Red Supergiant Problem Viewed from the Nebular Phase Spectroscopy of Type II Supernovae by Qiliang Fang, Takashi J. Moriya, Keiichi Maeda

“…Finally, we discuss several scenarios to account for this issue should it be confirmed as a true manifestation of stellar physics.…”
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Prevalence of Primary Dysmenorrhea and Its Associated Risk Factors among Adolescent Girls in Selected Schools of Lusaka District, Zambia by Nachizya Edith Namukanga, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Margarate N Munakampe, Dennis M Ngosa, Samson Shumba, Choolwe Jacobs

“…Background: Dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological issue among young females. However, no studies in Zambia have examined the prevalence and associated factors of primary dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls. …”
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Genetically proxied gut microbiota and cancer risk: a scoping review of Mendelian randomization studies by Yating Cui, Jianguo Xu, Qingyong Zheng, Junfei Wang, Caihua Xu, Mingyue Zhang, Jiang Li, Jinhui Tian

“…Abstract Background Cancer is a critical global health issue, and gut microbiota is considered a potential factor in the development of cancers. …”
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Follow-up outcomes of asymptomatic brucellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fande Li, Lanping Du, Hua Zhen, Mujinyan Li, Shuqi An, Wenqi Fan, Yuke Yan, Meifang Zhao, Xin Han, Zhuo Li, Huixin Yang, Cui Zhang, Chao Guo, Qing Zhen

“…Additionally, future prospective, long-term, and large-sample follow-up studies are essential.…”
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Improving chlorophyll-a estimation using Sentinel-2 data: a comparative analysis of augmented datasets by Jinmyeong Lee, Do Hyuck Kwon, Heewon Jeong, Gibeom Nam, Euiho Hwang, Jin Hwi Kim, Kyung Hwa Cho, Hyo Gyeom Kim

“…Models trained on the augmented datasets, GEND and ND-SMOGN, successfully addressed this underestimation issue for the sample with the highest Chl-a concentration. …”
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Burnout Among Labor and Birth Providers in Northern Tanzania: A Mixed‐Methods Study by Virginie Marchand, Melissa H. Watt, Linda M. Minja, Mariam L. Barabara, Olivia R. Hanson, Janeth Mlay, Maya J. Stephens, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Susanna R. Cohen

“…A structured assessment of burnout was collected at four timepoints from a sample of 60 L&D providers in 6 clinics. The same providers participated in an interactive group activity from which we drew observational prevalence data. …”
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Trends in vascular access among patients on hemodialysis; a nationwide survey from Egypt by Eman Nagy, Karem Salem, Mostafa Abdelsalam, Rasha Shemies, Nehal Elshabrawy, Ahmed M. Abd Elwahab, Alaa Sabry, Alaa A. Elsawi, Ahmed Albeyaly, Hamed Eleraky, Hala Mahmoud, Mohamed Elsayed, Nayel Zaki, Ahmed Noureldin, Ahmed Megahed, Hassan Foula, Basma Sultan, Mohamed Hamed Brawy, Walaa H. Ibrahim, Alshaimaa S. Mubarak, Bishoy Tanagho, Aber-Halim Attallah, Mohamed Ellawag, Hazem Abo Shousha, Emad Samaan

“…Abstract Problem statement Vascular Access (VA) in hemodialysis (HD) patients is vital for treatment efficiency and is influenced by Egypt’s healthcare system and socioeconomic factors. It is a complex issue, shaped by both challenges and opportunities within the nation’s healthcare infrastructure. …”
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Variants of the Sliding Mode Control in Presence of External Disturbance for Quadrotor by Irfan Ahmad, Muwaida Liaquat, Fahad Mumtaz Malik, Hameed Ullah, Usman Ali

“…In this paper, an Improved Integral Power Rate Exponential Reaching Law (IIPRERL) Sliding Mode Control strategy has been presented to cater to the chattering problem and stability issue with the focusing on to achieve minimum steady-state errors in the presence of matched disturbances for a quadrotor. …”
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Enhancing voice spoofing detection in noisy environments using frequency feature masking augmentation by Soyul Han, Jaejin Seo, Sunmook Choi, Taein Kang, Sanghyeok Chung, Seungeun Lee, Seoyoung Park, Seungsang Oh, Il-Youp Kwak

“…Our exploratory data analysis revealed that for a given speech sample, noisy signals tend to occur within similar frequency bands. …”
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RETRACTED: Green Investment for Sustainable Business Development: The Influence of Policy Instruments on Solar Technology Adoption by Shahid Ali, Qingyou Yan, Qingyou Yan, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Irfan, Waqar Ameer, Desire Wade Atchike, Ángel Acevedo-Duque

“…Renewable energy policies have become the key issue in both developing and developed countries; there is a need to focus on energy-related policies by regulatory authorities of these countries. …”
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Demand side management with wireless channel impact in IoT-enabled smart grid system by Md. Farhad Hossain, Kumudu S. Munasinghe, Nishant Jagannath, Khandakar Tanvir Ahmed, Md. Nabid Hasan, Ibrahim Elgendi, Abbas Jamalipour

“…Demand Side Management (DSM) is a vital issue in smart grids, given the time-varying user demand for electricity and power generation cost over a day. …”
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Influence of socio-demographics and societal values on the trade of economically significant forest tree resources as wood lumber by Angela N. Amujiri, Dilibe C. Urama, Chibugo C. Amadi, Idaraobong Umoren, Emmanuel E. Osayi, Chinenye B. Ozokolie, Felix A. Andong

“…We investigated influence of socio-demographics and societal values on the trade of economically significant forest tree resources as wood lumber in the urban area of Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. A probability sampling approach which involved issuing 400 questionnaires was adopted to examine the most common forest trees sold as timber; demographic factors influencing the wood retailing; as well as the societal factors influencing the wood value chain and number of retailers entering the business over a period of 10 months. …”
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Sexual health in female and male cancer survivors – compared with age-matched cancer-free controls in Norway by Emilie Åsberg, Guro F. Giskeødegård, Jarle Karlsen, Cecile E. Kiserud, Guro Aune, Marianne Nilsen, Randi J. Reidunsdatter

“…It is imperative to address this overlooked health issue in the follow-up programs for cancer survivors. …”
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Differences in symptom clusters based on multidimensional symptom experience and symptom burden in stroke patients by Siyu Zhou, Dan Yin, Huijuan He, Mengying Li, Yuan Zhang, Jie Xiao, Xiangrong Wang, Lin Li, Dan Yang

“…Data were collected from 656 stroke patients via a convenience sampling method at a tertiary-level hospital in Wuhan, China, between August 2023 and March 2024. …”
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Complete plastomes serve as desirable molecular makers for precise identification of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Asparagaceae) and nine other congeneric species frequently utilized... by Xiaorong Guo, Pingxuan Xie, Guangfei Zhang, Tinglu Wang, Jieyan Li, Xinqi Zhang, Weigeng Su, Yunheng Ji

“…Results Through comprehensive phylogenetic and genetic distance analyses based on extensive sampling at both inter- and intra-specific levels, the efficacy of the two candidate molecular markers was assessed by investigating whether their inter-specific genetic divergences align with the taxonomically delineated species boundaries. …”
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Using Augmented Reality with Older Adults in the Community to Select Design Features for an Age-Friendly Park: A Pilot Study by Edgar R. Vieira, Fernanda Civitella, Jorge Carreno, Miburge G. Junior, Cesar F. Amorim, Newton D’Souza, Ebru Ozer, Francisco Ortega, Jansen A. Estrázulas

“…Motion sickness was not an issue when using AR glasses, but balance was affected when wearing VR goggles. …”
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Unravelling Bias: A Sardinian perspective on taxonomic, spatial, and temporal biases in vascular plant biodiversity data from GBIF by Raimondo Melis, Marco Malavasi, Manuele Bazzichetto, Maria Carmela Caria, Giovanni Rivieccio, Agnese Denaro, Elisa Marchetto, Michela Perrone, Martina Livornese, Duccio Rocchini, Simonetta Bagella

“…Biodiversity data are expanding rapidly, yet often exhibit significant biases that are rarely mapped or systematically analyzed to understand underlying drivers. This issue is particularly pressing in the era of citizen science, which now contributes a substantial share of biodiversity records. …”
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A 2.5-D Substation Terrestrial Laser Scanning Network Planning Algorithm Based on Ray Weighting by Huachen Zhao, Cheng Wang, Pu Wang, Sheng Nie, Shaobo Xia, Meng Du

“…First, we sample the substation scene model via triangular mesh. …”
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Detection of Parabolic Antennas in Satellite Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar Images Using Component Prior and Improved-YOLOv8 Network in Terahertz Regime by Liuxiao Yang, Hongqiang Wang, Yang Zeng, Wei Liu, Ruijun Wang, Bin Deng

“…In order to tackle the challenges associated with component identification in satellite ISAR imagery, this study employs the Improved-YOLOv8 model, which was developed by incorporating the YOLOv8 algorithm, an adaptive detection head known as the Dynamic head (Dyhead) that utilizes an attention mechanism, and a regression box loss function called Wise Intersection over Union (WIoU), which addresses the issue of varying sample difficulty. After being trained on the simulated dataset, the model demonstrated a considerable enhancement in detection accuracy over the five base models, reaching an mAP50 of 0.935 and an mAP50-95 of 0.520. …”
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Cryptic Kultarr: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Unrecognized Species of Carnivorous Marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in Arid Australia by Cameron S. Dodd, Renee A. Catullo, Kenny J. Travouillon, Andrew M. Baker, Michael Westerman, Linette S. Umbrello

“…This research highlights the importance of integrating morphological and genetic data in small mammal taxonomy and emphasizes the need for comprehensive geographic sampling within widespread species complexes.…”
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