RED-Net: A Neural Network for 3D Thyroid Segmentation in Chest CT Using Residual and Dilated Convolutions for Measuring Thyroid Volume by Min-Ji Kim, Jin-A Kim, Naae Kim, Yul Hwangbo, Hyun Jeong Jeon, Dong-Hwa Lee, Ji Eun Oh

“…Its fundamental structure comprises a residual downsampling and upsampling pathway, complemented by a parallel dilated convolution module. This combination allows the model to extract features at multiple scales and capture contextual information to effectively segment even tiny thyroid glands in the complex anatomical structures observed in chest CT scans. …”
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Efficacy of Video -based Teaching Versus Lecture cum Demonstration Regarding Compression Only Life Support: A Multi-Arm Randomized Control Study by Kulkarni Sadhana Sudhir, Joshi Bhavna Pramod, Kachare Avinash Prabhakarrao, Bidve Junneshwar Laxman, Gunjale Yashoda Sitaram

“…Material & Methods: A multi-arm parallel-group non-inferiority randomized control study was conducted among 85 first year physiotherapy students. …”
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Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Arabic Brief COPE among Arab adolescents in the Klang Valley, Malaysia by Yosra Sherif, Ahmad Zaid Fattah Azman, Aishah Siddiqah Alimuddin, Hamidin Awang, Marjan Mohammadzadeh

“…Internal consistency reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficients. Moreover, parallel analysis was performed to count the number of components precisely. …”
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Experimental Investigation on a Novel Particle Polymer for Enhanced Oil Recovery in High Temperature and High Salinity Reservoirs by Yang Liu, Jian Zhang, Xingcai Wu, Xiaodong Kang, Baoshan Guan, Xianjie Li, Yinzhu Ye, Peiwen Xiao, Xiaocong Wang, Shichao Li

“…In this work, a novel polymer particle (soft microgel, SMG) is used as the research object under the reservoir condition of high salinity (20 × 104 mg/L) to evaluate the physical and chemical properties of submillimeter-scale SMG and the effect of profile control and oil displacement. …”
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Reducing dementia-related stigma and discrimination among community health workers in Brazil: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial by Nicolas Farina, Deborah Oliveira, Sara Evans-Lacko, Cleusa P Ferri, Carolina Godoy, Fabiana A F da Mata, Elaine Mateus, Ana Carolina Arruda Franzon

“…PCUs will be randomly allocated (1:1) in two parallel groups—experimental group or control group. …”
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Exploring Augmented Reality for Dental Implant Surgery: Feasibility of Using Smartphones as Navigation Tools by Richard Mosch, Vasilios Alevizakos, Dragan Alexander Ströbele, Marcus Schiller, Constantin vonSee

“…Material and Methods A modified dental training model with removable parallel pins served as the physical component. Implant positions were digitally planned and color‐coded using 3D scanning and modeling software, then integrated into an AR application built with Unity Engine. …”
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Ophthalmologic Baseline Characteristics and 2-Year Ophthalmologic Safety Profile of Pramipexole IR Compared with Ropinirole IR in Patients with Early Parkinson’s Disease by William Seiple, Danna Jennings, Richard B. Rosen, Leona Borchert, Lee Canale, Nora Fagan, Mark Forrest Gordon

“…This 2-year randomized, open-label, parallel-group, flexible-dose study, NCT00144300, evaluated ophthalmologic safety profiles of immediate-release (IR) pramipexole and ropinirole in patients with early idiopathic PD with ≤6 months’ prior dopamine agonist exposure and without preexisting major eye disorders. …”
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Mucopolysaccharidoses types I and IIIA: Diagnosis and identification of novel polymorphisms associated with common mutations in Moroccan patients by Houda El Fissi, Fadoua Bouzid, Mohammed Said Sebbar, Mohammed Amine Serghini, Fouad Msanda, Najat Alif

“…Purpose: The study targeted and investigated the p.Pro533Arg mutation, known to cause mucopolysaccharidosis type I, and the p.Arg377Cys mutation, associated with mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA, in newly recruited Moroccan families. In parallel, variants/polymorphisms associated with these mutations were searched for. …”
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Characterization of bi-layers formed over maraging steel 300 during aging process with steam atmosphere by GIXRD and SEM by Vanessa Sanches Pereira da Silva, José Roberto Ferreira Neto, Silvia Lucas Ferreira da Silva, Diogo Costa de Oliveira, Fábio de Camargo

“…The diffraction patterns were measured employing CuKα radiation and parallel beam, in step scan mode, using incident angles varying from 0.2º to 4.0º and 20º < 2θ < 85º. …”
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Differences in uni-dimensional breathlessness measures and thresholds for clinical response in a randomised controlled trial in people with chronic breathlessness: an exploratory s... by David Currow, Magnus Ekström, Miriam Johnson, Sandra Louw, Philip McCloud, Katherine Clark, Diana Ferreira

“…The two clinical thresholds showed differing patterns of significance.Discussion Consistent with other recent work, worst breathlessness may be an important uni-dimensional outcome in evaluating chronic breathlessness clinically and in research. …”
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The GAN Spatiotemporal Fusion Model Based on Multiscale Convolution and Attention Mechanism for Remote Sensing Images by Youping Xie, Jun Hu, Kang He, Li Cao, Kaijun Yang, Luo Chen

“…During the feature fusion stage, a dual parallel attention feature fusion mechanism is designed to fully integrate the extracted multiscale features. …”
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Autoimmune Diseases and Molecular Mimicry in Tuberculosis by Leonid P. Churilov, Muslimbek G. Normatov, Hong Ling, Min Zhuang, Dmitry Kudlay, Anna Starshinova

“…In all cases ELISA assays was used. Also, in parallel, we identified 29 similar pentapeptides between key Mtb antigens and human autoantigens. …”
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Effect of Eating Glutinous Brown Rice Twice a Day for 6 Weeks on Serum 1,5-Anhydroglucitol in Japanese Subjects without Diabetes by Taiga Nakayama, Yoshio Nagai, Yuka Yasunaka, Takeo Uraguchi, Yukihisa Wada, Masakatsu Sone, Yasushi Tanaka

“…A prospective 6-week, single-center, randomized, open-label, parallel-group study was carried out in subjects receiving annual medical checkup at our hospital. …”
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Numerical investigation on the influence of groundwater flow on long-term heat extraction performance of deep borehole heat exchanger array by Xiong Yang, Wanlong Cai, Yongpeng Li, Ming Wang, Yanlong Kong, Fenghao Wang, Chaofan Chen

“…The cross-flow groundwater results in a higher circulation temperature than the parallel flow for the DBHE array. The maximum temperature difference between the two configurations is $${1.98}\,^{\circ }{\textrm{C}}$$ 1.98 ∘ C , which occurs at the end of the 15th operating year based on the given parameters. …”
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Assessment of the therapeutic effect and subsequent immune response in the treatment of COVID-19 with anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies by Petar Yordanov Atanasov, Yozlem Ali Kobakova, Maria Georgieva Moneva-Sakelarieva, Stefka Achkova Ivanova, Maria Sevdelinova Chaneva, Ventseslava Petrova Atanasova, Radoslav Fedeev Todorov, Nikolay Zarkov Bashev, Angelina Georgieva Kirkova-Bogdanova, Maria Vakrilova Becheva

“…Objective: The aim of the study is to analyze and evaluate the effect of treatment with monoclonal anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG in patients with moderate to severe forms of complicated coronavirus infection. …”
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Limited transmission of avian influenza viruses, avulaviruses, coronaviruses and Chlamydia sp. at the interface between wild birds and a free-range duck farm by Chloé Le Gall-Ladevèze, Benjamin Vollot, Julien Hirschinger, Laëtitia Lèbre, Rachid Aaziz, Karine Laroucau, Jean-Luc Guérin, Mathilde Paul, Julien Cappelle, Guillaume Le Loc’h

“…Commensal wild birds were captured and sampled for blood and swabs, and fresh feces from cattle egrets visiting the farm were collected. In parallel, domestic ducks were sampled, and environmental samples were collected. …”
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Brucella Seroprevalence in a High-Risk Population in Greece: A Cross-Sectional Study by Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Dimitrios Floros, Natalia Gioti, Anargiros Mariolis, Andrea Paola Rojas Gil, Maria Tsironi

“…ELISA IgG was positive in 8% of farmers versus 2.9% of students (p=0.448). Parallel testing with Rose Bengal and ELISA IgG was positive in 3% versus 0% (p=0.571). …”
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Data Processing Approach Based on OPC UA Architecture Implementation and Bluebird Platform by Marek Vagas, Ondrej Majercak, Alena Galajdova, Robert Rakay, Jaroslav Romancik

“…We uncovered potential opportunities for improving process and workplace consistency (stability). The paper&#x2019;s parallel and supporting idea is to combine known (and working-proven) approaches without costly software and hardware replacement of the entire automated workplace equipment portfolio.…”
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Serum Uromodulin as early marker for ischemic acute kidney injury and nephron loss: association with kidney tissue distribution pattern by Eva Vonbrunn, Nadja Ebert, Nada Cordasic, Kerstin Amann, Anke Büttner, Maike Büttner-Herold, Jürgen E. Scherberich, Christoph Daniel

“…Histological changes, kidney function and cell damage were evaluated and serum UMOD, Umod mRNA expression and distribution of UMOD protein in the kidney were examined. …”
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Modified pulpotomy procedure in immature permanent teeth with apical periodontitis: a randomised controlled trial by Jun Wang, Wentao Shi, Wen Xiao, Zhengbing Chi

“…Clinical symptoms and complications were recorded, and parallel periapical radiographic images were used to measure changes in root length and apical diameter. …”
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