The effect of tuinatherapy with chamomile oil extract on the severity of back pain in female operating room technologists: A randomized clinical trial by Seyedeh Maryam Seyedi, Soheila Bakhtiari, Mahboubeh Valiani

“…Pain intensity was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) both before and after the intervention. …”
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Investigation on spatial variability and influencing factors of drinking water iodine in Xinjiang, China. by Zhen Yang, Chenchen Wang, Yanwu Nie, Yahong Sun, Maozai Tian, Yuhua Ma, Yuxia Zhang, Yimu Yuan, Liping Zhang

“…Kriging method is used to predict the iodine content in water at non-sampling points. …”
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Navigating ALICE: Advancements in Deployable Docking and Precision Detection for AUV Operations by Yevgeni Gutnik, Nir Zagdanski, Sharon Farber, Tali Treibitz, Morel Groper

“…The DDS comprises a semi-submersible protective frame and a subsurface, heave-compensated docking component equipped with backlit visual markers, an electromagnetic (EM) beacon, and an EM lifting device. …”
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Effect and safety of ethanolamine oleate in sclerotherapy in patients with difficult-to-resect venous malformations: A multicenter, single-arm study. by Mine Ozaki, Tadashi Nomura, Keigo Osuga, Masakazu Kurita, Ayato Hayashi, Shunsuke Yuzuriha, Noriko Aramaki-Hattori, Makoto Hikosaka, Taiki Nozaki, Michio Ozeki, Junko Ochi, Shimpei Akiyama, Yasumasa Kakei, Keiko Miyakoda, Naoko Kashiwagi, Takahiro Yasuda, Yuki Iwashina, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Kiyoko Kamibeppu, Takafumi Soejima, Kiyonori Harii

“…The maximum volume of the prepared solution in one treatment was 30 mL.<h4>Evaluation methods</h4>Treatment effect was assessed by evaluating the difference in lesion volume using magnetic resonance imaging as a primary endpoint and differences in pain using a visual analog scale as a key secondary endpoint.…”
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Original research: factors related to persistent amblyopia after surgical correction in unilateral congenital blepharoptosis by Yi-Hua Chen, Pei-Wei Huang, Yueh-Ju Tsai

“…Data collected included demographic information, age at surgery, surgical method, presence of strabismus, refraction errors, baseline amblyopia, and visual outcomes. …”
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Optimising dementia screening in community-dwelling older adults: A rapid review of brief diagnostic tools in Singapore by Jun Pei Lim, Sabrina Lau, Penny Lun, Jia Ying Tang, Edwin Shih-Yen Chan, Luming Shi, Liang Guo, Yew Yoong Ding, Laura Tay, Reshma A Merchant, Wee Shiong Lim

“…Among performance-based measures, Abbreviated Mental Test, Visual Cognitive Assessment Test-Short form version 1 (VCAT-S1), VCAT-S2 and Mini-Cog had LR- <0.2. …”
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Typification of Projects for the Transition to Cloud Services by A. G. Voronova

“…For the first time, a method of self-preparation of a company for the implementation of cloud solutions is proposed. …”
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Revolutionizing clean energy labs: Robotic imitation learning for efficient fabrication AI-powered electrical units assembly platform by Xi Xu, Yijun Gu, Tianyi Zhang, Jiwen Yu, Stephen Skinner

“…AI-driven robotics was employed with an imitation learning method to effectively learn skills directly from human demonstrations, thereby alleviating researchers from labor-intensive tasks. …”
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An explainable hybrid feature aggregation network with residual inception positional encoding attention and EfficientNet for cassava leaf disease classification by M. Sundara Srivathsan, S. Alden Jenish, K. Arvindhan, R. Karthik

“…Furthermore, it incorporates an image augmentation method and a cosine decay learning rate schedule to improve model training. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Physico-Chemical Properties of Parbhani Shakti sorghum and evaluation of its nutritional profile under different pre-treatments by Anushree R. K., Agarkar B. S., Pawar V. S.

“…The study concludes that Parbhani Shakti sorghum, especially when subjected to malting, can serve as a functional, nutrient-rich and techno economic feasible method suitable for developing health-oriented food products. …”
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Exploring opportunities to enhance the quality of pharmacy-based contraceptive service delivery for adolescents and young women in Kenya: a multimethod qualitative study by Tessa Fujisaki, Dismas Congo Ouma, Merceline Awuor, Cellestine Aoko, Syovata Kimanthi, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Elizabeth K. Harrington

“…This study aims to identify and describe barriers, facilitators, and opportunities to improving the quality of pharmacy-based contraceptive care for AGYW. Methods In this multi-method, cross-sectional study, conducted from March to June 2023, we triangulated data from semi-structured qualitative interviews with pharmacy providers, flow mapping, and AGYW mystery clients at 20 community pharmacies in Kisumu County, Kenya. …”
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Employing Eye Trackers to Reduce Nuisance Alarms by Katherine Herdt, Michael Hildebrandt, Katya LeBlanc, Nathan Lau

“…When these methods detected possible alarm anticipation, the alarm’s audio and visual salience was reduced. …”
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Light in the Darkness: Responses to Light and Diel Activity Rhythm in an Eyeless Cave Flatworm (Dendrocoelum italicum) by Benedetta Barzaghi, Raoul Manenti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Roberta Pennati, Andrea Melotto

“…Besides, this study proposes an effective in‐field method for conducting studies on subterranean fauna responses to light stimuli.…”
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ResnetCPS for Power Equipment and Defect Detection by Xingyu Yan, Lixin Jia, Xiao Liao, Wei Cui, Shuangsi Xue, Dapeng Yan, Hui Cao

“…Routine visual inspection is fundamental to the preventive maintenance of power equipment. …”
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Current developments in robotic assistance technology for total knee arthroplasty: a comprehensive overview by Hongli Zhang, Xing-an Jiang, Bing-chen Jin, Hong-hao Zhang, Jun-bo Liang

“…At present, the conservative treatment for knee arthritis is mostly using anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, but the effect is mostly temporary, and can not prevent its progress and surgery is usually the last treatment method. Total knee arthroplasty, also known as TKA, is one of the most effective treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee that has progressed to the end stage. …”
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Underwater image dehazing using a hybrid GAN with bottleneck attention and improved Retinex-based optimization by Amandeep Kaur, Shalli Rani, Mohammad Shabaz

“…The low LPIPS score underscores the perceptual realism of the enhanced images, correlating effectively with human visual preferences. These results distinctly surpass current classical and learning-based enhancement methods, demonstrating the efficacy and resilience of this approach for practical underwater vision applications.…”
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Artificial Intelligence in Fetal Echocardiography by E. L. Bokerija, N. E. Yannaeva, A. N. Sencha, P. V. Metelkin, O. V. Yurchenko

“…CHD are the second leading cause of infant mortality and account for 47% of all causes of death from birth defects.The main method for assessing the anatomy and function of the heart is 2-dimensional ultrasonography. …”
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The efficacy of add-on yoga intervention in somatoform pain disorders: An open-label controlled trial by Kankan Gulati, Durai Murukan Gunasekaran, Hemant Bhargav, Binukumar Bhaskarapillai, D N Nandakumar, Shivarama Varambally, B N Gangadhar, Geetha Desai

“…Data were analyzed using Friedman’s test (LOCF method filled out missing values) and linear mixed model analysis. …”
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Lumbar Disc Herniation in Heavy Manual Workers: Conventional Microdiscectomy versus (MIS) TLIF with Unilateral Fixation by Mohamed Alqazaz

“… Introduction: Conventional discectomy is a common surgical method for treating lumbar disc prolapse. The situation may differ in heavy manual workers who may have more pronounced degenerative spine disease, broad-based disc herniations, and are expected to be exposed postoperatively to the same preoperative manual stress. …”
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Experimental studies of a plasma enhancer for a dual-fuel gas turbine combustion chamber by Serhiy Serbin, Artem Kozlovskyi, Serhiy Vilkul, Badri Disamidze

“…Measurements were carried out using both direct methods (current, voltage, and flow rate measurements) and indirect methods (weighing water, visually observing of the plasma jet). …”
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