A hybrid algorithm based on improved sine cosine algorithm and population incremental learning and its application to economic load dispatch in power systems by Aoshuang Ye, Yichao Li, Dong Xu, Zhiwei Wu, Guohua Chen, Junjie Tang, Zhiyuan Zhu

“…However, its strong local search ability and rotational invariance often lead to convergence at local optima. …”
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Barlow Twins deep neural network for advanced 1D drug–target interaction prediction by Maximilian G. Schuh, Davide Boldini, Annkathrin I. Bohne, Stephan A. Sieber

“…By comparing co-crystal structures, we find that BarlowDTI effectively exploits catalytically active and stabilising residues, highlighting the model’s ability to generalise from one-dimensional input data. …”
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Genome sequence and evaluation of safety and probiotic potential of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei LC86 and Lacticaseibacillus casei LC89 by Ting Chen, Yunjiao Zhao, Yunjiao Zhao, Yixuan Fan, Yao Dong, Zhonghui Gai

“…We tested various properties of the two strains, included tolerance, cell adhesion, hemolytic activity, catalase activity, gelatin hydrolysis, arginine hydrolysis ability, bile salt hydrolysis capacity, mucin degradation, bioamine, D-/L-lactic acid production and antibiotic susceptibility, to confirm the safety of LC86 and LC89 both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Downregulation of VRK1 Inhibits Progression of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma through DNA Damage by Ning Du, Boxiang Zhang, Yunfeng Zhang

“…After transfection of VRK1 shRNA in both LUSC cells, cell activity decreased (P<0.001), migration ability started to be inhibited (P<0.001), the ratio of G0/G1 phase cells increased (P<0.001), and apoptosis rate increased (P<0.001). …”
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Experience of nurse-guided root cause analysis after a sentinel event: a qualitative study by Li-Li Huang, Yan-Hong Jiang, Ju-Hong Yang, Wei-Wen Hong, Hai-Fei Chen, Wei-Wei Hu

“…The main themes were: (1) success in a demanding field requires exceptional skills and abilities (having comprehensive knowledge, empowering capabilities, demonstrating interest and engagement), (2) building strong interpersonal relationships between guides and team leaders (selecting mature and experienced team leaders, building trust and cooperation with team leaders, exerting the guiding role of team leaders in projects), (3) tailored communication strategies in nursing for effective leadership and safety enhancement (navigating complex hierarchies through tailored communication, fostering collaboration through targeted communication strategies, empowering teams through clear and adapted communication) (4) investing effort and overcoming obstacles are key to successful nursing-guided project implementation (investing time and effort in project implementation, addressing obstacles during project advancement). …”
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The Prognostic Value of Echocardiographic Wall Motion Score Index in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Michael L. Savage, Karen Hay, Bonita Anderson, Gregory Scalia, Darryl Burstow, Dale Murdoch, Isuru Ranasinghe, Owen Christopher Raffel

“…When used as the only classifier for predicting 12-month mortality, the discriminatory ability of WMSI (area under the curve (AUC): 0.77; 95% CI: 0.68–0.84) was significantly better than LVEF (AUC: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.61–0.79; p=0.034). …”
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Physiological and biochemical features of fig cultivars (<I>Ficus carica</I> L.) from the collection of the Nikita Botanical Gardens by E. L. Shishkina, E. V. Dunaevskaya, R. A. Pilkevich, N. Yu. Marchuk

“…‘Sabrutsiya Rozovaya’, a potentially adaptable cultivar with resistance to hydrothermal stress, was identified for its increased water-retaining capacities and high reparative ability of leaf tissues. It is recommended for use in the breeding for drought resistance and for establishment of large-scale plantations in arid regions.…”
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“Gleaning a lot from the history and physical exam,” and “reasonably confident without imaging”: a qualitative study of primary care clinicians' management of patients with low bac... by Lynn Haslam-Larmer, Kathleen E. Norman, Andrea M. Patey, Isabella M. Thomas, Michael E. Green, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Jill A. Hayden, Jan Hartvigsen, Noah M. Ivers, Hazel Jenkins, Simon D. French

“…Many clinicians across disciplines expressed the following themes: (1) imaging may result in an incidental finding or otherwise cause harm to patients, and drive up health system costs (TDF domain Beliefs about consequences); (2) clinicians were confident in their abilities to diagnose, to explain to patients the rationale for not recommending imaging, and to respond to their needs (domains Beliefs about capabilities; Skills). …”
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Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the SCHNOS in French by Marie-Renée Atallah, Daniel Milad, Youcef-Hamza Benamer, Mikhail Saltychev, Sam P. Most, Sami P. Moubayed

“…Results Three items from the original SCHNOS were modified to produce the French-SCHNOS (F-SCHNOS). Discrimination abilities of F-SCHNOS-O and F-SCHNOS-C were perfect, with values of 2.18(p < 0.001, 95% CI 1.74 to 2.62) for SCHNOS-O and 2.62(p < 0.001, 95% CI 2.03 to 3.21). …”
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Psychological recreation of overcoming failures and achieving success by young rhythmic gymnasts aged 6-8 by Julia Golenkova, Tatyana Kravchuk, Nina Sanzharova, Vladimir Potop, Karina Filon

“…Performing physical exercises in rhythmic gymnastics requires not only physical ability, but also psychological stability and a suitable recreational environment. …”
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Health-related quality of life after prosthodontic rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: A systematic review by Gunjan Chouksey, Rupali Choure, Kritika Singhal

“…Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures an individual’s ability to function optimally in various aspects of life and their subjective sense of well-being across the physical, mental, and social dimensions of health. …”
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The diagnostic conundrum of late-onset developmental regression in child psychiatry: case series by Shalu Elizabeth Abraham, Sakhardande Kasturi Atmaram, Poornima Khadanga, Nirmalya Mukherjee, Rajendra Kiragasur Madegowda, Harshini Manohar

“…At 1-year follow-up, nine children did not attain pre-regression functioning, and residual symptoms included not attaining age-appropriate speech and language, socio-emotional reciprocity and cognitive abilities. Conclusions These cases demonstrate a unique pattern of regression with psychiatric manifestations, distinct from autism spectrum disorder and childhood-onset schizophrenia. …”
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Isolation, characterization and liposome-loaded encapsulation of a novel virulent Salmonella phage vB-SeS-01 by Yuhang Luo, Jacques Mahillon, Lin Sun, Ziqiong You, Xiaomin Hu

“…Furthermore, nine phage-carrying liposome formulations were developed by film hydration method and via liposome extruder.Results and DiscussionPhage vB-SeS-01 displays strong lysis ability against 9 out of 24 tested S. enterica strains (including the pathogenic “Sendai” and “Enteritidis” serovars), high replicability with a burst size of 111 ± 15 PFU/ cell and a titre up to 2.1 × 1011 PFU/mL, and broad pH (4.0 ~ 13.0) and temperature (4 ~ 80°C) stabilities. …”
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External validation of radiobiological models for local control prediction in lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy by Bao-Tian Huang, Pei-Xian Lin, Ying Wang, Li-Mei Luo

“…The Ohri model showed a significantly improved discriminative ability than the Klement model for 2-year prediction, while it was not statistically significant when compared to the Liu model. …”
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Synthesis, DFT Calculation, and Antimicrobial Studies of Novel Zn(II), Co(II), Cu(II), and Mn(II) Heteroleptic Complexes Containing Benzoylacetone and Dithiocarbamate by Anthony C. Ekennia, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Aderoju A. Osowole, Eno E. Ebenso

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The evolving roles of geophysics in environmental assessment, monitoring, and management of landfill leachate contaminant plumes: An overview by Joseph Omeiza Alao

“…This review highlights the crucial involvement of geophysics as a powerful tool to peer beneath the surface and unravel the mysteries of LLPs to address these challenges, showcasing its ability to detect, map, characterize, and monitor LLPs with unprecedented detail. …”
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Genetic mechanisms of the influence of light and phototransduction on Drosophila melanogaster lifespan by I. A. Solovev, M. V. Shaposhnikov, A. A. Moskalev

“…Analysis of experimental data obtained from the Drosophila melano-gaster model allowed us to formulate the hypothesis of age-dependent photoresistance - a gradual decrease in the expression of genes associated with phototransduction and circadian oscillators, leading to deterioration in the ability to adapt to the photoregimen and to the increase in the rate of aging.…”
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Displacement Prediction of a Complex Landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area (China) Using a Hybrid Computational Intelligence Approach by Junwei Ma, Xiaoxu Niu, Huiming Tang, Yankun Wang, Tao Wen, Junrong Zhang

“…Given the satisfactory performance, the presented copula-KSVMQR approach shows a great ability to predict landslide displacement.…”
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The Role of Empathy in Developing Professional Identity of would-be Economists in the home Reading Classroom by M. V. Grineva

“…It reveals the importance of analyzing the potential of literary texts in a foreign language in terms of their ability to contribute to developing prospective specialists' professional identity, as such texts represent a valuable text material which provokes readers' powerful emotional response and thus triggers empathy. …”
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Effects of Ginsenoside Biopolymer Nanoparticles on the Malignant Behavior of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Weizheng Zhou, Chengliang Cai, Hui Shi, Hai Jin, Xiaowei Wang

“…Cell scratch test was used to determine the migration ability of H125 cells, and Western blotting was used to measure the expression level of PTEN in H125 cells; the expression level of miR-192 in H125 cells was measured via RT-qPCR, and the apoptosis level of H125 cells was detected by Tunel assay. …”
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