Medicare part D prescribing for direct oral anticoagulants in the United States: Cost, use and the "rubber effect". by Panayiotis D Ziakas, Irene S Kourbeti, Loukia S Poulou, Georgios S Vlachogeorgos, Eleftherios Mylonakis

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A standardized criteria-based progressive shoulder exercise program is effective in managing rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: A prospective cohort study. by Judy Chepeha, Anelise Silveira, David Sheps, Charlene Luciak-Corea, Fiona Styles-Tripp, Lauren Beaupre

“…<h4>Results</h4>Significant reductions in pain at rest, at night and with activity (p < 0.001) occurred within six weeks and continued to 26-weeks. …”
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Enhancing LiDAR Mapping with YOLO-Based Potential Dynamic Object Removal in Autonomous Driving by Seonghark Jeong, Heeseok Shin, Myeong-Jun Kim, Dongwan Kang, Seangwock Lee, Sangki Oh

“…In this study, we propose an enhanced LiDAR-based mapping and localization system that utilizes a camera-based YOLO (You Only Look Once) algorithm to detect and remove dynamic objects, such as vehicles, from the mapping process. …”
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Optimal scheduling of district heat pumps conceived for implementation in Energy Management Systems to participate in demand response by Roberto Rocca, Stefano Leonori, Gregorio Fernández Aznar, Riccardo Toffanin, Luis Luengo-Baranguan

“…Results under IDR prove the peak shaving and valley filling capabilities, obtaining reductions in consumption peak and peak-to-dip gap of up to 13% and 34% respectively. …”
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YOLO-Ginseng: a detection method for ginseng fruit in natural agricultural environment by Zhedong Xie, Zhuang Yang, Chao Li, Zhen Zhang, Jiazhuo Jiang, Hongyu Guo

“…The compressed model exhibits reductions of 76.4%, 79.3%, and 74.2% in terms of model weight size, parameter count, and computational load, respectively.DiscussionCompared to other models, YOLO-Ginseng demonstrates superior overall detection performance. …”
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Evaluating the Pattern of Forest Cover Changes Using Fuzzy Object-Oriented Techniques (Case Study: Kaleybar County) by Majid Pishnamaz Ahmadi, keyvan Mohammadzadeh, seyed Asadolah Hejazi

“…The results were then calculated and finalized in ArcGIS software after accurate evaluation. 3-Results and Discussion In this research, images in 200 scales sorted consecutively from 1 to 200 were segmented using low to high multi-functional hierarchical segmentation approach with shape coefficient of 0.4 and compression coefficient of 0.5 in order to construct LV graphs and the appropriate scales for image segmentation were determined using the plotted graphs. By predicting the appropriate scale for creating image units using the algorithm (ESP), the scale of 15 with coefficients of shape and compression 0.3 and 0.5 respectively was scaled as the appropriate scale for extraction of Landsat 5 and 7 satellite images, and the scale of 130 with shape coefficient of 0.4 and compression coefficient of 0.5 was chosen as the appropriate scale for Landsat 8 satellite OLI images. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Response of Slab-Column Structures under Fire-Explosion Coupled Effects by LIU Jingbo, YANG Qiong, WU Lei, WANG Chengquan, YU Xiongfei, FANG Mingyu, DONG Tengfang

“…The damage, deformation, and stiffness loss in the coupled scenario are considerably greater than what would be predicted by a simple superposition of the individual hazards. …”
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Enhancing Campus Mobility: Simulated Multi-Objective Optimization of Electric Vehicle Sharing Systems Within an Intelligent Transportation System Frameworks by Omar S. Aba Hussen, Shaiful J. Hashim, Nasri Sulaiman Member, S.A.R. Alhaddad, Bassam Y. Ribbfors, Masanobu Umeda, Keiichi Katamine

“…A simulation model was developed in MATLAB, utilizing the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II), a powerful multi-objective optimization technique that balances conflicting objectives to achieve the best trade-offs for operational efficiency. …”
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Identifying neurobiological heterogeneity in clinical high-risk psychosis: a data-driven biotyping approach using resting-state functional connectivity by Xiaochen Tang, Yanyan Wei, Jiaoyan Pang, Lihua Xu, Huiru Cui, Xu Liu, Yegang Hu, Mingliang Ju, Yingying Tang, Bin Long, Wei Liu, Min Su, Tianhong Zhang, Jijun Wang

“…Functional connectivity (FC) features that were correlated with symptom severity were subjected to the single-cell interpretation through multikernel learning (SIMLR) algorithm in order to identify latent homogeneous subgroups. …”
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Multimodal Imaging of Diabetic Retinopathy: Insights from Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Adaptive Optics by Andrada-Elena Mirescu, Dan George Deleanu, Sanda Jurja, Alina Popa-Cherecheanu, Florian Balta, Gerhard Garhofer, George Balta, Irina-Elena Cristescu, Ioana Teodora Tofolean

“…OCTA images of the superficial capillary plexus, acquired with the OCT Angio Topcon, were analyzed using a custom-developed MATLAB algorithm, while AO retinal vascular images were evaluated with the manufacturer’s software of the Adaptive Optics Retinal Camera rtx1™. …”
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FEATURES OF LOCAL IMMUNITY IN PATIENTS WITH OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER by O. I. Keith, M. N. Tilliashaihov, P. V. Svetitsky, E. Yu. Zlatnik, G. I. Zakora, A. A. Ganiev, G. P. Nistratov

“…Modern laboratory techniques allow predicting patient’s condition before and during the course of treatment; they were implemented into clinical practice for successful treatment correction. …”
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Pulmonary Hemodynamic Correlates and Prognostic Value of the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Score in Patients With Left Heart Failure by Qianqian Chen, Wande Yu, Peipei Cheng, Mengyu Zhang, Wei Li, Dandan Wei, Hang Zhang, Hanjia Gao, Xiaoxia Fu

“…The objective of this study is to develop an algorithm by using data from cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to assess the severity of pulmonary hemodynamics and predict clinical worsening and mortality in patients with heart failure. …”
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Research on Model Reconstruction Methods for Partial Point Cloud Information Loss by Zhengping CHANG, Guoshuai YUAN, Jiuhua LI, Yang ZHAO, Zhongqi WANG

“…At the present stage, assembly performance analysis requires model refactoring to predict assembly errors. The refactoring of a model of point cloud inverse reconstruction can reflect real physical information, which solves the deviation between simulation and actual results. …”
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Forecasting Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Daytime Surface Urban Cool Islands in Response to Urbanization in Drylands: Case Study of Kerman and Zahedan Cities, Iran by Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Naeim Mijani, Solmaz Fathololoumi, Jamal Jokar Arsanjani

“…While existing research has focused on the spatial and temporal changes of surface urban cooling island intensity (SUCII) in drylands in the past, there is a gap in predicting the future spatiotemporal changes in SUCII for cities within these dryland regions. …”
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Optimizing net-zero energy strategies in airports through a hybrid multi-method framework by Filiz Mizrak, Kagan Cenk Mizrak, Turhan Karakaya

“…The proposed model integrates the Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) for generating Pareto-optimal solutions, K-Means clustering for classifying strategies, and the Pythagorean Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (PFAHP) for prioritizing alternatives under uncertainty. …”
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Development of <i>OptiCon</i>: A Mathematical Model with a Graphical User Interface for Designing Sustainable Portland Cement Concrete Mixes with Budget Constraint by Angie Pineda, Rita Peñabaena-Niebles, Gilberto Martínez-Arguelles, Rodrigo Polo-Mendoza

“…The findings demonstrated that utilizing <i>OptiCon</i> can achieve substantial reductions in both CO₂ emissions and production costs, underscoring the model’s efficiency and practical impact.…”
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Multi-objective trajectory planning for connected and autonomous vehicles in mixed traffic flow by Hui Li, Yunfei Ge, Yahui Guo, Yu Guan, Xu Zhang

“…The results demonstrate that as CAV penetration increases, vehicle trajectories become increasingly smooth, leading to reductions in average travel time, fuel consumption, and queue length. …”
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Standardised packaging, minimum excise tax, and RYO focussed tax rise implications for UK tobacco pricing. by Rosemary Hiscock, Nicole H Augustin, J Robert Branston, Anna B Gilmore

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Genetic structure and demographic inference of the regular sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri (Meissner, 1900) in the Southern Ocean: The role of the last glaciation. by Angie Díaz, Karin Gérard, Claudio González-Wevar, Claudia Maturana, Jean-Pierre Féral, Bruno David, Thomas Saucède, Elie Poulin

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A Framework for Autonomous UAV Navigation Based on Monocular Depth Estimation by Jonas Gaigalas, Linas Perkauskas, Henrikas Gricius, Tomas Kanapickas, Andrius Kriščiūnas

“…The solution utilizes a depth image estimation model to create an occupancy grid map of the surrounding area and uses an A* path planning algorithm to find optimal paths to end goals while navigating around the obstacles. …”
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