Impact of immobilization system angle, body mass index and breast size on breast radiotherapy accuracy using EPID-only setup by Ioana-Claudia Costin, Loredana G. Marcu

“…When comparing 3DCRT versus modulated techniques the ipsilateral lung is better spared with the latter, while the contralateral lung is more efficiently protected with conformal technique.…”
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Network Topology-Driven Vertiport Placement Strategy: Integrating Urban Air Mobility with the Seoul Metropolitan Railway System by Ki-Han Song, HaJeong Lee

“…Regardless of whether centrality or vulnerability is prioritized, we observe that connectivity increase exponentially, while network efficiency changes linearly with the increase in vertiport proportion. …”
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Elevational dynamics of vegetation changes in response to climate change on the Tibetan plateau by Guang Pu, Lingyu Han, Liangliang Chen, Dan Wan, Hongfen Teng

“…Abstract Understanding long-term vegetation dynamics is essential for assessing ecosystem responses to climate change, particularly in ecologically sensitive regions like the Tibetan Plateau. While numerous studies have analyzed vegetation changes on the Tibetan Plateau from 1982 to 2015 using remote sensing data, most have been limited by insufficient temporal coverage and low-resolution datasets, constraining the accuracy of trend detection and driver analysis. …”
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Mid-term fertilisers and lime effect on grassland in the hilly-mountain region in Balkan by Vladimir Zornić, Vesna Đurović, Mirjana Petrović, Snežana Babić, Dalibor Tomić, Nedeljko Racić, Jasmina Milenković

“…Mean Landolt ecological value for nutrients and moisture increased while temperature dropped. The coverage of legumes and Landolt indicator value for nutrients increased because of the lime application, while the lime had no effect on Shannon-Wiener evenness and abundance of functional groups. …”
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An Active RIS-Aided DFRC System for Improved Multi-User Communications by Ravi Patel, Aayush Singh, Keshav Singh, Shahid Mumtaz, Chih-Peng Li, Sudip Biswas

“…Active RIS not only adjusts signal phases but also amplifies them, significantly boosting signal strength, coverage, and reliability, while also tackling interference and power constraints. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic relationships between Shigella species and Escherichia coli O37:H10 isolates in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Basha Ayele, Zeleke Mekonnen, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Dawit Hailu Alemayehu, Kalkidan Melaku, Shewki Moga, Maeruf Fetu Nassir, Abaysew Ayele, Adane Mihret, Getenet Beyene

“…Results Using whole genome sequencing (WGS), all 28 S. sonnei identified with antisera were also verified as S. sonnei, while all nine isolates of S. flexneri were found to be E. coli O37:H10. …”
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Spatiotemporal assessment of ecological quality and driving mechanisms in the Beijing metropolitan area by Aibo Jin, Hui Li, Xiangrong Wang, Ziyao Wang

“…Topography and soil properties emerge as dominant influencing factors, while climate indirectly influences ecological quality by shaping vegetation coverage. …”
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Dynamic Microfluidic Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanowires: Impact of Channel Architecture on Growth Homogeneity and Uniformity by Mazen Erfan, Martine Gnambodoe‐Capochichi, Yasser M. Sabry, Diaa Khalil, Yamin Leprince‐Wang, Tarik Bourouina

“…This is demonstrated that the use of optimized tree‐branched microchannel networks enables excellent homogeneity, quantified by a surface coverage of 99% across the whole area of the microfluidic reactor chamber, while it is limited to 55%–78% when using conventional microfluidic chambers. …”
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Determinants of household-level food and nutrition security in wheat farmers of Arsi Zone, Ethiopia by Mustefa Bati Geda, Jema Haji Mohammed, Kedir Jemal Ibrahim, Fresenbet Zeleke Abshiro

“…The result of descriptive statistics revealed that 70.85% of the sample households were food secure while the remaining 29.15% were insecure. Likewise, it was found that 26.07%, 52.61%, and 21.33% of the sample households had low, medium, and high nutritional levels, respectively. …”
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A Combined CNN-LSTM Network for Ship Classification on SAR Images by Abdelmalek Toumi, Jean-Christophe Cexus, Ali Khenchaf, Mahdi Abid

“…Satellite SAR (synthetic aperture radar) imagery offers global coverage and all-weather recording capabilities, making it valuable for applications like remote sensing and maritime surveillance. …”
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Solar radiation prediction: A multi-model machine learning and deep learning approach by C Vanlalchhuanawmi, Subhasish Deb, Md. Minarul Islam, Taha Selim Ustun

“…A feature selection process using Pearson’s coefficient identified the most relevant inputs, while quantile regression was employed for uncertainty assessment, mean prediction interval, and prediction interval coverage probability models. …”
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Spatio-temporal Variation Characteristics of Ecological Factors Along Yellow River in Qingdao Water Diversion Project During 1990-2020 by Ma Jigang, Tang Yuting, Zhang Limin, Wu Zhongsheng, Cui Ziteng, Dou Zhi

“…[Results] The areas classified as water, green land, and building land increased over time, while the area classified as unused land decreased significantly. …”
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Integrating ground-based and satellite rainfall data for hydrological modeling: A SWAT+ application with sensitivity analysis in the Saguling Watershed, Citarum River Basin by Hadi Kardhana, Faizal Immaddudin Wira Rohmat, Muhammad Farras Adiprayoga, Anita Nurhami, Solehudin, Winda Wijayasari, Sari Kurniawati, Riska Hilmi Mutiawati

“…The rainfall accuracy assessment indicated that the GSMaP data demonstrates moderate reliability, tending to overestimate low-intensity rainfall while underestimating high-intensity events, while the data remains to represent the diurnal patterns of rainfall. …”
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Association of COVID-19 Vaccine Intake with Diagnosis, Hospitalization, and Oxygenation/Ventilation: A Longitudinal Analysis, 2021–2022, Japan by Satomi Odani, Hitoshi Honda, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…This study analyzed the impact of vaccines on infection outcomes while considering socioeconomic and behavioral factors in the Japanese population. …”
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Comparison of the Burdens and Attitudes Between Standard and Web-Based Remote Programming for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: Survey Study by Xiaonan Wan, Zhengyu Lin, Chengcheng Duan, Zhitong Zeng, Chencheng Zhang, Dianyou Li

“…ResultsA total of 225 patients completed the survey, all of whom had undergone standard programming, while 132 patients had also experienced remote programming. …”
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ADVCSO: Adaptive Dynamically Enhanced Variant of Chicken Swarm Optimization for Combinatorial Optimization Problems by Kunwei Wu, Liangshun Wang, Mingming Liu

“…High-dimensional complex optimization problems are pervasive in engineering and scientific computing, yet conventional algorithms struggle to meet collaborative optimization requirements due to computational complexity. While Chicken Swarm Optimization (CSO) demonstrates an intuitive understanding and straightforward implementation for low-dimensional problems, it suffers from limitations including a low convergence precision, uneven initial solution distribution, and premature convergence. …”
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Characterisation and validation of insertions and deletions in 173 patient exomes. by Francesco Lescai, Silvia Bonfiglio, Chiara Bacchelli, Estelle Chanudet, Aoife Waters, Sanjay M Sisodiya, Dalia Kasperavičiūtė, Julie Williams, Denise Harold, John Hardy, Robert Kleta, Sebahattin Cirak, Richard Williams, John C Achermann, John Anderson, David Kelsell, Tom Vulliamy, Henry Houlden, Nicholas Wood, Una Sheerin, Gian Paolo Tonini, Donna Mackay, Khalid Hussain, Jane Sowden, Veronica Kinsler, Justyna Osinska, Tony Brooks, Mike Hubank, Philip Beales, Elia Stupka

“…Recent advances in genomics technologies have spurred unprecedented efforts in genome and exome re-sequencing aiming to unravel the genetic component of rare and complex disorders. While in rare disorders this allowed the identification of novel causal genes, the missing heritability paradox in complex diseases remains so far elusive. …”
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Handover decision with multi-access edge computing in 6G networks: A survey by Saeid Jahandar, Ibraheem Shayea, Emre Gures, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Mustafa Ergen, Mohammad Alnakhli

“…However, the mobility of UEs and the limited coverage of edge servers can lead to frequent handovers during the offloading process. …”
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Health system perspective costing of TB, HIV and dysglycaemia (prediabetes and diabetes) in Kenya and a minimum care package policy proposal: the THANDYS study by Cheryl Zawadi Kerama, Marianne Mureithi, Erick Njenga, Brian Vezi, Rosemary Kamuyu, Victor Kidake, Ann Kiplimo, Sarah Mulera, Stella Mollen, Brenda Chiboli, Aiban Ronoh, Dickson Kirathe, Richard Kiplimo, Omu Anzala, Jane Ong’ang’o

“…# Background Poverty is a barrier to health equity. While it is believed that tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) care is free in Kenya, this is only partially true. …”
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Performance Analysis of IRS-Assisted Multi-Link FSO System Under Pointing Errors by Takumi Ishida, Chedlia Ben Naila, Hiraku Okada, Masaaki Katayama

“…The integration of intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) into free-space optical (FSO) communication systems is considered as a promising and innovative approach to overcoming existing challenges due to the strict line-of-sight (LoS) requirements faced by conventional FSO setups, thereby ensuring more flexible and controllable links and expanding the communication coverage area. Nonetheless, the configuration of IRS-assisted FSO systems remains relatively novel, requiring investigation into optimizing IRS placement to enhance system performance while mitigating interference and obstacles in dynamic environmental conditions. …”
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