Socioeconomic factors and all cause and cause-specific mortality among older people in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cohort study. by Cleusa P Ferri, Daisy Acosta, Mariella Guerra, Yueqin Huang, Juan J Llibre-Rodriguez, Aquiles Salas, Ana Luisa Sosa, Joseph D Williams, Ciro Gaona, Zhaorui Liu, Lisseth Noriega-Fernandez, A T Jotheeswaran, Martin J Prince

“…Cause-specific mortality fractions were estimated using the InterVA algorithm. Crude mortality rates varied from 27.3 to 70.0 per 1,000 person-years, a 3-fold variation persisting after standardisation for demographic and economic factors. …”
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Exploring interconnections among atoms, brain, society, and cosmos with network science and explainable machine learning by Daniele Caligiore, Daniele Caligiore, Anna Monreale, Anna Monreale, Giulio Rossetti, Angela Bongiorno, Giuseppe Fisicaro

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A Novel Nonlinear Stochastic-Resonance-Enhanced Acceleration Data Processing Approach by X. Gao, D. He, X. Chen, Y. Xiang, D. Zou, L. Pei

“…Smartphones are indispensable tools in modern social life, and they can be used for online shopping, electronic payment, gaming, and navigation. …”
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Open-Source Software for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Tiling for Novelty Architecture by Alexander W. H. Chin, Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Joshua M. Pearce

“…To enable this potential, in this study, for the first time, two open-source programs were developed and integrated to provide a foundation for designing and coating real-life novelty architecture buildings and objects with solar PV modules. …”
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Speech-Controlled Reconfigurable Intelligent Metasurface for Real-Time Wireless Power Transfer and Communication by Lin Dong, Liming Si, Yueze Liu, Qitao Shen, Pengcheng Tang, Genhao Wu, Rong Niu, Qingqing Wu, Weiren Zhu

“…As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to evolve, a growing number of wireless sensors have been integrated into daily life, posing new challenges to energy supply and communication. …”
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors: Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of 29 Cases by G. A. Stamatiades, P. D’Silva, M. Elahee, G. M. Viana, A. Sideri-Gugger, S. K. Majumdar

“…Since the use of these drugs for diabetes has increased dramatically, identification of patients at greatest risk of this life-threatening complication is essential. Objective. …”
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Sentiment analysis and topic modeling of social media data to explore public discourse on irritable bowel syndrome by Ravi Shankar, Alexander Wenjun Yip

“…After preprocessing, sentiment analysis was performed on 8,864 posts using the VADER algorithm. Topic modeling was conducted on 2,532 posts using Latent Dirichlet Allocation, focusing on posts with at least fifty words to ensure meaningful theme extraction. …”
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Using reinforcement learning in genome assembly: in-depth analysis of a Q-learning assembler by Kleber Padovani, Rafael Cabral Borges, Roberto Xavier, André Carlos Carvalho, Anna Reali, Annie Chateau, Ronnie Alves, Ronnie Alves

“…Reinforcement learning has proven promising for solving complex activities without supervision, such as games, and there is a pressing need to understand the limits of this approach to “real-life” problems, such as the DNA fragment assembly problem. …”
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Assessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk based on exhalation and cough sounds by Geyi Wen, Chenshuo Wang, Wei Zhao, Jinliang Meng, Yanyan Xu, Ruiqi Wang, Zijing Zeng

“…Utilizing the XGBoost algorithm, we achieved a precision of 0.98 and a recall of 0.89. …”
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CLINICAL CASE OF REPLACEMENT OF ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (BOSENTAN) BY SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE STIMULATOR (RIOCIGUAT) IN THE PATIENT WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by E. A. Devetyarova, A. A. Dyuzhikov, A. A. Dyuzhikova, S. V. Sobin, A. V. Sumin, E. V. Pashchenko

“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease characterized by progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), higher pulmonary arteries mean pressure (mPAP), decrease in cardiac minute output (CMO) and other hemodynamic, functional and biochemical disorders. …”
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Efficient brain tumor grade classification using ensemble deep learning models by Sankar M, Baiju BV, Preethi D, Ananda Kumar S, Sandeep Kumar Mathivanan, Mohd Asif Shah

“…Abstract Detecting brain tumors early on is critical for effective treatment and life-saving efforts. The analysis of the brain with MRI scans is fundamental to the diagnosis because it contains detailed structural views of the brain, which is vital in identifying any of its abnormalities. …”
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Efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for post-transplant kidney stones. Hope or Disappointment? by S. V. Popov, R. G. Huseynov, I. A. Miloserdov, Yu. V. Kisil, D. A. Saydulaev, S. V. Sadovnikov, K. V. Sivak, N. S. Bunenkov, V. V. Perepelitsa, T. A. Lelyavina

“…We summarized the information on various therapy options for patients with stones in transplanted kidney: endourological approach, ESWL, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL), open surgical treatment (nephrostomy, pyelolithotomy). A modern foreign algorithm for the management of patients with post-transplant kidney stones depending on the severity of obstruction with sepsis and the size of the renal calculi is presented.Conclusion. 1. …”
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Biomimetic Computing for Efficient Spoken Language Identification by Gaurav Kumar, Saurabh Bhardwaj

“…Spoken Language Identification (SLID)-based applications have become increasingly important in everyday life, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. …”
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Toward Intelligent Financial Advisors for Identifying Potential Clients: A Multitask Perspective by Qixiang Shao, Runlong Yu, Hongke Zhao, Chunli Liu, Mengyi Zhang, Hongmei Song, Qi Liu

“…Intelligent Financial Advisors (IFAs) in online financial applications (apps) have brought new life to personal investment by providing appropriate and high-quality portfolios for users. …”
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Use of a spatially distributed in-phase antenna to increase the noise immunity of signal reception by G. V. Kulikov, Yu. A. Polevoda, M. S. Kostin

“…The proposed signal processing algorithm on the receiving side can be used to partially compensate for the influence of the multipath effect. …”
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Machine learning-based academic performance prediction with explainability for enhanced decision-making in educational institutions by Wesam Ahmed, Mudasir Ahmad Wani, Pawel Plawiak, Souham Meshoul, Amena Mahmoud, Mohamed Hammad

“…Abstract Education is crucial for the growth of effective life skills and the allocation of needed resources. …”
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Data mining methods application in reflexive adaptation realization in e-learning systems by A. S. Bozhday, Y. I. Evseeva, A. A. Gudkov

“…Finding such regularities and their subsequent analysis will make it possible to reorganize the structure of the system in a more optimal way and without human intervention, which will prolong the life cycle of the software and reduce the costs of its maintenance. …”
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Emergency Medical Care for Victims with Crush Syndrome at the Pre-Hospital Stage by V. Orlyk

“…Due to combat engagements during war, terrorist attacks, and strikes on civilian infrastructure, a large number of casualties suffer from life-threatening crush syndrome (CS). The survival and preservation of life for CS-victims depend on timely and proper medical assistance. …”
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Exploring the Relationship between Spatiotemporal Distribution of Urban Vibrancy and Neighborhood Attributes by Coupling Multi-Source Data: A Case of Nanshan District in Shenzhen by Liu Feng, Tang Zhong, Zhang Liang, Yu Lingmin, Liu Ke

“…The dynamic pulse of urban life has captivated scholars, policymakers, and city planners. …”
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Non-invasive diagnosis of esophageal cancer by a simplified circulating cell-free DNA methylation assay targeting OTOP2 and KCNA3: a double-blinded, multicenter, prospective study by Yan Bian, Ye Gao, Han Lin, Chang Sun, Wei Wang, Siyu Sun, Xiuling Li, Zhijie Feng, Jianlin Ren, Hezhong Chen, Chaojing Lu, Jinfang Xu, Jun Zhou, Kangkang Wan, Lei Xin, Zhaoshen Li, Luowei Wang

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