Standardized quantification of pulmonary fibrosis in histological samples by Ralf-Harto Hübner, Wolfram Gitter, Nour Eddine El Mokhtari, Micaela Mathiak, Marcus Both, Hendrik Bolte, Sandra Freitag-Wolf, Burkhard Bewig

“…The Ashcroft scale for the evaluation of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis is the analysis of stained histological samples by visual assessment. Based on the knowledge that this procedure is not standardized in animals and results are highly variable, we hypothesized that modification of this method may improve quantification of lung fibrosis in small animals. …”
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Mechanism investigation and models evaluation of gas transport in dual-porosity coal seam by Wei LIU, Dongyang HAN, Hao XU, Yujun ZHOU, Tiannan LI

“…To elucidate the mechanism of gas migration and visualize the dynamic migration process of gas, two dual-porosity borehole gas seepage models were established. …”
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Albumin Levels before Therapy and Clinicopathological Parameters of Lung Cancer Patients by Erna Kusumawardhani, Nor Fiayanti Hadiani

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between albumin levels and lung cancer. Material and Method: This study included 130 lung cancer patients who underwent albumin testing. …”
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Prediction of Pharmacokinetics for CYP3A4-Metabolized Drugs in Pediatrics and Geriatrics Using Dynamic Age-Dependent Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Models by Jing Han, Zexin Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Hanyu Yang, Li Liu

“…The aim of the study was to develop a dynamic age-dependent physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to predict the pharmacokinetics of drugs in humans at different ages. <b>Method</b>: The PBPK models characterizing dynamic age-dependence were developed in adults (20–59 years old) and 1000 virtual individuals were constructed. …”
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The Performance of Venturi Microbubble Generator Type with a 60° Twisted Baffles by Fatma Roshanti, Sigit Deddy Purnomo Sidhi, Samsul Kamal, Deendarlianto, Indarto

“…The data were analyzed by MATLAB R2022b with the technique image processing method. The results showed that majority bubbles 100–300 µm were generated. …”
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ARBOALVO: A Bayesian spatiotemporal learning and predictive model for dengue cases in the endemic Northeast city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. by Mariane Branco Alves, Rafael Santos Erbisti, Aline Araújo Nobre, Taynãna César Simões, Alessandre de Medeiros Tavares, Márcia Cristina Melo, Rodrigo Moreira Pedreira, Jan Pierre Martins de Araújo, Marilia Sá Carvalho, Nildimar Alves Honório

“…Temporal conditional autoregressive models were fitted using the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation method. The predictors included a set of entomological, climatic and sociosanitary indicators with temporal lags, along with structures of temporal and spatial dependence. …”
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Exploring dental and medicine health expenditures in Iran: financial protection and inequality analysis by Satar Rezaei, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani, Sina Ahmadi

“…The concentration curve (CC) and concentration index (CI) were employed to visualize and quantify the extent of economic inequality in CDHE and CME. …”
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Navigating ALICE: Advancements in Deployable Docking and Precision Detection for AUV Operations by Yevgeni Gutnik, Nir Zagdanski, Sharon Farber, Tali Treibitz, Morel Groper

“…The DDS comprises a semi-submersible protective frame and a subsurface, heave-compensated docking component equipped with backlit visual markers, an electromagnetic (EM) beacon, and an EM lifting device. …”
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Optimising dementia screening in community-dwelling older adults: A rapid review of brief diagnostic tools in Singapore by Jun Pei Lim, Sabrina Lau, Penny Lun, Jia Ying Tang, Edwin Shih-Yen Chan, Luming Shi, Liang Guo, Yew Yoong Ding, Laura Tay, Reshma A Merchant, Wee Shiong Lim

“…Among performance-based measures, Abbreviated Mental Test, Visual Cognitive Assessment Test-Short form version 1 (VCAT-S1), VCAT-S2 and Mini-Cog had LR- <0.2. …”
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Revolutionizing clean energy labs: Robotic imitation learning for efficient fabrication AI-powered electrical units assembly platform by Xi Xu, Yijun Gu, Tianyi Zhang, Jiwen Yu, Stephen Skinner

“…AI-driven robotics was employed with an imitation learning method to effectively learn skills directly from human demonstrations, thereby alleviating researchers from labor-intensive tasks. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Physico-Chemical Properties of Parbhani Shakti sorghum and evaluation of its nutritional profile under different pre-treatments by Anushree R. K., Agarkar B. S., Pawar V. S.

“…The study concludes that Parbhani Shakti sorghum, especially when subjected to malting, can serve as a functional, nutrient-rich and techno economic feasible method suitable for developing health-oriented food products. …”
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Light in the Darkness: Responses to Light and Diel Activity Rhythm in an Eyeless Cave Flatworm (Dendrocoelum italicum) by Benedetta Barzaghi, Raoul Manenti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Roberta Pennati, Andrea Melotto

“…Besides, during a 2‐year period we conducted 18 visual‐count surveys to monitor daytime and nighttime flatworm abundance in the cave. …”
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ResnetCPS for Power Equipment and Defect Detection by Xingyu Yan, Lixin Jia, Xiao Liao, Wei Cui, Shuangsi Xue, Dapeng Yan, Hui Cao

“…Routine visual inspection is fundamental to the preventive maintenance of power equipment. …”
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Lumbar Disc Herniation in Heavy Manual Workers: Conventional Microdiscectomy versus (MIS) TLIF with Unilateral Fixation by Mohamed Alqazaz

“…Participants were evaluated pre- and postoperatively at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months’ intervals. Pain was scored by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for both lower limb and back pain. …”
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Genetic diversity and allelic frequency of antigenic markers in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Nnewi district in Nigeria by Moses N Ikegbunam, Linda O Anagu, Carrisa Duru, Chukwuemeka S Nworu, Charles O Esimone, Olusola Ojurongbe

“…The size of alleles was visualized on the agarose gel. The multiplicity of infection (MOI) and expected heterozygosity (He) were determined. …”
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Fractional-order model of malaria incorporating treatment and prevention strategies by Benedict Celestine Agbata, Sander Kovaci, Dennis Ferdinand Agbebaku, Raimonda Dervishi, Emmanuel Abah, Godwin Christopher Ezike Mbah, Homan Emadifar, Aseel Smerat

“…Visual tools like surface and contour plots helped illustrate the findings. …”
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Nutrient Enrichment Impact of Wastewater Shrimp Ponds on Coral Reefs of Nyamplungan Village, Karimunjawa by Raja Aditya Sahala Siagian, Agus Sabdono, Sunaryo Sunaryo, Agus Trianto, Dio Dirgantara

“…Coral genus diversity was conducted by using the Roving Diver Visual Method. Coral cover was measured within Line Intercept Transect (LIT) 30 m. …”
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Morphological and molecular re-assessment of European and Levantine species of the genus Hortiboletus (Boletaceae) by Alona Yu. Biketova, Tatyana Yu. Svetasheva, Andy F. S. Taylor, Giampaolo Simonini, Matteo Gelardi, Olga V. Morozova, Elias Polemis, José A. Muñoz, László Albert, Salvatore Saitta, Solomon P. Wasser, Eviatar Nevo, Georgios I. Zervakis, Alfredo Vizzini, Bálint Dima

“…Their identification and characterisation were based on Tandem Repeat Finder analysis and visual assessment of the ITS alignment.…”
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Salmonella Vaccine Study in Oxford (SALVO) trial: protocol for an observer-participant blind randomised placebo-controlled trial of the iNTS-GMMA vaccine within a European cohort by Melita A Gordon, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Florian Marks, Carsten Mantel, Andrew J Pollard, Brama Hanumunthadu, Rachel White, John A Crump, Hannah Robinson, Jan Jacobs, Samuel Kariuki, Bieke Tack, Stefano Malvolti, Nasir Kanji, Nelly Owino, Carla Ferreira Da Silva, Pietro Ferruzzi, Usman Nakakana, Rocio Canals, Maheshi Ramasamy, Francis Agyapong, Gianluca Breghi, Fabio Fiorino, Christian S. Marchello, Donata Medaglini, Esther M. Muthumbi, Chisomo L. Msefula, Tonney S. Nyirenda, Robert Onsare, Elena Pettini, Anthony G Scott J, Bassiahi Abdramane Soura, Tiziana Spadafina

“…Enteritidis Generalised Modules for Membrane Antigens (GMMA) outer membrane vesicles is presented.Method and analysis The Salmonella Vaccine Study in Oxford is a randomised placebo-controlled participant-observer blind phase I study of the iNTS-GMMA vaccine. …”
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Development and evaluation of a web-based diet quality screener for vegans (VEGANScreener): a cross-sectional, observational, multicenter, clinical study by Tooba Asif, Anna Ouřadová, Ainara Martínez Tabar, Vanessa Bullón-Vela, Sandra Müller, Joelina Dietrich, Vanessa Keller, Marina Heniková, Eliška Selinger, Isabelle Herter-Aeberli, Maria Wakolbinger, Willem De Keyzer, Willem De Keyzer, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Monika Cahová, Leonie H. Bogl, Leonie H. Bogl, Marek Kuzma, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Stefaan De Henauw, Markus Keller, Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, Eva Schernhammer, Eva Schernhammer, Jan Gojda

“…In total, 400 self-reported vegans (≥2 years on a vegan diet), and 170 self-reported omnivore controls will be examined, aged between 18 and 65 years, with males and females being equally represented in a 1:1 ratio for two age groups (18–35 and 36–65 years). …”
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