Real-time detection of road surface friction coefficient: A new framework integrating diffusion model and Transformer in Transformer algorithms by Zhangcun Yan, Lishengsa Yue, Wang Luo, Jian Sun

“…However, accurate estimation is challenging due to varying road environments and sensor errors that can cause significant distortions. …”
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A Qualitative Exploration of Stakeholders’ Preferences for Early-Stage Rectal Cancer Treatment by Merrill E. Rubens, Timothy P. Mayo, Radhika K. Smith, Sean C. Glasgow, Mary C. Politi

“…Shared decision-making (SDM) between patients and clinicians can improve decision quality when patients are faced with preference-sensitive care options. We interviewed 28 stakeholders (13 clinicians and 15 patients) to understand their perspectives on early-stage rectal cancer treatment decision-making. …”
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Phototransformations of non-toxic antioxidants, the derivatives of 1,2-dihydroquinolines, in homogeneous and micellar solutions by T. D. Nekipelova

“…Reactions of transient species photogenerated from 6-R-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinolines (TMDQ) are very sensitive to medium variation. In anhydrous organic solvents, aminyl radicals were generated. …”
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Kinect-Based Exergames Tailored to Parkinson Patients by Ioannis Pachoulakis, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Anastasia Analyti

“…The platform employs Microsoft Kinect, an affordable off-the-shelf motion capture sensor that can be easily installed in both home and clinical settings. …”
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Hyperhomocysteinemia-induced VCID results in visual deficits, reduced neuroinflammation and vascular alterations in the retina by Erica M. Weekman, Colin B. Rogers, Tiffany L. Sudduth, Donna M. Wilcock

“…Using our model of hyperhomocysteinemia-induced cSVD, we aimed to identify the effects of cSVD on visual sensitivity and cognition, retinal glial and vascular cells, and neuroinflammatory and cardiovascular gene expression changes. …”
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A Review on the Contemporary Development of Composite Materials Comprising Graphene/Graphene Derivatives by Fenfen Li, Linyu Long, Yunxuan Weng

“…The mitigation of these defects should result in the expansion of the applications of Gr composites for use in capacitors, catalysts, and sensors, among other devices. Although solution blending or in situ polymerization produces a relatively good mixing effect, in general, melt blending is used in the large-scale processing of Gr composites with polymer materials. …”
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Blockade of TIPE2-Mediated Ferroptosis of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Achieves the Full Potential of Combinatory Ferroptosis and Anti-PD-L1 Cancer Immunotherapy by Hafiza Kashaf Tariq, Zihao Liang, Lawan Rabiu, Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Nada Mohamady Farouk Abdalsalam, Rong Li, Qiong Yang, Xiaochun Wan, Dehong Yan

“…These findings indicate that TIPE2 confers the ferroptosis sensitivity of MDSCs, and combining the targeting of the TIPE2 of MDSCs, ferroptosis therapy, and ICB is a novel therapeutic option for cancer treatment.…”
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TRAIL and Ceruloplasmin Inverse Correlation as a Representative Crosstalk between Inflammation and Oxidative Stress by Veronica Tisato, Stefania Gallo, Elisabetta Melloni, Claudio Celeghini, Angelina Passaro, Giorgio Zauli, Paola Secchiero, Carlo Bergamini, Alessandro Trentini, Gloria Bonaccorsi, Giuseppe Valacchi, Giovanni Zuliani, Carlo Cervellati

“…After stratification for high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, the inverse association between TRAIL and ceruloplasmin levels remained strong and significant (r=−0.508, p<0.001, R2=0.260) only in the presence of inflammation, confirming the role of inflammation as emerged in in vitro experiments where recombinant TRAIL decreased ceruloplasmin expression levels in TNF-treated PBMC cultures. …”
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Association of Myasthenia Gravis With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Yao Wang, Ke Wang, Jing Lu, Peng Xu, Dongmei Zhang, Xinzhi Chen, Jian Wang

“…The reliability and stability of the results were ensured through tests for heterogeneity, assessment of pleiotropy, and sensitivity analysis using the leave‐one‐out approach. …”
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Predictors of schoolteachers' intention to report suspected child abuse and neglect cases in Oman: A national study by Zeinab Al Azri, Wafa A.L. Jabri, Iman Al Hashmi, Asia Alnaamani, Omar Al Zaabi

“…These results provide stakeholders with directions for designing culturally sensitive interventions to enhance the reporting of suspected child abuse cases in Oman.…”
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Framework for user behavioural biometric identification using a multimodal scheme with keystroke trajectory feature and recurrent neural network on a mobile platform by Ka‐Wing Tse, Kevin Hung

“…Because of the increasing dependence on information systems, immense amounts of personal and sensitive data are stored on mobile devices. Thus, security or privacy breaches are a major challenge. …”
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Improved lung nodule segmentation with a squeeze excitation dilated attention based residual UNet by Dhafer Alhajim, Karim Ansari-Asl, Gholamreza Akbarizadeh, Mehdi Naderi Soorki

“…The proposed model was evaluated using the publicly available Lung Nodule Analysis 2016 (LUNA16) dataset, achieving a Dice Similarity Coefficient of 97.86%, IoU of 96.40%, sensitivity of 96.54%, and precision of 98.84%. Finally, it was shown that each added component to the U-Net’s structure and the intensity normalization technique increased the Dice Similarity Coefficient by more than 2%. …”
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Recent breakthroughs of non-thermal cold plasma food processing: A review by Muhammad Umair, Song Xun, Saqib Jabbar, Muhammad Abid, Muhammad Shahid Riaz Rajoka, He Zhendan

“…Polymers are extensively utilized in industrial and (bio) medical applications for eco-friendly packaging solution, but they are typically unsuitable for usage owing to their moisture sensitivity, low surface free energy and barrier properties. …”
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Allelic and epigenetic DNA variation in relation to F1 heterosis manifestation in F1 hybrids of Capsicum annuum L. by M. N. Shapturenko, S. V. Vakula, L. A. Tarutina, T. V. Nikitinskaya, T. V. Pechkovskaya, L. A. Mishin, L. V. Khotyleva

“…We used SSR and methyl-sensitive AFLP (MSAP with HpaII and MspI izoshisomers) protocols for obtaining specific patterns for heterotic and nonheterotic F1 hybrids of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) from a Belarusian breeding program. …”
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Triglyceride glucose-waist circumference as a useful predictor for diabetes mellitus: a secondary retrospective analysis utilizing a Japanese cohort study by Yawei Li, Linlin Shan, Qiong Wen, Changchun Cao, Meiling Huang, Chunxia Zhang, Xiaoping Li, Kun Wang, Tianlun Zhou, Fubing Zha, Yulong Wang

“…The study employed Cox proportional-hazards regression, smooth curve fitting, various sensitivity, and subgroup analyses to explore the association between TyG-WC and the development of diabetes. …”
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Rotordynamic Fluid Force Moments on an Open-type Centrifugal Compressor Impeller in Precessing Motion by Yoshiki Yoshida, Yoshinobu Tsujimoto, Daizo Yokoyama, Hideo Ohashi, Fumitaka Kano

“…Experiments were conducted to measure the rotordynamic fluid force moments directly using the 4-axis sensor, and the unsteady pressure on the front and back casing wall. …”
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Thesis Overview: Monitoramento especial no uso e cobertura da terra na região central do estado de Roraima - Brasil by Marcelo Moreira Santiago

“…Este trabalho se propõe em monitorar quantitativamente a conversão no recorte espacial de uso e cobertura da terra na região central do Estado de Roraima, recorrendo de imagens captadas com sensores em satélites do programa LANDSAT 5 e 8, processando utilizando do sistema de informação geográfica (SIG) ArcGIS 10.1 R, para os anos de 1984,1994, 2004 e 2014 sucedendo em quatro mapas temáticos que serviram para identificação das classes de uso e cobertura da terra e cálculo da extensão da área em Hectares (ha).Tem-se como hipótese a existência de poucas classes de uso e cobertura da terra, principalmente floresta para o ano de 1984. …”
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The theoretical cognition and research paradigm of land system science by LONG Hualou, CHEN Kunqiu, ZHENG Yuhan, ZHANG Yingnan

“…As the interface between human society and the natural environmental system and the site of sustainable land use transitions, the land system is a complex mega-system characterized by spatio-temporal heterogeneity, sensitivity in scales, and the systematic feedback effects. …”
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Influence of leptin administration to pregnant female mice on obesity development, taste preferences, and gene expression in the liver and muscles of their male and female offsprin... by E. I. Denisova, M. M. Savinkova, E. N. Makarova

“…The mechanism underlying this effect includes a shift in food preference in favor of a balanced diet and maintenance of insulin sensitivity in muscle tissues.…”
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Perceived coercion, perceived pressures and procedural justice arising from global lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review. by Veronica Ranieri, Sunjeev K Kamboj, Sarah J L Edwards

“…Arksey & O'Malley's (2005) framework for conducting scoping reviews was chosen. A sensitive search strategy was devised and conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science using the following search terms: (adherence OR acceptance OR agreement OR trust OR distrust OR compliance OR willing*) OR (perceived coerc* OR percept* coerc* OR pressure OR force OR influence OR control OR threat OR justice) AND (lockdown) AND (COVID OR SARS-CoV-2 OR COVID-19). …”
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