Enhanced Ninth-Order Memory-Based Iterative Technique for Efficiently Solving Nonlinear Equations by Shubham Kumar Mittal, Sunil Panday, Lorentz Jäntschi

“…The proposed uni-parametric with-memory iterative method improves its R-order of convergence from 8 to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>8.8989</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. Additionally, no more function evaluations are required to achieve this improvement in convergence order. …”
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Determination of the Stage of Periodontitis with 20 ng/mL Cut-Off aMMP-8 Mouth Rinse Test and Polynomial Functions in a Mobile Application by Miika Penttala, Timo Sorsa, Julie Toby Thomas, Andreas Grigoriadis, Dimitra Sakellari, Vaibhav Sahni, Shipra Gupta, Pirjo Pärnänen, Tommi Pätilä, Ismo T. Räisänen

“…Second, we used an already published periodontitis detection function to separate stage I patients from healthy patients. Third, one more function was created that divided stage II and III patients from each other. …”
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Microevolution of cis-regulatory elements: an example from the pair-rule segmentation gene fushi tarazu in the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup. by Mohammed Bakkali

“…The latter seem to contain more functional parts than those currently identified, some of which probably transcription factor binding. …”
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Housing and Health: Very Old People with Self-Reported Parkinson’s Disease versus Controls by Maria H. Nilsson, Maria Haak, Susanne Iwarsson

“…They were less independent and had more functional limitations (median 5 versus 2; P<0.001), and 70% experienced loss of stamina or poor balance. …”
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Inhaltliche und funktionale Eigenschaften von Datenbanken für systematische Literaturrecherchen by Nordhausen, Thomas, Hirt, Julian

“…This analysis revealed considerable differences and more functions in licensed databases compared to freely accessible databases.…”
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From sectors to functions: producer services, metropolisation and agglomeration forces in the Ile-de-France region by Ludovic Halbert

“…Based on the critical appraisal of sectoral based approaches, it develops a more functional case study of the geography of producer services in the Paris metropolitan region to test the form and nature of economic specialization. …”
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Serum neurofilament heavy chains as a biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis relapse by P. Beliaziūnas, R. Godelienė, L. Malcienė, V. Natkevičius, V. Gintauskienė, B. Šitkauskienė, M. Malciūtė

“…We found higher serum neurofilament heavy chains levels in patients with 3 and more functional systems affected, radiological disease activity, positive oligoclonal bands, and prolonged visual evoked potentials. …”
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Digital Resources for Managing Wetlands: The Case of Playa Lake Research: A Preliminary Report: Methods by Bill Johnson, Marina Oliver

“…Finally, we are considering several future enhancements to make this electronic collection of material on wetlands research more functional and more effective in meeting the information needs of interested parties into the next century. …”
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Faster decline of very prodromal dementia with Lewy bodies when amyloid positive by Frédéric Blanc, Vincent Bouteloup, Claire Paquet, Marie Chupin, Florence Pasquier, Audrey Gabelle, Mathieu Ceccaldi, Paulo Loureiro deSousa, Pierre Krolak‐Salmon, Renaud David, Clara Fischer, Jean‐François Dartigues, David Wallon, Olivier Moreaud, Mathilde Sauvée, Catherine Belin, Claire Roubaud Baudron, Anne Botzung, Alix Ravier, Catherine Demuynck, Izzie Namer, Marie‐Odile Habert, Olivier Bousiges, Benoît Schorr, Candice Muller, Nathalie Philippi, Geneviève Chêne, Benjamin Cretin, Jean‐François Mangin, Carole Dufouil

“…In the Pro‐AD and NS groups, Aβ+ patients had more functional decline. Aβ+ Pro‐AD showed a greater volume decline of the brain (left insula). …”
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Interpréter les chais : le « grand îlot » des Chartrons à Bordeaux by Chantal Callais

“…The Chartrons neighbourhood of Bordeaux was traditionally occupied by wine merchants, and has a specific urban form of densely packed buildings called ‘chais’, wine cellars, which combine the noble commercial activities of the merchants and their more functional storage ones in single buildings. During the first half of the twentieth century, the neighbourhood went into decline, leaving many of the warehouses without any use. …”
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Split and unified functions in the formation of old English nouns and adjectives by Raquel Vea Escarza

“…Firstly, the analysis proves that there are more functions involved in prefixation than in suffixation. …”
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Palace Courtyards in Iléṣà: A Melting Point of Traditional Yorùbá Architecture by Stephen Fọlárànmí, Babásẹhìndè Adémúlẹyá

“…The courtyards in the palaces of the chiefs are more functional, and better maintained than those of the Ọwá’s palace. …”
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Réseaux écologiques dans l’Arc alpin by Yann Kohler, Thomas Scheurer, Aurelia Ullrich

“…Research and activities based on the theme of ecological connectivity are generating a completely new perception of methods of protecting the natural environment: there is a shift from a conservationist approach to natural systems to one that is more functional. The place and role of protected areas within their regions are being redefined. …”
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Bayesian Nonparametric Inference in Elliptic PDEs: Convergence Rates and Implementation by Matteo Giordano

“…Parameter identification problems in partial differential equations (PDEs) consist in determining one or more functional coefficient in a PDE. In this article, the Bayesian nonparametric approach to such problems is considered. …”
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Expanding, Opening and Pluralizing by Falko Schnicke

“…All of this is intended to help achieve an understanding of diplomacy that is less essentialist and more functional. …”
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Ecological networks in the Alpine Arc by Yann Kohler, Thomas Scheurer, Aurelia Ullrich

“…Research and activities based on the theme of ecological connectivity are generating a completely new perception of methods of protecting the natural environment: there is a shift from a conservationist approach to natural systems to one that is more functional. The place and role of protected areas within their regions are being redefined. …”
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Evaluating Translation in the Algerian English Language Public School Textbooks by Slimane Boukhentache

“…Consequently, it is strongly recommended to integrate more functional activities into the textbooks and standardize this pedagogical practice. …”
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Health disparities among Deaf communities from Colombia: assessing communication, technology and healthcare access by Nora Groce, Jyoti Dalal, Minerva Rivas Velarde, Laura Catalina Izquierdo Martínez, Angela Martínez-R, Jess Cuculick

“…Owning a phone was significantly associated with a better self-perception of health (ORs=2.27, 95% CI 1.63 to 3.17 for NQLS-Deafs; 1.49, 1.43 to 1.54 for NQLS-general population) but also with more functional difficulties corresponding to most domains (all ORs &gt;1). …”
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IFAS Assessment of the Status of Non-Native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas by Alison M. Fox, Doria R. Gordon, Joan A. Dusky, Linda Tyson, Randall K. Stocker

“…The intention is to provide a level of information divided into relevant categories that is greater and more functional than that indicated by simple presence or absence from an “Invasive Species List.” …”
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IFAS Assessment of the Status of Non-Native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas by Alison M. Fox, Doria R. Gordon, Joan A. Dusky, Linda Tyson, Randall K. Stocker

“…The intention is to provide a level of information divided into relevant categories that is greater and more functional than that indicated by simple presence or absence from an “Invasive Species List.” …”
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