White Matter Hyperintensity Load Modulates Brain Morphometry and Brain Connectivity in Healthy Adults: A Neuroplastic Mechanism? by Matteo De Marco, Riccardo Manca, Micaela Mitolo, Annalena Venneri

“…The findings support the suggestion that, even in the absence of overt disease, the brain actuates a compensatory (neuroplastic) response to the accumulation of WMH, leading to increases in regional grey matter and modified functional connectivity.…”
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Speech-based personality prediction using deep learning with acoustic and linguistic embeddings by Martin Lukac

“…Intraclass correlations show moderate to high consistency in our model’s predictions. This approach captures the subtle ways in which personality traits are expressed through both how people speak and what they say. …”
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE STRATEGY ON THE WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA. A STUDY OF IGABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN KADUNA STATE. 2016– 2023 by MOHAMMED KABEER GARBA, PROFESSOR USMAN Muhammed

“…The research adopted the quantitative analysis and secondary data capture. The research identified that some of the main reasons for the escalated activities of the armed insurgency group is tied to prolonged economic backwardness of most Nigerians, political instability, ethno religious conflict, impunity, and unemployment. …”
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Accommodation: a cognitive heuristic for background information by Misha-Laura Müller

“…To do so, I first show how traditional triggers form a heterogeneous class that is difficult to capture in terms of attention requirements and cognitive costs (see Domaneschi et al. 2014). …”
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An Improved Real Time Image Detection System for Elephant Intrusion along the Forest Border Areas by S. J. Sugumar, R. Jayaparvathy

“…The elephant’s image is captured in the forest border areas and is sent to a base station via an RF network. …”
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Dispersive Sweatt Model for Broadband Lens Design with Metasurfaces by Weiyu Chen, Ko-Han Shih, C. Kyle Renshaw

“…The Sweatt model has been extensively used to design optical systems containing diffractive optical elements (DOEs) because it captures the dispersive characteristics of DOEs. We introduce a new dispersive Sweatt model (DSM) that can describe meta-atom (MA) dispersion, which has material and geometric contributions in addition to diffraction. …”
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The Optimal Management of Acute Febrile Encephalopathy in the Aged Patient: A Systematic Review by Fereshte Sheybani, HamidReza Naderi, Sareh Sajjadi

“…The term “geriatric syndrome” is used to capture those clinical conditions in older people that do not fit into discrete disease categories, including delirium, falls, frailty, dizziness, syncope, and urinary incontinence. …”
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RECONFIGURACIONES CONCEPTUALES, POLÍTICAS Y TERRITORIALES EN LAS DEMANDAS DE AUTONOMÍA DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN COLOMBIA by Astrid Ulloa

“…La autonomía de los pueblos indígenas está influenciada y relacionada con los contextos locales y transnacionales, y con las actuales transformaciones estatales (dinámicas del desarrollo económico, conflicto armado y procesos de violencia que se libran en territorios indígenas), las cuales generan nuevas reconfiguraciones y fronteras conceptuales, políticas y territoriales. …”
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Active Fault-Tolerant Control Based on the Fault of Electromagnetic Hybrid Active Suspension by Farong Kou, Jianghao Wu, Jian Gao, Dapeng Wu, Ruochen Chen

“…In order to improve the ride comfort and handling stability of the vehicle and realize the recovery of vibration energy, an electromagnetic linear hybrid suspension actuator composed of linear motor and solenoid valve shock absorber is proposed. …”
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Interferometric Dynamic Measurement: Techniques Based on High-Speed Imaging or a Single Photodetector by Yu Fu, Giancarlo Pedrini, Xide Li

“…The limitation of the measurement range along the time axis in camera-based technology is mainly due to the low capturing rate, while the photodetector-based technology can only do the measurement on a single point. …”
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The Experience of Emotional Distancing in the Management of Compulsive Hoarding: A Visual Methods Approach Using the “Hoard” Acronym Tool by Colin Jones, Satwant Singh

“…Participants were asked to take photographs which best reflected their hoarding problem, and reflect upon these using the “HOARD” acronym tool whilst in a neutral environment and then again in their own home.Results: The experiences of participants were captured using semi-structured interviews, which were digitally recorded and later transcribed verbatim. …”
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Filipino attitude and perception on Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act by Aera L. Diaz, Romano M. Balbacal

“…Data were analysed thematically, capturing participants' unique perspectives on the benefits and risks associated with the Act. …”
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An Alignment Method of Human-Robot Collaboration Based on the Six-Dimensional Force/Torque Dynamic Measurement for Large-Scale Components by Ke Wen, Fuzhou Du, Jiabo Zhang, JiZhi Yang

“…First, the six-dimensional F/T data are calculated based on the six-actuator SPR geometry and screw theory. Second, the effects of gravity forces (dynamic gravity compensation) are considered, and a method to offset their effects is explained. …”
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Transitioning from an occupational therapy student to a clinically competent occupational therapist – A qualitative study by Patrik Sjöberg, Annika Lexén

“…Consequently, there is a need to gain a deeper understanding of this process in order to identify ways of making it easier.Aims/objectives To describe newly graduated Swedish occupational therapists’ experiences of the transition from being an occupational therapy student to becoming a clinically competent occupational therapist.Material and methods A qualitative study involving 15 participants was conducted using interviews to collect data and content data analysis was undertaken to capture occupational therapists’ experiences of the transition process.Results A theme emerged: ‘Bridging the gap by seeking stability in the transition from occupational therapy student to clinically competent occupational therapist’, with two sub-themes, 1) ‘Facing a new reality’ and 2) ‘Establishing one’s role’, containing categories that encapsulated experiences of the transition.Conclusions and significance To bridge the gap in the transition process, universities could review their curricula to identify changes to better prepare newly graduated occupational therapists for the demands of clinical practice. …”
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PDE-Based Physics Guided Neural Network for SAR Image Segmentation by Rachana Rao, B. Roja Reddy, M. Uttara Kumari

“…Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR) have been instrumental in capturing images of the ocean. Sea-ice classification using Sentinel-1, a type of SAR, has gained popularity over the years. …”
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Enhancing imputation accuracy for catch-all missing data mechanisms with DFBETAS and leverage by Fares Qeadan, William A. Barbeau

“…DFBETAS, a measure of influence in regression, is adapted to capture the intrinsic information of missing values, thereby enhancing the imputation process within a Bayesian multiple imputation (MI) framework. …”
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Recent advances in oblique plane microscopy by Kim Jeongmin

“…Oblique plane microscopy (OPM) directly captures object information in a plane tilted from the focal plane of the objective lens without the need for slow z-stack acquisition. …”
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Advancing semantic segmentation: Enhanced UNet algorithm with attention mechanism and deformable convolution. by Effat Sahragard, Hassan Farsi, Sajad Mohamadzadeh

“…Additionally, we incorporate an attention mechanism, specifically ECA-ASPP (Attention Spatial Pyramid Pooling), in the encoding path of UNet to capture multi-scale contextual information effectively. …”
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Mitigating Sinkhole Attacks in MANET Routing Protocols using Federated Learning HDBNCNN Algorithm by Sherril Sophie Maria Vincent

“…Then, every node gathers information about the local routing and contributes towards an inclusive model, which captures behaviour of the entire network when conserving its specific privacy. …”
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Automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces by Hiroya KANO, Hiroshi OHNO, Hideaki OKANO

“…The unique characteristics of this imaging system enable it to capture drastic spatial changes in the direction of light, which are caused by micro-defects on the curved surfaces, as differences in image color. …”
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