Accessing medical records for research in South African public hospitals: a reflective narrative by Daphney Nozizwe Conco, Boitumelo Komane, Emelda Boikanyo, Zinhle Khadija Maneli, Mothupi Boikanyo, Sharon Fonn

“…Methods We chose narrative inquiry to deeply explore researchers' experiences accessing medical records in South African public hospitals. …”
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Quantitative Determination of Sucrose Adulterated in Red Ginseng by Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy (THz-TDS) with Monte Carlo Uninformative Variable Elimination (MCUVE) and Sup... by Shubao Pan, Huo Zhang, Zhi Li, Tao Chen, Xianhua Yin

“…This paper introduces a method to detect the content of sucrose, an adulterant of red ginseng, based on terahertz spectroscopy. …”
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Calcium evaluation of human fingernail using laser plasma spectroscopy by simultaneously applying addition and modified external standardizations by Sahar Maghsoumi, Hamidreza Shirvani-Mahdavi

“…Then, the external calibration curves related to the two matrices are plotted using the information of standard samples. Finally, by the use of signals obtained from LIBS experiment for three different fingernails and inserting their amounts into the calibration curves, the calcium concentration of the fingernails under test is measured to be 10,814 µg/g (ppm), 13,106 µg/g (ppm) and 14,974 µg/g (ppm). …”
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Implementation of a Ball and Plate Control System Using Sliding Mode Control by Heeseung Bang, Young Sam Lee

“…We explain the construction method of the platform in detail. We use a touch panel as a sensor to obtain the positional data at a high sample rate and to make the system compact. …”
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ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT BASED ON STRUCTURE FROM MOTION IMAGING TECHNIQUE by S. Paśko, M. Sutkowski

“…The aim of this work was to estimate limitations related of the actual resolution of images taken into the object reconstruction procedure (using Structure from Motion method) applied for anthropometric measurements. This is necessary to define technical parameters of equipment used for this application. …”
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Improving Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters and Reducing Mortality due to Ascites in Broilers by Propranolol Inclusion by Shahriar Saidian, Somaya Farahmand, Mokhtar Fathi, Salar Saifi

“…Therefore, the current research was designed to evaluate the propranolol on the growth performance, antioxidant status, and the status of some hematological and biochemical parameters of broiler chickens under induced ascites. Materials and Methods: The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design with four treatments in four replicates and 10 chickens in each replicate. …”
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Study of synthesis parameters of MIL-53(Al) using experimental design methodology for CO/CH separation by Armin Taheri, Ensieh Ganji Babakhani, Jafar Towfighi

“…In this study hydrothermal method was used to synthesize MIL-53(Al) (MIL stands for Materials Institute of Lavoisier). …”
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Explaining and Analyzing the Effect of Brand Value Components on Medical Tourism Development: A Case Study of Ahvaz Metropolis by Majid Goodarzi

“…Utilizing a descriptive-analytical research method, the findings revealed several critical insights. …”
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Position-Aware Graph Neural Network for Few-Shot SAR Target Classification by Jia Zheng, Ming Li, Peng Zhang, Yan Wu, Hongmeng Chen

“…Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) target classification methods based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are susceptible to overfitting due to limited samples. …”
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Epicardial Transplantation of Adipose Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Sheets Promotes Epicardial Activation and Stimulates Angiogenesis in Myocardial Infarction (Experimental Study) by Konstantin V. Dergilev, Zoya I. Tsokolaeva, Irina B. Beloglazova, Anastasia V. Komova, Sofia V. Pavlova, Dmitry O. Traktuev, Yelena V. Parfyonova

“…Aim: to evaluate the impact of tissue-engineered structures (TES) transplantation based on mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) sheets in myocardial infarction on the activation of the epicardial cell pool and vascularization of the damaged zone.Materials and methods. Mesenchymal stromal cells were obtained from samples of subcutaneous fat of Wistar rats and C57Bl/6 mice. …”
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Demonstration of T-Cell Monotypia Using Anti-TCRbeta1/2 (<i>TRBC1</i>/2) Immunostaining as a Rapid and Cost-Effective Alternative to PCR-Based Clonality Studies for the Diagnosis o... by Elizabeth J. Soilleux, Daniel T. Rodgers, Jinlong J. Situ, Shelley C. Evans, Venkata N. Konda, Han-Chieh Yang, Jianxiong Pang, Isabella Gilbey Smith, Pete Rajesh, Maryam Salimi, Soo Weei Ng, Julia Jones, Jodi L. Miller, Rachel Etherington, Margaret Ashton-Key, Graham Ogg

“…We sought to demonstrate the feasibility of detecting TCRbeta1 and TCRbeta2 immunohistochemically in routine clinical (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE)) tissue sections as a novel diagnostic strategy for T-cell lymphomas. Methods: Recombinant rabbit antibodies were validated using Western blotting and FFPE immunostaining of T-cell leukemia lines. …”
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Identification of biomarkers for Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma through Mendelian randomization and integrated bioinformatics analysis by Pengjian Zhang, Weizhang Chen, Kai Chen, Yuanhang Ye, Weijun Wu

“…Abstract Background Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a common head and neck tumor with an increasing incidence rate and limited therapeutic efficacy in advanced stages. Methods This study integrated multi-omics data from multiple databases to comprehensively analyze the role of pan-apoptosis-related genes (PANRGs) in the prognosis of LSCC. …”
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Multi-scale characterization of tight carbonate rocks based on digital cores by Changsheng Wang, Changsheng Wang, Lili Tian, Lili Tian, Chuanrui Sun, Chuanrui Sun, Yuwei Deng, Yuwei Deng, Ying Zhou, Ying Zhou, Xin Nie, Xin Nie

“…This study takes tight carbonate core samples in the fourth member of the Ordovician Majiagou Formation in the Ordos Basin as the research object, and the rock physics experiments, computed tomography (CT), high resolution large-scale backscatter scanning electron microscopy (MAPS), quantitative evaluation of minerals by scanning electron microscopy (QEMSCAN) and focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) was utilized to characterize the pore structure from micrometer to nanometer, revealing the main mineral composition, and systematically analyzing the relationship between different mineral and pore structures. …”
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Approximation of the crack-tip field in fatigue cracks in bridge steel specimens: DIC analysis of different constraint levels by Stanislav Seitl, Petr Miarka, Vladimir Ruzicka, Lucie Malikova, Alejandro Cruces, Pablo Lopez Crespo

“…Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) theory in framework of multi-parameter formulation, i.e. postulated by Williams is used to determine of coefficients of Williams power series terms. Over deterministic method was used to calculate the terms based on the least squares regression technique, applied on data from numerical simulation and experiment on S355 steel grades. …”
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Multilevel modelling of determinants of perinatal mortality in East Africa: a pooled analysis of National health survey data by Bewuketu Terefe, Fentahun Bikale Kebede, Nega Nigussie Abrha, Yalelet Fentaw Shiferaw, Dejen Kahsay Asgedom, Solomon Keflie Assefa, Nega Tezera Assimamaw

“…A weighted sample of 101,728 children was included in the analysis using R-4.4.0 software. …”
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A Study of Corrosion-Grade Recognition on Metal Surfaces Based on Improved YOLOv8 Model by Hao Chen, Ying Cao, Shengxian Cao, Heng Piao

“…Finally, based on ablation experiments and comparison experiments, performance analyses of multiple algorithmic models are conducted for horizontal and vertical comparisons in order to verify the effectiveness of the improved method and the superiority of the models in this paper. …”
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Light Stable Isotopes and Their Ratios in Honey Components by Lev A. Oganesyants, Alexander L. Panasyuk, Dmitriy A. Sviridov, Mikhail Yu. Ganin, Alexey A. Shilkin, Oksana V. Serebryakova

“…The article introduces a method for establishing ratios of light stable isotopes in honey. …”
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Robust and Efficient Registration of Infrared and Visible Images for Vehicular Imaging Systems by Kai Che, Jian Lv, Jiayuan Gong, Jia Wei, Yun Zhou, Longcheng Que

“…Registration experiments on public datasets and a self-established dataset demonstrate the superior performance of our proposed method, and also confirm its effectiveness in real vehicular environments.…”
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Isolation, Identification and Screening of Humic Acid Producing Fungi from Soil Environment of Oil palm (Elaeisguineensis) Associated with Empty Fruit Bunches by Hassan Musa Kawata, P F Omojasola, A E Ajiboye, M R Adedayo, Sheriffdeen Issa Bale

“…Aspergillusniger strain HR18's existence was confirmed by molecular analysis. This experiment proved that Aspergillusniger can efficiently produce humic acid from OPEFB, providing a useful method for waste utilization and sustainable practices. …”
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Improving food safety: Synthetic data augmentation for accurate mushroom species identification in complex environments by Mengze Du, Fei Wang, Weibing Yan, Jie Guo, Lu Liu, Ping Lv, Yong He, Xuping Feng, Yuwei Wang

“…Furthermore, a Top-k recommendation method ranks the most likely classifications, bolstering recognition of rarer species and reducing food safety risks linked to misidentification. …”
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