The detection of the early stages of ageing in an LDPE+graphite composite by comparison of dielectric responses induced by sinusoidal and triangular signals by I. Petronijevic, K. Simonovic, F. Marinkovic, J. Dojcilovic, A. S. Luyt, D. Dudic

“…This study describes the possibility of dielectric characterization of the initial stages of ageing in an low-density polyethylene (LDPE) + graphite composite, which is not possible using the standard method of dielectric spectroscopy. It is shown that the differences between the delay angles, Δφ = φTRI – φSIN, obtained using triangular and sinusoidal excitations on the composite samples, shows a maximum, and at the same time the position of this maximum shows more sensitivity to changes in the electrical properties of the material caused by ageing than other dielectric parameters. …”
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Recognizing Ways to Improve Shared Decision Making by Jessica M. Hasak, MPH, Terence M. Myckatyn, MD, Victoria F. Lenihan, Sydney E. Philpott, BS, Rajiv P. Parikh, MD, MPHS, Mary C. Politi, PhD

“…Engagement in SDM was variable. Some patients wanted more information about PMBR from clinicians, particularly about risks. …”
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Reasons for Prematurely Terminating an Interview by Respondents in National Polls Regarding the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict by Vladimir B. Zvonovsky, Alexander V. Khodykin, Alexandra V. Raskevich

“…At the second stage, the sample is solid, formed by the method of the main array: 538 out of 888 interrupted interviews were listened to. …”
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Targeting a highly repetitive genomic sequence for sensitive and specific molecular detection of the filarial parasite Mansonella perstans from human blood and mosquitoes. by Nils Pilotte, Tamara Thomas, Michael F Zulch, Allison R Sirois, Corrado Minetti, Lisa J Reimer, Steven A Williams, Lori J Saunders

“…When testing both sample types, our repeat-targeting index assay outperformed a ribosomal sequence-targeting reference assay, facilitating the identification of additional M. perstans-positive samples falsely characterized as "negative" using the less sensitive detection method.…”
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The Role of Biological Windbreak in the Creation of Microclimate in Arid Areas of Dehloran, Ilam by Marzieh Mirhasani, Noredin Rostami, Masoud Bazgir, Mohsen Tavakoli

“…Therefore, considering that Dehloran city has a critical center of wind erosion and is also exposed to dust due to its proximity to Iraq, the current study aims to draw a biological windbreak and figure out its role on the microclimate of the study area investigated using the ENVI-met Headquarter model, which is one of the micro-climatic simulation models of urban climate. 2-Materials and Methods After a detailed visit and the identification of the area, sampling was carried out at the depth of 0-3 cm in three replications. …”
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Combined identification and attenuation of anomalous amplitude noises in nodal land seismic data by Xinjun Mao, Wen Yang, Zhichao Pang, Qiang Zhou, Haibo Mao, Dongjun Zhang, Xiaotao Wang, Long Pan

“…Based on noise identification, we propose a novel pointwise adaptive threshold (PAT) method. This entails calculating an individual threshold value for each noise sample and subsequently applying noise attenuation. …”
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Coefficient-Shuffled Variable Block Compressed Sensing for Medical Image Compression in Telemedicine Systems by R Monika, Samiappan Dhanalakshmi, Narayanamoorthi Rajamanickam, Amr Yousef, Roobaea Alroobaea

“…This challenge can be surmounted by adopting a variable BCS approach that selectively samples from diverse regions within an image. In this context, this paper introduces a novel CS method that uses an energy matrix, namely coefficient shuffling variable BCS (CSEM-VBCS), tailored for compressing a variety of medical images with balanced sparsity, thereby achieving a substantial compression ratio and good reconstruction quality. …”
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The impact of the training program and the irregular interruption in the performance of the skill and some physiological indicators of young football players by Dr. Ahmed abdul ameer hamza, Dr. Ahmed abdul ameer hamza, Dr. Tahir Yahia

“…The research community was determined by the deliberate way of the players of the Babil province football team (under 19 years) and for the academic year (2018-2017) (3) of them because of the injury and (3) players as goalkeepers, the sample of the research consisted of (20) players were chosen by deliberate method, and were randomly distributed by drawing lots into two groups and (10) Players in each group. …”
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Subscapular skinfold thickness, not other anthropometric and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry-measured adiposity, is positively associated with the presence of age-related macular... by Jayne Woodside, David Wright, Margaret Rayman, Miguel Gedtal, Ruth Esther Hogg

“…Objective Current literature reveals an association between anthropometric measures of adiposity (AnthM) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but few have explored the disease association with imaging methods. This study aimed to explore the relationship between AMD status and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures (DEXAMs) among a representative sample of the US population, and compare the association with AnthM.Method Using a representative sample in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study 2005–2006 (n=1632), DEXAMs across the whole body and waist (ie, android), and relative fat distributions (eg, percentage fat, android-to-total body ratio) were analysed between no AMD (baseline) and any AMD. …”
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Expedited Colorectal Cancer Detection Through a Dexterous Hybrid CADx System With Enhanced Image Processing and Augmented Polyp Visualization by Akella Subrahmanya Narasimha Raju, K. Venkatesh, Ranjith Kumar Gatla, Marwa M. Eid, Aymen Flah, Zdenek Slanina, Ramy N. R. Ghaly

“…More accurate diagnoses and faster diagnoses in clinical practice might improve patient outcomes and reduce death rates if this is successful. …”
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Improved in-situ direct shear test of rock mass structural plane and its application to stability analysis of bedding slope by Zhiming Wang, Changguang Qi, Zhichao Zhang, Rufa Huang, Chaoxu Guo, Lijin Dong, Rongyue Zheng

“…It solves the problem that the previous in-situ direct shear test is too complicated and has poor applicability, and it can obtain the shear strength parameters of rock structural plane more accurately and conveniently. Hence, it provides a more reasonable parameter selection basis for the evaluation and support design of bedding rocky slope.…”
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Rapid, sensitive, and visible RPA-LFD assay for BoHV-1 and BoHV-5 by Yue Wu, Wenci Zhang, Chenyang Yi, Kuijing He, Changmin Hu, Guishan Ye, Anding Zhang

“…In this study, utilizing the conserved sequences of BoHV-1 and BoHV-5 as targets, we developed a rapid and visually accessible recombinase polymerase amplification combined with lateral flow dipstick (RPA-LFD) assay suitable for on-site detection. This method enables visual detection within 30 min for clinical samples containing as little as 1 tissue culture infectious dose 50 (TCID50) and performs comparably to qPCR, with slightly lower sensitivity. …”
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Responses to checkpoint inhibition in metastatic triple negative breast cancer driven by divergent myeloid phenotypes by Avia D. Wilkerson, Ivan Juric, Salendra Singh, Patricia A. Rayman, Paul G. Pavicic, Jennifer Powers, Prerana Bangalore Parthasarathy, Zahraa Al-Hilli, Jennifer S. Ko, Timothy Chan, Tyler Alban, Alberto J. Montero, C. Marcela Diaz-Montero

“…These baseline differences become more pronounced during the course of chemo-immunotherapy. …”
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Designing a Stock Recommender System Using the Collaborative Filtering Algorithm for the Tehran Stock Exchange by Marziyeh Nourahmadi, Ali Rahimi, Hojjatollah Sadeqi

“…Additionally, the value at risk (VaR) for the selected method during the study period stood at -12.8%, indicating the lower risk of this method. …”
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Nested PCR and the TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assay enhanced the sensitivity of drug resistance testing of Mycobacterium leprae using clinical specimens of leprosy patients. by Xiaohua Chen, Jun He, Jian Liu, Yuangang You, Lianchao Yuan, Yan Wen

“…Moreover, the TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assay showed greater sensitivity for folP1 detection (from 5.26% to 78.94-86.84% for leprosy patients and from 0.00% to 33.33%-83.33% for PB patients) than the PCR/sequencing method. In addition, the latter method was able to more easily distinguish heterozygous genotypes and mutant homozygous genotypes from homozygous genotypes.…”
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Fuzzy Logic Technique Based on Classification Function Application in Quality Control by Salman Hussien Omran, Salam Waley Shneen, Batool Ibrahim Jameel, Omar Hassoon, Mohammed A. Fayad, Firas Basim Ismail

“… This work introduces a method for fuzzy control charts. Fuzzy theory and the foundations of Shew Hart control charts form the foundation of the process. …”
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Fungistatic and Bactericidal Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Root of <i>Jatropha dioica</i> Sessé by Lizeth Aguilar-Galaviz, Jorge Cadena-Iñiguez, Dalia Abigail García-Flores, Gerardo Loera-Alvarado, Diego Rivera-Escareño, María Azucena Ortega-Amaro

“…The bactericidal activity on <i>P. syringae</i> recorded inhibition zones of 17.66 ± 0.33 and 16.66 ± 0.33 mg mL⁻¹, with ethanol being more efficient. The phenol content ranged from 8.92 ± 0.25 to 12.10 ± 0.34 mg EAG g⁻¹ and flavonoid content ranged from 20.49 ± 0.33 to 28.21 ± 0.73 mg QE g⁻¹ of sample dry weight. …”
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Peculiarities of synthesis and bactericidal properties of nanosilver in colloidal solutions, SiO₂ films and in the textile structure: a review by A. M. Eremenko, I. S. Petryk, Y. P. Mukha, N. V. Vityuk, N. P. Smirnova, A. D. Rudenko

“…To prevent aggregation of NPs obtained by the method of chemical reduction in solution, the optimal ratio of two stabilizers based on surfactants and polymer at their minimum concentration was found, namely NaBH4 as a reductant and polyvinylpyrrolidone + sodium dodecyl sulfate as binary stabilizer of Ag NPs, with bactericidal activity of 99 % and stability for more than 3 years. …”
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Management and Outcomes of Pulmonary Nodules in a Real-World Setting by Berta Mosleh, Pavla Sarova, Helmut Prosch, Joachim Widder, Clemens Aigner, Marco Idzko, Mir Alireza Hoda, Daniela Gompelmann

“…In patients with a history of previous malignancy, tissue sampling is warranted as the rate of malignancy is high.…”
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Factors influencing clinical decision-making and health-related quality of life changes in colorectal cancer patients receiving targeted therapy: a multicenter study in China by Zeyang Li, Chengxi Feng, Hongwei Liu, Yin Liu, Huifang Xu, Yuqian Zhao, Xi Zhang, Yanqin Yu, Shaokai Zhang, Youlin Qiao

“…Abstract Objectives The aim of this paper is to assess the current clinical application of targeted therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC), identify factors influencing patients’ acceptance of targeted therapy, and evaluate its impact of targeted therapy on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods This study was based on a national multi-center survey. …”
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