Beware of diffusion models for synthesizing medical images—a comparison with GANs in terms of memorizing brain MRI and chest x-ray images by Muhammad Usman Akbar, Wuhao Wang, Anders Eklund

“…Preceded by generative adversarial networks (GANs), diffusion models have shown impressive results using various evaluation metrics. However, commonly used metrics such as Frechet inception distance and inception score are not suitable for determining whether diffusion models are simply reproducing the training images. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Long-Term Use of Imidafenacin and Solifenacin in Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Prospective, Open, Randomized, Parallel-Gr... by Masayoshi Zaitsu, Koji Mikami, Noriko Ishida, Takumi Takeuchi

“…Overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic disease, but comparative trials of anticholinergics, which are commonly used for treatment of OAB, have generally been performed for up to 12 weeks only. …”
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Non-Viral Delivery Systems to Transport Nucleic Acids for Inherited Retinal Disorders by Md Jobair Jony, Ameya Joshi, Alekha Dash, Surabhi Shukla

“…This review delves into introduction of common IRDs such as Leber congenital amaurosis, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, macular dystrophies, and choroideremia and critically assesses current treatments including neuroprotective agents, cellular therapy, and gene therapy along with their limitations. …”
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Fermentation-enabled wellness foods: A fresh perspective by Huan Xiang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Chun Cui, Zheng Ruan

“…In addition, the health-promoting benefits of fermented foods are attracting increasingly attention. The microorganisms contained in many common fermented foods can serve as “microfactories” to generate nutrients and bioactives with specific nutritional and health functionalities. …”
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Beef Quality Identification Using Thresholding Method and Decision Tree Classification Based on Android Smartphone by Kusworo Adi, Sri Pujiyanto, Oky Dwi Nurhayati, Adi Pamungkas

“…Beef is one of the animal food products that have high nutrition because it contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. …”
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Application of Low Intensity Ultrasound in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease by Hong Fei, Xu Fei

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disease in clinical practice. …”
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Le « retour à la terre » : entre utopie et nostalgie   by Madeleine Sallustio

“…Yet, nostalgia also brings with it a wish for utopian projects and a significant critical potential.Among the common discourses about the lost past, the traditional rural world is one of the most frequently invoked topic. …”
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Is the Absolute Spirit God? Reviewing and Criticizing Hegels Concept of God by Mohammad Mehdi Ardebili

“…Did Hegel bring God into its high place or did he negate the common-theological concept of God?In Hegel’s Concept of God, Quentin Lauer attempts to deal with these questions. …”
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An Automatic System for Atrial Fibrillation by Using a CNN-LSTM Model by Fengying Ma, Jingyao Zhang, Wei Chen, Wei Liang, Wenjia Yang

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common abnormal heart rhythm disease. Therefore, the development of an AF detection system is of great significance to detect critical illnesses. …”
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Many Plants Have Extrafloral Nectaries Helpful to Beneficials by Russell F. Mizell

“… Most everyone is aware that flowers commonly produce nectar that is important in encouraging pollination as well as providing food for hummingbirds and insects. …”
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Interest Rate Pass‑through and Monetary Policy Transmission in SADC and EAC Countries: Implications for Monetary Union by Damilola Oyetade, Ephrem Habtemichael Redda, Paul‑Francois Muzindutsi

“…This study evaluates the potential for forming a monetary union using the panel autoregressive distributive lag model (PARDL) with monthly data from January 2000 to December 2022, including central bank and retail bank interest rates. The dynamic common correlated effects (DCCE) results suggest that the complete interest pass‑through to retail bank rates does not hold for the two blocs. …”
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A Review of the Detection Methods for Climate Regime Shifts by Qunqun Liu, Shiquan Wan, Bin Gu

“…The climate regime shift is one of the most common forms of abrupt climate change, which mainly refers to the statistical significant changes on the variable of climate system at one time scale. …”
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Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges

“…Leaves are typically skeletonized or left with only tough network of veins. The larvae, commonly known as white grubs, primarily feed on roots of grasses often destroying turf in lawns, parks, and golf courses. …”
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Toughening epoxy resins with soluble hyperbranched poly (aryl ether ketone): enhanced mechanical properties and thermal stability by Xiyan Li, Feng Bao, Shuang’er Li, Tang Zhu, Jiali Yu, Qing Zhang, Huichao Liu, Caizhen Zhu, Jian Xu

“…While hyperbranched polymers are commonly employed as toughening agents, their poor solubility often leads to drawbacks, including a marked reduction in glass transition temperature (Tg). …”
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Numerical Analyses of Fracturing Behavior and Strength of Specimens with Two Parallel Infilled Flaws under Uniaxial Compression by Huilin Le, Jihong Wei, Shaorui Sun, Wuchao Wang, Haotian Fan

“…Grouting is a common method used to fill rock joints to improve the stability and integrity of rock mass in geotechnical engineering, and the filling has been observed to have an effect on crack behavior and mechanical property. …”
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Massive endobronchial hemorrhage leading to Cardiac arrest during EBUS-TBNA: a case of successful resuscitation by Ping-Yang Hong, Mao-Hong Huang, Ling Cai, Yi-Yuan Chen, Yu-Xin Guo, Xiao-Bin Zhang

“…Abstract Introduction : Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is commonly used for diagnosing mediastinal lymphadenopathy. …”
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DATA AGAINST MYTHS: EVIDENCE FROM THE SURVEY OF PHD STUDENTS IN LEADING RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES by I. A. Gruzdev, E. A. Terent'ev

“…Five "myths" which are commonly represented by the heads ofPhD programs are distinguished: (1) PhD students do not consider their PhD programs as educational; (2) significant number of PhD students enter University in order to get a draft determent or place in student dormitory; (3) PhD education is for those who want to be scholars; (4) the employment in his/her university is good for both: PhD student and university; (5) the employment hinders PhD education. …”
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Research and Application Progress of Dual-energy CT in Prostate Lesions by Yize LI, Ziqi CHEN, Luyao ZHANG, Yingmin CHEN

“…Prostate lesions are common in middle-aged and elderly men. Dual-energy CT (DECT) can capture projection data at high and low X-ray energies in a single scan, significantly enhancing its ability to differentiate substances compared with traditional CT. …”
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Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Strip Foundations in Unsaturated Soils considering the Intermediate Principal Stress Effect by Qing Yan, Junhai Zhao, Changguang Zhang, Jintai Wang

“…Soils surrounding shallow foundations are commonly located above the water table and are thus in an unsaturated state. …”
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Allergen immunotherapy in atopic dermatitis by Agnieszka Bogacz-Piaseczyńska, Andrzej Bożek

“…The aim of this review is to investigate the possible role of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) for house dust mites in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult patients (AD). AIT is a commonly accepted treatment for selected allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, allergy to venom, and sometimes food allergy. …”
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