HCMMA-Net: A Hybrid Convolutional Multi-Modal Attention Network for Human Activity Recognition in Smart Homes Using Wearable Sensor Data by Nazish Ashfaq, Zeeshan Aziz, Muhammad Hassan Khan, Muhammad Adeel Nisar, Adnan Khalid

“…However, integrating these modalities poses challenges due to sensor heterogeneity and variability in placement. …”
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The Application and Challenges of Brain Organoids in Exploring the Mechanism of Arbovirus Infection by Baoqiu Cui, Zhijie Wang, Anum Farid, Zeyu Wang, Kaiyue Wei, Naixia Ren, Fengtang Yang, Hong Liu

“…Arboviruses, transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods, are responsible for significant human and animal diseases, including fever, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis, posing a serious threat to global public health. Nevertheless, research on the mechanisms of arbovirus infection and the development of therapeutic interventions has been impeded. …”
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Nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture: enhancing nutrient use efficiency and abiotic stress resilience under climate change by Yingfen Yang, Chenghu Ye, Meiwei Zhao, Juan Li, Xiaoxia Zhang, Zihui Yang, Zhibo Yang, Uthman Balgith Algopishi, Waqar Ahmed

“…Climate change poses significant challenges to global agriculture, particularly by reducing nutrient availability and crop yields. …”
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Transfer Learning for Facial Expression Recognition by Rajesh Kumar, Giacomo Corvisieri, Tullio Flavio Fici, Syed Ibrar Hussain, Domenico Tegolo, Cesare Valenti

“…However performance varied across datasets, with accuracy rates of 0.44 on FER2013 and 0.89 on JAFFE, reflecting the challenges posed by noisy and diverse data. Our findings emphasize the potential of deep learning-based facial expression recognition in healthcare applications while underscoring the importance of dataset-specific model optimization to improve generalization across different data distributions. …”
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Contamination, Ecotoxicological Risks, and Sources of Potentially Toxic Elements in Roadside Dust Along Lahore–Islamabad Motorway (M-2), Pakistan by Ibrar Hayat, Wajid Ali, Said Muhammad, Muhammad Nafees, Abdur Raziq, Imran Ud Din, Jehanzeb Khan, Shahid Iqbal

“…The Lahore–Islamabad Motorway (M-2) is a critical transportation corridor in Pakistan, where contamination in roadside dust by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) presents potential environmental and health concerns. …”
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Emergence, Spread of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria and Phylogenetic Relationships in Coastal Ecosystems—Gastropod <i>Phorcus lineatus</i> as a Bioindicator by Dércia Santos, Ana Rita Pinto, Rita Barata, Conceição Fernandes, Hugo Guedes, Gonçalo Almeida, Edna Cabecinha, Sandra M. Monteiro, Simone Varandas, Maria José Saavedra

“…Coastal environments have been recognized as key reservoirs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The present study evaluated marine gastropods, <i>Phorcus lineatus</i>, as potential bioindicators to assess the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. …”
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MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR RETINOPATHY DETECTION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS by Ajay Kushwaha, Ahankari Sachin Suresh, Chennoju Phanindra, Anil Kumar Sahu, Devanand Bhonsle, Yamini Chouhan

“… If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy—a common consequence of diabetes—poses a serious danger of blindness. Conventional techniques for identifying retinopathies depend on ophthalmologists manually examining retinal pictures, a laborious process prone to human error. …”
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Recent advances in machine learning for defects detection and prediction in laser cladding process by X.C. Ji, R.S. Chen, C.X. Lu, J. Zhou, M.Q. Zhang, T. Zhang, H.L. Yu, Y.L. Yin, P.J. Shi, W. Zhang

“…The emergence of defects during the cladding procedure poses substantial challenges for the quality and performance of the cladding layers. …”
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Research Investigates and Simulation Behavior of the Failure Characteristics of Red Mud–Loess Type Permeable Reactive Barriers PRB in Fixed-Bed Column Experiments by Wdah. T. Salih, Zean Xiao, Xiaoqiang Dong

“…Our innovative approach to combining waste materials for environmental remediation presents a cost-effective and impactful solution for heavy metal pollution.…”
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Proteomic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis subjected to carbon starvation by Kaylyn L. Devlin, Damon T. Leach, Kelly G. Stratton, Gyanu Lamichhane, Vivian S. Lin, Kimberly E. Beatty

“…ABSTRACT Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of infectious disease-related deaths worldwide. TB infections present on a spectrum from active to latent disease. …”
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Itinerarios híbridos para lectores modernos. Un enfoque transmediático para textos de fantasía épica / Hybrid itineraries for modern readers. A transmedia approach to epic fantasy... by Isabel Jerez Martínez, Eduardo Encabo Fernández

“…Se plantea un itinerario lector híbrido que tiene en cuenta las diferentes demostraciones culturales (en distintos medios, principalmente físicos y audiovisuales) que posee un texto y las proyecciones que todo ello puede tener en lo que respecta a la posible creación de contenido. …”
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Modeling of Battery Storage of Photovoltaic Power Plants Using Machine Learning Methods by Rad Stanev, Tanyo Tanev, Venizelos Efthymiou, Chrysanthos Charalambous

“…This research presents a methodology and realization of a set of 11 BESS models based on different machine learning methods. …”
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Factors Associated with Tuberculosis and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis amongst Symptomatic Patients in India: A Retrospective Analysis. by Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Neeraj Raizada, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Claudia Denkinger, Samuel Schumacher, Puneet Dewan, Shubhangi Kulsange, Catharina Boehme, Chinnambedu Nainarappan Paramsivan, Nimalan Arinaminpathy

“…Drawing on data from a recent, multisite study, we address key questions for TB diagnosis amongst symptomatics presenting for care: are there subgroups of patients that are more likely than others, to be positive for TB? …”
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Deposição de esgoto doméstico para controle de poluição e revegetação induzida em área degradada Wastewater disposal for pollution control and inducing revegetation on a barren lan... by Rodrigo Studart Corrêa, Benício de Melo Filho, Ricardo S. Bernardes

“…Phosphorus is the current nutrient that poses the highest eutrophication risk to that water reservoir. …”
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Romanian Dentists’ Perceptions on Molar Incisor Hypomineralization—A Questionnaire-Based Study by Beatrice Ciocan, Lucian Cristian Petcu, Rodica Luca

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The prevalence and complex management of MIH have posed a significant challenge for dental practitioners. …”
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Transformation of the capabilities of higher school teachers in conditions of uncertainty: Problem statement by E. F. Zeer, T. M. Rezer, N. V. Symaniuk

“…The problem is posed in the field of transformation of the capabilities and functions of higher school teachers in conditions of uncertainty from the perspective of different sciences. …”
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Antimicrobials as cornerstones and quick fixes Zimbabwean in healthcare and society: Health practitioners´ critical reflections on two stories of antimicrobial use as part of antim... by Martin Mickelsson, Tungamirirai Simbini

“…Antimicrobials are often presented as key for the sustainability of healthcare as these pharmaceuticals are viewed as critical resources for much of modern medicine. …”
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African abattoirs: a scoping review of practices, factors influencing implementation of good practices, and recommended solutions for improvement by Askale Gizaw Nigussie, Fiona Vande Velde, Edilu Jorga Sarba, Bersissa Kumsa, Sarah Gabriel

“…Abstract Background In Africa, ongoing challenges posed by zoonotic foodborne diseases highlight the need to improve control practices. …”
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A multi-omic dissection of molecular hallmarks of accelerated aging in schizophrenia by DongDong Qi, Peng Liu, YiMeng Wang, XuGuang Tai, ShiFa Ma, Yue Wang

“…Abstract Schizophrenia, a pervasive mental health condition, poses a global challenge to individual well-being. …”
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A compilation of 13 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and concomitant BRAF and RAS family mutations by Jigisha Srivastav, Morgan E. Lehman, Joni K. Evans, Ravi Paluri, Caio Max Sao Pedro Rocha Lima

“…Though originally thought to be mutually exclusive, recent data have shown that patients may present with concomitant RAS and BRAF mutations, posing unique challenges and implications for clinical management.MethodsBelow we present a retrospective study on 13 patients with concomitant BRAF and RAS (KRAS, NRAS) mutations in mCRC and describe their clinical features and treatment outcomes. …”
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