Simple and Cost-Effective Generation of 3D Cell Sheets and Spheroids Using Curvature-Controlled Paraffin Wax Substrates by Huijung Kim, Kyeong-Mo Koo, Chang-Dae Kim, Min Ji Byun, Chun Gwon Park, Hyungbin Son, Hyung-Ryong Kim, Tae-Hyung Kim

“…This simplifies the generation of both cell sheets and spheroids, offering a promising tool for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications, where precise cell-to-cell interactions are essential. …”
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Prediction and evaluation of environmental quality for nursing sow buildings via multisource sensor information fusion by Chong Chen, Xingqiao Liu, Chaoji Liu, Chengyang Yu

“…Thus, the MSCCS-RF-MK-LSSVR model more effectively captures nonlinear relationships between interrelated environmental parameters and environmental quality . This method can also function as an intelligent decision support tool for real-world applications, such as adaptive ventilation control, environmental stress mitigation, and early warning systems.…”
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Unveiling Surface Roughness Trends and Mechanical Properties in Friction Stir Welded Similar Alloys Joints Using Adaptive Thresholding and Grayscale Histogram Analysis by Haider Khazal, Azzeddine Belaziz, Raheem Al-Sabur, Hassanein I. Khalaf, Zerrouki Abdelwahab

“…In order to form more efficient joints, the frictional temperature generated was monitored until reaching 450 °C, where the transverse movement of the tool and the joint welding began. Hardness and tensile tests showed that the formed joints were good, which paved the way for more reliable surface roughness measurements. …”
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Effects of Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Dyspnea, Exercise Capacity, Quality of Life and Impact of the Disease in COPD Patients: A Systematic Review by Diêgo Mendes Xavier, Endi Lanza Galvão, Alenice Aliane Fonseca, Glaciele Maria de Souza, Vanessa Pereira Lima

“…The primary outcome was an improvement in symptoms in the level of dyspnea and secondary outcomes were parameters in lung function, exercise capacity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the impact of the disease on the individual. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of MRI-based radiomic features for EGFR mutation status in non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases: a meta-analysis by Yuqin Long, Rong Zhao, Xianfeng Du

“…Quality assessment was performed using the quality assessment of prognostic accuracy studies 2 (QUADAS-2) tool. Meta-analysis was conducted using random-effects models.ResultsA total of 13 studies involving 2,348 patients were included. …”
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Rainfall forecasting in arid regions in response to climate change using ARIMA and remote sensing by Hany F. Abd-Elhamid, Amr M. El-Dakak, Martina Zeleňáková, Saleh O. K, Mohamed Mahdy, Samah H. Abd El Ghany

“…Rainfall forecasting is considered an important tool that could help decisionmakers for managing water resources. …”
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Ex-ante impact of pest des petits ruminant control on micro and macro socioeconomic indicators in Senegal: A system dynamics modelling approach. by Joshua Aboah, Andrea Apolloni, Raphaël Duboz, Barbara Wieland, Pacem Kotchofa, Edward Okoth, Michel Dione

“…Vaccination is considered as the main tool for the Global Control and Eradication Strategy for peste des petits ruminants (PPR), and the efficacity of the PPR-vaccine in conferring long-life immunity has been established. …”
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Lumbar Temperature Map of Elderly Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain—An Infrared Thermographic Analysis by Nelson Albuquerque, Liliana Gonçalves, Wally Strasse, Joaquim Gabriel, Laetitia Teixeira, Pedro Cantista

“…Among non-invasive assessment tools, infrared thermography (IRT) has been highlighted as a radiation-free method to evaluate thermal variations in the lumbar region. …”
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Enhancing drilling performance in 3D printed PLA implants application of PIV and ML models by K Shunmugesh, M Ganesh, R Bhavani, M. Adam Khan, M. Saravana Kumar, L. Rajeshkumar, Priyanka Mishra, Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes Navasingh, Angela Jennifa Sujana J, Jana Petru, Čep Robert

“…This work employs the Proximity Indexed Value (PIV) tool to predict the near-optimal value for improving hole quality and enhancing the drilling process. …”
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The Modified Weibull–Fréchet Mixture distribution for enhanced econometric data modelling by I. O. Akalagboro, C. O. Aronu

“…The interpretability of the MWFM distribution is enhanced by its parameters, α and β, where α determines the shape of the distribution and β controls the scale parameter, facilitating meaningful inference and parameter estimation in statistical analysis. …”
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Novel Photodynamic Inactivation Strategy for Salmonella Enteritidis PT4 on Eggshells: Exploiting the Antimicrobial Potential of Curcumin and Carvacrol by Erhan Keyvan, Soner Donmez, Hatice Ahu Kahraman, Hidayet Tutun, Zuhal Calişkan, Jerina Rugji, Nilay Keyvan, Erdi Şen, Hidir Gumus

“…The application of curcumin or carvacrol sourced via PDI in the originally developed system resulted in any significant changes in egg quality parameters and sensory properties. This study demonstrated that PDI‐based system using curcumin or carvacrol as photosensitizers could be a potential tool for decontamination of eggs contaminated with S. …”
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Comparative characteristic of Bi- and La- doped (Ca/Sr)MoO4 -based materials with a defect scheelite-type structure by Zoya A. Mikhaylovskaya, Alexandra V. Klimova, Sofia A. Petrova, Elizaveta A. Pankrushina, Elena S. Buyanova

“…The «critical» x = 0.15 point was also clearly indicated by Δcorr parameter. The AAF of the Raman spectra of solid oxides was shown to be a good tool for prediction of properties and points of phase transitions in solid oxides.…”
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Dynamic Optimization of Xylitol Production Using Legendre-Based Control Parameterization by Eugenia Gutiérrez, Marianela Noriega, Cecilia Fernández, Nadia Pantano, Leandro Rodriguez, Gustavo Scaglia

“…The results highlight the potential of this strategy as a practical and efficient tool for optimizing nonlinear multivariable bioprocesses.…”
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Assessment of risk factors associated with trauma and prevention of falls in elderly patients in oral healthcare centers by Seema Jabeen, Sasmita Sahu, Priyamvada Kulshreshtha, Saurabh Pramanik, Vartika Singh, Meenakshi Upadhyay, Vasudha Kak

“…Normal data distribution of variables was determined by Kolmogorov–Smirnov statistical tool. Comparison of studied age-groups was performed by “Chi-square test” for categorical variables. …”
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Can ginger improve cardiovascular health indices? A protocol for a GRADE-assessed systematic review and planned dose–response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ali Jafari, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Two evaluators will independently review articles, extract information, and evaluate the quality of the studies using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool (RoB 2). Any discrepancies will be addressed by involving a third reviewer. …”
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Imaging‐Based Prediction of Ki‐67 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study by Chiyu Cai, Liancai Wang, Lianyuan Tao, Hengli Zhu, Yongnian Ren, Deyu Li, Dongxiao Li

“…Radiomic features were extracted from enhanced CT scans and combined with clinical parameters to develop a predictive model for Ki‐67 expression. …”
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Italian COSMO-SkyMed atlas: R-Index and the percentage of measurability of movement by Giuseppe Bausilio, Mohammad Amin Khalili, Maria Virelli, Diego Di Martire

“…COSMO-SkyMed constellation, launched in 2007 by ASI, is a valuable Earth observation tool that provides all-weather, day-and-night imaging capabilities with high resolution and a short revisit time. …”
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Design workflow of a symmetric traveling wave antenna for fast ion production on DD tokamaks by J.G. van de Lindt, S.J. Wukitch, N. Bertelli, S. Shiraiwa

“…Python RF network analysis packages were used to create a custom TWA optimization tool to inform a COMSOL flat antenna design, and Petra-M was used to study cold plasma effects. …”
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Evaluation of the risk of inferior alveolar nerve injury during an implant procedure: A comparative study between OPG and CBCT by Hassan A. Barzanji, Alan A. Tahir

“…To evaluate the possibility of the risk of endangering inferior alveolar nerve during implant placement using OPG or CBCT as a preoperative assessment tool. Patients and methods: This study is a prospective cross-sectional study carried out in outpatient clinic of the college of dentistry and Denta Plus private center in Erbil city during the period from 1st of January to 31st of August, 2018. …”
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Enhanced prediction of corrosion rates of pipeline steels using simulated annealing-optimized ANFIS models by Ali Hussein Khalaf, Bing Lin, Ahmed N. Abdalla, Zhongzhi Han, Ying Xiao, Junlei Tang

“…The SA algorithm optimizes the ANFIS model's parameters, enhancing its ability to handle non-linear relationships. …”
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