Beyond modular and non-modular states: theoretical considerations, exemplifications, and practical implications by Francesco Benso, Carlo Chiorri, Eleonora Ardu, Paola Venuti, Angela Pasqualotto, Angela Pasqualotto

“…We address the blurred boundary between domain-specific and domain-general systems, proposing modular versus non-modular states—indexed by automaticity and mandatoriness—as key discriminators. …”
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The influence of gender and waist circumference in the association of body fat with cardiometabolic diseases by Milad Bagheri, Mehran Nouri, Ali Kohanmoo, Reza Homayounfar, Masoumeh Akhlaghi

“…Results Cardiometabolic risk factors (body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose and lipids) had an inverse association with BF% tertiles in both sexes. …”
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Experimental investigation of the precursor characteristics and early warning of coal burst based on quantitative analysis of acoustic emission signals by Xiaoling Zhao, Zhiyi Liao, Xiufeng Zhang, Cong Shen, Jianbo Zhu

“…In addition, a comprehensive classification criterion for the coal burst prediction was proposed under a quantitative analysis of three AE parameters, i.e., first energy index (FEI), coal burst risk indicator based on AE energy (CRI E ) and frequency spectrum (CRI F−A ). …”
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Structure of Plant Populations in Constructed Wetlands and Their Ability for Water Purification by Junshuang Yu, Ling Xian, Fan Liu

“…Our results showed that the total species decreased from 52 to 36; however, 20 established species with different ecological types (emerged or submerged) remained with the same functional assembly for nutrient absorption, accounting for 94.69% of relative richness at the initial stage and 91.37% at the last state. The Shannon index showed no significant differences among the initial, middle, and last states. …”
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Incidence and influencing factors of subsyndromal delirium in elderly patients with pancreatic surgery: a prospective study by Hui-Qing Xu, Yun Wang, Ning-Ning Xia, Kuei-Ching Pan, Kuei-Ching Pan

“…Multivariable Logistic regression revealed that risk factors for SSD included age, age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (aCCI), and postoperative fever, while and education level with senior high school or above was found to be protective factors. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Risk Factors among Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above in Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2016: A Cross Sectional Study by Shiferaw Birhanu Aynalem, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke

“…The waist circumference (WC), body mass index, smoking habit, hypertension, and total cholesterol level were significantly associated with diabetes mellitus. …”
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The Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Scale—Bilingual Cultural Adaptation: Validity and Reliability Pilot Study in Nursing Students by Maria José Nogueira, Síria Sas, Lucía Rodríguez, Andrea Carbonero, Uxía Bello, Leandro Nascimento, Susana Mendonça, Delfina Teixeira

“…Content validity was performed by Content Validity Index and Modified Kappa statistic. Construct validity and reliability tests were performed. …”
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Accurate LAI estimation of soybean plants in the field using deep learning and clustering algorithms by Bing Shi, Luqi Guo, Lejun Yu

“…The leaf area index (LAI) is a critical parameter for characterizing plant foliage abundance, canopy structure changes, and vegetation productivity in ecosystems. …”
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Experimental analysis on fiber diameter of spunbond nonwoven fabrics through Plackett–Burman and Box–Behnken designs and its impact on mechanical properties by Kaoutar Abdel‐Mouttalib, Ayoub Nadi, Samir Tetouani, Abdelowahed Hajjaji, Omar Cherkaoui, Samira Touhtouh

“…A set of experiments were carried out with nine varying parameters, including polymer melt index, initial polymer temperature, and air velocity. …”
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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and hypertension of the United States population from 2017 to 2020: a cross-sectional study by Yan Luo, Qingyuan Li, Qingyuan Li, Tong Feng, Shasha Meng, Shasha Meng, Ran Duan, Ran Duan

“…Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders such as age, gender, Body mass index (BMI), and lifestyle factors were utilized to explore this association. …”
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Conjugation of Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Bicyclic-Amines for Analysis by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectroscopy by Daniel N. Darlington

“…Finally, we used this method to measure SCFA in plasma, liver, platelets, and red blood cells, demonstrating its use in biological systems. Because SCFAs are an index of microbiome diversity in the gastrointestinal track, this method will allow us to study changes in SCFAs and the microbiome in pathologic conditions including trauma, hemorrhage, and sepsis.…”
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Noninvasive Neurally Adjusted Ventilator Assist Ventilation in the Postoperative Period Produces Better Patient-Ventilator Synchrony but Not Comfort by L. O. Harnisch, U. Olgemoeller, J. Mann, M. Quintel, O. Moerer

“…Although we used optimized settings in NIV-PSV, explaining the overall low incidence of asynchrony, NIV-NAVA led to reductions in the NeuroSync-index (p<0.001) and all types of asynchrony except for double triggering that was significantly more frequent in NIV-NAVA vs. …”
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The Association of Having a Late Dinner or Bedtime Snack and Skipping Breakfast with Overweight in Japanese Women by Chika Okada, Hironori Imano, Isao Muraki, Keiko Yamada, Hiroyasu Iso

“…We defined overweight/obesity as body mass index greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2. Results. …”
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Measurement Of Umbilical Venous Lactate Levels For Predicting Poor Neonatal Outcomes by Maria Habib, Maliha Akhtar Qureshi, Irum Sohail

“…Based on the maximal yield index, the optimal cut-off point for predicting neonatal morbidity was 46.5mg/dl (area under the receiver operating characteristics curve was 0.8). …”
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Recipient Hyperbilirubinemia May Reduce Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury but Fails to Improve Outcome in Clinical Liver Transplantation by Mihai Oltean, Christian Barrenäs, Paulo Ney Martins, Gustaf Herlenius, Bengt Gustafsson, Styrbjörn Friman, William Bennet

“…Both groups had similar donor-related variables (age, preservation time, donor BMI > 28, and donor risk index (DRI)). Results. Alanine (ALT) and aspartate (AST) aminotransferase levels were higher in group L at day 1; ALT levels remained higher at day 2 in group L. …”
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Equilibrium study of logistics demand and logistics resource allocation in Guangdong Province by Liu Lianhua, Wu Yanling, Lyu Shiqi, Chen Zexian

“…Using 2021 cross-sectional data, an inconsistency index, which is based on geographic concentration, is employed to assess the mismatch between logistics demand and resource allocation across cities in Guangdong. …”
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A 1.5D Spectral Kurtosis-Guided TQWT Method and Its Application in Bearing Fault Detection by Xiong Zhang, Ming Zhang, Shuting Wan, Rujiang Hao, Yuling He, Xiaolong Wang

“…At the same time, compared with the kurtosis index, 1.5D spectral kurtosis has better robustness and resolution for low signal-to-noise ratio signals, which can achieve the purpose of fault characteristic band extraction.…”
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Anti-aging effect of TMQ on EPDM for Various Cure Systems by Şehriban Öncel, Bağdagül Karaağaç, Hakan Erdoğan, Mahir Burak Efe, Gürcan Gül

“…Thermo-oxidative aging has been monitored by carbonyl index and activation energy. Arrhenius based life-time estimation methodology has also been employed to evaluate aging behaviour of the reference and TMQ containing (-T) compounds. …”
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Mechanism Underlying Tissue Cryotherapy to Combat Obesity/Overweight: Triggering Thermogenesis by Suvaddhana Loap, Richard Lathe

“…In this retrospective study of individuals presenting for cryotherapy to the Clinic BioEsthetic, Paris, France, we recorded waist circumference, body weight, and body mass index (BMI) by direct measurement and by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometric scanning. …”
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Personal bibliography of technology and agriculture in Lithuania by Stasė Matulaitytė

“…A personal bibliographic index summarizing the results of a scientist's work could be helpful. …”
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