Involving adolescents in evidence syntheses: an umbrella review by Azza Warraitch, Matylda Sulowska, Ciara Wacker, Maria Lee, Delali Bruce, Joshua Hernon, Qusai Khraisha, Kristin Hadfield

“…While adolescent participation was often consultative, there were examples of more collaborative involvement using a wide range of methods, even at technical stages like study selection and data analysis. However, reviews did not report on the impacts or benefits of adolescent involvement in evidence syntheses. …”
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Preference of negatively charged membranes in magnesium and lithium separation by nanofiltration by Lulu Liu, Shihong Lin, Xinyi Xu, Yinhua Wan, Weijie Song, Jianquan Luo

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Color Dominance-Based Polynomial Optimization Segmentation for Identifying Tomato Leaves and Fruits by Juan Pablo Guerra Ibarra, Francisco Javier Cuevas de la Rosa, Alicia Linares Ramirez

“…The most significant contribution of the interpolation method is that it requires only a single iteration to generate the initial data, in contrast to the iterative search required by the greedy algorithm and the lengthy training process and video card dependency of the UNet model. …”
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Visualization of Multichannel Surface Electromyography as a Map of Muscle Component Activation by Alisa E. Pozdnyakova, Galina K. Savon, Leleko P. Lev, Maxim E. Baltin, Yan R. Bravyy, Dmitriy A. Onishchenko

“…The study involved 15 healthy participants aged 20–27, using Trigno Avanti sensors to record sEMG signals from forearm muscles during specific gestures, with data processed into activation maps to analyze muscle activity and coordination for applications in rehabilitation and prosthetics. …”
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An immune-focused supplemental alignment pipeline captures information missed from dominant single-cell RNA-seq analyses, including allele-specific MHC-I regulation by Sebastian Benjamin, GW McElfresh, Maanasa Kaza, Gregory J. Boggy, Benjamin Varco-Merth, Benjamin Varco-Merth, Sohita Ojha, Shana Feltham, William Goodwin, William Goodwin, Candice Nkoy, Candice Nkoy, Derick Duell, Derick Duell, Andrea Selseth, Tyler Bennett, Aaron Barber-Axthelm, Nicole N. Haese, Nicole N. Haese, Helen Wu, Courtney Waytashek, Carla Boyle, Jeremy V. Smedley, Jeremy V. Smedley, Caralyn S. Labriola, Caralyn S. Labriola, Michael K. Axthelm, Michael K. Axthelm, R. Keith Reeves, R. Keith Reeves, Daniel N. Streblow, Daniel N. Streblow, Jonah B. Sacha, Jonah B. Sacha, Afam A. Okoye, Afam A. Okoye, Scott G. Hansen, Scott G. Hansen, Louis J. Picker, Louis J. Picker, Benjamin N. Bimber, Benjamin N. Bimber

“…Nimble uses a previously developed pseudoaligner to process either bulk- or single-cell RNA-seq data using custom gene spaces. …”
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Geocoding and Development of a Web-Based Water Distribution Geospatial Information System for Ilorin Metropolitan City, Kwara State Nigeria by Oseni Taiwo Amoo, Habib Adedayo Salami, Olayinka Gafar Okeola, Abayomi Sunday, Taofeeq Sholagberu Abdulkadir, Adebayo Wahab Salami

“…The resultant results met expert expectations on the designed web system and showed information on pipe network, road connection, drinking water distribution layout, catchment boundary, slope, and sub-catchment geometric properties demonstrating the utility of a web-based online Map plugin in the GIS environment as a data management, scenario analysis, and decision support tool in managing water infrastructure for an expanding metropolitan city like Ilorin, Kwara State.…”
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Nucleophilic aromatic substitutions enable diversity-oriented synthesis of heterocyclic atropisomers via non-atropisomeric intermediates by Michal Šimek, Paritosh Dey, Vilém Blahout, Krishanu Mondal, Jeanne Ernenwein, Martin Dračínský, Daniel Bím, Paulo H. S. Paioti

“…Supported by experimental and computational data, we discuss how steric repulsion is minimized in stereogenic axis-forming SNAr processes.…”
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Calibration of iPad Pro LiDAR Scanning Parameters for the Scanning of Heritage Structures Using Orthogonal Arrays by Edison Atencio, Andrea Muñoz, Fidel Lozano, Jesús González-Arteaga, José Antonio Lozano-Galant

“…Technologies like miniaturized Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors, integrated into Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad since 2020, have made these tools more accessible. …”
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Reliability growth model of quantum direct current electricity meter software based on optimization network by TIAN Teng, QIU Rujia, ZHAO Long, GENG Jiaqi, WANG Enhui, SUN Yu

“…Then, the software reliability growth model of WAGA-BPNN is presented, and the experimental data of the software reliability improvement process of quantum DC electricity meter is modeled and verified. …”
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How and why policy-practice gaps come about: a South African Universal Health Coverage context by Janet Michel, Natsayi Chimbindi, Nthabiseng Mohlakoana, Marsha Orgill, Till Bärnighausen, Brigit Obrist, Fabrizio Tediosi, David Evans, Di McIntryre, Hans T Bressers, Marcel Tanner

“…# Background South Africa, like many other countries is currently piloting National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). …”
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Accessing medical records for research in South African public hospitals: a reflective narrative by Daphney Nozizwe Conco, Boitumelo Komane, Emelda Boikanyo, Zinhle Khadija Maneli, Mothupi Boikanyo, Sharon Fonn

“…Abstract Background Access to medical data is important for health system research in South Africa. …”
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Circulating biomarkers associated with pediatric sickle cell disease by Cecilia Elorm Lekpor, Cecilia Elorm Lekpor, Cecilia Elorm Lekpor, Felix Abekah Botchway, Adel Driss, Alaijah Bashi, Afua D. Abrahams, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Godfred Futagbi, Ernest Alema-Mensah, William Agbozo, Wesley Solomon, Adriana Harbuzariu, Andrew A. Adjei, Jonathan K. Stiles

“…These deformed cells can block blood flow, leading to complications like chronic hemolysis, anemia, severe pain episodes, and organ damage. …”
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Functional, bioactive, and sensory properties of nutraceutical beverages enriched with passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) peel fiber by David Betancur-Ancona, Cecilia Pérez-Navarrete, Luis Chel-Guerrero, Irving Sosa-Crespo, ValentinoMukthar Sandoval-Peraza

“…Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) is industrially processed to obtain pulp and juice, generating large quantities of peel as waste. …”
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Finding the Acceleration Due to Gravity Using the Hydrostatic Pressure Simulation of PhET by Temur Ibotov, Mirkamol Murtazayev, Abdulfayz Allaqulov, Sevinch Sagdiyeva, Otabek Khushnazarov, Khadicha Mamatkulova, Akmal Addimuminov

“…This study recommends PhET for teaching and learning processes. It engages the students and provides experiential learning to teachers and students.…”
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Rainbow students’ experiences in New Zealand’s vocational education system: do they feel safe, included and supported? by Lee Smith, Helen Gremillion, Rachael S. Burke, Fleur Kelsey, Lauren Addington

“…An inductive thematic analysis of the data was then undertaken. Roughly equal numbers of participants reported negative campus experiences (e.g. bullying, discrimination, cis-heteronormative ‘humour’, snide remarks, misgendering and deadnaming) as reported feeling included, welcomed and like a ‘normal’ student. …”
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B → K+ invisible, dark matter, and CP violation in hyperon decays by Xiao-Gang He, Xiao-Dong Ma, Jusak Tandean, German Valencia

“…We demonstrate that the hyperon and kaon processes are complementary probes of this new-physics scenario. …”
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Mammographic density and factors determining it from the point of view of high oncological risks by D. A. Vasilyev, A. N. Zaitsev, L. M. Berstein

“…Most inves- tigations show a direct connection between MD and prolactin level or insulin-like growth factor in blood, mostly in premenopaus al women. …”
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Railway Cloud Resource Management as a Service by Ivaylo Atanasov, Dragomira Dimitrova, Evelina Pencheva, Ventsislav Trifonov

“…Railway systems are big and complex, involving a lot of parts, like trains, tracks, signaling systems, and control systems, among others. …”
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Analyzing the causal effects of product uncertainty and product appeal on repurchase intention in blind box toys by Edi Lynne L. Cruz, Ardvin Kester S. Ong, Dhonn Q. Tomas

“…Amid the rapidly changing environment of mobile commerce, the blind box concept has emerged as an innovative marketing strategy, introducing uncertainty into the purchasing process to stimulate sales. Despite global popularity, especially in markets like China, Japan and Southeast Asia, limited empirical research has examined this phenomenon in the Philippines. …”
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Kinetic study of bioactive compound extraction from cacao shell waste by conventional and deep eutectic solvent by Muh. Irsal, Yuni Kusumastuti, Teguh Ariyanto, Nur Rofiqoh Eviana Putri

“…This study investigated the potential of bioactive compound extraction in cacao shells using conventional and green solvents like deep eutectic solvent (DES) (choline chloride: lactic acid). …”
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