Self-Inhibiting Modules Can Self-Organize as a Brain of a Robot: A Conjecture by J. Negrete-Martínez

“…This architecture is illustrated in a robot consisting of a car carrying an arm with a grasping tool. In the robot, each module drives either a joint motor or a pair of wheel motors. …”
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Appropriateness in Dentistry: A Survey Discovers Improper Procedures in Oral Medicine and Surgery by Giacomo Oteri, Vera Panzarella, Antonia Marcianò, Olga Di Fede, Laura Maniscalco, Matteo Peditto, Giuseppina Campisi

“…A questionnaire with multiple responses on topics of dentistry and oral medicine was administered to a sample of 198 Italian dental practitioners. …”
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Prevalence of root caries in relation to various risk factors in a sample of subjects aged (25-64) years in Erbil city: A cross sectional study by Tara Kamal Talib, Vian Omer Majeed

“…Prevalence of root caries was significantly associated with these risk factors: gingival index, plaque index, unstimulated salivary flow rate, educational level, wearing removable partial dentures, frequency of snacks, tooth brushing and frequency of tooth brushing, systemic disease and use of medication, while the results showed no association between prevalence of root caries and smoking. …”
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Prevalence of <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> in Amphibians in Northwestern Italy’s Protected Areas by Arianna Meletiadis, Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola, Stefano Bovero, Marco Favelli, Marzia Pezzolato, Stefania Grella, Giusi Rezza, Pier Luigi Acutis

“…In the spring of 2023, Bd presence was detected in different amphibian species within two protected areas near Turin, Piedmont, Italy, following an unusual mortality event among the common toad (<i>Bufo bufo</i>). Histological and molecular analyses confirmed Bd infection in a deceased <i>Pelophylax</i> sp. specimen, prompting further investigation. …”
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Giving ourselves the edge: capitalising on collaboration by Jill Hanson, Alison Pope, Carolina Salinas

“…The programme created space and time for academics and third-space professionals to come together, share their knowledge, and recognise each other’s expertise to manifest ‘knotworking’ (Veles, 2022). …”
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’[We] learned how to speak with love’: a qualitative exploration of accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health worker experiences of the Mobile Academy refresher tra... by Amnesty Elizabeth LeFevre, Kerry Scott, Sara Chamberlain, Osama Ummer, Manjula Sharma, Dipanwita Gharai, Bibha Mishra, Namrata Choudhury

“…Dial-in audio training has the potential to reinforce topical knowledge and showcase positive ways to communicate.…”
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Unveiling genetic basis of seedling emergence from deep soil depth under dry direct- seeded conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Vagish Mishra, Vagish Mishra, Shilpi Dixit, Shilpi Dixit, Swati Tyagi, Swati Tyagi, Challa Venkateswarlu, Challa Venkateswarlu, Pronob J. Paul, Pronob J. Paul, Anoop Kishor Singh Gurjar, Anoop Kishor Singh Gurjar, Shalabh Dixit, Nitika Sandhu, Smita Kurup, Arvind Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Pallavi Sinha, Pallavi Sinha, Vikas Kumar Singh, Vikas Kumar Singh, Uma Maheshwar Singh, Uma Maheshwar Singh

“…The identified QTLs, genes, and breeding lines from this study provide valuable resources for developing rice varieties with enhanced tolerance to deep soil emergence, making them well-suited for mechanized DSR systems.…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Pramipexole Sustained Release versus Immediate Release Formulation for Nocturnal Symptoms in Chinese Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Stud... by Haiyan Zhou, Shuhua Li, Hongmei Yu, Shenggang Sun, Xinhua Wan, Xiaodong Zhu, Chun-Feng Liu, Ling Chen, Wei Xiang, Yaqing Sun, Haibo Chen, Shengdi Chen

“…The primary endpoint was a change from baseline in PD Sleep Scale 2nd version (PDSS-2) total score at 18 weeks. A reduction in score represents improvement. …”
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Mechanical response of elevated bridge piles to adjacent deep excavation by Ping Zhao, Youqiang Qiu, Zhanqi Wang, Panpan Guo

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Gaps between Open Science activities and actual recognition systems: Insights from an international survey. by Florencia Grattarola, Hanna Shmagun, Christopher Erdmann, Anne Cambon-Thomsen, Mogens Thomsen, Jaesoo Kim, Laurence Mabile

“…Despite most participants reporting that their organisation had one form or another of formal Open Science policies, the majority indicated that their organisation lacks any initiative or tool that provides specific credits or rewards for Open Science activities. …”
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Seasonal Changes of Fish Assemblages in a Subtropical Lagoon in the SE Gulf of California by F. Amezcua, F. Amezcua-Linares

“…The composition and seasonal changes of the fish assemblage in a coastal lagoon system in southeastern Gulf of California were assessed from December 2001 to July 2005. A total of 20,877 organisms belonging to 191 species and 47 families were analyzed. …”
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Collectivity in the generation of income and local development: A comparison between Israeli Moshavim and an association of Maria da Fé, Braz by Bianca Siqueira Martins Domingos, Adriana Prest Mattedi, Adilson da Silva Mello, Rosinei Batista Ribeiro

“…As a way of thinking about local development through collective initiatives for income generation, our aim is to conduct a transnational comparative analysis of rural cooperative Israeli communities, Moshavim, and an Association of Artisans in the municipality of Maria da Fé, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The methodology took into account the local context of the enterprises, structuring the comparative case study on the basis of the parameters of pluriactivity, rural enterprises, use of natural resources, alternative generation of income, cooperative organization and mutual assistance. …”
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Aspergillus sect. Aeni sect. nov., a new section of the genus for A. karnatakaensis sp. nov. and some allied fungi by J. Varga, J.C. Frisvad, R.A. Samson

“…Aspergillus karnatakaensis belongs to a well-defined clade within Aspergillus subgenus Nidulantes together with eight other species including A. aeneus, A. crustosus, A. eburneocremeus, A. heyangensis, and the teleomorph producing-species Emericella bicolor, E. discophora, E. spectabilis, and E. foeniculicola. …”
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Existence Results for Strong Mixed Vector Equilibrium Problem for Multivalued Mappings by Adem Kılıçman, Rais Ahmad, Mijanur Rahaman

“…We consider a strong mixed vector equilibrium problem in topological vector spaces. Using generalized Fan-Browder fixed point theorem (Takahashi 1976) and generalized pseudomonotonicity for multivalued mappings, we provide some existence results for strong mixed vector equilibrium problem without using KKM-Fan theorem. …”
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Structure and origin of Tuvan gene pool according to autosome SNP and Y-chromosome haplogroups by V. A. Stepanov, N. A. Kolesnikov, L. V. Valikhova, A. A. Zarubin, I. Yu. Khitrinskaya, V. N. Kharkov

“…Differences in frequencies of Y-chromosome haplogroups between the Todzhans and Tuvans and a change in the frequencies of haplogroups from south to north associated with the East Asian component were found. …”
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Alt üçüncü molar dişlerin pozisyonlarının değerlendirilmesi ile retromolar bölgede gözlenen kemik rezorpsiyonun araştırılması by Tansu Çimen, Bilgün Çetin, Füsun Yaşar

“…Venta ve ark. yapmış olduğu çalışmaya uygun olarak toplamda 547 adet alt üçüncü molar diş, gömülülük durumu ve pozisyonlarına göre incelenmiştir. …”
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From the Guest Editors by Urszula Ledzewicz, Andrzej Swierniak

“…Following an invitation fromYang Kuang to put together a volume on the topic as a special issue of MathematicalBiosciences and Engineering, some papers presented at the session weresubmitted immediately, and others were contributed after the Congress.For the full paper, please click the 'Full Text' button above.…”
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Flow Mediated Dilation and Its Correlation with Coronary and Systemic Atherosclerosis in Patients Scheduled for Surgical Myocardial Revascularization by Boieriu AM, Luca CD, Tint D

“…SYNTAX I score was calculated based on coronary angiography, and peripheral artery disease (PAD) was evaluated using computed tomography.Results: FMD was used as a surrogate for assessing ED. …”
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Integrated Scheduling Problem on a Single Bounded Batch Machine with an Unavailability Constraint by Jing Fan

“…The machine has a fixed capacity, and the jobs are processed in batches under the condition that the total size of the jobs in a batch cannot exceed the machine capacity. …”
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Multi-Host of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi on Dipterocarpaceae in Tropical Rain Forests by Maliyana Ulfa, Eny Faridah, Su See Lee, Sumardi Sumardi, Christine le Roux, Antoine Galiana, Patahayah Mansor, Marc Ducousso

“…The most ectomycorrhizal fungi that play a role in multi-host are those with genetic relationship to the orders of Thelephorales, Russulales, and Sebacinales. Tomentella sp. of Thelephorales order was the most multi-host on both tree and seedling levels. …”
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