State Characteristic Clustering for Nonintrusive Load Monitoring with Stochastic Behaviours in Smart Grids by Ruotian Yao, Hong Zhou, Dongguo Zhou, Heng Zhang

“…Meanwhile, the mean-shift updating and iterating procedures are conducted to find the potential terminal stable state according to the probability density function. The above control strategy considers the transient events and stable states in a time-series dataset simultaneously, which thus allows the exact state of complex events to be obtained in a fluctuating environment. …”
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Opinions, Problems, and Expectations of Participants in Informal Religious Education Services for Hearing- and Visually-impaired People by Banu Gürer, Elif Kaya

“…One of the basic elements that bring this function of religion to life is religious education. …”
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Adaptive prescribed performance estimator for Hammerstein-like system identification based on quantized observations and its application by Huijie Lei, Yanwei Zhang, Xikun Lu

“…An improved prescribed performance function that characterises the error bound of the parameter estimation is then introduced. …”
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Current issues of taxation of certain transactions of non-profit organizations in Ukraine by L.V., T.V.

“…Non-profit institutions have an important role to play in ensuring the proper and effective performance of the social function of the state. Despite the fact that non-profit organizations fulfill a social mission in society, they are very vulnerable to illegal actions. …”
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“It may just be aging”: illness representations of Brazilians with Alzheimer’s disease by Paula Gasparini Emery Trindade, Marcia Cristina Nascimento Dourado

“…Three participants from this category recognized memory deficits and related their difficulties to the aging process. The psychosocial category resulted from the accounts of two participants who acknowledged memory deficits and attributed such deficits to the erosion of memory function as well as troubles with day-to-day stress. …”
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Outsourcing solid waste management to community-based organizations in local governments by Rogers Rugeiyamu

“…However, the effectiveness of outsourcing this function to CBOs remains unclear. This study contributes to this debate by citing three urban LGAs from Tanzania. …”
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Identification method for wheel/rail tread defects based on integrated partial convolutional network by CHENG Xiang, HE Jing, ZHANG Changfan, JIA Lin

“…Additionally, the design incorporated a novel loss function to improve the integration of the proposed strategies and enhance the model's focus on the samples, with its principles clearly explained. …”
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Myasthenia gravis complicated by pure red cell aplasia with clonal large granular lymphocytosis in the absence of thymoma: a rare case report and literature review by Lijun Du, Yiping Liu, Qiaolin Zhou, Fang Xu

“…It is well-established that abnormal thymic hyperplasia within thymomas can alter the distribution and function of peripheral T lymphocytes, leading to the development of autoimmune diseases such as MG and PRCA. …”
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Game Potential of Idioms (on Material of Book by Yu. Buyda “Prussian Bride”) by K. A. Degtyarenko, E. V. Kuritskaya

“…In the writer’s works considered technique illustrates not only the method of updating the semantics of phraseological units, but also has a projective text function. On its basis, the author builds the storyline in many stories that the game intertwined, which creates certain difficulties in identifying both the technique and its gaming potential. …”
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Separable sustained and selective attention factors are apparent in 5-year-old children. by Mette Underbjerg, Melanie S George, Poul Thorsen, Ulrik S Kesmodel, Erik L Mortensen, Tom Manly

“…The results are discussed in light of contemporary models of attention function. Given the potential advantages of early intervention for attention difficulties, the findings are of clinical as well as theoretical interest.…”
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Effectiveness of community-based management models in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Miao Zhan, Jing Chen, Hongying Zhang

“…The community-based management models demonstrated significant improvements in the 6-min walk test (mean difference [MD] = 39.73; 95% confidence interval [CI, 30.15, 49.32]; p < 0.00001) and lung function parameters (forced expiratory volume in the first second/forced vital capacity [FEV1/FVC]: MD = 6.17; 95% CI [4.54, 7.79], p < 0.00001; FEV1% predicted: MD = 4.91, 95% CI [3.96, 5.85], p < 0.00001). …”
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Nursing Care of Patients with Myasthenia Gravis — Case Report by Aleksandra Kołtuniuk, Anna Rozensztrauch, Marzena Beniak, Joanna Rosińczuk

“…Properly undertaken nursing interventions improve the quality of life of patients and allow them to function independently in a daily life. An important issue is cooperation not only with the very patient, but also with their family. …”
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Review of Brain Computer Interface Technology in the Treatment of Motor Dysfunction after Stroke by Yulian ZHU, Sijie LIANG

“…It is mainly through the methods of recovery and replacement to promote the brain plasticity of stroke patients, so as to help the motor function of stroke patients in rehabilitation. However, there are still some deficiencies of BCI technology in clinical, such as the quality of BCI signal acquisition, the parameter setting of BCI treatment exercise prescription, and the selection difficulties of BCI treatment mode. …”
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Research advances and future directions in female ADHD: the lifelong interplay of hormonal fluctuations with mood, cognition, and disease by J. J. Sandra Kooij, J. J. Sandra Kooij, Maxime de Jong, Jessica Agnew-Blais, Silvia Amoretti, Kathrine Bang Madsen, Kathrine Bang Madsen, Isabella Barclay, Sven Bölte, Sven Bölte, Sven Bölte, Charlotte Borg Skoglund, Charlotte Borg Skoglund, Thomas Broughton, Sara Carucci, Dorenda K. E. van Dijken, Julia Ernst, Julia Ernst, Blandine French, Blandine French, Matilda A. Frick, Matilda A. Frick, Cédric Galera, Cédric Galera, Annabeth P. Groenman, Annabeth P. Groenman, Annabeth P. Groenman, Helena Kopp Kallner, Helena Kopp Kallner, Julia Kerner auch Koerner, Julia Kerner auch Koerner, Sarah Kittel-Schneider, Sarah Kittel-Schneider, Iris Manor, Joanna Martin, Emilia Matera, Valeria Parlatini, Valeria Parlatini, Alexandra Philipsen, Josep Anthoni Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Anthoni Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Anthoni Ramos-Quiroga, Iris L. Rapoport, Karl Lundin Remnélius, Amandine Sénéquier, Lisa Thorell, Janneke M. E. Wittekoek, Dora Wynchank

“…Issues in women with ADHD across the lifespan such as late diagnosis, pubertal development, sexual health, hormonal birth control, executive function difficulties, and gynaecological disorders associated with ADHD are highlighted.MethodsThe review synthesises existing literature and self-reported experiences of women with ADHD to explore the impact of hormonal fluctuations [puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, (peri)menopause] on ADHD symptoms and mood disturbances. …”
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Endovascular Treatment of a Patient with Multivessel Deсease Combined with Chronic Occlusion of the Right Coronary Artery by D. K. Vasiliev, B. A. Rudenko, D. A. Feshchenko, F. B. Shukurov, A. S. Shanoyan

“…The conducted studies have proved that successful recanalization of CCO improves the patient’s clinical and functional status, intracardiac hemodynamics and quality of life.Conclusion. …”
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Psychophysiological changes during workspace virtualization by I. V. Tarasova, M. S. Nikitenko, O. A. Trubnikova, I. N. Kukhareva, D. S. Kupriyanova, A. S. Sosnina, O. L. Barbarash

“…Psychometric testing included a neurological examination, assessment of functional and feedback-related brain activity (reaction time, errors, and missed signals) and attention span, quantification of processed symbols in the 1st and 4th minutes of Bourdon test, analysis of short-term memory (10 words, 10 numbers and 10 meaningless syllables memorization) and spatial perception, and multi-channel electroencephalography recording in rest.Results. …”
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Effectiveness of psychoeducational intervention in promoting post-stroke self-care: a systematic literature review by Victor Nhime Nungulo, Victor Nhime Nungulo, Mauer Gonçalves, Maria Adriana Henriques, Maria Adriana Henriques, Cristina Lavareda Baixinho, Cristina Lavareda Baixinho

“…The results of the articles reinforce that psychoeducational interventions may increase functional independence and the ability to carry out activities of daily living and improve health and quality of life.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023483087, PROSPERO CRD42023483087.…”
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Enhanced recovery after surgery-guided strategies in single-incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty for inguinal hernia: a narrative review by Yi Jin, Hongqun Zhang, Yuping Chen, Chunyan Zhang, Yan Lin, Zhuoyin Wang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy and implementation challenges of single-port laparoscopic total extraperitoneal hernia repair (SIL-TEP) combined with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in the treatment of inguinal hernia.MethodsThis review summarized the technical advantages of SIL-TEP in reducing postoperative pain, accelerating functional recovery and improving cosmetic results compared with traditional three-port TEP. …”
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Not just old wine in new bottles: Polygenic liability for ADHD is associated with electrophysiological affective-motivational processing beyond anxiety, depression, and ODD by Kristóf Ágrez, Zsombor Visky, György Hámori, Mária Takács, Attila J. Pulay, János M. Réthelyi, Nóra Bunford

“…Abstract In attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), emotional features account for heterogeneity and exacerbate severity of behavioral and functional impairments, beyond cognitive and comorbidity features. …”
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Worsening suicidal ideation and prolonged adverse event following psilocybin administration in a clinical setting: case report and thematic analysis of one participant's experience by Mourad Wahba, Caroline Hayes, Maartje Kletter, R. Hamish McAllister-Williams

“…Paradoxically, it could simultaneously lead to an improvement in functional outcomes which is not clear on depression rating scales. …”
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