An Ecological Risk Assessment of the Dianchi Basin Based on Multi-Scenario Land Use Change Under the Constraint of an Ecological Defense Zone by Shu Wang, Quanli Xu, Junhua Yi, Qinghong Wang, Qihong Ren, Youyou Li, Zhenheng Gao, You Li, Huishan Wu

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NAF-MEEF: A Nonlinear Activation-Free Network Based on Multi-Scale Edge Enhancement and Fusion for Railway Freight Car Image Denoising by Jiawei Chen, Jianhai Yue, Hang Zhou, Zhunqing Hu

“…Leveraging the network’s multi-branch parallelism, a Multi-scale Rotation Fusion Attention Mechanism is developed to perform weight analysis on information across various scales and dimensions. To ensure consistency in image details and structure, this paper introduces a fusion loss function. …”
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Comparative efficacy of exercise interventions for cognitive health in older adults: A network meta-analysis by Jinhao Zhang, Wei Ye, Wang Li, Fan Zhang, Zhijian Wu

“…To address these gaps, we conducted a network meta-analysis synthesizing direct and indirect evidence from existing literature to identify the most effective exercise interventions for enhancing cognitive function in older adults. Methods: We conducted a systematic search across databases including PubMed and Web of Science to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the impact of various exercise interventions on cognitive function in older adults. …”
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Chinese herbal medicine (Tangshen Formula) formula treatment of patients with diabetic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Peng Zhao, Yang Li, Yu Sun, Shiwen Yan, Xiaqing Su, Yunying Sun, Jiacheng Shi, Xiaoping Zhu

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Combination of robot-assisted glove and mirror therapy improves upper limb motor function in subacute stroke patients: a randomized controlled pilot study by Jin Qian, Chong Liang, Run Liu, Jingyi Yu, Tangzhu Yang, Tangzhu Yang, Dingqun Bai

“…Before treatment, 4 weeks after treatment, Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), Brunnstrom Hemiplegic Rating Scale, Functional test for the Hemiplegic Upper Extremity–HongKong (FTHUE-HK), Functional Independence Measure (FIM) were used to evaluate the upper limb function and activities of daily living (ADL) of patients.ResultsCompared with baseline, FMA-UE, Brunnstrom upper limb and hand grade and FIM score were observed across all three groups post-intervention (p < 0.05). …”
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Does Lagenaria siceraria seed oil-enriched extender regulate sperm quality, oxidant/antioxidant markers, and sperm mitochondrial enzymes in chilled diluted rabbit semen? by Ramya Ahmad Sindi, Sameh A. Abdelnour, Ehab El-Haroun, Mohammed A. Alfattah, Yasser H. A. Saber, Asmaa M. Sheiha

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Impact of long-term loquat cultivation on rhizosphere soil characteristics and AMF community structure: implications for fertilizer management by Yu Zhang, Zhenteng Liang, Liangxun Zheng, Xinyang Wang, Hui Chen, Tingying Xu, Ming Tang

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Investigating the resilience of kidneys in rats exposed to chronic partial sleep deprivation and circadian rhythm disruption as disruptive interventions by Shirin Rezazadeh, Saeed Rastgoo Salami, Mehran Hosseini, Henrik Oster, Mohammad Reza Saebipour, Mohammad Mehdi Hassanzadeh-Taheri, Hamed Shoorei

“…Despite these metabolic and oxidative changes, histological examination of the kidneys revealed no significant alterations in renal structure or function across the groups. This study highlights the negative effects of chronic partial sleep deprivation and circadian rhythm disruption on feeding behavior, weight gain, and oxidative stress in rats. …”
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Optimizing Conservative Treatment for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Scoping Review of Rehabilitation Strategies by Federica Giorgi, Daniela Platano, Lisa Berti, Danilo Donati, Roberto Tedeschi

“…Given the variability in outcome measures, including pain, function, and quality of life, the interpretation of results must consider differences in treatment protocols across studies. …”
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The multiple mediating roles of depression and grandchild care in the relationship between social participation and cognitive function among middle-aged and elderly Chinese: an emp... by Sumei Zhou, Tianfang Deng, Shirong Shao, Zhi Zeng

“…Given the potential variation in these effects across different demographic and socioeconomic groups, this study also explores subgroup differences to provide targeted policy recommendations.MethodsData from the 2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were used to analyze the relationship between social participation and cognitive function. …”
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Biodiversity within phytoplankton-associated microbiomes regulates host physiology, host community ecology, and nutrient cycling by Jonathan R. Dickey, Nikki M. Mercer, Mirte C. M. Kuijpers, Ruben Props, Sara L. Jackrel

“…ABSTRACT Biological diversity is declining across the tree of life, including among prokaryotes. …”
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Anatomical and behavioral characterization of three hemiplegic animal models by Mei Liu, Lingling Xu, Gefei Cheng, Yang Yang, Likun Yang, Yuhai Wang

“…Post-injury, gross motor function gradually returned to normal levels across all groups, whereas recovery of skilled motor function was limited. …”
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Neural entrainment to pitch changes of auditory targets in noise by Xiaoxuan Guo, Guangting Mai, Yousef Mohammadi, Ester Benzaquén, Ekaterina A Yukhnovich, Will Sedley, Timothy D Griffiths

“…The pitch-tracking accuracy was consistently high across the delta and theta bands for the AFG condition but not for speech. …”
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Mapping the anatomical and transcriptional landscape of early human fetal ovary development by Sinead M. McGlacken-Byrne, Ignacio del Valle, Theodoros Xenakis, Ian C. Simcock, Jenifer P. Suntharalingham, Federica Buonocore, Berta Crespo, Nadjeda Moreno, Danielle Liptrot, Paola Niola, Tony Brooks, Gerard S. Conway, Mehul T. Dattani, Owen J. Arthurs, Nita Solanky, John C. Achermann

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Exploring the outcomes of non-surgical periodontal therapy in modulating periodontal parameters, renal function, and inflammatory biomarkers in chronic kidney disease patients with... by Harishini Rajaratinam, Nurul Aliya Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Hafiz Hanafi, Siti Lailatul Akmar Zainuddin, Hanim Afzan Ibrahim, Muhammad Imran Kamarudin, Wan Mohd Saifuhisam Wan Zain, Sirajudeen Kuttulebbai Nainamohamed Salam, Salbiah Isa, Nur Karyatee Kassim

“…Background This comparative prospective cohort study investigated the outcomes of non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) on periodontal parameters, renal function, and serum inflammatory markers in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with periodontitis. …”
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Utilizing multiple diffusion metrics in evaluation of corticospinal tract injury in patients with glioblastoma by Ting Chen, Peipei Wang, Eryuan Gao, Jie Bai, Guohua Zhao, Kai Zhao, Gaoyang Zhao, Yu Zhang, Yong Zhang, Mengzhu Wang, Guang Yang, Boyan Xu, Xiaoyue Ma, Jingliang Cheng, Jingliang Cheng

“…Notable differences in the relative diffusion parameters were observed between the MW and NW groups across all four imaging models (p < 0.05). Specifically, DKI-based relative mean kurtosis (MK) exhibited a higher area under the curve (0.813), demonstrating greater sensitivity and specificity, which significantly positively correlated with muscle strength. …”
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Effects of virtual reality-based interventions on cognitive function, emotional state, and quality of life in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis by Xiaohan Li, Yuting Zhang, Lifeng Tang, Lifeng Tang, Lin Ye, Min Tang

“…The primary outcome was cognitive function, while secondary outcomes included emotional state, quality of life, and dynamic balance. …”
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Reproducible Effects of Sex and Acquisition Order on Multiple Global Signal Metrics: Implications for Functional Connectivity Studies of Phenotypic Individual Differences Using fMR... by Henry W. Chase, Danella M. Hafeman, Merage Ghane, Alexander Skeba, Tyler Brady, Haris A. Aslam, Richelle Stiffler, Lisa Bonar, Simona Graur, Genna Bebko, Michele Bertocci, Satish Iyengar, Mary L. Phillips

“…Methods Here, we evaluated measures of FC, regional variance, and global signal (GS) across six functional MRI (fMRI) sequences of different tasks and resting states and their relationship with individual differences in self‐reported measures of symptoms of depression, anxiety, impulsivity, reward sensitivity, and sensation seeking, as well as demographic variables and acquisition order, within groups of distressed and healthy young adults (18–25 years old). …”
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Cognitive Dysfunction in the Addictions (CDiA): protocol for a neuron-to-neighbourhood collaborative research program by Yuliya S. Nikolova, Yuliya S. Nikolova, Yuliya S. Nikolova, Anthony C. Ruocco, Anthony C. Ruocco, Anthony C. Ruocco, Anthony C. Ruocco, Daniel Felsky, Daniel Felsky, Daniel Felsky, Shannon Lange, Shannon Lange, Shannon Lange, Shannon Lange, Thomas D. Prevot, Thomas D. Prevot, Thomas D. Prevot, Erica Vieira, Erica Vieira, Daphne Voineskos, Daphne Voineskos, Jeffrey D. Wardell, Jeffrey D. Wardell, Jeffrey D. Wardell, Jeffrey D. Wardell, Daniel M. Blumberger, Daniel M. Blumberger, Kevan Clifford, Kevan Clifford, Ravinder Naik Dharavath, Philip Gerretsen, Philip Gerretsen, Ahmed N. Hassan, Ahmed N. Hassan, Ingrid M. Hope, Samantha H. Irwin, Sheila K. Jennings, Sheila K. Jennings, Bernard Le Foll, Bernard Le Foll, Osnat Melamed, Osnat Melamed, Josh Orson, Peter Pangarov, Leanne Quigley, Cayley Russell, Kevin Shield, Kevin Shield, Kevin Shield, Matthew E. Sloan, Matthew E. Sloan, Matthew E. Sloan, Matthew E. Sloan, Matthew E. Sloan, Ashley Smoke, Ashley Smoke, Victor Tang, Victor Tang, Victor Tang, Diana Valdes Cabrera, Diana Valdes Cabrera, Wei Wang, Samantha Wells, Samantha Wells, Samantha Wells, Rajith Wickramatunga, Etienne Sibille, Etienne Sibille, Etienne Sibille, Lena C. Quilty, Lena C. Quilty

“…Substance use disorders (SUDs), including Alcohol Use Disorder, are pressing global public health problems. Executive functions (EFs) are prominently featured in mechanistic models of addiction. …”
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Unified Multi-Abstraction-Level Functional Testing and Performance Measurements for Industrial IoT in Spatially Distributed Narrow Band-Wireless Wide Area Networks by Jubin Sebastian E, Fabian Sowieja, Axel Sikora

“…For functional testing and performance assessments, the wide range of wireless technology alternatives within this category poses several difficulties. …”
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