Hybrid Channel Attention Regression U-Net (ARU-Net): An Enhanced Architecture for Brain Tumour Segmentation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Noman Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir Qadri, Zain Anwar Ali, Muhammad Ovais Akhter, Ahmed Alsanad, Areej Abdullah Alhogail, Abdu H. Gumaei

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Enhancing security in 6G-enabled wireless sensor networks for smart cities: a multi-deep learning intrusion detection approach by Waqar Khan, Muhammad Usama, Muhammad Shahbaz Khan, Oumaima Saidani, Hussam Al Hamadi, Noha Alnazzawi, Mohammed S. Alshehri, Jawad Ahmad

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Oral function improvement through oral exercise: gender differences in community-dwelling older adults by Fa-Tzu Tsai, Worachate Romalee, Fong-Wen Ko, Man-Tin Lui, Ming-Lun Hsu

“…Abstract Background Older individuals with systemic diseases and disabilities face an elevated mortality risk, with oral functional decline further contributing to both oral and systemic health challenges. …”
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A Decade-Long Case Series Report on the Surgical Management of Complicated Umbilical Hernia in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis Utilizing Incisional Negative Pressure Th... by Miha Petrič, Danaja Plevel, Uroš Tršan, Blaž Trotovšek

“…Further randomized controlled trials are necessary to validate these findings and optimize treatment protocols.…”
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Memory deformation and safety characteristics of hydrated coal rock assemblages under cyclic loading by Tingting Cai, Jin Xia, Yulong Jiang, Zengchao Feng, Jia Liu

“…The findings establish a scientific foundation for predicting coal pillar behavior under cyclic loading, optimizing pillar and support structure design, and highlighting the necessity of drainage, drying, and enhanced reinforcement in long-term water-rich rock systems.…”
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Numerical and experimental analysis of double-acting plunger pump with constant cross section by ZHU Mei, FAN Zhou, LI Xiaole, LIU Jingzhe, ZHOU Di

“…【Conclusion】The equal-section double-acting plunger pump demonstrated significant improvements in mechanical efficiency, precise fertilizer application, and seamless integration into water-fertilizer systems. These findings provide valuable insights for optimizing fertiliser application equipment, improving structural design and commercial applications of integrated fertilisation and irrigation apparatus in modern agriculture.…”
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Study on Improving Detection Performance of Wildfire and Non-Fire Events Early Using Swin Transformer by Sugi Choi, Youngjoo Song, Haiyoung Jung

“…Future research will focus on integrating the proposed model into one-stage architectures like YOLO, expanding datasets, and employing data augmentation techniques to further optimize its real-world applicability in wildfire management systems.…”
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Antibiotic use during pregnancy in Sweden: A nationwide utilization study covering 2007–2019 by Aya Olivia Nakitanda, Ingvild Odsbu, Björn Pasternak, Pär Karlsson, Laura Pazzagli

“…Assessing the current state of prenatal antibiotic use is therefore imperative for optimizing prescribing and identifying emerging research priorities. …”
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Recent Achievements and Perspectives in Smart Nano-in-Micro Platforms for Ocular Disease Treatment by Huang Y, Yan D, Ouyang W, Hu J, Liu Z

“…This review highlights the latest developments in NIM platforms, focusing on material innovations that optimize drug loading, release kinetics, and biocompatibility. …”
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Piezoelectric energy harvesting under free and forced vibrations for different operating conditions by Amine Ben Alaya, Charfeddine Mrad, Férid Kourda

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Innovative approach for gauge-based QPE in arid climates: comparing neural networks and traditional methods by Bayan Banimfreg, Ernesto Damiani, Vesta Afzali Gorooh, Duncan Axisa, Luca Delle Monache, Youssef Wehbe

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The winding road to health: A systematic scoping review on the effect of geographical accessibility to health care on infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries. by Fleur Hierink, Emelda A Okiro, Antoine Flahault, Nicolas Ray

“…Additionally, disease risk estimates could be used in turn to optimize the allocation of health services in the prevention and detection of infectious diseases.…”
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Delayed reconstructive plastic surgery in patients with tumors of the maxillofacial region: literature review by D. Yu. Azovskaya, D. E. Kulbakin, E. L. Choynzonov, D. N. Vasiliev

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DIAGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE by A. V. Yagoda, N. N. Gladkikh, Т. E. Zangelova

“…Totally, 83 MVP patients studied: 61 males, 22 females; mean age 21,93±4,22 y. o. The signs of systemic inflammation were assessed, as the grade of connective tissue involvement. …”
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Changes in matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in the tears and blood serum of patients with herpetic keratoconjunctivitis under the influence of antiherpetic antibodies... by P. H. Pantielieiev, I. S. Haidash

“…The combination of antiherpetic immunoglobulin and nimesulide helps to inhibit the exces production of MMP-1, MMP-8, MMP-9 in the lacrimal fluid of the causal eye and in the blood serum of patients, optimizes the level of TIMP-1, TIMP-2 and balance in the corresponding MMPs/TIMPs systems. …”
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Impact of personalized nursing on the quality of life in lung cancer patients by Ying Liu, Huan Guo

“…BackgroundLung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. As systemic therapy prolongs survival, improving patients’ quality of life (QoL) has become a central goal of holistic care. …”
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RL-Cervix.Net: A Hybrid Lightweight Model Integrating Reinforcement Learning for Cervical Cell Classification by Shakhnoza Muksimova, Sabina Umirzakova, Jushkin Baltayev, Young-Im Cho

“…A novel application of RL for dynamic feature refinement and adjustment based on reward functions was employed to optimize the detection capabilities of the model. <b>Results:</b> The innovative integration of RL into the CNN framework allowed RL-Cervix.Net to achieve an unprecedented classification accuracy of 99.98% in identifying atypical cells indicative of cervical lesions. …”
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Enhanced prediction of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with traumatic brain injury using advanced machine learning techniques by Negin Ashrafi, Armin Abdollahi, Kamiar Alaei, Maryam Pishgar

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Bend Coupling Through Near-Zero GVD Slow Light Photonic Crystal Waveguides by Emerson Goncalves Melo, Daniel Orquiza de Carvalho, Marco Isaias Alayo

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Open-Source Software for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Tiling for Novelty Architecture by Alexander W. H. Chin, Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Joshua M. Pearce

“…The BIPVs’ energy production is optimized by orienting the building via rotation and only needs to be carried out a single time for replication anywhere globally. …”
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