Multi-Pathway 3D CNN With Conditional Random Field for Automated Segmentation of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions in MRI by Reeda Saeed, Shahab U. Ansari, Muhammad Hanif, Kamran Javed, Usman Haider, Iffat Maab, Saeed Mian Qaisar, Pawel Plawiak

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Perceived acceptability of a prototype toolkit to support patients and informal caregivers to express their perspectives in palliative care conversations by Annet Olde Wolsink-van Harlingen, Jan Jukema, Kris Vissers, Madeleen Uitdehaag, Jeroen Hasselaar, Leontine Groen-van de Ven

“…Method: Patients and informal caregivers end users and HCPs participated in semi-structured individual or group interviews. This resulted in two databases of qualitative data which were thematically analysed. …”
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Cross-sectional study of myopia prevalence and associated risk factors among children and adolescents in Shaanxi Province, China, in 2021 by Yi-Ming Guo, Guan-Chen Liu, Junhan Wei, Jiaqi Wang, Jiejing Bi, Juan Huang, Dang-Xia Zhou, Lu Ye

“…Myopia was defined as SE ≤−0.5 D and categorized into low (SE >−3.0 D), moderate (SE >−6.0 D), and high myopia (SE ≤−6.0 D). Data on age, gender, education level, and ethnicity were collected using structured questionnaires administered through face-to-face interviews.Results The overall prevalence of myopia was 67.4% (95% CI: 67.20%–67.50%), with high myopia at 4.63% (95% CI: 4.55%–4.71%). …”
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LoadSeer: Exploiting Tensor Graph Convolutional Network for Power Load Forecasting With Spatio-Temporal Characteristics by Jiahao Zhang, Bin Yu, Hanbin Lai, Lin Liu, Jinghui Zhou, Fengliang Lou, Yili Ni, Yan Peng, Ziheng Yu

“…Inspired by tensor time series, considering the structure of spatial geographic location, we propose Tensor Graph Convolutional Network for Power Load Forecasting, LoadSeer. …”
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Aripiprazole/Sertraline Combination: Clinical and Cost‐Effectiveness in Comparison With Quetiapine for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression (ASCEnD Trial)—Protocol for a Nested Qual... by Isobel Hoppe, Stuart Watson, Caroline Kemp, Fiona Turnbull, Firoza Davies, John Gibson, Lumbini Azim, Lauren Wall, Niraj Ahuja, Sarah Al‐Ashmori, Sally Keys, Thomas Kabir, Carolyn A. Chew‐Graham

“…Methods The qualitative study will use semi‐structured interviews to explore pilot trial participants' and clinicians' perspectives on recruitment procedures, the acceptability of the intervention, the management of bipolar disorder and attitudes to medication combinations. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in the translocation of grassland-dwelling subterranean mammals: The case of blind mole rats by Orsolya Moldován, Viktor Schneider, Szabolcs Lengyel, Dávid Czabán, Gábor Csorba, Attila Németh

“…European blind mole rats (Rodentia: Spalacidae) are an important biological component of grassland ecosystems, as their digging creates mounds of bare soil surfaces available for plant colonisation, they maintain soil structure, and provide a subterranean niche for other animals. …”
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The experiences of family members of persons with intellectual disabilities who used residential care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic by Montserrat Puig Llobet, Montserrat Roca Roger, Teresa Nicolàs Silva, Gemma Pérez Gimenez, Zaida Agüera, Maria-Teresa Lluch Canut, Juan Francisco Roldan Merino, Carmen Moreno Arroyo, Marta Prats Arimon, Maria Aurelia Sánchez Ortega, Xavier Domènech Mascaró, Miguel Angel Hidalgo Blanco, Antonio Moreno Poyato

“…Methods and procedures Semi-structured interviews were conducted using an interpretive phenomenological qualitative approach. …”
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First epidemiological survey of Toxoplasma gondii in Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) by Mosquera Juan D., Diaz Eduardo, de los Ángeles Bayas Rosa, Páez-Rosas Diego, Grijalva-Rosero Colón Jaime, Zapata Sonia, Escotte-Binet Sandie, Di Brasi Quentin, Villena Isabelle, Poulle Marie-Lazarine

“…In addition, T. gondii DNA was detected in a lung sample from one necropsied pup and a tissue cyst-like structure was found in another, suggesting infection. …”
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The effects of alcohol use severity and polygenic risk on gray matter volumes in young adults by Yu Chen, Huey-Ting Li, Xingguang Luo, Guangfei Li, Guangfei Li, Jaime S. Ide, Chiang-Shan R. Li, Chiang-Shan R. Li, Chiang-Shan R. Li, Chiang-Shan R. Li

“…Alcohol use behaviors were assessed with the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism. …”
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A Novel High-Resolution Fully Polarization Nonparametric Spectrum Estimation Method for Forest SAR Tomography by Youjun Wang, Xing Peng, Qinghua Xie, Yanan Du, Bing Zhang, Xiaomin Luo, Weijun Yan, Xinwu Li

“…The polarimetric synthetic aperture radar tomography (TomoSAR) technique has proven to be a highly promising cutting-edge microwave remote sensing technique for obtaining forest vertical structure parameters because of its ability in three-dimensional imaging. …”
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Randomized controlled trial of 4.0 mg versus 0.4 mg folic acid supplementation: Follow-up of children at 1 year of age by Renata Bortolus, Francesca Filippini, Sonia Cipriani, Daniele Trevisanuto, Federico Marchetti, Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo, Fabio Parazzini, Francesco Cavallin

“…Methods: The health status of livebirths was evaluated by a trained health care provider (HCP) through a phone interview with the paediatrician (at 1–3–12 months of age) and with the parents (at 12 months of age), using a structured data collection form. Results: Information at 1 year of life could be obtained for 347/376 (92.3 %) newborns included in the original RCT. …”
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Application of 2D NMR Component Definition Method in Complex Shale Reservoir Evaluation by GAO Shufang, ZHANG Xiaoqiu, LI Guimei, CHEN Wenan, LIANG Xiaoyu, GUO Ya'nan, LI Qingbo, WEI Guo

“…The core and experimental data in Qigequan-Shibei slope area of the Qaidam basin show that the E32 formation has the characteristics of complex lithology and rapid vertical variation, and its logging response characteristics are quite different from those of conventional reservoirs. …”
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The Determinants of Recall Event Timing of Contaminated Frozen Poultry Products in Retail Outlets in North-Central Nigeria by Emeka Solomon Fidelis, Moradeyo Adebanjo Otitoju, Park Odojoma Idisi, Ugochukwu Emmanuel Anazo, David Ocholi Achemu

“…Multistage sampling was employed to sample 202 respondents, and the data collected using a well-structured questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics and discrete-time survival analysis. …”
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Global warming exacerbates the risk of habitat loss for regional mangrove species by Jian Liao, Gaocong Li, Shuiyuan Zhang, Yuanfeng Yang, Yiyang Li, Zhongdian Dong, Yusong Guo, Zhongduo Wang

“…In the field of ecology, scholars generally agree that climatic drivers, particularly temperature and precipitation patterns, play a crucial role in regulating the global distribution, structure, and functions of mangroves. However, there are still significant challenges in research exploring the relationship between climate and mangrove distribution. …”
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Sustainable phytoprotection: a smart monitoring and recommendation framework using Puma Optimization for potato pathogen detection by Amal H. Alharbi, Faris H. Rizk, Khaled Sh. Gaber, Marwa M. Eid, Marwa M. Eid, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, Pushan Kumar Dutta, Doaa Sami Khafaga

“…Ensuring sustainable and resilient agricultural systems in the face of intensifying crop disease threats requires intelligent, data-driven tools for early detection and intervention. …”
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Heat shock proteins gene family: Genome-wide identification in Micropterus salmoides and expression analysis under high-temperature stress by Meng Zhang, Shangjin Qiu, Yikai Li, Tianxi Fu, Jinhui Yu, Ke Ma, Yongtao Tang, Chuanjiang Zhou

“…The present study aimed to explore the role of the HSP gene family in M. salmoides in response to high-temperature conditions. The genome-wide data for 62 HSP genes was obtained for this purpose, and the gene structure, chromosome location, and protein physicochemical properties were predicted. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of small bowel decompression methods in patients with benign small bowel obstruction: results of a multicenter non-randomized controlled retrospective stu... by B. V. Sigua, A. E. Demko, S. V. Petrov, V. А. Samarcev, A. A. Zavrazhnov, P. A. Kotkov, I. A. Solov’ev, E. V. Nishnevich, I. V. Mikhin, I. Ia. Bondarevskiy, A. V. Glebova, M. P. Kuznetsova, A. A. Kurkov, V. P. Zemlyanoy

“…No effect of nasointestinal intubation on the frequency and structure of non-lethal complications was found, which couldn’t be said about postoperative mortality, which was the highest in the group of patients with long intestinal tubes. …”
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Enhanced analysis of the genomic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis in Great Britain to aid control of bovine tuberculosis by Prizam Sandhu, Javier Nunez-Garcia, Stefan Berg, Jo Wheeler, James Dale, Paul Upton, Jane Gibbens, R. Glyn Hewinson, Sara H. Downs, Richard J. Ellis, Eleftheria Palkopoulou

“…Based on the observed phylogenetic structure, we present a SNP-based classification system that replaces the genotype scheme that had been used until recently in GB. …”
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Wildlife trade at the interface between deeply-rooted animal-based traditional medicine and unregulated harvesting of wild animals in West Africa by Stanislas Zanvo, Samson Dognimon, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Jiroux Akpatchémè, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Bruno Djossa, Bruno Djossa, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Brice Sinsin

“…Local trade remains a data poor component of wildlife crime that must be better understood for more effective combat against the illegal wildlife trade. …”
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Assessing the Holistic Impact of Accreditation Standards on Healthcare Professionals at a Tertiary Care Setting in India: A Cross-sectional Study by R Diwakar, Meera Premanand, K Bincy, Kaveri Palanisamy, M Manoharan

“…A total of 321 healthcare professionals were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected via a semi-structured questionnaire focusing on service quality and adaptability. …”
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