Mechanism investigation on in-situ stress characteristics and mechanical integrity of fracture-cavity carbonate underground gas storage reservoir by ZHENG Xin, ZHAO Yuchao, ZHAO Zihan, TANG Huiying, ZHAO Yulong

“…Fracture-cavity carbonate reservoirs are highly heterogeneous, presenting complex relationships between reservoir pore space and seepage flow. These complexities pose significant challenges for in-situ stress analysis, selection of injection and production parameters, and evaluations of mechanical integrity. …”
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Genotypic Diversity Is Associated with Clinical Outcome and Phenotype in Cryptococcal Meningitis across Southern Africa. by Mathew A Beale, Wilber Sabiiti, Emma J Robertson, Karen M Fuentes-Cabrejo, Simon J O'Hanlon, Joseph N Jarvis, Angela Loyse, Graeme Meintjes, Thomas S Harrison, Robin C May, Matthew C Fisher, Tihana Bicanic

“…Furthermore, a detailed understanding of the genetic diversity in Southern Africa will support further investigation into how genetic diversity is structured across African environments, allowing assessment of the risks different ecotypes pose to infection.…”
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Optimising Control Device Luring Strategies for Invasive Predator Control: A Modelling Approach by Giorgia Vattiato, Patrick M. Garvey, Rachelle N. Binny, Michael J. Plank, Andrew M. Gormley, Graham J. Hickling

“…ABSTRACT Invasive predators pose a serious threat to native biodiversity, with trapping being one of several methods developed to manage and monitor their populations. …”
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N-body simulation of spinning particle pairs in a complex plasma crystal by Zachary Watson, Parker Adamson, Jorge Martinez-Ortiz, Katrina Vermillion, Calvin Carmichael, Samuel Garcia-Rodriguez, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde, Bryant Wyatt

“…These disparities result in non-Hamiltonian dynamics that pose significant challenges for numerical modeling. …”
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Tumor-specific PET tracer imaging and contrast-enhanced Mri based tumor volume differences inspection of glioblastoma patients by Irshad Ahmed Abbasi, Mohammed Alshehri, Yahya AlQahtani

“…Despite innovations in treatment strategies, GBM continues to pose significant challenges. The assessment of GBM mainly depends on neuroimaging methods, with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) being the widely accepted standard. …”
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Antithrombotic Therapy Does Not Jeopardize Emergency Percutaneous Nephrostomy by Şahin Kılıç, Ahmet Şükrü Alparslan, Engin Kolukcu, Çağatay Özsoy, Murat Sambel, Selim Taş

“…Conclusion: Antithrombotic drugs pose a potential bleeding risk during PN placement. …”
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C2FAU-Net: A Deep Learning Approach with Multi-scale Strategy for Automated Delineation of Organs-at-risk in Cervical Cancer High-dose Rate Brachytherapy by Man Zhao, Wenfeng He, Jingjing Dai, Yaoqin Xie, Zhijian Chen, Nanjie Xiao, Dongjie Chen, Shupeng Liu, Xiaokun Liang, Chenbin Liu

“…While deep learning methods have shown promise in automatic delineation, substantial and complex organ deformations pose significant challenges. This study presents a novel approach to address these issues. …”
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Mathematical Analysis of the Transmission Dynamics of Malaria and Tuberculosis Co‐Infection With Control Strategies by Benedict Celestine Agbata, Erjola Cenaj, Dennis Ferdinand Agbebaku, Obiora Cornelius Collins, Raimonda Dervishi, Homan Emadifar, Azuka Uzoamaka Ezeafulukwe, Godwin Christopher Ezike Mbah

“…ABSTRACT Co‐infections such as malaria and tuberculosis pose significant public health challenges, particularly in regions where both diseases are endemic. …”
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Enhancing the reporting quality of rehabilitation interventions through an extension of the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR): the TIDieR-Rehab checkli... by Nada Signal, Emeline Gomes, Sharon Olsen, Gemma Alder

“…However, poor descriptions of rehabilitation interventions, including their essential elements and dosage parameters, pose a significant barrier to their replication in clinical practice. …”
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A robust deep learning framework for multiclass skin cancer classification by Burhanettin Ozdemir, Ishak Pacal

“…Nonetheless, the inherent visual similarities between benign and malignant lesions pose substantial challenges to accurate classification. …”
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Enhanced Rail Surface Defect Segmentation Using Polarization Imaging and Dual-Stream Feature Fusion by Yucheng Pan, Jiasi Chen, Peiwen Wu, Hongsheng Zhong, Zihao Deng, Daozong Sun

“…Rail surface defects pose significant risks to the operational efficiency and safety of industrial equipment. …”
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Simultaneous Learning Knowledge Distillation for Image Restoration: Efficient Model Compression for Drones by Yongheng Zhang

“…However, the computational and memory limitations of drones pose significant challenges to utilizing complex image restoration models in real-world scenarios. …”
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Shear Strength of Coarse-Grained Soil: Effects of Scaling Methods and Moisture Content with In Situ Comparison by Man Feng, Yanhui Song, Huishi Xue, Jiaquan Cui

“…Coarse-grained soil (CGS) is a vital geotechnical material extensively used in engineering projects. Scale effects pose challenges to accurately assessing its shear strength, and the influences of scaling methods and moisture content remain underexplored. …”
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To evaluate the role of microvascular procedure in diabetic foot using diabetic foot score by Gopal Singh, Amit Agarwal

“…Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) pose significant medical and socioeconomic challenges, being a leading cause of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations. …”
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A Lightweight Model for Small-Target Pig Eye Detection in Automated Estrus Recognition by Min Zhao, Yongpeng Duan, Tian Gao, Xue Gao, Guangying Hu, Riliang Cao, Zhenyu Liu

“…However, the short duration of estrus and the reliance on subjective human judgment pose significant challenges for precise insemination timing. …”
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Performance of TiSiN/TiAlN-Coated Carbide Tools in Slot Milling of Hastelloy C276 with Various Cooling Strategies by Ly Chanh Trung, Tran Thien Phuc

“…However, these same properties pose substantial challenges in machining, resulting in high tool wear, surface defects, and dimensional inaccuracies. …”
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Assessing heterogeneity in factors influencing three-wheeled motorized rickshaws crash outcomes between weekdays and weekends by Zia Ur Rehman, Jiang Chaozhe, Emmanuel Kofi Adanu, Arshad Jamal, Yahya Almarhabi, Md Kamrul Islam, Hassan M. Al-Ahmadi

“…Abstract Traffic crashes involving three-wheeled motorized rickshaws (3-WMRs) pose considerable public health risk in developing countries. …”
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Model predictive control for quad active bridge DC-DC converter for more electric aircraft applications by Ahmed Hamed Ahmed Adam, Jiawei Chen, Minghan Xu, Salah Kamel, Guma Ali

“…The prediction model’s embedded circuit parameters and operating modes enhance performance across various power and terminal voltage ranges. …”
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Influence of Cable Spacing on Flame Interaction and Combustion Characteristics of Parallel Thermoplastic Cables by Rongshui Qin, Xiangxiang Zhang, Yuyao Li, Jinchao Wei, Chao Ding, Yan Jiao

“…Cable fires pose significant risks to electrical infrastructures, and cable spacing plays a crucial role in influencing fire propagation behaviors. …”
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Bi directional sparse attention recurrent autoencoder based intrusion detection for VANET security with tuna swarm optimization by R. Gopi, V. Thiruppathy Kesavan, Md. Jakir Hossen, Nor Hidayati Binti Abdul Aziz

“…The evolutionary based optimization effectively tuned the hyper parameters of the DL model which will improve the detection accuracy. …”
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