Case Report: Design of a University of the District of Columbia (UDC) intrepid dynamic exoskeletal orthosis by Ji Chen, J’niya Butler, Mawussi Nzonou, Lara Thompson

“…Users have reported functional limitations due to structural and material rigidity. …”
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Design of a fuzzy controller via fuzzy Lyapunov synthesis for the stabilization of an inertial wheel pendulum by Nohe R. Cazarez-Castro, Luis T. Aguilar, Selene L. Cardenas-Maciel, Carlos A. Goribar-Jiménez, Mauricio Odreman-Vera

“…The fuzzy rule base are designed following the fuzzy Lyapunov synthesis, which guarantee the local asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system, by using a Lyapunov function whose time-derivative is negative semidefinite, while the use of heuristics is minimized in the design process. …”
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Analysis of the participation of a university hospital in a national program for breast reconstruction by Aleksandra Markovic, Salustiano Gomes de Pinho Pessoa

“…Conclusions: In this study, a high degree of satisfaction was verified by the operated patients, and good results were obtained with few functional complications. Thus, we conclude that the Task Force of breast reconstruction after mastectomy is a viable alternative in terms of public health.…”
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SEGMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC PLANOGRAMS BY MEANS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE by V.V. Mikhailishin

“…During the calculation of clinical and functional parameters during the study, one of the stages is to identify points lying on the border of the foot's contact zone with the support surface. …”

Falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits, harms, and patient values and preferences by Jennifer Pillay, Lindsay A. Gaudet, Sabrina Saba, Ben Vandermeer, Ashiqur Rahman Ashiq, Aireen Wingert, Lisa Hartling

“…We did not limit eligibility by participant fall history. The task force rated several outcomes, decided on their eligibility, and provided input on the effect thresholds to apply for each outcome (fallers, falls, injurious fallers, fractures, hip fractures, functional status, health-related quality of life, long-term care admissions, adverse effects, serious adverse effects). …”
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Creating glycoside diversity through stereoselective carboboration of glycals by Zhenpeng Shen, Yue Yu, Dong Wu, Zhisen Wei, Weiyu Kong, Yangyang Li, Guoyin Yin

“…This method demonstrates a broad substrate scope and tolerates various functional groups and complex natural or drug molecular architectures. …”
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Effectiveness of canine‐assisted surveillance and human searches for early detection of invasive spotted lanternfly by Angela K. Fuller, Ben C. Augustine, Eric H. Clifton, Ann E. Hajek, Arden Blumenthal, Josh Beese, Aimee Hurt, Carrie J. Brown‐Lima

“…We modeled transect‐level occupancy of SLF as a function of infestation level, habitat type, topographic position index, and distance to forests. …”
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Low frequency (0.5Hz) rTMS over the right (non-dominant) motor cortex does not affect ipsilateral hand performance in healthy humans A inibição do córtex motor não-dominante por me... by Fernanda Weiler, Pedro Brandão, Jairo de Barros-Filho, Carlos Enrique Uribe, Valdir Filgueiras Pessoa, Joaquim Pereira Brasil-Neto

“…Reduction of excitability of the dominant primary motor cortex (M1) improves ipsilateral hand function in healthy subjects. In analogy, inhibition of non-dominant M1 should also improve ipsilateral performance. …”
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Calculation of Neutron Kinetics Parameters of Pebble-bed HGTR Based on PANGU Code by FU Bin, ZHANG Weijian, WEN Yutong, WEI Chunlin, SHE Ding

“…This method utilizes the adjoint neutron flux as the weighting function, which is determined from the adjoint neutron transport equation. …”
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The Upregulation of L1CAM by SVHRSP Mitigates Neuron Damage, Spontaneous Seizures, and Cognitive Dysfunction in a Kainic Acid-Induced Rat Model of Epilepsy by Zhen Li, Biying Ge, Haoqi Li, Chunyao Huang, Yunhan Ji, Melitta Schachner, Shengming Yin, Sheng Li, Jie Zhao

“…Blockade of L1CAM expression diminished the neuroprotective effects of SVHRSP, suggesting a critical role for L1CAM-mediated synapse functions. This study is the first to reveal the therapeutic potential of SVHRSP in TLE via L1CAM-associated mechanisms.…”
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Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on inhibitory control in first-episode schizophrenia: behavioral and neural mechanisms by Sihang Yu, Shuai Wang, Hang Sun

“…Inhibitory control was assessed using the dual-choice oddball task, and task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was employed to examine neural activity. …”
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Shared and distinct neural signatures of feature and spatial attention by Anmin Yang, Jinhua Tian, Wenbo Wang, Liqin Zhou, Ke Zhou

“…Both FAS and SAS showed cross-task predictive capabilities, though inter-task prediction was weaker than intra-task prediction, suggesting both shared and distinct mechanisms. …”
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Investigation of Opto‐magnetic Memory Effects in Antiferromagnetic CuMnAs Using Ultrafast Heat Dynamics and Quench Switching by Jan Zubáč, Miloslav Surýnek, Kamil Olejník, Andrej Farkaš, Filip Krizek, Lukáš Nádvorník, Peter Kubaščík, Zdeněk Kašpar, František Trojánek, Richard P. Campion, Vít Novák, Petr Němec, Tomáš Jungwirth

“…Abstract Solving complex tasks in a modern information‐driven society requires novel materials and concepts for energy‐efficient hardware. …”
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Neuromorphic devices assisted by machine learning algorithms by Ziwei Huo, Qijun Sun, Jinran Yu, Yichen Wei, Yifei Wang, Jeong Ho Cho, Zhong Lin Wang

“…To some extent, ANN reflects several basic functions of the human brain and can be efficiently integrated into neuromorphic devices to perform neuromorphic computations. …”
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Distinct neural representational geometries of numerosity in early visual and association regions across visual streams by Alireza Karami, Elisa Castaldi, Evelyn Eger, Manuela Piazza

“…We conducted a whole-brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study with thirty-one adults performing a numerosity estimation task on visual sets varying in number, item size, total item area, field area, and density, ensuring tight stimulus control. …”
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Stochastic Up-Scaling of Discrete Fine-Scale Models Using Bayesian Updating by Muhammad Sadiq Sarfaraz, Bojana V. Rosić, Hermann G. Matthies

“…., the predictions of the coarse-scale model and measurements from the fine-scale model) of communication between them. This task is realized computationally using a generalized version of the Kalman filter, employing a functional approximation of the involved parameters. …”
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Principles of surgical treatment of recurrent hiatal hernias (review of literature) by G. T. Bechvaya, D. I. Vasilevsky, A. M. Ahmatov, V. V. Kovalik

“…The disadvantage of both methods is the occurring functional impairment. An alternative approach is the formation of a fundoplication wrap in the chest with the closure of the esophageal opening only with its own tissues. …”
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‘Social policy by other means?’ land reform, gender and welfare in Zimbabwe by Newman Tekwa, Jimi O. Adesina

“…The ‘social policy by other means’ literature, from the viewpoint of mainstream comparative welfare state research, frames land and agrarian reform as a ‘functional equivalent’ of and an ‘unconventional’ form of social policy. …”
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Investigation of epilepsy-related genes in a Drosophila model by Xiaochong Qu, Xiaodan Lai, Mingfeng He, Jinyuan Zhang, Binbin Xiang, Chuqiao Liu, Ruina Huang, Yiwu Shi, Jingda Qiao

“…Here, we systematically summarize the advantageous techniques of the Drosophila model used to investigate epilepsy genes, including genetic tools for manipulating target gene expression, ethological assays for seizure-like behaviors, electrophysiological techniques, and functional imaging for recording neural activity. We then introduce several typical strategies for identifying epilepsy genes and provide new insights into gene‒gene interactions in epilepsy with polygenic causes. …”
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Feedback from an avatar facilitates risk-taking by modulating the amygdala response to feedback uncertainty. by Toshiko Tanaka, Masahiko Haruno

“…To address this gap and uncover the biological mechanisms involved, we conducted behavioral (n = 28) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) (n = 51) experiments using a simple gambling task. …”
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