The association between age and long-term quality of life after curative treatment for prostate cancer: a cross-sectional study by Reidun Sletten, Ola Berger Christiansen, Line Merethe Oldervoll, Lennart Åstrøm, Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrind, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Øyvind Kirkevold, Sverre Bergh, Bjørn Henning Grønberg, Siri Rostoft, Asta Bye, Paul Jarle Mork, Marit Slaaen

“…We found no statistically significant independent association between age at treatment and global QoL, PF or side effects, except for sexual function (regression coefficient [RC] −0.77; p < 0.001) and hormonal/vitality (RC 0.30; p = 0.006) function. …”
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Nonlinearity Estimation and Compensation for Accurate PMSM Modeling and Voltage Prediction by Beichen Ding, Yuting Lu, Chunyan Lai, Weiwen Peng, Kaide Huang, Guodong Feng

“…Specifically, the offsets to the base model are modeled using nonlinear functions with variable coefficients to compensate saturation and core loss effect, which can achieve better accuracy without changing the model structure. …”
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Design and evaluation of BOOGIE: a collector for the analysis of cloud composition and processes by M. Vaitilingom, M. Vaitilingom, C. Bernard, M. Ribeiro, C. Verhaege, C. Verhaege, C. Gourbeyre, C. Berthod, A. Bianco, L. Deguillaume, L. Deguillaume

“…<p>In situ cloud studies are fundamental to study the variability in cloud chemical and biological composition as a function of environmental conditions and assess their potential for transforming chemical compounds. …”
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Simultaneous single-sample determination of NMNAT isozyme activities in mouse tissues. by Giuseppe Orsomando, Lucia Cialabrini, Adolfo Amici, Francesca Mazzola, Silverio Ruggieri, Laura Conforti, Lucie Janeckova, Michael P Coleman, Giulio Magni

“…Final assay validation was achieved in a tissue extract by comparing the activity and expression levels of individual isozymes, considering their distinctive catalytic efficiencies. Furthermore, considering the key role played by NMNAT activity in preserving axon integrity and physiological function, this assay procedure was applied to both liver and brain extracts from wild-type and Wallerian degeneration slow (Wld(S)) mouse. …”
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Reliability and validity of a Japanese version of life-space assessment in institutionalized settings by Tomoyuki Shinohara, PhD, Shota Saito, MS, Ayumi Maruyama, Yuta Yabana, Yosuke Tomita, PhD, Klaus Hauer, PhD

“…Purpose: A reduction in life space (LS) is associated with a negative impact on medical and functional status during hospitalization, with potential consequences after discharge. …”
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Inverse problem of life cycle assessment (LCA): its application in designing for environment (DfE) by Rybaczewska-Błażejowska Magdalena, Masternak-Janus Aneta, Gierulski Wacław

“…The dependencies between input and output signals were defined by nonlinear functions of several variables. Next, linearization was used and coefficient aki was calculated. …”
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Gas Transfer Across Air‐Water Interfaces in Inland Waters: From Micro‐Eddies to Super‐Statistics by Gabriel Katul, Andrew Bragg, Ivan Mammarella, Heping Liu, Qi Li, Elie Bou‐Zeid

“…As the coefficient of variation CVe in ϵ increases, αo must be adjusted by a multiplier 1+CVe2−3/32 that was derived from a log‐normal model for the probability density function of ϵ. …”
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Spatially varying parameters improve carbon cycle modeling in the Amazon rainforest with ORCHIDEE r8849 by L. Zhu, L. Zhu, L. Zhu, L. Zhu, P. Ciais, Y. Yao, D. Goll, S. Luyssaert, I. Martínez Cano, A. Fendrich, A. Fendrich, L. Li, H. Yang, S. Saatchi, W. Li, W. Li

“…Current dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs), which use one or two plant functional types for tropical rainforests, fail to capture observed biomass and mortality gradients in this region, raising concerns about their ability to predict forest responses to global change drivers. …”
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Preoperative Anteroposterior and Lateral Assessment of Sagittal Spinopelvic Parameters Show High Positional Correlation and Measurement Reliability Preceding Both Hip Preservation... by Benjamin D. Kuhns, M.D., M.S., Tyler R. McCarroll, M.D., Roger Quesada-Jimenez, M.D., Ady H. Kahana-Rojkind, M.D., Drashti Sikligar, M.Eng., Meredith F. Cohen, B.A., Benjamin G. Domb, M.D.

“…Purpose: To determine the reliability of sagittal radiographic variables across multiple positions and radiographic views and to correlate measures obtained on anteroposterior (AP) radiographs to lateral pelvis imaging. …”
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An Analytical Solution for Natural Frequencies of Elastically Supported Stepped Beams with Rigid Segments by Ferid Kostekci

“…After deriving the transverse displacement functions by means of using the separation-of-variables technique, the frequency equation was found by setting the determinant of the coefficient matrix to zero. …”
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Principal networks. by Jonathan D Clayden, Michael Dayan, Chris A Clark

“…This is an important problem because most cognitive functions would be expected to involve some but not all brain regions. …”
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Removal of caffeine from aqueous solution by green approach using Ficus Benjamina zero-valent iron/copper nanoparticles by Hossam Mohammed Abdel-Aziz, Rabie Saad Farag, Soha Ali Abdel-Gawad

“…Overall, FB-Fe/Cu is a committed green substance for removal Caffeine from aqueous solutions. Functional parameters affect investigated using the Linear regression analysis, we found them to account for over 98% of the variables affecting the removal procedure.…”
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Beyond Collaboration: The Impact of Partner Knowledge, Relational Skills, and Internal Communication on SME’s Performance by Marsiana Setiarini

“…Meanwhile, Internal Communication functions as a routine interaction mechanism that improves collaborative competence and accelerates organizational performance. …”
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Analysis of Mechanical and Thermal Material Characteristics of GPL-Reinforced Double-FG Composite Nanoplates under Temperature Load by Kerim Gökhan Aktaş

“…The analysis is conducted to evaluate the influence of variables like temperature rise, GPLs weight ratio and GPLs distribution patterns on the thermal and mechanical properties of the nanoplate such as effective modulus of elasticity, Poisson's ratio, coefficient of thermal expansion and coefficient of thermal conductivity. …”
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Good Governance and Seigniorage in a Selected OPEC Countries and Iran by ALI Rashid Shamkhal, Kambiz Paykarjou, beitollah Akbari Moghaddam

“…Therefore, based on the results obtained from the analysis of responce functions in empirical analysis, it is essential to pay attention to changing and improving the methods of governance and administration of the country. …”
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A DQN-Based Algorithm for Operational Optimization of Freight Trains in Long Steep Downhill Sections by HE Zhiyu, LI Yinan, LI Hui, JI Zhijun

“…The study employed the batch collection of training samples utilizing experience replay and a double-network mechanism, along with the preprocessing of neural network state inputs, and the investigation into feasible regions within the action space using a variable ε-greedy strategy. A loss function based on the value function was then constructed, and network parameters were updated iteratively by a batch gradient descent method. …”
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Assessment of RBFs Based Meshfree Method for the Vibration Response of FGM Rectangular Plate Using HSDT Model by Manish Srivastava, Jeeoot Singh

“…Radial basis functions (RBFs) with modified radial distance are proposed for vibration analysis of functionally graded materials (FGM) rectangular plates. …”
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Study of the possibility of controlling the production of low-molecular-weight heparin preparations by domestic test systems (review) by A. L. Berkovsky, E. V. Sergeeva, A. V. Suvorov

“…The data on the wide clinical use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) preparations are presented, necessitating the need for efficient and high-quality production of appropriate pharmaceuticals. …”
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Integrated neural network framework for multi-object detection and recognition using UAV imagery by Mohammed Alshehri, Tingting Xue, Tingting Xue, Ghulam Mujtaba, Yahya AlQahtani, Nouf Abdullah Almujally, Ahmad Jalal, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Hui Liu

“…In the end, using an attention function, Vision Transformer-based models classify vehicles seen from above. …”
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Reconstruction of U.S. Regional-Scale Soybean SIF Based on MODIS Data and BP Neural Network by YAO Jianen, LIU Haiqiu, YANG Man, FENG Jinying, CHEN Xiu, ZHANG Peipei

“…The Pearson correlation coefficient between the original OCO-2 SIF data and MODIS GPP stood were at a modest 0.53. …”
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