Enhancing cotton irrigation with distributional actor–critic reinforcement learning by Yi Chen, Meiwei Lin, Zhuo Yu, Weihong Sun, Weiguo Fu, Liang He

“…Through a well-designed network structure and cumulative rewards, our approach effectively captures the relationships between irrigation events and these states. Additionally, we validated the robustness and generalizability of the model using three years of extreme weather data and two consecutive years of cross-site observations. …”
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USSD: Unsupervised Sleep Spindle Detector by Edgardo Ramirez, Pablo A. Estevez, Martin D. Adams, Claudio A. Perez, Marcelo Garrido Gonzalez, Patricio Peirano

“…Next, we fine-tune the resulting USSD model with 20% of the labeled MASS-SS2 and INTA-UCH datasets, achieving F1 scores of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.78 \pm 0.06$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.75 \pm 0.05$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, respectively. In addition, the SSs detected by USSD on the unlabeled CAP dataset are used to pre-train a supervised deep learning method, which after fine-tuning with 20% of the MODA dataset, reaches an F1-score of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.81 \pm 0.02$ </tex-math></inline-formula>.…”
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Application of ANSYS software package for electromagnetic and thermal analysis of the electric motor of the pilger mill drive seamless pipe manufacturing technology by B. I. Kosimov

“…The design of the engine allows its assembly without additional technological equipment, which is very important for large engines with permanent magnets. …”
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Involvement of RBP4 in Diabetic Atherosclerosis and the Role of Vitamin D Intervention by Wan Zhou, Shan-Dong Ye, Chao Chen, Wei Wang

“…After 8 weeks of vitamin D supplementation in group DM3, the levels of 25(OH)D and HOMA-β increased and the levels of LDL-c, TC, HOMA-IR, FINS, CRP, RBP4, AI1, AI2, and SBP decreased significantly when compared with group DM2 (P<0.05); Pearson analysis showed that serum RBP4 was positively correlated with TG, FINS, HOMA-IR, SBP, CRP, and AI and negatively correlated with 25(OH)D. In addition, multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that serum RBP4, SBP, and HDL-c were predictors for the presence of diabetic atherosclerosis. …”
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Barriers facilitators and needs of female sex workers in Arak to access sexual health services a qualitative study by Iman Navidi, Elham Shakibazadeh, Firoozeh Raisi, Samaneh Akbarpour

“…Educational needs encompassed skills in negotiation and communication, understanding sexual health, positive body image and accepting sexual orientation, and preventing and managing STIs. …”
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Enhancing Drought Forecast Accuracy Through Informer Model Optimization by Jieru Wei, Wensheng Tang, Pakorn Ditthakit, Jiandong Shang, Hengliang Guo, Bei Zhao, Gang Wu, Yang Guo

“…The validation results demonstrate that VMD-JAYA-Informer outperforms the Informer model in terms of prediction accuracy on the 1-month time scale (NSE values of 0.8663, 0.8765, 0.8822, and 0.8416, respectively). Additionally, the model outperforms Informer in terms of prediction performance on other time scales, further demonstrating its generalizability and excellence in drought prediction on shorter time scales.…”
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The effect of conditioned media on the cellular proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells, pancreatic stellate cells, and myeloid-derived suppressor cells by Y. Chong, S. Samsudin, D. Bahrani, C. Chang, A. Masamune, S. Ng, N. Ismail, K. Ho

“…Patients and Methods: Conditioned media from pancreatic cancer cells and pancreatic stellate cells were used to treat peripheral blood mononuclear cells, evaluating their effects on myeloid-derived suppressor cells proliferation. Additionally, pancreatic stellate cells were treated with conditioned medium from pancreatic cancer cells to assess its impact on their proliferation. …”
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Descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study of rehabilitation care for poststroke users in Québec during the COVID-19 pandemic by Palak Vakil, Perrine Ferré, Johanne Higgins, Louis-David Beaulieu, Marie-Helene Milot, Marie-Hélène Boudrias

“…They required more care and services during their rehabilitation period. However, this additional support did not enable them to achieve the same level of recovery as COV− and pre-COV users. …”
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The impact of exercise intensity and duration for swim training‐induced adaptations in cardiac structure and function in women with mild hypertension by Tórur Sjúrðarson, Nikolai B. Nordsborg, Jacobina Kristiansen, Lars Juel Andersen, Peter Krustrup, Kasper Kyhl, Magni Mohr

“…Post‐hoc analysis of diastolic function markers revealed reduced mitral valve A velocity in both HIS (−14% [−25; −3], p = 0.02) and MOD (−13% [−23; −3], p = 0.01), leading to increased mitral valve E/A ratios of 27% [10; 47] (p = 0.003) and 22% [5; 40] (p = 0.01), respectively. Additionally, only MOD demonstrated increased left atrial diameter of 4.9% [0.7; 9.1] (p =0.02). …”
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Color Changes in Artificially Induced Incipient Caries after Photodynamic Therapy with Different Concentrations of Methylene Blue and Toluidine Blue and Irrigation with Water and H... by Sedighe Sadat Hashemikamangar, Mohammadreza Khadivi Moghadam, Mahtab Vahedi, Marzieh Rohaninasab, Nasim Chiniforush

“…In conclusion, tooth color in teeth with incipient caries did not change significantly after PDT using toluidine blue (the photosensitizer) at a concentration of 100 µg/mL with either water or 1% hypochlorite solution irrigation for 5 s.…”
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Pulmonary function in swimmers exposed to disinfection by-products: a narrative review by Michał Boraczyński, Tomasz Balcerek, Nikola Rożkiewicz, Monika Pabiszczak, Michał Harasymczuk, Aneta Sławska, Przemysław Lutomski

“…Heavy endurance swimming training, especially under adverse conditions, stresses the airway mucosa, leading to inflammatory changes, as observed in induced sputum in competitive swimmers. In addition, chlorine-based disinfectants (CBDs) are commonly used in indoor pools due to their effectiveness and lower relative cost. …”
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Risk Factors Influencing Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients With Late‐Life Depression: A Scoping Review by Ping Jiang, Yunfeng Gao, Lin Wang, Xiaojun Shao, Lei Zhang, Gang Zhu, Li Duan

“…Results Following two rounds of rigorous screening conducted by the evidence‐based research team, data were meticulously extracted and succinctly summarized from five distinct themes encompassing socio‐demographic, physiological, psychological, genetic, and other related factors. In addition, a comprehensive compilation of 19 diverse assessment tools was undertaken. …”
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Sarcomatous tumor with external iliac vein aneurysm: a rare entity by Tushar Kalekar, Neeha Amit Jhala, Reetika Kapoor, Eshan Chetan Durgi, Karishma Krishnani

“…Venous aneurysms, which represent isolated dilations of the venous system, are rare vascular phenomena that can occur throughout the body, with iliac vein involvement being particularly uncommon. …”
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Iconography of abnormal non-neuronal cells in pediatric focal cortical dysplasia type IIb and tuberous sclerosis complex by Joyce Zhang, Deneen Argueta, Xiaoping Tong, Harry V. Vinters, Gary W. Mathern, Carlos Cepeda

“…., to buffer K+ ions and neurotransmitters, while those with more neuronal properties, may represent a metabolic burden due to high energy demands but inability to receive or transmit electric signals. In addition, due to the heterogeneity of these cells, a new classification scheme based on morphological, electrophysiological, and gene/protein expression in FCDIIb and TSC cases seems warranted.…”
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Toward Robust Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Integrating Multiple CT Datasets, Curriculum Learning, and Explainable AI by Amira Bouamrane, Makhlouf Derdour, Akram Bennour, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa, Abdel-Hamid M. Emara, Mohammed Al-Sarem, Neesrin Ali Kurdi

“…<b>Results:</b> The proposed approach achieved promising results, with an accuracy of 99.38%; precision, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC) of 100%; sensitivity of 98.76%; and F1-score of 99.37%. Additionally, it scored a 00% false positive rate and only a 1.23% false negative rate. …”
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Clinical and immunological features of rotavirus infection in children infected with herpesviruses by M.Yu. Sliepchenko, O.M. Olkhovska, Ya.V. Kolesnyk, A.V. Gavrylov

“…The presence of lHVI caused by CMV in the acute period (AP) of RVI leads to lower indicators of temperature reaction, lower frequency of vomiting, a decrease in the immunoregulatory index (IRI) against the background of an increase in the level of CD8+ T-lymphocytes. In addition to lower numbers of the temperature reaction, the level of IgA was increased in children with lHVI caused by HHV-6. …”
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Prognostic relevance of Ki-67 and P16/INK4a markers in histological diagnosis of cervical dysplasia by T. A. Dimitriadi, D. V. Burtsev, E. A. Dzhenkova, T. N. Gudtskova, K. V. Dvadnenko

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Oral Immunisation With Non‐GMO Surface Displayed SARS‐CoV‐2 Spike Epitopes on Bacteria‐Like Particles Provokes Robust Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses, and Modulated the Gut M... by Robie Vasquez, Ji Hoon Song, Remilyn M. Mendoza, In‐Chan Hwang, Bernadette B. Bagon, Lars Engstrand, Valerie Diane Valeriano, Dae‐Kyung Kang

“…Moreover, the immunisation exhibited a Th1‐like immune response, characterised by an elevated IgG2a‐to‐IgG1 ratio and high antiviral IFN‐γ production. In addition, we observed gut microbiome modulation and increased butyrate production in immunised mice. …”
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Effect of different moisture content on nitrous oxide production in aggregated soil of Shintoku, Japan by Farzana Diba, Mariko Shimizu, Ryusuke Hatano

“…Soil aggregates were air-dried, and sieved with 4.5 mm and 2 mm and adjusted the soil moisture of 60% and 80% of field water capacity (FWC). …”
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End-to-End Security Mechanism Using Blockchain for Industrial Internet of Things by Muhammad Shahid Dildar, Adnan Shahid Khan, Irshad Ahmed Abbasi, Reema Shaheen Naseem Akhtar, Khalil Al Ruqaishi, Shakeel Ahmed Ghulam Sarwar

“…The proposed work demonstrates that IIoTs may benefit from blockchain frameworks because blockchains reuse existing security mechanisms, enable transaction validation without central trust, and implement appropriate authorization. Additionally, the IIoT environment can benefit from implementing security frameworks that reflect their characteristics. …”
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