The simpler modified fried frailty scale predicts 2-year mortality in older adults with heart failure: a pilot study by Celalettin Küçük, Serdar Özkök, Gülistan Bahat, Ekrem Bilal Karaayvaz, Mustafa Altınkaynak, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Mehmet Akif Karan

“…Secondary aim is to reveal whether SMFFS is useful to predict mortality in follow-up. Method This is a prospective, follow-up study including older adults (≥ 65 years) with HF. …”
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Cultural Codes of Society: Scientific and Practical Significance in Modern African Studies by MOSEIKO Aida Nikolaevna

“…Hermeneutics, understood as the interpretation of the meanings of cultural texts, is considered as a research method. Two possible scenarios for the development of the border situation are considered: negative and positive. …”
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YOLOv8-eRFD-AP: A Novel Domain Generalization Model for UAV-Based Insulator Inspection Under Adverse Weather Conditions by Badr-Eddine Benelmostafa, Rita Aitelhaj, Hicham Medromi

“…Our model introduces a novel version of Robust Feature Downsampling (RFD) method, enhanced with Convolutional Block Attention Modules (CBAM) and Normalization Perturbation (NP) to preserve key spatial information and improve feature discrimination across different weather conditions. …”
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Research on the impact of spatial and temporal changes in ecological product value in Hebei Province based on land use changes by Min-Na Gao, Yong-Xiang Hu, Guo-Fei Shang, Wei Li

“…This paper investigated the changes in land use and landscape patterns in Hebei Province from 2010 to 2022, and used the improved equivalent factor to account for the value of ecological products, used the global Moran’s I index, high/low clustering index,and the hotspot analysis method to explore the characteristics of spatial and temporal changes in the value of ecosystem services in different districts and counties of the study area, and finally used geodetector to explore the influence factors of land use change on the spatial and temporal changes in the value of ecological products in Hebei Province. value of ecological products in Hebei Province. …”
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Opportunities and Challenges: The Use of ChatGPT in Enabling Library Knowledge Services by Huaming LI

“…[Purpose/Significance] The generative natural language processing model represented by ChatGPT is beginning to show great application potential in libraries, and its technical advantages coincide with the development needs of knowledge services, greatly improving the quality and efficiency of user services. [Method/Process] Starting with the introduction of ChatGPT's development history, technical advantages and theoretical and practical research achievements of Chinese and foreign academic circles, this paper explains its technical advantages in cross-modal information organization, text generation, and in-depth mining of user behavior. …”
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Remediation potential of biochar for As and Cd by modifying soil physicochemical properties: a conceptual model elucidating stabilization mechanism based on conditional probability... by Yan Ma, Fan Zhang, Lu Cheng, Dading Zhang, Xinyi Wu, Yue Ma, Xueyu Liu, Baoshan Xing

“…The study revealed that the conceptual model of stabilization based on conditional probabilistic theory can effectively describe the stabilization of As and Cd by biochar through changing soil physicochemical properties. The method could facilitate quantitative identification of the stabilization effect of biochar in heavy metal-contaminated soils. …”
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The Impact of Digital Imaging Tools and Artificial Intelligence on Self-Reported Outcomes of Dentists by Hossam Dawa, Juliana No-Cortes, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago, Henrique Vicente, Carlos Ribeiro, Arthur Rodriguez Gonzalez Cortes

“…This article aimed at assessing AI-powered digital tools in dentistry and their self-reported impact on dental practitioners’ activity and treatment outcomes. Methods: A comprehensive survey was distributed to 126 dental professionals of different genders, ages, years of experience, and types of dental practice to assess their experiences and attitudes towards AI applications in diagnostics and treatment planning, as well as how patients and dentists perceive the benefits and challenges associated with digital dentistry. …”
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Sustainable AI for plant disease classification using ResNet18 in few-shot learning by Fareeha Naveed, Adven Masih, Jabar Mahmood, Moeez Ahmed, Aitizaz Ali, Aysha Saddiqa, Mohamed Shabbir Hamza Abdulnabi, Ebenezer Agbozo

“…The study evaluates the effectiveness of the proposed approach on the PlantVillage as well as rice disease datasets, performing comparative analyses among different transfer learning models such as ResNet18, ResNet50, and Vision Transformers in combination with Prototypical Networks under various N-way classification tasks (3-way, 5-way, and 10-way) and support sample (K-shot) settings (K =1, K =5, K =10). …”
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Educating the digital generation: the role of virtual communities by E. M. Kharlanova, N. V. Sivrikova, S. V. Roslyakova, E. G. Chernikova

“…Methodology and research methods. The study was based on the cultural-historical theory by L. …”
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A machine learning-based approach for constructing a 3D apparent geological model using multi-resistivity data by Jordi Mahardika Puntu, Ping-Yu Chang, Haiyina Hasbia Amania, Ding-Jiun Lin, M. Syahdan Akbar Suryantara, Jui-Pin Tsai, Hwa-Lung Yu, Liang-Cheng Chang, Jun-Ru Zeng, Lingerew Nebere Kassie

“…A key contribution of this work is the rigorous harmonization of these data sets, ensuring consistent resistivity values across different methods before constructing the 3D resistivity model, addressing a gap in previous studies that typically handled these data sets separately, either building models individually or comparing results side-by-side without fully integrating the data. …”
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DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PROPER NAMES OF UKRAINIAN EARLY MODERN PERIOD by Oksana I. Nika

“…Processing of information by the author is considered in the aspects of processing foreign language sources (analysis of methods of adaptation of borrowed proper names), reproduction of information from memory (inaccurate spelling of proper names), creation of analogies, images (metaphors, similes). …”
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Innovative Model of Socio-Professional Development of a Student’s Personality by E. F. Zeer, V. S. Tretyakova, M. V. Zinnatova

“…The authors used the methods of various types of analysis including SWOT analysis; logical-semantic and structural-functional modelling.Results. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF FORMATION OF DEVIATIONS IN THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION FOR MOTHERHOOD by S. A. Moreva, A. V. Silaeva, A. N. Kornetov, Ye. N. Borodina, A. Ye. Yankovskaya, N. I. Pryadukhina, N. E. Golovakha, V. B. Obukhovskaya

“…Data processing was carried out using statistical methods Spearman rank correlation coefficient, nonparametric Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis H and φ * – Fisher's angular transformation.Results. …”
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Comparisons of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in a High-Risk Population in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Zhou Huan, Wang Fuzhi, Liu Lu, Zhang Min, Chen Xingzhi, Jin Shiyang

“…Data were pooled with proportions transformed prior to pooling using the Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation and then back transformed to the original scale. …”
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Transitioning from Artichoke Fields to a Peri-Urban Settlement: The Role of İzmir Katip Çelebi University by Özge Erbaş Melis, Duygu Okumuş Prini, Yusuf İhsan Yılmaz

“…Utilising a mixed-methods approach, the study integrates statistical analysis, document review, semi-structured interviews, and field observations. …”
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Study on interaction, feedback, and response between perfluorinated compounds and soil environments by Jinhang Song, Jing Song, Rui Zhang, Chang Che, Ying Yuan, Wenbing Tan, Beidou Xi, Kunlong Hui, Juntao Zhang

“…Furthermore, the paper provides a scientific basis and theoretical insights into the processes, transformation mechanisms, and remediation methods related to soil PFASs pollution.…”
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Ball milling preparation and the effect of calcination temperature on the photocatalytic performance of titanium dioxide by Israa Zahwa, Ahmad Kassas, Mohamed Mouyane, Jérôme Bernard, Javier Navas, Tayssir Hamieh, David Houivet

“…This study highlights the potential of ball milling as a scalable method for tailoring TiO2-based photocatalysts with optimized phase composition and photocatalytic properties.…”
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On the influence of T-Stress on photoelastic analysis under pure mode II loading by Mahnaz Zakeri, Chiara Colombo

“…These effects can be visualized using the experimental method of photoelasticity. Based on the analytical studies, presence of the T-stress in mode II cracks transforms the isochromatic fringe patterns from symmetric closed loops to asymmetric and discontinuous shapes. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Cloud Detection for Optical Remote Sensing Images: A Survey by Zhengxin Wang, Longlong Zhao, Jintao Meng, Yu Han, Xiaoli Li, Ruixia Jiang, Jinsong Chen, Hongzhong Li

“…In the past decade, with the continuous progress of artificial intelligence, algorithms based on deep learning have become one of the main methods for cloud detection. The rapid development of deep learning technology, especially the introduction of self-attention Transformer models, has greatly improved the accuracy of cloud detection tasks while achieving efficient processing of large-scale remote sensing images. …”
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IRGL-RRI: interpretable graph representation learning for plant RNA–RNA interaction discovery by Qingquan Liao, Xuchong Liu, Wei Zhao, Yu Tong, Fangzheng Xu, Xinxin Liu, Yifan Chen

“…However, these methods still struggle with poor prediction accuracy. …”
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