Modeling autonomous shifts between focus state and mind-wandering using a predictive-coding-inspired variational recurrent neural network by Henrique Oyama, Takazumi Matsumoto, Jun Tani

“…To address this, we conduct model simulation experiments employing predictive coding as a theoretical framework of perception to investigate possible neural mechanisms underlying these autonomous shifts between the two states. …”
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Alterations in expression of miRNA 497 and long non-coding RNAS (XIST–TSIX) and its significant role in colorectal cancer prediction by Mohamed Hassan Abd El-Magied, Amal Fawzy, Marwa Mohsen Mostafa, Ghada Nabil Elnaggar, Said Salama Moselhy, Mostafa Mohamed Elhady

“…Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common type of malignancy in Western nations with high incidence related to different factors as genetic, foods and pollution. Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) play a significant role in cellular processes, oncogensis and can be used as biomarkers for cancer progression. …”
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A Sparse Variable Step-Size Least-Mean-Square Algorithm for Impulsive Noise in a Code-Division Multiple Access System by Mohammad Salman, Ahmed A. F. Youssef, Fahmi Elsayed, Mostafa Rashdan

“…In this work, we propose a sparse variable step-size LMS approach in a code-division multiple access (CDMA) system. The proposed algorithm makes use of an arctan constraint in the cost function of the algorithm. …”
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Intestinal current measurement and nasal potential difference to make a diagnosis of cases with inconclusive CFTR genetics and sweat test by Tobias Welte, Rebecca Minso, Angela Schulz, Christian Dopfer, Nadine Alfeis, Andrea van Barneveld, Lena Makartian-Gyulumyan, Gesine Hansen, Sibylle Junge, Carsten Müller, Felix C C Ringshausen, Annette Sauer-Heilborn, Frauke Stanke, Cornelia Stolpe, Stephanie Tamm, Anna-Maria Dittrich, Burkhard Tümmler

“…The disease-causing genetic lesions should reside in the non-coding region of CFTR or elsewhere in the genome, affecting the regulation of CFTR expression in a tissue-depending fashion which may explain the large within-group variability of CFTR activity in the respiratory and intestinal epithelium seen in this group.…”
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Between heuristic and deliberative thinking: a multi-center qualitative study of physicians’ decision-making in infection prevention practice by Miriam Schutte, Mireille Dekker, Jonne Sikkens, Rosa van Mansfeld

“…We aimed to understand physicians’ decision-making processes around application of IPC and the factors that influence their behavior. …”
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Role of risk perceptions and vaccine hesitancy on decision-making among low-income mothers in Kenya: a qualitative study by Stephen Gichuhi Kimotho

“…Additionally, enhancing vaccine knowledge through targeted health education programmes would be crucial for empowering mothers to make informed decisions about their children’s health.…”
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The student voice in quality assurance: what factors make for a great GP placement in the eyes of undergraduate medical students? by Simon Thornton, Trevor Thompson, Maria Gresham, Alice James

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Experiences of older adult Filipino-Americans surrounding eye surgery and factors in health decision-making: a qualitative study by Marycon C. Jiro, Michael Sigua, Migel Dio, Lauren Hennein, Jennifer Cocohoba

“…Despite this, Filipino-Americans are aggregated with the general “Asian-American” category, making it a challenge to obtain accurate population health data on social determinants of health. …”
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Scalable Hyperspectral Enhancement via Patch-Wise Sparse Residual Learning: Insights from Super-Resolved EnMAP Data by Parth Naik, Rupsa Chakraborty, Sam Thiele, Richard Gloaguen

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Mapping Design for <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2^{M}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Ary Bit-Interleaved Polar Coded Modulation by Qingping Yu, Zhiping Shi, Xingwang Li, Muhammad Asif, Jiayi Zhang, Khaled M. Rabie

“…Then, a mapping design is proposed and the design paradigm is to separate sub-channels with lower reliability to different stopping trees of polar codes, aiming to make sure that each stopping tree receives reliable extrinsic information from demodulator. …”
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The Perceptions of English Education Students Towards the Use of Code-mixing in English and Teaching Learning Process at UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung by Zubaedah Zubaedah, Nurul Chojimah

“…Based on findings obtained from the questionnaire, revealed that 77% of students have a positive perception, they also agreed that the use of code-mixing has a positive impact on them; it can be used to make fun and lively learning in the classroom and easy to understand the lesson. 19% of students have a neutral perception of the impact of code-mixing. …”
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Pedagogy for Teaching Fire Safety through Design-Based Immersion of the National Building Code 2016 with Feedback from Students of Undergraduate Architecture by Raja Singh

“…A studio-based, immersive pedagogy was created to make fire safety more relevant and easy to grasp for architecture students. …”
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Highly Efficient Digitized Quasi-3D Photolithography Based on a Modified Golomb Coding via DMD Laser Direct Writing by Hui Wang, Zhe Huang, Yanting Shen, Shangying Zhou

“…In the image slicing algorithm, a modified Golomb coding is introduced to make full use of the highest available exposure intensity. …”
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A preliminary model for determining a soil quality index including biological data implemented through a QR code application by Simone Figorilli, Loredana Canfora, Andrea Manfredini, Simona Violino, Lavinia Moscovini, Federico Pallottino, Francesca Antonucci, Corrado Costa, Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Wioletta Popińska, Antonio Gerardo Pepe, Eligio Malusà

“…However, its complex nature, the spatial variability and the timescale of soil processes make it challenging to quantify shifts in soil quality as a result of agronomical practices. …”
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Alquimia v1.0: a generic interface to biogeochemical codes – a tool for interoperable development, prototyping and benchmarking for multiphysics simulators by S. Molins, B. J. Andre, J. N. Johnson, J. N. Johnson, G. E. Hammond, B. N. Sulman, K. Lipnikov, M. S. Day, J. J. Beisman, D. Svyatsky, H. Deng, P. C. Lichtner, C. I. Steefel, J. D. Moulton

“…<p>Alquimia v1.0 is a generic interface to geochemical solvers that facilitates development of multiphysics simulators by enabling code coupling, prototyping and benchmarking. The interface enforces the function arguments and their types for setting up, solving, serving up output data and carrying out other common auxiliary tasks while providing a set of structures for data transfer between the multiphysics code driving the simulation and the geochemical solver. …”
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The explanation of the main characteristics of penal populism and examples of penal populism in some criminal law provisions and planned amendments of the Criminal Code of Serbia by Škulić Milan, Lukić Natalija

“…These contradictions provide a compelling reason to reconsider several provisions of the Criminal Code. Authors especially conclude that a judge in a country characterized by the rule of law must still have the strength to resist such "public expectations" and to make his decision in accordance with the law and according to his free conviction and of course, the judge must also resist the influence of criminal populism promoted in the media or by some politicians, even other public figures/persons, etc., but a special problem arises when elements of criminal populism penetrate in the criminal legislation.…”
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Unlocking the genetic code: a comprehensive Genome-Wide association study and gene set enrichment analysis of cell-mediated immunity in chickens by Somayeh Kianpoor, Alireza Ehsani, Rasoul Vaez Torshizi, Ali Akbar Masoudi, Mohammad Reza Bakhtiarizadeh

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Assessment of the genetic diversity of the alleles of gliadin-coding loci in common wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) collections in Kazakhstan and Russia by M. U. Utebayev, S. M. Dashkevich, O. O. Kradetskaya, I. V. Chilimova, N. A. Bome

“…The study of genetic resources using prolamin polymorphism in wheat cultivars from countries with different climatic conditions makes it possible to identify and trace the preference for the selection of the alleles of gliadine-coding loci characteristic of specific conditions. …”
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Personalized Instructional Strategy Adaptation Using TOPSIS: A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Adaptive Learning Systems by Christos Troussas, Akrivi Krouska, Phivos Mylonas, Cleo Sgouropoulou

“…The findings validate the use of multi-criteria decision-making for real-time instructional support and underscore the transparency, flexibility, and educational potential of the proposed system across broader learning domains.…”
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Health care providers' decision-making and early adoption of tenofovir alafenamide for HIV preexposure prophylaxis: An inductive qualitative study. by Elisabeth Merchant, Patricia Solleveld, Kevin Gibas, Douglas Krakower

“…These interviews were analyzed to identify emergent codes, which were utilized in an inductive thematic analysis to identify major themes pertinent to pre-exposure prophylaxis decision-making.…”
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