Rectified Tangent Activation (RTA): A Novel Activation Function for Enhanced Deep Learning Performance by Gaurav Kumar Pandey, Sumit Srivastava

“…ReLU is computationally efficient but susceptible to the “dying ReLU” phenomenon, whereas Tanh has saturation problems in both its positive and negative ranges. This study presents the Rectified Tangent Activation (RTA) function, an innovative activation function developed to overcome these restrictions by integrating advantageous features of ReLU, Swish, ELU, and Tanh. …”
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Membranous nephropathy combined mild damage to kidney function of anti glomerular basement membrane disease by BAO Hong-mei, ZHANG Jian-chun, CHEN Xiao-ming, GUO Wen-gang, WANG Su-xia, ZHANG You-kang

“…A total of four days,cyclophosphamide 0. 4 g/d,0. 6 g/d,continuous two days after shock treatment urinary protein was significantly reduced,the naked eye hematuria disappeared,but renal function and hemoglobin no improvement,also appear chest tightness,shortness of breath,activities after aggravating symptoms such as chest radiograph shows pulmonary blood increased,urine protein significantly reduced by eight double plasma exchange,with the hormone,cyclophosphamide,anti GBM antibody turn negative and pulmonary hemorrhage in complete control and renal function normal. …”
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Interictal functional connectivity of human epileptic networks assessed by intracerebral EEG and BOLD signal fluctuations. by Gaelle Bettus, Jean-Philippe Ranjeva, Fabrice Wendling, Christian G Bénar, Sylviane Confort-Gouny, Jean Régis, Patrick Chauvel, Patrick J Cozzone, Louis Lemieux, Fabrice Bartolomei, Maxime Guye

“…Significant negative correlations were found between the functional connectivities of iEEG and BOLD signal when considering all pairs of signals (theta, alpha, beta and broadband) and when considering pairs of signals in regions spared by epileptiform discharges (in broadband signal). …”
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Relationship Between the History of Injury and Functional Movement Screening Scores in Iran National Team Wrestlers by Mohammad Rahimi, Reza Rajabi, Hooman Minoonejad, Mohammad Hosain Alizadeh

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the history of injury and Functional Movement Screen (FMS) scores of the national team wrestlers and determine the cut-off point. …”
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Effects of Ward Noise Reduction Administration on Mental Health and Lung Function of Patients with Lung Cancer by Lina Liu, Shuo Cai, Xiaoyu Wu, Huixin Zhu, Yu Wang

“…Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effects of ward noise reduction administration on the lung function and mental health of patients with lung cancer. …”
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Effect of mechanical pressure-controlled ventilation in patients with disturbed respiratory function during laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Šurbatović Maja, Vesić Zoran, Đorđević Dragan, Radaković Sonja, Zeba Snježana, Jovanović Duško, Novaković Marijan

“…In ASA III patients with concomitant respiratory diseases, however, creation of pneumoperitoneum and the position of patients during surgery exert additional negative effect on intraoperative respiratory function, thus making a higher challenge for the anesthesiologist than for the surgeon. …”
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An open-label interventional clinical study evaluating sweating function in dupilumab treatment for atopic dermatitis by Mai Matsumoto, Yuta Koike, Motoi Takenaka, Hiroyuki Murota

“…Patients with AD exhibit reduced sweat production and altered sweat composition, with impaired sweating function and psychological anxiety being implicated. …”
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Performance Analysis of Wireless Sensor Networks Using Damped Oscillation Functions for the Packet Transmission Probability by Izlian Y. Orea-Flores, Mario E. Rivero-Angeles, Sergio-Jesus Gonzalez-Ambriz, Eleazar Aguirre Anaya, Sumera Saleem

“…Hence, we propose different dampening functions with different decreasing rates that present oscillations to allow for packet transmissions even at the end of the system lifetime. …”
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Relationship between the frequency of falls, fear of falling and functional abilities in women aged 65 and over by Ivanović Sunčica, Trgovčević Sanja, Kocić Biljana, Tomašević-Todorović Snežana Β., Jeremić-Knežević Milica Β., Knežević Aleksandar

“…Through the connectivity analysis, in both groups (G1 and G2), coefficients of correlation achieved statistical significance between the functional ability and fear of falling. A strong and negative correlation between IADL and FESI score in both groups, G1 (ρ = -0.695; p < 0.001) and G2 (ρ = -0.657; p < 0.001), was confirmed. …”
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Mental Health Functioning in the Human Rights Field: Findings from an International Internet-Based Survey. by Amy Joscelyne, Sarah Knuckey, Margaret L Satterthwaite, Richard A Bryant, Meng Li, Meng Qian, Adam D Brown

“…This study examined the mental health profile of human rights advocates and risk factors associated with their psychological functioning. 346 individuals currently or previously working in the field of human rights completed an internet-based survey regarding trauma exposure, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resilience and occupational burnout. …”
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Degradation, Meaning Shift, and Redefinition of the City Parks’ Social Function in the Presence of Virtual Space Facility by Handoyotomo Handoyotomo, Adiansya Halimawan, Nensi Golda Yuli

“…It is found that the presence of wifi facilities is viewed positively in terms of information access, but is viewed negatively in regard to the essential functions of urban parks which are originally created as a social space. …”
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The Role of Social Functioning Between Vitality and Mental Distress in Hypertension: A Partial Mediation Model by Sara Guidotti, Francesca Giordano, Carlo Pruneti

“…Correlation analyses demonstrate various negative relationships between clinical features. Moreover, positive associations were found between mental distress and vitality and between vitality and physical and social functioning along with heart rate. …”
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Origins of lithium inventory reversibility with an alloying functional layer in anode-free lithium metal batteries by Lennart Wichmann, Shi-Kai Jiang, Johannes Helmut Thienenkamp, Marvin Mohrhardt, Bing Joe Hwang, Martin Winter, Gunther Brunklaus

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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy and laparoscopic surgery efficacy and renal function outcomes for large and complex renal calculi by Yuriy Pak, Nina Kalyagina, Daniel Yagudaev

“…There is limited published evidence regarding the incidence of intraoperative and postoperative events and the effect of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in supine and prone positions and laparoscopic pyelolithotomy on kidney function in patients with large and complex calculi. …”
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Kinesiophobia and its correlations with pain, proprioception, and functional performance among individuals with chronic neck pain. by Faisal Asiri, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Mohammad A ALMohiza, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Shashikumar Channmgere Govindappa, Devika Rani Sangadala

“…The study's objectives are 1) to evaluate the relationship between kinesiophobia, neck pain intensity, proprioception, and functional performance; 2) to determine if kinesiophobia predicts pain intensity, proprioception, and functional performance among CNP individuals. …”
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The correlation between high temperature and cognitive function: a CHARLS 2018 cross-sectional study by Lu-shi Kong, Duo Chen, Jin-dan Zhang, Xiao-fen Cheng, Yi-li Zhang, Bei Li

“…Stepwise regression was used to examine the mediating role of depression levels in the impact of temperature on cognitive function. Results After controlling for covariates and meteorological variables, the number of days of high temperature exposure was significantly negatively associated with cognitive function. …”
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The impact of insulin resistance on thyroid function and the prevalence of thyroid follicular nodular disease in pregnant women by Andrzej Nowak, Jacek Podlewski, Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk, Małgorzata Trofimiuk-Müldner

“…Serum FT3 and FT4 concentrations showed negative correlations with HOMA-IR. Conclusions: IR seems to affect the thyroid function of gravid women by diminishing the ability to respond to increased thyroid hormone demand. …”
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Functionality assessment of systematically developed site-specific intelligent biodegradable long-acting formulation (SIBLAF) by Prajapati Urmi, Rana Hardik, Christian Ruby, Rabari Prachi, Patel Parth, Thakkar Vaishali, Gandhi Tejal

“…MTZ: AMX (1:1) effectively killed gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms. The application of a factorial design demonstrated that the amount of PLGA and pH played a crucial role in the functionality of SIBLAF. …”
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Expansins in Salt and Drought Stress Adaptation: From Genome-Wide Identification to Functional Characterisation in Crops by Siarhei A. Dabravolski, Stanislav V. Isayenkov

“…Conversely, in <i>Populus trichocarpa</i>, <i>PtEXPA6</i> exhibited a negative regulatory role in salt stress tolerance, highlighting species-specific differences in expansin function. …”
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Chitosan-functionalized viscose fiber from post-consumer cotton waste for durable biomedical materials by Rois Uddin Mahmud, Rubel Alam, Raijul Islam, Zahid Hasan, Md Moniruzzaman, Tarikul Islam

“…Surface morphology (SEM), FTIR, XRD, mechanical, thermal, and antibacterial properties (both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria) were investigated for the CFV fiber. …”
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