COSP-RTTOV-1.0: flexible radiation diagnostics to enable new science applications in model evaluation, climate change detection, and satellite mission design by J. K. Shaw, J. K. Shaw, D. J. Swales, S. DeSouza-Machado, D. D. Turner, J. E. Kay, J. E. Kay, D. P. Schneider

“…Outputs from COSP-RTTOV are consistent with instrument spectral response functions, orbit sampling, and the physics of the host model. …”
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Large live biomass carbon losses from droughts in the northern temperate ecosystems during 2016-2022 by Xiaojun Li, Philippe Ciais, Rasmus Fensholt, Jérome Chave, Stephen Sitch, Josep G. Canadell, Martin Brandt, Lei Fan, Xiangming Xiao, Shengli Tao, Huan Wang, Clément Albergel, Hui Yang, Frédéric Frappart, Mengjia Wang, Ana Bastos, Philippe Maisongrande, Yuanwei Qin, Zanpin Xing, Tianxiang Cui, Ling Yu, Lei He, Yi Zheng, Xiangzhuo Liu, Yuqing Liu, Aurelien De Truchis, Jean-Pierre Wigneron

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Reconfiguration of dynamic brain networks in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Linking neurovascular coupling and cardiac dysfunction by Xiulin Liang, Qinghua Zhang, Chuanlong Zhang, Jingjing Liu, Pengcheng Sang, Qing Mao, Lei Wang

“…Results: (1) Static network topology properties exhibited significantly decreased local network efficiency among patients with HFpEF. The connectivity strength and information processing efficiency were diminished in the left parahippocampal gyrus, left cingulate gyrus, and right insular gyrus brain regions, and improved in the left thalamus, right fusiform gyrus, and right precuneus regions. (2) Dynamic network topology properties of patients with HFpEF showed decreased variability in critical nodes and brain subregions (e.g., the superior frontal gyrus, left amygdala, and left fusiform gyrus) and compensatory increases in the variability of specific regions (e.g., right insular gyrus, right postcentral gyrus, and right temporal gyrus). (3) In HFpEF, the static and dynamic functional brain network topology properties of the fusiform gyrus, cingulate gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, precuneus, parahippocampal gyrus, insular gyrus, and amygdala regions were significantly correlated with cardiac structural and functional indices, such as LVDd, LVMI, and E/e′ ratio. …”
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Classification of traffic accidents’ factors using TrafficRiskClassifier by Wei Sun, Lili Nurliyana Abdullah, Fatimah binti Khalid, Puteri Suhaiza binti Sulaiman

“…Furthermore, the TrafficRiskClassifier model delineates a functional nexus between accident risk and variables such as weather, road conditions, and personal factors, employing a polynomial regression approach. …”
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Fusion of Multimodal Audio Data for Enhanced Speaker Identification Using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks by Aryaman Tamotia, Dhruv Shantu Karmokar, Rethi Komal, K. Khadar Nawas, A. Shahina, A. Nayeemulla Khan

“…One of the critical innovations within this design is a class of trainable activation functions that eliminate the need for traditional weight parameters, thereby providing scalable and computationally efficient solutions. …”
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Optimizing urban energy flows: Integrative vehicle-to-building strategies and renewable energy management by Jian Hern Yeoh, Kai-Yun Lo, I-Yun Lisa Hsieh

“…The optimization tasks are handled using the Sequential Least Squares Programming (SLSQP) algorithm, which is well-suited for managing quadratic objective functions, nonlinear constraints, and bounded variables. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Quality Service Delivery: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council. by Ahimbisibwe, Laban Isaac

“…Recommendations encouraged that procurement personnel and accounting officers be given training on the need and value of having functional internal control systems as well as enabling other organizational members to adopt the currently available internal controls for effective and efficient service delivery while areas for further improvement suggested that research be carried out to in other public entities to determine how internal control affects service delivery.…”
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Swarm based Heuristic Optimization of the Recurrent Customers and Standby Server Under General Retrial Times by N. Micheal Mathavavisakan, K. Indhira, Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi

“…Using the supplementary variable technique (SVT), the probability generating functions (PGFs) and steady-state probabilities for the system's states, have been obtained enabling the development of comprehensive performance measures. …”
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Modeling Overall Survival in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer From a Pooled Analysis of Phase II Trials by Eva Rahman Kabir, Faruque Azam, Tanisha Tabassum Sayka Khan, Hasina Yasmin, Namara Mariam Chowdhury, Syeda Maliha Ahmed, Baejid Hossain Sagar, Nasrin Ahmed Tahrim

“…The relationship between predictors and OS was explored by a gamma generalized linear model (GLM) with a log‐link function and compared with linear models. Results The Spearman rank correlation coefficient between PFS/TTP and OS was 0.88 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.85–0.89; p < 0.0001; n = 610) and between ORR and OS was 0.58 (0.52–0.64; p < 0.0001; n = 514). …”
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Optimal Power Flow using An Optimally Tuned Pattern Search Algorithm by Firmansyah Nur Budiman, Taufal Hidayat, Rudi Uswarman

“…Results indicate that the OPS algorithm's performance varies across test systems but generally balances optimization performance with computational efficiency.…”
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Experimental Optimization of the Energy Characteristics of a Ground Penetrating Radar with Continuous Linear-Frequency-Modulated Radiation by I. Yu. Malevich, A. S. Lopatchenko

“…The conducted studies will improve the energy characteristics of ground penetrating radars with continuous LFM radiation by increasing the detection efficiency of shallow and near-surface objects.…”
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Stochastic Analysis of Nonlinear Vehicle-Track Coupled Dynamic System and Its Application in Vehicle Operation Safety Evaluation by Fu-Shan Liu, Zhi-Ping Zeng, Wei-Dong Wang, Abdulmumin Ahmed Shuaibu

“…The nonlinear coupled vehicle-track dynamic system is used to accurately describe the wheel-rail contact state. The stochastic function-spectral representation is used to simulate the random track irregularity in the time domain for the first time; consequently, the frequency components in the irregularity are preserved and random variables are reduced. …”
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Indirect sliding mode adaptive fractional order nonlinear observer based controller with fractional order single-ended primary inductor converter by Sena Alemu Wondimu, Desalegn Tsega Dagne, Kinde Anlay Fante

“…Moreover, simulation results demonstrate that the proposed strategy increases efficiency to 99%. Additionally, with a load variation from 10Ω to 80Ω, the controller effectively maintains control with minimal overshoot. …”
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Evaluation of Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence Methods to Predict Daily Precipitation by Yaseen Ahmed Hamaamin

“…In ANFIS modelling, for several input variables up to 6 variables, this study recommends using the grid partition method to divide variable ranges into membership functions. …”
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Elucidating Genotypic Variation in Quinoa via Multidimensional Agronomic, Physiological, and Biochemical Assessments by Samreen Nazeer, Muhammad Zubair Akram

“…The results revealed that significant variation was observed across all measured parameters, highlighting the diverse adaptive strategies and functional capacities among the tested genotypes. More specifically, genotypes Q4, Q11, Q15, and Q126 demonstrated superior agronomic potential and canopy-level physiological efficiencies, including high biomass accumulation, low infrared canopy temperatures and sustained NDVI values. …”
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PM21-particle stimulation augmented with cytokines enhances NK cell expansion and confers memory-like characteristics with enhanced survival by Jeremiah L. Oyer, Tayler J. Croom-Perez, Md Faqrul Hasan, Javier A. Rivera-Huertas, Sarah B. Gitto, Joanna M. Mucha, Xiang Zhu, Deborah A. Altomare, Robert Y. Igarashi, Alicja J. Copik

“…This is typically done by ex vivo stimulation with cytokines to enhance functionality or expansion for 10-14 days to increase both their activity and quantity. …”
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Predicting the Probability of Failure in Truss Structures Using Artificial Neural Networks by Mohammadreza Gholami, Seyed Ahmad Mobinipour, Mohammad Javad Haji Mazdarani, Seyed Rohollah Hoseini Vaez

“…The limitation of node displacement is considered as a limit state function. The data was split as 60% for training and 40% was used for testing and validation. …”
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Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Indices of Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Akihiko Ando, Michiaki Miyamoto, Kazuhiko Kotani, Kenta Okada, Shoichiro Nagasaka, Shun Ishibashi

“…The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is used to test vascular function and is an arterial stiffness marker and potential predictor of cardiovascular events. …”
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Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Control of Mobile Robots with Fractional-Order Exponential Super-Twisting Sliding Mode by Hao Wu, Shuting Wang, Yuanlong Xie, Hu Li

“…To address the time-varying LIP faults and uncertainties, a novel barrier function (BF)-based gain is explored to assist the super-twisting law. …”
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Application of machine learning and genetic optimization algorithms for modeling and optimizing soybean yield using its component traits. by Mohsen Yoosefzadeh-Najafabadi, Dan Tulpan, Milad Eskandari

“…Yield is a complex trait and reliant on various related variables called yield components. In this study, the five most important yield component traits in soybean were measured using a panel of 250 genotypes grown in four environments. …”
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