Efficient Probabilistic and Geometric Anatomical Mapping Using Particle Mesh Approximation on GPUs by Linh Ha, Marcel Prastawa, Guido Gerig, John H. Gilmore, Cláudio T. Silva, Sarang Joshi

“…Deformable image registration in the presence of considerable contrast differences and large size and shape changes presents significant research challenges. …”
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Features of conducting a forensic commodity examination of furniture products by M. V. Hаrbuz, L. Yu. Ulybіnа

“…This is also relevant for foreign trade agreements, when, by spoiling the delivered goods, the counterparty seeks to receive liquidated damages after termination of the contract, and further, material compensation for lost income according to the arbitration court decision. …”
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The Influence of Personality Traits and Domain Knowledge on the Quality of Decision-Making in Engineering Design by Muhammad Ahmad, Guoxin Wang

“…The noticeable finding was the strong impact of test-assessed knowledge on decision quality and confidence, in contrast to the lack of significant effect of self-assessed knowledge. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide: evidence from South Korea by Dongyoung Kim, Pyoungsik Kim

“…Results We find that, in contrast to the initial global concerns about potential increases in suicide because of pandemic-related stress, suicide rates significantly decreased during the pandemic. …”
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4d N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 from 6d D-type N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = (1, 0) by Jin Chen, Babak Haghighat, Shuwei Liu, Marcus Sperling

“…These can be used as building blocks to obtain torus compactifications. In contrast to the A-type case, the vanishing of anomalies in the 4d theory turns out to be very restrictive and constraints the choices of gauge nodes and matter content severely. …”
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Postoperative MR Defecography following Failed STARR Procedure for Obstructive Defecation Syndrome: A Three-Centre Experience by Vittorio Piloni, Marco Possanzini, Mattia Bergamasco, Gianluca Santi

“…Regardless of the centre, most relevant imaging features and related complaints were (a) impaired emptying (82.11%), related complaint ODS; (b) persistent rectocele >2 cm and intussusception (39.3%), split evacuation and digitation; (c) pelvic organ descent on straining (39.8%), prolapse sensation; (d) small neorectum and loss of contrast (32.5%), urgency and incontinence; (e) anastomotic stricture and granuloma (28.4%), pain; and (f) nonrelaxing puborectalis muscle (19.5%), tenesmus. …”
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Analyzing financial development's moderating role on the investment-environmental quality nexus: Evidence from Australia using Autoregressive Distributed Lag approach by Ambepitiya Wijethunga Gamage Champa Nilanthi Wijethunga, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Tapan Sarker

“…Moreover, foreign direct investments have a positive effect on environmental quality, confirming the validity of the Pollution Halo Hypothesis in Australia. In contrast, domestic investments worsen environmental quality. …”
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Molecular identification and genetic diversity analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. infecting dogs from central and northern Jordan: Detection of zoonotic genotype IId. by Rami M Mukbel, Eman M Etoom, Haifa B Hammad, Heidi L Enemark, Marwan M Abu Halaweh

“…C. parvum isolates worldwide displayed solely the zoonotic IId genotypes, namely, IIdA20G1, IIdA22G1, IIdA18G1, and IIdA19G1. In contrast, the C. canis isolates exhibited the animal subtypes XXe and XXd. …”
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Fusion Features-Based Entity Recognition Method for Safety Knowledge of Non-Coal Open-Pit Mine by Ziji Ma, Rui Zhao, Jianhua Huang, Shicheng Liu, Feilong Wang, Zhikang Shuai

“…The experimental results show that the recall rate of relevant indicators under the test set is 67.54% in contrast to other models, and the training speed and portability performance are obviously better.…”
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Disseminated Cerebrospinal Embryonal Tumor in the Adult by Alessandro Caporlingua, Daniele Armocida, Federico Caporlingua, Gennaro Lapadula, Grazia Maria Elefante, Manila Antonelli, Maurizio Salvati

“…Brain and whole spine contrast-enhanced MRI documented a diffusively disseminated heterogeneous neoplasm with intradural extra- and intramedullary involvement of the cervicothoracic tract and cauda equina. …”
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Unleashing the beast: the impact of big data and data analytics on the auditing profession—Evidence from a developing country by Ahmed S. Abdelwahed, Ahmad A. Abu-Musa, Hebatallah A. Badawy, Hosam Moubarak

“…This indicates that while BD&A directly enhances the audit process, its full potential is realized when auditors possess advanced competencies. In contrast, the relationship between BD&A and audit fees is fully mediated by auditor competence, reflecting the critical role of skill development in justifying fee adjustments.…”
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Machine learning algorithm for estimating and optimizing the phytochemical content and physicochemical properties of okra slices in an infrared heating system by Hany S. El-Mesery, Ahmed H. ElMesiry, Evans K. Quaye, Zicheng Hu, Ali Salem

“…The results showed that higher infrared intensity and air temperature improved rehydration and colour but reduced water activity and vitamin C levels. In contrast, faster airflow helped preserve quality by counteracting the negative effects of higher temperatures and infrared intensity. …”
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Brucellosis Presenting with Febrile Pancytopenia: An Atypical Presentation of a Common Disease and Review of Brucellosis by Carina Chang, Bryce D. Beutler, Mark B. Ulanja, Chukwudum Uche, Milan Zdrnja

“…In addition, pregnant women who contract brucellosis face a markedly increased risk of miscarriage. …”
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Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy after Transarterial Chemoembolisation Failure in an Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Presentation by Francesco Fiorica, Carlo Greco, Sergio Boccia, Sergio Sartori, Antonio Stefanelli, Francesco Cartei, Stefano Ursino

“…A dramatic reduction in alpha-fetoprotein was observed. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography at 1 and 2 months showed large necrotic areas. …”
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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Neuronal Mechanisms in Temporal Coding: A Further Look at Neuronal Oscillations by Rémy Lestienne

“…Whereas synchronization is a relatively well-defined concept, by contrast oscillation of a population of neurones in the CNS looks loosely defined, in the sense that both its frequency sharpness and the duration of the oscillatory episodes vary widely from case to case. …”
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Does the Gut Microbiota Influence Immunity and Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis Pathophysiology? by Monika Adamczyk-Sowa, Aldona Medrek, Paulina Madej, Wirginia Michlicka, Pawel Dobrakowski

“…Gut microbiota may be of a great importance in the pathogenesis of MS, since recent findings suggest that substitutions of certain microbial population in the gut can lead to proinflammatory state, which can lead to MS in humans. In contrast, other commensal bacteria and their antigenic products may protect against inflammation within the central nervous system. …”
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Spleen and Liver Stiffness Evaluation by ARFI Imaging: A Reliable Tool for a Short-Term Monitoring of Portal Hypertension? by Andreas Binzberger, Mark Hänle, Matthias Pfahler, Wolfgang Kratzer, Thomas Seufferlein, Eugen Zizer

“…A possible explanation for this new data that are in some contrast to previously published results is the degree of portal hypertension in our study, a comparatively short follow-up period, and well-defined investigation areas for spleen elastography in repetitive ARFI investigations. …”
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Oxidative Stability and Quality Parameters of Veal During Ageing by Mateja Lušnic Polak, Mojca Kuhar, Iva Zahija, Lea Demšar, Tomaž Polak

“…The amount of the lipid oxidation product determined as thiobarbituric acid reactive substance content remained unchanged; in contrast, the amount of protein carbonyls increased, without compromising veal quality.…”
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Portal‐Vein Compression Caused by Double‐Pigtail Plastic Biliary Stent by Shinsuke Akiyama, Masaya Wada, Tetsuro Inokuma

“…Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed to place a DPS in the left hepatic duct, relieving jaundice. However, follow‐up contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (CE‐CT) revealed differences in arterial‐phase blood flow between the liver lobes without reduction in portal vein blood flow. …”
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The Association between Hypertension and Dementia in the Elderly by Michiya Igase, Katsuhiko Kohara, Tetsuro Miki

“…The PROGRESS study showed that the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), with or without diuretics, resulted in decrease incidence of stroke-related dementia (risk reduction 19%), but dementia without stroke was not reduced. In contrast, the SHEP trial, treatment with a chlorthalidone-based antihypertensive regimen, did not significantly reduced the incidence of dementia. …”
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