Measuring the impact of sow farm outbreaks with PRRS virus on the downstream mortality using causal inference methods by E. S. Magalhães, D. Zhang, C. A. A. Moura, Annette O’Connor, C. Wang, C. Wang, D. J. Holtkamp, G. S. Silva, D. C. L. Linhares

“…The doubly robust method provided the most accurate estimates, offering lower mortality differences and narrower confidence intervals. …”
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Education and Symptom Reporting in an mHealth App for Patients With Cancer: Mixed Methods Development and Validation Study by Carolina Muñoz Olivar, Miguel Pineiro, Juan Sebastián Gómez Quintero, Carlos Javier Avendaño-Vásquez, Pablo Ormeño-Arriagada, Silvia Palma Rivadeneira, Carla Taramasco Toro

“…The app seeks to foster health care communication, reduce hospital readmissions, and optimize symptom management, contributing to a more impactful patient experience. MethodsThis mixed-methods study details the development and validation of mobile health applications. …”
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A comparative analysis of the results of corneal astigmatism correction by toric IOL using various markup methods by I. E. Ioshin, A. O. Murashev, A. N. Demin

“…The effectiveness of astigmatism correction was assessed using the Alpins vector analysis method. Results. After surgery, both groups showed a significant increase in uncorrected (UCVA) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). …”
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Impact of extraction methods on the properties of Carica papaya pseudostem fibers from Cameroon used as reinforcement in biocomposites by Jean Aimé Mono, Sandrine Emvoutou Ndongo, Odette Thérèse Adegono Assiene, Armel Mewoli, Rachelle Appolince Nguefack Assona, Richard Hervé Bitete, Giresse Ulrich Defo Tatchum, Claude Takoumbe

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Advancements and Challenges in Video-Based Deception Detection: A Systematic Literature Review of Datasets, Modalities, and Methods by Yeni Dwi Rahayu, Chastine Fatichah, Anny Yuniarti, Yusti Probowati Rahayu

“…This systematic literature review (SLR) aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of video-based deception detection research, with five distinct contributions: 1) an unprecedented analysis of 21 datasets, revealing critical gaps and opportunities in data resources; 2) a novel evaluation framework for assessing dataset quality and ecological validity; 3) a systematic comparison of multimodal integration approaches, identifying optimal strategies for combining visual, audio, and textual cues; 4) a critical examination of temporal modeling techniques for capturing the dynamic nature of deceptive behavior; and 5) a roadmap for addressing ethical challenges in deployment. …”
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Six decades of global coral bleaching monitoring: a review of methods and call for enhanced standardization and coordination by Andrea Rivera-Sosa, Aarón Israel Muñiz-Castillo, Ben Charo, Gregory P. Asner, Chris M. Roelfsema, Simon D. Donner, Brianna D. Bambic, Ana Gabriela Bonelli, Ana Gabriela Bonelli, Morgan Pomeroy, Morgan Pomeroy, Derek Manzello, Paulina Martin, Helen E. Fox

“…Practitioner surveys underscored the dominance of in situ transect and visual methods, highlighting the growing adoption of photo quadrats—an emerging yet underrepresented technique in existing datasets. …”
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Ecological Momentary Assessment of Parental Well-Being and Time Use: Mixed Methods Compliance and Feasibility Study by Laura Altweck, Samuel Tomczyk

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine compliance rates and the feasibility of EMA for measuring daily well-being and time use among parents. MethodsAn exploratory mixed-methods study was conducted with 74 German parents (57/74, 77% women, (age: mean 37.6, SD 5.9 years). …”
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Examining How Adults With Diabetes Use Technologies to Support Diabetes Self-Management: Mixed Methods Study by Timothy Bober, Sophia Garvin, Jodi Krall, Margaret Zupa, Carissa Low, Ann-Marie Rosland

“…Interviewees desired data that were passively collected, easily integrated across data sources, visually presented, and tailorable to self-management priorities. …”
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Overview of object detection methods based on LiDAR point cloud under adverse weather conditions by Yutian WU, Qing LI, Wenwei SUN, Heng WANG, Weiran WANG

“…Each of these methods is reviewed in detail, with their strengths and limitations analyzed. …”
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StatFaRmer: cultivating insights with an advanced R shiny dashboard for digital phenotyping data analysis by Daniil S. Ulyanov, Alana A. Ulyanova, Dmitry Y. Litvinov, Alina A. Kocheshkova, Alexandra Yu. Kroupina, Nadejda M. Syedina, Nadejda M. Syedina, Viktoria S. Voronezhskaya, Viktoria S. Voronezhskaya, Andrey V. Vasilyev, Andrey V. Vasilyev, Gennady I. Karlov, Mikhail G. Divashuk

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A Study to Assess the Efficacy of Audio-Visual Psychoeducation on Level of Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Harmful Effects of Alcohol among Alcohol use Disorder Patients Admitted... by Seema Madhavan Nair, Punita A Sharma, Radhika Das

“…A simple random sampling technique was used with random allocation of subjects into experimental group and control group by lottery method. A structured tool to assess knowledge was developed, validated by experts and reliability was tested. …”
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An Interactive Program for Shape Optimization of Sections Under Saint-Venant Torsion Using Boundary Element Method by P. Berkowski, J.M. Sieczkowski, M. Doblaré, L. Garcia

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Pixel Imaging Method, Transport Phenomenon in Sizes From Nano, Micro, and Milli Scale Pore Membrane by Vishal Nandigana

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Advanced semi-analytical techniques for the q-fractional Ivancevic option pricing model by Khalid K. Ali, Mohamed S. Mohamed, M. Maneea

“…Numerical simulations confirm the effectiveness and accuracy of both methods across various q-values and time steps, with 2D and 3D visualizations highlighting their rapid convergence. …”
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Gradual poisoning of a chest x-ray convolutional neural network with an adversarial attack and AI explainability methods by Stephen B. Lee

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Investigating the wave profiles to the linear quadratic model in mathematical biology by U. Younas, J. Muhammad, H. F. Ismael, T. A. Sulaiman, Mohamed R. Ali, Flah Aymen

“…By transforming the governing PDE into an ordinary differential equation using $$\beta$$ -derivative and wave transformations, we derive exact solutions in the form of dark, bright, singular, mixed, complex, and combined soliton waves. These solutions, visualized through 2D and 3D plots, reveal the system’s behavior under varying parameters, demonstrating the computational power and effectiveness of the applied methods. …”
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Experimental Study on Interface Debonding Defect Detection and Localization in Underwater Grouting Jacket Connections with Surface Wave Measurements by Qian Liu, Bin Xu, Xinhai Zhu, Ronglin Chen, Hanbin Ge

“…The results showed that the mimicked debonding defect can be visualized. The feasibility of this method for interface debonding defect detection in underwater GJCs was confirmed experimentally. …”
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Novel feature-based method for multi-modal biomedical image registration compared to intensity-based technique by Mohammad Javad Shojaei, Lichen Yang, Kazem Shojaei, Jeerapat Doungchawee, Richard W. Vachet

“…We present a novel feature-based approach for multimodal image registration, alongside traditional intensity-based methods. Our method, inspired by SPP-net architecture, employs multi-level feature extraction for robust image alignment. …”
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Risk Assessment Method and Application of Urban River Ecological Governance Project Based on Cloud Model Improvement by JunKe Xu, Xia Zhang

“…According to the evaluation results, the overall risk level of the project was medium, which is consistent with the risk level of the Jinghe River ecological management project at the current stage. (2) The limitation of the subjective qualitative concept caused by the traditional fuzzy comprehensive evaluation was fully considered in the improved method, and the application of the cloud-model based improved method in risk evaluation of the urban river ecological management project significantly improved the reliability and visualization of the evaluation results. …”
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Exploring Unconventional 3D Geovisualization Methods for Land Suitability Assessment: A Case Study of Jihlava City by Oldrich Bittner, Jakub Zejdlik, Jaroslav Burian, Vit Vozenilek

“…The study demonstrates that visualization methods employing visual variables (e.g., color and transparency) are better suited for land suitability communication. …”
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