Palliative radiotherapy in symptomatic pelvic soft tissue tumors (PallSoft)– protocol for a national, randomized, non-inferiority study by Kjersti Skipar, Maren S. Ørvik, Christoph Evers, Lise Balteskard, Christian Ekanger, Liv Ellen Giske, Kjersti Ødegaard, Elin H. Østrem, Cecilie S. Nordstrand, Hanne Tøndel, Carsten Nieder, Marianne G. Guren, Stein Kaasa, Harald B. Ragnum

“…Abstract Background Palliative radiotherapy is essential in the management of patients with symptomatic pelvic soft tissue tumors, often providing rapid and efficient symptom relief. No standard treatment recommendations currently exist, yielding large differences in patient management across cancer types and institutions. …”
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AnimalMotionViz: An interactive software tool for tracking and visualizing animal motion patterns using computer vision by Angelo L. De Castro, Jin Wang, Jessica G. Bonney-King, Gota Morota, Emily K. Miller-Cushon, Haipeng Yu

“…We conclude that the newly developed AnimalMotionViz is a user-friendly and efficient tool to support research developments in precision livestock farming toward enhancing cattle management practices and improving pen designs.…”
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Shared Medical Appointments in Heart Failure for Post Acute Care Follow‐Up: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tracey H. Taveira, Lisa B. Cohen, Sherry K. Laforest, Karen Oliver, Melanie Parent, Rene Hearns, Sherry L. Ball, Sandesh Dev, Wen‐Chih Wu

“…Background Shared medical appointments (SMAs) in heart failure (HF) are medical visits where several patients with HF meet with multidisciplinary providers at the same time for efficient and comprehensive care. It is unknown whether HF‐SMAs can improve overall and cardiac health status for high‐risk patients with HF discharged from acute care. …”
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The role of education and ethnicity on amenable mortality due to five leading non-communicable diseases among Blacks and Whites in the United States, 1990-2015 by Alberto Barcelo, Fernando A B Colugnati, Maria Pastor-Valero

“…The least educated NHW men and women born in the 1980’s presented cancer amenable mortality rates almost 3 times higher than those NHW men and women born in 1955; however, among the most educated NHW individuals, no significant differences were found in amenable mortality across birth cohorts. …”
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Lightweight detection algorithms for small targets on unmanned mining trucks by Shuoqi CHENG, Yilihamu·YAERMAIMAITI, Lirong XIE, Xiyu LI, Ying MA

“…This algorithm introduces the Efficient Weighted Bidirectional Feature Pyramid Network (R-BiFPN), which reconstructs the neck network through cross-layer connections and bidirectional propagation, reducing redundant computation paths. …”
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Associations of triglyceride glucose-body mass index with short-term mortality in critically ill patients with ischemic stroke by Qingrong Ouyang, Lei Xu, Ming Yu

“…K‒M curves were utilized for outcome comparisons among different TyG-BMI groups. Additionally, interaction and subgroup analyses were performed to validate the robustness of the results. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL by Ye. G. Totskaya, M. A. Sadovoy

“…Conceptual model for management includes structuring (resource, processes, and quality management; application of international standards) and strategic management mechanisms, provides a systematic approach to management, and ensures efficient operation of medical institutions and public access to innovative medical diagnostic technologies. …”
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Impacts of Dryopteris serrato-dentata (Beddome) Hayata (Dhekishak) and Blumealacera DC. (Shialmutra) on rice and weed as growth inhibitor: an evaluation through the use of manure a... by Md. Tutul Hossen, Md. Liton Mia, Uttam Kumer Sarker, Ahmed Khairul Hasan, Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Shafiqul Islam

“…Therefore, Dryopteris serrato-dentata (Beddome) Hayata and Blumea lacera Dc. residues combined with manures and fertilizers might be an efficient source of eco-friendly weed management and yield enhancement tool for sustainable boro rice production.…”
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Clinical outcomes of closed reduction vs. small-incision-assisted open reduction with intramedullary nailing in complex comminuted femoral shaft fractures (AO/OTA 32-C): a retrospe... by Qingwei Li, Qingwei Li, Jianqiang Wang, Chunyan Sun, Lintao Lu, Zongyou Mu, Xubin Zhang

“…It is a safe and efficient alternative to closed reduction, but larger multi-centre studies are needed for broader validation.…”
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A novel, low-cost clay ceramic membrane for the separation of oil-water emulsions by Dema Almasri, Yehia Manawi, Suhde Makki, Nafia Tasneem, Simjo Simson, Iman Abdel-Hadi, John Agcaoili, Jenny Lawler, Viktor Kochkodan

“…Abstract The development of a facile and efficient method for the fabrication of ceramic membranes fills a vital gap in the ceramic membrane manufacture research field. …”
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MHRA-MS-3D-ResNet-BiLSTM: A Multi-Head-Residual Attention-Based Multi-Stream Deep Learning Model for Soybean Yield Prediction in the U.S. Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data by Mahdiyeh Fathi, Reza Shah-Hosseini, Armin Moghimi, Hossein Arefi

“…An attention mechanism further refines the model’s focus by dynamically weighting the significance of different input features for efficient yield prediction. …”
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Fault diagnosis method of mine hoist main bearing with small sample based on VAE-WGAN by Fan JIANG, Hongyan SONG, Xi SHEN, Zhencai ZHU, Shuman CHENG

“…The fault diagnosis accuracy of VAE-WGAN+CBAM-MobileNetV2 on four small sample ratio datasets was higher than the other four methods, proving that the proposed sample augmentation and fault diagnosis methods have higher diagnostic accuracy on different small sample ratio fault datasets and can meet the fault diagnosis requirements under small samples.…”
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Study on scientific productivity determination and scientific productivity improvement of rock burst mine by Feng CUI, Zhong LUO, Xingping LAI, Jianqiang CHEN, Baoshan PENG, Lei ZOU, Xudong LIU

“…It is of great significance to carry out the scientific productivity of rock burst mines and scientifically improve the productivity to ensure the safe and efficient mining of deep coal resources in China. Aiming at the problem of productivity determination and productivity improvement of rock burst mine, the range of mine field containing rock burst coal seam is scientifically divided by theoretical analysis and field monitoring, and the disturbance response characteristics of mining face under different mining methods, mining sequences and mining layouts in rock burst mine are analyzed, the determination method of scientific productivity of rock burst mine is established, and the top-level design and practice method of scientific productivity improvement of rock burst mine are put forward. …”
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Construction and demolition waste material library based on vision systems dataZenodo by Maria Teresa Calcagni, Giovanni Salerno, Gloria Cosoli, Giuseppe Pandarese, Gian Marco Revel

“…The material library represents a significant contribution to addressing the challenges posed by CDW management, promoting a more efficient use of resources and reducing the environmental impact of construction and demolition activities. …”
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A spatial matrix factorization method to characterize ecological assemblages as a mixture of unobserved sources: An application to fish eDNA surveys by Letizia Lamperti, Olivier François, David Mouillot, Laëtitia Mathon, Théophile Sanchez, Camille Albouy, Loïc Pellissier, Stéphanie Manel

“…Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) is an efficient method for documenting biodiversity changes in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. …”
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The Evolution of AI Applications in the Energy System Transition: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Development, the Current State and Future Challenges by Daniel Icaza Alvarez, Fernando González-Ladrón-de-Guevara, Jorge Rojas Espinoza, David Borge-Diez, Santiago Pulla Galindo, Carlos Flores-Vázquez

“…This integration of AI with energy systems represents a fundamental shift in market design, enabling more efficient and sustainable energy transitions. Future lines of research could focus on energy demand forecasting, dynamic adjustments in energy distribution between different generation sources, energy storage, and usage optimization.…”
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Development and evaluation of folic acid conjugated curcumin-loaded functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes for enhanced efficacy in ovarian cancer treatment by Aditi Chattaraj, Yachana Mishra, Alaa A.A. Aljabali, Vijay Mishra

“…Our research opens the door for the development of more individualized and effective alternative treatments for OC patients by more efficiently and specifically delivering curcumin to OC cells.…”
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Ensemble learning approach for prediction of early complications after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer using CT and MRI radiomic features by Benyamin Khajetash, Seied Rabi Mahdavi, Alireza Nikoofar, Lee Johnson, Meysam Tavakoli

“…Abstract There are different side effects in radiotherapy of head and neck cancer (HNC) including xerostomia. …”
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SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF APPENDIX TUMORS: A SINGLE-CENTER REVIEW OF 15 YEARS by Safa Toprak, Recep Erçin Sönmez, Melek Büyük, Mehmet İlhan, Ali Fuat Kaan Gök, Mine Güllüoğlu, Cemalettin Ertekin, Mustafa Kayıhan Günay

“…The selected approach may differ, ranging from appendectomy to cytoreductive surgery. …”
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A Review of Reliability Assessment and Lifetime Prediction Methods for Electrical Machine Insulation Under Thermal Aging by Jian Zhang, Jiajin Wang, Hongbo Li, Qin Zhang, Xiangning He, Cui Meng, Xiaoyan Huang, Youtong Fang, Jianwei Wu

“…These insights aim to provide a scientific basis for insulation reliability studies and lay the groundwork for developing efficient lifetime prediction tools.…”
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