Research priorities for improving cognitive and neuropsychological outcomes in hydrocephalus by Nickolas Dasher, T. Andrew Zabel, Maria Garcia-Bonilla, Lauren L. Jantzie, Mark G. Hamilton, Michael A. Williams, Monica J. Chau

“…While many advances in surgical interventions have helped substantially improve the survival rates and quality of life of those affected, there continues to be significant gaps in our understanding of the etiology of this heterogeneous condition as well as its specific neuropsychological and functional challenges across different phases of life. …”
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Integrated energy, environmental, and economic optimization for energy management systems in PHEVs considering traffic conditions by Morteza Montazeri-Gh, Ehsan Alimohammadi

“…Ultimately, the multi-objective optimization of the energy management system is conducted across three scenarios: one objective function, two objective functions, and three objective functions evaluated over five driving cycles. …”
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Sugar transporter gene family: structure, evolution, and expression analysis in Beta vulgaris by Parviz Heidari, Mostafa Ahmadizadeh, Mohammadamin Hosseinzadeh

“…Gene structures and physiochemical characteristics varied significantly across the phylogenetic groups, with a lower prevalence of phosphorylation regions detected in individuals belonging to group I and group V, which are part of the sweet sugar transporter subfamily. …”
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Thermo-Mechanical Identification of Orthotropic Engineering Constants of Composites Using an Extended Non-Destructive Impulse Excitation Technique by Hugo Sol, Jun Gu, Guillermo Meza Hernandez, Gulsen Nazerian, Hubert Rahier

“…The automated measurement of the impulse response function yields resonance frequencies and damping ratios at specified temperatures. …”
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Parameter analysis using swallowing sounds shows differences in bolus volume, bolus viscosity, sex, and age by Yuka Konoike, Kei Naramura, Takahiro Hasegawa, Izumi Tsukayama, Saya Maruoka, Takayo Kawakami, Kayoko Ishii, Tomoya Yoshida, Masaki Hokari, Toshiko Suzuki-Yamamoto

“…In this study, we examined changes in swallowing function across variations in bolus volume, bolus viscosity, sex, and age using parameters such as swallowing duration, average voltage, and swallowing power derived from swallowing sounds. …”
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Personality, socio-economic status and inflammation: cross-sectional, population-based study. by Keith Millar, Suzanne M Lloyd, Jennifer S McLean, G David Batty, Harry Burns, Jonathan Cavanagh, Kevin A Deans, Ian Ford, Alex McConnachie, Agnes McGinty, Réne Mõttus, Chris J Packard, Naveed Sattar, Paul G Shiels, Yoga N Velupillai, Carol Tannahill

“…Regression models assessed the prediction of inflammation as a function of personality, deprivation and their interaction.…”
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Epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas: systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based surveys. by Sébastien D S Pion, Christoph Kaiser, Fernand Boutros-Toni, Amandine Cournil, Melanie M Taylor, Stefanie E O Meredith, Ansgar Stufe, Ione Bertocchi, Walter Kipp, Pierre-Marie Preux, Michel Boussinesq

“…The estimation of point prevalence of onchocerciasis was standardized across studies using appropriate correction factors. …”
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How culture modulates anthropomorphism in Human-Robot Interaction: A review by Cecilia Roselli, Leonardo Lapomarda, Edoardo Datteri

“…Although our findings do not vary as a function of the theoretical and methodological factors we identified, results are mixed, probably due to the large variability in those methods. …”
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High Frequency of Microvascular Dysfunction in US Outpatient Clinics: A Sign of High Residual Risk? Data from 7,105 Patients by Morteza Naghavi, Stanley Kleis, Hirofumi Tanaka, Albert A. Yen, Ruoyu Zhuang, Ahmed Gul, Yasamin Naghavi, Ralph Metcalfe

“…Digital thermal monitoring (DTM) of microvascular function is a new and simplified technique based on fingertip temperature measurements that has been correlated with the burden of atherosclerosis and its risk factors. …”
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Bioinformatic exploration reveals features of tenpIN family of type III toxin-antitoxin systems in bacteria and viruses by Kavyashree Nadig, Sankaran Sandhya, Mahavir Singh

“…These systems primarily function in phage defence and plasmid maintenance. …”
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Managing dry skin in patients with comorbidities or with advanced age: unmet needs and roles for products containing potential emollient-plus ingredients by Matthias Augustin, Enzo Berardesca, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Peter Elsner, Davide Scafa, Leonard Christopher Schmeel, Ehrhardt Proksch

“…In dry skin (DS), skin-barrier function is easily disturbed and moisturizing factors in the stratum corneum are reduced. …”
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Comparing non-ischaemic heart preservation (NIHP) with ischaemic static cold storage of donor hearts in adult cardiac transplantation: study protocol for a randomised controlled tr... by Johan Nilsson, Henry Pigot, Stig Steen

“…Secondary outcomes include quality of life, I/R injury markers, graft function and adverse events. Substudies will evaluate renal function using MRI and continuously monitor physical activity and heart rhythm via wearable devices. …”
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NUMERICAL MODELLING OF THE AIRFRAME DAMAGE GROWTH FOR THE ADHESIVE REPAIR JOINT CALCULATION by A. A. Fedotov, A. V. Tsipenko, A. I. Lebedev

“…Crack growth simulation is performed based on XFEM methods where the created finite element model is complemented with asymptotic imitation function of crack tip and with discontinuous jump function across the crack surfaces. …”
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Mitochondrial metabolism and cancer therapeutic innovation by Hongxiang Du, Tianhan Xu, Sihui Yu, Sufang Wu, Jiawen Zhang

“…Mitochondrial dysfunction in tumors is highly heterogeneous, influencing disease phenotypes and treatment responses across cancer types. Within the tumor microenvironment, mitochondria profoundly impact immune responses by modulating T-cell survival and function, macrophage polarization, NK cell cytotoxicity, and neutrophil activation. …”
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Hindcasting Maximum Water Depths in Coastal Watersheds: The Importance of Incorporating Off‐Channel Data and Their Uncertainties in Machine Learning Models by Maryam Pakdehi, Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf

“…To answer these questions, we evaluated the performance of ML models across three large coastal watersheds in the US during three hurricanes—Michael, Ida and Ian. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Digital Marketing: Towards an Analytical Framework for Revealing and Mitigating Bias by Catherine Reed, Martin Wynn, Robin Bown

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) affects many aspects of modern life, and most predictions are that the impact of AI on business and society will only increase. In the marketing function of today’s leading businesses, two main types of AI can be discerned. …”
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Aerodynamic optimization of a coaxial rotor system using a deep learning-based multi-fidelity surrogate model by Shu-Hui Qin, Ai-Ming Yang

“…The objective function aims to enhance the figure of merit for a rigid coaxial rotor system in hover, maintaining a constant total thrust coefficient and achieving balanced torque through an efficient trimming method. …”
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Molecular basis of the microtubule-regulating activity of microtubule crosslinking factor 1. by Mohammad Abdul Kader, Tomoko Satake, Masatoshi Yoshida, Ikuko Hayashi, Atsushi Suzuki

“…The variety of microtubule arrays observed across different cell types should require a diverse group of proteins that control microtubule organization. …”
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Total cardiolipin levels in gastric and colon cancer: evaluating the prognostic potential by Pavels Dimitrijevs, Ilona Freiliba, Andrejs Pčolkins, Marcis Leja, Pavel Arsenyan

“…Abstract Background Cardiolipin (CL) is a signature phospholipid of mitochondria that maintains the integrity of mitochondrial membrane and supports proper mitochondrial function. Alterations in CL level and composition can impair or, conversely, improve mitochondrial function and bioenergetics, both of which are critical for cancer metabolism. …”
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European <i>EHBP1L1</i> Genotyping Survey of Dyserythropoietic Anemia and Myopathy Syndrome in English Springer Spaniels by Sarah Østergård Jensen, Alexandra Kehl, Urs Giger

“…Lack of EHBP1L1 function decreases enucleation, leading to increased numbers of nucleated erythrocytes, which are characteristic of DAMS. …”
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