Comprehensive Analysis of Radiologic Cancer-Free Status through Various Treatment Approaches in Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Keisuke Koroki, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Ryo Izai, Takuya Yonemoto, Teppei Akatsuka, Chihiro Miwa, Sae Yumita, Masanori Inoue, Kazufumi Kobayashi, Soichiro Kiyono, Masato Nakamura, Naoya Kanogawa, Takayuki Kondo, Shingo Nakamoto, Shinichiro Nakada, Nozomu Sakai, Masayuki Yokoyama, Masayuki Ohtsuka, Naoya Kato

“…Analysis of stage progression patterns revealed varying background characteristics at the time of advanced-stage diagnosis, with discrepancies in rCF rates. …”
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Wildlife roadkill hotspots on roads crossing Conservation Units in the State of Sergipe, Brazil by D. A. S. Bomfim, C. M. Melo, R. R. Madi

“…On BR-235, 63 roadkills were recorded and an average mortality rate of 0.0652 individuals/Km/day, while on the Adil Dantas do Amor Cardoso highway, which has implemented mitigating measures, 15 occurrences were recorded with an average mortality rate of 0.1430 individuals/Km/day. …”
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Effect of water-saving irrigation on the seasonal emission of CH₄ from paddy field by PENG Shi-zhang, LI Dao-xi, JIAO Xi-yun, HE Yan, YU Jin-yuan

“…There is no statistically significant difference on the mean emission rates of CH₄ between two kinds of irrigation patterns during the ponding to the peak tillering stage of rice (0.05<P=0.87); while CH₄ emission rate from PFCI is significantly lower than that from PFFI during the later tillering to ripening stage of rice (0.00=P<0.05). …”
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Handling Sensor Faults in Hydroponics: A Deep Learning Imputation Technique for Accurate Tomato Yield Prediction by Viji Venugopal, Paresh Tanna, Ramesh Karnati

“…DLPIM introduces a feature encoder-based generator with a 4-headed self-attention mechanism and a Crop Growth Rate (CGR) guided temporal processor to capture complex time-series patterns while maintaining physiological consistency. …”
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Hybrid salp swarm maximum power point tracking algorithm for photovoltaic systems in highly fluctuating environmental conditions by Mohd Nasrul Izzani Jamaludin, Mohammad Faridun Naim Tajuddin, Tarek Younis, Sudhakar Babu Thanikanti, Mohammad Khishe

“…Once a high rate of change in irradiation is detected, the SSA mode is activated. …”
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Long-Term Trends in Respiratory Syncytial Virus A Infections (2007–2024) in Korea by Jeong Su Han, Sung Hun Jang, Jae-Sik Jeon, Jae Kyung Kim

“…Infants (0 years) exhibited the highest infection rate (18.5%, 95% CI: 17.3–19.6), whereas adults aged 20–64 years and older adults showed significantly lower rates (0.7% and 0.9%, respectively). …”
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Flow Characteristics and Loss Mechanism of Tip Leakage Flow in Mining Contra-Rotating Axial Flow Fan by Yongping Chen, Ronghua Liu, Wenqing Peng, Shiqiang Chen

“…Therefore, numerical simulations and experimental methods were employed to obtain the internal flow field of the mining counter-rotating axial flow fan, and the influence of flow rate on the tip leakage flow pattern was mastered. …”
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An after-action review of COVID-19 cases and mitigation measures at US Mission India, March 2020-July 2021. by Jaspreet Singh, Rajesh Yadav, Samantha Robinson, Mark Vanelli, Melissa Nyendak, Meghna Desai

“…The Health Unit identified 2,484 contacts with a 25% positivity rate. The attack rates ranged between 10-19%, with the highest at 19% in Delhi, which was lower compared to the estimated attack rate for respective cities but closely resembled the pattern of COVID-19 waves in India. …”
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Federated hierarchical MARL for zero-shot cyber defense. by Adel Alshamrani

“…It achieves a high detection rate of 94.2% for known attacks and 82.7% for zero-day exploits, while maintaining a low false positive rate of 3.8%. …”
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An Improved YOLOv5 Model for Lithographic Hotspot Detection by Mu Lin, Wenjing He, Jiale Liu, Fencheng Li, Jun Luo, Yijiang Shen

“…In this paper, we propose a hotspot detection method to improve the precision and recall rate of the fatal pinching and bridging error due to the poor printability of certain layout patterns by embedding a spatial attention mechanism into the YOLOv5 model. …”
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Larval source management in Ethiopia: modelling to assess its effectiveness in curbing malaria surge in dire Dawa and Batu Towns by Galana Mamo Ayana, Abdollah Jalilian, Temesgen Ashine, Eshetu Molla, Elifaged Hailemeskel, Dagmawi Hailu Yemane, Hailegiorgis Yirgu, Nigatu Negash, Natnael Teferi, Daniel Teshome, Alison M. Reynolds, David Weetman, Anne L. Wilson, Birhanu Kenate, Martin J. Donnelly, Luigi Sedda, Endalamaw Gadisa

“…The temporal patterns of malaria incidence rate showed an increasing trend after the intervention. …”
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Characteristics of malaria vector populations and transmission before a randomised controlled trial assessing the efficacy of next-generation insecticide-treated nets in Côte d’Ivo... by Ludovic Phamien Ahoua Alou, Alphonsine Amanan Koffi, Edouard Dangbenon, Soromane Camara, Joseph Biggs, Marius Gonse Zoh, Serge Brice Assi, Colette Sih, Benoit Talbot, Manisha Ann Kulkarni, Louisa Alexandra Messenger, Natacha Protopopoff, Jackie Cook, Raphael N’Guessan

“…Plasmodium sporozoite infections were detected by qPCR to estimate infection rates. The entomological inoculation rate was calculated as the product of the mosquito biting rate and the sporozoite infection rate. …”
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Evolution of adult respiratory syncytial virus detection: impact of testing strategy changes and pandemic-related measures at a Swiss regional hospital, 2016–2023 by Annika Bonin, Robert Escher, Neal Breakey

“…Of the hospitalised patients, 14 (9%) required intensive care, with an in-hospital mortality rate of 6%. Major comorbidities in inpatients included cardiac disease (54%), pulmonary disease (49%) and anaemia (43%). …”
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Study Comparison Deep Learning and Support Vector Machine for Face Mask Detection by Rani Kurnia Putri, Muhammad Athoillah*

“…In particular, the Deep Learning algorithm achieved an average Sensitivity/Recall rate of 92%, a Specificity rate of 95.44%, a Precision rate of 95.28%, and an Accuracy rate of 93.72%.…”
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Weight loss with real-world doravirine use in the OPERA cohort: a US-based cohort study by Karam Mounzer, Laurence Brunet, Michael Sension, Ricky K. Hsu, Michael D. Osterman, Jennifer S. Fusco, Yohance O. Whiteside, Gregory P. Fusco

“…The study population was characterized and a linear mixed model was used to estimate rates of weight change on DOR. Results were stratified by sex, by patterns of efavirenz (EFV) and/or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use before/after switch to DOR, and by integrase inhibitor (INSTI) & tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) use combination (restricted to individuals who maintained the same combination before/after switch). …”
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Real-world study of first-line immunotherapy combined with chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Xiaohan Zhao, Chengang Weng, Wuhan Yang, Hongmei Gao, Hesong Wang, Wenzhao Deng, Shuchai Zhu, Wenbin Shen

“…Primary outcomes included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), with secondary outcomes being objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DOR), treatment-related adverse events (trAEs), and treatment failure patterns. …”
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Understanding road accident injury dynamics in Iran: a growth mixture modelling perspective by Ziba Zarrin, Kamran Gholamizadeh, Elaheh Talebi-Ghane, Erfan Ayubi, Omid Hamidi

“…Four distinct classes were identified for the trend of injury rates over the decade: one cluster exhibited a significant decline, two clusters showed sharp increases and the last one had a steady trend.Conclusions These results contribute valuable insights into the dynamics of road accident-related injuries in Iran, offering a nuanced understanding of both overarching national trends and the unique patterns observed across provinces. …”
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Lung cancer risk and its potential association with PM2.5 in Bagmati province, Nepal—A spatiotemporal study from 2012 to 2021 by Basanta Kumar Neupane, Basanta Kumar Neupane, Bipin Kumar Acharya, Bipin Kumar Acharya, Chunxiang Cao, Min Xu, Pornpimol Kodsup Taylor, Pornpimol Kodsup Taylor, Shaohua Wang, Yujie Yang, Yujie Yang

“…Males consistently exhibit higher rates, particularly in middle-aged and older adult populations. …”
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ANCA-related vasculitis incidence and features before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, Biobio Province, Chile: an observational retrospective analysis by Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Mariel Hernández, Mariel Hernández, Gonzalo P. Méndez, Lysis Cáceres, Ignacia Bravo, Josefina Jobet, Simón Castro, Lorena Cornejo, Catalina Vega, Andrés Salazar

“…Mortality and renal replacement therapy needs were also compared.ResultsThe annual incidence rate was higher in the pandemic group compared to the pre-pandemic group, with 9.6 cases per year vs. 3.1 cases per year [incidence rate ratio (IRR)=3.11, 95% CI 1.86 to 5.20]. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance Trends in Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens and Eight-Year Surveillance of XDR Bloodstream Infections in a Western Greece Tertiary Hospital by Maria Lagadinou, Marina Amerali, Christos Michailides, Anna Chondroleou, Katerina Skintzi, Anastasia Spiliopoulou, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Leonidia Leonidou, Stelios F. Assimakopoulos, Markos Marangos

“…<b>Background</b>: The increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance among Gram-negative bacteria presents a severe public health challenge, leading to increased mortality rates, prolonged hospital stays, and higher medical costs. …”
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