Impact of Ramadan fasting on kidney function and related outcomes in chronic kidney disease and kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Julia Kurzawa, Michelle E Olah, Anita Lloyd, Syed Habib, Uwais Qarni, Soroush Shojai, Mohamed Abdullahi Osman, Aminu Kasarawa Bello, Thane Chambers, Zahraa Habeeb, Robert Peter Pauly

“…Its consequences on kidney-relevant outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney transplant recipients remain unclear.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched up to 18 September 2023.Eligibility criteria We included observational studies among non-dialysis CKD and kidney transplant recipients who fasted during Ramadan and examined changes in kidney function.Data extraction and synthesis Standardised methods were used by two independent reviewers to screen, select and extract data. …”
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Estimation Of The Vocal Folds Vibration Fundamental Frequency by Higer Order Spectrum by Wiesław WSZOŁEK, Maciej KŁACZYŃSKI

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An Intelligent Hybrid Framework for Threat Pre-Identification and Secure Key Distribution in Zigbee-Enabled IoT Networks Using RBF and Blockchain by Bhukya Padma, Mahipal Bukya, Ujjwal Ujjwal

“…This methodology incorporates Radial Basis Function (RBF) networks for prompt threat detection and a blockchain-based trust framework for decentralized and tamper-proof key distribution. …”
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Image acquisition technology for unmanned aerial vehicles based on YOLO - Illustrated by the case of wind turbine blade inspection by Zhenjun Dai

“…Wind energy, as a renewable energy source, is becoming increasingly important. The maintenance and damage detection of wind turbine blades are particularly crucial. …”
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Hand–Eye Separation-Based First-Frame Positioning and Follower Tracking Method for Perforating Robotic Arm by Handuo Zhang, Jun Guo, Chunyan Xu, Bin Zhang

“…Additionally, the computational complexity of high-precision detection models limits deployment on resource-constrained edge devices, such as industrial controllers. …”
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Study on Outdoor Spectral Inversion of Winter Jujube Based on BPDF Models by Yabei Di, Jinlong Yu, Huaping Luo, Huaiyu Liu, Lei Kang, Yuesen Tong

“…To address this problem, this study proposes a correction method for outdoor spectral inversion based on the bidirectional polarization reflectance distribution function (BPDF) model. It was used to enhance the detection accuracy of water content and soluble solid (SSC) content of winter jujube. …”
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A trade-off between line hardening and dynamic line rating by a new convex optimization model for resilient micro-grid-oriented expansion planning of reconfigurable smart distribut... by Saeed Behzadi, Amir Bagheri

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Ecological processes influencing bacterial community assembly across plant niche compartments by Nazish Roy, Seongeun Yang, Dongmin Lee, Kihyuck Choi

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Effects of virtual reality-based interventions on cognitive function, emotional state, and quality of life in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis by Xiaohan Li, Yuting Zhang, Lifeng Tang, Lifeng Tang, Lin Ye, Min Tang

“…To investigate potential sources of heterogeneity, subgroup analyses and meta-regression were conducted. …”
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Optimizing brain tumor detection in MRI scans through InceptionResNetV2 and deep stacked Autoencoders with SwiGLU activation and sparsity regularization by Vishal Awasthi, Mamta Tiwari, Amit Yadav, Gesu Thakur, Mamata Mayee Panda, Hemant Kumar, Shivneet Tripathi

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The Advanced Role of Carbon Quantum Dots in Nano-Food Science: Applications, Bibliographic Analysis, Safety Concerns, and Perspectives by Abdul Majid, Khurshid Ahmad, Liju Tan, Waqas Niaz, Wang Na, Li Huiru, Jiangtao Wang

“…This article discussed the sources, fabrication methods, advantages, and limitations of CQDs as a sensing for the detection of food contaminants. …”
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Using an Area-Weighted Loss Function to Address Class Imbalance in Deep Learning-Based Mapping of Small Water Bodies in a Low-Latitude Region by Pu Zhou, Giles Foody, Yihang Zhang, Yalan Wang, Xia Wang, Sisi Li, Laiyin Shen, Yun Du, Xiaodong Li

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Thermonuclear Superburst of MAXI J1752−457 Observed with NinjaSat and MAXI by Amira Aoyama, Teruaki Enoto, Takuya Takahashi, Sota Watanabe, Tomoshi Takeda, Wataru Iwakiri, Kaede Yamasaki, Satoko Iwata, Naoyuki Ota, Arata Jujo, Toru Tamagawa, Tatehiro Mihara, Chin-Ping Hu, Akira Dohi, Nobuya Nishimura, Motoko Serino, Motoki Nakajima, Takao Kitaguchi, Yo Kato, Nobuyuki Kawai, (NinjaSat collaboration)

“…An uncatalogued bright X-ray transient was detected with MAXI on 2024 November 9, named MAXI J1752−457. …”
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Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine nursing in stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yanling Chen, Hongyan Li, Zhe Wu, Mingyuan Jiao

“…However, high-quality evidence-based research is still lacking. This study selected two outcome indicators—motor function and activities of daily living (ADL)—to systematically evaluate the efficacy of TCM nursing techniques in the rehabilitation of stroke patients.MethodsSeven major Chinese and English databases were systematically searched. …”
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A fluorescence probe for monitoring toxic hypochlorous acid in biosystems and environmental waters with a broad pH adaptation by Junyan Ma, Zilin Jiao, Mingtao Zhao, Xiangtao Kong, Hua Xie, Zhenxing Zhang

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Functional heterogeneity of mesenchymal stem cells and their therapeutic potential in the K18-hACE2 mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Kátia Nunes da Silva, Fernanda Martins Marim, Gisele Vieira Rocha, Zaquer Suzana Munhoz Costa-Ferro, Luciana Souza de Aragão França, Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka, Bruno Diaz Paredes, Erik Aranha Rossi, Erick Correia Loiola, Corynne Stephanie Ahouefa Adanho, Rachel Santana Cunha, Mayck Medeiros Amaral da Silva, Fernanda Ferreira Cruz, Vivian Vasconcelos Costa, Dalila Lucíola Zanette, Clarissa Araújo Gurgel Rocha, Renato Santana Aguiar, Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza

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Analysis of Factors of High-tech Industries Growth: A Case Study of the Late USSR by D. V. Didenko, N. V. Grineva

“…The key hypothesis is that in the high-tech industries in the 1960s and 1980s, the institutional environment appeared to be a more significant factor than the technological level. The variety of the sources utilized includes calculations and estimates from the research literature and selected indicators from the official statistics. …”
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Microgrid Reliability Incorporating Uncertainty in Weather and Equipment Failure by Sakthivelnathan Nallainathan, Ali Arefi, Christopher Lund, Ali Mehrizi-Sani

“…This study employs two methods to assess and contrast the reliability of a standalone microgrid (SMG) system in order to achieve this goal: (i) random uncertainty within a selected confidence interval and (ii) splitting the cumulative distribution function (CDF) into five regions of equal probability. …”
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Patterns and risk factors of falls among older adults: a systematic review by Tetiana Yermakova

“…The Web of Science Core Collection database was selected as the data source. The search included publications from the last 10 years (2014–2024). …”
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Challenges issues and future recommendations of deep learning techniques for SARS-CoV-2 detection utilising X-ray and CT images: a comprehensive review by Md Shofiqul Islam, Fahmid Al Farid, F. M. Javed Mehedi Shamrat, Md Nahidul Islam, Mamunur Rashid, Bifta Sama Bari, Junaidi Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Md Akhtaruzzaman, Muhammad Nomani Kabir, Sarina Mansor, Hezerul Abdul Karim

“…According to the taxonomy, each deep learning model is discussed, encompassing its core functionality and a critical assessment of its suitability for imaging-based SARS-CoV-2 detection. …”
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