Development of a neural network for diagnosing the risk of depression according to the experimental data of the stop signal paradigm by M. O. Zelenskih, A. E. Saprygin, S. S. Tamozhnikov, P. D. Rudych, D. A. Lebedkin, A.  N. Savostyanov

“…Among the various forecasting methods, methods based on the use of artificial neural networks occupy a special place. The main objective of our work is to create a neural network that predicts the risk of depression in a person using data obtained using a motor control performance testing system. …”
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Interaction between Angiotensin II and Insulin/IGF-1 Exerted a Synergistic Stimulatory Effect on ERK1/2 Activation in Adrenocortical Carcinoma H295R Cells by An-li Tong, Fen Wang, Yun-ying Cui, Chun-yan Li, Yu-xiu Li

“…The cross talk between angiotensin II (Ang II) and insulin has been described mainly in cardiovascular cells, hepatocytes, adipocytes, and so forth, and to date no such cross talk was reported in adrenal. …”
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A Conversational Agent for Empowering People with Parkinson’s Disease in Exercising Through Motivation and Support by Patricia Macedo, Rui Neves Madeira, Pedro Albuquerque Santos, Pedro Mota, Beatriz Alves, Carla Mendes Pereira

“…The development process involved four main phases: (1) Design of the Chatbot’s Motivation Model, (2) Design and implementation of the conversational agent, (3) Technical Performance Evaluation, and (4) User Experience Evaluation. …”
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Predicting autoimmune thyroiditis in primary Sjogren’s syndrome patients using a random forest classifier: a retrospective study by Jia-yun Wu, Jing-yu Zhang, Wen-qi Xia, Yue-ning Kang, Ru-yi Liao, Yu-ling Chen, Xiao-min Li, Ya Wen, Fan-xuan Meng, Li-ling Xu, Sheng-hui Wen, Hui-fen Liu, Yuan-qing Li, Jie-ruo Gu, Qing Lv, Yong Ren

“…The random forest classifier indicated Age, IgG, C4 and dry mouth were the main factors influencing the prediction of positive thyroid autoantibodies in pSS patients. …”
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High hemolytic activity in Staphylococcus aureus t1081/ST45 due to increased hla protein production and potential RNAIII-independent regulation by Yu-Tzu Lin, Ngoc-Niem Bui, Yu-Syuan Cheng, Cheng-Wen Lin, Chun-Li Lee, Tai-Fen Lee, Po-Ren Hsueh

“…This heightened activity was due mainly to increased Hla protein levels. Moreover, the higher translation levels may be independent of the known regulator RNAIII, indicating a potential RNAIII-independent mechanism for Hla regulation.…”
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Contributions of Indoor Household Activities to Inhalation Health Risks Induced by Gaseous Air Pollutants in Hong Kong Home by Lewei Zeng, Kaimin Li, Hai Guo, Beining Zhou, Xiaopu Lyu, Yunxi Huo, Erik Uhde, Jin Yang, Yangzong Zeren, Haoxian Lu, Dawen Yao, Zhe Qian

“…The probability distributions of cancer risks from household activities revealed that formaldehyde was the main carcinogen with an average risk of 2.00 × 10−4, followed by benzene, acetaldehyde, ethylbenzene and dichlorobenzene. …”
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Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Lavandula angustifolia Subsp. angustifolia and Lavandula dentata Spp. dentata Essential Oils against Culex pipiens Larvae, Vector of... by Fouad El-Akhal, Amal Ramzi, Abdellah Farah, Yassine Ez Zoubi, Moussa Benboubker, Khalid Taghzouti, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

“…The chemical analysis revealed that the principal compounds of L. angustifolia subsp. essential oils include linalool, linalyl acetate, geraniol, lavandulyl acetate, camphor, β-caryophyllene, terpinen-4-ol, β-myrcene, and 1,8-cineole, while the essential oil of L. dentata spp. was mainly composed of 1,8-cineole, camphor, α-pinene, trans-pinocarveol, linalool, and borneol. …”
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Factors Associated with High-Quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Performed by Bystander by Hye Ji Park, Won Jung Jeong, Hyung Jun Moon, Gi Woon Kim, Jin Seong Cho, Kyoung Mi Lee, Hyuk Joong Choi, Yong Jin Park, Choung Ah Lee

“…In particular, high-quality CPR in patients aged 60 years showed a significant association compared with other age groups (7.61, 1.41–41.04). The main factor affecting CPR quality in this study was the age of the bystander, and older bystanders found it more difficult to maintain CPR quality. …”
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Experimental study on acoustic emission characteristics and damage-failure process of seawater sea-sand ultra-high-performance concrete under uniaxial compression by Tianyu Li, Yangtao Li, Tao Li, Xiamin Hu, Yuanhao Li, Jie Liao, Lidan Mei, Yuying Hou, Bokai Yang, Jinlong Gu

“…The damage evolution is mainly caused by tensile cracks, and the final failure shows large shear cracks, pull-out of steel fibers, and aggregate dislocation. …”
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Spinal arachnoid diverticula in cats: Clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging findings, treatment, and outcome by João Miguel De Frias, Sofie F. M. Bhatti, George Nye, Rita Gonçalves, Tom Harcourt‐Brown, Angela Fadda, Katia Marioni‐Henry, Hannah Padley, Steven De Decker

“…Abstract Background Spinal arachnoid diverticulum (SAD) is considered a rare disease in cats. Previous reports mainly classified SAD in cats as acquired. Hypothesis/Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the signalment, clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging findings, and outcome in a group of cats with SAD. …”
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Adaptation of an additively manufactured reactor concept for catalytic methanation with in-situ tar co-reforming of biogenic syngas by Jakob Müller, Alexander Feldner, Simon Markthaler, Peter Treiber, Jürgen Karl

“…One of the reasons for that is the extensive gas cleaning that is necessary for the methanation of syngas from the thermochemical gasification of biomass. A main cost factor is the removal of tar components. …”
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Bidirectional approach of Punica granatum natural compounds: reduction in lung cancer and SARS-CoV-2 propagation by Md. Abul Barkat, Afreen Fatima, Bushra Riaz, Mohd. Zaheen Hassan, Tanveer Ahamad, Abdulkareem A. Alanezi, Harshita Barkat, Afaf F. Almuqati, Yahya I. Asiri, Sahabjada Siddiqui

“…The glide module of Maestro software was used to investigate the molecular-docking interaction of the constituents against main protease (Mpro) and papain-like protease (PLpro) of SARS-CoV-2. …”
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The effect of failed transfer of passive immunity and agammaglobulinemia on the occurrence of preweaning diarrhea, pneumonia, and mortality in Holstein calves by Mely T. Olivera, Jesús Mellado, José E. García, Juan A. Encina, Perpetuo Álvarez, Ulises Macías-Cruz, Leonel Avendaño, Miguel Mellado

“…Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to model the effect of the failure of passive transfer of maternal immunoglobulins or AG on preweaning diarrhea, pneumonia, and mortality of Holstein calves. Main results: Calves with FPI 24 h post-calving had 1.9 greater odds of presenting preweaning diarrhea than herdmates not having FPI. …”
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DNA metabarcoding of benthic algae and associated eukaryotes from Lake Baikal in the face of rapid environmental changes by Yu. S. Bukin, L. S. Kravtsova, T. E. Peretolchina, A. P. Fedotov, A. E. Tupikin, M. R. Kabilov, D. Yu. Sherbakov, E. V. Mincheva

“…The study was initiated due to the blooming of filamentous algae (mainly of the genus Spirogyra) and cyanobacteria in the coastal zone of Lake Baikal under climate change and anthropogenic impact. …”
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Medical Liability of Residents in Taiwan Criminal Court: An Analysis of Closed Malpractice Cases by Kuan-Han Wu, Po-Chun Chuang, Chih-Min Su, Fu-Jen Cheng, Chien-Hung Wu, Fu-Cheng Chen, Yii-Ting Huang

“…The verdicts pertaining to physicians recorded on the national database of the Taiwan justice system were reviewed. Main Outcome Measures. The characteristics of litigations were documented. …”
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Conjugate heat dissipation characteristics of concurrent flow of pure water/water-based nano-emulsion through a mini- and micro-channel stacked double-layer heat sink by C.J. Ho, Jr-Wei Liao, Bo-Lin Chen, Saman Rashidi, Wei-Mon Yan

“…The main purpose of current study is to reduce the temperature gradient and pressure drop in the heat sinks by using a new double-layer mini/micro-channel stacked heat sink. …”
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Hybrid dung beetle optimization based dimensionality reduction with deep learning based cybersecurity solution on IoT environment by Amal K. Alkhalifa, Nuha Alruwais, Wahida Mansouri, Munya A. Arasi, Mohammed Alliheedi, Fouad Shoie Alallah, Alaa O. Khadidos, Abdulrhman Alshareef

“…The HDBO model is used for dimensionality reduction, which mainly selects the relevant features and discards the irrelevant features. …”
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Effects of Mulch Type, Plant Cultivar, and Insecticide Use on Sweet Potato Whitefly Population in Chili Pepper by Andi Nasruddin, Nurariaty Agus, Alam Saubil, Jumardi Jumardi, Burhanuddin Rasyid, Andry Siriniang, Andi Dirham Nasruddin, Firdaus Firdaus, Ahwiyah Ekawaty Said

“…It sucks plant sap, emits honeydew on which sooty mold fungi grow, and transmits the pepper yellow leaf curl Indonesia virus (PepYLCIV), the most damaging viral disease of chili in Indonesia. Farmers rely mainly on insecticide to control the insect with two to three sprays in a week. …”
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Association between sleep disorder and anhedonia in adolescence with major depressive disorder: the mediating effect of stress by Xinxin Zhao, Hongzhe Ma, Ning Li, Wenjun Wu, Xinxu Ma, Xinxin Zhang, Wenming Liu, Lei Shang, Huaning Wang, Hailong Dong, Chen Li, Guangchao Zhao, Min Cai

“…We use Spearman’s test to explore the relationship among main variables. To evaluate the mediating effects of stress, we applied regression models and used bootstrap method to validate the significance of effects. …”
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Targeted genome modifcation in protoplasts of a highly regenerable Siberian barley cultivar using RNA-guided Cas9 endonuclease by S. V. Gerasimova, A. M. Korotkova, C. Hertig, S. Hiekel, R. Hofe, N. Budhagatapalli, I. Otto, G. Hensel, V. K. Shumny, A. V. Kochetov, J. Kumlehn, E. K. Khlestkina

“…The utilization of this technology in local breeding programs is mainly limited by the typically strong genotype dependence of gene transfer and in vitro regeneration procedures, which holds particularly true in cereals. …”
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