A Parallel Image Denoising Network Based on Nonparametric Attention and Multiscale Feature Fusion by Jing Mao, Lianming Sun, Jie Chen, Shunyuan Yu

“…The method in this paper not only achieved a good denoising effect but also effectively retained the edge and texture information of the original image. …”
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Quality of Life Philosophy VI. The Concepts by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…Therefore responsibility and self-knowledge, which add up to wisdom, are the ways to a good and successful life.…”
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A High Resolution Melting Analysis (HRM) PCR assay for the detection and identification of Old World Leishmania species. by Yusr Saadi-Ben Aoun, Hejer Souguir, Hamed Chouaieb, Mongia Kraiem, Insaf Bel Hadj Ali, Ahmed S Chakroun, Florian Noguier, Akila Fathallah-Mili, David Piquemal, Ikram Guizani

“…Statistical analysis confirmed good correlation among the three tests, with both molecular methods providing congruent parasite identification. …”
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Review of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment of Neurogenic Bladder after Spinal Cord Injury by Qianqian LIN, Chengmei LIU, Kewei CHEN, Huijie DUAN

“…Early acupuncture treatment can maintain certain sensory impulse stimulation in the region, which can provide a good basis for the later reconstruction of reflex urination. …”
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Burden of caregivers of older people in Sri Lanka: an overlooked concern in the health care system by Nirmala Rathnayake, Wedura Kannangara, Thilina Abeygunasekara, Warsha De Zoysa, Dhammika Palangasinghe, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…BSFC-s scores showed a strong negative correlation with SF-36 scores (r = -0.81, p < 0.001), indicating a good concurrent validity. Neither floor nor ceiling effects were observed. …”
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Concordance of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology with Respect to Histological Diagnosis of Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study by Richa Singh, Krachi Agarwal, Preeti Agarwal, Madhu Kumar, Malti Kumari Maurya, Riddhi Jaiswal, Ajay Kumar Singh, Anand Srivastava

“…However, due to its low sensitivity, it may not serve as a good screening method. BAL fluid cytology primarily samples the lower respiratory tract, which may not always be affected by malignancy. …”
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Assessing intrinsic capacity for person‐centred HIV care: a cross‐sectional study in ageing populations in Malaysia and Hong Kong by Reena Rajasuriar, Syaza Hisham, John Son Lim, Jean Yi Cheong, Wen Ying Ho, Siew Hwei Yap, Nurul Syuhada Zulhaimi, Malinee Neelamegam, Catherine Cheung, Vivian Wong, Ruhana Che Yusof, Kejal Hasmukharay, Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Meng Li Chong, Pui Li Wong, Grace Chung‐Yan Lui

“…IC scores performed well in identifying PWH with frailty (AUC‐ROC ≥ 0.80) in the HK and Malaysian cohorts but more modestly (AUC‐ROC ≥ 0.64) for IADL deficits. Conclusions IC is a good composite measure to monitor non‐HIV, age‐associated physical and social vulnerabilities in PWH on ART and should complement disease‐based monitoring in routine HIV care. …”
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White-Seeded Culinary Poppy (<i>Papaver somniferum</i> L.) Se Biofortification: Oil Quality, Fatty Acid Profile, and Seed Yield by Ivana Varga, Tihomir Moslavac, Ivana Flanjak, Dario Iljkić, Milan Pospišil, Zdenko Lončarić, Manda Antunović

“…The cold-pressed oil was characterized as good-quality since the average water content was 0.38%, insoluble impurities consisted of 0.013%, iodine number value was 135.81 g, I₂ was 100 g⁻¹, and saponification number was 188.51 mg KOH g⁻¹, and it was on average 0.93% free fatty acids. …”
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Development of novel nomograms for predicting prostate cancer in biopsy-naive patients with PSA < 10 ng/ml and PI-RADS ≤ 3 lesions by Jia-gui Chai, Yu-hang Li, Chang-xing Ke

“…The calibration curves revealed good concordance between the predicted probability and the actual probability. …”
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Reconstruction for Complex Oromandibular Facial Defects: The Fibula Free Flap and Pectoralis Major Flap Combination by Mohammed Qaisi, Ryan Dee, Issam Eid, James Murphy, Ignacio A. Velasco Martinez, Henry Fung

“…Two patients regained good oral intake while one patient tolerated oral intake but was PEG tube-dependent. …”
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Size-controllable synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanorods via fluorine modulation: applications in dental adhesives for enhanced enamel remineralization by Linzhi Meng, Mengmeng Shu, Peng Mei, Yakun Liang, Lunguo Xia

“…The composite adhesives containing FHA nanorods showed good colloidal stability and appropriate light-curing properties. …”
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Improving crude oil storage tank heating and blending using multiple hot jet sprays: An experimental and numerical study by M. Shahnazari Sani, D.D. Ganji, A. Ramiar, Kh Hoseinzadeh

“…The finite volume method and standard k − ε turbulence model are used to numerically investigate the heat transfer features of crude oil inside the floating roof tank under the hot crude oil jet flow heating mode. …”
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Effect of Earthing-Up Frequency on Growth and Yield of Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica) Varieties at Gimbi District, Western Ethiopia by Habte Wakjira, Weyessa Garedew, Amsalu Nebiyu, Garome Shifaraw

“…Cogn) is a tuberous root crop native to Ethiopia. It is a good source of protein, carbohydrates, calcium, and iron. …”
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Family Perceptions of Palliative Care for Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients at Home by Mariam Dasat, Sigit Mulyono, Uswatul Khasanah, Stepanus Maman Hermawan

“…Family assistance to advanced cancer patients requires support from health workers as well as palliative cadres in the form of training on how to treat cancer patients and be good companions, as this can improve patients’ quality of life. …”
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Cultivating Limnospira fusiformis from Lake Solenoye, Omsk by 10.21603/2074-9414-2023-4-2469, Olga P. Bazhenova

“…The O9.13F strain of L. fusiformis has a good potential as a bioadditive in animal feeding. …”
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Relationship between physical activity during pregnancy and maternal health outcomes: evidence from the MAASTHI cohort study in Bengaluru, India by Yamuna Ana, Floor A. van den Brand, Onno C. P. van Schayck, Giridhara R. Babu

“…Pregnant women who had good social support tended to engage in higher levels of activity. …”
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AI-based analysis of fetal growth restriction in a prospective obstetric cohort quantifies compound risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and identifies previously unrecogniz... by Raquel M. Zimmerman, Edgar J. Hernandez, Mark Yandell, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Robert M. Silver, William Grobman, David Haas, George Saade, Jonathan Steller, Nathan R. Blue

“…Results Feature selection identified the 16 most informative variables, which yielded a PGM with good overall performance in the validation cohort (AUC 0.83, 95% CI 0.79–0.87), including among “N of 1” unique scenarios (AUC 0.81, 0.72–0.90). …”
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Penerapan Simple Additive Weighting pada Pemilihan Canvasser Terbaik PT.Eratel Prima by Veny Cahya Hardita, Ema Utami, Emha Taufiq Luthfi

“…Indosat as the investor of this company require a good evaluation of Key Performance Indicator (KPI). …”
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Diagnostics of lung cancer by fragmentated blood circulating cell-free DNA based on machine learning methods by Ivan O. Meshkov, Alexander P. Koturgin, Pavel V. Ershov, Liubov A. Safonova, Julia A. Remizova, Valentina V. Maksyutina, Ekaterina D. Maralova, Vasilisa A. Astafieva, Alexey A. Ivashechkin, Boris D. Ignatiev, Antonida V. Makhotenko, Ekaterina A. Snigir, Valentin V. Makarov, Vladimir S. Yudin, Anton A. Keskinov, Sergey M. Yudin, Anna S. Makarova, Veronika I. Skvortsova

“…Specificity values ranged from 79.3 to 90.0%.DiscussionThus, the CM has a good diagnostic value and does not require clinical or other data on tumor-associated biomarkers. …”
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Biogenic Waste from Two Varieties of Plantain in Ghana Contain Pectin with Potential Binding Properties in Conventional Tablets by Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Raphael Johnson, Prince George Jnr Acquah, Yayra Edzor-Agbo, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor, Mary-Ann Archer

“…Granules from all formulation batches had good flow properties indicated by their angle of repose (14.93 ± 1.41–21.80 ± 1.41), Hausner ratio (0.96 ± 0.27–1.22 ± 0.02), and compressibility (%) (7.69 ± 0.002–20.51 ± 0.002). …”
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