Uncovering soil compaction: performance of electrical and electromagnetic geophysical methods by A. Carrera, A. Carrera, L. Peruzzo, M. Longo, G. Cassiani, F. Morari

“…In this context, soil compaction resulting from inappropriate agricultural practices not only affects soil ecological functions, but also decreases the water-use efficiency of plants by reducing porosity and increasing water loss through superficial runoff and enhanced evaporation.…”
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Assessing service quality and its impact on patient experience and satisfaction in prosthetics and orthotics: a SERVQUAL-based cross-sectional study by Mahmoud Alfatafta, Nizar Alsubahi, Huda Alfatafta, Amneh Alshawabka, Anthony McGarry, Alaeddin Ahmad, Evelin Derkacs, Dorottya Varga, Bálint Molics

“…Reliability significantly influenced PS (p < 0.001) but had no impact on PE (p = 0.386), while Empathy did not significantly affect PS (p = 0.311), suggesting that practical aspects such as device functionality and efficiency may be prioritized over emotional considerations in P&O care. …”
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Risk Assessment Approach of Toll Road Operator by A. Yu. Talavirya, M. B. Laskin

“…All such factors are modeled in the AnyLogic environment as random variables with a rich choice of distribution functions and their parameters.Results. …”
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Genome‐wide screening of abberant methylated drivers combined with relative risk loci in bladder cancer by Chuanjie Zhang, Kangjie Shen, Yuxiao Zheng, Feng Qi, Jun Luo

“…MethylMix package was used for identifying methylation‐driven genes and functional analysis was mainly performed based on ConsensusPathDB database. …”
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Path following control of underground mining articulated vehicle based on the preview control method by MENG Yu, GAN Xin, BAI Guo-xing

“…The realization of automatic driving of underground mine vehicles can improve mining automation and intelligence and ensure safety of workers, and it can significantly increase mining and exploitation efficiency. Automatic driving of underground mining vehicles requires the technologies of location, communication, navigation, and path following control. …”
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An inclusive solution based on grey water footprint for performance evaluation of industrial wastewater treatment systems by Keivan Arastou, Ali Dehnavi, Shervin Jamshidi

“…These advantages are critical for assessing an industrial WWTP treating complex wastewater, with hazardous pollutants and variable inflow. Moreover, we introduced four innovative criteria based on GWF and improved it as a multi-functional index. …”
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Effects of Exercise on Physical Fitness in Older Adults with and Without Severe Cognitive Impairment by Oliver Ramos-Álvarez, Elkin Eduardo Roldán-Aguilar, Mariano Altamiranda-Saavedra, Juan Carlos Marín, Víctor Arufe-Giráldez

“…Physical fitness is defined as the ability to perform daily activities efficiently and without excessive fatigue, involving anthropometric variables and physical capacities. …”
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Reverse Active Modification Method of Tooth Profile for RV Reducer Cycloidal Gear by Xiaotao An, Tianxing Li, Chunrong Xing, Guofeng Wang, Meng Tian

“…></graphic></alternatives></inline-formula> of the parabolic modification method are taken as the modification variables of the tooth profile, and the mathematical model of the reverse modification of the tooth profile is established with the minimum transmission error as the objective function. …”
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Words of Mouth on Destination Images and Intentions to Revisit

“…These results highlight the critical function of EWOM in reinforcing positive destination perceptions and encouraging repeat visits. …”
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Imbalanced Power Spectral Generation for Respiratory Rate and Uncertainty Estimations Based on Photoplethysmography Signal by Soojeong Lee, Mugahed A. Al-antari, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi, Yeong Hyeon Gu

“…Thus, accurate estimation of RRs for cardiopulmonary function is essential for home health monitoring systems. …”
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Development and Validation of Quantile Regression Forests for Prediction of Reference Quantiles in Handgrip and Chair‐Stand Test by Giulia Giordano, Luca Mastrantoni, Francesco Landi, The Lookup 8+ Study Group

“…These models hold promise for integration into clinical practice, facilitating cost‐effective and time‐efficient early identification of individuals at elevated risk of sarcopenia. …”
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Associations between patient characteristics and five-year trajectories of anticholinergic drug burden in older adults in German primary care: a prospective observational cohort st... by Hans-Helmut König, Claudia Langebrake, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Martin Scherer, Gerhard Schön, Ingmar Schäfer, Dagmar Lühmann, Birgitt Wiese, Jochen Gensichen, Caroline Krüger, Horst Bickel, Angela Fuchs, Wolfgang Maier, Karola Mergenthal, Siegfried Weyerer, Daniel Tajdar, Juliane Westphal

“…Independent variables included age, sex, education (according to CASMIN), depressiveness (GDS), cognitive function (LDST), quality of life (EQ5D-3L) and the number of diseases weighted by severity. …”
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fNIRS neurofeedback facilitates emotion regulation: Exploring individual differences over the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex by Yiwei Li, Sijin Li, Hua Li, Yuyao Tang, Dandan Zhang

“…Participants in the experimental group underwent VLPFCNF training over eight sessions across two consecutive days, while those in the sham group received random signals from functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). To investigate individual variability, participants in the experimental group were further categorized as high or low-efficacy groups based on their training efficiency, determined by the regression slope of VLPFC activity over the sessions. …”
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Evaluating the Potential Use of Wearable Fitness Devices as a Measure of Outcomes in Orthopaedics by Jordan Henderson BS, Santiago Logan-Baca BS, Sara Kisiel BS, Fadi Muheidat PhD, David Jaffe MD

“…With the rise of wearable fitness devices and smartphone applications, alternative methods are being explored for a more efficient and objective measurement of outcomes. There is a lack of studies directly comparing PROMs with patient wearable outcome (PWO) methods. …”
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Organic Dye Photodegradation Using Niobium-Alkali Perovskite Photocatalysts: The Effect of the Alkali by Mirtha Z. L. L. Ribeiro, Igor F. Gomes, Edher Z. Herrera, Alexandre Mello, Marília O. Guimarães, Patrícia A. Carneiro, Débora C. M. Rodrigues, Wanderlã L. Scopel, Rodrigo G. Amorim, Mauro C. Ribeiro

“…In addition, a photocatalytic experiment was conducted to benchmark the methylene blue consumption efficiency between different niobates. The findings demonstrated that KNbO₃ is more efficient than NaNbO₃ for methylene blue UV photocatalytic degradation, which is associated with their electronic properties. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal exposure risk to aquatic birds in the key wetland habitats of the Yellow River (China), using an integrated model by Jian Ding, Ni Wang, Yaqiao Lian, Qian Li, Xinran Li, Fei Yu

“…Heavy metal pollution poses a growing threat to wetland ecosystems, impacting their structure and function. Chenqiao Wetland and Qinglong Lake (Henan, China), key bird habitats in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, were analyzed for heavy metal contamination. …”
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Predictive factors of patient length of stay with multiloculated pleural effusion after medical thoracoscopy: single-center retrospective cohort study by Wiwien Heru Wiyono, Mohamad Fahmi Alatas, Andika Chandra Putra, Erlina Burhan, Amirah Nisrina, Elvan Wiyarta, Gita Fajri Gustya, Muhammad Ilham Dhiya Rakasiwi, Adlina Briliani

“…This study aimed to identify factors influencing the length of stay (LoS) after rigid medical thoracoscopy for loculated PE and assess clinical outcomes, including improvements in lung function. Method This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at St. …”
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Protocol refinement and inter- and intra-rater reliability assessment of ultrasound-based measurements of hamstring architecture, and echo intensity, and intra-rater reliability of... by Maria Belinda Cristina C. Fidel, Jan Tyrone Cabrera, Christine Grace V. Ogerio, Johann Querijero, Helen A. Banwell, Consuelo B. Gonzalez-Suarez

“…Inter-rater reliability ranged from moderate to excellent across all variables. Shear wave elastography showed moderate to excellent intra-rater reliability, with higher consistency during contraction than rest. …”
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Predictive model for the therapeutic effect of bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on the freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease by Qi Limuge, Yuqing Zhang, Xiaofei Jia, Fang Wang, Dongsheng Yu, Lixia Chen, Li Zhang, Yongqiang Jiang, Yongqiang Jiang

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A reduced simulation applied to viscoelastic fatigue of polymers using a time multi-scale approach based on partition of Unity method by Sebastian Rodriguez, Angelo Pasquale, Jad Mounayer, Diego Canales, Marianne Beringhier, Chady Ghnatios, Amine Ammar, Francisco Chinesta

“…In this context, the use of a space-time PGD approximation is proposed here to boost their resolution, where the temporal functions are constructed following a multi-scale strategy along with the partition of unity method, in order to catch each dynamic efficiently. …”
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