Sleep among Brazilian adolescents before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses by Gabriel Pereira Maciel, Ricardo de Camargo, Marcus Vinicius Veber Lopes, Bruno Nunes de Oliveira, Bruno Galdino Gonçalves da Costa, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Kelly Samara Silva

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Obstacle Avoidance of Surface Agent Formation Based on Streamline Traction at Fixed-Time by Yiping Liu, Yameng Niu, Jianqiang Zhang, Weihao Tao

“…The marine environment is highly complex and variable, featuring obstacles such as islands, buoys, and vessels. …”
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Association of the Ratio of Second to Fourth Digit Length and Phthalate Exposure With Sexual Function in Japanese Men Seeking Fertility Treatment by Kazumitsu Yamasaki, Masahiro Uchida, Yuki Mizuno, Teruaki Iwamoto, Shoko Konishi

“…One standard deviation increase of mono-methyl phthalate was negatively associated with IIEF domains A (erectile function; exponentiated coefficient, 0.95; exponentiated 95% confidence interval, CI, [0.91, 0.98]) and D (intercourse satisfaction; exponentiated coefficient, 0.91; exponentiated [0.85, 0.97]). …”
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Restoration of a functional antiviral immune response to chronic HBV infection by reducing viral antigen load: if not sufficient, is it necessary? by Sisi Yang, Wanjia Zeng, Jiming Zhang, Fengmin Lu, Jinhong Chang, Ju-Tao Guo

“…Although it is clear that removal of antigen stimulation alone is not sufficient to induce the functional recovery of exhausted T and B cells, accumulating evidence suggests that the reduction of viral antigen load appears to facilitate the therapeutic activation of functional antiviral immunity in chronic HBV carriers. …”
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A Modified Kalman Filter Based on Radial Basis Function Neural Networks for the Improvement of Numerical Weather Prediction Models by Athanasios Donas, George Galanis, Ioannis Pytharoulis, Ioannis Th. Famelis

“…This study introduces a novel enhancement to the Kalman filter algorithm by integrating it with Radial Basis Function neural networks to improve numerical weather prediction models. …”
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Joint Transmit-receive Beam Design of FDA-MIMO Dual-function Radar-communication Systems for Radio-frequency Stealth by Haozheng WU, Chenguang SHI, Jianjiang ZHOU

“…Efficient Radio-Frequency (RF) stealth is crucial for Dual-Function Radar-Communication (DFRC) systems that detect radar stealth and con vert communication transmission. …”
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Features of minimizing total electrical losses in high-voltage electromechanical systems for stationary industrial fan installations by A.V. Synetskyi, I.M. Kotsur

“…The target function, initially dependent on three variables, has been transformed into a function of a single variable. …”
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Task-based functional connectivity in infants after exposure to regular white noise during natural sleep measured by fNIRS by Kanghui Li, Yong Zhang, Zhaohui Wang

“…Different individual infants show different changes in brain functional connectivity after receiving the same stimulus. …”
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Efficient cooling capability in microchannel heat sink reinforced with Y-shaped fins: Based on artificial neural network, genetic algorithm, Pareto front, and numerical simulation by Xiang Ma, Ali Basem, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Rebwar Nasir Dara, Ahmad Almadhor, Amira K. Hajri, Raymond Ghandour, Barno Abdullaeva, H. Elhosiny Ali, Samah G. Babiker

“…Microchannel heat sinks play a vital role in modern technology due to the increasing demand for efficient thermal management in compact electronic devices. …”
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Stochastic Fracture Analysis Using Scaled Boundary Finite Element Methods Accelerated by Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Radial Basis Functions by Xiaowei Shen, Haowen Hu, Zhongwang Wang, Xiuyun Chen, Chengbin Du

“…The adoption of POD and RBF significantly reduces the model order and increases computation efficiency, while maintaining the versatility and accuracy of MCs. …”
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Optimal Dynamics Control in Trajectory Tracking of Industrial Robots Based on Adaptive Gaussian Pseudo-Spectral Algorithm by Jing Zhang, Xiaokai Zhu, Te Chen, Guowei Dou

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A fuzzy-optimized multi-level random forest (FOMRF) model for the classification of the impact of technostress by Gabriel James, Ifeoma, David, John, Samuel, Enefiok, Imeh Umoren, Ubong Etuk, Aloysius, Anietie, Saviour, Chikodili

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Econometric predictive model for assessing the functional state of students during the examination period: a cross-sectional exploratory pilot study by I. S. Knyazhev, L. V. Karaulova, O. V. Reztsov, A. P. Spitsin

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Investigation the Inhibitory Impact of Thiosemicarbazide Derivative toward the Corrosion of Mild Steel in Acidic Media by Nafeesa J. Kadhim, Muna Sarhan Sando, Farah Saadoon Jaafar, Iman M .M. Hasan

“…The electronic properties of the HMHC molecules were obtained from density function theory (DFT) quantum chemical approach. The experimental approach and theoretical results were found to have impressive correlations. …”
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Sinusoidal regression model for assessment of mudflows dynamics by B. A. Ashabokov, A. A. Tashilova, L. A. Kesheva, N. V. Teunova

“…The article shows that the use of the sinusoidal regression function makes it possible to identify the cyclicity of time series, which will help in assessing the dynamics of mudflows taking into account long-term changes in climate variables. …”
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The Cognitive Correlates of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Predictive Role of Looming Maladaptive Style, Executive Function, Thought-Action Fusion and Metacognition by Maryam Koosheshi, Rahim Yousefi, Ladan Vaghef

“…Descriptive measures of dispersion were used to characterize the research variables, while Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were utilized for inferential statistics.   …”
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On Numerical Characteristics of а Simplex and their Estimates by M. V. Nevskii, A. Yu. Ukhalov

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Impacts of oral health on life quality metrics: correlations with job function, psychological well-being, self-perception, and dietary behavior by Mohammad Helmi

“…IntroductionThis study evaluates the impact of oral health issues on critical areas of daily functioning, including job performance, psychological well-being, self-rated oral health, and dietary habits.MethodsUtilizing NHANES data, the analysis applies Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and data visualization techniques (scatter plots, heatmaps, and box plots) to quantify associations between oral health variables, such as mouth aching (OHQ620), food avoidance (OHQ660), job difficulty due to mouth issues (OHQ640), and embarrassment (OHQ680).ResultsStrong correlations were found between mouth aching and job difficulty due to mouth issues, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.99, and between difficulty eating (OHQ670) and job difficulty due to mouth issues, with a coefficient of 0.98. …”
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Achieving operational synergy between different adaptive façade technologies by H. Alkhatib, N. O’Neill, B. Norton, P. Lemarchand, D.T.J. O’Sullivan

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Implementation of flexible DEA structure in the management of business processes by Šegrt Slobodan, Tomić Radoljub, Anđelković Maja

“…This paper presents some statistical tests that can be used to test hypotheses of interest for implementing new technologies and improving the efficiency, functionality and business performance of business systems or companies. …”
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