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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A Fusion Method Incorporating Dual-Attention Mechanism and Transfer Learning Into UNet++ for Remote Sensing Image Coastline Extraction by Yanru Song, Bai Xue, Yueyue Meng, Xiang Qin, Yixiao Li, Qi Liu

“…Firstly, to enhance the network’s ability to distinguish coastlines, a dual attention mechanism is introduced into the UNet++ network to improve the learning capacity of coastline features while suppressing the learning of non-coastline features. …”
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Do dogs preferentially encode the identity of the target object or the location of others’ actions? by Lucrezia Lonardo, Christoph J. Völter, Robert Hepach, Claus Lamm, Ludwig Huber

“…Abstract The ability to make sense of and predict others’ actions is foundational for many socio-cognitive abilities. …”
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Mathematics self-belief and mathematical creativity of university students: the role of problem-solving skills by Bright Asare, Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Benjamin Adu Obeng

“…Practical implications: Since mathematics self-belief significantly influences both problem-solving abilities and mathematical creativity, educators should prioritize building students’ confidence in their mathematics abilities by incorporating activities that promote mastery experiences, such as project-based learning, group tasks, and real-life problem scenarios, which can enhance students’ belief in their ability to succeed in mathematics. …”
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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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Brain Hemodynamic Intermediate Phenotype Links Vitamin B12 to Cognitive Profile of Healthy and Mild Cognitive Impaired Subjects by Luca Cecchetti, Giada Lettieri, Giacomo Handjaras, Andrea Leo, Emiliano Ricciardi, Pietro Pietrini, Silvia Pellegrini, The Train the Brain Consortium

“…Findings on the association between vitamin-related biochemistry and cognitive abilities suggest that the structural and functional properties of the brain may represent an intermediate biomarker linking vitamin concentrations to cognition. …”
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AGENTS USED FOR ENAMEL REMINERALISATION AND REDUCING DENTIN HYPERSENSITIVITY: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW by N.V. Yanko

“…Despite of the fact that calcium phosphate systems have demonstrated a benefit over conventional fluorides in remineralisation their desensitising ability was not confirmed by various studies. The use of bioactive glass in remineralisation and desensitisation is quite promising, but further researches need to be undertaken to prove its efficacy. …”
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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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Physical Activity Targeted at Maximal Lipid Oxidation: A Meta-Analysis by A. J. Romain, M. Carayol, M. Desplan, C. Fedou, G. Ninot, J. Mercier, A. Avignon, J. F. Brun

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Crotalus durissus ruruima Snake Venom and a Phospholipase A2 Isolated from This Venom Elicit Macrophages to Form Lipid Droplets and Synthesize Inflammatory Lipid Mediators by Ana Eduarda Zulim de Carvalho, Karina Giannotti, Elbio Leiguez Junior, Márcio Matsubara, Maria Cristina Dos Santos, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Catarina Teixeira

“…We herein investigated the ability of CdrV and CBr to activate macrophages with focus on the formation of lipid droplets (LDs), synthesis of lipid mediators, and mechanisms involved in these effects. …”
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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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Efficiency of <i>in vitro</i> culture techniques applied to soybean (<i>Glycine max (L.) Merr.</i>) accessions from the VIR collection by E. S. Korshikova, K. M. Ershova, Yu. A. Moksheninova, Yu. V. Ukhatova

“…Successful application of novel methods also requires new approaches to studying soybean accessions, specifically their ability to regenerate and produce calluses for subsequent inclusion in biotechnological programs.Ten soybean accessions of various origin, contrasting in ripening schedules, were selected to study the possibility of effective introduction into in vitro culture and further assessment of their ability to produce calluses and regenerate in in vitro culture. …”
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Anti-aging and anti-inflammatory fulfilled through the delivery of supramolecular bakuchiol in ionic liquid by Beibei Lu, Zhenyuan Wang, Ying Xu, Yue Liu, Bo Ruan, Jichuan Zhang, Jianglin Zhang, Jiaheng Zhang, Tao Zhang

“…Bakuchiol, as a derivative of retinol, has attracted attention due to its strong anti-aging ability on the skin. However, how to solve its irritability and low permeability is a challenge in the field of skin anti-aging. …”
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An Improved Fuzzy Neural Network Compound Control Scheme for Inertially Stabilized Platform for Aerial Remote Sensing Applications by Xiangyang Zhou, Yating Li, Yuan Jia, Libo Zhao

“…In this way, the desired performances with good ability of disturbance rejection and high stabilization accuracy are obtained for the aerial ISP. …”
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Clonal Propagation of Khaya senegalensis: The Effects of Stem Length, Leaf Area, Auxins, Smoke Solution, and Stockplant Age by Catherine Ky-Dembele, Mulualem Tigabu, Jules Bayala, Patrice Savadogo, Issaka Joseph Boussim, Per Christer Odén

“…Cuttings taken from seedlings rooted well (at least 95%), but cuttings obtained from older trees rooted poorly (5% maximum). The rooting ability of cuttings collected from older trees was improved (16% maximum) by pollarding. …”
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Educating Preschoolers to Pro-Environmental Actions: A Metacognition-Based Approach by Martina Rulli, Elsa Bruni, Alberto Di Domenico, Nicola Mammarella

“…Sustainability, instead, refers to the ability to maintain or preserve resources and ecosystems for future generations. …”
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Sesquiterpenes α-humulene and β-caryophyllene oxide enhance the efficacy of 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin in colon cancer cells by Ambrož Martin, Šmatová Markéta, Šadibolová Michaela, Pospíšilová Eva, Hadravská Pavlína, Kašparová Michaela, Skarková Veronika Hanušová, Králová Věra, Skálová Lenka

“…The results show significant ability of HUM and especially of CAO to enhance the anti-proliferative effects of FU and OxPt in cancer cell lines Caco-2 and SW-620. …”
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Effect of Adding Chelating Agents on the Absorption of Zinc from Polluted Soil Sludge Textile Industrial Waste by Sunflower Plant (Helianthus annuus L.) by Ruslan Wirosoedarmo, F. Anugroho, S. D. Hanggara, Kiki Gustinasari

“…In 100% soil treatment, the EDTA additions decreased the ability of sunflower plants to absorb Zn metal in the phytoremediation process. …”
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