Using artificial intelligence for enhancement of solar cell efficiency in the of Iraq by Ibtihal R. N. ALRubeei, Safa N. Idi, Ihab L. Hussein Alsammak, Haider Th. AlRikabi, Hussain A. Mutar, Abdul Hadi M. Alaidi

“…The model proposal incorporates solar irradiance climatic condition data topographic features and land usage along with infrastructure proximity to build composite suitability measures for every potential location. …”
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Discovery of NEU1 as a candidate renal biomarker for proliferative lupus nephritis chronicity by Minghui Zhao, Ying Tan, Feng Yu, Zhaomin Mao

“…Objective Proteomic approach was applied to identify candidate biomarkers of chronicity in patients with proliferative lupus nephritis (LN), and their clinicopathological significance and prognostic values were investigated.Methods This study recruited 10 patients with proliferative LN and 6 normal controls (NCs) with proteomic data to compare protein expression profiles, 58 patients with proliferative LN and 10 NCs to verify proteomic data by immunohistochemistry, and 14 patients with proliferative LN with urine samples to evaluate the urinary expression of the biomarker by western blot assay. …”
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Multi-organ metabolome biological age implicates cardiometabolic conditions and mortality risk by The MULTI consortium, Filippos Anagnostakis, Sarah Ko, Mehrshad Saadatinia, Jingyue Wang, Christos Davatzikos, Junhao Wen

“…Crucially, including composite metabolites (e.g. sums or ratios of raw metabolites) results in poor generalizability to independent test data due to multicollinearity. …”
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Validation of the International Trauma Interview (ITI) among treatment-seeking people with adverse childhood experiences in South Korea by Hyunjung Choi, Hae Seong Lee, Neil P. Roberts

“…Interrater reliability and composite reliability were both found to be acceptable. …”
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Research on Energy-Saving Optimization of Green Buildings Based on BIM and Ecotect by Mengxue Zhao, Yuetao Yang, Shan Dong

“…The innovative adoption of the “composite sound insulation curtain wall” technology in acoustic environment control has increased the indoor noise compliance rate by 27 percentage points (from 65% to 92%). …”
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Field Monitoring and Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Air Temperature and Water Load on the Static Behavior of a Tied-Arch Aqueduct by Xiaobin Lu, Yang Li, Xiulin Li, Meng Li

“…It is found that the longitudinal deformation of the composite tied-arch shows a good linear relationship with the air temperature during the non-operation period and also has a good bilinear correlation with the air temperature and water level during operation. …”
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Different interventions to prevent preterm birth in pregnant women with cervical shortening during pregnancy: a protocol for a network meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Jiefeng Luo, Jiyong Liu

“…The primary outcomes are preterm birth rate at <37 weeks and the composite neonatal adverse outcome, secondary outcomes include spontaneous preterm birth rate at <37 weeks, preterm birth rate at <34 weeks, spontaneous preterm birth rate at <34 weeks, week of gestation, birth weight of the newborn, perinatal mortality and neonatal admission rate. …”
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Ensemble models enhanced estimates of leaf chlorophyll from fractional order derivatives transformed spectra by Guangman Song, Yi Gan, Lingfeng Mao, Zhiwei Ge, Jiangshan Lai, Quan Wang

“…To address these challenges, we applied the fractional order derivatives (FOD) transformed spectra into ensemble models, consisting of two popular data-oriented approaches, to refine the spectral response characteristics of leaf chlorophyll using a composite dataset (two public datasets: LOPEX and ANGERS; two collected datasets: Naeba and Nakakawane) containing different species samples. …”
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Populations at risk for severe or complicated Avian Influenza H5N1: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Dominik Mertz, Tae Hyong Kim, Jennie Johnstone, Po-Po Lam, Michelle Science, Stefan P Kuster, Shaza A Fadel, Dat Tran, Eduardo Fernandez, Neera Bhatnagar, Mark Loeb

“…Outcomes considered included death, ventilator support, hospital and ICU admission, pneumonia, and composite outcomes.<h4>Study appraisal</h4>Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS).…”
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Relationship between cytomegalovirus antibody levels and cognitive performance is dependent on age and genetic risk by Michael Vacher, Silvia Lee, Patricia Price, Phuongnhi Ha, Shelley Waters, Simon M. Laws

“…CMV-reactive antibodies were quantitated in 419 individuals aged 71.7 [53.2—89.1] years, drawn from the Australian Imaging, Biomarker & Lifestyle (AIBL) study. Cognitive composite scores, covering five domains, a global score of cognitive performance, brain amyloid-β (Aβ) burden and demographic data were available. …”
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A study on the design of a universal signage system for the Ruijin Soviet cultural heritage site by Lu Shizhu, Huang Qiuyu, Min Ziyi, Jia Pengjiang

“…It constructs universal metadata from three key aspects: Cultural Type, Data Attribute, and Data Type. These elements are then visually represented through digital technology. …”
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Role of Good Governance Indicators in Controlling Corruption by Utami Nur, Dyah Mutiarin, Hazel D. Jovita, Perla P. Palomares, Jack B. Isolana

“…Reliability was measured using Composite Reliability (CR), with values above 0.70 indicating strong reliability, and validity was assessed based on Outer Loading, with values above 0.70 considered valid. …”
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Experimental studies on noise spectra of ball-rod hardening of wheel pair assemblies by Natalia I. Stuzhenko

“…Ball-rod hardening (BRH) has great advantages as a process, especially for composite geometric surfaces; and besides, it enables the necessary compressive stresses in the surface of the hardenable products. …”
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Green growth and sustainability: A systematic literature review on theories, measures and future directions by Rameesha Zahir Khan, Lutfi Abdul Razak, Gamini Premaratne

“…Our findings suggest that some measures have been adopted to capture the level of green growth, including a single indicator, data envelopment analysis, and the composite index. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Low-Silica X and Copper-Modified Low-Silica X Zeolite Adsorbents for Cyanide Ions Removal From Aqueous Solutions by Leta Dereje Wilessa, Abdi Nemera Emana, Abdisa Jabesa, Workisa Bacha Garuma, Mani Jayakumar

“…For evaluating the equilibrium adsorption isotherm data, the study utilized the Temkin, Freundlich, and Langmuir isotherm models. …”
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Application of a novel vegetation condition index using MODIS EVI for structuring crop index insurance under a smallholder system by Andualem Aklilu Tesfaye, Daniel Edward Osgood, Berhane Gessesse Aweke

“…The study took advantage of a 16-day composite of MODIS EVI and a well-archived historical (2007–2022) in-situ data on drought prevalence, which is managed by the R4 crop insurance program, one of the well-established insurance schemes at a global scale. …”
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Differences in the Faecal Microbiome in Schistosoma haematobium Infected Children vs. Uninfected Children. by Gemma Louise Kay, Andrew Millard, Martin J Sergeant, Nicholas Midzi, Reggis Gwisai, Takafira Mduluza, Alasdair Ivens, Norman Nausch, Francisca Mutapi, Mark Pallen

“…The OTU data were analysed using multivariate analyses and paired T-test.…”
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Comparison of the Torsional Strength of Material Samples Made Using Selected Rapid Prototyping Methods by Mariusz DĘBSKI (m.debski@prz.edu.pl), Bogdan KOZIK (bogkozik@prz.edu.pl), Łukasz PRZESZŁOWSKI (lprzeszl@prz.edu.pl), Jadwiga PISULA (jpisula@prz.edu.pl)

“…The analysis of studies on strength tests of parts manufactured using additive techniques from model materials and hybrid composites usually includes tests of material and strength parameters based on uniaxial tension, bending, and compression tests. …”
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Using Real World Evidence to Describe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs Associated with PDE-5 Inhibitor Monotherapy by George Ruiz, Jason Yeaw, Cassandra A. Lickert, Ajita P. De, Rolin L. Wade, Janis Pruett, William Drake

“…Research confirms long-term improvement in composite morbidity and mortality endpoints on some endothelin receptor antagonists alone and in combination with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5is) but not with PDE-5i monotherapy. …”
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Enhanced aqueous phosphate removal using chitosan-modified zirconium-loaded cork biochar by Luiza Usevičiūtė, Artūras Kaklauskas, Vaidotas Danila, Tomas Januševičius

“…This study reports the synthesis of a new adsorbent material: Zr(IV)-loaded chitosan-modified used cork stopper biochar composite (CS–CBC–Zr) beads. The suitability of CS–CBC–Zr beads for PO4–P removal was assessed using the batch method. …”
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