Prefrontal cortex activation during daily movements and its association with clinical symptoms in knee osteoarthritis by Soyoung Lee, Ehyun Kim, Baekdong Cha, Claudio L. Ferre, Meryem Yücel, Deepak Kumar

“…Given the significant role of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in executive function and pain modulation, our objectives were (1) to assess PFC activation during walking and step-up in people with knee OA and (2) to examine the association of pain and psychological outcomes with changes in PFC activation from walking to step-up. …”
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Swallowing in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia by Sheilla de Medeiros Correia MARIN, Letícia Lessa MANSUR, Fabricio Ferreira de OLIVEIRA, Luis Fabiano MARIN, José Roberto WAJMAN, Valéria Santoro BAHIA, Paulo Henrique Ferreira BERTOLUCCI

“…Objective: To characterize swallowing problems and the feeding situation of patients with bvFTD and to correlate the swallowing problems with functionality, executive functions, cognitive and behavioral features. …”
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Content Validity of a New Soccer (Football) Return-to-Play Test: The RONDO-TEST by Sergi Matas, Carlos Lalín, Francisco Corbi, Antoni Planas-Anzano, José M. Moya, Sebastià Mas-Alòs, Xavier Peirau-Terés

“…Major changes included the order of execution and the descriptions of the sectors. The results showed consensus (V = 1, maximum acceptance) for the clarity of instructions, the relevance of the skills to be evaluated, the order of execution, the materials and the relevance of measuring total and partial sector times. …”
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Parallel Simulation Using Reactive Streams: Graph-Based Approach for Dynamic Modeling and Optimization by Oleksii Sirotkin, Arsentii Prymushko, Ivan Puchko, Hryhoriy Kravtsov, Mykola Yaroshynskyi, Volodymyr Artemchuk

“…We introduce a method to construct simulation graphs from predefined transition functions, ensuring modularity and reusability. Additionally, we outline strategies for graph optimization and interactive simulation through push and pull patterns. …”
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Resveratrol combats chronic diseases through enhancing mitochondrial quality by Weichu Tao, Hu Zhang, Xia Jiang, Ning Chen

“…Resveratrol (RSV), as a functional food component extracted from natural plants, has been widely studied and recognized in preventing and treating various diseases, with major mechanisms including executing anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation functions, and improving mitochondrial quality. …”
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Study on nonlinear asymmetric thermomechanical stability of microsize FGM curved beams based on nonlocal couple stress curvature sensitive model by Saeid Sahmani, Kamila Kotrasova, Muhammad Atif Shahzad, Veronika Valaskova, Mona Zareichian, Babak Safaei

“…In the ongoing research examination, a meshfree-based numerical curvature sensitive framework is advanced to analyze the nonlinear asymmetric thermomechanical stability characteristics of microsize curved beams composed of functionally graded materials (FGMs) and subjected to an arbitrary-located concentrated load, uniform temperature rise as well as diverse end supports. …”
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Application of Motor Imagery in Stroke Rehabilitation by WANG Jiayu, WANG Jiening, QI Rui

“…It is a form of active central intervention that activates neural networks similar to those involved in the execution of actual movements，thereby facilitating brain functional reorganization. …”
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An intelligent hybrid grey wolf-particle swarm optimizer for optimization in complex engineering design problem by Muhammad Suhail Shaikh, Haoyue Lin, Senlin Xie, Xiaoqing Dong, Yifan Lin, Chandan Kumar Shiva, Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso

“…Abstract Engineering design optimization problems present significant challenges due to the complexity of objective functions, which often involve both continuous and discrete design variables, along with multiple constraints. …”
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Long-Term Morbidity Associated With Non-COVID-19 Pneumonia in Patients Receiving Mechanical VentilationTake-Home Points by Alexander T. Clark, MD, Clark I. Strunk, MD, Matthew W. Semler, MD, MSCI, Jonathan D. Casey, MD, MSCI, Cathy A. Jenkins, MS, Guanchao Wang, MS, James C. Jackson, PsyD, E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, Amy L. Kiehl, MA, Patsy T. Bryant, MS, Alana Lauck, MS, Stephanie C. DeMasi, MD, Robert E. Freundlich, MD, MSCI, Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH, Rameela Raman, PhD, Jin H. Han, MD

“…Research Question: What is the burden of 12-month long-term cognitive impairment (LTCI), functional impairment, psychological distress, and quality of life in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation for non-COVID-19 pneumonia? …”
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PyGenAlgo: A simple and powerful toolkit for genetic algorithms by Michail D. Vrettas, Stefano Silvestri

“…Due to the fact that GAs do not require the optimization function to be differentiable, they are suitable for application in cases where the derivative of the objective function is either unavailable or impractical to obtain numerically. …”
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HYBRID COMMUNICATION NETWORK OF MOBILE ROBOT AND QUAD-COPTER by Moustafa M. Kurdi

“…Having the capacity to navigate accurately is one of the major abilities of a mobile robot to effectively execute a variety of jobs including manipulation, docking, and transportation. …”
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Observation on prefrontal cortex activation in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a fNIRS study by Yingqi Li, Tingting Hu, Yingpeng Wang, Jie Wang, Shuyan Qie, Congxiao Wang

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Robotic total knee arthroplasty for moderate to high-grade valgus knee deformity: technique and outcomes by Kalyan Kanukuntla, Singh Ashish, Kumar Purushotam, Gundalli Akash Chandrashekar, Mane Sudhir Shankar, Swarnkar Himanshu, Singh Lavanya

“…Conclusion: RATKA facilitates precise correction of moderate to severe valgus deformity through enhanced surgical planning and execution, achieving adequate functional outcomes with minimal complications through the application of functional alignment philosophy.…”
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Large-scale signal propagation modes in the human brain by Youngjo Song, Pyeong Soo Kim, Benjamin A. Philip, Taewon Kim

“…Crucially, we demonstrate that the superposition of these modes generates canonical spatiotemporal phenomena—including wave propagation, time-varying functional connectivity, and quasi-periodic patterns. …”
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Correlations of pilot trainees' brainwave dynamics with subjective performance evaluations: insights from EEG microstate analysis by Mengting Zhao, Andrew Law, Chang Su, Sion Jennings, Alain Bourgon, Wenjun Jia, Marie-Hélène Larose, David Bowness, Yong Zeng

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Robot-Based Diver Safety Support Scenario and Concept Design for NADIA by Hyungjoo Kang, Gun Rae Cho, Hansol Jin, Min-Gyu Kim, Ji-Hong Li, Seongho Jin, Jungsoo Lee, Jeongtack Min

“…By defining and refining these required functions, we aimed to enhance the robot’s practicality and enable the successful execution of the project.…”
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Cognitive status and health-related quality of life for medical students by V. V. Kuznetsov, K. V. Kosilov, E. Yu. Kostina, E. V. Karashchuk, E. K. Fedorishcheva, O. A. Barabash

“…The activity of executive functions, attention, concentration and working memory significantly improves in the process of studying at a medical university. …”
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Federal Spending Planning in Germany: Accuracy of Projections by Maria V. Gracheva

“…The comparison of this plan with its execution was carried out in four profiles: total expenses by functional classification, total expenses by economic classification, current expenses by functional classification, capital expenses by functional classification. …”
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Pattern-Based Test Suite Reduction Method for Smart Contracts by Tomasz Górski

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Limitations of life cycle assessment of green concretes - a state-of-the-art review by Amina Dacić, Oliver Fenyvesi

“…The second one is regarding the appropriate selection of functional unit where a divergence between different researches is visible. …”
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