Bacterial Etiology of Urinary Tract Infection and Antibiogram Profile in Children Attending Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Teklehaimanot Kiros, Melaku Zeleke, Tahir Eyayu, Lemma Workineh, Shewaneh Damtie, Tesfaye Andualem, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Ayenew Assefa, Sisay Getu, Tazeb Molla, Tsehaynesh Gebreyesus

“…Urine samples were inoculated onto a cystine lactose electrolyte-deficient agar using a calibrated inoculating loop with a 0.001 ml capacity and then incubated aerobically for 24 hours at 37°C. …”
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Analyzing IL-2-induced vascular leakage with an irAOP as tool by Patricia Gogesch, Samira Ortega Iannazzo, Tamara Zimmermann, Remi Villenave, Katherina Sewald, Zoe Waibler

“…Integration of novel experiment-based knowledge into the existing irAOP could close a ‘feedback-loop’ by enabling irAOP-refinement and the identification of new questions. …”
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Impact of gold price, financial development, renewable energy, economic growth, urbanization, and environmental tax on environmental degradation by Prince Dorian Rivel Bambi, Jean Baptiste Bernard Pea-Assounga

“…Interestingly, urbanization and environmental degradation exhibit a bidirectional causal link, implying a feedback loop between these two factors. Additionally, environmental degradation is found to Granger-cause environmental tax implementation, highlighting the reactive nature of policy responses to environmental deterioration. …”
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Enhanced Sliding Mode Control for Dual MPPT Systems Integrated with Three-Level T-Type PV Inverters by Farzaneh Bagheri, Jakson Bonaldo, Naki Guler, Marco Rivera, Patrick Wheeler, Rogerio Lima

“…Considering that strategies dedicated to balancing the DC-link capacitor’s voltage slightly affect the AC-side current waveform, an enhanced sliding mode control (SMC) strategy tailored for dual MPPT and 3L T-Type VSI is deployed, combining the simplicity of conventional PI controllers used in the independent MPPT-based DC-DC converters with the superior robustness and dynamic performance of SMC. Real-time results obtained using the OPAL-RT Hardware-in-the-Loop platform validated the performance of the proposed control strategy under realistic test scenarios. …”
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Visual SLAM algorithm for underground robots in coal mines based on point-line features by Li WANG, Tianxiang ZANG, Bo SU

“…For the low-texture scene, a stable LSD(Line Segment Detector) line feature extraction algorithm is introduced at the front end, and a point-line joint algorithm is proposed, which groups the line features according to the feature point grid, and matches the line features according to the matching results of the feature points, so as to reduce the matching complexity of the line features and save the pose estimation time. The reprojection error model of point features and line features is constructed, the angle constraints are added to the line feature residual model, the Jacobian matrix of the pose increment of point features and line features is derived, the unified cost function of the reprojection error of point features and line features is established, the local mapping thread uses the ORB-SLAM3 classic local optimization method to adjust the pose of points, line features and keyframes, and performs loop correction, subgraph fusion and global BA(Bundle Adjustment) in the back-end thread. …”
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Technologies for the point-of-care diagnosis of malaria: a scoping review by Florinda Coro, Carmelo De Maria, Valentina D. Mangano, Arti Ahluwalia

“…Of the methods considered, immunoassays were the most frequently reported (41.5%), followed by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP, 22.8%), polymerase chain reaction (PCR, 6.7%) and optical microscopy (4.2%). …”
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“OEDIPUS THE KING” BY SOPHOCLES IN THE IMMANENT INTERPRETATION OF EMIL STAIGER by Oleh А. Radchenko

“…So the movement returns to its starting point: the circle composition in “Oedipus the King” becomes a loop that is tightened around the neck of the hero. …”
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Exploring the influence of circular economy on big data analytics and supply chain resilience nexus: A structural equation modeling approach by Samia Islam, Sanjida Hassan, Sourav Hossain, Tazim Ahmed, Chitra Lekha Karmaker, A.B.M. Mainul Bari

“…In response, researchers have extensively explored the role of big data analytics in bolstering supply chain resilience during the post-pandemic and war-time recovery phase. Again, to reduce dependency on finite resources, minimize waste, and create adaptive, closed-loop systems, the role of circular economy has also been analyzed widely. …”
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Physical Implementation and Experimental Validation of the Compensation Mechanism for a Ramp-Based AUV Recovery System by Zhaoji Qi, Lingshuai Meng, Haitao Gu, Ziyang Guo, Jinyan Wu, Chenghui Li

“…The control algorithm was implemented using a discrete-time PID structure, with gain parameters optimized through experimental tuning under repeatable disturbance conditions. …”
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Research on Integrated Fast Reactor Economic Analysis Method by LIU Lin, LUO Mei, FU Qi

“…The technical difference with current nuclear power is embodied in the fact that the integrated fast reactor is a complete closed-loop fuel cycle system. The integrated construction strategy of one site and one plant can shorten the off-reactor circulation time to one year, and only a small amount of depleted uranium can be processed into new fuel and then re-entered into the reactor, so as to realize the rapid circulation and multiple circulation of fuel in the plant. …”
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Optimizing active suspension systems with robust h∞ control and adaptive techniques under uncertainties by Kumlachew Yeneneh, Menelik Walle, Tatek Mamo, Yared Yalew

“…This study presents a transformative approach to active suspension control through the development of a hybrid robust-adaptive framework that synergistically combines three advanced techniques: μ-synthesis enhanced H∞ control, model reference adaptation, and real-time frequency-domain optimization. The novel architecture overcomes fundamental limitations in conventional systems by simultaneously addressing (i) parametric uncertainties through structured robustness margins (μ < 1 for ±25 % variations in mass/stiffness), (ii) unstructured road disturbances via adaptive gain scheduling, and (iii) resonant vibrations using closed-loop FFT analysis with 50 ms spectral updates. …”
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Effect of acute respiratory infections in infancy on pulmonary function test at 3 years of age: a prospective birth cohort study by Kana Ram Jat, Sushil Kumar Kabra, Prawin Kumar, Aparna Mukherjee, Shivani Randev, Guruprasad R Medigeshi, Arti Kapil, Rakesh Lodha

“…Infant pulmonary function tests (IPFTs) were performed at baseline and each follow-up visit using tidal breathing flow-volume loop, rapid thoracoabdominal compression (RTC) and raised volume RTC manoeuvres. …”
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Optical screening of citrus leaf diseases using label-free spectroscopic tools: A review by Saurav Bharadwaj, Akshita Midha, Shikha Sharma, Gurupkar Singh Sidhu, Rajesh Kumar

“…Timely intervention for better control over the spread of disease is essential to minimize crop loss, as no cure is available for citrus diseases like Huanglongbing. …”
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The level of expression of miR-196a in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C with the first genotype of HCV according to previous experience of antiviral therapy. by L. R. Shostakovych-Koretskaya, O. P. Shevchenko-Makarenko, T. Yu. Lapikova-Bryhinska

“…Real-time quantitative PCR was performed using TaqMan® miRNA analysis. …”
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Internal hernia beneath the left external iliac artery after robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with extended pelvic lymph node dissection: a case report by Shigeo Ninomiya, Shota Amano, Tadashi Ogawa, Yoshitake Ueda, Norio Shiraishi, Masafumi Inomata, Katsuhiro Shimoda

“…A coronal non-enhanced computed tomography image revealed thickened loops of small bowel with surrounding mesenteric edema in the left lower quadrant. …”
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Hospital pharmacy implementation of a unit dose dispensing system: A qualitative interview study to determine experiences, views and attitudes of nursing staff by Theodora Steindl-Schönhuber, Theresa Drechsel, Gunda Gittler, Anita Elaine Weidmann

“…The Unit-Dose-Dispensing-System (UDDS) is an essential element of the “Closed Loop Medication Management System” that enables the tracking of single medication items across the entire medication workflow thereby improving transparency, patient safety and healthcare efficiency”. …”
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Effects of Reduced Frequency on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Pitching Airfoil at Moderate Reynolds Numbers by Teng Zhou, Huijing Cao, Ben Zhao

“…As the pitching frequency increases, flow unsteadiness develops less in one pitching cycle, and the time duration in which the turbulence boundary layer can be detected in one pitching cycle shrinks. …”
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Deep learning for sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) mapping and stand counting: Trade-offs between closed vs. open-access methods by Maria Villamil-Mahecha, Harsh Pathak, Nitin Rai, Paul Overby, Xin Sun

“…These results suggests that although closed-loop commercial software such as ArcGIS Pro provides DL features for model training, it still remains limited in adapting to custom, high-resolution, agriculture-centered applications. …”
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Depth distribution of plant-parasitic nematodes on bentgrass golf greens in Missouri and Indiana by McCurdy Asa L., Barizon Jefferson, Miller G.L.

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A novel kinetic model estimating the urea concentration in plasma during non-invasive sweat-based monitoring in hemodialysis by Xiaoyu Yin, Sophie Adelaars, Sophie Adelaars, Elisabetta Peri, Eduard Pelssers, Jaap Den Toonder, Arthur Bouwman, Arthur Bouwman, Daan Van de Kerkhof, Massimo Mischi

“…IntroductionThe adequacy of hemodialysis (HD) in patients with end-stage renal disease is evaluated frequently by monitoring changes in blood urea concentrations multiple times between treatments. As monitoring of urea concentrations typically requires blood sampling, the development of sweat-sensing technology offers a possible less-invasive alternative to repeated venipuncture. …”
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