Automatic MRI Lymph Node Annotation From CT Labels by Souraja Kundu, Yuji Iwahori, M. K. Bhuyan, Manish Bhatt, Boonserm Kijsirikul, Aili Wang, Akira Ouchi, Yasuhiro Shimizu

“…It also has broader applications in multimodality image segmentation. We open-source the code through a GitHub repository.INDEX TERMS Image registration, image annotation, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, unsupervised learning, superresolution.…”
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Novel Procedures for Evaluating Autism Online in a Culturally Diverse Population of Children: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pathway Development Study by Venus Mirzaei, Jeanne Wolstencroft, Georgia Lockwood Estrin, Eleanor Buckley, Shermina Sayani, Panos Katakis, Reena Anand, Tessa Squire, Eleanor Short, Paige Frankson, David Skuse, Michelle Heys

“…ObjectiveThe Children with Autism Technology Enabled Assessment (CHATA) project aims to develop and pilot an open-source autism diagnostic pathway for children up to 5 years old, delivered through telemedicine. …”
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Three-dimensional reconstruction and connectivity analysis of REV-size organic matter in shales by Dongchen Liu, Dongchen Liu, Dongchen Liu, Xuefeng Yang, Xuefeng Yang, Shengxian Zhao, Shengxian Zhao, Deliang Zhang, Deliang Zhang, Shan Huang, Shan Huang, Ning Zhu, Ning Zhu, Jianqi Rong, Bowen Shi, Zhiwei Wang, Chao-Zhong Qin

“…To address this gap, in this work, we develop a novel workflow for numerical reconstruction of REV-size digital rocks of OM that integrates high-resolution information of pore structures in large-view MAPS (modular automated processing system) images. Specifically, the open source code, SliceGAN, is used in the 3D reconstruction of digital rocks of OM, while the high-resolution information of OM pore structures is integrated into the digital rocks in terms of the classification of OM in the MAPS images. …”
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Human-Centered Design of an mHealth Tool for Optimizing HIV Index Testing in Wartime Ukraine: Formative Research Case Study by Nancy Puttkammer, Elizabeth Dunbar, Myroslava Germanovych, Mariia Rosol, Matthew Golden, Anna Hubashova, Vladyslav Fedorchenko, Larisa Hetman, Liudmyla Legkostup, Jan Flowers, Olena Nesterova

“…The study involved 3 steps: formative HCD, including in-depth individual interviews with clients, such as men who have sex with men and people who inject drugs, and internet-based design workshops with HCWs from rural and urban HIV clinics in Chernihiv and Dnipro; software platform assessment and heuristic evaluation, including assessment of open-source mHealth platforms against CASI-Plus requirements, prototype development, and testing of the REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) prototype based on usability heuristics; and usability walk-throughs, including simulated cases with HCWs and clients. …”
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Comparative analysis of cancer statistics in China and the United States in 2024 by Yujie Wu, Siyi He, Mengdi Cao, Yi Teng, Qianru Li, Nuopei Tan, Jiachen Wang, Tingting Zuo, Tianyi Li, Yuanjie Zheng, Changfa Xia, Wanqing Chen, Jing Ni

“…Methods:. This study used open-source data. We used GLOBOCAN 2022 cancer estimates and United Nations population estimates to calculate cancer cases and deaths in both countries during 2024. …”
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Which muscle is the external rotation compensator after superior capsular reconstruction? by Nattakorn Mahasupachai, MD, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Atsushi Arino, MD, Jun Kawakami, MD, PhD, Rei Kimura, MD, Toshimi Aizawa, MD, PhD

“…Posterior deltoid and teres minor volume were measured using open-source medical image processing software preoperatively and 1-year postoperatively. …”
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CAMELS-IND: hydrometeorological time series and catchment attributes for 228 catchments in Peninsular India by N. K. Mangukiya, K. B. Kumar, P. Dey, S. Sharma, V. Bejagam, P. P. Mujumdar, P. P. Mujumdar, A. Sharma, A. Sharma

“…Peninsular India covers 15 interstate river basins defined by the Central Water Commission (CWC), where river flow and water level datasets are available for several gauge stations through the open-source India Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS). …”
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An aquaria set‐up for long‐term, multiple‐stressor research in marine organisms by Cristina Gutiérrez‐Zárate, Alfredo Veiga, Andrea Gori, Fabián Gerpe, Leo Domínguez, Alberto Rodríguez, Noelia Arias, Marta Álvarez, Rubén Acerbi, Lucía Vázquez, Juancho Movilla, Marta M. Varela, Rodrigo Alba‐Salgueiro, Joaquín Valencia‐Vila, Covadonga Orejas

“…Here, we present an experimental set‐up suitable to run long‐term experiments, composed of a life support system, a cost‐effective aquaria set‐up and an open‐source controller based on the use of a Raspberry Pi. …”
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Evaluating the Acceptance and Usability of an Independent, Noncommercial Search Engine for Medical Information: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study and User Behavior Tracking Analy... by Lisa Specht, Raphael Scheible, Martin Boeker, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Nikolas Kampel, Marina Schmölz, Andrea Schöpf-Lazzarino, Stefan Schulz, Christian Schlett, Fabian Thomczyk, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Constanze Wegner, Katharina Wollmann, Andy Maun

“…Furthermore, from October 2020 to June 2021, we used the open-source web analytics platform Matomo to collect behavior-tracking data from consenting users of the search engine. …”
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Imaging Spectroscopy: Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing with the PSI Tetracorder and Expert Systems from Rovers to EMIT and Beyond by Roger N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, K. Eric Livo, Philip G. Brodrick, Eldar Noe Dobrea, Srinivasan Vijayarangan, Robert O. Green, David Wettergreen, Alberto Candela, Amanda Hendrix, Carlos Pérez García-Pando, Neil C. Pearson, Melissa D. Lane, Adolfo González-Romero, Xavier Querol, the EMIT and TREX teams

“…A fifth full radiative model that includes multilayer surfaces is presented but is computationally intensive. The system is open source and available on GitHub.…”
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COSMIC’s Large-scale Search for Technosignatures during the VLA Sky Survey: Survey Description and First Results by C. D. Tremblay, J. Sofair, L. Steffes, T. Myburgh, D. Czech, P. B. Demorest, R. A. Donnachie, A. W. Pollak, M. Ruzindana, Siemion A. P. V., S. S. Varghese, S. Z. Sheikh

“…As of 2024 September 1, the Commensal Open-source Multi-mode Interferometric Cluster had observed more than 950,000 unique pointings. …”
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Advancing life cycle assessment of bioenergy crops with global land use models by Anders Arvesen, Florian Humpenöder, Tomás Navarrete Gutierrez, Thomas Gibon, Paul Baustert, Jan Philipp Dietrich, Konstantin Stadler, Cristina-Maria Iordan, Gunnar Luderer, Alexander Popp, Francesco Cherubini

“…Future research can build on our open-source data/software to study different regions, bioenergy products or impacts.…”
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The Adaptation, Implementation, and Performance Evaluation of Intake24, a Digital 24-h Dietary Recall Tool for South Asian Populations: The South Asia Biobank by Divya Bhagtani, Birdem Amoutzopoulos, Toni Steer, David Collins, Suzanna Abraham, Bridget A Holmes, Baldeesh K Rai, Rajendra Pradeepa, Sara Mahmood, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Poorvee Mathur, Lathika Athauda, Laksara De Silva, Khadija I Khawaja, Vinitaa Jha, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Prasad Katulanda, Malay K Mridha, Ranjit M Anjana, John C Chambers, Polly Page, Nita G Forouhi

“…Objectives: We describe the adaptation, implementation, and performance evaluation of Intake24, an open-source digital 24-h dietary recall tool, for dietary assessment in South Asia. …”
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Development of an accelerometer age- and sex-specific approach based on population-standardized values for physical activity surveillance: A proof of concept by Jairo H. Migueles, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Nicole M. Butera, David R. Bassett, Dana L. Wolff-Hughes, Jennifer A. Schrack, Pedro F. Saint-Maurice, Eric J. Shiroma

“…This study serves as a proof of concept to develop this methodology for PA surveillance over more advanced open-source acceleration metrics and other national and international cohorts.…”
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative clinical trial operations training program for Africa (ClinOps) by Dawit Asmamaw Ejigu, Abebaw Fekadu, Jeremy Whitty, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Pamela Nebeta, Almari Conradie, Brenda Okech, Alice Neequaye, Sinéad Whitty, Jennifer Lehrman, Renee Holt, Rahel Birhane, Mahnaz Vahedi, Helen Demarest, Eyasu Makonnen

“…VoiceThread facilitated interactive content that could be accessed offline. Moodle, an open-source learning management system, offered a platform for sharing learning tools, mentorship, and rubric-driven competency assessments, including quizzes, forums, tutorials, and group assignments. …”
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Application of a new highly multiplexed amplicon sequencing tool to evaluate Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial resistance and relatedness in individual and pooled samples from Dsc... by Jacob M. Sadler, Alfred Simkin, Valery P. K. Tchuenkam, Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza, Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza, Abebe A. Fola, Kevin Wamae, Ashenafi Assefa, Ashenafi Assefa, Karamoko Niaré, Kyaw Thwai, Samuel J. White, William J. Moss, Rhoel R. Dinglasan, Sandrine Eveline Nsango, Christopher B. Tume, Jonathan B. Parr, Jonathan B. Parr, Jonathan B. Parr, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jonathan J. Juliano

“…Moreover, genotyping of parasites and detection of molecular markers drug resistance in resource-limited regions requires open-source protocols for processing samples, using accessible reagents, and rapid methods for processing numerous samples including pooled sequencing.MethodsPlasmodium falciparum Streamlined Multiplex Antimalarial Resistance and Relatedness Testing (Pf-SMARRT) is a PCR-based amplicon panel consisting of 15 amplicons targeting antimalarial resistance mutations and 9 amplicons targeting hypervariable regions. …”
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Serial measurements in COVID-19-induced acute respiratory disease to unravel heterogeneity of the disease course: design of the Maastricht Intensive Care COVID cohort (MaastrICCht) by Steven J R Meex, Walther N K A van Mook, Iwan C C van der Horst, Jeanette Tas, Coen D A Stehouwer, Rob J J van Gassel, Serge J H Heines, Mark M G Mulder, Nanon F L Heijnen, Melanie J Acampo-de Jong, Julia L M Bels, Frank C Bennis, Marcel Koelmann, Rald V M Groven, Moniek A Donkers, Frank van Rosmalen, Ben J M Hermans, Otto Bekers, Astrid M L Oude Lashof, Fabian H Tijssen, Jan-Willem E M Sels, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Rob G H Driessen, Pieter L Kubben, Marcus L F Janssen, Gerry A F Nicolaes, Ulrich Strauch, Zafer Geyik, Thijs S R Delnoij, Kim H M Walraven, Jeanine A M C F Verbunt, Susanne van Santen, Ronny M Schnabel, Marcel J H Aries, Marcel C G van de Poll, Bas C T van Bussel, Joachim E Wildberger, Sander M J van Kuijk, Dennis C J J Bergmans, Paul H M Savelkoul, Alma M A Mingels, Wolfgang F F A Buhre

“…The MaastrICCht is also designed to foster various other studies and registries and intends to create an open-source database for investigators. Therefore, a major part of the data collection is aligned with an existing national intensive care data registry and two international COVID-19 data collection initiatives. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…., machine learning) was applied to train and validate algorithms to accurately detect joint positions of the human body based on large open-source training and validation data sets. The exergame consists of cognitive tasks, including memorizing and catching or omitting various color-coded projected targets (e.g., circles, triangles, etc.), with either the left or right foot or hand. …”
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Analysis of Evidence in the CAS 2019/A/6636 BC Arsenal v. Russian Basketball Federation Case and Prediction of the Position of CAS in the Case by D. A. Afanasev

“…The parties positions are modeled based on information available in open sources.…”
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Research on resource monitoring and billing mechanisms of application engine in cloud computing environment by Yi REN, Jing ZHANG, Hong CHEN, Qing-bo WU, Jin-zhu KONG, Hua-dong DAI, Gang GUAN

“…A comprehensive study on the billing methods of existing cloud computing platforms was made.Then,AppScale,an open sourced scalable and typical PaaS software,as the foundation platform of our target resource monitoring and billing mechanisms was chose.Appscale’s structure,its components and how they worked together was analyzed.CloudMB,which enhanced AppScale by supporting process level resource monitoring and multi-user oriented billing function with flexible billing policies was designed and implemented.Finally,experiment verified that CloudMB is effective and its occupation of CPU time is lower than 3%.…”
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