A Massively Parallel SMC Sampler for Decision Trees by Efthyvoulos Drousiotis, Alessandro Varsi, Alexander M. Phillips, Simon Maskell, Paul G. Spirakis

“…For both computer architectures, the experimental results show that our approach has comparable or better accuracy than MCMC but runs up to 51 times faster on SM and 640 times faster on DM. …”
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The Role of Leadership, Religiousness and Work Environment in Supporting Employee Performance and How Motivation Affects The Relationship by Syafran Pardamean, Dodi Indrianto, Sekar Wulan

“…Background: Human resources are very important for organizations, because human resources support the formation and running of the organization in accordance with the goals to be achieved. an organization really needs human resources in order to create good employee performance in the organization. …”
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ENHANCING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN A HOME-BASED TEMPE CHIPS INDUSTRY by Latifatul Ummi Qurrota'ayun, Muhamad Zainudin, Siti Nur Mahmudah

“…Based on the research results, the implementation of production management in the home industry has been running optimally as evidenced by theimplementation of the four management functions namely planning, organizing, actuating/implementing and controlling. …”
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Physicochemical properties of water quality of Imeh, Edegelem and Chokocho communities located along Otamiri-oche River in Etche Ethnic Nationality of Rivers State, Nigeria by BM Onyegeme-Okerenta, C Obia, MO Wegwu

“… Some physiochemical properties of water quality of Otamiri-oche River which runs through Imeh,  Edegelem and Chokocho Communities in Etche ethnic nationality of Rivers State, Nigeria were  investigated. …”
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An Energy-Balanced Path Planning Algorithm for Multiple Ferrying UAVs Based on GA by Lisong Wang, Xiaoliang Zhang, Pingyu Deng, Jiexiang Kang, Zhongjie Gao, Liang Liu

“…When the lower-initial-energy ferrying UAV is running out of energy, more searching UAVs will no longer deliver messages successfully. …”
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Comparison of precision of a paperless electronic input method versus the conventional paper form in an andrology laboratory: a prospective study by Kevin K. W. Lam, Percy C. K. Tsang, Connie C. Y. Chan, Evans P. K. Ng, Tak-Ming Cheung, Raymond H. W. Li, Ernest H. Y. Ng, William S. B. Yeung

“…Such practice inevitably increases the running cost and delays the reporting time. The present study was to establish a paperless electronic data entry system for semen analysis and compare its precision with the conventional paper method. …”
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In situ construction of MOF derived CoNC anchored on N-doped carbon xerogel sphere as efficient bifunctional ORR/OER electrocatalyst for Zn-air batteries by Hong Jin, Dejian Lin, Laihong Zhou, Guojun Zha, Huanwen Wu, Shuigen Li, Minhua Jiang, Ping Huang, Haijiao Xie

“…The ZAB assembled with CoNC@NCXS catalyst had a discharge specific capacity of 710 mAh g−1 at a current density of 10 mA cm−2, which was superior to that of the Pt/C&RuO2 catalyst-assembled battery (667 mAh g−1). After running for 150 h, the charge and discharge efficiency of the CoNC@NCXS battery decreased by only 12.8%, which confirmed the excellent stability of the CoNC@NCXS catalyst. …”
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Application of new external cooling cycles in technological scheme of helium extraction and natural gas liquefaction by M. Mehrpooya, A. V. Zaitsev, A. O. Lisovtsov

“…The purity of helium obtained is 50% (in moles). The running conditions of operation and the corresponding technical characteristics of the devices are presented and described. …”
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Aerobic capacity and muscle proteome: Insights from a mouse model by Abel Plaza‐Florido, Alejandro Santos‐Lozano, Susana López‐Ortiz, Beatriz G. Gálvez, Joaquín Arenas, Miguel A. Martín, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Tomàs Pinós, Alejandro Lucia, Carmen Fiuza‐Luces

“…AC was determined as total distance achieved in treadmill running until exhaustion. The quadriceps muscle proteome was studied using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, with the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins database used to generate protein–protein interaction (PPI) networks and enrichment analyses. …”
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Sustainability in Reconstructive Breast Surgery: An Eco-audit of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Pathway by Zahra Ahmed, BSc (Hons), Alexander Zargaran, MRCS, David Zargaran, MRCS, Sara Sousi, MRes, Keiron Hakimnia, Sevasti Panagiota Glynou, BSc (Hons), Julie Davies, PhD, Stephen Hamilton, FRCS (Plast), Afshin Mosahebi, FRCS (Plast)

“…Induction, maintenance, and running of anesthesia had the highest overall contribution to the carbon footprint (158.17 kg CO2eq, 67.60% overall). …”
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Voluntary Forelimbs Exercise Reduces Immobilization-Induced Mechanical Hyperalgesia in the Rat Hind Paw by Kumiko Ishikawa, Satoshi Oga, Kyo Goto, Junya Sakamoto, Ryo Sasaki, Yuichiro Honda, Hideki Kataoka, Minoru Okita

“…In the EX group, voluntary exercise using nonimmobilized forelimbs in the running wheel was administered during the immobilization period, while hind limbs were kept immobilized (60 min/day, 5 days/week). …”
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Integrating hepatitis B care and treatment with existing HIV services is possible: cost of integrated HIV and hepatitis B treatment in a low-resource setting: a cross-sectional hos... by Andrew Kambugu, Philippa Easterbrook, Jacinto Amandua, David Livingstone Ejalu, Joan N Mutyoba, Claude Wandera, Emmanuel Seremba, Alex Muganzi, Racheal Beyagira, Kaggwa Mugagga, Ponsiano Ocama

“…Data were extracted from 3121 files of HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) monoinfected patients from the two study sites.Objective To estimate provider costs associated with running an integrated HBV and HIV clinical pathway for patients on lifelong treatment in low-resource setting in Uganda.Outcome measures The annual cost per patient was simulated based on the total amount of resources spent for all the expected number of patient visits to the facility for HBV or HIV care per year.Results Findings showed that Arua hospital had a higher cost per patient in both clinics than did Koboko Hospital. …”
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On-Demand Gait-Synchronous Electrical Cueing in Parkinson's Disease Using Machine Learning and Edge Computing: A Pilot Study by Ardit Dvorani, Constantin Wiesener, Christina Salchow-Hommen, Magdalena Jochner, Lotta Spieker, Matej Skrobot, Hanno Voigt, Andrea Kuhn, Nikolaus Wenger, Thomas Schauer

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> We present a new technical solution, that runs detection and cueing algorithms directly on the sensing and cueing devices, bypassing the smartphone. …”
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Neonatal BCG vaccination and child survival in TB-exposed and TB-unexposed children: a prospective cohort study by Peter Aaby, Per Kallestrup, Christine Stabell Benn, Sanne M Thysen, Ane Fisker, Victor Francisco Gomes, Frauke Rudolf, Christian Wejse, Adam Roth

“…Objectives To assess the association between neonatal BCG vaccination and mortality between 28 days and 3 years of age among tuberculosis (TB)-exposed and TB-unexposed children.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Bandim Health Project runs an urban Health and Demographic Surveillance site in Guinea-Bissau with registration of mortality, vaccination status and TB cases.Participants Children entered the analysis when their vaccination card was inspected after 28 days of age and remained under surveillance to 3 years of age. …”
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Decorin, an exercise-induced secretory protein, is associated with improved prognosis in breast cancer patients but does not mediate anti-tumorigenic tissue crosstalk in mice by Marit Hjorth, Casey L. Egan, Guilherme D. Telles, Martin Pal, David Gallego-Ortega, Oliver K. Fuller, Emma D. McLennan, Ryan D. Gillis, Tae Gyu Oh, George E.O. Muscat, Surafel Tegegne, Michael S.M. Mah, Joanna Skhinas, Emma Estevez, Timothy E. Adams, Matthew J. McKay, Mark Molloy, Kevin I. Watt, Hongwei Qian, Paul Gregorevic, Thomas R. Cox, Pernille Hojman, Julie Midtgaard, Jesper F. Christensen, Martin Friedrichsen, Renato V. Iozzo, Erica K. Sloan, Brian G. Drew, Jørgen F.P. Wojtaszewski, Martin Whitham, Mark A. Febbraio

“…Results: We show that voluntary wheel running slows tumor development in the mammary specific polyomavirus middle T antigen overexpression (MMTV-PyMT) mouse model of breast cancer but only when mice are not housed alone. …”
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Combined Effects of Chrysin Supplementation and Exercise Training on Diabetes-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Rat Testicular Tissue by Shiva Cheraghi Abajlou, Asghar Tofighi, Javad Tolouei Azar, Amir Afshin Khaki, Mazdak Razi

“…Thus, the currentstudy aims to explore the individual and combined influences of Chrysin supplementation and running exerciseon oxidative stress and germ cell apoptosis in the testicular tissue of diabetic adult rats.Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, the DM was induced by streptozotocin (STZ,50 mg/kg). …”
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Elevated Bile Acids Induce Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders in Chronic Liver DiseasesSummary by Lan Zhou, Min Yan, Qin Luo, Wen Qiu, Yu-Ru Guo, Xiao-Qing Guo, Hong-Bin Yu, Jing-Ru Huo, Yan-Lin Feng, De-Ping Wang, Teng Sun, Kai-Fang Wang, Jian-Yun Shi, Xuan Shang, Mei-Na Wu, Lin Wang, Ji-Min Cao

“…Sleep-wake cycle and circadian rhythm were analyzed by electroencephalogram-electromyography and locomotor wheel-running experiments. Results: Patients with CLD showed CRSD-like phenotypes including increased night activity and early awakening, which were strongly correlated with increased BA levels (ie, cholemia). …”
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Comparative analysis of lactaptin activity when produced in bacterial or eukaryotic expression systems by O. A. Koval, O. Y. Volkova, A. A. Gorchakov, S. V. Kulemzin, A. V. Tkachenko, A. A. Nushtaeva, E. V. Kuligina, V. A. Richter, A. V. Taranin

“…Given that lactaptin is of human origin and is not immunogenic, it can be administered to patients multiple times without running the risk of immune response that could dampen the therapy efficacy. …”
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LoSI: Large Scale Location Inference Through FM Signal Integration and Estimation by Tathagata Mukherjee, Piyush Kumar, Debdeep Pati, Erik Blasch, Eduardo Pasiliao, Liqin Xu

“…Finally we use an algorithm based on Euclidean nearest neighbors in the DCD feature space for position estimation. The system first runs a DCD feature detector on the observed spectrum and then solves a subset query formulation to find Inference Candidates (IC). …”
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Long-Term Voluntary Physical Exercise Exerts Neuroprotective Effects and Motor Disturbance Alleviation in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Wan-Ling Tsai, Hsin-Yung Chen, Ying-Zu Huang, Yuan-Hao Chen, Chi-Wei Kuo, Kai-Yun Chen, Tsung-Hsun Hsieh

“…Comprehensive spatiotemporal gait analysis, open-field locomotor activity, akinesia, apomorphine-induced rotational analysis, and dopaminergic neuron degeneration level were assessed every week and up to 8 weeks after daily voluntary running wheel exercise. Results. Compared with the sham-treated group, we found that 10 weeks of voluntary exercise (i.e., 2-week exercise before PD lesion and 8-week exercise post-PD lesion) significantly reduced 6-OHDA-induced motor deficits in the gait pattern, akinesia, and rotational behavior in the exercise group. …”
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