Dapagliflozin for peritoneal dialysis patients with chronic heart failure in Japan: study protocol for a multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled trial (the jDAPA-PD study) by Mototsugu Tanaka, Masahiro Ishizawa, Ryohei Terashima, Atsushi Hashimoto, Takahiro Tanaka, Haruna Miyazawa, Kazuki Watanabe, Akira Iguchi, Hajime Yamazaki, Asa Ogawa, Noriaki Iino, Naoto Hamano, Ken Ataka, Suguru Yamamoto

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Research on a machine vision-based electro-killing pheromone-baited intelligent agricultural pest monitoring method by Guozhi Li, Zhengbo Liu, Zhengbo Liu, Zelin Feng, Jun Lyu, Bin Li, Guo Chen, Qing Yao

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A New High-Performance Photovoltaic Emulator Suitable for Simulating and Validating Maximum Power Point Tracking Controllers by Ambe Harrison, Njimboh Henry Alombah

“…Several tests have shown that the proposed nonlinear controller provides better dynamic and robust performance than the PI controller, the most reputable and recurrent control method in the area of PVE. …”
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The Use of a New Benzothiadiazole Derivative for the Control of Cercospora Leaf Spot in Sugar Beet and Its Effect on the Yield by Agnieszka Kiniec, Maciej Spychalski, Rafal Kukawka, Katarzyna Pieczul, Adrian Zajac, Marcin Smiglak

“…The use of plant protection products (PPPs) is the main method of controlling Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), as it constitutes a cheap and effective approach that is easy for farmers to follow. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity and Phytochemical Profiling of Natural Plant Extracts for Biological Control of Wash Water in the Agri-Food Industry by Piotr Kanarek, Barbara Breza-Boruta, Marcin Stocki

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Method and application of coal-based solid waste filling in multi-layer three-dimensional space of coal mining by Ke YANG, Xiang YU, Xiang HE, Xinyuan ZHAO, Juejing FANG, Zhen WEI, Shuxin HE

“…However, the existing filling mining technology has problems such as limited control effect on overlying strata, lack of linkage effect between multiple filling methods, and low comprehensive utilization rate of coal-based solid waste. …”
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Effects of red light on sleep quality in cardiac intensive care unit patients: A randomized controlled trial by Seyed Mahdi Motahary, Amir Mohammad Barati, Neda Mirbagher Ajorpaz

“…In the intervention group, red light replaced the white light in the room for two consecutive nights. …”
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Ensuring service continuity in electric vehicles with vector control and linear quadratic regulator for dual star induction motors by Z. Darsouni, S. E. Rezgui, H. Benalla, F. Rebahi, M. A. M. Boumendjel

“…The aim is to maximize both system performance and service continuity through the optimal design of the controller. Methods. DSIM is controlled by a LQR, which is replaced the traditional PI controller in the field-oriented control (FOC) system for speed regulation. …”
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Botulinum toxin and occlusal splints for the management of sleep bruxism in individuals with implant overdentures: A randomized controlled trial by Samer Mostafa Ali, Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi, Afaf Aboalrejal, Dina Mohamed Elawady

“…Methods: Forty-two patients diagnosed with definite bruxism were selected, all of which had implant-retained ODs opposing natural dentition. …”
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Grid Forming Converters for Low Inertia Systems<bold>-</bold>Capabilities and Limitations: A Critical Review by Qusay Salem, Bayan Bany Fawaz, Rafat Aljarrah, Mazaher Karimi

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Investigating the influence of antenatal education on birth beliefs and delivery methods: a prospective cohort study from Turkey by Sadun Sucu, Serap Topkara Sucu, Çağanay Soysal

“…The aim of this study is to identify women’s underlying prenatal and postnatal beliefs about childbirth and to examine the impact of childbirth preparation classes on their beliefs and the impact on the mode of delivery. Materials and methods Demographic and obstetric parameters were compared between August 2023 and August 2024, with the intervention group consisting of 75 patients who attended pregnancy school after the 14th week of pregnancy and the control group, which did not attend pregnancy school, consisting of 150 patients. …”
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The relationship between body mass index changes and mortality in geriatric peritoneal dialysis patients: a case-control study by Yelda Deligoz Bildacı, Berfu Korucu, Mehmet Ası Oktan, Caner Cavdar, Serpil Muge Deger

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Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) and chinaberry (Melia azedarach) extracts' potential for sustainable control of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica by Salma sadat Torabi, Azam Zeynadini Riseh

“…Environment-friendly and safe methods are essential for the replacement of chemical nematicides. …”
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Safety of bioinductive bovine collagen implants for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair by Hideki Kinjo, MD, Naoki Suenaga, MD, PhD, Naomi Oizumi, MD, PhD, Kotaro Nishida, MD, PhD

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Study on stability control of stope structural in short-wall cemented backfill mining for recovery of room-and-pillar residual coal by Yun ZHANG, Long ZHANG, Xingping LAI, Shenggen CAO, Yanbin YANG, Yongzi LIU, Rui ZHAN, Licheng BAI, Hao YE

“…Secondly, numerical simulation was used to study the instability characteristics of the natural collapse method for managing the recovery of residual coal pillars and the impact of roof failure on the stability of the mining area. …”
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Quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker—a rational method for the internal quality of Chinese herbal medicine by Chunsheng Zhu, Xiaoping Li, Bing Zhang, Zhijian Lin

“…In order to achieve the comprehensive quality control of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), the conventional practice of selecting a single marker for testing has been gradually replaced by the determination of multiple active components based on the characteristics of the synergistic interaction of CHM and applicability of sophisticated analytical techniques. …”
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Investigating the tripartite interaction among teachers, students, and generative AI in EFL education: A mixed-methods study by Lihang Guan, John Chi-Kin Lee, Yue Zhang, Mingyue Michelle Gu

“…The research utilized a mixed-method approach to investigate AI's impact on EFL students' proficiency and perceptions in teacher-led classrooms. 66 Participants from an eastern Chinese city were sampled and divided into an experimental group using AI tools and a control group following traditional education methods. …”
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A Graphite Ore Grade Recognition Method Based on Improved Inception-ResNet-v2 Model by Xueyu Huang, Renjie Pan, Jionghui Wang

“…Key improvements include: 1) To enhance the extraction of global feature information from graphite mine data, a global average pooling branch is incorporated into the Inception-resnet architecture. 2) Incorporating a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1\times 1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> convolutional layer at the tail of the model to control channel dimensions and employing the LeakyReLU activation function to address the limitations of the ReLU activation function. 3) Designing an LDP-Conv structure to replace certain <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3\times 3$ </tex-math></inline-formula> convolutions and incorporating a channel attention mechanism to improve feature capture. 4) Optimizing the Stem module to expand the early-stage receptive field and reconstructing the network architecture. …”
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Evaluation of the planting performance for planting substrate using the SQI-CRITIC combination model based on the least squares method by Ning Wang, Dong Xia, Dong Xia, Dong Xia, Xiaoming Duan, Bingqin Zhao, Bingqin Zhao, Wennian Xu, Wennian Xu

“…BackgroundTo improve the scientificity of the evaluation results of the planting performance of the Yellow River sediment based on planting substrate.MethodsThis study replaced the natural soil with Yellow River sediment, used cement as the cementing material, added different proportions of organic matter and amendment of habitat material to prepare planting substrate based on the Yellow River sediment, and carried out experiments by using oats and proposed a combined SQI-CRITIC combined weighting calculation method based on the least square method for its evaluation.ResultsThe results showed that (1) different proportions of cement and amendment of habitat material led to significant variations in the planting performance of the planting substrate based on Yellow River sediment: among the 5# mix ratio, the plant height (12.5 cm) and biomass (3.06 g) of oats reached extreme values. …”
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YOLO-IAPs: A Rapid Detection Method for Invasive Alien Plants in the Wild Based on Improved YOLOv9 by Yiqi Huang, Hongtao Huang, Feng Qin, Ying Chen, Jianghua Zou, Bo Liu, Zaiyuan Li, Conghui Liu, Fanghao Wan, Wanqiang Qian, Xi Qiao

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