Altered functional network topology properties to detect anxiety and depression caused by Crohn’s disease and disease severity by Jiaxing Yang, Kechen Yue, Jingwen Sun, Changjie Pan, Xintong Wu, Yongjun Cheng, Xiaomeng Wu, Haifeng Shi

“…Results: In the CD group, altered global topological properties were identified, and altered local topological properties were observed in 13 brain regions. The functional connectivity (FC) between the default mode network and visual network was increased, and the FC in the limbic system was decreased. …”
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Mia Couto and the enchantment of rain by Myrtle J. Hooper, Isabel B. Rawlins

“…Scholars have insisted on the agency of water, including African ecocritics who argue for an ‘animist conception of the world’ which transposes and transgresses boundaries and identities. …”
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Interpersonal, not existential, adversities predict postwar deterioration in youth social support by Kelly E. Dixon, Christopher M. Layne, Kimberly S. Ho Misiaszek, Chloe Golden

“…Nevertheless, questions remain whether perceived social support is better conceptualized as the outgrowth of early attachment relationships that create capacities for interpersonal connection across development, or alternatively, as a more proximal, transactional, and dynamic interpersonal process that evolves under the influence of both prior and present life experiences. …”
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Dramatic response of advanced pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma to tislelizumab combined with anlotinib: a case report by Ranran Li, Xiliang Di, Yuan Li, Hao Li, Chonghua Liu

“…Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) is a scarce pathologic type of lung cancer of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that exhibits resistance to conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy, resulting in a poor prognosis. …”
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ANN-based software cost estimation with input from COCOMO: CANN model by Chaudhry Hamza Rashid, Imran Shafi, Bilal Hassan Ahmed Khattak, Mejdl Safran, Sultan Alfarhood, Imran Ashraf

“…This research aims to identify the factors that influence the software effort estimation using the constructive cost model (COCOMO), and artificial neural networks (ANN) model by introducing a novel cost estimation approach, COCOMO-ANN (CANN), utilizing a partially connected neural network (PCNN) with inputs derived from calibrated values of the COCOMO model. …”
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Multiscale modeling of reservoir systems using geostatistical methods by Chihi, Hayet, Hammami, Mohamed Amin, Mezni, Imen, Belayouni, Habib, Ben Mammou, Abdallah

“…Identifying factors and quantifying the processes, influencing the extent of reservoir rocks and the distribution of their heterogeneities are fundamental prerequisites to improve the characterization of reservoir connectivity and its dynamic functioning. In this paper, we propose a multiscale approach based on combined geological–geophysical investigations, geostatistics, and 3D geological modeling to build a structural model of faulted-reservoir systems, at regional and local scales within the Jeffara basin, southeast Tunisia.The regional modeling procedure is calibrated by outcrops, a Digital Elevation Model (DEM), boreholes, and well data logs. …”
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Structural study, optical properties, thermal stability, and biological activity of a non-centrosymmetric hybrid compound 3,4-Diaminopyridinium perchlorate (3,4-DAPP) by Soulayma Mtar, Sameh Sellami, Nassira Chniba-Boudjada, Mohamed Boujelbene

“…However, the supramolecular structure was built from perchlorate anions (ClO4)− and diaminopyridinum organic cations (C5H8N3)+ connected with hydrogen bonds to form a three-dimensional network. …”
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Differentiating the Acceleration Mechanisms in the Slow and Alfvénic Slow Solar Wind by Yeimy J. Rivera, Samuel T. Badman, J. L. Verniero, Tania Varesano, Michael L. Stevens, Julia E. Stawarz, Katharine K. Reeves, Jim M. Raines, John C. Raymond, Christopher J. Owen, Stefano A. Livi, Susan T. Lepri, Enrico Landi, Jasper. S. Halekas, Tamar Ervin, Ryan M. Dewey, Rossana De Marco, Raffaella D’Amicis, Jean-Baptiste Dakeyo, Stuart D. Bale, B. L. Alterman

“…Beyond this fast/slow categorization, however, a subset of slow solar wind exhibits high Alfvénicity that suggests that Alfvén waves could play a larger role in its acceleration compared to conventional slow wind outflows. Through a well-timed conjunction between Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe (PSP), we trace the energetics of slow wind to compare with a neighboring Alfvénic slow solar wind stream. …”
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Liposome-like encapsulation of fish oil-based self-nano emulsifying formulation for improved bioavailability by Iqbal Ahmad, Aparana Dogra, Tanya Nagpal, Chandvi Sharma, Sudhakar Singh, Nikhil Shaiva, Gaurav Saini, Kanishk Luhach

“…Pharmacokinetic studies in Wistar rats revealed a 13.2-fold and 4.7-fold increase in the bioavailability of EPA and DHA, respectively, compared to conventional fish oil. The enhanced pharmacokinetic profile suggests that this novel formulation could offer superior clinical benefits, including but not limited to managing lipid profile and hypertension, improving cognition, glycaemic control, and reducing inflammation. …”
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HSTCN-NuSVC: A Homogeneous Stacked Deep Ensemble Learner for Classifying Human Actions Using Smartphones by Sarmela Raja Sekaran, Ying Han Pang, Ooi Shih Yin, Lim Zheng You

“…., TCN) incorporates dilations and residual connections to preserve longer effective histories, allowing the model to retain longer-term dependencies. …”
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USING TINKERCAD TO SUPPORT ONLINE THE LABORATORY WORK ON THE DESIGN OF MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY by Leonty P. Golubev, Mikhailo M. Tkach, Dmytro A. Makatora

“… This article reviews the possibility of using the Tinkercad Internet service for online study of the subjects connected with microprocessor systems. During the global coronavirus pandemic, online classes based on the Internet technologies have become virtually the only effective method of learning. …”
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Nile tilapia juveniles reared at cold suboptimal water temperatures do not benefit from dietary supplementation with cholesterol by Jorge Filipe Banze, Renata Oselame Nobrega, Bruna Mattioni, Bianca Leticia Richter, Katharinne Ingrid Moraes de Carvalho, Jacó Joaquim Mattos, Maria Risoleta Freire Marques, James Eugene Pettigrew, Débora Machado Fracalossi

“…Supplementation with 0.5% was enough to reduce the transcription levels of HMGCr – a gene related to cholesterol synthesis in the liver ─ and to promote morphological changes. For instance, congestion and dilation of the sinusoids, intensified macrosteatosis, and loss of hepatocyte nuclei. …”
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Organic molecules are deterministically assembled in variably inundated river sediments, but drivers remain unclear by James C. Stegen, Vanessa A. Garayburu-Caruso, Robert E. Danczak, Rosalie K. Chu, Amy E. Goldman, Sophia McKever, Lupita Renteria, Jason Toyoda, WHONDRS Consortium

“…This conceptual model aligns with previous work linking DOM chemistry to the Damköhler number and hydrologic connectivity, suggesting generalizable patterns and processes that can be further revealed by quantifying the stochastic-deterministic balance through space, time, and across scales.…”
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Lidocaine Versus Ketamine Pretreatment on Propofol Injection Pain by Amir Murad Khudadad Boujan, Nashmeel fazeel Kareem, Amanj A. Marouf, Saman Abdullah Ahmed Fahmi, Salah Qadir Mahmood

“…This study is randomized controlled clinical trial lasting from June 2015 to November 2015 during which 107 consenting (ASA1 and ASA2) patients were prepared for elective operation with general anesthesia. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS BY MEANS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN JAPAN by Lyubov V. Gutor, Pavlo A. Sodomora, Oleh H. Vasylenko, Halyna I. Zalutska

“…Famous universities of Japan initiate and realize scientific and academic projects, extending communication connections of Japanese population, improving their skills of critical thinking and argumentation, developing desires and abilities to communicate freely, fluently, confidently and persuasively.    …”
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Influence of MHC on genetic diversity and testicular expression of linked olfactory receptor genes by Mingue Kang, Byeongyong Ahn, Jae Yeol Shin, Hye-Sun Cho, Jongan Lee, Chankyu Park

“…To explore the genetic diversity of MHC-linked OR genes and their connection to MHC genes, we conducted a combined haplotype analysis of MHC-linked OR and MHC class I genes to determine the influence of MHC on OR diversity, which could be associated with MHC-based mate selection. …”
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Development of Hybrid Intrusion Detection System Leveraging Ensemble Stacked Feature Selectors and Learning Classifiers to Mitigate the DoS Attacks by P. Mamatha, S. Balaji, S. Sai Anuraghav

“…The speed and performance of the existing IDS are challenged by the intricacy of high-dimensional data and the efficacy of the conventional base classifiers. To tackle this aforementioned problem, this research article presents the hybrid IDS based on the combination of stacked feature selection methods such as Random Boruta Selector (RFS), Relief, Pearson coefficient (PCE) and Stacked learning classifiers (SLF). …”
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Transcranial vibration stimulation at 40 Hz induced neural activity and promoted the coupling of global brain activity and cerebrospinal fluid flow by Linghan Kong, Wei Jin, Yue Jiang, Fuhua Yan, Jun Liu, Eric C. Leuthardt, Guang-Zhong Yang, Yuan Feng

“…Background: Neuroscience advances have highlighted the potential of non-invasive brain stimulation in influencing cognitive and emotional processes. Conventional stimulation methods such as electrical, magnetic, and ultrasound have been studied intensively, but little is known about the mechanical stimulation. …”
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Synergistic effect of polymer and graphene oxide nanocomposite in heterogeneous layered porous media: a pore-scale EOR Study by M. Iravani, M. Simjoo, A. H. Molaei

“…The findings demonstrated that incorporating GO nanosheets into water flooding, even at low concentration (100 ppm), increased oil recovery by 3% compared to conventional water flooding. This improvement was attributed to GO nanosheet adsorption onto grain surfaces. …”
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A new computational framework for simulating airway resistance, fraction of exhaled nitric oxide, and diffusing capacity for nitric oxide. by Benoit Haut, Cyril Karamaoun, Clément Rigaut

“…This is implemented in the framework by solving different transport equations (momentum and convection/diffusion) describing these tests. Through numerous simulations, we demonstrate the ability of our model to reproduce results from the literature, both for healthy lungs and lungs of patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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