Multimorbidity patterns and function among adults in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Karina Berner, Quinette A Louw, Eugene Nizeyimana, Diribsa Tsegaye Bedada

“…Objectives To map the scope of available evidence on relationships between multimorbidity patterns and functioning among adults in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and describe methods used.Design Scoping review guided by a five-step methodological framework and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews reporting guidelines.Data sources PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, EBSCOhost (CINAHL) and Cochrane databases were searched from January 1976 to March 2023, plus reference lists of included studies.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Peer-reviewed full-text articles or conference proceedings of any design, published in English or Afrikaans, involving adults (>18 years) with multimorbidity living in LMICs. …”
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Atmospheric Modulation Transfer Function Calculation and Error Evaluation for the Panchromatic Band of the Gaofen-2 Satellite by Zhengqiang Li, Mingjun Liang, Yan Ma, Yang Zheng, Zhaozhou Li, Zhenting Chen

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Computational Temporal Ghost Imaging Using Intensity-Only Detection Over a Single Optical Fiber by Jiang Tang, Yongwen Tang, Kun He, Luluzi Lu, Di Zhang, Mengfan Cheng, Lei Deng, Deming Liu, Minming Zhang

“…We propose a method of computational temporal ghost imaging over a single optical fiber using simple optical intensity detection instead of coherent detection. The transfer function of a temporal ghost imaging system over a single optical fiber is derived, which is a function of the total fiber dispersion and the power density spectrum of the light source. …”
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A specifically designed multi-biotic reduces uremic toxin generation and improves kidney function by Alice Beau, Jane Natividad, Berengère Benoit, Philippe Delerive, Stéphane Duboux, Yuan Feng, Marie Jammes, Cecile Barnel, Giuseppina Sequino, Claudie Pinteur, Griet Glorieux, Denis Fouque, Hubert Vidal, Laetitia Koppe

“…We further designed a novel specific multi-biotic for CKD (SynCKD) [containing a probiotic Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC533, a prebiotic (1% cellobiose), and a postbiotic (1% short and medium chain triglycerides C4-C8, a source of butyrate)]. SynCKD effectively curtailed UT precursor generation ex vivo. …”
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GloFinder: AI-empowered QuPath plugin for WSI-level glomerular detection, visualization, and curation by Jialin Yue, Tianyuan Yao, Ruining Deng, Siqi Lu, Junlin Guo, Quan Liu, Juming Xiong, Mengmeng Yin, Haichun Yang, Yuankai Huo

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated significant success in automating the detection of glomeruli—key functional units of the kidney—from whole slide images (WSIs) in kidney pathology. …”
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Vulnerability detection using BERT based LLM model with transparency obligation practice towards trustworthy AI by Jean Haurogné, Nihala Basheer, Shareeful Islam

“…The result shows higher accuracy of 91.8 % for the vulnerability detection and model explainability outcome is highly influenced by “vulnerable”, “function”, ''mysql_tmpdir_list'', “strmov” tokens using both SHAP and LIME framework. …”
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Pequi-Derived Carbon Dots as a Fluorescence Quenching Sensor for Sensitive Detection of Fe3+ Ions by B. P. Oliveira, I. M. Sampaio, J. J. P. Oliveira, S. V. Carneiro, R. A. Antunes, P. B. A. Fechine, F. O. M. S. Abreu

“…This study presents the pequi (Caryocar coriaceum) as a new biomass source for carbon dots synthesis. The pequi almond, usually discarded, was used as the biomass precursor in one-step hydrothermal green synthesis of carbon dots. …”
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Portable immuno nano biosensor for multiple disease detection using 3D printed SPR technologies by Aparanji Poosarla, Jagannadha Rao Mokka, Kolla Venkata Atchuta Rao, Mano Pardhavi Dasari

“…The sensor showed the highest sensitivity at 50X concentration of antigen and least at 10x concentration stating maximum and minimum values for a limit of detection. This device using this principle could has wide functionalities to detect multiple biological samples by changing the antibodies to our respective analyte over the reaction chip for multiple times with low cost.…”
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Let ants find them: Using ants as eDNA samplers for detecting the invasive spotted lanternfly by Wei-Jiun Lin, Fang-Ling Chloe Liu, Lucie Cho, Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang

“…Compared to non-ant insects, ants exhibited higher SLF DNA concentrations, suggesting that honeydew ingestion serves as the primary eDNA source. These findings demonstrate that ants can function as efficient SLF eDNA samplers, providing a scalable and cost-effective alternative to existing SLF detection methods.…”
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Integrated Machine Learning and Region Growing Algorithms for Enhanced Concrete Crack Detection: A Novel Approach by Wenxuan Yao, Hui Li, Yanlin Li

“…Firstly, the regression method learns the image features of the dataset and the specific region growth threshold, and the regression function is trained by using the open-source dataset to determine the region growth threshold using the characteristics of the images included in the tests. …”
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Abstract 260: TCD Bubble test as a Screening tool for detection of Patent Foramen Ovale in Stroke by Danish Ahammed PK, Paul Alapatt, Aiswarya Raj, Ashraf VV, Shafeed Mattummal

“…Results TCD Bubble test was detected to be positive in 36 patients and negative in 27 patients. …”
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Diagnostic Ability and Capacity of Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography to Detect Retinal and Vascular Changes in Patients with Fibromyalgia by Elena Garcia-Martin, Alvaro Tello, Elisa Vilades, Javier Perez-Velilla, Beatriz Cordon, Diego Fernandez-Velasco, Javier Garcia-Campayo, Marta Puebla-Guedea, Maria Satue

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Detection and classification of hypertensive retinopathy based on retinal image analysis using a deep learning approach by Bambang Krismono Triwijoyo, Ahmat Adil, Muhammad Zulfikri

“…These gap factors make the research on hypertensive retinopathy urgent since it requires an early detection model to improve treatment accuracy and prevent heart attacks and strokes before they happen. …”
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Looking at the Distant Universe with the MeerKAT Array: The H i Mass Function in the Local Universe by Amir Kazemi-Moridani, Andrew J. Baker, Marc Verheijen, Eric Gawiser, Sarah-Louise Blyth, Danail Obreschkow, Laurent Chemin, Jordan D. Collier, Kyle W. Cook, Jacinta Delhaize, Ed Elson, Bradley S. Frank, Marcin Glowacki, Kelley M. Hess, Benne W. Holwerda, Zackary L. Hutchens, Matt J. Jarvis, Melanie Kaasinen, Sphesihle Makhathini, Abhisek Mohapatra, Hengxing Pan, Anja C. Schröder, Leyya Stockenstroom, Mattia Vaccari, Tobias Westmeier, John F. Wu, Martin Zwaan

“…This new method tracks the recovery of sources in mass bins different from those in which they were injected and incorporates a Poisson likelihood in the forward modeling process, allowing it to correctly handle uncertainties in bins with few or no detections. …”
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The role of the personnel practitioner in the identification and handling of communication problems in organisations by L.D. Coetsee

“… The scope of the personnel practitioners' role has, over the past decade, grown from the traditional activities of inter alia, manpower recruitment, selection and training to include organisational diagnoses and maintaining and improving organisational effectiveness and the quality of work life of employees. …”
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The structural and functional brain alternations in tobacco use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Longyao Ma, Longyao Ma, Qiuying Tao, Qiuying Tao, Jinghan Dang, Jinghan Dang, Jieping Sun, Jieping Sun, Xiaoyu Niu, Xiaoyu Niu, Mengzhe Zhang, Mengzhe Zhang, Yimeng Kang, Yimeng Kang, Weijian Wang, Weijian Wang, Jingliang Cheng, Jingliang Cheng, Yong Zhang, Yong Zhang

“…BackgroundWhile numerous previous studies have indicated that nicotine intake results in gray matter and functional brain abnormalities in tobacco use disorder (TUD), the majority of results could not be replicated or even reversed. …”
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Using multiple scales of movement to highlight risk–reward strategies of coyotes (Canis latrans) in mixed‐use landscapes by Amy Van Scoyoc, Kendall L. Calhoun, Justin S. Brashares

“…We used resource selection functions and hidden Markov models to test whether coyote selection for anthropogenic and natural features varied by time of day or by behavioral state (resting, foraging, and traveling). …”
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Mid-Water Ocean Current Field Estimation Using Radial Basis Functions Based on Multibeam Bathymetric Survey Data for AUV Navigation by Jiawen Liu, Kaixuan Wang, Shuai Chang, Lin Pan

“…This makes unknown ocean currents a significant error source that leads to substantial cumulative positioning errors. …”
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Enhanced Bioactivity and Anti-microbial Properties of Lactobacillus plantarum Fermented Purple Onion (Allium cepa L.) Extracts Against Selected Poultry Microbes by Phan Vu Hai, Ho Dung, Tran Nguyen Thao, Nguyen Xuan Hoa, Pham Hoang Son Hung

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TIME-UNIT SHIFTING IN 3-PERSON GAMES IN FINITE AND UNCOUNTABLY INFINITE STAIRCASE-FUNCTION SPACES SOLVED IN PURE STRATEGIES by Вадим Романюк

“…Games played with staircase-function pure strategies can model discrete-time dynamics of rationalizing the distribution of some limited resources among players. …”
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