Evaluating the Functionality of a Field-Based Test Battery for the Identification of Risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Exploratory Factor Analysis by Charis Tsarbou, Nikolaos I. Liveris, Sofia A. Xergia, George Papageorgiou, Vasileios Sideris, Giannis Giakas, Elias Tsepis

“…(1) Background: A parsimonious test battery is deemed necessary to efficiently assess the functional performance of athletes avoiding redundant measurements. …”
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Different dry-wet pulses favor different functional strategies: A test using tropical dry forest tree species. by Flor Vega-Ramos, Lucas Cifuentes, Fernando Pineda-García, Todd Dawson, Horacio Paz

“…In many terrestrial habitats, plants experience temporal heterogeneity in water availability both at the intra and inter annual scales, creating dry-wet pulse scenarios. This variability imposes two concomitant challenges for plants: surviving droughts and efficiently utilizing water when it becomes available, whose responses are closely interconnected. …”
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Development of empirical correlations for sustainable breakup characterization of water and high-viscous oil sheets under acoustic perturbations using high-speed imaging by Aman Singh, Devesh T, Subhash K, Preetam Polavarapu, Jayakrishnan Rahul, Karthick S, Balaji K

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OSCILLATIONS OF INHOMOGENEOUS POROELASTIC LAYER WITH VOIDS by Alexander Ovanesovich Vatulyan, Denis Sergeyevich Shvedov

“…Under the known inhomogeneity laws for Lame parameter analogs – positive functions of the vertical coordinate – the layer oscillations are described by the system of three partial differential second-order equations with variable coefficients. …”
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Interrater reliability of the modified Tinkertoy test: A validation study in schizophrenia and control groups by Yasuhisa Nakamura, Reiko Miyamoto, Akihiro Koreki, Sachiko Anamizu, Masaru Mimura

“…Abstract Aim Divergent thinking and executive function are critical components of cognitive performance, necessitating reliable assessment tools to guide clinical decision‐making and research on cognitive deficits. …”
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT POLICY SELECTION IN SMART GRIDS: A CRITIC-CoCoSo METHOD WITH Lq*q -rung ORTHOPAIR MULTI-FUZZY SOFT SETS by Mahalakshmi Pethaperumal, Vimala Jayakumar, Dragan Pamucar, S Rajareega, Tamil Vizhi Mariappan

“…To address these challenges, our study introduces a novel decision- making framework that leverages a new score function for comparing q- rung orthopair multi-fuzzy soft numbers. …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted echocardiographic monitoring in pediatric patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Weiling Chen, Jinhui Wu, Zhenxuan Zhang, Zhifan Gao, Xunyi Chen, Yu Zhang, Zhou Lin, Zijian Tang, Wei Yu, Shumin Fan, Heye Zhang, Bei Xia

“…AI-automated analysis of echocardiography for quantifying left ventricular function in critically ill children has good consistency and reproducibility with that of clinical experts. …”
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Biochar and its impact on soil profile and plant development by Lin Xu, Kai-Chao Wu, Zhi-Nian Deng, Cheng-Mei Huang, Krishan K. Verma, Tian Pang, Hai-Rong Huang

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Optimizing hospital length of stay and bed allocation using a fuzzy stochastic transportation problem framework with lomax distribution, by Dr.D. Kalpanapriya, Pullooru Bhavana

“…Additionally, the integration of fuzzy and stochastic elements led to a 20 . reduction in bed allocation mismatches, optimizing resource utilization across hospital departments. • Novel Integration of Lomax Distribution in FSTPWLD: Utilizes the Lomax distribution to model heavy-tailed LOS data, capturing inherent uncertainty and variability in hospital discharge times. • Optimized Decision-Making for Healthcare Management: Employs probabilistic constraints and fuzzy stochastic models to balance operational costs and patient care quality, improving resource allocation. • Validated through Simulations and Practical Scenarios: Numerical experiments highlight the model's effectiveness in reducing bottlenecks and enhancing hospital administration efficiency.…”
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Research of Parameterization and Optimization of Shaped-profile and Size of Circular Arc Rotor Pair for Roots Pump by Li Yulong, Zhang Chenhe, Ran Guangze

“…Then,from pitch circle radius and shape coefficient as two design variables,the minimum wrapping cube space volume of rotor pair as an objective function,the upper limit of the shape coefficient and rounded-value of center distance and the diameter ratio of the rotor and other as constraint functions. …”
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Discriminative Validity and Reliability of the Single-Leg Squat and Single-Leg Landing Frontal Plane Kinematics in Individuals with Lower Limb Functional Deficits by Jean Marlon Machado, Marcelo Peduzzi de Castro, Amandda de Souza, Carlos Alberto Atherinos Pierri, Francisco Xavier de Araujo, Heiliane de Brito Fontana, Caroline Ruschel

“…It is necessary to identify variables and tests with adequate reliability and with the capability to discriminate individuals with and without lower limb functional deficits. …”
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Optimization of PLGA-Doxorubicin Hybrid Nanoparticles using Design of Experiments: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications by Adina TURCU-STIOLICA, Andrei BITA, Maria Viorica CIOCILTEU

“… Background and Aim: Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) exhibits a range of advantageous properties, including tunable particle sizes, stability, biodegradability, and the potential for surface functionalization. These characteristics have established PLGA as a widely utilized material in drug delivery systems. …”
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Development of a cyclone separator for particulate matter control in fique bag production: A case study at Empaques del Cauca S.A. by Johana Astudillo Gutierrez, Jhon Alexander Guerrero Narvaez, Diego Andres Campo Ceballos, Javier Andres Muñoz Chaves

“…Both materials effectively eject zero particles per second into the air and collect the particles in the collector condenser with variable velocity profiles. In the case of the stainless-steel design, a marginal increase in particle collection is observed at specific velocity profiles, highlighting its overall efficiency. …”
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Exploring the optimal lower blood pressure boundary during endovascular thrombectomy in patients with large vessel occlusion by Yu-Ming Chang, Chun-Min Wang, Kang-Po Lee, Po-Chun Shen, Po-Yu Lin, Chi-Hung Liu, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Chih-Hung Chen, Meng-Tsang Hsieh, Pi-Shan Sung

“…No significant relationship was observed between DBP and functional outcomes. Patients with higher periprocedural SBP coefficient variance exhibited a decreased rate of good functional outcomes at 3 months (aOR, 0.42, 95% CI, 0.18–0.96). …”
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Unveiling the ecological dominance of button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus L.) through microstructural and functional traits modifications across heterogenic environmental condition... by Ummar Iqbal, Akkasha Azam, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Sahar Mumtaz, Ansar Mehmood, Nargis Naz, Zartasha Usman, Hina Abbas, Muhammad Akram

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The effect of early childhood stature on later cognitive functions in Indonesian adolescents: comparation using the National growth reference and the WHO growth standard by Annang Giri Moelyo, Aman B. Pulungan, Mei Neni Sitaresmi, Madarina Julia

“…In adolescence, cognitive function were assessed. An analysis was performed to assess the associations between variables. …”
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Neural correlates of subjective cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review of structural and functional brain changes for early diagnosis and intervention by Giulia Marafioti, Laura Culicetto, Desirèe Latella, Angela Marra, Angelo Quartarone, Viviana Lo Buono

“…Dynamic functional connectivity studies report reduced brain activity efficiency, while graph theory analyses show decreased network integration. …”
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The association between TNF-receptors (TNFR1 and TNFR2) and mortality as well as kidney function decline in patients with chronic kidney disease by Per Wändell, Tobias Feldreich, Anders Larsson, Philip A. Kalra, Johan Ärnlöv, Toralph Ruge, Axel C. Carlsson

“…Differences in eGFR decline in relation to plasma TNFR1 and TNFR2 were estimated by both linear and logistic regression models, with regression coefficients and odds ratios (ORs). Results: Univariate models showed significant associations between TNFR1 (n = 985) and TNFR2 (n = 988) and all-cause mortality based on 7424 person-years at risk, but in the fully adjusted models with continuous variables significant only for TNFR2 HR 1.17 (1.03–1.34), but with a borderline value for TNFR1 HR 1.15 (1.00–1.31). …”
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Dynamic brain-heart-gut coupling during sleep: a continuous physiological signal analysis by Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Hongyun Liu, Hongyun Liu, Shijing Wu, Shijing Wu, Xiaohua Yu, Xiaohua Yu, Weidong Wang, Weidong Wang

“…However, current research on gut function primarily focuses on gut microbiota, with a lack of systematic investigation into the macroscopic dynamic changes of gut function. …”
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Measurement of Salivary Cortisol for Revealing Age-Specific Dependence of Cortisol Levels on Time, Feeding, and Oxygen Metabolism in Newborn Infants by Tomoko Suzuki, Sachiko Iwata, Chinami Hanai, Satoko Fukaya, Yuka Watanabe, Shigeharu Nakane, Hisayoshi Okamura, Shinji Saitoh, Osuke Iwata

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