ADAPTATION TO THE RUSSIAN POPULATION TYPES OF RADIATION RISK USED BY ICRP by A. T. Gubin, V. I. Redko, V. A. Sacovich

“…Background intensity of all-cause mortality and intensity of mortality from cancers of different localization for the Russian population took from the WHO data for 2008. In this paper цas obtained a factor of about 1.5 times greater than that calculated for a "composite" of the population in the same approximations.…”
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Investigation of the Wear Behavior of AA6063/Zirconium Oxide Nanocomposites Using Hybrid Machine Learning Algorithms by R. Reena Roy, Leninisha Shanmugam, A. Vinothini, Nirmala Venkatachalam, G. Sumathy, Bhavadharini Murugeshan, P. Mercy Rajaselvi Beaulah, Gizachew Assefa Kerga

“…This research created hot-pressed composites of the AA6063 matrix with varying concentrations of ZrO2 (0.25, 0.5, and 1 wt %). …”
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Semantic Segmentation with Multispectral Satellite Images of Waterfowl Habitat by Mateo Gannod, Nicholas Masto, Collins Owusu, Cory Highway, Katherine Brown, Abigail Blake-Bradshaw, Jamie Feddersen, Heath Hagy, Douglas Talbert, Bradley Cohen

“…We found the use of multispectral bands was necessary and although the CIR composite and OSAVI index improved precision, the 12-band composite increased recall, the metric we were most interested in. …”
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Development and validation of a NO_<i>x</i>⁺ ratio method for the quantitative separation of inorganic and organic nitrate aerosol using a unit-mass-resolution... by F. R. Nursanto, D. A. Day, D. A. Day, R. Meinen, R. Holzinger, H. Saathoff, J. Fu, J. Fu, J. Mulder, U. Dusek, J. L. Fry

“…Data pre-treatment filters concentrations of particulate nitrate below 0.6–2.0 <span class="inline-formula">µg m⁻³</span>, depending on the time averaging. …”
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Modeling and Reconstruction of Mixed Functional and Molecular Patterns

“…Recent research aims to dissect the distribution or expression of multiple biomarkers associated with disease progression or response, where the signals often represent a composite of more than one distinct source independent of spatial resolution. …”
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XGBoost model for the quantitative assessment of stress corrosion cracking by Abraham Rojas Z, Sam Bakhtiari, Chris Aldrich, Victor M. Calo, Mariano Iannuzzi

“…Abstract This study employs a data-driven methodology to assess the susceptibility of Fe-Cr-Ni alloys to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in chloride-containing environments. …”
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NIMS polymer database PoLyInfo (II): machine-readable standardization of polymer knowledge expression by Masashi Ishii, Takuro Ito, Koichi Sakamoto

“…In particular, the following tasks were accomplished: (1) the relationships between homopolymer – copolymer – polymer blends were described at the molecular level, replicating the essential data management of PoLyInfo; (2) the relationships between composites, compounds, and neat resins were formulated, and the positions of additives, such as fillers, were clarified; (3) the synthesis process was made machine-readable, and the roles of materials, such as catalysts and initiators, were described according to international standards; (4) a post-synthesis forming process was formulated, and its relationship with the final polymer sample was concretized; and (5) all properties in PoLyInfo were modeled and semantically related to the measurement conditions.…”
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Vegetation Dynamics and Their Response to Climatic Variability in China by Bowen Zhang, Linli Cui, Jun Shi, Peipei Wei

“…Based on SPOT VEGETATION data and meteorological data, NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) and its response to temperature and precipitation in China and its different regions were investigated over the period 1998–2013 by using the maximum value composite and linear regression methods. …”
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Identifying and Validating Indicators of Ritualism in the Iranian Higher Education System: A Mixed-Methods Study by Seyed Hedayat Davarpanah, Reza Hoveida, Mostafa Bagherian Far

“…To ensure the reliability of the research data, we employed methods such as repeated study, data comparison, and summarization and categorization of information while preserving the integrity of the original data. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigation of the axial performance of GFRP-strengthened concrete columns incorporating red mud and quarry dust as sustainable cement and fine aggrega... by Pradeep Thangavel, Jabar Abdul Bari, Divesh Ranjan Kumar, Warit Wipulanusat, Jeung-Hwan Doh

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A Probabilistic Model of the Unidirectional Tensile Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers for Structural Design by Jianqing Zhang, Ruikun Zhang, Yihua Zeng

“…In this paper, a statistical analysis of the tensile strength of FRP composites is conducted. A relatively large experimental database including 58 datasets is first constructed, and the Normal, Lognormal, and Weibull distributions are fitted to the data using a tail-sensitive Anderson–Darling statistic as the measure of goodness of fit. …”
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The role of probiotics in immunity formation by T. A. Ruzhentsova

“…It is shown that preventive administration of compositions containing studied probiotics, or, if necessary, polycomponentsynbiotic complexes, promotes adequate functioning of the immune system, reduces seasonal morbidity in children and adults.…”
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Study of the Mechanical Properties of a CMDB Propellant Over a Wide Range of Strain Rates Using a Group Interaction Model by Kan Xie, Xiaoxu Chen, Yuejie Li, Long Bai, Ningfei Wang, Yiming Zhang, Haiyan Xiao

“…Composite modified double base (CMDB) propellants are heterogeneous propellants in which properties are significantly improved by adding solid particles into the polymer matrix. …”
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A general two-group constants estimator for 17x17 PWR assembly configurations using artificial neural networks by Gökhan Pediz, M. Alim Kırışık

“…The input parameters encompass diverse geometric configurations, material compositions and temperatures, and burnup states. The TensorFlow platform embedded in Keras API has been used to train ANNs. …”
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli illness in Aotearoa | New Zealand, 2016-2022: epidemiological, genomic and traditional typing analyses provide insight into a significant end... by Jacqueline Wright, David Duncan, Hugo Strydom, Shevaun Paine, Sarah Jefferies, Joep de Ligt, Joep de Ligt, Lucia Rivas, Michael Addidle, Michael Addidle, Adrian L. Cookson, Adrian L. Cookson, David Winter, Hilary Miller, Geraldine Casey, Geraldine Casey, Jing Wang

“…By combining isolate WGS-derived typing data and case epidemiological data we demonstrated the importance of shifting the focus from a select number of STEC serogroups to composite seropathotypes—based on full serotype, ST, cgMLST relatedness and stx sub-toxin profile—to assist in understanding both the role of each type in disease severity, and relationships across historical type groups. …”
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Interaction Between Apolipoprotein L1 Genetic Risk and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status for Kidney Outcomes in a United States Cohort by Kullaya Takkavatakarn, Dinushika Mohottige, Alexander W. Charney, Carol Horowitz, Andrew G. Rundle, Lili Chan, Girish N. Nadkarni

“…Methods: This retrospective study included self-reported Black individuals with genetic, clinical, and residential data. We defined the neighborhood as a 1 km2 radius circle around their primary residence and used a negative binomial regression model to analyze the interaction between APOL1 variants and neighborhood SES, specifically poverty rate and median household income, for a composite kidney outcome of a sustained 30% estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) over 8 years. …”
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Thermal insulation panels fabricated using recycled cardboard for energy efficiency in buildings: retrofit performance evaluation in hot climate by Jemi Merrin Mathews, Vivek B, Meghana Charde

“…Three insulation panels composites of varying thickness were incorporated into base model of existing building and assessed for their energy consumption across various months, seasons and on representative dates using OpenStudio integrated with EnergyPlus. …”
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Retrospective clinical and radiographic evaluation of restored endodontically treated teeth by Paula Pontes Garcia, Aline Cappoani, Ricardo Susin Schelbauer, Gisele Maria Correr, Carla Castiglia Gonzaga

“…The restorations consisted of 12 all-ceramic crowns, 31 metal-ceramic crowns, and 7 composite resin crowns. Demographic data, type of teeth, type of post-and-core system, time of placement, crown restorations, the number of proximal contacts, the type of antagonist, and reports of any complications after post-and-core placement were recorded for each patient. …”
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Rail Corrugation Characteristics Deduced from a Wavelet Analysis of High-Speed Train Interior Noise and Vibration by Xiaohan Phrain Gu, Yajing Han, Junming Shi, Anbin Wang

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Developing the European Villages in the Republic of Moldova taken into account the Digital Economy Society Index (DESI) by Anatolii BABIN, Tatiana COLESNICOVA, Sergiu TUTUNARU

“… The digital competitiveness of regions of EU member states is measured by the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), a composite index summarizing the progress made in connectivity, digital skills, internet use by citizens, digital integration of enterprises, farms and digital public services, while at the local government level there is currently no single indicator measured on a regular basis. …”
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