A system of generalized fuzzy random differential equations with boundary conditions is investigated, which is a fuzzy version of a system of general random differential equations. We first present random fixed point (RFP) theorems in fuzzy metric sp...
Background/Objective: Previous research has measured the impact of interventions on food purchases and food waste separately. Moreover, food waste studies have rarely included food insecurity measurements, which could help develop more comprehensive...
Network capacity is a vital index with which to assess the operation of traffic networks. The majority of existing traffic network capacity models are formed as bi-level programming, which maximizes the traffic flows under equilibrium constraints and...
15 April 2022
The objective of this study is to validate Caesens, Stinglhamber, and Demoulin’s (2017) organizational dehumanization scale (ODS) in a Spanish-speaking sample. A sample of 422 employees (49.3% women and 50.7% men) from Chile answered an online...
The pathogenesis of ocular diseases (ODs) remains unclear, although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous associated genetic risk loci. We integrated protein quantitative trait loci (pQTL) datasets and five large-scale GWAS...
Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) may reduce the symptom burden of side effects to antineoplastic treatment but also cause new side effects and non-adherence to conventional treatment. The aim of this RCT was to investigate the impact of open...
Choosing between competing models lies at the heart of scientific work, and is a frequent motivation for experimentation. Optimal experimental design (OD) methods maximize the benefit of experiments towards a specified goal. We advance and demonstrat...
The sunny–shady slope effect (SSSE) disrupts the thermal balance of permafrost subgrades, resulting in asymmetric thaw plates that lead to structural deformations such as longitudinal cracking and slope instability along the Qinghai–Tibet...
At present, machine learning has been successfully applied in many fields and has achieved amazing results. Meanwhile, over the past few years, the pandemic has transformed the transportation industry. The two hot issues prompt us to rethink the trad...
Objective: Due to recent developments and the wide application of percutaneous transforaminal discectomy (PTED), we herein compare it with microendoscopic discectomy (MED) and traditional open surgery (OD) through surgical indicators and postoperativ...
(1) Background: Dry eye disease (DED) is a chronic ocular surface condition that requires precise diagnostic tools. The present study aimed to investigate the diagnostic potential of the absolute inter-eye difference (|OD-OS|) in tear meniscus height...
With the availability of large geospatial datasets, the study of collective human mobility spatiotemporal patterns provides a new way to explore urban spatial environments from the perspective of residents. In this paper, we constructed a classificat...
The human exposome, including dietary exposures such as pesticides, additives, and environmental contaminants, plays a critical role in shaping the gut microbiota (GM) and long-term health outcomes. While the Mediterranean Diet is known for its healt...
A fluorescent probe for specific biorecognition was prepared by a facile method in which amphiphilic random copolymers were encapsulated with hydrophobic upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). This method quickly converted the hydrophobic UCNPs to hydro...
In this paper, we propose a deterministic epidemic model for malware propagation in wireless mobile environments, taking into account the presence of hotspots. Conventional epidemic models for wireless mobile environments typically assume that mobile...
Due to their unique microstructures, micropolar fluids have attracted enormous attention due to their potential for industrial application, including convective heat and mass transfer polymer production and the rigid and random cooling of particles f...
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is still a serious clinical problem because many patients still have a significant chance of having it happen again after their first course of anticoagulation is over. In recent years, reduced-dose direct ora...
Texting-based crisis counseling is increasingly used to reach young people in acute crisis. Drawing on the online disinhibition effect (ODE), this U.S. study explored how asynchronicity and invisibility contribute to how users reveal their presenting...
The aim of this study was to generate and evaluate the efficiency of improved field experiments while simultaneously accounting for spatial correlations and different levels of genetic relatedness using a mixed models framework for orthogonal and non...
Several recent studies have evidenced the relevance of machine-learning for soil salinity mapping using Sentinel-2 reflectance as input data and field soil salinity measurement (i.e., Electrical Conductivity-EC) as the target. As soil EC monitoring i...
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is an endemic area of dengue, with cases reported in urban and rural areas every year. In this study, we indirectly evaluated the efficacy of a larvicide (SumiLarvTM 2MR discs) that was used for vector contr...
The continuous Hopfield network (CHN) is a common recurrent neural network. The CHN tool can be used to solve a number of ranking and optimization problems, where the equilibrium states of the ordinary differential equation (ODE) related to the CHN g...
Traffic management and control applications require comprehensive knowledge of traffic flow data. Typically, such information is gathered using traffic sensors, which have two basic challenges: First, it is impractical or impossible to install sensor...
Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease that causes ocular discomfort and visual impairment on a damaged ocular surface. Lifitegrast, a novel T-cell integrin antagonist, was approved in the United States in July 2016 as a 5% (50 mg/mL) opht...
Spirulina (Spirulina platensis (Gomont) Geitler 1925) is a cyanobacteria used as an ecologically sound, nutrient-rich dietary supplement. These microalgae have the capability to produce the least-cost protein per unit area compared to livestock and a...
A mean-field linear quadratic stochastic (MF-SLQ for short) optimal control problem with hybrid disturbances and cross terms in a finite horizon is concerned. The state equation is a systems driven by the Wiener process and the Poisson random marting...
Considering the variety of complications that arise after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) and the complex pathomechanism of delayed cerebral ischaemia (DCI), the task of predicting the outcome assumes a profound complexity. Therefore, ther...
Public bicycle systems (PBSs) serve as the ‘last mile’ of public transportation for urban residents, yet the problem of the difficulty in borrowing and returning bicycles during peak hours remains a major bottleneck restricting the intell...
This paper reports on hardness, tensile properties and notch impact bending toughness values of an Fe20Cr4.5Al oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy specifically processed to achieved different preferential orientations: random, <100>, <...
This study evaluated the reliability of an electronic nose in monitoring odour concentration near a wastewater treatment plant and examined the correlation between four sensor readings and odour intensity. The electronic nose chemical sensors are rel...
This paper presents a novel approach to modeling the repertoire of the immune system and its adaptation in response to the evolutionary dynamics of pathogens associated with their genetic variability. It is based on application of a dynamic programmi...
We propose a mathematical model of momentum risk-taking, which is essentially real-time risk management focused on short-term volatility. Its implementation, a fully automated momentum equity trading system, is systematically discussed in this paper....
The current article aims to present a numerical analysis of MHD Williamson nanofluid flow maintained to flow through porous medium bounded by a non-linearly stretching flat surface. The second law of thermodynamics was applied to analyze the fluid fl...
As typical dynamic loads, electric vehicles (EVs) introduce significant uncertainty into distribution network operations due to the randomness of their travel behavior and charging demand. To achieve precise spatiotemporal forecasting of charging loa...
The use of resistant varieties is an important strategy for managing tomato bacterial spot. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reaction of tomato genotypes to Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans. The experiment was conducted in a ran...
Cenerimod, a sphingosine-1-phosphate 1 receptor modulator, is in development for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease mainly affecting women of childbearing potential. The effect of cenerimod on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a comb...
Rail transit is developing rapidly in major cities of China and has become a key component of urban transport. Nevertheless, the security and reliability in operation are significant issues that cannot be neglected. In this paper, the network and sta...
Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on additively manufactured composite-based orthodontic clear aligners compared with thermoformed aligners and other conventional polymeric...
Remimazolam, widely used for procedural sedation and general anesthesia, is a new ultra short-acting benzodiazepine for intravenous sedation and anesthesia. We aim to characterize the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of remimazolam and its m...
Introduction: Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) is a class of hypoglycemic medications. Semaglutide once-weekly (QW) and liraglutide once-daily (OD) significantly improved glycemic control compared to placebo. To date, no long-term...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) expanded rapidly and affected almost the whole world since December 2019. COVID-19 has an unusual ability to spread quickly through airborne viruses and substances. Taking into account the disease’s natural progressio...
Background/Objectives: Wound infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii, pose a major clinical challenge. This study evaluated the interactions betwee...
Objective. To assess the effects of brain neurostimulation (i.e., repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation [rTMS] and transcranial direct current stimulation [tDCS]) in people with oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). Methods. Systematic literature sear...
7 February 2023
The aim of the present study is to explore the relationships between cognitive–behavioral patterns of perfectionism in the context of competitive sport and both prosociality and aggressiveness in a sample of adolescents competing in federated s...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm maintains and perturbs local host defense, hindering timely wound healing. Previously, we showed that P. aeruginosa suppressed S100A8/A9 of the murine innate host defense. We assessed the potential antimicrobial effect...
Glaucoma is one of the eye diseases stimulated by the fluid pressure that increases in the eyes, damaging the optic nerves and causing partial or complete vision loss. As Glaucoma appears in later stages and it is a slow disease, detailed screening a...
Texture features have been consistently overlooked in digital soil mapping, especially in soil salinization mapping. This study aims to clarify how to leverage texture information for monitoring soil salinization through remote sensing techniques. We...
We present LazyNet, a compact one-step neural-ODE model for single-cell CRISPR activation/interference (A/I) that operates directly on two-snapshot (“pre → post”) measurements and yields parameters with clear mechanistic meaning. The...
Background/Objectives: Transanal irrigation (TAI) has been recognized as a safe and effective treatment for neurological bowel dysfunction, chronic constipation or fecal incontinence and has also been proposed for patients with low anterior resection...