A Multiresolution PDE-Based Deformable Surface for Medical Imaging Applications

“…The new deformable model is very useful for a variety of medical imaging applications including boundary reconstruction, surface visualization, data segmentation, and topology discovery. In this paper, we demonstrate both the accuracy and robustness of our model on areas such as medical image segmentation through a number of experiments on both real (MRI/CT) and synthetic volumetric datasets.…”
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Evaluation of Short-Term Freeway Speed Prediction Based on Periodic Analysis Using Statistical Models and Machine Learning Models by Xiaoxue Yang, Yajie Zou, Jinjun Tang, Jian Liang, Muhammad Ijaz

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Acid-Catalyzed, Metal- and Oxidant-Free C=C Bond Cleavage of Enaminones: One-Pot Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydroquinazolines by Ting Chen, Ting Huang, Moudan Ye, Jinhai Shen

“…This method operates in ethanol under transition-metal-free and oxidant-free conditions, offering a sustainable and efficient approach for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydroquinazolines with broad functional group tolerance.…”
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Phosphorus species, fractions, and leaching risk in vermicompost-amended calcareous sandy loam soil by Mahsa Asariha, Mahboubeh Zarabi

“…Phosphorus, base cations and anions concentration, EC, and pH were analyzed in leachates and P species, leaching rate, and fractions in amended soils were determined, too.Results The HPO4-2 and MgHPO4 (aq) were the dominant species in the leachates and their highest total concentration was observed in 5% VC-amended columns. …”
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An Unusual Case: Pruritic Vulvar Syringoma by Mehmet Dolanbay, Mehmet Serdar Kütük, Semih Uludağ, Mahmut Tuncay Özgün, Ayça Nazlı BULUT, Turhan Ökten

“…A 37-year-old woman presented with a six months history of vulvar papular pruritic lesion unresponsive to topical antifungal and anti-inflammatory therapy. …”
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Regional disparities and dynamic adaptation in the forest health-based industry and ecological environment: A case study of Fujian Province, China by Wenyu Chen, Shuhan Yu, Xuwang Jiang, Liyu Zhan

“…To conduct the analysis, we utilized various analytical tools, such as the entropy-weighted TOPSIS method, an adaptability evaluation model, standard deviation ellipses, and geographical detectors. …”
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The economic burden of breast cancer in western Iran: a cross-sectional cost-of-illness study by Banafsheh Darvishi Teli, Meysam Behzadifar, Mania Beiranvand, Aziz Rezapour, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Samad Azari, Ahad Bakhtiari, Payam Haghighatfard, Mariano Martini, Maryam Saran, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Direct medical costs comprised 70.2% of the total expenses, primarily attributed to hospitalization, chemotherapy, and laboratory tests. …”
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An examination of ankle joint position sense, postural control and associated neuromuscular deficits in patients with plantar fasciitis: a cross-sectional analysis with advanced bi... by Shaker Hassan S. Alshehri, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Saeed Y. Al Adal, Faisal M. Alyazedi, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Ravi Shankar Reddy

“…This study aimed to (1) examine the relationship between AJPS accuracy and biomechanical factors—including postural stability, lower limb muscle strength, and gait parameters—in individuals with plantar fasciitis d (2) analyze the impact of psychosocial factors, including pain catastrophizing, physical activity level, and quality of life, on AJPS accuracy and postural control in this population. Methods A total of 126 participants (63 with plantar fasciitis and 63 controls) were recruited. …”
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Perbandingan Kinerja Metode Arima, Multi-Layer Perceptron, dan Random Forest dalam Peramalan Harga Logam Mulia Berjangka yang Mengandung Pencilan by Teguh Prasetyo, Rizki Alifah Putri, Dini Ramadhani, Yenni Angraini, Khairil Anwar Notodiputro

“…Akurasi peramalan sebagai tolok ukur kinerja metode deret waktu bergantung beberapa hal, antara lain karakteristik data, pemilihan metode, dan jangka waktu, di samping fluktuasi data dan keberadaaan pencilan dalam data. …”
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Non-linear relationship between built environment and non-motorized travel efficiency under the traffic micro-circulation model. by Xiaoyuan Dong, Lining Wang, Sen Du, Bicheng Qian, Jiaxin Wang

“…Using ArcGIS spatial analysis tools combined with the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model, we analyze the non-linear influence mechanisms and threshold effects of the built environment on non-motorized travel efficiency and establish a ranking of the relative importance of all built environment factors. …”
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Investment Policies to Extend the Life of Expressways in Japan by Hideo Noda, Yuichi Osano

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Information Theoretical Analysis of Quantum Mixedness in a Finite Model of Interacting Fermions by Diana Monteoliva, Angelo Plastino, Angel Ricardo Plastino

“…Notably, we find that the degree of quantum mixedness exhibits a strong dependence on the total fermion number, with varying trends across different temperature regimes. …”
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Compact Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Noninvasive Glucose Sensor Upgraded with Direct Comb Data-Mining by Liying Song, Zhiqiang Han, Hengyong Nie, Woon-Ming Lau

“…Each design commonly comprises a mid-infrared QCL for emission, a multiple attenuation total reflection prism (MATR) for data acquisition, and a computer-controlled infrared detector for data analysis. …”
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Rule-Based Knowledge Acquisition Method for Promoter Prediction in Human and Drosophila Species by Wen-Lin Huang, Chun-Wei Tung, Chyn Liaw, Hui-Ling Huang, Shinn-Ying Ho

“…PromHD utilizes an effective feature-mining algorithm and a reference feature set of 167 DNA sequence descriptors (DNASDs), comprising three descriptors of physicochemical properties (absorption maxima, molecular weight, and molar absorption coefficient), 128 top-ranked descriptors of 4-mer motifs, and 36 global sequence descriptors. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Order Flow Imbalance and Information Asymmetry on Treasury Bill Price Changes by Ali Namaki, Aysa Kazemi bavil

“…Considering the price impact of orders and the significance of the secondary market for Islamic treasury bills as a pivotal tool in the central bank's monetary policy and government financing, this study aims to investigate the price effects of order flow on the price fluctuations of Islamic treasury bills in the market. …”
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Numerical Analysis for the Caving Characteristics of Rock Mass with Inclined Joints in Caving Mining by Jinbo Sui, Fengyu Ren, Jianli Cao, Huan Liu

“…The stress concentration areas dispersed in the model except for the top of the undercut area. The caving line was not a standard arch, and the highest point of the caving line was biased towards the direction of the undercut. …”
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Voluminous Intrapericardial Lipoma Mimicking Pericardial Effusion by Fabíola Prado de Morais, Noah Romero Nakajima, Olívia Félix Marconi Andalécio, Pedro de Santana Prudente, Guilherme Emílio Ferreira, Andrea de Martino Luppi, Fernando Costa Mundim, Olga Maria Lima Aguiar, Juliana Salomão Daud Melo, Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas

“…A voluminous mass resembling fat within the pericardial sac was revealed by transesophageal echocardiography and a computed tomography scan. The tumor was removed successfully by a subxiphoid surgical approach. …”
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Molecular detection of Escherichia coli from ovine aborted fetuses in Mosul city, Iraq by Aamer Y. Al-Chalaby, Omer K. Alhankawe, Balsam Y. Rasheed

“…Between September 2023 and March 2024, a total of fifty swabs were collected from the stomach contents and placenta of twenty-five aborted fetuses. …”
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Immunisation schedule of the Pediatric Spanish Association: 2024 recommendations by Francisco José Álvarez García, Antonio Iofrío de Arce, Javier Álvarez Aldeán, Elisa Garrote Llanos, Lucía López Granados, María Luisa Navarro Gómez, Valentín Pineda Solas, Irene Rivero Calle, Jesús Ruiz-Contreras, Ignacio Salamanca de la Cueva, Pepe Serrano Marchuet, Francisco José Álvarez García, Antonio Iofrío de Arce, Javier Álvarez Aldeán, María Garcés-Sánchez, Elisa Garrote Llanos, Abián Montesdeoca Melián, María Luisa Navarro Gómez, Valentín Pineda Solas, Irene Rivero Calle, Jesús Ruiz-Contreras, Pepe Serrano Marchuet

“…AA.) usan tetravírica para las segundas dosis de triple vírica y varicela, recomendamos, para todas las CC.AA., adelantar la segunda dosis de vacuna frente a varicela a los dos años.Debido al muy importante aumento de casos de tosferina desde finales del 2023 y especialmente en 2024, recomendamos adelantar la dosis de Tdpa en la adolescencia a los 10-12 años.Para completar la protección frente a los meningococos en la adolescencia, recomendamos la vacunación frente al MenB a los 12 años.Consideramos que la vacunación frente a gripe debe ser sistemática hasta los 18 años, pero dadas las decepcionantes coberturas en los niños entre 6–59 meses, creemos prioritario actualmente aumentar dichas coberturas, y una vez conseguido este objetivo, ampliar la vacunación a niños y adolescentes entre 5–18 años.Se mantienen respecto al calendario 2024, entre otras, las tablas de inmunización sistemática para personas sanas y la de grupos de riesgo, el uso de las nuevas vacunas conjugadas de valencia ampliada frente al neumococo, la vacunación sistemática a los 4 meses de edad con MenACWY, y la vacunación frente al SARS-CoV-2 para personas mayores de 6 meses con factores de riesgo.…”
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Development and some applications of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system for murine macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) by H. Ochiai, S. Sakai, T. Kogure, T. Hirabaytashi, K. Nakajima, K. Terasawa

“…Thus, ELISA system established in this study is considered to be a useful tool to study MIP-2 response in various inflammation models in mice.…”
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