Binary Classification of Pneumonia in Chest X-Ray Images Using Modified Contrast-Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization Algorithm by Abror Shavkatovich Buriboev, Akmal Abduvaitov, Heung Seok Jeon

“…Applied to the Chest X-Ray Images (Pneumonia) dataset (5856 images), the enhanced images enable the CNN to achieve an accuracy of 98.7%, precision of 99.3%, recall of 98.6% and F1-score of 97.9%, outperforming baseline methods. The model’s robustness is validated through five-fold cross-validation, and its feature extraction is visualized to ensure clinical relevance. …”
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Nationalism, Italy and the Exhibition of the Holocaust: Findings of a Study on the Recently built Museums of Campagna and San Donato by Posocco Lorenzo, Angeletti Valerio, Meghnagi Micol

“…This article focuses on two recent additions: the Museum of the Twentieth Century and the Shoah in San Donato Val di Comino (Frosinone), and the Memory and Peace Museum Giovanni Palatucci Study Center in Campagna (Salerno). It uses qualitative methods including in-depth interviews, direct observation, analysis of information panels, other audio and visual elements, and is guided by a theoretical framework rooted in theories of nationalism. …”
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Transforming tabular data into images via enhanced spatial relationships for CNN processing by Hameedah A. Alenizy, Jawad Berri

“…The NCTD algorithm was extensively evaluated and compared with traditional machine learning algorithms and existing methods on ten benchmark datasets. The results showed that NCTD consistently surpassed the majority of competing algorithms in nine out of ten datasets, indicating its potential as a robust tool for extending CNN applicability beyond conventional image-based domains, particularly in complex classification and prediction.…”
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Understanding the Multi-Sensory in a City’s Cultural Attractions: The Museum Experiences of Istanbul’s Historical Urban Texture by Asiye Nisa Kartal, Hasan Basri Kartal

“…Fieldwork was based on public participatory, “in-situ”, and mobile methods, “sensewalking” to collect data. We aimed to provide a new insight into understanding the sensory reflections of Istanbul’s cultural attractions. …”
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Securing IoT-Cloud Applications with AQ-KGMO-DMG Enhanced SVM for Intrusion Detection by Konduru Siva Naga Narasimharao, P. V. Lakshmi

“…Intrusion detection, as a cornerstone of information security, plays a pivotal role in fortifying networks against potential threats, emphasizing the necessity for robust and reliable methods capable of discerning and mitigating network vulnerabilities effectively. …”
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NOVEL APPROACHES TO TREATING NONSPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN by L. I. Alekseeva, V. V. Alekseev, A. N. Barinov, G. Singh

“…Objective: to evaluate the impact of therapy with chondroitin sulfate (CS) and glucosamine (GA) on the clinical manifestations of low back pain (LBP).Subjects and methods. A multicenter open-label observational prospective study was conducted in 22 cities of Russia (46 centers) to investigate the efficacy of a combination of CS and GA in the outpatient treatment of nonspecific LBP. …”
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Evaluating the short-term effects of dance on motor and non-motor outcomes in people living with Parkinson's: A crossover study. by Anna M Carapellotti, Matthew Rodger, Michail Doumas

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the short-term effects of a single dance class on motor and non-motor outcomes in people living with Parkinson's.<h4>Methods</h4>A crossover design was used. Nineteen people participated. …”
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Neurodynamics in young and middle-aged patients with arterial hypertension by S. A. Smakotina, O. A. Trubnikova, O. L. Barbarash

“…To evaluate neurodynamics parameters in young and middle-aged patients with arterial hypertension (AH).Material and methods. In total, 41 men with AH (main group), aged 38-59 years, were examined. …”
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Physiotherapy Intervention on Functional Health in Aging on Functional Capacity, Risk of Falls, Cognitive Function, and Back Pain by Gustavo Desouzart

“…This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of a functional health education program on functional capacity in older adults. <b>Methods:</b> Twenty participants (mean age: 80.70 ± 5.992 years) were randomized to either an experimental group that received a 12-week exercise program or a control group. …”
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Differentiating mathematical mindset, growth mindset, and self-efficacy through intervention research: a neuroplasticity approach by Xiaoyu Xu, Jack A. Dieckmann

“…To better understand how neuroplasticity, MM, and GM manifest in this study, thematic analysis was applied to qualitative interview data, providing deeper insights into the cognitive and behavioral changes induced by the intervention. Using a mixed-methods approach, we analyze quantitative data through correlation heatmaps, contour plots, and scatter visualizations, alongside qualitative data, to provide a comprehensive understanding of how these constructs interact. …”
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X (Twitter) in the university context: Functions, forms and disciplinary variations of research tweets by Claire Kloppmann-Lambert, Shirley Carter-Thomas

“…STEMM URTs are for instance more likely to contain traditional moves such as ‘rationale’ or ‘methods’, and adopt stance positions to underline authorial authority and highlight the importance of the research. …”
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Hemifacial Spasm and Blepharospasm: Divergent Social Cognition Performance Despite Similar Neurocognitive Profiles by Samet Çelik

“…Objectives This study compared HFS and BSP groups with healthy controls (HCs) regarding neurocognition and social cognition performances. Methods Twenty people from each group with equal distribution in terms of age, education level, and gender were included in the study. …”
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Orbital Subperiosteal Abscess Secondary to Osteomyelitis in a Patient with Chronic Sinusitis by Steffani Krista Someda, Hendrik Onson, Yvette Marie Santiago

“…Objective: To report a case of orbital subperiosteal abscess in a diabetic elderly patient. Methods: This is a case report. Results: A 65-year-old diabetic female consulted for a two-month history of poor vision on both eyes and a palpable mass on the left brow area. …”
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Internet Meme: Origin, Definition and Research Approaches by M. S. Sigaeva, N. V. Stepanova

“…Internet memes play a key role in reflecting linguistic and cultural changes but remain difficult to classify due to their variability. Effective study methods include digital, visual, and discourse analysis, along with construction grammar, to account for their multimodal nature. …”
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Presumed Solitary Circumscribed Retinal Astrocytic Proliferation: A Case Report by Mojtaba Abrishami, Daniel J. Weisbrod, Hatem Krema

“…Purpose: To report a case of presumed solitary circumscribed retinal astrocytic proliferation (PSCRAP) diagnosed through multimodal imaging. Methods: A single case report documented with multimodal imaging. …”
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FUNCTIONAL MODEL OF THE MATERIAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR PROJECTS OF THE CREATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES by S. Yu. Danshyna

“…A graphical representation of the model allows you to visualize the process at different levels of detail. …”
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A Space-Time Plume Algorithm to Represent and Compute Dynamic Places by Brent Dell, May Yuan

“…Unlike conventional density-based methods, Space-Time Plume dynamically adapts spatial reachability based on the underlying spatial structure and other zone-based parameters across multiple temporal intervals to capture hierarchical plume dynamics. …”
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Adaptive Actor-Critic Based Optimal Regulation for Drift-Free Nonlinear Systems by Ashwin P. Dani, Shubhendu Bhasin

“…The uncertainty in the input term poses a challenge when developing a continuous-time RL controller using existing methods. This paper presents an actor-critic/synchronous policy iteration (PI)-based RL controller with a newly derived constrained concurrent learning (CCL)-based parameter update law for estimating the unknown parameters of the linearly parametrized control effectiveness matrix. …”
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Clinical Response To Switch From Ranibizumab To Aflibercept In Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Bhagya Weerasinghe, Chandni Gupta, Yasmin Levene, Jai Shankar

“…Methods: Mean change in VA and CMT was assessed in wet AMD patients 6 months prior and 6 months after switch from Ranibizumab to Aflibercept, between July 2014 and November 2016. …”
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Pain perception: predictive value of sex, depression, anxiety, somatosensory amplification, obesity, and age by Kivrak Y, Kose Ozlece H, Ustündag MF, Asoglu M

“…In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of sex, age, body mass index (BMI), somatosensory amplification, anxiety, and depression on the perception of pain.Methods: Venipuncture was performed on 140 healthy individuals. …”
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