Varenicline improves motor and cognitive symptoms in early Huntington’s disease by McGregor A, Dysart J, Tingle M, Russell B, Kydd R, Finucane G

“…Cognitive function was assessed using a touch screen computer-based neurocognitive test battery (IntegNeuro®). …”
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Navigating hydrological extremes: SARIMA forecasting of minimum Danube River discharges by Igor Leščešen, Pavla Pekárová, Zbyněk Bajtek

“…Monthly minimum discharges were computed and analyzed to identify long-term trends and seasonal patterns. …”
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Expanding the Potential of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage: Clinical Insights into a Novel Multi-Length Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents by Eunae Cho

“…Background/Aims: The prognostic value of serial 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) for patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer who undergo conversion surgery or continue chemotherapy without surgery has not been well-established. …”
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Quantitative control of organ shape by combinatorial gene activity. by Min-Long Cui, Lucy Copsey, Amelia A Green, J Andrew Bangham, Enrico Coen

“…Here we describe a combination of experimental and computational approaches that address this problem, applying them to a group of genes controlling flower shape in the Snapdragon (Antirrhinum). …”
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DYNAMICS OF POSTURAL REGULATION OF PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY INFLUENCED BY RESTORATIVE TREATMENT by Вера Витальевна Ляховецкая, Нина Геннадьевна Коновалова

“…Postural regulation of patients with traumatic brain injury. Objective – to evaluate the influence of restorative treatment on the dynamics of postural regulation of patients with traumatic brain injury. …”
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Mining Chemical Activity Status from High-Throughput Screening Assays. by Othman Soufan, Wail Ba-alawi, Moataz Afeef, Magbubah Essack, Valentin Rodionov, Panos Kalnis, Vladimir B Bajic

“…High-throughput screening (HTS) experiments provide a valuable resource that reports biological activity of numerous chemical compounds relative to their molecular targets. Building computational models that accurately predict such activity status (active vs. inactive) in specific assays is a challenging task given the large volume of data and frequently small proportion of active compounds relative to the inactive ones. …”
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Which Has a Superior Dosimetric Profile in Image-guided High-dose-rate Brachytherapy of Cervix – Tandem Ovoid or Tandem Ring Applicator? by Ramya Rangarajan

“…Materials and Methods: Computed tomography datasets from 45 cervical cancer patients treated with either TO or TR applicators were analyzed. …”
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Influence maximization under imbalanced heterogeneous networks via lightweight reinforcement learning with prior knowledge by Kehong You, Sanyang Liu, Yiguang Bai

“…It is significant that the reduction of number of seed set selections T not only keeps the quality of solutions, but lowers the algorithm’s computational cost.…”
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Optimizing Infliximab Use in Real-World Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Insights from a Population Pharmacokinetic Model Integrating Intravenous and Subcutaneous Formulations by Sung Hoon Jung, Sang-Bum Kang

“…Background/Aims: The prognostic value of serial 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) for patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer who undergo conversion surgery or continue chemotherapy without surgery has not been well-established. …”
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Influence of 2-hydroxyethylammonium acetate-based protic ionic liquids on the thermophysical properties of aqueous DL-alanine solutions by Mohammad Amin Morsali, Hemayat Shekaari

“…By employing COSMO computational analysis alongside thermophysical property measurements, the study evaluates the hydration energies and σ-profiles of DL-alanine and the PILs. …”
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Inferring target reliability index of reinforced concrete beams in a standard fire situation according to Brazilian standards by Rodrigo Maffessoni Pires, Herbert Martins Gomes

“…In this way, using a developed computational tool, based on the FORM Method, the reliability of the beams with fire resistance time greater than the Required Fire Resistance Time (TRRF in Portuguese) defined by standard is evaluated by the analytical method allowed by the Brazilian standard. …”
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Security Enhancement of Biometric-Based Authentication Systems Using Smart Card by Hyunseok Kim

“…Additionally, our protocol demonstrates superior computational efficiency, making it practical for real-world applications. …”
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Protein dynamic communities from elastic network models align closely to the communities defined by molecular dynamics. by Sambit Kumar Mishra, Robert L Jernigan

“…To verify this premise, we compare the specific communities obtained from MD and ENMs for 44 proteins. We evaluate the correspondence in communities from the two methods and compute the extent of agreement in the dynamic cross-correlation data used for community detection. …”
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Prevalence of rare anatomic variants - publication bias due to selective reporting in meta-analyses studies by Vasileios Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Filippou, Aliki Fiska

“…Aim: We aim to numerically approach this bias and evaluate the most widely used methods for its assessment. …”
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The optimization path of agricultural industry structure and intelligent transformation by deep learning by Xingchen Pan, Jinyu Chen

“…The performance of these techniques is rigorously evaluated through extensive experimentation. The results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms conventional algorithms in regression tasks, particularly in terms of computational efficiency, data processing speed, and model training stability, while also exhibiting high scalability. …”
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Multi-trait ridge regression BLUP with de novo GWAS improves genomic prediction for haploid induction ability of haploid inducers in maize by Yu-Ru Chen, Ursula K. Frei, Thomas Lübberstedt

“…Different genomic prediction (GP) models have their own niches depending on the genetic architecture of traits and computational complexity. Haploid inducers have unique trait performances, relevant for doubled haploid (DH) technology in maize (Zea mays L.).MethodsWe evaluated the performance of single-trait (ST) and multi-trait (MT) GP models, which include rrBLUP, BayesB, Random Forest, and xGBoost, using data from multifamily DH inducers (DHIs). …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Efficiency, Safety, Predictability of Wavefront-Guided and Conventional FemtoLASIK Procedures in Low to Moderate Myopia by A. V. Doga, I. A. Mushkova, A. N. Karimova, E. V. Kechin, A. G. Guliev, V. G. Lee

“…Purpose: to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and predictability of the wavefront-guided FemtoLASIK using the Platoscan computer program and data from the KR-1W aberrometer, in comparison with the conventional algorithm FemtoLASIK in patients with low to moderate myopia.Patients and methods. …”
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Proof of concept for multirotor systems with vortex-generating modes for regenerative wind energy: a study based on numerical simulations and experimental data by F. Avila Correia Martins, A. van Zuijlen, A. van Zuijlen, C. Simão Ferreira

“…Force coefficient data for the actuator surface models, as well as validation data for the numerical computations, were obtained from a scaled model at TU Delft's Open Jet Facility. …”
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Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive rehabilitation on cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with post-stroke cognitive... by Nan Luo, Binbin Zhao, Hui Wang, Jiabei Wu, Yifan Luo, Man Yuan, Chunlan Xu

“…Compared with conventional cognitive rehabilitation, the computer-assisted approach demonstrates greater effectiveness in improving ADL among PSCI patients.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier [CRD42024561767].…”
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Leveraging Cognitive and Speech Ecological Momentary Assessment in Individuals With Phenylketonuria: Development and Usability Study of Cognitive Fluctuations in a Rare Disease Pop... by Shifali Singh, Lisa Kluen, Katelin Curtis, Raquel Norel, Carla Agurto, Elizabeth Grinspoon, Zoe Hawks, Shawn Christ, Susan Waisbren, Guillermo Cecchi, Laura Germine

“…As applicable, within-person reliability was also computed; we demonstrated strong reliability for processing speed (0.87). …”
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