Epidemiology of Hepatitis B and C Infections in Al-Anbar/Iraq and Correlation Between Viral Load and Liver Function by Mohammed A. Hamad, Ala’a F. Habeeb, Nabaa A. Muhammed, Rawaa A. Muhammed

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A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning and Pedotransfer Functions Under Varying Data Availability in Two Greek Regions by Panagiotis Tziachris, Panagiota Louka, Eirini Metaxa, Miltiadis Iatrou, Konstantinos Tsiouplakis

“…The current study evaluates the performance of pedotransfer functions (PTFs) and machine learning (ML) algorithms in predicting the soil bulk density (BD) across two distinct regions in Greece—Kozani and Veroia—using both limited and extended sets of soil parameters. …”
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Ideational Meaning of Material Process in EFL Students’ Problem-Solving Text: A Frame of Systemic Functional Linguistics by Veronika Listi Ferdini Damopolii, Eva Tuckyta Sari Sujatna, Dadang Suganda, Rosaria Mita Amalia

“…The theoretical contribution of this study is to apply SFL as a model of language use that use material processes to obtain ideational meaning as a function, while the practical contribution is to help students be more courageous in writing English and to express their ideas, experiences and goals more easily. …”
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Self-Supervised Learning with Trilateral Redundancy Reduction for Urban Functional Zone Identification Using Street-View Imagery by Kun Zhao, Juan Li, Shuai Xie, Lijian Zhou, Wenbin He, Xiaolin Chen

“…By compelling the embedding of positive samples to be highly correlated, it guides the pre-trained model to learn more essential representations without semantic labels. …”
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Efficiency and Validity of the AI-Based rGMFM-66 in Assessing Gross Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy by Stefanie Steven, Karoline Spiess, Leonie Schafmeyer, Jonathan Buggisch, Eckhard Schoenau, Kerstin Luedtke, Ibrahim Duran

“…Assessing gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is critical for monitoring progress and planning interventions. …”
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Functional Trait Trade-Offs for the Tropical Montane Rain Forest Species Responding to Light from Simulating Experiments by Peili Mao, Runguo Zang, Hongbo Shao, Junbao Yu

“…Species in the earlier successional stages have functional traits more advantageous to grow faster in the high light conditions, whereas species in the late successional stages have traits more favorable to survive in the low light conditions.…”
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Refined Urban Functional Zones Identification via Empirical Bayesian Kriging: A POI-Weighted Scoring Innovation by Xuan Du, Yisha Pan, Xiaoyan Yang, Longgao Chen, Liangchen Liu, Ying Lin

“…The refined identification of Urban Functional Zones (UFZs) is crucial for effective urban planning, resource allocation, and environmental monitoring. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions to improve hand motor function in individuals with moderate to severe stroke: a systematic review protocol by Li Ding, Shugeng Chen, Hewei Wang, Jie Jia, Ray Arceo, Jun Yao

“…However, the rehabilitation of hand function after stroke can be rather difficult due to the complexity of hand structure and function, as well as neural basis that supports hand function. …”
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On a Set of Generalized Janowski-Type Starlike Functions Connected With Mathieu-Type Series and Opoola Differential Operator by Ezekiel Abiodun Oyekan, Ayotunde Olajide Lasode, Timilehin Gideon Shaba

“…More so, the techniques of convolution and subordination are embraced in the definition of our set of functions. …”
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Solving the Dirichlet acoustic scattering problem for a surface with added bumps using the Green's function for the original surface by Maxim J. Goldberg, Seonja Kim

“…We solve the Dirichlet problem for acoustic scattering from a surface which has been perturbed by the addition of one or more bumps. We build the solution for the bumpy case using the Green's function for the unperturbed surface, and the solution of a local integral equation in which the integration is carried out only over the added bumps. …”
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Planting density effect on poplar growth traits and soil nutrient availability, and response of microbial community, assembly and function by Rongye Qiao, Zhen Song, Yinglong Chen, Mingzhen Xu, Qiqi Yang, Xiaolei Shen, Dingyi Yu, Pingdong Zhang, Changjun Ding, Hui Guo

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The Impact of Radioiodine (131I) Therapy of Thyroid Disease on Salivary Glands Function and Inflammation: A Comprehensive Review by Pietro Bellini, Francesco Dondi, Carlo Cappelli, Elisa Gatta, Davide Lombardi, Claudio Casella, Riccardo Morandi, Gianluca Viganò, Luca Camoni, Michela Cossandi, Valentina Zilioli, Francesco Bertagna

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Endothelial function, systemic inflammation and cardiac hemodynamics in different age patients with post infarction chronic heart failure. by Zabida Abdunaser A.M.

“…Standard laboratory blood tests for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, haematological parameters, lipid profile, glucose, renal and liver function tests, echocardiographic examination, endothelial function estimation were performed. …”
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Optimization of fermentation conditions of exopolysaccharide production from Saccharomyces cerevisiae YY-02 and its functional properties analysis by WANG Changli, ZHANG Cheng, BIN Xiaoyun, ZHAO Yunhui, ZHANG Yunye, YE Guangbin

“…The fermentation conditions were optimized by single factor tests and response surface tests, and the functional properties (water retention, water solubility, emulsification and antioxidant properties) of EPS were studied. …”
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Changes in prefrontal hemodynamics and mood states during screen use: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study by Daniel Fehring, Alexandra Gaillard, Emiliano Mazzoli, Susan Rossell, Paddy Dempsey, Michael Wheeler, Neville Owen, David W. Dunstan, Mats Hallgren

“…Deoxygenated hemoglobin (HbR) and total hemoglobin (HbT) increased more following exposure to gaming (largest increase), social media, and TV-viewing (smallest increase), respectively. …”
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New LMI-Based Conditions on Neural Networks of Neutral Type with Discrete Interval Delays and General Activation Functions by Guoquan Liu, Shumin Zhou, He Huang

“…The stability analysis of global asymptotic stability of neural networks of neutral type with both discrete interval delays and general activation functions is discussed. New delay-dependent conditions are obtained by using more general Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals. …”
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Serum cystatin C as a marker of glomerular kidney damage in patients with chronic glomerulonephritis with saved renal function by O. V. Kraydashenko, M. A. Dolinna

“…Patients with hypertension had more expressed indicators of glomerular damage than patients without hypertension. …”
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An Application of the Core and Balance Model of Family Leisure Functioning to Study Leisure Activities Practised by Families from Wielkopolska by Beata Pluta

“…The Core and Balance Model of Family Leisure Functioning (CBM) was used to examine the relationship between core and balance activities and the level of satisfaction with family leisure involvement. …”
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Kidney Transplantation From Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Death Maintained by Normothermic Regional Perfusion: An 8-Year Portuguese Single-Centre Experience by Ana Pinho, Susana Sampaio, Susana Sampaio, Inês Alencastre, Maria João Polidoro, Maria João Polidoro, Margarida Rios, Roberto Roncon-Albuquerque, Roberto Roncon-Albuquerque, João Silva, João Silva, Carlos Silva, Carlos Silva, Manuel Pestana, Manuel Pestana

“…We analysed the results of 523 consecutive kidney transplants (KT) performed from January 2016 to December 2023 in our center and compared the outcomes of 142 KT from uDCD maintained by abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP) with those from 194 KT from standard-criteria brain-death donors (SCD) and 187 KT from expanded-criteria brain-death donors (ECD). Primary non-function (PNF) was similar in uDCD (16.9%) and ECD (13.4%, p = 0.460) and more common than in SCD (4.6%; p < 0.001). …”
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Association between vitamin C intake and thyroid function among U.S. adults: a population-based study by Jie Wu, Chuyu Jia, Qiang Wang, Xin Li

“…Additionally, we found an inverted U-shaped curve pattern in the relationship between vitamin C intake and FT4 (P for nonlinear = 0.029), while an U-shaped curve relationship was observed between vitamin C consumption and the FT3/FT4 ratio (P for nonlinear = 0.026).ConclusionThe findings of our study have illustrated a notable correlation between vitamin C intake and thyroid function. A high level of vitamin C intake is associated with a decreased in TT4 levels among American adults, and the association was more pronounced among subjects with lower alcohol consumption. …”
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