Unveiling the future: A simulation and analysis of hydrogen production using 1kW electrolyzer with MATLAB approach by Yaw Chong Tak, Johnny Koh Siaw Paw, K. Kadirgama, D. Ramasamy, Oday A. Ahmed, Jagadeesh Pasupuleti, F. Benedict, L. Samylingam, Chee Kuang Kok

“…This research introduces an innovative method for optimizing small-scale electrolyzers, offering insights applicable to industrial hydrogen production and the integration of renewable energy. …”
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Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on the Perceived Value of Thermostable Vaccines to Relieve Program Barriers: A Case Study from Côte d’Ivoire by Anna-Lea Kahn, Dijana Spasenoska, Kouadio Daniel Ekra, Soplé Ruth Coulibaly, Kossia Yao, Sié Kabran Kouadio, Aminatou Sar, Joanie Robertson

“…However, the added value of thermostable vaccines and their integration into national immunization programs is under-recognized by stakeholders. …”
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A National Quality Initiative to Improve Palliative Care Outcomes: Identifying Enabling Factors that Drive Quality Improvement by Sabina Clapham, Katherine Clark, Kylie Draper, Fiorina Mastroianni, Jesse Rand, Lisa Redwood, David Currow

“…Objectives: To identify factors associated with high-performing palliative care services and develop and evaluate an implementation framework and education program that supports continuous quality improvement. Methods: Patient outcome data and case studies from established PCOC-participating services were analyzed to identify high-performing services and the factors enabling successful integration of outcome measures. …”
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How much time do nurses in Norwegian emergency departments spend on different work tasks with and without a clinical pharmacist present—a time and motion study by Renata Vesela Holis, Beate Hennie Garcia, Elin Christina Lehnbom, Marie Fagerli, Ashrak Majeed, Tine Johnsgård, Birgitte Zahl-Holmstad, Kristian Svendsen, Eirik Hugaas Ofstad, Torsten Risør, Scott R. Walter, Marit Waaseth, Frode Skjold, Renate Elenjord

“…This study examined the distribution of work time among ED nurses and assessed the impact of a clinical pharmacist’s presence on this distribution, with an emphasis on medication-related work tasks. Methods A direct observational time and motion study was conducted to evaluate the work time distribution of nurses in three Norwegian EDs, applying the Work Observation Method By Activity Timing (WOMBAT) methodology. …”
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FruitsMultiNet: A deep neural network approach to identify fruits through multi-scale feature fusion using mobile interface by Tasauf Mim, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Jahanur Biswas, Ahmad Shafkat, Khandaker Mohammad Mohi Uddin

“…The proposed research suggests a groundbreaking autonomous fruit classification method grounded on convolutional neural networks (CNNs). …”
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Chronic Wound Management in Romania: A Survey on Practices, Protocols, and PRP Efficacy by Stefania-Mihaela Riza, Andrei-Ludovic Porosnicu, Cristian-Sorin Hariga, Ruxandra-Diana Sinescu

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> This study employs a cross-sectional observational design to assess the current management strategies among physicians treating chronic wounds and to identify variations in treatment approaches. …”
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SPRC: A novel Sentinel-1/-2 Phenology-enhanced framework for automated paddy rice mapping by Jian Li, Fengchang Xue, Guicai Li, Mingwei Zhang, Jinyan Tian, Hanchao Zhang

“…The method demonstrated robust performance across varying weather conditions, achieving overall accuracy and F1 scores of 96.21 % and 96.66 in Heilongjiang Province (HLJ), China, and 95.76 % and 95.62 in Sakata (Sak), Yamagata, Japan, respectively, outperforming previous approaches. …”
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Linguistic challenges of writing papers in English for scholarly publication: Perceptions of Chinese academics in science and engineering. by Yihua Zhang, Hiroyuki Eto, Jianlei Cui

“…This study investigates the linguistic challenges encountered by Chinese academics in science and engineering when writing for English-language scholarly publications. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research draws on survey responses from 732 participants and insights from semi-structured interviews with 13 interviewees. …”
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Dynamic Relationship between the Iranian Stock Market and Commodity Markets: A TVP-VAR Approach and Portfolio Optimization by Hadi Esmaeilpour, Emad Sharifbagheri

“…This method assesses the interdependencies among assets and the spillover effects between markets. …”
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An efficient graph attention framework enhances bladder cancer prediction by Taghreed S. Ibrahim, M. S. Saraya, Ahmed I. Saleh, Asmaa H. Rabie

“…We compared the novel approach with classical machine learning methods and other deep learning-based methods on benchmark TCGA-BLCA, and the leave-one-out experimental results showed that MSL-GAT achieved better performance than competitive methods. …”
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Effectiveness of eHealth for Medication Adherence in Renal Transplant Recipients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lili Zhou, Ke Cheng, Linbin Chen, Xinyi Hou, Jingjing Wan

“…However, sensitivity analyses using the leave-one-out method demonstrated instability in these findings. …”
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Indigenous Strategies for Managing Bush Encroachment in Rural Areas of South Africa by Tshidi Mokgatsane Baloyi, Thabang Maphanga, Benett Siyabonga Madonsela, Qolani Golden Mongwe, Karabo Concelia Malakane, Xolisiwe Sinalo Grangxabe, Babalwa Gqomfa

“…This study was aimed at filling the existing knowledge and research gap on bush encroachment control by focusing on the integration of indigenous knowledge systems. To achieve this, the current research included three distinct non-probability sampling strategies: (1) Purposive, (2) Snowball, (3) Convenience sampling methods. …”
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BioAug-Net: a bioimage sensor-driven attention-augmented segmentation framework with physiological coupling for early prostate cancer detection in T2-weighted MRI by Muhammad Arshad, Chengliang Wang, Muhammad Wajeeh Us Sima, Jamshed Ali Shaikh, Hanen Karamti, Raed Alharthi, Julius Selecky

“…Existing segmentation methods are hindered by significant inter-observer variability (37.4 ± 5.6%), poor boundary localization, and the presence of motion artifacts, along with challenges in clinical integration. …”
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Job descriptions as drivers for changes in practice patterns: a cross-sectional survey of Nurse Practitioners in Norway by Else Turid Pedersen, Mette Tøien, Lisbeth Fagerström, Linn Hege Førsund

“…This study explores the integration of NPs into the Norwegian healthcare system, highlighting variations in practice patterns due to limited regulatory clarity and standardized job descriptions. …”
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Comprehensive Search for Genes Involved in Thalidomide Teratogenicity Using Early Differentiation Models of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Potential Applications in Reproduc... by Yu Kato, Takeshi Inaba, Koudai Shinke, Noriko Hiramatsu, Tetsuhiro Horie, Takuya Sakamoto, Yuko Hata, Eiji Sugihara, Tetsuya Takimoto, Noriaki Nagai, Yasuhito Ishigaki, Hajime Kojima, Osamu Nagano, Naoki Yamamoto, Hideyuki Saya

“…Nevertheless, the protocol demonstrates potential for the classification and evaluation of emerging modality drugs based on physical properties such as solubility, polarity, and pH. Integration with AI analysis may enhance its capacity to uncover genetic variations and evaluate previously uncharacterized substances. …”
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A Dual-Technology Approach: Handheld NIR Spectrometer and CNN for <i>Fritillaria</i> spp. Quality Control by Fengling Li, Wen Lei, Juan Li, Xiaoting Wang, Jingyu Su, Tangnuer Sahati, Xiahenazi Aierkenjiang, Ruyi Tian, Weihong Zhou, Jixiong Zhang, Jingjing Xia

“…Different parts of it exhibit significant variations in medicinal efficacy. To rapidly and accurately identify the origin and adulteration of <i>Fritillaria</i> spp., a handheld near-infrared spectrometer was combined with a convolutional neural network (CNN) to establish an efficient and convenient quality assessment method. …”
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Rice Leaf Disease Image Enhancement Based on Improved CycleGAN by YAN Congkuan, ZHU Dequan, MENG Fankai, YANG Yuqing, TANG Qixing, ZHANG Aifang, LIAO Juan

“…To address these challenges, a data augmentation method for rice leaf disease images was proposed based on an improved CycleGAN model in this reseach which aimed to expand disease image datasets by generating disease features, thereby alleviating the burden of collecting real disease data and providing more comprehensive and diverse data to support automatic rice disease recognition.MethodsThe proposed approach built upon the CycleGAN framework, with a key modification being the integration of a convolutional block attention module (CBAM) into the generator's residual module. …”
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Ultra robust negative differential resistance memristor for hardware neuron circuit implementation by Yifei Pei, Biao Yang, Xumeng Zhang, Hui He, Yong Sun, Jianhui Zhao, Pei Chen, Zhanfeng Wang, Niefeng Sun, Shixiong Liang, Guodong Gu, Qi Liu, Shushen Li, Xiaobing Yan

“…This work offers a novel approach to build FN neuron circuits using NDR memristors, and provides a more competitive method to build a highly reliable neuromorphic hardware system.…”
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Improving Machine Learning-Based Robot Self-Collision Checking with Input Positional Encoding by Kulecki Bartłomiej, Belter Dominik

“…This manuscript investigates the integration of positional encoding – a technique widely used in computer graphics – into the input vector of a binary classification model for self-collision detection. …”
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The Impact of Islamic Financial Inclusion on Economic Growth in Asia: Evidence from Indonesia and Iraq

“…Panel unit root and cross-sectional dependency tests highlighted the need for advanced methods to analyze panel data. Panel co-integration tests suggested evidence of a long-term relationship between Islamic financial inclusion and economic development. …”
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