A multi-module enhanced YOLOv8 framework for accurate AO classification of distal radius fractures: SCFAST-YOLO by Yu Wang, Haifu Sun, Tiankai Jiang, JunFeng Shi, JunFeng Shi, Qin Wang, Qin Wang, Hongwei Yang, Hongwei Yang, Yusen Qiao

“…Extensive qualitative and quantitative results demonstrate the advantages of our approach. …”
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Genetic architecture of thermotolerance traits in beef cattle: a novel integration of SNP and breed-of-origin effects by Gabriel A. Zayas, Camila Santos Rojas, Eduardo E. Rodriguez, Aakilah S. Hernandez, Ashley M. Beard, Fahad Rafiq, Kaitlyn M. Sarlo Davila, Raluca G. Mateescu

“…Crossbreeding Bos t. taurus and Bos t. indicus has emerged as a critical strategy to balance the production efficiency of taurine breeds with the superior thermotolerance of indicine breeds. …”
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Empowering nurse leaders: leveraging financial management practices to foster sustainable healthcare – a mixed-methods study by Hossam Ali Ismail, Mohamed Hashem Kotp, Hassan Ahmed Awad Basyouny, Aliaa Ezz Eldin Abd Elmoaty, Abdelaziz Hendy, Rasha Kadri Ibrahim, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Ahmed Hendy, Mohamed Ahmed Aly

“…Enhancing financial literacy among nurse leaders could foster better alignment between cost-efficiency and quality care, ensuring sustainable healthcare delivery. …”
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The variation rule of TBM tunneling parameters in deep composite strata and the recognition method of boreability grade by Haibin Wang, Guogang Cui, Zhen Shi, Ling Zhang, Chengdeng Gao, Ziwei Ding

“…Abstract To evaluate the energy efficiency of tunneling with an open full-section road header constructed in deep coal composite strata, this study relies on the development project of the 1# backdraft tunnel in the western area of a mine located in Binchang, Shaanxi Province. …”
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Effects of Natural Fractures on Coal Drilling Response: Implications for CBM Fracturing Optimization by Zixiang Han, Shuaifeng Lyu, Yuhang Xiao, Haijun Zhang, Quanming Chen, Ao Lu

“…The efficiency of coalbed methane (CBM) extraction is closely related to the drilling response of coal seams, which is significantly influenced by natural fracture development of coal seams. …”
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Statistics on Differences in the Institutional Composition of the National Economy and Issues Related to its Harmonization by O. V. Morozov, A. G. Biryukov, M. A. Vasiliev

“…The article deals with the issues of state participation in the economy, defines the scale and efficiency of the public sector in the national economy. …”
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Study on Pressure-Bearing Patterns of Gel Plugging Agents in Multi-Scale Fractures by Shuanghu Si, Yifei Liu, Yinghui Jiang, Chenwei Zou, Ning Yang, Dongfang Lv, Xizhuo Miao, Caili Dai

“…This results in low oil recovery, low sweep efficiency from water flooding, and low plugging agent application efficiency. …”
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Around-Body Versus On-Body Motion Sensing: A Comparison of Efficacy Across a Range of Body Movements and Scales by Katelyn Rohrer, Luis De Anda, Camila Grubb, Zachary Hansen, Jordan Rodriguez, Greyson St Pierre, Sara Sheikhlary, Suleyman Omer, Binh Tran, Mehrail Lawendy, Farah Alqaraghuli, Chris Hedgecoke, Youssif Abdelkeder, Rebecca C. Slepian, Ethan Ross, Ryan Chung, Marvin J. Slepian

“…Both systems successfully detected motions, allowing quantitative analysis. Angular displacement between systems had the highest agreement efficiency for the bicep curl and body lean motion, with 73.24% and 65.35%, respectively. …”
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Designing a causal model of factors affecting the Lars supply chain by mojtaba khalesi, mojdeh rabani, Hasan Dehghan Dahnavi, Abolfazl Sadeghian, mohammad taghi honari

“…Although a resilient supply chain may not be the least expensive supply chain, it is efficient in unpredictable turbulence (Raut, Mangla, Narwane, Dora, & Liu, 2021). …”
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Vitamin D3 formation in milk by ultraviolet treatment—Novel insights into a rediscovered process by Jaayke L. Fiege, Alexandra Ohrt, Stefan Hebig, Katrin Schrader, Volker Gräf, Dierk Martin, Ronald Maul, Mario Stahl

“…Furthermore, a turbulent flow is not as efficiently treated as a laminar thin film flow that is as narrow as 0.6 mm. …”
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Noise Reduction Method for Partial Discharge Fluorescence Fiber Sensors Based on Optimized Empirical Wavelet Transform by Chengyong Hu, Yi Huang, Chuanlu Deng, Ming Jia, Qi Zhang, Peng Wu, Yuncai Lu, Qun Li, Xiaobei Zhang, Tingyun Wang

“…To evaluate the performance of the proposed method in denoising numerically simulated and experimentally obtained noisy PD fluorescence signals, outcomes are compared to those of the novel adaptive ensemble empirical mode decomposition (NAEEMD) method, EWT method, EWT joint with kurtogram (KEWT) method, and correlation spectral negentropy (CSNE)-based method. Quantitative metrics and running time are used to assess denoising performance and execution efficiency, respectively. …”
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The new era of artificial intelligence in neuroradiology: current research and promising tools by Fabíola Bezerra de Carvalho Macruz, Ana Luiza Mandetta Pettengil Dias, Celi Santos Andrade, Mariana Penteado Nucci, Carolina de Medeiros Rimkus, Leandro Tavares Lucato, Antônio José da Rocha, Felipe Campos Kitamura

“…If well designed, AI algorithms have the potential to radically improve radiology, strengthening image analysis, enhancing the value of quantitative imaging techniques, and mitigating diagnostic errors.…”
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Preparation and Antibacterial Performance Study of CeO₂/g-C₃N₄ Nanocomposite Materials by Jingtao Zhang, Ruichun Nan, Tianzhu Liang, Yuheng Zhao, Xinxin Zhang, Mengzhen Zhu, Ruoyu Li, Xiaodong Sun, Yisong Chen, Bingkun Liu

“…Steady-state photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy analysis demonstrated that 8 wt% CeO₂/g-C₃N₄ exhibited superior electron–hole separation efficiency. Quantitative antimicrobial assays demonstrated that the nanocomposites displayed enhanced bactericidal activity against <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Ralstonia solanacearum</i>, and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. …”
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A randomised controlled trial comparing the outcomes of arteriovenous fistula for dialysis created under local vs regional anaesthesia: reflections on recruitment and process evalu... by Emma Aitken, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Nicolas Hall, the ACCess study collaborators

“…Recruitment figures demonstrating trial progression and site set-up are reported quantitatively. Contemporaneous data was collected on site-specific challenges, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Elucidating thermal phenomena of non-Newtonian experimental data based copper-alumina-ethylene glycol hybrid nanofluid in a cubic enclosure with central heated plate by machine lea... by Md. Mamun Molla, Md Farhad Hasan, Md. Mahadul Islam

“…One of the major challenges in designing an efficient heating and cooling equipment is the consideration and availability of cost-effective fluids. …”
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Identification of Exiguobacterium acetylicum by a double real- time polymerase chain reaction assay by GAO Cancan, LIU Jiamei, LI Junjie, LU Zhaoxin, LÜ Fengxia, ZHANG Chong, ZHAO Haizhen, BIE Xiaomei

“…When applied to the fresh-cut leafy vegetables, the assay and the equation could detect rapidly and accurately the CFU on them.In sum, this study establishes an accurate, sensitive and efficient double RT- PCR assay to detect quantitatively food spoilage bacteria E. acetylicum. …”
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Optimized feature selection and advanced machine learning for stroke risk prediction in revascularized coronary artery disease patients by Yong Si, Armin Abdollahi, Negin Ashrafi, Greg Placencia, Elham Pishgar, Kamiar Alaei, Maryam Pishgar

“…Despite these advancements, a critical gap persists in studies quantitatively linking the risk of postoperative stroke to revascularization using ML-based approaches. …”
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Metode COPRAS untuk Menentukan Kain Terbaik dalam Pembuatan Pakaian pada Butik Batik Hatta Semarang by Saifur Rohman Cholil, Mohamad Adi Setyawan

“…The decision making process can be minimized so that errors do not occur, it requires accurate observations and several considerations from decision makers in terms of texture, color quality, quality of materials, and others in determining the best fabric for making clothing in a fast time quantitatively. Butik Batik Hatta is still using a manual system in determining the decision to choose the best fabric for making clothes, this is considered to be less efficient and prone to mistakes, so a decision support system (DSS) is needed. …”
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Simplifying SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based surveillance using an automated FDA EUA assay by Shivaprasad H. Sathyanarayana, Ashlee A. Robins, Diana M. Toledo, Torrey L. Gallagher, Gregory J. Tsongalis, Jacqueline A. Hubbard, Joel A. Lefferts, Isabella W. Martin

“…SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater using an FDA EUA assay on an automated commercial testing platform performed comparably but with more efficient workflow when compared to two LDTs. This sample-to-answer automated method could save time and labor for surveillance testing, but further validation of its ability to quantitate SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA is necessary.IMPORTANCEThis proof-of-principle study evaluates an off-label use of an automated United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) human diagnostic assay for wastewater surveillance. …”
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Patient navigation in German emergency care (NODE). Study protocol of a multi-center mixed-methods trial by Daniela Krüger, Maria Altendorf, Felix Holzinger, Cornelia Wäscher, Hanna Winkler, Martin Möckel, Christoph Heintze, Judith Stumm, Konrad Schmidt, Konrad Schmidt, Anna Slagman

“…Therefore, three different patient navigation models in emergency care in Berlin, Germany will be evaluated regarding their efficiency, quality of care, patient safety, patient satisfaction, costs and cost-effectiveness: (1) a hospital-owned separate outpatient care model within the ED premises or on the hospital grounds, (2) an urgent care practice of the Regional Association of Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) Physicians at the ED location, and (3) a standard care ED with prospective assessment of patient-care and urgency levels by ED doctors.MethodsIn a convergent, parallel, mixed-methods, multi-center study design, patients' and health care providers' perspectives assessed by qualitative methods will be triangulated with the results of a quantitative prospective cohort study at six EDs in Berlin, Germany. …”
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