<i>IXPE</i> View of BH XRBs during the First 2.5 Years of the Mission by Michal Dovčiak, Jakub Podgorný, Jiří Svoboda, James F. Steiner, Philip Kaaret, Henric Krawczynski, Adam Ingram, Vadim Kravtsov, Lorenzo Marra, Fabio Muleri, Javier A. García, Guglielmo Mastroserio, Romana Mikušincová, Ajay Ratheesh, Nicole Rodriguez Cavero

“…The <i>IXPE</i> mission has observed about a dozen stellar-mass black holes with masses up to 20 solar masses in X-ray binaries with different orientations and in various accretion states. …”
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A Novel Method of Modeling Extended Emission of Compact Jets: Application to Swift J1727.8−1613 by Andrzej A. Zdziarski, Callan M. Wood, Francesco Carotenuto

“…We apply our method to the spatial structure of the jets in the luminous hard spectral state of the BH X-ray binary Swift J1727.8−1613. It was the most resolved continuous jet from an X-ray binary ever observed. …”
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Consistent condom utilization and associated factors among HIV positive clients attending ART clinic at Pawi general hospital, North West Ethiopia. by Alex Yeshaneh, Adugna Lencha, Amlaku Mulat Aweke, Yaregal Dessalew, Tegegne Wale, Esubalew Mekuriya, Temkin Abdulahi, Alemu Workineh, Meseret Yitayew, Hirut Dinku, Genet Asfaw

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Consistent condom utilization among HIV-positive clients attending antiretroviral therapy clinics at Pawi general hospital was low. …”
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Depressive symptoms and associated factors among HIV positive patients attending public health facilities of Dessie town: A cross-sectional study. by Yitayish Damtie, Bereket Kefale, Melaku Yalew, Mastewal Arefaynie, Bezawit Adane, Afework Edmealem, Atsedemariam Andualem

“…There was limited evidence of depressive symptoms among HIV-positive patients in the study area. So, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among HIV-positive patients attending public health facilities of Dessie town, North-central Ethiopia, 2019.…”
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Data-driven risk assessment of antibiotic mixtures against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria: QSAR, joint toxic action, and component contribution by Haoyu Sun, Fangyu Xu, Ruijia Luo, Ying Liu, Jiajun Wang, Bo Lei, Liang Tang, Xianjuan Pu, Minghong Wu

“…The quantitative structure–activity relationship models were constructed by setting Ebind (lowest interaction energy between antibiotic and target protein) and Kow (octanol–water partition coefficient) as the structural descriptors, which provide reliable and robust tools for predicting the toxicity of single agents and binary mixtures. Furthermore, the hormetic effects, characterized by low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition, were observed in Gram-negative bacteria, and the dose-responses in Gram-positive bacteria all exhibited S-shaped. …”
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Awareness, attendance, and attitudes toward cervical cancer screening among HIV-positive Chinese women in Yunnan province: a cross-sectional study by Jiawei Hu, Rufei Duan, Hongyun Zhang, Xuelian Zhao, Aihui Wu, Le Li, Fanghui Zhao, Yong Zhang

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women encounter a higher risk of cervical cancer. …”
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Identifying Thorne–Żytkow Objects through Neutrinos by Pablo Martínez-Miravé, Irene Tamborra, Alejandro Vigna-Gómez

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Environmental Factors Influencing Species Richness Expression in Grasslands of the Colombian Orinoquia by Vladimir Minorta-Cely, Larry Niño, Orlando Rangel, Daniel Sánchez-Mata

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Structural Damage Detection Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based 3D Model and Deep Learning on a Reinforced Concrete Arch Bridge by Mary C. Alfaro, Rodrigo S. Vidal, Rick M. Delgadillo, Luis Moya, Joan R. Casas

“…An 88.4% accuracy was achieved in crack detection, identifying 18 damage points, of which 3 turned out to be false positives. Additionally, it was determined that the left pillar in the southern area of the bridge presented the highest concentration of damage, which underlines the effectiveness of the method used.…”
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Mitigating Algorithmic Bias Through Probability Calibration: A Case Study on Lead Generation Data by Miroslav Nikolić, Danilo Nikolić, Miroslav Stefanović, Sara Koprivica, Darko Stefanović

“…In this study, the role of probability calibration techniques in mitigating bias associated with sensitive attributes, specifically country of origin, within binary classification models is investigated. Using a real-world lead-generation 2853 × 8 matrix dataset characterized by substantial class imbalance, with the positive class representing 1.4% of observations, several binary classification models were evaluated and the best-performing model was selected as the baseline for further analysis. …”
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When farmers walk away: a mixed-methods investigation of farmland abandonment through land-use change and farmer interviews in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, southwestern C... by Qiang Wu, Peng Zhou, Yunchuan Dai

“…Supplementary household survey data were analyzed using a Binary Logistic Regression Model to identify key drivers behind farmers’ abandonment decisions. …”
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Trans in treatment: a mixed-method systematic review on the psychotherapeutic experiences of transgender and gender diverse people by Selene Mezzalira, Nicola Carone, Vincenzo Bochicchio, Sofia Villani, Gianluca Cruciani, Maria Quintigliano, Cristiano Scandurra

“… Transgender and/or non-binary (TNB) individuals encounter a variety of attitudes from mental healthcare professionals in therapeutic contexts, ranging from microaffirmations to the reinforcement of cis- and heteronormative stereotypes and even overtly invalidating behaviors or communications. …”
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High-Resolution Melting PCR as a Fast and Simple Molecular Biology-Based Method for the Identification of Hypervirulent <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Strains Directly in Stool Sa... by Tomasz Bogiel, Robert Górniak, Weronika Ambroziak, Szymon Zieliński, Dominika Anna Zieja, Piotr Kanarek

“…The sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV) and positive predictive value (PPV) of the established method were also assessed. …”
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Is the Spin of the Black Hole in GX 339–4 Negative? by Andrzej A. Zdziarski, Srimanta Banerjee, Michał Szanecki, Ranjeev Misra, Gulab Dewangan

“…Then, models employing radiative transfer calculations of the disk atmosphere predict moderately positive spins and high masses. When adding a warm corona above the disk (as proposed before for both active galactic nuclei and accreting binaries), we find that the spin is weakly constrained but consistent with zero. …”
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Text Message System for the Prediction of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Adequacy Before Colonoscopy: An Artificial Intelligence Image Classification Algorithm Based on Images of St... by Chethan Ramprasad, Divya Saini, Henry Del Carmen, Lev Krasnovsky, Rajat Chandra, Ryan Mcgregor, Russell T. Shinohara, Eric Eaton, Meghna Gummadi, Shivan Mehta, James D. Lewis

“…Results: In a test set of 61 images, the binary classification machine learning algorithm was able to distinguish inadequate/fair preparation from good preparation with a positive predictive value of 78.6% and a negative predictive value of 60.8%. …”
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Bi⁵: An Autoethnographic Analysis of a Lived Experience Suicide Attempt Survivor Through Grief Concepts and ‘Participant’ Positionality in Community Research by amelia elias noor

“…Muslims and other hard-to-reach populations. A positionality statement demonstrates the author’s reflexivity of being an insider ‘participant’–researcher in conducting transformative research approaches with the U.S. …”
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Poor sleep quality and associated factors among HIV-positive and negative postpartum women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study by Milen Mihertabe, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Gidey Rtbey

“…Poor sleep quality prevalence among HIV-positive and -negative women was 80% and 50.5%, respectively. …”
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Studies on the Deviation of a Solution from the Hypothetical Ideal Solution with the Total Activity Coefficient by Yeqiu Zhou, Feiwu Chen, Yu Zhou

“…It is found for the negative (positive) deviation binary solutions studied here that the magnitudes of the total activity coefficient at the minimum (maximum) point of the total activity coefficient curve becomes bigger as the intermolecular attraction of the solute and solvent become weaker. …”
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Demographic Analysis of Urban Consumers’ Fruit Salad Preferences in Malang City, East Java of Indonesia by Arif Yustian Maulana Noor, Riyanti Isaskar, Khoirul Ummah, Kanissa Gita Fitri

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted in an urban Indonesian setting, and binary logistic regression was employed to identify significant predictors. …”
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Selection for high quality pepper seeds by machine vision and classifiers by Ke-ling TU, Lin-juan LI, Li-ming YANG, Jian-hua WANG, Qun SUN

“…Correlation analysis showed that fresh weight was significantly positively correlated with eight physical features: three color features (R, a*, brightness), width, length, projected area, and single-kernel density, and weight. …”
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