Feasibility, reliability and validity of smartphone administered cognitive ecological momentary assessments in breast cancer survivors by Ashley M. Henneghan, Ashley M. Henneghan, Emily W. Paolillo, Kathleen M. Van Dyk, Kathleen M. Van Dyk, Oscar Y. Franco-Rocha, Mansi Patel, So Hyeon Bang, Raeanne C. Moore

“…Test–retest reliability was examined using intraclass correlation coefficients for each cognitive EMA (tests and self-report questions), and Pearson's correlation was used to evaluate convergent validity between cognitive EMAs and baseline clinical cognitive variables.Results105 breast cancer survivors completed the EMA protocol with high adherence (87.3%) and high satisfaction (mean 87%). …”
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Double and integer multi-objective optimization of solar HDH desalination system with bubble column dehumidifier: An artificial neural network approach by Alireza Naeini, Alireza Jalali, Ehsan Houshfar

“…A neural network model is utilized to predict how the objective functions vary with six decision variables. The chosen optimization approach utilizes the genetic algorithm (GA) method. …”
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Adaptive neighbourhood for locally and globally tuned biogeography based optimization algorithm by Parimal Kumar Giri, Sagar S. De, Satchidananda Dehuri

“…BBO has demonstrated good performance on various unconstrained and constrained benchmark functions. It has also been applied to real world optimization problems of type linear or nonlinear, nominal or ordinal as well as mixed variables. …”
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Application of a novel metaheuristic algorithm inspired by connected banking system in truss size and layout optimum design problems and optimization problems by Mehrdad Nemati, Yousef Zandi, Jamshid Sabouri

“…Besides the truss size/layout problems, CEC-BC-2017 test functions with ten dimensions and also three other constrained optimum design problems are also investigated to examine the performance of the CBSO in dealing with these standard unconstrained and constrained test functions. …”
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Incremental learning with SVM for multimodal classification of prostatic adenocarcinoma. by José Fernando García Molina, Lei Zheng, Metin Sertdemir, Dietmar J Dinter, Stefan Schönberg, Matthias Rädle

“…The use of texture descriptors provides more salient discriminative patterns than the functional information used. Furthermore, the system improves selection of information, efficiency and robustness of the classification. …”
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Work Systems Analysis of Emergency Nurse Patient Flow Management Using the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety Model: Applying Findings From a Grounded Theory Study by Ellen Benjamin, Karen K Giuliano

“…Other noteworthy findings include obscurity and variability across departments’ staff roles titles, functions, and norms; the degree of provider involvement in patient flow management decisions; and management’s enforcement of timing metrics. …”
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Stability analysis of grid-connected hydropower plant considering turbine nonlinearity and parameter-varying penstock model by Chen Feng, Na sun, Chuang Zheng, Yongqi Zhu, Nan Zhang, Yahui Shan, Liping Shi, Xiaoming Xue

“…The nonlinear state space equations of GCHTGS with PVM and variable transfer coefficients are established. First, the influence of different penstock models on stability is investigated, and the comparison results show that the proposed PVM has a more precise stability region. …”
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Explaining the COVID19 mortality growth rate: an empirical analysis of Israeli cities by Yuval Arbel, Yifat Arbel, Amichai Kerner, Miryam Kerner, Miryam Kerner

“…These include population size, median age, a socio-economic ranking at a city level, a date variable and a dummy variable that equals 1 for post-vaccination and 0 for pre-vaccination era.MethodRegression analysis, where each variable is converted to the standard normal distribution function. …”
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Reliability of radiomic analysis on multiparametric MRI for patients affected by autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by Francesca Lussana, Ettore Lanzarone, Giulia Villa, Alfonso Mastropietro, Anna Caroli, Elisa Scalco

“…The impact of segmentation variability on radiomic reproducibility was assessed through Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), and a preliminary correlation analysis with relevant clinical parameters, such as age and eGFR, was also performed. …”
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Age-Related Changes in Corneal Deformation Dynamics Utilizing Scheimpflug Imaging. by Marta E Rogowska, D Robert Iskander

“…Raw Scheimpflug images were used to extract changes in anterior and posterior corneal profiles, which were further modelled by an orthogonal series of Chebyshev polynomial functions. Time series of the polynomial coefficients of even order exhibited a dynamic behavior in which three distinct stages were recognized. …”
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The accuracy of a simple, low-cost GPS data logger/receiver to study outdoor human walking in view of health and clinical studies. by Bénédicte Noury-Desvaux, Pierre Abraham, Guillaume Mahé, Thomas Sauvaget, Georges Leftheriotis, Alexis Le Faucheur

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Accurate and objective measurements of physical activity and lower-extremity function are important in health and disease monitoring, particularly given the current epidemic of chronic diseases and their related functional impairment.…”
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Natural language processing reveals network structure of pain communication in social media using discrete mathematical analysis by Nobuo Okui, Shigeo Horie

“…The network exhibited a sparse overall density (0.0055) but a high clustering coefficient (0.7700), indicating the presence of distinct thematic communities. …”
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The Cerebellum Posterior Lobe Associates with the Exophthalmos of Primary Hyperthyroidism: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Wen-Feng Liu, Yong-Qiang Shu, Pei-Wen Zhu, Biao Li, Wen-Qing Shi, Qi Lin, Yu-Xin Liu, Meng-Yao Zhang, You-Lan Min, Qing Yuan, Yi Shao

“…The interrelationships between the DC values and clinical variables in the patients with EOPH were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. …”
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Risk-averse Robust Interval Economic Dispatch for Power Systems with Large-scale Wind Power Integration by Zhenjia Lin, Haoyong Chen, Jinbin Chen, Jianping Huang, Mengshi Li

“…Based on the available probability distribution function (PDF), wind power curtailment and load shedding are quantified as the operational risk and incorporated into the decision-making process. …”
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Comparative Genomics of Rhamnolipid Synthesis and Monoaromatic Hydrocarbon Tolerance Genes in Environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Sandro B. Martel-Torres, Camila Castillo-Vilcahuaman, ROGER A. PALOMINO HUARCAYA, Susana M. Gutiérrez Moreno, Fernando A. Merino Rafael

“…The BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene) are toxic hydrocarbons requiring efficient microbial degradation for bioremediation. …”
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First-principles investigation on structural, electronic, and optical properties of (Cd1-xZnx)3As2 by Yu Deng, Xun Ge, Rongxiu Feng, Yunye Liang, Xiaohao Zhou

“…Calculations on the optical properties (dielectric function, absorption coefficient) of (Cd1-xZnx)3As2 show that it behaves well in the near infrared and far infrared. …”
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EVALUATION OF A DECRESE IN WORK PRODUCTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by Olga Yuryevna Vakulenko, D V Goryachev, O A Krichevskaya, Sh F Erdes

“…The Spearman correlation coefficients with WPAI indicators were higher than 0.4 in all the cases. …”
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Monitoring and benchmarking Earth system model simulations with ESMValTool v2.12.0 by A. Lauer, L. Bock, B. Hassler, P. Jöckel, L. Ruhe, M. Schlund

“…While the examples shown here focus on atmospheric variables, the new functionality can be applied to any other ESM component such as land, ocean, sea ice, or land ice. …”
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Radar-equivalent snowpack: reducing the number of snow layers while retaining their microwave properties and bulk snow mass by J. Meloche, N. R. Leroux, B. Montpetit, V. Vionnet, C. Derksen

“…A reduction in the mathematical complexity of SWE retrieval cost functions and a reduction in computation of up to 80 % can be gained by using fewer layers in the SWE retrieval.…”
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Correlation Between Hallux Valgus Severity, Abductor Hallucis Muscle Properties, and Plantar Pressure Distribution by Kyeong-Ah Moon, Ye Jin Kim, Hye-Seon Jeon

“…Objects: This study aimed to explore how changes in skeletal, muscular, and functional variables correlate with HV severity and to provide evidence for more integrated treatment approaches. …”