Nationwide Assessment of Pulmonary Function Testing Practices and Safety Compliance During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Aslı Görek Dilektaşlı, Şermin Börekçi, Öznur Akkoca Yıldız, Bilun Gemicioğlu, Cüneyt Saltürk, Sevgi Behiye Saryal, Gaye Ulubay

“…OBJECTIVE: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) presented considerable challenges to health services, particularly for a routine assessment method, the pulmonary function tests (PFTs), which can generate aerosols and require sharing common surfaces. …”
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Platelet aggregation function test for children in order to determine the normative values in different age groups by O. B. Gordeeva, M. S. Karaseva, M. A. Babaikina, N. D. Vashakmadze, M. A. Soloshenko, O. Ya. Smirnova, D. S. Ovchinnikov

“…Meanwhile complete blood count cannot completely reflect changes in the patient's platelet step of hemostasis. For more comprehensive assessment of platelet function in the initial step of the hemostasis it is necessary to evaluate the function of platelets in the whole blood. …”
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All Weather‐Usable Wearable Dual Energy Harvester for Outdoor Sustainable Operation by Yeongju Jung, Jiyong Ahn, Ji‐Seok Kim, Junhyuk Bang, Minwoo Kim, Seongmin Jeong, Jinwoo Lee, Seonggeun Han, Il‐Kwon Oh, Seung Hwan Ko

“…The device reaches a maximum power output of 14.6 µW cm−2 under simulated sunny conditions and generates a much more enhanced thermoelectric power of 74.78 µW cm−2 and a droplet‐based electric power of 256.25 mW m−2 in rainy conditions. …”
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A Holography-Based Modal Wavefront Sensor for the Precise Positioning of a Light Emitter Using a High-Resolution Computer-Generated Hologram by Florian Loosen, Johannes Stehr, Lucas Alber, Irina Harder, Norbert Lindlein

“…Instead of Zernike polynomials, more complex phase functions, which are related to certain dislocations of the light source are used as detector modes. …”
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Decade-long delayed diagnosis of hypophosphatasia until next generation tooth loss: case reports on dental rehabilitation, diagnostic challenges and clinical implications by Yating Cao, Feng Zhang, Xingxing Huang, Ai Jiang, Shaoyun Jiang, Min Wu

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Facilitating real-time LED-based photoacoustic imaging with DenP2P: An optimized conditional generative adversarial deep learning solution by Avijit Paul, Srivalleesha Mallidi

“…To mitigate those issues, we explored a gamut of architectural options of the Pix2Pix-based conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN) analyzing objective functions, optimizers, activation, and normalization layers. …”
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Averaging principle for two-time-scale stochastic functional differential equations with past-dependent switching by Minyu Wu, Xizhong Yang, Feiran Yuan, Xuyi Qiu

“…This paper aimed to establish the averaging principle for the two-timescale stochastic functional differential equations with past-dependent switching. …”
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The Sea-Based Waste Collection Routing Problem Using a Novel Value Recovery Function by Ricardo C. Alindayu II, Jayne Lois San Juan, Charlle L. Sy

“…As such, a mixed-integer linear programming model called the sea-based waste collection routing problem was developed to maximize value recovery through a novel profit function. Two computer-generated instances with differing node sizes were used to illustrate the functionalities of the SB-WCRP. …”
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Coating of Remdesivir and Ivermectin on silver nanoparticles: A density functional theory and molecular dynamics study by Razieh Morad

“…This study employs Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the adsorption behavior of Remdesivir and Ivermectin on silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). …”
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Resilient service function chain initial deployment and dynamic replacement towards 6G networks by Deqiang Zhou, Xinsheng Ji, Wei You, Yu Zhao, Hang Qiu, Mingyan Xu

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A combined comfort and safety-based approach to assess the performance of advanced driver assistance functions by Michelangelo-Santo Gulino, Giulio Vichi, Federica Cecchetto, Luigi Di Lillo, Dario Vangi

“…This approach not only facilitates the identification of the performance of potentially available ADAS functions (as ACC) but also helps in highlighting the best logic applicable in a specific conflict. …”
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Diversification of sources of income in agricultural holdings in the context of multi-functional development of rural areas in Poland by Roman Rudnicki, Anna Dubownik, Mirosław Biczkowski

“…What can prove the progressing multi-functional development of agricultural holdings is a low rank of farms where incomes are generated mostly by agriculture-related activities, which is particularly conspicuous upon comparison with the percentage of agricultural holdings with incomes from work in non-agricultural sectors. …”
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Replication Protein A Presents Canonical Functions and Is Also Involved in the Differentiation Capacity of Trypanosoma cruzi. by Raphael Souza Pavani, Marcelo Santos da Silva, Carlos Alexandre Henrique Fernandes, Flavia Souza Morini, Christiane Bezerra Araujo, Marcos Roberto de Mattos Fontes, Osvaldo Augusto Sant'Anna, Carlos Renato Machado, Maria Isabel Cano, Stenio Perdigão Fragoso, Maria Carolina Elias

“…Here, we demonstrate experimentally that the T. cruzi RPA complex interacts with DNA via RPA-1 and is directly related to canonical functions, such as DNA replication and DNA damage response. …”
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Iron modulates barrier integrity and stem cell function of small intestine during experimental colitis by Shubin Wang, Xiangjie Yang, Xiangjun Liu, Qin Wen, Lu Xu, Mei Feng, Mei Feng, Jinyi Lang, Dengqun Liu, Dengqun Liu

“…The influence of iron on the barrier integrity and stem cell function was further determined by histology, IEC-6 cell, and enteroid culture. …”
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Comparative analysis of AI-based search algorithms in solving 8 puzzle problems by Ghaniyyat Bolanle Balogun, Daniel Ibisagba, Amos Bajeh, Taofik Olawale Debo, Abdulraheem Muyideen, Olumuyiwa James Peter

“…DFS, while faster and more memory-efficient, is less consistent in producing optimal solutions. …”
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Functional Verification and Prognostic Value of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap-Related Genes in Pancreatic Cancer Progression by Jiaxin Xu, Liying Tu, Lijing Ma, Qisheng Tang, Yu Cao, Lihong Jiang

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Effect of Ultrasound-assisted pH Shift on Tartary Buckwheat Protein Structure and Functional Properties by YU Xin, CHENG Zhe, LIU Rui-shan, DONG Ji-lin, LI Yun-long, SHEN Rui-ling

“…This study investigates the effects of pH shift combined with ultrasound treatment on the structure and functional properties of tartary buckwheat protein. …”
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Harnessing flavonoids to control probiotic function: in situ application of a naringenin-responsive genetic circuit by Brenno Wendler Miranda, Lucas Henrique Junges, Emanuel Maltempi de Souza, Paula Santana Lunardi, Marcelo Müller-Santos

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Gallium oxide–metal interfaces: insights from density functional theory and photodetection performance evaluation by Hong Hai Nguyen, Minh Do Dang, Le Manh An Nguyen, Mai Khanh Pham, Si-Young Bae, Minh-Tan Ha

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The role of B lymphocyte subsets in nephrotic syndrome: functions, mechanisms, clinical significance and future perspectives by Yuheng Liao, Yuheng Liao, Yuheng Liao, Haofei Hu, Haofei Hu, Qijun Wan, Qijun Wan, Haiying Song, Haiying Song, Haiying Song

“…Age factors significantly influence B cell development, function, and therapeutic response, with notable differences between pediatric and adult patients in B cell subset distribution, treatment efficacy, and pharmacokinetics. …”
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