Dedicated hardware architecture for localizing iris in VW images by Vineet Kumar, Abhijit Asati, Anu Gupta

“…The proposed architecture was implemented in programmable logic of the Zynq-7000 SoC device from Xilinx. …”
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Post-Acute Care Interventions in Patients Hospitalized Due to COPD Exacerbation Before and After Implementation of an Integrated Care Program by Hübsch C, Clarenbach CF, Franzen DP, Schmid-Mohler G

“…Implementation rates increased significantly in the IG for exacerbation management, dyspnea management, recommendation for rehabilitation, smoking cessation advice, evaluation of inhalation technique and recommendation of vaccination (p < 0.05) but not for physical activity, post-discharge medical follow-up or nutrition.Conclusion: This study provides promising evidence that the introduction of a hospital-initiated integrated care program can significantly increase the implementation rate of post-acute care interventions in patients hospitalized due to AECOPD.Keywords: COPD, exacerbation, implementation, post-acute care, nursing…”
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Factors that influence inter-organisational integration: a qualitative exploration of service providers’ perspectives from an integrated care initiative by Fani Liapi, Angel Marie Chater, Gurch Randhawa, Amy Stephenson, Yannis Pappas

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Environmental literacy and behaviour of agricultural producers: Pilot study by Sabo Stanislav J., Tomić Zdenko S., Juriš Peter L., Kilíková Maria H., Milijašević Dragana S., Sabo Ana J.

“…Additional environmental education on the implementation of theoretical knowledge in everyday practice is needed.…”
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Application of interactive personnel adaptation: tools and challenges by I. V. Shapka, N. V. Yashkina, A. V. Khridochkin, I. P. Oleshkevich

“…Approaches to ensure flexibility and adaptability of personnel are gaining importance, and the implementation of interactive adaptation is defined as one of the key directions in this context. …”
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Feasibility of a Pharmabuddy Care Service for patients with Parkinson’s disease by C. C. M. Stuijt, F. Karapinar-Çarkit, C. van de Steeg – van Gompel, T. van Laar, B. J. F. van den Bemt, M. Heringa

“…Second, demand included use by patients and provision by pharmabuddies. Third, implementation/practicality: implementation indicators and barriers and facilitators from patient- and pharmabuddy perspective and fourth limited efficacy: effect of the PCS on PD symptoms, medication related problems identified and interventions from patient records. …”
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Awareness and Implementation of Sports Injury Prevention Programs Among Physical Therapists in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yousef M. Alnefaie, Mohamed K. Seyam, Msaad Alzhrani, Ahmad Alanazi, Faris S. Alzahrani, Saud M. Alsaadoon, Shahnaz Hasan

“…However, only 53.8% were aware of sports injury prevention programs, and 37.7% reported actively implementing them. Sports physical therapists scored significantly higher in awareness and implementation than other specialties (<i>p</i> < 0.001) with no significant regional differences. …”
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Student perceptions of U.S. based school day physical activity best practices in relation to accelerometer-based sedentary behavior and activity by Ann Pulling Kuhn, Ajuni Choudhary, Amy Zemanick, Hannah Lane, Bridget Armstrong, Yan Wang, Rachel Deitch, Erin R. Hager

“…Students completed the Perceptions of the Environment at School survey to assess perceived implementation of 11 school physical activity best practices and wore an Actical ankle accelerometer for 7 days between 2017 and 2019. …”
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Synergistic Antifungal Activity of Terbinafine in Combination with Light-Activated Gelatin–Silver Nanoparticles Against <i>Candida albicans</i> Strains by Atif Ullah, Fawad Ali, Farman Ullah, Sajid Khan Sadozai, Saeed Ahmed Khan, Sajid Hussain, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Sajid Ali

“…These results were complemented by the findings of the time-to-kill assay, where the same strain showed a 3.2 log₁₀ CFU/mL decrease in viable cell count. …”
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Active bodies - active minds? A deep dive into the voluntary sports programs for individuals with psychiatric disorders in Switzerland: participants view by Carina Baumberger, Frank Wieber, Carole Pauli, Daniela Loosli, Birgit Kleim, Nikolai Kiselev

“…These findings were implemented in the regular exercise therapy offered within psychiatric hospitals in Switzerland. …”
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Molecular Analysis of <i>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</i> ApiA, a Multi-Functional Protein by Sera Jacob, Luciana Gusmao, Dipti Godboley, Senthil Kumar Velusamy, Nisha George, Helen Schreiner, Carla Cugini, Daniel H. Fine

“…The functional activity of epithelial cell binding, auto-aggregation, and complement resistance were then assessed, and regions in the <i>apiA</i> gene responsible for these functions were identified. …”
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Implementation of Clinical Services for Adults with Obesity in Different Health Systems: A Scoping Review and Causal Loop Diagram by Xue Y, Song M, Yu H, Chen X, Ung COL, Hu H

“…The feedback loops revealed potential activation points to intervene to facilitate the service implementation, such as, promotion of obesity as a disease with medical needs and available clinical services, provision of obesity-specific medical education and training opportunities, and prioritization of obesity-specific procedures in clinical protocols. …”
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Innate activation of human primary epithelial cells broadens the host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the airways. by Ann-Kathrin Reuschl, Michael R Edwards, Robert Parker, David W Connell, Long Hoang, Alice Halliday, Hannah Jarvis, Nazneen Siddiqui, Corrina Wright, Samuel Bremang, Sandra M Newton, Peter Beverley, Robin J Shattock, Onn Min Kon, Ajit Lalvani

“…This is the first in depth analysis of the primary epithelial response to infection and offers new insights into their emerging role in tuberculosis through complementing and amplifying responses to Mtb.…”
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Developing and validating the ACCA (Activation-Collaboration-Creation-Application) learning model to enhance students’ collaboration by Andi Muharni, Susriyati Mahanal, Siti Zubaidah, Hendra Susanto, H. Hardianto

“…It significantly fosters active engagement, mutual problem-solving, and shared knowledge construction. …”
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CONSIDERATIONS ON THE FISCAL AND BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS OF THE ACTIVATION OF THE GENERAL DEROGATORY CLAUSE FROM THE STABILITY AND GROWTG PACT by Daniela IANCU, Andreea DRAGHICI, Adriana PIRVU

“…Within the pandemic generated by COVID-19 this spring, for the first time since its introduction, the general derogatory clause was activated in order to fight its economic impact.…”
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Exploring the local and regional dimensions of the Renewable Energy Communities’ activation in diverse European institutional contexts by Maurizio Pioletti, Francesca Blanc, Gilles Desthieux

“…However, the successful implementation of RECs requires supportive multilevel governance structures and coherent legal and regulatory frameworks to facilitate their development in diverse national, regional, and local contexts.  …”
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Enhancing GANs With MMD Neural Architecture Search, PMish Activation Function, and Adaptive Rank Decomposition by Prasanna Reddy Pulakurthi, Mahsa Mozaffari, Sohail A. Dianat, Jamison Heard, Raghuveer M. Rao, Majid Rabbani

“…The proposed activation function, called Parametric Mish (PMish), automatically adjusts a trainable parameter to control the smoothness and shape of the activation function. …”
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Optogenetics reveals Cdc42 local activation by scaffold-mediated positive feedback and Ras GTPase. by Iker Lamas, Laura Merlini, Aleksandar Vještica, Vincent Vincenzetti, Sophie G Martin

“…Here, we address this problem using rod-shaped cells of fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, which exhibit zones of active Cdc42-GTP at both cell poles. We implemented the CRY2-CIB1 optogenetic system for acute light-dependent protein recruitment to the plasma membrane, which allowed to directly demonstrate positive feedback. …”
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mTanh: A Low-Cost Inkjet-Printed Vanishing Gradient Tolerant Activation Function by Shahrin Akter, Mohammad Rafiqul Haider

“…Building on this progress, this work has developed a nonlinear computational element coined as mTanh to serve as an activation function in neural networks. Activation functions are essential in neural networks as they introduce nonlinearity, enabling machine learning models to capture complex patterns. …”
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Activation methods for enhancing CO2 mineralization via mine tailings—A critical review by Milad Norouzpour, Rafael M. Santos, Yi Wai Chiang

“…To address this, four principal activation methods are evaluated: (1) mechanical activation, which increases the surface area and number of defect sites but has limited dissolution effects; (2) chemical activation, which increases ion availability but raises concerns over reagent costs and waste disposal; (3) thermal activation, which dehydroxylates minerals at ∼650°C to increase reactivity but is energy intensive; and (4) engineered activation, which integrates multiple approaches, such as mechanochemical, thermochemical, and external-field-assisted techniques (e.g., microwaves and ultrasound), to achieve synergistic benefits. …”
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