A systematic performance comparison of two Smooth Pursuit detection algorithms in Virtual Reality depending on target number, distance, and movement patterns by Sarah Christin Freytag, Michelle Kamps, Roland Zechner

“…To assess the best algorithm for a range of configurations, we systematically varied the number of targets to choose from, their distance, and their movement pattern (linear and circular).  …”
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Addressing the Return Visit Challenge in Autonomous Flying Ad Hoc Networks Linked to a Central Station by Ercan Erkalkan, Vedat Topuz, Ali Buldu

“…Our approach introduces a composite valuation function for target prioritization and a mathematical model for task assignment with relay allocation, allowing any UAV to visit various objectives and gain an advantage or incur a cost for each. …”
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The impact of targeting all elderly persons in England and Wales for yearly influenza vaccination: excess mortality due to pneumonia or influenza and time trend study by Andrea G Mann, Punam Mangtani, Colin A Russell, John C Whittaker

“…Trend in baseline weekly pneumonia and influenza death rates.Results There is a suggestion of lower average excess mortality in the six winters after age group-based targeting began compared to before, but the CI for the 65–74 years age group includes no difference. …”
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Selecting Erosion- and Deposition-Dominated Zones in the Jezero Delta Using a Water Flow Model for Targeting Future In Situ Mars Surface Missions by Vilmos Steinmann, Rickbir Singh Bahia, Ákos Kereszturi

“…For calculations, the average grain size according to the THEMIS TI data was applied to the target area. …”
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Impacts of Chinese national centralized volume-based procurement policy targeting meropenem on prescription of designated antimicrobials for inpatients: an interrupted time series... by Zhi-Hang Lin, Can-Ming Wang, Li-Li Cai

“…ObjectivesA national centralized volume-based procurement policy (NCVBPP) targeting meropenem has been implemented in China since December 2022. …”
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Air Quality in Morocco: What Interim Targets to adopt from the World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines 2021? A Nationwide Analysis by Bouchriti Youssef, Ait Haddou Mohamed, Achbani Abderrahmane, Rida Jamila, Sine Hasnaa, Lkoul Abdelmajid, Kabbachi Belkacem

“…This paper suggests the interim targets that Morocco should implement.…”
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Effects of removing reimbursement restrictions on targeted therapy accessibility for non-small cell lung cancer treatment in Taiwan: an interrupted time series study by Jason C Hsu, Chen-Fang Wei, Szu-Chun Yang

“…The average time to prescription reduced by 65.84% and 41.59% following coverage of erlotinib by insurance and gefitinib/erlotinib as second-line treatments in 2007–2008 and following gefitinib as the first-line treatment in 2011.Conclusions The changes in reimbursement policies had a significant impact on the accessibility of targeted therapies for NSCLC treatment. …”
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Effectiveness of a brief lifestyle intervention targeting mental health staff: analysis of physical fitness and activity in the Keeping Our Staff in Mind study by Simon Rosenbaum, Oscar Lederman, Hamish Fibbins, Philip B Ward, Jackie Curtis, Andrew Watkins, Rachel Morell

“…Background People with mental illness die on average 15 years less than the general population, primarily to cardiometabolic disease. …”
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Global burden and trends of multiple myeloma attributable to high body mass index: a comprehensive analysis of the global burden of disease 2021 study with projections to 2040 by Yue Xie, Jing Li, Jingwen Yu, Jun Zhang, Jian Guo

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Stability Analysis and Multi-Trait Selection of Flowering Phenology Parameters in Olive Cultivars Under Multi-Environment Trials by Jinhua Li, Dongxu Jia, Zhenyuan Zhou, Jincheng Du, Qiangang Xiao, Mingrong Cao

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FROP-1 peptide-conjugated ultrasmall superparamagnetic nanoparticles as a targeted T1-weighted MR contrast agent for breast cancer: in vitro study by Melika Samari, Zahra Alamzadeh, Rasoul Irajirad, Abolfazl Sarikhani, Vahid Pirhajati Mahabadi, Habib Ghaznavi, Samideh Khoei

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to produce ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) nanoparticles (NPs) conjugated to the FROP-1 peptide for targeted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of breast cancer cell lines and to evaluate its application as a specific and targeted T1-weighted MR imaging contrast agent in vitro. …”
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Feasibility and acceptability of a pilot randomized trial of a single session of imagery rescripting targeting the primary consequences of negative experiences with eating and appe... by Nichole R. Kelly, Kelly Jean Doty, Bonnie H. C. Schrag, Shaylah Bryant, Sammy Plezia, Nicholas J. Parr, Elizabeth L. Budd

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Transcriptomics and non-targeted metabolomics provide mechanistic insights into the improvement of the growth performance and meat quality of lambs supplemented with fermented Lyci... by Jiale Liao, Wencan Ke, Bing Wang, Min Du, Qiang Lu, Yajun Zhang, Guijie Zhang

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Characterization of novel phage pK3–24 targeting multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and its therapeutic efficacy in Galleria mellonella larvae by Junxia Feng, Xiaohu Cui, Bing Du, Jinfeng Chen, Guanhua Xue, Lin Gan, Yanling Feng, Zheng Fan, Yuehua Ke, Jinghua Cui, Tongtong Fu, Hanqing Zhao, Chao Yan, Ziying Xu, Yang Yang, Zihui Yu, Lijuan Huang, Shuo Zhao, Ziyan Tian, Zanbo Ding, Yujie Chen, Zhoufei Li, Jing Yuan

“…Here, we report a novel phage, pK3–24, that mainly targets ST447 K. pneumoniae. Phage pK3–24 is a T7-like short-tailed phage with a fast adsorption capacity that forms translucent plaques with halos on bacterial lawns. …”
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Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Nitroxide Radical Derivatives Based on Rhein as Potential Anti-Aging Agents Targeting the Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway by Wang J, Peng X, Zhang X, Lin J, Zhang Q, Li J, Cui L, Zhao L

“…In the C. elegans model, 4b extended the average lifespan and enhanced stress resistance, increasing GSH activity, reducing MDA content, and decreasing ROS accumulation. …”
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Advancing offline magnetic resonance-guided prostate radiotherapy through dedicated imaging and deep learning-based automatic contouring of targets and neurovascular structures by Philipp Schubert, Matthias May, Daniel Höfler, Hans-Peter Fautz, Jana Hutter, Ricarda Merten, Sina Mansoorian, Thomas Weissmann, Lisa Deloch, Miriam Schonath, Nathalia Belmas, Felix Grabenbauer, Benjamin Frey, Udo Gaipl, Bernd-Niklas Axer, Juliane Szkitsak, Michael Uder, Christoph Bert, Rainer Fietkau, Florian Putz

“…Results: DL auto-segmentation achieved an average sDSC of 0.82 (IPA: 0.93, NVB: 0.71, PB: 0.84, CC: 0.90, PR: 0.74; SV: 0.79) and average MSD of 0.74 mm (IPA: 0.61 mm; NVB: 0.88 mm; PB: 0.63 mm; CC: 0.47 mm; PR 0.83 mm; SV: 1.01 mm). …”
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Adaptive Constant False Alarm Rate Detector Based on Long Short-term Memory Network by C. Xiu, Y. Li

“…When there are interferences in both the leading and lagging reference windows, the interferences are clipped, and an ordered statistics CFAR detector is used to detect the target. Simulation results show that the designed adaptive CFAR detector, compared to the variability index CFAR detector, achieves an average improvement of 0.31% in detection probability in homogeneous environment. …”
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Automated Recognition of Submerged Body-like Objects in Sonar Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks by Yan Zun Nga, Zuhayr Rymansaib, Alfie Anthony Treloar, Alan Hunter

“…Average F1 scores for target vs background classification with unseen data are only 47% but the end result is enhanced by combining multiple weak classification results in an ensemble average. …”
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Enhanced defect sensing technology in turbid water environments using multi-beam sonar by Wenhui Wang, Yikai Li, Rufei He, Yao Li

“…Our goal is to improve the precision and speed of identifying target image defects. We categorize the target image recognition dataset following specific guidelines and devise a target image imaging model customized for the distinct characteristics of turbid water settings. …”
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Purification and densification of Ir by hydrometallurgical combined with powder metallurgical process by Jigang Li, Panchao Zhao, Wei Yi

“…The synthesized Ir particles are spherical, and the average size is about 5 μm. The purity and density of as-sintered Ir target was 99.999 wt% and 99.16%, respectively. …”
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