Microscopy without a microscope? Opportunities and limitations of dental studies in anatomy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved... by Ann-Kathrin Peters, Elisabeth Witt, Karsten Winter, Sabine Löffler, Hubert-Mario Kuntzsch

“…A statistial analysis of the quantitative results were carried out and quantitative results were analysed using content-structuring qualitative content analysis. Results Students are predominantly positive about hybrid teaching approaches, although limitations such as perceived deterioration of the quality of teaching and insufficient learning success in cohort A can be identified. …”
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Young soccer players aggrupation for conditioning trainings according to players’ maturation and physical performance: A practical example (Agrupación de jóvenes jugadores de fútb... by Ivan Peña Gónzalez, Jose Manuel Sarabia, Manuel Moya-Ramón

“…  Under the current structure of soccer, young players are organized according to their chronological age, which may create physical differences between them within a same age-group. …”
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Neuronal migration and ventral subtype identity in the telencephalon depend on SOX1. by Antigoni Ekonomou, Ilias Kazanis, Stavros Malas, Heather Wood, Pavlos Alifragis, Myrto Denaxa, Domna Karagogeos, Andrew Constanti, Robin Lovell-Badge, Vasso Episkopou

“…Furthermore, the migration of non-Sox1-expressing VS neurons (such as those expressing Pax6) was also affected in the absence of SOX1, suggesting that Sox1-expressing neurons play a role in structuring the area of the VS. To test whether SOX1 is required in postmitotic cells for the emergence of VS neuronal identity, we generated mice in which Sox1 expression was directed to all ventral telencephalic precursors, but to only a very few VS neurons. …”
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GlassBoost: A Lightweight and Explainable Classification Framework for Tabular Datasets by Ehsan Namjoo, Alison N. O’Connor, Jim Buckley, Conor Ryan

“…In one of our configurations, GlassBoost achieved accuracy of 0.9868, recall of 0.9792, and precision of 0.9843 using only eight features within a tree structure of a maximum depth of four.…”
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Importance of geotechnical diagnosis in railway management: A review by Jorge Rojas Vivanco, Pierre Breul, Aurélie TALON, Miguel Angel Benz-Navarrete, Sébastien Barbier, Younes Haddani

“…To achieve this, the article has the following structure: (a) Railway track components: the main elements of the track are described and the role of geotechnical components in the stability of the infrastructure is highlighted, (b) Track degradation: The main deterioration of the track, such as loss of geometry, and its relation to the wear of the geotechnical elements are addressed, (c) Monitoring and monitoring: the most commonly used geotechnical inspection methods and their effectiveness in the analysis of granular material are presented, (d) Geotechnical diagnosis: Current maintenance management is analyzed and guidelines for a comprehensive diagnosis are suggested, highlighting cases where poor assessment has generated problems, (e) Maintenance techniques: Preservation methods are reviewed, stressing the importance of accurate diagnosis for their effectiveness, and (f) Future perspectives: Trends such as the use of artificial intelligence and advanced data management in the railway sector are explored.…”
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Migrations of juvenile chum salmon in the Okhotsk Sea; comparative analysis of efficiency for fish hatchery complexes in Far East of Russia and in Japan by Eugene A. Shevlyakov, Alexandra I. Chistyakova

“…Abundance and structure of feeding aggregations of chum salmon are analyzed on the results of the otoliths processing sampled in different areas of the Okhotsk Sea in 2011-2014 and scheme of their autumn migrations in dependence on the sea surface temperature (SST) patterns, using the data on catching the fish with the otoliths marked in hatcheries. …”
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The value of Fast Dixon combined with deep learning technology in contrast agent-free high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the brachial plexus by Si Xie, Xuehui Du, Zhitao Zhang, Guangxiang Chen

“…Post-scan, the original data underwent reconstruction using deep learning-based denoising technology. …”
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Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Wastewater Originating from Spent Bricks by Modified Biochars Derived from Honeybee Biomass by Rafał Olchowski, Kinga Morlo, Joanna Dobrzyńska, Ryszard Dobrowolski

“…It was stated that the relatively fast rate of Cr(VI) adsorption onto this biochar (equilibrium reached within 120 min) is related to its mesoporous structure. The mechanism of Cr(VI) adsorption onto H₃PO₄-modified biochar was studied in detail. …”
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Latency and energy-efficient multi-hop routing protocol for unmanned aerial vehicle networks by Abdelhamied A Ateya, Ammar Muthanna, Irina Gudkova, Yuliya Gaidamaka, Abeer D Algarni

“…These devices have limited capabilities in terms of energy and processing. Due to the complex structure of unmanned aerial vehicle networks and the high mobility constraints, design of efficient routing protocol, for supporting such network, is a challenge. …”
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Evaluating the implementation of inclisiran in primary care: process evaluation interim findings from interviews with key stakeholders by Peter Bower, Samantha Dixon, Paul Wilson, Amy Mathieson, Rebecca Elvey, Martin Gibson, Tracey Vell

“…Barriers to implementing inclisiran were generally related to workforce and workload pressures in primary care, and an incentive structure to support delivery was recommended.Conclusions Patients and healthcare providers supported implementing inclisiran in primary care. …”
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Modified pegRNAs mitigate scaffold-derived prime editing by-products by Panagiotis Antoniou, Louis Dacquay, Hanna Mårtensson, Katja Madeyski-Bengtson, Anna-Lena Loyd, Anna Shiriaeva, Euan Gordon, Salman Mustfa, George Thom, Pei-Pei Hsieh, Saša Šviković, Mike Firth, Nina Akrap, Marcello Maresca, Martin Peterka

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Taxonomic and functional shifts in soil nematode communities following estuarine island reclamation by Sufeng Pan, Sufeng Pan, Jing Liang, Haibing Wu, Yongli Cai, Yongli Cai

“…Coastal land reclamation dramatically alters ecosystem structure and trajectories of ecological succession, yet knowledge about soil faunal colonization and community assembly in reclaimed coastal land is scarce. …”
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The Dynamics of Infall and Accretion Shocks in the Outer Disk by Susan Terebey, Loraine Sandoval Ascencio, Lizxandra Flores-Rivera, Neal J. Turner, Andrew Barajas

“…Specifically, the STAK model leads to line emission intensity and velocity-moment maps that are asymmetric and offset with respect to the disk structure traced by the dust continuum. We examine archival ALMA data for the class 0/I protostar L1527 and find the C ^18 O velocity moment map has features resembling the disk-plus-envelope emissions that naturally arise when the two are connected by a shock. …”
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Artificial Neural Network Modeling of NixMnxOx based Thermistor for Predicative Synthesis and Characterization by T.D. Dongale, K.G. Kharade, N.B. Mullani, G.M. Naik, R.K. Kamat

“…Moreover, we uniquely model the resistance-temperature (R-T) characteristics of different thermistor samples using optimized ANN structure. To model such sort of behavior, we provide nickel content, room temperature resistance, and concentration of oxalic acid as an input data to the network and predict the nickel acetate and manganese acetate concentration. …”
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High-Throughput Sequencing Enables Rapid Analyses of Nematode Mitochondrial Genomes from an Environmental Sample by Akshita Jain, Tongda Li, John Wainer, Jacqueline Edwards, Brendan C. Rodoni, Timothy I. Sawbridge

“…Mitochondrial genomes serve as essential tools in evolutionary biology, phylogenetics, and population genetics due to their maternal inheritance, lack of recombination, and conserved structure. Traditional morphological methods for identifying nematodes are often insufficient for distinguishing cryptic species complexes. …”
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Análise estratégica sobre o emprego de federação de identidade no canal de Internet das organizações Identity federation on organizational internet channel strategic analysis by Heitor Luiz Murat de Meirelles Quintella, José Marcelo de Freitas Vilela

“…The identity federation activities were perceived as providing high potential of granting competitive advantage by the positive influence in the industry structure and in some strategic Objectives. Prospective Studies carried out in the pre-launch stages of products and services are extremely useful to anticipate problems that are normally solved after costly measures taken when the product/service has already been launched in the market. …”
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Socio-economic determinants of public healthcare by Mykola Melnyk, Andriy Blyznyukov, Svitlana Kolomiiets, Ruslan Dinits

“…The bibliometric study conducted via the VOSViewer bibliometric analysis of Scopus publications in 2014-2024 for the query “socio-economic determinants of public healthcare” allowed to structure the scientific work within 8 clusters. The latter showed leading researchers from the USA, the UK, India, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy and Spain. …”
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Features of renal tuberculosis and other extrapulmonary tuberculosis localizations, depending on the presence or absence of the diagnosis confirmation in children by N. I. Porkulevich, A. V. Mordyk

“…The predominance in the structure of confirmed and established extrapulmonary process of renal tuberculosis was established, and children living in urban areas had better accessibility of diagnostic methods for verifying extrapulmonary tuberculosis (62.7%, p < 0.05). …”
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Medication reconciliation knowledge assessment among community and hospital pharmacists in a Nigerian metropolitan city by Akinniyi Akinbiyi Aje, Olamide Akinniyi Bello, Ayokunumi Samuel Ogunbola

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out among pharmacists working at community and hospital pharmacies in a developing country, using a validated semi-structure questionnaire. Data was summarized using descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi square and independent-samples t-test) with the level of significance set at p < 0.05. …”
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Understanding behavioural changes through community-based participatory research to promote oral health in socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Southern Sweden by Elisabeth Carlson, Anders Kottorp, Rathi Ramji, Susanne Brogårdh-Roth, Anna Nilvéus Olofsson, Margareta Rämgård

“…Further, the participants recognised the role of family dynamics primarily the interactions within the family, family structure and traditional practices as influencing oral health-related behaviour among children. …”
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