Model-agnostic neural mean field with a data-driven transfer function by Alex Spaeth, David Haussler, Mircea Teodorescu

“…As one of the most complex systems known to science, modeling brain behavior and function is both fascinating and extremely difficult. Empirical data is increasingly available from ex vivo human brain organoids and surgical samples, as well as in vivo animal models, so the problem of modeling the behavior of large-scale neuronal systems is more relevant than ever. …”
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A mechanistic overview on green assisted formulation of nanocomposites and their multifunctional role in biomedical applications by Mahnoor, Khafsa Malik, Abeer Kazmi, Tahira Sultana, Naveed Iqbal Raja, Yamin Bibi, Mazhar Abbas, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, M. Mahmood Ali, Muhammad Nasir Bashir

“…The study of green-synthesized nanocomposites has grown to be extremely fascinating in the field of research. Nanocomposites are more promising than mono-metallic nanoparticles because they exhibit synergistic effects. …”
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A multicriteria method to identify and rank IEQ criticalities: Measurements and applications for existing school buildings by Francesco Leccese, Michele Rocca, Giacomo Salvadori, Elisa Belloni, Cinzia Buratti

“…The discussion shows that to identify the most critical environmental factors, the choice of the weighting scheme is extremely important although the greatest weight does not always correspond to the most critical environmental factor. …”
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Climatic impacts on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden by T. T. Chen, T. T. Chen, R. Edvinsson, K. Modig, H. W. Linderholm, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist

“…<p>Climate variability and change, as well as extreme weather events, have notable impacts on human health and mortality. …”
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Soil fluoride enrichment process and the possible adaptation prevention principle in coal-burning fluorosis area in Southwest China by Qiao Chen, Xuewenyu Wang, Qingcai Li, Juan Chen, Lin Zhu, Li Wang, Liping Zhang

“…The soils overlying carbonates have substantially higher fluoride levels than those overlying non-carbonates although the carbonates have extremely lower fluoride levels. The fluoride levels in acid insoluble substances are significantly positively correlated with soil fluoride levels. …”
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Sotos syndrome with marked overgrowth in three Japanese patients with heterozygous likely pathogenic NSD1 variants: case reports with review of literature by Yohei Masunaga, Hiroyuki Ono, Yasuko Fujisawa, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Hirotomo Saitsu, Tsutomu Ogata

“…The results, in conjunction with the previously reported data in nine patients with marked overgrowth (≥4.0 SD), imply that several patients with Sotos syndrome have extreme tall stature even in adulthood. Thus, it is recommended to examine NSD1 in patients with marked overgrowth as the salient feature.…”
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Differences in Pain Intensity of Tumors Spread to the Anterior versus Anterolateral/Lateral Portions of the Vertebral Body Based on CT Scans by Hui-Ching Hsu, Tzu-Yao Liao, Long-Sun Ro, Yu-Hsiang Juan, Chuang-Chi Liaw

“…The selection criteria were as follows: (1) advanced or metastatic solid tumor; (2) radicular pain without extremity weakness; (3) malignant lesions anteriorly, anterolaterally, or laterally located at the vertebral body either spread locoregionally or over a greater distance via metastasis based on CT scan diagnosis; and (4) patient needs to use opioids for pain relief. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention by Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Joseph Inddy, Mirline Jean, Nour Mourra, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Jessy Devieux, Lily D. Yan

“…At the outer setting societal level, only barriers were mentioned, including extreme poverty, civil insecurity, and stress making hypertension worse. …”
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Practice Variability Combined with Task-Oriented Electromyographic Biofeedback Enhances Strength and Balance in People with Chronic Stroke by Peih-Ling Tsaih, Ming-Jang Chiu, Jer-Junn Luh, Yea-Ru Yang, Jiu-Jenq Lin, Ming-Hsia Hu

“…Thirty-three participants were randomly assigned into the constant force EMGBFB tibialis anterior (TA) exercise (constant) group, the variable force EMGBFB tibialis anterior exercise (variable) group, or the upper extremity exercise without EMGBFB (control) group. …”
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Temperature-induced germination pulses above the alpine tree line by Audrey Palosse, Alma Piermattei, Jan Esper, Frederick Reinig, Anne Verstege, Max Torbenson, Mirek Trnka, Tito Arosio, Ulf Büntgen

“…Our study demonstrates the importance of seedling and sapling data from above the tree line to understand prevailing vegetation dynamics at cold temperature extremes and also suggests future tree line advancement in the Swiss Alps.…”
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An amplification mechanism for weak ELF magnetic fields quantum-bio effects in cancer cells by Amirali Zandieh, Seyed Peyman Shariatpanahi, Amir Abas Ravassipour, Javad Azadipour, Maryam Sadat Nezamtaheri, Zahra Habibi-Kelishomi, Mojtaba Ghanizadeh, Ali Same-Majandeh, Keivan Majidzadeh-A, Amir Taheri, Alireza Madjid Ansari, Mohammad Amin Javidi, Mohammad Mehdi Pirnia, Bahram Goliaei

“…One example, which is gaining more experimental evidence and practical applications, is the effect of weak magnetic fields with extremely low frequencies on cells, especially cancerous ones. …”
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Comparative analysis of wild and cultivated Lathyrus L. species to assess their content of sugars, polyols, free fatty acids, and phytosterols by A. E. Solovyeva, T. V. Shelenga, A. L. Shavarda, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…The development of new Lathyrus cultivars with an improved composition of nutrients will make it possible to produce high-quality animal feed in areas with extremely unstable weather conditions. With this in view, the patterns of variability in the parameters of the carbohydrate complex (sugars, their lactone and methyl forms), polyols (including phenol-containing alcohols), phytosterols, free fatty acids (FFA) and acylglycerols were studied in the green biomass of 32 accessions representing Lathyrus sativus L., L. tuberosus L., L. sylvestris L., L. vernus (L.) …”
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An Unusual Phenomenon of Tourniquetinduced Hypertension in a Young Adult Male Undergoing Lower Limb Surgery under Subarachnoid Block: A Case Report by Mridul Madhav Panditrao, Sarita Swami, Rohan Thombare

“…The employment of tourniquet to achieve bloodless surgical field is an essential step, especially in upper/lower extremity orthopaedic surgical procedures. However, tourniquet itself can lead to many possible problems, posing challenges to the anaesthesiologists. …”
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Precision foraging: Bats in organic desert palm plantations hunt where it is most needed by Danilo Russo, Fabiana Soprano, Luca Cistrone, Adi Einav, Jessica Schäckermann, Ioannis Ekklisiarchos, Carmi Korine

“…However, the importance of bats in agriculture in extreme environments, such as deserts, has received far less attention. …”
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Neural Network-Based Parameter Estimation and Compensation Control for Time-Delay Servo System of Aeroengine by Hongyi Chen, Qiuhong Li, Zhifeng Ye, Shuwei Pang

“…The estimated delay was embedded into an online sequential extreme learning machine, and a nonlinear model predictive controller was designed to obtain an optimal control sequence. …”
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Quantifying the energy imbalance in hydrogen energy storage-assisted power systems under heat waves by Wenqian Yin, Kun Zhuang, Pei Kong, Pengcheng Fan, Jilei Ye, Yuping Wu, Xun Dou

“…The increasing occurrence frequency of extreme temperature events, e.g., heat and cold waves, causes prolonged periods of low renewable production and increased load demand, threatening the power system energy balance. …”
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Determination of Pendimethalin Dynamic Residual Distribution in Crucian Carp Tissues and Associated Risk Assessment by Lu Qiao, Na Yuan, Gang Han, Bo Cheng, Defu Zhang, Jinlong Song, Yingchun Mu

“…Pendimethalin has been considered a moderately to extremely toxic compound for fish and aquatic organism. …”
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Skin reaction patterns in cholinergic urticaria by Ilona Shurmelova, Agata Baldyga, Eva Grekowitz, Susanne Kimeswenger, Wolfram Hoetzenecker, Marcus Maurer, Sabine Altrichter

“…Sweating was reduced in the majority of CholU patients and most prominently reduced in patients with Type VI skin signs (very small, round, red, widely spaced wheals with surrounding anemic halo), which emerged exclusively on the extremities. Type V skin signs (large, irregular, anemic, widely spaced wheals with moderate size erythema) were associated with the most severe clinical presentation and poorest QoL. …”
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Screening of Lignocellulose-Degrading Superior Mushroom Strains and Determination of Their CMCase and Laccase Activity by Li Fen, Zhu Xuwei, Li Nanyi, Zhang Puyu, Zhang Shuang, Zhao Xue, Li Pengju, Zhu Qichao, Lin Haiping

“…The filter paper culture screening test showed that Hericium erinaceus and Macrolepiota procera grew well and showed extreme decomposition of the filter paper. When cultivated in guaiacol culture medium to detect their abilities to secrete laccase, Hericium erinaceus showed the highest ability with the largest reddish brown circles of 4.330 cm. …”
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BIPE: A Bi-Layer Predictive Ensemble Framework for Forest Fire Susceptibility Mapping in Germany by Ling Hu, Volker Hochschild, Harald Neidhardt, Michael Schultz, Pegah Khosravani, Hadi Shokati

“…Our results confirm that BIPE outperforms traditional high-performance models like Support Vector Machine (SVM), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Deep Neural Network (DNN), and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), showcasing its practical effectiveness and reliability on the data of nonlinear, high-dimensional, and complex interactions. …”
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