An intelligent algorithm for optimizing player positioning using circular intuitionistic fuzzy COCOSO with Einstein aggregation by ZhiXin Fang, XinLi Yao, Man Song

“…Furthermore, a data aggregation model based on the weighted averaging mean and weighted geometric mean is developed using the Einstein t-norm (ETN) and the Einstein t-conorm (ETCN). …”
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UV irradiation effect on paramagnetic properties of nanomagnetite doped with Ag(I) and Au(III) cations by O. M. Lavrynenko, M. N. Zahornyi, M. M. Bataiev, Yu. M. Bataiev, O. Yu. Pavlenko, O. A. Kornienko

“…Solutions of precious metals contained from 0.5 to 20 mg/dm3 of Ag(I) and Au(III) aquaforms. The composite nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray diffraction data, scanning electron microscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. …”
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Impact of neighborhood disadvantage on cardiometabolic health and cognition in a community‐dwelling cohort by Sudarshan Krishnamurthy, Lingyi Lu, Christian J. Johnson, Laura D. Baker, Xiaoyan Leng, Sarah A. Gaussoin, Timothy M. Hughes, Da Ma, Allison Caban‐Holt, Goldie S. Byrd, Suzanne Craft, Samuel N. Lockhart, James R. Bateman

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An energy-saving virtual machine scheduling algorithm for resource management based on cloud computing technology by Liangyu Zhang

“…This paper innovatively designs a universal chromosome structure with regions to adapt to different data center server compositions and introduces adaptive mutation operators based on genetic algorithms to improve global search capabilities and optimize virtual machine scheduling schemes. …”
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Reinforced liquid state machines—new training strategies for spiking neural networks based on reinforcements by Dominik Krenzer, Martin Bogdan, Martin Bogdan, Martin Bogdan

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Adaptation and psychometric properties of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Inventory in secondary education by S. Suherman, T. Vidákovich

“…Consistency reliability measured by Cronbach’s alpha (α), ranged from .69 to .85, and composite reliability, assessed by McDonald’s (ω), ranged from .64 to .83. …”
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Impact of Cryptocurrency Volatility on Stock Market Performance in Nigeria by Ibrahim Bello Abdullahi, Stephen Alaba John

“…The study uses an ex post facto research design and the GARCH (1,1) model. Weekly data on Bitcoin and Ethereum were obtained from www.ng.investing.com and used to construct a cryptocurrency composite index with principal component analysis (PCA). …”
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Quality Improvement in Critical Care: Selection and Development of Quality Indicators by Carla A. Chrusch, Claudio M. Martin, The Quality Improvement in Critical Care Project

“…The feasibility was demonstrated with the collection of 3.5 years of data. Statistical process control charts and graphs of composite measures were used for data display and comparisons. …”
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Analysis of the Thermal Conductivity of Polymer Nanocomposites Filled with Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Black by R.V. Dinzhos, N.M. Fialko, E.A. Lysenkov

“…The fundamentals of the effective medium theory and percolation theory and how they correlate with the experimental data is shown. The features of the structure’s influence of polymer composites on their thermal properties is studied. …”
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Durability of silorane repair with silorane and methacrylate resin. by Thays Regina Costa, Lucielle Cristina Cecchin, Alessandro Dourado Loguercio, Alessandra Reis

“…Then the specimens were divided into three groups: SIL-SIL (adhesive and composite resin); SIL-MET (silorane adhesive and methacrylate based composite) and MET-MET (methacrylate-based adhesive and composite resin) were used for the repair. …”
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Changes in unhealthy food consumption among vulnerable elementary-aged children in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a serial cross-sectional analysis by Nivedhitha Parthasarathy, Nalini Ranjit, Ru-Jye Chuang, Christine Markham, Mike Pomeroy, Jacqueline Noyola, Deepali K. Ernest, Shreela V. Sharma

“…Secondary data analysis included 5,384 surveys from families who had complete data: 3422 pre-pandemic, 944 from the early pandemic, and 1,018 mid-pandemic. …”
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Interactive effects between carbon allotrope fillers on the mechanical reinforcement of polyisoprene based nanocomposites by M. Galimberti, S. Agnelli, V. Cipolletti, S. Musto, M. Coombs, L. Conzatti, S. Pandini, T. Ricco

“…The filler-polymer interfacial area was able to correlate modulus data of composites with CNT, CB and with the hybrid filler system, leading to the construction of a common master curve.…”
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Content and Occurrence State of Niobium and Rare Earth Elements in Hornblendite of Dagele, East Kunlun by the Electron Probe Technique by Jiandong LIU, Bingzhang WANG, Wufu LI, Tingting JIN, Xinyuan ZHANG, Chuntao WANG, Jinshan CAO, Ying ZHENG, Zhongguo ZHAO

“…To ensure accurate results, all the collected data were processed using the ZAF matrix correction method. …”
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Evaluation of photosynthetic and production potential in multi-leaderplanar-trained apple trees by SHI Caiyun, LIU Li, WEI Zhifeng, DONG Congying, SONG Chunhui, GAO Dengtao

“…Before harvesting, the composition of tree branches and spurs was investigated, which were categorized by length: long branches are greater than 30.0 cm in length; medium branches range from 15.0 cm to 30.0 cm; spurs are less than 15.0 cm. …”
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Analysis of genetic tendencies in fruit traits of macadamia hybrid F1 generation by LI Zhiqiang, WU Chao, MA Jing, LI Tingyu, LI Yang, TAO Liang, GONG Lidan

“…Traits related to kernel composition generally displayed moderate or weak correlations.…”
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Assessing the use of remotely sensed surface water flux to estimate net groundwater storage change in an aquifer predominantly used for irrigation by Cindy Viviers, Michael van der Laan

“…A Random Forest classifier, trained on seasonal Sentinel-2 composites to capture crop phenological changes, was used to identify cultivated areas in monthly composites. …”
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The Role of E-Word of Mouth in the Relationship between Online Destination Image, E-satisfaction, E-Trust & E-Service Quality for International Tourists Perception by Faisal A. al-Bourini, Nader Mohammad Aljawarneh, Mohammad Fathi Almaaitah, Shadi Altahat, Ziyad Saleh Alomari, Munsif Sokiyna

“…All the four conditions for estimation model was met: things stacking above 0.7; unwavering composite quality (CR) above 0.7; Average Variance Extraction (AVE) above 0.5. …”
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Polarization phenomena initiated by electromagnetic interactions of particles with nuclei by V. K. Tartakovsky

“…Polarization phenomena in the processes induced by electromagnetic interaction of photons, electrons, nucleons and certain composite particles with nuclei are studied. Calculations of the polarizations and related quantities have been performed and the obtained results have been discussed along with comparing existing experimental data to reveal possibilities for extracting new information on nuclei and the NN interaction. …”
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Protocol for the OPTIMSE-1 randomised clinical trial to test specialist-led identification and management of cardio-renal-metabolic-pulmonary disease in machine learning algorithm-... by Chris P Gale, Jianhua Wu, Ramesh Nadarajah, Catherine Reynolds, Chris Hayward, Ali Wahab, Mohammad Haris, Tobin Joseph, Sheena Bennett, Adam B Smith

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A multicentre randomised feasibility STUdy evaluating the impact of a prognostic model for Management of BLunt chest wall trauma patients: STUMBL Trial by Ceri Battle, Richard Body, Hayley A Hutchings, Fiona Elizabeth Lecky, Timothy Driscoll, James Gagg, Claire O’Neill, Sam Groves, Sally Jones, Zoe Abbott, Phillip A Evans

“…The aim of this trial is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a definitive impact trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a new prognostic model for the management of patients with blunt chest wall trauma in the ED.Design Stepped wedge feasibility trial.Setting Four EDs in England and Wales.Participants Adult blunt chest wall trauma patients presenting to the ED with no concurrent, life-threatening injuries.Intervention A prognostic model (the STUMBL score) to guide clinical decision-making.Outcome measures Primary: participant recruitment rate and clinicians’ use of the STUMBL score. Secondary: composite outcome measure (mortality, pulmonary complications, delayed upgrade in care, unplanned representations to the ED), physical and mental components of quality of life, clinician feedback and health economic data gathering methodology for healthcare resource utilisation.Results Quantitative data were analysed using the intention-to-treat principle. 176 patients were recruited; recruitment targets were achieved at all sites. …”
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