A superpixel based self-attention network for uterine fibroid segmentation in high intensity focused ultrasound guidance images by Shen Wen, Dong Zhang, Yuting Lei, Yan Yang

“…Paired t-tests were conducted to evaluate the significant difference in IoU and NormHD between the proposed method and the comparison methods. …”
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Correlation of breast cancer microcirculation construction with tumor stem cells (CSCs) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). by Xiaoling Leng, Guofu Huang, Siyi Li, Miaomiao Yao, Jianbing Ding, Fucheng Ma

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study is to explore the correlation between the contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) characteristics of breast cancer and the epithelial-mesenchyme transformation (EMT).<h4>Methods</h4>Totally 119 patients of breast cancer underwent CEUS. …”
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Geoinformation Monitoring of Demographic Development of Krasnodar Urban Agglomeration by N. V. Sopnev

“…At the present stage of development in Russia, and in the context of the ongoing transformation of the settlement system in the country, the most important role is played by urban agglomerations, which concentrate significant demographic and economic potential. …”
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LWSARDet: A Lightweight SAR Small Ship Target Detection Network Based on a Position–Morphology Matching Mechanism by Yuliang Zhao, Yang Du, Qiutong Wang, Changhe Li, Yan Miao, Tengfei Wang, Xiangyu Song

“…On the other hand, to reduce feature dilution and computational redundancy in traditional detection heads when focusing on small targets, we replace conventional convolutions with simple linear transformations and design a lightweight detection head, LSD-Head. …”
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Bioequivalence and safety assessment of sorafenib tosylate tablets in healthy Chinese subjects under fasting conditions by Zhaoyu Wang, Hong Peng, Yun Zhang, Xijing Chen, Jiye A

“…The plasma concentrations of sorafenib were analyzed by a validated UPLC-MS/MS method, and pharmacokinetic parameters were analyzed using a non-compartmental method. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Retracted Publications in Dentistry: A 23-Year Review by Shannon Samuel, Joe Mathew Cherian, Abi M. Thomas

“…In the modern tech-savvy era, scientific literature publication remains the optimal way to disperse knowledge, even if it has transformed from print to mostly electronic. With the new and improved publication methods, also come more scrutiny and analytic criticism of the scientific work. …”
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Efficacy of concentrated growth factor compared with other types of regenerative endodontic procedures: a systematic review by Manahil Almutairi, Nabeel Almotairy, Badi Alotaibi

“…Similarly, CGF-conditioned medium enhanced stem cell viability, proliferation, and differentiation, with no apparent differences from other endodontic regenerative procedures. …”
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Clinical and demographic profile of oral lichen planus in Sri Lanka: a retrospective study by Samadara Siriwardena, Kalani Hettiarachchi, Ruwan Jayasinghe

“…This study aimed to investigate the differences in these aspects within a cohort of Sri Lankan patients affected by OLP.Materials and Methods Cases diagnosed with OLP between 1999 and 2019 were retrieved. …”
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Digital Competence of Young Adults in Poland by Małgorzata Ćwiek, Katarzyna Maj-Serwatka

“…Digital transformation is a challenge for many areas of modern society functioning. …”
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Phytotea “ATINE” enhances the immunomodulatory effect of adaptogenic factors of the Truskavets’ Spa in patients after radical treatment of oncological pathology by Igor Bombushkar, Mykhaylo Korda, Anatoliy Gozhenko, Ivan Savytskyi, Oleksandr Chebanenko, Nataliya Badiuk, Walery Zukow, Anatoliy Anchev, Viktor Duzhar, Dariya Popovych, Igor Popovych

“…The state of cellular, humoral and phagocytic links of immunity was assessed using routine methods, and two equal groups were formed on this basis. …”
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Content of Some Endothotelium-Dependent Vasoactive Substances in the Blood of Patients, Depending on the Liver Cirrhosis Severity and the Organism’s Redox System State by Abrahamovych M., Abrahamovych O., Fayura O., Tolopko S., Ferko M.

“…It is known that liver cirrhosis (LC) is a chronic diffuse liver disease, the severity of which is manifested by the restructuring of its parenchyma in the form of nodular transformation and fibrosis due to necrosis of hepatocytes, the appearance of shunts between the portal and central veins and liver failure. …”
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Integrated neural network framework for multi-object detection and recognition using UAV imagery by Mohammed Alshehri, Tingting Xue, Tingting Xue, Ghulam Mujtaba, Yahya AlQahtani, Nouf Abdullah Almujally, Ahmad Jalal, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Hui Liu

“…The modular yet unified architecture is designed to handle spatiotemporal dynamics, making it suitable for real-time deployment in diverse UAV platforms.MethodThe framework suggests using today’s best neural networks that are made to solve different problems in aerial vehicle analysis. …”
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Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Bearings via Semi-Supervised Transfer Learning Based on an Anti-Self-Healing Health Indicator by Jung-Woo Kim, Kyoung-Su Park

“…To address these challenges, this paper proposes a novel semi-supervised transfer learning methodology that integrates an anti-self-healing health indicator (ASH-HI) with a transformer-based architecture. ASH-HI is a health indicator that quantifies the power spectrum density (PSD) difference between normal and abnormal states using skewness-based parameter selection, eliminating the need for manual parameter tuning. …”
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HLA-DQB1 Allele Polymorphism Associated with Oral Submucous Fibrosis in Hunan, China by Yisi Tan, Yuting Huang, Linkai Guo, Linghang Zhou, Keke Zhu, Yuancong Li, Jin Tan

“…Methods. 44 OSF patients and 44 healthy volunteers were included in this study. …”
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Insight into pharmacy students’ perspectives on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines in schools and healthcare settings by Fahamina Ahmed, Saja Ottallah, Azeem Siddiqui, Candice Smith, Amne Borghol

“…Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an extreme global impact, transforming our daily lives, educational systems, and healthcare systems. …”
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Chronic kidney disease in the global adult HIV-infected population: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Udeme E Ekrikpo, Andre P Kengne, Aminu K Bello, Aminu K Bello, Emmanuel E Effa, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Babatunde L Salako, Brian L Rayner, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Ikechi G Okpechi

“…The overall CKD prevalence was 6.4% (95%CI 5.2-7.7%) with MDRD, 4.8% (95%CI 2.9-7.1%) with CKD-EPI and 12.3% (95%CI 8.4-16.7%) with Cockcroft-Gault; p = 0.003 for difference across estimators. Sub-group analysis identified differences in prevalence by WHO region with Africa having the highest MDRD-based prevalence at 7.9% (95%CI 5.2-11.1%). …”
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Dissecting Morphological and Functional Dynamics of Non‐Tumorigenic and Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines Using PCA and t‐SNE Analysis by Yazan A. Almahdi, Eva R. Schwark, Aidan J. Mclaughlin, Besa Xhabija

“…Our results revealed significant morphological differences between the MCF10A and MDA‐MB‐231 cell lines. …”
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Comparison of Early Changes in Ocular Surface and Inflammatory Mediators between Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction and Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction. by Chi Zhang, Hui Ding, Miao He, Lina Liu, Liangping Liu, Gang Li, Bing Niu, Xingwu Zhong

“…There were no significant differences in SIT or tear meniscus height between the two groups. …”
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Bio-remediation of lead polluted soil by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain M2 combined with pakchoi by CHEN Bao, XU Xiao-meng, QU Juan-juan, DONG Lei, YAN Li-long, SUN Xing-bin

“…As many studies proved, inoculation of plant growth-promoting microbes can not only increase plant biomass and nutrition through a number of mechanisms such as nitrogen fixation, production of phytohormones and siderophores, and transformation of nutrient elements, but also can enhance tolerance and accumulation of metals in plants. …”
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Machine-Learning-Based Integrated Mining Big Data and Multi-Dimensional Ore-Forming Prediction: A Case Study of Yanshan Iron Mine, Hebei, China by Yuhao Chen, Gongwen Wang, Nini Mou, Leilei Huang, Rong Mei, Mingyuan Zhang

“…The SHAP index and three-dimensional explicit geological models were used to conduct an in-depth analysis of the contributions of different feature variables in the mineralization process of the Yanshan Iron Mine. …”
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