Experimental study on the bearing capacity and effective anchorage lengths of inclined steel grouting pipes in loess embankment slope. by Jiawei Fan, Yufang Zhang, Kun Yuan, Wenjiao Zhou

“…Inclined steel grouting pipe is a type of structure which can achieve splitting grouting in soil stratum. It has been successfully utilized in argillaceous sandstone stratum, but its application in loess stratum has rarely been studied directly. …”
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Lodging in wheat: genetic and environmental factors and ways of overcoming by E. V. Ageeva, I. N. Leonova, I. E. Likhenko

“…Selection of the varieties for resistance to lodging is relevant in many countries of the world and has a number of achievements. Plant height is one of the most important morphological characters associated with lodging resistance. …”
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Deep learning in gonarthrosis classification: a comparative study of model architectures and single vs. multi-model methods by Sahika Betul Yayli, Kutay Kılıç, Salih Beyaz

“…Seven CNN architectures (NfNet-F0/F1, EfficientNet-B0/B3, Inception-ResNet-v2, VGG16) were trained with and without CLAHE augmentation.ResultsThe single-model approach achieved an F1-score of 0.763 and accuracy of 0.767, outperforming the multi-model strategy, which scored 0.736 and 0.740. …”
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Leveraging explainable AI and large-scale datasets for comprehensive classification of renal histologic types by Seung Wan Moon, Jisup Kim, Young Jae Kim, Sung Hyun Kim, Chi Sung An, Kwang Gi Kim, Chan Kwon Jung

“…The overall performance was also notable, achieving a weighted average F1-score of 0.879 (CI: 0.879–0.880) and a weighted average area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.969 (CI: 0.969–0.969). …”
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Soft Power and Stress: The Health Impacts of Indonesian Soap Operas on Malaysian Millennials by Rangga Cipta Perdana, Ernida Kadir, Genta Iverstika Gempita

“…Aims: This study aims to investigate and looking at the extent of the impression of Indonesian popular culture in Malaysia and to see the perception of Malaysian society, which is predominantly Muslim, in accepting non-Islamic elements aired in one of Indonesia's popular cultural products and see to what extent this affects emotional health, mental health and identity formation. Methods: To achieve the objectives and in order to avoid subjective views, this study is conducted in a controlled manner, namely by collecting data that supports presumptions, assumptions, and theories and also collecting opposing facts so that conclusions are not based on wishes, but what is found empirically. …”
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Characteristics of climate resource utilization and economic benefits in new planting pattern for fresh faba bean and fresh maize in Yangtze River Delta by Bo Li, Qingming Ren, Xiaoxu Shi, Wenyuan Shen, Yafeng Wei, Fei Xiong

“…Considering the yields, resource-use efficiency, and economic benefits, the triple-cropping planting patterns show promise as multi-crop systems to achieve high yields and high resource-use efficiency in the Yangtze River Delta region. …”
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A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Techniques for Predicting Mechanical Properties of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)-Based 3D-Printed Wood/PLA Biocomposite by Prashant Anerao, Atul Kulkarni, Yashwant Munde, Namrate Kharate

“…The results were assessed using the coefficient of determination (R2), and the achieved values for all observed mechanical properties were found to be greater than 0.99. …”
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Development and validation of a Non-INvaSive Pregnancy RIsk ScoRE (INSPIRE) for the screening of high-risk pregnant women for gestational diabetes mellitus in Pakistan by Romaina Iqbal, Iqbal Azam, Subhash Chandir, Rahat Qureshi, Ali Jaffar, Neelofur Babar, Sabahat Naz, Samreen Jamal, Aisha Syed Wali

“…INSPIRE was based on six predictors: maternal age, MUAC, family history of diabetes, a history of GDM, previous bad obstetrical outcome and a history of macrosomia. INSPIRE achieved a good calibration (Pearson’s χ2=29.55, p=0.08) and acceptable discrimination with an AUC of 0.721 (95% CI 0.61 to 0.83) with a sensitivity of 74.1% and specificity of 59.4% in the validation dataset.Conclusion We developed and validated an INSPIRE that efficiently differentiates Pakistani pregnant women at high risk of GDM from those at low risk, thus reducing the unnecessary burden of the OGTT test.…”
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One-Year Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of PreserFlo MicroShunt with Mitomycin C Applied by Sub-Tenon Injection Versus Sponge by Nora Majtanova, Adriana Takacova, Veronika Kurilova, Libor Hejsek, Juraj Majtan, Petr Kolar

“…The primary outcome measure at 1 year was intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction, with complete success defined as an IOP reduction of ≥ 20% and achieving a target IOP of ≤ 21 or 18 mmHg without the use of medication. …”
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A minimally invasive technique for correcting extra-articular malunions of metacarpal fractures by Zitao Han, Xu Zhang, Yadong Yu, Xiaoliang Yang, Wei Du, Guisheng Zhang

“…Results Bone healing was achieved in all patients after a mean of 5.4 weeks (range, 4–10 weeks). …”
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Preparation of curcumin submicron particles by supercritical antisolvent method with external adjustable annular gap nozzle by Yechen Wang, Zirui Li, Sun Fayu, Fei Li, Weiqiang Wang

“…However, the current supercritical equipment and processes were not fully developed, making industrialization difficult to achieve. Therefore, an externally adjustable annular gap nozzle and its supporting equipment were designed. …”
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A novel social-network-analysis-based approach for analyzing complex network of actors involved in accessibility of anti-cancer medications in Iran by Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Leila Zarei, Esmaeil Alinezhad, Adel Sadeghdoost

“…The aim of this study is to identify and analyse the stakeholders involved in formulating and implementing policies related to the accessibility of anti-cancer medications in Iran and their interactions that are relevant to the outcomes of these policies for the first time. Methods To achieve the objectives, a novel multistage social network analysis (SNA)-based approach that includes three phases is proposed. …”
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Affective-sexual and gender diversity in Spanish education: a systematic literature review by Delfín Ortega-Sánchez, Esther Sanz de la Cal, Jaime Ibáñez Quintana, Eduardo Encabo-Fernández

“…To this end, this systematic review offers an unprecedented and updated synthesis of the most prominent challenges and areas for improvement in Spain, for the purpose of identifying existing research gaps, as well as curricular and training needs in this transdisciplinary field.MethodsTo achieve this objective, the PRISMA guidelines are applied in the extraction and selection of indexed materials from two of the principal internationally renowned databases, namely the Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus. …”
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“Crisscross” Approach: An Unconventional Technique for Simultaneous Antegrade and Retrograde Catheterization through Femoral Access by Siju T Abraham, Vishnu Motukuru, Vivek Anand, KB Sumanth Raj

“…Technical and hemodynamic success was achieved in all 22 patients. Only 2 (9.1%) patients developed mild hematoma at the access site with no major access related complications. …”
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Reaching back to enhance the future: the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pipeline Program by Sharon M Henry, Karen J Brasel, Cherisse Berry, Bethany Lauren Strong, Latoya Silverton, William Wical

“…In the pre-workshop survey, even those students with high-grade point averages and strong academic achievement in science courses indicated low confidence in their ability to succeed. …”
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Pelnac® artificial dermis assisted by vacuum sealing drainage for treatment of severe avulsion injuries of the fingers by Zhenmu Lv, Yujie Wang, Jingliang Chen, Qingfu Zhang, Haitao Zhao

“…At the final follow-up (mean, 14 months; range, 12 to 29 months), the average score on the Fingertip Injuries Outcome Score (FIOS) was 14.3 (SD 3.9, range 10 to 22), with 6 patients achieving excellent result, 4 classified as good and 2 as fair. …”
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Effects of Film-Bottomed Treatment on Absorbability and Translocation of Nitrogen in Spring Wheat in Arid Area by Zizhen Li, Xiaolei Zhou, Qing Tian, Low Pak Sum, Yuee Yan, Xujiao Zhou

“…These findings underscore the importance of optimizing DFBT depth, particularly at 80 cm, to achieve enhanced water retention, efficient nitrogen utilization, and improved crop productivity in arid agricultural systems. …”
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Monitoring Yield and Quality of Forages and Grassland in the View of Precision Agriculture Applications—A Review by Abid Ali, Hans-Peter Kaul

“…Therefore, the main goal of the review is to examine the techniques for using PA applications to monitor productivity and quality in forage and grasslands. To achieve this, the authors discuss several monitoring technologies for biomass and plant stand characteristics (including quality) that make it possible to adopt digital farming in forages and grassland management. …”
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Image-based robotic (ROSA® knee system) total knee arthroplasty with inverse kinematic alignment compared to conventional total knee arthroplasty by Henriëtte M. Eijking, Isobel M. Dorling, Emil H. van Haaren, Roel Hendrickx, Thijs Nijenhuis, Martijn G.M. Schotanus, Lee Bouwman, Jasper Most, Bert Boonen

“…A total of 150 participants will be randomized (1:1) to either treatment to provide an 80% power for a 4.8-point clinically important difference in the primary outcome measure, the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) 12 months after surgery. Allocation was achieved using computer-based randomization. Outcomes will be analyzed using linear mixed models with time and group as main factors and interaction-term. …”
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Soft intersection almost bi-quasi-interior ideals of semigroups by Aslıhan Sezgin, Zeynep BAŞ, Aleyna İlgin

“…With our obtained crucial theorem that states that if a nonempty set of a semigroup is an almost BQI-ideal, then its soft characteristic function is a soft intersection almost BQI-ideal, and vice versa, we achieve to construct a bridge between semigroup theory and soft set theory. …”
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