SECrackSeg: A High-Accuracy Crack Segmentation Network Based on Proposed UNet with SAM2 S-Adapter and Edge-Aware Attention by Xiyin Chen, Yonghua Shi, Junjie Pang

“…Crack segmentation is essential for structural health monitoring and infrastructure maintenance, playing a crucial role in early damage detection and safety risk reduction. …”
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Community-based surveillance of Chagas Disease: Characterization and use of Triatomine Information Posts (TIPs) in a high-risk area for triatomine reinfestation in Latin America. by Valéria Carla Faria Amaral, Millena Vieira Simões de Freitas, Gustavo Libério de Paulo, Silvia Ermelinda Barbosa, Janice Maria Borba de Souza, Bruno Silva Amaral, Liléia Gonçalves Diotaiuti, Raquel Aparecida Ferreira

“…For the first time in the scientific literature, a study is dedicated to characterizing TIPs operationally, structurally, and functionally, as well as understanding the factors that hinder their sustainability.…”
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Degenerative relationships in lumbar intervertebral discs and facet joints: an MRI-based comparative study of asymptomatic individuals and patients with chronic and intermittent lo... by Hendrik Schmidt, Sandra Reitmaier, Daishui Yang, Georg Duda, Matthias Pumberger

“…In contrast, the weak correlations between disc and facet joint degeneration imply that these structures undergo independent degenerative processes, particularly in the early stages of degeneration. …”
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Peripheral Microcirculation and Endothelial Function in Comas Induced by Acute Cerebrovascular Accident by S. L Kan, Yu. A. Churlyaev, D. G Dantsiger, A. A. Kosovskikh, A. V. Ekimovskikh, P. G. Sitnikov

“…Throughout the study, the patients with coma induced by ACA were found to have microcirculatory disorders consisting in higher microperfusion along with the markedly increased influence of active modulators of vascular tone, as well as endothelial functional structural changes. Conclusion. The data obtained in the study suggest that there were uniform changes in the state and regulation of systemic microcirculation in patients with ACA irrespective of the type of stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic). …”
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Digital traps: How technology fuels nomophobia and insomnia in Taiwanese college students by Yi-Ching Lin, Po-Ching Huang

“…The limitations of this study include its cross-sectional design and reliance on self-reported data, which may introduce potential biases. Despite these limitations, our findings underscore the critical role of nomophobia in triggering insomnia through various maladaptive digital behaviors. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of orthopedic, vascular surgery, and anesthesiology doctors regarding postoperative deep vein thrombosis prevention in surgical patients by Yajuan Lei, Wenzhi Guo, Yannan Zhang, Yong Fan, Huimin Xu

“…Demographic information and KAP data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Differential roles of ERα and ERβ in normal and neoplastic development in the mouse mammary gland. by Rajendra G Mehta, Michael Hawthorne, Rajeshwari R Mehta, Karen E O Torres, Xinjian Peng, David L McCormick, Levy Kopelovich

“…By contrast, mammary glands from mice in which the ERα gene has been deleted (αERKO mice) demonstrated only rudimentary ductal structures that did not differentiate in response to E + P. …”
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Genomic Insights into the Phosphatidylinositol-Specific Phospholipase C Gene Family in <i>Leishmania major</i> and <i>Leishmania infantum</i>: Expression Patterns and Potential Ass... by Serhat Sirekbasan, Samatar Samaleh Osman, Tuğba Gürkök-Tan

“…<b>Methods</b>: This study conducted a comprehensive genome-wide screening to identify PI-PLC genes in <i>L. infantum</i> and <i>L. major</i>, followed by detailed analyses of their gene structures, conserved motifs, chromosomal localization, and phylogenetic relationships. …”
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Building Equitable Research Partnerships: Learning From a Community Climate Resilience Grant Program by K. Cann, R. Leichenko, J. Herb, M. Kaplan, N. Howell

“…This paper assesses the design and implementation of the program based on data collected through a survey of research partners, discussions with key stakeholders, and observation of relevant project meetings. …”
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A comparison of clinical communication skills between two groups of final-year medical students with different levels of communication skills training by Marietjie R. de Villiers, Martie van Heusden

“…The 2004 group was statistically significantly better in structuring the consultation by using signposting (p value = 0.02). …”
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Wnt4 and LAP2alpha as pacemakers of thymic epithelial senescence. by Krisztian Kvell, Zoltan Varecza, Domokos Bartis, Sebastian Hesse, Sonia Parnell, Graham Anderson, Eric J Jenkinson, Judit E Pongracz

“…In the present work structural and molecular changes of the murine thymic stroma were investigated during aging. …”
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Non-targeted metabolomic study in plasma in rats with post-traumatic osteoarthritis model. by Peng-Fei Han, Xi-Yong Li, Chang-Peng Zhang, Chang-Sheng Liao, Wei-Wei Wang, Yuan Li

“…The samples were divided into three groups: the surgically induced mild PTOA group (Group A: 3 weeks postoperative using the modified Hulth model; age 2 months), the surgically induced severe PTOA group (Group B: 5 weeks postoperative using the modified Hulth model; age 2 months), and the normal control group (Group C: healthy rats aged 2 months). Metabolites were structurally identified by comparing the retention times, molecular masses, secondary fragmentation spectra, collision energies, and other metabolite data with a database (provided by Shanghai Applied Protein Technology Co., Ltd.). …”
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Causal Relationship between Creativity-Oriented Intrinsic Motivation and Creative Achievements: Mediated by Mediation of Self-Actualization by Omolbanin Sheibani, Alireza Haji Yakhchali, Gholam Hossein Maktabi, Naser Behroozi

“…., 2012), Creative intrinsic motivation scale (Taylor & Kaufman, 2021) and Ahvaz self-actualization questionnaire (IsmailKhani et al., 2010). Data analysis was conducted using the Structural Equation Modeling approach and AMOS software. …”
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In Situ Stress Distribution and Its Control on the Coalbed Methane Reservoir Permeability in Liulin Area, Eastern Ordos Basin, China by Peng Feng, Song Li, Dazhen Tang, Liangjun Wu, Yan Zhang, Guanghao Zhong

“…Due to the existence of high permeability data points at burial depth (>800 m) and the fitting relationship between permeability and vertical stress, the maximum and minimum horizontal principal stress is poor. …”
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Development and validation of a physical activity-sleep-academic performance model for students by Zhanguo Su, Yiping Su, Junyan Meng

“…Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) assessed variable relationships, while qualitative interviews provided contextual insights. …”
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Haydar Tatlıyay and the Movie “Ben Bir Günahsızım” in Arabesque Music Discussions in Turkey by Emre Üstgül, Sıtkı Bahadır Tutu

“…Tatlıyay’s top cinema project, the film "Ben Bir Günahsızım", is an important source of data to find traces of the view put forward by many researchers that "The pioneer of arabesque is Tatlıyay". …”
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The modeling of two-dimensional vortex flows in a cylindrical channel using parallel calculations on a supercomputer by I. G. Lebo, I. V. Obruchev

“…The study aimed to examine vortex structures formed during the interaction of incident and reflected shock waves in a cylindrical channel. …”
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Does the dispute resolution mechanism influence investment trust in free trade zones? Insights from business managers in Vietnam by Ha Nguyen Son, Hai Phan Thanh

“…The results of the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis indicate that the dispute resolution mechanism influences trust in the investment climate within FTZs through the mediating roles of two key factors: trust in the dispute resolution mechanism and perceived risks in business management. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare professionals regarding neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury in Hunan, China by Lan Luo, Zhenhua Ming, Yuliang Huang, Lifang Huang, Jiawei Cao

“…The questionnaire was self-designed (Cronbach’s α = 0.954) to collect demographic and KAP data. A structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was performed to determine the relationships among KAP dimensions. …”
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Biopsychosocial Determinants for Total Knee Replacement Decisions Among Older Adults With Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Scoping Review by Chia Voon Lim BSc, Deepashini Harithasan PhD, Mohd Azzuan Bin Ahmad PhD, Normala Mesbah PhD, Saravana Kumar PhD, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh PhD

“…A multifaceted strategy that improves the structures, processes, and outcomes of decision for TKR surgery is required among older adults with chronic KOA. …”
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