Improving Physical Activity mHealth Interventions: Development of a Computational Model of Self-Efficacy Theory to Define Adaptive Goals for Exercise Promotion by Dario Baretta, Fabio Sartori, Andrea Greco, Marco D’Addario, Riccardo Melen, Patrizia Steca

“…The purpose of the computational model is to dynamically integrate information referring to individuals’ self-efficacy beliefs and physical activity behaviour in order to define exercising goals that adapt to individuals’ changes over time. The paper presents (i) the theoretical constructs that informed the development of the computational model, (ii) an overview of Muoviti! …”
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Pelvic dysfunction in women as a consequence of anatomical and functional changes of the pelvic floor during pregnancy and a reflection of adaptation to childbirth: A review by Aleksandr A. Bezmenko, Anna S. Staroverova

“…The review describes hormonal and biochemical changes during pregnancy that have a multifaceted effect on the structure and function of the pelvic floor and are an adaptive mechanism for stretching during the baby's passage through the birth canal. …”
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Explaining the transmission mechanism of social-ecological systems adaptive cycling on path dependency in resource-based cities: Evidence from Shanxi Province, China by Min Wang, Kongtao Qin, Jinxuan Li, Shuqi Yang

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Adaptive Fuzzy Fault-Tolerant Output Feedback Tracking Control of Uncertain Stochastic Nonlinear Systems with Unknown Time-Delay and Tracking Error Constrained by Shuai Sui, Shaocheng Tong, Yongming Li

“…The problem of tracking error constrained adaptive fuzzy output feedback control is investigated for a class of single-input and single-output (SISO) stochastic nonlinear systems with actuator faults, unknown time-delay, and unmeasured states. …”
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Harnessing Multi-Source Data and Deep Learning for High-Resolution Land Surface Temperature Gap-Filling Supporting Climate Change Adaptation Activities by Katja Kustura, David Conti, Matthias Sammer, Michael Riffler

Subjects: “…climate change adaptation…”
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Assessing the application of adapted theory of planned behaviour in predicting postpartum family planning intentions in a pragmatic randomized control trial in Western Kenya. by Morris Senghor Shisanya, Mary Kipmerewo, Everlyne Morema, Collins Ouma

“…This study assesses the application of adapted Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) in predicting intention for early PPFP in postpartum women in Western Kenya.…”
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Transcriptome of the Deep-Sea Black Scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo (Perciformes: Trichiuridae): Tissue-Specific Expression Patterns and Candidate Genes Associated to Depth Adaptation by Sergio Stefanni, Raul Bettencourt, Miguel Pinheiro, Gianluca De Moro, Lucia Bongiorni, Alberto Pallavicini

“…Deep-sea fishes provide a unique opportunity to study the physiology and evolutionary adaptation to extreme environments. We carried out a high throughput sequencing analysis on a 454 GS-FLX titanium plate using unnormalized cDNA libraries from six tissues of A. carbo. …”
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The Relation between Body Mass Index and Retinal Photoreceptor Morphology and Microvascular Changes Measured with Adaptive Optics (rtx1) High-Resolution Imaging by Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska, Zbigniew Wawrzyniak, Magdalena Kupis, Jacek P. Szaflik

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Adaptation Measurement of CAD/CAM Dental Crowns with X-Ray Micro-CT: Metrological Chain Standardization and 3D Gap Size Distribution by L. Tapie, N. Chiche, P. Boitelle, P. Morenton, J.-P. Attal, N. Schmitt, E. Vennat

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Taxation and Budget Reform Commission (TBRC) Statutory Recommendation: Residential Property Assessment for Storm Hardening Improvement and Installation of Renewable Energy Source Devices by Rodney L. Clouser

“… A series of 16 fact sheets by Rodney L. Clouser, inform the public on issues related to statutory and constitutional proposals adopted by the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission (TBRC). …”
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Reforming the innovation system to deliver affordable medicines: a conceptual framework of pharmaceutical innovation as a complex adaptive system (forest) and theory of change by Suerie Moon, Adrian Alonso Ruiz, Marcela C. F. Vieira, Kaitlin E. Large, Iulia Slovenski

“…Methods We inductively developed a novel conceptual framework of the PIS as a complex adaptive system (CAS) analogous to a forest. We constructed a database of 140 pharmaceutical innovation initiatives that sought to address global public interest objectives such as fair pricing or missing innovation. …”
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Coal Mine Gas Safety Evaluation Based on Adaptive Weighted Least Squares Support Vector Machine and Improved Dempster–Shafer Evidence Theory by Zhenming Sun, Dong Li

“…To enhance the accuracy of coal mine gas safety evaluation results, a new gas safety evaluation model is proposed based on the adaptive weighted least squares support vector machine (AWLS-SVM) and improved Dempster–Shafer (D-S) evidence theory. …”
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Source enumeration via RMT estimator with adaptive decision criterion based on linear shrinkage estimation of noise eigenvalues using relatively few samples by Huiyue Yi

“…Based on these results, a novel LS‐RMT estimator with adaptive decision criterion (termed as ‘LS‐RMT‐ADC estimator’) is proposed by utilising the LS‐RMT estimator, and the proposed LS‐RMT‐ADC estimator can adaptively select its decision threshold and determine the noise variance in the selected decision threshold. …”
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Identification of EXPA4 as a key gene in cotton salt stress adaptation through transcriptomic and coexpression network analysis of root tip protoplasts by Qiankun Liu, Pengtao Li, Muhammad Jawad Umer, Mubashir Abbas, Yongqing Zhao, Yu Chen, Yanfang Li, Aiming Zhang, Yuling Liu, Yangyang Wei, Quanwei Lu, Mengying Yang, Yiman Liu, Xiaoyan Cai, Zhongli Zhou, Shuxun Yu, Fang Liu, Renhai Peng

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Feasibility of a pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial to evaluate a brief negotiational interview for harmful and hazardous alcohol use in Moshi, Tanzania. by Catherine A Staton, Kaitlyn Friedman, Ashley J Phillips, Mary Catherine Minnig, Francis M Sakita, Kennedy M Ngowi, Brian Suffoletto, Jon Mark Hirshon, Monica Swahn, Blandina T Mmbaga, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

“…This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a pragmatic randomized adaptive controlled trial of the PPKAY intervention.…”
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Cognitive Interviewing during Pretesting of the Prefinal Afrikaans for the Western Cape Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire following Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation by Susan de Klerk, Christina Jerosch-Herold, Helen Buchanan, Lana van Niekerk

“…When patient-reported measures are translated and cross-culturally adapted into any language, the process should conclude with cognitive interviewing during pretesting. …”
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Ship-Borne Phased Array Radar Using GA Based Adaptive α-β-γ Filter for Beamforming Compensation and Air Target Tracking by J. Mar, Chen-Chih Liu, M. B. Basnet

“…Due to the dynamic nature of the sea environments, the ship-borne phased array radar must be able to compensate for the ship’s motion adaptively. In this paper, the adaptive α-β-γ filter is proposed for the ship-borne phased array radar to compensate for the beam pointing error and to track the air target. …”
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Adaptive neural observer-based output feedback anti-actuator fault control of a nonlinear electro-hydraulic system with full state constraints by Van Du Phan, Hoai Vu Anh Truong, Van Chuong Le, Sy Phuong Ho, Kyoung Kwan Ahn

“…Abstract This paper proposes an adaptive output feedback full state constrain (FSC) controller based on the adaptive neural disturbance observer (ANDO) for a nonlinear electro-hydraulic system (NEHS) with unmodeled dynamics. …”
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Adaptation of Sonication-Assisted Matrix Solid Phase Dispersion of Tissues for the Subsequent Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) by Gregory M. Olson, Buffy M. Meyer, Ralph J. Portier

“…A new adaptation based on matrix solid phase dispersion of tissue for the subsequent isolation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was developed and used for extractions of Gulf menhaden caught during the summer of 2011. …”
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Helping land trusts prepare for a new climate: experiences of challenges and facilitators for translating knowledge about climate change adaptation in Ontario, Canada by Michael Drescher, Daria Koscinski, Jenna Quinn, Morgan Roblin

Subjects: “…adaptation…”
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