Early experience with percutaneous photodynamic nails for sacral metastatic disease and insufficiency fractures: a retrospective cohort analysis of functionality and pain relief by Marilee J. Clunk, Marcos R. Gonzalez, Sonia E. Ubong, Alisha Sodhi, Joseph O. Werenski, Hayley M. Denwood, Daniel G. Tobert, Santiago A. Lozano-Calderon

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Exploring artificial intelligence knowledge, attitudes, and practices among nurses, faculty, and students in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional analysis by Maria Elena M. Mariano, Mahmoud Abdel Hameed Shahin, Shangrila Joy Ancheta, Minimole Vijayan Kunjan, Nasrah Mubarak Al Dossary, Sarah Fahad Al Ojaimi, Sajeda Abdulla Al Qudah, Hajer Fayez Al Harbi

“…Participants exhibited varying yet satisfactory levels of knowledge concerning AI and its healthcare applications. Regarding attitudes, the majority displayed mildly positive sentiments towards AI in nursing. …”
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Improved estimation of the underestimated GEDI footprint LAI in dense forests by Lijuan Liang, Rong Shang, Jing M. Chen, Mingzhu Xu, Hongda Zeng

“…Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), with its ability to capture vegetation vertical profile, could be a unique technique for deriving Leaf Area Index (LAI). A global LAI product at 25-m spatial resolution was derived from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) LiDAR data since 2019, but it was often significantly underestimated in dense forests. …”
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A Radar-Based Concept for Simultaneous High-Resolution Imaging and Pixel-Wise Velocity Analysis for Tracking Human Motion by Johanna Braunig, Simon Heinrich, Birte Coppers, Christoph Kammel, Vanessa Wirth, Marc Stamminger, Sigrid Leyendecker, Anna-Maria Liphardt, Ingrid Ullmann, Martin Vossiek

“…For this, we utilize the well-established back-projection technique to reconstruct consecutive radar images and perform a subsequent pixel-wise phase comparison. …”
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Field Trial of Cluster Target Detection by Broadband Microwave Photonic MIMO Radar by Yuewen Zhou, Fangzheng Zhang, Jiayuan Kong, Yihan Wang, Jinhu Li, Kunyang Chen, Guanqun Sun, Yuhui He, Shilong Pan

“…Microwave photonic multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) radar is an emerging technique for accurate cluster target detection, which enhances range and angular resolution via its large bandwidth and virtual aperture. …”
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Development of a New Nanocarrier for Dietary Garcinol: Characterization and In Vitro Efficacy Evaluation Using Breast Cancer Stem Cells Grown in Hypoxia by Amal Charindra Hulangamuwa, Meran Keshawa Ediriweera, Umapriyatharshini Rajagopalan, Desiree Nedra Karunaratne, Kamani Hemamala Tennekoon, Sameera Ranganath Samarakoon

“…HA has been reported to show higher affinity for the cluster-determinant 44 receptor (CD44), while PLGA is an FDA-approved biodegradable polymer used in clinical applications. Nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by emulsion solvent diffusion technique using DMAB as the emulsifier. …”
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Multi-modal remote sensory learning for multi-objects over autonomous devices by Aysha Naseer, Naif Almudawi, Hanan Aljuaid, Abdulwahab Alazeb, Yahay AlQahtani, Asaad Algarni, Ahmad Jalal, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Hui Liu

“…In many computer vision applications, scene recognition in aerial-based remote sensing imagery presents a common issue.MethodHowever, several challenging elements make this work especially difficult: (i) Different objects have different pixel densities; (ii) objects are not evenly distributed in remote sensing images; (iii) objects can appear differently depending on viewing angle and lighting conditions; and (iv) there are fluctuations in the number of objects, even the same type, in remote sensing images. …”
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Self compacting concrete with recycled aggregate compressive strength prediction based on gradient boosting regression tree with Bayesian optimization hybrid model by Emad A. Abood, Zainab Abdulrdha Thoeny, Noralhuda M. Azize, Hamza Imran, Viroon Kamchoom, Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Krishna Prakash Arunachalam

“…Abstract Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a special type of concrete that is used in applications requiring high workability, such as in densely reinforced or complex formwork situations. …”
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Exploring the relationship between professional identity, cultural sensibility, and empathy among nursing students: evidence from path analysis by Shaimaa Mohamed Amin, Nashwa Ahmed Hussein Abdel Karim, Mahmood Ahmed Osman, Haitham Mokhtar Mohamed Abdallah, Ahmed Abdelwahab Ibrahim El-Sayed, Ahmed Farghaly Tawfik, Abeer Abd Elaziz Madian, Hanan Hosni El-Sherbini, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Robust Infrared–Visible Fusion Imaging with Decoupled Semantic Segmentation Network by Xuhui Zhang, Yunpeng Yin, Zhuowei Wang, Heng Wu, Lianglun Cheng, Aimin Yang, Genping Zhao

“…Moreover, as a useful technique especially used in low-light scenarios, the effect of low-light conditions on the fusion result has not been well-addressed yet. …”
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Behaviour of post-tensioned benches made of high-content recycled aggregate concrete reinforced with racquet string fibres by Narakorn Suwannachote, Thanongsak Imjai, Fetih Kefyalew, Radhika Sridhar, Reyes Garcia, U. Johnson Alengaram, Sivakumar Naganathan

“…This research contributes towards the development of new applications for RAC with waste badminton racquet fibres, which can offer more sustainable solutions for the construction of urban furniture.…”

PyEMILI: A New Generation Computer-aided Spectral Line Identifier by Zhijun Tu, Xuan Fang, Robert Williams, Jifeng Liu

“…The new identifier PyEMILI is applicable to not only emission-line nebulae but also to emission stars, such as Wolf–Rayet stars.…”
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Comparison of Manual and Automated Capillary Morphometry Measurements in Oral Mucosa: A Pilot Study by Salvatore Nigliaccio, Enzo Cumbo, Davide Alessio Fontana, Cesare Fabio Valenti, Domenico Tegolo, Antonino Tocco, Pietro Messina, Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina

“…The analysis was conducted using videocapillaroscopy, a non-invasive imaging technique that allows for detailed visualization and quantification of microvascular structures. …”
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Recognizing and localizing chicken behaviors in videos based on spatiotemporal feature learning by Yilei Hu, Jinyang Xu, Zhichao Gou, Di Cui

“…Video-based behavior recognition has emerged as a primary technique for obtaining such information due to its accuracy and robustness. …”
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Rapid Assessment of Canned Fish Quality via Fast Protein and Metabolite Liquid Chromatography by Oksana V. Stepanova, Daniil Lyalin, Oksana S. Stepanova, Georgii Konoplev, Artur I. Kuznetsov, Liubov Abramova, Andrey Kozin, Aleksandr Frorip

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the applicability of FPMLC to evaluate the quality of canned fish. …”
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Pot-Pollen Volatiles, Bioactivity, Synergism with Antibiotics, and Bibliometrics Overview, Including Direct Injection in Food Flavor by Patricia Vit, Maria Araque, Bajaree Chuttong, Enrique Moreno, Ricardo R. Contreras, Qibi Wang, Zhengwei Wang, Emanuela Betta, Vassya Bankova

“…Pot-pollen has nutraceutical properties for bees and humans; it is a natural medicinal food supplement with applications in health, food science, and technology, and pharmaceutical developments are promising. …”
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A Multi-Band Near Perfect Polarization and Angular Insensitive Metamaterial Absorber With a Simple Octagonal Resonator for Visible Wavelength by Sultan Mahmud, Minhazul Karim, Sikder Sunbeam Islam, Md Mizan Kabir Shuvo, Tanzina Akter, Ali F. Almutairi, Mohammad Tariqul Islam

“…A multi-band, ultrathin, polarization-insensitive, near-perfect metamaterial absorber (PMA) has been proposed and substantiated numerically for solar thermophotovoltaic (STPV) systems which also can be used in some other applications. This kind of absorber currently drawing massive interest throughout the research of optics. …”
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Fiber Design and Fabrication of Yb/Ce Codoped Aluminosilicate Laser Fiber With High Laser Stability by Yuwei Li, Shuang Liu, Huan Zhan, Kun Peng, Shihao Sun, Jiali Jiang, Xiaolong Wang, Li Ni, Lei Jiang, Jianjun Wang, Feng Jing, Aoxiang Lin

“…By a chelate precursor doping technique, we designed and fabricated an ytterbium/cerium codoped aluminosilicate fiber for noticeable suppression of photodarkening and demonstrated its laser performance. …”
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Effect of protrusion structure on the performance of an advanced hydrodynamic cavitation reactor: An entropy-based analysis by Gaoju Xia, Sivakumar Manickam, Jingwei Li, Zhiqiang Yin, Wenlong Wang, Xun Sun

“…Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) has emerged as a promising technique for process intensification. Recently developed advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactors (ARHCRs) have attracted significant attention from both academia and industry due to their notable economic advantages, high processing capacity, and continuous operation in specific applications. …”
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Hardware-Efficient Phase Demodulation for Digital <i>ϕ</i>-OTDR Receivers with Baseband and Analytic Signal Processing by Shangming Du, Tianwei Chen, Can Guo, Yuxing Duan, Song Wu, Lei Liang

“…These findings provide actionable insights for demodulator design in distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) applications and advance the development of single-chip DAS systems.…”
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