Reconfiguration of brain network dynamics in bipolar disorder: a hidden Markov model approach by Xi Zhang, Lan Yang, Jiayu Lu, Yuting Yuan, Dandan Li, Hui Zhang, Rong Yao, Jie Xiang, Bin Wang

“…We utilized resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data from 43 BD patients and 51 controls to evaluate the altered dynamic spatiotemporal architecture of the whole-brain network and identify unique activation patterns in BD. Additionally, we investigated the relationship between altered brain dynamics and structural disruption through the ridge regression (RR) algorithm. …”
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Screening of breast cancer in higher-risk Taiwanese women using contrast-enhanced mammography by Chen-Pin Chou, Yu-Ting Hong, Yun Lin, Pei-Ying Lin

“…Biopsies were performed on 56 women based on lesions detected by the CEM combo. Additionally, 60 biopsies were due to abnormalities found via DM or DBT (n = 20) or US (n = 40). …”
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Pharmacological Inhibition of Caspase-1 Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity through Suppression of Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Mice by Jung-Yeon Kim, Jae-Hyung Park, Kiryeong Kim, Jungmin Jo, Jaechan Leem, Kwan-Kyu Park

“…Cisplatin-induced G2/M arrest of renal tubular cells was also reduced by caspase-1 inhibition. In addition, administration of Ac-YVAD-cmk reversed increased oxidative stress and depleted antioxidant capacity after cisplatin treatment. …”
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Extrapolation of Metal Gate With High-K Spacer in Strained Nanosystem Channel QWB Cylindrical FET for High-Speed Applications by Rasmita Barik, Rudra Sankar Dhar, Kuleen Kumar, Yash Sharma, Amit Banerjee

“…The tungsten metal gate device provides a significantly improved Ion/Ioff ratio with a notable 98.18% decrease in the off-current and 22.5% increase in the ON current, in contrast to existing cylindrical GAA FET. In addition, the novel strain-engineered channel CGAA QWB FET (Device C), which has a higher metal gate work function, is endorsed for near-optimal SS with augmented transconductance. …”
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Mortality and Years of Life Lost in Diabetes Mellitus and Its Subcategories in China and Its Provinces, 2005–2020 by Feixue Wang, Wei Wang, Peng Yin, Yunning Liu, Jiangmei Liu, Lijun Wang, Jinlei Qi, Jinlin You, Lin Lin, Maigeng Zhou

“…In 2005, the eastern region had the highest ASMR of DM, but the western region’s ASMR grew faster and eventually became the highest in 2020. In addition, the YLL rate in the eastern region showed a downward trend; however, in the middle and western regions the YLL rate continued to rise, with that of the western region rapidly increasing. …”
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Finite Element Modeling of the Behaviors of Concrete-Filled Steel Tube (CFT) Columns at Elevated Temperatures by Van Lanh Le, Chang-Hwan Lee, Robel Wondimu Alemayehu, Min Jae Park

“…The results demonstrated that initial geometric imperfections significantly influenced the fire resistance of the columns. Additionally, this study examined the material properties under high-temperature conditions as specified in the AISC 360-22 standard. …”
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Development of a Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE) Cartridge Based on Chitosan-Metal Oxide Nanoparticles (Ch-MO NPs) for Extraction of Pesticides from Water and Determination by HPLC by Mohamed E. I. Badawy, Mahmoud A. M. El-Nouby, Abd El-Salam M. Marei

“…The results showed that this method achieves rapid and simple extraction in small quantities of adsorbents (Ch-MO NPs) and solvents. In addition, the method is highly sensitive to pesticides and has a high recovery rate.…”
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Validation of a face image assessment technology to study the dynamics of human functional states in the EEG resting-state paradigm by A. N. Savostyanov, E. G. Vergunov, A. E. Saprygin, D. A. Lebedkin

“…It was concluded that the analysis of the dynamics of facial activity based on video recording of “eyes open” trials can be used as an additional method in neurocognitive research to study implicit cognitive processes associated with the perception of oneself and other, in the functional rest paradigm.…”
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qTrustNet Virtual Private Network (VPN): Enhancing Security in the Quantum Era by Hyoungsub Shim, Bongho Kang, Haejung Im, Duhyun Jeon, Seok-Min Kim

“…The results demonstrated a remarkable throughput of up to 8.5 Gbps, ensuring high-speed data transmission capabilities. Additionally, the latency was measured at 1ms or less, highlighting the system’s efficiency in maintaining low-latency communication. …”
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Tandem Observations of Nighttime Mid‐Latitude Topside Ionospheric Perturbations by Hosub Song, Jaeheung Park, Yaqi Jin, Yuichi Otsuka, Stephan Buchert, Jaejin Lee, Yu Yi

“…Furthermore, the wavefront directions have clear dependence on magnetic latitudes while they are not as well aligned with local time, which is also consistent with previous reports on nighttime MSTIDs using ground‐based observations and computer simulations. Additionally, we demonstrate that the nighttime MSTIDs can increase the topside Rate Of Total electron content Index above Swarm. …”
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GREEN SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF HALAL FOOD COMPANIES: EVIDENCE OF MALAYSIA by Md Mahfujur Rahman, Zaki Ahmad, Mahvish Nawaz Mokal, Muhamad Fikri Aziz, Nor Aina Mhd Khotib

“…From the results, policymakers should support efficient material usage and emission management through incentives to enhance profitability and market valuation. Additionally, they should consider providing financial assistance for biodiversity and environmental compliance initiatives while evaluating ways to mitigate the high costs associated with energy and water management to ensure sustainable industry growth. …”
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Determinants of Familiarity and Experience with HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Primary Care Providers in Ontario, Canada by Jorge Martinez-Cajas, Beatriz Alvarado, Carmela Rapino, Emma Nagy, T. Hugh Guan, Nicholas Cofie, Nancy Dalgarno, Pilar Camargo, Bradley Stoner

“…Conclusions: Our findings suggest that organizational support, and additional training and education would facilitate PrEP provision by PCPs in suburban/rural Ontario.…”
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Rehabilitation of An Analgesic Bracelet Based on Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture in Patients with Rotator Cuff Injury: A Randomized Trial by Wenjuan Song, Xin Wang, Jishen Zhou, Ping Shi, Wei Gu, Fanfu Fang

“…Both groups received conventional rehabilitation treatment including physical therapy, joint mobilization, interventional therapy, and family recovery training. The test group additionally received TENS treatment on the upper area 4 or 5 of the wrist, based on the wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) theory. …”
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Predicting Factors Affecting the Behavior of Healthcare Employees in the Use of Personal Protective Equipment During Epidemics Based on Godin et al’s Model: A Study in Iran by Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh, Peivand Bastani, Abolfazl Raeyat Mohtashami, Payam Farhadi, Saeed Ghanbari, Ramin Ravangard

“…Beliefs about consequences, social influences, habits/past behavior, role and identity, characteristics of employees, moral norms, and beliefs about capabilities indirectly and significantly influenced behavior ( P  < .001). Additionally, beliefs about capabilities ( P  < .001), habits/past behavior ( P  = .001), and intention ( P  = .001) directly and significantly influenced PPE use behavior during epidemics. …”
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Lighting Spectrum Optimization With Deep Learning for Moss Species Classification by Kenichi Ito, Pauli Falt, Markku Hauta-Kasari, Shigeki Nakauchi

“…Remote sensing technology using satellite imagery and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) reduces labor, but it is difficult to determine the species that are surrounded by a canopy in forests. Additionally, adequate lighting is crucial for detailed imaging in dark environments lacking ambient light. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge of using flood forecast information in fish farming: A case of rural Bangladesh by Shonia Sheheli, Mst. Sharmin Akter, Md Anamul Haque, Mohammad Maruf Hasan

“…Given the negative consequences of climate change, both the national and international societies concur that mitigating the effects of climatic unpredictability and change requires the development of weather and climate services. Additionally, if forecasting data is expertly adapted to fish farmers' requirements, they may be better able to handle and adjust to climatic and climatic-induced stressors. …”
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Pengenalan Entitas Bernama Menggunakan Bi-LSTM pada Chatbot Bahasa Indonesia by Anshar Zulhilmi, Rizal Perdana, Indriati

“…The best F1 score obtained from the test is 87.44% with hyperparameters of the number of layers of 2, hidden size of 100, and learning rate of 0.01. The addition of the number of layers and hidden size has little effect on the F1 score produced by the model. …”
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Long-term Effects of COVID-19 on Sleep Patterns by Salma Batool-Anwar, Olabimpe S. Fashanu, Stuart F. Quan

“…Average age was 53.3±16.3 years, and they were predominantly non-hispanic white (84.1%) and female (74.3%). The mean body mass index (kg/m2) was 29.9±6.9, and a greater proportion were non-smokers (63.2%). …”
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Levels of Biochar and NPS Fertilizer Rates on Growth, Yield Component, and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) at Guto Gida, Western Ethiopia by Abdela Tufa, Adugna Hunduma, Mohammad Najmus Saquib Hasan, Fayera Asefa, B. C. Nandeshwar

“…The interaction of biochar at 8 t·ha−1 with 100 kg·ha−1 NPS resulted in highest leaf area index (5.56), grain yield (7.03 t·ha−1), and yield increment (18.11%) followed by 8 t·ha−1  × 50 kg·ha−1 and all biochar levels with 100 kg·ha−1 NPS. In addition, the highest values of ear weight (276 g) and thousand kernel weight (47.81 g) were recorded in plots treated with combined application of biochar and NPS fertilizer at rates of 8 t·ha−1 × 50 kg·ha−1 and 4 t·ha−1 × 100 kg·ha−1, respectively, whereas plots not treated with both biochar and NPS resulted in lowest yield followed by 0 t·ha−1 × 50 kg·ha−1. …”
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مداخلة علمیة حول النشر العلمى فى مصادر الوصول الحر Open Access بین التأیید والرفض by Gamal Al Dahshan

“…Manysocieties and institutions have embraced this movement and invested its variouscomponents in order to facilitate the flow of information not only in thesecommunities but throughout the world , This movement originated primarily as asolution to the problem of scientific communication, access to scientific researchat the time of publication or after a short period of time, and overcome theproblem of rising costs of participation in the traditional periodicals and theinability of libraries and individuals to bear the steady increase in this Field.We believe that although we believe that the scientific publishing in thesources of free access is the natural development of scientific publishing in thedigital age, we see at the same time the need to establish controls and conditionsand even standards to ensure its quality, and provide credibility to the clients andit is still not But with the revolution of electronic information and the ease of whatis described as the globalization of knowledge on the one hand, and the high costs of subscription imposed by the traditional publishing houses on the otherhand, it does not seem realistic to maintain the traditional form of publishing theexistence of the usual form, Of periodicals issued p A long-standing publishingrole for a mixed model combines the traditional model with this modelHence, openness should be open to the issue of publishing in the sourcesof free access, in addition to caution against falling into the trap of anonymouspublishers whose goal is to profit at the expense of the quality of what theypublish. …”
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