Effective Facial Expression Recognition System Using Artificial Intelligence Technique by Imad S. Yousif, Tarik A. Rashid, Ahmed S. Shamsaldin, Sabat A. Abdulhameed, Abdulhady Abas Abdullah

“…Recognizing these facial expressions accurately is essential for a variety of applications — such as tools that use our faces to interact with computers (human-computer interaction, or HCI), security systems and emotionally intelligent artificial intelligence technologies. …”
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Developing an objective framework for scrub nurse training: A Japanese pilot study by Keita Ishido, Minami Tsukada, Rina Tazawa, Saseem Poudel, Akitaka Motoyoshi, Zen Naito, Satoshi Hirano

“…Further multicentre studies are warranted to assess long-term skill retention and validate broader applicability for standardised perioperative nursing education. …”
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Age-related characteristics of sedation in pediatric patients and their correlated adverse events: a cohort study by Xiaoling Nong, Yixing Lu, Wenqing Jiang, Yanlv Qin, Shunzhong Jing, Tao Chi, Wei Peng, Siyan Liu, Yunan Lin

“…Additionally, the study aimed to comprehend these variations to enhance the safety and efficacy of clinical applications.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on case data involving pediatric patients who underwent imaging procedures in outpatient settings and necessitated procedural sedation from 2022 to 2024. …”
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Translation and Response Validation of Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire for the Child’s Primary Caregiver (Kannada Version): A Cross-sectional Study by KB Komal, Navami Mahaveer, Anvita Shiggavi, Prashanth Mukkannavar, Aditi Prayag

“…The Child Primary Caregivers were given a Kannada-translated questionnaire and the data were collected. The internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha. …”
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Novel Magnetically Recoverable Amino-Functionalized MIL-101(Fe) Composite with Enhanced Adsorption Capacity for Pb(II) and Cd(II) Ions by Claudia Maria Simonescu, Daniela C. Culita, Gabriela Marinescu, Irina Atkinson, Virgil Marinescu, Ovidiu Oprea, Nicolae Stanica

“…The combination of magnetic recovery, high adsorption capacity, and stability makes this novel composite a promising candidate for heavy metal removal applications in water treatment processes.…”
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CosPoint Transformer: Enhancing 3-D Semantic Segmentation With Cosine Similarity Attention and Cross-Attention by Thien Huynh-The, Minh-Thanh Le, Won Jae Ryu, Anh-Kiet Vo

“…3-D semantic segmentation is a critical process in analyzing complex 3-D point cloud data, supporting applications across autonomous driving, urban planning, and environmental monitoring. …”
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Does a growth mindset curb anxiety among Chinese medical students? Validation based on propensity score matching by Xiao-Jing Yang, Yu-Tian Gan, Zi-Jiao Wang, Jian-Ye Wang, Xiao-Jian Duan, Xing Ma, Tao Sun, De-Pin Cao, Shu-E Zhang

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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PD-1 regulates the anti-tumor immune function of macrophages through JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway in colorectal cancer tumor microenvironment by Han Jiang, Jingjing Pang, Tengyue Li, Atitso Akofala, Xiaoxi Zhou, Changhua Yi, Shangwei Ning, Xu Gao, Yu Qiao, Jiayuan Kou

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Cloud computing-based estimation of Peninsular India’s long-term climate change impacts on rainfall, surface temperature, and geospatial indices by Bijay Halder, Biswarup Rana, Liew Juneng, Chaitanya Baliram Pande, Sultan Alshehery, Mohamed Elsahabi, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Saad Sh. Sammen, Sujay Raghavendra Naganna

“…This study utilizes the Google Earth Engine platform to analyze yearly climate data and relevant geographical indices from 2003 to 2023 across Peninsular India. …”
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Barriers to Research in Primary Health Care in Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study by Margarida Gil Conde, Maria Beatriz Morgado, Carolina Penedo, Francisco Freitas Barcelos, Rubina Correia, Sandra Diniz Amaral, Cristina Ribeiro, Paulo Jorge Nicola

“…Methods: Utilizing a cross-sectional design, we conducted an online survey to collect quantitative data. This study builds upon a prior qualitative study, which identified key barriers to research in this context. …”
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Feasibility Demonstration of Using the Signal‐to‐Noise Ratio Observations From Geodetic GNSS Receivers to Retrieve Dry Snow Density by J. Zhang, W. Wan, H. Liang, W. Ma, B. Liu, C. Liang, Z. Guo, X. Wan

“…The GSARM‐derived dry snow density is compared with three other data sources, that is, the PBO‐H2O, the ERA5‐Land, and the in situ measurements over two GNSS sites for six consecutive years. …”
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The role of social comparative orientation in social anxiety among breast cancer survivors: a moderated mediation model of body image and self-concept clarity by Xiaofeng Chen, Chen Dong, Yuan Zhuang, Lihua Lu, Ping Lu, Yiju Li, Zhifeng Gu, Chen Shen

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Rheumatologic manifestations in children with underlying inborn errors of immunity by Zohreh Saeidi, Sina Fadai, Mehrnaz Mesdaghi, Azadeh Zeinab Mirzaee, Samin Sharafian, Khosro Rahmani, Narges Eslami, Vadood Javadi Parvaneh, Mahsa Talebi, Zahra Chavoshzadeh, Reza Shiari

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Genome-Wide Dissection of Novel QTLs and Genes Associated with Weed Competitiveness in Early-Backcross Selective Introgression-Breeding Populations of Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) by Kim Diane Nocito, Varunseelan Murugaiyan, Jauhar Ali, Ambika Pandey, Carlos Casal, Erik Jon De Asis, Niña Gracel Dimaano

“…Using the tunable genotyping-by-sequencing (tGBS^®, Data2Bio Technologies, Ames, IA, USA) method, we identified 3971 common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that facilitated the mapping of 19 novel quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with weed competitiveness—eight linked to ESG traits and eleven to ESV traits. …”
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Generative artificial intelligence acceptance, anxiety, and behavioral intention in the middle east: a TAM-based structural equation modelling approach by Mona Gamal Mohamed, Polat Goktas, Shimaa Abdelrahim Khalaf, Aycan Kucukkaya, Ibrahim Al-Faouri, Ebtisam Abd Elazeem Saber Seleem, Awatef Ibraheem, Aya M. Abdelhafez, Saleh O. Abdullah, Hanan Nasef Zaki, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

“…Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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A Novel Multi-Sensor Nonlinear Tightly-Coupled Framework for Composite Robot Localization and Mapping by Lu Chen, Amir Hussain, Yu Liu, Jie Tan, Yang Li, Yuhao Yang, Haoyuan Ma, Shenbing Fu, Gun Li

“…This framework achieves tightly coupled integration at the data level using inputs from an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), an infrared camera, an RGB (Red, Green and Blue) camera, and LiDAR. …”
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MOFI-FL, a novel score for detecting hepatic steatosis and predicting cardiometabolic mortality by Juan Reyes-Barrera, Rosalinda Posadas-Sánchez, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Guillermo C. Cardoso-Saldaña, Paloma Almeda-Valdes, Omar Yaxmehen Bello Chavolla, Luis Ortiz-Hernandez, Neftali Eduardo Antonio-Villa

“…It offers comparable performance to established indices and predictive capacity for cardiometabolic mortality, making it accessible for clinical and epidemiological applications.…”
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RNF213 governs divergent tumor-immune dynamics across human cancers: a prognostic biomarker for immunotherapy stratification by Jinpeng Wen, Zhekuan Lv, Mojiao Lu, Chuanming Zheng, Changtian Yin

“…The findings suggest that RNF213 may play a pivotal role in determining immunotherapy outcomes, warranting further exploration into its underlying mechanisms and clinical applications.…”
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Ebbs and Flows of Marine Biodiversity: Navigating Spatiotemporal Patterns of Environmental DNA in a Coastal Tidal Ecosystem by Michelle Scriver, Ulla vonAmmon, Xavier Pochon, Martin Zirngibl, Francois Audrezet, Kaeden Leonard, Kylie Pedersen, Nick Bamford, Ngairo Tahere, Jo‐Ann L. Stanton, Neil J. Gemmell, Anastasija Zaiko

“…This core community was screened for marine nonindigenous species (NIS) using an online metabarcoding data screening app (ExPAT). Community composition varied significantly based on sampling location and time, with most of the core community captured around mid‐tide. …”
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Evaluation of anthelmintic and antioxidant efficacy of green-synthesized copper nanoparticles derived from Erioglossum rubiginosum leaf and seed aqueous extracts by Md. Al-Imran Imon, Sharmin Nur Toma, S.M. Sohag, Md. Jakaria Islam, Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Shihab Uddin Sohag, Imran Mahmud, Naznin Shahria, Sanjay Dutta

“…The peak is at 631 nm, which is unique to CuNPs. FTIR data show the presence of a capping agent which stabilizes copper nanoparticles. …”
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