The Impact of Preference Signaling on Interview Invitations and Match Outcomes in the 2023 to 2024 Orthopaedic Residency Cycle by Samir Alkhouri, BS, MBA, Matthew Michelberger, BS, Jay Parikh, BS, Christopher J. Fang, MD, Cameron Harris, MD, Karen Nelson, DO, Sukanta Maitra, MD, Brock Wentz, MD

“…Orthopaedic surgery is among the most competitive residency specialties with recent cycles seeing record application volumes and declining match rates. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) signaling system's impact on interview invitations and outcomes in the 2023 to 2024 orthopaedic surgery residency application cycle, building on data from its inaugural use. …”
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Effects of an e-Learning Program (Physiotherapy Exercise and Physical Activity for Knee Osteoarthritis [PEAK]) on Chinese Physical Therapists’ Confidence and Knowledge: Randomized... by Zi-Ru Wang, Yunqi Wang, Shuning Duan, Xier Chen, Guoxin Ni

“…Quantitative data were analyzed using regression models, 2-sided t tests, and descriptive statistics, while thematic analysis was performed on the interview data of 10 participants. …”
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Optimization of variables for cadmium and copper removal using magnetic nanocomposite by Chou-Yi Hsu, Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa, Ghadir Kamil Ghadir, Pooja Bansal, Harpreet Kaur, Amjed Qasim Mohammed, Alzahraa S. Abdulwahid, Ahmed Remthan Hussein, Sahira Qasim Namaha, Ahmed Ali Ami, Usama Kadem Radi, Laith H. Alzubaidi, Ali Kazemi

“…The COF/AC composite reuse results showed no significant decrease in removal efficiency up to 4 times of use during the adsorption and desorption process. Analysis of real samples showed that the removal rates of cadmium and copper were 89.62% and 96.37%, respectively.…”
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Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry to Measure the Energetic Properties of Residual Sludge and Catalysts from the Textile, Tannery, and Galvanic Industries by Ghem Carvajal-Chávez, Josselyn Cazar, Gilda Gordillo, Andrés De-La-Rosa, Gonzalo Chiriboga, Carolina Montero-Calderón

“…This technique permitted the investigation of the materials’ thermal behavior as a function of temperature, ranging from 142 to 550 °C, effectively controlling the heating rates and pressure conditions. The data gathered were the input for constructing specific heat models through polynomial regression employing the least squares method. …”
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Adapting a guided low-intensity behavioural activation intervention for people with dementia and depression in the Swedish healthcare context (INVOLVERA): a study protocol using co... by Louise von Essen, Oscar Blomberg, Joanne Woodford, Chelsea Coumoundouros, Anna Cristina Åberg, Paul Farrand, Frida Svedin, Anders Brantnell

“…A content analysis approach will be adopted to analyse the transcribed focus groups and semi-structured interviews recordings.Ethics and dissemination The study will be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and data handled according to General Data Protection Regulation. …”
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Practice-based research examining effectiveness of exposure-based CBT for youth in a community mental health setting by Emily M. Becker-Haimes, Michal Weiss, Temma Schaechter, Sophia Young, Amanda L. Sanchez

“…Techniques employed by clinicians varied by insurance status. However, response rates were comparable to those seen in clinical trials (51–70 %, depending on response definition). …”
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Optimization Strategy for Underwater Target Recognition Based on Multi-Domain Feature Fusion and Deep Learning by Yanyang Lu, Lichao Ding, Ming Chen, Danping Shi, Guohao Xie, Yuxin Zhang, Hongyan Jiang, Zhe Chen

“…At the same time, with the help of feature fusion, and layer normalization and residual connections of the Mamba module, the adaptability of the model in complex scenarios with imbalanced data and strong noise was enhanced. On the DeepShip and ShipsEar datasets, the recognition rates of this model reached 98.39% and 99.77%, respectively. …”
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Consistency Analysis of Assessment Boards in University Entrance Examinations in Spain by Alejandro Veas, José-Antonio López-Pina

“…Considering the need to measure the progress of rater performance, this study analyzes rating data from the June 2018 exam sitting in the Valencian Community, Spain. …”
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Análisis de las causas de deserción de los estudiantes de la facultad de ingenierías del instituto tecnológico metropolitano (ITM) by Julián Andrés Ramírez Arenas, León Darío Orrego Espejo

“…The fundamental purpose of this project is to develop a model to analyze and understand the reasons behind academic dropout rates at the ITM School of Engineering. To achieve this, dashboards will be implemented to simplify decision-making at the institutional level. …”
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Health-promoting resources and workplace experiences among newly graduated healthcare and social work professionals – a multicentre cross-sectional study by Ingrid Larsson, Inger Ahlstrand, Margaretha Larsson, Sandra Pennbrant, Aimée Ekman, Jenny Hallgren

“…The results indicated that those who expressed they were sure to stay in the profession reported a higher total WEMS score (p < 0.001), as well as higher scores in five out of six dimensions: supportive working conditions (p < 0.001), internal work experience (p < 0.001), autonomy (p < 0.001), time experience (p = 0.006), and management (p = 0.029). Participants who rated their well-being as good scored higher in supportive working conditions (p = 0.025) and the change process (p = 0.008). …”
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Automatic Scheduling Method for Customs Inspection Vehicle Relocation Based on Automotive Electronic Identification and Biometric Recognition by Shengpei Zhou, Nanfeng Zhang, Qin Duan, Jinchao Xiao, Jingfeng Yang

“…Extensive simulations using real-world data from customs operations validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. …”
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Negative impact assessment on specially protected forest areas during placer gold mining operations by Gula Konstantin, Golubev Dmitry, Alexeenko Alexander, Kolobanov Konstantin, Kayumov Nikita

“…Based on the data obtained, the study areas show low rates of overgrowing, especially in areas with steep slopes and hard bottoms formed by removing soil to rock. …”
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A Smart Glass Telemedicine Application for Prehospital Communication: User-Centered Design Study by Zhan Zhang, Enze Bai, Yincao Xu, Aram Stepanian, Jared M. Kutzin, Kathleen Adelgais, Mustafa Ozkaynak

“…Quantitative data, such as System Usability Scale (SUS) scores and feature ratings, were analyzed using statistical methods. …”
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The Production of Compost from Organic Wastes using Bioactivators and Its Application to Celery (Apium graveolens L.) Plant by Sri Indrayani, Nuriyanah Nuriyanah, Lisyeu Nurjanah, Heru Wibowo, Dody Priadi

“…Penelitian disusun berdasarkan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan tiga ulangan. Data hasil penelitian dianalisis secara statistik menggunakan SPSS ver. 24 dilanjutkan dengan uji jarak berganda Duncan (DMRT). …”
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In-Flight Calibration of Geostationary Meteorological Imagers Using Alternative Methods: MTG-I1 FCI Case Study by Ali Mousivand, Christoph Straif, Alessandro Burini, Mounir Lekouara, Vincent Debaecker, Tim Hewison, Stephan Stock, Bojan Bojkov

“…For the visible and near-infrared channels, slower degradation rates and pre-anomaly calibration ensure continued accuracy, with vicarious calibration expected to become the primary source. …”
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Barriers of organized cervical cancer screening in Albania and Montenegro by Marcell Csanádi, Kozeta Filipi, Alban Ylli, Bajram Dedja, Anila Bejko, Ivana Nikcevic Kovacevic, Jovana Vukovic-Lekovic, Milica Stanisic, Adrijana Vujovic, George Dennis Obeng, Inge M. C. M. de Kok, Zoltán Vokó, Orsolya Varga

“…Both countries face difficulties in their invitation systems, limited outreach activities, and low participation rates. Fully integrated data systems at national level are absent, hindering program monitoring and data sharing. …”
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How short video addiction affects risk decision-making behavior in college students based on fNIRS technology by Shu Zhang, Shiyi Li, Shiyi Li

“…Neural data indicated heightened sensitivity to short video cues among individuals with addiction compared to healthy controls. …”
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Research on the expression of E-cadherin in lung cancer tumors with different histological structures by E. N. Kolesnikov, O. N. Stateshny, D. A. Kharagezov, E. A. Mirzoyan, T. G. Ayrapetova, A. G. Milakin, K. D. Iozefi

“…The expression of cadherins was determined in the tumor cells of the biopsy specimens. The obtained data have been processed using the Statistica 13.0 program (StatSoftInc., USA). …”
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Few-shot transfer learning enables robust acoustic monitoring of wildlife communities at the landscape scale by Giordano Jacuzzi, Julian D. Olden

“…Training novel classes for other signals of interest (e.g., anurans, insects, aircraft, logging, rain) reduced confusion rates and mitigated the impact of the local environment on performance. …”
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Enhancing Lung Cancer Detection through Dual Imaging Modality Integration by Costin Teodor STREBA, Mircea-Sebatian ŞERBĂNESCU, Liliana STREBA, Alin Dragoş DEMETRIAN, Andreea-Georgiana GHEORGHE, Mădălin MĂMULEANU, Daniel-Nicolae PIRICI

“…Three convolutional neural network (CNN) models—AlexNet, GoogLeNet, and ResNet—originally trained on ImageNet, were either fine-tuned using only pCLE images (confocal TL) or underwent a dual TL process, where they were first trained on histological images before adapting to pCLE data. …”
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