Adaptive High-Performance Optimization Tool for Real-Time Operation of Renewable-Based Virtual Power Plants by Oluwaseun Oladimeji, Alvaro Ortega, Lukas Sigrist, Bogdan Marinescu, Vinu Thomas

“…In this paper, the proposed Adaptive High-performance Optimal Real-time operation Algorithm (AHORA) addresses these challenges by executing re-dispatches every four seconds, mitigating internal and external disturbances while ensuring compliance with System Operator requirements. …”
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Neurocognitive Deficits in Individuals at Ultra-High-Risk for Psychosis: An Overview of Systematic Reviews by Farnaz Asadiof, Mona Zamanpour, Ali Fawzi Al-Hussainy, Alhan Abd Al-Hassan Shalal, Mohammed Ubaid, Zinab Aluquaily, Seyed Hamidreza Hashemian

“…Results: Neurocognitive deficits, including impairments in working memory, attentional control, verbal learning, and executive functions, have been consistently identified as predictors of psychosis conversion in individuals at UHRP. …”
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Developing the Ready Military Medical Force: military-specific training in Graduate Medical Education by John B Holcomb, Jan O Jansen, Eric A Elster, Matthew D Tadlock, Jennifer M Gurney, Emily W Baird, Daniel T Lammers, Richard D Betzold, Shaun R Brown, Matthew J Eckert, Daniel B Cox, Jeffrey D Kerby

“…Introduction Graduate Medical Education plays a critical role in training the next generation of military physicians, ensuring they are ready to uphold the dual professional requirements inherent to being both a military officer and a military physician. This involves executing the operational duties as a commissioned leader while also providing exceptional medical care in austere environments and in harm’s way. …”
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Barriers to Occupational Health and Safety Legal Services During Pandemic by Arjun Aryal, Ava Shrestha, Yadav Prasad Joshi

“…The findings of this study are significant as they would serve to formulate and execute important policy guidelines to materialise the existing legal provisions on OHS, and will also serve as the basis for further studies. …”
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Stepwise strategic environmental management in marine protected area by A. Padash, S.A. Jozi, S.M.B. Nabavi, B. Dehzad

“…At the end, by considering the socioeconomic and environmental issues, the strategy of using protective strategies in line with international standards as well as a strong support of governmental national execution with a score of 6.05 was chosen as the final approach.…”
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Current virtual reality-based rehabilitation interventions in neuro-developmental disorders at developmental ages by Micaela Capobianco, Concetto Puzzo, Concetto Puzzo, Concetto Puzzo, Chiara Di Matteo, Alberto Costa, Alberto Costa, Walter Adriani, Walter Adriani, Walter Adriani

“…Specifically, in individuals with ADHD, VR showed benefits in attention and executive function, with optimal results when combined with pharmacological treatments. …”
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Safety-Critical Oracles for Metamorphic Testing of Deep Learning LiDAR Point Cloud Object Detectors by Simon Speth, Maximilian Trien, Dominik Kufer, Alexander Pretschner

“…Testing five LiDAR object detection systems working on two datasets by executing half a million metamorphic test cases (MTCs) shows that the number of failures decreases from 48k using IoU metrics to 342 safety-critical failures with our novel test oracle “shift out of ego lane.…”
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Therapeutic strategies for tongue musculature: a systematic literature review by Andressa Colares da Costa Otavio, Arthur Cherem Netto Fernandes, Maria Eduarda Pollachinni Andrade, Brenda Barros Dias, Erissandra Gomes, Marco Aurélio Vaz

“…Only seven studies clearly described the exercises execution, and the number of sets, repetitions, and contraction duration. …”
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Challenges of healthcare financing in the world’s largest refugee camp: a mixed-method study among healthcare stakeholders for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by Isabel Smith, Imdadul Haque Talukdar, Sayeeda Tarannum, M A Rifat, Priyanka Boga, Jubayer Mumin, Pablo André Veronés, Ziba Mahdi, Syeda Saima Alam, Arif Faysal Khan

“…Financial documents (available online) and reports from respective coordinating agencies were also reviewed.Setting Online key informant interviews (KIIs) were conducted from Stockholm with participants residing in Bangladesh between June 2022 and September 2022.Participants Eight KIIs were conducted with professional health programme managers, executives and personnel involved in policy coordination and implementation in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh.Results We identified four themes and three subthemes outlining key challenges in healthcare funding, including decreasing funds (supported by a quantitative assessment) due to macroglobal issues, conflicting short-term and long-term priorities between implementing partners, insufficient efficacy due to challenges with collaborative priority-setting and implementing common processes, and a lack of consensus regarding equity between host and refugee communities.Conclusions The study identified unique challenges beyond the commonly discussed health financing issues in a resource-deficient setting: stakeholders’ conflicting priorities regarding funding and undecided equity issues among the host and refugee communities are worth scholarly and policy focus. …”
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An Efficient Frequency Encoding Scheme for Optical Convolution Accelerator by Gongyu Xia, Jiacheng Liu, Qilin Hong, Pingyu Zhu, Ping Xu, Zhihong Zhu

“…However, most convolution computations currently require the execution of two-dimensional matrix convolutions, and existing encoding schemes suffer a drop in terms of effective computations per second when performing two-dimensional matrix convolutions. …”
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Biomechanical and Biological Multidisciplinary Strategies in the Orthodontic Treatment of Patients with Periodontal Diseases: A Review of the Literature by Gaia Viglianisi, Alessandro Polizzi, Teresa Lombardi, Mariacristina Amato, Cristina Grippaudo, Gaetano Isola

“…By integrating periodontal considerations into orthodontic treatment planning and execution, clinicians can ensure straight teeth and a healthy and stable periodontium, ultimately leading to successful treatment outcomes and long-term oral health.…”
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Electrochemical determination of mercury in surface water samples using Au nanoparticles /electrochemically reduced graphene oxide modified electrode by Ha Thuy Trang, Ho Xuan Anh Vu, Pham Khac Lieu, Tran Ngoc Tuyen, Huynh Van Chung, Ho Van Thanh, Hoang Ho Thuy Duong, Nguyen Hai Phong, Nguyen Dinh Luyen, Dinh Quang Khieu

“…In the present work, we utilized Au nanoparticles /electrochemically reduced graphene oxide ( AuNPs/ErGO) as a modifier of glassy carbon electrode to detect Hg(II) in surface water by a voltammetric method. The careful execution of the fabrication of AuNPs/ErGO on a glassy carbon electrode, achieved through the electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and Au(III) solution using cyclic voltammetry, was a testament to our dedication and commitment. …”
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Identifying the Purpose Fostering Factors in the Academic Lived Experience of Iranian Male Elites: A Qualitative Study by Mohamadreza Taghizadeh, Mansoureh Haj Hosseini, Elaheh Hejazi Moughari, Keyvan Salehi

“…The Charmaz method was employed to execute analysis and coding in two stages:initial and focused coding, which was facilitated by the MAXQDA 2018 software. …”
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Dynamic switching between brain networks predicts creative ability by Qunlin Chen, Yoed N. Kenett, Zaixu Cui, Hikaru Takeuchi, Andreas Fink, Mathias Benedek, Daniel C. Zeitlen, Kaixiang Zhuang, James Lloyd-Cox, Ryuta Kawashima, Jiang Qiu, Roger E. Beaty

“…Abstract Creativity is hypothesized to arise from a mental state which balances spontaneous thought and cognitive control, corresponding to functional connectivity between the brain’s Default Mode (DMN) and Executive Control (ECN) Networks. Here, we conduct a large-scale, multi-center examination of this hypothesis. …”
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A Novel Authentication Management for the Data Security of Smart Grid by Imtiaz Parvez, Maryamossadat Aghili, Hugo Riggs, Aditya Sundararajan, Arif I. Sarwat, Anurag K. Srivastava

“…In a wired/wireless medium, however, a man-in-the-middle may seek to disrupt, monitor and manipulate the network, or simply execute a replay attack, revealing its vulnerability. …”
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Acute effects of a dog sport on fitness parameters in young adults: a randomised controlled crossover study by Valerio Giustino, Ignazio Leale, Luca Cicero, Luca Petrigna, Monica Lo Nigro, Veronica Fontana, Elena Mignosi, Pietro Cataldo, Antonio Macaluso, Manuel Gómez-López, Giovanni Cassata, Giuseppe Battaglia

“…This pilot study aimed (a) to evaluate the acute effects of a dog agility course on fitness parameters in young adults and (b) to determine any acute differences after the execution of the dog agility course with and without the dog. …”
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IUPHAR Review: Alpha6-containing GABAA receptors – Novel targets for the treatment of schizophrenia by Lih-Chu Chiou, Werner Sieghart

“…The cerebellum has strong connections to multiple brain regions via closed loop circuits and is also extensively connected with the dopamine system in the prefrontal cortex, that initiates the execution of behavior. Patients suffering from schizophrenia exhibit an impaired structure and function of the cerebellum and an impaired GABAergic transmission at α6GABAARs. …”
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Cognitive Training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Blake J. Lawrence, Natalie Gasson, Andrew R. Johnson, Leon Booth, Andrea M. Loftus

“…While controlling for moderator variables, Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) showed that when compared to the control group, the intervention groups demonstrated variable statistically significant improvements across executive function, attention/working memory, memory, language, activities of daily living (ADL), and quality of life (QOL; Hedge’s g range = 0.01 to 1.75). …”
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BSG 2024 IBD guidelines protocol (standard operating procedures) by Philip Smith, Rachel Cooney, Jimmy Limdi, Sreedhar Subramanian, Polychronis Pavlidis, Ajay Verma, Said Din, Gordon W Moran, Naila Arebi, Shahida Din, Morris Gordon, Kamal V Patel, Klaartje Bel Kok, Dennis McGonagle, Matthew Shale, Ana-Maria Darie, Vasiliki Sinopoulou, Newton A C S Wong

“…Based on the available evidence, some of the recommendations will be based on GRADE while others will be best practice statements.A full Delphi process will be used to make recommendations using online response systems.This set of procedures has been approved by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee, the British Society of Gastroenterology executive board and aligned with IBD UK standards.…”
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Drought monitoring of large lakes in Iraq using remote sensing images and normalized difference water index (NDWI) by Mohammed R. Mahmood, Baydaa Ismail Abrahem, Huda J. Jumaah, Hayder A. Alalwan, Malik M. Mohammed

“…The analysis was based on the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analyst tool and Landsat images by building and executing a single map algebra expression of NDWI based on Python syntax. …”
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