic speech recognition system in air traffic management by Mrinmoy Bhattacharjee, Petr Motlicek, Srikanth Madikeri, Hartmut Helmke, Oliver Ohneiser, Matthias Kleinert, Heiko Ehr

“…These uncommon words are crucial for maintaining clear communication within the ATM environment. This paper proposes a novel approach that facilitates the dynamic integration of these new and specific word entities into the existing universal ASR system. …”
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Preparation and Assessment of Some Characteristics of Nanoparticles Based on Sodium Alginate, Chitosan, and Camellia chrysantha Polyphenols by Phu Hoang Luong, Thuy Chinh Nguyen, The Dan Pham, Do Mai Trang Tran, Thi Ngoc Lien Ly, Quoc Trung Vu, Thi Kim Ngan Tran, Hoang Thai

“…This paper presents the characteristics, morphology, and properties of alginate/chitosan/polyphenol nanoparticles, in which polyphenols were extracted from Camellia chrysantha leaves collected in Tam Dao district, Vinh Phuc province (Vietnam). …”
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