Strengthening of Inertial Dust Removal in Impingement Flow Dust Removal Array by HE Ge, HU Xianfeng, LIU Zekun, CHEN Kehong, WEI Wenyun, YU Hui

“…Aerosol particles released into the atmosphere in industrial production cause significant harm to the environment and human health, and it is necessary to use a series of dust removal equipment at the source of aerosol emissions to control them effectively. …”
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An effective multi-step feature selection framework for clinical outcome prediction using electronic medical records by Hongnian Wang, Mingyang Zhang, Liyi Mai, Xin Li, Abdelouahab Bellou, Lijuan Wu

“…As the number of top-ranking features increased, the models’ accuracy began to stabilize, while feature subset stability (considering sample variations) and inter-method feature similarity reached optimal levels, confirming the validity of the FS framework. …”
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Horner syndrome as a complication of ultrasound-guided ablation therapy for thyroid nodules: a scoping review by Tianhao Xie, Tianhao Xie, Yan Fu, Xiaoshi Jin, Xiaoshi Jin, Xiangxiang Ren, Xiangxiang Ren, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Qian Sun, Qian Sun

“…ObjectiveTo synthesize evidence on Horner syndrome (HS) as a complication of ultrasound-guided ablation therapy for thyroid nodules, including its incidence, mechanisms, risk factors, and prevention strategies, to enhance ablation safety and guide future research.Data sourcesWeb of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase.Review methodsBased on the framework of the PRISMA-ScR, a search was conducted in databases up to December 31, 2024.ResultsTwelve articles were included, covering Microwave Ablation (MWA), Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), and Percutaneous Ethanol Injection (PEI). …”
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The Attitudes Toward Polypharmacy and Willingness to Deprescribe Among Patients with Multimorbidity in Rural Areas of Shandong Province in China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Liu X, Zhao Y, Da T, Zhang S, Wang H, Li H

“…This study aims to capture the attitude of patients with multimorbidity towards deprescribing in rural China and to ascertain whether individual characteristics were linked to these attitudes.Patient and Methods: A cross-sectional study employing the validated Patients’ Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (PATD) questionnaire was performed in rural regions of Eastern China. …”
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Analysis of Temperature Characteristics of Electrolytic-Plasma Discharge in Jet Processing of a Metal Anode by A. I. Popov, V. I. Novikov, D. N. Ivanov, I. A. Kozyrskiy

“…The lack of comprehensive studies of the temperature characteristics of jet EPD limits the optimization of processes. The research objective is to determine the distribution of temperatures and heat flows in the system “jet electrolytic cathode — metal anode” under various processing conditions.Materials and Methods. …”
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Medical and Social Peculiarities of the Health Condition of Pupils of Lviv and Lviv Region by Nyankovskyy S., Iatsula M., Senkevich O., Pasichnuk I., Kulik I.

“…The results of numerous studies show that the source of the differences in adult health should be sought in their childhood. …”
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Disaster Resilience Evaluation of Mountainous Rural Communities: A Case Study of Representative Villages in the Anning River Basin, Liangshan Prefecture by Wu Yuanfei, Liu Mengying, Tian Bingwei, Tian Renjie, Hu Yifan

“…To enhance the scientific rigor and practical relevance of disaster resilience evaluation in mountainous rural communities, this study developed a multilevel assessment framework based on the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model by integrating the entropy method and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The framework comprised three dimensions (pressure, state, and response), nine elements, and 32 indicators tailored to the unique environmental and socioeconomic contexts of mountainous regions. …”
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A Progressive Spectral Correction and Spatial Compensation Network for Pansharpening by Rixian Liu, Hangyuan Lu, Biwei Chi, Yong Yang, Shuying Huang

“…Current pansharpening methods often overlook the significant modality differences between source images and lack interaction between them, resulting in spatial-spectral distortions. …”
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Multi-criteria decision making for solar site selection in Punjab, India: An evaluation of site suitability using hybrid MCDM techniques towards the goal of sustainable energy deve... by Tanu Sharma, Amit Sarin

“…The rising energy demand, coupled with the necessity to shift to cleaner energy sources, has made solar energy a pivotal solution for sustainable development. …”
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Variable thermal conductivity effects on MHD flow of non-Newtonian ternary hybrid nanofluid between rotating disks, A Cattaneo–Christov heat transfer analysis by Hussan Zeb, Kamal Shah, Manar Alqudah, Thabet Abdeljawad

“…This work has been motivated by the increasing need for fluid flow optimization and advanced thermal management systems in engineering applications that demand superior heat transfer characteristics. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF CULTIVATION OF HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B STRAINS - PRODUCERS OF POLYRIBOSYLRIBITOL PHOSPHATE - THE MAIN COMPONENT OF POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINES by E. L. Salimova, A. D. Konon, S. V. Petrovskii, V. P. Truhin, I. V. Krasilnikov

“…The analysis of literature data concerning the cultivation of H. influenzae type b was made in order to identify the main factors influencing the biosynthesis of PRP.The aim of the investigation is to analyze and summarize the literature data on the cultivation peculiarities of haemophilus influenzae of b-type strains.Materials and methods. In the process of selecting the material for writing this review article. …”
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Smart Farming Solutions: A User-Friendly GUI for Maize Tassel Estimation Using YOLO With Dynamic and Fixed Labelling, Featuring Video Support by Ata Jahangir Moshayedi, Zhonghua Wang, Maryam Sharifdoust, Arash Sioofy Khoojine, Wei Zhang, Amin Kolahdooz, Jiandong Hu

“…The evaluation process comprised four distinct tests: Test 1, conducted on Dataset 1 with 200 images, assessed seven attention mechanisms (SE, CBAM, GA, LKA, CA, SA, and TA) using deep learning metrics (Precision, Recall, mAP50, mAP50-95, F1-score) and statistical methods (Duncan’s test). Test 2 validated model performance on 370 images from external sources, where YOLO.SA achieved 97.48% accuracy, outperforming YOLO.LKA (95.13%). …”
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Machine learning models for predicting in-hospital mortality from acute pancreatitis in intensive care unit by Shuxing Wei, Hongmeng Dong, Weidong Yao, Ying Chen, Xiya Wang, Wenqing ji, Yongsheng Zhang, Shubin Guo

“…Method Our study utilized data from three distinct sources: the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III), MIMIC-IV databases, and Beijing Chaoyang Hospital. …”
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Python algorithm package for automated Estimation of major legume root traits using two dimensional images by Amit Ghimire, Yong Suk Chung, Sungmoon Jeong, Yoonha Kim

“…Four different thresholding methods; Otsu, Gaussian adaptive, mean adaptive and triangle threshold were used to know the effect of thresholding in root trait estimation and to optimize the accuracy of root trait estimation. …”
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Collaborative filtering based on GNN with attribute fusion and broad attention by MingXue Liu, Min Wang, Baolei Li, Qi Zhong

“…In recent years, graph neural networks (GNN) based CF models have effectively addressed the limitations of nonlinearity and higher-order feature interactions in traditional recommendation methods, such as matrix decomposition-based methods and factorization machine approaches, achieving excellent recommendation performance. …”
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Heart Sound Classification Using Harmonic and Percussive Spectral Features from Phonocardiograms with a Deep ANN Approach by Anupinder Singh, Vinay Arora, Mandeep Singh

“…These are refined using the ROC-AUC feature selection method to ensure optimal performance. The deep feed-forward ANN model was rigorously trained and validated on a balanced dataset. …”
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Level measurement, regional variations, and the dynamic evolution of active aging in China—analysis based on CHARLS tracking data by Jiru Guo, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Longyin Chen, Hong Yang

“…Exploring the current state and evolutionary trends of active aging over the past decade is a fundamental prerequisite and the primary task for implementing this strategy.MethodsBased on data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011-2018), this study primarily employs methods such as the entropy method, Gini coefficient, Moran index, and Kernel density estimation to analyze the development level, regional differences, and dynamic evolution of active aging in China.Results(1) From a general point of view, the overall level of active aging in China has not been high in the past decade, but has shown a rising trend year by year. …”
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Integrating non-linear radon transformation for diabetic retinopathy grading by Farida Mohsen, Samir Belhaouari, Zubair Shah

“…Current automatic grading methods rely heavily on deep learning applied to retinal fundus images, but the complex, irregular patterns of lesions in these images, which vary in shape and distribution, make it difficult to capture the subtle changes. …”
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Process Re-Engineering and Data Integration Using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources for the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Lung Cancer by Ching-Hsiung Lin, Bing-Yen Wang, Sheng-Hao Lin, Pei Hsuan Shih, Chin-Jing Lee, Yung Ting Huang, Shih Chieh Chen, Mei-Lien Pan

“…In phase 2, we streamlined the tumor board process into 33 steps by introducing new functions and optimizing the data entry for pathologists. We converted the related medical data to the FHIR format using 6 FHIR resources and improved our hospital information system by developing functions and application programming interfaces to interoperate among various systems; consolidating data from different sources, excluding sensitive cases; and enhancing overall system efficiency. …”
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Construction and Completion of the Knowledge Graph for Cow Estrus with the Association Rule Mining by Zhiwei Cheng, Luyu Ding, Cheng Peng, Helong Yu, Baozhu Yang, Ligen Yu, Qifeng Li

“…The dispersed nature of estrus data and individual cow differences pose significant challenges for accurate identification. <b>Methods:</b> This study gathered cow estrus data from 812 literature sources using Python 3.9 crawler technology. …”
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