Substance use in Spanish adolescent gamblers before and after the COVID-19 pandemic state of alarm: a population-based study by Domingo Palacios-Ceña, Lidiane Lima Florencio, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Spencer Yeamans, Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, Carmen Gallardo-Pino, Pilar Carrasco-Garrido

“…Among the implications are the development of programs aimed at higher-risk consumption, the continuation and strengthening of programs to raise awareness of the risk of drug consumption, and the re-evaluation of current measures to control access to legal and illegal substances by adolescents.…”
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Physical activity as a multitarget therapy for metabolically associated fatty liver disease by E. A. Lyalyukova, I. V. Druk, E. N. Chernysheva, A. V. Lyalyukov, I. V. Prikhoda

“…Results. Exercise programs have proven effective in treating disease. …”
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PyMem: A Graphical User Interface Tool for Neuromemristive Hardware–Software Co-Design by Aswani Radhakrishnan, Jushnah Palliyalil, Sreeja Babu, Anuar Dorzhigulov, Alex James

“…Without the need for programming, the GUI provides options for adding variability to the memristors and observing the neural network behavior under realistic conditions. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Speech Recognition and LabVIEW Integration for Intelligent Mobile Robot Control by Kai-Chao Yao, Wei-Tzer Huang, Hsi-Huang Hsieh, Teng-Yu Chen, Wei-Sho Ho, Jiunn-Shiou Fang, Wei-Lun Huang

“…By leveraging LabVIEW’s graphical programming environment, the system processed voice commands, translated them into control signals, and directed the robot’s movements accordingly. …”
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From Microbial Ecology to Clinical Challenges: The Respiratory Microbiome’s Role in Antibiotic Resistance by Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu, Mihaela Magdalena Mitache, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Mara Madalina Mihai, Monica Marilena Tantu, Ana Catalina Tantu, Loredana Gabriela Popa, Georgiana Alexandra Grigore, Roxana-Elena Cristian, Mircea Ioan Popa, Corneliu Ovidiu Vrancianu

“…Moreover, strategies to mitigate antibiotic resistance, including stewardship programs, alternatives to traditional antibiotics, probiotics, microbiota restoration techniques, and nanotechnology-based therapeutic interventions, are critically presented, setting an updated framework of current management options. …”
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A distributed algorithm for solving large-scale p-median problems using expectation maximization by Harsha Gwalani, Joseph Helsing, Sultanah M. Alshammari, Chetan Tiwari, Armin R. Mikler

“…The algorithm identifies the existing spatial clusters of the destination locations using expectation maximization (EM) and solves them as independent p-median problems using integer programming or FI concurrently. The proposed algorithm showed an order of magnitude improvement in time without the loss of quality in terms of the objective function value on synthetic and real datasets.…”
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Eecs-fl: energy-efficient client selection for federated learning in AIoT by Yiyang Zhang, Yiming Luo, Tao Yang, Xiaofeng Wu, Bo Hu

“…We formulate the client selection problem as a multi-dimensional knapsack problem (MKP) and solve it using dynamic programming to maximize energy efficiency while maintaining fast convergence. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Adoption Amongst Digitally Proficient Trainee Teachers: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach by María Belén Morales-Cevallos, Santiago Alonso-García, Alejandro Martínez-Menéndez, Juan José Victoria-Maldonado

“…The present study examines how pre-service teachers’ digital competence influences their acceptance and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in educational settings. …”
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A Gradient-Based Recurrent Neural Network for Visual Servoing of Robot Manipulators with Acceleration Command by Zhiguan Huang, Zhengtai Xie, Long Jin, Yuhe Li

“…In this regard, the visual servoing issue is tactfully transformed into a quadratic programming problem with equality and inequality constraints. …”
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A Decision-Making Model with Cloud Model, Z-Numbers, and Interval-Valued Linguistic Neutrosophic Sets by Huakun Chen, Jingping Shi, Yongxi Lyu, Qianlei Jia

“…Finally, a group decision-making problem is presented to demonstrate the practical application of the proposed method. …”
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Methodology for Modeling Coupled Rigid Multibody Systems Using Unitary Quaternions: The Case of Planar RRR and Spatial PRRS Parallel Robots by Francisco Cuenca Jiménez, Eusebio Jiménez López, Mario Acosta Flores, F. Peñuñuri, Ricardo Javier Peón Escalante, Juan José Delfín Vázquez

“…The systems of equations were solved using the Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno nonlinear programming algorithm and Mathematica V12 symbolic computation software. …”
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Analysis of the Current State and Prospects of Implementation of the Public-Private Partnership Mechanism in the Oil and Gas Industry of the Russian Federation and the Republic of... by D. N. Semkova, E. N. Babayev

“…The creation of a Public-Private Partnership Development Center in Azerbaijan is proposed to support public-private partnership policies, as well as support projects and programs of partnership between the state and business.…”
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Successful treatment of recurrent refractory Kaposi’s sarcoma in AIDS: a case report by Feng Li, Rongrong Zheng, Jun Yan, Zhongdong Zhang, Hong Liu, Jinchuan Shi

“…However, complete remission was achieved after the addition of a programmed cell death protein 1(PD-1) inhibitor, as confirmed by pathological biopsy. …”
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Future of education in the era of generative artificial intelligence: Consensus among Chinese scholars on applications of ChatGPT in schools by Ming Liu, Yiling Ren, Lucy Michael Nyagoga, Francis Stonier, Zhongming Wu, Liang Yu

“…Abstract ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that utilizes advanced natural language processing technologies, including large language models, to produce human‐like responses to user queries spanning a wide range of topics from programming to mathematics. As an emerging generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tool, it presents novel opportunities and challenges to the ongoing digital transformation of education. …”
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Passive localization of signal source based on wireless sensor network in the air by Pengwu Wan, Yongjing Ni, Benjian Hao, Zan Li, Yue Zhao

“…To accurately estimate the position of the source, the nonlinear equations are relaxed using semidefinite programming to obtain an initial solution, which is utilized as the starting point of the iterative algorithm to refine the solution. …”
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From Pandemic to Prevention: Insights from COVID-19 Vaccination Attitudes in Individuals with Schizophrenia by Felipe Soto-Pérez, Andrea Lettieri, Carmen Pita González, Sonia Miguel Criado, Manuel A. Franco-Martín

“…There is no influence from sociodemographic variables, though limited social life, perceived risk in people in their immediate environment, and a negative self-assessment of their own health were associated with increased acceptance of vaccination. Thus, the present study provides useful information on this topic and encourages the development of programs and interventions that promote preventive actions for this group of people.…”
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Testing Method for Software With Randomness Using Genetic Algorithm by Xiangjuan Yao, Dunwei Gong, Bin Li, Xiangying Dang, Gongjie Zhang

“…We apply the proposed method to test 12 programs, and compare with traditional genetic algorithm and the random method. …”
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Systematic Review of the Psychological and professional Injuries Faced by Psychotherapists during Therapy Sessions by Hanieh Kamkar, Iran Davoudi, Mahnaz Honarmand, Keyvan Salehi

“…Effective mitigation strategies, such as developing structured self-care programs, promoting psychological exercises, and fostering a supportive organizational culture, were highlighted as essential. …”
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Quality characteristics of probiotic yoghurt enriched with honey and by-products left after the production of hemp oil by cold pressing the seeds of Cannabis sativa L. by Gjore Nakov, Biljana Trajkovska, Zlatin Zlatev, Marko Jukić, Jasmina Lukinac

“…The purpose of this article is to present possibilities for obtaining a new type of probiotic yoghurt enriched by adding hemp press cake flour (HPCF) in different amounts (2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10%). …”
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Financial motivation models for community health workers in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Oumar Mallé Samb, Mariétou Niang, Emilie Gelinas, Ndeye Thiab Diouf, Titilayo Tatiana Agbadje, Abir El Haouly

“…However, their absence from the formal health system in many of these countries often presents a challenge to their remuneration. The objective of this scoping review is to document programs implemented at both small and large scales in low- and middle-income countries, the remuneration strategies they have established, and the effects of these strategies on the work of CHWs. …”
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