Self-Selection Bias in Randomized and Observational Studies on Screening Mammography: A Quantitative Assessment by Autier P

“…Non-attending women have a higher risk of dying from breast cancer because they tend to be less health aware, more deprived, have more comorbidities, develop more aggressive breast cancer, and to be less compliant with therapies. …”
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Unravelling long-term spatiotemporal deformation and hydrological triggers of slow-moving reservoir landslides with multi-platform SAR data by Fengnian Chang, Shaochun Dong, Hongwei Yin, Xiao Ye, Zhenyun Wu, Wei Zhang, Honghu Zhu

“…This quantitative characterization of landslide responses to triggers represents a crucial step towards improved hazard mitigation capabilities.…”
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Aerial image segmentation of embankment dams based on multispectral remote sensing: a case study in the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Complex, Pará, Brazil by Carlos André de Mattos Teixeira, Thabatta Moreira Alves de Araujo, Evelin Cardoso, Marcos Antonio Costantin Filho, João Weyl Costa, Carlos Renato Lisboa Frances

“…Recently, multispectral remote sensing data and machine learning techniques have been applied to develop methodologies that enable automatic vegetation analysis and anomaly detection based on computer vision. …”
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The rebirth of home chemistry experiments: An international perspective and the Ukrainian context by Pavlo P. Nechypurenko, Oleksandra D. Kushnirova

“…We conclude that while home chemistry experiments remain a necessity in Ukraine, a review of their role in chemical education worldwide can be a significant step towards improving the quality of chemistry education. …”
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From Flood Mitigation to Environmental and Socioeconomic Disruption: A Case Study of the Langue de Barbarie Sand Spit Breach by Souleymane Fall

“…This study aimed to explore the multiple facets of this sudden environmental change to provide a holistic overview of the situation and a better understanding of man-made alterations of coastal features, a crucial step for implementing efficient management of such situations and developing appropriate mitigation and adaptation policies. …”
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Image-Based Musculoskeletal Models to Accurately Reproduce a Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction Test In Silico by Francesca Bottin, Marco Viceconti, Giorgio Davico

“…At each step of personalization, simulation outcomes were compared to experimental data. …”
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Looking at NFT Art Through the Eyes of Virtual Communities: A Netnographic Analysis by Murat Aytas, Ceren Karaviran

“…Blockchain and NFT technology, which emerged because of these developments, merged with art to create a new digital art field. …”
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Reference-free deconvolution of complex samples based on cross-cell-type differential analysis: Systematic evaluations with various feature selection options by Weiwei Zhang, Zhonghe Tian, Ling Peng

“…Consequently, the accurate estimation of cell compositions has been regarded as an important initial step in the analysis of complex samples. A large number of computational methods have been developed for estimating cell compositions; however, their applications are limited due to the absence of reference or prior information. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of novel nanomaterial Zn-MOF-NH2-ZIF-8@Cu based on MOF-on-MOF architecture and Cu nanoparticle as a stable nanocatalyst in solvent-free A3 coupling r... by Ameneh Kiani, Heshmatollah Alinezhad

“…As state-of-the-art literature, this research designed and developed a new nanomaterial with a perfect crystalline nature through the combination of two MOFs. …”
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Optimising the Grinding Wheel Design for Flute Grinding Processes Utilising Numerical Analysis of the Complex Contact Conditions by Eckart UHLMANN, Bernhard GÜLZOW, Arunan MUTHULINGAM

“…Considering the various grinding operations in tool manufacturing, flute grinding is the most significant process step as it defines the peripheral cutting edge and the rake face. …”
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Physical-chemical aspects of the frying process by E. Fedeli

“…Chemical nature of the substrate is important in determining the type of secondary processes that develop during frying and in effect transformations of the lipidic medium are notably influenced. …”
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Unravelling the Role of Digital Partnering in Successful Construction Digitalisation – An Empirical Investigation by Aghimien Douglas, Aghimien Emmanuel, Aigbavboa Clinton, Oke Ayodeji, Zapata-Montalvo Luis

“…The data analysis employed a comprehensive six-step methodology, including mean item scoring, Kruskal- Wallis H-Test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and multiple linear regression (MLR). …”
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Recent advances in 3D and 4D printing in pharmaceutical technology: applications, challenges, and future perspectives by Alaa H. Salama

“…Conclusions In the present article, an overview on the latest research articles demonstrating some step forward accomplishments for exploiting 3D and 4D printing technologies in developing advanced pharmaceutical dosage forms, medical devices, and tissue engineering as well as presenting the foremost challenges and future perspectives. …”
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A Method for Automated Control of Electronic Components on Microfocus X-ray Images by N. E. Staroverov

“…A method for segmentation of X-ray images is proposed. In the first step, adaptive median filtering is performed followed by correction of the image background by subtracting the distorting function. …”
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Capacity Building and Creating Supportive Environments for Inclusive Community-Based Participatory Research: A Case Study of the Overdose Prevention Peer Research Assistant (OPPRA)... by Jeffrey Morgan, Tara Taylor, Seonaid Nolan, Alison Blais, Samuel Landon Cywink, Jean Mark Duguay, Thomas A. Gibbons, Scott Maxwell, Samona Marsh, Melanie Pratt, Stephanie Glegg

“…Further, we outline innovative and collaborative methods for data gathering and analysis developed to involve peers at every step of the research process and share the results of this original research. …”
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In-silico tool based on Boolean networks and meshless simulations for prediction of reaction and transport mechanisms in the systemic administration of chemotherapeutic drugs. by Fabián Mauricio Vélez Salazar, Iván David Patiño

“…Using in-house computational tools, this work focuses on investigating how the combination of the electric field magnitude (E), bloodstream velocity (λinl) and pharmaco-kinetic profile (PK) impacts the reaction and transport mechanisms of drug (RTMs) arising in electro-chemotherapeutic treatments. The first step implies retrieving the ratios between extracellular, free intracellular, and bound intracellular concentrations from numerical simulations, employing a meshless code developed, calibrated and validated in a previous work. …”
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A Hybrid Approach to Enhanced Signal Denoising Using Data-Driven Multiresolution Analysis with Detrended-Fluctuation-Analysis-Based Thresholding and Stationary Wavelet Transform by Fatima Kozhamkulova, Muhammad Tahir Akhtar

“…In this work, a new method for denoising signals is developed that is based on variational mode decomposition (VMD) and a novel metric using detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA). …”
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Bridging Neuroscience and Machine Learning: A Gender-Based Electroencephalogram Framework for Guilt Emotion Identification by Saima Raza Zaidi, Najeed Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Abul Hasan

“…These storyboards were developed based on various guilt-provoking events shared by another group of participants. …”
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Real-Time Milk Quality Control Using Multi-Spectral Sensing and Edge Computing: Advancing On-Site Detection of Milk Components with XGBoost by Mahmut Durgun

“…This research represents an important step towards developing more effective quality control mechanisms in the dairy industry and aims to establish a robust foundation for future studies. …”
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Evaluation of the potency of the anti-idiotypic antibody Ab2/3H6 mimicking gp41 as an HIV-1 vaccine in a rabbit prime/boost study. by Alexander Mader, Renate Kunert

“…Only those rabbits immunized with immunogens fused with the immune-modulators developed HIV-1 specific antibodies. Anti-anti-idiotypic antibodies were affinity purified using a two-step affinity purification protocol which revealed that only little amount of the total rabbit IgG fraction contained HIV-1 specific antibodies. …”
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