Efficient Modeling Framework for FO-WLP Solder Interconnect Behavior During Thermal Cycling by Ramiro Sebastian Vargas Cruz, Viktor Gonda

“…An efficient planar simulation framework with 2-D and pseudo-3-D meshed geometries provides a quick estimate for the lower and upper bound for the strain, stress and strain energy-related parameters, respectively. …”
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A Quality Control Method Based on an Improved Random Forest Algorithm for Surface Air Temperature Observations by Xiaoling Ye, Xing Yang, Xiong Xiong, Yunpei Shen, Man Hao, Rong Gu

“…The results indicate that the ARF method is able to identify inaccurate observations; and it has a higher rate of detection, lower rate of change for the quality control parameters, and fewer type I errors than traditional methods. …”
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Dextran-Polyacrylamide as Matrices for Creation of Anticancer Nanocomposite by G. Telegeev, N. Kutsevol, V. Chumachenko, A. Naumenko, P. Telegeeva, S. Filipchenko, Yu. Harahuts

“…The effect of nanosilver on cell viability was lower than the one of polymer/cisplatin composite. …”
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Evaluating the Agreement of Risk Categorization for Fetal Down Syndrome Screening between Ultrasound-Based Gestational Age and Menstrual-Based Gestational Age by Maternal Serum Mar... by Pakorn Chaksuwat, Supatra Sirichotiyakul, Suchaya Luewan, Theera Tongsong

“…The menstrual age had a slight decrease in the detection rate and a lower false-positive rate. Conclusion. Menstrual age is acceptable in cases of accurate last menstrual period. …”
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Acute Abdomen due to Mutual Tangle of Two Small Paratubal Cysts by Hiroharu Kobayashi, Shinichi Shibuya, Kentaro Iga, Keiichiro Kato, Airi Kato, Shuhei Terada, Hiroshi Adachi

“…A 30-year-old woman (gravida 0) visited our hospital with a complaint of right lower abdominal pain. Transvaginal ultrasonography revealed a 5-cm swollen right ovary, which was suspected to be a mature cystic teratoma. …”
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Reservoir Stochastic Simulation Based on Octave Convolution and Multistage Generative Adversarial Network by Xuechao Wu, Wenyao Fan, Shijie Peng, Bing Qin, Qing Wang, Mingjie Li, Yang Li

“…Abstract For finely representation of complex reservoir units, higher computing overburden and lower spatial resolution are limited to traditional stochastic simulation. …”
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Some peculiarities of organising the interrogation of a juvenile (minor) victim under martial law by M. V. Kryvonos

“…Such a system should recognise that children are not adults, they are largely dependent on adults and society, have a lower level of emotional, mental and intellectual maturity, and therefore require special treatment appropriate to their age and level of development. …”
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Overexpression of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Increases Macrophage-Derived Foam Cell Accumulation in Atherosclerotic Lesions of Transgenic Rabbits by Shoucui Gao, Xiaojing Wang, Daxing Cheng, Jiayan Li, Lu Li, Linwu Ran, Sihai Zhao, Jianglin Fan, Enqi Liu

“…Overexpression of human CETP did not change the plasma levels of total cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol but lowered plasma HDL-C and increased triglycerides. …”
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Severe anaemia in people with HIV: demographic, clinical and renal correlates by Kingsley Kamvuma, Sody Munsaka, Sepiso K. Masenga, John Amos Mulemena, Christopher Newton Phiri, Michelo Miyoba, Benson M. Hamooya

“…Anaemia was defined based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) classification, as haemoglobin concentration lower than normal i.e. <12 g/dl in females and < 13 g/dl in males and the primary outcome, severe anaemia, as a haemoglobin level below 8 g/dl according to the World Health Organisation. …”
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Forensic Age Estimation of Chinese Malaysian Adults by Evaluating Occlusal Tooth Wear Using Modified Kim’s Index by Chai Kit Lu, Margaret Chia Soo Yee, Spoorthi Banavar Ravi, Rohit Pandurangappa

“…Regression analysis revealed good correlation between age and teeth wear and lower standard error of estimate. Test of regression on a test sample (n=30 pairs, age range: 20–60 years) showed insignificant difference between predicted versus the actual age with statistically acceptable mean absolute difference. …”
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Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choice... by Yvonne Tse, David Armstrong, Christopher N. Andrews, Alain Bitton, Brian Bressler, John Marshall, Louis W. C. Liu

“…Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) are common functional lower gastrointestinal disorders that impair patients’ quality of life. …”
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Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio and Mean Platelet Volume; which one is More Predictive in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? by Kerem Doğa Seçkin, Mehmet Fatih Karslı, Burak Yücel, Burak Özköse, Doğukan Yıldırım, Berna Aslan Çetin, Halil Aslan

“…Neutrophil counts, CRP values, NLR and PLR were significantly higher and the MPV values were significantly lower in the study group (p<0.05). The parameter with highest sensitivity and specificity was NLR, which had similar diagnostic sensitivity and specificity as CRP. …”
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Analysis of Metal Contents in Portland Type V and MTA-Based Cements by Maura Cristiane Gonçales Orçati Dorileo, Matheus Coelho Bandeca, Fábio Luis Miranda Pedro, Luiz Evaristo Ricci Volpato, Orlando Aguirre Guedes, Ricardo Dalla Villa, Mateus Rodrigues Tonetto, Alvaro Henrique Borges

“…Only the cadmium presented concentration levels of values lower than the quantification limit of the device. …”
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Automatic Detection of Railway Faults Using Neural Networks: A Comparative Study of Transfer Learning Models and YOLOv11 by Omar Rodríguez-Abreo, Mario A. Quiroz-Juárez, Idalberto Macías-Socarras, Juvenal Rodríguez-Reséndiz, Juan M. Camacho-Pérez, Gabriel Carcedo-Rodríguez, Enrique Camacho-Pérez

“…However, YOLOv11 surpassed all models, achieving a test accuracy of 92.64% while maintaining significantly lower computational demands. These findings underscore the versatility of deep learning models and highlight the potential of YOLOv11 as an efficient and accurate solution for railway fault classification tasks.…”
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Motion-Cyclo-oxygenase-2 Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs are as Safe as Placebo for the Stomach: Arguments for the Motion by Richard H Hunt

“…The Vioxx Gastrointestinal Outcomes Research Study (VIGOR) revealed that the incidence of myocardial infarction was significantly lower with naproxen than rofecoxib, although this study was not designed to look at this endpoint. …”
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PMWFCM: A Possibility based MultiKernel Weighted Fuzzy Clustering Algorithm for classification of driving behaviors by Ning Ma, Kaijun Wu, Yubin Yuan, Jiawei Li, Xiaoqiang Wu

“…However, classical Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) algorithms are sensitive to noise during the clustering process, leading to suboptimal performance when dealing with traffic datasets with lower accuracy. Moreover, single-kernel clustering algorithms are greatly influenced by kernel function selection. …”
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Immobilization of Bifidobacterium infantis Cells in Selected Hydrogels as a Method of Increasing Their Survival in Fermented Milkless Beverages by Urszula T. Jasińska, Sylwia Skąpska, Lubomiła Owczarek, Agnieszka Dekowska, Dorota Lewińska

“…Microbeads and microcapsules were obtained using extrusion techniques: vibrating and electrostatic method, and beads were obtained using manual method with a syringe. A significantly lower decrease in the count of cells immobilized in hydrogels compared to free cells was observed during storage of fermented beverages at 4°C. …”
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Active Aging: Exploration into Self-Ratings of “Being Active,” Out-of-Home Physical Activity, and Participation among Older Australian Adults Living in Four Different Settings by Rosemary L. Aird, Laurie Buys

“…We examined whether self-ratings of “being active” among older people living in four different settings (major city high and lower density suburbs, a regional city, and a rural area) were associated with out-of-home participation and outdoor physical activity. …”
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Ultraviolet Laser Activation of Phosphorus‐Doped Polysilicon Layers for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Yijun Wang, Di Yan, Jesus Ibarra Michel, Sanje Mahasivam, Vipul Bansal, Robert Delaney, Jiali Wang, Thien Truong, Peiting Zheng, Jie Yang, Xinyu Zhang, James Bullock

“…However, this comes at the expense of high specific contact resistivities ρc, which is attributed to a lower dopant concentration across the poly‐Si(n+)/SiOx/c‐Si interface. …”
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Hyperreflective Dots in Central Fovea Visualized by a Novel Application of Visible-Light Optical Coherence Tomography by Michael A. Krause, Marta Grannonico, Brooke P. Tyler, David A. Miller, Weijia Fan, Mingna Liu, Roman V. Kuranov, Hao F. Zhang, Xiaorong Liu, Peter A. Netland

“…Vis-OCT generated a 3×3 mm2en face image with an impressive axial resolution of 1.3 μm, whereas NIR-OCT produced an en face image with a larger field of view (FOV) (9×9 mm2) but a lower resolution of 7.0 μm. Moreover, vis-OCTF unveiled clear images of hyperreflective dots in the fovea of both patients, which were not discernible in the NIR-OCT en face images. …”
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