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Open AccessSolving puzzles using knowledge-based automation: biomimicry of human solvers
The human brain’s remarkable efficiency in solving puzzles through pictorial information processing serves as a valuable inspiration for computational puzzle solving. In this study, we present a nucleation alg...
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Quantum Optimized Cost Based Feature Selection and Credit Scoring for Mobile Micro-financing
Mobile e-commerce has grown rapidly in the last decade because of the development of mobile network services, computing capabilities and big data’s applications. Financial institutions have been undergoing fun...
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Combining MRI and cognitive evaluation to classify concussion in university athletes
Current methods of concussion assessment lack the objectivity and reliability to detect neurological injury. This multi-site study uses combinations of neuroimaging (diffusion tensor imaging and resting state ...
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Open AccessAdvances on the fixed point results via simulation function involving rational terms
In this paper, we propose two new contractions via simulation function that involves rational expression in the setting of partial b-metric space. The obtained results not only extend, but also generalize and ...
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Open AccessSplit proximal linearized algorithm and convergence theorems for the split DC program
In this paper, we study the split DC program by using the split proximal linearized algorithm. Further, linear convergence theorem for the proposed algorithm is established under suitable conditions. As applic...
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Open AccessRisk factors and prediction model for persistent breast-cancer-related lymphedema: a 5-year cohort study
Breast-cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) can be a transient or persistent condition. The aims of this study were to (1) identify and weigh the risk factors for persistent lymphedema (PLE) among all patients wit...
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Open AccessAn algorithm for the split-feasibility problems with application to the split-equality problem
In this paper, we study the split-feasibility problem in Hilbert spaces by using the projected reflected gradient algorithm. As applications, we study the convex linear inverse problem and the split-equality p...
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Open AccessVisualizing the GPCR Network: Classification and Evolution
In this study, we delineate an unsupervised clustering algorithm, minimum span clustering (MSC), and apply it to detect G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) sequences and to study the GPCR network using a base da...
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Open AccessHesperetin-5,7,3’-O-triacetate suppresses airway hyperresponsiveness in ovalbumin-sensitized and challenged mice without reversing xylazine/ketamine-induced anesthesia in normal mice
We recently reported that hesperetin-5,7,3’-O-triacetate (HTA) dually inhibited phosphodiesterase (PDE)3/4 with a therapeutic ratio of 20.8. The application and development of PDE4 inhibitors for treating asthma ...
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Ratings of Broader Autism Phenotype and Personality Traits in Optimal Outcomes from Autism Spectrum Disorder
The study examines whether “optimal outcome” (OO) children, despite no longer meeting diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), exhibit personality traits often found in those with ASD. Nine zero...
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Use of the Modified Checklist for Autism, Revised with Follow Up-Albanian to Screen for ASD in Albania
The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers Revised-Albanian screener (M-CHAT-R-A) was used to screen 2594 toddlers, aged 16–30 months, at well-child visits. Two hundred fifty-three (9.75 %) screened positiv...
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Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors as Predictors of Outcome in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Questions have been raised about the significance of restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) in predicting outcomes of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Previous studies have yielded mixed fin...
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Open AccessButylidenephthalide antagonizes cromakalim-induced systolic pressure reduction in conscious normotensive rats
Butylidenephthalide (Bdph), a main constituent of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., was reported to have selective antianginal effect without changing blood pressure in conscious rat. Recently, we have observed that B...
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Open AccessSome new fixed point theorems for the Meir-Keeler contractions on partial Hausdorff metric spaces
The purpose of this paper is to study fixed point theorems for a multi-valued map** concerning with three classes of Meir-Keeler contractions with respect to the partial Hausdorff metric
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Open AccessFixed point theory of the soft Meir-Keeler type contractive map**s on a complete soft metric space
In this paper, we introduce the notions of soft Meir-Keeler contractive map**s and weaker ϕ-Meir-Keeler contractive map**s, and the purpose of this paper is to prove two theorems which assures the existence o...
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Detecting Subgroups in Children Diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified
Hierarchical cluster analyses were used to detect three subgroups in a sample of children with pervasive developmental disorder—not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) evaluated at ages 2 and 4. At age 2, Cluster 1...
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Open AccessOn a finite family of variational inclusions with the constraints of generalized mixed equilibrium and fixed point problems
In this paper, we introduce two iterative algorithms for finding common solutions of a finite family of variational inclusions for maximal monotone and inverse-strongly monotone map**s with the constraints o...
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Open AccessFixed point results for the α-Meir-Keeler contraction on partial Hausdorff metric spaces
The purpose of this paper is to study fixed point theorems for a multi-valued map** satisfying the α-Meir-Keeler contraction with respect to the partial Hausdorff metric ℋ in complete partial metric spaces. Our...
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Investigation of Characteristics of Al2O3/n-In x Ga1−x As (x = 0.53, 0.7, and 1) Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Structures
The electrical properties of Al2O3/n-InGaAs metal–oxide–semiconductor capacitors (MOSCAPs) with In content of 0.53, 0.7, and 1 (InAs) have been investigated. Results show small capacitance–voltage (C–V) frequency...
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Open AccessFixed point results for Meir-Keeler-type ϕ-α-contractions on partial metric spaces
The purpose of this paper is to study fixed point theorems for a map** satisfying the generalized Meir-Keeler-type ϕ-α-contractions in complete partial metric spaces. Our results generalize or improve many rece...