Analysis of factors influencing the increase of extracellular water ratio in tumor patients without edema signs by Heling Zhu, Panpan Gan, Hao Jiang, Liangliang Bao, Chengjiang Liu, Jiawen Yu, Jiawen Yu

“…PA was the most influential factor among all independent variables affecting ECW/TBW (B = −1.006, p < 0.001). …”
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Topologic Reorganization of White Matter Connectivity Networks in Early-Blind Adolescents by Zhifeng Zhou, Long Qian, Jinping Xu, Yumin Lu, Fen Hou, Jingyi Zhou, Jinpei Luo, Gangqiang Hou, Wentao Jiang, Hengguo Li, Xia Liu

“…Moreover, decreased regional efficiency and increased nodal path length in some visual and default-mode areas were strongly associated with the period of blindness in EBA cohort, suggesting that the function of these areas would gradually weaken in the early-blind brains. …”
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Collaborative Federated Learning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Space–Air–Ground Integrated Network by Huibo Li, Peng Gong, Siqi Li, Weidong Wang, Yu Liu, Xiang Gao, Dapeng Oliver Wu, Duk Kyung Kim, Guangwei Zhang, Jihao Zhang

“…In addition, the closed-form solutions of the optimized variables are obtained. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed collaborative training scheme based on D2D can reduce the impact of heterogeneity on FL model performance and IRA can effectively reduce energy consumption while simultaneously enhancing training efficiency of FL.…”
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Impact of viscous dissipation, chemical reaction over a Carreau hybrid nanofluids flow across a permeable curved Riga surface by R. Mahesh, U.S. Mahabaleshwar, Basma Souayeh

“…Subsequently, the original partial differential equations are transformed using boundary layer approximations and similarity variables to produce a dimensionless ordinary differential equation. …”
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Integration of indigenous and formal knowledge in the assessment of soil quality performance assessment using multiple factor analysis in Alborz central mountains by Niloufar Izadi, Fateme Aghamir

“…The current study uses Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) to propose efficiency indicators based on the weighting of familiar, organizational, or productive variables in groups evaluating indigenous, scientific, and data variability. …”
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Effect of settling time, velocity gradient, and camp number on turbidity removal for oilfield produced water by Thamer J. Mohammed, Eman Shakir

“…The experimental results of this study are used to develop an empirical correlation for turbidity removal efficiency as a function of multi variables poly-aluminum chloride dosage; polyelectrolyte dosage; and Ferric chloride dosage. …”
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Research on Local Obstacle Avoidance Path Planning Algorithm for Autonomous Mining Trucks by HUANG Shuai, WANG Jia, HUANG Jiade, HUANG Peng, LYU Liang

“…Through solving the optimization function, autonomous local path planning is initiated for mining trucks encountering obstacles. …”
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Computational Algorithms for Representing Aircraft Instruments with Barometric Physics (Numerical Methods Applied to Flight Simulation) by Adan Ramirez-Lopez

“…Finally, an approach analysis as a function of the step time (Δt) used for calculation of the aircraft displacement to evaluate the efficiency of the numerical method integrated in the simulator is also described. …”
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Using Interval Operations in the Hungarian Method to Solve the Fuzzy Assignment Problem and Its Application in the Rehabilitation Problem of Valuable Buildings in Egypt by M. A. Elsisy, A. S. Elsaadany, M. A. El Sayed

“…A study on the reuse of many valuable buildings is presented after using different government and service buildings in a manner that does not fit with its original function and heritage value. We offer a solution based on the scientific and realistic basis for requalification according to the variables and requirements of the social, cultural, and economic environments in the environment surrounding the valuable buildings.…”
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Variation in Likert scale of the mathematics usefulness test by Facundo Juan Pablo Abal, Sofía Esmeralda Auné, Horacio Félix Attorresi

“…Likert scales with more categories increased test reliability at the extreme levels of the trait, but at the expense of compromising the internal structure validity evidences (Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Partial Credit Model of the Item Response Theory). The relative efficiency function revealed that similar information is obtained for all levels of the trait when using 5 or 6-point scales. …”
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Predicting and Mapping of Soil Organic Matter with Machine Learning in the Black Soil Region of the Southern Northeast Plain of China by Yiyang Li, Gang Yao, Shuangyi Li, Xiuru Dong

“…The estimation of soil organic matter (SOM) content is essential for understanding the chemical, physical, and biological functions of soil. It is also an important attribute reflecting the quality of black soil. …”
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Modeling of Thermal Distributions around a Barrier at the Interface of Coating and Substrate by Ali Sahin

“…Using integral transform method, two-dimensional steady-state diffusion equation with variable conductivity is turned into constant coefficient differential equation. …”
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Landing scheduling for carrier aircraft fleet considering bolting probability and aerial refueling by Genlai Zhang, Lei Wang, Zhilong Deng, Xuanbo Liu, Xichao Su, Haixu Li, Chen Lu, Kai Liu, Xinwei Wang

“…Then, taking the landing sequencing as decision variables, a combinatorial optimization model with a compound objective function is formulated. …”
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Variations in Creatinine Generation Among Patients With Glomerular Disease: Evidence From the NEPTUNE and CureGN Studies by Shalini S. Ramachandra, Melody Chiang, Michael Arbit, Dorey A. Glenn, Laura H. Mariani, Jarcy Zee

“…Analytical Approach: The intraclass correlation coefficient illustrated crG variability within individuals. …”
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PileBetaGR: An R-based integrative tool for predicting the geometric reliability index of piles using load-displacement curves by Xing Zheng Wu

“…The application compiles a series of functions for analyzing load-displacement data: (i) a power law regression is used to fit each load-displacement curve, yielding a set of regression parameters for the site; (ii) a normal copula model is established to fit the joint distribution of these regression variables, allowing a geometric reliability index to be computed; (iii) the critical environmental contour is determined based on the joint probability density function and the limit state function. …”
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Enhancing Urban Heat Island Analysis Through Multisensor Data Fusion and GRU-Based Deep Learning Approaches for Climate Modeling by Ning Tang, Muhammad Farhan, Pir Mohammad, M. Abdullah-Al-Wadud, Saddam Hussain, Umair Hamza, Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Nazih Yacer Rebouh

“…The adopted approach emphasizes vegetation's crucial function in reducing UHI's effects and offers valuable insights for urban planning and measures to mitigate climate change.…”
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Developing data driven framework to model earthquake induced liquefaction potential of granular terrain by machine learning classification models by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Viroon Kamchoom, Tammineni Gnananandarao, Krishna P. Arunachalam

“…The high precision and Phi Correlation Coefficient further affirm the reliability and accuracy of the model’s predictions. …”
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Revealing the Immune Response of <i>Sitona callosus</i> Gyllenhal to Entomopathogenic Fungi <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> Infection Through Integrative Analyses of Transcriptomics and... by Nan Li, Xin Gu, Ming Xin, Xinpu Wang

“…Additionally, we utilized the Pearson correlation coefficient method to examine the relationships between differentially expressed immune-related genes and metabolites, revealing notably strong correlations between these two sets of variables. …”
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Comparative study between the Patient Participation Culture Tool and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture using retrospective data from 2014 to 2021 by Ward Schrooten, Ann Van Hecke, Marlies Claesen, Evelyne Punnewaert, Simon Malfait, Kristof Eeckloo

“…Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was employed to evaluate relationships between continuous variables represented by PACT domain and HSPSC dimensional scores among study participants.Results Data from 17 hospitals were analysed. …”
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SVR-Optimized ANN Model for Predicting Earthquake Risk in Electrical Substations Based on Disaster Datasets in the Aceh Region, Indonesia by Elvy Sahnur Nasution, Yuwaldi Away, Syahrial, Ira Devi Sara, Andri Novandri

“…The ANN training process uses backpropagation with sigmoid and tanh activation functions. The ANN outputs are then used as input features for the SVR model, applying a Radial Basis Function (RBF) kernel to capture the non-linear relationships between variables. …”
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