Classifying and Localizing Abnormalities in Brain MRI Using Channel Attention Based Semi-Bayesian Ensemble Voting Mechanism and Convolutional Auto-Encoder by Syed Muhammad Ahmed Hassan Shah, Asad Ullah, Jawaid Iqbal, Sami Bourouis, Syed Sajid Ullah, Saddam Hussain, Muhammad Qasim Khan, Yaser Ali Shah, Ghulam Mustafa

“…The CAD system will involve two primary tasks: tumor classification, which determines the type of tumor depicted in the image, and tumor segmentation, which involves accurately determine the tumor region from the surrounding healthy tissue. …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing the Development of Community-Based Tourism in Rural Areas, Case Study: Villages Targeted by Tourism in the Markazi Province by Hamid Afshari, Behrouz Mohammadi Yeganeh, Hossein Farahani, Mehdi Cheraghi

“…To determine the research samples, the purposeful and snowball sampling methods were used and the sampling was done in a period of 2 months. …”
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Pb(II) Removal Process in a Packed Column System with Xanthation-Modified Deoiled Allspice Husk by Efrain Palma-Anaya, Cheikh Fall, Teresa Torres-Blancas, Patricia Balderas-Hernández, Julian Cruz-Olivares, Carlos E. Barrera-Díaz, Gabriela Roa-Morales

“…For the adsorption tests, the atomic adsorption spectrophotometry method was used to determine the lead concentrations in the liquid samples. …”
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Enhancing in-plane uniformity of graphene nanowalls using a rotating platform for solid-state lithium-ion battery by Rucheng Zhu, Yota Mabuchi, Riteshkumar Vishwakarma, Balaram Paudel Jaisi, Haibin Li, Masami Naito, Masayoshi Umeno, Tetsuo Soga

“…Compared with the previously reported method of producing uniform microwave plasma through rapid rotation and slow pulsation in a resonant field, this modification of the apparatus is simpler. …”
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Development of a diagnostic checklist to identify functional cognitive disorder versus other neurocognitive disorders by Jon Stone, Suvankar Pal, Francesco Di Lorenzo, Tiago Teodoro, Tim Wilkinson, Jan Coebergh, Laura McWhirter, Alan Carson, Bruno Dubois, Mark Edwards, Jane Alty, Isabel Santana, Martin Rossor, Miguel Tábuas-Pereira, Stoyan Popkirov, Rui Araújo, Robert Howard, Selma Aybek, Jonathan Huntley, Rohan Bhome, Thomas Harbo, Catherine M Pennington, Flavio Nobili, Ricardo Taipa, Gaston Baslet, Michele Tinazzi, Martin Zeidler, Harriet A Ball, Lisbeth Frostholm, Emer R McGrath, Andrew Larner, Jonathan Schott, Elizabeth Mallam, Verónica Cabreira, João Massano, Mirella Russo, James Main, Dane Rayment, David Perez, Sonja Antic, Sasa R Filipovic, Kristian Steen Frederiksen, Bradleigh Hayhow, Jeremy Darryl Isaacs, Curt LaFrance, Camillo Marra, Isabel Portela Moreira, Emmi P Scott, Svetlana Tomic, Sofia Toniolo, Caroline Winther Tørring

“…We aimed to develop a new diagnostic checklist to identify FCD versus other neurocognitive disorders.Methods The clinical checklist was developed through mixed methods: (1) a literature review, (2) a three-round Delphi study with 45 clinicians from 12 countries and (3) a pilot discriminative accuracy study in consecutive patients attending seven memory services across the UK. …”
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Assessment of the reliability and validity of visual analog scale for abdominal pain among selected school students from selected schools at Kanyakumari district by M. S. Praythiesh Bruce, A. Surekha, R. Karnaboopathy, K. U. Suresh Balan, Vijay K. Chavada, Vedapriya, Abhijit V. Boratne, Prateek Bobhate, T. K. Raja

“…Data on demographics, pain intensity, and health history were collected, and reliability and validity testing were performed using statistical methods like Cronbach’s alpha, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. …”
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The Impact of Natural Resource Dependency and Economic Globalization on Environmental Sustainability in IRAN within the framework of the N-shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve by Abolghasem Golkhandan

“…Finally, by the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM), the long-term and short-term coefficients of the variables have been estimated. Data analysis was also done with the help of Eviews12.0 software.Results: The estimation of the model using the VECM method shows that, in the long term, the impact of economic growth, its square, and cube on both environmental degradation indicators is significant and positive, negative and positive, respectively, confirming the hypothesis of an N-shaped EKC. …”
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Investigating the relationship between simulation parameters and flow variables in simulating atmospheric gravity waves for wind energy applications by M. A. Khan, D. Allaerts, S. J. Watson, M. J. Churchfield

“…For instance, the widely used Rayleigh damping method requires ad hoc tuning to produce a setup that may only produce satisfactory results for a particular case. …”
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Effect of Whole Wheat Noodles on Biochemical Indexes and Histopathology of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Li WU, Yuan ZHANG, Chunhong TANG, Huan YOU, Haijun CHANG, Shuai ZHANG

“…Objective: To investigate the effects of whole wheat noodles on biochemical indexes and histopathology of type 2 diabetic (T2DM) rats. Methods: SD rats were fed continuously for 8 weeks and then randomly divided into normal and high-fat groups. …”
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The Analysis of Driving Factors of Farm Land Equipment to Sprinkler Irrigation Systems (Case Study: the Villages of Ravansar Township) by Jafar Tavakoli, Davoud Jamini

“…The main research tool is a researcher-made questionnaire, whose validity, reliability and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were confirmed by university professors and relevant experts Wilcoxon test has been used to determine the effects of sprinkler irrigation systems on the farmers’ activities. …”
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Preventive Behaviors Related to Women\'s Genital Tract Infections by Azizeh Farshbaf Khalili, Sedigheh Rezaie-chamani, Simin Seidi, Somayeh Ziyadi

“…Cronbach's alpha coefficient was obtained 0.85 for determining the internal consistency of the instrument for all questions and 0.73 for physical aggression, 0.78 for verbal aggression, 0.74 for anger and 0.78 for hostility sub-scales. …”
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Conceptual Basis for Developing Electric Plot Combine Harvester with Combined Power-Generating Plant by Mikhail E. Chaplygin, Ivan A. Starostin, Alexander S. Ovcharenko

“…These tasks include determining the optimal parameters of the removable energy module and electric drive of the main units of the plot combine harvester using the method of mathematical simulation of their energy consumption in various operating modes.…”
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Comparative study on antibacterial activities and removal of iron ions from water using novel modified sand with silver through the hydrothermal technique by Rashad Al-Gaashani, Mohammad W. Aktar, Khadeeja Abdul Jabbar, Yongfeng Tong, Anas Abutaha, Kamal Mroue, Viktor Kochkodan, Jenny Lawler

“…The antibacterial properties of the raw and modified sand samples were evaluated using the zone of inhibition test and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) method. This study aims to determine the efficiency of sand-coated Ag nanoparticles in removing iron ions and bacteria, specifically Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), compared to raw sand. …”
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Validation of high-throughput sequencing-based test system for detection of microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer samples by A. A. Lebedeva, A. N. Taraskina, A. I. Kavun, E. V. Belova, T. V. Grigor'eva, O. A. Kuznetsova, D. A. Kravchuk, L. D. Belyaeva, V. E. Nikulin, E. D. Khomenko, V. A. Mileyko, A. A. Tryakin, M. Yu. Fedyanin, M. V. Ivanov

“…Currently in routine clinical practice, standard methods based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunohistochemical examination are used to determine microsatellite instability (MSI) and deficient mismatch repair system (dMMR). …”
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Electrochemical nanostructured CuBTC/FeBTC MOF composite sensor for enrofloxacin detection by Thi Kim Ngan Nguyen, Tien Dat Doan, Huy Hieu Luu, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Thi Thu Ha Vu, Quang Hai Tran, Ha Tran Nguyen, Thanh Binh Dang, Thi Hai Yen Pham, Mai Ha Hoang

“…Under optimal analytical conditions, the sensor exhibited three dynamic ranges for ENR detection, that is, 0.005 to 0.100 µM, 0.1 to 1.0 µM, and 1 to 13 µM, with coefficients of determination of 0.9990, 0.9954, and 0.9992, respectively, depending on the accumulation duration. …”
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Assessing the suitability of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) by Julian Reingruber, Maximilian J. Krämer, Jessica Bigge, Pouria Dasmeh, Sandeep Grover, Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach, Markus M. Nöthen, Nicole Kreuser, Ines Gockel, Lothar Veits, Michael Vieth, Paul Jank, Carsten Denkert, Carlo Maj, Timo Hess, Johannes Schumacher

“…We evaluated both microarray technology and low-coverage whole-genome sequencing (lcWGS) to determine whether there were differences between genotyping methods. …”
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A Framework for Promoting Passive Breast Cancer Monitoring: Deep Learning as an Interpretation Tool for Breast Thermograms by Mohamad Firouzmand, Keivan Majidzadeh, Maryam Jafari, Shahpar Haghighat, Rezvan Esmaeili, Leila Moradi, Nima Misaghi, Mahsa Ensafi, Fatemeh Batmanghelich, Mohammadreza Keyvanpour, Seyed Vahab Shojaedini

“…This study aims to introduce a dataset of breast thermograms.Material and Methods: In this study, thermographic images of breast cancer from Iranian samples were prepared and confirmed due to the limited number of breast thermogram databases.  …”
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Utility of Cell Blocks from Lymph Node Aspirates to Improve the Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology: A Cross-sectional Observational Study from Eastern India by Upajna Pal, Abhinandan Bayen, Debajyoti Nanda, Manisha Sarkar, Dipanwita Nag

“…The Cohen’s kappa statistical coefficient test was performed to represent diagnostic accuracy. …”
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Performance evaluation of inset feed microstrip patch antenna parameters with different substrate materials for 5G wireless applications by Kebbekoppalu Shrinivasa Praveena, M Patil Chandrashekar

“…In conclusion, The GA-PSO DAMIC optimization technique is a highly effective approach for designing antennas for 5G systems, enabling customized solutions for various substrates. Unlike traditional methods, the GA-PSO DAMIC approach enables precise tuning of key antenna parameters—return loss, gain, directivity, and efficiency—across various substrate configurations and thicknesses. …”
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Evaluation of potential productivity in coniferous forests by integrating field data and aerial laser scanning in Hidalgo, México by Rodrigo Ramos-Madrigal, Héctor M. de los Santos-Posadas, José René Valdez-Lazalde, Efraín Velasco-Bautista, Gregorio Ángeles-Pérez, Alma Delia Ortiz-Reyes

“…Its integration into a linear model was best suited to estimate DH with Adjusted Determination Coefficient (R2adj) of 0.97 and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 0.31 m. …”
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