Entropy-Regularized Attention for Explainable Histological Classification with Convolutional and Hybrid Models by Pedro L. Miguel, Leandro A. Neves, Alessandra Lumini, Giuliano C. Medalha, Guilherme F. Roberto, Guilherme B. Rozendo, Adriano M. Cansian, Thaína A. A. Tosta, Marcelo Z. do Nascimento

“…We measured explanation quality using coherence, complexity, confidence drop, and their harmonic mean (ADCC). Our method increased the ADCC in five of the six backbones; ResNet-50 saw the largest gain (+15.65%), and CoatNet-small achieved the highest overall score (+2.69%), peaking at 77.90% on the non-Hodgkin lymphoma set. …”
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Direct observation of phase transition in Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films affected by top electrodes using in-situ STEM heating by Qijun Yang, Siwei Dai, Changfan Ju, Keyu Bao, Binjian Zeng, Shuaizhi Zheng, Jiajia Liao, Jiangang Guo, Sirui Zhang, Yichun Zhou, Min Liao

“…Post-metallization annealing with a top electrode capping layer is a useful method for stabilizing the ferroelectric orthorhombic phase. …”
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Let’s get in sync: current standing and future of AI-based detection of patient-ventilator asynchrony by Thijs P. Rietveld, Björn J. P. van der Ster, Abraham Schoe, Henrik Endeman, Anton Balakirev, Daria Kozlova, Diederik A. M. P. J. Gommers, Annemijn H. Jonkman

“…Moreover, only in 58% (11/19) of the studies a reference method for monitoring patient’s breathing effort was available. …”
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Prevalence of non-vaccine high-risk HPV cervical infections in vaccinated women: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Glauciane Resende do Nascimento, Ana Carolina da Silva Santos, Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva, Nathalia Sernizon Guilmarães, Angélica Alves Lima, Wendel Coura-Vital

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cervical infections by non-vaccine high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) types in women vaccinated against types 16 and 18. Method This systematic review and meta-analysis used independent electronic databases – Lilacs, WHO, BDENF, State Department of Health SP, Health Information Locator, IRIS, Coleciona Sistema Único de Saúde, BINACIS, IBECS, CUMED and SciELO, on July 14, 2023. …”
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Buccal versus buccal palatal infiltration for pulpal anesthesia using 2% lidocaine and 4% articaine: A randomized controlled trial by Umesh Kumar, Nikita Garg, Ruchi Vashisht, Amrita Kumari, Charan Kamal Kaur, Akhil Rajput

“…The study aimed to compare the anesthetic efficacy of buccal and buccal plus palatal infiltration technique using 2% lidocaine and 4% articaine in permanent maxillary first molars with the diagnosis of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (SIP). Material and method: One hundred and twenty-three patients with clinical diagnosis of SIP, aged 18–50 years were randomly allocated to three treatment groups (N = 41). …”
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The cultural adaptation of the Friendship Bench Intervention to address perinatal psychological distress in Sierra Leone: an application of the ADAPT-ITT framework and the Ecologic... by Abdulai Jawo Bah, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Haja Ramatulai Wurie, Mohamed Samai, Rebecca Horn, Alastair Ager

“…This study aimed to culturally adapt the Friendship Bench Intervention (FBI) for perinatal psychological distress in Sierra Leone.MethodWe utilized the ADAPT-ITT framework and Bernal’s Ecological Validity Model (EVM) for culturally adapting the FBI’s process and content. …”
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Antimicrobial potential of Citrus australasica F. Muell. against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus supported by in silico analysis by Esraa M. Mohamed, Abeer H. Elmaidomy, Sara Mahmoud Farhan, Hesham A. Abou-Zied, Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi, Faisal Alsenani, Mohamed A. Rabeh, Ghada M. Abbas, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen, Mohamed A. Zarka

“…The compounds were evaluated against the MRSA strain (ATCC 33591) using the agar well diffusion method, and compound 1 was the most active. Using a comprehensive protein-protein interaction (PPI) network constructed from the STRING database and visualized using Cytoscape software, we identified key proteins involved in MRSA pathogenesis and potential therapeutic targets. …”
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How safe and effective is oral analgesia for hip fracture patients? – a prospective cohort study by Zehra Abdul Muhammad, Tashfeen Ahmad

“… Objective: To assess the safety and pain reduction profile of routinely prescribed oral analgesics in patients of hip fracture surgery. Method: The single-centre, prospective, cohort study was conducted from June 2022 to July 2023 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi and comprised adult patients of either gender with hip fractures. …”
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An explainable and accurate transformer-based deep learning model for wheeze classification utilizing real-world pediatric data by Beom Joon Kim, Jeong Hyeon Mun, Dae Hwan Hwang, Dong In Suh, Changwon Lim, Kyunghoon Kim

“…Abstract Auscultation is a method that involves listening to sounds from the patient’s body, mainly using a stethoscope, to diagnose diseases. …”
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Leveraging multimodal large language model for multimodal sequential recommendation by Zhaoliang Wang, Baisong Liu, Weiming Huang, Tingting Hao, Huiqian Zhou, Yuxin Guo

“…Experimental results demonstrate that our method achieves significant improvements over state-of-the-art baselines on four benchmark datasets and substantially enhances the precision of the recommendation results while exhibiting superior robustness and adaptability in multimodal sequential recommendation scenarios. …”
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Cognitive dysfunction in children with sleep disorders Disfunção cognitiva em crianças com distúrbios do sono by Luciane Bizari Coin de Carvalho, Lucila Bizari Fernandes do Prado, Luciana Silva, Marilaine Medeiros de Almeida, Tatiana Almeida e Silva, Célia Maria Alcântara Machado Vieira, Álvaro Nagib Atallah, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado

“…Little is known, however, about SD and cognition in 7-10-year-old children, a fact that motivated the present study. METHOD: We applied an SD questionnaire in 1180 children, 547 with SD and 633 without SD (CG), to assess cognition with a screening test (Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test - BT). …”
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Case Report: A de novo NR2F1 mutation and clinical characteristics of Bosch–Boonstra–Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome in a Chinese patient by Shuyu Tang, Tingshuai Jiang, Wenqi Su, Binqi Tang, Daoman Xiang, Jie Zhu

“…PurposeThis study aimed to report the clinical characteristics, genetic findings, and treatment outcomes of a Chinese patient with Bosch–Boonstra–Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome (BBSOAS) caused by a mutation in the NR2F1 gene.MethodA retrospective chart review was conducted, including the patient’s medical history, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalogram (EEG), and brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) test results. …”
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Statistical voxel-wise analysis of ictal SPECT reveals pattern of abnormal perfusion in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy Análise estatística baseada em voxel do SPECT ictal rev... by Bárbara Juarez Amorim, Elba Cristina Sá de Camargo Etchebehere, Edwaldo Eduardo Camargo, Pablo Augusto Rio, Leonardo Bonilha, Chris Rorden, Li Min Li, Fernando Cendes

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pattern of perfusion abnormalities in ictal and interictal brain perfusion SPECT images (BSI) from patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHOD: It was acquired interictal and ictal BSI from 24 patients with refractory TLE. …”
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Comprehensive Monitoring of Construction Spoil Disposal Areas in High-Speed Railways Utilizing Integrated 3S Techniques by Xiaodong Hu, Bo Xia, Yongqi Guo, Yang Yin, Huihua Chen

“…In scenario 2, unmanned aerial vehicle data were employed to extract soil and water conservation measures via visual interpretation and overlay analysis. In scenario 3, Sentinel-1 data were used to analyze elevation changes through the differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar method, followed by the estimation of spoil volume changes. …”
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Betacyanin as Bioindicator Using Time-Temperature Integrator for Smart Packaging of Fresh Goat Milk by Souvia Rahimah, Wikeu Malinda, Zaida, Nandi Sukri, Jihan Khairani Salma, Trina Ekawati Tallei, Rinaldi Idroes

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Cognitive performance and mood in patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation and their relation to the model for end-stage liver disease Desempenho cognitivo e humor em... by Eliane C. Miotto, Karina R. Campanholo, Melissa A.R. Machado, Glaucia G.R. Benute, Mara C.S. Lucia, Renério Fráguas Jr, Telesforo Bacchella, Marcel C.C. Machado

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate the links between depression and cognitive functioning in patients with Hepatitis C and other chronic liver diseases with and without the use of alcohol on the waiting list for liver transplantation and their associations with the MELD classification. METHOD: 40 patients were evaluated on a waiting list for liver transplant by a battery of neuropsychological tests, depression scales and interview at the Liver Transplant Service, of the Hospital das Clínicas University of São Paulo Medical School. …”
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Impacts of diffusion and chemical reaction on heat transfer in Casson nanofluids flow over a flat plate with accretion by J. Jayaprakash, Vediyappan Govindan

“…Using the shooting methodology in Matlab software, the Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg (RKF) method evaluates the convergence of the numerical solution. …”
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Efficacy of two doses of intra-articular ozone therapy for pain and functional mobility in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomized trial by Zahra Arjmanddoust, Ahmad Nazari, Azar Moezy

“…Pain intensity was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the pain subscale of the WOMAC. …”
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Enhancing Kármán Vortex Street Detection via Auxiliary Networks Incorporating Key Atmospheric Parameters by Yihan Zhang, Zhi Zhang, Qiao Su, Chaoyue Wu, Yuqi Zhang, Daoyi Chen

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the integration of horizontal wind speed and vertical air velocity achieves the highest detection metrics (precision of 0.838, recall of 0.797, mAP50 of 0.865, and mAP50-95 of 0.413) in precision-critical scenarios, outperforming traditional image-only detection method (precision of 0.745, recall of 0.745, mAP50 of 0.759, and mAP50-95 of 0.372). …”
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Dentition Type as a Determinant of Microbial Load Reduction by Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in Deep Dentin Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Zahra Baghani, Malihe Karrabi, Hossein Assarzadeh

“…However, considering the difference in the morphology of dentinal tubules in primary and permanent teeth, the effect of this treatment may be different on the two dentition types.Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the effect of type of dentition as a determinant of microbial load reduction by aPDT in deep dentin caries.Materials and Method: An electronic search was conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, Medline, and Embase databases, from the first record until April 30, 2022. …”
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