Optimal iodine staining of cardiac tissue for X-ray computed tomography. by Timothy D Butters, Simon J Castro, Tristan Lowe, Yanmin Zhang, Ming Lei, Philip J Withers, Henggui Zhang

“…In this study we address this issue by systematically scanning samples at various stages of the staining process. …”
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Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Hybrid Composites Produced with Fe3O4/nanographene Additives to Al7020 Alloy by Powder Metallurgy Method via Mechanical... by Taha Alper Yılmaz

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Threshold selection for extreme value estimation of vehicle load effect on bridges by Xia Yang, Jing Zhang, Wei-Xin Ren

“…According to the tail distribution of the strain data induced by vehicle loads, four homothetic distributions are chosen as its parent distribution, from which lots of random samples are generated by the Monte Carlo method. For each parent distribution, the 100-yearly extreme values at different thresholds are estimated and compared with the theoretical value based on those samples. …”
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Variation within and between digital pathology and light microscopy for the diagnosis of histopathology slides: blinded crossover comparison study by David RJ Snead, Ayesha S Azam, Jenny Thirlwall, Peter Kimani, Louise Hiller, Adam Bickers, Clinton Boyd, David Boyle, David Clark, Ian Ellis, Kishore Gopalakrishnan, Mohammad Ilyas, Paul Kelly, Maurice Loughrey, Desley Neil, Emad Rakha, Ian SD Roberts, Shatrughan Sah, Maria Soares, YeeWah Tsang, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Helen Higgins, Donna Howe, Abigail Takyi, Yan Chen, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Jason Madan, Henry Nwankwo, George Partridge, Janet Dunn

“…Cases where a prior sample was important to the interpretation of the study sample were also excluded. …”
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Simulation of thermal stratification and water temperature dynamics in the Joumine reservoir (Tunisia) by Haifa Madyouni, Pol Magermans, Sihem Benabdallah, Romdhane Mohamed Saleh, Hamadi Habaieb, Jean François Deliege

“…Water samples were collected to measure physical and biological parameters. …”
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Vitamin D as a Possible Biomarker for the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy among Libyan Diabetics by Mustafa Younis G. Younis, Naeima M. El-Zalitni, Ahlam Moftah Khalleefa

“…VDD is considered a risk factor for many health issues, including diabetes and its complications such as retinopathy. …”
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REFORM OF DENTAL CARE TO THE POPULATION OF UKRAINE: PROBLEMS OF THE PRESENT by L.A. Lytvynova, E.N. Donik, L.I. Artemchuk

“…A specific method for studying the incidence in dentistry is the method of stratification cluster samples, which, unfortunately, is complex in design and is carried out exclusively by scientists. …”
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An optimized approach for predicting water quality features and a performance evaluation for mapping surface water potential zones based on Discriminant Analysis (DA), Geographical... by Abhijeet Das

“…This study provides a comprehensive analysis that carefully combines scientific data with the opinions of the local people, using ArcGIS tools to map the water quality at every point along the river. Water samples were collected from thirteen sampling locations. …”
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Wealth-related inequalities in undernutrition among under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa by Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Natnael Moges, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Denekew Tenaw Anley, Ermias Sisay Chanie, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Natnael Kebede, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Matyas Adugna, Zekaryas Ewnetu Gashu, Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene

“…This study utilized a total of 202,290 weighted samples from Demographic and Health Survey datasets across 35 sub-Saharan African countries. …”
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Artificial Intelligence for Detecting COVID-19 With the Aid of Human Cough, Breathing and Speech Signals: Scoping Review by Mouzzam Husain, Andrew Simpkin, Claire Gibbons, Tanya Talkar, Daniel Low, Paolo Bonato, Satrajit S. Ghosh, Thomas Quatieri, Derek T. O'Keeffe

“…Therefore, a fast and reliable additional solution using recordings of cough, breathing and speech data for preliminary screening may help alleviate these issues. <italic>Objective:</italic> This scoping review explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology aims to detect COVID-19 disease by using cough, breathing and speech recordings, as reported in the literature. …”
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A Representation-Learning-Based Graph and Generative Network for Hyperspectral Small Target Detection by Yunsong Li, Jiaping Zhong, Weiying Xie, Paolo Gamba

“…Firstly, a Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) module better models the non-local topological relationship between samples to represent the hyperspectral scene’s underlying data structure. …”
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Rationale and methodology of a multicentric prospective cohort study on ‘Longitudinal Effects of Air Pollution Exposure on Adolescent Lungs (APEAL)’ in urban India: APEAL protocol... by George D’Souza, Anant Mohan, Padukudru Anand Mahesh, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Harish C Phuleria, Gregory Wellenius, Twinkle Agrawal, Rajesh Thimmulappa, Biligere Siddaiah Jayaraj, Minu Rose Mani, Swapnali Patil, Priya Samdarshi

“…Spirometry and Forced Oscillation Technique will be used to assess lung function. Blood samples will be collected for identification of biomarkers to predict lung impairment. …”
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Monitoring irrigated dryland in China from 2000 to 2015 by integrating time series vegetation indices and environmental factors by Zijuan Zhu, Lijun Zuo, Zengxiang Zhang, Yun Shao, Haijun Bao, Xiaoli Zhao, Xiao Wang, Shunguang Hu, Sisi Yu, Tianshi Pan, Ziyuan Liu

“…This method not only avoids the error accumulation caused by overlaying the direct classification results of two periods but also addresses the issue of insufficient classification accuracy due to the shortage of samples and data in historical periods. …”
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ALTERNATIVE HISTORY GENRE IN THE FINE LITERATURE. THE ROLE OF EUROPEAN MYTH IN CRYPTOHISTORICAL WRITING by Antonina V. Anistratenko.

“…To solve the article’s issues we used comparative and descriptive methods. …”
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The Heterogeneity of Ornamental Plants in Nurseries Increases the Chance of Finding New Hosts for <i>Phytophthora</i> by Alejandro Soto-Plancarte, Marlene Díaz-Celaya, Gerardo Rodríguez-Alvarado, Yolanda Leticia Fernández-Pavía, Hilda Victoria Silva-Rojas, Martha Elena Pedraza-Santos, Rafael Salgado-Garciglia, Tyler Baldwin Bourret, Sylvia Patricia Fernández-Pavía

“…The production of ornamental plants in Mexico represents a job-generating activity that has grown in recent years; however, it is adversely affected by phytosanitary issues, notably those induced by <i>Phytophthora</i>. …”
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Dynamics of the Dissipation of Acetamiprid, Azoxystrobin, and β-Cyfluthrin in Jalapeño Pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.) Produced Under Greenhouse and Open-Field Conditions by Luis Alfonso Jiménez-Ortega, Jaime Villa-Bojórquez, Pedro de Jesús Bastidas-Bastidas, Rosalba Contreras-Martínez, José Armando Carrillo-Fasio, Manuel Alonzo Báez-Sañudo

“…This is essential to prevent trade-related issues and mitigate potential health risks to consumers. …”
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Assessing the Efficacy of Seawater Batteries Using NASICON Solid Electrolyte by Mihaela Iordache, Anișoara Oubraham, Mihaela Bazga, Gheorghe Eugen Ungureanu, Simona Elena Borta, Adriana Marinoiu

“…During measurement, the NASICON samples showed ionic conductivities of 8.5 × 10⁻⁵ and 6.19 × 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹. …”
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Chemical Cauterisation versus Fat Plug Myringoplasty for Closure of Small Central Tympanic Membrane Perforation: A Prospective Interventional Study by Paresh Chavan, Aishwarya Biradar, Vinod V Shinde, Mayur H Ingale, Madhura Gandhi

“…Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test for categorical variables and the independent samples t-test for comparing mean hearing improvement between groups. …”
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A network analysis study of anxiety, depression and loneliness among middle-aged and elderly people in Xining area by Bixuan Dong, Bin Li, Xiaowei Fan, Hongru Chen, Zhancui Dang, Ze Li

“…Method This study utilized convenience sampling to select 673 middle-aged and older individuals from Xining City, Qinghai Province, China (average altitude 2,261 m). …”
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Analysis of Common Causes of Out-of-Specification Results in the Test for Depressor Substances by TONG Xiyang, QUE Changtian, ZHANG Feng, ZHAO Lu, WANG Hongping

“…It determines whether the level of depressor substances in a test sample complies with the specified standards by comparing the extent of blood pressure reduction in anesthetized cats induced by the histamine reference substance and the test sample. …”
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