Detecting changes in retinal function: Analysis with Non-Stationary Weibull Error Regression and Spatial enhancement (ANSWERS). by Haogang Zhu, Richard A Russell, Luke J Saunders, Stefano Ceccon, David F Garway-Heath, David P Crabb

“…Furthermore, the spatial correlation utilised in ANSWERS was shown to improve the ability to detect deterioration, compared to equivalent models without spatial correlation, especially in short follow-up series. ANSWERS is a new efficient method for detecting changes in retinal function. …”
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Machine learning predicts improvement of functional outcomes in spinal cord injury patients after inpatient rehabilitation by Mohammad Rasoolinejad, Irene Say, Peter B. Wu, Xinran Liu, Yan Zhou, Yan Zhou, Nathan Zhang, Emily R. Rosario, Daniel C. Lu, Daniel C. Lu, Daniel C. Lu

“…The ability to accurately predict functional outcomes for SCI patients is essential for optimizing rehabilitation strategies, guiding patient and family decision making, and improving patient care.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 589 SCI patients admitted to a single acute rehabilitation facility and used the dataset to train advanced machine learning algorithms to predict patients' rehabilitation outcomes. …”
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Polymer-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeted Quercetin Delivery: A Potential Strategy for Colon Cancer Treatment by Júlia Borges de Macedo, Julia Narayana Schoroeder Bueno, Carla Cristine Kanunfre, José Ricardo de Arruda Miranda, Andris Figueiroa Bakuzis, Priscileila Colerato Ferrari

“…<b>Methods</b>: After FA-CS synthesis and 3² factorial design, polymer-functionalized MNPs were produced for quercetin loading, characterized, and evaluated by drug dissolution and cytotoxicity assay. …”
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Cardiorespiratory responses and specificity of effectiveperformance in dance and pairsof dancers by Igor Soronovych, Andrii Diachenko, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Lesia Korobeinikova, Vladimir Raximov

“…The aim of the study: to identify the model characteristics of the functional reserve of elite dancers taking into account cardio-respiratory reactions. …”
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Optimization and Simulation of Flat Area Sites Based on Probability Matching and Transfer Intensity Using Remote Sensing Precipitation by Chen Yu, Huaiyong Shao, Xingchuan Yang, Gang Liu, Qi Xin, Jiaming Gu

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The Relationship between Executive Functions and Postural Control in Children with Mild Intellectual Disability and Comparison with Typically Developing Peers by Elaheh Azadian, Makwan Jabar Ali

“…Objective Children with intellectual disability (ID) experience significant impairments in both cognitive and motor functions, which impact their balance and postural control. …”
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Approximate Solution of Mixed Problem for Telegrapher Equation with Homogeneous Boundary Conditions of First Kind Using Special Functions by P. G. Lasy, I. N. Meleshko

“…The solution of the latter can be found by dividing the variables in the form of a series of trigonometric functions of a line point with time-dependent coefficients. …”
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SOLVING ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS WITH THE SWARM INTELLIGENCE METHODS by A. V. Panteleev, M. D. Evdokimova

“…The purpose of each task is to minimize the cost and weight of the construction. The object functions in optimization practical problem are nonlinear functions with a lot of variables and a complex layer surface indentations. …”
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Exploration design for Q-learning-based adaptive linear quadratic optimal regulators under stochastic disturbances by Vina Putri Virgiani, Shiro Masuda

“…Q-learning optimizes the state-action policy by estimating the Q-function iteratively. This study proposes exploration signal design for the bias-free Q-learning algorithm that modifies the recursively defined Q-function by adding a disturbance-influenced term and utilizes an Instrumental Variable (IV) technique to resolve the bias-error issue. …”
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Development of objective test functions for modeling and sensitivity analysis of the mechanical behaviour of aluminum-agro-marine waste composites by Obinna Onyebuchi Barah, Stephen Ndubuisi Nnamchi, Milon Dennison Selvam, Mustafah Muhamad Mundu, Abubakar Abdulkarim

“…Composite samples were prepared according to ASTM standards for tensile, compressive, flexural, wear, and fatigue tests. Objective Test Functions (OTFs) were derived using physical modeling and sensitivity analysis to filter impactful variables. …”
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Optimization algorithms for multivariate sampling reduction using spatial-temporal data by Tamara Cantú Maltauro, Luciana Pagliosa Carvalho Guedes, Miguel Angel Uribe-Opazo

“…ABSTRACT Knowing and defining the spatial and temporal variability of soil chemical properties becomes important for soil management. …”
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Impact of a Multidisciplinary Functional Recovery Program on Post-Lung Transplant Outcomes: A One-Year Follow-Up by Diana-Lidia Tache-Codreanu, Iuliana David, Dan Corneliu Blendea, Ana-Maria Tache-Codreanu, Maria-Veronica Morcov, Andrei Tache-Codreanu, Corina Sporea

“…Lung transplantation (LT) is a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage respiratory diseases. Functional recovery post-LT is influenced by multiple factors, including graft integration, physical rehabilitation, and individual variability. …”
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Exploring undue advantage of differential item functioning in high-stakes assessments: Implications on sustainable development goal 4 by Oluwaseyi Aina Gbolade Opesemowo

“…In ensuring equity of measurement between subgroups at the item level, Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analysis is essential. However, discounting DIF affects validity, thereby making Sustainable Development goal 4 (SDG4) challenging to attain. …”
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The quartic anharmonic oscillator – an oscillator-basis expansion approach. II. Study of the wave functions and acceleration of the expansions convergence by V. A. Babenko, A. V. Nesterov

“…This improved method drastically accelerates the convergence of expansions across the entire range of the coupling constant variation, thereby substantially increasing the efficiency of the applied method by allowing calculations with a very small number of expansion basis functions N ≲ 10. …”
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Psychometric evaluation and derivation of the Kannada version of the modified (29-item model) Indian Vision Function Assessment Questionnaire by Soujanya Kaup, Jyoshma Dsouza, Siddharudha Shivalli, Sheetal Savur, Vidya Hegde

“…Background/Aims: India’s linguistic and cultural diversity necessitates a region-specific validated Visual Functioning Questionnaire. The objective of this study was to translate the Indian Vision Function Questionnaire-33 (IND-VFQ-33) into the Kannada language and test its psychometric properties, underlying factor structure, and model fit. …”
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Optimization of Solid-State Fermentation Process for Dietary Fiber in Flaxseed Meal and Analysis of Its Microstructure and Functional Properties by Chunpeng Hou, Yiyang Zhang, Jiaxun Chen, Jianguo Hu, Chenxian Yang, Fusheng Chen, Tingwei Zhu, Ying Xin, Xiaohui Geng

“…In this study, we used <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> K6, a dominant microbial strain, for solid-state fermentation (SSF) of FSM following preliminary screening to improve FSM utilization efficiency and enhance the soluble dietary fiber (SDF) content while modifying its functional properties. …”
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Comparative effects of arithmetic, speech, and motor dual-task walking on gait in stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study by Xueyi Zhang, Xueyi Zhang, Qi Wang, Qiujie Li, Qiujie Li, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Xianglin Wan, Xianglin Wan

“…This study assessed the acute effects of different types of dual tasks on gait in stroke patients during task performance, informing occupational, and physical therapists about care recommendations to prevent patients from falling and improve their balance function in daily life.MethodsA total of 19 stroke patients (52.7 ± 6.9 years old) performed the walking-only and dual-task walking (motor, arithmetic and speech) task test while a 3D motion capture system measured the gait parameters (the gait spatial-temporal parameters, sagittal angle of lower-limb joints, gait parameter variability and dual-task cost). …”
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Polymorphism of <i>GH/HaeIII</i> and <i>GDF9/AsplEI</i> genes, genetic variation and association of their genotypes with immune status in sheep of different breeds ranched in diffe... by A. A. Ozdemirov, A. I. Surov, E. S. Surzhikova, A. A. Khozhokov, Z. K. Gadzhiev, D. D. Evlagina, E. M. Alieva, R. A. Akaeva

“…The  purpose  of  this  research  was  to  study  the  genetic  polymorphism  of genes, the degree of genetic variability and immune status in sheep of different breeds, since genetic polymorphism is a measure of its adaptability and the hematopoietic function of blood is the basis of the life of the organism.Material and Methods. …”
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Investigating One-, Two-, and Triple-Wave Solutions via Multiple Exp-Function Method Arising in Engineering Sciences by Pengbo Wan, Jalil Manafian, Hajar Farhan Ismael, Sizar Abid Mohammed

“…The multiple Exp-function method is employed for searching the multiple soliton solutions for the new extended (3+1)-dimensional Jimbo-Miwa-like (JM) equation, the extended (2+1)-dimensional Calogero-Bogoyavlenskii-Schiff (eCBS) equation, the generalization of the (2+1)-dimensional Bogoyavlensky-Konopelchenko (BK) equation, and a variable-coefficient extension of the DJKM (vDJKM) equation, which contain one-soliton-, two-soliton-, and triple-soliton-kind solutions. …”
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Multi-Fidelity Surrogate Modeling via Hierarchical Kriging With Infinite-Width Bayesian Neural Network Correlation Function by Youwei He, Jiangshuo Cui

“…Real engineering problems, including the aerodynamic performance prediction of single axial flow compressor rotor with 31 variables, 3-stage compressor with 144 variables, and 10.5-stage compressor of 1512 variables, are established along with the collected problems to test the performance of the proposed method. …”
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