Moisture prediction in chicken litter using hyperspectral data and machine learning by Ahmad Tulsi, Abdul Momin, Victoria Ayres

“…Efficient moisture monitoring in chicken litter is essential for sustainable poultry waste management and its application as an organic fertilizer. Conventional methods like oven drying are destructive, time-consuming, and unsuitable for real-time assessment. …”
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Spatiotemporal changes in river network connectivity in the Nile River Basin due to hydropower dams. by Anthony Basooma, Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber, Rose Basooma, Herbert Nakiyende, Johannes Kowal, Andrea Funk, Thomas Hein, Florian Borgwardt

“…We also recommend regular monitoring of barrier impacts by integrating safe, cost-effective methods such as remote sensing and environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess both flora (macrophytes, phytoplankton) and fauna (macroinvertebrates, fish, zooplankton).…”
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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis in Spina Bifida: Genetic Heterogeneity and Its Clinical Implications by Himani Pandey, Jyoti Sharma, Sourabh Kumar, Nakul Mohan, Vishesh Jain, Anjan Kumar Dhua, Devendra Kumar Yadav, Ashish Kumar Dubey, Prativa Choudhury, Prabudh Goel

“…The detection of significant genetic variations in two of three cases underscores the potential utility of CMA in spina bifida patients. …”
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A scoping review of community knowledge in malaria prevention and control programmes. by Faizul Akmal Abdul Rahim, Mohd Amierul Fikri Mahmud, Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip, Norzawati Yoep, Mohd Amiru Hariz Aminuddin, Ahmad Mohiddin Mohd Ngesom

“…The findings revealed significant regional variations in community knowledge of malaria transmission, symptoms, and prevention. …”
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Tolerating bad health research (part 2): still as many bad trials, but more good ones too by Anna Daly, Shaun Treweek, Genevieve Shiely Hayes, Frances Shiely

“…Compared to the original assessments, we judged more studies to be low risk of bias across all domains. The greatest variation was in the two blinding categories (participants and personnel; outcome assessor) and ‘other bias’. …”
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SPINK1 facilitates tumor progression via the EGFR/JAK/STAT3 axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma: insights from single-cell RNA sequencing by Mingyan Bao, Zhangui Tang

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to elucidate the functional role and molecular mechanisms of Serine Peptidase Inhibitor Kazal Type 1 (SPINK1) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) through integrative analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data.Materials and methodsCellular subpopulations within OSCC were stratified using transcriptomic datasets from the GEO database. …”
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Bayesian spatio-temporal disease mapping of COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh. by Sefat-E- Barket, Md Rezaul Karim, Md Sifat Ar Salan

“…This finding underscores the significant relationship between spatial and temporal variations and the number of cases. Additionally, our analysis reveals that maximum temperature does not appear to have a significant association with infected cases. …”
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YOLOv8n-DSDL: A lightweight dual-backbone network with decoupled self-attention for cotton maturity detection by Meiqi Zhong, Linjing Wei, Henghui Mo

“…The overall performance surpasses the original YOLOv8n and other mainstream detection methods. This study provides a novel and practical solution for intelligent maturity monitoring of cotton and potentially other crops. …”
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Multimodal and Temporal Graph Fusion Framework for Advanced Phishing Website Detection by S. Kavya, D. Sumathi

“…Thus, we present a robust Multi-Modal and Temporal Graph Fusion Framework integrating advanced learning paradigms that enhance accuracy and adaptability in phishing detection. …”
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Spatiotemporal assessment of ecological quality and driving mechanisms in the Beijing metropolitan area by Aibo Jin, Hui Li, Xiangrong Wang, Ziyao Wang

“…Spatial clustering patterns of ecological quality are identified through RSEI calculations and spatial autocorrelation analyses, while future trends are projected utilizing the coefficient of variation, Sen and Mann–Kendall methods, and the Hurst index. …”
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Physical activity promotion and health-enhancing physical activity education policy in EU healthcare: a cross-sectional survey of 27 member states by Romeu Mendes, Stephen Whiting, Callum Leese

“…Twenty-one countries reported that HEPA is taught in the curricula of HCPs, but large variations exist regarding which cadres of HCPs have HEPA integrated within their curricula and whether the HEPA teaching is a mandatory or optional component of training.Conclusions Despite PA counselling being a key recommendation for promoting PA at the population level, only two-thirds of EU member states have national policies in place. …”
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Interactive image segmentation algorithm based on adaptive kernel learning by LONG Jianwu, LI Jihao

“…To address the issue that most existing interactive image segmentation methods suffer from limited segmentation performance due to their susceptibility to noise interference and non-convex structure impacts in the original feature space, an adaptive kernel learning-based interactive image segmentation algorithm was proposed. …”
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A Novel Approach to the Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression by Leveraging Neural Processes and a Transformer Encoder Model by Emad Al-Anbari, Hossein Karshenas, Bijan Shoushtarian

“…We introduce a framework that integrates NPs with a transformer encoder to model the complex temporal dependencies inherent in longitudinal health data, where our model learns to capture subtle patterns and variations indicative of disease progression. …”
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Evaluation of Lithium Disilicate Ceramic Surfaces before Bonding and after Removal of Orthodontic Brackets by Blerim Mehmeti, Granita Muhaxheri, Rina Caka, Bleron Azizi

“…Background: In modern dental practice, it is critical to maintain surface integrity and achieve optimal aesthetics after orthodontic treatment in high-cost ceramics, such as lithium disilicate, used in restorative materials (e.g., crowns or veneers). …”
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Top and Side Leakage Effects on Thermoregulation and Moisture Retention with Facemask Wearing by Kian Barari, Xiuhua Si, Rozhin Hajian, Jinxiang Xi

“…This study investigated how leakage flows affect mask-associated thermoregulation and vapor trapping to inform better mask designs. An integrated ambience–mask–face–airway model with various mask-wearing misfits was developed. …”
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Time series analysis for forecasting neonatal intensive care unit census and neonatal mortality by Hosein Dalili, Mamak Shariat, Leyla Sahebi

“…Abstract Background This study analyzes time series data related to NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) census numbers, hospitalization days, and mortality rates. Methods We utilized seven years of retrospective daily NICU census data for model development, covering the period from March 2016 to December 2022, encompassing a total of 7,227 infants. …”
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PLOD3 as a novel oncogene in prognostic and immune infiltration risk model based on multi-machine learning in cervical cancer by Lingling Qiu, Xiuchai Qiu, Xiaoyi Yang

“…In this study, offer a precision medicine methods for predicting patient outcomes as well as fresh insights into the metabolic foundations, which may contribute to the prognosis and immunotherapy of CC. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: META-ANALYSIS by Pradeo Putra Wiratama, Wipsar Sunu Brams Dwandaru, Heru Kuswanto, Silvia Laeli, Aris Kurniawan

“…Future studies may explore longitudinal effects and variations across different educational levels.…”
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Decoding epithelial–fibroblast interactions in lung adenocarcinoma through single-cell and spatial transcriptomics by Jiajin Yang, Qiuping Xu, Yanjun Lu

“…Methods We analyzed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from 21 LUAD patients and performed spatial transcriptomic deconvolution. …”
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Effect of patient satisfaction on the utilization of mHealth services by patients with chronic disease by Jiao Lu, Heng Zhao, Zhilin Ji, Yanan Dong

“…It also explores the role of platform regulations (recommendation, commenting, and reward systems) and assesses differences due to physician proficiency and regional variations. Methods Data were collected from Haodf, a leading mHealth platform in China, from October 2021 to March 2022 at 3-month intervals. …”
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