Effective Facial Expression Recognition System Using Artificial Intelligence Technique by Imad S. Yousif, Tarik A. Rashid, Ahmed S. Shamsaldin, Sabat A. Abdulhameed, Abdulhady Abas Abdullah

“…As the complexities surrounding these relationships have become better understood, it has allowed us to develop increasingly more complex systems for identifying and detecting facial expressions of different emotions. …”
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Efeito residual da adubação orgânica sobre a produtividade de milho em sistema agroflorestal Residual effect of organic fertilization on maize yield in an agroforestry system by Ailton F. dos Santos, Rômulo S. C. Menezes, Vânia S. Fraga, Aldrin M. Pérez-Marin

“…The residual effect on maize productivity was more pronounced in the SA plots, compared to the plots with gliricidia alleys (CA). …”
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Glucocorticoid toxicity index in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (preliminary data) by E. V. Ermolaeva, E. A. Aseeva, N. Yu. Nikishina, T. V. Popkova, A. M. Lila

“…In patients with an average disease duration of more than 3 years, GTI was significantly higher than in patients with a disease duration of 1–3 years (p=0.023).Conclusion. …”
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TULIP: The UK Life Induction Programme by Aman Sharma, Harjinder Kainth

“…The transition from one healthcare system to another, a new professional culture and personal life in the UK can present significant challenges for these highly experienced professionals. …”
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Experiences and Preferences Reported with an At-Home Self-Collection Device Compared with In-Clinic Speculum-Based Cervical Cancer Screening in the United States by LaShonda Crane, Ashley Jennings, Megan B. Fitzpatrick, Meghna Mukherjee, Callie Pitchford, Amy Nacht, Nia’Ja Mack, Kristina Krueger, Jessica Favreau, Kristin Conway, Laura Gillis, Christine Conageski, Elizabeth Sutton

“…Results: Significantly more participants reported pain (p < 0.001), discomfort (p < 0.001), embarrassment (p < 0.001), and nervousness (p < 0.001) during clinician-collection compared with self-collection. …”
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Optimizing air velocity for energy-efficient and sustainable rubberwood drying kilns by Suratsavadee K. Korkua, Choosak Rittiphet, Siraporn Sakphrom, Santanu Kumar Dash, Chalearm Tesanu, Kamon Thinsurat

“…These findings underscore the scalability of this technology, contributing to more sustainable and efficient production practices in the global timber industry.…”
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Innovative cone resistance and sleeve friction prediction from geophysics based on a coupled geo-statistical and machine learning process by A. Bolève, R. Eddies, M. Staring, Y. Benboudiaf, H. Pournaki, M. Nepveaux

“…By coupling the localised measurements from CPTs with more global 3D measurements derived from geophysical methods, a higher fidelity 3D overview of the subsurface can be obtained. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Aortic Valve Replacement Methods in Patients Over 70 with Aortic Stenosis by V. V. Sokolov, M. V. Parkhomenko, A. I. Kovalyov, V. V. Vladimirov, O. L. Shiryayeva, N. M. Bikbova, V. K. Timerbayev

“…Background As life expectancy and quality of health improve, more and more people reach old age, and so does the number of heart diseases. …”
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Stress reactivity and maternal health (STRIVE): protocol for a multisite observational cohort study by Kiarri N Kershaw, Brittney Williams, William A Grobman, Lynn M Yee, Anna Bartholomew, Shaina J Alexandria, Lauren Hoffer, Grace D Achepohl, Stephanie Brindle, Heather Frey

“…Introduction Black adults are generally exposed to more stressors over the life course and, due to the intersections of racism and economic and social resources, they tend to have more limited resources to cope with social stressors than white adults. …”
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Explore the Possibility of Early Clinical Diagnosis of Endocrine Ophthalmopathy Based on Eye Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism by V. G. Likhvantseva, E. A. Rudenko, S. G. Kapkova, V. A. Vygodin

“…Results: Dalrymple’ symptom, is more common in thyrotoxic exophthalmos than with endocrine ophthalmopathy (compared to 100.0% versus 61.9 %, p&lt;0,001). …”
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Monitoring of the dynamics of antimicrobial resistance among wounded in the conditions of armed conflict by L. K. Sorokoumova, A. A. Kozhokaru, S. Yu. Yaremin, О. І. Zhorniak

“… Introduction. The article presents the results of monitoring antibiotic resistance of microorganisms isolated from military personnel undergoing long-term treatment in specialized hospitals. …”
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Investigating the concentration of heavy metals and their health risk assessment in the water resources of northwestern Iran by Ali Noormohammadi, Ahamad Mokhtari, Mehdi Vosoughi, Abdollah Dargahi, Mehdi Fazlzadeh

“…In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 150 samples were prepared from different water sources of Ardabil province in 2021 and 2022 years and were analyzed by ICP-MS according to the standard methods. In the present study, composite sampling method was used. …”
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Fetal central nervous system anomalies according to RT‐PCR and trimester of maternal infection with Zika virus: A prospective cohort study by Luz Ángela Gutiérrez‐Sánchez, Carlos Hernán Becerra‐Mojica, Mario Augusto Rojas, Luis Alfonso Díaz‐Martínez, Luis Alfonso Pérez Vera, Gustavo Adolfo Contreras García, Luz Stella Pinilla García

“…CNS anomalies were also more severe in first–trimester‐infected fetuses than in second– and third–trimester‐infected fetuses. …”
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Treatment disparities and prognostic implications in octogenarians versus non-octogenarians with high-gradient severe aortic stenosis by Amit Segev, Tal Patalon, Eias Massalha, Or Shimoni, Olga Rapp, Avi Sabbag, Amer Dakka, Robert Klempfner, Chris Pounds

“…Octogenarians were less likely to undergo AVR (42% vs 60%, p&lt;0.01) and presented more severe clinical profiles. AVR significantly reduced mortality and hospitalisations in both age groups, but octogenarians showed a pronounced survival benefit regardless of symptom status. …”
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Lessons to be learned from an attempted RCT: iCHIMPS—an online intervention for adolescents with mentally Ill parents by P. Dülsen, K. Barck, S. Wiegand-Grefe, A. Leidger, T. Paumen, H. Baumeister

“…Therefore, no quantitative analyses were conducted, and this trial is discussed as a failed trial, providing important insights into ineffective strategies for reaching adolescents of parents with mental illnesses, in particular, and adolescents through digital interventions more generally.ConclusionThe identified reasons for the failed recruitment include the complex study design, particularly the presence of multiple concurrent trials recruiting from the same population, the inherent difficulty of reaching families with mentally ill parents, and the limitation of targeting the IMI solely at adolescents rather than involving families more broadly. …”
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Enhancing Water Bodies Detection in the Highland and Coastal Zones Through Multisensor Spectral Data Fusion and Deep Learning by Xiaofei Han, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Yasmeen Ahmed, Muhammad Nasar Ahmad, Zainab Tahir, Yahia Said, Ishfaq Gujree

“…The TensorFlow-based model exhibited faster training and inference, while the PyTorch U-Net provided more consistent and accurate border delineation. …”
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Dynamics of the COVID-19 Epidemic Process and other Acute Respiratory Viral Infection in the Russian Far East (2019–2023) by A. A. Yakovlev, A. V. Shafigullin, A. F. Popov, M. Yu. Shchelkanov

“…In the modern period, there are more and more publications showing that the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the epidemiological situation with regard to a wide variety of infections, and having a different transmission mechanism. …”
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Algorithm for timing of delivery in placenta accreta spectrum: role of cervical length and number of antepartum bleeding by Mevlut Bucak, Mary Ellen Mangione, Sifa Turan, Ozhan Turan

“…When one bleeding episode was present, delivery occurred earlier at 35+1 weeks and further declined to 34+1 weeks with two or more episodes. …”
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Principal Component Analysis for Weighted Data in the Procedure of Multidimensional Statistical Forecasting by V. V. Nikitin, D. V. Bobin

“…The results of forecasting would be more adequate if it were possible to implement different forecasting strategies. …”
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CONTROLO POSTURAL DURANTE A DUPLA TAREFA MOTORA EM JOVENS ADULTOS COM DIFERENTES NÍVEIS DE ATIVIDADE FÍSICA by Maria António Castro, João Paulo Vilas-boas, Marina Sofia Oliveira Saraiva

“…Therefore, we suggest more studies that assess the influence of the level of physical activity on postural control.…”
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