Automated Cardiac Disease Prediction Using Composite GAN and DeepLab Model by Sohail Jabbar, Umar Raza, Muhammad Asif Habib, Muhammad Farhan, Saqib Saeed

“…Smooth convergence is verified with a low 2.21 MSE. These results highlight the effective integration of generative learning and segmentation for automated and reliable cardiac diagnosis.…”
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Behavior of buried sliplined corrugated metal pipes subjected to footing loading by S. Mustapha Rahmaninezhad, S. Mustapha Rahmaninezhad, Saif Jawad, Jie Han, Mahdi Al-Naddaf, Robert L. Parsons

“…After the footing loading tests were conducted, the sliplined steel pipes were exhumed from the box for examination and assessment. Then, a series of parallel plate loading tests were carried out on the exhumed rehabilitated pipes using a universal testing machine. …”
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Review: roles of mycorrhizal symbioses and associated soil microbiomes in ecological restoration by Christine Lethielleux-Juge

“…In mine restoration, root colonization is generally very low during the first year post-reclamation, then increases rapidly before stabilizing. …”
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Meta‐Device for Field‐of‐View Tunability via Adaptive Optical Spatial Differentiation by Yin Zhou, Lin Li, Junhao Zhang, Jialuo Cheng, Xiaoyuan Liu, Yunhui Gao, Zihan Geng, Lei Li, Junxiao Zhou, Mu Ku Chen

“…Abstract Optical edge detection is a crucial optical analog computing method in fundamental artificial intelligence, machine vision, and image recognition, owing to its advantages of parallel processing, high computing speed, and low energy consumption. …”
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Aglutenic cupcakes for gastro-intestinal symptoms and hematological indices in diagnosed celiac children –A randomized trialWhat is knownWhat is new by Shaista Jabeen, Azmat Ullah Khan

“…Objective: This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of gluten free cupcakes formulated by substitution of low FODMAP foods. Design: Random parallel assignment was adopted (1b). …”
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SliC is a surface-displayed lipoprotein that is required for the anti-lysozyme strategy during Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. by Ryszard A Zielke, Adriana Le Van, Benjamin I Baarda, Marco F Herrera, Christopher J Acosta, Ann E Jerse, Aleksandra E Sikora

“…We named this protein SliC as a surface-exposed lysozyme inhibitor of c-type lysozyme. SliC displays low overall primary sequence similarity to the MliC/PliC inhibitors, but we demonstrate that it has a parallel inhibitory mechanism. …”
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Initial Accuracy of HIV Rapid Test Kits Stored in Suboptimal Conditions and Validity of Delayed Reading of Oral Fluid Tests. by Augustine T Choko, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Peter MacPherson, Derek Cocker, McEwen Khundi, Deus Thindwa, Rodrick S Sambakunsi, Moses K Kumwenda, Kondwani Chiumya, Owen Malema, Simon D Makombe, Emily L Webb, Elizabeth L Corbett

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Erroneous results observed during HIV testing in low income settings are likely to be due to factors other than suboptimal storage conditions. …”
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A New Model for Simulating the Imbibition of a Wetting-Phase Fluid in a Matrix-Fracture Dual Connectivity System by Xuewei Ning, Robert Ewing, Qinhong Hu, Qiming Wang, Xiaoming Zhang

“…As the shale matrix with low pore connectivity hampers the upward water movement, the imbibition rate of shales with T-direction fractures will decrease suddenly after the bottom layer in contact with water is saturated during the initial period. …”
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A Lightweight and High-Performance YOLOv5-Based Model for Tea Shoot Detection in Field Conditions by Zhi Zhang, Yongzong Lu, Yun Peng, Mengying Yang, Yongguang Hu

“…Then, YOLOv5 was modified with a parallel-branch fusion downsampling block and a lightweight feature extraction block. …”
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Design of Intelligent Interpretation Network for Underwater Acoustic Communication Receiver with Multiple Signal Modulations by Lanjun LIU, Zining CHENG, Jialin CHEN, Ming LI, Honghao LIU

“…The computational complexity of the intelligent interpretation network based on FC-DNN is relatively low.…”
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Brucella Seroprevalence in a High-Risk Population in Greece: A Cross-Sectional Study by Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Dimitrios Floros, Natalia Gioti, Anargiros Mariolis, Andrea Paola Rojas Gil, Maria Tsironi

“…A cross-sectional seroprevalence study was conducted among livestock farmers in an endemic region in Greece. A low-risk group of individuals that just moved in the region was used as controls. …”
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The Mediating Role of Misinterpretations and Neutralizing Responses to Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts in Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders by Belén Pascual-Vera, Guy Doron, Mujgan Inozu, Fernando García, Amparo Belloch

“…The absence of mediation effects for BDD could be due to the limitations observed on the self-report used to assess BDD symptoms and/or the low relevance of the misinterpretations and control strategies assessed by the QUIT, which are more typically endorsed by individuals with OCD.…”
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Remote Sensing Image Compression via Wavelet-Guided Local Structure Decoupling and Channel–Spatial State Modeling by Jiahui Liu, Lili Zhang, Xianjun Wang

“…The Wavelet Transform-guided Local Structure Decoupling (WTLS) module applies multi-scale wavelet decomposition to disentangle and separately encode low- and high-frequency components, enabling efficient parallel modeling of global contours and local textures. …”
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Droplet Digital PCR for Precise Quantification of Human Norovirus in Shellfish Associated with Gastroenteritis Illness by Daniel Rexin, Laetitia Kaas, Jérémie Langlet, Dawn Croucher, Joanne Hewitt

“…Contaminated shellfish pose a significant risk to consumers, because combined with a low norovirus infectious dose, oysters and mussels are often eaten raw or lightly cooked resulting in no or minimal virus inactivation, respectively. …”
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EEG–fNIRS signal integration for motor imagery classification using deep learning and evidence theory by Mohammed E. Seno, Niladri Maiti, Maulik Patel, Mihirkumar M. Patel, Kalpesh B. Chaudhary, Ashish Pasaya, Babacar Toure

“…To address the limitations of traditional unimodal brain-computer interface BCI) technologies based on electroencephalography (EEG) such as low spatial resolution and high susceptibility to noise an increasing number of neuroscience-driven studies have begun to focus on BCI systems that fuse EEG signals with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) signals. …”
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Association of maternal thyroid function and gestational diabetes with pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study by Chang Zou, Qinxin Shen, Yuanyuan Yang, Yini Liao, Qiaoling Du

“…The primary statistical methods in the study include logistic regression model and parallel mediation analyses.ResultsOf the 81,488 pregnancies included, 8,868 had GDM. …”
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Monolithic silicon carbide metasurfaces for engineering arbitrary 3D perfect vector vortex beams by Mingze Liu, Peicheng Lin, Pengcheng Huo, Haocun Qi, Renchao Jin, Hui Zhang, Yongze Ren, Maowen Song, Yan-qing Lu, Ting Xu

“…However, a compact and low-loss solution to generating 3D PVVBs remains unresolved. …”
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Barriers and preferences in advance care planning: a mixed-methods study of end-stage kidney disease patients and caregivers in India by Bharathi Naik, Anuja Damani, Arun Ghoshal, Shankar Prasad Nagaraju, Pankaj Singhai, Swathi Nayak Ammunje, Ravindra Prabhu Attur, Naveen Salins

“…Methods A convergent parallel mixed-methods study was conducted from October 2022 to September 2023 at a tertiary care hospital in South India. …”
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High-Power (&gt;300 mW) On-Chip Laser With Passively Aligned Silicon-Nitride Waveguide DBR Cavity by Dave Kharas, Jason J. Plant, William Loh, Reuel B. Swint, Suraj Bramhavar, Christopher Heidelberger, Siva Yegnanarayanan, Paul W. Juodawlkis

“…The four-element array generates 80 mW per channel when the SCOWAs are driven in parallel (1.25 A/channel) with &#x223C;1-nm wavelength spacing centered at 1533 nm. …”
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A randomized clinical trial to evaluate two doses of an intra-articular injection of LMWF-5A in adults with pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee. by David Bar-Or, Kristin M Salottolo, Holli Loose, Matthew J Phillips, Brian McGrath, Nathan Wei, James L Borders, John E Ervin, Alan Kivitz, Mark Hermann, Tammi Shlotzhauer, Melvin Churchill, Donald Slappey, Vaughan Clift

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The Low Molecular Weight Fraction of 5% human serum Albumin (LMWF-5A) is being investigated as a treatment for knee pain from osteoarthritis.…”
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