Use of whole body PET scan in patients with infective endocarditis may impact care of those with intravascular devices: results from a comparative retrospective cohort study by Jason Park, Kaitlyn Simpson, Megan Neils, James Riddell

“…Changes in management included further workup, performance of a source control procedure, or a change in the antibiotic regimen. …”
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Multi-Domain Feature Incorporation of Lightweight Convolutional Neural Networks and Handcrafted Features for Lung and Colon Cancer Diagnosis by Omneya Attallah

“…It also applies feature selection based on minimum redundancy maximum relevance to the integrated deep and handcrafted features, guaranteeing optimal computational efficiency and high diagnostic accuracy. …”
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Residual capsule network with threshold convolution and attention mechanism for forest fire detection using UAV imagery by Soufiane Ben Othman, Obaid Ali

“…Evaluated on a comprehensive UAV-sourced dataset of 14,140 images, ResCaps-TC-Attn-Fire achieves an impressive 99.78% accuracy, 99.7% precision, and 99.8% recall, surpassing existing methods like YOLOv3 (85.2%), ABi-LSTM (96.2%), and Enhanced YOLOv8n (99.0%). …”
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Machine learning and spatio-temporal analysis of meteorological factors on waterborne diseases in Bangladesh. by Arman Hossain Chowdhury, Md Siddikur Rahman

“…Therefore, this study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the spatio-temporal pattern and identifying the best tree-based ML models for determining the meteorological factors associated with waterborne diseases in Bangladesh.<h4>Methods</h4>This study used district-level reported cases of waterborne diseases (cholera, amoebiasis, typhoid and hepatitis A) obtained from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and meteorological data (temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and precipitation) sourced from NASA for the period spanning 2017 to 2020. …”
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Impact of artificial intelligence-driven urban renewal strategies green economic efficiency and resident health in China by Jing Peng, Xin Fu, Yufan Peng, Yang Ding

“…Policymakers are encouraged to leverage AI in optimizing industrial structures, promoting green growth, and integrating health policy with technological innovation to improve urban residents’ quality of life.…”
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The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabidiol in the Management of Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain by Karolina Walczyńska-Dragon, Anna Kurek-Górecka, Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Aleksandra Nitecka-Buchta, Stefan Baron

“…Relevant studies were sourced from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. …”
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BoostPolyGlot: A Structured IR Generation-Based Fuzz Testing Framework for GCC Compiler Frontend by Hui Liu, Hanbin Guo, Peng Liu, Tongding Hou

“…The compiler serves as a bridge connecting hardware architecture and application software, converting source code into executable files and optimizing code. …”
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Reducing Water Contamination to Ensure the Quality and Safety of Food Products by Ivetich Marco, Gorelkina Alena K.

“…The paper introduces a new method for reducing water contamination based on adsorption processes for extracting organic compounds from aqueous solutions. …”
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Evaluation of grain yield and quality in maize hybrids of various origin under the conditions of Primorsky Territory by E. S. Butovets, I. N. Danilenko, N. A. Kraskovskaya

“…This study was dedicated to the evaluation and selection of maize hybrids of different origin for important agronomic traits and for protein and oil accumulation in grain under the conditions of Primorsky Territory, as well as for their possible use as source material for breeding.Materials and methods. …”
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Enhancing CO₂ Fixation in Microalgal Systems: Mechanistic Insights and Bioreactor Strategies by Zhongliang Sun, Chenmei Bo, Shuonan Cao, Liqin Sun

“…Future efforts should focus on integrating these methods into large-scale photobioreactor systems to optimize cost-effective, sustainable production.…”
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A Study to Assess the Perceptions, Attitudes, and Practices of Edentulous Patients Regarding the Maintenance of Complete Denture Prostheses by Misbah Khalid, Omaima Arshad, Raza Ullah Khan, Aamir Ghafoor, Romeysah Adnan, Hira Riaz, Muhammad Amer Khan

“…While many participants engage in basic denture cleaning routines, the lack of consistent professional care and reliance on suboptimal cleaning methods underscore the need for targeted interventions to promote optimal denture hygiene. …”
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Atmospheric Flame Vapor Deposition of 1D and 2D Nanostructured Vanadium Pentoxide on Diverse Substrates by Kai Zhou, Lili Cai

“…By optimizing critical synthesis parameters, specifically, source temperature (840 °C) and substrate temperature (610 °C), we achieved highly crystalline, one-dimensional (1D) V₂O₅ nanorods on a variety of substrates, including silicon (Si), fluorine tin doped (FTO) glass, stainless steel, and silicon dioxide (SiO₂). …”
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Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Soil-Lime-Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil Blend Using Regression Model for Sustainable Pavement Foundation Construction by Gregory C. Ezeokpube, Isiguzo Edwin Ahaneku, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme, Imoh Christopher Attah, Roland Kufre Etim, Bamidele Charles Olaiya, Iberedem Monday Udousoro

“…Different stabilization methods serve as a remedy for such soil to regain its loss engineering properties. …”
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Design of e-commerce product price prediction model based on generative adversarial network with adaptive weight adjustment by Abuduaini Abudureheman, Yan Zhao, Aishanjiang Nilupaer

“…Abstract E-commerce platforms have amassed extensive transaction data, which serves as a valuable source for price prediction. However, the diversity of commodities poses challenges such as data imbalance, model overfitting, and underfitting. …”
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Association between out-of-pocket health expenditure and the disease burden of diabetes mellitus: insights from GBD 2021 by Luyou Dong, Zhifu Dong

“…This study analyzes the relationship between out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure levels and the disease burden of diabetes mellitus, provides evidence-based recommendations for optimizing OOP expenditure strategies, and seeks to uncover any potential impact of healthcare inequalities on the disease burden of diabetes mellitus.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was performed among 36 countries with varying percentages of OOP payments from Health System in Transition. …”
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Emphasizing Grey Systems Contribution to Decision-Making Field Under Uncertainty: A Global Bibliometric Exploration by Andra Sandu, Paul Diaconu, Camelia Delcea, Adrian Domenteanu

“…The systems have a strong contribution in the decision-making field under uncertainty, by identifying the connection between variables and optimizing the process of choosing the strategies. With time, the methods offered by the grey systems theory have faced a continuous adoption process in various research fields associated with decision-making. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of rubcrete-iron composite for mixed radiation shielding by Lawrence Otieno Ochieng, Nadir Omar Hashim, Jeremiah Monari Kebwaro, Dickson Andala

“…The material’s photon and neutron shielding characteristics were evaluated through experimental and simulation methods. Gamma-ray attenuation measurements were experimentally carried out using a NaI(TI) spectrometer and a Cs-137 0.662 MeV energy source. …”
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Designing Teaching Materials for Children's Parties Clothing Based on Comics by Erni, Yudhistira Anggraini, Armaini Rambe, Novita, Muhibbuddin

“…The learning process is not yet fully optimal because the level of understanding and psychomotor abilities of students still vary. …”
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Predicting child mortality determinants in Uttar Pradesh using Machine Learning: Insights from the National Family and Health Survey (2019–21) by Pinky Pandey, Sacheendra Shukla, Niraj Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar

“…Aim: This study aimed to delineate spatial variations in under-five mortality across Uttar Pradesh and evaluate the efficacy of various machine learning algorithms in identifying critical determinants influencing these mortality rates. Methods: The study utilized data from the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) - V. …”
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Structural and ion transport characteristics of transparent proton conducting biopolymer electrolytes based on chitosan and cold water fish skin gelatin by Peshawa O. Hama, Shujahadeen B. Aziz, Omed Gh. Abdullah

“…Ammonium thiocyanate (NH4SCN) salt as a source of proton provider was added to the polymer blends. …”
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