Anti-ADAMTS13 Autoantibodies in Immune-Mediated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Michael R. Snyder, Robert W. Maitta

“…In particular, specific amino acid sequences in ADAMTS13 may lead to conformational structures recognized by autoantibodies. Generation of these antibodies may occur more frequently among patients with a genetic predisposition. …”
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A novel reinforcement learning framework-based path planning algorithm for unmanned surface vehicle by Jianhui Mou, Bo Shi, Bo Wang, Chengcheng Yu, Yangwei Wang, Fusheng Zhong, Li Zheng, Jian Wang, Junjie Li

“…In addition, the Bezier curve is applied to make the generated path more feasible. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified by comparing it with the DQN, A*, and APF algorithms in simulation experiments. …”
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COVID-19 Diagnosis Using Spectral and Statistical Analysis of Cough Recordings Based on the Combination of SVD and DWT by Thabit Sultan Mohammed, Awni Ismail Sultan, Khattab M. Ali Alheeti, Karim Mohammed Aljebory, Hasan Ismail Sultan, Muzhir Shaban Al-Ani

“… Healthcare professionals routinely use audio signals, generated by the human body, to help diagnose disease or assess its progression. …”
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Local approach to attributable disease burden: a case study on air pollution and mortality in Belgium by Arno Pauwels, Claire Demoury, Eva M. De Clercq, Brecht Devleesschauwer

“…For both pollutants, these national estimates never deviate more than 2% from those obtained with the global method, and never more than 4% in the individual provinces. …”
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Wrist joint proprioceptive acuity assessment using inertial and magnetic measurement systems by Lin Li, ShuWang Li, YanXia Li

“…The orientation of the joint position sense production ellipse is similar to the orientation of the range of motion ellipse, indicating that subjects generated the most accurate in directions where it is easy to generate more range of motion and the lowest accurate in directions where it is not easy to generate more range of motion. …”
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A novel asymmetric form of the power half-logistic distribution with statistical inference and real data analysis by Amal S. Hassan, Najwan Alsadat, Mohammed Elgarhy, Laxmi Prasad Sapkota, Oluwafemi Samson Balogun, Ahmed M. Gemeay

“…This study provided a significant contribution to developing an adaptable trigonometric extension of the power half-logistic distribution. To be more specific, we created an innovative two-parameter lifetime model called the sine power half-logistic distribution (SPHLD) by using features from the sine-generated family of distributions. …”
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GROG Facilitated Compressed Sensing for Radial MRI by Yumna Bilal, Ibtisam Aslam, Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Omair Inam, Kashif Amjad, Jawad Hasan Alkhateeb, Hammad Omer

“…Addressing these challenges typically involves the use of a GeneRalized Autocalibrating Partially Parallel Acquisitions (GRAPPA) operator generated Bunched Phase Encoding data together with a conjugate gradient (CG) reconstruction algorithm, that mimics the functionality of the oscillating gradients required for bunched phase encoding sampling. …”
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What patients with lung cancer with comorbidity tell us about interprofessional collaborative care across healthcare sectors: qualitative interview study by Michel Wensing, Johanna Forstner, Michael Thomas, Jasmin Bossert, Matthias Villalobos, Anja Siegle, Corinna Jung, Nicole Deis, Katja Krug

“…Healthcare providers should be more aware of care recipients’ willingness of taking on a more active role in healthcare coordination.Trial registration number DRKS00013469.…”
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The Impact of Overexpression of the Mouse Ortholog of CACNA1C on Behavior and Cortical Dynamics by Rachel Parent, Ruei-Lung Lin, Lara Ouillette, Emily Glass, Hannah Burns, Michael D. Uhler, Sami L. Case, Olivier Thibault, Geoffrey G. Murphy

“…The CaV1.2Tg+ mice also appeared to have altered cortical dynamics in which the network was more dense but less synchronized. Conclusions: We have successfully generated mice that overexpress the mouse ortholog of a gene that has been implicated in several psychiatric diseases. …”
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Preclinical Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging of Acute Hyperoxia Therapy of Chronic Hypoxia during Pregnancy by Alexander Zheleznyak, Joel R. Garbow, Michal Neeman, Suzanne E. Lapi

“…Herein we report first-in-mouse PET imaging of fetuses employing both tracers [ 18 F]FDG (metabolism) and 64 Cu-ATSM (hypoxia). [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT imaging allowed clear visualization of placental-fetal structures and supported quantification of tracer uptake, making this a sensitive tool for monitoring placental function in preclinical rodent models. These measurements illustrate the potentially irreversible damage generated by chronic exposure to hypoxia, which cannot be corrected by acute exposure to hyperoxia.…”
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An association rule-based approach for frequent item mining of multi-stage access data by Silong Wu

“…Only one database scan is required, and frequent itemsets are directly generated without generating candidate itemsets, greatly improving the efficiency of the algorithm; Introducing weights into the improved Apriori algorithm and designing a weighted support function, by assigning different weights to different itemsets, more accurately reflects the importance and differences of itemsets in practical applications, thereby improving the accuracy of frequent item mining. …”
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Designing a Multistage Supply Chain in Cross-Stage Reverse Logistics Environments: Application of Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms by Tzu-An Chiang, Z. H. Che, Zhihua Cui

“…Regarding system execution time, the GA consumed more time than the other three PSOs did. Regarding objective function value, the GA, PSOA_IWM, and PSOA_CFM could obtain a lower convergence value than PSOA_VMM could. …”
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Sharing and Specificity of Co-expression Networks across 35 Human Tissues. by Emma Pierson, GTEx Consortium, Daphne Koller, Alexis Battle, Sara Mostafavi, Kristin G Ardlie, Gad Getz, Fred A Wright, Manolis Kellis, Simona Volpi, Emmanouil T Dermitzakis

“…To understand the regulation of tissue-specific gene expression, the GTEx Consortium generated RNA-seq expression data for more than thirty distinct human tissues. …”
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Neural Mechanisms of Circadian Regulation of Natural and Drug Reward by Lauren M. DePoy, Colleen A. McClung, Ryan W. Logan

“…Circadian rhythms are endogenously generated near 24-hour variations of physiological and behavioral functions. …”
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Optimization design on process parameters of copper wire bonding for power modules by HU Biao, CHENG Lanxian, LI Zhenling, DAI Xiaoping

“…Secondly, a prediction model of copper wire bonding performance was constructed using the BP neural network, and the optimal values of process parameters were generated by solving the BP neural network fitness function with GA. …”
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Optimization and Analysis of Double-circular-arc Harmonic Gear based on Genetic Algorithm by Zhonglong Luo, Xiaochuan Peng

“…The results show that this optimization method can optimize more parameters contemporary and reduce the calculation time. …”
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How a lack of haptic feedback affects eye-hand coordination and embodiment in virtual reality by Ewen Lavoie, Jacqueline S. Hebert, Craig S. Chapman

“…Returning haptic feedback in VR generated eye-hand coordination more similar to real-world interactions. …”
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Method to Correct the Velocity Variation Information of an Automatic Crash Notification System in Vehicle-to-Rigid Barrier Frontal Collisions by Ying Lu, Xiaojie Ji, Yu Shu

“…Third, an automatic crash notification algorithm involving a velocity variation correction function (VVCF) was proposed based on the correlation model. …”
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Impact of temperature on tyre hardness by David Jelínek, Marek Semela

“… This article deals with the dependence of tyre hardness on temperature. In this study, more than 1 800 temperature-dependent hardness values were measured for 5 samples of summer tyres from different manufacturers and different ages. …”
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China’s Fiscal and Monetary Policies During the Global Financial Crisis and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons and Policy Implications by Trương Quang Thông

“…The study generated the following major findings: First, the transition from loosening monetary policy to tightening monetary policy at the time of 2008 GFC is one notable approach and a valuable lesson learned; Second, prioritization of lifesaving and enhancing economic resiliency should be at the core in addressing the economic challenges, particularly during the Covid-19 epidemic; and Third, the importance of the central bank to function as a transmission belt for government to flood the country with liquidity through commercial bank lending.…”
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