The paradox of measuring success of nations in elite sport by Veerle De Bosscher, Bruno Heyndels, Paul De Knop, Maarten van Bottenburg, Simon Shibli

“…A Linear regression analysis is used to introduce relative success as a measurement of success when controlling for macro determinants such as population and wealth. This method allows comparing nations on more equal grounds, which is necessary if one wants to measure effectiveness of elite sport policies. …”
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Energy in Dwellings by Paula van den Brom

“…To reduce the gap between theory and practice on a single building level, simulation models are improved using calibration methods. In the final part of this thesis, a method is developed to calibrate simulations on a building stock level, making building energy simulation tools more reliable for policymakers. …”
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Effect of Curvature on the Mechanical Properties of Graphene: A Density Functional Tight-binding Approach by Morteza Ghorbanzadeh-Ahangari

“…Due to the high cost of experimental analyses, researchers used atomistic modeling methods for predicting the mechanical behavior of the materials in the fields of nanotechnology. …”
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Percutaneous vertebroplasty by two-step fluoroscopy: a treatment for osteoporotic compression fractures of thoracic vertebrae in older adults by Jianzhong Ge, Kuisheng Chen, Peng Xu, Zhiling Zhang, Kai Wang, Tao Zhang, Xin Dong, Zhigang Kang, Yizhou Ge, Feng Chang

“…This method stand as an effective approach for managing osteoporotic compression fractures of the thoracic vertebrae in elderly.…”
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Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles by Romina Ledergerber, Martin Keller

“… Introduction Quantifying neural activation is crucial for evaluating rehabilitation progress and adaptations following resistance training. A commonly used method for assessing voluntary activation (VA) is the Interpolated Twitch Technique with electrical nerve stimulation (ENS). …”
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Studying the Application of SCAMPER Creative Thinking Technique in Art Education (Case Study: Teaching Printmaking Techniques) by Azade Sadat Majdzadeh, Ali Khaksar

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FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE STATE by I. Nastasiak, O. Baik, O. Zaiats, N. Mykhalitska, M. Veresklia

“…In the course of research, the general scientific and theoretical methods have been applied. These include systemic analysis (for defining the object and the subject of research); abstract and logical method (for preparing the scientifically justified generalizations and conclusions about the essence, the mechanism of provisioning financial security of the state, and the factors that designate it); graphic method (for representing visually the mechanism of ensuring financial security of the state). …”
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Multiscale Spatial-Spectral CNN-Transformer Network for Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution by Jiayang Zhang, Hongjia Qu, Junhao Jia, Yaowei Li, Bo Jiang, Xiaoxuan Chen, Jinye Peng

“…Extensive experimental results on three hyperspectral datasets demonstrate the superior performance of our method, outperforming comparison methods both in quantitative metrics and visual performance.…”
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Analisis Sentimen Bahasa Indonesia pada Twitter Menggunakan Struktur Tree Berbasis Leksikon by Feby Tri Saputra, Yani Nurhadryani, Sony Hartono Wijaya, Defina Defina

“…The weighted f1-measure increases of the tree-based method on all data consecutively are 0% (equal), 10.45%, and 8.1%. …”
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Ecosystem Sustainability Assessment Using IUCN (Case Study: Dorook Basin) by Atefeh Teimoori, Seyed Mortza Seyedian, Hamed Rouhani, Reza Ahmadi

“…In contrast to other approaches, the IUCN method of Sustainability Assessment gives equal treatment to people and the ecosystem. …”
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DETERMINATION OF SOME PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PECTIN SUBSTANCES FROM THE SOLVENT CAKE OF TAGETES PATULA L. INFLORESCENCES by N. M. Chervonnaya, I. I. Kharchenko, S. L. Adzhiakhmetova, L. P. Mykots, O. A. Andreeva, E. T. Oganesyan

“…In the result of the studies using viscometer method, we have determined a molar weight of PS equal to 45272 g/mol. …”
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CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE APPLICATION OF THE IMPROVED TECHNIQUE OF MANUFACTURING PLASTIC BASES OF REMOVABLE DENTURES by O. A. Kryvchuk

“…The purpose of the research is to develop a clinical examination of the advanced technique for the manufacture of plate bases of removable dentures in edentulous patients. Materials and methods of the research. Clinical testing was carried out among 30 patients of middle and elderly age (60-82 years old), equal to men and women, with complete absence of teeth, who were made of two sets of removable dentures on both jaws (one by traditional method, another - by own one). …”
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The Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Posture, Balance, and Gait in Patients Suffering from Low Back Pain by Józef Alphons Opara, Tomasz Fiałkowski

“…LBP treatment should be comprehensive, including prevention, education, diagnosis, and various treatment methods. Management can be divided into pharmacological and non-pharmacological. …”
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A hybrid zero-reference and dehazing network for joint low-light underground image enhancement by Qing Du, Shihao Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Jincheng Liang, Shijiao Yang

“…Extensive experimental results demonstrate that the Z-DCE-DNet method produces visually superior enhanced images, and comparative analyses of multiple object detectors reveal that the enhanced images lead to improved detection outcomes.…”
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A combination of recombinase polymerase amplification with CRISPR technology rapidly detects goose parvovirus with high accuracy and sensitivity by Xiuqin Chen, Shizhong Zhang, Su Lin, Shao Wang, Meiqing Huang, Shaoying Chen, Shilong Chen

“…BackgroundGoose parvovirus (GPV) poses a significant threat to the waterfowl industry, necessitating reliable detection methods. However, conventional techniques are often time-consuming, equipment-dependent, or lack sufficient sensitivity for detecting early-stage infection. …”
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VAD-CLVA: Integrating CLIP with LLaVA for Voice Activity Detection by Andrea Appiani, Cigdem Beyan

“…Notably, our approach outperforms several audio-visual methods despite its simplicity and without requiring pretraining on extensive audio-visual datasets.…”
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WHEEL WORKING SYSTEM IN A TEAM: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT PERSONNEL IN A MARINE PROJECT by S. Kramskyі, V. Danchuk, V. Alkema, А. Sevostianova, O. Bakulich

“…This method, unlike the existing ones, includes the team competence radial diagram analysis based on the «balance wheel» principle of a professional team coherence. …”
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Applying Machine Learning for Sustainable Farm Management: Integrating Crop Recommendations and Disease Identification by P. Ankit Krishna, Neelamadhab Padhy, Archana Patnaik

“…<b>Context:</b> The problems that contemporary farming methods confront can be greatly mitigated by using machine learning in sustainable agriculture. …”
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Interventional effect of diluted essential balm mouthwash on hemodialysis patients with thirst by Lu Wen-wen, Zhang Di, Liu Xue-chun, Zhang Li

“…After the completion of the first stage， a 2-week washout period was passed， and the intervention methods of the two groups were switched to enter the second stage， with the same steps and methods as the first stage. …”
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REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN UKRAINE by Natalia Chekh, Ivan Vinnyk

“…Objectives: to review the regulatory environment, to study the status of the permitting system, the control system (inspections), technical regulation, the tax system and legislative acts. General scientific methods used are: methods of empirical research (observation, comparison, visual-graphic methods), method of system analysis, induction, deduction, specification. …”
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