Exploring the Acceptance and Application of a Humanoid Robot: Insights from Three Field Studies

“…Technological solutions are essential, not as replacements for skilled labour but as a support, as they address the existing shortage of qualified workers across various sectors. …”
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Efficacy of 2% Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose and Bandage Contact Lens for the Management of Dry Eye Disease after Cataract Surgery by Tianyao Zhao, Xiaodan Jiang, Ran Hao, Yi Ding, Dalan Jing, Xuemin Li

“…To investigate the effect of 2% hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and bandage contact lens (BCL) on dry eye disease after cataract surgery. Methods. This prospective randomized controlled trial included 63 eyes which were divided into the balanced salt solution (BSS), HPMC, BCL, and combined HPMC and BCL (H&B) groups. …”
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Lightweight detection and segmentation of crayfish parts using an improved YOLOv11n segmentation model by Wei Shi, Jun Zhang, YunFan Fu, DanWei Chen, JianPing Zhu, ChunFeng Lv

“…Second, a bidirectional feature pyramid network (BiFPN) with learnable weights adaptively fuses crossscale representations, strengthening finegrained detail capture in cluttered environments while controlling computational overhead. Third, the CARAFE contentaware upsampling module replaces nearestneighbor interpolation to preserve highresolution information, boosting smalltarget segmentation (e.g., claws and legs) without significant model size growth. …”
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Virtual reality and preclinical medical education: a systematic review of its application and effectiveness by Serine Torosian, Vanad Mousakhani, Samantha Wehsener, Vineeta Ramnauth, Gabrielle Walcott-Bedeau

“…It supports independent practice and clinical skills development, particularly in OSCE preparation, anatomy visualization, and surgical training, by offering safe, interactive environments for students to learn from mistakes without patient risk. While VR will not replace lectures, cadaveric dissection, or standardized patients, it serves as a powerful complementary tool that can enhance traditional teaching methods and may, in certain contexts, surpass textbooks in utility. …”
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Clinical use of HIV integrase inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Peter Messiaen, Annemarie M J Wensing, Axel Fun, Monique Nijhuis, Nele Brusselaers, Linos Vandekerckhove

“…Multiple reviewers independently screened 1323 citations in duplicate to identify randomized controlled trials, nonrandomized controlled trials and cohort studies on integrase inhibitor use in clinical practice. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Michael Vincent DiCaro, Brianna Yee, KaChon Lei, Kavita Batra, Buddhadeb Dawn

“…However, these strategies are inadequate for replacing cells lost during tissue ischemia, thereby leaving behind noncontractile scar tissue. …”
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CREATING THE KULTUK POLYGON FOR EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION: VARIATIONS OF (234U/238U) AND 87SR/86SR IN GROUNDWATER FROM ACTIVE FAULTS AT THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE BAIKAL by S. V. Rasskazov, E. P. Chebykin, A. M. Ilyasova, E. N. Vodneva, I. S. Chuvashova, S. A. Bornyakov, A. K. Seminsky, S. V. Snopkov, V. V. Chechel'nitsky, N. A. Gileva

“…In 1970s and 1980s, only quite laborious methods were available for measuring uranium isotopic ratios. …”
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The Influence of Soft Soil, Pile–Raft Foundation and Bamboo on the Bearing Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structure by Zhibin Zhong, Xiaotong He, Shangheng Huang, Chao Ma, Baoxian Liu, Zhile Shu, Yineng Wang, Kai Cui, Lining Zheng

“…However, traditional design methods independently design pile–raft foundations and superstructures, ignoring their interaction. …”
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DMSO-free cryopreservation of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes: low temperature characterization and protocol development by Akshat S. Mallya, Tessa Burrows, Jeanne Hsieh, Troy Louwagie, James R. Dutton, Brenda M. Ogle, Allison Hubel

“…A differential evolution (DE) algorithm was utilized to determine the optimal composition of a mixture of a sugar, sugar alcohol and amino acid to replace DMSO as the CPA. The hiPSC-CMs were subjected to controlled-rate freezing at different cooling rates and nucleation temperatures. …”
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Epidemiological Features of Purulent Bacterial Meningitis in the Russian Federation at the Present Stage by M. A. Koroleva, M. I. Gritsay, N. S. Churilova, I. S. Koroleva

“…The descriptive-evaluative epidemiological method was used in the work: a retrospective analysis.Results. …”
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The impact of changes in medical school admission procedures on study success: A comparative analysis at Hannover Medical School by Tsikas, Stefanos A., Fischer, Volkhard

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Enhancing tuber yield and nutraceutical quality of potato by supplementing sunlight with LED red-blue light by Antonio Pannico, Nafiou Arouna, Giovanna Marta Fusco, Piero Santoro, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Rosalinda Nicastro, Letizia Pagliaro, Stefania De Pascale, Roberta Paradiso

“….), ‘Colomba’ and ‘Libra’, grown in greenhouse, in the view of future plant cultivation in Space and terrestrial vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture under limiting light conditions.MethodsThe effects of 100% natural light (CNT) and two lighting treatments, in which 30% of solar radiation was replaced by red and blue LED light, RB 1:1 and RB 2:1, were evaluated on plant growth, gas exchange, and tuber yield and quality.ResultsIn CNT plants, net photosynthesis (NP) was similar in the cultivars, while the aerial biomass and tuber yield were greater in ‘Libra’. …”
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Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions of Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine: A Narrative Review by Mehrdad Farrokhi, Amir H Fallahian, Erfan Rahmani, Ali Aghajan, Morteza Alipour, Parisa Jafari Khouzani, Hossein Boustani Hezarani, Hamed Sabzehie, Mohammad Pirouzan, Zahra Pirouzan, Behnaz Dalvandi, Reza Dalvandi, Parisa Doroudgar, Habib Azimi, Fatemeh Moradi, Amitis Nozari, Maryam Sharifi, Hamed Ghorbani, Sara Moghimi, Fatemeh Azarkish, Soheil Bolandi, Hooman Esfahani, Sara Hosseinmirzaei, Arezou Niknam, Farzaneh Nikfarjam, Parham Talebi Boroujeni, Mahyar Noorbakhsh, Parham Rahmani, Fatemeh Rostamian Motlagh, Khadijeh Harati, Masoud Farrokhi, Sina Talebi, Lida Zare Lahijan

“…Since emergency medicine involves various clinical decision-making scenarios based on classifications, flowcharts, and well-structured approaches, future well-designed prospective studies are necessary to achieve the goal of replacing conventional methods with new AI and machine learning techniques. …”
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Combining genetic and non-genetic factors to predict the risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with new-onset diabetes mellitus by Yu Zhou, Zhuo Wu, Liangtang Zeng, Rufu Chen

“…We developed a NODM-PC risk prediction model to stratify PC risk in patients with NODM. Methods This study utilized data from the UK Biobank, including 238 NODM-PC cases and 14,825 cancer-free T2DM controls. …”
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Aggregate index of systemic inflammation tied to increased fatty liver disease risk: insights from NHANES data by Meng Zhang, Yuan Yuan, Chenglong Wang, You Huang, Mingli Fan, Xiangling Li, Zujie Qin

“…Participants were chosen based on the availability of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) scores derived from transient elastography (TE), a technique utilized for assessing liver steatosis. …”
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Feasibility of Long-Term Physical Activity Measurement With a Wearable Activity Tracker in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: 1-Year Longitudinal Observational Study by Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen, Anne Therese Tveter, Inger Jorid Berg, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, Andrew Reiner, Sarah Hakim, Laure Gossec, Gary J Macfarlane, Annette de Thurah, Nina Østerås

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the feasibility of recording physical activity using a wearable activity tracker and describe wear-time patterns among patients with axSpA. MethodsData from a randomized controlled trial (NCT: 05031767) were analyzed. …”
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PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF MET235/235THR POLYMORPHISMS OF GENE AGT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTSMEN by D. V. Muzhenya, A. R. Tuguz, T. M. Ashkanova, A. R. Pshidatok, I. V. Smolkov, D. S. Shumilov

“…Assessment of Met235Thr polymorphisms of gene AGT, related to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), as early genetic predictors of occupational diseases in professional sportsmen in Adyghea Republic (AR).Material and methods. Dispersion of Met235/235Thr polymorphic variants of AGT gene studied via SNP-method (single nucleotide polymorphism) with allele-specific primers and electrophoretic detection of results (NPF “Litech”). …”
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Growth Promotion and Economic Benefits of the Probiotic <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> in Calves by Kazumasa Osawa, Saya Taharaguti, Chiaki Ito, Tadashi Takino, Katsuro Hagiwara

“…The LP1 group was fed lyophilized LP1 (10⁹ CFU/head/day) in milk replacer for 40 days. The CN group was fed the same diet only. …”
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The Circular Kitchen by Bas Jansen

“…Economic viability is crucial for feasibility, thus an life cycle costing (LCC) method is developed. Research goal 1 (RG1) is therefore to develop an LCC method that determines the economic performance of circular building components. …”
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Critical Literature Review of Bone Grafts and Orthobiologics for Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis to Facilitate Optimal Clinical Decision Making by Ashley Knight PhD, Eric W. Tan MD, Ioanna W. Bolia-Kavouklis MD

“…The defined benchmark for successful fusion varied greatly, as well as the level of accuracy in the imaging method used to assess fusion (CT vs. plain radiograph). …”
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