Experimental study on DEM parameters calibration for organic fertilizer by the particle swarm optimization − backpropagation neural networks by Fandi Zeng, Limin Liu, Yinzeng Liu, Hongbin Bai, Chunxiao Li, Zhihuan Zhao

“…The previously identified important variables were optimized by the Central Composite Design test. The regression fitting models of the BP neural network have been developed from the data set derived from the Central Composite Design test results. …”
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Autism, Processing Speed, and Adaptive Functioning in Preschool Children by Åsa Hedvall, Elisabeth Fernell, Anette Holm, Jakob Åsberg Johnels, Christopher Gillberg, Eva Billstedt

“…Except for Socialization, all VABS domains (Communication, Motor Skills, Daily Living Skills, and Adaptive Behavior Composite scores) correlated significantly with PSQ. …”
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A Critical Review on the Conversion Degree of Resin Monomers by Direct Analyses by Ana Flavia Sanches Borges, Melody Analia Chase, Ana Liesel Guggiari, Maria Jose Gonzalez, Andreia Rodrigues de Souza Ribeiro, Fernanda Miori Pascon, Antonio Ricardo Zanatta

“… Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study was to carry out a review on the methods of direct detection of composite resins´ degree of conversion. Data/sources: The authors searched the Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and the Web of Science (ISI) for papers dated from January 1991 to November 2011. …”
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Pemetaan Geomorfologi Detail untuk Analisis Karakteristik Erosi Tebing Sungai pada Sebagian Penggal Sungai Oyo, Kabupaten Bantul, Provinsi DIY by Muhammad Isbahuddin, Muhammad Anggri Setiawan, Margaretha Widyastuti

“…Mekanisme erosi tebing sungai yang sedang berlangsung adalah mekanisme erosi tebing sungai tipe D (failure of composite bank), dan gabungan tipe B (rotational failure) dan tipe D (failure of composite bank). …”
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Untangling lineage introductions, persistence and transmission drivers of HP-PRRSV sublineage 8.7 by Yankuo Sun, Jiabao Xing, Samuel L. Hong, Nena Bollen, Sijia Xu, Yue Li, Jianhao Zhong, Xiaopeng Gao, Dihua Zhu, Jing Liu, Lang Gong, Lei Zhou, Tongqing An, Mang Shi, Heng Wang, Guy Baele, Guihong Zhang

“…The spatial spread of PRRSV is highly linked with a composite of human activities and the heterogeneous provincial distribution of the swine industry, largely propelled by the smaller-scale Chinese rural farming systems in the past years. …”
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A prediction model for differential resilience to the effects of combat‐related stressors in US army soldiers by Ronald C. Kessler, Robert M. Bossarte, Irving Hwang, Alex Luedtke, James A. Naifeh, Matthew K. Nock, Maria Petukhova, Ekaterina Sadikova, Nancy A. Sampson, Erik Sverdrup, Jose R. Zubizarreta, Stefan Wager, James Wagner, Murray B. Stein, Robert J. Ursano

“…Abstract Objectives To develop a composite score for differential resilience to effects of combat‐related stressors (CRS) on persistent DSM‐IV post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among US Army combat arms soldiers using survey data collected before deployment. …”
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Population dynamics and monitoring applied to decision-making by M. J. Conroy, D. C. Lee

“…Ring–recovery and harvest data are used to estimate fall age ratios under alternative reproductive models. …”
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Dosimetry of external population exposure: a comparison of the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents by V. Yu. Golikov

“…The reasons for this are both the similarity of the isotopic compositions of the radioactive fallout and the fact that the “Japanese” model of external exposure was based on the “Chernobyl” model up to using the same numerical values for some parameters, due to the lack of specific Japanese post-accident data for the moment of the first dose estimates for the inhabitants of Japan. …”
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Natural Tooth Pontic Using Recent Adhesive Technologies: An Esthetic and Minimally Invasive Prosthetic Solution by Davide Augusti, Gabriele Augusti, Andrei Ionescu, Eugenio Brambilla, Dino Re

“…After showing a satisfactory functional and esthetic result, advantages and pitfalls of this technique along with available data on the literature regarding the natural tooth pontic are addressed. …”
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Green Human Resource Practices: A Sustainable Approach To Increase Employee Performance by Ali Junaid Khan, Muhammad Akbar Ali Ansari, Tanveer Ahmed, Areeba Athar Malik

“…Data has taken as a questionnaire through Google form. …”
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The Continuum of Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwaves and Their Relationship to the Tropical Pacific by Tongtong Xu, Matthew Newman, Antonietta Capotondi, Emanuele Di Lorenzo

“…These statistics and corresponding composite evolution are dynamically reproduced by a large ensemble simulation of a Pacific Linear Inverse Model, thereby providing a greater range of MHW expressions than the short observational record alone. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Neutralisation of Concrete with Fly Ash as Fine Aggregate in Freeze-Thaw Environment by Dongsheng Zhang, Mingjie Mao, Qiuning Yang, Wenbo Zhang, Pengfei Han

“…Finally, through a regression analysis of test data, the mathematical expression of the composite damage coefficient kF under alternate freeze-thaw and carbonation is obtained. …”
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Machine learning approaches for ecological compensation in transboundary waters by Hongli Diao, Yansong Jiang, Shibin Xia

“…This study utilizes an LSTM-XGBoost composite model to predict key water quality indicators—CODMn, NH3-N, TP, and TN—at the Gangzhou Village and Huangling Bridge monitoring sections. …”
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Digital inclusion or exclusion? Exploring the moderating role of governance in digitalization’s impact on income inequality in developing countries by Thi Lam Ho, Le Hong Ngoc, Thu Hoai Ho

“…Our findings reveal a strong negative impact of digitalization on income inequality across all specific and composite digitalization measures. Furthermore, we find that the relationship between digitalization and income inequality is contingent on governance quality and the type of digitalization adopted. …”
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Monomer release from resin based dental restorative materials exposed to radiation by Busra Gulec, Pinar Gul, Burak Erdemci

“…In terms of monomer release amounts, the highest release was from composite resin group materials, while the least was from resin ceramic materials. …”
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Turkish dentist practice and opinions on diagnosing and treating deep caries lesions: a web-based survey by Nilgün Akgül, Ebru Yilmaz, Onur Akkurt, Özge Gizem Yenidünya

“…Glass ionomer cement was the most commonly used base material, and direct composite resin was the preferred choice for post-endodontic restorations, in contrast to the less favored indirect composite resin. …”
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Flexural Behavior of Slab-Rib Integrated Bridge Decks with GFRP Skin and Polyurethane Foam Core by Jing Li, Jun Wang, Bishnu Prasad Yadav, Jiye Chen, Qiang Jin, Weiqing Liu

“…This paper presents experimental and analytical studies on flexural behavior of slab-rib integrated Sandwich composite decks. The influences of layers of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) facesheets, foam densities, and the existence of webs and cross beams are discussed herein. …”
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Comparison of phytochemicals and antioxidant activities of onion (Allium cepa L.) bulbs, onion leaves, and green onion (Allium fistulosum L.) leaves by Hee Joe Lee, In Young Lee, Ju Hong Park, Nami Joo

“…This study was conducted to investigate phytochemical compositions, quantities of phytochemicals, and antioxidant activities of onion (Allium cepa L.) leaves. …”
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Durability of bond strength between titanium alloy and resin cement by Sílvia H. Barbosa, Fernanda P. Camargo, Osvaldo D. Andreatta Filho, Marco A. Bottino

“…The six samples formed by titanium alloy, cement and composite resin were split up in a mechanical lathe and 30 samples measuring 10x1x1mm were achieved, with an adhesive surface area of 1mm2 ± 0.2mm2. …”
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Evaluation of Ho_{100-x-y}Er_{x}Ce_{y} magnetic refrigerants using advanced multisample neutron transmission spectroscopy by Hiroaki Mamiya, Noriki Terada, Simon Rosenqvist Larsen, Naohito Tsujii, Kosuke Hiroi, Takenao Shinohara, Hossein Sepehri-Amin

“…In other alloy compositions, the presence of antiferromagnetic ordered states was indicated by satellite Bragg edges in the spectrum. …”
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