Influence of selected cognitive performances on musculoskeletal injury occurrence in adult male professional Slovenian PrvaLiga football players in a prospective cohort study by Florian Giesche, Manca Peskar, Luka Šlosar, Boštjan Šimunič, Rado Pišot, Uros Marusic

“…Cognitive functions assessed by computerized tests (PsyToolkit) included psychomotor vigilance (simple, choice reaction time) and visuospatial memory (Corsi-block-tapping-test), while pen-and-paper tests assessed motor speed, visual scanning, and executive functions (TMT; Delis-Kaplan-Executive-Function-System). …”
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Modulatory mechanisms of long-term volleyball practice on visuospatial working memory capacity: an fNIRS study by Wen Zhang, Jingru Liu, Fangfang Hu, Yang Liu, Chao Kan

“…Results Compared with the novice group, the experts showed a higher accuracy rate (ACC) (p = 0.021) and shorter reaction time (RT) (p = 0.019) in the visuospatial working memory test. fNIRS data showed increased oxygen activation in the right dorsolateral prefrontal lobe (p < 0.05) and the right frontal region (p < 0.05). …”
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Numerical Analysis of The Effect of Hydrodynamics and Operating Conditions on Biodiesel Synthesis in a Rotor-Stator Spinning Disk Reactor by Wen Zhuqing, Petera Jerzy

“…However, increasing rotational speed of spinning disk leads to more backflow, which decreases TG conversion. …”
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The Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling Pipeline: MATLAB-based model personalization and treatment optimization functionality for OpenSim by Claire V. Hammond, Spencer T. Williams, Marleny M. Vega, Di Ao, Geng Li, Robert M. Salati, Kayla M. Pariser, Mohammad S. Shourijeh, Ayman W. Habib, Carolynn Patten, Benjamin J. Fregly

“…An NMSM Pipeline use case is presented for an individual post-stroke with impaired walking function, where the goal was to predict how the subject’s neural control could be changed to improve walking speed without increasing metabolic cost. First the Model Personalization toolset was used to develop a personalized neuromusculoskeletal model of the subject starting from a generic OpenSim full-body model and experimental walking data (video motion capture, ground reaction, and electromyography) collected from the subject at his self-selected speed. …”
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Use of a hand-worn accelerometer to measure hand differences in Grooved Pegboard Test by Tércio Apolinário-Souza, Marco Antônio Cavalcanti Garcia, Guilherme Menezes Lage, Lucas Eduardo Antunes Bicalho Bicalho, Nathálya Marinho Gardênia de Holanda Nogueira, Flávia Batalha Gomes Costa, Lidiane Aparecida Fernandes

“…The study revealed that, in the less complex task, the right hand outperformed the left hand in execution speed, whereas the left hand demonstrated faster reaction times in the more complex task. …”
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Evaluating the impact of neurophysiological fatigue patterns on tactical decision-making in elite football players using wearable EEG technology by Rammah Mohammed Zouer Habeb, Maarib Jawad Kadhim, Khamael Awad Nihab Al-Jabouri, Mustafa AbdulKareem Mhana, Haider Radhi Raheem Alsaedi, Suhad Qassem Saeed Al-Mousawi

“…Decision-making was assessed via a validated 40-scenario video-based tactical test measuring accuracy (%) and reaction time (ms). Results: Post-fatigue, frontal theta increased by 45% and the theta/alpha ratio by 47% (both p < 0.001), while decision accuracy declined by 15% (p = 0.004) and reaction time slowed by 18% (p = 0.002). …”
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Inhibitory Control Deficits in Children with Tic Disorders Revealed by Object-Hit-and-Avoid Task by Nicholas Cothros, Alex Medina, Davide Martino, Sean P. Dukelow, Rachel L. Hawe, Adam Kirton, Christos Ganos, Elaheh Nosratmirshekarlou, Tamara Pringsheim

“…In children with tics (without comorbid ADHD), acting upon both targets and distractors suggests reduced ability to suppress responses to potential triggers for action. This may be related to increased sensorimotor noise or abnormal sensory gating.…”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-Time Airport Emergency Evacuation Using Asynchronous Advantage Actor–Critic (A3C) Algorithm by Yujing Zhou, Yupeng Yang, Bill Deng Pan, Yongxin Liu, Sirish Namilae, Houbing Herbert Song, Dahai Liu

“…Emergencies can occur unexpectedly and require immediate action, especially in aviation, where time pressure and uncertainty are high. …”
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Optimizing lipase production by Bacillus subtilis on cheese whey and evaluating its antimicrobial, antibiofilm, anti virulence and biosafety properties by Mohamed Y. Abo El-Naga, Muhammad A. Khan, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Samar M. Mahdy, Ammar AL-Farga, Aml A. Hegazy

“…Partial purification through ammonium sulfate precipitation and dialysis increased partial purified lipase (PPL) activity by twofold and fivefold, respectively. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators of the Use of Computerized Critical Care Information Systems in the Intensive Care Unit: Qualitative Interview Study by Alica Thissen, Eduardo Salgado-Baez, Daniel Fürstenau, Renate Delucchi Danhier, Christian Meske, Pauline Kuss, Stefan Angermair, Claudia Spies, Felix Balzer

“…Resistance to using the system may arise from users due to increased control imposed by the system and from insufficient participation in its development and configuration. …”
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Postural sway serves as a predictive biomarker in balance and gait assessments for diabetic peripheral neuropathy screening: a community-based study by Yun-Ru Lai, Wen-Chan Chiu, Chi-Ping Ting, Yi-Fang Chiang, Ting-Yin Lin, Hui-Ching Chiang, Chih-Cheng Huang, Cheng-Hsien Lu

“…Participants with DPN demonstrate increased postural sway velocity and total path length, along with reduced gait speed, shorter stride length, and decreased range of motion in hip flexion and extension. …”
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Operative Therapy Practices in Tubercular Patients with Bone and Joint Effects of Different Etiologies by G. S. Mukhamedjanov, R. A. Sharipov, H. K. Aminev, R. K. Yagafarova

“…A decrease in the number of patients with tuberculosis of the bone system coincides with an increase in the number of indications and methods for operational treatment. …”
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Density, age and sex structure of goitred gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in Golestan National Park by Hossein Varasteh Moradi, Meysam Madadi

“…Conclusion: According to this study conducted on sex and age structure, lambing rate, and density of Gazelles in comparison with the past, it is quite obvious that the current trend of population dynamics is in decline and this is an alarm that indicate the need for urgent action to reduce the speed of population decline and for careful and long-term planning to management of Gazelles population.…”
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Optimization of Remote Backup Protection Coordination Logic Based on Dynamic Identification of Faulty Components in Transmission Grids by LIN Xiangning, JI Jihao, DING Yifan, LI Zhengtian, WENG Hanli

“…The dynamic setting strategy significantly shortens the action delay of remote backup protection， thus considerably enhancing sensitivity and speed. …”
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A new method for the synthesis of 4-aminobenzoic acid – an intermediate for the production of procaine by A. H. Halstian, O. P. Baula, H. V. Tarasenko

“…The addition of potassium bromide to the solution reduced the concentration of the catalyst by seven times and increased the reaction rate and yield of 4-nitrobenzoic acid to 95.6 %. …”
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The Fire Behaviour of Fabrics Containing Dried Emollient Residues by Roísín McDermott, Mya Richards, Megan-Mae Wright, George Shajan, Joanne Morrissey, Sarah Hall

“…Horizontal burn tests with a direct flame on 100% cotton fabric (114 ± 1 g/m²) displayed an accelerated mean flame speed from 0.0032 to 0.0048 ms⁻¹ and an increased maximum flame height of 56.6 to 175.4 mm for emollient-contaminated fabrics. …”
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Thermal and electronic transport properties of ACrX2 superionic conductors (A=Cu, Ag and X=S, Se) by Md Towhidur Rahman, Kamil Ciesielski, Joseph Pelkey, A K M Ashiquzzaman Shawon, Eric Toberer, Alexandra Zevalkink

“…A -site disorder, microstructure, speed of sound and chemical composition) on the thermal conductivity of the compounds CuCrS _2 , CuCrSe _2 , AgCrS _2 and AgCrSe _2 . …”
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Neuroprotective effects of Kapikachhu (Mucuna pruriens) in a paraquat-induced zebrafish model of neurotoxicity relevant to Parkinson's disease by Akshatha Manjunath, Rashmi Kanugodu Vasappa, Manjunatha Bangeppagari

“…Behavioural assessments revealed that Kapikachhu-treated zebrafish exhibited a 30% improvement in mean swimming speed and a 40% increase in dopamine levels compared to PQ-exposed zebrafish. …”
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Actor&#x2013;Critic Reinforcement Learning for Throughput-Optimized Power Allocation in Energy Harvesting NOMA Relay-Assisted Networks by Faeik T. Al Rabee, Ala'Eddin Masadeh, Sharief Abdel-Razeq, Haythem Bany Salameh

“…In fifth-generation (5G) and beyond (B5G) communication systems, the growing number of connected devices and the increased traffic on the network lead to substantial energy consumption, which requires energy-efficient and high-speed communication solutions. …”
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Numerical simulation of respirable dust transport law in fully mechanized excavation face by Jianguo WANG, Bolan WANG, Min HAN

“…When the air flow field is far away from the tunneling surface and without the obstruction of the tunneling machine, the airflow field diffuses and the wind speed decreases, but a large number of particles still float in the roadway for a long time and are difficult to settle due to the small particle size of the exhaled dust.…”
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