Impact of Ramadan Fasting on Metabolic Syndrome Criteria: Among Treated Hypertensive and Diabetic Females of Halabja by Halgord Ali Farag

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of RF on Metabolic criteria among treated hypertensive and diabetic patients. …”
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MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE UNDERGONE THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA: WITH PARENTS’ VIEWS by Gülsena Utku Umut, Meliha Mine Çalışkan

“…Motor development of the cases were evaluated by the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-Third Edition (Bayley-III). …”
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Real-Time Cloth Simulation in Extended Reality: Comparative Study Between Unity Cloth Model and Position-Based Dynamics Model with GPU by Taeheon Kim, Jun Ma, Min Hong

“…To overcome the limitations of traditional CPU-based physics simulations, we designed and optimized highly parallelized algorithms utilizing Unity’s Compute Shader framework. …”
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Filter Bank Multi-Sub-Band Transmission for Optical Systems With Mode Multiplexing by Lailson F. dos Santos, Filipe M. Ferreira, Andrew D. Ellis, Darli A. A. Mello

“…The results indicate that compared with an equivalent SC solution, the MSB architecture provides a high degree of parallelism at the cost of a penalty of 0.7–1.3 dB for a laser linewidth of 25–100 kHz and a moderate increase in complexity.…”
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Evolutionary approach for composing a thoroughly optimized ensemble of regression neural networks by Lazar Krstic, Milos Ivanovic, Visnja Simic, Boban Stojanovic

“…The scalability of the proposed framework is ensured by utilizing micro-services and Kubernetes batching orchestration. GeNNsem has been evaluated on two regression benchmark problems and compared with related machine learning techniques. …”
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Alternative proteins; A path to sustainable diets and environment by Shima Jafarzadeh, Zeinab Qazanfarzadeh, Mahsa Majzoobi, Samira Sheiband, Nazila Oladzadabbasabad, Yasaman Esmaeili, Colin J. Barrow, Wendy Timms

“…This article reviews commercially available plant proteins for meat replacement and evaluates recent research on producing meat analogues, highlighting their advantages and limitations. …”
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Buddhism in the Blockchain Age: An Ethical Analysis of Cryptocurrency by Billy Wheeler

“…For example, critics point to its environmental footprint, its association with illicit trade and financial crime, and its speculative nature, which some argue parallels gambling—an activity explicitly discouraged in Buddhist precepts. …”
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Visual discrimination training increases the speed stimulus processing and leads to an earlier onset of stimulus encoding. by Camila Bustos, Rodrigo Montefusco-Siegmund, Fernando Peña, María de la Luz Aylwin

“…Discrimination sensitivity was evaluated at four training levels with encoding durations between 17 and 1000 ms. …”
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CDSE-UNet: Enhancing COVID-19 CT Image Segmentation With Canny Edge Detection and Dual-Path SENet Feature Fusion by Jiao Ding, Jie Chang, Renrui Han, Li Yang

“…This model enhances the standard UNet architecture by employing the Canny operator for edge detection in sample images, paralleling this with a similar network structure for semantic feature extraction. …”
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The Ability of Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) Extract in Modulating the Cytogenetic and Haematological Effects of Mitomycin C in Albino Male Mice by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The plant extract was evaluated through three types of treatments. In the first, the extract was given alone orally. …”
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A Brave New World: AI as a Nascent Regime? by Jasmin Cowin, Birgit Oberer, Cristo Leon

“…This transdisciplinary discussion draws parallels between Aldous Huxley's dystopian vision in his novel 'Brave New World' and the current era dominated by Large Language Models (LLM) and Generative Artificial Intelligence, scrutinizing its significant implications and potential effects. …”
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Increased serum hepcidin levels in subjects with the metabolic syndrome: a population study. by Nicola Martinelli, Michela Traglia, Natascia Campostrini, Ginevra Biino, Michela Corbella, Cinzia Sala, Fabiana Busti, Corrado Masciullo, Daniele Manna, Sara Previtali, Annalisa Castagna, Giorgio Pistis, Oliviero Olivieri, Daniela Toniolo, Clara Camaschella, Domenico Girelli

“…We measured serum hepcidin levels by Mass Spectrometry in 1,391 subjects from the Val Borbera population, and evaluated their relationship with classical MetS features. …”
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High-resolution fecal pharmacokinetic modeling in mice with orally administered antibiotics by Rie Maskawa, Lena Takayasu, Hideki Takayasu, Keiji Watanabe, Shusuke Takemine, Takashi Kakimoto, Kozue Takeshita, Seiko Narushima, Wataru Suda, Misako Takayasu

“…Abstract High-resolution fecal pharmacokinetics are crucial for optimizing therapeutic design and evaluating gastrointestinal motility. However, empirical studies with detailed fecal concentration over time data remain limited. …”
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Construction of a Structurally Unbiased Brain Template with High Image Quality from MRI Scans of Saudi Adult Females by Noura Althobaiti, Kawthar Moria, Lamiaa Elrefaei, Jamaan Alghamdi, Haythum Tayeb

“…Additionally, we implement computational optimizations, including parallelization and vectorized operations, to increase processing efficiency. …”
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Non invasive and surgical measurement of length of soft tissue from the tip of interdental papilla to the alveolar crest by Rajashri A. Kolte, Abhay P. Kolte, Pallavi S. Ghodpage

“…Measurements were standardized by using acrylic resin stents, XCP rinn, a paralleling technique, and/or a radiographic grid. Results: The mean (± standard deviation) for RBL was 4.9 ± 0.8 mm, BPL was 5.1 ± 0.6 mm, and APL was 5.1 ± 0.6 mm. …”
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Autoantibodies to harmonin and villin are diagnostic markers in children with IPEX syndrome. by Vito Lampasona, Laura Passerini, Federica Barzaghi, Carlo Lombardoni, Elena Bazzigaluppi, Cristina Brigatti, Rosa Bacchetta, Emanuele Bosi

“…Autoantibodies to enterocyte antigens harmonin (75 kDa USH1C protein) and villin (actin-binding 95 kDa protein) are associated with the Immune dysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome. In this study we evaluated the diagnostic value of harmonin and villin autoantibodies in IPEX and IPEX-like syndromes. …”
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Architectural practice process and artificial intelligence – an evolving practice by El Moussaoui Mustapha

“…Historically, architectural innovation has paralleled technological progress, from basic tools to advanced computer-aided design systems. …”
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Memory consolidation from a reinforcement learning perspective by Jong Won Lee, Min Whan Jung, Min Whan Jung

“…This framework closely parallels Dyna, a reinforcement learning algorithm introduced by Sutton in 1991. …”
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Stromal expression of decorin, Semaphorin6D, SPARC, Sprouty1 and Tsukushi in developing prostate and decreased levels of decorin in prostate cancer. by Alexander Henke, O Cathal Grace, George R Ashley, Grant D Stewart, Antony C P Riddick, Henry Yeun, Marie O'Donnell, Richard A Anderson, Axel A Thomson

“…Expression in rat tissues was evaluated using wholemount in situ hybridisation (postnatal day (P) 0.5) and immunohistochemistry (embryonic day (E) E17.5, E19.5; P0.5; P6; 28 & adult). …”
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Medical mesocosms and cohort differences in victim decisions in spousal violence in Sub-Saharan Africa by Patricia Elung'ata

“…Future research may evaluate the potential influence of healthcare funding cuts.…”
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