Decreasing Impact of Intra-City Disparities on Ecosystem Services During Rapid Urbanization in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Urban Agglomeration by Jinxia Lv, Chun Dong, Qin Yan, Huayan Liu, Liyong Fu, Xuemei Wei

“…However, the evolution patterns of urbanization/ecosystem service (UES) synergies under economic polarization in the rapid urbanization process remain poorly understood. This study integrates bivariate local Moran’s index and correlation analysis methods to examine the match relationship between urbanization and three key ESs (water yield, carbon sequestration, and food production) from 2000 to 2020 and explores the impact of intra-city disparities on the match relationship of urbanization and ESs. …”
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PECAM-1 Leu125Val (rs688) Polymorphism and Diabetic Nephropathy in Caucasians with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Matej Završnik, Stojan Kariž, Jana Makuc, Maja Šeruga, Ines Cilenšek, Daniel Petrovič

“…Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) plays a key role in the transendothelial migration of circulating leukocytes during inflammation and in the maintenance of vascular endothelial integrity. We hypothesized that genetic variation in PECAM-1 gene could be associated with diabetic nephropathy (DN) and with the level of soluble PECAM-1 in Caucasians with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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PneumoNet: Artificial Intelligence Assistance for Pneumonia Detection on X-Rays by Carlos Antunes, João M. F. Rodrigues, António Cunha

“…Early and accurate detection is crucial for effective treatment, yet traditional diagnostic methods often fall short in reliability and speed. …”
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A new perspective on macrophage-targeted drug research: the potential of KDELR2 in bladder cancer immunotherapy by Zhiyi Zhao, Hongling Jia, Zhou Sun, Yumeng Li, Lingyun Liu

“…IntroductionBladder cancer was recognized as one of the most common malignant tumors in the urinary system, and treatment options remained largely limited to conventional surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, which limited patient benefits.MethodsResearchers constructed an RNA transcriptome map of bladder cancer by integrating single-cell RNA sequencing and clinical data, identifying potential molecular targets for diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Smoking-Related Diseases and Associations With Health Workforce Distribution, 1990–2021: Analysis From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2... by Yuzhou Cai, Guiming Chen, Peng Bai

“…Linear regression assessed temporal trends, while autoregressive integrated moving average models projected future burden to 2050. …”
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GBsim: A Robust GCN-BERT Approach for Cross-Architecture Binary Code Similarity Analysis by Jiang Du, Qiang Wei, Yisen Wang, Xingyu Bai

“…Extensive experiments on a large-scale cross-architecture dataset show that GBsim achieves an MRR of 0.901 and a Recall@1 of 0.831, outperforming state-of-the-art methods. In real-world vulnerability detection tasks, GBsim achieves an average recall rate of 81.3% on a 1-day vulnerability dataset, demonstrating its practical effectiveness in identifying security threats and outperforming existing methods by 2.1%. …”
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Dairy DigiD: a keypoint-based deep learning system for classifying dairy cattle by physiological and reproductive status by Shubhangi Mahato, Hanqing Bi, Suresh Neethirajan, Suresh Neethirajan

“…By integrating animal-centric design with scalable AI, Dairy DigiD represents a significant advancement in automated livestock monitoring-offering an ethical, accurate, and practical alternative to traditional identification methods. …”
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Nurturing humanism and professionalism in a clinical setting: A multicenter study to develop a framework for a learning module for clinical students. by Rita Mustika, Anyta Pinasthika, Nadia Greviana, Eti Poncorini Pamungkasari, Annang Giri Moelyo, Rahma Tsania Zhuhra

“…Hence, this study aims to conceptualize strategies to teach humanism and professionalism in high-power distance and collectivistic settings.<h4>Methods</h4>This multicenter qualitative phenomenological study used maximum variation sampling to recruit participants, consisting of clinical students, teachers, and coordinators from three medical schools in Indonesia. …”
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A Multi-Type Ship Allocation and Routing Model for Multi-Product Oil Distribution in Indonesia with Inventory and Cost Minimization Considerations: A Mixed-Integer Linear Programmi... by Marudut Sirait, Peerayuth Charnsethikul, Naraphorn Paoprasert

“…Future research will have to integrate real-time data fusion, mainly due to the need for environmental and stochastic modeling methods to foster operational resilience in dynamic maritime business ecosystems.…”
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Wavelet Guided Visual State Space Model and Patch Resampling Enhanced U-Shaped Structure for Skin Lesion Segmentation by Shuwan Feng, Xiaowei Chen, Shengzhi Li

“…However, this task presents significant challenges, including complex lesion shapes, indistinct boundaries, and variations in size and color. This study aims to enhance segmentation accuracy and robustness by integrating the Wavelet Guided Visual State Space (WGVSS) Block and Resampling Semantic Information Fusion (RSIF) into the segmentation process. …”
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Skin lesion segmentation with a multiscale input fusion U-Net incorporating Res2-SE and pyramid dilated convolution by Zhihui Liu, Jie Hu, Xulu Gong, Fuzhong Li

“…The Res2-SE module integrates Res2Net and SE mechanisms to enhance multi-scale feature extraction. …”
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A Versatile Gyro Inclinometer, Adaptive to the Borehole Trajectory, Based on a Uniaxial Angular Rate Sensor by Ya. I. Binder, I. A. Khazov

“…The properties of orientation errors are examined using linearization methods, integral calculus, fundamentals of the calculus of variations, and the theory of linear differential equations.Results. …”
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Reimagining Kyokai: Layered Permeability in Yoshiji Takehara’s Modern Residences by Luyang Li, Yan Chen, Houjun Li

“…Traditional Japanese architecture is known for its open, ambiguous spatial boundaries (“kyokai”), which integrate nature and dwelling through Zen/Shinto philosophies. …”
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Multi-scenario simulations of future land use and ecosystem services in wetland ecosystems of Binhai, Tianjin by Ang Yue, Ang Yue, Xueer Guo, Haiying Gong, Li Ma, Wanfeng Wang

“…This study used remote sensing images from 2000 to 2020 to explore changes in the ecological value of the four wetland nature reserves in Binhai, Tianjin. By integrating the PLUS model and ecosystem service value (ESV) assessment methods, this study explored the spatiotemporal evolution of the Binhai wetland ecosystem from 2000 to 2020 and systematically simulated land use changes and their impacts on ESVs under three scenarios: natural development, economic development, and ecological conservation. …”
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Small-Signal Stability Analysis of DC Microgrids by Alamgir Hossain, Michael Negnevitsky, Xiaolin Wang, Evan Franklin, Waqas Hassan, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Evan Gray, Pooyan Alinaghi Hosseinabadi

“…The conventional cascaded control strategies using proportional-integral-derivative controllers often result in high settling times, considerable oscillations, poor voltage regulation, and low bandwidth. …”
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Fracturing location optimization of floor coalbed methane wells with high water content in Hancheng Block by Wei WANG, Haifeng ZHAO, Dezhi WANG, Wang ZHANG, Liang JI, Hong JIANG

“…When the distance from the aquifer increases to 10 m and 15 m, the variation range of water and gas production is small. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Influenza Viruses’ Trends in Italy: Insights from a Nationwide and Regional Perspective by Francesco Branda , Nicola Petrosillo , Dong Keon Yon , Massimo Ciccozzi , Fabio Scarpa 

“…<b>Methods</b>. We conducted a systematic approach to data collection, processing, and visualization, utilizing influenza surveillance data from ISS. …”
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Road Perception for Autonomous Driving: Pothole Detection in Complex Environments Based on Improved YOLOv8 by Siyuan Kong, Qiao Meng, Xin Li, Zhijie Wang, Xin Liu, Bingyu Li

“…However, existing detection methods are often affected by variations in lighting, weather conditions, and complex environments, resulting in lower detection precision and recall rates. …”
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Bioinspired piezoelectric patch design for sonodynamic therapy: a preclinical mechanistic evaluation of rotator cuff repair and functional regeneration by Rui Shi, Rui Shi, Fei Liu, Qihuang Qin, Pinxue Li, Ziqi Huo, You Zhou, Chunyan Jiang

“…Piezoelectric materials, known for modulating cellular functions and promoting stem cell proliferation and differentiation, have garnered increasing attention in tissue repair applications.MethodsIn this study, a biomimetic piezoelectric patch with progressive compositional and structural variations was designed and fabricated. …”
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TCN-MAML: A TCN-Based Model with Model-Agnostic Meta-Learning for Cross-Subject Human Activity Recognition by Chih-Yang Lin, Chia-Yu Lin, Yu-Tso Liu, Yi-Wei Chen, Hui-Fuang Ng, Timothy K. Shih

“…Unlike wearable sensor systems that require user compliance, Wi-Fi channel state information (CSI) enables device-free recognition by capturing variations in signal propagation caused by human motion. …”
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