Improving Physical Activity mHealth Interventions: Development of a Computational Model of Self-Efficacy Theory to Define Adaptive Goals for Exercise Promotion by Dario Baretta, Fabio Sartori, Andrea Greco, Marco D’Addario, Riccardo Melen, Patrizia Steca

“…describing the system dynamics, the graphical user interface, the adopted measures and the intervention design, and (iii) the computational model based on Dynamic Decision Network. …”
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Numerical analysis of collision mechanism that causes particle tribocharging in dry powder inhaler by Ryosuke Mitani, Muhammad Aiman bin Mohd Nor, Takuto Iinuma, Tatsuhiro Mori, Tomoaki Okuda

“…These results suggest that optimum turbulence kinetic energy is necessary to reduce particle aggregation and improve the delivery efficiency of DPIs to the human lungs. Graphical Abstract…”
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Soliton solutions of the (2 + 1)-dimensional Jaulent-Miodek evolution equation via effective analytical techniques by Muhammad Zubair Raza, Muhammad Abdaal Bin Iqbal, Aziz Khan, D. K. Almutairi, Thabet Abdeljawad

“…Through numerical simulations, we visualize the physical characteristics of the obtained soliton solutions using three distinct graphical formats: 3D surface plots, 2D contour plots, and line plots, based on the selection of specific parameter values. …”
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Endothelial cells under disturbed flow release extracellular vesicles to promote inflammatory polarization of macrophages and accelerate atherosclerosis by Zhe Hou, Li Deng, Fei Fang, Ting Zhao, Yaojia Zhang, Gang Li, Michael Z. Miao, Yongcang Zhang, Hongchi Yu, Xiaoheng Liu

“…Conclusions Taken together, targeting the MAPK signaling pathway holds potential as a novel therapeutic strategy for inhibiting the secretion of EC-derived EVs and mitigating the inflammatory polarization of macrophages, ultimately ameliorating the progression of atherosclerosis. Graphical Abstract…”
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Virtual Care in Rhinology by Kristine A. Smith, Andrew Thamboo, Yvonne Chan, Christopher J. Chin, Megan Werger, Brian Rotenberg

“…These results identify the perceived strengths and weaknesses of virtual care in rhinology, and will help rhinologists understand the role of virtual care in their practices. Graphical abstract…”
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Thermal Convective Instabilities and Chaos in a Rotating Hybrid Nanofluid Layer with Cattaneo–Christov Heat Flux Model by Sèmako Justin Dèdèwanou, Adjimon Vincent Monwanou, Aimé Audran Koukpémèdji, Amoussou Laurent Hinvi, Clément Hodévèwan Miwadinou, Jean Bio Chabi Orou

“…The effects of hybrid nanoparticles and Taylor number on the onset of stationary convection in the base fluid are investigated graphically. Then, a numerical study of the transition from natural convection to chaotic behaviour of the hybrid nanofluid is made using the truncated Galerkin approximation. …”
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High Performance 3D PET Reconstruction Using Spherical Basis Functions on a Polar Grid by J. Cabello, J. E. Gillam, M. Rafecas

“…In this work, we have implemented the reconstruction algorithm using Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) technology for speed and a precomputed Monte-Carlo-calculated SRM for accuracy. …”
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Identification of Epinastine as CD96/PVR inhibitor for cancer immunotherapy by Xiangrui Zhang, Lihan Zhang, Beibei Li, Qingchao Wang, Peixin Chen, Ranran Shi, Xiuman Zhou, Xiaoshuang Niu, Wenjie Zhai, Yahong Wu, Wenhui Shen, Xiaowen Zhou, Wenshan Zhao

“…Conclusions Our results demonstrated that the development of small molecule inhibitor Epinastine targeting CD96/PVR pathway, which proposed a promising strategy and drug candidate for cancer immunotherapy. Graphical Abstract…”
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Modeling Dominant Height Growth in Planted Pinus pinea Stands in Northwest of Tunisia by Sghaier Tahar, Palahi Marc, Garchi Salah, Bonet José Antonio, Ammari Youssef, Pique Miriam

“…Both a qualitative analysis based on the biological realism of the models and numerical and graphical analyses based on the accuracy of the models as well were used to evaluate the performance of candidate models. …”
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An integrated toolbox for creating neuromorphic edge applications by Lars Niedermeier, Nikil Dutt, Jeffrey L Krichmar

“…CARLsim++ encapsulates the mathematical intrinsics and low-level C++ programming by providing a graphical user interface for users to easily create their SNNs and a means to configure sensors and actuators for robotics and other edge devices. …”
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Liver macrophage-derived exosomal miRNA-342-3p promotes liver fibrosis by inhibiting HPCAL1 in stellate cells by Wenshuai Li, Lirong Chen, Qi Zhou, Tiansheng Huang, Wanwei Zheng, Feifei Luo, Zhong Guang Luo, Jun Zhang, Jie Liu

“…Conclusion This study reveals a previously unidentified profibrotic mechanism of crosstalk between macrophages and HSCs in the liver and suggests an attractive novel therapeutic strategy for treating fibroproliferative liver diseases. Graphical Abstract…”
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Cystatin C-Based Equations Detect Hidden Kidney Disease and Poor Prognosis in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Francisco-Javier Cepeda-Piorno, Esther González-García, Alba Méndez-Gallego, Juan Torres-Varona, Vanesa García-Moreira, Christian Sordo-Bahamonde, Cristina AlberdiGarcía-del-Castillo, Elene Astobieta-Madariaga, Maria-Victoria Mateos-Manteca, Segundo González-Rodríguez

“…The comparison was conducted using Bland–Altman graphics and Cohen’s Kappa statistic. Mann–Whitney T and Chi-square tests were used, and univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out. …”
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Cyclic Behavior of Seismically Non-Conforming Interior Reinforced Concrete Beam–Column Joints by Peyman Sabbahfar, José Melo, Aníbal Costa, Humberto Varum, Hugo Rodrigues

“…The results showed good agreement between the numerical and experimental behavior, and a graphical representation of the critical regions affected by damages was also shown, which could ultimately contribute to future retrofitting solutions for strengthening the BCJ region in existing RC structures.…”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Mandarin version of the BDDQ-AS for rhinoplasty patients by Wilson A. Wijaya, Yu Liu, Min Zhou, Yong Qing, Zhengyong Li

“…The very good psychometric validation of the M-BDDQ-AS indicates that it can be used in clinical practice and scientific research. Graphical Abstract…”
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Characterization of thermo-responsive shape memory bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane (SMTPU) for 3D/4D printing applications by Yang Sook Jung, Jaehyeung Park, Sunhee Lee, Eun Joo Shin

“…The findings are expected to contribute to future innovations and advancements in the field of 4D printing. Graphical Abstract…”
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Improving Industrial Quality Control: A Transfer Learning Approach to Surface Defect Detection by Ângela Semitela, Miguel Pereira, António Completo, Nuno Lau, José P. Santos

“…The obtained surface information was then successfully sent to a server to be forwarded to a graphical user interface for visualization. The developed system showed considerable robustness, demonstrating its potential as an efficient tool for industrial quality control.…”
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Harmonic Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Pattern of Thunderstorms in Iran (1961–2010) by Ali Akbar Sabziparvar, Seyed Hossein Mir Mousavi, Mostafa Karampour, Mehdi Doostkamian, Esmaeil Haghighi, Iman Rousta, Haraldur Olafsson, Md Omar Sarif, Rajan Dev Gupta, Md Moniruzzaman, Khairul Hasan, Ali Ghasemi

“…Finally, Surfer and GIS were employed to come up with the graphical depiction of the maps. The results showed that the maximum of positive anomalies mainly occurred in the northwestern and western parts of Iran due to their special topography, during all the five studied periods. …”
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Fire Carbon Cycle Research Is on the Rise: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1989–2023 by Di Wang, Siquan Yang, Qichao Yao, Weikang Zhang, Zhaogang Liu, Yanyan Pei, Fenglin Zuo

“…Although there is a substantial global body of research on fire carbon cycle (FCC), there are relatively few studies offering graphical and quantitative analyses. To assess the trends in FCC research from 1989 to 2023, we performed a bibliometric analysis using the Science Citation Index—Expanded database. …”
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Polarity-JaM: an image analysis toolbox for cell polarity, junction and morphology quantification by Wolfgang Giese, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Olya Oppenheim, Emir Bora Akmeriç, Julia Kraxner, Deborah Schmidt, Kyle Harrington, Holger Gerhardt

“…We also provide a web application for circular statistics and data visualisation, available at www.polarityjam.com , and a Napari plug-in, each with a graphical user interface to facilitate exploratory analysis. …”
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SmartProvenance: User‐friendly provenance system for internet of things applications based on event flow graphs by Byeong‐Mo Chang, Kyung‐Min Lee, Ga‐Young Koh, Kwanghoon Choi

“…In this paper, we propose SmartProvenance, which is a provenance system for IoT applications and provides a graphical user interface (GUI) environment for provenance queries on event flow graphs. …”
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