Comprehensive exploration of visual working memory mechanisms using large-scale behavioral experiment by Liqiang Huang

“…Drawing on a large-scale behavioral experiment involving 40 million responses to 10,000 color patterns, a quasi-comprehensive exploration model of visual working memory, termed QCE-VWM, is developed. Despite its significantly reduced complexity (57 parameters versus 30,796), QCE-VWM outperforms neural networks in data fitting. …”
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How value perspectives influence decision-making in the South African private healthcare sector: A cross-sectional comparative study. by Anchen Laubscher, Reitze N Rodseth, Francois Retief, Adrian Saville

“…Patient experience was consistently assigned a higher value than event cost, thereby making a strong argument for its inclusion into the healthcare value equation.…”
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Glycan degradation in Polygonati Rhizoma: Effects of traditional ‘nine steaming and nine basking’ on low molecular weight Fructans and polysaccharides by Xingyu Mei, Jiabei Xia, Wenqing Li, Yufen Wu, Huan Cheng, Shiguo Chen, Xingqian Ye, Jianle Chen

“…The traditional “nine steaming and nine basking” method for processing Polygonati Rhizoma has been practiced in China for over two millennia. However, research on its impact on glycans, particularly low molecular weight fructans, is limited. …”
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ETHNO-RELIGIOUS CONFLICT: A THREAT TO BENEVOLENT INTERGROUP RELATIONS IN WUKARI METROPOLIS, TARABA STATE, NIGERIA by Rosemary Onchi Daniel, Ajiyitu Bako

“… Globally, there are variant patterns of intergroup relations that determines when interaction and contact between individuals and groups in the society produces benevolent or malevolent outcomes.In recent times, the growing interest for political and economic domination among the major ethnic groups has resulted in power tussle.This study examines the ethno-religious conflict and its effects on intergroup relations in Wukari Metropolis, a multi-ethnic society in Nigeria. …”
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Dietary inclusion of African bush mango (Irvingia gabonensis) seed improves sexual performance in sexually inexperienced rats by Olasunkanmi Omojokun, Akindele Famurewa, Ganiyu Oboh, Jemima Enang, Stella Ijeh

“…Conclusion: This study suggests that ABM promotes sexual behavior and improves penile erection as a treatment for ED, justifying its use in folk medicine for this purpose.…”
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Solving arbitrary one-loop reduction via generating function by Tingfei Li, Yuekai Song, Liang Zhang

“…Based on these equations, we derive an integration recursion relation and solve it iteratively. This approach enables us to explore the analytical structure of higher-pole reduction and provides a valuable tool for generating reduction coefficients efficiently.…”
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VALUE CHAIN IN AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION by Sanja Franc, Vlatka Bilas, Lana Trifunić

“…The former two have been used for the purpose of defining agricultural value chain, its main actors and interaction among them. Through a deduction method, certain conclusions were made about the state of the EU food system as well as demand and supply trends in order to provide a broader understanding of the food security and the significance of agricultural sector in general. …”
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Astaxanthin relieves HT22 cells from LPS-induced inflammation and apoptosis by inhibiting oxygen species and regulating the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway by Tan Wang, Rongrong Li, Ping Niu, Zhen Wei, Donge Xie, Huorong Huang, Jiayao Pan, Chunshu Rong

“…In summary, we demonstrated that ATX can alleviate LPS-induced ROS accumulation, inflammation, and apoptosis, with its anti-inflammatory effects closely linked to the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway.…”
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A comprehensive analysis of deep learning and transfer learning techniques for skin cancer classification by Manishi Shakya, Ravindra Patel, Sunil Joshi

“…Abstract Accurately and early diagnosis of melanoma is one of the challenging tasks due to its unique characteristics and different shapes of skin lesions. …”
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Learning how to swim in 5- to 12-year-old children: a scoping review of evidence-based motor learning methods by Carola Minkels, Carola Minkels, John van der Kamp, Ralph de Vries, Peter J. Beek, Peter J. Beek

“…BackgroundSwimming is widely acknowledged for its safety and health benefits. Across the world children are receiving swimming lessons in which a variety of learning methods are employed. …”
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“TRAUMA IS SUFFERING THAT REMAINS”. THE CONTRIBUTION OF TRAUMA STUDIES TO PROPHETIC STUDIES by A Groenewald

“…This article aims to provide a brief overview of the history of trauma studies in order to understand its impact on theology and biblical studies. The last section of the article focuses on trauma studies and the interpretation of prophetic literature. …”
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The army of Alexander the Great and combat stress syndrome (326 BC) by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…A possible reason for such drastic action by an army which had, until that point, followed its king with blind devotion, was that severe combat stress may have set in. …”
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HSRoadNet: Hard-Swish Activation Function and Improved Squeeze–Excitation Module Network for Road Extraction Using Satellite Remote Sensing Imagery by Xunqiang Gong, Yingjie Ma, Ailong Ma, Zhaoyang Hou, Meng Zhang, Yanfei Zhong

“…Comparison experimental results indicate that, in various indicators, the proposed method performs serviceably, it, respectively, increased by 16.8&#x0025;, 2.2&#x0025;, 1.5&#x0025;, and 8.5&#x0025; over the suboptimal in <italic>F</italic>-score, global accuracy, class average accuracy, and recall ratio. …”
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Making Good Decisions: Television and Young Children’s Learning, A Parent Tip Sheet by David C. Diehl, Stephanie C. Toelle

“…Toelle addresses media and its effects on young children, from birth to age six. …”
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Evaluation of health care providers’ ability to identify patient-ventilator triggering asynchrony in intensive care unit: a translational observational study in China by Shengjun Liu, Zhangyi Zhao, Xiangyu Chen, Yi Chi, Siyi Yuan, Fuhong Cai, Zhangwei Song, Yue Ma, Huaiwu He, Longxiang Su, Yun Long

“…Entry test identified qualified professionals by matching concepts with its corresponding interpretations. Evaluation test assessed the ability in recognizing patient-ventilator asynchrony waveforms by matching asynchrony waveforms with corresponding concepts. …”
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Plasma from hypertensive pregnancy patients induce endothelial dysfunction even under atheroprotective shear stress by Sarah Viana-Mattioli, Miriam Helena Fonseca-Alaniz, Iguaracy Pinheiro-de-Sousa, Ricardo Rosa Junior, Moises Henrique Mastella, Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli, Valeria Cristina Sandrim

“…Abstract Preeclampsia (PE) is a challenge in maternal healthcare due to its complex nature, characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine, and damage to various organs. …”
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An Evidence-Based Update on the Impact of Local Antimicrobials as Adjunct to Periodontal Therapy by Nabaz Yahya Hussein, Sadat Abdulla Aziz, Twana Mohammed M. Ways, Omed Amiri, Hisham Al-Obaidi, Dianne Ford

“…CHX demonstrated the greatest clinical improvement due to its broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, strong substantivity, and its application in sustained-release formulations. …”
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Mechanical properties of double-solid waste cement stabilized Macadam by Rui Tao, Xuejiao Cheng, Yong Jin, Jiangang Qiao, Xue Zhang, Daehyeon Kim, Jinjie Liu

“…While the mechanical properties such as unconfined compressive strength and splitting strength will be reduced. (2) The mechanical properties of double-solid waste cement stabilized macadam mixture can be improved by partially replacing coarse aggregate with appropriate amount of recycled concrete aggregate with porous and rough surface, but it will adversely affect its shrinkage resistance. (3) The recommended particle size and replacement ratio of waste crumb rubber in double-solid waste cement stabilized macadam mixture are 40 mesh and 0.5%, respectively, and the recommended replacement ratio of recycled concrete aggregate is 75%. …”
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GLOBAL DILEMMA OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: THE CASE OF IRAN by FRANCIS OSAYI OSADEBAMWEN

“…The study adopts national interest as its theoretical framework. It finds that nuclear Iran poses a grave danger in the Middle East region and therefore recommended that there should be restrain in handling Iran and other middle level nuclear states. …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“… Having reached its strategic objectives (membership in the EU and NATO), Lithuania encountered the problem of a trawl for new societal development visions. …”
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