Automated Recognition of Submerged Body-like Objects in Sonar Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks by Yan Zun Nga, Zuhayr Rymansaib, Alfie Anthony Treloar, Alan Hunter

“…The combined output, represented as a georeferenced heatmap, accurately indicates the target object location with a high detection confidence and one false positive of low confidence. The CNN approach shows improved object detection performance when compared to the currently used ATR method.…”
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SulfideNet: Deep Learning for Detection and Quantification of Iron Sulfides in Drill Core Scans by Maral Rasoolijaberi, Chuiqing Zeng, John Manchuk, Michelle Legat, Abigail Jackson-Gain

“…The results indicate that SulfideNet delivers robust and reliable detection of sulfide minerals, positioning it as a useful AI-assistance tool for geologists in core logging. …”
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Do you recommend cancer screening to your patients? A cross-sectional study of Norwegian doctors by Berit Bringedal, Atle Fretheim, Stein Nilsen, Karin Isaksson Rø

“…Early detection was the most frequent reason for recommending screening; false positives and needless intervention were the most frequent reasons for not recommending it.Conclusions A large majority of doctors claimed that they recommended cancer screening in accordance with national guidelines. …”
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Exploring psychological distress among lung cancer patients through the stress system model by Yuxiu Liu, Wei Wu, Shuzhen Li, Xin Wang, Lan Zhang

“…Statistical analysis, conducted with SPSS 25.0, utilized univariate, correlation, and binary logistic regression analyses to systematically explore the interrelationships and influence mechanisms of these factors on psychological distress from a holistic stress system model perspective. …”
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Factors Associated with Exclusive Breastfeeding of Late Preterm Infants in Neonatal Hospital: Cross-Sectional Study by Evgeniia A. Prikhodko, Irina A. Belyaeva, Andrey Yu. Kruglyakov, Anna A. Mikheeva, Valeriy V. Gorev

“…Determination of independent predictors was performed via multifactorial binary logistic regression.Results. 84 (41%) of children received exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge, others were on formula or mixed feeding. …”
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Quality of Prenatal Care and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women at Public Health Facilities of Wogera District, Northwest Ethiopia by Asrat Kassaw, Ayal Debie, Demiss Mulatu Geberu

“…A total of 465 pregnant women were interviewed using a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire; consecutive sampling was used to select the participants. The binary logistic regression analysis model was fitted to identify the potential predictor variables. …”
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Construction of molecular structure model of bituminous coal and study on adsorption characteristics of C2H4 and C2H2 by Ji Wu, Zongxiang Li, Shuoran Huang, Cong Ding

“…The adsorption quantities and adsorption sites of single component and binary component gases C2H4 and C2H2 in coal under different temperatures and pressures were analyzed. …”
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Molecular epidemiology, distribution, and determinants of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Northeast Ethiopia by Melkam Tesfaye, Araya Gebressilassie, Zeleke Mekonnen, Ahmed Zeynudin, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

“…Among the 356 suspected cases, 253 (71.1%) were positive for the Leishmania parasite according to PCR. …”
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The influence of social media on mediating gender identity and psychosocial values in the student population of Kazakhstan by Tusupbekova Serikovna Bakhyt, Aliya Saktaganovna Mambetalina, Nuradinov Almat Sabitovich, Kehinde Clement Lawrence, Snezhana Evlogieva Ilieva

“…All psychosocial variables; peer influence, self-esteem, social anxiety, and social support; were positively and significantly associated with gender identity. …”
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Patterns and predictors of sick leave among Swedish non-hospitalized healthcare and residential care workers with Covid-19 during the early phase of the pandemic. by Marta A Kisiel, Tobias Nordqvist, Gabriel Westman, Magnus Svartengren, Andrei Malinovschi, Helena Janols

“…A generalized linear model was used with a binary distribution, adjusted for age, gender, and comorbidity in order to predict prolonged sick leave. …”
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Association of dietary inflammatory index with sarcopenia in patients with Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study by Xianyao Wang, Rongjie Shi, Ying Zi, Jun Long

“…Participants were divided into three groups based on DII tertiles: group T1 (n = 305), group T2 (n = 306), and group T3 (n = 306), and binary logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between DII and sarcopenia with stratified analyses based on the weights recommended by the NHANES and multivariate linear regression was used to evaluate the association of DII with total appendicular lean mass.ResultsAfter adjusting for all confounders, DII was significantly and positively associated with the risk of sarcopenia in women [OR: 1.61, 95% CI: (1.226, 2.06), p < 0.001]. …”
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Artificial intelligence in suicide prevention: Utilizing deep learning approach for early detection by Vikas Gaur, Gaurav Maggu, Khushboo Bairwa, Suprakash Chaudhury, Sana Dhamija, Tahoora Ali

“…Precision at 100% identifies cases within predicted risks, minimizing false positives. A recall of 97% identifies true risk cases, highlighting sensitivity. …”
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Heterogeneity and permeability estimation of pore-throat structure at different scales in deep tight sandstone reservoirs: A case study of Paleogene Hetaoyuan Formation in Anpeng a... by Yan Zhu, Yunfei Yang, Yuheng Zhang, Lin Liu, Hengquan Li, Qin Sang

“…There are many small pores and micropores in the reservoir, and the pore volume has a significant positive correlation with the total porosity of the rock, but the contribution to the permeability is low. …”
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Toward a sustainable future: ESG as a mediator of innovation and performance under institutional contingencies by Li Xian Liu, Zhiyue Sun, Keren He

“…The ESG-mediated pathway is further moderated by institutional conditions. The positive moderating effect of non-state sector development on the innovation–ESG link is stronger for SOEs, especially in regions with more developed private sectors. …”
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Multilingual identification of nuanced dimensions of hope speech in social media texts by Grigori Sidorov, Fazlourrahman Balouchzahi, Luis Ramos, Helena Gómez-Adorno, Alexander Gelbukh

“…., mBERT, XLM-RoBERTa) in both binary and multiclass hope detection tasks. These findings underscore the value of language-specific fine-tuning for nuanced affective computing tasks. …”
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Association between physical activity across diversed domains and sedentary behavior with sleep disorders by Jipeng Zhang, Hongfei Mo, Junkai Feng, Zhipeng Jiao, Wenjun Yang, Zhengwei Xue, Rui Feng

“…Work physical activity (OR = 1.249, 95% CI: 1.126–1.385, P < 0.001) and sedentary behavior (OR = 1.524, 95% CI: 1.330–1.745, P < 0.001) were positively associated with sleep disorders, while recreational physical activity (OR = 0.776, 95% Cl: 0.700–0.860, P < 0.001) was negatively associated. …”
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Thermal characterisation and flame retardancy enhancement of PLA, PCL & hybrid composites using sustainable marble powder filler by Aqil Ahmed J, Amuthakkannan P

“…These findings establish that incorporating marble powder significantly improves thermal stability, mechanical resilience, and flame resistance, positioning 3D-S4 as a promising material for eco-friendly applications in automotive, structural, and consumer product manufacturing through additive technologies.…”
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Mask-wearing behavior patterns among dental patients in post-pandemic China: a cross-sectional study by Junfei Zhu, Fang Lin, Xuguang Yuan

“…The increase of age positively influenced the mask-wearing rates (OR 1.010, P = 0.046). …”
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The Antibiotic Bacitracin Protects Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Stem Cell-Derived Intestinal Organoids from Clostridium difficile Toxin TcdB by Ziyu Zhu, Leonie Schnell, Bastian Müller, Martin Müller, Panagiotis Papatheodorou, Holger Barth

“…Bacitracin is an established antibiotic for local application and inhibits the cell wall synthesis of Gram-positive bacteria. Recently, we discovered a completely different mode of action of bacitracin and reported that this drug protects human cells from intoxication by a variety of medically relevant bacterial protein toxins including CDT, the binary actin ADP-ribosylating toxin of Clostridium (C.) difficile. …”
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Prognosis, treatment decision-making and value: A qualitative exploration of the emerging role of breast cancer prognostic assays. by Gillian Parker, Stuart Hogarth, Jennifer Fishman, Fiona A Miller

“…Participants reported that current standard practice is to overtreat and portrayed the binary or definitive results of these assays as an important tool to reduce overtreatment. …”
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