Choice of props for courtship dancing in estrildid finches by Masayo Soma, Misaki Nakatani, Nao Ota

“…Abstract Among the diverse sexual signals used by birds, the possible signaling functions of non-bodily objects during mating/courting displays remain unexplained. …”
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Strategy For Improving Employee Performance Of Sahabat Yatim Indonesia by Yunitasari Yunitasari, Sutrisno Sutrisno

“…The leadership of the SYI Yogyakarta branch can provide policies for distributing employee performance according to employee duties and functions so that employee performance can run better by the organizational structure of the SYI Yogyakarta branch.…”
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Inflation Targeting and Economic Growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): empirical modeling using ARDL approach by Brahim Bouyacoub

“…The results show that Inflation Targeting can have several functions. It is a monetary policy framework based on an appropriate institutional architecture. …”
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Le fasi del nazionalismo e il suo futuro. Ernest Gellner 1964-1997 by Jacopo Paolo Quartirolo

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Determination of Pipe Diameters for Pressurized Irrigation Systems Using Linear Programming and Artificial Neural Networks by Ezgi Kurtulmuş, Ferhat Kurtulmuş, Hayrettin Kuşçu, Bilge Arslan, Ali Osman Demir

“…Different training algorithms, transfer functions, and hidden neuron numbers were tried to determine the best ANN model for each irrigation system. …”
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Gene Network Biological Validity Based on Gene-Gene Interaction Relevance by Francisco Gómez-Vela, Norberto Díaz-Díaz

“…Finally, the ability of GeneNetVal to detect biological functionality of the network is shown.…”
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Development of parameters for an industry-specific methodology for calculating the electric energy storage system for gas industry facilities by Ivan S. Tokarev

“…A distinctive feature of the presented methodology is the ability to determine the power and energy intensity of electricity storage systems when performing several functions. The methodology was tested at a typical gas industry facility – the Yarynskaya compressor station of OOO Gazprom Transgaz Ukhta, a characteristic feature of which is an autonomous power supply system. …”
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Scattering Medium Removal Using Adaptive Masks for Scatter in the Spatial Frequency Domain by Jongpil Jeong, Min-Chul Lee

“…However, the proposed method functions regardless of the image’s depth and specific background colors. …”
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Microstructure of ultrafine graded cemented carbides with cubic rich surface by CHEN Jian, HUANG Yi-ping, ZHU Rui, ZHOU Li, DENG Xin, WU Shang-hua, LIU Bing-yao

“…The microstructure and mechanical properties of the WC‒10TiC‒0.5VC‒0.5Cr2C3‒12Co and WC‒12Co cemented carbides in the functionally graded and uniform structure were systematically investigated by sintering in nitrogen-rich atmosphere. …”
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Implementation of the checklist «Organization of the workplace of an anesthesiologist» during the training of residents in the specialty: «Anesthesiology and Resuscitation» by K. A. Tsygankov, L. V. Arsentiev, A. V. Shchegolev, A. A. Andreenko

“…At the same time, points were identified: a leak test and checking the correct functioning of the anesthetic-respiratory apparatus, which the subjects could not cope with, which required more detailed consideration, both in theoretical and practical classes of these issues.   …”
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Performance optimization of electrical equipment in high-altitude photovoltaic power stations based on PSO–MOEAD algorithm by Zhijun Xiao

“…Experimental results show that in standard test functions, the proposed algorithm increases convergence speed by 71% (45.6 s faster than that of the traditional method) and significantly enhances global search capability. …”
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Hare escape optimization algorithm with applications in engineering and deep learning by Doaa Alsamee, Reza Ramezani

“…To validate its effectiveness, HEO was tested against 29 state-of-the-art metaheuristics on 43 benchmark functions from the CEC 2015 and CEC 2020 testbeds, demonstrating superior performance in both unimodal and multimodal landscapes. …”
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Verbal Reasoning Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease by Antonina Luca, Giulia Donzuso, Concetta D’Agate, Claudio Terravecchia, Calogero Cicero Edoardo, Giovanni Mostile, Giorgia Sciacca, Alessandra Nicoletti, Mario Zappia

“…The aim of this study was to assess verbal reasoning (VR) functioning in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and healthy controls (HCs). …”
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The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version. by Teresa Rinaldi, Ilaria Castelli, Andrea Greco, David M Greenberg, Elliot Jurist, Annalisa Valle, Antonella Marchetti

“…We also verified the convergent validity and reliability of the Italian version of the MAS by correlating the above five factors with measures of emotion regulation and reflective functioning. Moreover, we analyzed the relationships among the factors of the MAS, personality measures and well-being indexes, such as life satisfaction and self-efficacy: The new 35-item MAS scale showed robust correlations with all the tested constructs. …”
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Effects of word length and word frequency among dyslexic, ADHD-I and typical readers by Norberto Pereira, Maria Armanda Costa, Manuela Guerreiro

“… This study aimed to investigate the neuropsycholinguistic functioning of children with Developmental Dyslexia (DD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – inattentive subtype (ADHD-I) in a reading task. …”
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Synthetic ECG signal generation using generative neural networks. by Edmond Adib, Fatemeh Afghah, John J Prevost

“…Dynamic Time Warping (DTW), Fréchet, and Euclidean distance functions were employed to quantitatively measure performance. …”
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The Physicality of Writing in Paul Auster’s White Spaces and Winter Journal by François Hugonnier

“…Hence the aim of this paper is to highlight Auster’s metaphysical quest and aesthetic obsessions, which put the body’s functions and failures at the core of the writing process.…”
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The fruition of Intangible Heritage through gamification: accessibility, inclusiveness, and transmission of values in the Heriverso project by Francisco Juan-Vidal, Jordi Díaz-Maiquez, Gianna Bertacchi, Adolfo Ibáñez-Vila, Gersón Beltrán López

“…The contents must be introduced by the cultural agent and are based on two essential elements for the functioning of the system: the geolocation of ICH in the territory and the geolocation of digital content and gamification dynamics within real environments. …”
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Emergency Use of Tocilizumab in Moderate and Severe COVID-19 Patients over the Prevaccination Stage during the Pandemic in Mexico by Yessica Bernal Luna, Alejandro Esquivel Loza, José de Jesús Garduño García

“…The use of this drug benefits mainly young nonhypertensive patients with a moderate disease and preserved renal functions with no need for invasive respiratory support, regardless of other comorbidities.…”
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Generative Design of Housing Spatial Layout Based on Rectangular Spaces by Javid Ahmadi, Seyyed Mehdi Maddahi, Reza Mirzaei

“…The generative spatial layout design process can generate and optimize a wide range of design responses by complying with all desired requirements and criteria and evaluating them based on one or more specific functions. Considering the complexities and diversity of spatial layout responses, it is important to know the various mechanisms of the product design process related to them. …”
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