Author(s): Mebarak M; Maïano C; Mendoza J; Chirullo V; Coneo AMC; Compte EJ; Cruz-Licea V; Góngora VC; Henríquez C; Martínez-Banfi M; Mejía Rodriguez DL; Pescetto I; Selma H; Boothroyd LG; Thornborrow T; Todd J; Swami V;

The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) is increasingly used within diverse national and linguistic contexts, but assessments of its functioning across groups remains limited. To extend knowledge, we examined measurement invariance of the FAS across five Latin American nations (Argentina, Chil ...

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Author(s): Sui J; Bi H; Yue R; Fu H; Yang A; An C;

Persistent oil contamination along coastlines can be treated by surface washing agents (SWAs), while low-temperature conditions can significantly impact the effectiveness of SWAs in oil removal. This study investigates the oil removal performance of a commercial SWA for oiled shoreline sand in cold-region environments. Batch oil removal tests were conduct ...

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Author(s): Andrade-Gagnon B; Casillas-Popova SN; Shamekhi M; Bairagi K; Peslherbe GH; Oh JK;

The development of acidic pH-responsive degradable amphiphilic block copolymers (ABPs) and their nanoassemblies has been extensively explored as a promising platform for tumor-targeting drug delivery and cancer therapy. Despite tremendous advances, most acidic pH-degradable ABP nanoassemblies have been designed with acid-labile groups positioned in a sing ...

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Author(s): Su Y; Wang Z; Fu H; Yang A; Chen X; An C;

The 2023 wildfires caused serious riks to air quality and public health across various provinces in Canada, particularly during the period from May to June. This study aims to systematically evaluate the impact of the May-June wildfire events on air pollution in Canada using satellite Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data, along with the Hybrid Single-Particle ...

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Author(s): Gheflati B; Mirzaei M; Zuhars J; Rottoo S; Rivaz H;

Purpose: Computer-assisted surgical navigation systems have been developed to improve the precision of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by providing real-time guidance on implant alignment relative to patient anatomy. However, surface registration remains a key source of error that can propagate through the surgical workflow. This study investigates how pati ...

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Author(s): Yaghoobian S; An J; Jeong DW; Hwang JH;

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are increasingly integrated into Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research; however, the field remains fragmented with substantial variation in modeling objectives. This review provides one of the most comprehensive and detailed syntheses to date of AI/ML methods across the PFAS contaminatio ...

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Author(s): Wang B; Zhao H; Hu X; Shen Y; Li N;

In this study, an innovative adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control approach is developed for an over-actuated vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the capability to suppress overestimation of adaptive parameters. This method is designed to effectively address model uncertainties and actuator faults witho ...

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Author(s): Zhang W; Qian H; L' Heureux J; Johns G; Koehoorn M; Woodcock S;

Cost-effectiveness guidelines recommend including productivity losses in economic evaluations conducted from a societal perspective. However, work productivity loss estimates, including absenteeism and presenteeism, are lacking for a general working population. This limits the ability of researchers and decision makers to comprehensively evaluate the incr ...

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Author(s): Hervé V; KaAli OB; Benali H; Brouillette J;

Background: One of the main neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the accumulation of amyloid-beta oligomers (Aßo), which begins in the brain approximately 15 years prior to the onset of clinical symptoms. Aßo-induced neuronal hyperactivity has emerged as an early functional characteristic of AD, contributing to synaptic deficits, ...

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Author(s): Borrie MJ; Phillips NA; Best S; Anastasiou-Ventura P; Aydogan T; Beaudoin C; Beuk J; Celotto I; Cole L; Das S; Fogarty J; Fouquet C; Gnassi L; Henri-Bellemare C; Pilon R; Sands J; Stirbu A; Truemner J; Chan S; Tucker A; Gajraj J; Bhangu ...

Background: The Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Dementia (COMPASS-ND) used wide inclusion criteria recruiting participants across the spectrum from normal cognition to cognitive impairment to all types of clinical dementia, including mixed dementia. 1173 participants comprising ...

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Author(s): Gurve D; Centen AP; Slack PJ; Dang-Vu TT; Belleville S; Anderson ND; Montero-Odasso M; Nygaard HB; Chertkow H; Feldman HH; Brewster PWH; Lim A;

Background: Older adults experience considerable day-to-day variability in cognitive function. We aimed to test the hypothesis that this is in part related to sleep, and determine which EEG sleep features are most important in supporting day to day cognitive resilience. Method: We analyzed data ...

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