Assessment of Palatal Masticatory Mucosa Thickness in the Saudi Population of a Teaching Hospital in the Eastern Province: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional CBCT Study by Fatima Al Zahra, Suha Alyawar, Mohammed Alsaati, Afsheen Tabassum, Faisal E. Aljofi, Mishali AlSharief, Mohammed AlQranei, Khalid Almas

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Performance Comparison of Two In-House PCR Methods for Detecting <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> in Asymptomatic Carriers and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiling by Mekonnen Atimew, Melaku Yidenekachew, Marchegn Yimer, Ashenafi Alemu, Dawit Hailu Alemayehu, Tadelo Wondimagegn, Fitsumbiran Tajebe, Gashaw Adane, Tesfaye Gelanew, Getachew Tesfaye Beyene

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Integrating Characterization of Smallholders’ Feeding Practices with On-Farm Feeding Trials to Improve Utilization of Crop Residues on Smallholder Farms by B. O. Kashongwe, B. O. Bebe, P. A. Ooro, P. K. Migwi, T. A. Onyango

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Trends in Extreme Climate Events over Three Agroecological Zones of Southern Ethiopia by Befikadu Esayas, Belay Simane, Ermias Teferi, Victor Ongoma, Nigussie Tefera

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An innovative contactless current sensor for smart grids applications by Khaled Osmani, Lachlan Jones, Detlef Schulz

“…While the drone's functionality lies beyond the scope of this paper, the focus is on the sensor box and its internal circuitry. …”
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First report of serological, molecular detection, and characterization of human parvovirus B19 infections among sickle cell anaemia patients in Khartoum State, Sudan by Khalid Salman, Sittna Hayder El Nagar, Abdel Rahim M. El Hussein, Mohammed A. El Hussein, Hadi M. Yassine, Hebah A. Al Khatib, Mashael Ali Al- Badr, Ibrahim Farah, Khalid A. Enan

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Metformin: A Dual-Role Player in Cancer Treatment and Prevention: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Imran Rangraze, Adil Farooq Wali, Mohamed El-Tanani, Mohamed Anas Patni, Syed Arman Rabbani, Rasha Babiker, Shakta Mani Satyam, Yahia El-Tanani, Manfredi Rizzo

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Goat seropositivity as an indicator of Rift Valley fever (RVF) infection in human populations: A case-control study of the 2018 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Wajir County, Kenya by Ruth Omani, Lisa Cavalerie, Abukar Daud, Elizabeth A.J. Cook, Erenius Nakadio, Eric M. Fèvre, George Gitao, Jude Robinson, Mark Nanyingi, Matthew Baylis, Peter Kimeli, Joshua Onono

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ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR HERBACEOUS FORAGE SPECIES FOR THEIR FEED QUALITY: THE CASE OF NORTH SHEWA ZONE OF OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA by Mersha Asemahegn*, Seyoum Abera*, Wube Sisay*

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Optimizing Radiation Dose in High-Resolution Chest CT: The Impact of Patient-Specific Factors and Size-Specific Dose Estimates by Mohamed Abuzaid

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Resolution-Aware Deep Learning with Feature Space Optimization for Reliable Identity Verification in Electronic Know Your Customer Processes by Mahasak Ketcham, Pongsarun Boonyopakorn, Thittaporn Ganokratanaa

“…By incorporating Monte Carlo dropout, the system estimates predictive uncertainty, addressing critical limitations of conventional black-box deep learning models. Experimental evaluations confirmed the effectiveness of the framework, achieving a classification accuracy of 99.7%, precision of 99.2%, recall of 99.3%, and an AUC score of 99.5% under standard testing conditions. …”
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Correlations Between the Opioid System, Imidazoline Receptors, and EEG: An Investigation of Acquired Drug-Seeking Behaviors in Different Environments by Gabriela Rusu-Zota, Dan Trofin, Cristina Gales, Elena Porumb-Andrese

“…Thirty-six male Wistar rats were placed within a conditioned place preference (CCP) setting using a three-compartment box apparatus. The transition of the six groups of subjects from one compartment to another was constantly monitored, related to preconditioning for one day, conditioning for eight days, and post-conditioning testing on day 10. …”
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Effects of Exercise Speed and Circle Diameter on Markers of Bone and Joint Health in Juvenile Sheep as an Equine Model by Renee M. Harbowy, Brian D. Nielsen, Aimee C. Colbath, Cara I. Robison, Daniel D. Buskirk, Alyssa A. Logan

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Visual inspection after acetic acid (VIA) is highly heterogeneous in primary cervical screening in Amazonian Peru. by Maribel Almonte, Catterina Ferreccio, Silvana Luciani, Miguel Gonzales, Jose M Delgado, Carlos Santos, Manuel Alvarez, Jack Cuzick, Peter Sasieni

“…The dispersion factor "D" (D = Pearson chi-square value/degrees-of-freedom) was used to measure the variability of tests results. Within C-TATI, the variability of positivity rates of VIA, Pap, LBC and HR-HPV was also graphically assessed with box- and scatter plots by midwife and month of screening. …”
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Friction stir welding of similar and dissimilar Al and Cu lap joints: Effect of work piece material on conducive welding speed window, weld strength and hardness by Abdul Latif, Ghulam Hussain, Mohammed Alkahtani, Sarah Najm AlChallabi, Tauheed Shehbaz

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Forecasting and Feature Analysis of Ship Fuel Consumption by Explainable Machine Learning Approaches by Pham Nguyen Dang Khoa, Dinh Gia Huy, Nguyen Canh Lam, Dang Hai Quoc, Pham Hoang Thai, Nguyen Quyen Tat, Tran Minh Cong

“…It was found that, with an R² of 1, zero mean squared error (MSE), and a negligible mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), the DT model suited the training set perfectly, while R² was 0.8657, the MSE was 56.80, and the MAPE was 16.37% for the DT model testing. …”
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YOLOv8m for Automated Pepper Variety Identification: Improving Accuracy with Data Augmentation by Madalena de Oliveira Barbosa, Fernanda Pereira Leite Aguiar, Suely dos Santos Sousa, Luana dos Santos Cordeiro, Irenilza de Alencar Nääs, Marcelo Tsuguio Okano

“…These findings underscore the considerable potential of CNNs to advance the AgriFood sector through increased automation and efficiency. While acknowledging the constraints of a controlled image dataset, subsequent research should prioritize expanding the dataset and conducting real-world testing to confirm the model’s robustness across various environmental factors. …”
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Automatic Detection of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles in Airglow Images Using Two-Dimensional Principal Component Analysis and Explainable Artificial Intelligence by Moheb Yacoub, Moataz Abdelwahab, Kazuo Shiokawa, Ayman Mahrous

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A Deep Learning Approach to Measure Visual Function in Zebrafish by Manjiri Patil, Annabel Birchall, Hammad Syed, Vanessa Rodwell, Ha-Jun Yoon, William H. J. Norton, Mervyn G. Thomas

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Experimental Investigation on the Vertical Bearing Characteristics of Jacked Piles in Saturated Silt Foundations under Excavation by Yong-Zhi Jiu, Zhen Zhang, Xiang-Yu Zhang

“…The soil vacuum saturation system designed for the model box of this test device can ensure that the saturated soil in the model box can reach a higher degree of saturation. …”
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