YOLOv8-TF: Transformer-Enhanced YOLOv8 for Underwater Fish Species Recognition with Class Imbalance Handling by Chiranjibi Shah, M M Nabi, Simegnew Yihunie Alaba, Iffat Ara Ebu, Jack Prior, Matthew D. Campbell, Ryan Caillouet, Matthew D. Grossi, Timothy Rowell, Farron Wallace, John E. Ball, Robert Moorhead

“…In video-based fish surveys, species recognition plays a vital role in stock assessments, ecosystem analysis, production management, and protection of endangered species. However, implementing fish species detection algorithms in underwater environments presents significant challenges due to factors such as varying lighting conditions, water turbidity, and the diverse appearances of fish species. …”
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Assessing the Attitude and Knowledge of Family Doctors in Sari Toward Monkeypox by Lotfollah Davoodi, Mohammad Khademlou, Bahareh Moayed Ahmadi, Masoumeh Abdi Talarpashti, Zohreh Alinasab, Sodabah Jafari, Mohammad Shahpoori, Somayeh Khakpour

“…Descriptive data showed that 55% of the participants were male, while 45% were female. Additionally, 62% worked in urban areas, and 38% worked in rural areas. …”
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Homogenization of Lessons and Materials in Different Teaching Units in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Quasi-Experimental Study by Marcos Javier Cuerva, Eugenia Antolín, Onica Armijo, Javier Plaza, Raquel Sanz, Ramón Usandizaga, Tirso Pérez-Medina, José Luis Bartha, Ignacio Zapardiel

“…In the second semester, standardized teaching materials were implemented across all units. Student perceptions were assessed through surveys measuring content relevance, satisfaction, exam preparation adequacy, and perceived discrepancies in teaching materials. …”
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The risk of contaminated ultrasound gels in the intensive care unit: lessons from an outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia by Beevifatimah Ahamed Sha, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Shi Poh Li, Sarathamani Rethenam, Lilibeth Silagan Alenton, Ling Chee Poh, Yuan Sun Yong, Peng Sii Yong, Gabriel Yan Zherong, Lasantha Ratnayake, Michelle Ang, Gerald Chua, Surinder Kaur Pada

“…Additionally, we continued surveillance of gels and identified further contaminated products. …”
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An AI-driven machine learning approach identifies risk factors associated with 30-day mortality following total aortic arch replacement combined with stent elephant implantation by Shuai Zhang, Lulu Li, Jingyu Wang, Yuan Li, Yongkang Zhou, Yuqing Tao, Cuntao Yu, Xiaogang Sun, Hongwei Guo, Dong Zhao, Yi Chang, Jing Sun, Xiangyang Qian

“…Furthermore, we employed SHapley Additive exPlanation (SHAP) measures to allocate interpretive attributional values.Results Among all the patients, 37 (5.78%) experienced perioperative mortality. …”
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A Combined Mirror–EMG Robot-Assisted Therapy System for Lower Limb Rehabilitation by Florin Covaciu, Bogdan Gherman, Calin Vaida, Adrian Pisla, Paul Tucan, Andrei Caprariu, Doina Pisla

“…Future work will investigate the efficiency of the proposed solution using patients, thus demonstrating clinical usability, and explore the potential integration of additional feedback mechanisms to further enhance the therapeutic efficacy of the system.…”
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Hydrological Connectivity of Distributary‐Confluence Geomorphic Unit: A Case Study of H‐Shaped Features Within River Networks by Xifen Chen, Huan Liu, Leiping Ye, Jie Ren, Zhaohui Deng, Jiaxue Wu

“…Therefore, we recommend that deltaic river network management consider their topological characteristics and implement strategies such as constructing additional CC or modifying existing channel topography to enhance flow exchange capacity. …”
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Short communication: Substantial heritability of larval size in the black soldier fly reveals potential for selective breeding by R.M. Zaalberg, L.B. Andersen, L.S. Hansen, G. Gebreyesus, M. Henryon, K. Jensen, H.M. Nielsen

“…We tested this premise by estimating additive genetic variation for larval size assessed as individual larval surface area (ISA), group surface area (GSA), and group weight (GW). …”
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Broadband Millimeter-Wave Frequency Mixer Based on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Photonics by Xiangzhi Xie, Hanke Feng, Yuansheng Tao, Yiwen Zhang, Yikun Chen, Ke Zhang, Zhaoxi Chen, Cheng Wang

“…In this paper, we harness the exceptional EO property and scalability of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic platform to implement a high-performance harmonic-reconfigurable millimeter-wave mixer. …”
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Biofeedback system in remotely monitored exercise program in pregnant women with obesity: a pre-experimental research by Diana Bernardo, Carlos Carvalho, Raquel Leirós Rodrígues, Cristina Martins, Joana Morais, Jorge Mota, Paula Clara Santos

“…Discussion: The biofeedback system can be a useful tool for implementing an exercise program for pregnant women with obesity. …”
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Mimicking the Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell Niche In Vitro to Enhance Fenestration in a Genetic Model of Systemic Inflammation by Dibakar Borah, Oliwia Blacharczyk, Karolina Szafranska, Izabela Czyzynska-Cichon, Sara Metwally, Konrad Szymanowski, Wolfgang Hübner, Jerzy Kotlinowski, Ewelina Dobosz, Peter McCourt, Thomas Huser, Malgorzata Lekka, Bartlomiej Zapotoczny

“…We performed a detailed characterization of polyacrylamide (PAA) hydrogels using atomic force microscopy (AFM), rheometry, scanning electron microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy to assess their potential as biomimetic substrates for LSECs. We additionally implemented AFM; quantitative fluorescence microscopy, including high-resolution structured illumination microscopy (HR-SIM); and an endocytosis assay to characterize the morphology and function of LSECs. …”
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Diagnostic performance of endocytoscopy with normal pit‐like structure sign for colorectal low‐grade adenoma compared with conventional modalities by Kenichi Suzuki, Shin‐ei Kudo, Toyoki Kudo, Masashi Misawa, Yuichi Mori, Katsuro Ichimasa, Yasuharu Maeda, Takemasa Hayashi, Kunihiko Wakamura, Toshiyuki Baba, Fumio Ishda, Shigeharu Hamatani, Haruhiro Inoue, Kazunori Yokoyama, Hideyuki Miyachi

“…However, this strategy is sometimes difficult to implement because of the lack of confidence in differentiating low‐grade adenoma (LGA) from advanced lesions such as high‐grade adenoma or carcinoma. …”
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Multidecadal analysis of erosion susceptibility in a watershed heavily impacted by deforestation in southeastern Amazonia by Edilson Freitas da Silva, José Tasso Felix Guimarães, Gabriel Negreiros Salomão, Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Douglas Batista da Silva Ferreira, Mariana Maha Jana Costa Figueiredo, Silvio Junio Ramos, Renato Oliveira da Silva Júnior, Adayana Maria Queiroz de Melo, Wilson da Rocha Nascimento Junior, Pedro Walfir Martins Souza Filho, Marcio Sousa da Silva, Paulo Rógenes Monteiro Pontes, Roberto Dall’Agnol

“…It is crucial to implement reforestation projects to recover forested areas.…”
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Influence of high temperatures on the European earwig Forficula auricularia s.l. and the parasitoid Mastrus ridens, two natural enemies of the codling moth Cydia pomonella by Marie Perrin, Thomas Delattre, Nicolas Borowiec, Hazem Dib, Elodie Lecerf, Emile Melloul, Myriam Siegwart, Joffrey Moiroux

“…This underscores the urgent need to implement measures to protect these beneficial organisms under climate change, such as creating microclimatic refuges and reducing the use of pesticides.…”
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Nomogram model and risk score predicting overall survival and guiding clinical decision in patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma: an observational study using SEER population-based data... by Yue Yang, Shang Li, Xiao Zhu, Yi Kong, Mingtao Zhang, Xiangping Liang, Zherui Zhang, Shuzhen Tan, Yingqi Li, Yueyuan Zhong, Yingqi Shao, Jiayi Xu, Zesong Li

“…The predictive ability of the nomogram was validated by the Concordance Index. Additionally, the calibration curve and receiver operating characteristic curve were implemented to evaluate the accuracy and discrimination. …”
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Deep learning based detection of enlarged perivascular spaces on brain MRI by Tanweer Rashid, Hangfan Liu, Jeffrey B. Ware, Karl Li, Jose Rafael Romero, Elyas Fadaee, Ilya M. Nasrallah, Saima Hilal, R. Nick Bryan, Timothy M. Hughes, Christos Davatzikos, Lenore Launer, Sudha Seshadri, Susan R. Heckbert, Mohamad Habes

“…However, in many scenarios, the number of imaging sequences capturing information related to small vessel disease lesions is insufficient to support data-driven techniques. Additionally, cohort-based studies may not always have the optimal or essential imaging sequences for accurate lesion detection. …”
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All-Optical Single-Longitudinal-Mode Forward Brillouin Microwave Oscillator with an Unbalanced Fiber Mach–Zehnder Interferometer by Xinyue Fang, Wenjun He, Wen Wang, Yi Liu, Yajun You, Qing Yan, Yafei Hou, Zepeng Wu, Lei Yu, Songquan Yan, Mingxing Li, Jian He, Xiujian Chou

“…UF-MZI consists of an optical coupler (OC), a polarization controller (PC), and two asymmetric length arms with 5 km and 500 m single-mode fibers (SMFs), which implements two unbalanced length feedback rings that are connected to one another. …”
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Explosive tumor growth in a patient with colon cancer is associated with reduced neoantigen levels and decreased interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) signaling by Yaqi Wang, Jiahua Lu, Dandan Huang, Pengju Chen, Jingyi Shi, Jie Cheng, Jingbo Gan, Ruifeng Li, Jingxuan Xu, Zhaoya Gao, Xiaodong Wang, Wensheng Huang, Yanhui Yin, Hebing Chen, Jing Huang, Cheng Li, Jin Gu

“…Results The patient was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome. We implemented an immunotherapy and performed PB immune cytokine assays before, during, and after this therapy. …”
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NDVI based vegetation dynamics and responses to climate change and human activities at Xinjiang from 2001 to 2020 by Yuanbo Lu, Yang Yu, Lingxiao Sun, Chunlan Li, Jing He, Zengkun Guo, Li Duan, Jing Zhang, Ruide Yu

“…In response, the Chinese government has implemented extensive afforestation efforts to combat ecological degradation, but their effectiveness in arid areas needs further evaluation. …”
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Structural and Psychometric Properties of Neck Pain Questionnaires Through Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: A Systematic Review by Manuel Gonzalez-Sanchez, Álvaro Jesús Reina-Ruiz, Guadalupe Molina-Torres, Sandra Kamila Trzcińska, Elio Carrasco-Vega, Alena Lochmannová, Alejandro Galán-Mercant

“…Over time, questionnaires have not only focused on a single health condition, such as neck pain, but also expanded their assessment spectrum to other areas in order to gather additional and relevant information from the patient. …”
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