Delineating Ababi Mountains spring recharge zones using combined isotope hydrology and geophysical methods by I Nengah Simpen, I Wayan Redana, Putu Doddy Heka Ardana

“…The effectiveness of this integrated approach was further validated through additional isotopic analysis of rainfall at 1,514 m a.s.l. …”
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Assessing the incidence of enteric viruses in bivalve mollusks at Alexandria's seafood markets by Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab, Nehal I. Ahmed, Hany Abdelfattah Elhady, Abozer Y Eledrdery, Alaa oqalaa E. Alibrahim, Amgad T. Khalifa, Abdou K. Allayeh

“…These findings underscore the urgent need for Egypt to implement routine monitoring of seafood viromes and improve sanitation infrastructure, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Organizing a COVID-19 triage unit: a Swiss perspective by Georgios Peros, Ferda Gronki, Nadine Molitor, Michael Streit, Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Urs Karrer, Fabian Lunger, Michel Adamina, Stefan Breitenstein, Tenzin Lamdark

“…At this stage, patients are then discharged home after additional testing or admitted to the hospital for management. …”
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Deep LBLS: Accelerated Sky Region Segmentation Using Hybrid Deep CNNs and Lattice Boltzmann Level-Set Model by Fatema A. Albalooshi, M. R. Qader, Yasser Ismail, Wael Elmedany, Hesham Al-Ammal, Muttukrishnan Rajarajan, Vijayan K. Asari

“…Additionally, we utilize a local image fitting level-set function to characterize the region-based active contour model. …”
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Multi-Task Water Quality Colorimetric Detection Method Based on Deep Learning by Shenlan Zhang, Shaojie Wu, Liqiang Chen, Pengxin Guo, Xincheng Jiang, Hongcheng Pan, Yuhong Li

“…Furthermore, compared to YOLOv8n, the parameter count and computational load were reduced by 25.8% and 25.6%, respectively. Additionally, precision improved by 2.8%, recall increased by 3.5%, mAP50 enhanced by 2%, and mAP95 rose by 1.9%. …”
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Development of a Virtual Telehandler Model Using a Bond Graph by Beatriz Puras, Gustavo Raush, Javier Freire, Germán Filippini, Pedro Roquet, Manel Tirado, Oriol Casadesús, Esteve Codina

“…Experimental analyses validate the BG-3D simulation model of the telehandler implemented in 20-SIM establishing it as an effective tool for estimating stability limits with satisfactory precision and for predicting dynamic behaviour across diverse operating conditions. …”
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Multi-Modal Emotion Detection and Sentiment Analysis by Shoaib Sikunder Malik, Muhammad Ilyas, Yasin Ul Haq, Rabia Sana, Muhamamd Saad Razzaq, Fahad Maqbool, Muhammad Salman Pathan

“…For frames, we employ Random Forest and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN). Afterwards, we implement model ensembling across the three modalities. …”
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Small-Size Eight-Element MIMO Metamaterial Antenna with High Isolation Using Modal Significance Method by Tirado-Mendez Jose Alfredo, Jardon-Aguilar Hildeberto, Flores-Leal Ruben, Rangel-Merino Arturo, Perez-Miguel Angel, Gomez-Villanueva Ricardo

“…The electromagnetic barriers, implemented with strip lines, achieved isolation values exceeding 20 dB for adjacent elements (<0.023 λ) and approaching 40 dB for opposite ones (<0.23 λ) after analyzing the surface current distribution by the <i>MS</i> method. …”
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Exploring Blockchain&#x2013;IoT Convergence for Logistics Traceability: A Systematic Review and Future Outlook by Yahaya Saidu, Shuhaida Mohamed Shuhidan, Izzatdin Abdul Aziz, MD Mahmudul Alam, Dahiru Adamu Aliyu, Muhammad Muntasir Yakubu, Shamsuddeen Adamu

“…This study presents a systematic review of the current state of BC-IoT integration for logistics traceability, focusing on its motivations, deployment strategies, technical implementations, and evaluation approaches. A total of 1,619 records were initially retrieved from IEEE Xplore, MDPI, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science, from which 61 peer-reviewed studies published between 2015 and 2024 were selected and analyzed. …”
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Early-Onset Inherited Metabolic Diseases: When Clinical Symptoms Precede Newborn Screening—Insights from Emilia-Romagna (Italy) by Giulia Montanari, Egidio Candela, Federico Baronio, Vittorio Ferrari, Giacomo Biasucci, Marcello Lanari, Rita Ortolano

“…Therefore, our experience supports performing ENS at 48–72 h, as currently implemented in Italy, while also highlighting the advantages and limitations of earlier screening.…”
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AI-based nanotoxicity data extraction and prediction of nanotoxicity by Eunyong Ha, Seung Min Ha, Zayakhuu Gerelkhuu, Hyun-Yi Kim, Tae Hyun Yoon

“…The automation process was implemented using Python-based LangChain. We used 216 nanotoxicity research articles as training data to refine prompts and evaluate LLM performance. …”
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Impact of Learning Management Systems and Digital Skills on TPACK Development Among Pre-service Mathematics Teachers by Muh Fitrah, Caly Setiawan, Widihastuti Widihastuti, Anastasia Sofroniou, Nur Azizatur Rahmawati, Arina Arina, Sri Ratna Sari, Iskandar Iskandar

“…Higher digital skills improve pre-service teachers' ability to integrate technology into pedagogy and content. Additionally, final-year pre-service teachers show greater competencies. …”
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The potential effects of window configuration and interior layout on natural ventilation buildings: A comprehensive review by Xin Yin, Mohammed W. Muhieldeen, Ruzaimah Razman, Jonathan Yong Chung Ee, Meng Choung Chiong

“…Although the windows offer a number of advantages for natural ventilation, they can be challenging to implement in real occupied conditions due to the integrated design between façade and interior arrangement. …”
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Real-time inference of the end of an outbreak: Temporally aggregated disease incidence data and under-reporting by I. Ogi-Gittins, J. Polonsky, M. Keita, S. Ahuka-Mundeke, W.S. Hart, M.J. Plank, B. Lambert, E.M. Hill, R.N. Thompson

“…Here, we analyse data from the 2018 Ebola outbreak in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, during which an Ebola Response Team (ERT) was deployed to implement public health measures. We use a renewal equation transmission model to perform a quasi real-time investigation into when the ERT could be withdrawn safely at the tail end of the outbreak. …”
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Phosphorus loading and carp disturbance synergistically promote dominance of free-floating macrophytes over submerged plant competitors by Rui Zhou, Dong Luo, Lei Li

“…Reducing P loading and implementing measures to control benthic fish abundance may enhance the resilience of submerged macrophyte-dominated states in shallow lakes and ponds, with additional reductions in N further mitigating the synergistic impacts of nutrient loading on ecosystem stability.…”
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Advanced Signal Processing Algorithm-Based State Estimation and Denoising of ECG Signals for Biomedical Applications by Saad Arif, Mohammad Maroof Maroof Siddiqui, Nayef Alqahtani, Kamran Shah, Muhammad Attique Attique Khan, Naoufel Kraiem

“…Quantitatively, the process achieves a mean square error (MSE) of 0.001382, representing a 48.5% improvement over the variant without the attention mechanism (MSE =0.002682). Additionally, the signal-to-noise ratio is enhanced by 6.3 dB, reaching 15.87 dB, the highest among all tested methods. …”
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Emergency department provider in triage: assessing site‐specific rationale, operational feasibility, and financial impact by Brian J. Franklin, Kathleen Y. Li, David M. Somand, Keith E. Kocher, Steven L. Kronick, Vikas I. Parekh, Eric Goralnick, A. Tyler Nix, Nathan L. Haas

“…Consequently, site‐specific analysis of the root causes of excessive ED LOS, along with mechanistic assessment of potential countermeasures, is essential for appropriate deployment and successful design of PIT programs at individual EDs. Additional motivations for implementing PIT programs may include their potential to enhance patient safety, patient satisfaction, and team dynamics. …”
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Fusing Transformer-XL with bi-directional recurrent networks for cyberbullying detection by Md. Mithun Hossain, Md. Shakil Hossain, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, M. Firoz Mridha, Mejdl Safran, Sultan Alfarhood, Dunren Che

“…This study enhances the development of methods for detecting cyberbullying and opens up opportunities for additional investigation into language diversity and social media analytics.…”
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Thyristor booster device for voltage fluctuation reduction in power supply systems of ore mining enterprises by Elena N. Sosnina, Anatolii A. Asabin, Rustam Sh. Bedretdinov, Evgenii V. Kryukov, Daniil A. Gusev

“…The conducted research will make it possible to implement the device control system.…”
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Overview of female healthcare providers’ outlooks on cervical cancer screening: a narrative review by Wubishet Gezimu, Ababo Demeke, Firomsa Bekele, Solomon Seyife Alemu, Lema Fikadu, Addisalem Workie Demsash, Geleta Nenko Dube, Gemeda Wakgari Kitil, Elias Ezo

“…Given that healthcare providers are on the frontlines (act as role models) in increasing the community’s cervical cancer screening uptake, we suggest concerned bodies increase screening access and implement staff training programs. In addition, further mixed studies should be considered to deeply understand the possible attributes ingrained in individual and social belief systems.…”
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