Benchmarking reinforcement learning and accurate modeling of ground source heat pump systems: Intelligent strategy using spiking recurrent neural network combined with spider WASP... by Sana Qaiyum, Kashif Irshad, Mohamed E. Zayed, Salem Algarni, Talal Alqahtani, Asif Irshad Khan

“…Furthermore, the proposed SWO-SRNN was trained using the selected features to predict the ground temperature and Coefficient of Performance (COP), which enables to make appropriate actions to optimize the functioning of GSHP. Finally, statistical analysis was used to evaluate the robustness of the developed SWO-SRNN models. …”
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Sleep Disorders and Reproductive Health: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Potential Interventions by Magdalena Rosa-Bończak Rosa, Patrycja Marta, Filip Maciej Huzarski, Klaudia Anna Pawełek, Gabriela Monika Ferfecka, Agata Ossolińska, Natalia Morawiecka, Lucyna Stolarska, Oliver Carlton, Weronika Kłosowicz

“…Materials and Methods This article is based on an analysis of scientific literature concerning the impact of sleep disturbances on reproductive health, utilizing data from databases such as PubMed, Frontiers, and Google Scholar. …”
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Small and medium-sized enterprises dynamic capabilities and competitive advantage: The mediating effect of digitalization by Murry Harmawan Saputra, Mohamad Nur Utomo, Kasmad Ariansyah, Yanuar Farida Wismayanti, Rahmat Husein Andri Ansyah, Koeswinarno, Suradi

“…Research Design & Methods: We utilized a survey method for the collection of primary data. The respondents were SME founders in the provinces of Central Java and North Kalimantan, Indonesia, with a minimum of one year of business engagement. …”
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Machine learning for classification of pediatric bipolar disorder with and without psychotic symptoms based on thalamic subregional structural volume by Weijia Gao, Kejing Zhang, Qing Jiao, Linyan Su, Dong Cui, Shaojia Lu, Rongwang Yang

“…Abstract Background The thalamus plays a crucial role in sensory processing, emotional regulation, and cognitive functions, and its dysregulation may be implicated in psychosis. …”
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Patients with post-COVID-19 condition show minor blood transcriptomic changes, with altered erythrocyte gene expression in a male subgroup by Piia Karisola, Mari Kanerva, Mari Kanerva, Aki Vuokko, Helena Liira, Shuyuan Wang, Kirsi Kvarnström, Mikko Varonen, Hille Suojalehto, Harri Alenius, Harri Alenius

“…The results were compared to 63 healthy controls (Ctrl) without known SARS-CoV-2 infection. Clinical data included patient assessments, laboratory results, comorbidities, and questionnaires on quality of life and functioning. …”
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Preferences of people with type 2 diabetes for telemedical lifestyle programmes in Germany: protocol of a discrete choice experiment by Veronika Gontscharuk, Andrea Icks, Michael Roden, Markus Vomhof, Sandra Grobosch, Jana Sommer, Jan Dyczmons

“…This study aims to examine the preferences of people with T2DM with respect to telemedical lifestyle programmes, to analyse whether these preferences predict programme success and to explore the changes that may occur during a telemedical lifestyle intervention.Methods and analysis We outline the protocol of the development and assessment of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to examine patient preferences in a telemedical lifestyle programme with regard to the functions of the online portal, communication, responsibilities, group activities and time requirements. …”
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Effect of improving food security on parenting practices and caregiver–adolescent relationships: qualitative findings of an income-generating agricultural intervention in rural Ken... by Maricianah A. Onono, Lila Sheira, Edward A. Frongilio, Gladys Odhiambo, Pauline Wekesa, Amy Conroy, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Craig R. Cohen, Sheri D. Weiser

“…Method We conducted semi-structured, individual interviews with 62 caregiver–adolescent dyads who were participants in the adolescent Shamba Maisha (NCT03741634), a sub-study of adolescent girls and caregivers with a household member participating in the Shamba Maisha agricultural and finance intervention trial (NCT01548599). Data were analysed following the principles of thematic analysis. …”
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The Problem of the Reliability of Bending Models for Composite Plates of Medium Thickness by Shvabyuk V. I., Rotko S. V., Ribeiro L. F., Kuts N. H., Zakharchuk V. I., Shvabyuk V. V.

“…An analysis of the obtained results is provided.…”
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PolyA polymorphisms in 3' flanking region of pig neuronal protein 3.1 gene and their relationships with meat traits by Yang Yun, Zeng Yongqing, Zhang Zhe, Xu Zhenggang, Chen Wei, Fang Guofeng, Wang Shoudong

“…The P311 is extensively distributed in the nervous and muscular systems and had the functions in myofibroblast differentiation and alveolar generation processes. …”
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INHBA+ macrophages and Pro-inflammatory CAFs are associated with distinctive immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in submucous Fibrosis-Derived oral squamous cell carcinoma by Simin Zhao, Yu Zhang, Xiaoqin Meng, Ye Wang, Yahui Li, Hao Li, Xingyu Zhao, Pishan Yang, Shaopeng Liu, Chengzhe Yang

“…INHBA+Mac possessed strongest immune-suppressive functions, evidenced by highest immune checkpoint scores, lowest MHC scores and highest expression of SPP1 among macrophages. …”
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Intestinal barrier damage contributes to a higher prevalence of frailty in aging people living with HIV: a retrospective case control study in a Chinese cohort by Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Jing Ouyang, Jiangyu Yan, Yanqiu Lu, Vijay Harypursat, Hao Wu, Yaokai Chen

“…We collected and curated data concerning socio-demographic variables, psychological states and social functioning, and clinical information associated with the identification of biomarkers of intestinal barrier damage, microbial translocation, and levels of inflammatory cytokines of participants.ResultsThe case group had significantly higher levels of Reg-3α (p=0.042) and I-FABP (p=0.045) compared to the control group. …”
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Integrating artificial intelligence in community-based diabetes care programmes: enhancing inclusiveness, diversity, equity and accessibility a realist review protocol by Valeria E Rac, Joanna Bielecki, Samah Hassan, Sarah Ibrahim, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Suja Mathew, Ryan Hooey, James Marshall Bowen

“…A two-stage screening process will identify eligible studies, and data extraction will use a developed tool. Synthesis will employ realist logic, analysing relationships between contexts (eg, organisational capacity), mechanisms (eg, AI functionalities) and outcomes (eg, reduced disparities).Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required for conducting this realist review. …”
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Evaluating the delivery of Problem Management Plus in primary care settings in rural Rwanda: a study protocol using a pragmatic randomised hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementatio... by Christian Rusangwa, Fredrick Kateera, Stephanie L Smith, Beatha Nyirandagijimana, Janvier Hakizimana, Roger P Levy, Robert Bienvenu, Anathalie Uwamwezi, Octavien Hakizimfura, Eugenie Uwimana, Priya Kundu, Egide Mpanumusingo, Alphonse Nshimyiryo, Hildegarde Mukasakindi, Giuseppe Raviola

“…To study the clinical effectiveness of PM+, we will use a pragmatic, randomised multiple baseline design to determine whether participants experience improvement in depression symptoms (measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and functioning (measured by the WHO-Disability Assessment Scale Brief 2.0) after receiving PM+. …”
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Strong Ground Motion during the 8 September 2021 (Mw7.0) Acapulco Earthquake: Rupture Directivity and its Effect on Simulated Motions in Mexico City from Postulated Mw 7.5 – 8.0 Ea... by Danny Arroyo, Shri K Singh, Mario Ordaz, Arturo Iglesias

“…This is consistent with the reported rupture directivity towards NE inferred from the slip distribution on the fault obtained from the inversion of local strong motion data. Using recordings of the 2021 earthquake and five other Guerrero thrust events (5.8 ≤ Mw ≤ 7.3) at CU as empirical Green´s functions (EGFs), we simulate ground motions for postulated Mw 7.5, 7.7, and 8.0 earthquakes in the Guerrero seismic gap. …”
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Classification of management tools in small business organizations for developing a sales funnel by E. R. Tolstova, L. V. Silakova

“…The classification of programs and services that will automate the company’s sales funnel, taking into account the price of the product and its functionality, the combination of which will be optimal for small businesses, is proposed. …”
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Transparent reporting items for simulation studies evaluating statistical methods: Foundations for reproducibility and reliability by Coralie Williams, Yefeng Yang, Malgorzata Lagisz, Kyle Morrison, Lorenzo Ricolfi, David I. Warton, Shinichi Nakagawa

“…Abstract Simulation studies are essential tools to assess statistical methods. Functioning as controlled experiments, simulations generate data from known underlying processes. …”
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Risk Factors for Early Post-transplant Weight Changes Among Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Recipients and Impact on Outcomes by Sandesh Parajuli, MD, Riccardo Tamburrini, MD, PhD, Fahad Aziz, MD, Ban Dodin, BS, MPhil, Brad C. Astor, PhD, Didier Mandelbrot, MD, Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, Jon Odorico, MD

“…We included all SPK recipients with both allografts functioning for at least 6 mo post-transplant and categorized them based on the weight changes from baseline to 6 mo post-transplant. …”
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Enhancing neurological disease diagnostics: fusion of deep transfer learning with optimization algorithm for acute brain stroke prediction using facial images by Fadwa Alrowais, Mohammed Alqahtani, Jahangir Khan, Achraf Ben Miled, Da’ad Albalawneh, Abdulwhab Alkharashi, Samah Al Zanin, Radwa Marzouk

“…It contains a nervous illness, which can result from haemorrhage or ischemia of the brain veins, and regular mains to assorted motor and cognitive damages that cooperate with functionality. Screening for stroke comprises physical examination, history taking, and valuation of risk features like age or certain cardiovascular illnesses. …”
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Maintaining operability at a high personal cost – a mixed method study on maternal healthcare workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic by Magnus Akerstrom, Anna Wessberg, Emina Hadžibajramović, Sofie Graner, Ylva Carlsson, Ola Andersson, Maria Jonsson, Elin Naurin, Malin Veje, Verena Sengpiel, Karolina Linden

“…Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic forced leaders and employees in health care services to take difficult decisions to manage risks associated with employee health and the organizations’ functioning. This study aims to identify the changes in employee working routines, job demands, and job resources within Swedish maternal healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these changes affected workload and health. …”
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An Integrated Approach Utilizing Single-Cell and Bulk RNA-Sequencing for the Identification of a Mitophagy-Associated Genes Signature: Implications for Prognostication and Therapeu... by Yuke Zhang, Li Ding, Zhijin Zhang, Liliang Shen, Yadong Guo, Wentao Zhang, Yang Yu, Zhuoran Gu, Ji Liu, Aimaitiaji Kadier, Jiang Geng, Shiyu Mao, Xudong Yao

“…Furthermore, the cellular functions of the genes of interest were verified in vitro. …”
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