Relationship between muscle strength and motor function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Milene F. Nunes, Michele E. Hukuda, Francis M. Favero, Acary B. Oliveira, Mariana C. Voos, Fátima A. Caromano

“…However, the relationship between these variables is controversial. Objective To investigate the relationship between muscle strength and motor function and between these variables and age. …”
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Radiographic and Functional Results following Subtalar Arthroereisis in Pediatric Flexible Flatfoot by David Ruiz-Picazo, Plácido Jiménez-Ortega, Francisco Doñate-Pérez, Natalia Gaspar-Aparicio, Victor García-Martín, José Ramírez-Villaescusa, Sergio Losa-Palacios

“…Two expert surgeons from the Pediatric Orthopedics Unit took separate measurements of these angles for subsequent analysis purposes and to obtain the interobserver correlation coefficient for quantitative variables. Pre- and postoperative differences in the measurement of angles were ascertained using Student’s t-test for paired samples; and a functional evaluation of the patients intervened was carried out pre- and postoperatively by administering the parent version of the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children (OxAFQ-C) during a clinical interview. …”
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Correlation between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and early renal function level in elderly diabetic patients by SUN Ming-yu, GAO Po, ZHANG Shi-yang, HAN Yong-sheng

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the effect of each confounding factor on eGFR using eGFR as an objective variable. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were used to test the associations between various variables and eGFR. …”
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MScope: A Reliable Battery for Functional Status Assessment in Multiple Sclerosis by Daniel Lisardo, Susana López-Ortiz, Irati Jauregui-Fajardo, José Pinto-Fraga, Celia García-Chico, Alba Chavarría-Miranda, Nieves Téllez, Sergio Maroto-Izquierdo

“…Neuromuscular assessments showed strong reliability with minor day-to-day variability (ICC = 0.75–0.95, CV < 8%). The battery’s overall consistency supports its use as a reliable tool for assessing functional status in MS patients.…”
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SYNTHESIS METHODS OF ALGEBRAIC NORMAL FORM OF MANY-VALUED LOGIC FUNCTIONS by A. V. Sokolov, O. N. Zhdanov, O. A. Ayvazian

“…We propose the hypothesis, which determines the rules of the synthesis of these matrices for the transformation from the truth table to the coefficients of the algebraic normal form and the inverse transform for any given number of variables of 3-functions or 5-functions. …”
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Sexual Function and Quality of Life in Iranian Women With Human Papillomavirus Infection by Afsaneh Tehranian, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, Sare Hatamian, Akram Ghahghaei-Nezamabadi

“…Variables were analysed via correlation coefficient and linear regression tests. …”
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An Efficient Petrov–Galerkin Scheme for the Euler–Bernoulli Beam Equation via Second-Kind Chebyshev Polynomials by Youssri Hassan Youssri, Waleed Mohamed Abd-Elhameed, Amr Ahmed Elmasry, Ahmed Gamal Atta

“…To make PGM application easier, explicit formulas for the inner product between these basis functions and their derivatives with second-kind Chebyshev polynomials are derived. …”
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Enhancing energy efficiency and cpu utilization in edge computing through deep learning-based data smoothing by Himabindu Sathyaveti, C. Gomathy

“…Proper training and inference occur in resource-limited settings for SOResNet, thanks to combining learning rate variables and different loss functions. Compared to the conventional method, SOResNet data smoothing saves 2 % of CPU, 2.5 % of electricity and 3 % in energy overhead. …”
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Efficient discovery of large magnetic anisotropy with thermodynamically stable materials via multi-objective Bayesian optimization by Kohei Nakamura, Daigo Furuya, Yoshio Miura, Takahiro Yamazaki, Alexandre Lira Foggiatto, Yuma Iwasaki, Masato Kotsugi

“…This study presents an efficient magnetic material exploring method with large magnetocrystalline anisotropy (MCA) and thermodynamic stability by combining multi-objective Bayesian optimization (MBO) with first-principles calculations. …”
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Numerical approximation of time-fractional nonlinear partial integro-differential equation using fractional Euler and cubic trigonometric B-Spline methods by Mehwish Saleem, Arshed Ali, Fazal-i-Haq, Hassan Khan

“…This method has the ability to handle any kind of nonlinearity without using iterative processes. Efficiency and reliability of the current method is analyzed for the fractional-order via three highly nonlinear test problems with variable coefficients. …”
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STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PRODUCTION FUNCTION: AN APPLICATION TO ANKARA MOHAIR GOAT FARMING SYSTEM by Mehmet Arif ŞAHİNLİ, Ahmet ÖZÇELİK

“…In this study, we examined both production and technical efficiency of goat's farms in Ankara. The study adopted the stochastic frontier production function to estimate technical efficiency of the mohair goat establishments in the study area. …”
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METHODOLOGY FOR ACCOUNTING THE INFLUENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES ON THE BASIS OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS by I. E. Kuznetsov, A. V. Melnikov, E. A. Rogozin, O. V. Strashko

“…The dynamic probabilistic indicator, which, in characterising the dynamics of UAV functions as a complex technical system is referred to as “time efficiency of the UAV flight mission”, is substantiated. …”
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Weather dependence of medical rehabilitation efficiency in patients with ischemic heart disease on the resort of the South Coast of Crimea by A. S. Ivaschenko, V. V. Ezhov, L. V. Yezhova, T. S. Yanovskiy, V. I. Mizin, A. M. Yarosh, P. E. Grigoriev, A. F. Pyankov

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The influence of service information systems on strengthening competitiveness and efficiency of business of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by Dimitrijević Dragan, Dimitrijević Natalija, Adamović Živoslav

“…Service information systems with all their nuances-qualitative sociological, humanistic, cultural or human resources elements, generally include the entire business through their integrative functions, are easily adapted in a variable environment and eliminate spatial limitations and problems of dislocation of individual segments of the business process, and can be crucial in generating elements efficient business and strengthening the competitiveness of companies. …”
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Enhancing Process Efficiency in Industry Through Statistical Process Control: Study of Aspartyl Phenylalanine Methyl Ester by Mostafa Essam Eissa

“…SPC facilitates the identification of deviations from established specifications, thereby minimizing process variability and waste, and ultimately enhancing customer satisfaction. …”
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Transpiration and Water Use Efficiency of Mediterranean <i>Eucalyptus</i> Genotypes Under Contrasting Irrigation Regimes by Juan C. Valverde, Rafael A. Rubilar, Alex Medina, Matías Pincheira, Verónica Emhart, Yosselin Espinoza, Daniel Bozo, Otávio C. Campoe

“…Low irrigation reduced CAI by 5–25% and Tr by 10–35%, while WUE responses varied across genotypes, ranging from a 12% decrease to a 48% increase. Based on their functional responses, genotypes were grouped as follows: (i) stable performers (Es, Ecg, Eb) exhibited high WUE and consistent Tr under both WR; (ii) partially plastic genotypes (EgH, EngH) combined moderate reductions in Tr with improved WUE; and (iii) water-sensitive genotypes (EgL, EngL, En) showed substantial declines in Tr alongside variable WUE gains. …”
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Correlation and path analysis of interaction between snap beans yield and its components with crop management by N. Shaban

“…Results showed that fresh weight of pod/studied variant (+++0.99), fresh weight of one pod (+++0.77), fresh weight of pods/ plant (+++0.67), calcium content in bean pods (++0.57), pods number /plant (++0.51), pollen fertility (++0.44) had positive impact on yield. The partial function of the studied parameters on variability of bean yield is 98.9%. …”
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The Effect of value added in the Air Transport Industry on the employment of that sector by mahdi niknejad, Kambiz Hojabr Kiani, Ahmad Sarlak, Maryam Khoshnevis

“…Result of the long term model estimation shows that the estimated coefficients for the variables (value added, wage and capital price) are statistically meaningful and their values are 0.16, 0.62 and -0.23, respectively.…”
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Employment of a Radial Basis Function Model for Predicting the Heating Load of Construction by Yuxuan Dai

“…This work highlights that HL prediction could play a great role in improvements to enhance HVAC system performances, energy efficiencies, and thereby cost benefits. The innovative approaches presented in this research consist of integrating 2 advanced optimizers, namely an Improved Manta-Ray Foraging Optimizer (IMRFO) and a Population-based Vortex Search Algorithm (PVSA), with a Radial Basis Function (RBF). …”
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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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