Art therapy with an African American female combat veteran experiencing effects of mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress by Gioia Chilton, Jennifer Marie DeLucia, Myissha Tompkins

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Real-Time Far-Field BCSDF Filtering by Junjie Wei, Ying Song

“…Furthermore, we derive closed-form expressions for the integral of TDF-BCSDF products, avoiding the need for numerical approximation and heavy precomputation. Our method demonstrates state-of-the-art performance, achieving results comparable to 1000 spp Monte Carlo simulations under parallax-free conditions, where it improves the mean squared error (MSE) by one to two orders of magnitude over baseline methods. …”
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Implementation of Extreme Learning Machine Based on HSV Color Features for Marine Animal Image Classification by Dzil Hidayati, Yuliana Pertiwi, Agung Ramadhanu

“…To address these classification challenges, one proposed approach is the use of the Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) method, which can be implemented by utilizing HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color features as the main input. …”
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Co-morbidity and cardio-metabolic risk factors in patients with osteoarthrosis by N. A. Artemenko

“…To study co-morbidity prevalence, as well as metabolic effects on atherosclerosis progression and cardiovascular risk, in patients with osteoarthrosis (OA).Material and methods. In total, 83 patients with confirmed OA diagnosis (American College of Rheumatology criteria). …”
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Relationship between foot posture and static and dynamic balance in athlete and non-athlete girls by Narmin Ghanizadeh hesar, Marzie Vakili, Behnam Ebrahimi

“…Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate relationship between foot posture and static and dynamic balance in athlete and non-athlete girls. Material and methods: there were 40 girl student that 20 of them were athlete aged 21/5+- 4/62 and 20non-athlete aged 22/8 +-2/61. to evaluate foot posture, dynamic balance and static balance used radmond,s six scale visual method, star exersion balance test, and BESS test respectively. …”
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Geographic Information System for Booking Beauty Salon and Barber Shop with an Android-Based ECRM Approach by Kadek Dharma Krisna Putra, I Nyoman Piarsa, I Made Sukarsa

“…Nowadays, the business processes of them mostly still use conventional methods. The method gives obstacles to customers who have a lot of activities, for example, they have to come directly to the beauty salon or barber shop to take the queue. …”
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Research of Trend Gastro Diplomacy in Indonesia by Humairah Muljabar

“…This research aims to determine and analyze trends in gastro diplomacy research topics in Indonesia for 2017-2022 using bibliometric studies. The method used in this research was quantitative research methods. …”
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ENHANCING EXPLAINABILITY IN DEEPFAKE DETECTION WITH GRAPH ATTENTION NETWORKS by Aleksandr S. Pikul, Ilya Yu. Popov

“…In this paper, it’s introduces a new method that uses Graph Attention Networks (GATs) to explain deepfake detection. …”
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Generative adversarial networks with texture recovery and physical constraints for remote sensing image dehazing by Yanfei Jia, Wenshuo Yu, Liquan Zhao

“…The results demonstrate that the dehazing performance of the TRPC-GAN method surpasses the other four methods.…”
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Solar Cell Defects Detection Based on Photoluminescence Images and Upgraded YOLOv5 Model by Gengcong Xu, Jinhua Huang, Weidong Gong, Jiahui Teng

“…In this paper, photoluminescence (PL) imaging is used to visualize SC defects, based on which a detection method based on the YOLOv5 model is explored. …”
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Assessment of potential dominant factors for brownfield landscape regeneration: A case study in Xi'an, China. by Xia Wei, Sreetheran Maruthaveeran, Mohd Fairuz Shahidan, Tao Sha

“…Therefore, the purpose of this research is to provide a specific assessment system and data analysis methods and ideas for the dominant factors of urban brownfield landscape regeneration in China and other regions based on the assessment framework with strong adaptability proposed by the AHP method, which can be flexibly adapted in the different areas and countries, to realize the sustainable development of cities in various regions.…”
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Elucidating postoperative dynamics in tractional retinal detachment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of structural and functional outcomes following diabetic vitrectomy, incl... by Miguel A. Quiroz-Reyes, Erick A. Quiroz-Gonzalez, Miguel A. Quiroz-Gonzalez, Virgilio Lima-Gomez

“…Funnel plots, trim-and-fill methods, and Egger’s regression tests were employed to assess and adjust for publication bias. …”
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The Occurrence of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> sensu lato in <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Ticks Collected from Nature-Educational and Tourist Trails in the Poprad Landscape Park by Sylwia Koczanowicz, Magdalena Nowak-Chmura, Anna Kocoń, Grzegorz Rączka, Marek Asman

“…DNA was isolated from 213 <i>I. ricinus</i> ticks using the ammonia method. To detect pathogens in ticks, PCR and nested PCR methods were used. …”
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Prognosis of asymptomatic endolymphatic hydrops in healthy volunteers: A five‐year cohort study by Takahiro Kimura, Tadashi Kitahara, Tadao Okayasu, Masaharu Sakagami, Tomoyuki Shiozaki, Hiroshi Inui, Toshizo Koizumi, Mariko Kakudo

“…The endolymphatic space was visualized using Naganawa's method of contrast‐enhanced MRI with intravenous gadolinium injection and evaluated using Nakashima's method of 2D imaging analysis. …”
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Exploring the professional identity of physicians experienced in older persons’ health care - implications for medical education: A qualitative study by Annemarie Moll-Jongerius, Kirsten Langeveld, Wing Tong, Tahir Masud, Martin Smalbrugge, Anneke W.M. Kramer, Wilco P. Achterberg

“…To this end, we explored the perceptions of physicians who care for older persons regarding who they are as a physician, and what they think is important for older persons’ health care. Methods A qualitative study based on a constructivist research paradigm was conducted, using individual semi-structured, in-depth interviews and a visual research method (photo elicitation) as a prompt. …”
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Multidimensional image morphing-fast image-based rendering of open 3D and VR environments by Simon Seibt, Bastian Kuth, Bartosz von Rymon Lipinski, Thomas Chang, Marc Erich Latoschik

“…Therefore, we introduce multimorphing, a novel rendering method based on the spatial data structure of 2D image patches, called the image graph. …”
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Study of calcium-containing compounds as catalysts for the esterification of glycerol with higher carboxylic acids by Yu. L. Zotov, D. M. Zapravdina, E. V. Shishkin, Yu. V. Popov

“…To investigate the catalytic activity of calcium-containing basic catalysts for the esterification of glycerol with higher carboxylic acids in order to develop a low-waste technology for the production of multifunctional additives, as well as to assess the possibility of using the reaction products for the processing of polyvinyl chloride.Methods. The consumption of oleic acid during synthesis was monitored using a titrimetric method of analysis with visual indication. …”
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Maternal satisfaction and birth experiences after elective induction vs. spontaneous onset in late-term pregnancy: a register-based study by Sahruh Turkmen, Linnea Binfare

“…Methods In this register-based retrospective cohort study, we included pregnant women in late term (≥ 41 + 0 to < 42 + 0) who gave birth in Sweden during 2020–2021. …”
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Effect of Hot and Cold Chinese Medicine Whirlpool Bath Combined with Motor Control Training on Patients with Shoulder-Hand Syndrome after Stroke by ZHANG Yuming, ZHANG Xiufang, CHEN Jie, LI Ning, ZHANG Xiaolin, ZHANG Ming

“…Before and after four weeks of treatment, visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the severity of shoulder pain; overflow method was used to evaluate the degree of hand swelling; Fugl-Meyer assessment upper extremity (FMA-UE) was used to evaluate motor function of the affected limb; modified Barthel index (MBI) was used to evaluate the activities of daily living; motor activity log-amount of use (MAL-AOU) and motor activity log-quality of movement (MAL-QOM) were recorded by the motor activity record sheet.ResultsCompared with those before treatment, VAS score and hand swelling value of both groups decreased significantly after treatment, while FMA-UE, MBI, MAL-AOU and MAL-QOM scores increased significantly after treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Targeted and non-targeted LC-MS analysis of microcystins in Clarias gariepinus from fishponds by Odo J. Bassey, Munyaradzi Mujuru, Mulalo I. Mutoti, Adeeyo Adeyemi, Farai Dondofema, Jabulani Ray Gumbo

“…For detecting cyanotoxins in fish tissue utilizing the non-targeted approach, high-resolution MS/MS spectra data obtained from the analysis were converted to mzML format, analyzed with the Global Natural Product Social (GNPS) Library and CANOPUS annotations for LEVEL 3 metabolite identification, and visualized as a molecular network in Cytoscape. Regarding the targeted method, the toxin identification and quantification were achieved by comparing samples spiked with known concentrations of MC-RR and YR to an authentic toxin standard. …”
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