Development of Antisense Tools to Study Bodo saltans and Its Intracellular Symbiont by Mastaneh Ahrar, Lorna Glenn, Marie Held, Andrew Jackson, Krzysztof Kus, Gregory D. D. Hurst, Ewa Chrostek

“…ABSTRACT Obligate symbioses are common in nature and present a particular challenge for functional genetic analysis. In many cases, the host is a non‐model species with poor tools for genetic manipulation, and the symbiont cannot be cultured or its gene expression manipulated to investigate function. …”
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Relating sparse and predictive coding to divisive normalization. by Yanbo Lian, Anthony N Burkitt

“…Sparse coding, predictive coding and divisive normalization have each been found to be principles that underlie the function of neural circuits in many parts of the brain, supported by substantial experimental evidence. …”
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Blockchain-Based Trusted Traceability Scheme for Food Quality and Safety by Ting Guo, Yineng Chen, Qingshan Ren, Di Li, Weiqiong Bo, Xiayu Wang

“…In addition, the key attributes and functions of the smart contract between institutions are designed, and the transfer parameters of the execution function are constructed so that the organic food node can activate them. …”
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Psychometric findings for LIMB-Q kids based on an international study of 800 children and adolescents with lower limb differences by Harpreet Chhina, Charlene Rae, David Podeszwa, James A. Fernandes, Louise Johnson, Bjoern Vogt, Jan Duedal Rolfing, Alicia Kerrigan, Ashish Ranade, Juergen Messner, Mohan Belthur, Melissa Esparza, Jonathan Wright, David Bade, Sarah McMahon, Christopher Iobst, Sanjeev Sabharwal, Marcel Abouassaly, Anthony Cooper, Anne F. Klassen

“…RMT analysis provided evidence of the reliability and validity of 9 independently functioning scales that measure leg appearance, physical function, symptoms (hip, leg, knee, ankle, and foot), leg-related distress, and social, and psychological function. …”
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Elevating dual-redox photocatalysis with p-n junction: Hydrangea-like Zn3In2S6 nanoflowers coupled hexagonal Co3O4 for cooperative hydrogen and benzaldehyde production by Xin-Quan Tan, Grayson Zhi Sheng Ling, Tan Ji Siang, Xianhai Zeng, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Wee-Jun Ong

“…This work presents an innovative perspective on the construction of dual-functioning p-n heterojunctions for practical photoredox applications.…”
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On Joint Progressively Censored Gumbel Type-II Distributions: (Non-) Bayesian Estimation with an Application to Physical Data by Mustafa M. Hasaballah, Mahmoud E. Bakr, Oluwafemi Samson Balogun, Arwa M. Alshangiti

“…It derives the maximum likelihood estimators for the distribution parameters and constructs their asymptotic confidence intervals. It investigates Bayesian estimation using non-informative and informative priors under the squared error loss function and the LINEX loss function, applying Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. …”
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Event–Triggered Fixed–Time Resilient Control for Mobile Sensor Networks with a Sybil Attack and Input Delay by Zhou Ding, He Lei, Cao Zhigang, Zhang An, Han Xiaopeng

“…First, a fixed-time observer is constructed to estimate the state exactly, which makes it possible to calculate the settling time. …”
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Development of a Multifunctional Mobile Manipulation Robot Based on Hierarchical Motion Planning Strategy and Hybrid Grasping by Yuning Cao, Xianli Wang, Zehao Wu, Qingsong Xu

“…To realize navigation and collision avoidance in complex environments, a new hierarchical motion planning strategy is proposed by fusing global and local planners. Control Lyapunov Function (CLF) and Control Barrier Function (CBF) are employed to realize path tracking and to guarantee safety during navigation. …”
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An Inverse Transient Nonmetallic Pipeline Leakage Diagnosis Method Based on Markov Quantitative Judgment by Yongmei Hao, Yifei Ma, Juncheng Jiang, Zhixiang Xing, Lei Ni, Jian Yang

“…On this basis, an inverse transient leakage control equation suitable for urban nonmetallic gas pipeline leakage location was constructed according to the actual. The difference between the pressure and the calculated pressure was sought for the objective function. …”
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Metareflection of Corruption Practices: Intersection of Discursive Matrices and International Communication by Наталія Василівна Лікарчук

“…The interdisciplinary methodology use enables the identification of latent mechanisms in constructing the meanings of corruption in media and political spaces. …”
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Direct synthesis of N-trifluoromethyl amides via photocatalytic trifluoromethylamidation by Ru Zhong Zhang, Yang Liu, Cong Xu, Mang Wang

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A mathematical theory of elasticity for photoelastic experimental hybrid method by Bruno R. Mose, Dong-Kil Shin, Jeong Hwan Nam, B. O. Alunda

“…Abstract In this paper, the mathematical theory of elasticity that enables the construction of representative stress functions for photoelastic experimental hybrid method (PEHM) is revisited and reviewed. …”
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Broadband multifunctional polarization converter based on graphene and vanadium dioxide metasurfaces along with analytical methods by Saman Heidari, Najmeh Nozhat

“…The proposed structure with features such as adjustability, multiple polarization conversion functions, broad bandwidth, stability over wide incident angle, and ease of construction has potential applications in radar detection, stealth technology, imaging systems, and sensing.…”
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Intuitionistic Hesitant Fuzzy Rough Aggregation Operator-Based EDAS Method and Its Application to Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Problems by Muhammad Kamraz Khan, Muhammad Sajjad Ali Khan, Kamran, Ioan-Lucian Popa

“…For the proposed operator, a new accuracy function (AF) and score function (SF) are established. …”
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Inverse analysis for estimating geotechnical parameters using physics-informed neural networks by Shinichi Ito, Ryusei Fukunaga, Kazunari Sako

“…PINNs can output solutions that satisfy physical laws by introducing information, such as partial differential equations (PDEs), boundary conditions, and initial conditions, into the loss functions used during the construction of the neural network model. …”
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A numerical scheme to simulate the distributed-order time 2D Benjamin Bona Mahony Burgers equation with fractional-order space by Hais Azin, Omid Baghani, Ali Habibirad

“…In the proposed method, once the unknown function is approximated using the mentioned polynomial, the matrix form of the residual function is derived and then a system of algebraic equations is adopted by applying the collocation approach. …”
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Optimization of Flexible Rotor for Ultrasonic Motor Based on Response Surface and Genetic Algorithm by Bo Chen, Jiyue Yang, Haoyu Tang, Yahang Wu, Haoran Zhang

“…During the optimization process, the contact surface between the stator and rotor is taken as the optimization target, and an objective function is established. The Kriging response surface model is constructed using Latin hypercube sampling, and an MOGA is employed to optimize this model, allowing the selection of the optimal balanced solution from multiple candidate designs. …”
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Analysis of a fractional-order model for dengue transmission dynamics with quarantine and vaccination measures by Muhammad Usman, Mujahid Abbas, Safeer Hussain Khan, Andrew Omame

“…Additionally, well constructed Lyapunov function candidates are also applied to prove the global stability of infection-free equilibria. …”
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Validity and reliability of the persian version of the dyspnea-12 questionnaire in assessing dyspnea among COPD patients by Ehsan Alishapour, Mohammad Ali Nayeri, Razie Bahrami, Alireza Haghshenas, Samrad Mehrabi

“…Pulmonary function analysis revealed significant associations between FEV₁ and Dyspnea-12 scores (p = 0.042) and FVC (p = 0.017), linking dyspnea severity with lung function decline.…”
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Protocol to identify regulatory modules in Parkinson’s disease progression using miRNA data and Boolean modeling by Ahmed Abdelmonem Hemedan, Venkata Satagopam, Reinhard Schneider, Marek Ostaszewski

“…Summary: Regulatory modules are molecules that interact functionally, driving disease processes. Here, we present a protocol for identifying regulatory modules in Parkinson’s disease (PD) using cohort-specific microRNA (miRNA) data and Boolean modeling. …”
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