Analysis of spatiotemporal distribution, variability, and trends of rainfall in Wollo area, Northeastern Ethiopia. by Asnake Adane, Birhanu Asmerom

“…On the other hand, rainfall for the Belg (short rain season for the study area) season and the Bega (winter) season showed a significantly decreasing trend (p < 0.05). …”
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Rapid Identification of Potassium Nutrition Stress in Rice Based on Machine Vision and Object-Oriented Segmentation by Lisu Chen, Shihan Huang, Yuanyuan Sun, Enyan Zhu, Ke Wang

“…In this research study, two years of hydroponic experiments on rice (providing 5 levels of potassium nutrition from extremely short to normal) were carried out and the leaf images were acquired by optical scanning at four growth periods. …”
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Use of Pre- and Intensified Postprocedural Physiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Study (the 4P-TAVR Study) by M. Weber, U. Klein, A. Weigert, W. Schiller, V. Bayley-Ezziddin, D. C. Wirtz, A. Welz, N. Werner, E. Grube, G. Nickenig, J.-M. Sinning, A. Ghanem

“…Pneumonia is a major contributor to short-term mortality following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). …”
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Citrus Fruit Farmers’ Adaptation Capacities to Climate Variability in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda. by Achuu, Simon Peter, Nachuha, Sarah, Nakizito, Joweria, Musoke, Semakula Henry, Opedes, Hosea Enos

“…Conclusively, citrus growing provided an option to poverty eradication, however climate variability threatens farmer’s efforts. In a short-run farmers may be encouraged to work in groups. …”
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Research on Formation Mechanism and Evolution Pattern of Bed Separation Zone during Repeated Mining in Multiple Coal Seams by Jianshuai Ji, Zhihua Li, Ke Yang, Guanghua Zhou, Guojun Ma, Cheng Liu, Peng Zhou

“…Mastering the formation mechanism and dynamic evolution pattern of bed separation zone during repeated mining is the key to the success or failure of separation grouting injection technology. Taking a mine in Ningdong as the engineering background, using the research methods of theoretical analysis, numerical simulated, and field measurement, four overburden structure models of single or multiple key strata with repeated mining and single or multiple key strata without repeated mining were constructed. …”
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Failure Mechanism and Stability Control of Surrounding Rock of Docking Roadway under Multiple Dynamic Pressures in Extrathick Coal Seam by Xiangye Wu, Shuai Wang, Chen Tian, Changxing Ji, Jingya Wang

“…The joint action of both is the mechanical mechanism that causes the plastic zone to expand in an asymmetric shape. (4) The coordinated control scheme of support (anchor bolt and anchor cable)—modified (grouting)—is adopted for the withdrawal roadway, and the coordinated control scheme of support (anchor bolt and anchor cable)—changing the cross-section shape of the roadway—is adopted for the docking roadway. …”
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Reasonable Support Parameters for Loess Tunnel Under Different Water Contents: A Case Study by Hao Chen, Yanbin Luo, Jianxun Chen, Hui Chen, Yanfeng Li, Pengkun Wang, Lele Guo

“…On the basis of considering structural safety and engineering economy, for tunnels with a general water content (10~17%), it is recommended to use I18 steel ribs spaced 60 cm apart and C25 shotcrete with a 24 cm thickness; for high water content (17~25%), it is recommended to use I20a steel ribs, also spaced 60 cm apart, complemented by C25 shotcrete increased to a 26 cm thickness; for situations with an extremely high water content (≥25%), it is recommended to reinforce the surrounding rock with curtain grouting and use steel ribs with the same 60 cm spacing, along with C25 shotcrete maintained at a 26 cm thickness. …”
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Salomé, reine d’Angleterre : destins esthétiques de la Salomé d’Oscar Wilde (Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Bryant, Ken Russell) by Tristan Grünberg

“…De sa Judée natale aux confins occidentaux, Salomé se pare, sous la plume du dramaturge anglais, des sept voiles qui feront sa fortune d’icône voluptueuse autant qu’infernale. …”
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Direct anterior approach (DAA) vs. conventional approaches in total hip arthroplasty: A RCT meta-analysis with an overview of related meta-analyses. by Philip Lazaru, Simon Bueschges, Nikolai Ramadanov

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Several systematic reviews and meta-analyses on short-term outcomes between total hip arthroplasty (THA) through direct anterior approach (DAA) compared to THA through conventional (including anterior, anterolateral, lateral transgluteal, lateral transtrochanteric, posterior, and posterolateral) approaches (CAs) in treatment of hip diseases and fractures showed contradicting conclusions. …”
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Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Farsi Version of the Parental Psychological Control Scale by Ahmad Baindrian, Ali Khodaei, Omid Shokri

“…Participants responded to the Parental Psychological Control Scale (Zhou, Du, & Pan, 2023), the Empowering Parenting Scale (Jack, Sun, Luton, Chin, & Waters, 2018), and the short version of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnofsky & Kraij, 2006). …”
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A retrospective study assessing RefluxStop surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease: Clinical outcomes in 79 patients from Germany by Thorsten Lehmann, MD, Mantas Šimkus, MD, Christoph Oehler, MD

“…Conclusion: Analysis of this cohort that underwent RefluxStop surgery indicates excellent safety and effectiveness over this short-term follow-up. Significant improvements in quality of life and PPI use were observed in a population where half had either large hiatal hernia >3 cm or reoperation for previously failed antireflux surgery, a demographic with usually much higher complication rates.…”
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Pest categorisation of Lepidosaphes pistaciae by EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van der Gaag, Alex Gobbi, Virag Kertesz, Andrea Maiorano, Dimitrios Papachristos, Oresteia Sfyra

“…Originating from Asia, it is widely distributed in pistachio producing countries of Central, South and West Asia. Within the EU, the pest has been reported from Cyprus and Greece. …”
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Children’s Characteristics as the Predictors of Stunting among Children Under 2 Years in East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia by Tumaji, Agung D. Laksono, Hastin D. Kusumawardani

“…Results: Low-birth-weight children are 1.970 times more likely than normal children to experience stunting [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.905–2.037]. Children with short birth lengths are 1.373 times more likely than those with standard measurements to be stunted (95% CI 1.331–1.417). …”
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Automatic cervical lymph nodes detection and segmentation in heterogeneous computed tomography images using deep transfer learning by Wenjun Liao, Xiangde Luo, Lu Li, Jinfeng Xu, Yuan He, Hui Huang, Shichuan Zhang

“…Abstract To develop a deep learning model using transfer learning for automatic detection and segmentation of neck lymph nodes (LNs) in computed tomography (CT) images, the study included 11,013 annotated LNs with a short-axis diameter ≥ 3 mm from 626 head and neck cancer patients across four hospitals. …”
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A prediction approach to COVID-19 time series with LSTM integrated attention mechanism and transfer learning by Bin Hu, Yaohui Han, Wenhui Zhang, Qingyang Zhang, Wen Gu, Jun Bi, Bi Chen, Lishun Xiao

“…Classical deep learning models including recurrent neural network (RNN), long and short-term memory (LSTM), gated recurrent unit (GRU) and temporal convolutional network (TCN) are initially trained, then RNN, LSTM and GRU are integrated with a new attention mechanism and transfer learning to improve the performance. …”
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Class II Correction with Microimplant Supported Molar Distalization: A Report of Two Cases by Zouhair Skaf, Fidèle Nabbout

“…Maxillary molar distalization using coils and buccal microimplants can be regarded as an effective technique in a relatively short time and might be considered a breakthrough in the treatment of class II malocclusions. …”
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A novel sustained-release agent based on disulfide-induced recombinant collagen hydrogels for the prevention and treatment of Schistosoma infections by Jie Wang, Lijun Song, Yuntian Xing, Yang Dai, Jinyuan Hu, Guoli Qu, Yongliang Xu, Xuren Yin, Derong Hang, Jianfeng Zhang, Chunrong Xiong, Liang Shi, Fei Xu

“…ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis is commonly managed using the praziquantel, but it is only effective against adult worms and duration of action is short. Liver fibrosis will worsen if eggs are still present after stopping treatment. …”
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Role of Cannabis in the Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Narrative Review by Lou’i Al-Husinat, Shrouq Obeidat, Saif Azzam, Yara Al-Gwairy, Fatima Obeidat, Sarah Al Sharie, Deema Haddad, Fadi Haddad, Martina Rekatsina, Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni, Giustino Varrassi

“…The inhalation of cannabis offers quick relief but poses respiratory risks, while its oral administrations are safer but act more slowly. Short-term cannabis use can impair cognition and motor skills, while long-term use may lead to dependency and cognitive decline, especially if used from an early age. …”
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Role of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Spinal Fusion Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daudi R. Manini, Frank D. Shega, ChaoFeng Guo, YuXiang Wang

“…Also, the efficaciousness of PRP in other specialties of medicine such as dentistry, dermatology ophthalmology, and sports medicine is well documented. But the use of PRP to augment bone fusion after spinal surgery in humans is still controversial. …”
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Identifying the Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Emotion Regulation Among Youth Using the JoyPop App: Survey Study by Jaidyn Charlton, Ishaq Malik, Angela M Ashley, Amanda Newton, Elaine Toombs, Fred Schmidt, Janine V Olthuis, Kristine Stasiuk, Tina Bobinski, Aislin Mushquash

“…The MCID was calculated using emotion regulation change scores (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation–Short Form [DERS-SF]) and subjective ratings on the Global Rating of Change Scale (GRCS). …”
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