Preparation and Evaluation of Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Hydrogel for Drug Release Kinetics and Biocompatibility on Human Gingival Fibroblasts: An In-vitro Study by Poulami Chakraborty, ND Jayakumar, S Raghunandhakumar

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Testosterone Deficiency and Sleep Deprivation as Risk Factors for Psoriasis: Insights From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014 by Zhuo Y, Lin L, Dong Q, Ye J

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Segmentation-Based Detection for Luffa Seedling Grading Using the Seg-FL Model by Sheng Jiang, Fangnan Xie, Jiangbo Ao, Yechen Wei, Jingye Lu, Shilei Lyu, Zhen Li

“…This study addresses the issue of inaccurate and error-prone grading judgments in luffa plug seedlings. …”
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P4CN-YOLOv5s: a passion fruit pests detection method based on lightweight-improved YOLOv5s by Zhiping Tan, Zhiping Tan, Dapeng Ye, Jiancong Wang, Wenxiang Wang

“…Traditional algorithms often face challenges in achieving high detection accuracy and efficiency when addressing the complex task of detecting densely distributed small objects. To address this issue, this paper proposed an enhanced lightweight and efficient deep learning model, which is developed based on YOLOv5s, consists of the PLDIoU, four CBAM modules, and one newAnchors, termed P4CN-YOLOv5s, for detecting passion fruit pests. …”
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Nonlinearities Estimation in Optical Fiber Communication: Current Progress, Challenges and Perspectives by Zulfiqar Ahmad, Muhammad Ali Qureshi, Asjad Amin

“…The most frequent irregularities in optical communication systems are Four-Wave Mixing (FWM), Self-Phase Modulation (SPM), and Cross-Phase Modulation (XPM). …”
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International phase 1 study protocol to develop a health state classification system for a preference-based measure for women with breast cancer: the BREAST-Q Utility module by Andrea L Pusic, Stefan J Cano, Anne Klassen, Feng Xie, Manraj Kaur, Louise Bordeleau

“…Content validity of the Utility module will be examined (cognitive debriefing, expert feedback). …”
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Investigating the effects of destructive factors on pulse repetition interval modulation type recognition using deep convolutional neural networks based on transfer learning by Mahshid Khodabandeh, Azar Mahmoodzadeh, Hamed Agahi

“…Abstract Automation and self‐sufficiency in the complex environment of modern electronic warfare (EW) are critical and necessary issues in electronic intelligence and support systems to detect real‐time and accurate threat radars. …”
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Asymmetric Modulation Physical-Layer Network Coding Based on Power Allocation and Multiple Receive Antennas in an OFDM-UWOC Three-User Relay Network by Yanlong Li, Pengcheng Jiang, Shuaixing Li, Xiao Chen, Qihao He, Tuyang Wang

“…In relay-assisted underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) systems, the traditional time-division-multiplexed relay forwarding strategy faces high latency and low throughput with the increase of relay users. To address these issues, this paper proposes a multiple receiving antenna power allocation-based bit splicing physical layer network coding (MRA-PABS-PNC) method in a three-user asymmetric modulated relay-assisted UWOC scenario. …”
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The Shengmai San Exerts Therapeutic Effects on Type 2 Diabetes by Modulating the PI3K/AKT/GSK3B Signaling Pathway by Shang H, Wang T, Pang D, Qi Y, Liu L, Wang Y, Gao Y

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Chemical Characterization and Differential Lipid-Modulating Effects of Selected Plant Extracts from Côa Valley (Portugal) in a Cell Model for Liver Steatosis by Ricardo Amorim, Mário Pedro Marques, Catarina Melim, Carla Varela, Vilma A. Sardão, José Teixeira, Maria Inês Dias, Lillian Barros, Paulo J. Oliveira, Célia Cabral

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A Thermal Runaway Protection Strategy for Prismatic Lithium-Ion Battery Modules Based on Phase Change and Thermal Decomposition of Sodium Acetate Trihydrate by Tianqi Yang, Hanwei Xu, Chengfu Xie, Linzhi Xu, Min Liu, Lingyu Chen, Qianqian Xin, Juan Zeng, Hengyun Zhang, Jinsheng Xiao

“…With the rapid development of battery energy storage technology, the issue of thermal runaway (TR) in lithium-ion batteries has become a key challenge restricting their safe application. …”
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Early Results of Simultaneous Integrated Boost Volumetric Modulated arc Therapy (SIB-VMAT) Combined with Temozolomide in the Postoperative Treatment of Grade 4 glioblastoma by Y. O. Nikulshina, A. N. Redkin, A. V. Perova

“…In group 1, 15 patients received chemoradiation treatment, including simultaneous integrated boost volumetric modulated arc therapy (SIB-VMAT). In group 2, 10 patients received standard fractionated radiation therapy. …”
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The prognostic value of boost dose in residual cervical lymph nodes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity-modulated radiotherapy: a retrospective study by Mengting Xu, Liuling Wang, Jianming Ding, Yiying Xu, Zhaodong Fei

“…Abstract Background The administration of a boost dose to residual cervical lymph nodes (RCLN) following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains a controversial contentious issue. This study explored the prognosis of NPC patients with such residuals and evaluated the impact of an intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) boost on outcome. …”
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Calcitriol and Tacalcitol Modulate Th17 Differentiation Through Osteopontin Receptors: Age-Dependent Insights from a Mouse Breast Cancer Model by Strzykalska-Augustyniak A, Psurski M, Zachary H, Filip-Psurska B, Kłopotowska D, Milczarek M, Świtalska M, Stachowicz-Suhs M, Łabędź N, Ziemblicka A, Gos M, Wietrzyk J

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IESSP: Information Extraction-Based Sparse Stripe Pruning Method for Deep Neural Networks by Jingjing Liu, Lingjin Huang, Manlong Feng, Aiying Guo, Luqiao Yin, Jianhua Zhang

“…This method introduces an information extraction module (IEM), which enhances stripe selection through a mask-based mechanism, promoting inter-layer interactions and directing the network’s focus toward key features. …”
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YOLO-RD: A Road Damage Detection Method for Effective Pavement Maintenance by Wei Wang, Xiaoru Yu, Bin Jing, Ziqi Tang, Wei Zhang, Shengyu Wang, Yao Xiao, Shu Li, Liping Yang

“…However, detecting small damage, managing complex backgrounds, and identifying irregular damage shapes remain significant challenges. To address these issues, we propose YOLO-RD, an advanced detection framework that integrates innovative modules for feature enhancement, multi-scale robustness, and detail preservation. …”
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MAMNet: Lightweight Multi-Attention Collaborative Network for Fine-Grained Cropland Extraction from Gaofen-2 Remote Sensing Imagery by Jiayong Wu, Xue Ding, Jinliang Wang, Jiya Pan

“…To address the issues of high computational complexity and boundary feature loss encountered when extracting farmland information from high-resolution remote sensing images, this study proposes an innovative CNN–Transformer hybrid network, MAMNet. …”
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Efficient deep learning-based tomato leaf disease detection through global and local feature fusion by Hao Sun, Rui Fu, Xuewei Wang, Yongtang Wu, Mohammed Abdulhakim Al-Absi, Zhenqi Cheng, Qian Chen, Yumei Sun

“…This research provides an effective solution for efficiently detecting vegetable pests and disease issues.…”
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Intra-tumoral administration of CHST15 siRNA remodels tumor microenvironment and augments tumor-infiltrating T cells in pancreatic cancer by Juanjuan Ye, Futoshi Suizu, Keiko Yamakawa, Yuri Mukai, Hiroyuki Yoneyama, Jiro Kondo, Motohiko Kato, Akira Nishiyama, Naohisa Yahagi, Kyuichi Kadota

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DC-WUnet: An Underwater Ranging Signal Enhancement Network Optimized with Depthwise Separable Convolution and Conformer by Xiaosen Liu, Juan Li, Jingyao Zhang, Yajie Bai, Zhaowei Cui

“…Marine ship-radiated noise and multipath Doppler effect reduce the positioning accuracy of linear frequency modulation (LFM) signals in ocean waveguide environments. …”
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