A Mutual Information Constrained Multitask Learning Method for Very High-Resolution Building Segmentation by Yongchuang Wu, Yingchun Wang, Hui Yang, Peng Zhang, Yanlan Wu, Biao Wang

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Sorghum elemental content response to altered nitrogen input timing and drought stress by Benjamin D. Duval, Jamie Martin, Bonnie Frey, Mark A. Marsalis

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Welfare Effects of Food Tariff Changes on Urban and Rural Households by Samaneh Khalili Malekshahi, Mohammad Ghahremanzadeh, Azadeh Falsafian

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Realizing depth measurement and edge detection based on a single metasurface by Yang Siwen, Wei Qunshuo, Zhao Ruizhe, Li Xin, Zhang Xue, Li Yao, Li Junjie, Jing Xiaoli, Li Xiaowei, Wang Yongtian, Huang Lingling

“…Here, we design and experimentally validate a single geometric metasurface that can achieve depth measurement or edge detection under incoherent or coherent light respectively. Double helix point source function is utilized, and three verification experiments are carried out, including double-helix beam calibration, 2D object and 3D object detection, respectively. …”
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Clinical efficacy of Ni-Ti memory alloy four-corner arthrodesis concentrator in the treatment of scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse: a follow-up of over 10 years by Baochuang Qi, Minzheng Guo, Chen Meng, Teng Wang, Chuan Li, Yongqing Xu

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Exploring the Therapeutic Potential, Ethnomedicinal Values, and Phytochemistry of <i>Helianthus tuberosus</i> L.: A Review by Ruvimbo Faith Tapera, Xavier Siwe-Noundou, Leshweni Jeremia Shai, Shoeshoe Mokhele

“…The Jerusalem artichoke has been utilized for various applications, including its use as a functional food source, a reservoir of bioactive compounds, and a raw material to produce biofuels. …”
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Principles of carbon catabolite repression in the rice blast fungus: Tps1, Nmr1-3, and a MATE-family pump regulate glucose metabolism during infection. by Jessie Fernandez, Janet D Wright, David Hartline, Cristian F Quispe, Nandakumar Madayiputhiya, Richard A Wilson

“…Carbon catabolite repression (CCR) is a global regulatory mechanism found in a wide range of microbial organisms that ensures the preferential utilization of glucose over less favourable carbon sources, but little is known about the components of CCR in filamentous fungi. …”
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PlastidHub: An integrated analysis platform for plastid phylogenomics and comparative genomics by Na-Na Zhang, Gregory W. Stull, Xue-Jie Zhang, Shou-Jin Fan, Ting-Shuang Yi, Xiao-Jian Qu

“…The plastid genome (plastome) represents an indispensable molecular resource for studying plant phylogeny and evolution. …”
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Spacecraft Intelligent Fault Diagnosis under Variable Working Conditions via Wasserstein Distance-Based Deep Adversarial Transfer Learning by Gang Xiang, Kun Tian

“…Moreover, an improved one-dimensional convolutional neural network- (CNN-) based feature extractor which utilizes exponential linear units (ELU) as activation functions and wide kernels is designed to automatically extract the latent features of raw time-series input data. …”
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Projecting temperature-related dengue burden in the Philippines under various socioeconomic pathway scenarios by Xerxes Seposo, Xerxes Seposo, Sary Valenzuela, Sary Valenzuela, Geminn Louis C. Apostol, Keith Alexius Wangkay, Percival Ethan Lao, Anna Beatrice Enriquez

“…This study aims to investigate the historical and projected excess dengue disease burden attributable to temperature to help inform climate change policies, and guide resource allocation for strategic climate change and dengue disease interventions.MethodsThe study utilized established temperature-dengue risk functions to estimate the historical dengue burden attributable to increased temperatures. …”
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Determinants and geographic distribution of unimproved sanitation facilities in sub-Saharan Africa, spatial and multilevel analysis using demographic and health survey (DHS) data by Lidetu Demoze, Mitkie Tigabie, Eshetu Abera Worede, Helen Brhan, Zemichael Gizaw, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye, Gelila Yitageasu

“…Several individual and community level factors were significantly associated with the utilization of unimproved sanitation facilities. At the individual level, female-headed households and those with access to improved drinking water source were less likely to use unimproved sanitation. …”
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Enhancing hepatopathy clinical trial efficiency: a secure, large language model-powered pre-screening pipeline by Xiongbin Gui, Hanlin Lv, Xiao Wang, Longting Lv, Yi Xiao, Lei Wang

“…And its capability to function in resource-constrained environments further enhances its utility in clinical settings.…”
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Weighting Optimization for Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles: Lifetime-Conscious Component Sizing and Energy Management by Xuanyu Xiao, Chen Shu, Huaiwei Dong, Yujun Tang, Jinfeng Feng, Hao Yuan, Shuzhan Bai, Sipeng Zhu, Guoxiang Li

“…Additionally, the battery price affects the weighting factor, indicating that future reductions in power source costs will shift focus away from system durability to fuel economy in FCHV optimization. …”
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(Cost-)effectiveness of lower extremity nerve decompression surgery in subjects with diabetes: the DeCompression (DECO) trial—study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Manuel Castro Cabezas, Erwin Birnie, Willem D Rinkel, Tirzah M Fakkel, J Henk Coert

“…Secondary outcomes: health-related quality of life (EuroQoL 5-dimension 5-level (EQ-5D5L), 36-item Short Form (SF-36)), plantar sensation (Rotterdam Diabetic Foot Test Battery), incidence of ulcerations/amputations, resource use and productivity loss (Medical Cost Questionnaire, Productivity Cost Questionnaire) during follow-up. …”
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The role of the contralesional primary motor cortex in upper limb recovery after stroke: a scoping review following PRISMA-ScR guidelines by Peerapat Suputtitada, Valton Costa, Felipe Fregni

“…Animal studies provided evidence of structural and functional plasticity, including dendritic remodeling and enhanced neuronal connectivity, which paralleled improvements in motor function. …”
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The role of CD47 in immune escape of colon cancer and its correlation with heterogeneity of tumor immune microenvironment by Qiu-Si Tian, ChunMei Zhang, Zhi-Jun Bao, ZhiGang Pei

“…The Tumor Immune Estimation Resource and Kaplan-Meier plotter were utilized to assess the relationship between CD47 expression, patient prognosis, and immune infiltration. …”
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Rapid Prediction of Multi-physics Coupling in Heat Pipe ReactorBased on Neural Network by ZHANG Junda, LIU Xiaojing, XIONG Jinbiao, CHAI Xiang, ZHANG Tengfei

“…Concurrently, the neural network models utilized in rapid predictions have less stringent computational resource requirements and offer greater adaptability to varied environments. …”

Current practices in physiotherapy management of COPD in Pakistan by Sajjan Iqbal Memon, Fahad Tanveer, Gulzar Usman, Misbah Shakeel

“…Various studies have demonstrated that breathing exercises are efficacious in enhancing the strength of the muscles involved in inhalation and increasing the ability to engage in physical activity for those diagnosed with COPD.2 Physiotherapists routinely utilize the active cycle of breathing approach as a non-pharmacological method for airway clearance.3 Furthermore, the effects of oscillatory positive expiratory pressure therapy on the quality of life and objective signs of cough and sleep disturbance in COPD patients with regular sputum production have been investigated.4 The combination of postural drainage techniques and chest mobilization has been proven to effectively manage pneumonia and enhance postural alignment in patients with COPD.5 Several investigations are conducted to compare the postural alignment of COPD patients with that of healthy individuals and to establish a correlation between pulmonary function and postural alignment in the COPD group that has accounted for favorable results.6 In addition, the existing evidence suggests that active breathing strategies, such as the active cycle of breathing techniques, autogenic drainage, and forceful expiration, can be effective in managing COPD.7 At present, COPD management in Pakistan faces practical challenges such as resource limitations and training access for physiotherapists. …”
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Structural insights into thraustochytrid-specific lipases using alphafold to identify the role of GXSXG motif by Iqra Mariam, Ulrika Rova, Paul Christakopoulos, Leonidas Matsakas, Alok Patel

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SoftGrasp: Adaptive grasping for dexterous hand based on multimodal imitation learning by Yihong Li, Ce Guo, Junkai Ren, Bailiang Chen, Chuang Cheng, Hui Zhang, Huimin Lu

“…These capabilities result in a 98% success rate in real-world experiments, achieving dexterous and stable grasping. Source code and demonstration videos are available at https://github.com/nubot-nudt/SoftGrasp.…”
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