Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Failure of Sandwich Specimens with Tabs under Four-Point Bending by V. N. Paimushin, S. A. Kholmogorov, M. V. Makarov, N. V. Levshonkova

“…This method involved reducing the original boundary value problem to integro-algebraic equations with Volterra-type operators of the second kind and additional relations for determining the unknown integration constants. …”
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Skin Lesion Classification Through Test Time Augmentation and Explainable Artificial Intelligence by Loris Cino, Cosimo Distante, Alessandro Martella, Pier Luigi Mazzeo

“…By improving transparency, the study seeks to contribute to earlier and more reliable diagnoses. Additionally, the research investigates the impact of Test Time Augmentation (TTA) on the performance of six Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architectures, which include models from the EfficientNet, ResNet (Residual Network), and ResNeXt (an enhanced variant of ResNet) families. …”
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The impact of family members on aging persons’ technology use intentions by Freek Van Baelen, Melissa De Regge, Bart Larivière, Katrien Verleye, Kristof Eeckloo

“…The direction of misfit further reveals that aging person's beliefs about their capabilities are more decisive than their family caregiver's beliefs in promoting their technology usage intentions. In addition, age, experience with technology, attitudes, social norms, and technological savviness in the family also have an impact on aging persons' intentions to use technology. …”
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Exploring Quality of Life in Adults Living With Late-onset Pompe Disease: A Combined Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perceptions from Australia, France, Italy, and... by Holly Lumgair, Lisa Bashorum, Alasdair MacCulloch, Elizabeth Minas, George Timmins, Drago Bratkovic, Richard Perry, Medi Stone, Vasileios Blazos, Elisabetta Conti, Raymond Saich

“…Requiring ventilation and mobility aids had additive negative impacts on physical functioning. …”
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Gawe Rapah sebagai Model Resolusi Konflik Berbasis Kearifan Lokal di Pulau Seribu Masjid, Lombok by Mohammad Zaenul Kamar, Casmini Casmini, Nurus Sa'adah

“…The findings reveal that the “gawe rapah” tradition effectively mitigates direct violence through dialogue, addresses structural inequalities by fostering social inclusion, and reduces cultural violence through tolerance education. Additionally, the tradition contributes to maintaining social stability (peacekeeping) and fostering long-term harmony (peacebuilding), including integration into formal education and the utilization of digital technology. …”
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Integrating radiological and clinical data for clinically significant prostate cancer detection with machine learning techniques by Luis Mariano Esteban, Ángel Borque-Fernando, Maria Etelvina Escorihuela, Javier Esteban-Escaño, Jose María Abascal, Pol Servian, Juan Morote

“…Using SHAP values for model explainability, PI-RADS emerges as the most influential risk factor, particularly for individuals with PI-RADS 4 and 5. Additionally, a positive digital rectal examination (DRE) or family history of prostate cancer proves highly influential for certain individuals, while a previous negative biopsy serves as a protective factor for others.…”
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Securing fog computing in healthcare with a zero-trust approach and blockchain by Navjeet Kaur, Ayush Mittal, Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Sarita Simaiya, Surjeet Dalal, Kashif Saleem, Ehab Seif Ghith

“…Moreover, the baseline IDR (85%) and DI (70%) were drawn from ZT-1, while TCR (85%) and ART (300 ms) were measured using ZT-2 as benchmarks. …”
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Effect of Oral Administration with Lactobacillus plantarum CAM6 Strain on Sows during Gestation-Lactation and the Derived Impact on Their Progeny Performance by César Betancur, Yordan Martínez, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, Rogel Castillo, Xinghua Ding

“…Moreover, the probiotic feed orally to the sows improved the body weight (P≤0.05) and reduced the diarrhea incidence of their offspring (P≤0.05). …”
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FDT Perimetry for Glaucoma Detection in Comprehensive Health Checkup Service by Ryo Terauchi, Takashi Wada, Shumpei Ogawa, Masanobu Kaji, Tomohiro Kato, Masayuki Tatemichi, Tadashi Nakano

“…FDT perimetry, even if performed by nonspecialized physicians, could improve glaucoma detection when used in addition to fundus photography. This study was registered with UMIN000037951.…”
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Retrospective review of dosing trends in botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia in a long-term cohort by Gabrielle French, J. Douglas Bosch, Derrick R. Randall

“…The spasmodic dysphonia (SD) literature would benefit from additional long-term cohort data, especially in the Canadian population. …”
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Amelioration of Coagulation Disorders and Inflammation by Hydrogen-Rich Solution Reduces Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats through NF-κB/NLRP3 Pathway by Ling Yang, Yan Guo, Xin Fan, Ye Chen, Bo Yang, Ke-Xuan Liu, Jun Zhou

“…Interestingly, HRS markedly improved intestinal I/R-mediated coagulation disorders as evidenced by abnormal conventional indicators of coagulation and thromboelastography. Additionally, HRS attenuated inflammatory responses and the elevated tissue factor (TF) and inhibited nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB) and nucleotide binding and oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. …”
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Action Mechanisms of Metformin Combined with Exenatide and Metformin Only in the Treatment of PCOS in Obese Patients by Jingwen Gan, Jie Chen, Rui-lin Ma, Yan Deng, Xue-song Ding, Shi-yang Zhu, Ai-jun Sun

“…Only the decrease of neuromedin B, glutamate, and glutamyl groups and the increase of chenodeoxycholic acid sulfate docosadienoate (22: 2n6), and prostaglandin E2 have been observed in the COM group. In addition, salicylic acid and spisulosine increased and decanoylcarnitine decreased in the MF group. …”
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Effect of pulsed and continuous arcs on copper powders prepared by arc micro explosion machining by Bo Yin, Zhenyu Zhao, Wen Hu, Hui Xu

“…The two copper powders had the advantages of narrow particle size distribution, good fluidity, high sphericity, high purity, low oxygen content and non-satellite powder, which met the requirements for copper powders in additive manufacturing (AM). This research result can serve as a basis for selecting the arc type for arc micro explosion machining of copper powders.…”
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Peptide Design for Enhanced Anti-Melanogenesis: Optimizing Molecular Weight, Polarity, and Cyclization by Putri SA, Maharani R, Maksum IP, Siahaan TJ

“…This process increases resistance to enzymatic degradation and improves target specificity by limiting conformational flexibility. Additionally, the rigidity and internal hydrogen bonding of cyclic peptides can aid in membrane permeability, making them more effective for therapeutic use. …”
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Exogenous plasmid capture to characterize tetracycline-resistance plasmids in sprouts obtained from retail in Germany by Maria Stein, Erik Brinks, Diana Habermann, Gyu-Sung Cho, Charles M. A. P. Franz

“…While the smaller plasmids contained the tet(A) tetracycline resistance gene as well as additional quinolone (qnrS1), sulfonamide (sul1) and trimethoprim (dfrA1) resistance genes, the larger plasmids only contained the tet(D) resistance gene. …”
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Application of different edge detection methods for faults identification in Anza Basin, Kenya by Gege Li, Qing Chen, Bingqiang Yuan, Xianfeng Tan, Hao Chen, Xiaoyu Huang, Lang Pan

“…Abstract The shape of gravity anomalies changes due to the disruption of geological bodies’ continuity by fault structures, and their planar contour line characteristics are an important basis for dividing fault structures. …”
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Inpatient service utilization amongst infants diagnosed with Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection (RSV) in the United States. by Jason R Gantenberg, Kathryn D Thompson, Robertus van Aalst, David M Smith, Megan Richards, Christopher B Nelson, William V La Via, Sandra S Chaves, Angela M Bengtson, David A Savitz, Andrew R Zullo

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of this study was to describe the procedures and services received by infants hospitalized during their first RSV episode in their first RSV season, in addition to what proportion of infants died during this hospitalization.…”
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Femur Length is Correlated with Isometric Quadriceps Strength in Post-Operative Patients by Robert S Dean, Nicholas N DePhillipo, Michael T Kiely, Nicole A Schwery, Jill K Monson, Robert F LaPrade

“… # CONCLUSION Femur length was significantly correlated with the isometric quadriceps peak torque for non-surgical limbs. Additionally, femur length and limb length were found to be negatively correlated with quadriceps strength deficit among ligament reconstruction patients. …”
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RETRACTED: Efficacy of Vanadyl Sulfate and Selenium Tetrachloride as Anti-Diabetic Agents against Hyperglycemia and Oxidative Stress Induced by Diabetes Mellitus in Male Rats by Fawziah A. Al-Salmi, Reham Z. Hamza

“…The findings show that the administration of VOSO₄ with selenium tetrachloride reduced oxidative stress to normal levels, lowered blood glucose levels, and elevated insulin hormone. Additionally, VOSO₄ with selenium tetrachloride had a synergistic effect and significantly decreased pancreatic genotoxicity. …”
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FEATURES OF BIOELEMENTS ACCUMULATION BY FUNGI L. EDODES DURING CULTIVATION IN SUBSTRATES ENRICHED WITH Cr, Se, Ge, Fe CITRATES by I. Andrusyshyna, O. Velikanov, D. Bakhlukov

“…Thus, the shiitake substrate-mushroom system is a complex system where the Le Chatelier principle can be traced, synergism and atognism of micronutrients are observed in the formation of the trace element composition of the fruiting body of the fungus, depending on the substrate composition. …”
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