A novel in-situ rapid crack detection approach for reinforced concrete structures using improved active contour contraction image segmentation method by Boxu Lin, Qing Chun, Zhengdong Mi, Yu Yuan

“…Comprehensive crack information is essential but laborious to acquire. Computer-based visual detection methods, while promising, demand substantial computing resources and labeled training data, often unmet in real-world scenarios. …”
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Pterygium Excision with Suture- Free, Glue- Free Limbal Conjunctival Autograft By Cut And Paste Method – A Prospective Interventional Hospital Based Study by Arathi Choudhary, Dyamenahali S. Hamsa, Menashinkai P. Jayashree, Halmuthur V. Raksha, Divya Ramanna

“…Post operative pain was less which was graded on Visual analogue scale. Conclusion: The- surgical technique of using a suture-free and glue-free conjunctivo-limbal autograft is safe and cost-effective method, with less operative time and post operative pain, without adding possible potential hazard of the surgical adjunct.…”
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Differential diagnosis (occlusion and unocclusal kind) of complicated and diffuse diabetic macular edema with optical coherence tomography method in patients with diabetes type II by O. V. Zborovskaya, N. I. Preuss

“…Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a common manifestation of diabetic retinopathy and an important cause of visual impairment in people with diabetes. DME is the most common cause of decreased vision in patients with diabetes. …”
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Swin-ReshoUnet: A Seismic Profile Signal Reconstruction Method Integrating Hierarchical Convolution, ORCA Attention, and Residual Channel Attention Mechanism by Jie Rao, Mingju Chen, Xiaofei Song, Chen Xie, Xueyang Duan, Xiao Hu, Senyuan Li, Xingyue Zhang

“…Simulated and real dataset experiments show that at decimation ratios of 0.1–0.5, the method significantly outperforms SwinUnet, TransUnet, etc., in reconstruction performance. …”
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A rapid and naked-eye methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening method based on CRISPR/Cas12a and hybridization chain reaction by Yayun Jiang, Zongyao Chen, Xiao Liu, Qi Xin, Dengchao Wang, Caixia Ji, Youwei Li, Gang Mai

“…Herein, we developed a rapid and visual MRSA detection method (MCFHCR) using ssDNA-functionalized magnetic beads as a trigger chain combined with the trans-cleavage activity of the Cas12a protein and fluorescence signal amplification of the hybridization chain reaction (HCR). …”
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Numerous Multi-Wave Solutions of the Time-Fractional Boussinesq-like System via a Variant of the Extended Simple Equations Method (SEsM) by Elena V. Nikolova, Mila Chilikova-Lubomirova

“…In this study, we propose a generalized framework based on the Simple Equations Method (SEsM) for finding exact solutions to systems of fractional nonlinear partial differential equations (FNPDEs). …”
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Web-Based Nursing Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Among Older Adults After Coronary Revascularization: Protocol for Mixed Method Pilot Study by Audrey Lavoie, Véronique Dubé

“…The preliminary effects and impacts of the intervention will be assessed through a mixed method pilot study with a sequential explanatory design. …”
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Wastewater-based epidemiology: deriving a SARS-CoV-2 data validation method to assess data quality and to improve trend recognition by Cristina J. Saravia, Peter Pütz, Christian Wurzbacher, Anna Uchaikina, Jörg E. Drewes, Ulrike Braun, Claus Gerhard Bannick, Nathan Obermaier

“…Hence, analysing data from more than 150 wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in Germany necessitates an automated and reliable method to evaluate data validity, identify potential extreme events, and, if possible, improve overall data quality.MethodsWe developed a method that first categorises the data quality of WWTPs and corresponding laboratories based on the number of outliers in the reproduction rate as well as the number of implausible inflection points within the SARS-CoV-2 time series. …”
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A New Method for Inducing Mental Fatigue: A High Mental Workload Task Paradigm Based on Complex Cognitive Abilities and Time Pressure by Lei Ren, Lin Wu, Tingwei Feng, Xufeng Liu

“…<b>Methods</b>: Using convenience sampling, university students from a medical college were recruited as participants. …”
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Development of a multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for differential detection of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis by dipstick DNA chr... by Mwangala L. Akapelwa, Thoko F. Kapalamula, Lavel C. Moonga, Precious Bwalya, Eddie S. Solo, Joseph Y. Chizimu, Jeewan Thapa, Kyoko Hayashida, Bernard M. Hang'ombe, Musso Munyeme, Aki Tamaru, Takayuki Wada, Shiomi Yoshida, Takuya Kodera, Mistuo Kawase, Stephen V. Gordon, Keiko Yamada, Chie Nakajima, Yasuhiko Suzuki

“…The LAMP method does not require sophisticated high-cost equipment and can be easily implemented in resource-limited settings. …”
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A SIMBA CoMICs Initiative to Cocreating and Disseminating Evidence-Based, Peer-Reviewed Short Videos on Social Media: Mixed Methods Prospective Study by Maiar Elhariry, Kashish Malhotra, Kashish Goyal, Marco Bardus, SIMBA and CoMICs Team, Punith Kempegowda

“…It also explores the experiences of content creators and assesses audience engagement. MethodsThis mixed methods prospective study was conducted between December 2022 and May 2023 and comprised five phases: (1) script generation, (2) video creation, (3) cross-platform publication, (4) process evaluation, and (5) impact evaluation. …”
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Identification and Characterization of Reclaimed and Underclaimed Mine Features Using Lidar and Temporal Remote Sensing Methods within the Coastal Plain Uranium Mining Region of Te... by Victoria G. Stengel, Tanya J. Gallegos, Bernard E. Hubbard, Steven M. Cahan, David S. Wallace

“…The Lidar analysis (bare earth elevation surface, slope, topographic contours, topographic textures, and overland-flow hydrography) revealed mine features. Visual interpretation of Landsat imagery and time-series analysis augmented the Lidar analysis revealing the temporal life cycle of mining. …”
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Designing of a novel chimeric antimicrobial peptide against Acinetobacter baumannii using three different bioinformatics methods and evaluation of its antimicrobial activity in vit... by Yasin Rakhshani, Jafar Amani, Hamideh Mahmoodzadeh Hosseini, Seyed Ali Mirhosseini, Fattah Sotoodeh Nejad Nematalahi

“…The peptides were then combined through 3 methods: 1. combining sequences based on their secondary structure using GOR IV software; 2. grouping only the amino acid sequences involved in the formation of the target peptide helix structure using Accelrys DS visualizer software; and 3. combining the most similar parts of the peptides in terms of amino acid type and order using online AntiBP2 software. …”
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Modern methods of treatment of locally-advanced and recurrent basal cell carcinoma of the head and neck with using signal pathway inhibitor Hedgehog: сlinical cases by A. P. Polyakov, E. Iu. Vasileva, А. А. Polyakov

“…In the two clinical trials, vismodegib at a dose of 150 mg per day during 3 months caused visual reduction of the bone destruction focus, which was confirmed by computed tomography. …”
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Co-designing action-oriented mental health conversations between care providers and ageing Canadians in the community: a participatory mixed-methods study protocol by Carrie McAiney, Paul Holyoke, Heather McNeil, Justine L Giosa, Elizabeth Kalles, Nelly D Oelke, Katie Aubrecht, Olinda Habib Perez

“…This study aims to co-design and test an evidence-based approach to mental health conversations at the point-of-care in home and community settings with older adults, family and friend caregivers and health and social care providers that could facilitate help-seeking activities and care access.Methods and analysis A participatory mixed-methods study design will be applied, guided by a Working Group of experts-by-experience (n=30). …”
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Evaluating the Impact on Pain Perceptions, Pain Intensity, and Physical Activity of a Mobile App to Empower Employees With Musculoskeletal Pain: Mixed Methods Pilot Study by Stijn Keyaerts, Maxwell Szymanski, Lode Godderis, Vero Vanden Abeele, Liesbeth Daenen

“…Pain intensity was recorded daily using a visual analog scale, and step count was tracked daily using an activity tracker. …”
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An integrated framework for multi-granular explanation of video summarization by Konstantinos Tsigos, Evlampios Apostolidis, Vasileios Mezaris

“…This framework integrates methods for producing explanations both at the fragment level (indicating which video fragments influenced the most the decisions of the summarizer) and the more fine-grained visual object level (highlighting which visual objects were the most influential for the summarizer). …”
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Non-specific effects of different sham acupuncture methods and their impact on true acupuncture effectiveness in migraine: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysi... by Fan Jiang, Haifeng Zhang, Lun Li, Qinhong Zhang, Meng Lin, Yongjian Liu, Yong Fu, Jiahui Yang, Qilin Liu, Meiyi Zhu, Xiumei Yan

“…The network structure will comprise: acupuncture as a single node (or multiple nodes if heterogeneity warrants), different SA methods as separate nodes, and waiting-list/no-treatment as a single node. …”
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The (2+1)-Dimensional Chiral Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation: Extraction of Soliton Solutions and Sensitivity Analysis by Ejaz Hussain, Yasir Arafat, Sandeep Malik, Fehaid Salem Alshammari

“…Utilizing the two new vital techniques to derive the solitary wave solutions, the generalized Arnous method and the Riccati equation method, we obtained various types of waves like bright solitons, dark solitons, and periodic wave solutions. …”
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Characterization and Evaluation of Department of Veterans Affairs Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities–Accredited Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Programs... by Jolie N Haun, Christopher A Fowler, Dustin D French, Megan C McHugh, Jacquelyn N Heuer, Lisa M Ballistrea, Rachel C Benzinger, S Angel Klanchar, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Jennifer L Murphy

“…ObjectiveThe goals of our operational partner-driven evaluation are to (1) characterize IPRPs across multiple program factors, including but not limited to, service delivery methods, team composition, program characteristics, services and modalities offered, and patients served; (2) triangulate data to inform data visualization that characterizes and illustrates the IPRPs individually and collectively as a system of care; and (3) identify patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and metrics to measure program effectiveness and determine overlap across IPRPs. …”
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