A Modified Regular Perturbation Model for the Single-Span Fiber Transmission Using Learnable Methods by Shuhong He, Zhongya Li, Sizhe Xing, An Yan, Yingjun Zhou, Jianyang Shi, Chao Shen, Ziwei Li, Zhixue He, Wei Chen, Nan Chi, Junwen Zhang

“…In fiber optic communication systems, the dispersion and nonlinear interaction of optical signals are critical to modeling fiber optic communication, and the regular perturbation (RP) model is a simplified modeling method composed of parallel branches, which has obvious advantages in deep learning backpropagation. …”
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FRET Visualization of High Mechanosensation of von Willebrand Factor to Hydrodynamic Force by Mingxing Ouyang, Yao Gao, Binqian Zhou, Jia Guo, Lei Lei, Yingxiao Wang, Linhong Deng

“…The FRET increases indicate closer positioning of A2’s two terminals in vWF or the addition of a more parallel orientation of the FRET pair, supported with the high FRET of the A2-only-based biosensor, which probably resulted from flow-induced A2 dissociation from vWF intramolecular binding such as that in A1/A3 domains. …”
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The influence of weak layers on thrust structure deformation: A finite element numerical simulation study by MA Jia, HE Dengfa, LU Guo, ZHANG Weikang, HUANG Hanyu, LIU Chiyue

“…Results  (1) The weak layer-free model demonstrates that, under lateral compression, the overlying strata undergo thrust-parallel slip and fold deformation along the pre-existing bend fault. …”
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RESTORE—Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled... by Alison H McGregor, Mark Hancock, Peter Kent, P O'Sullivan, Anne Smith, Terry Haines, Amity Campbell, Jan Hartvigsen, Kieran O'Sullivan, Alistair Vickery, JP Caneiro, Robert Schütze, Robert A Laird, Stephanie Attwell

“…Recent evidence suggests that individualised cognitive and movement rehabilitation combined with lifestyle advice (cognitive functional therapy (CFT)) may produce larger and more sustained effects than traditional approaches, and movement sensor biofeedback may enhance outcomes. …”
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Neural models in diagnostics of the financial result of housing and utility enterprises by I. P. Kurochkina, I. I. Kalinin, L. A. Mamatova, E. B. Shuvalova

“…The  neural network  modeling methodology allows you to create models that have  several advantages:  learning ability  (they  adapt  to various  changes);  universality  (able  to solve a wide  range of data analysis and processing tasks);  speed (process various  data  in  parallel  mode);  ease  of use (easy  to operate  after training);  fault  tolerance  (resistant  to local  damage  to the  neural network  structure and external  noise).One of the main  tasks that neural networks  successfully solve is the problem of classification  – the assignment  of the sample  to one or several predefined classes. …”
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Combined biochemical profiling and DNA sequencing in the expanded newborn screening for inherited metabolic diseases: the experience in an Italian reference center by Simona Fecarotta, Lorenzo Vaccaro, Alessandra Verde, Marianna Alagia, Alessandro Rossi, Chiara Colantuono, Maria Teresa Cacciapuoti, Patrizia Annunziata, Sara Riccardo, Antonio Grimaldi, Tonya Fusco, Rosa De Santis, Fernando Barretta, Lucia Albano, Daniela Crisci, Fabiana Vallone, Antonietta Tarallo, Marcella Cesana, Nicola Brunetti-Pierri, Giulia Frisso, Margherita Ruoppolo, Davide Cacchiarelli, Giancarlo Parenti

“…In this study, we tested a workflow-based parallel biochemical and sequencing analyses to determine whether this approach could improve the diagnostic outcome. …”
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Neural mechanisms underlying synchronization of movement to musical cues in Parkinson disease and aging by Elinor C. Harrison, Elinor C. Harrison, Sarah Grossen, Lauren E. Tueth, Allison M. Haussler, Kerri S. Rawson, Kerri S. Rawson, Meghan C. Campbell, Meghan C. Campbell, Gammon M. Earhart, Gammon M. Earhart, Gammon M. Earhart, Gammon M. Earhart

“…External cues are thought to drive movement via recruitment of cerebello-thalamo-cortical (CTC) pathways, while internal cues are thought to rely more on striato-pallido-thalamocortical (SPT) pathways.MethodsWe investigated the neural mechanisms that underlie acute responses to external cues (listening to music) and internal cues (mental singing). …”
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Scientific Research on the Issue of Soft Skills Development (Review of the Data in International Databases of Scopus, Web of Science) by I. K. Tsalikova, S. V. Pakhotina

“…Recently, these problems have become much more common among Russian scientists. The growing relevance of this issue is related to the changes in educational system, the changes in educational and personal guidelines, and the requirements for professional activities. …”
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International perspective on research priorities and outcome measures of importance in the care of children with acute exacerbations of asthma: a qualitative interview study by Franz E Babl, Ricardo M Fernandes, Charmaine S Gray, Colin V E Powell, Simon Craig, Javier Benito, Yao Xu, Mark D Lyttle, Damian Roland, Suzanne Schuh, Stuart Dalziel, Jenny Couper, Shu-Ling Chong, Mike Johnson, Indumathy Santhanam, Baljit Cheema, Adriana Yock-Corrales

“…Background Acute exacerbations of asthma are common in children, however, treatment decisions for severe exacerbations are challenging due to a lack of robust evidence. In order to create more robust research, a core set of outcome measures needs to be developed. …”
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Videoconference-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Areum Han, Robert Oster, Hon Yuen, Jeremy Jenkins, Jessica Hawkins, Lauren Edwards

“…Future studies should aim to replicate these findings with larger, more diverse caregiver populations and explore the long-term efficacy of videoconference-delivered ACT programs. …”
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The contrasted impacts of grasshoppers on soil microbial activities in function of primary production and herbivore diet by Ibanez, Sébastien, Foulquier, Arnaud, Brun, Charles, Colace, Marie-Pascale, Piton, Gabin, Bernard, Lionel, Gallet, Christiane, Clément, Jean-Christophe

“…The least productive sites were characterized by conservative plants, high soil C content, and by microbes having a resource acquisition strategy (more extracellular enzymes, higher PNM). Herbivory decreased microbial biomass and increased the production of extracellular enzymes in those sites. …”
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FIELDING’S “AMELIA”. THEMATIC PLURALITY OF THE NOVEL by Svetlana A. Vatchenko

“…Like the “Aeneid”, “Amelia” consists of twelve books, and the opening section of the novel, set in Newgate, is a parallel to Virgil. The author being in the heyday of his glory brought before the public his new, experimental text, giving up the form of comic epic poem in prose that was immortalized in “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling”. …”
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Forest Fire Clustering: A Novel Tool for Identifying Star Members of Clusters by Xingyin Wei, Jing Chen, Su Zhang, Feilong He, Yunbo Zhao, Xuran He, Yongjie Fang, Xinhao Chen, Hao Yang

“…FFC combines iterative label propagation with parallel Monte Carlo simulation to achieve internal validation of clustering results. …”
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Effects of herbal medicines (Eunkyosan/Yin qiao san and Samsoeum/Shen su yin) for treating the common cold: A randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial by Kwan-Il Kim, Minna Hong, Yang-Chun Park, Beom-Joon Lee, Kitae Kim, Byoung Kab Kang, Jun-Yong Choi

“…Methods: A randomized, patient-assessor-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel, and multicenter clinical trial was conducted. …”
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Investigating Marl Formation and their Dominant Land use and Erosion in Kermanshah Province by Mosayeb Heshmati, Hamidreza Peyrovan, Mohammad Gheitury, Majid Ahmadi Molaverdi, Ali Moradpour

“…The sensitive facies of Amiran and Kashkan Formations are more prominent in the forest and rain-fed areas with hill slope conditions. …”
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Increase of solubility and transmembrane permeability of niclosamide from its mechanochemically synthesized solid dispersions by Elizaveta S. Meteleva, Elizaveta A. Roenko, Nikolay E. Polyakov

“…More than 4.5 billion people worldwide are affected by parasitic diseases, with helminth infections accounting for 99% of the total number. …”
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Physiological serum uric acid concentrations correlate with arterial stiffness in a sex-dependent manner by Oliver Thews, Thomas Schmid, Alexander Kluttig, Andreas Wienke, Melanie Zinkhan, Wolfgang Ahrens, Till Bärnighausen, Hermann Brenner, Stefanie Castell, Berit Lange, Wolfgang Lieb, Karin Halina Greiser, Marcus Dörr, Lilian Krist, Stefan N. Willich, Volker Harth, Nadia Obi, Michael Leitzmann, Annette Peters, Börge Schmidt, Matthias B. Schulze, Henry Völzke, Matthias Nauck, Stephanie Zylla, Anke Hannemann, Tobias Pischon, Ilais Moreno Velásquez, Matthias Girndt, Claudia Grossmann, Michael Gekle

“…Conclusions Already in the physiological concentration range, uric acid is positively associated with parameters of arterial stiffness. This association is more pronounced in females as compared to males. …”
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SnowQM 1.0: a fast R package for bias-correcting spatial fields of snow water equivalent using quantile mapping by A. Michel, A. Michel, J. Aschauer, T. Jonas, S. Gubler, S. Kotlarski, C. Marty

“…This study presents an R package, SnowQM, designed to correct for the bias in long-term spatial snow water equivalent data compared to a shorter-term and more accurate dataset, using the more accurate data to calibrate the correction. …”
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Raltegravir-intensified initial antiretroviral therapy in advanced HIV disease in Africa: A randomised controlled trial. by Cissy Kityo, Alexander J Szubert, Abraham Siika, Robert Heyderman, Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Abbas Lugemwa, Shalton Mwaringa, Anna Griffiths, Immaculate Nkanya, Sheila Kabahenda, Simon Wachira, Godfrey Musoro, Chatu Rajapakse, Timothy Etyang, James Abach, Moira J Spyer, Priscilla Wavamunno, Linda Nyondo-Mipando, Ennie Chidziva, Kusum Nathoo, Nigel Klein, James Hakim, Diana M Gibb, A Sarah Walker, Sarah L Pett, REALITY trial team

“…We hypothesised that intensifying standard triple-drug ART with the integrase inhibitor, raltegravir, would reduce HIV VL faster and hence reduce early mortality, although this strategy could also risk more IRIS events.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>In a 2×2×2 factorial open-label parallel-group trial, treatment-naive adults, adolescents, and children >5 years old infected with HIV, with cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) <100 cells/mm3, from eight urban/peri-urban HIV clinics at regional hospitals in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, and Zimbabwe were randomised 1:1 to initiate standard triple-drug ART, with or without 12-week raltegravir intensification, and followed for 48 weeks. …”
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Decarbonizing the Maritime Industry: A Collaborative Path Forward by Yudan Whulanza, Eny Kusrini, Muhamad Arif Budiyanto, Arnas, Yanuar

“…In parallel, advancements in anti-fouling systems and just-in-time arrival technologies are further enhancing operational efficiency and reducing emissions. …”
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