BDNet: Bengali Handwritten Numeral Digit Recognition based on Densely connected Convolutional Neural Networks by Abu Sufian, Anirudha Ghosh, Avijit Naskar, Farhana Sultana, Jaya Sil, M.M. Hafizur Rahman

“…Images of handwritten digits are different from natural images as the orientation of a digit, as well as similarity of features of different digits, makes confusion. On the other hand, deep convolutional neural networks are achieving huge success in computer vision problems, especially in image classification. …”
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Offline Safe Reinforcement Learning for Sepsis Treatment: Tackling Variable-Length Episodes with Sparse Rewards by Rui Tu, Zhipeng Luo, Chuanliang Pan, Zhong Wang, Jie Su, Yu Zhang, Yifan Wang

“…Meanwhile, safety is often overlooked by many models, leading them to make excessively extreme recommendations. In this paper, we study how to recommend effective and safe treatments for critically ill septic patients. …”
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Development and Research Directions in Seafarers’ Welfare and Rights: A Bibliometric Analysis Between 1920 and 2023 by Hanh-Thi Hong Hoang, Le-Thanh Nguyen, Sung-Ho Park, Jong-Kwan Kim

“…Seafarers make a critical contribution to civil society; however, they are exposed to various occupational health hazards on board ships and have historically not been granted fundamental rights. …”
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Pediatric sepsis phenotypes for enhanced therapeutics: An application of clustering to electronic health records by Ioannis Koutroulis, Tom Velez, Tony Wang, Seife Yohannes, Jessica E. Galarraga, Joseph A. Morales, Robert J. Freishtat, James M. Chamberlain

“…Using International Classification of Diseases (ICD)‐9 and ICD‐10 discharge codes, 151 patients were identified with a sepsis continuum diagnosis that included septicemia, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. …”
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Tracer-based Rapid Anthropogenic Carbon Estimation (TRACE) by B. R. Carter, B. R. Carter, J. Schwinger, R. Sonnerup, A. J. Fassbender, J. D. Sharp, J. D. Sharp, L. M. Dias, L. M. Dias, D. E. Sandborn

“…Unfortunately, C<span class="inline-formula">_anth</span> estimation methods are typically only accessible to trained scientists and modelers with access to significant computational resources. Here, we make modifications to the transit time distribution approach for C<span class="inline-formula">_anth</span> estimation that render the method more accessible. …”
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Use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and risk of multiple myeloma in US Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis by Kate Tokareva, Alexander C. Peterson, Aaron Baraff, Sarah P. Chung, Jennifer Barton, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Ted R. Mikuls, Nicholas L. Smith, David G. Coffey, Noel S. Weiss, Namrata Singh

“…Abstract Background Biologic (b) and targeted synthetic (ts) disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) used in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) target inflammatory pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma (MM). …”
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Does learning more about others impact liking them? Replication and extension Registered Report of Norton et al.’s (2007) lure of ambiguity by Zöe Horsham, Ashleigh Nicola Haydock-Symonds, Hirotaka Imada, Hiu Ching Tai, Wing Lam Lau, Tsz Lui Shum, Yuqing Zeng, Hiu Tung Kristy Chow, Gilad Feldman

“…However, we found no indication of the number of traits known influencing liking (original: r = −0.43 to −0.005; replication: r = −0.05 to 0.06) or perceived similarity to the target (d = 0.00), for a mediating effect of perceived similarity, for a dissimilarity cascade effect, or for changes in liking or perceived similarity as a factor of learning more about the target. …”
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Methodology for collective location fixing of observed emergencies by intersection/resection based on mobile telecomunication application with cartographic interface by A. G. Miheev, V. D. Bryljov, V. S. Gruzinov, M. V. Savel'ev

“…This paper presents a description of the project, the proposed solution architecture. References to source code repositories are given. The results of the pilot versions of the software are given.…”
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Tuberous sclerosis: a survey in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland by Olivia Hagon-Nicod, Florence Fellmann, Jan Novy, Sébastien Lebon, Christian Wider, Romain Lazor, Olivier Bonny, Olivier Bonny

“…Clinical criteria and/or genetic analysis establish the diagnosis. The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors everolimus or sirolimus reduce the severity of several TSC-related clinical traits. …”
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Assessing community health needs in Jeddah Second Health Cluster: A qualitative descriptive study by Noha A. Dashash, Bakur O. Aljedani, Shafeah M. Aljedaani, Nisreen G. Fintyanh, Ali A. Theban, Walaa F. Khudhra, Bayan H. Fadaq

“…Conclusion: These findings underscore the need for targeted strategies to address the most urgent community health needs. …”
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A software for individual calculation of encircling buckle (circular band) length by V. N. Kazaikin, A. Yu. Kleymenov, A. V. Lizunov, E. M. Murashova, M. A. Lipina, G. V. Chashchin

“…Being part of the general biological system of the body, the eye is an exemplary object of mathematical modeling targeted at treatment optimization, — e. g. when choosing a surgical tool for retinal detachment surgery.Purpose: to develop a software for automatic calculation of the individual length of the circular band to be used in retinal detachment treatment in order to achieve the optimal height of scleral indentation.Materials and methods. …”
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Oyster cooking practices in the United States-based restaurants-A survey. by Razieh Sadat Mirmahdi, Razieh Farzad, Andrew J MacIntosh, Arie H Havelaar, Amarat H Simonne, Naim Montazeri

“…-based restaurants was conducted to investigate common cooking practices, including steaming, baking, and roasting. Target restaurants were identified using Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes and surveyed through live phone interviews and online. …”
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Analyzing the Impact of Virtual Exchanges on Students’ L2 Willingness to Communicate by Krisztián Simon, Daniel Schug

“…Logbook entries were analyzed and coded. Results indicated that participation in the VE program led to steady, regular increases in learner confidence and WTC. …”
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Sea Cucumber Trade and Sustainability in Türkiye: Progress, Problems, and Opportunities by Mehmet Aydın, Kadir Aksay, Uğur Karadurmuş

“…To reach long-term export targets, Türkiye should develop trading policies toward export performance and sustainable stock management. …”
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Enhanced YOLO11 for lightweight and accurate drone-based maritime search and rescue object detection. by Beigeng Zhao, Jiawen Zhao, Rui Song, Lizhi Yu, Xia Zhang, Jiren Liu

“…To address this gap, we propose targeted optimizations to enhance YOLO11's performance in this domain. …”
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Investigating the Factors That Influence the Ridership of Light Rail Transit Systems Using Thematic Analysis of Academic Literature by Huseyin Ayan, Margaret Bell, Dilum Dissanayake

“…Increasing the demand for urban rail systems as an alternative to private cars is essential for achieving net zero targets and Sustainable Development Goals. This study investigates the factors influencing urban rail demand using qualitative data analysis, with a focus on thematic analysis. …”
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Fragility-Based Seismic Risk Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns by Mohamad Nassar, Ahmad Abo El Ezz

“…The Damage Margin Ratio (DMR) is introduced as an index defined by the ratio of the median Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) for a specific damage state to the PGA that corresponds to the target seismic hazard probability of exceedance in 50 years that is typically defined in bridge design and evaluation codes and standards. …”
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Cubicle: A family of space‐hard ciphers for IoT by Rentaro Shiba, Ravi Anand, Kazuhiko Minematsu, Takanori Isobe

“…The authors show that Cubicle is significantly efficient compared to other grey‐/white‐box‐ model‐secure ciphers in target experiments for IoT applications.…”
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Possibilities of Simultaneous In-Cylinder Reduction of Soot and NOx Emissions for Diesel Engines with Direct Injection by U. Wagner, P. Eckert, U. Spicher

“…Up to now, diesel engines with direct fuel injection are the propulsion systems with the highest efficiency for mobile applications. Future targets in reducing CO2 -emissions with regard to global warming effects can be met with the help of these engines. …”
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MF-YOLO: Mask Wearing Detection Algorithm for Dense Environments by Peng Wen, Zhengyi Yuan, Junhu Zhang, Haitao Li

“…Experimental results in the public MASK dataset and the self-built SFMD dataset demonstrate that the proposed algorithm significantly accelerates convergence while improving accuracy by 2.1% and 1.3%, respectively, compared to the original network. Our code and datasets are publicly released on GitHub <uri>https://github.com/wenpengshishuaige/MF-YOLO</uri>.…”
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