Molecular Detection of Metallo-β-Lactamase Genes in Carbapenem-Resistant Non-Fermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan by Ayesha Sajjad, Muna Malik, Muhammad Ashraf, Maria Muddassir, Iffat Javed, Sidra Zaman, Obaidullah Qazi, Syed Zeeshan Haider Naqvi

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the disc diffusion technique. Isolates were analyzed for MBL production through a phenotypic method (DDST) and for the presence of MBL genes (blaIMP and blaVIM) via PCR. …”
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Comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for predicting depression among individuals with diabetes by Hind Bourkhime, Noura Qarmiche, Soumaya Benmaamar, Nada Lazar, Mohammed Omari, Mohamed Berraho, Nabil Tachfouti, Samira El Fakir, Hanan El Ouahabi, Nada Otmani

“…The study utilizes a dataset from Morocco, specifically curated for this purpose, and employs the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) to balance the dataset. Feature selection is performed using ExtraTreesClassifier, while hyperparameter tuning is accomplished through a grid search approach. …”
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Systematic site selection solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations: A novel approach to sustainable transportation by Amir Naseri, Ali Roghani Araghi, Marziyeh Razeghi, Younes Noorollahi

“…This method is globally applicable and sets a precedent for CO2 emission reduction within the transportation sector. …”
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All-Fiber Multiplexing and Transmission of High-Order Circularly Polarized Orbital Angular Momentum Modes With Mode Selective Couplers by Junfeng Yang, Huanhuan Liu, Fufei Pang, Jianxiang Wen, Haoqiang Zheng, Lifei Chen, Xinyu He, Yana Shang, Na Chen, Yingchun Li, Tingyun Wang

“…Such SMSCs combining standard single mode fiber and ring core fiber (RCF) are fabricated by a fusing and pulling technique, in which the RCF supports second-order vector modes (HE₃₁ and EH₁₁). …”
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Frame navigation guided percutaneous balloon compression for intractable trigeminal neuralgia secondary to multiple sclerosis by Jose E. Valerio Pascua, Penelope Mantilla Farfan, Maria Paula Fernandez, Noe Santiago Rea, Matteo Borro, Andres M. Alvarez-Pinzon

“…Preliminary CT images were registered using the navigation system and the bony landmarks were set. Case description: Two patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) who experienced refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN) underwent percutaneous balloon compression. …”
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OculusNet: Detection of retinal diseases using a tailored web-deployed neural network and saliency maps for explainable AI by Muhammad Umair, Jawad Ahmad, Oumaima Saidani, Mohammed S. Alshehri, Alanoud Al Mazroa, Muhammad Hanif, Rahmat Ullah, Muhammad Shahbaz Khan

“…The model benefits from Saliency Map visualization, an Explainable AI (XAI) technique, to interpret and explain how it reaches conclusions when identifying retinal disorders. …”
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The Effectiveness of Health, Educational, and Economic Awareness Programs to Reduce the Negative Effects of Internet Addiction on the Academic Achievement of Primary School Childre... by Fatma Salah Eldin Kassem Mohamed, Abdalmajeed Selmi Arrooqi, Atallah Alenezi, Mona Ahmed Elsemary, Manal Saleh Moustafa Saleh

“…Research Design Quasi-experimental, included parents of primary schools’ children at Shaqra used to fulfill the aim of the present study, The study settings using a multistage random sampling technique. …”
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SETI@home: Data Acquisition and Front-end Processing by E. J. Korpela, D. P. Anderson, J. Cobb, M. Lebofsky, W. Liu, D. Werthimer

“…The front end of SETI@home produces a set of detections that exceed thresholds in power and goodness of fit. …”
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Synergistic integration of digital twins and sustainable industrial internet of things for new generation energy investments by Gang Kou, Hasan Dinçer, Serhat Yüksel, Muhammet Deveci

“…Using the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) methodology and Quantum picture fuzzy rough sets, criteria weights are determined. Quantum picture fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) evaluates sustainable industrial internet of things strategies in new-gen energy investments. …”
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Evaluation of blood-tumor barrier permeability and doxorubicin delivery in rat brain tumor models using additional focused ultrasound stimulation by Hyo Jin Choi, Mun Han, Byeongjin Jung, Hyungkyu Huh, Eun-hee Lee, Jong-ryul Choi, Juyoung Park

“…Abstract Focused ultrasound (FUS) has emerged as a promising technique for temporarily disrupting the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-tumor barrier (BTB) to enhance the delivery of therapeutic agents. …”
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Robust self-supervised denoising of voltage imaging data using CellMincer by Brice Wang, Tianle Ma, Theresa Chen, Trinh Nguyen, Ethan Crouse, Stephen J. Fleming, Alison S. Walker, Vera Valakh, Ralda Nehme, Evan W. Miller, Samouil L. Farhi, Mehrtash Babadi

“…Abstract Voltage imaging is a powerful technique for studying neuronal activity, but its effectiveness is often constrained by low signal-to-noise ratios (SNR). …”
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Enhancing Vision Transformer Performance with Rotation Based Augmentation for Classifying Images of Colon Cancer Pathology by Rudy Eko Prasetya, M. Arief Soeleman, Farrikh Al Zami, Affandy Affandy, Aris Marjuni, Mohammad Iqbal Saryuddin Assaqty

“…In real-world pathology settings, where slide orientation varies greatly and can affect categorization consistency, these enhancements are especially pertinent. …”
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The Basel ultrasonography protocol for assessing hepatosplenic pathologies in Asian schistosomiasis: report of a WHO expert meeting by Joachim Richter, Andreas Neumayr, Amadou Garba-Djirmay, Hiroshi Ohmae, Ralph Aniceto, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Jing Xu, Zhaoyu Guo, An Ning, Edward Mberu Kamau, Francesca Tamarozzi, Hannah Wei Wu, Charles King, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Goylette F. Chami, Jürg Utzinger, Christoph Hatz

“…Ultrasonography was introduced several decades ago as a safe, fast, non-invasive, and relatively inexpensive technique for assessing chronic schistosomiasis-related hepatic pathology in the clinical and field settings. …”
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Active learning concerning sampling cost for enhancing AI-enabled building energy system modeling by Ao Li, Fu Xiao, Ziwei Xiao, Rui Yan, Anbang Li, Yan Lv, Bing Su

“…Machine learning is widely recognized as a promising data-driven modeling technique for the model-based control and optimization of building energy systems. …”
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Unraveling research self-efficacy and concerns as factors associated with psychological distress among nursing scholars in the era of artificial intelligence: a multi-campus survey by Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Mohamed Zoromba, Hussein M. Magdi, Heba El-Gazar, Shimmaa Mohamed Elsayed, Omnya Sobhy Mohamad El-ayari, Selwan Mahmoud Ibrahim Balha, Alzahraa Abdel Aziz Omar Abdel Rahman, Rasha Salah Eweida

“…The study employed a clustered sampling technique to ensure representation from different regions. …”
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Conversion of food waste via two-stage fermentation to controllable chicken Feed Nutrients by local isolated microorganism by Charles Wai Chun Ng, Abdul Fattah Ismail, Muaz Mohd Zaini Makhtar, Muhamad Nabil Fikri Jamaluddin, Husnul Azan Tajarudin

“…The crude protein content, crude fat content, crude fiber content, total ash content and total energy content of chicken feed met the requirement set by Malaysia standard (MS 20:2008) of chicken feed.…”
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Reduction of TBC delamination through a two-step strategy in nanosecond laser drilling of inclined film cooling holes by Jian Niu, Jian Yang, Jiqing Tan, Ziyao Qin, Hongxing Xu

“…Today, laser drilling has been widely accepted as the most favorable technique for fabricating FCH into TBC-coated superalloys. …”
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Imported fascioliasis in non-endemic countries: a case series and review of the literature by Paola Rodari, Maria Luca D'Errico, Andrea Angheben, Leonardo Motta, Veronica Andrea Fittipaldo, Dora Buonfrate, Federico Giovanni Gobbi

“…Discussion: Diagnosis of fascioliasis is complex in non-endemic settings, and a high index of suspicion is crucial. …”
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Millimeter Light Curves of Sagittarius A* Observed during the 2017 Event Horizon Telescope Campaign by Maciek Wielgus, Nicola Marchili, Iván Martí-Vidal, Garrett K. Keating, Venkatessh Ramakrishnan, Paul Tiede, Ed Fomalont, Sara Issaoun, Joey Neilsen, Michael A. Nowak, Lindy Blackburn, Charles F. Gammie, Ciriaco Goddi, Daryl Haggard, Daeyoung Lee, Monika Moscibrodzka, Alexandra J. Tetarenko, Geoffrey C. Bower, Chi-kwan Chan, Koushik Chatterjee, Paul M. Chesler, Jason Dexter, Sheperd S. Doeleman, Boris Georgiev, Mark Gurwell, Michael D. Johnson, Daniel P. Marrone, Alejandro Mus, Dimitrios Psaltis, Bart Ripperda, Gunther Witzel, Kazunori Akiyama, Antxon Alberdi, Walter Alef, Juan Carlos Algaba, Richard Anantua, Keiichi Asada, Rebecca Azulay, Uwe Bach, Anne-Kathrin Baczko, David Ball, Mislav Baloković, John Barrett, Michi Bauböck, Bradford A. Benson, Dan Bintley, Raymond Blundell, Wilfred Boland, Katherine L. Bouman, Hope Boyce, Michael Bremer, Christiaan D. Brinkerink, Roger Brissenden, Silke Britzen, Avery E. Broderick, Dominique Broguiere, Thomas Bronzwaer, Sandra Bustamante, Do-Young Byun, John E. Carlstrom, Chiara Ceccobello, Andrew Chael, Shami Chatterjee, Ming-Tang Chen, Yongjun Chen, Ilje Cho, Pierre Christian, Nicholas S. Conroy, John E. Conway, James M. Cordes, Thomas M. Crawford, Geoffrey B. Crew, Alejandro Cruz-Osorio, Yuzhu Cui, Jordy Davelaar, Mariafelicia De Laurentis, Roger Deane, Jessica Dempsey, Gregory Desvignes, Vedant Dhruv, Sergio A. Dzib, Ralph P. Eatough, Razieh Emami, Heino Falcke, Joseph Farah, Vincent L. Fish, H. Alyson Ford, Raquel Fraga-Encinas, William T. Freeman, Per Friberg, Christian M. Fromm, Antonio Fuentes, Peter Galison, Roberto García, Olivier Gentaz, Roman Gold, Arturo I. Gómez-Ruiz, José L. Gómez, Minfeng Gu, Kazuhiro Hada, Kari Haworth, Michael H. Hecht, Ronald Hesper, Luis C. Ho, Paul Ho, Mareki Honma, Chih-Wei L. Huang, Lei Huang, David H. Hughes, Shiro Ikeda, C. M. Violette Impellizzeri, Makoto Inoue, David J. James, Buell T. Jannuzi, Michael Janssen, Britton Jeter, Wu Jiang, Alejandra Jiménez-Rosales, Svetlana Jorstad, Abhishek V. Joshi, Taehyun Jung, Mansour Karami, Ramesh Karuppusamy, Tomohisa Kawashima, Mark Kettenis, Dong-Jin Kim, Jae-Young Kim, Jongsoo Kim, Junhan Kim, Motoki Kino, Jun Yi Koay, Prashant Kocherlakota, Yutaro Kofuji, Patrick M. Koch, Shoko Koyama, Carsten Kramer, Michael Kramer, Thomas P. Krichbaum, Cheng-Yu Kuo, Noemi La Bella, Tod R. Lauer, Sang-Sung Lee, Po Kin Leung, Aviad Levis, Zhiyuan Li, Rocco Lico, Greg Lindahl, Michael Lindqvist, Mikhail Lisakov, Jun Liu, Kuo Liu, Elisabetta Liuzzo, Wen-Ping Lo, Andrei P. Lobanov, Laurent Loinard, Colin Lonsdale, Ru-Sen Lu, Jirong Mao, Sera Markoff, Alan P. Marscher, Satoki Matsushita, Lynn D. Matthews, Lia Medeiros, Karl M. Menten, Daniel Michalik, Izumi Mizuno, Yosuke Mizuno, James M. Moran, Kotaro Moriyama, Cornelia Müller, Gibwa Musoke, Ioannis Myserlis, Andrew Nadolski, Hiroshi Nagai, Neil M. Nagar, Masanori Nakamura, Ramesh Narayan, Gopal Narayanan, Iniyan Natarajan, Antonios Nathanail, Santiago Navarro Fuentes, Roberto Neri, Chunchong Ni, Aristeidis Noutsos, Junghwan Oh, Hiroki Okino, Héctor Olivares, Gisela N. Ortiz-León, Tomoaki Oyama, Feryal Özel, Daniel C. M. Palumbo, Georgios Filippos Paraschos, Jongho Park, Harriet Parsons, Nimesh Patel, Ue-Li Pen, Dominic W. Pesce, Vincent Piétu, Richard Plambeck, Aleksandar PopStefanija, Oliver Porth, Felix M. Pötzl, Ben Prather, Jorge A. Preciado-López, Hung-Yi Pu, Ramprasad Rao, Mark G. Rawlings, Alexander W. Raymond, Luciano Rezzolla, Angelo Ricarte, Freek Roelofs, Alan Rogers, Eduardo Ros, Cristina Romero-Canizales, Arash Roshanineshat, Helge Rottmann, Alan L. Roy, Ignacio Ruiz, Chet Ruszczyk, Kazi L. J. Rygl, Salvador Sánchez, David Sánchez-Argüelles, Miguel Sánchez-Portal, Mahito Sasada, Kaushik Satapathy, Tuomas Savolainen, F. Peter Schloerb, Karl-Friedrich Schuster, Lijing Shao, Zhiqiang Shen, Des Small, Bong Won Sohn, Jason SooHoo, Kamal Souccar, He Sun, Fumie Tazaki, Remo P. J. Tilanus, Michael Titus, Pablo Torne, Efthalia Traianou, Tyler Trent, Sascha Trippe, Ilse van Bemmel, Huib Jan van Langevelde, Daniel R. van Rossum, Jesse Vos, Jan Wagner, Derek Ward-Thompson, John Wardle, Jonathan Weintroub, Norbert Wex, Robert Wharton, Kaj Wiik, Michael F. Wondrak, George N. Wong, Qingwen Wu, Paul Yamaguchi, Doosoo Yoon, André Young, Ken Young, Ziri Younsi, Feng Yuan, Ye-Fei Yuan, J. Anton Zensus, Shuo Zhang, Guang-Yao Zhao, Shan-Shan Zhao

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Video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in a UK pre-hospital physician/critical care paramedic helicopter emergency medical service by Julian Hannah, Oluwasemire Adetoro, Adam J. R. Watson, Peter Owen, John Gamblin, Megan Lloyd, James O. M. Plumb

“…Patient demographics, intubation indication, anaesthetic drugs, and intubation technique (type of laryngoscopy, grade of view, number of attempts, and complications) were collated. …”
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