Enhancing Voice Activity Detection for an Elderly-Centric Self-Learning Conversational Robot Partner in Noisy Environments by Subashkumar Rajanayagam, Max Andreas Ingrisch, Pascal Müller, Patrick Jahn, Stefan Twieg

“…In contrast, traditional lightweight rule-based VAD methods tend to yield higher recall but at the expense of precision. …”
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Construction of genetic transformation system mediated by Agrobacterium rhizogenes in Vaccinium corymbosum by WU Tingting, LIU Liangqin, JIANG Yanqin, GE Chunfeng, TIAN Liangliang, LIU Mengxi, ZENG Qilong, YU Hong

“…[Methods] The stem segments from current-year green shoots of field-grown Lanmei 1 blueberry plants were used as explants. …”
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SFD-YOLO: A novel framework for subsidence funnels detection in China based on large-scale SAR interferograms by Jing Guo, Zhengjia Zhang, Peifeng Ma, Mengmeng Wang, Xuefei Zhang, Dongdong Li, Bing Sui

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the fully trained SFD-YOLO model achieves an mAP50 accuracy of 92.00% while maintaining high efficiency, significantly outperforming other advanced methods. Applying the SFD-YOLO model to interferograms across China detected a total of 3,842 subsidence funnels, with Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, and Anhui identified as the four provinces with the highest funnel number. …”
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Linking Electrocardiogram and Echocardiogram: Comparing Classical Machine Learning and Deep Learning Neural Networks for the Detection of Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities by Shantanu M. Joshi, Hana R. Shaik, Shivam Rai Sharma, Philip Strong, Uma Srivatsa, Imo Ebong, Hyoyoung Jeong, Chen-Nee Chuah, Lihong Mo

“…Our study aimed to predict RWMA using both classical machine learning (ML) methods and a one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D CNN) model on the 12-lead ECG data from 3,750 unique patients provided by the Nightingale Open Science platform. …”
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Role of ketogenic and low-carbohydrate diets in the pathogenesis and treatment of obesity and diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 - A Literature Review by Dominika Bąk, Julia Buszek, Piotr Czerniak, Adrianna Antoszewska, Weronika Bargiel, Halszka Wajdowicz, Mateusz Warzocha, Aldona Sokołowska

“…Aim of the Study: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets on the pathogenesis and treatment of obesity, type 1  and 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: An analysis of papers available in PubMed was performed. …”
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MODIFIKASI KATALIS CaO DENGAN SrO PADA REAKSI TRANSESTERIFIKASI MINYAK JELANTAH MENJADI BIODIESEL MENGGUNAKAN by N Widiarti, E Kusumastuti

“…Catalyst modification performed by impregnation method of SrNO₃into CaO. The catalyst was used in transesterification reaction of wasted cooking oil with variation of  energy (80 and 100 </em><em>watt), variation of time (30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 seconds) and variation of SrO/CaO amount (1%, 2%, 4%, 8% and 16% w/w) as a catalyst. …”
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EVALUASI PROGRAM MEDIA RELATIONS BADAN NARKOTIKA NASIONAL PROVINSI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA (BNNP DIY) DALAM MENINGKATKAN KESADARAN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP BAHAYA NARKOBA by Siti Hanifah, Suranto Aw

“…The results of this study indicate that; 1) The BNNP DIY activities media relations program increased public awareness through the dissemination of P4GN information carried out by the Public Relations Team and the P2M Division which managed the media, but the program was less than optimal due to the overlapping division of tasks; 2) The program is said to be less effective based on a mini-communication  audit  evaluation  that has  been studied  in six aspects,  namely the recipient, message content, timeliness, communication media, message packaging form, and message source. …”
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The impact of the timing of pasta intake on sleep quality and health outcomes: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial by S. Lotti, M. Dinu, A. Napoletano, G. Pagliai, M. Tristan Asensi, I. Giangrandi, F. Cesari, M. Becatti, A. Amedei, C. Fiorillo, R. Marcucci, B. Colombini, F. Sofi

“…This study aims to assess, for the first time, whether pasta consumption (lunch vs. dinner) affects sleep quality, circadian rhythms, cardiometabolic health, and gut microbiota composition in healthy, normal-weight adults. Methods A 7-month randomized, open-label, cross-over trial will enroll 70 participants, assigned to two isocaloric, Mediterranean-style diets differing only in pasta consumption timing. …”
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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for managing the peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials by Rashin Bahrami, Nariman Nikparto, Fateme Gharibpour, Maryam Pourhajibagher, Abbas Bahador

“…The reviewed articles used a light source (60 s, 1 session) with a wavelength of 635 to 810 nm for optimal tissue penetration. …”
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The line Rico is the earliest maturing accession in the VIR collection of spring bread wheat by B. V. Rigin, E. V. Zuev, A. S. Andreeva, Z. S. Pyzhenkova, I. I. Matvienko

“…Background. To optimize the process of bread wheat breeding for earliness and environmental adaptability, searching for new source material is a crucial task. …”
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NeuroFuzzXAI: A Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Framework for Epileptic Seizure Detection by Flavia COSTI, Emanuel COVACI, Ovidiu ROMAN, Darian ONCHIS

“…The objective is to enhance transparency in decision-making by identifying key EEG features and providing an interpretable risk assessment. Materials and Methods: This study utilizes the publicly available Epileptic Seizure Recognition dataset [i], which consists of EEG recordings from 500 subjects, segmented into 11,500 one-second windows, each described by 178 features. …”
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Simulation Analysis of Water Resource Scheduling in Nansu River Based on Coupled Water Quality-Quantity Model by HOU Xiang-dong, ZHAO Xiang-ling

“…Conducting research on water quality and quantity in rivers that flow through urban areas and serve functions such as water supply and irrigation, and implementing rational scheduling, is of significance for ensuring a healthy aquatic ecosystem and enhancing the well-being of local residents. [Methods] The Nansu River Basin was selected as the research area. …”
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Variability and correlations of economically valuable traits in cowpea from the VIR collection in the environments of Astrakhan provincer by M. V. Gurkina

“…The identified correlations in the productivity components make it possible to optimize the selection of accessions promising as source materials for the development of new high-yielding cultivars.…”
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Remote work transition amidst COVID-19: Impacts on presenteeism, absenteeism, and worker well-being-A scoping review. by Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, Alexia M Haritos, Bao-Zhu Stephanie Long, Chantal Atikian, Luke A Fiorini, Basem Gohar, Aaron Howe, Yiyan Li, Ali Bani-Fatemi

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>This scoping review aims to examine the occurrence of presenteeism and absenteeism among remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the interrelated physical and mental health issues during these periods.<h4>Methods</h4>PsycINFO, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Eric, Business Source Premier, SCOPUS, and sociological abstracts were searched resulting in 1792 articles. …”
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Empowering Future Mothers: A School Intervention Approach to Promote Breastfeeding Awareness among Adolescent Girls in Rural Uttar Pradesh, India by Kritika Tiwari, Priya Arora

“…Materials and methods: This pre–post intervention study was conducted among adolescent girls from 7th to 12th grade at a government girls’ school in rural Uttar Pradesh. …”
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Motivation and identity among European and Brazilian elite student-athletes: a Bayesian multilevel regression and poststratification analysis by Carlos E. Gonçalves, Humberto M. Carvalho, Ana Fernandes, Serge Éloi, Ricardo T. Quinaud, Luis M. Rama, Luis M. Rama

“…The goal of the present study was to use Multilevel Regression with Poststratification to estimate variation between Brazilian and European university student-athletes’ motivation toward sports and academics, and two dimensions of identity, affectivity and social identity.Methods508 student-athletes (311 Brazilian, competing at the national university games; 197 European, competing at the European University Games) participated in the study and answered to two questionnaires used in cross-cultural research: SAMSAQ, for academic and sport motivation, and BIMS, for social identity and emotions.ResultsFor all the variables our estimations showed significant differences between Brazilian and European athletes, with the former expressing higher scores in all dimensions of motivation and identity.DiscussionThe findings suggest that the macro-effect of the organizational and cultural context is the most important source of influence on athletes’ motivation and identity, which appears to be more significant in Brazil. …”
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Leveraging Prior Knowledge in Semi-Supervised Learning for Precise Target Recognition by Guohao Xie, Zhe Chen, Yaan Li, Mingsong Chen, Feng Chen, Yuxin Zhang, Hongyan Jiang, Hongbing Qiu

“…Underwater acoustic target recognition (UATR) is challenged by complex marine noise, scarce labeled data, and inadequate multi-scale feature extraction in conventional methods. This study proposes DART-MT, a semi-supervised framework that integrates a Dual Attention Parallel Residual Network Transformer with a mean teacher paradigm, enhanced by domain-specific prior knowledge. …”
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Visualizing the invisible: inner plexiform layer stratification with conventional spectral-domain optical coherence tomography by Ricardo Luz Leitão Guerra, Luiz Roisman, Jay S. Duker, Giuseppe Querques, Luiz Filipe Adami Lucatto, Emmerson Badaró, Gabriel Castilho S. Barbosa, Eduardo Amorim Novais

“…This study provides the first demonstration that IPL stratification can be visualized using commercially available spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) with optimized imaging and grayscale inversion. Methods This retrospective, cross-sectional image analysis study included three healthy individuals who underwent macular OCT imaging. …”
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Cerebral Circulation and Metabolism of Patients with Cerebral Injury by Ekaterina A. Abramova, Oleg V. Voennov, Gennadii A. Boyarinov, Аlexei O. Trofimov

“…The purpose of the study was to asses changes in cerebral macrocirculation and metabolism parameters in patients with concomitant cerebral injury during infusions of ethylmethylhydroxypyridine succinate at a dose of 12.5 to 100 mg/h depending on a source pattern of the cerebral blood flow.Materials and methods. …”
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Gaps in protection to Anopheles exposure in high malaria endemic regencies of Papua Province, Indonesia. by Ismail E Rozi, Lepa Syahrani, Dendi H Permana, Puji B S Asih, Maria E Sumiwi, Neil F Lobo, William A Hawley, Din Syafruddin

“…Community-based larval source management could enhance overall exposure reduction. …”
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