The structural and functional brain alternations in tobacco use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Longyao Ma, Longyao Ma, Qiuying Tao, Qiuying Tao, Jinghan Dang, Jinghan Dang, Jieping Sun, Jieping Sun, Xiaoyu Niu, Xiaoyu Niu, Mengzhe Zhang, Mengzhe Zhang, Yimeng Kang, Yimeng Kang, Weijian Wang, Weijian Wang, Jingliang Cheng, Jingliang Cheng, Yong Zhang, Yong Zhang

“…BackgroundWhile numerous previous studies have indicated that nicotine intake results in gray matter and functional brain abnormalities in tobacco use disorder (TUD), the majority of results could not be replicated or even reversed. …”
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How mindfulness-based training improves stress-related health: a selective review of randomized clinical trials comparing psychological mechanisms of action by Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Veronika Engert, Veronika Engert, Veronika Engert

“…Addressing this shortcoming, the present selective review provides an overview of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that directly contrast the effects of distinct components of mindfulness on stress-related health. …”
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Solving Volterra-Fredholm integral equations by non-polynomial spline function based on weighted residual methods by S.H. Salim, R.K. Saeed, K.H.F. Jwamer

“…However, the solution’s accuracy significantly relies on the selection of knots, and the method may require extensive computational resources for large systems. …”
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Multi-omics insights into functional alterations of the liver in growth-retarded offspring: transcriptomic, epigenetic and metabolomic profiles by Qun Lan, Sui Liufu, Xin Xu, Bohe Chen, Wenwu Chen, Kaiming Wang, Caihong Liu, Lanlin Xiao, Xiaolin Liu, Lei Yi, Jingwen Liu, Qiuchun Deng, Haiming Ma, Meng Kang

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Density‐dependent responses of moose to hunting and landscape change by Mateen Hessami, Robert Serrouya, Clayton T. Lamb, Melanie Dickie, Adam T. Ford

“…The latter data series spanned 1961–2020 and informed the resource selection function and calculations for our first research objective as well as the predictive modelling for our second research objective. …”
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Enhanced Separation of Palladium from Nuclear Wastewater by the Sulfur-Rich Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework by Junli Wang, Chen Luo, Wentao Wang, Hui Wang, Yao Liu, Jianwei Li, Taihong Yan

“…The outcomes of this research underscore the immense potential of COFs endowed with resilient linkers and precisely engineered functional groups. Such COFs can adeptly capture metal ions with high selectivity, even in the face of severe environmental conditions, thereby paving the way for the more effective and environmentally responsible management of radioactive waste.…”
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Innovative transformer neural network for wind density function estimation at different hub heights of turbine by Amit Kumar Yadav, Vibha Yadav, Walle Tilahun

“…Abstract Accurate estimation of wind power potential is important for resource assessment to install wind turbine. Weibull distribution functions (WDF) have been widely used and it is a function of wind speed (WS). …”
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Research on monthly runoff prediction model considering secondary decomposition of multiple fitness functions and deep learning by Zhongfeng Zhao, Xueni Wang, Hua Jin, Jie Zheng

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Deep Defense Against Mal-Doc: Utilizing Transformer and SeqGAN for Detecting and Classifying Document Type Malware by Gati Lother Martin, Sang-Min Lee, Jong-Hyun Kim, Young-Seob Jeong, Ah Reum Kang, Jiyoung Woo

“…The proposed model will solve this gap by detecting and classifying document-type malware families using script codes, including tags, to write documents and script languages to execute malicious functions. …”
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Enrichment of bread with encapsulated probiotics as a functional product containing bioactive compounds: Principles, outcomes, and challenges by Samira Beikzadeh, Alireza Sadeghi, Arezou Khezerlou, Elham Assadpour, Seid Mahdi Jafari

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The role of the personnel practitioner in the identification and handling of communication problems in organisations by L.D. Coetsee

“… The scope of the personnel practitioners' role has, over the past decade, grown from the traditional activities of inter alia, manpower recruitment, selection and training to include organisational diagnoses and maintaining and improving organisational effectiveness and the quality of work life of employees. …”
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Using multiple scales of movement to highlight risk–reward strategies of coyotes (Canis latrans) in mixed‐use landscapes by Amy Van Scoyoc, Kendall L. Calhoun, Justin S. Brashares

“…We used resource selection functions and hidden Markov models to test whether coyote selection for anthropogenic and natural features varied by time of day or by behavioral state (resting, foraging, and traveling). …”
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Technical progress of construction and safe operation of underground gas storage under complex geological conditions by Qiqi WANYAN, Yun WANG, Dongxu LI, Hongcheng XU, Chun LI, Kang LI, Jingcui LI, Lifeng LI

“…Further, efforts should be made to form an optimal design method of intensive injection and production, and to develop a domestic microseismic monitoring system. Moreover, new functional fields of gas storage should be continuously expanded, so as to achieve high quality and sustainable development of gas storage.…”
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Dynamics of Population Patch Distribution by Alexander N. Kirillov, Inna V. Danilova

“…The problem of selection by the patch population in the absence of information on the utility of the patch, that is, the volume of its energy resources, is considered. …”
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Edge enhancement of potential field data using the enhanced gradient (EG) filter by Ahmad Alvandi, Korimilli N Durga Prasad, Hazel Deniz Toktay

“…The EG is tested on two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) synthetic magnetic models with sources buried at different depths and variable properties. …”
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Marker weighting improves single-step genomic prediction reliabilities of udder health traits in Nordic Red and Jersey dairy cattle populations by Arash Chegini, Ismo Strandén, Emre Karaman, Terhi Iso-Touru, Jukka Pösö, Gert P. Aamand, Martin H. Lidauer

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New Tools in Heavy Metal Detection: Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Quantum Chemical Characterization of Selected Water-Soluble Styryl Derivatives of Quinoline and 1,10-Phenanthrolin... by Jacek E. Nycz, Jolanta Kolińska, Nataliya Karaush-Karmazin, Tieqiao Chen, Maria Książek, Joachim Kusz

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Patient-derived esophageal adenocarcinoma organ chip: a physiologically relevant platform for functional precision oncology by Sanjima Pal, Elee Shimshoni, Salvador Flores Torres, Mingyang Kong, Kulsum Tai, Veena Sangwan, Nicholas Bertos, Swneke Donovan Bailey, Julie Bérubé, Donald E. Ingber, Lorenzo Ferri

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Bearing-Only Multi-Target Localization Incorporating Waveguide Characteristics for Low Detection Rate Scenarios in Shallow Water by Xiaohan Mei, Bo Zhang, Duo Zhai, Zhaohui Peng

“…A <i>β</i>-S-dimensional assignment (<i>β</i>-SDA) method incorporating waveguide characteristics is proposed to address the BOMTL problem in shallow water with low detection rates. The estimated distance for the warping transformation is derived from the intersection points of the bearing lines, then the autocorrelation function of the broadband beamforming output is transformed using a warping operator to obtain the corresponding characteristic spectrum. …”
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Correlation between D-dimer and size of middle cerebral artery infarction and its relation to functional outcome by Ramy Taha Alloush, Mohamed Hamdy Ibrahim, Shahinaz Mohamed Helmy, Aya Ebrahim Marwan, Mona Ali Eissa, Adel T. Alloush, Mohamed Khaled Elewa

“…Furthermore, data from neuroimaging, clinical, laboratory, and demographic sources were examined. Additionally, the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score was used to evaluate the predictive usefulness of plasma D-dimer on a patient's functional outcome after three months. …”
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