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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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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Cross-Modal Hashing Retrieval Based on Density Clustering by Xiaojun Qi, Xianhua Zeng, Hongmei Tang

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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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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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Internal Benchmarking of Thermal Power Plants оf Electric Power Systems by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, Y. Z. Farzaliyev, U. K. Ashurova

“…A necessary condition for the feasibility of using these or those integral indicators is their functional and statistical independence. The results of the studies performed using the simulation method made it possible to establish that the smallest correlation occurs between the integral indicator calculated as the arithmetic mean of random variables and the integral indicator calculated as the coefficient of variation of the same random variables. …”
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Evaluating the effects of urban development on the ecological carrying capacity of Isfahan city based on the system dynamics approach by Zahra Dehghan Manshadi, Parastoo Parivar

“…In order to validate the model, the historical trend and simulation of two variables of urban population and the number of industries have been compared using the coefficient of determination.Results and discussion: The pressure factors on the urban carrying capacity were detected and analyzed by assessing key variables in the system, such as water sustainability (WSI) and air quality, as well as changes in the landscape structure of Isfahan using landscape metrics. …”
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Exposure-response functions of the correlated environmental exposures green space, noise, and air pollution for quantifying mortality burden in health impact assessment by Xuan Chen, Ulrike Gehring, Georgia M.C. Dyer, Kees de Hoogh, Sasha Khomenko, Haneen Khreis, Natalie Mueller, Roel Vermeulen, Harry Williams, Belen Zapata-Diomedi, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Gerard Hoek

“…The studies show substantial variability in exposure levels and correlations between exposures. …”
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Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in chronic kidney disease: a study of kidney biopsy cases by Hideaki Kuno, Go Kanzaki, Rina Oba, Takaya Sasaki, Kotaro Haruhara, Kentaro Koike, Nobuo Tsuboi, Takashi Yokoo

“…Abstract Background The interplay between cardiac and kidney functions is mediated by the autonomic nervous system. …”
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Spatiotemporal Change Analysis and Multi-Scenario Modeling of Ecosystem Service Values: A Case Study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration, China by Jing Duan, Pu Shi, Yuanyuan Yang, Dongyan Wang

“…Next, the changes to ESV under various scenarios were investigated through the equivalent coefficient method. In order to make more targeted recommendations for regional development, the study also used hotspot analyses to explore the impacts of LUCs on ESV. …”
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MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION DESIGN FOR CUTTING MECHANISM OF ROADHEADER BASED ON IMPROVED GENETIC ALGORITHM by MAO Jun, PAN DeWen, XIE Miao, ZHENG GuangHui

“…The comprehensive performance of cutting mechanism of roadheader is decided by cutting dust,quantity of pick consumption,specific density consumption,load fluctuation and production efficiency. This paper takes motion parameters and structure parameters of cutting mechanism for design variables and optimizes multi-objective function of comprehensive performance of cutting mechanism based on the improved genetic algorithm. …”
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Exploring the potentials of mango-orange leaf extract as an inhibitor on carbon steel in an acidic medium: Optimization, kinetics, and thermodynamics by Elijah Emeteveke Aghogho, Prosper Eguono Ovuoraye, Innocent Oseribho Oboh, Oluwafemi Osarhiemen Olayebi

“…The effects of optimized variables on corrosion inhibition were examined. The result confirmed optimum inhibition efficiency of 96 % corresponding to MOEx concentration, temperature, and time of 450 ppm, 30 0C, and 3 h recorded at an optimum acid concentration of 1.3 M of H2SO4. …”
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Novel active-feedback device improves sleep quality in insomnia disorder: a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Antonia Ypsilanti, Maan van de Werken, Anna Robson, Petra Examilioti, Lambros Lazuras, Lambros Lazuras

“…ObjectivesInsomnia disorder is a public health challenge associated with impaired cognitive functioning, reduced quality of life, and adverse mental health outcomes. …”
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Different whole body HIIT protocols do not promote different muscle thickness and functional adaptations among healthy physically active subjects by Alexandre L. Evangelista, Júlio B. B. de Camargo, Roberta L. Rica, Luiz Carlos Carnevali Júnior, Gregg S. Mallett, Valentina Bullo, Marco Bergamin, Stefano Gobbo, Danilo S. Bocalini

“…Morphological (ultrasound-derived muscle thickness of the vastus lateralis [MTVL]) and general fitness (muscle endurance and maximal oxygen consumption) assessments were performed at pre- and post-intervention moments.ResultsBoth training protocols elicited significant improvements in all dependent variables (p < 0.05), with no significant between-group differences.ConclusionRegardless of the training configuration, both WB-HIIT programs serve as time-efficient strategies to induce changes in muscle thickness of the vastus lateralis and functional adaptations in healthy, physically active young individuals.…”
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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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Influence of heavy oil components and optimal magnetic nanocatalysts on the heavy oil upgrading by microwave-assisted by Parya Torkaman, Ramin Karimzadeh, Arezou Jafari

“…It indicates a slight loss in efficiency due to aggregation or degradation.…”
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