Venous visualization by real-time near-infrared light imaging in facial esthetic procedures: An observational study by Yi-Teng Hung, Sindy Hu, Ya-Ching Chang, Shyue-Luen Chang, Chun-Yu Cheng, Yau-Li Huang

“…Despite quite a few cadaveric studies, the distribution of facial vessels varies between individuals, making identification of the vascular patterns before procedures important. Objectives: We aim to provide real-time visualization of facial superficial veins as a referral template for esthetic practitioners. …”
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Assessment of the size distribution of the big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810) in the diet of the Caspian seal (Pusa caspica Gmellin, 1788) using fish otoliths from... by Mirgaliy Baimukanov, Akzhan Iskakov, Anuar Shagilbayev

“…Before this, otoliths from fish were analyzed to assess morphological diversity and growth patterns in relation to Atherina boyeri. Equations were developed to estimate fish length from otolith length and width. …”
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Enhanced Propaganda Detection in Public Social Media Discussions Using a Fine-Tuned Deep Learning Model: A Diffusion of Innovation Perspective by Pir Noman Ahmad, Adnan Muhammad Shah, KangYoon Lee

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media platforms emerged as both vital information sources and conduits for the rapid spread of propaganda and misinformation. …”
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Performance and physical activity. How playful activities implemented into training in Danish esports clubs influence players' performance experience by Lars Domino Østergaard, Christian Lund Nørgaard Straszek, Lasse Nørgaard Frandsen

“…We emphasize patterns of shared meaning and identify the “What's” and “How's” associated with esports training when playful physical activities are incorporated. …”
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Cloud and Aerosol Impacts on the Radiation Budget over China from 2000 to 2023 by Shuai Wang, Bingqi Yi

“…This study investigates the spatial distribution patterns and long-term trends of radiative fluxes over China from March 2000 to February 2023 using CERES-SYN data. …”
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The state of hydrobionts in the Tyub‐Karagan Bay structure, Kazakhstan by A. Kenzhegaliev, A. Sh. Kanbetov, A. A. Abilgazieva, A. К. Sakhmanova, D К. Kulbatyrov

“…The seasonal dynamics of zooplankton conformed to certain patterns. As a rule, from the beginning to the end of the growing season there was an enrichment of species composition and an increase in the quantitative indicators of zooplankton communities. …”
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STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF ZOTERO UTILIZATION IN REFERENCE SETTING IN THE ACADEMIC TEXT WRITING PROCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION by Muhammad Rafi'i, Amriani Amir, Mariyadi Mariyadi

“…Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis was applied to identify patterns and themes in the responses. Findings – The research findings indicate three main themes. …”
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TableBorderNet: A Table Border Extraction Network Considering Topological Regularity by Jing Yang, Shengqiang Zhou, Xialing Li, Yuchun Huang, Honglin Jiang

“…To ensure topological consistency in complex or degraded inputs, a topology-aware loss function is introduced, which explicitly penalizes structural discontinuities during training. Additionally, a generative self-supervised strategy simulates common degradation patterns, allowing the model to achieve strong performance with minimal reliance on manually annotated data. …”
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Telemedicine in China: Effective indicators of telemedicine platforms for promoting health and well-being among healthcare consumers by Xiaogang Jin, Youwei Yuan, Chaoqi Chang, Xianqing Wu, Xu Tan, Zhengqing Liu

“…Objective Telemedicine platforms played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, alleviating issues related to the shortage and unequal distribution of healthcare resources. …”
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A morphological and functional basis for maximum prey size in piscivorous fishes. by Michalis Mihalitsis, David R Bellwood

“…Morphological constraints influence the feeding performance of species, and interspecific differences can thus affect patterns of resource use. For piscivorous fishes that swallow prey whole, feeding performance has traditionally been linked to three key morphological constraints: oral gape, pharyngeal gape, and the cleithral gape. …”
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Modeling dynamic introduction of Chikungunya virus in the United States. by Diego Ruiz-Moreno, Irma Sanchez Vargas, Ken E Olson, Laura C Harrington

“…In addition, reducing vector: human ratios can lower the probability and magnitude of outbreaks for regions with strong seasonal temperature patterns. This is the first model to consider Chikungunya risk in the US and can be applied to other vector borne diseases.…”
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Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine hesitancy in the elderly population: results from two representative surveys in Germany by Dorothee Heinemeier, Philipp Schmid, Sarah Eitze, Cornelia Betsch, Vaccination60+ study group

“…Results Results show unique patterns in the psychological antecedents: while confidence, the belief in the effectiveness of vaccination and calculation, the need for information, complacency, the lack of risk perception and constraints, and perceived practical barriers to vaccination predicted influenza vaccination behavior, only complacency predicted pneumococcal vaccination behavior. …”
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Conversion to Variable Flow Rate—Advanced Control of a District Heating (DH) System with a Focus on Operational Data by Stanislav Chicherin

“…Using a case study from Omsk, Russia, where supply temperatures and energy demand profiles are traditionally rigid, the proposed approach utilizes operational data, including outdoor temperature, supply/return temperature, and hourly consumption patterns, to optimize heat delivery. A combination of flow rate adjustments, bypass line implementation, and selective control strategies for transitional seasons (fall and spring) was modeled and analyzed. …”
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Microglia: Mediators of experience-driven corrective neuroplasticity by Lara Rogerson-Wood, Atomu Sawatari, Catherine A. Leamey

“…Neural connectivity is essential for brain function: this is initially established via early axon guidance mechanisms and subsequently refined by synaptic pruning. Alterations in the patterns of neural connectivity, arising due to changes in either of these processes, are found in neurodevelopmental conditions. …”
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Failure risk study of anchor bolts durability for loess slope under long-term hydro-thermal effect by Zhou Chang, Weifeng Sun, Changgen Yan, Hengxing Lan, Yuling Shi, Han Bao

“…The cyclic amplitudes, lower limits, and periods of temperature and humidity in slope can determine the model coefficients. The development patterns of axial force are classified into stable type, slow growth type, and accelerated growth type according to the characteristics of the model coefficients. …”
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Modeling bacterial growth and Allee effect via Allen-Cahn theoretical framework by Anna Maslovskaya, Christina Kuttler, Yixuan Shuai, Alexander Chebotarev, Andrey Kovtanyuk

“…We propose a coupled approach to formalize the formation of dendrite patterns of bacteria grown in nutrient medium and the corresponding characteristics of bacterial communication. …”
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Inheritance of consonant phonemes from Proto-Austronesian into Acehnese: A comparative historical linguistics study by Dardanila Dardanila, Dwi Widayati, Gustianingsih Gustianingsih, Nur Hayati Harahap

“…It is anticipated that this method will reveal patterns of phonological innovation and retention. …”
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Epigenetic regulation of organ-specific functions in Mikania micrantha and Mikania cordata: insights from DNA methylation and siRNA integration by Yatong Sang, Yitong Ma, Ruonan Wang, Zhen Wang, Ting Wang, Yingjuan Su

“…The results showed both differences and conservation in methylation levels and patterns between the two species. Combined with transcriptome data, we found that DNA methylation generally inhibited gene expression, with varying effects depending on the genomic region and sequence context (CG, CHG, and CHH). …”
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Mortality due to Chagas disease in Brazil from 1979 to 2009: trends and regional differences by Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Jorg Heukelbach

“…The mean crude and age-standardized mortality rates were 3.61 and 5.19 deaths/100,000 inhabitants/year, respectively. During the observation period, Chagas mortality declined significantly at the national level (R2=97%, p < 0.001), with different patterns between regions. …”
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Computational investigations of Ka-226T helicopter coaxial rotor aerodynamics in the vortex ring state by P. V. Makeev, Yu. M. Ignatkin, A. I. Shomov, S. V. Selemenev

“…For the main rotor, these conditions are realized during a steep descent of the helicopter at low speeds. …”
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