Rehabilitation with Poststroke Motor Recovery: A Review with a Focus on Neural Plasticity by Naoyuki Takeuchi, Shin-Ichi Izumi

“…Stroke rehabilitation programs should include meaningful, repetitive, intensive, and task-specific movement training in an enriched environment to promote neural plasticity and motor recovery. Various novel stroke rehabilitation techniques for motor recovery have been developed based on basic science and clinical studies of neural plasticity. …”
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Toward Digital Transformation: Insights into Chinese Cross-Border E-Commerce SMEs During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Post-Pandemic Era by Arthur William Fodouop Kouam

“…This study also explores the novel practices that emerged during the same period and the digital transformation of these SMEs. …”
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Two-Dimensional Direction-of-Arrivals Estimation Based on One-Dimensional Search Using Rank Deficiency Principle by Feng-Gang Yan, Zhi-Kun Chen, Ming-Jian Sun, Yi Shen, Ming Jin

“…A novel efficient method for two-dimensional (2D) direction-of-arrivals (DOAs) estimation is proposed to reduce the computational complexity of conventional 2D multiple signal classification (2D-MUSIC) algorithm with uniform rectangular arrays (URAs). …”
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Fossils and Theories of Evolution in Gustave Flaubert’s Bouvard et Pécuchet by Anthony Zielonka

“…This paper proposes a close textual analysis of Chapter III of the masterpiece of comic and satirical fiction that is Gustave Flaubert’s last novel, Bouvard et Pécuchet (1881). After exploring the sciences of medicine, cosmology, astronomy, and zoology, Flaubert’s “deux bonshommes” turn their attention to geology, paleontology, and even competeing theories of evolution. …”
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Modulation Electronic Properties of Silicane/SnSe2 Van der Waals Heterostructures Using External Force and Electric Field by Gang Xu, Yelu He

“…This has led to a significant amount of fundamental research being produced, from which novel optoelectronic applications have been established. …”
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The Optical Properties of Crystalline Zn3Nb2O8 Nanomaterials Obtained by Hydrothermal Method by Mihaela Birdeanu, Mirela Vaida, Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma

“…X-ray diffraction at room temperature revealed that a novel crystalline form of the nanomaterial forms at 1100°C belonging to monoclinic space group C2/c. …”
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Research Progress on the Biosynthesis and Applications of Functional Bile Acids by ZHENG Miao, CHANG Chao, SU Qi, CAI Chenggang, LU Yuyun, ZHAO Minjie, CAI Haiying

“…In addition, this article summarizes the functional studies of selected novel BAs (isodeoxycholic acid, isolithocholic acid (isoLCA), isoallodeoxycholic acid, and isoallolithocholic acid), as well as the microbial sources and catalytic properties of bioconvertases associated with the novel BAs and their potential for application in BA synthesis. …”
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The portrayal in the Spanish press of migration caused by climate change: a moral framework analysis by Antonio Prieto-Andrés, Cayetano Fernández-Romero, Marina Aguareles

“…This study analyzes how migrations due to climate change and environmental causes are represented in the leading Spanish newspapers, but from a novel perspective, linking variables such as the topics that are covered the most or the most commonly used news sources to the typology of moral frames applied. …”
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Design of a 20,000 Pound Variable Stiffness Actuator for Structural Vibration Attenuation by John Leavitt, James E. Bobrow, Faryar Jabbari

“…This paper describes the design of a novel actuator capable of protecting a full scale structure from severe load conditions. …”
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Sailing Speed Optimization Model for Slow Steaming Considering Loss Aversion Mechanism by Yuzhe Zhao, Jingmiao Zhou, Yujun Fan, Haibo Kuang

“…This paper analyses loss aversion mechanism (LAM) of the shipping company’s decision-makers about the risk-based decision (RBD) for slow steaming and generalizes a novel optimization model for the sailing speed through the trade-off between fuel consumption, SOx emissions and delivery delay. …”
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DPSTCN: Dynamic Pattern-Aware Spatio-Temporal Convolutional Networks for Traffic Flow Forecasting by Zeping Dou, Danhuai Guo

“…To address these complexities head-on, this paper introduces a novel solution in the form of Dynamic Pattern-aware Spatio-Temporal Convolutional Networks (DPSTCN). …”
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The Research Progress of Single-Molecule Sequencing and Its Significance in Nucleic Acid Metrology by Yajun Wang, Jingjing Liu, Zhendong Wang, Mei Zhang, Yongzhuo Zhang

“…Single-molecule sequencing technology, a novel method for gene sequencing, utilizes nano-sized materials to detect electrical and fluorescent signals. …”
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Writer identification and writer retrieval based on NetVLAD with Re‐ranking by Shervin Rasoulzadeh, Bagher BabaAli

“…Abstract The issue of writer identification and writer retrieval, which is considered a challenging problem in the field of document analysis and recognition is addressed here.. A novel pipeline is proposed for the problem at hand by employing a unified neural network architecture consisting of the ResNet‐20 as a feature extractor and an integrated NetVLAD layer, inspired by the vector of locally aggregated descriptors (VLAD), in the head of the latter part. …”
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Multi-Attribute Decision-Support System Based on Aggregations of Interval-Valued Complex Neutrosophic Hypersoft Set by Atiqe Ur Rahman, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Arshad, Salwa El-Morsy

“…This study aims to introduce novel concepts of complex intuitionistic fuzzy set and complex neutrosophic set under the hypersoft set environment with interval-valued settings. …”
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Design of an Error-Based Adaptive Controller for a Flexible Robot Arm Using Dynamic Pole Motion Approach by Ki-Young Song, Madan M. Gupta, Noriyasu Homma

“…In this paper, we introduce a novel concept of dynamic pole motion (DPM) for the design of an error-based adaptive controller (E-BAC). …”
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Quantum–Fractal–Fractional Operator in a Complex Domain by Adel A. Attiya, Rabha W. Ibrahim, Ali H. Hakami, Nak Eun Cho, Mansour F. Yassen

“…Using this newly created operator, we create an entirely novel subclass of analytical functions in the unit disk. …”
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Data-Driven Repeated-Feedback Adjustment Strategy for Smart Grid Pricing by Bingjie He, Qiaorong Dai, Aijuan Zhou, Jinxiu Xiao

“…This paper proposes a novel data-driven inverse proportional function-based repeated-feedback adjustment strategy to control the users’ real power consumption. …”
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Recurrent Rhabdomyolysis in a Medical Cadet during Military Training as a Rare Initial Presentation in Calpainopathy by Sethapong Lertsakulbunlue, Boonsub Sakboonyarat, Piradee Suwanpakdee, Boonchai Boonyawat

“…The diagnosis was confirmed by identifying a compound heterozygous of a novel frameshift, c.606dup (p.Ala203CysfsTer9), a mutation in exon 4, and a missense, c.956C > T (p.Pro319Leu), a mutation in exon 7 of the CAPN3 gene, via whole exome sequencing. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Travel Route Recommendation for Tourists by Improved Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm by Haodong Sun, Yanyan Chen, Jianming Ma, Yang Wang, Xiaoming Liu, Jiachen Wang

“…In this paper, we propose a novel multi-objective optimal travel route recommendation framework, which collects tourists’ travel trajectories from their mobile phone signaling data. …”
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Enhancement of Cognitive Benefits and Anti-Anxiety Effects of <i>Phytolacca americana</i> Fruits in a Zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) Model of Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairment by Lucia-Florina Popovici, Ion Brinza, Florentina Gatea, Georgiana Ileana Badea, Emanuel Vamanu, Simona Oancea, Lucian Hritcu

“…Anxiety-like behavior and memory performance were assessed through specific behavioral assays, including the novel tank test (NTT), light/dark test (LD), novel approach test (NAT), Y-maze, and novel object recognition (NOR). …”
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