FOREIGN COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM OF STU-DENTS OF NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITIES AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM by Maria M. Malova

“…The solving of this pedagogical problem can be achieved through the establishment of feedback between a teacher and students, when their full interaction is possible provided that the structure of assessment system corresponds to the principle of consistency. …”
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Semantic Segmentation Method for High-Resolution Tomato Seedling Point Clouds Based on Sparse Convolution by Shizhao Li, Zhichao Yan, Boxiang Ma, Shaoru Guo, Hongxia Song

“…The results show that mIoU of VSCAFF is 86.96%, which outperformed the performance of PointNet, PointNet++, and DGCNN, respectively. IoU of VSCAFF achieves 99.63% in the soil class, 64.47% in the stem class, and 96.72% in the leaf class. …”
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Aridity-induced phenological shifts and greening trends in Mediterranean forest species: Insights from 28 years of Landsat data in southern Spain by Aurelio D. Herraiz, Pablo Salazar-Zarzosa, Cristina Acosta-Muñoz, Rocío Hernández-Clemente, Rafael Villar

“…Specifically, we will investigate how aridity affects these indicators in areas like Southern Spain, where aridity levels are expected to rise, and we will track their changes over time. To achieve this, we processed the maximum monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data from 1994 to 2021, obtained from Landsat 05 and 07 satellites for 2,358 plots of the Spanish National Forest Inventory in Andalucia (Southern Spain). …”
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Comparison of aprepitant versus ondansetron for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis by Madhusudan P. Singh, Meenalotchini P. Gurunthalingam, Ayushee Gupta, Juhi Singh

“…Conclusion: Aprepitant, whether used alone or in combination with ondansetron or both ondansetron and dexamethasone, consistently outperforms ondansetron in achieving a complete response as it lowers vomiting rates and reduces the need for rescue therapy during the crucial 24–48-h postoperative period.…”
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Associations between CAG repeat size, brain and spinal cord volume loss, and motor symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: a cohort study by Zhi-Xian Ye, Xuan-Yu Chen, Meng-Cheng Li, Xin-Yuan Chen, Yu-Sen Qiu, Ru-Ying Yuan, Zhi-Li Chen, Min-Ting Lin, Jian-Ping Hu, Ying Fu, Wan-Jin Chen, Ning Wang, Shi-Rui Gan, on behalf of the OSCCAR Investigators

“…Sample sizes estimation revealed that a minimum sample size was achieved with spinal cord measures. Conclusions Our results indicate the potential of cervical spinal cord area as a biomarker for disease progression and a minimum sample size estimation in future clinical studies of SCA3.…”
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Inhibition of RAC1 activator DOCK2 ameliorates cholestatic liver injury via regulating macrophage polarisation and hepatic stellate cell activation by Jianli Qiu, Yitong Qu, Yinli Li, Cancan Li, Junling Wang, Lu Meng, Xiaojin Jing, Jiangping Fu, Yan Xu, Yuna Chai

“…DOCK2 knockdown was achieved by tail vein injection of adenovirus containing DOCK2-targeting shRNA. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Automated Diabetic Retinopathy Image Assessment Software: IDx-DR and RetCAD by Andrzej Grzybowski, Piotr Brona, Tomasz Krzywicki, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk

“…The positive predictive value was higher for RetCAD (96.4% vs 48.1% for IDx-DR) while the negative predictive value was higher for IDx-DR (99.5% vs 83.1% for RetCAD). Both algorithms achieved high sensitivity (> 95%) for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy detection. …”
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A qualitative study on general practitioners’ perspectives on late-life depression in Singapore—part II: system- and physician-related factorsResearch in context by Anna Szücs, V Vien Lee, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Alicia H. Ong, Tim J. Hart, Victor W.K. Loh, Monica Lazarus, Choon Kit Leong, Vivien M.E. Lee, Foon Leng Leong, Doris Young, Andrea B. Maier, Jose M. Valderas

“…This needs to be considered during ongoing reforms to achieve effective collaborative care. Funding: This work was funded by the Division of Family Medicine Research Capabilities Building Budget under the project “Technology and Compassion: Improving Patient Outcomes Through Data Analytics and Patients’ Voice in Primary Care” [NUHSRO/2022/049/NUSMed/DFM].…”
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The predictive value of radiomics and deep learning for synchronous distant metastasis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Wan-Bin He, Chuan Zhou, Zhi-Jun Yang, Yun-Feng Zhang, Wen-Bo Zhang, Han He, Jia Wang, Feng-Hai Zhou

“…Among the deep learning models, ResNet101 performed optimally, achieving AUC of 0.815 and 0.743 in the training and validation cohort, respectively. …”
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RETRACTED: Modern Subtype Classification and Outlier Detection Using the Attention Embedder to Transform Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis by S. M. Nuruzzaman Nobel, S M Masfequier Rahman Swapno, Md. Ashraful Hossain, Mejdl Safran, Sultan Alfarhood, Md. Mohsin Kabir, M. F. Mridha

“…At 20× magnification, we achieved an accuracy of 93.56%. Even at 40× magnification, our testing accuracy remained high, at 91.37%. …”
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Comprehensive Research on Energy Saving Synergy Optimization and Optimal Real-time Control of Hybrid Electric Mining Trucks by Li Hongliang, Zhang Guojing, Fan Ping

“…The optimal energy distribution can be achieved while optimizing the transmission parameters. …”
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Differences in technical and clinical perspectives on AI validation in cancer imaging: mind the gap! by Ioanna Chouvarda, Sara Colantonio, Ana S. C. Verde, Ana Jimenez-Pastor, Leonor Cerdá-Alberich, Yannick Metz, Lithin Zacharias, Shereen Nabhani-Gebara, Maciej Bobowicz, Gianna Tsakou, Karim Lekadir, Manolis Tsiknakis, Luis Martí-Bonmati, Nikolaos Papanikolaou

“…Abstract Good practices in artificial intelligence (AI) model validation are key for achieving trustworthy AI. Within the cancer imaging domain, attracting the attention of clinical and technical AI enthusiasts, this work discusses current gaps in AI validation strategies, examining existing practices that are common or variable across technical groups (TGs) and clinical groups (CGs). …”
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Automatic cervical lymph nodes detection and segmentation in heterogeneous computed tomography images using deep transfer learning by Wenjun Liao, Xiangde Luo, Lu Li, Jinfeng Xu, Yuan He, Hui Huang, Shichuan Zhang

“…In ETCs, the sensitivity ranged from 45.7% at 3.9 FP/vol to 63.5% at 5.8 FP/vol. Segmentation achieved a mean DSC of 0.72 in ITC A and 0.72 to 0.74 in ETCs, as well as a mean HD95 of 3.78 mm in ITC A and 2.73 mm to 2.85 mm in ETCs. …”
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A machine learning approach for predicting treatment response of hyponatremia by Tamaki Kinoshita, Shintaro Oyama, Daisuke Hagiwara, Yoshinori Azuma, Hiroshi Arima

“…However, a rapid increase in serum sodium (s-Na) concentration could cause osmotic demyelination syndrome. To achieve a safety hyponatremia treatment, we develop a prediction model of s-Na concentration using a machine learning. …”
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Prompt Conditioned Batik Pattern Generation Using LoRA Weighted Diffusion Model With Classifier-Free Guidance by Rahmatulloh Daffa Izzuddin Wahid, Novanto Yudistira, Candra Dewi, Irawati Nurmala Sari, Dyanningrum Pradhikta, Fatmawati

“…The results demonstrated that the LDM fine-tuned on the entire denoising U-Net with LLaVA-captioned images outperformed other models, achieving the lowest Fréchet Inception Distance (FID) and highest Inception Score (IS). …”
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Embryonic, Larval, and Early Juvenile Development of the Tropical Sea Urchin, Salmacis sphaeroides (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) by M. Aminur Rahman, Fatimah Md. Yusoff, A. Arshad, Mariana Nor Shamsudin, S. M. N. Amin

“…First cleavage (2-cell), 4-cell, 8-cell, 16-cell, 32-cell, and multicell (Morulla) stages were achieved 01.12, 02.03, 02.28, 02.51, 03.12, and 03.32 h postfertilization. …”
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Temporary spinal cord stimulation combined with lidocaine patch for postherpetic neuralgia in the elderly: a controlled study by Yun Li, Chunhui Hao, Shengtao Wang, Feng Qiu, Xuli Zhao, Tao Sun

“…Clinically significant pain relief (≥50% VAS reduction) was achieved by 72.3% in the experimental group versus 45.8% in the control group (p = 0.038). …”
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Gait physiotherapy with motor imagery in people with Parkinson’s disease: a protocol for randomized control GAITimagery trial by Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Esperanza Ramírez Murcia, Estela Aznar-Requena, Dalia García Sotolongo, Rebeca Rosas-Martín, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez

“…This still-to-be-finish study will support the therapeutic decisions on whether or not to allocate session time to imagery exercises depending on the effect size achieved and the comparison with a control gait training.…”
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Class II Correction with Microimplant Supported Molar Distalization: A Report of Two Cases by Zouhair Skaf, Fidèle Nabbout

“…Class I canine and molar relationship were achieved, and an ideal occlusion was established. Both ANB and FMA angles decreased by 1° due to the counterclockwise rotation effect of the maxillomandibular complex. …”
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Methods of developing stress resistance of law enforcement officers at the stage of professional training by V. V. Dotsenko

“…For the first year cadets of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs a training program “Adaptation” was developed, the purpose of which is to develop skills and abilities of self-organization of the person that are essential for studying in higher education institutions with specific learning conditions; development of responsibility, social courage, high standards of behavior and motivation of achievement; development of active and prosocial models of behavior. …”
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