Evaluating handgrip strength and functional tests as indicators of gait speed in older females by Valentina Muollo, Samuel D’Emanuele, Laura Ghiotto, Doriana Rudi, Federico Schena, Cantor Tarperi

“…Pearson's correlation (r) was used to assess the strength of associations between HGS and functional variables, while multiple linear regression models identified determinants of GS. …”
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Role of the functional status of the autonomic nervous system in the clinical course of purulent meningitis by D. A. Zadiraka, O. V. Ryabokon

“…Research aim: to increase the autonomic dysfunction diagnostics efficiency for patients suffering from purulent meningitis in the disease dynamics based on the complex of clinical evidence and functional status of autonomic nervous system. …”
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Personalized ML-based wearable robot control improves impaired arm function by James Arnold, Prabhat Pathak, Yichu Jin, David Pont-Esteban, Connor M. McCann, Carolin Lehmacher, John P. Bonadonna, Tanguy Lewko, Katherine M. Burke, Sarah Cavanagh, Lynn Blaney, Kelly Rishe, Tazzy Cole, Sabrina Paganoni, David Lin, Conor J. Walsh

“…Abstract Portable wearable robots offer promise for assisting people with upper limb disabilities. However, movement variability between individuals and trade-offs between supportiveness and transparency complicate robot control during real-world tasks. …”
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An analysis of agricultural production efficiency of Yellow River Basin based on a three-stage DEA Malmquist model by Xiejun Cheng, Jinxin Bian, Dongmei He, Decai Tang

“…Abstract Agriculture functions as the cornerstone of national development, and the Yellow River Basin (YRB) plays a crucial role in China’s economy. …”
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Efficient Explainable Models for Alzheimer’s Disease Classification with Feature Selection and Data Balancing Approach Using Ensemble Learning by Yogita Dubey, Aditya Bhongade, Prachi Palsodkar, Punit Fulzele

“…Clinical data, including a range of cognitive, functional, and demographic variables, play a crucial role in Alzheimer’s disease classification. …”
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Velocity-Based Curve Differential Repeated Sprinting Training: A Novel Approach to Shape Physical Performance in Young Basketball Players by Jorge Arede, Jack Wells, Mark Williams, Franc Garcia, Wolfgang Schöllhorn

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Evaluating the efficiency of emergency operation centers during pandemics: a cross-sectional study with operational managers in Iran by Majid Sartipi, Majid Sartipi, Asiye Aminafshar, Asiye Aminafshar, Abdolrazzagh Pakzad, Mohammadreza Shafiei, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Asghar Tavan

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RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF TEMPERATE SILK COCOONS IN NORTH-WESTERN HIMALAYAN REGION OF KASHMIR VALLEY, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA by Ruyida MUSHTAQ, Tariq Ahmed RAJA, Abida FAYAZ, Harmeet SINGH, Pervez AHMED, Mushtaq Rasool MIR, Rajesh YADAV

“…As the total of calculated coefficients of significant variables was found to be more than unity, (1.32).MVP indicates that there is still scope to invest in the study's elements in order to attain the best resource combination and profit maximisation. …”
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Modeling TEC Irregularities in the Arctic Ionosphere Using Empirical Orthogonal Function Method by Yaqi Jin, Wojciech J. Miloch, Daria Kotova, Knut Stanley Jacobsen, Đorđe Stevanović, Lasse B. N. Clausen, Nicholas Ssessanga, Federico DaDalt

“…To develop a climatological model, the ROTI maps are decomposed into base functions and coefficients using the empirical orthogonal function (EOF) method. …”
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Assessment of the functioning of the photosynthetic apparatus of Olea europaea L. under freezing temperatures by Sergei Yu. Tsiupka, Valentina A. Tsiupka, Ilya V. Bulavin

“…At a low gradient of temperature exposure (-7... - 10°C), leaf tissues of the European selection varieties ‘Coreggiolo’, ‘Ascolano’, ‘Leccino’ and ‘Razzo’ were damaged: electrical conductivity reached 15%, chlorophyll stability index decreased, variable fluorescence and photosynthetic activity coefficients decreased, uncontrolled photon quenching was significantly higher than the effective photochemical quantum yield and non-photochemical quenching. …”
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A multimodal functional structure-based graph neural network for fatigue detection by Dongrui Gao, Zhihong Zhou, Zongyao Peng, Haokai Zhang, Shihong Liu, Manqing Wang, Hongli Chang

“…Recent studies have attempted to enhance detection performance through multimodal information fusion, yet they largely overlook the impact of functional connectivity among multimodal signals. To address this limitation, we propose a novel multimodal fatigue classification framework integrating electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. …”
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An examination of the reliability of seed-to-seed resting state functional connectivity in tinnitus patients by Sara A. Schmidt, Somayeh Shahsavarani, Rafay A. Khan, Yihsin Tai, Elsa C. Granato, Caterina M. Willson, Pedro Ramos, Paul Sherman, Carlos Esquivel, Bradley P. Sutton, Fatima T. Husain

“…Resting state functional connectivity (RS-FC) studies of tinnitus over the years have produced inconsistent results. …”
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Regularized regression outperforms trees for predicting cognitive function in the Health and Retirement Study by Kyle Masato Ishikawa, Deborah Taira, Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula, Matthew Uechi, James Davis, Eunjung Lim

“…Model performance was evaluated using RMSE and R2 and interpretability was assessed via coefficients, variable importance, and decision trees. …”
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Brain functional connectivity analysis of fMRI-based Alzheimer's disease data by Maitha S. Alarjani, Badar A. Almarri

“…The core of this framework discovers and analyzes functional connectivity among regions of interest (ROIs) of a human brain. …”
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PUMP GROUP AUTOMATIC CONTROL FOR REDUCING ITS ENERGY CONSUMPTION by G. N. Zdor, A. V. Sinitsyn, O. A. Avrutin

“…The paper presents results of the study of the instantaneous efficiency changes of booster pumping stations under the conditions of variable water consumption. …”
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Consumptive Water Use and Efficiency of Irrigated U.S. Corn: Learning From Hundreds of Site‐Management‐Year Observations by Meetpal S. Kukal

“…With the largest water footprint, irrigated corn production in the U.S. must be assessed for its ETc and water use efficiency (WUE) at a scale meaningful for producers and water managers. …”
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Association between various blood glucose variability-related indicators during early ICU admission and 28-day mortality in non-diabetic patients with sepsis by Jingyan Zhou, Zhiheng Chen, Hao-Neng Huang, Chun-Quan Ou, Xin Li

“…The dose-response relationship between BG variability-related indexes and mortality was explored using multivariate logistic regression with restricted cubic spline (RCS) function. …”
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Comparison of Blood Pressure Variability between 24 h Ambulatory Monitoring and Office Blood Pressure in Diabetics and Nondiabetic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ana Lídia Rouxinol-Dias, Marta Lisandra Gonçalves, Diogo Ramalho, Jose Silva, Loide Barbosa, Jorge Polónia

“…We found that diabetes is associated with higher variability of daytime BP than nondiabetics along with worse damage of vascular and renal function. …”
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ESTIMATING AND ANALYZING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE IMPORTS OF STRATEGIC CROPS IN SOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD (1980-2010) by Kays Ghazal, Mohammad Subhi Al-Mashhadani

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Effects of Pretreatments in Convective Dehydration of Rosehip (Rosa eglanteria) by Alejandra Mabellini, Elizabeth Ohaco, Carlos Alberto Márquez, Antonio De Michelis, Jorge Enrique Lozano

“…The aim of this work was to experimentally determine drying curves for thin layer and bed drying of rosehip fruits, with and without pretreatments, to reduce processing times as a function of drying air operating variables, to propose dehydration kinetics of fruits and to determine its kinetic parameters for further use within drying simulation software. …”
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