Performance Optimization in Three-Modality Biometric Verification using Heterogeneous CPU-GPU Computation by Bopatriciat Boluma Mangata, Pierre Tshibanda wa Tshibanda, Guy-Patient Mbiya Mpoyi, Jean Pepe Buanga Mapetu, Rostin Mabela Matendo Makengo, Eugène Mbuyi Mukendi

“…Execution times were significantly reduced, ranging from 0.03 ms to 0.67 ms for data sizes between 50 and 1000. Analysis of the performance gains, based on Amdahl's law, reveals that the proportion of tasks that can be parallelized remains higher in heterogeneous systems than in parallel and sequential systems, even though part of processing remains sequential for large data sizes. …”
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An analytical study of the greater palatine foramen in adult human skulls using anatomical planes for clinical considerations by Naveen Kumar, Ravi Bhaskar, Anjana Shidaraddi, Melissa Glenda Lewis, Swamy Ravindra Shanthakumar, Ashwini P. Aithal

“…The data were analysed using an independent sample t-test and Spearman rank correlation to check the relationships between the measurements. …”
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The impact of preoperative salivary urea and superoxide dismutase activities on postoperative pain after surgical removal of mandibular third molars by Nino Grgić, Marko Tarle, Ante Perić, Slavica Potočki, Daria Pašalić, Berislav Perić

“…The questionnaire for study participants included demographic and history data, as well as data on personal experience of pain in grade 0-10 according to the visual analog scale (VAS). …”
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Lightweight Dual-Stream SAR–ATR Framework Based on an Attention Mechanism-Guided Heterogeneous Graph Network by Xuying Xiong, Xinyu Zhang, Weidong Jiang, Tianpeng Liu, Yongxiang Liu, Li Liu

“…Current methods synthetic aperture radar–automatic target recognition (SAR–ATR) research methods still struggle with overfitting due to small amounts of training data, as well as black-box opacity and high computational requirements. …”
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Sensing Techniques for Structural Health Monitoring: A State-of-the-Art Review on Performance Criteria and New-Generation Technologies by Ali Mardanshahi, Abhilash Sreekumar, Xin Yang, Swarup Kumar Barman, Dimitrios Chronopoulos

“…Recognizing these challenges, we explore next-generation advancements such as self-sensing structures, unmanned aerial vehicle deployment, IoT-enabled data fusion, and enhanced Digital Twin simulations. …”
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A practical overview of the use of amyloid-PET Centiloid values in clinical trials and research by Leonardo Iaccarino, Samantha C. Burnham, Ilke Tunali, Jian Wang, Michael Navitsky, Anupa K. Arora, Michael J. Pontecorvo

“…Amyloid-PET data can be obtained using different tracers and methodologies; therefore, comparison across studies can be difficult. …”
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Image Classification of Chicken Breed and Gender Using Deep Learning by Liuchao Zhu, Zixin Chen, Hanwen Zhang, Yanju Shan, Gaige Ji, Huanliang Xu, Jingting Shu, Junxian Huang

“…The system incorporates a target detection module to eliminate background noise and employs data augmentation techniques to prevent overfitting. …”
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Phenotype augmentation using generative AI for isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation prediction in glioma by Ha Kyung Jung, Changyong Choi, Ji Eun Park, Seo Young Park, Jae Ho Lee, Namkug Kim, Ho Sung Kim

“…Three neuroradiologists independently assessed visual Turing tests and various morphological features. …”
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Rationalising blood tests in a resource-limited emergency unit: A quality improvement project by Renette Esterhuizen, Lilani I. Tribelhorn, Danielle M.J. Thomas, Eugenne Elliott, Talat Habib, Arun Nair

“…Pre- and post-intervention data were collected. An educational intervention, featuring informative visual aids was implemented to help guide the medical practitioners in the unit on appropriate blood test ordering. …”
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The intellectual base and global trends in contrast-induced acute kidney injury: a bibliometric analysis by Heng Wang, Tingting Gao, Ruijing Zhang, Jie Hu, Yuwen Wang, Jianing Wei, Yun Zhou, Honglin Dong

“…The literature was collected from the Web of Science Core Collection. The data were analyzed visually using CiteSpace and VOSviewer software. …”
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SkinHealthMate app: An AI-powered digital platform for skin disease diagnosis by Amina Aboulmira, Mohamed Lachgar, Hamid Hrimech, Aboudramane Camara, Charafeddine Elbahja, Amine Elmansouri, Yassine Hassini

“…This ensemble model improves disease classification performance through advanced image processing techniques such as noise reduction and data augmentation. The key contributions of this work include the development of a scalable and secure server-side structure that ensures the safe handling of patient data and efficient processing of diagnostic queries. …”
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Clustering-Based Identification of BMI-Associated Metabolites with Mechanistic Insights from Network Analysis in Korean Men by JooYong Park, Jihyun Kang, Ji-Yeoun Lee, Daehee Kang, Joo-Youn Cho, Ji-Yeob Choi

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Negative association between serum calcium and glucocorticoid-induced hypertension in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy patients treated with methylprednisolone by Ling Wang, Yushi Sun, Meng Zhang, Hairong He, Jingya Wang, Huayang Xu, Yang Hao, Wenqiang Zhang, Yawen Wang, Yawen Wang, Yawen Wang, Kelvin K. L. Chong, Kelvin K. L. Chong, Kelvin K. L. Chong, Hui Guo, Bingyin Shi, Yue Wang

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A West African coastal science trajectory of vulnerability, adaptability, and resilience by Bapentire D. Angnuureng, Rafael Almar, Gregoire A. Ondoa, Olusegun A. Dada, Philip-Neri Jayson-Quashigah, Edward J. Anthony, Thomas Stieglitz, Allassane Ouattara, Frédéric Bonou, Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Emmanuel K. Brempong, Cheikh O. T. Cissé, Abdoulaye Ndour, Erwin W. J. Bergsma, Zacharie Sohou, Awa Niang Fall, Denis W. Aheto

“…The study revealed a comprehensive framework categorizing the factors, expertise, tools, and challenges associated with coastal development and management in West Africa as well as data limitations, and progress made towards addressing these vulnerabilities. …”
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Retinoblastoma research trends from 1980 to 2023: a 44-year bibliometric study by Yun Zhao, Yining Wang, Yuchuan Wang, Yuchuan Wang, Yuchuan Wang, Jiagen Li, Jiagen Li, Hongxun Li, Hongxun Li, Hong Zhao, Hong Zhao, Hong Zhao, Hong Zhao

“…Our objective is to analyze research trends in the RB field and compare contributions from different countries, institutions and authors.MethodsWe extracted all RB-related publications published from 1980 to 2023 from the Web of Science database and applied VOSviewer, R software, Bibliometrix software, Origin 2024 and CiteSpace to review the publication data, analyze the publication trends, and visualize the relevant data. …”
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Mapping Keywords in Granny Josie’s Culinary Heritage Using Large Language Models by Karol Król

“…It also established that the parallel use of AI and manual tools is advisable for a fuller analysis of textual data.…”
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A method for spatial interpretation of weakly supervised deep learning models in computational pathology by Abhinav Sharma, Bojing Liu, Mattias Rantalainen

“…Weakly supervised learning of tile-level data is typically applied for tasks where labels only exist on the patient or WSI level (e.g. patient outcomes or histological grading). …”
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Creating simple predictive models in ecology, conservation and environmental policy based on Bayesian belief networks. by Victoria Dominguez Almela, Abigail R Croker, Richard Stafford

“…These models can be analysed, visualised, and sensitivity tested to assess how information flows through the system's components and provide predictions for future outcomes of the systems. …”
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Unlocking insights: integrated text mining and interpretive structural modeling for enhanced user review analysis by Na Li, Yu-Tao Liu, Zhan Chen

“…Effective keywords are extracted from the massive milk product user review data to construct thematic terms and explore the elemental influence relationships to assist manufacturers, and e-commerce platforms in understanding user behaviour and preferences and further optimise product design and marketing strategies. …”
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Voir l’urgence by Karine St-Denis

“…Using ethnographic data, this article will focus on this expert practice of seeing from two angles. …”
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