Exposure computational models with voxel phantoms coupled to EGSnrc Monte Carlo code by José Wilson Vieira, Viriato Leal Neto, Pedro Henrique Avelino de Andrade, Alex Cristóvão Holanda de Oliveira, Vanildo Júnior de Melo Lima, Isabelle Viviane Batista de Lacerda, Luís Rodrigo Dandrada, Arykerne Nascimento Casado da Silva, William de Souza Santos, Ivan Eufrázio de Santana, Whoody Alem Wanderley Araripe Farias, Larissa Cristina Silva dos Santos, Fernanda Gonçalves Oliveira, Fernando Roberto de Andrade Lima

“…In computational dosimetry of ionizing radiation, the energy deposited in radiosensitive organs and tissues is evaluated when an anthropomorphic simulator (phantom) is irradiated using Exposure Computational Models (ECMs). An ECM is a virtual scene with a phantom positioned mathematically relative to a radioactive source. …”
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Insights into strength and deformation in Al-doped Ti3SiC2 MAX phase after irradiation with a mixed spectrum of high-energy protons and spallation neutrons by Peng Song, Zhiguang Wang, Tielong Shen, Yushan Yang, Jianrong Sun, Sosuke Kondo, Yong Dai

“…Regardless of irradiation, this material showed brittle fracture with virtually no plastic deformation under micropillar compression. …”
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Changing or validating physician opioid prescribing behaviors through audit and feedback and academic detailing interventions in primary care by Celia Laur, Natasha Kithulegoda, Nicola McCleary, Emily Nicholas Angl, Michael Strange, Barbara Sklar, Thivja Sribaskaran, Gail Dobell, Sharon Gushue, Jonathan M. C. Lam, Lindsay Bevan, Victoria Burton, Lena Salach, Justin Presseau, Laura Desveaux, Noah Ivers

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Research on Parallel Computing Method for Neutron Transport on Tetrahedral Unstructured Meshes Based on COME by ZHONG Yangyu, ZHANG Tiancheng, ZHOU Xiafeng

“…Owing to the inhomogeneous distribution of materials in complex geometric reactor cores, traditional source iteration methods face significant challenges in solving neutron transport equations efficiently. …”

A Framework for Autonomous UAV Navigation Based on Monocular Depth Estimation by Jonas Gaigalas, Linas Perkauskas, Henrikas Gricius, Tomas Kanapickas, Andrius Kriščiūnas

“…With this work, we propose a framework and scenarios in three different open-source virtual environments, varying in complexity, to test and compare autonomous UAV navigation methods based on vision. …”
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The International Altimetry Service 2024 (IAS2024) coastal sea level dataset and first evaluations by F. Peng, X. Deng, Y. Shen, X. Cheng

“…The closure of sea level trend differences (0.16 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 3.97 mm yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>) between IAS2024 and Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) tide gauge data at the global scale is also achieved. Moreover, 1548 virtual stations have been constructed using the IAS2024 coastal sea level dataset, which will contribute to the analysis of coastal sea levels for the ocean community and to risk management for the policymakers. …”
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Thousands of Years of Pastoralism Don’t Count: Coprophagous Beetles Prefer Exotic Alpaca Dung to That of Cattle by Antonio Rolando, Daniele Bertolino, Alex Laini, Angela Roggero, Claudia Palestrini

“…., temperature) of the two trap types were virtually the same, it is reasonable to consider trophic preferences as the source of the observed differences. …”
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Physics-based simulation of seismicity based on fault kinematic models: a case study of the Northern Shanxi Rift, North China by Shangwu Song, Yuhang Li, Ming Hao, Peng Han, Ke Jia, Qingliang Wang

“…Utilizing our derived fault kinematic model as input for the physics-based seismicity simulator (Virtual Quake, VQ), we simulated the fault-scale long-term seismicity. …”
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Epidemiology of Horsepox. The New Aspects by L. F. Stovba, A. A. Petrov, S. A. Melnikov, O. V. Chukhralia, N. K. Cherniкova, S. V. Borisevich

“…In the last 10 years, scientists' interest in the horsepox pathogen has increased sharply due to the obtaining of its chimeric copy and the discussion of whether it was used to create early smallpox vaccines and the dangers of technologies that allow the restoration of extinct pathogens of dangerous infections.The aim of the work is to summarize the materials on modern studies of the horsepox virus.The source base of the study is English-language scientific literature available via the Internet.The research method is an analysis of scientific sources on horsepox from the general to the specific. …”
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Limited additional value of dual-layer spectral 4DCT compared with conventional 4DCT for preoperative localization in primary hyperparathyroidism by Jorian P. Krol, Tessa Veerbeek, Laura N. Deden, Frank B.M. Joosten, Marie Louise E. Bernsen, Cornelis H. Slump, Wim J.G. Oyen

“…Spectral reconstructions (MonoE40keV, Iodine-Density, Z-effective, Iodine-no-Water, Virtual Non-Contrast) were analyzed alongside conventional CT reconstructions. …”
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Current principles of effective therapy for ovarian cancer by L. A. Ashrafyan, V. I. Kiselev, E. L. Muizhnek, E. V. Gerfanova, I. B. Antonova, I. N. Kuznetsov, O. I. Aleshikova

“…In this light, the most effective drugs are indole-3-carbinol and epigallocathechin-3-gallate, which virtually cause no adverse reactions and can block various molecular targets at different levels of the mechanism of malignant transformation. …”
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A Survey on Antisemitism in Ontario's K-12 Schools by Robert Brym

“… This study demonstrates the existence of a disjuncture between (1) the purported desire of Ontario schools to ensure that all students feel respected, included, and valued; and (2) the treatment of their Jewish students. Its main source of information is a survey of 599 Jewish parents and their reports on 781 antisemitic incidents in Ontario K–12 schools. …”
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Les voyages reproductifs vers la Tunisie : l’intime au prisme des pratiques de l’assistance médicale à la procréation by Irene Maffi, Betty Rouland, Carole Wenger

“…Although in the Maghreb, and more broadly in Africa, infertility is a source of stigmatisation and social and individual suffering, many countries on the continent still lack reproductive health clinics and health professionals trained in reproductive medicine. …”
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<i>g</i>-Factor Isotopic Shifts: Theoretical Limits on New Physics Search by Dmitry S. Akulov, Rinat R. Abdullin, Dmitry V. Chubukov, Dmitry A. Glazov, Andrey V. Volotka

“…These findings highlight the necessity of improved nuclear radius measurements and the development of alternative approaches, such as the special differences method, to enable virtually the detection of fifth-force interactions.…”
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A multi-omics Mendelian randomization identifies putatively causal genes and DNA methylation sites for asthma by Jia Wang, MD, Jinxin Hu, MS, Dan Qin, MD, Dan Han, MD, Jiapeng Hu, MD

“…Employing Summary Data-based Mendelian Randomization (SMR) and Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization (TSMR), we pinpointed asthma causal genes, causal DNA methylation sites, and methylation sites affecting gene expression, cross validated with at least 2 large-scale GWAS from each source. We utilized colocalization for genetic associations, meta-analysis for data integration, two-step MR for methylation-gene-asthma mediation mechanism. …”
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Mapping, Modeling and Designing a Marble Quarry Using Integrated Electric Resistivity Tomography and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Study of Adaptive Decision-Making by Zahid Hussain, Hanan ud Din Haider, Jiajie Li, Zhengxing Yu, Jianxin Fu, Siqi Zhang, Sitao Zhu, Wen Ni, Michael Hitch

“…To address this issue, an innovative approach is initiated to develop a virtual reality model by integrating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry for surface modeling and Electric Resistivity Tomography (ERT) for subsurface deposit imaging. …”
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Biological role and use of L-glutamic acid and its influence on the body by O. O. Korytko

“…Various processed and prepared foods, such as traditional seasonings, sauces and certain restaurant foods can also contain significant levels of free glutamate, both from natural sources and from added MSG (flavor enhancers in food). …”
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Discovery of an [Fe/H] ∼ −4.8 Star in Gaia XP Spectra by Guilherme Limberg, Vinicius M. Placco, Alexander P. Ji, Yupeng Yao, Anirudh Chiti, Mohammad K. Mardini, Anna Frebel, Silvia Rossi

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Radiation Resistant Imaging System Based on Conductive Optics by MA Fengjuan1, 2, DENG Hao3, LIU Guihua1, 2, ZHAO Junqin4

“…As professional optical design software, Zemax is able to accurately simulate the behavior of optical systems and conduct precise optical performance evaluations in a virtual environment. Meanwhile, the system was irradiated in a radiation chamber with a 60Co source of 5×105 Ci capacity, receiving a cumulative dose of 104 Gy. …”
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Numerical simulation and experimental study of the temperature field of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 by selective laser melting by Congcong YUE, Ruixiang ZHANG, Wanting SUN, Dongzhou JIA, Ying FU, Xiangqing KONG

“…The samples exhibited a relative density of 99.7%, with virtually no pores, spheroidization, or warping defects observed. …”
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