Loss Function Optimization Method and Unsupervised Extraction Approach D-DBSCAN for Improving the Moving Target Perception of 3D Imaging Sonar by Jingfeng Yu, Aigen Huang, Zhongju Sun, Rui Huang, Gao Huang, Qianchuan Zhao

“…For loss function optimization, a density-based loss function is introduced to address the issue of overfitting in dense regions due to the uneven distribution of point cloud data. …”
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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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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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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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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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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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Passive Oxidation Model and Drag Reduction Mechanism of C/SiC Composites by Lianjun MA, Liangzhong FAN, Qingyong ZHU

“…Specifically, the surface fractal dimension and height scale coefficient predominantly influence the feature height, where higher values result in more pronounced interface roughness. Furthermore, the frequency factor exhibits a notable influence on the number of bumps and the generation frequency along the characteristic length direction of the reconstructed interface. …”
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On adaptive identification of systems having multiple nonlinearities by N. N. Karabutov

“…Under conditions of uncertainty, the identification problem becomes even more relevant. Therefore, the present work sets out to develop an approach to the identification of nonlinear dynamical systems under conditions of uncertainty. …”
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Bone Marrow Culture-Derived Conditioned Medium Recovers Endothelial Function of Vascular Grafts following In Vitro Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Diabetic Rats by Sevil Korkmaz-Icöz, Gianluca Sistori, Sivakkanan Loganathan, Alex Ali Sayour, Paige Brlecic, Tamás Radovits, Maik Brune, Matthias Karck, Gábor Szabó

“…Diabetic patients with coronary artery disease are more likely to require CABG and therefore run a high risk for cardiovascular complications. …”
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Influence of the Choreographic Art on the Wind Solo Musical Compositions by Valerii Hromchenko, Olena Nemkovich, Maryna Pogrebnyak

“…To be more specific, this is the dialogical function, revealed as the internal (”Basta” – solo for trombone by F. …”
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The Relationship Between Biological Noise and Its Application: Understanding System Failures and Suggesting a Method to Enhance Functionality Based on the Constrained Disorder Prin... by Yaron Ilan

“…According to the CDP, all systems require an optimal range of noise to function appropriately, and disease states can arise when these noise levels are disrupted. …”
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Behavioral and Functional Changes Due to Smartphone Overusage among Under-five Children in Rural Puducherry: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study by Sheeba Ravi, Kannan Krishnamoorthy, Rajini Senthil, Premnath Dhasaram, Monisha Venkatesan, R Iswarya, T. Manjubairavi

“…Interestingly, around half of the study participants’ parents 181 (53.2%) accepted that their children were exposed to smartphone for entertainment purposes, and around one-tenth 35 (10.3%) of the participants viewed screen for more than the recommended screen time for age. Increased smartphone exposure was statistically associated with behavioral and functional changes. …”
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A Novel Locus Harbouring a Functional CD164 Nonsense Mutation Identified in a Large Danish Family with Nonsyndromic Hearing Impairment. by Mette Nyegaard, Nanna D Rendtorff, Morten S Nielsen, Thomas J Corydon, Ditte Demontis, Anna Starnawska, Anne Hedemand, Annalisa Buniello, Francesco Niola, Michael T Overgaard, Suzanne M Leal, Wasim Ahmad, Friedrik P Wikman, Kirsten B Petersen, Dorthe G Crüger, Jaap Oostrik, Hannie Kremer, Niels Tommerup, Morten Frödin, Karen P Steel, Lisbeth Tranebjærg, Anders D Børglum

“…Nonsyndromic hearing impairment (NSHI) is a highly heterogeneous condition with more than eighty known causative genes. However, in the clinical setting, a large number of NSHI families have unexplained etiology, suggesting that there are many more genes to be identified. …”
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Exploratory testing of functional blood oxygenation level dependent-MRI to image the renoprotective effect of Remote Ischaemic PreConditioning during partial nephrectomy by Frederick Heuzeroth, Christian Wetterauer, Daniel Boll, Timm H. Westhoff, Maeve Dreher, Helge Seifert, Cyrill Rentsch, Jan Ebbing

“…BOLD-MRI uses ∆R2* to express acute tubular damage induced by IRI. The more the ∆R2* values have decreased postoperatively, the more damage the renal tubuli have taken. …”
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Potential Functions and Transmission Dynamics of Fungi Associated with <i>Anoplophora glabripennis</i> Across Different Life Stages, Between Sexes, and Between Habitats by Qing Liu, Yuanting Jia, Yishuo Li, Shilong Geng, Yanqi Yu, Zhangyan Wang, Xinru Wang, Ningning Fu, Jianyong Zeng, Xiaoyu Su, Huiping Li, Hualing Wang

“…Overall, the fungi composition was stage specific, with adult gut communities being more diverse than those of larvae and eggs. Male fungal communities differed significantly, while frass and female communities were more similar to each other. …”
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Multiscale Contextual Mamba: Advancing Psychiatric Disorder Detection across Multisite Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Datasets via State Space Modeling by Shusheng Li, Yang Bo, Yuchu Chen, Jianfeng Cao, Bo Bi, Ting Ma, Chenfei Ye

“…Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are complex and heterogeneous neuropsychiatric disorders with overlapping symptoms, presenting remarkable challenges for accurate diagnosis. Leveraging functional neuroimaging data offers an opportunity to develop more robust, data-driven approach for psychiatric disorder detection. …”
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