Evaluation of a seed drill for barley and vetch sowing as a function of varying seeding ratios by Arzu Yazgi, Tuncay Gunhan, Behcet Kir, Gulcan Demiroglu Topcu, Erdem Aykas

“…The seed flow and distribution uniformity across the rows were determined within laboratory conditions, while other response variables were assessed in the field conditions. Results The coefficient of variation values of flow evenness for barley and vetch were found to be 1.0–5.5% and 0.3–2.1%, respectively. …”
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MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF UPLAND RICE FARMING IN DIFFERENT LAND OWNERSHIP STATUS IN MAUSAMBI VILLAGE, MAUROLE SUB-DISTRICT, ENDE REGENCY by Willybrordus Lanamana

“…The data analysis method used was the production function approach and stochastic frontier cost function. …”
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PROBABILITY ANALYSIS ON LAST PLY FAILURE OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES BASED ON UNIVERSAL GENERATING FUNCTION METHOD by LIU ChengLong, ZHOU JinYu, QIU Rui, ZHUANG BaiLiang, HU Jian

“…In the complex operation of universal generating function, K-means clustering and like terms collecting techniques are used to reduce computational costs and improve efficiency. …”
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Development of a Functional Yogurt Containing Probiotics and Phenolic Compounds of Coffee Encapsulated in Alginate Beads by Aurora Viridiana Toalá-Gómez, Claudia Mendoza-Avendaño, Maria Celina Lujan-Hidalgo, Miguel Angel Ruiz-Cabrera, Alicia Grajales-Lagunes, Enna Berenice Estudillo-Diaz, Lucia Maria Cristina Ventura Canseco, Gabriela Palacios-Pola, Miguel Abud-Archila

“…The research considered variables such as alginate concentration (1.5% and 3%), crosslinking time (8 and 20 min), and the inclusion of chitosan. …”
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Some of the personal and functional characteristics of agricultural extension workers and their relation to the level of their performance in Babylon Province by Anhar M.A. Hassan, Majid K. Ali

“…<br />  The researcher recommended that the Directorates responsible for training the staff in order to prepare them and raise the efficiency of their job performance in preparing training courses on the content of their material in the fields of extension work carried out by the workers in agricultural extension taking into consideration the variables that showed a relationship of significant correlation in the preparation of training courses.…”
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Analysis of Stream Function in a Powell-Eyring Fluid Flow with Couple-Stress Effect and Rotation by Rana Ghazi, Liqaa Zeki Hummady

“…In flow analysis, assumptions such as a low Reynolds number and a long wavelength approximation are used. The stream function and mechanical efficiency have closed form expressions devised. …”
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A Novel Multimodal Deep Learning Approach With Loss Function for Detection of Sleep Apnea Events by Alireza Fakhim Babaei, Jafar Tanha, Mohammad Ali Balafar, Seyedehsan Roshan

“…Detecting sleep apnea accurately and efficiently presents several challenges, including variability in physiological signals among individuals and class imbalance for apnea events. …”
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Effect of interaction between resistance training and fasting on removal of creatinine and glomerular filtration in sedentary women with abdominal obesity by Ameneh Mohammadi, mahmoud Nikseresht, Mahnaz Omidi

“…Pearson correlation coefficient showed that creatinine clearance and glomerular filtration rate had an inverse and significant relation with age, while these variables were directly correlated with body mass index. …”
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Effective factors on variations of wheat production in climatic regions of Fars province by leyla sharifi, saeed bazgeer, hosain mohmmadi, alireza darbaneh astaneh, mostafa karimi ahmadabad

“…Independent variables in the translog function explain 92% of the changes in wheat production in Fars province.…”
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Enhancing Indian summer monsoon prediction: Deep learning approach for skillful long-lead forecasts of rainfall by Kalpesh R. Patil, Takeshi Doi, J.V. Ratnam, Swadhin K. Behera

“…An ensemble of JJAS rainfall predictions using the CNN model with a unique custom function showed high skills in predicting ISMR at a long-lead time of 12 months. …”
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An Integrated Slacks-Based Measure of Super-Efficiency with Input Saving and Output Surplus Scaling Factors and its Application in Paper Chemical Mills by Dong Guo, Zheng-Qun Cai

“…This paper revises the usual slacks-based measure of super-efficiency by incorporating input saving and output surplus scaling factors into the objection function for measuring DMUs. …”
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Comparative study on bivariate statistical characteristics of drought in Shandong using SPI and SPEI by Jian Liu, Jun Xia, Mingsen Wang

“…A comparison of the return period using the bivariate copula function indicated that minor differences existed for the same drought event in the same meteorological station of SPI and SPEI. …”
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The Use of High-Density SNP Array to Map Homozygosity in Consanguineous Families to Efficiently Identify Candidate Genes: Application to Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome by Molly B. Sheridan, Elizabeth Wohler, Denise A. S. Batista, Carolyn Applegate, Julie Hoover-Fong

“…DCAF17, encoding a transmembrane nuclear protein of uncertain function, was the only gene identified in a homozygous region known to cause hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. …”
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Finite Element Modeling for Buckling Analysis of Tapered Axially Functionally Graded Timoshenko Beam on Elastic Foundation by Masoumeh Soltani

“…In this study, an efficient finite element model with two degrees of freedom per node is developed for buckling analysis of axially functionally graded (AFG) tapered Timoshenko beams resting on Winkler elastic foundation. …”
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Exact Solutions for Strong Nonlinear Oscillators with Linear Damping by Livija Cveticanin

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Unveiling potential: Hybrid nanofluid-driven strategies for maximizing electrical efficiency in Photovoltaic Thermal Systems with trapezoidal flow channel for coolant purposes by A.A. Alderremy, Abid A. Memon, A.M. Obalalu, T.H. El-Ghareeb, Amsalu Fenta

“…The PV/T system features a simple configuration, with mono-crystalline silicon above the flow channel, copper functioning as the absorber, and a trapezoidal-shaped flow channel. …”
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On Estimation of Distribution Function Using Dual Auxiliary Information under Nonresponse Using Simple Random Sampling by Saddam Hussain, Mi Zichuan, Sardar Hussain, Anum Iftikhar, Muhammad Asif, Sohail Akhtar, Sohaib Ahmad

“…In this paper, we proposed two new families of estimators using the supplementary information on the auxiliary variable and exponential function for the population distribution functions in case of nonresponse under simple random sampling. …”
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Innovative measurement of routine physiological variables (heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation) using a remote photoplethysmography imaging system: a prospective com... by Eliane Albuisson, Anthony Moussu, Bruno Chenuel, Yohann Bernard, Mathias Poussel, Véronique Saunier

“…Remote photoplethysmography imaging (rPPG) makes it possible to use a camera video to measure some of the most valuable physiological variables: heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and oxygen saturation (SpO2). …”
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Finding quadratic underestimators for optimal value functions of nonconvex all-quadratic problems via copositive optimization by Markus Gabl, Immanuel M. Bomze

“…Modeling parts of an optimization problem as an optimal value function that depends on a top-level decision variable is a regular occurrence in optimization and an essential ingredient for methods such as Benders Decomposition. …”
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Detecting changes in retinal function: Analysis with Non-Stationary Weibull Error Regression and Spatial enhancement (ANSWERS). by Haogang Zhu, Richard A Russell, Luke J Saunders, Stefano Ceccon, David F Garway-Heath, David P Crabb

“…Furthermore, the spatial correlation utilised in ANSWERS was shown to improve the ability to detect deterioration, compared to equivalent models without spatial correlation, especially in short follow-up series. ANSWERS is a new efficient method for detecting changes in retinal function. …”
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