Enhancing Thyroid Nodule Detection in Ultrasound Images: A Novel YOLOv8 Architecture with a C2fA Module and Optimized Loss Functions by Shidan Wang, Zi-An Zhao, Yuze Chen, Ye-Jiao Mao, James Chung-Wai Cheung

“…Building upon the YOLOv8 architecture, YOLO-Thyroid introduces the C2fA module—an extension of C2f that incorporates Coordinate Attention (CA)—to enhance feature extraction. Additionally, loss functions were incorporated, including class-weighted binary cross-entropy to alleviate class imbalance and SCYLLA-IoU (SIoU) to improve localization accuracy during boundary regression. …”
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Spontaneous Supraceliac Isolated Abdominal Aortic Dissection Sparing Major Visceral and Renal Vessels and Presenting as Chronic Limb Ischemia by Sean O. Z. Bello, Ilias Kouerinis, Woolagasen Pillay

“…We present a quite unusual case of a spontaneous supraceliac isolated abdominal aortic dissection sparing the renal and mesenteric arteries and manifesting as chronic rather than acute limb ischemia. The atypical presentation of this case led to repeated misdiagnosis with consequent loss of part of the patient's limb. …”
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LA VOZ: RECURSO PARA LA EDUCACIÓN, REHABILITACIÓN Y TERAPIA EN EL SER HUMANO by María Del Carmen Estavillo Morante

“…Con el presente monográfico nos proponemos llamar la atención sobre la importancia de la voz y de la Educación de la Voz para el profesorado, especialmente para el profesorado de Educación Musical. …”
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A maturity model for Clinical Trials Management Ecosystem by Shruti Sehgal, E. Chris Pua, Svetlana Rojevsky, Michael J. Becich, Joshua Fehrmann, Boyd M. Knosp, Adam Wilcox, Jeffery C. Talbert, Catherine K. Craven, Justin Starren

“…Next, maturity level attributes were defined for min/max levels (level 1 and level 5) for each axis of the CTME MM, followed by the intermediate levels. …”
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WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL IN THE EAST OF ROMANIA by NICOLAE RUSAN

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USP14 inhibition by degrasyn induces YAP1 degradation and suppresses the progression of radioresistant esophageal cancer by Fang Yuan, Juan Xu, Lingmei Xuan, Chan Deng, Wei Wang, Rong Yang

“…Furthermore, the combination of DGS and X-ray irradiation strongly induced DNA damage in radioresistant ESCA cell lines by increasing the phosphorylation levels of H2AX (γ-H2AX) and checkpoint kinase 1/ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated-and-Rad3-related kinase (CHK1/ATR) signaling. …”
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Study of Asphalt Pavement Cracking in Different Road Sections of Morocco Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography by Khalid Krami, Ahmed Benamara, Mohammed Radouani, Mohammad Ettayeb, Lhoussaine Tarik

“…This decrease can be attributed to a combination of factors including asphalt pavement cracking, water infiltration during winter, and soil characteristics supporting the asphalt pavement. …”
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Immune Microenvironment in Colorectal Cancer: A New Hallmark to Change Old Paradigms by Luis de la Cruz-Merino, Fernando Henao Carrasco, David Vicente Baz, Esteban Nogales Fernández, Juan José Reina Zoilo, Manuel Codes Manuel de Villena, Enrique Grande Pulido

“…In this review we will summarize and update the current knowledge with respect to this intriguing and complex new hallmark of cancer, paying special attention to infiltration by T-infiltrating lymphocytes and their subtypes in colorectal cancer, as well as its eventual clinical translation in terms of long-term prognosis. …”
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Associations of meteorological factors and ambient air pollutants with mumps incidence in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region: boosted regression tree model analysis by Xianglong LIU, Linlin CHEN, Jiayu YU, Rui GONG, Yaogeng CHEN, Yu ZHAO

“…MethodsData on the daily number of mumps cases in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from 2015 to 2019 were obtained from the Notifiable Infectious Disease Surveillance System of the region, and data on meteorological factors (daily mean temperature/relative humidity/atmospheric pressure/wind speed) and air pollutants (daily concentrations of ozone, [O3], sulfur dioxide [SO2], carbon monoxide [CO], nitrogen dioxide [NO2], and particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5/10 mum [PM2.5/PM10]) for the same period were obtained from the National Meteorological Science Data Center. …”
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La ley modelo de arbitraje comercial internacional de la CNUDMI y su impacto en el ordenamiento jurídico venezolano by Yoselyn Bermúdez Abreu, Ivette Esis Villaroel

“…La LAC se aplica al arbitraje internacional, mostrando su carácter monista, atiende al principio kompetez-kompetez, la libre determinación del lugar del arbitraje e idioma, la separación del cuerpo de arbitraje, la nulidad como único recurso contra el laudo, el reconocimiento y ejecución de laudos extranjeros. …”
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The History of Miss Jane Pittman by Christopher Mulvey

“…It was the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852 which showed William Wells Brown (and Frederick Douglass) that fiction might serve the abolitionist cause as much as a true narrative faithfully attested.In 1853, with the publication of his novel Clotel, William Wells Brown took African American narrative in a direction that was new and dangerous. …”
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Transcendence: what on earth are we talking about? by Daniël P. Veldsman

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Approximation Theorems for Generalized Complex Kantorovich-Type Operators by N. I. Mahmudov, M. Kara

“…The order of simultaneous approximation and Voronovskaja-type results with quantitative estimate for complex q-Kantorovich polynomials () attached to analytic functions on compact disks are obtained. …”
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Peranan motivasi dan disiplin kerja pada produktivitas karyawan by Mukrodi Mukrodi

“…Salah satu elemen faktor yang dapat meningkatkan produktifitas karyawan adalah elemen faktor motivasi dan Disiplin, dengan elemen faktor ini diharapkan produktifitas karyawan dapat meningkat. Atas dasar  penjelasan ini, maka penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran motivasi dan disiplin kerja pada produktivitas, baik secara parsial maupun simultan.Metode yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif. …”
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Development of a Mobile Laser Measurement System for Subway Tunnel Deformation Detection by Wei Li, Haoran Duan, Qiuzhao Zhang, Jiahui Liang, Wei Duan, Kaikun Zhang, Wenda Wang, Huachao Yang

“…In recent years, mobile laser measurement systems have markedly enhanced the capabilities of deformation detection and defect identification within metro tunnels, attributed to their superior efficiency, precision, and versatility. …”
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Canção na aula de história e sua apropriação temática pelo professor by Luan Maxwell Alves da Silva, José Batista

“…Foi possível concluir sobre a necessidade de atualização de cursos de licenciatura em História em relação à inclusão, em suas matrizes curriculares, de estudos sobre os documentos alternativos, com vistas a atualizar o ensino da disciplina de História.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Iodinated Chitosan Nanoparticles and Their Effects on Cancer Cells by Germán Alvarado Tenorio, Roberto Espinosa Neira, Carlos Alberto Ávila Orta, Gabriela Yolotzín Romero Zúñiga, Hortensia Ortega Ortiz

“…The high degree of chemical modification of the chitosan chains due to protonated amine groups allows them to react with many negatively charged surfaces as anionic polymers and cell membranes, resulting in an attractive material for medical and pharmaceutics applications. …”
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Enhancing the targeted and untargeted analysis of honey by vacuum-assisted SPME-GC × GC-MS. A green, practical, and highly informative approach by Damien Eggermont, Francesca Pardi, Giorgia Purcaro

“…The use of Vac-HS-SPME has been optimized using an experimental design and compared to the atmospheric pressure extraction. Considering both 5-HMF and the entire volatile profile, an overall 10-fold higher signal was obtained using Vac-HS-SPME compared to simple HS-SPME. …”
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El surgimiento de la concepción política anticorporativa del Frente para la Victoria en Argentina by Pamela Sosa

“…Este artículo indaga sobre la relación entre la trayectoria social y política de los principales miembros del Frente para la Victoria (FPV), fuerza política que gobernó en Argentina entre 2003 y 2015, y un tipo de concepción política que atravesó sus sucesivos gobiernos, la lucha anticorporativa. …”
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LINGUOPRAGMATICS OF INTERACTION IN THE GENRE OF BUSINESS PRESENTATION by Natalya Yu. Sorokoletova

“…The linguistic-and-pragmatic analysis revealed that in the business presentations under study etiquette speech acts of greeting, appeal, gratitude, farewell create polyfunctional speech units (sometimes a sequence of them) producing the illusion of interaction (pseudo-dialogue): the addresser, as an agent of communication, attracts and captures the attention of the addressees and their interest to the topic of the presentation, monitors the process of communication and provides its positive tonality. …”
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