End-to-end neural automatic speech recognition system for low resource languages by Sami Dhahbi, Nasir Saleem, Sami Bourouis, Mouhebeddine Berrima, Elena Verdú

“…Using synthetic speech and data augmentation techniques can enhance E2E-ASR performance for low-resource languages, reducing word error rates (WERs) and character error rates (CERs). This study leverages a non-autoregressive neural text-to-speech (TTS) engine to generate high-quality speech, converting a series of phonemes into speech waveforms (mel-spectrograms). …”
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Resonance-Driven Discrete Growth and Chemical Reactivity of Optically Levitated Droplets by Kaiqi Zhang, Grégory David, Yue Zhao, Hua-Yun Xiao, Ruth Signorell, Chenxi Li

“…By combining Mie theory-based analysis of the stimulated Raman scattering and droplet thermodynamics, we develop an approach to retrieve the key properties (e.g., temperature, pH, and molality) of thermally locked droplets and demonstrate that chemistry-driven thermal locking results in a signature particle growth pattern. Comparison of sulfate formation rates in locked versus unlocked droplets further reveals that thermal locking can accelerate chemical reactions or even change the dominant mechanism by promoting photoinduced reaction pathways. …”
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Regional Climate Drives Spatial Variation in Species Richness in the Most Diverse Family of Neotropical Snakes (Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) by Juan P. Ramírez, Julián A. Velasco, Tod W. Reeder

“…Under these hypotheses, climate can determine the richness of regions in two main ways: (1) directly, by determining their carrying capacity, or (2) indirectly, through its effects on either (a) lineage diversification (i.e., the rates of speciation and/or extinction), or (b) the duration over which regions have been accumulating species. …”
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Temporal trends and future projections of cysticercosis-induced epilepsy: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021- a cross-sectional study by Siyuan Yang, Xiaoyu Ji, Xuebo Sun

“…However, the global prevalence and YLDs rates of CIE declined from 1992 to 2021, with estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of −1.281 (95% CI: −1.373 to −1.19) and −1.878 (95% CI: −1.961 to −1.794). …”
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A Systematic Review of Tobacco Smoking Prevalence and Description of Tobacco Control Strategies in Sub-Saharan African Countries; 2007 to 2014. by Rachel Brathwaite, Juliet Addo, Liam Smeeth, Karen Lock

“…Rwanda had the highest prevalence of women smokers (12.6%) and Ghana had the lowest (0.2%). Rural, urban patterns were inconsistent. Most countries have implemented demand-reduction measures including bans on advertising, and taxation rates but to different extents.…”
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Polymicrobial Prosthetic Joint Infections: Unraveling Risk Factors and Outcomes in a Single-Center Study by Álvaro Auñón, Ignacio Ortiz, Salvador Peñarrubia, Carmen Álvaro, Estíbaliz Torrecilla-Sádaba, Joaquin Garcia-Cañete, Jaime Esteban

“…Patients with polymicrobial infections had higher rates of obesity, insulin-dependent diabetes, and higher Charlson comorbidity scores. …”
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Empirical Evaluation of the Relative Range for Detecting Outliers by Dania Dallah, Hana Sulieman, Ayman Al Zaatreh, Firuz Kamalov

“…Through extensive experimental work, the accuracy of both statistics in detecting outliers under various contamination strategies, sample sizes, and error rates (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.1</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0.05</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>0.01</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) is investigated. …”
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DeepSeek-AI-enhanced virtual reality training for mass casualty management: Leveraging machine learning for personalized instructional optimization. by Zhe Li, Lei Shi, Mingyu Pei, Wan Chen, Yutao Tang, Guozheng Qiu, Xibin Xu, Liwen Lyu

“…Descriptive statistics, error rates, and correlation analyses were performed using R software (version 4.1.2). …”
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Common Glomerular Diseases in Adult Jordanians: A Single-Center Experience by Ahmed Sheyyab, Mohammad Al-thnaibat, Aseel A. Zghayer, Jafar Alsheyyab, Radi Hamed

“…The pattern of glomerular diseases has been reported previously with contradictory results. …”
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The joint impact of road density and width on road network performances —a simulation approach based on macroscopic fundamental diagram by Yingying Ma, Wenyi Xie, Xiaoran Qin, Zebang Liang, Ziyan Guan

“…Using the macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) model, we analyzed metrics including MFD scatter dispersion, changes in experimental results with different vehicle arrival patterns, distortion of the MFD image with varying traffic volume, MFD slope variations, and maximum outflow rates. …”
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Evolutionary trajectory and spread of respiratory syncytial virus group A in neonatal cohorts in Pakistan amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by Sana Tamim, Nidia S. Trovao, Julia Paoli, Abdul Ahad, Nazish Badar, Uzma Bashir Aamir, Muhammad Salman, Aamer Ikram

“…These rates later dropped to 10.0% (2021–22), suggesting a possible re-implementation of such measures. …”
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Acetylation suppresses breast cancer progression by sustaining CLYBL stability by Xinyue Deng, Chenglong Ma, Xingyu Chen, Ming Yi, Qianhua Cao, Ruocen Liao, Xingyu Lei, Longchang Bai, Bin Zhao, Yingnan Wang, Zhuoyang Shen, Liujing Wu, Chenfang Dong, Zhijun Dai

“…Citrate lyase beta like (CLYBL) is expressed at low levels in breast cancer tissues and is associated with low patient survival rates. In this study, we explored the regulatory mechanisms of CLYBL and its acetylation in breast cancer. …”
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Therapeutic Effects of Forest Bathing on Human Health: A Systematic Review by Adrianna Samoraj, Jakub Zajączkowski, Paulina Krzeszowska, Kacper Stępniak, Karolina Marrodán-Wojtczak, Jan Wilk, Jakub Jarmołowicz, Aleksandra Kujawa, Karolina Krochmal, Radosław Kuźma

“…Specifically, a reduction in heart rate, as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure, was observed in individuals who participated in forest excursions.  …”
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Clinical Presentation, Pathological Spectrum, and Outcomes of Alcoholic Cirrhosis-Related Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Charles Ronsin, Pierre Braud, Christine Kandel-Aznar, Amaury Dujardin, Clémence Petit, David Larmet, Claire Garandeau, Clément Deltombe, Alice Le Clech, Claire Leman, Gilles Blancho, Juliet Schurder, Grégoire Couvrat-Desvergnes, Simon Ville

“…The cumulative mortality rate in cirrhosis-IgAN was 26% and 46% at 1-year and 3-years, respectively. …”
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Influence of the extent of cervical lymph node dissection and lymph nodes metastases on prognosis in a cohort of dogs with oral malignant melanoma treated by surgical resection and... by Davide Giacobino, Matteo Olimpo, Erica Ilaria Ferraris, Greta Martinelli, Lorella Maniscalco, Mariateresa Camerino, Federica Riccardo, Federica Cavallo, Lidia Tarone, Marzia Cino, Alfredo Dentini, Selina Iussich, Elena Lardone, Luca Manassero, Raffaella De Maria, Paolo Buracco, Emanuela Morello

“…The overall LN metastatic rate was 31%; metastasis was found mostly in the mandibular lymph center (83%). …”
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Analysis of 1560 Inpatient and Outpatient Escherichia coli Isolates from across Canada—Results from the CANWARD 2007 Study by Philippe RS Lagacé-Wiens, Mel DeCorby, Patricia J Baudry, Daryl J Hoban, James A Karlowsky, The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA), George G Zhanel

“…Fluoroquinolones and sulfonamides should be used cautiously and in consideration of local resistance patterns for infections caused by E coli, due to lower susceptibility rates. …”
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Prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit alpha-2 acts as a TRIM21 ubiquitination substrate to promote papillary thyroid cancer progression via the glycolytic pathway by Fengping Wu, Qian Liu, Jinkang Zhang, Dongkun Xu, Xue Jiang, Kun Zhang, YaZheng Chen, Xuliang Xia, Zhiqiang Jiang, Yuhong Shi, Wenling Tu

“…This study explored the expression pattern, functional role, and underlying molecular mechanism of P4HA2 in PTC. …”
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Diagnostic work-up of anemia and associated health outcomes in people with heart failure by Guobin Su, Ruowei Xiao, Dongze Ji, Kaiyu He, Anna Hallert, Gianluigi Savarese, Lars H. Lund, Yang Xu, Juan Jesus Carrero

“…Time-varying Cox regression explored associations between developing anemia and rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), HF hospitalization, cancer, and death. …”
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Analysis of Age-related Changes of Characteristics and High Frequency Symptoms in Pre-elderly and Elderly Inpatients by YUE Xiao, WANG Mei

“…Conclusion The incidence of symptoms in pre-elderly and elderly inpatients shows an overall increasing trend with age, and the rate of age-related changes varies for different symptoms. …”
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Comparison of impact of various application methods for the blood plasm, enriched by the thrombocytes, on healing of the burn and scalped wounds in experiment by G. V. Terehov, O. A. Hyndych, І. M. Savytska, M. V. Kostylev, E. V. Symulyk, M. V. Chukhraiev

“…To the investigation Group II animals the electrophoresis in accordance to own procedure through napkin, soaked in the blood plasm, enriched by thrombocytes, was performed with the same rate. The blood plasm, enriched by thrombocytes, was prepared from the whole venous blood of human Group A(0), using centrifugation for achievement of targeted quantity of thrombocytes 850 000 in 1 ml. …”
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