RETRACTED: Human and Environmental Dangers Posed by Ongoing Global Tropospheric Aerosolized Particulates for Weather Modification by J. Marvin Herndon

“…The ability of coal fly ash to release heavy metals and radioactive elements upon exposure to body moisture has potentially grave human health implications including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory diseases, reduced male fertility, and stroke. The fibrous mesh data admit the possibility of environmentally disastrous formation of methylmercury and ozone-depleting chlorinated-fluorinated hydrocarbons in jet exhaust. …”
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The Impact and Feasibility of a Student-led Program to Connect Patients and Caregivers via Synchronous Audiovisual Technology During Restricted Visitation Policies by Marc Levine, Meloria A. Hoskins, Sevan Yedigarian, Justin Ceasar, Nathan Cannon, Jacob Feiertag, James Mellen, Nancy Lokey, Natasha L. Romanoski

“…The study adopted a quantitative research paradigm for data analysis. Statistical analysis utilized pairwise McNemar's and Wilcoxon's test for inter-group comparison. …”
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An Autoencoder-Based Task-Oriented Semantic Communication System for M2M Communication by Prabhath Samarathunga, Hossein Rezaei, Maheshi Lokumarambage, Thushan Sivalingam, Nandana Rajatheva, Anil Fernando

“…The proposed autoencoder architecture, with a semantically modeled encoder and decoder, transmits image data as a reduced-dimension vector (latent vector) through an error-prone channel. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of the prognostic, immunological, and diagnostic roles of SIRT1 in pan-cancer and its validation in KIRC by Qi Liu, Songxian Sun, Chunxiang Zhou, Houxi Xu, Houxi Xu

“…Our study aimed to analyze the role of SIRT1 in pan-cancer to gain a more comprehensive understanding of its role in multiple malignancies.MethodsWe systematically examined the role of SIRT1 in pan-cancer by analyzing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases. …”
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In Vitro Dynamic Model Evaluation of Meropenem Alone and in Combination with Avibactam Against Carbapenemase-Producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> by Elena N. Strukova, Yury A. Portnoy, Maria V. Golikova, Stephen H. Zinner

“…Additionally, the applicability of a pharmacokinetically-based approach to antibiotic/inhibitor minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determinations to better predict efficacy was examined. …”
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Consolidated octanol/water partition coefficients: combining multiple estimates from different methods to reduce uncertainties in log K OW by Monika Nendza, Verena Kosfeld, Christian Schlechtriem

“…Consolidated log K OW, being the mean of at least 5 valid data obtained by different independent methods (experimental and computational), are a pragmatic way to deal with the variability and uncertainty of individual results. …”
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Smart cities & crowdsourcing. A bottom-up approach by Marta Christina SUCIU, Diana Florentina NÄ‚SULEA

“…Many of the best practices examples are based on automatization, innovative sensors for measuring pollution and on the big data approach like in the case of traffic monitoring. …”
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IonoBench: Evaluating Spatiotemporal Models for Ionospheric Forecasting Under Solar-Balanced and Storm-Aware Conditions by Mert Can Turkmen, Yee Hui Lee, Eng Leong Tan

“…Accurate modeling of ionospheric variability is critical for space weather forecasting and GNSS applications. While machine learning approaches have shown promise, progress is hindered by the absence of standardized benchmarking practices and narrow test periods. …”
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High mortality rates after distal femur fractures in patients with end-stage renal disease by Yu Min Suh, MD, Abigail Smith, MD, Di Hu, MS, Feng-Chang Lin, PhD, Andrew Chen, MD

“…A retrospective database study using the United States Renal Data System registry. Setting:. Not applicable. Patient Selection Criteria:. …”
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Priority-Aware SDN Orchestration for Surgical IoMT: A Joint Optimization of Hit Ratio and Latency With Dynamic Resource Reallocation by Yalda Safaei, Pouria Arefijamal, Mahdi Siamaki, Bardia Safaei

“…Surgical Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) applications impose stringent Quality of Service (QoS) demands, requiring ultra-low latency and high reliability for critical data streams like control signals or high-definition video. …”
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Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among older veterans with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – a retrospective cohort study by Daniel M. Guidot, Marc Pepin, S. Nicole Hastings, Robert Tighe, Kenneth Schmader

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Methods of synthesis of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives with methoxyphenyl and study the spectrum of their pharmacological activity by D. V. Dovbnia, A. H. Kaplaushenko

“…The aim of the work was to summarize data on modern methods for the synthesis of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives, to determine the effect of a methoxyphenyl substituent on reactivity and changing the spectrum of pharmacological activity. …”
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The Role of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) in Diagnosing Pediatric Acute Appendicitis by Binali Firinci, Cetin Aydin, Dilek Yunluel, Ahmad Ibrahim, Murat Yigiter, Ali Ahiskalioglu

“…Age-specific validation studies are warranted to confirm its broader applicability.…”
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Drying kinetic models, thermodynamics, physicochemical qualities, and bioactive compounds of avocado (Persea americana Mill. Hass variety) seeds dried using various drying methods by Desta Dugassa Fufa, Tilahun Bekele, Aynadis Tamene, Geremew Bultosa

“…Avocado seeds can be used in many functional food and non-food applications, due to their nutritional and health-promoting properties. …”
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Sex estimation with parameters of the facial canal by computed tomography using machine learning algorithms and artificial neural networks by Yusuf Secgin, Seren Kaya, Oğuzhan Harmandaoğlu, Oğuzhan Öztürk, Deniz Senol, Ömer Önbaş, Nihat Yılmaz

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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The effect of visual marketing on customer attention and revisit intentions at coffee shops in popular tourist destinations in Vietnam by Thuy Dao Cam, Chi Le Truc, Cuong Nguyen Thai, Huyen Tran Thanh, Chi Nguyen Thi Mai, Tung Tran Hoang

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Estimating multiplicity of infection, haplotype frequencies, and linkage disequilibria from multi-allelic markers for molecular disease surveillance. by Henri Christian Junior Tsoungui Obama, Kristan Alexander Schneider

“…This is particularly useful when deriving LD maps from data with many ambiguous observations due to MOI. …”
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Informativity of Locally Estimated Odd-Numbered Higher Fatty Acids for Differential Diagnosis of HSIL and Cervical Cancer by E. V. Kayukova, T. E. Belokrinitskaya, A. M. Ziganshin, V. A. Mudrov

“…The results suggest that C19:0 estimates are applicable in diagnosis of HSIL and cervical cancer.…”
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Robust Intrusion Detection System Using an Improved Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Binary and Multi-Class Classification in IoT Networks by Hesham Kamal, Maggie Mashaly

“…The rapid expansion of internet of things (IoT) applications has significantly boosted productivity and streamlined daily activities. …”
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Investigation of the in vitro antimicrobial activity of eravacycline alone and in combination with various antibiotics against MDR Acinetobacter baumanni strains by Merve Ataman, Berna Özbek Çelik

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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