Divergent growth‐differentiation balance strategies and resource competition shape mortality patterns in ponderosa pine by Scott Ferrenberg, Carla Vázquez‐González, Steven R. Lee, Milda Kristupaitis

“…Abstract Dynamic resource availability leads to trade‐offs among functions in plants. The growth‐differentiation balance hypothesis (GDBH) predicts greater allocation of carbon to defense than growth when resources are scarce, with optimum defense production occurring at a point between the minimum and maximum growth rates. …”
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Gustometry in various variants of bronchial asthma: Sensitivity thresholds for bitter and sweet tast by V. N. Mineev, M. A. Nyoma, L. N. Sorokina, P. V. Bryukhanova, D. E. Koksharova

“…The receptors for bitter and sweet taste, may, apparently, have opposite functions, but in available literature there is no data on the balance of sensitivity for bitter and sweet tastes in the same patients with bronchial asthma. …”
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Investigation of the relationship between cognitive flexibility, theory of mind and creative thinking in patients with bipolar disorder by Sefanur Köse, Çiçek Hocaoğlu

“…The participants completed the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), the Dokuz Eylul Theory of Mind Index (DEToMI) and the Marmara Creative Thinking Dispositions Scale (MCTDS). …”
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The Mediating Role of Attentional Control on the Relationship Between Multilingualism and Writing Ability of Iranian EFL Learners by Hamed Keramat, Sima Modirkhamene

“…An adapted version of the First Certificate in English (FCE) test was also administered to assure homogeneity across the sample. …”
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Self-referential cognition and empathy in autism. by Michael V Lombardo, Jennifer L Barnes, Sally J Wheelwright, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Thirty adults aged 19-45, with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism and 30 age, sex, and IQ matched controls participated in the self-reference effect (SRE) paradigm. …”
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Effect of folic acid diet on the behavior of female mice and ultrasonic vocalization of their F1 offspring by Vineet Kumar Mourya, Sneha Tiwari, Nisha, Vijay Paramanik

“…Folic acid (FA) is an essential B vitamin that plays a pivotal in various physiological processes, including neural tube defects, brain functions, neurotransmitter synthesis, and cognition. …”
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Design of a mine-used bus type optical substation by Fei DENG

“…It mainly collects sensor disaster information such as methane and carbon monoxide through monitoring substations and analyzes it in real time to achieve functions such as over limit sound and light alarm, power outage, wind power locking control, etc. …”
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Local proteolytic system indicators as suspective factors of keratolysis development after urgent keratoplasty by E. V. Chentsova, N. V. Borovkova, K. V. Sirotkina, O. V. Beznos, T. A. Pavlenko

“…Material and methods. 20 patients who underwent urgent penetrating keratoplasty were tested for cornea perforation (melting) before and after the procedure. …”
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Influence of clinical and therapeutic indicators on the severity of neurocognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia by E. G. Kornetova, A. A. Goncharova, E. G. Dmitrieva, A. A. Arzhanik, A. N. Kornetov, A. V. Semke

“…Assessment of cognitive functions was carried out for all patients using the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS), and clinical psychopathological symptomatology was evaluated using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). …”
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The diagnostic value of endometrial cytology in diagnosing endometrial pathology by Nadezhda Hinkova, Kamelia Tsvetanova, Tihomir Totev, Margarita Nikolova, Teodora Semova, Dimitar Dimitrov, Elitsa Petkova

“…Endometrial carcinoma remains one of the leading places in terms of frequency among oncogynecological diseases, both in countries with developed primary and secondary prevention and in countries with poorly functioning prevention. The implementation of screening programs would lead to the detection of oncological diseases in outpatient settings at an early stage, which would lead to positive socio-economical effects for society. …”
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Effect of high-intensity anaerobic exercise on electrocortical activity in athletes and non-athletes. by Élida Costa, Mariana Gongora, Juliana Bittencourt, Victor Marinho, Mauricio Cagy, Silmar Teixeira, Eduardo Nicoliche, Isabelle Fernandes, Danilo Fagundes, Caroline Machado, Juliana Dias, Renan Vicente, Pedro Ribeiro, Daya S Gupta, Bruna Velasques, Henning Budde

“…<h4>Aim</h4>The present study aims to verify the information processing in athletes through electroencephalography, analyze cortical areas responsible for cognitive functions related to attentional processing of visual stimuli, and investigate motor activity's influence on cognitive aspects. …”
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FACTORS OF CARIES DEVELOPMENT AND WAYS TO REDUCE THEI IMPACT IN SCHOOL CHILDREN by L.F. Kaskova, T.B. Mandzyuk

“…Taking control of caries factors will contribute to the strengthening healthy dental tissues and creating favourable conditions for healthy functioning of teeth that will result in the strengthening of oral and general health in children. …”
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An investigation of SMART Recovery: protocol for a longitudinal cohort study of individuals making a new recovery attempt from alcohol use disorder by John F Kelly, Samuel A Levy, Bettina B Hoeppner

“…Secondary outcomes include psychiatric distress; quality of life and functioning. Moderator variables include sex/gender; race/ethnicity; spirituality. …”
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Wearable Regionally Trained AI-Enabled Bruxism-Detection System by Anusha Ishtiaq, Jahanzeb Gul, Zia Mohy Ud Din, Azhar Imran, Khalil El Hindi

“…Sleep Bruxism (SB) and Awake Bruxism (AB) can cause severe discomfort, exhaustion, and problems with day-to-day functioning, including poor sleep and bad performance at work. …”
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Few-Shot Learning With Prototypical Networks for Improved Memory Forensics by Muhammad Fahad Malik, Ammara Gul, Ayesha Saadia, Faeiz M. Alserhani

“…Utilizing the publicly available Dumpware10 dataset, which includes 10 malware classes and one benign class, we preprocess memory dumps using denoising and A-Hash functions to reduce noise and redundancy. The prototypical network is trained on the first four malware classes and the benign class. …”
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Socially-Assistive Robots Using Empathy to Reduce Pain and Distress during Peripheral IV Placement in Children by Margaret J Trost, Grace Chrysilla, Jeffrey I. Gold, Maja Matarić

“…This result suggests empathy improves SAR functionality when used for painful medical procedures and informs future research into SAR for pain management.…”
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The study of difference in alpha and theta band in divergent and convergent thinking in the posterior of the right hemisphere by Sepideh Shahmoradi, Mohammad Reza Zoghi Paydar, Mehran Farhadi, Shahryar Yar Mohammadivasel

“…Methods: The current study employed a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a two-month follow-up period. …”
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Development of a course for training in modern cloud technologies by A. V. Stavitskiy, I. G. Ashavskiy, D. V. Volkov

“…As a result of the study, the necessity of creating an educational course for students was substantiated, and a special course was developed for teaching the openstack cloud virtualization platform, which includes the necessary materials (presentations, lectures, seminars, as well as a platform and laboratory stands for students with access via the Internet).A special course web page was created where potential students have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the description and basic components of the course, send a request for participation, and also get access to the materials (after confirmation of the participant by the administrator).Every year, the developed materials, the platform and laboratory stands are updated due to the release of new versions of openstack, adding new functionality and updating business needs.Conclusion. …”
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Ketamine and olanzapine alter behaviour and prefrontal-cortex BDNF differentially in male and female rats by Kalin Manooki, Mahdieh Gholami, Maryam Eslami, Salar Vaseghi, Batool Ghorbani Yekta

“…Here, we aimed to assess the effects of ketamine, olanzapine, and their combination on cognitive and behavioral functions, as well as on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in the prefrontal cortex of male and female rats. …”
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Investigating the new environmental attitude of native communities towards forest ecosystem services (Case study: Shiadeh and Diva forests) by Hamid Hajizadeh, Asghar Fallah, sare hoseini

“…Introduction: The forest ecosystem, as a valuable natural resource, provides various functions and services for human beings, the maintenance of which should be the main goal of human activities. …”
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