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Agent-based modeling and g-computation can both be used to estimate impacts of intervening on complex systems. We explored each modeling approach within an applied example: interventions to reduce posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)..

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Reishi · 2022 · Journal Article · PloS one

Ganoderma tsugae prevents cognitive impairment and attenuates oxidative damage in d-galactose-induced aging in the rat brain.

Lingzhi has long been regarded as having life-prolonging effects. Research in recent years has also reported that Lingzhi possesses anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, hepatoprotective, and anti-lipogenic effects..

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesLiver support

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression profiling of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes potentially associated with abamectin detoxification in Cydia pomonella.

The codling moth Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is one of the most notorious pests of pome fruits and walnuts worldwide, which has developed resistance to almost all classes of insecticides, including abamectin (ABM)..

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Reishi · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

GlPP2C1 Silencing Increases the Content of Ganodermalingzhi Polysaccharide (GL-PS) and Enhances Slt2 Phosphorylation.

Polysaccharides have attracted much attention in the food industry due to their diverse biological activities. To date, research on the mechanism of polysaccharide synthesis has mainly focused on the role of crucial enzymes in the polysaccharide synthesis pathway, but other genes that regulate polysaccharide synthesis….

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · STAR protocols

Implementing a global approach for efficiently simulating molecular dynamics in agent-based models of biological tissue.

This protocol explains how to take an agent-based model (ABM) with molecular dynamics and set it up to solve the molecular dynamics with a global approach. It can be used to speed up simulations significantly while retaining high levels of accuracy with the original ABM..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Infectious Disease Modelling

Incorporation of near-real-time hospital occupancy data to improve hospitalization forecast accuracy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public health decision makers rely on hospitalization forecasts to inform COVID-19 pandemic planning and resource allocation. Hospitalization forecasts are most relevant when they are accurate, made available quickly, and updated frequently..

Respiratory

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of environmental science and health. Part. B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes

Insights into the ecotoxicological perturbations induced by the biocide Abamectin in the white snail, Theba pisana.

Abamectin (avermectin B1, ABM) has been widely used as a biocide in agriculture, veterinary and medicine around the world. Yet, there is still a lack of knowledge about the ecotoxicological effects of ABM..

Energy & fatigue

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Environmental science and pollution research international

Integrated model for land-use transformation analysis based on multi-layer perception neural network and agent-based model.

The efficacy of land-use changes on aquatic ecosystems has been extensively studied in recent decades. Water resource management needs to understand the relationship between land-use change patterns and water quality, especially in urban areas..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Environmental toxicology

Investigation of the effects of hesperidin administration on abamectin-induced testicular toxicity in rats through oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, inflammation, apoptosis, autophagy, and JAK2/STAT3 pathways.

In this study, the potential effects of hesperidin (HES) on chronic toxicity caused by abamectin (ABM) in the testicular tissue were investigated through oxidative stress, inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), apoptosis, and autophagy pathways. Male Sprague Dawley rats were used in the study..

OncologyImmune support

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

Is Hyperdermium Congeneric with Ascopolyporus? Phylogenetic Relationships of Ascopolyporus spp. (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) and a New Genus Neohyperdermium on Scale Insects in Thailand.

During surveys of insect pathogenic fungi (IPF) in Thailand, fungi associated with scale insects and plants were found to represent five new species of the genus Ascopolyporus in Cordycipitaceae. Their macroscopic features resembled both Hyperdermium and Ascopolyporus..

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Oyster Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Isolation and identification of pigments from oyster mushrooms with black, yellow and pink caps.

The genus Pleurotus, namely oyster mushroom, is widely cultivated and consumed worldwide. Cap color is an important commercial trait for oyster mushroom.

Skin & hydration

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Theoretical population biology

Male mating choices: The drive behind menopause?

When we examine the life history of humans against our closest primate relatives, the other great apes, there is notably a greater longevity in humans which includes a distinctive postmenopausal life stage, leading to the question, "How did human females evolve to have old-age infertility?" In their paper "Mate choice….

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · IFAC-PapersOnLine

Managing panic buying-related instabilities in supply chains: A COVID-19 pandemic perspective.

Global supply chains (SCs) have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic on several levels. For example, SCs suffered from panic buying-related instabilities and multiple disruptions of supply, demand, and capacity during the pandemic..

Respiratory

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority

Methodological guidance for the development of animal welfare mandates in the context of the Farm to Fork Strategy.

This document provides methodological guidance developed by the EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare to produce Scientific Opinions in response to mandates received from the European Commission in the context of the Farm to Fork Strategy..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Drug and alcohol dependence

Modeling HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs (PWID) at the "End of the HIV Epidemic" and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BACKGROUND: We explore injecting risk and HIV incidence among PWID in New York City (NYC), from 2012 to 2019, when incidence was extremely low, <0.1/100 person-years at risk, and during disruption of prevention services due to the COVID-19 pandemic..

Respiratory

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Insects

Molecular Characterization of Native Entomopathogenic Fungi from Ambrosia Beetles in Hazelnut Orchards of Turkey and Evaluation of Their In Vitro Efficacy.

Ambrosia beetles, Anisandrus dispar Fabricius, Xylosandrus germanus Blandford, and Xyleborinus saxesenii Ratzeburg (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are among the most significant hazelnut pests in Turkey. The control of these pests is difficult and expensive due to their biology..

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Frontiers in fungal biology

Negative effects on the development of Chrysodeixis includens and Spodoptera cosmioides fed by peanut plants inoculated with entomopathogenic fungi.

Recent studies have shown that entomopathogenic fungi, as endophytes, can have beneficial effects on plants, protecting them from defoliating insects. The potential of endophytic association by entomopathogenic fungi with the peanut crop has been little explored..

Energy & fatigue

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Biological psychology

Neuroplastic changes in anterior cingulate cortex gray matter volume and functional connectivity following attention bias modification in high trait anxious individuals.

Attention bias modification (ABM) was developed to alleviate anxious symptoms by way of a reduction in anxiety-linked attentional bias to threat. Central to the rational of ABM is a learning-related reconfiguration of attentional biases..

Cognition & nerves

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · PloS one

Outcome of acute bacterial meningitis among children in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A prospective observational cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children but there are no published data on the treatment outcomes of ABM in Afghanistan..

Respiratory

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Environmental science and pollution research international

Oxalic acid activated bone meal for immobilization of Pb and Cd contaminated soils.

Bone meal (BM) is a cost-effective and low-carbon material to remediate heavy metal contaminated soils. Moreover, its immobilization efficiency for heavy metals still requires improvement..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of chromatography. A

Preparation of monolith-based adsorbent containing abundant functional groups for field entrapment of nitrogen and sulfur containing aromatic compounds in environmental aqueous samples with portable multichannel in-tip microextraction device.

Field sample preparation is important and interesting for analysis of nitrogen and sulfur containing aromatic compounds (N,S-CACs) in environmental aqueous samples..

Energy & fatigue

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Reconstituted basement membrane enables airway epithelium modeling and nanoparticle toxicity testing.

Basement membrane (BM) acts as a sheet-like extracellular matrix to support and promote the formation of epithelial and endothelial cell layers. The in vitro reconstruction of the BM is however not easy due to its ultrathin membrane features..

Skin & hydrationRespiratory

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · Frontiers in psychology

Reducing anxiety and attentional bias with reward association learning and attentional bias modification.

The current study examined the effects of a reward associative learning procedure and the traditional threat-avoidance ABM paradigm on anxiety and attentional bias. In reward training, participants were given high rewards for correct responses to neutral target and low rewards for correct responses to negative target..

Cognition & nerves

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Pediatric emergency care

Risk Factors for Death and Severe Neurological Sequelae in Childhood Bacterial Meningitis.

INTRODUCTION: Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) continues to be a challenge from a diagnostic and therapeutic point of view. Identifying severity risk factors and predictive scores may guide interventions to reduce poor outcome..

Cognition & nerves

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

Rules of Engagement: A Guide to Developing Agent-Based Models.

Agent-based models (ABM), also called individual-based models, first appeared several decades ago with the promise of nearly real-time simulations of active, autonomous individuals such as animals or objects..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · Health services research

Simulating the role of knowledge brokers in policy making in state agencies: An agent-based model.

OBJECTIVE: To model children's mental health policy making dynamics and simulate the impacts of knowledge broker interventions. DATA SOURCES: Primary data from surveys (n = 221) and interviews (n = 64) conducted in 2019-2021 with mental health agency (MHA) officials in state agencies..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Environmental science and pollution research international

Simulating the spatial distribution of pollutant loads from pig farming using an agent-based modeling approach.

This research developed an agent-based model (ABM) for simulating pollutant loads from pig farming. The behavior of farmer agents was captured using concepts from the theory of planned behavior..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of chromatography. A

Solvent strength of organic phase for two biphasic solvent systems in high speed countercurrent chromatography.

In this work, relationships between solvent strength of organic phase (ψ) for two biphasic solvent systems in high speed countercurrent chromatography, hexane-ethyl-acetate-methanol-water (HEMWat) and ethyl acetate-n-butanol-water (EBuWat), and partition coefficient (K) were investigated using four retention models,….

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA

Strategies for implementing the Appointment-Based Model at a rural independent chain of community pharmacies.

BACKGROUND: The Appointment-Based Model (ABM) is a care model that helps community pharmacists streamline their medication dispensing workflow while simultaneously integrating patient care into the medication preparation process through medication synchronization..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Frontiers in plant science

Suitable split nitrogen application increases grain yield and photosynthetic capacity in drip-irrigated winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under different water regimes in the North China Plain.

Chemical fertilizer overuse is a major environmental threat, critically polluting soil and water resources. An optimization of nitrogen (N) fertilizer application in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in association with various irrigation scheduling is a potential approach in this regard..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · Cancers

Surgical Treatment of Metastatic Bone Disease in the Appendicular Skeleton: A Population-Based Study.

Background: Population-based studies of patients with bone metastases in the appendicular skeleton (aBM) requiring surgery for complete or impending fracture are rare..

Oncology

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · Psychology of addictive behaviors: journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors

Sustained reduction of attentional bias to smoking cues by smartphone-delivered attentional bias modification training for smokers.

OBJECTIVE: Cigarette smoking is thought to be at least partially maintained by the attentional bias (AB) toward smoking cues that develops as a consequence of drug dependence..

Liver support

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Reishi · 2022 · Journal Article · Food & function

The effect of the addition of various species of mushrooms on the physicochemical and sensory properties of semolina pasta.

Interest in foods enriched with natural ingredients containing bioactive compounds prompts scientists to undertake research to investigate them. This work aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, physical properties, texture, and sensory properties of semolina pasta enriched with 2.5-10% dried mushroom powder….

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of epidemiology and community health

Using agent-based modelling to test hypotheses on the role of neighbourhood social mechanisms in the development of small-area health inequalities.

BACKGROUND: Small-area health inequalities may originate from differentials in the spatial distribution of environmental stressors on health. The role played by neighbourhood social mechanisms on small-area health inequalities is difficult to evaluate..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · PloS one

Using machine learning as a surrogate model for agent-based simulations.

In this proof-of-concept work, we evaluate the performance of multiple machine-learning methods as surrogate models for use in the analysis of agent-based models (ABMs)..

Cognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · Systems research and behavioral science

Using simulation modelling and systems science to help contain COVID-19: A systematic review.

This study systematically reviews applications of three simulation approaches, that is, system dynamics model (SDM), agent-based model (ABM) and discrete event simulation (DES), and their hybrids in COVID-19 research and identifies theoretical and application innovations in public health..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Nonlinear dynamics, psychology, and life sciences

Value of Modeling Violent Relationships.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a scar on human society. Growing evidence demonstrates that relationships involving IPV and women's decisionmaking about violence represent complex phenomena, best studied as complex adaptive systems.

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Advanced theory and simulations

When Do We Need Massive Computations to Perform Detailed COVID-19 Simulations?

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected over 250 million people worldwide and killed more than 5 million as of November 2021. Many intervention strategies are utilized (e.g., masks, social distancing, vaccinations), but officials making decisions have a limited time to act..

Cognition & nervesRespiratory

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Biological Conservation

When money meets tradition: How new cash incomes could be risky for a vulnerable ecosystem

Economic incentives to simultaneously address poverty and biodiversity loss may fail if they do not align with local values or norms. Grazing livestock across the Tibetan Plateau's vast but fragile grasslands is often characterized as the area's primary driver of habitat degradation..

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Journal Article · Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue

[Removal of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Urban Rivers Using Artificial Ecosystems].

Four antibiotics[azithromycin (AZM), sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), ciprofloxacin (CIP), and tetracycline (TCY)], and the antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)[sulfonamides (sul1 and sul2), tetracyclines (tetX and tetM), quinolones (qnrS and qnrD), macrolides (ermB), and 16S rDNA] were selected as target compounds..

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie. Food science + technology. Science + technologie alimentaire

87Sr/86Sr ratio as traceability marker for Modena's balsamic vinegars

Geographical origin and authenticity of food are topics of interest for both consumers and producers. Among the different indicators used for traceability studies, n(⁸⁷Sr)/n(⁸⁶Sr) isotopic ratio has provided excellent results..

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Research Article · Learning health systems

A collaborative learning health system agent-based model: Computational and face validity.

INTRODUCTION: Improving the healthcare system is a major public health challenge. Collaborative learning health systems (CLHS) - network organizations that allow all healthcare stakeholders to collaborate at scale - are a promising response..

Cognition & nervesEnergy & fatigueLiver support

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · International journal of behavioral medicine

A Cross-sectional Study of Attention Bias for Facial Expression Stimulation in Patients with Stroke at the Convalescence Stage.

BACKGROUND: Post-stroke depression increases the likelihood of adverse physical symptoms. Attentional bias (AB) for negative stimuli is important in depression onset, maintenance, and remission.

Cognition & nerves

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · PloS one

A hybrid simulation model to study the impact of combined interventions on Ebola epidemic.

Pandemics have been recognized as a serious global threat to humanity. To effectively prevent the spread and outbreak of the epidemic disease, theoretical models intended to depict the disease dynamics have served as the main tools to understand its underlying mechanisms and thus interrupt its transmission..

Respiratory

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · PloS one

A mechanistic model of methane emission from animal slurry with a focus on microbial groups.

Liquid manure (slurry) from livestock releases methane (CH4) that contributes significantly to global warming. Existing models for slurry CH4 production-used for mitigation and inventories-include effects of organic matter loading, temperature, and retention time but cannot predict important effects of management, or….

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · International journal of environmental research and public health

A Multi-Pronged Evaluation of a Healthy Food Access Initiative in Central Texas: Study Design, Methods, and Baseline Findings of the FRESH-Austin Evaluation Study.

Food insecurity and limited healthy food access are complex public health issues and warrant multi-level evaluations. The purpose of this paper was to present the overall study design and baseline results of the multi-pronged evaluation of a healthy food access (i.e., Fresh for Less (FFL)) initiative in Central Texas..

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

A Robust Dual-Microphone Generalized Sidelobe Canceller Using a Bone-Conduction Sensor for Speech Enhancement.

The use of multiple spatially distributed microphones allows performing spatial filtering along with conventional temporal filtering, which can better reject the interference signals, leading to an overall improvement of the speech quality..

Energy & fatigue

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Journal of bodywork and movement therapies

Abdominal bracing changes lower quarter muscle activity but not reach distances during active forward reach on an unstable surface.

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effects of abdominal bracing maneuver (ABM) performance on stable and unstable surfaces on active forward reach (AFR) distance as a measure of trunk control, measuring changes in reach distance and muscle activation patterns. DESIGN: Single-group, repeated measures design..

Energy & fatigue

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Vaccines

Agent Based Model of Anti-Vaccination Movements: Simulations and Comparison with Empirical Data.

Background: A realistic description of the social processes leading to the increasing reluctance to various forms of vaccination is a very challenging task. This is due to the complexity of the psychological and social mechanisms determining the positioning of individuals and groups against vaccination and associated….

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Journal of environmental management

Agent-based modeling of participants' behaviors in an inter-sectoral groundwater market.

While being affected by economic and hydrological conditions, the behaviors of water market participants can also be caused by their psychological characteristics and social stimuli of the environment. This paper employs agent-based modeling (ABM) approach to simulate a local groundwater market in central Iran..

Energy & fatigue