Development of Full-Scale Ultrathin Shell Reflector by Durmuş Türkmen, Ömer Soykasap, Şükrü Karakaya

“…It is aimed that a new ultrathin shell composite reflector is developed considering different design options to optimize the stiffness/mass ratio, cost, and manufacturing. …”
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Evaluation of the dynamic response of structures using auxetic-type base isolation by Georgios Drosopoulos, Preyolin Naidoo

“…This is assessed by defining and numerically testing the system using finite element analysis. The models developed for this study represent multi-storey structural steel frames combined with fixed base, conventional lead-rubber bearing and auxetic composite base isolation. …”
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Customised production of injection moulded parts from recycled materials using rapid tooling approach and coupled injection moulding-thermal and mechanical simulation by Szabolcs Krizsma, András Suplicz, Dániel Gere

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Delivery of care in high mortality hospital settings: a direct observational study examining 1848 h of neonatal nursing in KenyaResearch in context by Abdulazeez Imam, Michuki Maina, Jalemba Aluvaala, Vincent Kagonya, Onesmus Onyango, Fredrick Were, Sebastian Fuller, Kenneth Karumba, Mike English, David Gathara, Peter Mwangi, Lucy Kinyua, Lydia Thuranira, Virginia Njoroge, Ngina Mwangi, Loise Mwangi, Penina Musyoka, Zainab Kioni

“…We investigate nursing workloads and their relationship with care provision in recently upgraded Kenyan neonatal units. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from direct bedside observations across 8 intermediate-level neonatal units (defined by the World Health organization (WHO) as neonatal units capable of providing specialised but not intensive neonatal care) in Kenya over a 6-week period between February and March 2022. …”
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Impact of awake prone positioning duration on intubation or mortality in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure: secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial by Qin Sun, Rui Zhang, Junyi Zhang, Jianfeng Xie, Yingzi Huang, Yi Yang, Haibo Qiu, Ling Liu, Hui Chen, the Chi-ARDS Net (Chinese ARDS Research Network)

“…In this secondary analysis, we aimed to explore whether a longer APP duration is associated with improved outcomes and to identify the optimal duration of APP. Methods Data from a multicenter randomized controlled trial involving nonintubated COVID-19 patients with AHRF were analyzed. …”
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Remote sensing image semantic segmentation network based on multi-scale feature enhancement fusion by Feiting Wang, Yuan Zhang, Qiongqiong Hu, Yu Zhu

“…Semantic segmentation is a crucial method for recognizing and classifying objects in high-resolution remote sensing images (HRRSIs). …”
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Elevated triglyceride-glucose index is a risk factor for cardiovascular events in adults with type 1 diabetes: a cohort study by Rosa Oh, Seohyun Kim, Sang Ho Park, Myunghwa Jang, So Hyun Cho, Ji Yoon Kim, You-Bin Lee, Sang-Man Jin, Kyu Yeon Hur, Gyuri Kim, Jae Hyeon Kim

“…However, its utility in patients with Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) has not been studied. Methods In this nationwide cohort study, we enrolled 14,543 patients with T1DM between 2009 and 2015, with a median follow-up duration of 7.52 years. …”
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Effectiveness and risk of ARB and ACEi among different ethnic groups in England: A reference trial (ONTARGET) emulation analysis using UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum-... by Paris J Baptiste, Angel Y S Wong, Anna Schultze, Catherine M Clase, Clémence Leyrat, Elizabeth Williamson, Emma Powell, Johannes F E Mann, Marianne Cunnington, Koon Teo, Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Peggy Gao, Kevin Wing, Laurie Tomlinson

“…We assessed outcomes using an inverse-probability-weighted Cox proportional hazards model for ARB versus ACEi with heterogeneity by ethnicity assessed on the relative and absolute scale. …”
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Prognostic value of advanced lung cancer inflammation index in heart failure patients: A comprehensive analysis by Wentao Chen, Guihua Zhang, Qiao Lei, Huixia Lu

“…Our study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of ALI in HF patients. Methods The data from Study 1, which included 1359 HF patients, were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database spanning the years 1999 to 2018. …”
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NF1 expression profiling in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma: genomic associations and survival outcomes by Michael Chang, Mohamed Sherief, Maria Ioannou, Viveka Chinnasamy, Lucy Chen, Michael Frost, Michelle Mattson-Hoss, Herb Sarnoff, David O. Kamson, Matthias Holdhoff, Debraj Mukherjee, Chetan Bettegowda, Jordina Rincon-Torroella, Victoria Croog, Peng Huang, Fausto J. Rodriguez, Calixto-Hope G. Lucas, Karisa C. Schreck

“…We also characterize the landscape of NF1 alterations in GBM. Methods We assembled a single-institution, retrospective cohort of 542 IDH-wildtype GBM with somatic next generation sequencing to investigate the frequency and nature of detected NF1 alterations. …”
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The advanced lung cancer inflammation index has an L-shaped association with prognosis in American adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a cohort study by Yuexia Lu, Shuaipeng Yuan, Huazhao Xu, Jiqi Ouyang, Jinsheng Dong, Xin Jiang, Xiao Shao, Runshun Zhang

“…Our study aims to find the relationship between advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) levels and the prognosis of patients with MAFLD and to determine the predictive value of ALI in this context.MethodsMultivariate-adjusted Cox regression models were used to analyze the association between ALI and all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and diabetes-related mortalities in patients with MAFLD. …”
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MELD score predicts outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure: A longitudinal evaluation by Francesco Curcio, Cristiano Amarelli, Rosaria Chiappetti, Irene Mattucci, Veronica Flocco, Mahmoud Issa Rammal, Ciro Abete, Francesca Mazzella, Ciro Maiello, Pasquale Abete, Francesco Cacciatore

“…Methods and results In this longitudinal prospective study, 162 patients with advanced heart failure (AHF) were enrolled; all patients included in the study were receiving the maximum tolerated medical therapy according to guidelines. …”
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Research on the Deformation Law of Jointed Surrounding Rock during Tunnel Excavation Based on Hydromechanical Coupling by Yan Wang, Mingfei Li

“…A finite element-based composite joint network modeling method is proposed in this paper, and the typical parameters of the surrounding rock, such as the plastic zone size, vertical displacement, and lateral displacement, are analyzed and compared through numerical calculations. …”
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Generative Design and Additive Manufacturing Techniques on the Optimization of Multi-MW Offshore Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Electrical Generators by Daniel Gonzalez-Delgado, Pablo Jaen-Sola, Erkan Oterkus

“…New advances in structural optimization techniques and manufacturing methods, such as generative design (GD) and additive manufacturing (AM), are revolutionizing the capabilities to generate high-efficiency and lightweight models in comparison with conventional processes. …”
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Application of a deep learning algorithm for the diagnosis of HCC by Philip Leung Ho Yu, Keith Wan-Hang Chiu, Jianliang Lu, Gilbert C.S. Lui, Jian Zhou, Ho-Ming Cheng, Xianhua Mao, Juan Wu, Xin-Ping Shen, King Ming Kwok, Wai Kuen Kan, Y.C. Ho, Hung Tat Chan, Peng Xiao, Lung-Yi Mak, Vivien W.M. Tsui, Cynthia Hui, Pui Mei Lam, Zijie Deng, Jiaqi Guo, Li Ni, Jinhua Huang, Sarah Yu, Chengzhi Peng, Wai Keung Li, Man-Fung Yuen, Wai-Kay Seto

“…The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) results in a considerable number of indeterminate observations, rendering an accurate diagnosis difficult. Methods: We developed four deep learning models for diagnosing HCC on computed tomography (CT) via a training–validation–testing approach. …”
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Iterative Signal Processing for Blind Code Phase Acquisition of CDMA 1x Signals for Radio Spectrum Monitoring by Ron Kerr, John Lodge

“…Simulation results provide performance estimates of the method with noise, Rayleigh fading, and co-channel interference.…”
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Four-dimensional printing of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene – thermoplastic polyurethane shape memory polymers with excellent material and interfacial adhesion performance by Kianoosh Soltanmohammadi, Mohammad Aberoumand, Davood Rahmatabadi, Elyas Soleyman, Sogol Ghasemi, Ismaeil Ghasemi, Majid Baniassadi, Karen Abrinia, Mahdi Bodaghi, Mostafa Baghani

“…The fused deposition modeling (FDM) method is used for the four-dimensional printing of layered structures whose base materials show no SME. …”
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Regreening Practices and Effectiveness Evaluation for Rocky Slope Drawdown Zones in Pumped Storage Power Station Reservoirs by YANG Zhi-chao, MA Xiao-xiao, CHANG Shi-ju, TANG Yu-shuang, ZHAO Rui-yi, WAN Dan, ZHANG Qian-zhu

“…Vegetation measures should adopt a tree-shrub-herb configuration model tailored to the degree of submersion stress and the desired landscape effect. ①Permanently exposed zone. …”
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Integrating traditional omics and machine learning approaches to identify microbial biomarkers and therapeutic targets in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease by Lanlan Li, XuZai Deng, Shuge Wang, Tao Huang

“…An independent cohort of 36 pediatric stool samples assessed by 16S rRNA sequencing validated top ML results.ResultsTraditional abundance-based methods showed compositional shifts but identified few consistently significant taxa. …”
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Understanding the attitudes towards climate change in the context of trust in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe by Zsuzsanna Deák, Gintarė Vaznonienė, Agnieszka Wojewódzka-Wiewiórska

“…European Social Survey (ESS) Round 10 data were used, and a multivariable binary logistic regression method was applied. This paper considers three different dimensions of climate change, concern, personal norms, and attribution, as well as a composite indicator reflecting climate attitudes (skeptic or proponent). …”
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