Exploring National Trends in Bladder-Related Urological Procedures: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study by Hyosang Kwon, Wonjong Yang, Sangyong Park, Heesub Lee, Jong Keun Kim, Jun Hyun Han

“…The frequencies and trends were analyzed using statistical methods. Results Uroflowmetry, cystoscopy, prostate biopsy, and urethral dilation showed a positive trend, while prostate massage exhibited a negative trend. …”
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Extraction and Valorization of Oilseed Cakes for Value-Added Food Components—A Review for a Sustainable Foodstuff Production in a Case Process Approach by Nada Grahovac, Milica Aleksić, Biljana Trajkovska, Ana Marjanović Jeromela, Gjore Nakov

“…We analyze both conventional and innovative extraction methods, highlighting the advantages of ultrasound-assisted (96.64% phenolic compound yield), enzymatic (82–83% protein recovery), and subcritical water extraction techniques in improving efficiency while reducing environmental impact. …”
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Impact of halo-pelvic traction duration on pulmonary improvement quantified by pulmonary function tests and three-dimensional lung reconstruction in severe rigid kyphoscoliosis: a... by Lijin Zhou, Yihan Yang, Honghao Yang, Jianqiang Wang, Zhangfu Li, Duan Sun, Yiqi Zhang, Yunsheng Wang, Yong Hai

“…Abstract Background Severe and rigid kyphoscoliosis, characterized by extreme spinal curvature > 100° and limited flexibility < 30%, significantly impacts pulmonary function. While halo-pelvic traction (HPT) is an established method for improving lung function in patients with scoliosis, the optimal duration of treatment remains undefined. …”
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A Narrative Review and Clinical Study on Er:YAG Laser Debonding of Ceramic and Composite Veneers by Jose Villalobos-Tinoco, Fabio Andretti, Clint Conner, Silvia Rojas-Rueda, Nicholas G. Fischer, Margiezel Pagan-Banchs, Carlos A. Jurado

“…In the case study, after a 3-year follow-up, the restorations exhibited optimal function and esthetics. Conclusions: Laser-assisted debonding provides a safe and predictable method for replacing failing composite veneers with ceramic alternatives, aligning with contemporary biomimetic principles.…”
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On the Choice of System Strength Metrics for the Allocation and Sizing of Synchronous Condensers in Power Grids by Shereefdeen Oladapo Sanni, Olatunji Obalowu Mohammed, Suprava Chakraborty, Ayodele Isqeel Abdullateef, Abdulrahaman Okino Otuoze, Olumoroti Ikotun, Ephraim Bonah Agyekum

“…Applying a genetic algorithm (GA) to the Nigerian power grid as a case study, the SCR-based approach identified two critical points of interconnection (PoIs) requiring 68 MVA of SC capacity, while the NRSCR-based method identified four PoIs, requiring a total of 674 MVA. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Energy Management in HVAC Systems: A Systematic Review by Seyed Abolfazl Aghili, Amin Haji Mohammad Rezaei, Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli, Mostafa Khanzadi, Morteza Rahbar

“…Nevertheless, the effective implementation of artificial intelligence (AI)-based methods to optimize energy efficiency while ensuring occupant comfort in multifarious settings remains to be fully realized. …”
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Analyzing the Performance of Multi Seeds Smart Dryer (MSSD) with Low Cost and Low Energy Consumption (LCEC) by Indarto Indarto, Priza Pandunata, Rufiani Nazdirah, Amal Bahariawan, Mohamad Wawan Sujarwo, Chairiyah Umi Rahayu

“…Therefore, this research aimed to analyze the performance of Multi Seeds Smart Dryer with Low Cost and Low Energy Consumption (MSSD-LCEC), a machine designed to solve the inadequacies of traditional seeds drying methods. The machine used low-energy components and environmentally friendly concepts to achieve sustainable seeds drying while remaining affordable for small-scale farmers. …”
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Perspectives in transvaginal sonography for the diagnosis of adenomyosis by Xiao-Ling An, Xiao-Ling An, Jun Zhang, Xiao-Chun Yun, Xiao-Hui Lei, Jing Zhao, Xiao-Hua Yang, Mei-Mei Liu

“…The study evaluates the effectiveness, limitations, and clinical applicability of TVS, while exploring the role of histopathological confirmation when non-invasive methods are insufficient. …”
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Role of Polyethylene Glycol in production of Anticancer Alkaloids Vincristine, Vinblastine, and Vindoline in Catharanthus roseus via Callus Culture by Zainab Abdulwahid, Abdulminam Hussien Ali Al-Musawi, Abdullah Hamad Lafta

“…However, the low yield of terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs) from periwinkle and the high cost of extraction has led researchers to explore alternative methods for their production. The study aims to investigate the influence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) as an elicitor to enhance alkaloid production in periwinkle callus cultures while examining the efficacy and safety of using PEG. …”
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Analysis of Gas Sweetening Unit for Natural Gas Using Membrane and aMDEA Technology with High CO2 Concentration > 60 % in XYZ Field by Zenda Christian Adhiatama, slamet slamet

“…Traditional absorption technologies, while effective, have high energy demands. This study aims to optimize CO2 removal by combining membrane technology with aMDEA solvent-based absorption. …”
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MixLVMM: A Mixture of Lightweight Vision Mamba Model for Enhancing Skin Lesion Segmentation Across High Tone Variability by Mohamed Lamine Allaoui, Mohand Said Allili

“…Comprehensive evaluation on ISIC and PH2 datasets demonstrates that MixLVMM achieves superior segmentation performance with an average Dice coefficient of 93%, surpassing state-of-the-art methods while maintaining efficiency with only 2.5M parameters. …”
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DAM-Net: Domain Adaptation Network With Microlabeled Fine-Tuning for Change Detection by Hongjia Chen, Xin Xu, Fangling Pu

“…Change detection (CD) in remote sensing imagery plays a crucial role in various applications, such as urban planning, damage assessment, and resource management. While deep learning approaches have significantly advanced CD performance, current methods suffer from poor domain adaptability, requiring extensive labeled data for retraining when applied to new scenarios. …”
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Multi-Scale Contextual Coding for Human-Machine Vision of Volumetric Medical Images by Jietao Chen, Weijie Chen, Qianjian Xing, Feng Yu

“…However, the timely remote transmission and analysis of large volumetric medical images still pose significant challenges. While classical methods predominantly employing lossless compression are increasingly constrained by the limits of compression ratios, lossy 3D medical image compression methods are emerging as a promising alternative. …”
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A brief review on extraction and characterization of nanocellulose from date palm biomass by Selvin P. Thomas

“…This review is essential because while nanocellulose offers tremendous potential as a renewable nanomaterial, the lack of standardized extraction and characterization methods leads to variability in product quality. …”
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Analyzing Momentum Shifts in Tennis: A Machine-Learning Approach to Predicting Match Outcomes by Yuean Xia, Changfeng Li, Tanran Zhang

“…Factor analysis identified key independent variables, while a decision-tree model optimized through random-forest and genetic algorithm techniques was employed to predict match outcomes. …”
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Dynamic Femur Fracture Brace vs Hip Spica Cast for Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study by Virginia F. Casey, MD, Calvin C. Chandler, MD, George D. Graham, MD, Steven L. Frick, MD

“…The DF2 group had more emergency department returns (3 patients vs 1 patient), while the spica group had two cases of skin breakdown. …”
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Fault location and isolation technology for power grid automation based on intelligent algorithms by Qi Guo, Fuhe Wang, Suxia Cheng, Ke Wang, Yifan Zhang

“…To address these issues, this study proposes and assesses two intelligent algorithms: the Fault Localization Algorithm (FLA) and the Fault Isolation Algorithm (FIA). Unlike conventional methods, FLA incorporates machine learning methods to improve fault detection, whereas FIA provides an optimized isolation strategy, decreasing operational delays and reducing power disruption. …”
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OMB-YOLO-tiny: A Lightweight Detection Model for Damaged <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> Based on Enhanced YOLOv8n by Lei Shi, Zhuo Bai, Xiangmeng Yin, Zhanchen Wei, Haohai You, Shilin Liu, Fude Wang, Xuexi Qi, Helong Yu, Chunguang Bi, Ruiqing Ji

“…This model achieves a remarkable balance between parameter efficiency and detection accuracy, attaining a parameter of 2.24 M and a mAP@0.5 of 90.11% on the test set. To further optimize model lightweighting, the DepGraph method was applied for pruning the OMB-YOLO model, yielding the OMB-YOLO-tiny variant. …”
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A Hybrid EV Charging Approach Based on MILP and a Genetic Algorithm by Syed Abdullah Al Nahid, Junjian Qi

“…This study underscores the potential of hybrid charging schemes in optimizing energy utilization while maintaining system reliability and user convenience.…”
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Life cycle assessment of earth-based residential unit “TOVA”: A 3D printed on-site load-bearing structure by Deena El-Mahdy, Eugene Marais, Marwa AbdelRahim, Alexandre Dubor, Edouard Cabay

“…Global warming indicates the highest results in the conventional method than the 3DP methods with a value of 12004.5 kg CO2 eq, while 264.759 kg CO2 eq, 161.368 kg CO2 eq, and 592.995 kg CO2 eq, respectively for the 3DP-E, 3DP-E(O), and 3DP-C respectively. …”
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