Time-frequency feature calculation of multi-stage audiovisual neural processing via electroencephalogram microstates by Yang Xi, Lu Zhang, Cunzhen Li, Xiaopeng Lv, Zhu Lan

“…The analysis of microstate attributes yielded time-frequency features that achieved high classification accuracy: 97.8% for distinguishing attended vs. unattended states and 98.6% for discriminating unimodal (auditory or visual) versus multimodal (AV) processing across the employed machine learning models.DiscussionOur EEG microstate-based method effectively characterizes the spatio-temporal dynamics of AV processing. …”
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Health impact of environmental and industrial noise – a narrative review by Markéta Stanovská, Hana Tomášková, Hana Šlachtová, Dana Potužníková, L'ubica Argalášová

“…As a result of efforts to minimize the effects of industrial noise on human health, the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority published A Guide to the Noise Policy for Industry in 2017, which sets out recommended noise levels, methods, and procedures for noise management based on the latest scientific evidence. …”
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Health Economic Analysis of Two-Layer Bandage System for Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency by Peter J. Mallow

“…The average pain reduction fell by 67% using a visual analog score. Bandages were typically changed once or twice a week (51.7%). …”
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A Substrate Integrated Waveguide Slotted Antenna by V. G. Koshkid’ko, Ya. O. Galtsov, D. A. Portnykh

“…The energy method was used to determine the coordinates of longitudinal slots on the wide wall of the SIW waveguide. …”
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A genome wide association study of Plasmodium falciparum susceptibility to 22 antimalarial drugs in Kenya. by Jason P Wendler, John Okombo, Roberto Amato, Olivo Miotto, Steven M Kiara, Leah Mwai, Lewa Pole, John O'Brien, Magnus Manske, Dan Alcock, Eleanor Drury, Mandy Sanders, Samuel O Oyola, Cinzia Malangone, Dushyanth Jyothi, Alistair Miles, Kirk A Rockett, Bronwyn L MacInnis, Kevin Marsh, Philip Bejon, Alexis Nzila, Dominic P Kwiatkowski

“…Using this approach on falciparum parasites from coastal Kenya we identified known and previously unreported genes associated with phenotypic resistance to anti-malarial drugs, and observe in high-resolution haplotype visualizations a possible signature of an inverse selective relationship between CQ and PQ.…”
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Transfer Learning-Based Ensemble of CNNs and Vision Transformers for Accurate Melanoma Diagnosis and Image Retrieval by Murat Sarıateş, Erdal Özbay

“…Consequently, there is an increasing demand for automated systems that can accurately classify melanoma lesions and retrieve visually similar cases to support clinical decision-making. …”
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High-Efficiency Graph Measures for Discriminating Schizophrenia Patients from Healthy Controls Using Structural and Functional Connectivity by Mahya Naghipoor-Alamdari, Jafar Zamani, Farzaneh Keyvanfard, Abbas Nasiraei-Moghadam

“…Our results suggest that analyzing whole brain may not be the most effective method for studying brain peculiarities of SZ patients. …”
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Full-endoscopic decompression surgery in the treatment of elderly patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis by Shangjv Gao, Lifang Shi, Can Cao, Jingchao Wei, Wenjie Lv, Wenyi Li

“…General data including age, sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, surgical segment, preoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) for low back pain and leg pain, and preoperative Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were compared between the two groups. …”
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Effectiveness of social support programmes on loneliness in community-dwelling older adults: study protocol for a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Li Yao, Tingting Ren, Xiaofang Li, Yinhua Wang, Tingshu Wang

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Effectiveness of deep electroacupuncture with strong deqi and shallow electroacupuncture with no deqi for lumbar disk herniation: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ziling Huang, Jianxin Zhao, Xinghong Pei, Bobo Wang

“…Low back pain intensity and leg pain intensity (in patients with radicular pain) measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) will be assessed as the primary outcomes. …”
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Efficacy analysis of bovine pericardium membrane for horizontal bone augmentation in the aesthetic zone by LIN Jiqiu, MO Anchun

“…Objective To investigate the application effect of bovine pericardium in horizontal bone augmentation surgery in the aesthetic area and to assess its clinical feasibility in guided bone regeneration (GBR). Methods This study was approved by the Ethics Committee. …”
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Use of the ESP block as a component of blended anesthesia in abdominal hysterectomy surgeries by А.В. Рижковський

“…The purpose of our study was to assess whether adding erector spinae plane (ESP) block preoperatively could reduce pain after abdominal hysterectomy, compared with no regional analgesia. Materials and methods. We conducted a prospective cohort observational study that included 50 patients aged 40–55 years with complicated symptomatic fibroids. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram model for predicting low muscle mass in patients undergoing hemodialysis by Rongrong Tian, Liyang Chang, Ying Zhang, Hongmei Zhang

“…This nomogram provides an accurate visual tool for medical staff for prediction, early intervention, and graded management.…”
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Twitter/X activity and financial performance: Evidence from European listed companies by Katarzyna Byrka-Kita, Renata Gola, Jacek Cypryjański, Christophe J. Godlewski

“…We applied box plots, data visualisation, and exploratory data analysis to provide a concise visual summary of the data’s distribution to compare multiple datasets or identify any potential outliers or skewness. …”
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Prevalence of Internet addiction among university students and its impact on general health by Laila Hisham Abdulaziz Alheet, Mira Ali Naeem Harb, Lana H. I. Khaled, Ahmad Saif Bin Sulaiman, Mohammed Hussein Ali M. Baqer Al Attar

“…Previous research has shown associations between Internet addiction (IA) and mental health issues, such as depression, as well as physical health problems, including fatigue, back pain, and visual impairments, which collectively impact general health (GH). …”
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Stenting versus non-stenting following uncomplicated ureteroscopic lithotripsy: Comparsion and evaluation of symptoms by Savić Slaviša, Vukotić Vinka, Lazić Miodrag, Savić Nataša

“…There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in the mean operative time and mean hospitalization time, mean pain visual analog scale (VAS) score and in the use of nonnarcotic analgesic. …”
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The psychological influencing factors for the elderly in using mobile applications and the mechanism of user experience by Shining Jin

“…ObjectiveThis study is purposed to assess the user experience factors of elderly mobile applications from the cognitive psychology perspective and establish a comprehensive evaluation index system for the elderly-friendly experience of mobile applications.MethodsThe research subjects were the elderly. Their basic information, mobilephone usage experience, and demands for elderly-friendly experience were collected via questionnaires. …”
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Modified Whale Optimization Algorithm for Multiclass Skin Cancer Classification by Abdul Majid, Masad A. Alrasheedi, Abdulmajeed Atiah Alharbi, Jeza Allohibi, Seung-Won Lee

“…However, traditional visual inspection methods are time-consuming and prone to errors due to artifacts and noise in dermoscopic images. …”
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Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles exploration for semantic indoor reconstruction using 3D Gaussian splatting by Hao Xuan Zhang, Yilin Yang, Zhengbo Zou

“…The UAV navigates autonomously using visual-inertial odometer and frontier-based exploration. …”
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Functional outcomes of microdiscectomy in Bertolotti syndrome: the relationship between lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and lumbar disc herniation: a prospective study in Greece by Stylianos Kapetanakis, Krikor Gkoumousian, Nikolaos Gkantsinikoudis, Constantinos Chaniotakis

“…Overview of Literature There is limited data in the literature on the functional outcomes of patients with LSTV who undergo microdiscectomy. Methods This study enrolled 308 patients diagnosed with LDH and concurrent LSTV. …”
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