A study of value iteration and policy iteration for Markov decision processes in Deterministic systems by Haifeng Zheng, Dan Wang

“…For VI, convergence is contingent upon verifying that the cost difference function stabilizes to a constant $ k $ ensuring uniformity across iterations. …”
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Upstream open reading frames buffer translational variability during Drosophila evolution and development by Yuanqiang Sun, Yuange Duan, Peixiang Gao, Chenlu Liu, Kaichun Jin, Shengqian Dou, Wenxiong Tang, Hong Zhang, Jian Lu

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Evidence from NHANES 2011–2014: a correlation between the weight-adjusted-waist index and cognitive abilities in the United States by Chan Zhao, Xintian Xu, Chunyan Hao

“…The subgroup analysis found no significant differences in cognitive performance associated with WWI across the various subgroups.ConclusionHigher WWI levels are associated with impaired cognitive function in Americans aged 60 and older.…”
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How youth cognitive and sociodemographic factors relate to the development of overweight and obesity in the UK and the USA: a prospective cross-cohort study of the National Child D... by Ian J Deary, Drew M Altschul, Christina Wraw, Catharine R Gale

“…We modelled gain in BMI using latent growth curve models to capture linear and quadratic components of change in BMI over time.Results Across cohorts, higher cognitive function was associated with lower overall BMI. …”
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Routes to social prescribing outside National Health Service (NHS) structures: a systematic map by Kerryn Husk, Stephanie Tierney, Lucy Gavens, Emma Hazeldine, Sophie Westwood, Mohammad Hassannezhad

“…Objectives Social prescribing, linking to community-based interventions to support individuals’ health and well-being, has become established across social medicine in the UK. Currently, most of the evidence and knowledge about how social prescribing pathways’ function focuses on primary care, and we know less about how social prescribing operates outside of these structures. …”
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Biochemical mapping reveals a conserved heme transport mechanism via CcmCD in System I bacterial cytochrome c biogenesis by Alicia N. Kreiman, Sarah E. Garner, Susan C. Carroll, Molly C. Sutherland

“…Here, we focus on the System I pathway (CcmABCDEFGH) which is proposed to function in two steps: CcmABCD transports heme across the membrane and attaches it to CcmE. …”
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Electron Density and Compressibility in the Kitaev Model with a Spatially Modulated Phase in the Superconducting Pairing by Fabián G. Medina Cuy, Fabrizio Dolcini

“…We investigate the behavior of the electron density <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>ρ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> and the compressibility <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>κ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> across the two types of transitions, as a function of the model parameters. …”
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Turnover of retroelements and satellite DNA drives centromere reorganization over short evolutionary timescales in Drosophila. by Cécile Courret, Lucas W Hemmer, Xiaolu Wei, Prachi D Patel, Bryce J Chabot, Nicholas J Fuda, Xuewen Geng, Ching-Ho Chang, Barbara G Mellone, Amanda M Larracuente

“…Centromeres reside in rapidly evolving, repeat-rich genomic regions, despite their essential function in chromosome segregation. Across organisms, centromeres are rich in selfish genetic elements such as transposable elements and satellite DNAs that can bias their transmission through meiosis. …”
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Complex interaction of waist circumference, cardiometabolic markers, and sex on elderly mortality: a cohort study of 0.4 million UK adults by Jingyi Wu, Pengfei Li, Shaomei Shang

“…We used Cox regression models incorporating a tensor product interaction function to model joint impacts of WC and four cardiometabolic markers on mortality, and developed a two-dimensional exposure-response function (ERF) to quantify the population adaptability to cardiometabolic dysfunction across different WC levels. …”
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Morphological constraints in hymenopteran forewings limit flight efficiency optimization by Iman Fadel, Pablo S. Milla Carmona, Yuming Liu, Emily J. Rayfield, Philip C. J. Donoghue

“…Theoretical forewing shapes were analysed across three metrics for flight performance that are antagonistic and ranked subsequently according to their functional optimization. …”
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George Steiner ou le comparatiste en tant qu’interprète universel by Álvaro Manuel Machado

“…The long course of this research extends until 1994, the year of the publication of a specific text on the function of the comparatist entitled, in the French edition of the book No Passion Spent (Essays 1978-1996), “Reading across borders”, inaugural lesson of the first chair of comparative literature at the University of Oxford.…”
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Unveiling multiscale spatiotemporal dynamics of volatility in high-frequency financial markets. by Fangyan Ouyang, Wenyan Peng, Tingting Chen

“…Our investigation reveals a consistent power law decay in the auto-correlation function of realized volatility across all time scales. …”
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Intermuscular Fat: A Review of the Consequences and Causes by Odessa Addison, Robin L. Marcus, Paul C. LaStayo, Alice S. Ryan

“…This disassociation implies that factors in addition to lean muscle mass are responsible for the decreases in strength and function seen with aging. Intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) is a significant predictor of both muscle function and mobility function in older adults and across a wide variety of comorbid conditions such as stroke, spinal cord injury, diabetes, and COPD. …”
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Development and evaluation of the Digit Triplet Test in Swahili language by Bjørn G. Rosendahl, Tron V. Tronstad, Jon Øygarden

“…Conclusion: The psychometric function for normal listeners shows a steep slope with little variation between subjects and across test lists. …”
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Evidence-based annotation of the malaria parasite's genome using comparative expression profiling. by Yingyao Zhou, Vandana Ramachandran, Kota Arun Kumar, Scott Westenberger, Phillippe Refour, Bin Zhou, Fengwu Li, Jason A Young, Kaisheng Chen, David Plouffe, Kerstin Henson, Victor Nussenzweig, Jane Carlton, Joseph M Vinetz, Manoj T Duraisingh, Elizabeth A Winzeler

“…A fundamental problem in systems biology and whole genome sequence analysis is how to infer functions for the many uncharacterized proteins that are identified, whether they are conserved across organisms of different phyla or are phylum-specific. …”
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Optimal constrained strategies for factor-based investing in the Brazilian stock market by Marcelo Lewin, Carlos Heitor Campani

“…Subsequently, employing the CGL model proposed by Campani et al. (2021), the study develops investment strategies to diversify across portfolios formed with these risk factors. …”
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Slowing down in PNP: relationship of joint velocities in an arm-movement test and the fast TUG test by Isabelle D. Walz, Sarah Waibel, Vittorio Lippi, Albert Gollhofer, Christoph Maurer

“…We were able to reproduce the reduction in joint velocities across all relevant joints during walking. Moreover this reduction of joint velocities was almost evenly distributed across the velocity traces as a function of time. …”
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EEG signatures of cognitive and social development of preschool children-a systematic review. by Supriya Bhavnani, Georgia Lockwood Estrin, Rianne Haartsen, Sarah K G Jensen, Teodora Gliga, Vikram Patel, Mark H Johnson

“…It has also highlighted the need for additional research into their changes across age and based on gender and SES.…”
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Multimodal precision MRI of the individual human brain at ultra-high fields by Donna Gift Cabalo, Ilana Ruth Leppert, Risavarshni Thevakumaran, Jordan DeKraker, Youngeun Hwang, Jessica Royer, Valeria Kebets, Shahin Tavakol, Yezhou Wang, Yigu Zhou, Oualid Benkarim, Nicole Eichert, Casey Paquola, Julien Doyon, Christine Lucas Tardif, David Rudko, Jonathan Smallwood, Raul Rodriguez-Cruces, Boris C. Bernhardt

“…Abstract Multimodal neuroimaging, in particular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), allows for non-invasive examination of human brain structure and function across multiple scales. Precision neuroimaging builds upon this foundation, enabling the mapping of brain structure, function, and connectivity patterns with high fidelity in single individuals. …”
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Internet Memes as Stabilizers of Conspiracy Culture: A Cognitive Anthropological Analysis by Emily Godwin, Brittany I. Davidson, Tim Hill, Adam Joinson

“…While prior research has highlighted their broad appeal as they traverse diverse audiences, their cultural function within online communities has received less attention. …”
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