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Wenli Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Chenhuizi Wang et al. · 2024 · Horticulture Research
Abstract Traditional agriculture is gradually being combined with artificial intelligence technology. High-performance fruit detection technology is an important basic technology in the practical application of modern smart orchards and…
View details →Sean P. Carlin, Lionel G. Standing · 2013 · Psychological Reports
Previous research has suggested that motivational processes outside an individual's conscious awareness may be primed so as to enhance or impair cognitive performance. The present study involved a conceptual replication of the 2010 study…
View details →Keewoo Lee · 2024 · IACR Communications in Cryptology
We revisit the question of what the definition of bit security should be, previously answered by Micciancio-Walter (Eurocrypt 2018) and Watanabe-Yasunaga (Asiacrypt 2021). Our new definition is simple, but (i) captures both search and…
View details →Zhi Li, Yuhuan Xue, Yue Fang et al. · 2021 · Climate Dynamics
Abstract Unlike other tropical ocean basins, the Bay of Bengal (BoB) has two tropical cyclone (TC) seasons: a pre-monsoon season (Pre-MS) and a post-monsoon season (Post-MS). More interestingly, during the period from 1981 to 2016, the…
View details →Arman Shah Abdullah, Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi, Md Azree Othuman Mydin et al. · 2022 · Materials
Titanium and its alloys are commonly preferred materials used for biomedical implants. However, these alloys have issues related to corrosion resistance as a result of the aggressive attack of human body fluids. Several researchers have…
View details →Lisa M. Steinberg, Amanda J. Martino, Christopher H. House · 2021 · Life
Future manned space travel will require efficient recycling of nutrients from organic waste back into food production. Microbial systems are a low-energy, efficient means of nutrient recycling, but their use in a life support system…
View details →Amna Chaudari, Joel A Huberman · 2012 · F1000Research
Telomeres of the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe , are known to replicate in late S phase, but the reasons for this late replication are not fully understood. We have identified two closely-spaced DNA replication origins, 5.5 to 8…
View details →Gili Lifshitz Sherzer, Yuri Ribakov · 2025 · Applied Sciences
This research focuses on the design and performance of Steel Fiber-Reinforced High-Strength Concrete (SFRHSC) to identify the optimal fiber content. The critical challenges involve the fiber content optimization and the effect of fiber…
View details →Jenan A. Altamimi, Janet A. Wilson, Justin Roe et al. · 2024 · Head & Neck
Abstract Objectives Swallowing function in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) is often assessed pre‐treatment, during and at intervals post‐treatment to identify those with dysphagia as early as possible. This study aims to…
View details →Víctor Navas-Portella, Abigail Jiménez, Álvaro Corral · 2020 · Scientific Reports
Abstract Coulomb-stress theory has been used for years in seismology to understand how earthquakes trigger each other. Whenever an earthquake occurs, the stress field changes, and places with positive increases are brought closer to…
View details →Marina Korolija, Viktorija Sukser, Kristian Vlahoviček · 2024 · BMC Genomics
Abstract Background Human mitochondrial heteroplasmy is an extensively investigated phenomenon in the context of medical diagnostics, forensic identification and molecular evolution. However, technical limitations of high-throughput…
View details →Zhi Shan Chan, Mohamad Azhari Abu Bakar · 2021 · Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development
The present study investigates gender differences in working memory performance, both verbal and visuospatial working memory performance. Quasi-experimental research was conducted individually on 32 undergraduates at a public university in…
View details →Thomas Russell Harris, Sankar Mukhopadhyay, Nathan Wiseman · 2016 · Public Works Management & Policy
Institutional laws and arrangements such as prevailing wage laws influence the employment levels and wage rates of the local labor supply. Conflicting research, however, has shown that prevailing wage laws lead to higher construction…
View details →Aasis Unnanuntana, Chirathit Anusitviwat, Vasu Lertsiripatarajit et al. · 2024 · Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Introduction The comparative results of early hip fracture surgery including mortality and postoperative complications in Thailand were not reported. Therefore, we conducted this study to compare the outcomes between patients who received…
View details →Samuel V. J. Robinson, Timothy Schwinghamer, Hector Cárcamo et al. · 2023 · Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Abstract Ecosystem services can maintain or increase crop yield in agricultural systems, but data to support management decisions are expensive and time‐consuming to collect. Furthermore, relationships derived from small‐scale plot data…
View details →Nikolaus Pfisterer, Michael Schwarz, Caroline Schwarz et al. · 2024 · PLOS ONE
Background Previous experimental and clinical studies suggested a beneficial effect of statins, metformin, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers (RASi) on portal hypertension. Still, their effects on…
View details →Ling Luo, Yang Fu, Hui Li · 2023 · Sustainability
The Chinese government launched the Pilot Scheme of National Innovative Cities in 2008, and it has continued to expand the scope of the program in order to achieve more high-quality and sustainable development. This pilot scheme encourages…
View details →Natalia Calvo-Barajas, Maha Elgarf, Giulia Perugia et al. · 2021 · Frontiers in Robotics and AI
In educational scenarios involving social robots, understanding the way robot behaviors affect children’s motivation to achieve their learning goals is of vital importance. It is crucial for the formation of a trust relationship between…
View details →Daniel Angerhausen, Amedeo Balbi, Andjelka B. Kovačević et al. · 2025 · The Astronomical Journal
Abstract Future telescopes will survey temperate, terrestrial exoplanets to estimate the frequency of habitable ( η Hab ) or inhabited ( η Life ) planets. This study aims to determine the minimum number of planets ( N ) required to draw…
View details →Haijiao Jin, Yuehan Wei, Yongbing Qian et al. · 2022 · BMC Nephrology
Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common complication after liver transplantation and is traditionally considered to be secondary to calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). However, several studies have reported that the…
View details →Ann Oakley · 2012 · Evidence & Policy
The contrasting careers of two government-sponsored commissions of inquiry in the late 1960s are the focus of this paper, which examines what can be learnt from them about the impact, or lack of impact, of such bodies on policy making. The…
View details →Katsuo Yamanaka, Naoya Todo, Mutsumi Yoshizawa et al. · 2020 · Brain and Behavior
Abstract Objectives Decreasing discrimination and stigma of dementia is an international issue. In 2004, the Japanese government changed the previous Japanese stigmatic term of dementia (“Chiho”) to the present one (“Ninchi‐sho”) a meaning…
View details →Ruth Amir · 2018 · aboriginal policy studies
This article explores the significance of the TRC’s assertion that the establishment and operation of residential schools were a central element of Canada’s Aboriginal policy that can be described as cultural genocide, against the backdrop…
View details →Ke Xu, Peng Chen, Yujing Su et al. · 2025 · Current Issues in Molecular Biology
As next-generation sequencing develops, there are significant associations between glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) variants and many diseases, especially metabolic diseases. However, there is a lack of solid descriptions and…
View details →Katherine Macey, Simon Clarke, Nima Golijani-Moghaddam et al. · 2015 · European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare
Background: Psychological interventions for chronic pain often require substantial individualisation, which can undermine links with the research evidence on which treatment is based. To ensure clients receive effective therapy, evaluation…
View details →Rasha Tawfiq Abadi, Florinda Silva · 2019 · International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management
Purpose This study aims to investigate the performance of fundamental weighted portfolios (using sales, cash flows, dividends, book values and a composite of all these variables), an equal weighted portfolio and a smoothed cap-weighted…
View details →USAMA A. DAIMEE, YITSCHAK BITON, MEHMET K. AKTAS et al. · 2017 · Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Background Weight loss has been associated with adverse outcomes among heart failure (HF) patients, including those receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT‐D). The effect of significant weight change on…
View details →Scott Kulm, Lior Kofman, Jason Mezey et al. · 2022 · JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
PURPOSE The ability to accurately predict an individual's risk for cancer is critical to the implementation of precision prevention measures. Current cancer risk predictions are frequently made with simple models that use a few proven risk…
View details →Māra Bleidere, Ieva Mežaka, Linda Legzdiņa et al. · 2012 · Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.
Variation of spring barley agronomic traits significant for adaption to climate change in latvian breeding programmes Breeding programmes have been recently challenged by climate change. Spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) yield,…
View details →Diane S. Berry, Diep Nguyen, Stephanie Cosentino et al. · 2023 · Frontiers in Neurology
Background Although essential tremor (ET) patients have greater odds of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia than age-matched controls, the functional consequences of these enhanced odds are unknown. We examined associations…
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