Osteocytes function as biomechanical signaling hubs bridging mechanical stress sensing and systemic adaptation by Ma Yuze, Jin Hu, Lv Jun, Xu Cheng, Xin Tianwen, Zhang Junqiang

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Seasonally Perturbed Prey-Predator Ecological System with the Beddington-DeAngelis Functional Response by Hengguo Yu, Min Zhao

“…On the basis of the theories and methods of ecology and ordinary differential equation, a seasonally perturbed prey-predator system with the Beddington-DeAngelis functional response is studied analytically and numerically. …”
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Renal function and linear growth of children with nephrocalcinosis: a retrospective single-center study by Cağla Serpil Doğan, Arife Uslu-Gökçeoğlu, Elif Comak, Emel Alimoğlu, Mustafa Koyun, Sema Akman

“… The aim of this study was to analyze the etiology of nephrocalcinosis (NC) and whether it has any effect on growth and renal function in children. Forty-three children who were diagnosed with bilateral NC were studied retrospectively. …”
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Nonlinear Static Bending and Free Vibration Analysis of Bidirectional Functionally Graded Material Plates by Nguyen Thi Hong

“…Bidirectional functionally graded material (2D-FGM) plates have mechanical properties that vary continuously in both the thickness and one-edge directions; these plates are more and more widely used in design and engineering applications. …”
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Study on the Joint Distribution of Annual Maximum Flood of Changzhou Reservoir Based on Copula Function by HUANG Feng, HOU Guibing, YI Ling, LI Yuanyuan, WANG Baohua

“…The annual maximum flood magnitude and occurrence time are of great significance to the safe flood control and comprehensive benefits of reservoirs.Taking Changzhou reservoir as the example,this paper uses Von Mises function distribution and Pearson Type Ⅲ distribution to describe the time probability distribution of flood and probability distribution of peak discharge respectively,establishes the joint distribution of the two variables of the occurrence time and magnitudes of the annual maximum flood based on Frank Copula function,and describes the occurrence time distribution characteristics,joint return period and conditional return period of annual maximum flood in Changzhou reservoir.The results show that the joint distribution function based on Frank Copula function can fit both occurrence time and magnitudes of the annual maximum flood well,and can effectively mine the information of inflow flood,which can provide reference for the optimal dispatching and risk management.…”
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How does regular exercise improve cardiovascular function: Congenital heart disease and beyond by M. Drakopoulou, P.K. Vlachakis, A. Apostolos, K. Tsioufis, K. Toutouzas

“…In this article, with a special focus on adult CHD (ACHD) population, we address the question: How does regular exercise improve cardiovascular function? We aim to underscore that regular exercise not only offers clinically relevant physiological benefits for patients living with a CHD condition but has also a positive effect on reducing the risk of future cardiovascular events.…”
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Comparison of postoperative liver function between different dissection techniques during laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Tagleb S Mazahreh, Abdelwahab J Aleshawi, Nabil A Al-Zoubi, Mohammad Altabari, Qusai Aljarrah

“…Aim: In this study, we investigated and compared the effect of different types of dissector (Maryland vs Hook) on changes in liver function tests (LFTs) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. …”
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The role of dietary monoglycerides and tributyrin in enhancing performance and intestinal health function in nursery piglets by Keila Abadia Barbosa, Jansller Luiz Genova, Mayara Larissa Pazdziora, Julia Fairuz Hennig, Liliana Bury de Azevedo, Bruno Rafael de Melo Veiga, Gustavo de Amorim Rodrigues, Silvana Teixeira Carvalho, Diovani Paiano, Alysson Saraiva, Newton Tavares Escocard de Oliveira, Paulo Levi de Oliveira Carvalho

“…This study was conducted to assess the effects of dietary monoglycerides and tributyrin on performance, blood metabolites, and intestinal health function in nursery piglets. …”
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Qifuyin alleviates anxiety and depression in 3×Tg-AD mice by modulating neuroendocrine function by Tianhao Yu, Ying Yu, Junqi Zhao, He Li, Hui Lu, Yangyi Li, Yuqi Peng, Shixue Wang, Wendi Wei, Xiaorui Cheng

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The influence of a fentanyl and dexmedetomidine combination on external respiratory functions in acute hemorrhage model by Nikolay G. Vengerovich, Michael A. Yudin, Alexander S. Nikiforov, Georgiy S. Sagalov, Elina A. Ruzanova, Natalya V. Shperling, Alexander I. Vengerovskii, Igor A. Shperling, Alexander S. Makacheev

“…The external respiratory functions recoverеd after 4 h mainly due to the increase of respiratory volume. …”
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Form follows function in evidence-based public policy: the pragmatic alternative to the positivist orthodoxy by Garcés, P.

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Klebsiella pneumoniae-derived extracellular vesicles impair endothelial function by inhibiting SIRT1 by Xinxin Li, Jinghua Cui, Zanbo Ding, Ziyan Tian, Yiming Kong, Linghai Li, Yang Liu, Wen Zhao, Xueying Chen, Han Guo, Zhengshuo Cui, Xinwei Li, Jing Yuan, Huina Zhang

“…Endothelial dysfunction is an important early event in the pathogenesis of hypertension, yet the impact of K.pn-secreted EVs (K.pn EVs) on endothelial function remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of K.pn EVs on endothelial function and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Predictive Functional Control-Based Zenith Pass Controller Design for Roll-Pitch Seeker by Xinchun Wang, Bo Mo, Xuan Li, Shangen Su

“…And with the singularity predictions as set points, a predictive functional controller is then designed for the OG position control to minimize the tracking error. …”
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Distributed Approximating Functional Approach to Burgers’ Equation using Element Differential Quadrature Method by M Vaghefi, H Rahideh, MR Golbaher Haghighi, AK Manshad

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Amoxicillin conjugated functionalized zinc ferrite nanoparticles for enhanced antibacterial, antibiofilm, and antioxidant activities by Ahmed M. El-Khawaga, Karim Elmaghraby, Maurizio Orlandini

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Gradient descent Sarsa(?)algorithm based on the adaptive potential function shaping reward mechanism by Fei XIAO, Quan LIU, Qi-ming FU, Hong-kun SUN, Long GAO

“…In the reinforcement leaning tasks with continuous state spaces,the algorithms are usually facing the problems of ill initial performance and low convergence speed.In order to solve these problems,the potential function shaping reward mechanism was proposed to improve the reinforcement learning algorithms.This mechanism propagates model knowledge to the learner adaptively in the form of the additional reward signal,so that the initial performance and convergence speed could be improved effectively.In view of the good performance and existing problems of the radial basis function (RBF) network,the adaptive normalized RBF (ANRBF) network was put forward to use as a potential function to generate the shaping rewards.A gradient descent (GD)algorithm named ANRBF-GD-Sarsa(?) …”
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COMPLEX VARIABLE FUNCTION SOLUTIONS OF STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR MULTIPLE HOLE-EDGE CRACKS by ZHU QingYu, JIANG JueYi

“…The acceleration effect in the process of collinear hole-edge cracks propagation of aircraft fuselage skin structure is mainly manifested by the interaction of stress intensity factors between multiple fatigue cracks. …”
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MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION FOR FUNCTIONALLY GRADE PLATES WITH CUTOUTS BASED ON XIGA by WANG Chao, LIU Tao, GU JiMing, XIE NengGang

“…To improve the numerical accuracy,the quadtree adaptive gauss integral is used in the hole boundary region.The B-spline function is used to replace the traditional functional grade material distribution function in the description of material properties. …”
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REGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS OF CONSUMER NUTRITION SPENDINGS IN THE HOUSEHOLDS OF THE REGION AS FUNCTION OF PERSONAL INCOME AND PRICE by I. N. Siulzhyn, S. G. Bilchinskaya, Yu. A. Chernyavskiy, E. V. Shabinskaya

“…The regression model considered includes the specification of its constituent relationships, the choice of variables included in each relation, and the definition of mathematical functions corresponding to these relations. Regression model of food expenditure with two independent variables - expenditure as a function of income and price is based upon the official quarterly averaged statistical information (2015 and 2016 years). …”
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Dynamic scheduling method of service function chain executors based on the mimic defense architecture by Chuanhuang LI, Jingjing TANG, Yangting CHEN, Rui LEI, Chao CHEN, Weiming WANG

“…Faced with the problem that static and lagging traditional defense technologies cannot effectively deal with new network attacks, according to the theory of mimetic security defense, a defense architecture of mimic service function chain (MSFC) based on the data forwarding level was proposed, and an execution dynamic scheduling method based on the decision feedback was further proposed.The method took the abnormal executor information fed back by the decision maker, the heterogeneity of executors and the actual load of the system as the scheduling influencing factors, so that the scheduling method can be adjusted adaptively according to the actual changes of the network.In addition, the scheduling method used decision feedback to adjust the scheduling time, so as to achieve the best balance between system cost and security, and reduce the resource overhead of the system.Simulation results showed that the scheduling method can select a set of highly heterogeneous actuators that better meet the current network requirements on the basis of balancing the system cost and security, so as to improve the security and reliability of the system.…”
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