On the Synchronizability of Quadratic Integrate and Fire Neurons by Koray Çiftçi

“…QIF neurons are simple yet effective models in the sense that they have the ability to capture complex behavior observed in neurons. …”
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COVID-19 LOCKDOWN AND THE CHALLENGES OF FOOD INSECURITY AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN ZARIA AND SABON-GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA by Mu’azu Ahmed Mohammed

“…Thus, the study was intended to find out how the lockdown has affected households ability to access food during lockdown in the two selected areas. …”
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Imaginaire et différ(a)nce : générateurs de paysages by Rita Occhiuto

“…This article reflects on the need to restore confidence in the ability of the professions engaged in observing and designing the landscape to prefigure and reinvent landscapes by using imagination among other things, and on the need to recognise the ability to master the tools for representing reality in landscape design. …”
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Competence of Public Health Center Health Extension Officers in the Tual City Health Service Work Area by Diana

“…This research aims to determine health promotion competency through the abilities, attitudes, and skills of Community Health Center extension officers in the work area of the Tual City Health Service. …”
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Classification of Layers Using Artificial Neural Networks in the Province of Kurdistan (Iran) by Semko Arefpanah, Alireza Sharafi, Alireza Gholamian

“…It has demonstrated the ability to resolve complex engineering issues beyond the computational capacity of conventional approaches and classical mathematics. …”
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Hyaluronic acid-curcumin nanoparticles for preventing the progression of experimental autoimmune uveitis through the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway by Weiwei Tang, Xiaomin Huang, Yun-Di Yi, Fan Cao, Manli Deng, Jiawei Fan, Zheng-Xuan Jiang, Li-Ming Tao, Xianwen Wang, Lei Shi

“…Although curcumin (CUR) has prominent antioxidant capacity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging ability, its low bioavailability and undetermined mechanisms limit its extensive application. …”
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Behavioral flexibility is manipulable and it improves flexibility and innovativeness in a new context by Logan, Corina, Lukas, Dieter, Blaisdell, Aaron, Johnson-Ulrich, Zoe, MacPherson, Maggie, Seitz, Benjamin, Sevchik, August, McCune, Kelsey

“…Behavioral flexibility, the ability to adapt behavior to new circumstances, is thought to play an important role in a species’ ability to successfully adapt to new environments and expand its geographic range. …”
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Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of Selenized Apigenin by Yawen GAO, Guopeng WU, Bo HAN, Rongwu WANG, Fangming LOU

“…The in vitro antioxidant results suggested that Se-AP exhibited a clearance rate of 93.82%±0.63% for ABTS+ radicals at a concentration of 400 mg/L, 39.53%±0.67% for DPPH radicals and 96.54%±0.77% for OH radicals at a concentration of 800 mg/L and the ability of scavenging DPPH free radicals was slightly enhanced, while the scavenging ability of ABTS+ and OH radicals was significantly increased (IC50 was 53.52±1.85 mg/L and 11.33±0.64 mg/L), and the scavenging ability was comparable to that of VC at 800 mg/L at the same concentration for Se-AP. …”
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A Comparison of Resting Scapular Posture and the Davies Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test by John D Heick, Jenna Haggerty, Robert C Manske

“…The ability to identify Kibler scapular position was reliable between student and experienced physical therapists. …”
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Models for predicting risk of endometrial cancer: a systematic review by Bea Harris Forder, Anastasia Ardasheva, Karyna Atha, Hannah Nentwich, Roxanna Abhari, Christiana Kartsonaki

“…Most models had moderate (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) 0.60–0.80) or high predictive ability (AUC > 0.80) with AUCs ranging from 0.56 to 0.92. …”
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Implementing a rapid geographic range expansion - the role of behavior changes by Logan, Corina, McCune, Kelsey, LeGrande-Rolls, Christa, Marfori, Zara, Hubbard, Josephine, Lukas, Dieter

“…It is generally thought that behavioral flexibility, the ability to change behavior when circumstances change, plays an important role in the ability of species to rapidly expand their geographic range. …”
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Shared decision-making competency and its associated factors among palliative care nurses: a cross-sectional study in China by Junchen Guo, Sishan Jiang, Yunyun Dai, Xianghua Xu, Chaoyi Liu, Yongyi Chen

“…Abstract Background The role of nurses in shared decision-making (SDM) within the healthcare decision-making process has increasingly gained attention The ability of nurses to engage in effective SDM can significantly impact patient outcomes and satisfaction with care. …”
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Pengaruh Problem Based Learning Berbantu Geoboard terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Anak Kelas IV SD by Ade Suryani, Yayu Tsamrotul Fuadah, Jam jam, Sahrodin Rodin

“… Improving critical thinking skills is one of the main goals of 21st century education, especially at the elementary school level. This ability is important to help students analyze problems, find solutions, and make decisions logically. …”
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Effects of the stress hormone norepinephrine on the probiotic properties of Levilactobacillus: antibacterial colonization, anti-inflammation, and antioxidation by Lingdi Niu, Mingchun Gao, Yifan Li, Chaonan Wang, Chaonan Wang, Chuankun Zhang, Haoyuan Duan, Hai Li, Fang Wang, Junwei Ge

“…These findings provide evidence that NE reduces the probiotic ability of Levilactobacillus and illustrates the plasticity of the probiotics in response to the intestinal microenvironment under stress.…”
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The regulatory role of placental extracellular vesicle on trophoblast and endothelial cell functions by Kunfeng Bai, Kunfeng Bai, Xintong Li, Yanjie Guo, Ye Shang, Leqian Lin, Philip C. N. Chiu, Philip C. N. Chiu, Cheuk-Lun Lee

“…This study aims to isolate placental EVs (pEVs) from placental explant to examine their regulatory roles on EVT and endothelial cell functions. pEVs were successfully isolated from ex vivo cultured placental explant, which were capable to be internalized by EVTs and endothelial cells. pEVs stimulated the differentiation of trophoblast stem cells (TSCs) and enhanced the migration and invasion abilities of EVTs via CD147 receptor. Conversely, pEVs inhibited the tube formation ability and interleukin-6 (IL-6) secretion of endothelial cells. …”
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Alternatives to Petroleum-Based Containers for the Nursery Industry by Gary W. Knox, Matthew Chappell

“…Biodegradable containers are an increasingly attractive option for consumers and growers alike. This 5-page fact sheet looks at the past, present, and future of containers used in container nursery production. …”
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Alternatives to Petroleum-Based Containers for the Nursery Industry by Gary W. Knox, Matthew Chappell

“…Biodegradable containers are an increasingly attractive option for consumers and growers alike. This 5-page fact sheet looks at the past, present, and future of containers used in container nursery production. …”
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Satisfaction by the certain subjective success in career by Janjić Ivana, Ilić Đurđijana

“…For modern business, characterized by strong competition and constant change, the labor market dictates the requirements of developing personal abilities. That is why career development has become a key responsibility of individuals themselves who develop their personal abilities to actively maintain their own employability in a changing labor market. …”
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Comparative Studies on the Amylase and Cellulase Production of <i>Aspergillus</i> and <i>Penicillium</i> by Ibatsam Khokhar, Irum Mukhtar, Sobia Mushtaq

“…Four Penicillium species viz. P. janthinellum (IK-48), P. melinii (IK-49) and P. velutinum (IK- 51) and P. waskmanii (IK- 50) showed the increased growth in starch and cellulose medium as compare to control. …”
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Social observation differentially affects prosocial learning of selfish and prosocial people by Yuri Kim, Kun Il Kim, Hackjin Kim

“…Our findings revealed the differential effects of social observation on modulating one’s prosociality and cognitive ability according to individual differences in intrinsic prosocial tendencies.…”
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