Determination of unbound-bound moisture interface of faecal sludges from different on-site sanitation systems by Arun Kumar Rayavellore Suryakumar, Edwina Mercer, Jonathan Pocock, Santiago Septien

“…Solid-liquid separation is among the most important steps in the treatment of FS in NSS. The ability of the FS for solid-liquid separation has assumed greater significance in the design and operation of sludge treatment process. …”
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Involvement of RBP4 in Diabetic Atherosclerosis and the Role of Vitamin D Intervention by Wan Zhou, Shan-Dong Ye, Chao Chen, Wei Wang

“…These findings suggested that RBP4 could involve in the improvement of diabetic atherosclerosis; vitamin D had the ability to decrease the level of RBP4 and eventually played an important role in preventing atherosclerosis in diabetes.…”
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Toward Robust Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Integrating Multiple CT Datasets, Curriculum Learning, and Explainable AI by Amira Bouamrane, Makhlouf Derdour, Akram Bennour, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa, Abdel-Hamid M. Emara, Mohammed Al-Sarem, Neesrin Ali Kurdi

“…Moreover, the mixup augmentation technique was adopted to facilitate the reliance on salient characteristics by combining features and CT scan labels from datasets to reduce their biases and subjectivity, thus improving the model’s generalization ability and enhancing its robustness. Curriculum learning was used to train the model, starting with simple sets to learn complicated ones quickly. …”
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Preliminary Exploration of AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Prospective Clinical Study by Shibo Guo MD, Zhehao Lyu PhD, Chunyu Duan MD, Hui Wang PhD, Peng Xu MD, Wei Han BD, Peng Fu PhD

“…Objective The study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of aluminium-[ 18 F]fuoride(Al 18 F)-labelled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/computed tomography (CT) in AS and to investigate its ability to assess disease activity during the development of AS. …”
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Effectiveness and utilization of a cognitive screening program for primary geriatric care by David P. Salmon, Anna Malkina, Melanie L. Johnson, Christina Gigliotti, Emily A. Little, Douglas Galasko

“…Abstract Background Effective detection of cognitive impairment in the primary care setting is limited by lack of time and specialized expertise to conduct detailed objective cognitive testing and few well-validated cognitive screening instruments that can be administered and evaluated quickly without expert supervision. We therefore developed a model cognitive screening program to provide relatively brief, objective assessment of a geriatric patient’s memory and other cognitive abilities in cases where the primary care physician suspects but is unsure of the presence of a deficit. …”
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Initial ASIA impairment scale and its association with improvement in cervical spinal cord injury by Aman Singh, Somil Jaiswal, Anil Chandra, Amit Srivastava, Suresh Jaiswal, Awadhesh Yadav, B.K. Ojha, Chhitij Srivastava

“… Background: Cervical spinal cord injuries (SCI) are a severe subset of trauma cases, with important impacts on functional abilities and quality of life. Effective management strategies are crucial for improving outcomes. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Lispro and Aspart Evaluated by Continuous Glucose Monitoring System in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes by Bing-li Liu, Guo-ping Yin, Feng-fei Li, Yun Hu, Jin-dan Wu, Mao-yuan Chen, Lei Ye, Xiao-fei Su, Jian-hua Ma

“…Lispro and aspart had the similar ability to control the glycemic variations in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM. …”
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Identification of critical biomarkers and immune landscape patterns in glioma based on multi-database by Hanzhang Yuan, Jingsheng Cheng, Jun Xia, Zeng Yang, Lixin Xu

“…The potential biomarkers were identified using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression. The prognostic ability of the potential biomarkers was evaluated by Cox regression and survival curve. …”
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The quality of judicial decisions in cases of bullying in professional educational institutions by O. G. Yushkevych

“…The researchers also distinguish between objective (legal training, legal experience, qualification requirements for judicial candidates, opportunities for practicing judges to improve their skills, mechanisms for monitoring the work of judges, unrestricted public access to judicial decisions, the role of legal science in analysing judicial decisions) and subjective (the judge’s personality, salary, social guarantees, working conditions and ability to organise their work) factors that affect the quality of a judicial decision. …”
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Impact of introducing transnasal endoscopy on expanding diagnostic endoscopy services by Nigel Trudgill, Hasan Haboubi, Jeff Turner, Laura Munglani, Tom Crosby, Ben Thomas Crosby, Karen Wright, Kay Charles, Wendy Evans, Megan Mathias, Stevie Davies, Badr Abdalla

“…There is still uncertainty about how well it performs against TOE in diagnostic ability, cost and efficiency.Methods We explored utilising TNE to deal with the growing demand for endoscopy. …”
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Bioinspired activation strategies for Peano-HASEL artificial muscle. by Zhaozhen Liu, Harrison McAleese, Andrew Weightman, Glen Cooper

“…<h4>Background</h4>Human muscles perform many functions during activities of daily living producing a wide range of force outputs, displacements, and velocities. This versatile ability is believed to be associated with muscle activation strategies, such as the number and position of activated motor units within the muscle, as well as the frequency, magnitude and shape of the activation signal. …”
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Help-seeking for depression among Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan and factors related to their intentions to seek help from a psychiatrist: a cross-sectional study by Yui Fukuda, Atsuko Taguchi, Akane Futami, Yusuke Umegaki, Pham Nguyen Quy, Toshihiko Nakajima, Akihito Uezato

“…A lower preference for coping on one’s own, greater recognition of the effectiveness of help, greater ability to make work adjustments, and a higher level of Japanese language proficiency were related to greater intentions to seek help from a psychiatrist. …”
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Application of 3D Printing Technology in the Mechanical Testing of Complex Structural Rock Masses by Yingjie Xia, Qingkun Meng, Chuanqing Zhang, Ning Liu, Zhenxing Zhao, Jun Chen, Gao Yang

“…In this study, through a comprehensive review of the technical progress, equipment situation, application fields, and challenges of the use of 3DP technology, the following conclusions were obtained: (1) 3DP technology has advantages over traditional rock mass specimen preparation techniques, and the verification of test results using 3D printed samples shows that the 3DP has broad application prospects in geotechnical engineering. (2) The combination of 3DP and other advanced techniques can be used to achieve the accurate reconstruction of complex structural rock masses and to obtain the mechanical and failure characteristics of the same rock mass structure under different mechanical boundary conditions. (3) The development of 3DP materials with high strength, high brittleness, and low ductility has become the major bottleneck in the application of 3DP in geotechnical engineering. (4) 3D printers need to meet the high precision and large size requirements while also having high strength and long-term printing ability. The development of 3D printers that can print different types of materials is also an important aspect of the application of 3DP in geotechnical engineering.…”
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Self-replicating recombinant virus-like particles of lentivirus proliferating in glioblastoma cells and normal human macrophages by Herman D. Moshkoff, Andrey E. Moshkoff, Dmitry A. Moshkoff

“…Materials and methods. BHK-21 cells were transfected with the srRNA mixture by electroporation. …”
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A Systematic Review of Maternal and Child Health Policies in Addressing Stunting: Trends and Challenges by Pratiwi Ramlan, Phill Sukri, Muh. Tang Abdullah, Muhammad Akmal Ibrahim, Jamaluddin Ahmad, Khaeriyad Adri

“…Introduction: Stunting, recognized as a prominent global health issue, particularly in low-income countries, arises from persistent undernutrition and frequent infections, adversely impacting children's physical development, cognitive abilities, and future economic productivity. Notwithstanding the implementation of various maternal and child health strategies designed to mitigate stunting, its incidence remains alarmingly high, exhibiting differential efficacy across diverse contexts due to obstacles in policy execution, accessibility issues, and socio-cultural influences. …”
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PALATE FRACTURE PROFILE IN PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY OF DR. SOETOMO GENERAL ACADEMIC HOSPITAL: JANUARY 2012- DECEMBER 2017 by Priscilla Valentine N., Agus Santoso Budi, Lobredia Zarasade

“…Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya and gave the ability to make a fast and precise diagnosis for time and technical maxillofacial fractures. …”
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Seasonally Dependent Daytime and Nighttime Formation of Oxalic Acid Vapor and Particulate Oxalate in Tropical Coastal and Marine Atmospheres by Le Yan, Yating Gao, Dihui Chen, Lei Sun, Yang Gao, Huiwang Gao, Xiaohong Yao

“…We replaced the default 25 μL sampling loop on the AIM-IC with a 250 μL loop, improving the ability to distinguish the signal of oxalic acid vapor from noise. …”
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Achilles Tendon Repair by Decellularized and Engineered Xenografts in a Rabbit Model by Marta Bottagisio, Daniele D’Arrigo, Giuseppe Talò, Matilde Bongio, Marco Ferroni, Federica Boschetti, Matteo Moretti, Arianna B. Lovati

“…The present study is aimed at evaluating TE xenografts in Achilles tendon defects. Specifically, the ability to enhance the biomechanical functionality, while improving the graft interaction with the host, was tested. …”
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Minimizing Seam Lines in UAV Multispectral Image Mosaics Utilizing Irradiance, Vignette, and BRDF by Hoyong Ahn, Chansol Kim, Seungchan Lim, Cheonggil Jin, Jinsu Kim, Chuluong Choi

“…Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imaging provides the ability to obtain high-resolution images at a lower cost than satellite imagery and aerial photography. …”
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Slight thermal stress exerts genetic diversity selection at coral (Acropora digitifera) larval stages by Cristiana Manullang, Nozomi Hanahara, Ariyo Imanuel Tarigan, Yuko Abe, Mao Furukawa, Masaya Morita

“…Abstract Background Rising seawater temperatures increasingly threaten coral reefs. The ability of coral larvae to withstand heat is crucial for maintaining reef ecosystems. …”
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