ICBoost: An XGBoost-Based Unbiased Transformed Algorithm for Survival Regression by Jingyi Zhang, Shishun Zhao, Yang Xu, Tao Hu

“…The inherent complexity of interval-censored data poses challenges for accurate survival prediction. …”
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Exploring hepatic stellate cell-driven fibrosis: therapeutic advances and future perspectives by Alka Singh, Ansab Akhtar, Prashant Shukla

“… Background and purpose: Liver fibrosis, a progressive liver disease arising from viral or metabolic causes, poses a major global health challenge due to its potential progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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Relaciones filogenéticas del subgénero Hypodictyon (Anura: Strabomantidae: Pristimantis) con la descripción de tres especies nuevas de la región del Chocó by Carolina Reyes-Puig, Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz, Jhael A. Ortega, Santiago R. Ron

“…Pristimantis chocoensis sp. nov. posee dedo I de la mano igual o ligeramente más corto que el II; vientre y garganta homogéneamente crema a ligeramente manchados de café, pliegue interorbital,  rebordes cutáneos laterales presentes, pliegue metatarsal interno y manchas negras hacia la inserción posterior del brazo. …”
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Inventario y áreas complementarias para la conservación de las aves de la provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina by Juan A. Sarquis, Alejandro R. Giraudo, Fabricio Reales, Sebastián Dardanelli

“…Se comparó el sistema de áreas protegidas (AP) con las áreas complementarias para detectar vacíos de conservación. Entre Ríos posee 396 especies requiriendo 10 celdas para incluirlas a todas. …”
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Compatibility of biocontrol agents with host plant resistance for management of the South American tomato pinworm Phthorimaea absoluta by Ayomide Joseph Zannou, Judit Arnó, Jörg Romeis, Jana Collatz

“…Integrating host plant resistance with biocontrol agents represents a promising strategy for sustainable management of Phthorimaea (Tuta) absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), an invasive pest that poses a significant global threat to tomato production. …”
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An automatic acne detection, severity, and assessment framework using generative adversarial network with deep neural network by Umara Khalid, Li Chen, Abdullah Ayub Khan, Faisal Mehmood

“…Initially, this paper presents a novel framework that provides a platform in order to measure localization and segmentation. …”
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Albumin-based nanoparticles encapsulating SN-38 demonstrate superior antitumor efficacy compared to irinotecan by Guojun Xiong, Shengxi Li, Andreas G. Schätzlein, Ijeoma F. Uchegbu

“…The limited solubility of SN-38 in both aqueous and organic solvents poses a major challenge for formulation development. …”
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What works? Strategies to increase reproductive, maternal and child health in difficult to access mountainous locations: a systematic literature review. by Abbey Byrne, Andrew Hodge, Eliana Jimenez-Soto, Alison Morgan

“…<h4>Background</h4>Geography poses serious challenges to delivery of health services and is a well documented marker of inequity. …”
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Use of OSINT tools in the structure of the implementation of sanctions pressure by the EU and the USA against the Russian oil and gas sector by Dmitriy A. Medvedev, Anastasia E. Malykh

“…It should be highlighted that the implementation of sanctions pressure poses a threat to the foreign economic activity of Russian oil and gas companies, including the conduct of cross-­border transactions and the smooth functioning of joint ventures. …”
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Global Inequality of PM2.5 Exposure and Ecological Possession over 2001–2020 by Jinlong Chen, Xiao Huang, Zhenfeng Shao, Xueke Zheng, Bowen Cai

“…In contrast to the health risks posed by air pollution, a healthy ecology serves as the foundation for human survival and well-being. …”
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Colistin Susceptibility and Plasmid Mediated mcr-1 Gene Prevalance among Multi Drug Resistant Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli, Kebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa... by Nivetha Subramanian, Mangaiyarkarasi Thiyagarajan, Udhayasankar Ranganathan, Sunil S Shivekar, R Gopal

“…Statistical Analysis: Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 2.7. The results are presented in tables and charts. Results: In total, 124 MDR isolates were included in this study. …”
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Establecimiento de un protocolo para la conservación in vitro a mediano plazo de uña de gato (Uncaria Tomentosa (Willd). D.C.) by Nathalie Cruz-Mora, Mauricio Brenes-Huertas, Ana Abdelnour-Esquivel, Silvana Alvarenga-Venutolo

“…Aproximadamente el 25% de los medicamentos de patente posee algún componente o es derivado de plantas. …”
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Community-based rehabilitation approach in older adult population: a scoping review protocol by Shima Shirozhan, Mahdieh Motie, Mina Mollaei, Amirreza Rafiei Javazm, Fateme Metanat

“…Consequently, addressing the rehabilitation needs of this age group poses significant difficulties in today’s world. …”
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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli in urban and peri-urban garden ecosystems in Bangladesh. by Pritom Kumar Pramanik, M Nazmul Hoque, Md Liton Rana, Md Saiful Islam, Md Ashek Ullah, Fahim Haque Neloy, Srinivasan Ramasamy, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Ricardo Oliva, Md Tanvir Rahman

“…Multidrug resistance (MDR) was found in 14.81% of isolates. The blaTEM gene was present in 81.48% of the isolates, while the tetA gene was detected in 3.70%. …”
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A 1D Cascaded Denoising and Classification Framework for Micro-Doppler-Based Radar Target Recognition by Beili Ma, Baixiao Chen

“…In addition, the presence of noise in real-world environments poses challenges by generating weak micro-Doppler features and a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), leading to a significant decline in classification accuracy. …”
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Based on quorum sensing: reverse effect of traditional Chinese medicine on bacterial drug resistance mechanism by Ningning Qiu, Wenlong Liu, Xili Zhang

“…It introduces the main delivery methods of traditional Chinese medicine at present and the new delivery methods under research, pointing out the huge development potential in the research of traditional Chinese medicine dosage forms. …”
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New LED lamp design with heat pipes by Demyd Pekur, Yurii Nikolaenko, Viktor Sorokin

“…The problem of climate change poses a challenge for humanity: it is necessary to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere, caused mainly by the burning of coal in thermal power plants. …”
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USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR UAV FLIGHT OPTIMIZATION by O. Dutsiak, V. Yuzevych

“…However, autonomous flight poses a number of challenges for UAVs, including the development of control strategies, parameter tuning, adaptive control, real-time trajectory planning, and object recognition in uncertain environments. …”
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A framework for continual learning in real-time traffic forecasting utilizing spatial–temporal graph convolutional recurrent networks by Mariam Labib Francies, Abeer Twakol Khalil, Hanan M. Amer, Mohamed Maher Ata

“…The rapid increase in traffic data, along with the inherently dynamic characteristics of urban traffic, poses considerable challenges for traditional Machine Learning (ML) models, which often find it difficult to efficiently handle large-scale datasets. …”
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Is adults’ borderline personality disorder associated with their attachment experiences, rejection and mental security? A cross-sectional study by Mojdeh Askari, Mohammad Ali Zakeri, Alaa Hamza Hermis, Xiao Xu, Sri Widowati, Reza Mohammadmehr

“…Abstract Background Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is highly correlated with other mental disorders and poses significant psychological and social risks both to individuals and to society. …”
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