Generative modeling of the Circle of Willis using 3D-StyleGAN by Orhun Utku Aydin, Adam Hilbert, Alexander Koch, Felix Lohrke, Jana Rieger, Satoru Tanioka, Dietmar Frey

“…To train the adapted 3D StyleGAN model with limited data we employed differentiable data augmentations, used mixed precision and a cropped region of interest of size 32 × 128 × 128 to tackle computational constraints. The performance was evaluated quantitatively using the Fréchet Inception Distance (FID), MedicalNet distance (MD) and Area Under the Curve of the Precision and Recall Curve for Distributions (AUC-PRD). …”
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Effectiveness of dignity therapy on advanced cancer patients: A meta-analysis (尊严疗法对晚期癌症患者干预效果的Meta分析) by ZHANG Saina (张赛娜), FAN Na (范娜), ZHANG Qin (张琴)

“…Objective To systematically evaluate the impact of dignity therapy on dignity, hope and quality of life of patients with advanced cancer. …”
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Association between age and lung cancer risk: evidence from lung lobar radiomics by Yuwei Li, Chengting Lin, Lei Cui, Chao Huang, Liting Shi, Shiyang Huang, Yue Yu, Xianglan Zhou, Qian Zhou, Kun Chen, Lei Shi

“…Mediation analyses were conducted to evaluate whether lobar radiomic features mediate the relationship between age and lung cancer risk. …”
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Stress Distribution on Endodontically Treated Anterior Teeth Restored via Different Ceramic Materials with Varying Post Lengths Versus Endocrown—A 3D Finite Element Analysis by Mai Soliman, Nawaf Almutairi, Ali Alenezi, Raya Alenezi, Amal Abdallah A. Abo-Elmagd, Manal M. Abdelhafeez

“…Objective: This study aims to evaluate the stress distribution on endodontically treated anterior teeth restored using different restorative materials and different post lengths versus endocrowns employing finite element analysis (FEA). …”
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Contrast Study of Low Tube Current Combined with Deep Learning Algorithms in Paranasal Sinus CT Imaging by Yufei SUN, Zhaohui ZHONG, Xiangming LI, Wanbo ZHOU, Chensi XU, Miao DENG, Lixin ZHANG

“…Objective: To explore the application effect of a low tube current combined with a deep learning algorithm in paranasal sinus computed tomography (CT) imaging and to evaluate its advantages in terms of image quality and radiation dose. …”
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Pulmonary complications in children and adolescents after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by A. S. Frolova, A. G. Volkova, O. V. Paina, P. V. Kozhokar, K. A. Ekushov, Zh. Z. Rakhmanova, L. A. Cvetkova, E. D. Dobrovolskaya, B. I. Smirnov, E. A. Kulagin, T. A. Bykova, E. V. Semenova, L. S. Zubarovskaya

“…All the patients underwent chest computed tomography (CT). When detecting CT changes, we performed fibrobronchoscopy (FBS) with microbiological examination of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL).Results. …”
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Systematic review and meta analysis of mechanical properties of 3D printed denture bases compared to milled and conventional materials by Amr Azab, Walid Awad Abdelhady, Enas Elwakeel, Mohamed Ashraf, Rim Wally, Amir Soliman, Maged Ahmed Mohamed, Dina Abozaid

“…Abstract Denture base fabrication has advanced with the introduction of computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD-CAM) techniques, such as subtractive milling and additive 3D printing. …”
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and their associations with serum lipid profiles in the general Korean adult pop... by Sanghee Shin, Youlim Kim, Yunsoo Choe, Su Hwan Kim, Jaelim Cho, Changsoo Kim, Kyoung-Nam Kim

“…The associations of PAH metabolites, heavy metals, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), which are ubiquitous pollutants, with lipid indicators and dyslipidemia types were evaluated using linear and logistic regression models, respectively. …”
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A density functional theory investigation of the substituent effect on acyclovir and guanine derivatives for applications on energetic materials by Luciana Amorim da Silva, Gabriel Monteiro-de-Castro, Erick Braga Ferrão Galante, Itamar Borges Jr, Aline Cardoso Anastácio

“…Several molecular properties were computed, including the chemical reactivity, the heat of formation and the detonation velocities and pressures using semiempirical equations. …”
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Complex applying physical therapy and preformed physical factors in pregnant women with chronic pyelonephritis by М. І. Pavliuchenko, V. H. Siusiuka, N. V. Haidai, M. Yu. Serhiienko, O. V. Deinichenko

“…The aim of the work is to evaluate the impact of physical therapy and preformed physical factors in pregnant women with chronic pyelonephritis on central hemodynamic indicators. …”
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Advice over empathy: a national cross-sectional examination of communication in United States dietetic education by Ashlea Braun, Sarah Corcoran, Gena Wollenberg, Kristen McClanahan, Rachel Liebe, Michael Businelle, Jillian Joyce

“…One mean total HRQ score was computed per participant and precise roadblocks used were tabulated. …”
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Investigations on genomic, topological and structural properties of diguanylate cyclases involved in Vibrio cholerae biofilm signalling using in silico techniques: Promising drug t... by Tuhin Manna, Subhamoy Dey, Monalisha Karmakar, Amiya Kumar Panda, Chandradipa Ghosh

“…Present study endeavours to in silico approaches in evaluating genomic, physicochemical, topological and functional properties of six c-di-GMP regulatory DGCs (CdgA, CdgH, CdgK, CdgL, CdgM, VpvC) of V. cholerae. …”
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Novel Pythagorean fuzzy score function to optimize fuzzy transportation models by Ritu, Tarun Kumar, Jahnvi, Kapil Kumar, Nitesh Dhiman, M.K. Sharma

“…As compare to the other score function of IVPFS, the proposed score function provide us more optimal results. which is also helpful to evaluate more optimal cost of PFTP. Also, the proposed score function integrates these interval values to quantify and rank the alternatives more effectively.However, a notable trade-off is the increased computational complexity due to the use of interval values in the membership and non-membership functions, particularly in larger-scale transportation problems. …”
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Tracking and automatic behavioral analysis of group-housed pigs based on YOLOX+BoT-SORT-slim by Shuqin Tu, Yuefei Cao, Yun Liang, Zhixiong Zeng, Haoxuan Ou, Jiaying Du, Weidian Chen

“…Automatic analysis of pig behavior is crucial for assessing their health and welfare status in group-housed pig farms. Currently, computer vision technology has been widely applied to recognize and track pig behavior. …”
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Attitudes towards Telemedicine Services and Associated Factors among health professionals in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Alex Ayenew Chereka, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw, Berihun Agegn Mengistie, Eyob Getachew, Gebeyehu Lakew, Adamu Ambachew Shibabaw, Gemeda Wakgari Kitil

“…The data were analyzed using STATA version 11, where heterogeneity was assessed using the I² test, and publication bias was evaluated through funnel plots and Egger’s regression. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Convection Permitting Model and Cumulus Parameterization for Simulation of Summer Precipitation over Qinghai-Xizang （Tibetan） Plateau by Ying CHEN, Xianyu YANG, Yaqiong LÜ, Jun WEN, Jianing ZHU

“…The Qinghai-Xizang （Tibetan） Plateau is known as the Asian water tower.The change of its water resources has an important impact on the weather and climate in the lower reaches.Precipitation is a key role in the water cycle.Therefore， it is of great significance to accurately simulate plateau precipitation for water resources security in China.In recent years， some studies have found that the convection-permitting model （the cumulus parameterization scheme could be turned off when grid scale is less than 4 km） could improve the precipitation simulation over the Qinghai-Xizang （Tibetan） Plateau.However， the previous studies only selected 1~3 cumulus parameterization schemes for comparison.It is still unknown whether convection-permitting model is superior to any cumulus parameterization scheme.In this paper， the ability of nine cumulus parameterization schemes in WRF and convection-permitting model （CPM） in simulating the precipitation over the Qinghai-Xizang （Tibetan） Plateau in the summer of 2009 was evaluated.The results showed that the simulations overestimate the summer precipitation over Qinghai-Xizang （Tibetan） Plateau in 2009， and the error was about 0.4~2 mm·d-1.The over simulation of CAPE and latent heat flux in Qinghai-Xizang （Tibetan） Plateau may be one of the reasons for the overestimations.Among all simulations， the G3 cumulus parameterization scheme has the best simulation of the mean precipitation the mean precipitation and the dinural cycles precipitation and it can can better capture the precipitation intensity， spatial distribution， precipitation area and diurnal cycles of the mean precipitation.CPM showed overall the second best precipitation simulation following G3 cumulus parameterization scheme， which can not effectively improve the simulation of diurnal cycles of precipitation， but can improve the simulation of precipitation frequency.In different plateau ecological regions， all simulations cannot reasonably simulate the precipitation in the desert area and the southern foot of the Himalaya， but compared with the cumulus parameterization schemes， CPM can greatly reduce the error in the desert area.In other regions， CPM and Tiedtke cumulus parameterization scheme performed well.Considering the mean precipitation and precipitation frequency， the CPM， Tiedtke and G3 cumulus parameterization scheme have the minimum simulation error for precipitation in different regions and intensity.Therefore， we recommend to adopt G3 or Tiedtke cumulus parameterization schemes in simulating summer precipitation over the Qinghai-Xizang （Tibetan） Plateau， and when the computational resources are allowed， the high-resolution CPM can be considered to improve the precipitation frequency simulations.…”
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Productivity and grain quality of winter triticale varieties (Triticosecale Wittmack el. Camus) under different soil and climatic growing conditions by A. M. Kyrylchuk, S. O. Liashenko, I. V. Bezprozvana, C. L. Chukhleb, N. P. Shcheina, V. D. Shkliar

“…Purpose. To evaluate the productivity and grain quality of winter triticale varieties grown under different soil and climatic conditions. …”
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18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters are correlated with clinical features and valuable in clinical stratification management in patients of castleman disease by Guolin Wang, Qianhe Xu, Yinuo Liu, Huatao Wang, Fei Yang, Zhenfeng Liu, Xinhui Su

“…Abstract Background Castleman disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. This study is to evaluate the correlation between 18F-flurodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) and clinical features in CD patients, and exploring its value in distinguishing disease severity and assisting in risk stratification. …”
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The principle of direct and negative feedback regulation of endocrine functions and the possibility of using polarization biomedical optic methods in the diagnosis of nodular goite... by Yu.Ye. Rohovyi, O.V. Bilookyi, O.H. Ushenko, V.V. Bilookyi

“…The significance of differences compared to the controls taken as 100 % was evaluated using the Student’s parametric test (p < 0.05). …”
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Impact of music-based interventions on subjective well-being: a meta-analysis of listening, training, and therapy in clinical and nonclinical populations by Jie Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yanan Lu, Katayoun Mehdinezhadnouri, Junjie Liu, Haohui Lu

“…A random-effects meta-analysis was then performed in Stata 18.0 to compute standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsThe pooled effect sizes indicated that MBIs were significantly associated with higher levels of SWB compared with control conditions (SMD = 0.36, 95% CI: 0.06–0.65, p = 0.02). …”
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