A Semi-Supervised Attention Model for Identifying Authentic Sneakers by Yang Yang, Nengjun Zhu, Yifeng Wu, Jian Cao, Dechuan Zhan, Hui Xiong

“…The model draws on the weighted average of the output feature representations, where the weights are determined by an additional shallow neural network. …”
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Advancing Objective Mobile Device Use Measurement in Children Ages 6–11 Through Built-In Device Sensors: A Proof-of-Concept Study by Olivia L. Finnegan, R. Glenn Weaver, Hongpeng Yang, James W. White, Srihari Nelakuditi, Zifei Zhong, Rahul Ghosal, Yan Tong, Aliye B. Cepni, Elizabeth L. Adams, Sarah Burkart, Michael W. Beets, Bridget Armstrong

“…Five machine learning models, logistic regression (LR), support vector machine, neural net (NN), k-nearest neighbors (k-NN), and random forest (RF), were trained using 57 features generated from the sensor output to perform multiclass classification. A train-test split of 80%–20% was used for model fitting. …”
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An Efficient 3D Convolutional Neural Network for Dose Prediction in Cancer Radiotherapy from CT Images by Lam Thanh Hien, Pham Trung Hieu, Do Nang Toan

“…To ensure that the predicted doses do not have negative values, which are not valid for radiation doses, a rectified linear unit (ReLU) function is applied to the output to convert negative values to zero. Additionally, a proposed loss function based on a dose–volume histogram is used to train the model, ensuring that the predicted dose concentrations are highly meaningful in terms of radiation therapy. …”
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Effects of Fasudil on Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Left Ventricular Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Prospective Intervention Study by Xiang Zhang, Xueming Zhang, Saihua Wang, Jun Luo, Zhihong Zhao, Changzhu Zheng, Jieyan Shen

“…The course of disease in the RPH group was longer than the PPH group (p<0.05). Cardiac output was found to be worse in the RPH group than the PPH group (p<0.01). …”
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Current update on surgical management for spinal tuberculosis: a scientific mapping of worldwide publications by Romaniyanto Romaniyanto, Muhana Fawwazy Ilyas, Aldebaran Lado, Daffa Sadewa, Daffa Sadewa, Dykall Naf'an Dzikri, Enrico Ananda Budiono, Enrico Ananda Budiono

“…Orthopaedic surgery leads in research output compared to neurosurgery. This bibliometric analysis provides valuable insights into the global research landscape, guiding future studies in the management of spinal TB.…”
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Serum NT-Pro-BNP versus Noninvasive Bedside Inotropic Index in Paediatric Shock: A Contest of Myocardial Performance in Response to Fluid Loading by Antonius Hocky Pudjiadi, Tuty Rahayu, Stephanie Wijaya, Fatima Safira Alatas

“…NT-pro-BNP and noninvasive bedside haemodynamic monitoring were done by using an ultrasonic cardiac output monitor (USCOM, USCOM, Sydney, Australia). …”
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Proactive Maintenance and Data-Driven Optimization of Mineral Lubricating Oil in a Gas Engine Cogeneration System Extending Oil Change Intervals for Cost Savings and a Reduced Envi... by Krzysztof Pytel, Roman Filipek, Adam Kalwar, Małgorzata Piaskowska-Silarska, Wiktor Hudy, Jana Depešová, Franciszek Kurdziel

“…The findings revealed that oil change intervals could be extended by an average of 37% compared to standard schedules, thereby minimizing unnecessary maintenance downtimes, enhancing system availability, and increasing electrical and thermal energy output. Optimized oil utilization reduced material costs for oil and filter replacements, lowering expenditures from 3021 to 1887 EUR per machine hour. …”
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Computation and Visualization of Regional-Scale Forest Disturbance and Associated Dissolved Nitrogen Export from Shenandoah National Park, Virginia by Keith N. Eshleman, Daniel A. Fiscus, Nancy M. Castro, James R. Webb, J Jr. Deviney

“…Vegetation disturbances can apparently cause major changes in N input-output balances with potentially important ramifications for low-order forest streams and downstream receiving waters.…”
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Early-Phase Recovery of Cardiorespiratory Measurements after Maximal Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Marie Bellefleur, David Debeaumont, Alain Boutry, Marie Netchitailo, Antoine Cuvelier, Jean-François Muir, Catherine Tardif, Jérémy Coquart

“…T1/4V˙O2 significantly differed between groups (p<0.01; 58±18 s in CG, 79±26 s in COPDI-II group, and 121±34 s in COPDIII-IV) and was significantly correlated with forced expiratory volume in one second in COPD patients (p<0.001, r=0.53) and with peak power output (p<0.001, r=0.59). Conclusion. The COPD groups showed slower kinetics in the early recovery period than CG, and the kinetics varied with severity of airflow obstruction.…”
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Tunable Single-Longitudinal-Mode Thulium–Holmium Co-Doped Fiber Laser with an Ultra-Narrow Linewidth by Utilizing a Triple-Ring Passive Sub-Ring Resonator by Pengfei Wang, Fengping Yan, Qi Qin, Dandan Yang, Ting Feng, Peng Liu, Ting Li, Chenhao Yu, Xiangdong Wang, Hao Guo, Yuezhi Cai, Wenjie Ji, Youchao Jiang

“…Tunable SLM wavelength output from THDFLs with kHz linewidths can be achieved by designing the FCTR filter with an effective free-spectral range and a 3 dB bandwidth at the main resonant peak. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Different Groups of Phenolic Compounds from Grape Skin Pomaces: Modeling and Optimization by Natka Ćurko, Karla Kelšin, Verica Dragović-Uzelac, Davor Valinger, Marina Tomašević, Karin Kovačević Ganić

“…The presented ANN model accurately predicted the effect of the three input parameters simultaneously on the output parameters (training R2=0.9957; test R2=0.9945; validation R2=0.9965). …”
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CRISPR/Cas13a combined with reverse transcription and RPA for NoV GII.4 monitoring in water environments by Yiqiang Sun, Weiwei Zhang, Houyun Zhang, Feng Zhao, Laijin Su

“…The entire process of our established method—from viral nucleic acid extraction to the output of the results—was completed in 30 min, much less than the time required for qPCR method. …”
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An Overview of Hybrid DC&#x2013;DC Converters: From Seeds to Leaves by Yan Lu, Junwei Huang, Zhiguo Tong, Tingxu Hu, Wen-Liang Zeng, Mo Huang, Xiangyu Mao, Guigang Cai

“…&#x201D; Here, we define six seeds, they are: 1) three-level buck; 2) double-step down buck; 3) inductor-first buck; 4) always-dual-path buck; 5) buck&#x2013;buck; and 6) multiple-output hybrid buck. We try to analyze and summarize their pros and cons, and to derive the evolution of the hybrid dc&#x2013;dc converters, with milestone examples. …”
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Impact of Economic Agglomeration on Carbon Emission Intensity and Its Spatial Spillover Effect: A Case Study of Guangdong Province, China by Qian Xu, Junyi Li, Ziqing Lin, Shuhuang Wu, Ying Yang, Zhixin Lu, Yingjie Xu, Lisi Zha

“…Further, 80% of the province’s economic output was concentrated in the Pearl River Delta region. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by Tianyun Gao, Zhiqiang Nong, Yuzhen Luo, Manqiu Mo, Zhaoyan Chen, Zhenhua Yang, Ling Pan

“…According to the SHAP plots, old age, low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, high AKI stage, reduced urine output, high Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II), high respiratory rate, low temperature, low absolute lymphocyte count, high creatinine level, dysnatremia, and low body mass index (BMI) increased the risk of poor prognosis.Conclusions The RF model developed in this study is a good predictor of in-hospital mortality for patients with SA-AKI in the intensive care unit (ICU), which may have potential applications in mortality prediction.…”
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Valorisation et sauvegarde de l’identité socio-culturelle fang de Guinée Équatoriale et du Gabon dans les romans Herencia de Binendee et le pacte d’Afia by Hope ODIGUI NTOUTOUME & Hubert EDZODZOMO ONDO

“…Au moyen de la littérature, les écrivains de ces pays essaient tant bien que mal de préserver cette langue, socle de leur culture afin non seulement de la vulgariser mais aussi et surtout de la préserver pour les générations futures. …”
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Spring reproductive success influences autumnal malarial load in a passerine bird by Pigeault, Romain, Cozzarolo, Camille-Sophie, Wassef, Jérôme, Gremion, Jérémy, Bastardot, Marc, Glaizot, Olivier, Christe, Philippe

“…We also collected data on birds’ reproductive output – laying date, clutch size, fledging success – to determine whether they were associated with parasitemia before (winter), during (spring) and after (autumn) breeding season. …”
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Evaluation of Intraperitoneal [18F]-FDOPA Administration for Micro-PET Imaging in Mice and Assessment of the Effect of Subchronic Ketamine Dosing on Dopamine Synthesis Capacity by Els F. Halff, Sridhar Natesan, David R. Bonsall, Mattia Veronese, Anna Garcia-Hidalgo, Michelle Kokkinou, Sac-Pham Tang, Laura J. Riggall, Roger N. Gunn, Elaine E. Irvine, Dominic J. Withers, Lisa A. Wells, Oliver D. Howes

“…This enables a direct comparison between preclinical and clinical output values. However, chronic intravenous catheters are technically difficult to maintain for longitudinal studies. …”
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Age, creatinine, and ejection fraction score is a risk factor for acute kidney injury after surgical aortic valve replacement by Tingting Wu, Rui Li, Jing Chen, Xiaqiu Tian, Ran Zhang, Xiaotong Hou

“…Previous use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blocker (ACEI/ARB) and β-blocker, intake and output volumes within 24 h, mechanical ventilation time, length of intensive care unit and hospital stay, baseline creatinine, baseline, 24 h, and 48 h estimated glomerular filtration rate were strongly associated with the incidence of AKI. …”
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The safety of cyclosporine and tacrolimus in pediatric nephrotic syndrome patients: a disproportionate analysis based on the FAERS database by Yu Liu, Chong Yan, Yaowang Zhao, Sui Deng, Jiancheng Zu

“…CsA was significantly associated with nephropathy toxic (ROR = 8.26, 95% CI: 4.21–16.20), urine output decreased (ROR = 29.93, 95% CI: 3.66–244.61), and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (ROR = 6.70, 95% CI: 3.17–14.14). …”
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