Does tinnitus and emotional distress influence central auditory processing? A comparison of acute and chronic tinnitus in normal-hearing individuals. by Qian Zhou, Wenling Jiang, Haibin Sheng, Qinjie Zhang, Dian Jin, Haifeng Li, Meiping Huang, Lu Yang, Yan Ren, Zhiwu Huang

“…<h4>Design</h4>This study compared the auditory afferent and efferent functions of normal-hearing patients with acute tinnitus, chronic tinnitus, and control group using gap detection test, the Mandarin Hearing in Noise Test (MHINT), and contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs).…”
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An Intelligent Inspection and Scheduling Algorithm for Integrated Pipe Gallery Based on Cloud Robot by ZHOU Xiwei, SHANG Xiao, SHANG Xinjuan, YAN Maode, WANG Fafa

“…The algorithm has very strong exploring precision and variable function, which makes this algorithm of fewer iterations, and can effectively improve the real-time detection of pipeline leakage source in pipeline corridor. …”
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Big data for imaging assessment in glaucoma by Douglas R. da Costa, Felipe A. Medeiros

“…Leveraging vast data sources, these technologies promise to enhance clinical practice and public health outcomes by enabling earlier disease detection, progression forecasting, and deeper understanding of underlying mechanisms. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Noise Reduction Method in SPAD-Based LiDAR System by Kai Ma, Tao Yin, Na Tian, Zhe Wang, Tian Zhao, Jian Liu, Nanjian Wu, Liyuan Liu

“…Ambient light interference stands as the primary source of noise encountered by the light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems based on single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD), which seriously restricts the detection range and accuracy of sensors. …”
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Green Chemistry Method for Analyzing Bisphenol A in Milk by Angela M. Encerrado Manriquez, Wen-Yee Lee

“…., its ability to mimic hormone functions). Studies have reported that BPA can leach into various food sources, including milk, a dietary staple for infants. …”
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Genotyping from targeted NGS data based on a small set of SNPs correctly matches patient samples by Deyan Yordanov Yosifov, Christof Schneider, Stephan Stilgenbauer, Daniel Mertens, Eugen Tausch

“…In two cohorts of totally 1441 patients with sequential samples, we could identify 3 sample swaps, 7 mislabelled samples (3 externally and 4 internally) and 1 mistake of unknown origin. We provide an R function for automated detection of sample swaps and mislabelling to the community as a free and open-source tool.…”
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Blind super-resolution network based on local fuzzy discriminative loss for fabric data augmentation by Ning Dai, Xiaohan Hu, Kaixin Xu, Xudong Hu, Yanhong Yuan, Bo Cao, Luhong Shi

“…In the field of fabric defect detection, the development of algorithms has been hindered by issues such as poor quality and limited quantity of open-source datasets. …”
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Experiments on the application of the infrasound method of remote monitoring of snow avalanches in the Khibiny Mountains by A. V. Fedorov, I. S. Fedorov, V. E. Asming, A. Yu. Motorin

“…Visual slope observations are still the main method of avalanche detection. As a result, avalanche statistics, especially in remote mountain areas, remain incomplete. …”
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Identification of Keystone Plant Species for Avian Foraging and Nesting in Beijing’s Forest Ecosystems: Implications for Urban Forest Bird Conservation by Lele Lin, Yongjian Zhao, Chao Yuan, Yushu Zhang, Siyu Qiu, Jixin Cao

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Near-infrared spectroscopy of the cerebellum in motor activation tasks by Yew Long Lo, Gerald Teck Heng Chia, Yan Teng Celeste Chen, Eng King Tan

“…Protocol 1 consisted of 5 optodes (4 sources and 1 detector, 4 recording channels) spaced 3 cm apart and comprising single-tipped LED light sources in conjunction with single-tipped fiber-optic detectors. …”
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New Rotation Periods from the Kepler Bonus Background Light Curves by Zachary R. Claytor, Jamie Tayar

“…However, due to Kepler’s large 4″ pixels, many of its light curves are at high risk of contamination from background sources. The new Kepler Bonus Background light curves are deblended using a point-spread function algorithm, providing light curves of over 400,000 new background sources in addition to over 200,000 reanalyzed Kepler prime targets. …”
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Radiation diagnostics of the state of ventilation and pulmonary circulation in patients with COPD by O. S. Sementsov, S. V. Stepanenko

“…Also a promising area is the use of functional CT (inspiratory-expiratory CT) - which should improve the assessment of respiratory function, including early detection of patients with COPD, which will promote the in time start of specific treatment, reduce episodes of exacerbations during the disease, assess the dynamics of the pathological process and the effectiveness of treatment, as well as improving the prognosis of work and life expectancy of patients. …”
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The burden of intracerebral hemorrhage attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution in five Asian countries: a 32-year comparative analysis by Rui Yang, Xingke Wang, Panpan Hao

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Double-moment normalization of hail size number distributions over Switzerland by A. Ferrone, J. Kopp, M. Lainer, M. Gabella, U. Germann, A. Berne

“…These results highlight the invariance of the normalized distribution and the adaptability of the method to different data sources.</p>…”
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Machine learning models for clinical and structural knee osteoarthritis prediction: Recent advancements and future directions by Gabby B. Joseph, Charles E. McCulloch, Michael C. Nevitt, Nancy E. Lane, Sharmila Majumdar, Thomas M. Link

“…These evolving strategies underscore the growing potential of ML to improve the detection of early OA, individualized risk stratification, and personalized interventions in OA clinical care.…”
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Texture-preserving and information loss minimization method for infrared and visible image fusion by Qiyuan He, Yongdong Huang

“…TPFusion consists of the following key components: a multi-scale feature extraction module for enhancing the capability of capturing features; a texture enhancement module and contrast enhancement module, which helps to preserve fine-grained textures and extract salient contours and contrast information; a dual-attention fusion module for fusing the features extracted from the source images; an information content based loss function minimizing the feature discrepancy between the fused images and the source images and effectively reducing the information loss. …”
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Reconstruction of the object inhomogeneity parameters from near-field measurements in microwave tomography problem using neural networks by A.V. Medvedev, M.Yu. Medvedik

“…The field is induced by a point source located outside the body. Materials and methods. …”

A new fluorescent probe based on BODIPY for testing NO2 released from propellants by Ying-cui Cui, De-bin Xia, Zhong-yu Cui, Yu-jing Li, Jian Zhang, Ping Wang, Ting Guo, Kai-feng Lin, Yu-lin Yang

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Cost-Effective Photoacoustic Imaging Using High-Power Light-Emitting Diodes Driven by an Avalanche Oscillator by Alberto Prud’homme, Frederic Nabki

“…While lasers have traditionally been the light source for PAI, their high cost and complexity drive interest towards alternative sources like light-emitting diodes (LEDs). …”
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The 4–400 GHz Survey for the 32 Class II Disks in the Taurus Molecular Cloud by Chia-Ying Chung, An-Li Tsai, Melvyn Wright, Wenrui Xu, Feng Long, Mark A. Gurwell, Hauyu Baobab Liu

“…We have compiled the ∼4–400 GHz broad spectra of 32 Class II protoplanetary disks (PPDs) in the Taurus-Auriga region, which represents the brightest one-third of sources detected in the submillimeter band in this region. …”
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