Enhancing road safety: A convolutional neural network based approach for road damage detection by Soukaina Bouhsissin, Hamza Assemlali, Nawal Sael

“…Road damage poses considerable challenges for both conventional and autonomous vehicles, with obstacles such as potholes, speed bumps, cracks, and manholes increasing the risk of vehicle damage and accidents. …”
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Study on structural evolution law of overlying rock mass in fully mechanized top-coal caving face under open-pit slope with extremely thick and hard overburden by Hanxin Chen, Hanxin Chen, Mengying Luan, Mei Xue, Mei Xue, Mingquan Wang, Mingquan Wang, Hailang Tian, Hailang Tian, Yinghao Qu, Yinghao Qu, Qiang Yuan, Mingtian Zhang

“…In this context, the present study examines the 021N2 fully-mechanized top-coal caving face beneath an open-pit slope with extremely thick, hard overburden, developing structural-mechanics models and performing PFC-2D numerical simulations to investigate the structural evolution of the overlying rock mass. …”
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of an HIV Infection Model with Delay in Immune Response Activation by Mehdi Maziane, Khalid Hattaf, Noura Yousfi

“…We first prove that the model is well-posed by showing the global existence, positivity, and boundedness of solutions. …”
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The chicken gut resistome data from different regions of KazakhstanNCBIMendeley Data by Sergey Shilov, Ilya Korotetskiy, Tatyana Kuznetsova, Natalya Zubenko, Lyudmila Ivanova, Elena Solodova, Alfiya Tugeyeva, Anzor Kaziyev, Nadezhda Korotetskaya, Timur Izmailov

“…Poultry, which often have close contact with humans, can serve as reservoirs for resistant microorganisms, posing potential public health risks. Determination of avian intestinal resistomes through metagenomic sequencing and bioinformatics analysis enables the identification of diversity and transmission dynamics of ARGs, and to evaluate the influence of environmental factors and conditions of poultry on resistance gene distribution.The article presents data of resistome analysis of gut microbiota in populations of chickens from different regions of Kazakhstan. …”
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Calcifications in the infraspinatus muscle: An unusual complication of calcific tendinopathy by Zaid Ennasery, MD, Ismail Chaouche, PhD, Salma Abouchiba, MD, Amal Akammar, PhD, Nizar El Bouardi, PhD, Meriem Haloua, PhD, Moulay Youssef Alaoui Lamrani, PhD, Najia Hajjioui, PhD, Meryem Boubbou, PhD, Mustapha Maaroufi, PhD, Badreeddine Alami, PhD

“…Intramuscular migration of calcifications, as seen in this case, is particularly rare and poses significant diagnostic challenges. It is associated with increased pain and functional limitation compared to typical cases of calcific tendinopathy. …”
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Synthetic Biology‐Based Engineering Living Therapeutics for Antimicrobial Application by Shun Huang, Shuihao Zhao, Haijie Zhao, Mingzhang Wen, Zhong Guo

“…ABSTRACT There is currently a pressing issue of antimicrobial resistance, with numerous pathogenic superbugs continually emerging, posing significant threats to both human health and the economy. …”
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Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST70 harboring bla NDM in a migratory Penguin by Sandryelle Merces Freire, Annelise Kyllar, Marina Côrtes, Thiago P. G. Chagas, Felipe Pinheiro, Renata F. A. Pereira, Fabio Aguiar-Alves, Bruno Penna

“…Abstract The growing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance poses a global threat to human and animal health. …”
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Climate Change Responses in the Saudi Maritime Sector: A Comprehensive Survey Study by Shadi Alghaffari, Aya ElBauomy, Alessandro Farina, Kareem Tonbol

“…Compared to other regions, Saudi Arabia mostly depends on fossil fuels, which poses specific difficulties in the transformation of sustainable maritime practices. …”
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Stratified Multisource Optical Coherence Tomography Integration and Cross-Pathology Validation Framework for Automated Retinal Diagnostics by Michael Sher, Riah Sharma, David Remyes, Daniel Nasef, Demarcus Nasef, Milan Toma

“…This study presents a clinical utility-driven machine learning framework for retinal Optical Coherence Tomography classification, addressing challenges posed by manual interpretation variability and dataset heterogeneity. …”
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Promises and breakages of automated grading systems: a qualitative study in computer science education by Clàudia Figueras, Alexandra Farazouli, Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Cormac McGrath, Chiara Rossitto

“…However, their integration into university assessment practice poses challenges, particularly for teachers in computer science seeking to balance their workload while ensuring an adequate and fair assessment of students’ programming skills and knowledge. …”
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Visible light-enhanced GO/MoS2 nanozyme for biofouling control in hospital wastewater by Qin Gao, Qi Pan, Youzhi Cao, Yingping Chen, Sixue Zhai, Haijing Qiu, Beibei Fan, Yanyan Yang, Chunhai Luo

“…Hospital wastewater poses significant public health risks due to the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and other pathogens. …”
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The Challenge of Diagnosing Labyrinthine Stroke—A Critical Review by Alexander A. Tarnutzer, Sun-Uk Lee, Ji-Soo Kim, Diego Kaski

“…Acute vertigo or dizziness that is accompanied by a sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) often poses a diagnostic challenge. While a combined audiovestibular deficit makes an inner ear pathology most likely, this does not necessarily exclude a vascular pathology that may be a harbinger of future sinister events. …”
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Heavy metal alarm of marine fish consumption surrounding Qiongzhou Strait, the South China Sea by Peng Zhang, Zijun Ye, Liping Huang, Xuefeng Wang, Wei Zhang

“…Heavy metal pollution presents a significant concern in marine ecosystems, posing a serious threat. …”
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Room-temperature defluorination of PTFE and PFAS via sodium dispersion by Taichi Araki, Hibiki Ota, Yusuke Murata, Yuji Sumii, Jin Hamaura, Hiroaki Adachi, Takumi Kagawa, Hisao Hori, Jorge Escorihuela, Norio Shibata

“…However, their disposal poses a significant environmental challenge. Conventional methods for degrading PTFE either require high temperatures or rely on complex reagents and often neglect efficient fluorine recovery. …”
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Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli strains in animal and poultry feed from Ukrainian feed-producing enterprises by N. V. Kuryata, O. M. Chechet, O. I. Gorbatyuk, O. V. Pishchanskyi, L. V. Balanchuk, N. Y. Mekh, O. M. Zhovnir

“…The article presents the results of studying the sensitivity of Escherichia coli strains isolated from animal and poultry feed samples to fluoroquinolones of the second (ofloxacin, norfloxacin), third (levofloxacin) and fourth (moxifloxacin) generations. …”
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Short-Term Highway Traffic Flow Prediction via Wavelet–Liquid Neural Network Model by Yongjun Wu, Hongyun Kang, Weipin Wang, Shuli Zhao, Xuening He, Jingyao Chen

“…However, traffic flow series present nonlinear, heterogeneous, and stochastic characteristics, posing significant challenges to precise prediction. …”
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Consensus guidelines for the management of primary supra-tentorial intraventricular tumour for low- and middle-income countries by Hafiza Fatima Aziz, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Rabeet Tariq, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Kaynat Siddiqui, Zanib Javed, Ahsan Ali Khan, Muhammad Shakir, Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium: (Authors list at the end of the supplement), Syed Ather Enam

“…The diversity in potential diagnoses, combined with their deep and complex locations, poses significant management challenges. This paper aims to delineate optimal management strategies, underscoring the importance of multidisciplinary care, especially in settings with limited resources, to effectively navigate the complexities associated with treating intraventricular brain tumours. …”
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MicrocrackAttentionNext: Advancing Microcrack Detection in Wave Field Analysis Using Deep Neural Networks Through Feature Visualization by Fatahlla Moreh, Yusuf Hasan, Bilal Zahid Hussain, Mohammad Ammar, Frank Wuttke, Sven Tomforde

“…This extreme class imbalance poses a challenge for deep learning models with different microscale cracks, as the network can be biased toward predicting the majority class, generally leading to poor detection accuracy for the under-represented class. …”
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Exposure to mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls affects the thyroid function of an Australian seabird (Ardenna carneipes) by Dayanthi Nugegoda, Stephen Raison, Ana F. Miranda, Jason Lu, Chantel S. Foord, Damien Nzabanita, Jennifer L. Lavers

“…This is a significant step towards better understanding the threat posed by Hg and PCBs to the health of seabirds.…”
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Prostaglandin Analogs and Eupatilin as Treatments for Nephronophthisis by Alice Tata, Guillaume Rocha, Marguerite Hureaux, Alice S. Serafin, Esther Porée, Lucie Menguy, Nicolas Goudin, Nicolas Cagnard, Lilian Gréau, Marc Fila, Luis Briseño-Roa, Jean-Philippe Annereau, Sophie Saunier, Alexandre Benmerah

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