Diabetes Insipidus due to Metastases of Undiagnosed Lung Cancer: A Case Report from Syria by Ibrahim Alali, Alaa Al-Sarraj, Younes Kabalan

“…Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic options, the prognosis remains poor and is influenced by primary malignancy and treatment methods. We report a case of a patient with PM from lung cancer who had polyuria, polydipsia, and nonspecific symptoms. …”
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The Savvy Survey #11: Mail-Based Surveys by Glenn D. Israel, Jessica L. Gouldthorpe

“…Survey research consistently shows that mail surveys usually obtain as high or higher response rates than other methods. This fact sheet provides guidance for constructing the questionnaire, addressing visual design and formatting considerations, and implementing the survey. …”
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Ocular Ultrasound as a Key to Diagnosing Uveitis-Masked Syndromes: Tips and Tricks by Valeria Albano, Rosanna Dammacco, Ilaria Lolli, Claudia Ventricelli, Enrico Settimo, Angelo Miggiano, Maria Grazia Pignataro, Paolo Ferreri, Francesco Boscia, Silvana Guerriero, Giovanni Alessio

“…Ocular B (bidimensional)-ultrasound (OBU) is a non-invasive, repeatable, rapid ultrasound method effective in indirect signs that lead back to systemic diseases. …”
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“Locality – Adaptation” Research of Hydropower Resettlement Communities in the Jinsha River Basin: A Case Study of Ludila Hydropower Station by Fang WANG, Zhuoqi LI, Haoyi XU, Jiaqi YAN

“…This research takes the resettlement communities of the Ludila Hydropower Station along the Jinsha River as the research object, and develops a linkage analysis method that integrates macroscopic land cover evolution with microscopic architectural spatial adjustments. …”
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A Quantitative Histologic Analysis of Oogenesis in the Flatfish Species <em>Pleuronectes platessa</em> as a Tool for Fisheries Management by Carine Sauger, Jérôme Quinquis, Clothilde Berthelin, Mélanie Lepoittevin, Nicolas Elie, Laurent Dubroca, Kristell Kellner

“…Moreover, the use of stereology showed misclassifications for individuals categorized into a maturity phase using a macroscopic visual method. Misclassifications were found with individuals that had spawned (D) but were put under the immature (A) phase, and individuals in development (B) classified under D.…”
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Vision-Related Quality of Life among Patients Attending the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya by Nerice Emade, Joseph Nyamori, Margaret Njuguna, Lucy Njambi, Stephen Gichuhi

“…Using a purposive consecutive sampling method, we enrolled 100 participants, 50 with diabetic retinopathy and 50 without diabetic retinopathy. …”
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A Novel Multi-Sensor Nonlinear Tightly-Coupled Framework for Composite Robot Localization and Mapping by Lu Chen, Amir Hussain, Yu Liu, Jie Tan, Yang Li, Yuhao Yang, Haoyuan Ma, Shenbing Fu, Gun Li

“…Additionally, we designed a fast approximation method for the nonlinear weighted fusion of features from infrared and RGB frames based on luminance values. …”
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Different Characteristics of Aquaporin-4 and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Seropositive Male Optic Neuritis in China by Honglu Song, Huanfen Zhou, Mo Yang, Junqing Wang, Hongjuan Liu, Mingming Sun, Quangang Xu, Shihui Wei

“…To describe different clinical characteristics and prognosis of optic neuritis (ON) in male patients with seropositive aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-Ab) or myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody (MOG-Ab) in China. Method. Males with ON were recruited from the Neuro-ophthalmology Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, General Hospital from January 2016 to February 2018. …”
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A Tunnel Lining Line Identification Algorithm Based on Supervised Heatmap by Heng SONG, Yisheng ZHANG, Tianbao GENG, Dongjie WANG

“…Methods The algorithm is divided into two stages: keypoint detection and curve fitting. …”
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BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PECULIARITIES OF INTRODUCTION OF WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA (LIND. EX ANDR.) H. WENDL. EX BARY AT THE SOUTHERN COAST OF CRIMEA by Yuriy V. Plugatar, Alexandr P. Maksimov, Maksim S. Kovalev, Valeriy D. Rabotyagov, Natalya N. Trikoz, Alexandr F. Khromov

“…Research methods: comparative-ecological, biometric, analytical and visual. …”
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Traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Korean medicine (TKM): aconstitutional-based concept and comparison by Young Min Kang, Richard Komakech, Chandrakant Shivappa Karigar, Asma Saqib

“…Apart from Homeopathy in TIM, both systems are hinged on similar principle of body constitutional-based concept and similar disease diagnosis methods of mainly auscultation, palpation, visual inspection, and interrogation. …”
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Perceptions of dietary sugar consumption among public housing residents using a modified qualitative photovoice methodology by Mabeline Velez, Brenda Heaton, Chelsey Solar, Yinette Fuertes, Belinda Borrelli, Raul I. Garcia, Lisa M. Quintiliani

“…Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted photovoice methods using Zoom. Adult residents of two public housing developments were invited to participate in pairs of online group sessions. …”
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Frequency Spectrum Adaptor for Remote Sensing Image&#x2013;Text Retrieval by Ziyi Wan, Enyuan Zhao, Jie Nie, Ze Zhang, Zhiqiang Wei, Nan Zheng, Yuting Zhao

“…Consequently, these methods exhibit limitations in handling specific receptive fields or preserving the structural information within RS images, leading to inaccurate retrieval matches. …”
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Fuzzy logic-based IoT system for optimizing irrigation with cloud computing: Enhancing water sustainability in smart agriculture by Abdennabi Morchid, Zafar Said, Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz, Pierluigi Siano, Hassan Qjidaa

“…Traditional irrigation methods are often inefficient, waste water and expose crops to water stress. …”
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Early monitoring of drought stress in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) using hyperspectral imaging: A comparison of machine learning tools and feature selection approaches by Fatemeh Salek, Seyed Ahmad Mireei, Abbas Hemmat, Mehrnoosh Jafari, Mohammad R. Sabzalian, Majid Nazeri, Wouter Saeys

“…Among the feature selection methods, SIMCA-based features excelled in monitoring stress conditions in the Palenus and A82 genotypes. …”
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Integrating patient and public involvement into co-design of healthcare improvement: a case study in maternity care by Bothaina Attal, Joann Leeding, Jan W. van der Scheer, Zenab Barry, Emma Crookes, Sandra Igwe, Nicky Lyons, Susanna Stanford, Mary Dixon-Woods, Lisa Hinton

“…Abstract Background Despite recognition of the importance of patient and public involvement (PPI) in healthcare improvement, compelling examples of “what good looks like” for PPI in co-design of improvement efforts, how it might be done, and formalisation of methods and reporting are lacking. In this article, we sought to address these gaps through a case study to illustrate a principled approach to integrating PPI into the co-design of healthcare improvement. …”
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GCT-GF: A generative CNN-transformer for multi-modal multi-temporal gap-filling of surface water probability by Yanjiao Song, Linyi Li, Yun Chen, Junjie Li, Zhe Wang, Zhen Zhang, Xi Wang, Wen Zhang, Lingkui Meng

“…The results show that the GCT-GF surpasses the state-of-the-art relevant methods in quantitative metrics and visual perception. …”
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Machine Learning in Maritime Safety for Autonomous Shipping: A Bibliometric Review and Future Trends by Jie Xue, Peijie Yang, Qianbing Li, Yuanming Song, P. H. A. J. M. van Gelder, Eleonora Papadimitriou, Hao Hu

“…This study utilized VOSviewer, alongside traditional literature analysis methods, to construct a knowledge network map and perform cluster analysis, thereby identifying research hotspots, evolution trends, and emerging knowledge frontiers. …”
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Mapping serotonergic dynamics using drug-modulated molecular connectivity in rats by Tudor M Ionescu, Mario Amend, Rakibul Hafiz, Andreas Maurer, Bharat Biswal, Hans F Wehrl, Kristina Herfert

“…This innovative technique bridges the gap between functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), known for its ability to monitor brain activity by tracking blood flow, and positron emission tomography (PET), which visualizes specific molecular changes. By integrating these methods, we can better understand how drugs influence brain function. …”
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Building Type Classification Using CNN-Transformer Cross-Encoder Adaptive Learning From Very High Resolution Satellite Images by Shaofeng Zhang, Mengmeng Li, Wufan Zhao, Xiaoqin Wang, Qunyong Wu

“…Building type information indicates the functional properties of buildings and plays a crucial role in smart city development and urban socioeconomic activities. Existing methods for classifying building types often face challenges in accurately distinguishing buildings between types while maintaining well-delineated boundaries, especially in complex urban environments. …”
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