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Failure probability and location identification of damaged insulators using normal function and monitored leakage current
The main task of insulators is to isolate the conductor from the tower. These insulators must be able to isolate the high voltages of the transmission lines from the tower without having a leakage cur...
Saturation kinetics and specificity of transporters for L-arginine and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) at the blood-brain and blood-CSF barriers
Nitric oxide synthases (NOS) synthesize nitric oxide (NO) from L-arginine in endothelial and neuronal cells. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a homologue of arginine and an endogenous inhibitor o...
Improving lung cancer diagnosis and survival prediction with deep learning and CT imaging
Lung cancer is a major cause of cancer-related deaths, and early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for improving patients’ survival outcomes. In this paper, we propose to employ convolutional neural...
Longitudinal effect of HCV cure on markers of kidney disease
Chronic hepatitis C infection has been linked to chronic kidney disease. Despite availability of all oral highly curative direct acting antiviral treatment for more than a decade, impact of HCV cure o...
Pesticides and neurodevelopment of children in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Background Pesticides are increasingly common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where weaker regulations and multiple risk factors for poor neurodevelopment exist. Due to biological and beh...
Global burden of knee osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2021: Trends, inequalities, and projections to 2035
Introduction To present the global, regional, and national burden of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and its causative factors, categorized by age, gender, and sociodemographic indices from 1990 to 2021, an...
A novel approach to group decision-making using generalized bipolar neutrosophic sets
This study introduces operational laws for Aczél-Alsina aggregation within the framework of generalized bipolar neutrosophic sets (GBNS), tailored for group decision-making scenarios. Novel aggregatio...
Factors that contribute to loss to follow-up in the medium term after initiation of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Japanese patients
Purpose To identify time-specific factors associated with loss to follow-up (LTFU) in the early to medium term after initiating anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment in patients wit...
Input-output efficiency, productivity dynamics, and determinants in western China’s higher education: A three-stage DEA, global Malmquist index, and Tobit model approach
Amid rapid globalization and the expansion of the knowledge economy, enhancing input-output efficiency of higher education is essential for regional development and national competitiveness. In resour...
A novel approach combining YOLO and DeepSORT for detecting and counting live fish in natural environments through video
Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the monitoring of live fish in natural environments represents a promising approach to the sustainable management of aquatic resources. Detecting and counting...
In-depth exploration of software defects and self-admitted technical debt through cutting-edge deep learning techniques
Most previous research focuses on finding Self-Admitted Technical Debt (SATD) or detecting bugs alone, rather to addressing the concurrent identification of both issues. These study investigations sol...
RETRACTED: A novel spectral transformation technique based on special functions for improved chest X-ray image classification
Chest X-ray image classification plays an important role in medical diagnostics. Machine learning algorithms enhanced the performance of these classification algorithms by introducing advance techniqu...
Current applications and outcomes of AI-driven adaptive learning systems in physical rehabilitation science education: A scoping review protocol
Rationale Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into education has introduced transformative possibilities, particularly through adaptive learning systems. Rehabilitation science education stands t...
Cataract induction in an arthropod reveals how lens crystallins contribute to the formation of biological glass
Lenses are vital components of well-functioning eyes and are crafted through the precise arrangement of proteins to achieve transparency and refractive ability. In addition to optical clarity for mini...
Trend and decomposition analysis of factors influencing teenage pregnancy and motherhood in Nigeria, 2003–2018
Background Nigeria is among the countries with a high burden of Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood (TPM) in sub-Saharan Africa. The adverse effect of TPM on young girls is enormous and often compromises...
Cloud-edge collaborative data anomaly detection in industrial sensor networks
Industrial sensor networks exhibit heterogeneous, federated, large-scale, and intelligent characteristics due to the increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and different types of sensor...
Ethanol alters mechanosensory habituation in C. elegans by way of the BK potassium channel through a novel mechanism
In this research, we investigated how alcohol modulates the simplest form of learning, habituation, in Caenorhabditis elegans. We used our high throughput Multi-Worm Tracker to conduct a large scale s...
Machine learning driven biomarker selection for medical diagnosis
Recent advances in experimental methods have enabled researchers to collect data on thousands of analytes simultaneously. This has led to correlational studies that associated molecular measurements w...
Digital transformation and corporate ESG performance: Research based on a capability-motivation dual framework
This study systematically examines the impact mechanism and heterogeneous characteristics of digital transformation (DT) on corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, using pan...
Interpretation of ATR-FTIR spectra of dental adhesives throughout simultaneous polymerization and solvent loss
This study developed new Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy methods to assess effects of drying level on the composition and polymerization kinetics of One‐Step® (OS), OptibondTM Universal...
Reference values of urinary metabolites of organophosphate in healthy Iranian adults
Organophosphorus pesticides are widely used in agriculture in Iran; we evaluated exposure to these pesticides among Iranian adults. Pesticide-specific urinary metabolites were used as biomarkers for e...
Epidemiology and clinical management of acute diarrhoea in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK
Background Acute diarrhoea is a common canine veterinary presentation in the UK. This study aimed to report the incidence, demographic risk factors and clinical management for acute diarrhoea diagnose...
Buca della Iena and Grotta del Capriolo: New chronological, lithic, and faunal analyses of two late Mousterian sites in Central Italy
New radiocarbon, lithic, faunal, and documentary analyses of two sites, Buca della Iena and Grotta del Capriolo, located in Tuscany (Central Italy) and excavated in the late 1960s’, are presented. The...
Corruption distance and equity strategies in cross-border M&As: The moderating roles of political connections
This study explores the impact of corruption distance between home and the host countries on equity strategies in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). In addition, this study evaluates th...
LiMMCov: An interactive research tool for efficiently selecting covariance structures in linear mixed models using insights from time series analysis
The correct specification of covariance structures in linear mixed models (LMMs) is critical for accurate longitudinal data analysis. These data, characterised by repeated measurements on subjects ove...