Changes in participation for young women after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment: a qualitative study by Amy Roder McArthur, Susan Magasi, Tamara Hamlish, Cassandra A. Winters, Joy Hammel

“…Results Three cross-case themes were identified: (1) Nothing untouched: changes in self (2), Cancer is “not over”: the influences of social environment on survivorship, and (3) Gaps in services and supports: systems level influences on participation. Conclusions Participants’ participation changes were shaped by environmental factors, such as the complexity of healthcare system navigation. …”
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CTLA4Ig Improves Murine iTreg Induction via TGFβ and Suppressor Function In Vitro by Nina Pilat, Benedikt Mahr, Martina Gattringer, Ulrike Baranyi, Thomas Wekerle

“…For generation of polyclonal-induced Tregs, we utilized an APC-free in vitro system and added titrated doses of CTLA4Ig at different time points. …”
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Optimal control efforts to reduce the transmission of HPV in a fractional-order mathematical model by A. El-Mesady, Tareq M. Al-shami, Hegagi Mohamed Ali

“…Additionally, we identify the disease-free and endemic equilibrium points (EPs) to introduce their local stability, and also bifurcation analysis is presented. …”
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Analysis of the Application of Green Building Concepts in Educational Buildings Case Study: Building B, Faculty of Biology UGM Yogyakarta by Nurina Vidya Ayuningtyas, Istiana Adianti

“…One of the buildings at UGM and the first building at UGM to be certified as a green building by the Green Building Council Indonesia (GBCI), namely Building B, Faculty of Biology UGM with 43% energy savings points, 30% water and 65% efforts to utilize local materials . …”
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Integrated Approach to Optimizing Selection and Placement of Water Pipeline Condition Monitoring Technologies by Diego Calderon, Mohammad Najafi

“…Optimal placement is achieved with a k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN) model tuned with minimal topological and physical pipeline system features. Feature engineering is performed with OPTICS (Ordering Points to Identify the Clustering Structure) by evaluating the pipe segment vulnerability to failure-prone areas. …”
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Design de novo instrumento cirúrgico para ritidoplastia: agulha para suspensão do SMAS Design of a novel surgical instrument for rhytidoplasty: the SMAS suspension needle by Juliana Régia Furtado Matos, Iana Silva Dias, Suyane Benevides Franco, Salustiano Gomes de Pinho Pessoa

“…The utility of the new instrument was tested in rhytidoplasties involving minimal dissection. …”
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Effectiveness of Vestibular Rehabilitation in Children Post-Concussion: A Systematic Review by Devashish Tiwari, Melisa Erdal, Kristyn Alonzo, Victoria Twombly, Paige Concannon, August West, Mairead O'Byrne

“…The Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) was the most frequently utilized measure (five studies). Three studies reported a statistically significant improvement in DHI (change scores = 19-25, p < 0.05), gait speed (F = 38.3, p < 0.001), Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) (change score percentage 12.1 – 52%, p < 0.01), and Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale (change = 20-29 points, p <0.01)…”
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Recognition of Knee Osteoarthritis by 1D and 2D Convolutional Neural Networks Using Vibroarthrographic Signals by Jia-Jung Wang, Alok Kumar Sharma, Shing-Hong Liu, Wenxi Chen, Cheng-Yo Yen

“…The 1D CNN demonstrated a strong benefit in the realizable edge computing system on raw VAG data, the memory size of only 234 Kbytes, while the 2D CNN, utilizing spectrogram images, achieved even higher classification accuracy of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.764~\pm ~0.010$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Evaluation of nerve function after Bell's palsy based on different facial nerve assessment scales HBGS/SFGS/MPS: A comparative study. by Zhanxiang Lin, Xiaoyang Fei, Lichao Huang, Yuchun Shao, Zicai Liu

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Examine and compare three scales used to measure Bell's palsy: the House-Brackmann Grading Scale (HBGS), the Sunnybrook Facial Grading System (SFGS), and the Modified Portmann Scale (MPS).…”
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A Generalized GNN-Transformer-Based Radio Link Failure Prediction Framework in 5G RAN by Kazi Hasan, Khaleda Papry, Thomas Trappenberg, Israat Haque

“…Radio Link Failure (RLF) prediction system in Radio Access Networks (RANs) is critical for ensuring seamless communication and meeting the stringent requirements of high data rates, low latency, and improved reliability in 5G networks. …”
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FAST Drift Scan Survey for H i Intensity Mapping. II. Stacking-based Beam Construction of the 19-feed Array at 1.4 GHz by Xinyang Zhao, Yichao Li, Wenxiu Yang, Furen Deng, Yougang Wang, Fengquan Wu, Xin Wang, Xiaohui Sun, Xin Zhang, Xuelei Chen

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Insights into microbial compositions of the respiratory tract of neonatal dairy calves in a longitudinal probiotic trial through 16S rRNA sequencing by Jia W. Tan, Susan D. Eicher, Janice E. Kritchevsky, Keith A. Bryan, Aaron Dickey, Carol G. Chitko-McKown, Tara G. McDaneld

“…IntroductionProbiotics are a promising intervention for modulating the microbiome and the immune system, promoting health benefits in cattle. While studies have characterized the calf lung bacterial profile with and without oral probiotics, simultaneous probiotic effects on the bacterial populations of multiple sites along the respiratory tract have not been characterized.MethodsThis study utilized the same pre-weaning diary calf group from our previous studies to characterize the bacterial populations present in the nostril and tonsil across control and treatment groups and nine sampling time points. …”
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Brain Tumor Detection Using 3D-UNet Segmentation Features and Hybrid Machine Learning Model by Bhargav Mallampati, Abid Ishaq, Furqan Rustam, Venu Kuthala, Sultan Alfarhood, Imran Ashraf

“…Machine learning has significantly improved disease diagnosis, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of the healthcare system. One critical area where it proves beneficial is diagnosing brain tumors, a life-threatening disease, where early and accurate predictions can save lives. …”
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A Kriging Interpolation-Enhanced MART for Nonuniform Observational Data in Geosynchronous SAR-Based Computerized Ionospheric Tomography by Yi Sui, Xichao Dong, Yuanhao Li, Zhiyang Chen, Cheng Hu

“…The ionosphere affects spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) missions, and reflects solar activity and Earth magnetic field, making its monitoring essential. …”
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Location Method of Buried Polyethylene Gas Pipeline Based on Acoustic Signal Ellipse Method by Hanyu Zhang, Yang Li, Zhuo Xu, Ao Zhang, Xianfa Liu, Pengyao Sun, Xianchao Sun

“…To further assess the effectiveness of this approach, an experimental testing system is constructed. The experimental study was carried out under four different conditions: pipeline burial depth, relative sensor positions, distances between sensors and excitation points, and excitation frequencies. …”
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In-Situ Determination of Buildings’ Thermo- Physical Characteristics by Arash Rasooli

“…In the last phase, the advancement of smart metering and monitoring systems in buildings are considered. Such smart technologies have led to utilization of the data from, for instance, home automation systems. …”
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Ciliary peristalsis flow of hydromagnetic Sutterby nanofluid through symmetric channel: Viscous dissipation in case of variable electrical conductivity by Sameh A. Hussein, Sameh E. Ahmed, Anas A.M. Arafa

“…The most important findings pointed out that the gradients of the pressure are higher in the case of dilatant fluid (B>0) comparing to the case of pseudoplastic fluid (B<0). …”
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Heat Loss Determination of District Heating Pipelines. A Comparison of Numerical and Analytical Methods by Wieland Aaron, Dollhopf Stefan, Weidlich Ingo, Langroudi Pakdad Pourbozorgi

“…While the analytical calculation method does not consider multiple soil layers, the equivalent mesh current method can handle more complex tasks and gives detailed results at predefined points in the system. With the finite element method, a high degree of detail can be achieved, but the number of input parameters for solving the algorithms increases. …”
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Relationship between Soft Drink Consumption and Salivary pH by Noah Najim Osman, Hozan Ahmed Abdulkhalik

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30: LAND‐USE PRACTICES AND RIO GRANDE TURKEYS IN TEXAS* by Horace G. Gore

“…The economic importance of livestock points to even greater decreases in turkey habitat as human populations and demands increase. …”
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