Adaptive Spectral Correlation Learning Neural Network for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Wei-Ye Wang, Yang-Jun Deng, Yuan-Ping Xu, Ben-Jun Guo, Chao-Long Zhang, Heng-Chao Li

“…Experimental results from four common hyperspectral data sets validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Specifically, when 10, 10, 10 and 25 samples from each class are selected for training, ASLNN achieves the highest overall accuracy (OA) of 81.12%, 85.88%, 80.62%, and 97.97% on the four data sets, outperforming other methods with increases of more than 1.70%, 3.21%, 3.78%, and 2.70% in OA, respectively.…”
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Comparative analysis of patient outcomes in pulmonary embolism with chronic inflammatory diseases by Marlon V. Gatuz, Rami Abu-Fanne, Dmitry Abramov, Mamas A. Mamas, Ariel Roguin, Ofer Kobo

“…Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical condition with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly among patients with chronic inflammatory diseases (CID) such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus that are linked to a heightened risk of thromboembolic events. Method: This retrospective analysis examined 725,725 adult patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of PE using the National Inpatient Sample database from 2016 to 2019. …”
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Galectin-10 Characterization in Cleft Lip Palate – Affected Palatal Tissue by Alise Elizabete Rone, Mara Pilmane

“…Elevated levels of Gal-10 were found in the epithelium in correlation with age, from milk to mixed dentition, as well as in both the control and the patient samples. Notable differences in expression can be seen by comparing the milk and the mixed dentition patient muscle tissue, where the milk dentition palate shows a more elevated factor expressed in comparison to the mixed dentition palate. …”
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Effect of gum chewing and cold therapy on postoperative cesarean women’s self-assessed pain levels and narcotics use: a comparative study by Reda Mhmoud Mohamed Hables, Nor El-Hoda Mohamed El-Sayed ElShabory, Esraa Mostafa Abd El-Aty Ibrahim

“…Purposive sample of 159 pregnant women who enrolled randomly in the three parallel groups. …”
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What Are the Predictors of Acute Care Nurses' Stroke Knowledge?: Empirical Research Quantitative by Catherine T. Leach, Linda P. Bolin, Melvin S. Swanson, Ashley E. Burch, Patricia C. Woltz

“…Design Non‐experimental, descriptive correlational. Methods A convenience sample of registered nurses caring for adult, hospitalized patients recruited from the urban Southeast. …”
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Local Wisdom of Tanjung Tanah Manuscript to Increase Historical Comprehension Ability by Uun Lionar, Agus Mulyana, Isrok'atun Isrok'atun

“…Through history learning based on local wisdom of the Tanjung Tanah manuscript, it is expected that students will be able to comprehend historical comprehension more quickly. This study uses quantitative methods with a quasi-experimental design. …”
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Assessment of Interleukin-2 and Vitamin D Status in Vitiligo Patients Compared to Healthy by Dakhil Ibrahim Sahib Aljbory, Thikra Abdullah Mahmood

“…Blood samples were collected from all participants after obtaining verbal consent. …”
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Recidivism rates of female offenders discharged from forensic psychiatric treatment by Juliane Mayer, Juliane Mayer, Viviane Wolf, Ivonne Steiner, Manuela Dudeck, Verena Klein, Judith Streb, Irina Franke

“…The goal of this study is to report offense- and disorder-related recidivism rates for the understudied group of female offenders discharged from forensic psychiatric treatment.MethodThe sample consisted of 525 German patients released from placement orders according to Section 63 (n = 110) or 64 of the German Criminal Code (n = 415), indicating a diagnosis of a serious mental disorder or substance use disorder, respectively. …”
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Network meta-analysis of tuina or acupuncture in combination with adjunctive therapy for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy by Shengxiang Zhao, Jie Yang

“…None of these therapies effectively improved patient physical signs.ConclusionNeedling + warm needle acupuncture, warm needle acupuncture + auricular acupuncture, and warm needle acupuncture + conventional therapy may better alleviate symptoms in patients with CSR. However, more well-designed multicenter, large-sample RCTs are needed to further analyze the findings from this study.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023443945, CRD42023443945.…”
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Do the Street Sweeping and Washing Work for Reducing the Near-ground Levels of Fine Particulate Matter and Related Pollutants? by Sheng-Lun Lin, Yunzhou Deng, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…The primary pollutants are more easily reduced by the street-cleaning process, while the secondary one did not.…”
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CHARACTERIZATION AND MORPHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF Varroa AND ITS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, IN COMMERCIAL HIVES OF TABASCO STATE, MEXICO by Emeterio Payró de la Cruz, Martina Valencia Domínguez, Blanca Patricia Castellanos Potenciano, Rodimiro Ramos Reyes

“…Subsequently, 501 Varroa specimens were extracted using the shaking and washing method, which were placed individually on slides for morphometry and digitization.  …”
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Comparative evaluation of efficacy of guided endodontic technique with and without sleeve for access cavity preparation: An In Vitro study by Varun Prabhuji, S. Archana, A. Srirekha, Veena Pai, C. Champa, Ashwija Shetty

“…Access opening was performed using conventional method, guide with sleeve and guide without sleeve (PriciGuide® system).Samples underwent radiograph scans to measure coronal, apical, and angular deviations, as well as procedural time. …”
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Comparison of antibody responses of heterologous and homologous Covid-19 booster vaccination: an observational study by Nayab Batool Rizvi, Maryam Bibi, Muhmmad Zeeshan Rana, Sehrish Zaffar, Hassam Farooq

“…This study aims to monitor the heterologous and homologous booster vaccination doses that generate immune responses in healthy adults after 9 months of vaccination.MethodsIn this cross-sectional, observational study a total of 173 samples were collected. …”
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High Temperature Heat Damage Grade Index of Tea Plants and Its Distribution Characteristics in Southern Yangtze River and South China by Li Xin, Wang Peijuan, Tang Junxian, Wang Qi, Li Yang, Huo Zhiguo

“…An index is established based on daily maximum air temperature and historical heat damage disaster records at 510 meteorological stations over tea regions in Southern Yangtze River and South China from 1961 to 2022, to determine and verify the extent of high temperature heat damage, using methods of disaster inversion and K-means clustering analysis method. …”
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Effect of the loss on ignition on the unconfined compressive strength of residual clays from Bogotá-Colombia stabilized with cement by Liliana Carolina Hernández García, Henry A. Colorado Lopera

“…A total of 153 cylindrical samples were manufactured using a monotonic compression compaction technique with different cement and water dosages. …”
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Impact of intermittent fasting versus vitamin D on high fat fructose-induced pancreatic steatosis: possible role of aquaporins by Basma Adel Khattab, Maha Osman Hammad, Zienab Helmy Eldken, Doaa Hellal, Sherin Zohdy Mohamed, Noha Hammad Sakr

“…By the end of the experiment, fasting blood samples were collected for determination of blood glucose, serum insulin, lipid profile, and insulin resistance. …”
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Prevalence of potentially serious alcohol–medication interactions in older adults in a community pharmacy setting: a cross-sectional study by Gráinne Cousins, Alice E Holton, Cora Keeney, Benedict Ryan

“…This study aims to estimate the prevalence of POSAMINO among community-dwelling older adults using drug dispensing data from the community pharmacy setting.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Irish Community Pharmacy.Participants 1599 consecutive older adults presenting with a prescription to 1 of 120 community pharmacies nationwide; community-dwelling, aged ≥65 years, able to speak and understand English, with no evidence of cognitive impairment. The mean age of sample was 75.5 years (SD 6.5); 55% (n=884) female.Measures 38 POSAMINO criteria were identified using participants’ pharmacy dispensing records linked to self-reported alcohol consumption (beverage-specific quantity and frequency measures) over the last 12 months.Results The overall prevalence of POSAMINO in the study population was 28%, with 10% at risk of at least one POSAMINO criteria and 18% at risk of two or more. …”
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Genetic Identification of Brazilian Mammalian Hosts of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>: Improving Blood Meal Source Discrimination in Vector-Borne Transmission by Quezia Moura Oliveira, Thaíla Santos Pessanha, Alena Mayo Iñiguez

“…</i> The detection of multiple BMS species in mixed samples provides a more comprehensive and accurate landscape of <i>T. cruzi</i> transmission in nature.…”
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Improvement in survival after paraquat ingestion following introduction of a new formulation in Sri Lanka. by Martin F Wilks, Ravindra Fernando, P L Ariyananda, Michael Eddleston, David J Berry, John A Tomenson, Nicholas A Buckley, Shaluka Jayamanne, David Gunnell, Andrew Dawson

“…<h4>Background</h4>Pesticide ingestion is a common method of self-harm in the rural developing world. …”
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How Do Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Create Value Through the Integrated Reporting Framework? Empirical Study on Integrity and Driving Factors by Ozlem Kutlu Furtuna, Asiye Zeynep Uykulu

“…As of 2022, 46 firms are listed in this index and whose data was fully accessible in 2022 were selected as the sample for the study. This study determines the level of IR content elements alignment scores for Turkish-listed SMEs using the content analysis method. …”
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