Hyperreflective Dots in Central Fovea Visualized by a Novel Application of Visible-Light Optical Coherence Tomography by Michael A. Krause, Marta Grannonico, Brooke P. Tyler, David A. Miller, Weijia Fan, Mingna Liu, Roman V. Kuranov, Hao F. Zhang, Xiaorong Liu, Peter A. Netland

“…Here, we utilized vis-OCT to produce fibergrams (vis-OCTF) for the first time in human patients, enabling en face visualization and precise quantification of hyperreflective dots in the central fovea in two patients. …”
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Subjective social status and trajectories of frailty: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing by Patrick Präg, Lindsay Richards, Asri Maharani

“…Using longitudinal data, the goal of this study was, first, to identify latent trajectories of frailty over time, and second, to investigate the relationship between subjective social status and frailty trajectory.Methods Data were drawn from the 2002–2019 surveys of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, involving 9484 individuals aged 50+ years at baseline. …”
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Emerging regulatory mechanisms and functions of biomolecular condensates: implications for therapeutic targets by Soyoung Jeon, Yeram Jeon, Ji-Youn Lim, Yujeong Kim, Boksik Cha, Wantae Kim

“…Abstract Cells orchestrate their processes through complex interactions, precisely organizing biomolecules in space and time. Recent discoveries have highlighted the crucial role of biomolecular condensates—membrane-less assemblies formed through the condensation of proteins, nucleic acids, and other molecules—in driving efficient and dynamic cellular processes. …”
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Deep and Machine Learning for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Diagnosis: A Comprehensive Review by Mohammad Faiz, Bakkanarappa Gari Mounika, Mohd Akbar, Swapnita Srivastava

“…Conventional diagnostic techniques for ALL, such as bone marrow and blood tests, can be expensive and time-consuming. They may be less useful in places with scarce resources. …”
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Developing an efficient algorithm for robust school bus routing with heterogeneous fleet by Mohamad Ali Movafaghpour

“…The uncertainty of travel times is modeled as interval numbers. We propose a heuristic algorithm to generate extreme scenarios. …”
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In-situ analysis of sprayed concrete in a sewage tunnel lining. by Gabriella de Andrade Coni, Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo, Renan Pícolo Salvador, Renata Monte

“…Subsequent analyses are necessary to ascertain the rate of degradation over time.…”
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“The state has a debt to us, it ended our dreams, our life projects”: Reconstructing life projects after torture by Anne Sønneland

“…The interviewees describe damage to their life project both regarding health and the impact of stigma, but place special emphasis on the ways in which the life projects of their children have been impacted: as a result of being imprisoned, they have been unable to take care of their children for longer periods of time, their children have been subjected to violence, and they have had less access to education. …”
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Accurate Assessment of the Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalytic Activity of Mn/Polypyrrole Nanocomposites Based on Rotating Disk Electrode Measurements, Complemented with Multitechniq... by Patrizia Bocchetta, Carolina Ramírez Sánchez, Antonietta Taurino, Benedetto Bozzini

“…Due to the literature lack of accepted protocols for precise catalytic activity measurement at poly-Pt electrode in alkaline solution using the RDE methodology, we have also worked on the obtainment of an intralaboratory benchmark by evidencing some of the time-consuming parameters which drastically affect the reliability and repeatability of the measurement.…”
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« L’appel de la forêt » : une forêt primaire entre projet associatif et politique en faveur de la libre évolution by Alexandra Locquet

“…This research, based on a research-action approach, examines how this sort of project promotes the emergence of new modes of action for protecting the environment, while at the same time politicising its subject. This paper explores the AFH project's position in the context of growing interest in free evolution strategies. …”
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DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTIC BOUNDARY DOMAIN STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE-STAGE GEAR SYSTEM IN TWO-PARAMETER PLANE (MT) by TIAN YaPing, ZHANG Feng, YANG JiangHui, KANG JunFeng

“…The multi-valued solution and tooth surface impact characteristics of the system in the parameter domain boundary structure of the backlash, static comprehensive error, time-varying meshing stiffness, damping, and frequency are analyzed, respectively. …”
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Satellite Selection Strategy and Method for Signals of Opportunity Navigation and Positioning with LEO Communication Satellites by Yanhua Tao, Yang Guo, Shaobo Wang, Chuanqiang Yu, Zimo Zhu

“…This research thoroughly examines three critical factors affecting positioning accuracy: satellite observable time, satellite elevation, and position dilution of precision (PDOP). …”
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Incentives and limitations of Greek blood donors: Application of the Health Belief Model in the design of recruiting strategies. by Christina Sereti, Ioanna Apostolidou, Maria Baka, Nikolaos Koutsoubos, Aristeidis Seretis, Maria Theodoratou

“…Public information campaigns regarding the blood donation process and reminders aiming at the return of blood donors after the necessary time interval could facilitate this effort.…”
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Assessment of Rotational Speed and Plunge Rate on Lap Shear Strength of FSSW Joints of AA7075/Mild Steel by G. Ramya, Subburam Pounrajan, D. V. S. S. S. V. Prasad, Sanjay Soni, P. Ravichandran, Koushik Kosanam, Amara S. A. L. G. Gopala Gupta, P. M. Dinesh, Leevesh Kumar, Bazani Shaik

“…FSSW can be utilized to replace steel rivets in aircraft structure fabrication due to the elimination of time required to complete the joints and special tools. …”
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Preliminary Characterization of a Homogeneous Polysaccharide with Anticomplement Activity from Sijunzi Decoction by Ruijun Wang, Yunfei Ji, Ying Peng, Xiaobo Li

“…The immunological activities of S-3-1 were assayed in vitro for the first time. The determination of the anticomplement activity showed that S-3-1 displayed inhibitory effects on classical pathway of the complement system, with CH50 values of 530 μg/mL. …”
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Visual Question Answering in Robotic Surgery: A Comprehensive Review by Di Ding, Tianliang Yao, Rong Luo, Xusen Sun

“…Visual Question Answering (VQA) in robotic surgery is rapidly becoming a pivotal technology in medical AI, addressing the complex challenge of interpreting multimodal surgical data to support real-time decision-making. This comprehensive review synthesizes key advancements in Surgical VQA, highlighting the integration of large language models (LLMs), multimodal fusion techniques, and visual grounding methods. …”
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Countryside Middle Class Growth in Brazil and its Impacts on Domestic Tourism by Anderson Pereira Portuguez, Vanda Aparecida da Silva Alves

“…There is still much to be studied about the Brazilian middle class and, in this sense, this article is a contribution to the efforts many researchers have been making to understand it.In a previous study (Portuguez, 2010a), we have already argued that without middle class there is no possibility for capitalism to maintain itself using the framework it has taken in this present time, neither any possibility of a significant economic contribution through tourism, once the clientele that comprises the controversial “mass tourism” is exactly the middle class. …”
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Current State and Perspectives of Legal Support for Digital Transformation of the State Audit Office of Ukraine by L. V. Borets, V. O. Ruda

“…Given the interdepartmental nature and the fact that the maintenance of some state registers is determined at the level of laws, the need to adopt a relevant law is not excluded. At the same time, appropriate amendments should be made to the Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles of Public Financial Control in Ukraine", Regulations on the State Audit Office, Procedures for Inspection and Public Financial Audits, Inspection and Monitoring of Public Procurement, which should be supplemented by state financial control entities, in the order of information interaction or by direct access to them. …”
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Optimizing a Biobjective Production-Distribution Planning Problem Using a GRASP by Martha-Selene Casas-Ramírez, José-Fernando Camacho-Vallejo, Rosa G. González-Ramírez, José-Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo, José-Manuel Velarde-Cantú

“…Results indicate that the proposed GRASP obtains a relatively small number of nondominated solutions for each tested instance in very short computational time. The approximated Pareto fronts are discontinuous and nonconvex. …”
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El comercio justo en las políticas y prácticas institucionales de las universidades españolas by David Comet-Herrera

“…This commitment has reached the Executive Committee of CRUE-Internationalization and Cooperation, which approved its Declaration of Spanish Universities in favour of fair trade and responsible consumption in 2017, with the aim of contributing to «guarantee sustainable consumption and production models». During all this time, the institutional positioning has been accompanied by policies for the integration of ecological and fair trade criteria in its purchases, the formation of work groups, the implementation of research and teaching actions, the development of strategies for mainstreaming of sustainable consumption, and international cooperation projects with producer groups, as well as the participation in interuniversity networks, such as Fair Trade Universities, coordinated by the IDEAS cooperative at the state level, and which has become a backbone, binder and enhancer of this commitment, together with the subgroup of fair trade and responsible consumption of the CRUE.…”
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Maxillary Sinus Lift Using Autologous Periosteal Micrografts: A New Regenerative Approach and a Case Report of a 3-Year Follow-Up by Saturnino Marco Lupi, Arianna Rodriguez y Baena, Claudia Todaro, Gabriele Ceccarelli, Ruggero Rodriguez y Baena

“…Histological samples collected at the time of implant installation demonstrate a good degree of bone regeneration. …”
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