Association between physical activity, nutritional status and cognitive performance among school children in southern Tanzania by Fahad S. Mwakalebela, Fahad S. Mwakalebela, Elihaika G. Minja, Elihaika G. Minja, Elihaika G. Minja, Yohana A. Mwalugelo, Erick Killel, Erick Killel, Rehema K. Rajab, Rehema K. Rajab, Getrud J. Mollel, Getrud J. Mollel, Winifrida Mponzi, Honorati Masanja, Fredros O. Okumu, Fredros O. Okumu, Christin Lang, Markus Gerber, Jürg Utzinger, Jürg Utzinger, Kurt Z. Long, Kurt Z. Long, Efraim M. Kosia, Ester Elisaria, Ester Elisaria, Marceline F. Finda

“…Cognitive performance was assessed via the Flanker task, which assessed the executive domain of cognitive functions, specifically information processing and inhibitory control. Weight was determined using Tanita digital scale, and height was measured using measuring board. …”
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Statistical Analysis Method for Optimal Prameters of Telemetry Communication by XIE Jun, WU Sailong, HAO Hang, ZHANG Songwei, WU Ruiqing, SUN Xiangyang

“…In order to improve the performance of telemetry of logging while drilling (TLWD) in complex drilling environment, the telemetry communication system is developing towards the trend of multi-architecture, multi-modal and multi-method, which brings a complication and inefficiency in the processing of selecting the optimal communication parameters. …”
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Room-temperature, continuous-wave terahertz generation in free-space with an intersubband mid-infrared photomixer by Q. Lin, J.-F. Lampin, G. Ducournau, S. Lepilliet, H. Li, E. Peytavit, S. Barbieri

“…In the spectral range investigated, we obtain, in continuous-wave, mid-infrared → terahertz conversion efficiencies exceeding by orders of magnitude those of unipolar devices exploiting χ(2) processes.…”
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Utilization of bacteriocin-producing bacteria in dairy products by Matěj Patrovský, Lenka Kouřimská, Šárka Havlíková, Jaroslava Marková, Radko Pechar, Vojtěch Rada

“…Plantaricin reduced Listeria innocua counts by 1 log in dairy spread made from cheese and quark. …”
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Submarine Slides and Their Influence on Gas Hydrate and Shallow Gas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin by Jiapeng Jin, Jinzi Hu, Lixia Li, Jie Li, Zhenyu Zhu, Xiujuan Wang, Jilin Zhou, Wenlong Wang

“…Submarine slides, gas hydrates, shallow gas, and volcanoes considered to be potential geohazards have been well delineated using three-dimensional (3D) seismic data and well log data in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea. …”
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Whole Blood Transcriptome Analysis in Dairy Ewes Fed a Dietary Grape Pomace Supplementation by Andrea Ianni, Francesca Bennato, Camillo Martino, Maria Antonietta Saletti, Francesco Pomilio, Giuseppe Martino

“…The present study aims to evaluate the effect of a dietary supplementation with 10% grape pomace (GP) on the whole blood transcriptome of lactating ewes. By applying a log₂FC higher than 0.5 or lower than −0.5 and a false discovery rate (FDR) <0.05, the down-regulation of genes coding for plexin C1, ethanolamine kinase 1, tax1-binding protein 1, transmembrane 9 superfamily member 2, and Beclin-1 was observed in animals that received the dietary supplementation. …”
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Cluster Analysis of RF-EMF Exposure to Detect Time Patterns in Urban Environment: A Model-Based Approach by Nicola Pasquino, Nunzia Solmonte, Nikola Djuric, Dragan Kljajic, Snezana Djuric

“…Continuous monitoring data, collected through the Serbian EMF RATEL network&#x2019;s sensors installed in Novi Sad, were processed and analyzed using the Log-Normal Mixture Model (LNMM), a model-based clustering algorithm resorting to mixture distributions. …”
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Preparation and Apoptosis Imaging Study of 99mTc-HYNIC-Duramycin by Shanshan QIU, Tianwei LUO, Fei GAO, Mingyue SUN, Ning WANG, Huan CHEN, Mengyi CHEN, Hongyu LI, Xuhu HUANG

“…In this study，the imaging agent 99mTc-HYNIC-Duramycin was obtained by one-step reaction between 99mTc and the precursor HYNIC-Duramycin. The radiolabeling process takes approximately 20 min，and the radiochemical purity is above 95%. 99mTc-HYNIC-Duramycin is water-soluble，with a LogP value of −1.73±0.06 (n=3)，and the radiochemical purity remains above 95% in saline for up to 6 h，indicating excellent stability in vitro. …”
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A DEM super resolution reconstruction method based on normalizing flow by Jie Yu, Yangtenglong Li, Xuan Bai, Ronghao Yang, Mengxue Cui, Haohao Wu, Zheng Li, Fangzheng Su, Ze Li, Taohuai Liang, Hongliang Yan

“…Abstract In recent years, super-resolution reconstruction has been introduced into DEM. The process of mapping low-resolution DEM images to high-resolution DEM is highly uncertain. …”
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A Comparative Study of Deep Audio Models for Spectrogram- and Waveform-Based SingFake Detection by Minh Nguyen-Duc, Luong Vuong Nguyen, Huy Nguyen-Ho-Nhat, Tri-Hai Nguyen, O-Joun Lee

“…In this study, we conduct a comparative analysis of two model types for singfake detection: (1) models utilizing Log-Mel spectrograms, such as Audio Spectrogram Transformer (AST) and Whisper, and (2) models that process raw waveform inputs, including UniSpeech-SAT and HuBERT. …”
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Improving Cardiovascular Disease Prediction through Stratified Machine Learning Models and Combined Datasets by Tara Yousif Mawlood, Alla Ahmad Hassan, Rebwar Khalid Muhammed, Aso M. Aladdin, Tarik A. Rashid, Bryar A. Hassan

“…The datasets, sourced from the UCI repository, were pre-processed and evaluated using metrics such as accuracy, precision, F1-score, log loss, and error rate, with performance further assessed using confusion matrices. …”
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A Cloud Infrastructure for Health Monitoring in Emergency Response Scenarios by Alessandro Orro, Gian Angelo Geminiani, Francesco Sicurello, Marcello Modica, Francesco Pegreffi, Luca Neri, Antonio Augello, Matteo Botteghi

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Shape Changes in Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) Lumber Induced by Spiral Grain by Peter Vilkovský, Hugo Miroslav Uličný, Ivan Klement, Tatiana Vilkovská

“…This study highlights the critical role of spiral grain and log positioning in shaping the dimensional stability of hornbeam lumber during drying.…”
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Gamifying Engagement in Spatial Crowdsourcing: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study on Gamification Impact Among University Students by Felipe Vergara-Borge, Diego López-de-Ipiña, Mikel Emaldi, Cristian Olivares-Rodríguez, Zaheer Khan, Kamran Soomro

“…Employing a convergent mixed-methods design, we combined behavioural log analysis, validated psychometric scales (GAMEFULQUEST), and post-experiment interviews to triangulate both quantitative and qualitative dimensions of engagement. …”
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The Genesis of a Thin-Bedded Beach-Bar System Under the Strike-Slip Extensional Tectonic Framework: A Case Study in the Bohai Bay Basin by Jing Wang, Youbin He, Hua Li, Bin Feng, Zhongxiang Zhao, Xing Yu, Xiangyang Hou

“…Integrating drilling cores, wireline log interpretations, three-dimensional seismic data, geochemical analyses, and palynological data, this study investigates the sedimentary characteristics, sandbody distribution patterns, controlling factors, and genetic model of this lacustrine beach-bar system. …”
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Nanoemulsification of Rose (Rosa damascena) Essential Oil: Characterization, Anti-Salmonella, In Vitro Cytotoxicity to Cancer Cells, and Advantages in Sheep Meat Application by Iman Saffari, Abbasali Motallebi Moghanjoghi, Reza Sharafati Chaleshtori, Maryam Ataee, Azad Khaledi

“…Nowadays, consumers are pushing for the use of natural preservatives such as essential oils (EOs) in the fresh and processed foods, including meat. However, this action is related to a variety of challenges that are associated with essential oils, including low solubility in water, high volatility, and limited long-term stability. …”
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Calculating willingness-to-pay with discrete cost and random coefficients in discrete choice experiments by Clarence Ong, Alex R. Cook, Ker-Kan Tan, Yi Wang

“…Piecewise linear utility in cost, using an iterative process, was proposed to calculate the WTP for the discrete cost models. …”
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A qualitative prognostic biomarker for melanoma based on the relative methylation orderings of CpG loci by Yue Huo, Yaru Gao, Jiayi Ruan, Lingli Wang, Hongdong Li, Guini Hong

“…Analysis of a training cohort and two independent validation datasets revealed a significant difference in overall survival between high- and low-risk groups stratified by SKCM-P8 (p < 0.05, log-rank test), with average area under the curve values of 0.83, 0.80, and 0.61, respectively. …”
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Basil essential oil-incorporated bacterial nanocellulose foam: Fabrication, characterization, and application in extending ground beef shelf life by Anita Lotfi Javid, Hadi Almasi, Rahim Molaei, Mehran Moradi

“…Foams were used in active packaging of ground beef to improve shelf life by controlling microbial and oxidative processes. The BNC-BEO foam showed a slower microbial growth rate, with bacterial populations about 1–2 log₁₀ CFU/g lower than control. …”
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Sex-specific and opposite modulatory aspects revealed by PPI network and pathway analysis of ischemic stroke in humans. by Yan Lv, X Y He, Dongguo Li, Tao Liu, G Q Wen, Junfa Li

“…Differentially Expressed Genes (DEGs) with a LogFC>1, and a P-value <0.05 were screened by BioConductor R package and grouped in female, male and overlap DEGs for further bioinformatic analysis. …”
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