<i>VFL-Cafe</i>: Communication-Efficient Vertical Federated Learning via Dynamic Caching and Feature Selection by Jiahui Zhou, Han Liang, Tian Wu, Xiaoxi Zhang, Yu Jiang, Chee Wei Tan

“…Vertical Federated Learning (VFL) is a promising category of Federated Learning that enables collaborative model training among distributed parties with data privacy protection. Due to its unique training architecture, a key challenge of VFL is high communication cost due to transmitting intermediate results between the Active Party and Passive Parties. …”
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Philosophical biography : some problems of conceptualization by Irina Polyakova

“…This article considers the specificity of the genre of philosophical biography and brings to light its conceptual grounds. “Philosophical biography” is defined as an understanding of human life, which has received not only a literary but also a philosophical form of expression. …”
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HIV-associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome: A Review of Clinical Aspects by Jean-Guy Baril, Patrice Junod, Roger LeBlanc, Harold Dion, Rachel Therrien, François Laplante, Julian Falutz, Pierre Côté, Marie-Nicole Hébert, Richard Lalonde, Normand Lapointe, Dominic Lévesque, Lyse Pinault, Danielle Rouleau, Cécile Tremblay, Benoît Trottier, Sylvie Trottier, Chris Tsoukas, Karl Weiss

“…Currently, there is no clear definition of lipodystrophy, which explains the difficulty in determining its prevalence and etiology. There are no current guidelines for the treatment of fat distribution abnormalities that occur in the absence of other metabolic complications. …”
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Concrete reinforcement using composite fiberglass-based materials by Benzerga Ahmed Lamine, Amieur Mohamed, Rabehi Rachid

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of glass fibers on the general behavior of concrete, in particular on its resistance, deformations, and ductility, using FRP: Fiber-reinforced plastics are materials generally formed of two main and distinct elements: the fiber, "made from glass," and the matrix, "an epoxy resin that allows the transfer of loads between the fibers. …”
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MicroRNA Biomarker hsa-miR-195-5p for Detecting the Risk of Lung Cancer by Lei Li, Tienan Feng, Weituo Zhang, Sumeng Gao, Ruoyang Wang, Wenwen Lv, Tengteng Zhu, Herbert Yu, Biyun Qian

“…Conclusions. hsa-miR-195-5p may act as a biomarker that contributes to the diagnosis of lung cancer and the detection of its high-risk population.…”
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Exploring the multifaceted roles of Sonneratia apetala and Nipa fruticans in coastal habitat restoration and bioactive properties discovery by Sabina Yasmine, Rezwana Zaman Proma, Md. Ripaj Uddin, Mohammad Saydur Rahman, Md. Hamedul Islam, Muhammad Abdullah Al Mansur, AHM Shofiul Islam Molla Jamal, Abu Yousuf, Md. Hasnain Mustak, Sarker Kamruzzaman, M. Mahboob Ali Siddiqi

“…Various parts of this plant contain essential elements in significant amounts and only trace amounts of heavy metals, indicating its safety for medicinal purposes. Conclusion: The phytochemical, nutritional, and elemental analyses of these plants highlight its potential health benefits, food value and significance in research. …”
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Ash Evaluation of Indonesian Coal Blending for Pulverized Coal-Fired Boilers by null Hariana, Adi Prismantoko, Ganda Arif Ahmadi, Arif Darmawan

“…All coal mixture combinations demonstrated potential as a fuel for power plants that use pulverized coal-fired boilers. Because of its capacity to reduce slagging and fouling potentials, combining coal blending with the use of chemical additives yielded the greatest results.…”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Constitutive Model of Frozen Sandstone Based on Weibull Distribution by Lei Wang, Hongming Su, Shiguan Chen, Yue Qin

“…The experimental results demonstrated that the brittleness of the saturated sandstone increased and its plasticity weakened with a decrease in temperature. …”
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Identification of a Non-Linear Landing Gear Model Using Nature-Inspired Optimization by Felipe A.C. Viana, Valder Steffen Jr., Marcelo A.X. Zanini, Sandro A. Magalhães, Luiz C.S. Góes

“…An optimization problem is formulated in which the objective function represents the difference between the measured characteristics of the system and its model counterpart. The polytropic coefficient of the gas and the damping parameter of the shock absorber are assumed as being unknown: they are considered as design variables. …”
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Blastomyscosis Acquired by Three Children in Toronto by Stacey Bernstein, Hermine I Brunner, Richard Summerbell, Upton Allen, Paul Babyn, Susan E Richardson

“…Drug therapy was successful in all three cases, either with amphotericin B followed by itraconazole, or itraconazole alone. Blastomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of a patient from the Toronto area who presents with a compatible history despite a negative travel history to known endemic zones.…”
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Pathology Survey on a Captive-Bred Colony of the Mexican Goodeid, Nearly Extinct in the Wild, Zoogoneticus tequila (Webb & Miller 1998) by Alessio Arbuatti, Leonardo Della Salda, Mariarita Romanucci

“…The Mexican Goodeid, Zoogoneticus tequila, is considered nearly extinct in the wild and it is maintained in captivity by the nonprofit international “Goodeid Working Group.” The unique Italian colony has produced about 180 fish so far. …”
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NupR Is Involved in the Control of PlcR: A Pleiotropic Regulator of Extracellular Virulence Factors by Jiaxin Qin, Ziqi Wang, Cheng Qian, Guohui Ji, Yizhuo Zhang, Zhanglei Cao, Bing Yan, Jun Cai

“…This study aimed to investigate the regulation of the virulence regulator PlcR by NupR and its impact on Bt virulence. We demonstrated that NupR can directly repress the expression of <i>plcR</i>. …”
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Oncocytoma of the Submandibular Gland: Diagnosis and Treatment Based on Clinicopathology by Betty Chen, Joshua I. Hentzelman, Ronald J. Walker, Jin-Ping Lai

“…CT followed by fine-needle aspiration cytology would be the preferred diagnostic modalities. Due to its low rate of malignant transformation and recurrence, the best treatment is local resection with follow-up as necessary.…”
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The Response of Creatine Kinase Specific Activity in Rat Pituitary to Estrogenic Compounds and Vitamin D Less-Calcemic Analogs by D. Somjen, N. Mirsky, S. Tamir, J. Vaya, G. H. Posner, A. M. Kaye

“…CK was also increased by feeding with E2 or licorice or its components dose- and time- dependent in immature or Ovxrats. …”
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Del Vaingka al Choqueo. Sociabilidad y ritual de los angaité a partir de la colonización del Chaco (1880) by Rodrigo Villagra Carron

“…Finally, I refer to the Choqueo as somehow a substitute of the Vaingka with regards to its social effects, and as a feasible mechanism of dealing with social and ethnic asymmetry in front of the Chaqueños.…”
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A General Fourier Formulation for In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Vibration Analysis of Curved Beams by Rui Nie, Tianyun Li, Xiang Zhu, Huihui Zhou

“…Subsequently, an artificial spring system is introduced to satisfy the constraint condition of the displacement at the boundary of the curved beam, obtain its elastic potential energy, and add it to the system energy functional. …”
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Faculty Perceptions on the Roles of Mentoring, Advising, and Coaching in an Anesthesiology Residency Program: Mixed Methods Study by Sydney Nykiel-Bailey, Kathryn Burrows, Bianca E Szafarowicz, Rachel Moquin

“…Mentoring was identified as the most important aspect, with 88% (n=36) of faculty respondents indicating its significance, followed by coaching, which was highlighted by 78% (n=32) of respondents. …”
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Pseudoporphyria Associated with Nonhemodialyzed Renal Insufficiency, Successfully Treated with Oral N-Acetylcysteine by A. C. Katoulis, D. Ferra, E. Toumbis, E. Papadavid, A. Kanelleas, I. Panayiotides, D. Rigopoulos

“…Such cases support the view that renal impairment itself may play a more important aetiological role in developing PP than it was originally considered.…”
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Controlling the energies of the single-rotor large wind turbine system using a new controller by Habib Benbouhenni, Nicu Bizon, Ilhami Colak, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Saad F. Al-Gahtani

“…Key features of the proposed regulator include its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, ease of implementation, reduced number of gains, and rapid dynamic response. …”
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A note on surfaces with prescribed oriented Euclidean Gauss map by Ricardo Sa Earp, Eric Toubiana

“…We present another proof of a theorem due to Hoffman and Osserman in Euclidean space concerning the determination of a conformal immersion by its Gauss map. Our approach depends on geometric quantities, that is, the hyperbolic Gauss map G and formulae obtained in hyperbolic space. …”
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