Arctic states’ policy on climate change adaptation: examples of national adaptation plans by M. Yu. Zadorin, E. F. Gladun

“…Each of the Arctic countries has its own specifics in the field of response to climate change, which is reflected in the adaptation activities and key guidelines of each state:– Finland: activating civil society institutions to manage adaptation risks;– Norway: humanitarian mission to developing countries in order to expand the “market” of potential customers for services in a variety of areas of adaptation;– Sweden: expanding cooperation between the Government and municipalities on the technological safety of urban infrastructure to combat natural disasters;– Denmark: expanding research into adaptation, safety issues associated with increased rainfall and flooding;– Iceland: expanding scientific research to provide high-quality forecasts for the implementation of operational adaptation activities;– USA: strengthening the coordination function of federal government bodies aimed at interaction with various stakeholders…”
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Research on the Preprocessing Method of Laser Ranging Data with Complex Patterns Based on a Novel Spline Function by Yanning Zheng, Xue Dong, Zhipeng Liang, Jian Gao, Yang Liu, Qingli Song, Xingwei Han, He Dong

“…To address this problem, this paper innovatively designs a new type of spline function and accordingly proposes a laser ranging data preprocessing method that can automatically adapt to the trend of data variation. …”
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Differential regulation of magnesium transporters Slc41, Cnnm and Trpm6-7 in the kidney of salmonids may represent evolutionary adaptations to high salinity environments by Marius Takvam, Elsa Denker, Naouel Gharbi, Valentina Tronci, Jelena Kolarevic, Tom Ole Nilsen

“…Abstract Magnesium is important for enzymatic reactions and physiological functions, and its intracellular concentration is tightly regulated. …”
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Genomic functional annotation and comparative analysis of ABC transporter protein family genes in nine types of Chironomidae insects by Wenbin Liu, Anmo Zhou, Ziming Shao, Jiaxin Nie, Xinyu Ge, Chuncai Yan, Shaobo Gao, Yiwen Wang

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Individualized home training in head and neck cancer patients is safe and has positive short- and medium-term effects –results of a multicenter, single-arm intervention trial (OSHO... by Sabine Felser, Lars A. Bonke, Änne Glass, Daniel Strüder, Jana Stolle, Susann Schulze, Susann Schulze, Markus Blaurock, Anke Steinmetz, Julia Daunheimer, Ursula Kriesen, Christina Grosse-Thie, Christina Grosse-Thie, Christian Junghanss

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BrAIn Jam: neural signal-informed adaptive system for drumming collaboration with an AI-driven virtual musician by Torin Hopkins, Torin Hopkins, Ruojia Sun, Suibi Che Chuan Weng, Shih-Yu Ma, Shih-Yu Ma, James Crum, Leanne Hirshfield, Ellen Yi-Luen Do, Ellen Yi-Luen Do

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ASSESSMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS PROFFICIENCY BY MEANS OF APPLYING THE A. BIRNBAUM TWO-PARAMETER MODEL by B. V. Zubkov, A. K. Volkov

“…The necessity to improve assessment of aviation security screeners’ competence has been analyzed. Computer based training systems have been widely used in the process of screeners’ training and evaluating the results of training. …”
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Computer graphics processing technology based on GIS model and its application by Quanpeng Ji

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Soil-Driven Coupling of Plant Community Functional Traits and Diversity in Desert–Oasis Transition Zone by Zhuopeng Fan, Tingting Xie, Lishan Shan, Hongyong Wang, Jing Ma, Yuanzhi Yue, Meng Yuan, Quangang Li, Cai He, Yonghua Zhao

“…Although the current research on plant functional traits and diversity has improved our ability to predict ecological functions, there are still many problems, such as how environmental changes affect the relationship between species diversity and plant functional traits, and how these interactions affect plant community functions. …”
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The Impact of Ethnicity on Cardiac Adaptation by Uchenna Ozo, Sanjay Sharma

“…Regular intensive exercise is associated with a plethora of electrical, structural and functional adaptations within the heart to promote a prolonged and sustained increase in cardiac output. …”
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Adaptive Bacterial Foraging Optimization by Hanning Chen, Yunlong Zhu, Kunyuan Hu

“…Then it presents a variation on the original BFO, called the adaptive bacterial foraging optimization (ABFO), employing the adaptive foraging strategies to improve the performance of the original BFO. …”
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Self-Adaptive and Relaxed Self-Adaptive Projection Methods for Solving the Multiple-Set Split Feasibility Problem by Ying Chen, Yuansheng Guo, Yanrong Yu, Rudong Chen

“…In this paper, for the MSSFP, we first propose a new self-adaptive projection method by adopting Armijo-like searches, which dose not require estimating the Lipschitz constant and calculating the largest eigenvalue of the matrix ; besides, it makes a sufficient decrease of the objective function at each iteration. …”
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The role of resistance exercise-induced local metabolic stress in mediating systemic health and functional adaptations: could condensed training volume unlock greater benefits beyo... by Ivan Curovic

“…Yet, the role of the local metabolic stress provoked by resistance exercise has not gained much research attention despite its wide potential. …”
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Assessing the feasibility and impact of specially adapted exercise interventions, aimed at improving the multi-dimensional health and functional capacity of frail geriatric hospita... by Carolyn A Greig, Paul Doody, Janet M Lord, Anna C Whittaker

“…However, more high-quality studies are needed to assess the feasibility and impact of these interventions in frail geriatric populations within different settings, and their impact on broader aspects of health and well-being.Methods and analysis This study will use a 2-week, interventional, independent measures research design in order to assess the feasibility and impact of two specially adapted exercise training interventions (a specially adapted resistance training intervention, and Move It Or Lose It: an established community-based exercise intervention for older adults) aimed at improving the multidimensional health and functional capacity of frail geriatric hospital inpatients.Ethics and dissemination This study has received a favourable ethical opinion by the Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Research Ethics Committee and sponsorship by the University of Birmingham after review by the sponsors research governance office. …”
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Impact of resistance and high-intensity interval training on body composition, physical function, and temporal dynamics of adaptation in older women with impaired cardiometabolic h... by Johnattan Cano-Montoya, Marcela Rojas Vargas, Sebastián Báez Vargas, Carolina Núñez Vergara, Sergio Martínez Huenchullán, Fernando Gallegos, Cristian Álvarez, Mikel Izquierdo

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Assessment of social emotional, cognitive and communicative development and adaptive behavior in children with spinal muscular atrophy 5q by Yu. O. Papina, N. N. Zavadenko, E. A. Melnik, S. B. Artemyeva, I. A. Berdalina, D. V. Vlodavets

“…Children with lower functional status (“lying”) had more pronounced delays in adaptive, social emotional, and cognitive domains (p ≤0.048). …”
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EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDICATION THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND CHRONIC HEART FAILURE OF FUNCTIONAL CLASS I by K. S. Bondarenko

“…Results of the research showed that both medications improved indices of diastolic function of the LV, however only Quinapril effectively changed its structural and geometric parameters and systolic function. …”
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Neutrophil granulocytes: new faces of old acquaintances by I. I. Dolgushin

“…Over the past few decades, thanks to the use of new technologies, the spectrum of functional capabilities of neutrophil granulocytes has been significantly expanded. …”
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On identification of interconnected systems by N. N. Karabutov

“…The proposed approach is then generalized to the case of an interconnected system.Methods. The adaptive system identification and Lyapunov vector function methods are used along with implicit identification representation for the model.Results. …”
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Integrated Transcriptomic and Physiological Analysis Reveals the Drought Adaptation Strategies of <i>Sapindus delavayi</i>, an Important Tree for Industrial Use in the Dry–Hot Vall... by Xinyu He, Meng Xie, Lan Wang, Liangjun Yu, Fengjuan Li, Hong Ma

“…Through our research, the first high-quality transcriptome database of <i>S. delavayi</i> has been constructed and its drought-resistance-related gene features have been analyzed, laying an important foundation for future functional gene mining, molecular marker development, molecular diversity studies, molecular breeding, and ecological adaptation research.…”
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