Is There a Correlation Between the Driving Distance to Healthcare Facilities and Postoperative Complications After Achilles Tendon Rupture Surgical Repair? A Geospatial Study by Karina Mirochnik, Nour Nassour, Joris RH Hendriks, Noopur Ranganathan, Andreea Lucaciu, Gregory R Waryasz, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani

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Genome-wide Pleiotropy Analysis Reveals Shared Genetic Associations between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Subcortical Brain Volumes by Qiyu Zhao, Jiayuan Xu, Ziqing Shi, Yang Zhang, Xin Du, Ying Zhai, Jinglei Xu, Feng Liu, Quan Zhang

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Imposing Star-Shaped Hard Constraints on the Neural Network Output by Andrei Konstantinov, Lev Utkin, Vladimir Muliukha

“…The proposed method can be regarded as a generalization of the methods for convex constraints. …”
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Epigenetic Alterations in Ovarian Function and Their Impact on Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Systematic Review by Charalampos Voros, Antonia Varthaliti, Despoina Mavrogianni, Diamantis Athanasiou, Antonia Athanasiou, Aikaterini Athanasiou, Anthi-Maria Papahliou, Constantinos G. Zografos, Vasileios Topalis, Panagiota Kondili, Menelaos Darlas, Sophia Sina, Maria Anastasia Daskalaki, Marianna Theodora, Panos Antsaklis, Georgios Daskalakis

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Evaluation of the Turkish Constitutional Court’s Decisions Regarding Transsexuals’ Individual Applications Following the Rejection of Their Name Change Requests by İmge Hazal Yılmaz Tekin

“…Due to its importance, the principle of the invariance of the name has been accepted as a rule in the Turkish Civil Code No. 4721 (TCC). However, a person can request the change of a name that they do not identify with from the court, only on the basis of valid reasons, pursuant to TCC art. 27. …”
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Quality and reliability of web-based information regarding restorative treatment in pediatric patients by Berna Kuter, Alp Abidin Ateşçi, Ece Eden

“…Conclusion: This study showed that the quality of the web-based information about restorative treatment in pediatric patients was generally inadequate and scientifically imperfect.…”
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Severe Weather Forecasting via the Sole Use of Satellite Data by Brianna D'Urso, Sheikh Rabiul Islam, Kamruzzaman Sarker, Ingrid Russell

“…The forecasting of (severe) weather/climate systems using satellite telemetry and Machine Learning (ML) is generally held back by the size and availability of the pertaining datasets. …”
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Quantization-Aware Training With Dynamic and Static Pruning by Sangho An, Jongyun Shin, Jangho Kim

“…However, we found that methods using dynamic pruning and quantization suffer from instability in training and poor generalization performance due to the effects of the two Straight Through Estimators (STE). …”
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Cross sections data adjustment for KRITZ-2:13 by Abdulaziz Ahmed, H. Boukhal, E. Chakir, S. EL Ouahdani

“…The previous reactions and their covariances were adjusted using the generalized least squares method (GLLSM), in order to contribute to improve the data needed for neutron simulation of experiments and to ensure the installations safety, where Keff and RTC represent neutron parameters reflecting the modification effects in the data. …”
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A Peptide Encoded by lncRNA HOXB-AS3 Promotes Cigarette Smoke-Induced Inflammation in Bronchial Epithelial Cells via EZH2-Mediated H3K27me3 Modification by Lin M, Zhou X, Yang Y, Xie P, Li Q, He C, Lin Q, Wei X, Ding Y

“…Mei Lin,* Xiaoman Zhou,* Yixiu Yang, Pingdong Xie, Quanni Li, Chanyi He, Qi Lin, Xingwei Wei, Yipeng Ding Department of General Practice, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, Hainan, 570311, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Mei Lin, Department of General Practice, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan General Hospital, No. 19 Xiuhua Road, Xiuying District, Haikou City, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18117669134, Email 18117669134@163.comBackground: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) primarily results from cigarette smoke (CS)-induced chronic inflammation. …”
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CFM-UNet: coupling local and global feature extraction networks for medical image segmentation by Ke Niu, Jiacheng Han, Jiuyun Cai

“…Experimental results demonstrate that CFM-UNet outperforms other advanced methods in segmenting medical image datasets, including liver organs, liver tumors, spine, and colon polyps, with notable generalization ability in liver organ segmentation. Our code is available at https://github.com/Jiacheng-Han/CFM-UNet .…”
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A Single Acoustic Quantity Index as Part of an Early-Stage Digitalized Procedure for the Restoration of Baroque Theatres to Be Used as Multipurpose Spaces by Maria Cairoli, Gino Iannace

“…This choice was taken according to the new design goals and the new Procurement Code Directives, which underlie the use of digital technologies in this context. …”
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From the WHO framework to integrated senior health and wellness hub program: an implementation journey by Xiaoting Huang, Xiaoting Huang, Hao Yi Tan, Hao Yi Tan, Hao Yi Tan, Pei Ling Er, Amber Wong, Si Qi Lim, Joshua Kuan Tan, Wan Qi Yee, Xiaohui Xin, Lian Leng Low

“…The Integrated Senior Health and Wellness (ISHW) Hub program, developed by Singapore General Hospital (SGH), operationalizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework within community-based models of care. …”
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Impact of the Polymorphism rs9264942 near the HLA-C Gene on HIV-1 DNA Reservoirs in Asymptomatic Chronically Infected Patients Initiating Antiviral Therapy by Laura Herráiz-Nicuesa, Diana Carolina Hernández-Flórez, Lara Valor, Sonia García-Consuegra, Juan Paulo Navarro-Valdivieso, Eduardo Fernández-Cruz, Carmen Rodríguez-Sainz

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A Novel Framework for Gauging Information Extracted from Smartphones Using Neutrosophic Logic by R. M. Abou Alzahab, Amr Ismail, S. H. Abd Elkhalik, M. Y. Shams, H. M. El-Bakry, A. A. Salama

“…Neutrosophic logic is a generalization of fuzzy logic that allows for uncertainty and vagueness, making it a more potent tool for dealing with the ambiguity of real-world data. …”
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Government responses to online disinformation unpacked by Samuel Cipers, Trisha Meyer, Jonas Lefevere

“…Authoritarian countries generally formulate broad legislation that is also often incorporated into their penal code.…”
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“Problematic” Sexual Behaviors: Clinical and Legal Aspects by Agnieszka Gloria Kamińska

“…Among the few issues which in this area still manage to overcome an evident generalized resistance of patients to treating the subject and which can be the purpose of further study, beyond the sexual dysfunctions caused by drugs and the greater risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) we have focused in our bibliographical research on problematic sexual behaviors (PSBs). …”
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Legal professional restrictions of medical professionals under the legislation of Ukraine: problems and prospects by O. H. Aleksіeіev, M. A. Anishchenko

“…Simultaneously with the addition of the Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Health Protection in Article 781 of the Law of Ukraine, the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses underwent corresponding changes. …”
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Depreciation charges as a source of fixed assets renewal by N. Z. Zotikov

“…The methods of fixed assets depreciation provided for by Chapter 25 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation as investment sources formation are underused.…”
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Kiswahili community speakers’ language choice in communicating sexuality issues by Devet Goodness

“…The findings revealed different styles and devices used to communicate information about sexuality including verbs that appeal to sexual feelings, euphemisms, figurative language, loanwords, symbolism, code mixing and coining. Generally, the findings indicate that expressions about sexuality portray the different people’s perceptions and stereotypes about women. …”
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