Sex differences in anaerobic performance in CrossFit® athletes: a comparison of three different all-out tests by Tomás Ponce-García, Jerónimo García-Romero, Laura Carrasco-Fernández, Alejandro Castillo-Domínguez, Javier Benítez-Porres

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Hybrid modeling approach for precise estimation of energy production and consumption based on temperature variations by Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso, Reagan Jean Jacques Molu, Ambe Harrison, Mukesh Pushkarna, Fritz Nguemo Kemdoum, Emmanuel Fendzi Donfack, Pradeep Jangir, Pierre Tiako, Milkias Berhanu Tuka

“…The hybrid model, which combines sinusoidal and polynomial functions, achieved an accuracy of 79.15% in estimating energy consumption using temperature as a predictor variable. …”
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Polymer-based nanoparticles for cancer theranostics: advances, challenges, and future perspectives by Kaylin Shanahan, Daniel Coen, Wanis Nafo

“…Key factors influencing the efficiency of polymer nanoparticle-based contrast agents include physicochemical properties such as particle size, morphology, surface functionalization, and responsiveness to tumor microenvironmental stimuli. …”
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Development of a General Composite Scale (GENCOMS) for Progressive Neurodegenerative Diseases and Implications for the Assessment of Disease-Modifying Therapies by Samuel P. Dickson, Craig H. Mallinckrodt, Basia Rogula, Lauren C. Powell, Michele H. Potashman, Vladimir Coric, Gilbert J. L’Italien, Suzanne B. Hendrix

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Multi-Static Radar System Deployment Within a Non-Connected Region Utilising Particle Swarm Optimization by Yi Han, Xueting Li, Tianxian Zhang, Xiaobo Yang

“…The velocity formulas for integer variables are modified using the sigmoid function and genetic operation, leading to the proposal of two MSRS deployment algorithms, namely MOPSO-Sigmoid and MOPSO-Gene. …”
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An intelligent hybrid grey wolf-particle swarm optimizer for optimization in complex engineering design problem by Muhammad Suhail Shaikh, Haoyue Lin, Senlin Xie, Xiaoqing Dong, Yifan Lin, Chandan Kumar Shiva, Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso

“…Abstract Engineering design optimization problems present significant challenges due to the complexity of objective functions, which often involve both continuous and discrete design variables, along with multiple constraints. …”
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Activated carbons for effective pharmaceutical adsorption: Impact of feedstock origin, activation agents, adsorption conditions, and cost analysis by Issam Mechnou, Anasse Benabdallah, Az-Iddin Chham, Younes Rachdi, Miloudi Hlaibi, Abdeslam El kartouti, Na’il Saleh

“…Activated carbons from various raw materials exhibit surface functions such as C=O, C-N, COOH, NH2, Si-O and O-H, with surface areas over 3400 m2 g−1 and a capacity reaching 2000 mg g−1. …”
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Numerical Investigation, Error Analysis and Application of Joint Quadrature Scheme in Physical Sciences by Saumya Ranjan Jena, Damayanti Nayak, Mitali Madhumita Acharya, Satya Kumar Misra

“…Numerical results of the present method with a lower level of precision are presented and compared with those performed by the existing high-precision Gauss-Legendre five-point rule in two variables, which has the same functional evaluation. …”
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Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest by Chunmei He, Yushan Li, Xiaoxia Dai, Na Liu, Fangfang Wu, Jiangbo Yan, Meiping Gao, Yonghui Liang, Zuoqiang Yuan, Zhanqing Hao, Qiulong Yin

“…Spearman correlation coefficients were used to analyze the correlations between AGB and the variables. …”
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Large Deformation Elastic Analysis of Pressurized FGM Thick Cylindrical Shells with Nonlinear Plane Elasticity Theory (NPET) by Navid Bahadorani, Mehdi Ghannad, Mohammad Hossein Sohani, Bahman Modiri

“…Because of large deformations along the radial direction and hence the existence of nonlinear terms in kinematic equations, the governing equation is a nonlinear second-order equation with variable coefficients, which is solved in plane stress and plane strain states using the perturbation technique. …”
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING OF SPORTSMAN’S PHYSIOLOGICAL RESERVES DURING PHYSICAL EXERCISES by Nguyen Mau Thach, Nguyen Trong Tuyen, Tran Trong Huu

“…This parameter reflects functioning of various body systems which provide significant income to the sportsman’s result achievement. …”
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Study of kinetic performance effect on wheel and rail wear using computer simulation by Lev I. Evelson, Evgeny A. Pamfilov, Alexander G. Tsygankov, Ludmila I. Shiryaeva

“…The problems solved here are analysis of the earlier proposed mathematical functions describing the kinetic performance for the presence of extremes, the functional behavior (growth, decrease, monotonicity, and unimodality, etc.) in various parameter ranges; implementation of the computer simulation of the wheelpair movement by rail with the quantitative estimation of the wheel and rail wear with various kinetic performance parameters; to determine qualitative influence patterns of the kinetic wear performance. …”
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Boundary value problems for discontinuously loaded parabolic equations by Mukhamed M. Karmokov, Fatima M. Nakhusheva, Sakinat K. Gekkieva

“…The article deals with boundary value problems for a discontinuously loaded parabolic equation with a Riemann – Liouville fractional integro-differentiation operator with variable coefficients. The unambiguous solvability of the Cauchy – Dirichlet problem for a discontinuously loaded parabolic equation of fractional order is proved. …”
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SWRD–YOLO: A Lightweight Instance Segmentation Model for Estimating Rice Lodging Degree in UAV Remote Sensing Images with Real-Time Edge Deployment by Chunyou Guo, Feng Tan

“…The model employs an optimized loss function to improve localization accuracy, achieving precise lodging area segmentation. …”
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Exploring the synthesis and biomedical potential of banana stem fiber for antimicrobial and wound healing applications by K. Umapathi, M. Jayasheela, Manohar Ramya, J. K. Hari Sriram, G. Shibu, E. Gladson Paul, J. Yogitha, M. Sheik Abdullah, C. Sushma, M. Manjupriya, S. Jerone Samuvel

“…In addition, challenges and limitations that hurdle research progress, and potential for future biomaterials through functionalization are discussed. Review findings support potential for research intervention at the integration of banana fibers, biopolymers and nanotechnology towards development of efficient wound healing materials. …”
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Frequency Responses Resistance to Variations of Electric Filter Parameters by E. N. Chervinskiy

“…When electric filter designs "on the whole" circuit's parameters are determined as a result of solving the system of equations formed by equating of coefficients at equal powers of the variable in terms of desirable transfer function (TF) and TF filter. …”
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Intelligent forecasting model for aquatic production based on artificial neural network by Junqiao Hu, Jingyu Yin, Chaohui Yang, Yanxi Zhou, Changqing Li, Changqing Li

“…GDP per capita is found to be the most critical factor, followed by climate-related variables (sunshine duration, temperature) and socioeconomic indicators (Engel coefficient, consumer price index). …”
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A deep neural network for adaptive spatial smoothing of task fMRI data by Zhengshi Yang, Xiaowei Zhuang, Mark J. Lowe, Dietmar Cordes, Dietmar Cordes

“…Over the past decade, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has emerged as a widely adopted in vivo imaging technique for examining neural activity in the brain. …”
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Rheological models of trabecular structures joint implants obtained by additive processes by Олександр Саленко, Микола Крищук, Наталія Гаврушкевич, Галина Габузян, Дмитро Джулій

“…It is taken into account that the implant itself should be made in the form of a combined set of functional elements (or initial surfaces), the dynamic properties of which are variable and maximally adapted to the properties of the connected bone, which allows to preserve the initial properties of the bones of the joints as much as possible while ensuring the proper strength and reliability of the structure in as a whole The interdependence of the results of surgical intervention with the patient's initial condition, indications for treatment, his activity and possible postoperative complications was analyzed. …”
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HVAC/DC system reliability evaluation based on improvement point estimation method by Jiaqi ZHAO, Ning FENG, Yue WANG

“…The proposed method analyzes the structure of various components of a typical HVAC/DC system and leverages the Dirac function to smooth the involved discrete random variables, so that the discrete component status can be generally tackled in common with the load, wind power and other continuous random variables using the point estimation method. …”
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