Recent Trends and Challenges on the Non-Targeted Analysis and Risk Assessment of Migrant Non-Intentionally Added Substances from Plastic Food Contact Materials by Pablo Miralles, Esther Fuentes-Ferragud, Cristina Socas-Hernández, Clara Coscollà

“…However, the field remains constrained by spectral library gaps, limited reference standards, and inconsistent data processing protocols, resulting in heavy reliance on tentative identifications. Risk assessment procedures mainly employ the Threshold of Toxicological Concern and classification by Cramer’s rules. …”
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Endoscopic treatment of Bouveret syndrome with a combination of electrohydraulic lithotripsy and balloon expansion: A case report by Kotaro Watanabe, Hirokazu Kawai, Toshifumi Sato, Masaaki Natsui, Ryosuke Inoue, Mayuki Kimura, Kazumi Yoko, Syun‐ya Sasaki, Masashi Watanabe, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Shuji Terai

“…Endoscopic treatment with minimally invasive procedures is preferable for patients with this syndrome, typically for elderly individuals with a high surgical risk. …”
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Pro-inflammatory interactions of streptolysin O toxin with human neutrophils in vitro by D. Joseph, A. J. Theron, C. Feldman, R. Anderson, G. R. Tintinger

“…The current study was designed to investigate the effects of pretreatment of isolated human PMN with purified SOT on several pro-inflammatory activities, including generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), degranulation (elastase release), influx of extracellular calcium (Ca2+) and release of extracellular DNA (NETosis), using chemiluminescence, spectrophotometric and fluorimetric procedures, respectively. Exposure of PMN to SOT alone caused modest production of ROS and elastase release, while pretreatment with the toxin caused significant augmentation of chemoattractant (fMLP)-activated ROS generation and release of elastase by activated PMN. …”
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A novel framework for segmentation of small targets in medical images by Longxuan Zhao, Tao Wang, Yuanbin Chen, Xinlin Zhang, Hui Tang, Fuxin Lin, Chunwang Li, Qixuan Li, Tao Tan, Dezhi Kang, Tong Tong

“…Abstract Medical image segmentation represents a pivotal and intricate procedure in the domain of medical image processing and analysis. …”
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Determining the Effectiveness of Sustainable Production Activities in Fishing Sector by Data Envelopment Analysis by Hülya Sayğı, Aysun Kop, Hatice Tekoğul, Burcu Taylan

“…In the second part of study, to reveal the technical efficiency and the ineffective ones resulting from the scale, DEA models including the input-oriented CCR (Charnes, Cooper, and Rhodes) and BCC (Banker, Charnes, and Cooper) model were established and the above mentioned procedures were repeated. Finally, it was investigated whether an investment system based on DEA could be established or not. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the Effect of Implementing Wall Posts on Seismic Behavior of Short-Period Structures by Omid Fereidooni, Panam Zarfam, Mohammadreza Mansoori

“…The results showed that by adding a wall post to the wall to restrain it, and ignoring the effects of wall stiffness in design techniques, can cause a significant error in the seismic design procedure.…”
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High Diversity of Waters, Communities and Stressors—Design of Croatian Fish Index for Rivers (CFIR) by Ivana Buj, Perica Mustafić, Lucija Ivić, Sara Pleše, Zoran Marčić, Davor Zanella, Marko Ćaleta, Sven Horvatić, Lucija Onorato

“…Nevertheless, based on comprehensive sampling of fish communities throughout Croatia and following appropriate statistical procedures, we were able to identify stressors acting on certain water bodies, as well as responses of fish communities to them, and, finally, describe the ecological state of natural water bodies throughout Croatia. …”
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Age- and Sex-Specific Cerebral Blood Flow Atlases for Healthy Brain Across the Lifespan by Ziyu Meng, Yuhao Ma, Wenqi Zhang, Huixiang Zhuang, Chang Xu, Yaoyu Zhang, Yao Li

“…To ensure data reliability, rigorous quality control procedures and extensive validation at both temporal and spatial scales were conducted. …”
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Implementation of the Borda Method for Selecting Winners in the Tahfeez Tahmeed and Prayer Competition by DPD Recital Alhidayah by Miftah Rizki Marpaung, Edi Kurniawan, Elly Rahayu

“…This problem has become increasingly complex with a large number of participants and the absence of standard procedures in awarding scores. This research was conducted to develop a decision support system that can assist the judges in determining the winner of the competition objectively, efficiently, and transparently. …”
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Usefulness of intraoperative colonoscopy and synchronous scoring system for determining the integrity of the anastomosis in left-sided colectomy: a single-center retrospective coho... by Sung Hwan Cho, Hyun Sung Kim, Byung-Soo Park, Gyung Mo Son, Su Bum Park, Mi Sook Yun

“…Conclusion IOC can be performed as a reference procedure to assess the integrity of the anastomosis during left-sided colorectal surgery.…”
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A companion to the preclinical common data elements for rigor, reproducibility and transparency in basic and translational epilepsy research. A report of the TASK3‐WG1A: Pharmacolo... by Brian D. Klein, Lauren Harte‐Hargrove, Wenzhu Mowrey, Aristea S. Galanopoulou, Cameron S. Metcalf, Lisa Coles, Patrick A. Forcelli, Anna‐Maria Katsarou, Rudiger Koehling, Karine Leclercq, Heidrun Potschka, TASK3‐WG1A working group

“…Abstract Rigorous and transparent procedures in preclinical epilepsy research studies are important to permit assessing the reproducibility of their findings and derisk their translation into the clinic. …”
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Analyzing the Past to Determine a Research Agenda by Warley Henrique Silva, Patricia Guarnieri, José Márcio Carvalho, Josivania Silva Farias, Silvia Araújo dos Reis

“…The content analysis technique was performed, following the procedures of categorical thematic analysis proposed by Bardin (1977), which considers the creation of categories a posteriori, based in the direction senses related to the content analyzed. …”
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Comparison Between Broadband and Personal Exposimeter Measurements for EMF Exposure Map Development Using Evolutionary Programming by Alberto Nájera, Rocío Sánchez-Montero, Jesús González-Rubio, Jorge Guillén-Pina, Ricardo Chocano-del-Cerro, Pablo-Luis López-Espí

“…Due to the differences observed in the exposure maps, a second procedure was carried out, in which a genetic algorithm was used to determine the ratio between the measurements from both methods (the broadband meter and personal exposure meter), depending on the existence (or lack thereof) of a line of sight, and we compared the exposure maps generated using kriging interpolation.…”
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Mechanical and Dynamic Properties of Banana Fiber‐Reinforced Polyester Composites: A Multi‐Analytical Characterization Study by G. Sathish Kumar, R. Sridhar, A. Parthiban, S. Sivabalan, T. Sathish, Jayant Giri, J. Isaac Joshua Ramesh Lalvani, Ahmad O. Hourani, Nidhal Becheikh, Boutheyna Belhaj Bettaieb

“…The composite samples are fabricated using a hand layup procedure with randomly arranged 10 mm‐long fibers. …”
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Local conservation status and economic value of mangrove clam (Pegophysema philippiana) in Sitio Maitom, Barangay Dahican, Mati City, Davao Oriental by Ace N. Palma Gil, Phoebe Nemenzo-Calica, Jhonnel P. Villegas

“…However, the pricing needs formal procedures and assessments. The P. philippiana fishery in Maitom operates at an artisanal level and requires essential gear or equipment, including proper harvesting techniques. …”
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Labeling Human Melanoma Cells With SPIO by Daniel Spira MD, Rüdiger Bantleon PhD, Hartwig Wolburg PhD, Fritz Schick MD, PhD, Gerd Groezinger MD, Jakub Wiskirchen MD, Benjamin Wiesinger MD

“…The SPIO may be available to other iron-handling cells and not completely compartmentalized during the labeling procedure.…”
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A case report: combined posterior subthalamic area and globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease by Qi Deng, Qi Deng, Yanghong Zou, Yanghong Zou, Yingwang Yuan, Yingwang Yuan, Xin Geng, Xin Geng

“…The globus pallidus interna (GPi) is a key target for this procedure. The posterior subthalamic area (PSA) serves as an effective target for tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease. …”
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High-throughput measurement of adipocyte size with open-source software using whole-slide adipose tissue images by Alan Ramalho, Marie-Frédérique Gauthier, Ina Maltais-Payette, Giada Ostinelli, Frédéric Hould, Laurent Biertho, André Tchernof

“…Adipocyte diameters were measured both manually and with an automated procedure created using ImageJ. Comparative analysis of our automated method with the manual measurement and associations of the mean adipocyte diameters with cardiometabolic markers were used to validate our method. …”
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Amodal Instance Segmentation for Mealworm Growth Monitoring Using Synthetic Training Images by Przemyslaw Dolata, Pawel Majewski, Piotr Lampa, Maciej Zieba, Jacek Reiner

“…Next, synthetic images with occlusions are generated from the database of automatically extracted instances. The generation procedure uses simple computer graphics tools and is computationally inexpensive, yet yields images that allow training off-the-shelf AIS models. …”
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Enhancing nano indentation properties of Al 7075 alloy: The role of silver addition by Mariyam Sattar, Raja M Umer, Muhammad Punhal Sahto, Mamoon Aamir, Mohammed A. Tashkandi, Lioua Kolsi

“…Therefore, this research employs experimental and numerical procedures to investigate the effects of Ag addition on the nanoindentation properties of Al 7075. …”
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