Practical Considerations for Engaging Youth With Lived And/or Living Experience of Substance Use as Youth Advisors and Co-Researchers by Roxanne Turuba, Sarah Irving, Haley Turnbull, Anurada Amarasekera, Amanda Madeleine Howard, Violet Brockmann, Corinne Tallon, Steve Mathias, Joanna Henderson, Skye Barbic

“…Three members became youth research assistants to facilitate focus groups and qualitative interviews with other youth with lived/living experience and peer support workers who work with youth, and support with data analysis and the dissemination of research findings. …”
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Evaluation of Smart Building Integration into a Smart City by Applying Machine Learning Techniques by Mustafa Muthanna Najm Shahrabani, Rasa Apanaviciene

“…To fill these gaps, this paper introduces a novel machine learning model to predict smart building integration into smart city levels and assess their impact on smart city performance by leveraging data from 147 smart buildings in 13 regions. Six optimised machine learning algorithms (K-Nearest Neighbours (KNNs), Support Vector Regression (SVR), Random Forest, Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost), Decision Tree (DT), and Extra Tree (ET)) were employed to train the model and perform feature engineering and permutation importance analysis. …”
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Trait-focused low-cost and stereo-based 3D plant modeling for phenotyping via deep neural detection by M. Wattad, S. Filin

“…Phenotyping, the measurement of plants physical traits, plays a pivotal role in advancing sustainable agricultural practices. Therefore, developing efficient, low-cost, means to generate such measures is vital. …”
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Portfolio Procurement Strategies with Forward and Option Contracts Combined with Spot Market by Nurul Anastasya Talaba, Pyung-Hoi Koo

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The effect of epilepsy awareness on attitudes toward individuals with epilepsy in Turkish society: A case study from Northern Turkey by Fatma Gündüz Oruç, Gülden Atan

“…Simple linear regression analysis was employed to determine the effect of knowledge on attitudes. …”
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Predicting the Performance of Students Using Deep Ensemble Learning by Bo Tang, Senlin Li, Changhua Zhao

“…The automation of processes and the management of large datasets generated by technology-enhanced learning tools can facilitate the analysis and processing of these data, which provides crucial insights into the knowledge of students and their engagement with academic endeavors. …”
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Patient and caregiver perspectives on treatment strategies and care priorities of childhood steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome: a qualitative study by Susan Samuel, Kathryn King-Shier, Lorraine Hamiwka, Meghan Elliott, Augustina Okpere

“…Objectives We explored the experiences of treatment strategies for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) and care priorities among children living with the condition and their caregivers.Design A qualitative study using semistructured interviews. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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New prediction model for diagnosis of bacterial infection in febrile infants younger than 90 days by Matea Vujevic, Benjamin Benzon, Josko Markic

“…Retrospective cohort analysis of data acquired from medical records was performed. …”
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Evaluating the Reserves for Reducing Cancer Mortality by Avoidable Deaths in Moscow by A. A. Savina

“…Thus, it is critical to analyze the reserves based on avoidable deaths from neoplasms among women in Moscow and then to develop targeted measures for improving the health of citizens and reducing the mortality rate in Moscow.…”
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A New Approach for Brain Tumor Detection Using Machine Learning by Elsadek Hussien Ibrahim, Shaaban Ebrahim Abo-Youssef, Khaled El-Bahnasy, Khaled Ahmed Mohamed Fathy

“…As patient numbers and data volumes rise, traditional methods have become costly and inefficient. …”
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HCMV-infected cells maintain efficient nucleotide excision repair of the viral genome while abrogating repair of the host genome. by John M O'Dowd, Anamaria G Zavala, Celeste J Brown, Toshio Mori, Elizabeth A Fortunato

“…To further quantitate CPD repair, we developed a novel dual-color Southern protocol allowing visualization of host and viral DNA simultaneously. …”
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Physical activity in South Asians: an in-depth qualitative study to explore motivations and facilitators. by Ruth Jepson, Fiona M Harris, Alison Bowes, Roma Robertson, Ghizala Avan, Aziz Sheikh

“…We undertook a theoretically informed thematic analysis of data. Study participants described engaging in a range of physical activities, particularly football and the gym for men, and walking and swimming for women. …”
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The Importance of Correlation between Aldosterone and Parathyroid Hormone in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Branka Milicic Stanic, Branislava Ilincic, Radmila Zeravica, Dragana Milicic Ivanovski, Velibor Cabarkapa, Romana Mijovic

“…In primary hyperparathyroidism, an increased risk of developing the cardiovascular disease may exist due to increased activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. …”
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Awareness of Risk Factors for Fall among the Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Chaitrali Bhide, Shivani Chutke, Parag Sancheti, Ashok Shyam

“…These findings are crucial for developing targeted interventions to improve awareness and prevent falls among older adults.…”
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Performance of tractor and tillage implements in clay soil by Saeed Ranjbarian, Mohammad Askari, Javad Jannatkhah

“…Three implements included of moldboard plow, disk plow and chisel plow at four forward velocities (1.5, 2.3, 3 and 4 km/h) in 23 cm depth and 1500 rpm engine speed was examined. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of resulted data revealed that increase of forward velocity results in increase of implement draft, wheel slippage, drawbar power and overall energy efficiency but results in decrease of traction efficiency. …”
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Understanding care experiences amongst immigrant and refugee clients in a Ryan-White funded HIV clinic by Sirey Zhang, Peggy-ita Obeng-Nyarkoh, Antonia Altomare, Richard Zuckerman

“…Interpretation services were provided as needed, and clients received compensation for participation. Data analysis involved associating codes with keywords to identify categories, from which themes were developed. …”
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The Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Risk Factors among School Children at Sekela Primary School, Western Ethiopia by Addisu Tolera, Mebrate Dufera

“…Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are a major public health problem in tropical and developing countries in relation to poverty, inadequate hygiene, and sanitation. …”
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From sensors to insights: Technological trends in image-based high-throughput plant phenotyping by Rui-Feng Wang, Hao-Ran Qu, Wen-Hao Su

“…To address these, we discuss potential solutions such as transfer learning, synthetic data generation via digital twins, lightweight deployment for edge devices, and uncertainty estimation for model interpretability. …”
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Identification of Spatial Influencing Factors and Enhancement Strategies for Cultural Tourism Experience in Huizhou Historic Districts by Yue Yang, Shaoshan Du, Yang Xiao

“…Therefore, in this study, 20 representative historic districts with distinct regional cultural characteristics and well-developed cultural tourism in the Huizhou area were selected as research objects. …”
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Discomforting sensations associated with self-induced ear care experiences among patients visiting the ear, nose, and throat clinic in Ghana by Judith Agyeiwaa Donkor, Veronica Adwoa Agyare, Olivia Nyarko Mensah

“…Upon the consent of participants, interviews were conducted and audio-recorded. Data was analysed using thematic analysis. The study findings revealed that when participants encountered an ear problem, they preferred engaging in self-induced ear care based on their intentions, beliefs and evaluation of the consequences of their actions. …”
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