Mass media coverage in Health & Oral Health-related advertisements: A content analysis in Kerala, India by Malliga Venkat, Chandrashekar Janakiram

“…Objective: The main objective is to identify & analyze the health & oral-health related dialogue and messages with the content of the mass media. Method: ology: Content analysis of general health and oral health-related advertisements was done in various media, like the print media (magazines & newspapers), television (audio-visual) and radio stations (audio). …”
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Effect of Spectacle Lenses with Highly Aspherical Lenslets on Binocular Vision and Accommodation in Myopic Children with and without Intermittent Exotropia by Zhou Fengchao, Li Xue, Huang Yingying, Li Yuhao, Zhang Jiali, Chen Hao, Bao Jinhua

“…To evaluate the influence of spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) on binocular vision and accommodation in myopic children with intermittent exotropia (IXT) and compare the changes after wearing HAL in binocular vision and accommodation in myopic children with or without IXT. Method. Forty myopic subjects aged 8–12 years were recruited: 20 with IXT and 20 visually normal children. …”
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Etnografía del aprendizaje pugilístico en un club deportivo amateur de Temuco (Chile) (Ethnography of pugilistic learning in an amateur sports club in Temuco (Chile)) by Hernán Riquelme Brevis

“…For this, ethnography is contemplated as a research method that allows capturing social interactions within the framework of observing the body and visual language of the athletes involved. …”
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Resistance Welding Quality Through Artificial Intelligence Techniques by Luis Alonso Domínguez-Molina, Edgar Rivas-Araiza, Juan Carlos Jauregui-Correa, Jose Luis Gonzalez-Cordoba, Jesús Carlos Pedraza-Ortega, Andras Takacs

“…Finally, a cross-validation method validated the robustness of these models. The results indicate that the welding time and the angle between electrodes are highly influential parameters on the mechanical strength of the joint. …”
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Matching Sensing to Actuation and Dynamics in Distributed Sensorimotor Architectures by Zoe Turin, Graham K. Taylor, Holger G. Krapp, Emily Jensen, J. Sean Humbert

“…We adapt a maximally robust controller synthesis method from previous work which provides a tool for validation. …”
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The Diagnostic Accuracy of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Comparison with Fundus Fluorescein Angiography by Jingwen Gong, Suqin Yu, Yuanyuan Gong, Fenghua Wang, Xiaodong Sun

“…OCTA may help in the noninvasive diagnosis of CNV and may provide a method for monitoring the evolution of CNV.…”
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ACT-FRCNN: Progress Towards Transformer-Based Object Detection by Sukana Zulfqar, Zenab Elgamal, Muhammad Azam Zia, Abdul Razzaq, Sami Ullah, Hussain Dawood

“…In this paper, we proposed a method to improve the detection framework, resulting in better performance for out-of-domain images, improved object identification, and reduced dependence on non-maximum suppression. …”
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Multimodal scene recognition using semantic segmentation and deep learning integration by Aysha Naseer, Mohammed Alnusayri, Haifa F. Alhasson, Mohammed Alatiyyah, Dina Abdulaziz AlHammadi, Ahmad Jalal, Jeongmin Park

“…The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated by experimental findings, which show 91.73% accuracy on the RGB-D scene dataset and 90.53% accuracy on the NYU Depth v2 dataset. …”
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Automated Detection of Canine <i>Babesia</i> Parasite in Blood Smear Images Using Deep Learning and Contrastive Learning Techniques by Dilip Kumar Baruah, Kuntala Boruah, Nagendra Nath Barman, Abhijit Deka, Arpita Bharali, Lukumoni Buragohain

“…This research introduces a novel method that integrates both unsupervised and supervised learning, leveraging SimCLR (Simple Framework for Contrastive Learning of Visual Representations) for self-supervised learning along with different pre-trained models to improve microscopic image classification of <i>Babesia</i> parasite in canines. …”
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Automated Classification of Snow Crab Shell Condition Using Analysis of Field Images by Ibrahim Kadri, Tobie Surette, Sid Ahmed Selouani, Mohsen Ghribi, Ryan LeBlanc

“…This study introduces an automated method for shell condition classification using field images of snow crabs as inputs. …”
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Age-specific ASPECTS atlas of Chinese subjects across different age groups for assessing acute ischemic stroke by Qi Sun, Guan Wang, Jinzhu Yang, Yimo Zhou, Yuliang Yuan, Yan Huang, Ziyu Fu

“…Abstract The Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS) is a valuable and easy-to-use method for assessing acute ischemic stroke. It aids in identifying suitable candidates for thrombolytic therapies and evaluating treatment effectiveness. …”
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Cranial-first approach of laparoscopic left colectomy for T4 descending colon cancer invading the Gerota’s fascia by Atsushi Ogura, Ryutaro Kobayashi, Satoru Kawai, Kenji Takagi, Kiyotaka Kawai, Takashi Maeda, Tsukasa Aritake, Natsuki Nagano, Satoaki Kamiya

“…Conclusions The cranial-first approach of laparoscopic left colectomy appears to be safe and feasible and could be a promising method for selected patients with T4 descending colon cancer invading the Gerota’s fascia.…”
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Precise Crop Pest Detection Based on Co-Ordinate-Attention-Based Feature Pyramid Module by Chenrui Kang, Lin Jiao, Kang Liu, Zhigui Liu, Rujing Wang

“…In this area, deep learning technologies have come to represent the method with the most potential. However, for small-sized crop pests, recent deep-learning-based detection attempts have not accomplished accurate recognition and detection due to the challenges posed by feature extraction and positive and negative sample selection. …”
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Reduction of Pain and Edema of the Legs by Walking Wearing Elastic Stockings by Carlos Alberto Carvalho, Renata Lopes Pinto, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy, Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy

“…The objective of the current study was to evaluate the reduction of edema and pain with the use of elastic stockings. Method. The effect of walking on a treadmill for 50 minutes in the evening wearing elastic compression stockings on pain and edema was evaluated in a prospective randomized crossover clinical trial. …”
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THROMBOLYTIC AND ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM: AN EFFECT ON PULMONARY PERFUSION (PART 2) by O. V. Nikitina, I. P. Mikhailov, N. Y. Kudryashova, E. V. Migunova, O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. V. Kungurtsev, N. M. Udalova, S. Z. Khusainov, I. B. Kostyuchenko

“…To determine the total perfusion deficiency, each defect of accumulation with an area equal to the segment was taken as a perfusion deficiency of 5% (subsegmental — 2.5%), equal to the lower lobe — 25%, an area equal to the right lung — 55%, the left lung — 45%. …”
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A comparative analysis in monitoring 24-hour urinary copper in wilson disease: sampling on or off treatment? by Isabelle Mohr, Patrick Lamade, Christophe Weber, Viola Leidner, Sebastian Köhrer, Alexander Olkus, Matthias Lang, Andrea Langel, Patrischia Dankert, Melanie Greibich, Silke Wolf, Holger Zimmer, Patrick Michl, Aurélia Poujois, Karl Heinz Weiss, Uta Merle

“…Guidelines lack data if both variants of 24 h-UCE measurement (with or without 48 h of treatment interruption) are equally interpretable. Methods Eighty-four patients with a confirmed diagnosis of WD treated with chelators (50% of patients with D-Penicillamine and 50% with trientine) and with pairwise 24-h-UCE values on-therapy and off-therapy were included in the analysis. …”
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Mutagenic treatment induces high transposon variation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by Kornelia POLOK, Roman ZIELINSKI

“…With more than 2700 mutant-derived cultivars, mutation techniques belong to the most efficient breeding methods. Despite a relatively good understanding of mutagenesis there is no agreement about the range of genome changes in mutants. …”
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Effect of Supraperiosteal Injection of Dexamethasone on Interappointment Pain in Teeth with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis: A Comparative Study by Lt Col Ajmal Yousaf, Fatima Ali, Syed Muzammil Hussain, Faisal Bhangar, Nasrin Yousaf, Khurshid Ali Bangash

“…Pain was recorded at 48 and 72 hours using the visual analogue scale. Data was analyzed using SPSS 21. …”
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Die Rolle der Künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) in der Unternehmensberichterstattung: Chancen, Risiken und Implikationen für die Zukunft des Accounting by Alexander F. Wagner

“…It highlights how AI methods can be used to interpret traditional textual and visual disclosures and points out the potential risks posed by manipulative AI techniques. …”
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Breath holding for 20 s following extended expiration is a practical, effective and robust standard when measuring cerebrovascular reactivity in healthy adults using BOLD fMRI at 3... by Jörg Larsen, Kai Kallenberg, Johanna Rühlmann, Jürgen Baudewig, Eike A. Nickel, Michael Knauth, Peter Dechent

“…Amongst the vasoactive stimuli to induce it, breath holding is considered equal to other methods but both cerebrovascular reserve measures and breath holding designs lack standardization. …”
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