Automated digital analysis of propagated contractions recorded during fasting using high resolution small intestinal manometry in healthy participants by Poulami Samaddar, Luis Gerardo Alcala Gonzalez, Jeffrey Fetzer, Irene Cofrades del Castillo, Shivaram Poigai Arunachalam, Fernando Azpiroz, Michael Camilleri, Arthur Beyder, Carolina Malagelada

“…Our aim was to develop an automated detection tool that can quantify fundamental manometric events in high-resolution small bowel manometry tracings by assessing their parameters. …”
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HIV epidemic appraisals for assisting in the design of effective prevention programmes: shifting the paradigm back to basics. by Sharmistha Mishra, Sema K Sgaier, Laura H Thompson, Stephen Moses, B M Ramesh, Michel Alary, David Wilson, James F Blanchard

“…An approach that characterizes local transmission dynamics provides a potentially more effective tool with which policy makers can design intervention programmes.…”
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Quality Assessment of Dual-Polarization C-Band SAR Data Influenced by Precipitation Based on Normalized Polarimetric Radar Vegetation Index by Jisung Geba Chang, Simon Kraatz, Yisok Oh, Feng Gao, Martha Anderson

“…NPRVI, when adjusted for precipitation effects, can serve as a reliable and complementary tool to optical vegetation indices in agricultural and environmental monitoring.…”
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Reduction of Carbon Footprint in Mechanical Engineering Production Using a Universal Simulation Model by Juraj Kováč, Peter Malega, Erik Varjú, Jozef Svetlík, Rudolf Stetulič

“…The findings suggest that the implementation of such a tool can significantly contribute to environmentally responsible management and the reduction of industrial emissions. …”
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ProgModule: A novel computational framework to identify mutation driver modules for predicting cancer prognosis and immunotherapy response by Xiangmei Li, Bingyue Pan, Xilong Zhao, Yinchun Su, Jiyin Lai, Siyuan Li, Yalan He, Jiashuo Wu, Junwei Han

“…Extending our method to diverse cancers, ProgModule presented robust prognostic performance and stability across model parameters, including stopping criteria and network topology. …”
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Weather-Based Prediction Models for the Prevalence of Dengue Vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus by J. M. Manel K. Herath, Hemalika T. K. Abeyasundara, W. A. Priyanka P. De Silva, Thilini C. Weeraratne, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne

“…In the absence of an effective vaccine, vector control has become the key intervention tool in controlling the disease. Vector densities are significantly affected by the changing weather patterns of a region. …”
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Deep Learning–Based Enhanced Optimization for Automated Rice Plant Disease Detection and Classification by P. Preethi, R. Swathika, S. Kaliraj, R. Premkumar, J. Yogapriya

“…EASSO optimizes the DNN's parameters, maximizing its accuracy in disease classification. …”
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Comparison of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurements in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery with Pulsatile and Non-Pulsatile Flow by Leyla Kazancıoğlu, Şule Batçık

“…ONSD ultrasonography appears to be a simple, rapid, and non-invasive tool for perioperative ICP monitoring in cardiac surgery. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Mesodamage Behavior of Concrete Based on Material Point Method by Aihua Liu, Jiaqiang Zou, Wei Hu, Ming Liu, Peitong Cong, Wei Zhang

“…The proposed method can provide a useful tool for concrete numerical testing and for studying the mechanical behavior of concrete at mesoscale.…”
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An Integrated Mycobacterial CT Imaging Dataset with Multispecies Information by Zhilin Han, Yuyang Zhang, Wenlong Ding, Xiaoting Zhao, Bingzhen Jia, Tingting Liu, Liang Wan, Zhiheng Xing

“…Computed tomography (CT), with its high sensitivity for lung lesions and rapid imaging capabilities, has emerged as a critical diagnostic tool. AI-assisted CT interpretation shows particular promise for improving NTM detection, yet progress has been hindered by limited datasets due to disease rarity. …”
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A Co‐Produced Workflow for Addressing Inequities in Cooling Center Access by Lance Watkins, Heidi E. Brown, Ladd Keith, Erika Austhof, Hsini Lin, Samuel N. Chambers, Joseph Tabor, Aaron Gettel, Melissa Guardaro

“…We used the Network Analyst Location‐Allocation tool in ArcGIS Pro to maximize coverage of cooling centers in each area, so that additional cooling centers are selected to reflect local needs. …”
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Prophage-mediated endolysis of Latilactobacillus Sakei TMW 1.1290 induced by exogenous stress arising from food technologies by T Bardischewski, S Vallo, R Nitzsche, P Chanos, T Sieksmeyer, C Stühmeier-Niehe, K Aganovic, C Hertel

“…Therefore, time-controlled cell lysis constitutes a potentially valuable tool for enhancing sensory characteristics of the final product. …”
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A Hiplot‐based web service for cold atmospheric plasma high‐throughput data integration and analysis on breast cancer by Xiaofeng Dai, Mingjie Wang, Yang Liu

“…However, high‐throughput data detailing the effect of CAP on cancer cells is lacking, let alone the corresponding database and analytical tool. Here, we sequenced the whole transcriptome, proteome, phosphorylome, acetylome, and lactylome of transformed cells in response to CAP using breast cancer cells as the disease model; and advanced our previously developed Hiplot platform by establishing a focus‐driven tumor‐specific module, namely CAP medicine in breast cancer (CAPmed‐BC) (https://capbc.hiplot.com.cn). …”
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Statistical analysis of industry scale up draft coal gasifier using response surface methodology for sustainable development by Reena Nanubhai Makadia, Marmik R. Dave

“…An optimum combination of operating variables to attain responses with the desired quality is also anticipated by using the response surface optimizer tool in Minitab software.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Received: 02 August 2024 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 02 October 2024 </strong></p><p><strong>Published: 14 October 2024</strong></p>…”
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Sedimentary dynamics in southern Mariana Trench and its controlling factors in past 440 kyr by Zhongshan Shen, Haifeng Wang, Haifeng Wang, Yanping Chen, Yun Cai, Liang Yi

“…Overall, grain-size parameters provide a valuable investigative tool for understanding the various influences on sediment dynamics in this region.…”
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Clinical Sports Medicine by Schneider J, Wiegand Y, Braumann K-M, Wollesen B

“…The total score of the functional movement screen and the results of the toe touch test and weight-bearing lunge test served as the outcome parameters.Results: We identified a variety of functional and motor deficits. …”
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Evaluation of IFN-γ ELISA assays for quantifying interferon-gamma in Canadian bison by Dr Josephine Chileshe, Dr Todd Shury, Dr Jeffrey M Chen

“…These findings indicate the potential of IFN-γ assays as a diagnostic tool for detecting M. bovis infection in bison populations, contributing to efforts in disease management and conservation. …”
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A new method for analyzing glistenings in hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses by M. Canberk Göktepe, Timur M. Yildirim, Grzegorz Łabuz, Thibaut Devogelaere, Gerd U. Auffarth, Ramin Khoramnia

“…Image-processing software provided an objective tool for glistening quantification. Correlation parameters were evaluated between results of the three methods by using linear regression analysis. …”
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Application of ultraviolet a led as a disinfectant and morphological effects on indoor grown lettuce by Ruth Elizabet Martinez-Escobedo, Ernesto Olvera-Gonzalez, Edgar Zacarias-Moreno, Julissa Elayne Cosme-Castorena, Aldonso Becerra Sanchez, Nivia Escalante-Garcia

“…These results suggest that UVA-LED radiation can be a valuable tool for food production, enhancing disinfection and organic matter content. …”
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A coupled model for sediment transport dynamics and prediction of seabed morphology with application to 1DH/2DH coastal engineering problems by Vasileios Afentoulis, Andreas Papadimitriou, Kostas Belibassakis, Vasiliki Tsoukala

“…The proposed integrated model can be a valuable tool for engineers and scientists desiring to obtain accurate bed level predictions, over complex mildly and steeply sloping sea bottoms composed of non-cohesive sediment particles.…”
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