Prediction of grey mould disease from greenhouse tomato based on radical basis function neural network by Zhang Zhi, Hu Xiaohui, Zou Zhirong

“…Therefore, it is becoming more important to forecast and prevent the disease occurrence. …”
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Patterns of Change in Plant Leaf Functional Traits Along an Altitudinal Gradient in a Karst Climax Community by Yang Wang, Ying Deng, Hong Zhao, Fangbing Li, Zuhong Fan, Tian Tian, Tu Feng

“…Exploring the changes in plant leaf functional traits in response to altitude across various altitudinal gradients of climax communities in karst regions can elucidate the characteristics of survival strategy adaptations among plant communities. …”
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Estimation of System-Level Reliability Functions for the Power Grid Using Probabilistic Modeling and Monte Carlo Simulation by Ayman Faza

“…Our method provides a very simple formula for describing system level reliability despite the high complexity of its interconnections, and provides a mechanism to develop similar functions for other complex systems, including different types of networks or critical infrastructures, and can pave the way towards better modeling for the more intelligent future grids.…”
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Electrogeneration of non-electroactive and non-conducting materials: a counterintuitive concept for the functionalization and nanostructuration of electrode surfaces by Walcarius, Alain

“…This account summarizes the major advances made by our group in this field, focusing primarily on electro-induced sol–gel bioencapsulation and electro-assisted self-assembly of oriented and functionalized mesoporous silica films.…”
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Mechanical properties of PET composites using multi-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized by inorganic and itaconic acids by A. May-Pat, J. V. Cauich-Rodriguez, M. Yazdani-Pedram, F. Aviles, P. Toro

“…The MWCNTs oxidized with a concentrated mixture of HNO3 and H2SO4 exhibited more oxygen containing functional groups (OH, COOH) but also suffer larger structural degradation than those oxidized by a mild treatment based on diluted HNO3 followed by H2O2. …”
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Potential of functional flavonoids in targeting vasospasm through modulation of oxidative stress and SPC-induced signaling pathways by Ying Zhang, Sho Maejima, Kentaro Matsuzaki, Hiroko Kishi

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The choice of renal replacement therapy in patients with a delayed renal graft function in the early postoperative period by E. I. Pervakova, I. V. Alexandrova, A. G. Balkarov

“…In the early postoperative period, 41 of them received a continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration, and 37 received a standard hemodialysis.A continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration in the initial 24 hours after surgery appeared to make a more pronounced corrective effect on the renal graft function recovery. …”
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Recent advances on biogenesis, functions and therapeutic potential of long noncoding RNAs in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Parminder Kaur, Pankaj Sharma, Prateek Bhatia, Minu Singh

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Relationship between visuospatial episodic memory, processing speed and executive function: are they stable over a lifespan? by Bruna Fulgêncio Dias, Letícia Oliveira Rezende, Leandro Fernandes Malloy-Diniz, Jonas Jardim de Paula

“…We tested the hypothesis that processing speed, executive function and memory are more strongly associated during childhood and old age. …”
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Histological characteristics and functional properties of red and white parts of <i>m. semitendinosus</i> of slaughter pigs by A. A. Semenova, V. A. Pchelkina, V. V. Nasonova, S. I. Loskutov, N. V. Bogolyubova, R. V. Nekrasov, A. A. Motovilina, Yu. I. Bogdanova

“…The consistency of the samples from the light part was less elastic, looser and more crumbly than that in the samples produced from the dark part of m. semitendinosus, which was confirmed by the structural-mechanical investigations. …”
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Beyond symmetric self-assembly and effective molarity: unlocking functional enzyme mimics with robust organic cages by Keith G. Andrews

“…Unsurprisingly, without synthetic access to mimics able to encompass more/all of the functional features of enzyme active sites, examples of cavity-catalyzed processes demonstrating enzyme-like rate accelerations remain rare. …”
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Deposition of Pristine and Functionalized MWCNTs in Alumina Matrix by Sol-Gel Technique and Investigation of their Ammonia Sensing Properties by Sakshi Sharma, K. Sengupta, S.S.Islam

“…While comparing the sensing performance, the functionalized MWCNTs composite sample was found to be more sensitive to ammonia gas with short response time but did not recover at room temperature because of the strong bonding between ammonia molecule and oxygen containing groups on the surface of MWCNTs.…”
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Modeling and forecasting of the high-dimensional time series data with functional data analysis and machine learning approaches by Yousuf Alkhezi, Hajar M. Alkhezi, Ahmad Shafee

“…The system is built on the latest functional autoregressive model of order one [FAR(1)]. …”
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FUNCTION GROUP SELECTION OF SEMBUNG LEAVES (BLUMEA BALSAMIFERA) SIGNIFICANT TO ANTIOXIDANTS USING OVERLAPPING GROUP LASSO by kusnaeni kusnaeni, Agus M Soleh, Farit M Afendi, Bagus Sartono

“…Functional groups of sembung leaf metabolites can be detected using FTIR spectrometry by looking at the spectrum's shape from specific peaks that indicate the type of functional group of a compound. …”
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STOMATA-A KEY FACTOR WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS IN THE CONDITIONS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: A BRIEF OVERVIEW by Elena DELIAN

“…Besides the special importance for the physiological processes of plants, for plants own existence and good functioning, stomata also have significant effects for what the concentration of gases in the lower troposphere means and more than that, they can represent risks for vegetation or for human health. …”
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The Effects of Ultrasonic Pretreatment and Enzymatic Modification on the Structure, Functional Properties, and In Vitro Digestion of Whey Protein Isolate by Yingying Yue, Yujun Jiang, Jia Shi

“…In this study, the structure and functional and in vitro digestion properties of whey protein isolate (WPI) modified by ultrasonic pretreatment combined with a double oxidase system containing horseradish peroxidase (HRP), glucose oxidase and D-glucose were assessed. …”
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A hierarchical reinforcement learning approach for energy‐aware service function chain dynamic deployment in IoT by Shuyi Wang, Haotong Cao, Longxiang Yang

“…In this regard, a convolutional neural network‐based hierarchical reinforcement learning approach is provided to lower total energy consumption and carbon emissions in the dynamic service function chaining situations. This method can more effectively lower energy consumption and carbon emissions when compared to other hierarchical algorithms based on conventional deep neural networks and non‐hierarchical algorithms. …”
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Shopping Centers as Elements of the Functional and Spatial Structures of Cities. Location, Impact, Change Tendencies, Development Perspectives by Agnieszka Rochmińska

“…Local authorities need to realize that the permits they issue influence more than the changes in the functional and spatial structure of a city or commune. …”
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The persuasive power of robot touch. Behavioral and evaluative consequences of non-functional touch from a robot. by Laura Hoffmann, Nicole C Krämer

“…., reduced stress, better immune functioning) as well as evaluative consequences (e.g., better evaluation of the initiator of touch), the question arises whether touch from a humanoid robot, the body of which is somewhat similar to that of a human, can evoke similar effects. …”
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Synergistic effects of alginate oligosaccharide and cyanidin-3-O-glucoside on the amelioration of intestinal barrier function in mice by Jie Li, Yuanjie Guo, Liyuan Ma, Yixiang Liu, Chao Zou, Huiying Kuang, Bing Han, Yingliang Xiao, Yanbo Wang

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