Reduced connection strength leads to enhancement of working memory capacity in cognitive training by Guiyang Lv, Tianyong Xu, Jinhang Li, Ping Zhu, Feiyan Chen, Dongping Yang, Guoguang He

“…Previous research has confirmed that abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training can enhance the WMC of subjects and suggested its possible association with changes in functional connectivity. …”
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Motion Control of a 4WS4WD Path-Following Vehicle: Dynamics-Based Steering and Driving Models by Zhonghua Zhang, Caijin Yang, Weihua Zhang, Yanhai Xu, Yiqiang Peng, Maoru Chi

“…The required drive forces and steering angles for the vehicle path-following controllers are thus calculated and control models are obtained. Theoretical analysis for steering and driving control models is also carried out. …”
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In situ polymerized quasi-solid polymer electrolytes enabling void-free interfaces for room-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries by Jiafang Huang, Zhengguang Song, Junxiong Wu, Yuhui Miao, Manxian Li, Danjing Lin, Kai Zhu, Xiaochuan Chen, Xiaoyan Li, Yuming Chen

“…In this study, a dual salt-based quasi-solid polymer electrolyte (DS–QSPE) was developed via in situ polymerization, achieving high ionic conductivity (4.8 × 10−4 S·cm−1 at 25 °C), a high sodium-ion transference number (0.73), and effective polysulfide confinement. Theoretical calculations and experimental results indicate that the enhanced Na-ion transport is attributed to the strengthened coordination of anions with the polydioxolane chain and the increased dissociation of sodium salts. …”
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Simulation and Analysis of Small Break LOCA for AP1000 Using RELAP5-MV and Its Comparison with NOTRUMP Code by Eltayeb Yousif, Zhijian Zhang, Zhaofei Tian, Hao-ran Ju

“…The upper limit of SBLOCA (10 inches) is simulated in the cold leg of the reactor and the calculations performed up to a transient time of 450,000.0 s. …”
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Impact of Residential Mobility on Exposure Assessment in Longitudinal Air Pollution Studies: A Sensitivity Analysis within the ESCAPE Project by Anna Oudin, Bertil Forsberg, Magnus Strömgren, Rob Beelen, Lars Modig

“…We used a Land Use Regression model to estimate the NOx concentration for each participant's all addresses during the entire follow-up period (in average 14.6 years) and calculated an average concentration during followup. …”
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Aerosol Filtration Testing of Fabrics for Development of Reusable Face Masks by Adrian Stan, Sandro Steiner, Shoaib Majeed, Sandra Schorderet Weber, Samik Gosh, Tanja Živković Semren, Philippe Alexandre Guy, Stefan Lebrun, Jérôme Steinhauser, Yanik Tardy, Andreas Hogg, Sophie Chiquet, Jean-Luc Perret, Arkadiusz Kuczaj, Manuel Peitsch, Julia Hoeng

“…Using aerosol particle size spectrometers, we performed particle size distribution measurements and calculated the fractional aerosol particle size-selective filtration efficiencies of over 300 fabrics and fabric-assemblies, including chiffon, cotton, synthetics, and various promising layered combinations. …”
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Fluid Flow Simulation for Predicting Bottomhole Pressure That Considers Wellbore Storage Effects Under Shut-In Conditions in Deepwater Drilling by Yanli Guo, Yonghai Gao, Qingtao Gong, Lifen Hu, Yongyi Jiang, Baojiang Sun

“…This model incorporates factors such as the wellbore elasticity, fluid compressibility, and drilling fluid filtration loss. The calculated values show good agreement with experimental values, with the average absolute and relative errors of 2.095 × 10⁻² MPa and 3.71%, respectively. …”
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The Influence of the Motor Traction Vibration on Fatigue Life of the Bogie Frame of the Metro Vehicle by Qiushi Wang, Jinsong Zhou, Dao Gong, Tengfei Wang, Jiangxue Chen, Taiwen You, Zhanfei Zhang

“…To illustrate the influence of the motor vibration on the fatigue life of the bogie frame, a metro vehicle was taken as an example: first, the precise finite element model of the frame was established, and its correctness was verified; then, the vibration characteristics of the frame were analyzed by sweep frequency calculation; and finally, considering the vibration acceleration signal of the motor measured on a metro line as the excitation, the influence of the random vibration on the fatigue life of the frame under traction and idle running conditions was compared and analyzed by solving the power spectral density of the dynamic stress response at the weak fatigue nodes of the structure. …”
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Ocular Surface Temperature in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Andrea Sodi, Sara Matteoli, Giovanni Giacomelli, Lucia Finocchio, Andrea Corvi, Ugo Menchini

“…The ocular surface temperature (OST) of three ocular points was calculated by means of an image processing technique from the infrared images. …”
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Quantum order by disorder is a key to understanding the magnetic phases of BaCo2(AsO4)2 by Sangyun Lee, Shengzhi Zhang, S. M. Thomas, L. Pressley, C. A. Bridges, Eun Sang Choi, Vivien S. Zapf, Stephen M. Winter, Minseong Lee

“…This model, supported by combined first principles calculations and theoretical modeling, quantitatively reproduces our experimental data. …”
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Prospective Analysis of Risk for Hypothyroidism after Hemithyroidectomy by Virgilijus Beisa, Darius Kazanavicius, Arminas Skrebunas, Gintaras Simutis, Justinas Ivaska, Kestutis Strupas

“…A risk scoring system was calculated by summing the scores. The incidences of PH were 7.3%, 30.4%, and 69.2% according to the risk scores of 0-1, 2, and 3. …”
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Factors Affecting the Length of Hospital Stay in Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure by Maşide Ari, Tarkan Ozdemir, Murat Yildiz, Deniz Celik, Eren Usul, Emrah Ari, Ömer Faruk Tüten

“…The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was calculated. The relationship between these parameters and the length of hospital stay was assessed. …”
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Changes of temporomandibular joint space volume during 1 year after transoral vertical ramus osteotomy in patients with mandibular asymmetry by Sung Jun Bae, Hae-Seong Yong, Haneul Lee, Hye-Sun Kim, Jong-Ki Huh, Jae-Young Kim

“…., the anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral joint spaces) were calculated at each time point. A linear mixed model and repeated-measures covariance pattern with unstructured covariance were used. …”
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MIMO Channel Model with Propagation Mechanism and the Properties of Correlation and Eigenvalue in Mobile Environments by Yuuki Kanemiyo, Youhei Tsukamoto, Hiroaki Nakabayashi, Shigeru Kozono

“…The spatial correlation coefficient formula 𝜌𝑖−𝑗,𝑖′−𝑗′(𝑏𝑚) between MIMO channel matrix elements was derived for the model and was expressed as a directive wave term added to the product of mobile site correlation 𝜌𝑖−𝑖′(𝑚) and base site correlation 𝜌𝑗−𝑗′(𝑏) without LOS path, which are calculated independently of each other. By using 𝜌𝑖−𝑗,𝑖′−𝑗′(𝑏𝑚), it is possible to create the channel matrix element with a fixed correlation value estimated by 𝜌𝑖−𝑗,𝑖′−𝑗′(𝑏𝑚) for a given multipath condition and a given antenna configuration. …”
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Thermodynamic and Techno-Economic Performance Comparison of Methanol Aqueous Phase Reforming and Steam Reforming for Hydrogen Production by Changsong Hu, Chao Xu, Xiaojun Xi, Yao He, Tiejun Wang

“…The minimum hydrogen selling price for APR was calculated to be 7.07 USD/kg, compared to 7.20 USD/kg for SR. …”
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Coalescence of multiple topological orders in quasi-one-dimensional bismuth halide chains by Jingyuan Zhong, Ming Yang, Wenxuan Zhao, Kaiyi Zhai, Xuan Zhen, Lifu Zhang, Dan Mu, Yundan Liu, Zhijian Shi, Ningyan Cheng, Wei Zhou, Jianfeng Wang, Weichang Hao, Zhenpeng Hu, Jincheng Zhuang, Jinhu Lü, Yi Du

“…Here we use scanning tunneling microscopy, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations to investigate the doping-driven band structure evolution of a quasi-one-dimensional material system, bismuth halide, which contains rare multiple band inversions in two time-reversal-invariant momenta. …”
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Optimising the Design of a Hybrid Fuel Cell/Battery and Waste Heat Recovery System for Retrofitting Ship Power Generation by Onur Yuksel, Eduardo Blanco-Davis, Andrew Spiteri, David Hitchmough, Viknash Shagar, Maria Carmela Di Piazza, Marcello Pucci, Nikolaos Tsoulakos, Milad Armin, Jin Wang

“…It assesses the environmental impact by including upstream emissions integrated with the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) calculations. Real-time data have been collected from a Kamsarmax vessel to build a hybrid marine power distribution plant model for simulating six system designs. …”
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Recreating the Horizontal Magnetic Field at Colaba During the Carrington Event With Geospace Simulations by Seán P. Blake, Antti Pulkkinen, Peter W. Schuck, Alex Glocer, Denny M. Oliveira, Daniel T. Welling, Robert S. Weigel, Gary Quaresima

“…In addition, we find that the scenario that best emulated the surface magnetic field observations during the Carrington event had a minimum calculated Dst value between −431 and −1,191 nT, indicating that Dst may not be a suitable estimate of storm intensity for this kind of event.…”
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Dynamical analysis of a mathematical model on the spread of diphtheria disease with vaccination completeness factors by Nailul Izzati, Nanndo Yannuansa, Imamatul Ummah, Dian Anisa Rokhmah Wati, Elly Indahwati, Silviana Maya Purwasih, Nur Kholis

“…The dynamical analysis method used is by analyzing the eigenvalues and numerical calculation, while numerical simulations employ Fourth Order Runge-Kutta Method. …”
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Dietary and lifestyle indices for hyperinsulinemia and odds of MAFLD in overweight and obese children and adolescents by Ali Nikparast, Maryam Razavi, Parmis Mirzaei, Pooneh Dehghan, Mahdi Amani Farani, Golaleh Asghari

“…Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by logistic regression. A total of 334 (49.1% boys) with mean ± SD age and BMI-for-age-Z-score of 9.3 ± 1.8 and 2.55 ± 0.69, respectively, were enrolled. …”
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