Evaluation of drinking water quality and health risk assessment in rural primary schools along the Thai Myanmar border by Kezang Choda, Sirirat Sangkarak, Pannamas Maneekan, Pattaneeya Prangthip, Suda Ittisupornrat, Numfon Eaktasang, Suthirat Kittipongvises, Jenyuk Lohwacharin, Athit Phetrak

“…However, this study has some limitations, including a restricted geographic coverage and reliance on generalized exposure parameters, which constrain causal inferences between contaminant exposure and health outcomes. …”
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Terrain and individual tree vertical structure-based approach for point clouds co-registration by UAV and Backpack LiDAR by Tingwei Zhang, Xin Shen, Lin Cao

“…Tree-level structural parameters estimation plays a key role in the researches and practice in sustainable forest management, carbon storage estimation, as well as ecological function evaluation. …”
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Bioprospection for antiviral compounds from selected medicinal plants against RNA polymerase of rotavirus A using molecular modelling and density functional theory by Adedayo Ayodeji Lanrewaju, Abimbola Motunrayo Folami, Saheed Sabiu, Feroz Mahomed Swalaha

“…Despite the availability of four World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualified vaccines, their availability, particularly in low-income countries, pose significant challenges. Currently, there are no specific anti-rotaviral medications hence, the urgency to develop novel therapeutics against rotavirus infection. …”
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Mitigating the Impact of Labeling Inaccuracies on 3D Human Body Reconstruction from Monocular Videos by Yupeng Hou, Guangping Zeng

“…Abstract This paper addresses the challenge of labeling inaccuracies in 3D human pose and shape reconstruction from monocular videos. …”
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Does one model fit all mAbs? An evaluation of population pharmacokinetic models by Stefan P. H. van den Berg, Philine E. A. Adolfsen, Thomas P.C. Dorlo, Theo Rispens

“…However, sparse datasets with limited PK information pose challenges in deriving accurate parameter estimates. …”
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An AI-based nutrition recommendation system: technical validation with insights from Mediterranean cuisine by Kyriakos Kalpakoglou, Lorena Calderón-Pérez, Noemi Boqué, Metin Guldas, Çağla Erdoğan Demir, Lazaros P. Gymnopoulos, Kosmas Dimitropoulos

“…IntroductionModern lifestyle trends such as sedentary behaviors and unhealthy diets pose a major health challenge, as they have been related to multiple pathologies. …”
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Determination of the Critical Phases of the Experimental Research Using Laboratory Animals: Risk Analysis by S. V. Khodko, M. N. Makarova, V. G. Makarov, S. S. Salynov, N. V. Rodionova

“…A combination of incorrectly implemented procedures at two or more critical phases could pose an unacceptable risk and lead to complete loss of data or failure to process data, and, as a result, the need to repeat the study.Conclusions: the highest risk was identified for such critical phases as preparation and administration of final doses of test samples, performance of physiological tests, collection of biological material samples, and handling of biological material samples by other relevant departments. …”
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Exploring the Therapeutic Potentials of Nonpharmacological Blessing Energy Intervention for the Benefits of Psycho-Mental Impaired Individuals: A Clinical Trial by Dahryn Trivedi, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana

“…Conclusion: Distant biofield/blessing energy healing sessions were found to significantly improve psychological and mental health, enhance overall well-being, and pose no safety risks. Therefore, further research is needed to identify key variables for a larger scale intervention study on health outcomes and underlying mechanisms. …”
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Influence of Cigarette Butt Extract on the Suppression of Metal Corrosion by Verena Šućurović, Nives Vladislavić, Ivana Škugor Rončević

“…The chemical composition of cigarette butts, which comprises about 4000 different toxic chemicals, as well as their persistence in the environment and their potential negative effects pose a major threat to the environment as they regularly enter aquatic habitats and endanger water supplies and aquatic species. …”
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Establishing a Prognostic Model Correlates to Inflammatory Response Pathways for Prostate Cancer via Multiomic Analysis of Lactylation-Related Genes by Qinglong Du, CuiYu Meng, Wenchao Zhang, Li Huang, Chunlei Xue

“…Prostate cancer (PCa) continues to pose substantial clinical challenges, with molecular heterogeneity significantly impacting therapeutic decision-making and disease trajectories. …”
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Agroclimatic Suitability of Biomass Sorghum in West Java, Indonesia: A CLIMEX-Based Study for Renewable Energy Development by Eka Putri Wulandari, Impron, Handoko, Erma Yulihastin, Sanaullah Zehri, Bayu Faisal Nugraha

“…This study evaluates the agroclimatic suitability of biomass sorghum in West Java, Indonesia, using the CLIMEX modeling framework to simulate ecoclimatic parameters and growth indices under local climatic conditions. …”
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ROSE-BOX: A Lightweight and Efficient Intrusion Detection Framework for Resource-Constrained IIoT Environments by Silin Peng, Yu Han, Ruonan Li, Lichen Liu, Jie Liu, Zhaoquan Gu

“…However, increased connectivity exposes IIoT systems to sophisticated cyber threats, which may pose significant security risks, especially in resource-constrained IIoT environments where computational efficiency is critical. …”
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“All things equal”: ethical principles governing why autonomous vehicle experts change or retain their opinions in trolley problems—a qualitative study by Stephen R. Milford, Stephen R. Milford, B. Zara Malgir, Bernice S. Elger, Bernice S. Elger, David M. Shaw, David M. Shaw

“…The experts were asked for an initial opinion on the basis of which the parameters of the vignettes were changed to gauge the principles that would result in either changing or retaining an ethical opinion. …”
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Integrating regionalization and modeling techniques for assessing climate change impacts on flood inundation in ungauged catchments by Govinda Prasad Poudel, Suraj Lamichhane, Vishnu Prasad Pandey

“…Ungauged basins pose a challenge for hydrological analysis and flood inundation mapping due to lack of reference hydrology for calibrating and validating hydrological/hydraulic models. …”
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A Hybrid Framework for Referring Image Segmentation: Dual-Decoder Model with SAM Complementation by Haoyuan Chen, Sihang Zhou, Kuan Li, Jianping Yin, Jian Huang

“…Furthermore, while the PolyFormer model has shown impressive performance in RIS, its large number of parameters and high training data requirements pose significant challenges. …”
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Slim multi-scale convolutional autoencoder-based reduced-order models for interpretable features of a complex dynamical system by Philipp Teutsch, Philipp Pfeffer, Mohammad Sharifi Ghazijahani, Christian Cierpka, Jörg Schumacher, Patrick Mäder

“…Within the context of reduced-order models, convolutional autoencoders (CAEs) pose a universally applicable alternative to conventional approaches. …”
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Co-occurrence of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater in Chandrapur district, central India by Rahul Krishna Kamble

“…The prolonged ingestion of the groundwater from the study area may pose a threat to the health of the inhabitants. The inhabitants should be aware of these contaminants, and local authorities should use these findings to identify hotspots where these contaminants have occurred. …”
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Instagram fake profile detection using an ensemble learning method by Bharti Goyal, Nasib Singh Gill, Preeti Gulia, Noha Alduaiji, Piyush Kumar Shukla, Shreyas J

“…Abstract Counterfeit accounts still pose a big problem for Instagram users. Trust is being eroded, and online security is being compromised as a result of these accounts’ constant contribution to Instagram’s spam, harmful information, and deceptive content problems. …”
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Buckthorn Leaves as an Efficient Material for Simultaneously Multi Eco-Friendly Purposes by Suha Anwer Ibrahim, Alanood A. Alsarayreh, Teba Tariq Khaled, Mohammed Nsaif Abbas

“… Zinc, an essential element, offers numerous benefits; however, an excessive accumulation of zinc within the human body can pose detrimental effects. This study endeavors to mitigate zinc contamination in water sources through an adsorption process utilizing buckthorn leaves as a cost-effective, natural adsorbent. …”
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Three-dimensional bioprinted materials in alginate-hyaluronic acid complex based hydrogel based bio-ink as absorbents for heavy metal ions removal by A.E. Swathe Sriee, Vijayalakshmi Shankar

“…Major environmental and health effects arise from the presence of heavy metals in water, including lead (Pb²⁺), mercury (Hg²⁺), chromium (Cr⁶⁺), cadmium (Cd²⁺), and arsenic (As³⁺), which contribute significantly to water pollution and pose severe risks to ecosystems and human health. …”
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