ARBOALVO: A Bayesian spatiotemporal learning and predictive model for dengue cases in the endemic Northeast city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. by Mariane Branco Alves, Rafael Santos Erbisti, Aline Araújo Nobre, Taynãna César Simões, Alessandre de Medeiros Tavares, Márcia Cristina Melo, Rodrigo Moreira Pedreira, Jan Pierre Martins de Araújo, Marilia Sá Carvalho, Nildimar Alves Honório

“…Temporal conditional autoregressive models were fitted using the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation method. The predictors included a set of entomological, climatic and sociosanitary indicators with temporal lags, along with structures of temporal and spatial dependence. …”
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Exploring dental and medicine health expenditures in Iran: financial protection and inequality analysis by Satar Rezaei, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani, Sina Ahmadi

“…This study aimed to investigate financial protection and economic inequality in catastrophic dental healthcare expenditure (CDHE) and catastrophic medicine expenditure (CME) among the insured households through the Social Security Organization (SSO) in Iran. Method This cross-sectional study gathered data from 1679 insured households across 5 provinces, utilizing a multistage sampling approach. …”
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Navigating ALICE: Advancements in Deployable Docking and Precision Detection for AUV Operations by Yevgeni Gutnik, Nir Zagdanski, Sharon Farber, Tali Treibitz, Morel Groper

“…This paper details the design considerations and integration of the AUV system and the docking station, highlighting their innovative features. The proposed method was validated through software-in-the-loop simulations, controlled seawater pool experiments, and preliminary open-sea trials, including several docking attempts. …”
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Optimising dementia screening in community-dwelling older adults: A rapid review of brief diagnostic tools in Singapore by Jun Pei Lim, Sabrina Lau, Penny Lun, Jia Ying Tang, Edwin Shih-Yen Chan, Luming Shi, Liang Guo, Yew Yoong Ding, Laura Tay, Reshma A Merchant, Wee Shiong Lim

“…We hence conducted a rapid review to evaluate the diagnostic performance of brief cognitive screening tools in identifying possible dementia among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore. Method: Brief cognitive screening tools were defined as interviews or tests administered in ≤5 minutes. …”
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Revolutionizing clean energy labs: Robotic imitation learning for efficient fabrication AI-powered electrical units assembly platform by Xi Xu, Yijun Gu, Tianyi Zhang, Jiwen Yu, Stephen Skinner

“…AI-driven robotics was employed with an imitation learning method to effectively learn skills directly from human demonstrations, thereby alleviating researchers from labor-intensive tasks. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Physico-Chemical Properties of Parbhani Shakti sorghum and evaluation of its nutritional profile under different pre-treatments by Anushree R. K., Agarkar B. S., Pawar V. S.

“…The study concludes that Parbhani Shakti sorghum, especially when subjected to malting, can serve as a functional, nutrient-rich and techno economic feasible method suitable for developing health-oriented food products. …”
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Light in the Darkness: Responses to Light and Diel Activity Rhythm in an Eyeless Cave Flatworm (Dendrocoelum italicum) by Benedetta Barzaghi, Raoul Manenti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Roberta Pennati, Andrea Melotto

“…Besides, this study proposes an effective in‐field method for conducting studies on subterranean fauna responses to light stimuli.…”
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ResnetCPS for Power Equipment and Defect Detection by Xingyu Yan, Lixin Jia, Xiao Liao, Wei Cui, Shuangsi Xue, Dapeng Yan, Hui Cao

“…Routine visual inspection is fundamental to the preventive maintenance of power equipment. …”
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Lumbar Disc Herniation in Heavy Manual Workers: Conventional Microdiscectomy versus (MIS) TLIF with Unilateral Fixation by Mohamed Alqazaz

“… Introduction: Conventional discectomy is a common surgical method for treating lumbar disc prolapse. The situation may differ in heavy manual workers who may have more pronounced degenerative spine disease, broad-based disc herniations, and are expected to be exposed postoperatively to the same preoperative manual stress. …”
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Genetic diversity and allelic frequency of antigenic markers in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Nnewi district in Nigeria by Moses N Ikegbunam, Linda O Anagu, Carrisa Duru, Chukwuemeka S Nworu, Charles O Esimone, Olusola Ojurongbe

“…Blood sample was collected from all consenting individuals and screened by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. The genetic diversity of P. falciparum was determined by genotyping the merozoite surface protein-1 (msp-1), merozoite surface protein-2 (msp-2) and glutamate-rich protein (glurp). …”
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Fractional-order model of malaria incorporating treatment and prevention strategies by Benedict Celestine Agbata, Sander Kovaci, Dennis Ferdinand Agbebaku, Raimonda Dervishi, Emmanuel Abah, Godwin Christopher Ezike Mbah, Homan Emadifar, Aseel Smerat

“…Using the fractional Adams–Bashforth–Moulton method, we simulated various scenarios to explore the effects of model parameters and fractional-order values. …”
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Nutrient Enrichment Impact of Wastewater Shrimp Ponds on Coral Reefs of Nyamplungan Village, Karimunjawa by Raja Aditya Sahala Siagian, Agus Sabdono, Sunaryo Sunaryo, Agus Trianto, Dio Dirgantara

“…Coral genus diversity was conducted by using the Roving Diver Visual Method. Coral cover was measured within Line Intercept Transect (LIT) 30 m. …”
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Morphological and molecular re-assessment of European and Levantine species of the genus Hortiboletus (Boletaceae) by Alona Yu. Biketova, Tatyana Yu. Svetasheva, Andy F. S. Taylor, Giampaolo Simonini, Matteo Gelardi, Olga V. Morozova, Elias Polemis, José A. Muñoz, László Albert, Salvatore Saitta, Solomon P. Wasser, Eviatar Nevo, Georgios I. Zervakis, Alfredo Vizzini, Bálint Dima

“…Using the Genealogical Concordance Phylogenetic Species Recognition method, at least 19 phylogenetic species and eight putative phylogenetic species of the genus Hortiboletus can be delimited. …”
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Self-esteem, Motivation, and Emotional Intelligence: Three Factors that influence the Successful Design of a Life Project of Middle-school Young Students by Andrea Magdalena Lomelí-Parga, María Guadalupe López-Padilla, Jaime Ricardo Valenzuela-González

“…This research was executed using mixed methods in order to identify the determining factors for young people who plan to have success in facing the daily life challenges, as well as today’s society demands, through a solid construction of their private vision of the future. …”
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The Evaluation of the Clinical Effects of Botulinum Toxin on Nocturnal Bruxism by Fatih Asutay, Yusuf Atalay, Hilal Asutay, Ahmet Hüseyin Acar

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin A (BTXA) in the treatment of nocturnal bruxism. Material and Methods. The retrospective study comprised 25 female patients, aged 23–55 years (mean 35.84±8.41 years). …”
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Switching Overvoltages Protection of Power Electronics Converters with Gate Turn-off Thyristors by Yevhen Fediv, Olha Sivakova, Vladyslav Lysiak, Mykhailo Korchak

“…Using the developed models in the “Simulink” visual programming environment of the “Matlab” application package using the “SimPowerSystem” and “Simscape Electrical” libraries, a comparative analysis of methods and techniques for limiting switching overvoltages in power converters, which are controlled by unlocking two-operation thyristors, was performed. …”
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The influence of surgical treatment of vitreous opacities in the assessment of the quality of life of patients by A. V. Malyshev, O. V. Lysenko

“…Purpose: To study the effect of surgical treatment of vitreous opacities (VO) on the state of quality (QOL) of patient’s life.Methods: We examined 35 patients who underwent surgical treatment of VO. …”
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Myopia and age-related macular degeneration: structural and anatomical changes of the eye by I. B. Alekseev, Ju. A. Nam

“…The purpose of the study was to find out how age-related macular degeneration and medium-high degree myopia affect the structural and anatomical parameters of the eyeball, and to find whether a relationship exists between various types of myopic staphylomas and changes of visual functions.Material and methods. 120 patients (236 eyes), with medium and high degree myopia and age-related retinal changes, aged 44 to 81 years were tested for two groups of parameters: quantitative and qualitative. …”
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A Web-Based Tool to Perform a Values Clarification for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Design and Preliminary Testing Study by Michael P Dorsch, Allen J Flynn, Kaitlyn M Greer, Sabah Ganai, Geoffrey D Barnes, Brian Zikmund-Fisher

“…MethodsParticipants aged 45‐64 years were recruited across the United States via an online survey. …”
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Multi-Layer Combinatorial Fusion Using Cognitive Diversity by Landon Hurley, Bruce S. Kristal, Suman Sirimulla, Christina Schweikert, D. Frank Hsu

“…Multiple scoring systems (including rank and score functions; MSS) have been widely used in multiple regression, intelligent biometric systems, multiple artificial neural nets, combining pattern classifiers, ensemble methods, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), data and information fusion, preference ranking, and deep learning. …”
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