Monitoring spatiotemporal changes in global change drivers and their effects on semiarid woodlands and forests - fieldwork protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Alice Nunes, Helena C. Serrano, Pedro Pinho, Adriana Principe, Juliana Monteiro, Silvana Munzi, Mana Gharun, Rocío Alonso, Rossella Guerrieri, Cristina Branquinho, Sami Ullah, Bernardo Rocha, Elena Vanguelova, Maria Alexandra Oliveira

“…Additionally, participants examined plant biodiversity and functional ecology, focusing on lichens and their connection to air quality, and soil physico-chemical properties. …”
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Design of EEG based thought identification system using EMD & deep neural network by Rahul Agrawal, Chetan Dhule, Garima Shukla, Sofia Singh, Urvashi Agrawal, Najah Alsubaie, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Mohamed Abbas, Ben Othman Soufiene

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An Improved Spatio-Temporal Network Traffic Flow Prediction Method Based on Impedance Matrix by Wenhao Li, Yanyan Chen, Yuyan Pan, Yunchao Zhang

“…The Impedance-STTN model integrates K-medoids clustering for data analysis, generating a real-time impedance matrix from impedance functions, traffic big data, and real-time flow data. …”
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Prediction of Water Quality in Agricultural Watersheds Based on VMD-GA-LSTM Model by Yuxuan Luo, Xianglan Meng, Yutong Zhai, Dongqing Zhang, Kaiping Ma

“…The VMD-GA-LSTM model utilizes the variational mode decomposition technique to decompose the time series data into multiple intrinsic mode functions and then uses the optimized LSTM network to predict each component to improve the accuracy of water quality prediction. …”
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Nonlinear Model-Based Method for Clustering Periodically Expressed Genes by Li-Ping Tian, Li-Zhi Liu, Qian-Wei Zhang, Fang-Xiang Wu

“…The results show that our method allows the better quality clustering than other clustering methods (e.g., k-means) for periodically expressed gene data, and thus it is an effective cluster analysis method for periodically expressed gene data.…”
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Design of Traction Control Unit Based on CPCI Bus by YIN Zhenhuan

“…Traction control unit (TCU) is the key and core component of traction system on China electric multiple unit (CEMU). Based on the analysis of TCU system functions of CEMU and top-level design, the hardware and software platform of TCU based on CPCI high-speed data bus was designed and realized. …”
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Anecdotal Storytelling in the Adult ESOL and Literacy Classroom by Sarah Telfer, Daniela Bacova

“…It provides a theoretical framework capturing the form, content, and primary and secondary functions of anecdotal storytelling.…”
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Analyzing the design of montessori-based media to introduce letters and numbers by Dandi Yunidar, Nurul Fitriana Bahri, Ica Ramawisari, Sheila Andita Putri

“…Utilizing qualitative analysis and interviews with educators and parents, the data were analyzed using thematic analysis, where interview transcriptions were coded and grouped into categories to identify key themes. …”
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Perilaku Asertif dan Psychological Well Being: Bagaimana Pengaruhnya terhadap Siswa? by Mufied Fauziah, Purwadi Purwadi, Suharsimi Arikunto, Aprilia Setyowati, Hurin Nabila, Diki Herdiansyah, Ardi Nurhidayat

“…The subjects of this study are 137 students from SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta, selected using simple random sampling. Data analysis techniques used SPSS to perform simple regression analysis. …”
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Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Urban Planning: Analysing Current Trends by Meruyert Baidrakhmanova, Gani Karabayev, Seimur Mamedov

“…Artificial intelligence facilitates urban planning through data analysis and pattern recognition, while generative adversarial networks and transformers improve design and data processing functionalities. …”
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A VAT1-related gene signature predicts radioresistance in gliomas by Xia Shan, Zhiyan Sun, Ruoyu Huang, Kuanyu Wang, Xiaoguang Qiu, Pei Yang

“…The biological processes of positively expressed genes of risk score were functionally involved in inflammatory and immune response. …”
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Work-related stress among primary healthcare workers by Ilić Radovan, Popović Jovana, Marković Vladan, Nemec Vesna, Milošević Miloš

“…The second part of the survey was based on the Behavioral Health Concepts (BHC) stress test, which is used to estimate the adaptation to stress across four dimensions: overall assessment, quality of life assessment, symptomatology, and level of functioning. Results. Although the total number of respondents fell under the group of moderate stress (mean = 3.97), using descriptive statistical analysis, it was discovered that, 4.2% of the respondents had an increased level of stress. …”
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Depressive syndrome, cognitive impairment, and associated factors among community-dwelling aged persons in Cameroon by Gustave Mabiama, Dieudonné Adiogo, Pierre Marie Preux, Jean-Claude Desport, Philippe Fayemendy, Pierre Jésus

“…The Rosow Mobility Scale, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scales were used to evaluate functional abilities. Chi-2, ANOVA, and multiple regression analyses were performed to assess the factors associated with DS and CI. …”
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The Accounting Education and the Accounting Profession: Today and Looking Ahead by Fanya Filipova

“…The research approach is mainly qualitative, based on the author's teaching experience (37 years) and practice as a CPA (29 years), including an analysis of the literature on the subject. Some quantitative (statistical) data were also used, but only to illustrate some of the author's statements. …”
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Medium-Term Hourly Electricity Tariff Forecasting Using Ensemble Models by Matrenin P.V., Arestova A.Yu., Antonenkov D.V.

“…This work aims to study the potential for medium-term forecasting of retail electricity tariff rates and develop a predictive machine learning model. Hourly data on the retail market tariffs of the Novosibirsk region (Siberia) for four years were collected, several machine learning models were applied, and an analysis of the input parameters for forecasting was carried out. …”
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Assessing the Transparency and Compliance of Procurement Processes in Kitwe City Council: A Study of Goods and Services by Clifford Sikanyiti, Kelvin Chibomba

“…Different data analysis techniques such as modeling to reach trend relationship were used. …”
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A systematic literature review on the role of artificial intelligence in citizen science by Germain Abdul-Rahman, Andrej Zwitter, Noman Haleem

“…The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) into CS projects, has transformed data collection, analysis, and validation steps. …”
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A Typical Infrared Background Radiation Prediction Model Based on RF-VMD and Optimized Hybrid Neural Network by Bentian Hao, Weidong Xu, Xin Yang, Feifei Xiao, Hao Li, Wei Huang

“…Variational mode decomposition (VMD) is applied for time-frequency analysis on these parameters, optimizing them with Bayesian algorithms and decomposing them into multivariate intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) with similar frequencies to reduce the impact of nonlinearity in the data. …”
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Use of GIS Technology for Distribution of City Forests and Green Open Spaces by Nur Zailani, Budi Sutomo

“…The methods used include collecting spatial and non-spatial data from related agencies, data processing using Quantum GIS (QGIS) software, and thematic analysis of green open space distribution. …”
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A/B testing as an effective instrument for adaptation of the user interface at the iterative model of developing applications for mobile devices by Y. G. Pavlovich, I. F. Kirinovich

“…An experiment was conducted to change the default value of user settings, which led to an increase of the positive metrics for using the data reservation functionality. The problem of polling users is also considered, which is an important component in the process of improving the ergonomics of an application. …”
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