IMU-aided adaptive mesh-grid based video motion deblurring by Ahmet Arslan, Gokhan Koray Gultekin, Afsar Saranli

“…The proposed method divides the image into a mesh-grid and estimates the blur point spread function (PSF) using an inertial sensor. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of the burden of lower respiratory infections in the older adult population due to air pollution: trends from 1990 to 2021 and predictions for the next 30 y... by Zheng Lei, Ziguo Sun, Huiyu Li, Ji Luo, Li Zhang, Yuanjun Zhang

“…The older adult population, with declining immune function and physiological capabilities, exhibits reduced resistance to air pollution, making them a high-risk group for LRI. …”
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Temporal analysis of mangrove carbon stock using Sentinel-2 data on Menjangan Island, West Bali National Park, Indonesia by Salsabila Ranti Dwimarsa, Panjaitan James Parlindungan

“…The mangrove areas in Menjangan Island part of the West Bali National Park (TNBB), are protected conservation zones that face various threats. This study aims to evaluate the changes in mangrove extent based on density, map actual biomass, estimate total carbon reserves, and analyze the relationship between changes in density and total carbon stock and sequestration in 2019 and 2023 using Sentinel-2 imagery. …”
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The effect of motivational interviewing on patients with early post-stroke depression: a quasi-experimental study by Yingjie Fu, Yi Zhang, Qianying Deng, Yuenv Wang, Siyi Su, Zheng Wang, Luyi Xu, Beibei Lin, Yun Li, Jufang Li

“…PSD decreases rehabilitation motivation, delays function recovery, and increases the family and social burden of stroke patients. …”
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Effect of visual searching and obstacle crossing on gait performance in older adults by Shuwen Jia, Umar Muhammad Bello, Roberto Manduchi, Allen M. Y. Cheong

“…Abstract Older adults often face challenges with gait and cognitive function, making dual-task walking, such as visual searching or obstacle crossing, particularly difficult. …”
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Cognitive Impairment and Physical Dysfunction Associated With Unplanned Dialysis Initiation by Yuta Nakano, Shintaro Mandai, Yutaro Mori, Fumiaki Ando, Takayasu Mori, Koichiro Susa, Soichiro Iimori, Shotaro Naito, Eisei Sohara, Kiyohide Fushimi, Shinichi Uchida

“…Compared with the normal group, the odds ratios (ORs) for UDI were 1.58 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.49–1.67) for low physical function, 1.70 (95% CI: 1.58–1.82) for very low, and 2.22 (95% CI: 2.09–2.35) for extremely low physical function. …”
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Real-Time Object Detection Using Low-Resolution Thermal Camera for Smart Ventilation Systems by Jun-Hee Lee, Eung-Tea Kim

“…While state-of-the-art models like YOLO, SSD, and RetinaNet demonstrate high accuracy in RGB images, their direct application to thermal imagery faces performance degradation due to the inherent differences between RGB and thermal characteristics, coupled with computational demands unsuitable for embedded environments. …”
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Medicaid expansion, dental visits and expenditures in veterans, older adults, and the foreign-born by Adejare Atanda, McKing I. Amedari, Israel T. Agaku, Lenwood W. Hayman, Mian B. Hossain

“…Using the 2012–2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys for a secondary data analysis, logistic and two-part regressions were used to model dental visits and costs as a function of key explanatory variables. Differences-in-differences estimates compared changes in dental visits and costs in Medicaid expansion to non- expansion states. …”
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Cold Hardiness and Physio-Biochemical Responses of Annual Branches in Five Early-Fruiting Walnut Varieties (<i>Juglans regia</i> L.) Under Simulated Low-Temperature Stress by Zitong Ni, Haifang Hu, Guiqing Xu

“…As global climate change escalates, horticultural crops, especially walnuts, face increased vulnerability to frost damage. Cold hardiness—a crucial trait for survival—is influenced by complex physiological and biochemical mechanisms. …”
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Self-reported exposure to dust and diesel exhaust, respiratory symptoms, and use of respiratory protective equipment among Arctic miners by David Peyre-Costa, Albin Stjernbrandt, Jens Wahlström, Tiina Maria Ikäheimo, Anje Christina Höper

“…Arctic miners face significant risks from diesel exhaust and dust exposure, potentially leading to adverse respiratory health. …”
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Visual perceptual difficulties and under-achievement at school in a large community-based sample of children. by Cathy Williams, Kate Northstone, Ricardo Sabates, Leon Feinstein, Alan Emond, Gordon N Dutton

“…These correlated best with questions on interpreting cluttered scenes; guidance of movement and face recognition. The adjusted parameter estimates (95% CI) for the cluttered-scenes factor (0.05; 0.02 to 0.08; p<0.001) suggested positive associations with the reading test results whilst that for the guidance-of-movement factor (0.03; 0.00 to 0.06; p = 0.026) suggested positive association with the mathematics results. …”
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Efficient optimal power flow learning: A deep reinforcement learning with physics-driven critic model by Ahmed Sayed, Khaled Al Jaafari, Xian Zhang, Hatem Zeineldin, Ahmed Al-Durra, Guibin Wang, Ehab Elsaadany

“…However, most existing DRL approaches rely on approximated data-driven critic networks, requiring numerous risky interactions to explore the environment and often facing estimation errors. To address these limitations, this paper proposes an efficient DRL algorithm with a physics-driven critic model, namely a differentiable holomorphic embedding load flow model (D-HELM). …”
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Child developmental delay and its associated factors among children aged 12–59 months in Dembecha district, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Adugna Kerebh, Melese Linger Endalifer, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Animut Takele Telayneh, Lake Kumlachew Abate, Zemene Adissie, Ayenew Negesse, Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh

“…Data were gathered through face-to-face interviews, and by taking anthropometric measurements using a pretested structured questionnaire. …”
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Flexible Energy Supply Network Planning for Offshore Islands Considering Participation of Electric Vessels by Feiyu LI, Quan SUI, Xiangning LIN, Zhengtian LI, Fanrong WEI

“…Purely independent micro-grid energy supply methods often face certain reliability problems, and the high construction and maintenance costs of submarine cables limit the development and utilization of offshore islands to a large extent. …”
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Speech-dependent data augmentation for own voice reconstruction with hearable microphones in noisy environments by Mattes Ohlenbusch, Christian Rollwage, Simon Doclo

“…In this work, we aim to estimate clean broadband speech from a microphone at the outer face of the hearable and an in-ear microphone, which captures the own voice at a higher signal-to-noise ratio than the outer microphone, but with a limited bandwidth and additive body-produced noise. …”
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Prediction of Inflorescence Emergence in ‘Yu Her Pau’ Litchi Under Climate Change Using an Optimised Model by JenYu Chang, Lisa Tang, Chu‐Chung Chen, Yi‐Ting Zhang, Chi‐Ling Chen

“…To better characterise the relationship between temperatures and inflorescence emergence (IE), we built a model by applying the beta‐distribution function method with 12 phenological datasets (two orchard blocks for 6 years) recorded from field‐grown ‘Yu Her Pau’ litchi trees. …”
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Early findings on home delivery of buprenorphine and retention in treatment for opioid use disorder by Marlene C. Lira, Lauren E. Hendy, Alisha Liakas, Laura Turanchik, Clare Pritchard, Cynthia Jimes, M. Justin Coffey

“…We described the characteristics of patients and estimated the odds of attending a telemedicine visit three and six months after enrollment as a function of home delivery use using logistic regression. …”
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A novel hybrid nonlinear control of four switch buck-boost converter feeding constant power load in fuel cell-based DC microgrid by Hafiz Mian Muhammad Adil, Hassan Abbas Khan

“…Fuel cell-based DC microgrids (FC-DCMGs) offer clean, sustainable energy but face stability issues due to constant power loads (CPLs) and load-dependent fuel cell voltage. …”
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Design of an Underwater Robot System for Detecting Defects in Hydraulic Structures at Hydropower Stations by ZHANG Yi, ZHU Jun, YUAN Qingqing, WENG Yewei, PENG Shidong, SHEN Weige

“…Current defect detection techniques for hydraulic structures at hydropower stations are conducted by inspection robots or divers, facing challenges such as limited inspection methods and the impact of water currents. …”
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Paralisia de Bell subsequente a ritidoplastia Bell's palsy subsequent to rhytidectomy by Cristiano d. Silveira Ramos, Marcelo Wilson Rocha Almeida, Leonardo Fernandes de Souza Aguiar, Marcelo Chemin Cury

“…RELATO DO CASO: No presente estudo, os autores descrevem o segundo caso de paralisia de Bell após a cirurgia de face-lifting.<br>INTRODUCTION: The peripheral facial palsy is a disease that can leave significant aesthetical and functional sequelae in patients. …”
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