Monitoring of Glacier Area Changes in the Ili River Basin during 1992–2020 Based on Google Earth Engine by Qinqin Zhang, Zihui Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Zhonglin Xu, Yao Wang

“…Utilizing the Landsat data series, we employed the random forest (RF) classification algorithm within the GEE platform to extract glacier areas, optimizing a multidimensional feature set using the Jeffries–Matusita (JM) distance method, and applied visual interpretation for data refinement. …”
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The effect of active release versus ischemic pressure techniques in pain, range of motion, function, and pressure pain threshold on females with piriformis syndrome: a randomised c... by Aya A. Zaghlol, Wadida H. Elsayed, Ahmad H. Azzam, Mariam O. Grase

“…Introduction To compare the effects of active release technique (ART) versus ischemic pressure technique (IPT) in females with piriformis syndrome and active trigger points. Methods Forty-five females with active trigger points in the middle of the piriformis muscle. …”
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Applying Machine Learning for Sustainable Farm Management: Integrating Crop Recommendations and Disease Identification by P. Ankit Krishna, Neelamadhab Padhy, Archana Patnaik

“…<b>Context:</b> The problems that contemporary farming methods confront can be greatly mitigated by using machine learning in sustainable agriculture. …”
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Dynamic Snake Convolution Neural Network for Enhanced Image Super-Resolution by Weiqiang Xin, Ziang Wu, Qi Zhu, Tingting Bi, Bing Li, Chunwei Tian

“…In summary, the proposed DSCNN outperforms existing methods in both objective metrics and visual perception (e.g., our method achieved optimal PSNR and SSIM results on the Set5 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>×</mo><mn>4</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> dataset).…”
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Multi-Scale Differentiated Network with Spatial–Spectral Co-Operative Attention for Hyperspectral Image Denoising by Xueli Chang, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaoyu Huang, Meng Yan, Luxiao Cheng

“…The experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art methods across several public datasets, exhibiting greater robustness and superior visual performance in tasks such as handling complex noise and recovering small targets.…”
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Skin-Resident γδ T Cells Exhibit Site-Specific Morphology and Activation States by Abigail S. Marshall, Jaqueline Raymondi Silva, Courtney A. Bannerman, Ian Gilron, Nader Ghasemlou

“…We developed a novel method to visualize these cells in the skin (whole-mount and cryosections) that when combined with flow cytometry allowed us to assess differences in skin-resident γδ T cell numbers, morphology, and activation state in the ear, back, and footpad (chosen for their importance in immunological and pain research). …”
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Embodied immersive virtual reality to enhance the conceptual understanding of charged particles: A qualitative study by Pedro Acevedo, Alejandra J. Magana, Yoselyn Walsh, Hector Will, Bedrich Benes, Christos Mousas

“…Computer-based learning has emerged as an alternative method to help improve students' comprehension of these complex topics, even though technological tools must be supported with pedagogical strategies, technology affordances, sound design, and structured activities to teach scientific concepts properly. …”
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Burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis among contacts of index cases: a protocol for a systematic review by Kefyalew Addis Alene, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Archie C A Clements, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Fasil Wagnaw Shiferaw

“…The risk of bias will be assessed using a visual inspection of the funnel plot and Egger’s regression test statistics. …”
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Efficient Feature Selection and Hyperparameter Tuning for Improved Speech Signal-Based Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis via Machine Learning Techniques by Deepak Painuli, Suyash Bhardwaj, Utku Kose

“…Symptoms of PD include visual hallucinations, depression, autonomic dysfunction, and motor difficulties. …”
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Impact of using various x-ray dataset in detecting tuberculosis based on deep learning by Muhammad Irhamsyah, Qurrata A’yuni, Khairun Saddami, Nasaruddin Nasaruddin, Khairul Munadi, Fitri Arnia

“…The augmentation, dropout, and L2 regularization methods were also applied to enhance learning performance. …”
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The effects of prenatal dietary supplements on blood glucose and lipid metabolism in gestational diabetes mellitus patients: A systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol... by Sumanta Saha, Sujata Saha

“…For each outcome, the comparative efficacy across interventions will be estimated in weighted or standardized mean difference using the frequentist method NMA and presented with their 95% confidence interval using league tables. …”
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Machine learning-based prognostic prediction model of pneumonia-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome by Jing Lv, Juan Chen, Meijun Liu, Xue Dai, Wang Deng

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to construct a machine learning predictive model for prognostic analysis of patients with p- ARDS.MethodsIn this single-center retrospective study, 230 patients with p- ARDS admitted to the RICU of the second affiliated hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2020 to November 2024 were included. …”
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The Technique of Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation in Subluxated Cataract Surgery by Huaiyan Jiang, Wenzhong Fu, Hongxia Xu

“…Follow-up was 6 months to 2 years, and all eyes were successfully implanted with centered IOL. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) increased from 0.06±0.04 to 0.62±0.15. …”
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Microfluidics study on immiscible displacement mechanisms of oil by hybrid low salinity water and polymer in fractured porous media by Masoumeh Amiri, Mobeen Fatemi

“…Abstract Application of hybrid low salinity water and polymer flooding (LSPF) as an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method takes advantage from the wettability alteration by low salinity water and enhancement of mobility ratio by addition of polymer. …”
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Automatic Generation of High-Resolution Thermal 3D Building Envelope Models exploiting UAV Imagery by E. Ferrari, J. Meyer, A. Koch, S. Nebiker

“…Our approach improves upon these methods by using a DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal UAV to collect RGB and TIR datasets simultaneously. …”
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Side-Illuminating Optical Fiber for High-Power-Density-Mediated Intraluminal Photoacoustic Imaging by Nidhi Singh, Carlos-Felipe Roa, Emmanuel Chérin, Lothar Lilge, Christine E. M. Demore

“…In this work, we describe the design, method of fabrication and characterization of a new compact, side-fire optical fiber that can deliver high-energy laser pulses for PA imaging. …”
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“PEOPLE MATTER. FREEDOM MATTERS. PEACE MATTERS”: CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR ANALYSIS OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY’S SPEECHES by Anastasiia S. Skichko, Sandrine Peraldi, Stephen Lucek

“…These two leading approaches have taken a crucial position in cognitive studies and are the central methods used in conducting research in this particular domain. …”
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Mem-based pangenome indexing for k-mer queries by Stephen Hwang, Nathaniel K. Brown, Omar Y. Ahmed, Katharine M. Jenike, Sam Kovaka, Michael C. Schatz, Ben Langmead

“…Methods based on graph pangenomes require a computationally expensive multiple-alignment step, which can leave out some variation. …”
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PHENOLOGICAL PATTERNS OF WOODY VEGETATION AT TINIGUA PARK, COLOMBIA: METHODOLOGICAL COMPARISONS WITH EMPHASIS ON FRUIT PRODUCTION by STEVENSON PABLO R.

“…I used a</div><div>new method to quantify fruit production for each species (in kg/ha), based on</div><div>phenological transects, corrected visual estimates, and dry fruit weights. …”
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Structural and functional brain abnormal alteration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A coordinate-based meta-analysis by Di He, Zeqi Hao, Mengqi Zhao, Mengting Li, Na Hou, Yang Yu, Lulu Cheng, Xize Jia

“…Therefore, we aim to examine common functional and structural alterations in patients with T2DM. Method We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase (published before July 2023) and included a total of 52 valid studies (58 datasets), which have 2160 patients with T2DM and 2124 healthy controls (HCs). …”
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