Design of a Small Modified Minkowski Fractal Antenna for Passive Deep Brain Stimulation Implants by Sara Manafi, Hai Deng

“…The performance metrics such as the return loss, the specific absorption rate (SAR), and the radiation pattern within skin and muscle-fat-skin tissues are evaluated for the designed antenna. …”
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Wafer-scale fabrication of solid-state nanopore array with a novel SpacerX process by Lihuan Zhao, Jiajun Wang, Lin-Sheng Wu, Xin Zhao

“…This technique is intrinsically scalable and features tunable nanopore dimensions, with an open-pore rate exceeding 99.9%, even in an academic cleanroom. …”
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Measuring the urbanization in Ukrainian regions: current approaches by Irina Gukalova, Natalia Omelchenko

“…In many post-Soviet countries a share of urban population does not reflect the penetration rate of «urban» conditions, of modern culture and comfort, but reflects concentration of industrial production. …”
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Retrospective Assessment of Antibiotics Prescribing at Public Primary Healthcare Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Fikru Worku, Dagmawit Tewahido

“…Conclusion. There was a high rate of antibiotics prescribing in the health centers often empirically which might exacerbate the antimicrobial resistance situation in the country. …”
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The transcription factor PbeNAC83 positively regulates the Valsa canker resistance in apple and pear by DOU Zhiqi, CAI Minrui, DU Chenglong, HU Huanhuan, ZUO Cunwu

“…After inoculation with Vp, the spread rate of Valsa canker disease was significantly inhibited. …”
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Coping and positive mental health in Canada among youth and adults: findings from a population-based nationally representative survey by Mihojana Jhumi, Laura L. Ooi, Karen C. Roberts, Melanie Varin

“…MethodsWe analyzed data from the 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey on the self-rated ability of adults and youth (N = 60 643; 12+ years) to cope with unexpected or difficult problems and day-to-day demands along with three PMH outcomes: selfrated mental health (SRMH), happiness and life satisfaction. …”
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Evaluating the efficacy of Internet-Based Exercise programme Aimed at Treating knee Osteoarthritis (iBEAT-OA) in the community: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Abhishek Abhishek, Sameer Akram Gohir, Paul Greenhaff, Ana M. Valdes

“…The participants will be assessed using a Numerical Rating Scale, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, the Arthritis Research UK Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, 30 s sit to stand test, timed up and go test, quantitative sensory testing, musculoskeletal ultrasound scan, muscle thickness assessment of the vastus lateralis, and quadriceps muscles force generation during an isokinetic maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). …”
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Subjective Performance Expectations From and Demographic and Categorical Differences in the Acceptance of Virtual Reality or AI Technologies in Rehabilitation Programs: Cross-Secti... by Guido Waldmann, Dominik Raab

“…A significant rank correlation was observed for 103 out of 105 pairwise comparisons of the therapeutic fields, with distinct patterns of effects sizes within the chosen categories. …”
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Autism spectrum disorder – the fight of the public against a disease it fails to understand by Minahel Ahmed, Eman Sikandar, Arysha Javid

“…Even though multiple rating scales and checklists have been established, it is preferable to use more performance-based methodologies for assessment and diagnosis [2]. …”
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Diffusion–tensor MRI study of the relationship between glymphatic system asymmetry and onset lateralization in Parkinson’s disease by Zihan Li, Xinxin Miao, Qiumei Zhang, Jun Shen, Yongfeng Jia, Shaoyun Ge, Peixian Ji, Jianwei Wang, Kezhong Zhang, Min Wang

“…Moreover, in RPD patients, the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Part III score showed a negative correlation with the left ALPS index and with AI. …”
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Internet of Things Applications for Energy Management in Buildings Using Artificial Intelligence—A Case Study by Izabela Rojek, Dariusz Mikołajewski, Adam Mroziński, Marek Macko, Tomasz Bednarek, Krzysztof Tyburek

“…The overall effectiveness rating was 9/10; thus, AI-based IoT solutions are a feasible, cost-effective, and sustainable approach to office energy management.…”
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A study on non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli: their isolation and in vitro susceptibility in a tertiary care hospital in Central India by Preeti Sharma, Varsha Wanjare, Sunanda Shrikhande Zodpey

“…The aim of this study was to determine the isolation rate of NFGNB along with its susceptibility pattern in all the clinical samples. …”
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Disentangling the roles of natural variability and climate change in Canada’s 2023 fire season by Clair Barnes, Piyush Jain, Theodore R Keeping, Nathan Gillett, Jonathan Boucher, Philippe Gachon, Dorothy Heinrich, Megan Kirchmeier-Young, Yan Boulanger

“…We find that the annual accumulated daily severity rating (DSR), a measure of weather-related fire risk) is increasing in most ecozones in response to global warming, with the largest increases in the early months of the fire season; although temperatures are increasing everywhere, this effect is offset in some regions by increased precipitation. …”
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PH INDICATORS AND MICROCRYSTALIZATION OF ORAL LIQUID IN ADOLESCENTS OF 15-18 YEARS WHO STUDY IN DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS by L.F. Kaskova, V.M. Batig, I.I. Drozda, O.V. Mytchenok

“…In college students, the micro crystallization rate corresponded to a low level of 15 and 16 years old. …”
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Fluoride ion removal from mine water via nucleation crystallization pelleting process by Xiyu ZHANG, Shuning DONG, Hao WANG, Pengkang JIN, Xiaodong WANG, Qiangmin WANG, Tao ZHANG

“…This study revealed the regulation pattern of interfacial reactions in a carbonate system. …”
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Selfish Node Detection in Delay Tolerant Networks Using Fuzzy Logic by Fahimeh Rashidjafari, Nahideh Derakhshanfard, Behrouz Shahrokhzadeh, Ali Ghaffari

“…Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method enhances the delivery rate by 10% and reduces the average delay by 15% and hop count by 8% when compared to existing approaches.…”
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Radiological features of gait phenotypes in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus by Silvia Nicolosi, Silvia Nicolosi, Massimiliano Todisco, Massimiliano Todisco, Matteo Paoletti, Eduardo Caverzasi, Eduardo Caverzasi, Francesco Tarantino, Elena Ballante, Francesca Valentino, Roberta Zangaglia, Silvia Figini, Silvia Figini, Giuseppe Cosentino, Giuseppe Cosentino, Claudio Pacchetti, Anna Pichiecchio, Anna Pichiecchio

“…We compared the iNPH subtypes assessing differences in eight linear radiological indexes and their clinical correlates.ResultsThe Height of the third ventricle was the only radiological feature that differed between the two motor phenotypes (p < 0.05), being higher in the parkinsonian subtype and showing a trend of correlation with the motor score of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale and with the continence score of the iNPH Rating Scale. …”
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Clinical characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbid with obsessive -compulsive personality disorder: subtype implications by Ayse Dondu, Levent Sevincok

“…The severity of current OC symptoms was assessed using the Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), while depressive symptoms were measured with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). Anxiety symptoms were also evaluated using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS).ResultsAmong 148 OCD patients, 58.8% met the diagnostic criteria for OCPD. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Characteristics of Primary and Secondary Educational Resources for Relocated Children of Migrant Workers: The Case of Liaoning Province by Dahao Zhang, Chunshan Zhou, Wenwen Xu

“…The results showed that the number of RCMW children in primary and secondary schools increased during the research period and the growth rate of children in primary schools was higher than that of children in junior high schools. …”
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Metastatic synovial sarcoma: Experience from a tertiary care center from India by K Govind Babu, Rajesh Patidar, C Lakshmaiah Kuntegowdanahalli, Lokanatha Dasappa, Linu Abraham Jacob, Suresh Babu, A H Rudresha, Lokesh N Kadabur, L K Rajeev, Deepak Koppaka, Vikas Asati

“…Thirty patients received chemotherapy with a combination of ifosfamide and doxorubicin. The overall response rate was 87% with median progression-free survival of 8 months. …”
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