Perceptual Error Logarithm: An Efficient and Effective Analytical Method for Full-Reference Image Quality Assessment by Sergio A. C. Bezerra, Sergio A. C. Bezerra Junior, Jose L. De S. Pio, Jose R. H. Carvalho, Keiko V. O. Fonseca

“…However, efficiency and effectiveness are difficult to achieve simultaneously when designing perceptual IQA methods. …”
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Targeting the retinoid signaling pathway with YCT-529 for effective and reversible oral contraception in mice and primates by Nadja Mannowetz, Sanny S. W. Chung, Soma Maitra, Md Abdullah Al Noman, Henry L. Wong, Narsihmulu Cheryala, Akash Bakshi, Debra J. Wolgemuth, Gunda I. Georg

“…The effects on spermatogenesis in animals treated orally with the dual RARα/RARγ antagonist BMS-189453 closely phenocopies the absence of RARα function. …”
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WCMU-net: An Effective Method for Reducing the Impact of Speckle Noise in SAR Image Change Detection by Yu Duan, Kaimin Sun, Wangbin Li, Jinjiang Wei, Song Gao, Yingjiao Tan, Wanghui Zhou, Jun Liu, Junyi Liu

“…In this study, we introduce a focal loss function to enhance the robustness of the network, allowing for high-precision change detection of SAR images with different noise levels through parameter adjustment. …”
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Holography and Regge phases with U(1) charge by Giulia Fardelli, A. Liam Fitzpatrick, Wei Li

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Effective disinfecting of negative pressure pipelines of DCUs reduces the risk of cross infection in dental care by Xuerong Lv, Ke Yan, Xiang Han, Feiyang Wang, Yuzhuo Ma, Shougang Zhang, Xiaoqian Wang

“…Objectives Microbial contamination of various accessory parts of the dental chair units (DCUs) is an essential source of cross infection, while the accessories of the crucial suction function are usually overlooked. In this study, we aim to find an effective disinfectant and a cost-effective method to remove bacterioplankton and bacterial biofilm deposited in the negative pressure suction pipelines to control cross infection during dental treatment.Methods Double-chain quaternary ammonium salt disinfectant (Orotol Plus®), 3% hydrogen peroxide solution plus multi-enzyme cleaning agent and chlorine disinfectant are used to clean and disinfect the negative pressure pipelines of DCUs. …”
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DFT Study of Hydrostatic Pressure Effects up to 1.0 GPa on the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Laves Phases ErAl₂ and ErNi₂ by Tomás López-Solenzal, José Luis Sánchez Llamazares, José Luis Enríquez-Carrejo, César Fidel Sánchez-Valdés

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Using near-infrared spectroscopy to estimate soil water retention curves with the van Genuchten model by Youssef Fouad, Inès Soltani, Christophe Cudennec, Didier Michot

“…Hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils are essential for understanding hydric functioning and solving flow and mass-transfer problems in the vadose zone. …”
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Oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus alone or in combination with JAK inhibitors is effective against ovarian cancer by Karen Geoffroy, Victor Mullins-Dansereau, Kim Leclerc-Desaulniers, Mélissa Viens, Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault

“…While none of these combinations revealed to be beneficial, further experiments demonstrated that the antiviral interferon pathway was functional in VSV-resistant cell lines. Given that interferons signal through Janus kinase (JAK)-STAT to mediate their antiviral function, we tested combinations of oncolytic VSV with clinically relevant JAK inhibitors. …”
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Value CMR: Towards a Comprehensive, Rapid, Cost-Effective Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging by El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, Luba Frank, Dhiraj Baruah, V. Emre Arpinar, Andrew S. Nencka, Kevin M. Koch, L. Tugan Muftuler, Orhan Unal, Jadranka Stojanovska, Jason C. Rubenstein, Sherry-Ann Brown, John Charlson, Elizabeth M. Gore, Carmen Bergom

“…Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is considered the gold standard for measuring cardiac function. Further, in a single CMR exam, information about cardiac structure, tissue composition, and blood flow could be obtained. …”
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Tensor meson transition form factors in holographic QCD and the muon g − 2 by Luigi Cappiello, Josef Leutgeb, Jonas Mager, Anton Rebhan

“…Due to a second structure function that is absent in the quark model and in lowest-order resonance chiral theory, the result for a μ turns out to be positive instead of negative, and also with a magnitude of a few 10 −11. …”
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A flavoromics approach to investigate the effect of Saskatoon berry powder on the sensory attributes, acceptability, volatile components, and electronic nose responses of a low-fat... by Donna Ryland, John Thoroski, Shiva Shariati-Ievari, April McElrea, Alexandre Goertzen, Geraldine M. Dowling, Geraldine M. Dowling, Geraldine M. Dowling, Michel Aliani

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Cardiac abnormalities induced by benzene exposure from the flaring disaster at the BP refinery plant in Texas City by Mark A. D'Andrea, Nadish Garg, Shubham Trehan, G. Kesava Reddy

“…Objectives Benzene exposure is associated with multiple adverse health effects on the human’s biological systems including its cardiac, pulmonary, respiratory, renal, liver, and other organs’ function. …”
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Associations Between Aromatic Compounds and Hepatorenal Biomarkers Among Coking Workers: Insights from Mediation Analysis by Dongming Chen, Hang Yu, Hailing Li, Guiying Li, Taicheng An

“…The HRBs adopted in this study can effectively represent the status of human liver and kidney function. …”
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Design and Analysis of Low Pole Variable Flux Reluctance Machine by Hilmi Gurleyen

“…By integrating armature winding, field winding, and permeance functions, the model accurately characterizes the complex harmonic profile arising from the double-slot structure, which induces a modulation effect. …”
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Research on Vibration Transmission Characteristics of Subway Vehicles Based on Vibration Transmissibility by GONG Yanqing, ZHANG Yunfu

“…［Objective］ To ensure that the vibration level of subway vehicles meets design standards during operation, it is necessary to evaluate the vibration isolation performance of subway vehicles using the vibration transmissibility as a key indicator, and introduce a coherence function to assess the quality of the vibration transfer function. …”
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Liver function differences in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a multi-ethnic dual-cohort retrospective study by Yifei Wang, Yifei Wang, Zichen Zhang, Wenbo Ren, Lin Shi, Taiyu Zhai, Jing Huang

“…Background and aimsLiver function plays a pivotal role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). …”
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Cross-sex hormone therapy in rats induces sex-specific adaptations of renal function and sodium transporters expression by Debora Conte Kimura Lichtenecker, Nathalia Beserra da Silva, Nathalia Beserra da Silva, Isabela Borges Silveira, Isabela Borges Silveira, Letícia Maria Monteiro, Letícia Maria Monteiro, Rogerio Argeri, Rogerio Argeri, Magnus R. Dias Da Silva, Magnus R. Dias Da Silva, Guiomar Nascimento Gomes

“…Nevertheless, the literature about the renal repercussions of this therapy is scarce.ObjectiveEvaluate the effects of CHT on blood pressure (BP) and renal function.MethodsMale and female Wistar rats were distributed into groups: M + H (male + hormone), M + V (male + vehicle), F + H (female + hormone), and F + V (female + vehicle). …”
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Raw-Data Driven Functional Data Analysis with Multi-Adaptive Functional Neural Networks for Ergonomic Risk Classification Using Facial and Bio-Signal Time-Series Data by Suyeon Kim, Afrooz Shakeri, Seyed Shayan Darabi, Eunsik Kim, Kyongwon Kim

“…Performance was rigorously assessed using 100 independent stratified splits (70% training and 30% testing) and optimized via a weighted cross-entropy loss function to manage class imbalance effectively. The results demonstrated that the integrated approach, fusing facial landmarks and bio-signals, achieved the highest classification accuracy and robustness. …”
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Preoperative and intraoperative neuromonitoring and mapping techniques impact oncological and functional outcomes in supratentorial function-eloquent brain tumours: a systematic re... by Asfand Baig Mirza, Amisha Vastani, Rishabh Suvarna, Sami Rashed, Aws Al-Omari, Engelbert Mthunzi, Feras Fayez, Nicala Rampersad, Josephine Jung, Alba Díaz Baamonde, José Siado Mosquera, Ali Elhag, Francesco Marchi, Richard Gullan, Keyoumars Ashkan, Ranjeev Bhangoo, Francesco Vergani, Ana Mirallave-Pescador, José Pedro Lavrador

“…Summary: Background: Supratentorial function-eloquent brain tumour surgeries challenge the balance between maximal tumour resection and preservation of neurological function. …”
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COMPUTER QUANTUM-CHEMICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR SELECTING THE OPTIMAL POLYSACCHARIDE FOR EFFECTIVE STABILIZATION OF NANOSIZED ZINC OXIDE by A. V. Blinov, K. S. Slyadneva, A. A. Gvozdenko, A. A. Blinova, M. A. Pirogov

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