Reading between the lines: exploring the discriminative ability of the Short-Story Task in identifying autistic individuals within autism outpatient services by Irina Jarvers, Monika Sommer, Monika Sommer, Manuela Ullmann, Verena Simmel, Lore Blaas, Stefanie Gorski, Saskia Krüger-Lassen, Matthias Vogel, Berthold Langguth

“…In 100 of them an autism spectrum disorder has been diagnosed and 111 individuals were diagnosed with other conditions or none at all.ResultsPerformance on the SST did not significantly differ between the two groups, and receiver operator curve analysis did not support the SST as a reliable discriminator. …”
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A Novel Construction of Substitution Box Based on Polynomial Mapped and Finite Field With Image Encryption Application by Abid Mahboob, Muhammad Asif, Imran Siddique, Aysha Saleem, Muhammad Nadeem, Dariusz Grzelczyk, Jan Awrejcewicz

“…Lastly, to examine the validity of the suggested S-box we used various tests such as nonlinearity (NL), bit independence criteria (BIC), strict avalanche criteria (SAC), differential uniformity (DU) and linear approximation probability (LAP) which all certify algebraic properties of S-box. Moreover, the features of newly constructed S-box compared with recent S-boxes from literature which show superior performance against intruders’ attacks. …”
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Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Low-Income Women in North Carolina by Alison A. Gustafson, Joseph Sharkey, Carmen D. Samuel-Hodge, Jessica C. Jones-Smith, Jianwen Cai, Alice S. Ammerman

“…The retail food environment for all women was characterized by (1) the number and type of food stores within census tracts; (2) availability of healthy foods in stores where participants shop; (3) an aggregate score of self-reported availability of healthy foods in neighborhood and food stores. …”
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The Potential of Sitka Spruce Bark as an Alternative to Peat Casing for Mushroom (<i>Agaricus bisporus</i>) Production by Gabrielle Young, Helen Grogan, Eoghan Corbett, Brian W. McGuinness, Michael T. Gaffney, Saoirse Tracy, Olaf Schmidt, Lael Walsh

“…There were several issues associated with the bark casing, which included water stress and cropping delays, all of which would be unacceptable from a commercial perspective. …”
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Estimation of Anthocyanins in Apple Leaves Based on Ground Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning Models by Yu Zhang, Mi Zou, Yanjun Li, Qingrui Chang, Xing Chen, Zhiyong Dai, Weihao Yuan

“…The original hyperspectral imaging at wavelengths before 720 nm shows a decrease in reflectance as the growth stages progress, while the spectral curves after 720 nm remain largely consistent across stages; (2) Compared to single original spectral variables, multivariate estimation models using original spectra and second-order derivative transformed spectra show improved accuracy for anthocyanins estimation across different growth stages, with the most significant improvement during the Fruit Enlargement stage; (3) Although the computation of the three-band spectral indices is resource-intensive and time-consuming, it can enhance anthocyanins estimation accuracy; (4) Among all models, the CatBoost model based on original spectra and second-order derivative transformed spectra indices for the entire growth period achieved the highest accuracy, with a validation set R² of 0.934 and a RPD of 3.888, and produced effective leaf anthocyanins inversion maps. …”
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Crop residue degradation by fungi isolated from conservation agriculture fields under riceâwheat system of North-West India by Madhu Choudhary, Parbodh C. Sharma, Hanuman S. Jat, Vibha Nehra, Andrew J. McDonald, Neelam Garg

“…Out of these 19 isolates, 11 were further selected based on their enzymatic secretions in solid state fermentation. All the 11 strains were identified morphologically. …”
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Behavior of Mortality in Cienfuegos Province in the Period 2013-2022 by Jorge Enrique Portell del Sol, Dania Lázara Pedraza Alejo, Yusimí Alejo Padrón, Leticia Castro Morejón, Ling Denisse Santeiro Pérez, Yaniela Sarmiento Albelo

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out in health systems and services, which analyzed all deaths (N=39,684) in the period 2013-2022, grouped by five-year periods 2013-2017 and 2018-2022 according to variables. selected clinical and epidemiological conditions, municipality of residence, place of death, basic cause of death, general and premature mortality rates. …”
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Determination of Levetiracetam in Human Plasma by Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Followed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Greyce Kelly Steinhorst Alcantara, Leandro Augusto Calixto, Luiz Alberto Beraldo de Moraes, Regina Helena Costa Queiroz, Anderson Rodrigo Moraes de Oliveira, Cristiane Masetto de Gaitani

“…Under chosen parameters (extraction solvent: chloroform, 130 μL; dispersing solvent: isopropyl alcohol, 400 μL; no salt addition and no vortex agitation time), the method was completely validated and all parameters were in agreement with the literature recommendations. …”
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Early Hyperglycemia in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Predicts for Mortality, Prolonged Duration of Mechanical Ventilation, and Intensive Care Stay by Shu-Ling Chong, Sumitro Harjanto, Daniela Testoni, Zhi Min Ng, Chyi Yeu David Low, Khai Pin Lee, Jan Hau Lee

“…This retrospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary pediatric hospital between 2003 and 2013. All patients < 16 years old who presented to the Emergency Department within 24 hours of head injury with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 13 were included. …”
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Dexmedetomidine for delirium prevention in adult patients following cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Chang Meng, Duo Wang, Yue Zhao, Jing Sun, Guobin Miao, Lijuan Chen, Ying Bai, Peng Liu

“…Results A total of 2689 patients were included in our analyses. All included studies were randomized controlled trials. …”
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Utility of a New Artificial Dermis as a Successful Tool in Face and Scalp Reconstruction for Skin Cancer: Analysis of the Efficacy, Safety, and Aesthetic Outcomes by Fedele Lembo, Liberato Roberto Cecchino, Domenico Parisi, Aurelio Portincasa

“…Satisfactory cosmetic and functional results were obtained in all patients as shown by the VSS Scale and FACEQ skin cancer module mean scores. …”
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ANAPUS GYVENIMO IR MIRTIES DUALIZMO: BUDISTINĖ EGZISTENCIJOS INTERPRETACIJA by Agnė Budriūnaitė

“…Buddhism finds the most intimate and resembling accordance in German mysticism and particularly in negative theology of Meister Eckhart. Only after refusing all attachments to the world and oneself the soul can reach Godness. …”
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Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) versus Perfluoropropane (C3F8) in the Intraoperative Management of Macular Holes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Idan Hecht, Michael Mimouni, Eytan Z. Blumenthal, Yoreh Barak

“…Similar rates of closure between SF6 and C3F8 were reported in eight out of nine studies, regardless of subgroup analyses. All studies reporting visual outcomes showed similar results when comparing SF6 to C3F8 at one to six months of follow-up. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of New Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in the Resolution of Atrial Fibrillation with Left Atrial/Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: A Systematic Review and Met... by Guan-lian Mo, Jing Wen, Yu-yu Ye, Yong-qi Lu, Tian-ming Gan, Ying-jie Yang, Jin-yi Li

“…There were no significant differences in embolic events, bleeding, or all-cause mortality. Thrombus resolution analysis showed higher left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and smaller left atrial diameter in the effective group than in the ineffective group. …”
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Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from Gastric Biopsy of Dyspeptic Patients in Ghana and In Vitro Preliminary Assessment of the Effect of Dissotis rotundifolia Extract on Its Growth by Michael Buenor Adinortey, Charles Ansah, Cynthia Ayefoumi Adinortey, Ansumana Sandy Bockarie, Martin Tangnaa Morna, Damian H. Amewowor

“…The organisms were found to be susceptible to cephalothin and resistant to nalidixic acid. Above all, the observation that H. pylori grew only at 37°C and not 25°C or 42°C affirms that the bacterium is neither Helicobacter cinaedi nor Helicobacter fenneliae. …”
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On the Energy Efficiency of Indoor Air Conditioning by S. N. Osipov, A. V. Zakharenko, E. M. Shirokova

“…In general, it can be noted that all the problems of energy-efficient use of air conditioners must find a comprehensive solution.…”
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Retrospective Study Looking at Cinacalcet in the Management of Hyperparathyroidism after Kidney Transplantation by Habib Mawad, Hugues Bouchard, Duy Tran, Denis Ouimet, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Robert Zoël Bell, Sarah Bezzaoucha, Anne Boucher, Suzon Collette, Vincent Pichette, Lynne Senécal, Michel Vallée

“…In this single-center retrospective study, we conducted a chart review of all patients having been transplanted from 2003 to 2012 and having received cinacalcet up to kidney transplantation and/or thereafter. …”
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Measuring the Average Peak Timing of Kinematic Variables in Youth and Adolescent Baseball Pitchers by Mark Boland, Daniel Zambanini, Ivan Mulligan, Sean Donegan

“…The maximum values and timing of the peak kinematic variables were averaged across all trials using VICON Polygon® data analysis software. …”
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-Entropy Alloy FeCoNiCr(X) Produced by Laser Directed Energy Deposition Process: Effect of Compositional Changes by Ekaterina Kovalenko, Igor Krasanov, Ekaterina Valdaytseva, Stanislav Stankevich, Olga Klimova-Korsmik, Marina Gushchina

“…Dendrite growth directions of HEA FeCoNiCrCu are (111) and (200), and the average microhardness is around 240 HV. All samples have cracks vertically along the height. …”
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Forecast Customization System (FOCUS): A Multimodel Ensemble-Based Seasonal Climate Forecasting Tool for the Homogeneous Climate Zones of Myanmar by Itesh Dash, Masahiko Nagai, Indrajit Pal

“…Three different operational MME techniques, namely, (a) arithmetic mean (AM-MME), (b) weighted average (WA-MME), and (c) supervised principal component regression (PCR-MME), were used and built-in to the tool developed. For this study, all 7 GCMs were initialized with forecast data of May month to predict the rainfall during June to September (JJAS) period, which is the predominant rainfall season for Myanmar. …”
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