Physical function evaluation in volleyball training based on intelligent GRNN by Kaiyuan Dong, Borhannudin bin Abdullah, Hazizi bin Abu Saad, Chenxi Lu

“…Abstract This study aims to improve both the evaluation accuracy and the real-time feedback capability in monitoring athletes’ physical function changes during volleyball training. Firstly, based on the framework of the generalized regression neural network, a variable-structure generalized regression neural network (VSGRNN) is proposed and developed. …”
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Assessment of Pedotransfer Functions for Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Anatolian Soils by Gülay Karahan

“…However, it has been frequently reported that measurement of Ksat is laborious, time-consuming, and expensive due to its high spatial variability and this has motivated researchers to develop indirect methods such as pedotransfer functions (PTFs) for developing Ksat-database in regional and national scales. …”
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Triple mass diffusion phenomenon in tangent hyperbolic fluid with variable thickness, Soret, and Dufour theory: Galerkin finite element method by Umar Nazir, Muhammad Sohail, Hashem Alyami, Masoud Alajmi, Jihad Younis, Hamad Almujibah

“…It is included that the velocity fields are decreasing function with increments of We, NR, and m but increasing function vs velocity fields and buoyancy ratios for salt 1 and 2 are investigated. …”
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Axisymmetric Free Vibration of Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Circular Plates by Yang Li, Yang Gao

“…The finite Hankel transform is utilized to obtain an ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients. By virtue of the proposed exponential law model, we have ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients. …”
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Viscosity modelling of chlorinated brines in three-component systems with a continuously variable temperature range between 293-323 K by Andrés Soto-Bubert, Rashmi Bhardwaj, Satheeshkumar Rajendran, Roberto Acevedo

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Functional analysis of school refusal: An exploratory study in the Indian context by Arun Singh Yadav, Kiragasur Madegowda Rajendra, Lakshmi Sravanti, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Shekhar Seshadri, Satish Chandra Girimaji

“…The association between school refusal and these variables was examined using Cramer’s V coefficient. …”
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Functional capacity of patients with coronary artery disease at middle age by Khalida Alwan Mansour, Ali Kathum Jassem

“… Objectives: The study aims to identify the functional capacity for patients with coronary artery disease at middle age, and to find out the significant relation between functional capacity domains with variables patients gender, age, marital status, level of education, and income. …”
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The Quality of Functional Movements and the Back Squat in Amateur and Professional Bodybuilders by VERONIKA ILJINAITĖ, LAIMONAS ŠIUPŠINSKAS, KRISTINA BERŠKIENĖ

“…Statistical analyses applied non-parametric tests (Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney U, and Friedman's) for dependent and independent samples, with significance set at p\<0.05, and the Spearman correlation coefficient and Chi-square test were used to assess relationships between quantitative and qualitative variables…”
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Predicting renal function using fundus photography: role of confounders by Hyun-Woong Park, Hae Ri Kim, Ki Yup Nam, Bum Jun Kim, Taeseen Kang

“…Conclusions Fundus photographs are a valuable tool for screening renal function using deep neural network models, demonstrating the role of noninvasive imaging in medical diagnostics. …”
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Glycemic variability in type 2 diabetic patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a case-control study by Yueqiu Wang, Jing Liu, Yaoqin Yang, Qiong Wang, Yiqiong Sun, Ruiting Shen, Mingchen Zhang

“…HOMA-IR and HOMA-β indices were used to assess insulin resistance and islet β-cell function. The degree of hepatic fibrosis was graded using the FIB-4 score. …”
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The Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation, Riccati Equation, and Airy Functions by Nathan A. Lanfear, Sergei K. Suslov

“…Particular solutions of the corresponding nonlinear Schrödinger equations with variable coefficients are also found. A special case of the quantum parametric oscillator is studied in detail first. …”
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Bringing Executive Function Testing Online: Assessment Validation Study by Mouna Attarha, Ana Carolina de Figueiredo Pelegrino, Lydia Ouellet, Sarah-Jane Grant, Etienne de Villers-Sidani, Thomas Van Vleet

“…Performance on Freeze Frame was analyzed in relation to self-reported demographic variables and neuropsychological function, using a standardized measure of executive function, the National Institutes of Health Executive Abilities: Measures and Instruments for Neurobehavioral Evaluation and Research (NIH EXAMINER). …”
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Auxiliary identification of depression patients using interpretable machine learning models based on heart rate variability: a retrospective study by Min Yang, Huiqin Zhang, Minglan Yu, Yunxuan Xu, Bo Xiang, Xiaopeng Yao

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An efficient Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm with fixed linear ramp schedule for truss structure optimization by Junsen Xiao, Naruethep Sukulthanasorn, Reika Nomura, Shuji Moriguchi, Kenjiro Terada

“…As a result, the objective function is in a simple format, enabling efficient optimization using QAOA. …”
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Standard Deviation of Fiber-Coupling Efficiency for Free-Space Optical Communication Through Atmospheric Turbulence by Woohyeon Moon, Hoon Kim

“…Due to atmospheric turbulence, however, the coupling efficiency, which is defined by the ratio of the fiber-coupled optical power to the optical power reaching the aperture, fluctuates over time, and thus should be treated as a random variable. …”
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Assessing fiber quality variability among modern upland cotton cultivars and incorporating it into the GOSSYM-based fiber quality simulation model by Sahila Beegum, Muhammad Adeel Hassan, Krishna N. Reddy, Vangimalla Reddy, Kambham Raja Reddy

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Comparison of the Effect of Fimasartan versus Valsartan on Blood Pressure Variability in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Double-Blind Randomized Trial by Dong Hoon Shin, Soohwa Song, Yeong Bae Lee

“…Higher blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with poor functional outcome and mortality in acute stroke. …”
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Exploring Flexible Penalization of Bayesian Survival Analysis Using Beta Process Prior for Baseline Hazard by Kazeem A. Dauda, Ebenezer J. Adeniyi, Rasheed K. Lamidi, Olalekan T. Wahab

“…Therefore, this study is motivated to adopt the idea of a penalized semi-parametric Bayesian Cox (PSBC) model through elastic-net and group lasso penalty functions (PSBC-EN and PSBC-GL) to incorporate the grouping structure of the covariates (genes) and optimally perform variable selection. …”
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Vibration under variable magnitude moving distributed masses of non-uniform Bernoulli-Euler beam resting on Pasternak elastic foundation by T. O. Awodola, S. A. Jimoh, B. B. Awe

“…In order to obtain the solution, a technique based on the method of Galerkin with the series representation of Heaviside function is first used to reduce the equation to second order ordinary differential equations with variable coefficients. …”
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Handling Multiple-Fuel Options in Economic Dispatch of Thermal Power Plants Through a Tight Model Applying Indicator Variables by Hossein Sharifzadeh

“…Thermal power plants play a central role in present power systems because of their high efficiency, fast startup capability, and flexibility to integrate the variability of renewable generations. …”
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