Drying Parameters of Half-Cut and Ground Figs (Ficus carica L.) var. Mission and the Effect on Their Functional Properties by Juan José Martínez-García, José Alberto Gallegos-Infante, Nuria Elizabeth Rocha-Guzmán, Patricia Ramírez-Baca, María Guadalupe Candelas-Cadillo, Rubén Francisco González-Laredo

“…Their effective moisture diffusivity () was estimated by using the slope method. values for ground figs were 5.15 × 10−10, 9.96 × 10−10, 1.07 × 10−9 m2 s−1 and for half cut figs 5.88 × 10−10, 1.66 × 10−9, and 2.08 × 10−9 m2 s−1 at 45, 55, and 65°C, respectively. …”
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Readiness of health facilities to deliver family planning services and associated factors in urban east-central Uganda by Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Leif Eriksson, Peter Waiswa, Mats Målqvist, Joan Nakayaga Kalyango

“…Additionally, staff refresher training was inadequate, particularly in PFP facilities (50.4%), and health worker knowledge, confidence and willingness to provide some methods, particularly long-acting options and natural family planning counselling, were low. …”
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Using a Co-Designed Implementation Enhancement Plan to Increase the Adoption of a Digital Fall Prevention Platform: A Non-Randomized Pre-Post Interventional Study by Delaforce A, Li J, Niven P, Maddock E, Grujovski M, Fahy MJ, Good NM, Jayasena R

“…The platform shows the potential to reduce falls among cognitively intact patients, but longer periods of observation and a larger sample are needed to confirm the effect. Aside from falls, a reduction in nurse response time is likely to improve patient care and experience.Plain language summary: This paper outlines methods to improve the implementation of falls prevention interventions using a co-designed implementation enhancement plan. …”
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Bank’s Credit Portfolio Optimization Using Actuarial Approach and Artificial Neural Networks by Saeed Bajalan, Saeid Fallahpour, Sara Raeesi

“…However, these methods often fail to fully capture the complexities inherent in credit interactions. …”
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Zircon luminescence dating revisited by C. Schmidt, T. Halter, P. R. Hanson, A. Ulianov, B. Putlitz, G. E. King, S. Kreutzer

“…The essential advantage of zircons over other minerals is the time-invariant and high internal dose rate due to high radionuclide contents, dominating over the external contribution, which is more challenging to assess. Reported drawbacks are low zircon abundance, laborious sample preparation, signal instabilities, unknown optical signal resetting rates, and low signal intensities. …”
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Identification of potential biomarkers and mechanisms for keloid disorder based on comprehensive bioinformatics analysis and machine learning algorithms by Bowen Zheng, Jianxiong Qiao, Xiaoping Yu, Hanghang Zhou, Anqi Wang, Xuanfen Zhang

“…This study sought to identify biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for KD through an integrative bioinformatics approach and machine learning analysis of RNA sequencing data. Methods RNA sequencing was performed on skin tissue samples from 13 patients with KD and 14 healthy controls. …”
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Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality Teamwork Training on Safety Behaviors During Surgical Cases: Nonrandomized Intervention Versus Controlled Pilot Study by Lukasz Mazur, Logan Butler, Cody Mitchell, Shaian Lashani, Shawna Buchanan, Christi Fenison, Karthik Adapa, Xianming Tan, Selina An, Jin Ra

“…Further research with larger, more diverse sample sizes is needed to confirm the generalizability of these findings.…”
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Perception of Interventional Radiology among Jazan Medical Students: Assessment of Knowledge and Career Intentions by Salha Al Bahkali, Ali Al Harbi, Fatimah Kamili, Ibrahim Al Rashidi

“…Objectives We aimed to conduct a survey among medical students of Jazan University to explore their knowledge about IR, interest in IR as a future career, and preferred methods of training in IR. Materials and Methods This was a cross-sectional, self-directed questionnaire study. …”
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Overdiagnosis of dental caries in South Korea: a pseudo-patient study by Ji-Young Son, Yuyi Park, Ji-Yeon Park, Min-Ji Kim, Dong-Hun Han

“…Dentists diagnosed five or more dental caries in 20.9% (41/196) of the sample. 196 dental clinics diagnosed a total of 503 dental caries. …”
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Cartridge-based nucleic amplification (CBNAAT)/GeneXpert test as a diagnostic modality for the detection of genital tuberculosis in women with infertility by Shaozae, Chavini K., Rai, Yogita, Jaiswal, Nishtha, Jais, Manoj B.

“…GeneXpert, being much faster and more feasible than conventional methods such as culture, could be incorporated into the standard evaluation of GTB.…”
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Prevalence of carotid artery calcification in the 25-64-year population in a large city of the Siberian Federal District by V. S. Kaveshnikov, I. A. Trubacheva, M. A. Kuzmichkina, A. V. Kaveshnikov

“…To study the detection rate of carotid calcified plaques in the general population of a large city of the Siberian Federal District.Material and methods. The data of 1412 people from a representative population sample aged 25-64 years in Tomsk (n=1600) were studied, who underwent an examination according to the ESSE-RF study protocol and an assessment of plaque structure by ultrasound. …”
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Comparing the root canal filling removal efficiency of XP-endo retreatment system with hand Files, R-endo, reciproc and protaper universal retreatment systems in curved root canals... by Eren Orhan, Kaan Orhan, Mert Ocak, Betul Gunes

“…Conclusions According to the results of this study, all tested methods could not completely remove filling material from the root canal. …”
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Research on rock fracture evolution prediction model based on Adam-ConvLSTM and transfer learning by Runze Liu, Ziwei Wang, Yanbo Zhang, Xulong Yao, Shaohong Yan, Zhiyuan Chen, Shuai Wang, Hua Li, Qi Wang

“…Abstract The propagation of rock fractures is essential for maintaining engineering safety, yet traditional theoretical methods are burdened by challenges such as complex sample collection and lengthy prediction processes. …”
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Rotor Location During Atrial Fibrillation: A Framework Based on Data Fusion and Information Quality by Miguel A. Becerra, Diego H. Peluffo-Ordoñez, Johana Vela, Cristian Mejía, Juan P. Ugarte, Catalina Tobón

“…The proposed framework outperformed existing EGM-based rotor detection methods, demonstrating superior functionality and performance compared to existing EGM-based rotor detection methods. …”
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Evaluation of Onco E6 point of care rapid diagnostic test for human papilloma virus in Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. by Alemayehu Abate, Abaineh Munshea, Endalkachew Nibret, Belay Bezabih, Bereket Amare, Gizachew Yismaw

“…The HPV16/18-E6 test could be used either as primary screening tool or in conjunction with other diagnostic methods.…”
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Translation and validation of the German version of the Pet-Related Stress Scale by André Hajek, Ariana Neumann, Larissa Zwar, Razak M. Gyasi, Razak M. Gyasi, Dong Keon Yon, Supa Pengpid, Supa Pengpid, Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, Karl Peltzer, Karl Peltzer, Rosalie Corona, Shelby Elaine McDonald, Hans-Helmut König

“…Moreover, reference values were determined.MethodsData for validation were gathered from a quota-based online sample of Germany’s adult population aged 18 to 74 years, with n = 3,270 representing the demographic distribution of Germany in terms of sex, age, and federal states. …”
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Comprehensive characterization of volatile compounds in Iranian black teas using chemometric analysis of GC-MS fingerprints by Adineh Aminianfar, Mohammad Hossein Fatemi, Fatemeh Azimi

“…Subsequently, employing a robust investigative strategy, we utilized for the first time the well-known multivariate curve resolution-alternating least square (MCR-ALS) method as a deconvolution technique to analyze the complex GC–MS peak clusters of tea samples. …”
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Targeting Liver Biopsies For Optimal Biopsy Site In Diffused Liver Disease Using Real-Time Shear Wave Elastography: A Prospective, Single Center Study by Naushaba Malik, Shahbakht Aftab, Rida Noor, Noor Aftab, Rizwan, Rehan

“…It can potentially help doctors pinpoint the best location for the biopsy sample, which could lead to more accurate diagnoses. …”
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Forensic saliva stains aging, using reverse transcription real-time PCR combined with a multidimensional prediction model of specific mRNA markers by Emad Ahmad Mostafa, Eman Abd Elhakim Attia, Nashwa El-Khazragy, Hanan E. Salem

“…GAPDH exhibited rapid degradation rates compared to SPRR1A, which degraded more gradually, consistent with previous observations of RNA stability differences in biological samples. …”
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Technological-functional features of chia, almond, pumpkin seed, soybean and pea proteins by Gabriel Poloto, Carolina Merheb-Dini, Débora Parra Baptista Freitas, Mirna Lúcia Gigante, Paulo Henrique Mariano Marfil

“…The five proteins were less soluble at pH ranging from 4 to 6 and they were more soluble at pH > 6. Pea protein showed the highest technological potential to develop new products among the assessed proteins, and this finding is likely related to its protein content, origin, extraction method and globulins found in it. …”
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