Overview of Solar Photovoltaic MPPT Methods: A State of the Art on Conventional and Artificial Intelligence Control Techniques by Debabrata Mazumdar, Chiranjit Sain, Pabitra Kumar Biswas, P. Sanjeevikumar, Baseem Khan

“…A collection of several datasets pertaining to various control processes that were gleaned from various research articles has also been presented. …”
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Surfacing and diving behavior associated with thermal physiology in oceanic habitats of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the western north Pacific Ocean by Yoshinori Aoki, Takashi Kitagawa, Hidetada Kiyofuji

“…We aimed to examine how the thermal physiology of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis, SKJ) can explain the differences in their vertical behavior, focusing on surfacing and diving, among various thermal environments during their northward migration in the western North Pacific.MethodsWe analyzed archival tag data collected during 2012–2015, with individual time series (Fork length: 38–49 cm, N = 38) of swimming depth, water temperature, and peritoneal body temperature during northward migration from subtropical areas to temperate regions around Japan. We quantified surfacing and diving behavior as an index of vertical behavior and estimated the whole-body heat transfer coefficient (λ) during the cooling and warming phases associated with diving using body and water temperature records as indicators of thermal physiology.ResultsIn the southern mixed layer areas, SKJ were widely distributed at a depth layer <200 m, whereas they were restricted to the surface in the strong thermocline areas in the north. …”
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Evaluation of depression at 6 and 12 months postpartum by examining depressive symptoms and self‐harm ideation during the early postpartum period: Tohoku Medical Megabank Project B... by Masatsugu Orui, Taku Obara, Mami Ishikuro, Aoi Noda, Genki Shinoda, Keiko Murakami, Noriyuki Iwama, Ippei Chiba, Kumi Nakaya, Rieko Hatanaka, Mana Kogure, Natsuko Kobayashi, Saya Kikuchi, Hirohito Metoki, Masahiro Kikuya, Naoki Nakaya, Atsushi Hozawa, Hiroaki Tomita, Shinichi Kuriyama

“…To support our longitudinal evaluation of depression at 6 and 12 months postpartum, these related factors were examined: traumatic events or relocations after the Great East Japan Earthquake, employment status, household income, personality traits, sleep status, psychological distress, and social networks. …”
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Application of a complex system for optical monitoring of technical condition of building structures with external composite reinforcement by M. Yu. Fedotov, A. A. Kalgin, E. E. Shmoilov, P. D. Kapyrin, O. A. Kornev

“…Among the most well-known developers and suppliers of composite systems for external reinforcement based on carbon reinforcing fibres, it is worth mentioning foreign and domestic materials under the trademarks of MasterBrace (BASF SE, Germany), SikaWrap (Sika Group, Germany), Torayca (Toray Industries, Japan), FibARM ( JSC “Prepreg-SСM”, Russia), S&P (JSC “Triada-Holding”, Russia) and others. …”
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A Deep Learning-Based Approach to Strawberry Grasping Using a Telescopic-Link Differential Drive Mobile Robot in ROS-Gazebo for Greenhouse Digital Twin Environments by Rajmeet Singh, Lakmal Seneviratne, Irfan Hussain

“…This study is grounded in a comprehensive literature review of simulated environments, such as ROS-Gazebo, deep learning detection models, and mobile robot platforms, with a focus on developing innovative robotic solutions for strawberry detection and grasping in a simulated digital twin greenhouse environment. The YOLOv9-GLEAN deep learning model, with super-resolution capabilities, is introduced to enhance strawberry detection accuracy by generating high-resolution image features. …”
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Notational Analysis Of Wheelchair Women's Badminton Matches In The International Badminton Tournament by Senay Leyla, Muhammet Bastem, Ali Salah Zaynl Abdeın, Metin Ozlu, Erdal Taşgın, Fatih Yılmaz, Ozlem Bagıs, Ela Atay

“…The national team badminton in 19 wheelchair categories with disabilities from 17 countries participating in the 4th International Enes Cup Badminton Tournament with an average age of 36.66 ± 4.88, average height 1.68 ± 0.04, body weight average 59 ± 6.44 athlete (Russia, Japan, Thailand, France, Spain, Malaysia and Turkey) participated on a voluntary basis, Analysis studies were carried out on 7 single women's competitions. …”
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Reductions in Muscle Strength and Range of Motion Cause Locomotion Disability via Locomotion-Related Functional Limitation in Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hungu Jung, Shigeharu Tanaka, Yuji Iwamoto, Takashi Kawano, Masahiro Yamasaki, Ryo Tanaka

“…To assess locomotion disability, the locomotor domain of the activities of daily living (ADLs) survey from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan was used. Muscle strength (grip strength) and two ROMs (hip flexion and knee flexion) were measured. …”
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Ensemble machine learning-based extrapolation of Penman-Monteith-Leuning evapotranspiration data by Vahid Nourani, Ramin Ahmadi, Yongqiang Zhang, Dominika Dąbrowska

“…The Seto mixed forest site in Japan, characterized by a contrasting ecosystem, served as a cross-validation site to further validate the methodology. …”
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Relationship between kidney function and healthy life expectancy: A historical cohort study by Hisayuki Ogura, Tadashi Toyama, Hikaru Samuta, Kohei Hirako, Tomoya Itatani, Shiori Nakagawa, Megumi Oshima, Shinji Kitajima, Akinori Hara, Norihiko Sakai, Miho Shimizu, Tomoyuki Takura, Takashi Wada, Yasunori Iwata

“…Methods This study of community-dwelling adults residing in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan used data from the National Health Insurance database between 2012 and 2022. …”
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Enquiry into Gunpowder Weapons Used by Hülegü in the Middle East Campaign by Oğuz A.Y.

“…Results and novelty of the research: Most researchers agree that the Mongols used gunpowder weapons adapted from the Chinese in their East Asian military expeditions, such as in China, Japan, Korea, and Java. However, it is still debated whether the Mongols used gunpowder and gunpowder weapons in their military campaigns in the West. …”
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DIGITAL AND NON-DIGITAL GAMES IN YOUNG LEARNER EFL CLASSROOMS AT WARTIME IN UKRAINE by Ilona Huszti, Enikő Nagy-Kolozsvári, Márta Fábián

“…One of the most crucial implications to be gleaned from this research lies in the urgent need for educators to actively integrate age-appropriate and educationally sound digital games and applications into their existing EFL curricula. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in a tertiary ho... by Xueli Bai, Yuan Chen, Xiansheng Liu, Lingling Wang, Xiaohong Zhang, Jie Ding, Lin Su, Ruiying Wang, Shuang Wei

“…Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of patients with chronic respiratory diseases towards pulmonary rehabilitation.Design Cross-sectional, web-based questionnaire study.Setting Tertiary healthcare hospital in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.Participants A total of 511 patients with chronic respiratory diseases were recruited from the hospital’s outpatient and inpatient departments. After data cleaning, 501 valid responses (98.04% valid response rate) were analysed. …”
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When is “convenient time” for residents?: a trial of Resident Study Log as asynchronous learning tool for residents by Tadayuki Hashimoto, Shoko Ariyoshi, Taira Ariyoshi, Ryosuke Horitani, Mohammad Adrian Hasdianda, Kanapa Kornsawad, Shunsuke Kosugi, Makoto Kikukawa, Tomio Suzuki

“…This study aims to reveal how residents approach asynchronous online learning during their residency training.Methods The Resident Study Log, an asynchronous learning tool, was introduced in a teaching hospital in Japan. This tool facilitated residents to share daily reflections on their learning experiences, allowing supervising physicians outside of their regular clinical teams to provide feedback. …”
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Effectiveness of professional-identity-formation and clinical communication-skills programs on medical students’ empathy in the COVID-19 context: comparison between pre-pandemic in... by Hitomi Kataoka, Akiko Tokinobu, Chikako Fujii, Mayu Watanabe, Mikako Obika

“…This study compared the effectiveness of enhancing empathy between pre-pandemic in-person classes and during-pandemic online classes among medical students in Japan using pre-pandemic and during-pandemic data. …”
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The blood pressure lowering effect of beetroot juice is impaired in periodontitis and recovered after periodontal treatment by Nydia Y. Sanchez-Orozco, Bob T. Rosier, Alondra Ruiz-Gutierrez, Fabiola Marquez-Sandoval, Alejandro Artacho, Lucrecia Carrera-Quintanar, Alex Mira

“…Future work should also aim to determine if nitrate prebiotic supplementation and/or tongue cleaning could improve the treatment of periodontitis and its associated comorbidities.…”
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Effects of interventions aimed at improving nurses’ work engagement in the workplace: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Norito Kawakami, Kotaro Imamura, Kazuto Kuribayashi, Akiko Inagaki

“…Published studies will be searched by September 2025 using databases such as the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES and the Japan Medical Abstracts Society. Eligible studies must use RCT designs, assess the impact of interventions on nurses’ work engagement and provide adequate data (sample sizes, means and SDs) to calculate effect sizes with 95% CIs. …”
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Functional Evaluation of the Visual Pathway in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Using a Multifunction Stimulator Monitor by M. Satue, L. Jarauta, J. Obis, M. Cipres, M. J. Rodrigo, C. Almarcegui, I. Dolz, J. R. Ara, J. Martin, L. E. Pablo, E. Garcia-Martin

“…Retinal structural measurements were obtained in all subjects using Triton swept source optical coherence tomography (Topcon, Japan). Results. Patients with MS presented reduced low-contrast VA (p<0.001) and reduced CSV at medium (p=0.001, p=0.013) and low (p=0.001, p=0.002) spatial frequencies. …”
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AISLAMIENTO, CARACTERIZACIÓN Y POTENCIAL DE DIFERENCIACIÓN DE CÉLULAS MADRE MESENQUIMALES CANINAS DERIVADAS DE TEJIDO ADIPOSO by N. B. Riaño, V. J. Vera

“…Las células se cultivaron y expan - dieron bajo condiciones in vitro . Se determinó la presencia de marcadores de superficie CD73, CD90 y CD105 por citometría de flujo y PCR en tiempo real, siendo idéntico el perfil de expresión obtenido al reportado en células madre mesenquimales humanas. …”
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Enhanced Multi‐Objective Optimization Model for Bridge Performance Assessment and Prediction, Based on Improved PCA, K‐Means Clustering, and Kaplan–Meier Survival Algorithm by Chengzhong Gui, Zhi Duan, Zuwei Huang, Zhiguo Sun, Wei Qiao, Yu Cheng

“…The initial phase of the study concentrates on the diversification and decentralization of monitored data from various sources, integrating and cleaning data obtained from different sources to ensure data quality and consistency. …”
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Discrepancies between Self- and Clinical Staff Members’ Perception of Cognitive Functioning among Patients with Schizophrenia Undergoing Long-Term Hospitalization by Fumiko Kaneko, Hitoshi Okamura

“…In Japan, long-term hospitalization of patients with schizophrenia is still prevalent, even though the focus of psychiatric care is shifting from hospitals to the community. …”
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