Caregiver Burden In Caregivers Of Hospitalized Older Adults And Its Associated Factors by Jocabed Rocha-Balcázar, Carmen García-Peña, Lourdes Figueroa-Solano, Nicolas Castellanos-Perilla, Daniel Santiago Cortes-Sarmiento, Mario Pérez-Zepeda

“…Other variables were tested in order to assess their association with caregiver burden: sociodemographic, health-related, depression, functionality, social support and hospital length of stay, caregiver expenses, quality of life and satisfaction with received care. …”
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Advancing Scholarship Management: A Blockchain-Enhanced Platform With Privacy-Secure Identities and AI-Driven Recommendations by Tu-Anh Nguyen-Hoang, Ngoc Cu Hoang, Phu Thien Hua, Mong-Thy Nguyen Thi, Thu-Thuy Ta, Thu Nguyen, Khoa Tan-Vo, Ngoc-Thanh Dinh, Hong-Tri Nguyen

“…Additionally, a machine learning model is employed to predict scholarship qualification, functioning as a recommendation system that identifies and prioritizes deserving students. …”
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Reinforcement of Dextran Methacrylate-Based Hydrogel, Semi-IPN, and IPN with Multivalent Crosslinkers by Luca Paoletti, Gianluca Ferrigno, Nicole Zoratto, Daniela Secci, Chiara Di Meo, Pietro Matricardi

“…Our findings support the use of crosslinkers with different functionality to modulate the properties of polysaccharide-based scaffolds, making them suitable for various biomedical applications. …”
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Exploring the microbiota of grapevines: Tools and perspectives for sustainable agriculture by María Paz Villanueva-Llanes, María Carbú, Jesús Manuel Cantoral, Gustavo Cordero-Bueso

“…Understanding microbial diversity is crucial for optimizing plant health, enhancing disease resistance, improving nutrient availability, and supporting vital physiological functions.Research has identified a wide range of endophytic microorganisms, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, and yeasts, across different Vitis vinifera cultivars and Vitis species. …”
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Experimental and numerical evaluation of heat and mass transfer of a compressed raw earth block wall by Sara Chehade, Nicolas Dujardin, David Giovannacci, Abderrahim Boudenne

“…The results showed that the raw earth wall effectively dampened temperature fluctuations and regulated humidity, displaying a temperature gradient of 6°C between depths of 2.5 cm and 7.5 cm during temperature cycles. The wall also functioned as a moisture barrier, with internal moisture levels not stabilizing after 20 days at 80 % relative humidity. …”
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Modern Hardware and Software Solutions for Whole-Genome Sequencing, Prospects of Their Implementation in the Practice of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the A... by A. A. Petrov, A. V. Kazantsev, E. A. Kovalchuk, M. Yu. Pavlyukov, A. V. Sapkulov, D. A. Kutaev, S. V. Borisevich

“…One of the promising areas for improving laboratory diagnostics is the active introduction of next-generation sequencing (NGS), which retains the key advantages of molecular tests and allows the detection of a wide range of diverse microorganisms. …”
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Identification of Genomic Regions Associated with Peanut Rust Resistance by Genome-Wide Association Studies by Xinlong Shi, Ziqi Sun, Feiyan Qi, Suoyi Han, Yixiong Zheng, Wenzhao Dong, Maoning Zhang, Xinyou Zhang

“…Within their confidence intervals, 48 genes were annotated, including 9 NLR domain-containing genes functionally related to plant disease resistance, which may serve as candidate genes for peanut rust resistance. …”
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Scream’s roughness grants privileged access to the brain during sleep by Guillaume Y. T. Legendre, Maëva Moyne, Judith Domínguez-Borràs, Samika Kumar, Virginie Sterpenich, Sophie Schwartz, Luc H. Arnal

“…Abstract During sleep, recognizing threatening signals is crucial to determine when to wake up and when to continue vital sleep functions. Screaming is perhaps the most efficient way for communicating danger at a distance or in conditions of limited visibility. …”
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Multi-criteria pressure sensors placement in water distribution networks using fuzzy TOPSIS by Mohammad Mehdi Riyahi, Carlo Giudicianni, Amin E. Bakhshipour, Ali Haghighi, Enrico Creaco

“…The BGDE considers sensitivity and entropy as objective functions, while the investment cost is taken into account as a constraint. …”
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HIF-2α level in adolescents with chronic inflammatory pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract by N. S. Shevchenko, N. V. Krutenko, L. L. Sukhova, O. M. Tsiura, H. O. Shlieienkova, K. V. Voloshyn

“…A significant role in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal tract diseases is given to the functioning of the oxygen sensor system, the main mediator of which is hypoxia-inducible factor 2 (HIF-2α). …”
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Measuring cognitive and affective empathy across positive and negative emotions: psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Perth Empathy Scale by Arezou Lashkari, Jack D. Brett, Jack D. Brett, Ghasem Abdolpour, Mahdi Mazidi

“…IntroductionEmpathy, a complex and multidimensional construct essential for social functioning and mental health, has been extensively studied in both research and clinical settings. …”
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Self‐Learning e‐Skin Respirometer for Pulmonary Disease Detection by Anand Babu, Getnet Kassahun, Isabelle Dufour, Dipankar Mandal, Damien Thuau

“…To empower the eSR with early diagnosis functionality, self‐learning capability is further added by integrating the respirometer with the machine learning algorithms. …”
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Evaluating the Dependence between Temperature and Precipitation to Better Estimate the Risks of Concurrent Extreme Weather Events by Hussein Wazneh, M. Altaf Arain, Paulin Coulibaly, Philippe Gachon

“…In this paper, the concept of copulas was used to model seasonal interdependence between precipitation and temperature. Five copula functions were fitted to grid (approximately 10 km × 10 km) climate data from 1960 to 2013 in southern Ontario, Canada. …”
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CARD8 inflammasome activation during HIV-1 cell-to-cell transmission by Jessie Kulsuptrakul, Michael Emerman, Patrick S Mitchell

“…CARD8 harbors a motif in its N-terminus that functions as a HIV protease substrate mimic, permitting innate immune recognition of HIV-1 protease activity, which when cleaved by HIV protease triggers CARD8 inflammasome activation. …”
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Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus Transceiver with Authentication Support and Enhanced Rail Converters by Can Hong, Weizhong Chen, Xianshan Wen, Theodore W. Manikas, Ping Gui, Mitchell A. Thornton

“…We describe the newly conceived transceiver security features and provide results concerning the design, implementation, fabrication and test of the transceiver to validate its functionality and robust operation in the presence of systemic error sources including Process, Voltage, and Temperature (PVT) variations. …”
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Fast Non-Dominated Sorting Tuna Swarm Optimization Algorithm (FNS-TSO): Time-Energy-Impact Multi-Objective Optimization of Underwater Manipulator Trajectories by Xingyao Wang, Yanjun Liu, Gang Xue, Fagang Bai, Shuting Huang

“…To verify FNS-TSO’s effectiveness, we conducted comparative evaluations using standard test functions against three established algorithms: Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO), Multi-Objective Jellyfish Search Optimization (MOJSO), and the Non-Dominated-Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II). …”
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Interpretable Machine Learning Models and Symbolic Regressions Reveal Transfer of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Plants: A New Small-Data Machine Learning Method to... by Yuan Zhang, Yanting Li, Yang Li, Lin Zhao, Yongkui Yang

“…However, two challenges (small sample sizes and a lack of quantitative calculation functions) remain when using ML to predict migration in hydroponic systems. …”
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Increased face perception in individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis: mechanisms, sex differences, and clinical correlates by Tanya Tran, Brian P. Keane, Judy L. Thompson, Ben Robinson, Joshua Kenney, Trevor F. Williams, James A. Waltz, Jason A. Levin, Eren Kafadar, James M. Gold, Jason Schiffman, Lauren M. Ellman, Elaine F. Walker, Gregory P. Strauss, Vijay A. Mittal, Richard E. Zinbarg, Philip R. Corlett, Albert R. Powers, Scott W. Woods, Steven M. Silverstein

“…Among CHR participants, increased reporting of faces in the inverted condition was significantly correlated with more severe positive symptoms and poorer role functioning. We discuss the findings in terms of multiple perspectives, including changes in perceptual sensitivity, predictive coding, and perceptual organization.…”
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Process for Leveraging Enterprise Architecture in Information Systems Strategic Planning: A Case of Developing a Strategy and Master Plan for a National Integrated Health Laborator... by Agnes Nakakawa, Daniel Kasule, Michael Kasusse, Gaspard Guma, Steven Aisu, Patrick A. Ogwok, Hakim Sendagire

“…Unfortunately, in the context of health laboratories, the scope and complexity of existing digital health interventions has not allowed incorporation of all data and information needs for all core functions of the laboratory subsector. Besides, several operational and management issues still hinder the effective management of information on laboratory services at the health facility, sub-national, and national levels in low-income countries such as Uganda. …”
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Key technologies of earthquake early warning system for China’s high-speed railway by Geming Zhang, Lin Yang, Wenxiang Jiang

“…The paper also presents the test results of the system, which show that it has complete functions and its major performance indicators meet the design requirements. …”
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