An analysis of heavy silicone oil treatment for inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy by Maximilian Hammer, Amanda Ie, Katharina Eibenberger, Gerd Uwe Auffarth, Kanmin Xue

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Understanding recruitment to a perioperative randomised controlled trial: protocol for a mixed-methods substudy nested within a feasibility trial of octreotide infusion during live... by Duncan Wagstaff, S Ramani Moonesinghe, Jez Fabes, Michael Spiro, Edgar Brodkin, Ee-Neng Loh, Vivienne Hannon

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Neoadjuvant atezolizumab plus bevacizumab prior liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma by Parissa Tabrizian, Rebecca Marino, Sherrie Bhoori, Marcus Zeitlhoefler, Neil Mehta, Vanessa Banz, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Massimo Iavarone, Chiara Mazzarelli, Nicolò Simonotti, Francis Yao, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Josep M. Llovet

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START—the Swiss tele-assisted rehabilitation and training program to support transition from inpatient to outpatient care in the subacute phase after a stroke: feasibility, safety... by Szabina Gäumann, Carina Ziller, Carina Ziller, Nele Paulissen, Nele Paulissen, Frank Behrendt, Frank Behrendt, Zorica Suica, Zorica Suica, Björn Crüts, Luana Gammerschlag, Katrin Parmar, Katrin Parmar, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft

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Load-Bearing Characteristics of Large-Diameter Rock-Socketed Piles Based on Ultimate Load Tests by Xueying Liu, Xiaoyu Bai, Mingyi Zhang, Yonghong Wang, Songkui Sang, Nan Yan

“…The test results showed that the three test piles were damaged under maximum loading, the Q-s curve exhibited a steep drop, the pile compression was around 1.2 times the pile diameter, and the bearing capacity of a single pile did not meet the design requirements. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Alcohol Consumption Among the Youths in Kampala, Uganda. A Cross-Sectional Study by Namiiro AM, Audo R, Nannungi CD, Pitua I, Kiberu D, Talemwa P, Mujuni E, Lwesabula A, Ageimo P, Khaukha AZ, Kuol MJ, Egaru L, Koire M, Ssewante N

“…Amelia Margaret Namiiro,1 Ritah Audo,1 Charity Doreen Nannungi,1 Ivaan Pitua,1 Denis Kiberu,1 Peter Talemwa,1 Emanuel Mujuni,1 Alex Lwesabula,1 Paul Ageimo,1 Arnold Zephania Khaukha,1 Moses Jok Kuol,1 Lazarous Egaru,1 Malik Koire,1,2 Nelson Ssewante3 1School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; 2Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation, Kampala, Uganda; 3Child Health and Development Centre, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaCorrespondence: Amelia Margaret Namiiro, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Email amiemaggie99@gmail.comBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased loneliness, emotional stress, and idleness due to job losses and school closures which can drive substance use among vulnerable populations like youths. …”
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Towards a Standard Benchmarking Framework for Domain Adaptation in Intelligent Fault Diagnosis by Mohammed M. Farag

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Effect of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in the Detection of Benzene at Room Temperature by Nurjahirah Janudin, Norli Abdullah, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus, Faizah Md Yasin, Mohd Hanif Yaacob, Norshafiqah Mohamad Saidi, Noor Azilah Mohd Kasim

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Kinect-Based Exergames Tailored to Parkinson Patients by Ioannis Pachoulakis, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Anastasia Analyti

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Driving Safety Analysis Using Grid-Based Water-Filled Rut Depth Distribution by Jiao Yan, Hongwei Zhang, Bing Hui

“…The results of the case study show that (1) the length of dangerous road sections based on vehicle skidding is longer than that based on hydroplaning, and the length of dangerous road sections based on hydroplaning is underestimated by 9.4%–100%; (2) as the vehicle speed drops from 120 km/h to 80 km/h, the length of dangerous road sections obtained based on vehicle sliding analysis is reduced by 93.8%. …”
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Preparation and mechanical-electrical characterization of new complex-phase conductive concrete by Shicheng Feng, Xiaohui Zhang, Zhilei Xu, Keliang Dong, Jinfeng Zheng, Runlong Zhang, Zhaolin Zhou, Xuan Wang

“…The new conductive concrete has promising frontiers of steady-state electricity and transient heat under 20 kA high current impingement, with its current density value dropping to 3280A/m3 and the maximum module temperature dropping to 2270 K. …”
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Shear Characteristics and Strength Criterion of Frozen Joints under Different Opening Degrees by Shiwei Shen, Lin Gan, Chang Liu, Shulin Dai

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OW-YOLO: An Improved YOLOv8s Lightweight Detection Method for Obstructed Walnuts by Haoyu Wang, Lijun Yun, Chenggui Yang, Mingjie Wu, Yansong Wang, Zaiqing Chen

“…The results demonstrate that OW-YOLO outperforms other models, achieving an mAP@0.5 (mean average precision) of 83.6%, mAP@[0.5:0.95] of 53.7%, and an F1 score of 77.9%. Additionally, the model’s parameter count decreased by 49.2%, weight file size was reduced by 48.1%, and computational load dropped by 37.3%, effectively mitigating the impact of obstruction on detection accuracy. …”
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Experimental Study and Failure Mechanism Analysis of Rubber Fiber Concrete under the Compression-Shear Combined Action by Juntao Zhang, Zhenpeng Yu, Xinjian Sun, Guangli Zhang, Wenguo Pan

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Magnetohydrodynamics of nanofluid internal forced convection: A review and outlook for practical applications by Victor O. Adogbeji, Emmanuel O. Atofarati, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer

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The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far? by R.J. Isaifan

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Factors Contributing to Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence Among People Living With HIV Returning to Care in South-Eastern Tanzania: A Qualitative Study by Matimbwa H, Lolo SA, Matoy LS, Ndaki R, Ngahyoma S, Mollel HA, Luoga E, Vanobberghen F, Vianney JM, Idindili B, Weisser M

“…Francis Regional Referral Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania; 6Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 7Department of Health Systems Management, Mzumbe University, Morogoro, Tanzania; 8Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, 4123, Switzerland; 9University of Basel, Basel, 4002, Switzerland; 10Public Health Department, The Kampala International University, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 11Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Basel, Basel, 4031, Switzerland; 1.Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania; 2.University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 3.Saint Francis Referral Hospital, Ifakara, Tanzania; 4.Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland; 5.University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 6.Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand; 7.Division of Public Health, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; 8.Indiana University, Indianapolis, U.S.; 9.Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland; 10.Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 11.USAID Afya Yangu, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaCorrespondence: Hassan Matimbwa, Ifakara Health Institute, P.O. …”
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Polyphenols and pectin enriched golden kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) alleviates high fructose-induced glucolipid disorders and hepatic oxidative damage in rats: in association wi... by Aamina Alim, Ting Li, Tanzeela Nisar, Zeshan Ali, Daoyuan Ren, Yueyue Liu, Xingbin Yang

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La mise en œuvre d’un aqueduc : l’exemple de la Brévenne à Lyon by Catherine Coquidé, Antoine Valois

“…Among these, the first was the one that concluded on the feasibility of the route, another entailed the laying of the floor of the installation trench and the last was dedicated to the foundations for the base of the specus.At this point, the legendary Roman regularity seems to have broken down. …”
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The high-resolution global shipping emission inventory by the Shipping Emission Inventory Model (SEIM) by W. Yi, X. Wang, T. He, H. Liu, Z. Luo, Z. Lv, K. He

“…Regarding vessel age distribution, the emission contribution of vessels built before 2000 (without Tier standards) has been declining, dropping to 10.2 % in 2021, suggesting that even a complete phase-out of these vessels would have limited potential for reducing NO<span class="inline-formula">_<i>x</i></span> emissions in the short term. …”
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