The influence of an interactive educational approach on advance care planning counseling in individuals with psychiatric disorders by Yi-Chien Chen, Fang-Ying Chu, Ling-Yu Chang, Ming-Yuan Hsieh, Chao-Hsien Lee

“…This resulted in six group health education sessions, each lasting one hour. To evaluate participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and intent to sign regarding ACP, the effects of group, time, and their interactions were assessed using Generalized Estimating Equations. …”
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Efficacy of the combination of tadalafil and tamsulosin versus tadalafil alone as a medical expulsive therapy for stone L1/3 ureter 10 mm or less: A prospective comparative placebo... by Ahmed Reda, Mostafa Kamel, Mohamed Loay, Yaser M. Abdelsalam, Mohamed A. Zarzour

“…A total of 150 patients with L1/3 ureteric stones measuring 10 mm or less were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to one of 3 equal groups using a computer-generated random number. Patients in group A prescribed tadalafil 10 mg/d. …”
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Geochemical characterization of waste rock dump and its potential to predict acid mine drainage by J.K. Kusi, G. Foli, M.Y. Peasah, O. Akoto

“…Therefore, this paper evaluates the potential of the abandoned Anyankyirem waste rock dump located in Obuasi to cause AMD. …”
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Carotid artery constriction in autoimmune hypophysitis: three case reports and literature review by Sasan Darius Adib, Daniel Kopf, Brigitte Ruh-Daikeler, Rudi Beschorner, Antje Bornemann, Florian Hennersdorf, Jürgen Honegger

“…Clinical features, treatment, and outcomes were evaluated. Results: TOF MRA revealed complete bilateral ICA occlusion (ICAo) in case 1 and incomplete bilateral ICA constriction (ICAc) in case 2. …”
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Protein palmitoylation is involved in regulating mouse sperm motility via the signals of calcium, protein tyrosine phosphorylation and reactive oxygen species by Yuping Xiong, Chenchen Yi, Haixia Zheng, Ya Ni, Yamei Xue, Kun Li

“…Sperm motility and motion parameters were evaluated using a computer-assisted sperm analyzer (CASA) after treatment with 2-bromopalmitic acid (2BP), a specific inhibitor of protein palmitoylation. …”
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Optimal bone-implant contact sites in the zygomatic region for quad zygomatic implants placement: a retrospective study in Vietnamese patients on CBCT by Mi Nguyen-Tra Le, Tri Minh Tran, Phuc Ngoc Nguyen, Hung Chi Vo, Lam Hung Tran

“…This study utilized cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to identify optimal zygomatic bone regions for implant placement by assessing bone-implant contact (BIC) while minimizing intrusion risks into the infratemporal fossa (ITF). …”
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Can artificial intelligence and contrast-enhanced mammography be of value in the assessment and characterization of breast lesions? by Lamiaa Mohamed Bassam Hashem, Heba Monir Azzam, Ghadeer Saad Abd El-Shakour El-Gamal, MennatAllah Mohamed Hanafy

“…Radiologists, under heavy and prolonged workloads, are more prone to errors and to reduce such mistakes, and computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) has been introduced. …”
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Effects of interventions on physical activity behavior change in children and adolescents based on a trans-theoretical model: a systematic review by Chao Xie, Ziyun Zhang, Xinlu Zhang, Yan Li, Peng Shi, Shuai Wang

“…The quality of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was evaluated using the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool version 5.1.0, as recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration Network. …”
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The impact of a coach-guided personalized depression risk communication program on the risk of major depressive episode: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by JianLi Wang, Cindy Feng, Mohammad Hajizadeh, Alain Lesage

“…The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the impact of the PDRC on the 12-month risk of major depressive episode (MDE) in Canadians who are at high risk of MDE. …”
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Identification of gene signatures and potential pharmaceutical candidates linked to COVID-19-related depression based on gene expression profiles by Shaojun Chen, Yiyuan Luo, Lihua Zhang

“…Given the inherent constraints of computational modeling, further biological validation studies would help establish the significance of these preliminary findings.…”
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Efficacy of osmotic laxative polyethylene glycol 4000 in treatment of constipation in pediatrics by S. I. Erdes, B. O. Matsukatova, S. A. Revyakina, Ye. V. Casanave

“…Results were processed by computer programs Microsoft Excel and Statistika 7.0 software.Results. …”
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Real-Time Forest Fire Detection with Lightweight CNN Using Hierarchical Multi-Task Knowledge Distillation by Ismail El-Madafri, Marta Peña, Noelia Olmedo-Torre

“…This novel metric, made possible by the hierarchical structure of the wildfire dataset, is unique in its focus on evaluating how well the model distinguishes actual fires from the confounding elements that typically result in false positives within the negative class. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation of G6PD Mutations in Five Ethnicities of Northern Vietnam by Thi Thao Ngo, Thinh Huy Tran, Thanh Dat Ta, Thi Phuong Le, Phuoc Dung Nguyen, Mai Anh Tran, The-Hung Bui, Thanh Van Ta, Van Khanh Tran

“…Therefore, we conducted this study to determine the G6PD variants among the Vietnamese populations and evaluate their correlation to G6PD enzyme activity. …”
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Delivering data: A real-world dataset for last-mile delivery optimizationZenodo by Anna Vrani, Savvas D. Apostolidis, Athanasios Ch. Kapoutsis, Elias B. Kosmatopoulos

“…The collected matrices were processed and structured for direct use in VRP algorithms.The dataset offers substantial reuse potential by serving as a benchmark for evaluating VRP algorithms, enabling the comparison of optimization methods based on real-world logistics problems. …”
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Selection of memory clinic patients for CSF biomarker assessment can be restricted to a quarter of cases by using computerized decision support, without compromising diagnostic acc... by Hanneke F M Rhodius-Meester, Ingrid S van Maurik, Juha Koikkalainen, Antti Tolonen, Kristian S Frederiksen, Steen G Hasselbalch, Hilkka Soininen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Anne M Remes, Charlotte E Teunissen, Frederik Barkhof, Yolande A L Pijnenburg, Philip Scheltens, Jyrki Lötjönen, Wiesje M van der Flier

“…Tools that guide in selecting patients in which CSF biomarkers have clinical utility are needed. We evaluated computerized decision support to select patients for CSF biomarker determination.…”
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Transoral traumatic perforation of the pyriform sinus by a marker pen: report of an infant case by Noboru Oyachi, Fuminori Numano, Tomohiro Saito, Minako Hoshiai, Keiichi Koizumi

“…Although a laryngoscopy showed no perforation in the oral cavity or posterior pharynx, a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed significant emphysema extending from the cervix to the mediastinum. …”
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Self-adaptive multi-population quadratic approximation guided jaya optimization applied to economic load dispatch problems with or without valve-point effects by Sukriti Patty, Rajeev Das, Dharmadas Mandal, Provas Kumar Roy

“…SMP-JaQA, was originally proposed to address constrained optimization problems, adapts the positions of search agents based on the best solutions identified in each generation to converge efficiently to the optimal solution. To evaluate its performance, The algorithm is tested on six systems with 10, 38, 40, 110, 140, and 160 generating units. …”
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Comparison of Intraosseous and Conventional Dental Anesthesia in Children—A Scoping Review by Anastasia Dermata, Sotiria Davidopoulou, Aristidis Arhakis, Nikolaos Dabarakis, Konstantinos N. Arapostathis, Sotirios Kalfas

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The main purpose of the present scoping review was to map and explore the efficacy of computer-controlled intraosseous anesthesia (CCIA) in comparison with conventional dental anesthesia in pediatric dental patients. …”
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Identifying COVID-19-Infected Segments in Lung CT Scan Through Two Innovative Artificial Intelligence-Based Transformer Models by Zeinab Momeni pour, Ali Asghar Beheshti Shirazi

“…This study introduces a novel approach for identifying COVID-19-infected regions in lung computed tomography (CT) scan through the development of two innovative models. …”
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Experimental study on the impact of perpendicular and parallel bedding planes on the physical and geomechanical characteristics of carbonate rocks by Ahmed K. Abd El-Aal, Ahmed E. Radwan, Jabir Hussain, Mahrous A. M. Ali

“…The empirical relationships with moderate/high correlation coefficients established here allow significant rock parameters to be computed using regularly measured parameters, allowing rocks to be evaluated considerably more rapidly and effectively.…”
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