Subjective and objective vestibular changes that occur following paediatric cochlear implantation: systematic review and meta-analysis by Michael Yong, Emily Young, Jane Lea, Hannah Foggin, Erica Zaia, Frederick K. Kozak, Brian D. Westerberg

“…Grey literature and unpublished sources were also reviewed. Study selection Articles published from 1980 until the present which documented pre-operative and post-operative vestibular testing on children under the age of 18 were used. …”
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Maximum Entropy Principle Based on Bank Customer Account Validation Using the Spark Method by Xiaorong Qiu, Ye Xu, Yingzhong Shi, S. Kannadhasan Deepa, S. Balakumar

“…This approach will have a mapping from clustering and feature extraction to classification for accurate detection. Based on the analysis and simulation, it is observed that the proposed approach SNN-MFP has 87% accuracy and is 84.71% more functional than the classical method of using only the SNN. …”
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Reinforcement learning-based vehicle travel path reconstruction from sparse automatic licence plate recognition data by Qiuping Li, Hui Meng, Li Zhuo

“…First, the maximum entropy inverse reinforcement learning (MaxEnt IRL) method is employed to learn vehicle path selection strategy, i.e. the reward function, from the real data. …”
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Voluntary (NGO) Sector’s Involvement in Health Promotion for Older Population in Europe by Michał Zabdyr-Jamróz

“…Method: The research is based on narrative literature review as well as interviews and consultations with informers (practitioners and experts) in selected European countries. Results: Voluntary/NGO sector increases its role as a complimentary or alternative source of health promotion for older people in Europe. …”
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The RBF-FD and RBF-FDTD Methods for Solving Time-Domain Electrical Transient Problems in Power Systems by Duc-Quang Vu, Nhat-Nam Nguyen, Phan-Tu Vu

“…RBFs such as Gaussian (GA), Multiquadric (MQ), Inverse Quadric (IQ), and Inverse Multiquadric (IMQ) are used in these numerical methods to formulate the central finite difference approximations of the first- and second-order derivatives of a function. The algorithm of selecting “optimal” shape parameters for our basis functions is also applied, specifically to increase the accuracy of the suggested methods with regard to high accuracy needs. …”
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Cultural Models of the Body Parts Hand and Hair in Hungarian Archaic Prayers by Judit Baranyiné Kóczy

“…The corpus of the study is Erdélyi’s collection of 321 archaic prayers (2013 [1976]), from which all representations of ‘hand’ and ‘hair’ are selected and conceptually analysed. The results show that 1) the figurative functions of the two body parts partly correspond to metaphors which are also found in secular Hungarian (e.g. hand for help, hand for care, hand for action); however, in the archaic prayers, they often take form in specific meanings (hand for help to get into heaven, hand for providence, hand for control); 2) their figurative uses strongly rely on cultural schemas which are attached to people and events. …”
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The <i>Wang</i>–<i>Buwang</i> Sequence and Positive Forgetting in Early Confucian Texts by Gad C. Isay

“…Rather than signifying total erasure, for the purposes of the mnemic process, <i>wang</i> functions as a selective and creative mode, aiding cognitive refinement by withdrawing content considered secondary or extraneous. …”
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Clustering nuclear receptors in liver regeneration identifies candidate modulators of hepatocyte proliferation and hepatocarcinoma. by Michele Vacca, Simona D'Amore, Giusi Graziano, Andria D'Orazio, Marica Cariello, Vittoria Massafra, Lorena Salvatore, Nicola Martelli, Stefania Murzilli, Giuseppe Lo Sasso, Renato Mariani-Costantini, Antonio Moschetta

“…Twenty-nine NR transcripts were significantly modified in their expression during LR, including fatty acid (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, PPARs) and oxysterol (liver X receptors, Lxrs) sensors, circadian masters RevErbα and RevErbβ, glucocorticoid receptor (Gr) and constitutive androxane receptor (Car). In order to detect the NRs that better characterize proliferative status vs. proliferating liver, we used the novel Random Forest (RF) analysis to selected a trio of down-regulated NRs (thyroid receptor alpha, Trα; farsenoid X receptor beta, Fxrβ; Pparδ) as best discriminators of the proliferating status. …”
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Where there’s smoke there is fire: Türkiye and the international illegal wildlife trade by Özgün Emre Can

“…Trafficked wild animals and wildlife products are moving between source and demand regions in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. …”
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Baseline levels of microplastics in agricultural soils obscure the effects of additional microplastics from recycled fertilizers by Collin J. Weber, Dominika Kundel, Andreas Fliessbach, Else K. Bünemann, Moritz Bigalke

“…Whilst it was observed from the fluxes that digestate can be a substantial source of microplastics to soils, the comparatively short time of application and the high background at our investigated sites leads to a obscured effect where digestate inputs serve a limited function.…”
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Quality and content evaluation of thyroid eye disease treatment information on TikTok and Bilibili by Haisheng Wang, Huahong Zhang, Jiamin Cao, Feng Zhang, Wei Xiong

“…Abstract Thyroid eye disease (TED) is an autoimmune condition that commonly impacts patients’ visual function, appearance, and psychological well-being. …”
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FORMALIZATION OF INNOVATIVE PROCESSES OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT by Panfilov V.A.

“…The technology formalization includes the following steps: function formulation, prototype selection; creation of a tree of structural prototype evolution; elaboration and detailing of elements of the 1st and 2nd stages; transformation into the technical solution; feasibility and admissibility control; optimization of parameters, experimental testing, sale of the experimental batch of products; assessment of the effect expected, control of the application field of the product.…”
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Direction of Arrival Estimation Based on the Multistage Nested Wiener Filter by Xiaodong He, Bin Tang

“…The computation of the proposed method is simple, and the number of detectable signal sources could exceed the number of antenna elements.…”
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Biomodification of Ostrich Meat Properties with Collagenase: Optimization of Technological Parameters by Kolodyaznaya V., Shestopalova I., Kiprushkina E., Rogozina E., Golovinskaia O.

“…Ostrich meat is an advantageous source of functional food products due to its high content of native protein, selenium, magnesium, phosphorus, and group B vitamins and low contents of cholesterol. …”
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Implementation of stochastic signal processing algorithms in radar CAD by M. Yu. Konopel'kin, S. V. Petrov, D. A. Smirnyagina

“…A simulation model of a sector surveillance radar with a digital antenna array was created in the radar CAD visual functional editor. The passive channel included the following algorithms: algorithm for detecting stochastic signals; algorithm for estimating the number of stochastic signals; direction finding algorithm for stochastic signal sources; adaptive spatial filtering algorithm. …”
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SIU-ICUD: Principles and Outcomes of Focal Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer by Alessandro Marquis, Jonathan Olivier, Tavya G. R. Benjamin, Eric Barret, Giancarlo Marra, Claire Deleuze, Lucas Bento, Kae J. Tay, Hashim U. Ahmed, Mark Emberton, Arnauld Villers, Thomas J. Polascik, Ardeshir R. Rastinehad

“…Cancer control rates vary by energy modality, tumor characteristics, and institutional experience, demonstrating comparable outcomes to radical treatments in well-selected patients. The safety profile is excellent, with high rates of urinary continence and sexual function preservation. …”
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Non-Targeted Lipidomics Analysis of Characteristic Milk Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS) by Tingting Wei, Tianxiao Zhou, Shenping Zhang, Zhexue Quan, Yang Liu

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Characterization of reproductive performance, breeding objective, and trait preference of goat in Korahey Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia by Ayana Birhanu, Wondimagegn Tadesse, Mulugeta Tadesse

“…The primary importance of goat production in the study area was milk, income source, meat, cultural function, and total savings index values of 0.4, 0.31, 0.20, 0.03, and 0.06, respectively. …”
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HFITS: An analysis tool for calculating heat flux to planar surfaces using infrared thermography by Parham Dehghani, Matthew J. DiDomizio

“…The software offers comprehensive functionalities, including support for metadata handling, a graphical interface for selection of regions of interest, the ability to import additional temperature measurements to enhance convective heat transfer estimates, and the exporting of both computed field data and contour videos. …”
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Wireless, Battery‐free, Implantable Inductor‐Capacitor Based Sensors by Baochun Xu, Cunjiang Yu

“…Inductor‐capacitor (LC) sensors offer a compelling alternative that uses simple resonant circuits to achieve battery‐free and wireless operation. These sensors function through magnetic coupling with external readers, eliminating the need for internal power sources or physical connections, while enabling compact and biocompatible designs. …”
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