Estimating and scaling-up biomass and abundance of epi- and infaunal bivalves in a Swedish archipelago region: Implications for ecological functions and ecosystem services by Youk Greeve, Per Bergström, Åsa Strand, Mats Lindegarth

“…IntroductionAs suspension-feeders, bivalves play a key role in maintaining regulatory functions of coastal ecosystems, which are linked to important ecosystem services. …”
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What contributes the most to the breast cancer patients’ quality of life during the therapy - clinical factors, functional and affective state or social support? by Novakov Ivana, Popović-Petrović Svetlana, Ilinčić-Zlatar Sonja, Tatić Milanka, Ševo Mirjana

“…Our results indicate that psychological and social resources are more important in predicting QOL compared to clinical and functional factors. …”
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Development of a repetitive traumatic brain injury risk function based on real-world accident reconstruction and wavelet packet energy analysis by Tao Xiong, Tao Xiong, Qinghang Luo, Qiuju Chen, Liangliang Shi, Aowen Duan, Shengxiong Liu, Kui Li

“…This study developed injury risk functions (IRFs) for rTBI by integrating the amplitude–frequency characteristics of head responses and brain injury criteria. …”
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Buffering brain aging: education moderates language impairment in Parkinson's disease by Minchul Kim, Kwangsun Yoo, Kwangsun Yoo, Kwangsun Yoo

“…No statistically significant moderation was found in the remaining five domains.ConclusionHaving more years of education is associated with buffering the effects of accelerated brain aging on language ability in PD.…”
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Hydra Radio Access Network (H-RAN): Multi-Functional Communications and Sensing Networks, Initial Access Implementation, and Task-2 Approach by Rafid I. Abd, Daniel J. Findley, Kwang Soon Kim

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L-shaped association between oxidative balance score and vision-related functional burden in adults in the United States, NHANES 2005–2008 by Juntong Li, Juntong Li, Sheng Ye, Xiang Li, Xiang Li, Hui Liu, Yue Yang, Xuelei Lu, Heyue Jin, Li Liu, Li Liu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the relationship between oxidative balance score (OBS) and vision-related functional burden (VRFB) in US adults.MethodsThe study utilized data from two consecutive cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2008. …”
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Exposure-response functions of the correlated environmental exposures green space, noise, and air pollution for quantifying mortality burden in health impact assessment by Xuan Chen, Ulrike Gehring, Georgia M.C. Dyer, Kees de Hoogh, Sasha Khomenko, Haneen Khreis, Natalie Mueller, Roel Vermeulen, Harry Williams, Belen Zapata-Diomedi, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Gerard Hoek

“…Objective: Environmental health impact assessments (HIA) on green space, air pollution (fine particulate matter (PM2.5) or nitrogen dioxide (NO2)), and noise use exposure–response functions (ERF) based on single-exposure models from epidemiological studies, not accounting for potential confounding by other commonly correlated exposures. …”
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Peripubertal DEHP exposure impairs reproductive function in adult male mice by inducing damage to Sertoli cells and disrupting the blood-testis barrier by XU Guiyong, XU Guiyong, ZHANG Lu, ZHANG Lu, SUN Fengqiong, SUN Fengqiong

“…In the 25, 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg DEHP exposure groups, the thickness of the seminiferous epithelium was obviously decreased, with more cellular vacuolization and notable epithelial atrophy and degeneration. …”
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The ‘process of doing’ in everyday occupations – a challenge for young adults with cerebral palsy by L. Bergqvist, A. M. Öhrvall, M. Peny-Dahlstrand

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Local Outlier Detection Method Based on Improved K-means by Yu ZHOU, Hao XIA, Xuezhen YUE, Peichong WANG

“…When clustering data into different numbers of clusters, the cost function value changes accordingly. The number of clusters is depicted on the <italic>x</italic>-axis, and the cost function value is on the <italic>y</italic>-axis. …”
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Quelques réflexions sur l’architecture hospitalière by Claude Laroche

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Advancing precision in medical image segmentation: A performance analysis of loss functions for COVID‐19 lung infection segmentation in computed tomography images by Emilio Delgado, Roberto Rodriguez‐Echeverria, Antonio Jesús Fernández‐García, Juan D. Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel Suero‐Rodrigo

“…Observations revealed that AUFL‐generated segmentations had more precise boundaries and were more consistent with the expected anatomical regions of lung infections. …”
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CONCEPTS THROUGH A LINGUOSYNERGETIC LENS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE CONCEPT OF DEATH) by Nataliia V. Tatsenko., Liliia O. Molhamova

“…The article discusses the functioning of a concept from a linguosynergetic perspective as a spontaneous equipment of the structure of a homeostatic hierarchical complex organized as an open nonlinear system. …”
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Multiple Scattering Properties Based on Modified Microsurface pBRDF Model by Youfei Hao, Jin Duan, Ju Liu, Jiahao Yang, Juntong Zhan

“…Different material types of the target surface can be expressed by the scattering polarization properties, and the use of polarization to characterise the target more effectively is a highly interesting topic. However, the existing polarized bidirectional reflection distribution function (pBRDF) based on microfacet theory for modelling light transmission over rough surfaces is not general. …”
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Problem of Existence of Joint Distribution on Quantum Logic by Oľga Nánásiová, Karla Čipková, Michal Zákopčan

“…This paper deals with the topics of modeling joint distributions on a generalized probability space. An algebraic structure known as quantum logic is taken as the basic model. …”
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Preventive strategies for reducing intraoperative awareness due to errors in anesthetic drug delivery systems: a narrative review by Qisheng Chen, Qisheng Chen, Shixuan Peng, Shixuan Peng, Shixuan Peng, Wenjun Luo, Shuzhai Li, Zhiming Zhang

“…To tackle the unique challenges of ADDS in relation to IOA, the review discusses and emphasizes comprehensive 3E prevention strategies: (1) Enhancing training and education (such as check-listing of anesthetic delivery systems preoperatively, conducting effective communication, optimizing drug combinations, and avoiding intraoperative anesthetic medication errors); (2) Employing more monitoring intraoperatively (such as monitoring anesthetic concentration, monitoring depth of anesthesia, monitoring vital signs, and monitoring neuromuscular function); and (3) Encouraging incident reporting and audit practices. …”
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An Ecological Risk Assessment of the Dianchi Basin Based on Multi-Scenario Land Use Change Under the Constraint of an Ecological Defense Zone by Shu Wang, Quanli Xu, Junhua Yi, Qinghong Wang, Qihong Ren, Youyou Li, Zhenheng Gao, You Li, Huishan Wu

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On adaptive identification of systems having multiple nonlinearities by N. N. Karabutov

“…Methods applied include the adaptive identification method, implicit identified representation, S-synchronization of a nonlinear system, and the Lyapunov vector function method.Results. A generalization of the excitation constancy condition based on fulfilling the S-synchronizability for a nonlinear system is proposed along with a method for decomposing the system in the output space. …”
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Cognitive Dysfunction in the Addictions (CDiA): protocol for a neuron-to-neighbourhood collaborative research program by Yuliya S. Nikolova, Yuliya S. Nikolova, Yuliya S. Nikolova, Anthony C. Ruocco, Anthony C. Ruocco, Anthony C. Ruocco, Anthony C. Ruocco, Daniel Felsky, Daniel Felsky, Daniel Felsky, Shannon Lange, Shannon Lange, Shannon Lange, Shannon Lange, Thomas D. Prevot, Thomas D. Prevot, Thomas D. Prevot, Erica Vieira, Erica Vieira, Daphne Voineskos, Daphne Voineskos, Jeffrey D. Wardell, Jeffrey D. Wardell, Jeffrey D. Wardell, Jeffrey D. Wardell, Daniel M. Blumberger, Daniel M. Blumberger, Kevan Clifford, Kevan Clifford, Ravinder Naik Dharavath, Philip Gerretsen, Philip Gerretsen, Ahmed N. Hassan, Ahmed N. Hassan, Ingrid M. Hope, Samantha H. Irwin, Sheila K. Jennings, Sheila K. Jennings, Bernard Le Foll, Bernard Le Foll, Osnat Melamed, Osnat Melamed, Josh Orson, Peter Pangarov, Leanne Quigley, Cayley Russell, Kevin Shield, Kevin Shield, Kevin Shield, Matthew E. Sloan, Matthew E. Sloan, Matthew E. Sloan, Matthew E. Sloan, Matthew E. Sloan, Ashley Smoke, Ashley Smoke, Victor Tang, Victor Tang, Victor Tang, Diana Valdes Cabrera, Diana Valdes Cabrera, Wei Wang, Samantha Wells, Samantha Wells, Samantha Wells, Rajith Wickramatunga, Etienne Sibille, Etienne Sibille, Etienne Sibille, Lena C. Quilty, Lena C. Quilty

“…Substance use disorders (SUDs), including Alcohol Use Disorder, are pressing global public health problems. Executive functions (EFs) are prominently featured in mechanistic models of addiction. …”
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Structural biomimetics in soft synthetic composite materials: A proof-of-concept alginate-polyamide soft hierarchical composite by M. Sharabi, H. D. Wagner

“…We also observed that the individual nanofibers in our bundles created cross-bridges with the matrix and within the bundle, making the material system more resistant to failure. Our bio-inspired composite demonstrated mechanical behaviors similar to natural soft composites, which can aid in the future design and development of the next generation of soft architectural composites.…”
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