Balancing ethics and statistics: machine learning facilitates highly accurate classification of mice according to their trait anxiety with reduced sample sizes by Johannes Miedema, Beat Lutz, Susanne Gerber, Irina Kovlyagina, Hristo Todorov

“…We observed high accuracy and generalizability of our predictive models to independent animal batches. In contrast to data-driven clustering, the performance of ML classifiers remained unaffected by sample size and modifications to the conditioning protocol. …”
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The Influence Mechanism of Government Venture Capital on the Innovation of Specialized and Special New “Little Giant” Enterprises by Qilin Cao, Tianyun Wang, Shiyu Wen, Lingyue Zhou, Weili Zhen

“…Therefore, in this study, the first through sixth batches of specialized and special new “little giant” enterprises listed on the A-share and New Third Board from 2013 to 2023 were taken as samples, and their investment behavior and investment effects were empirically studied using the multiple linear regression method. …”
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Molecular identification and quality evaluation of commercial Ganoderma by Leijiao Liu, Lihui Wei, Jing Xu, Hui Xiong, Shasha Zhou, Shuangcheng Ma, Wei Sun, Lixia Tian, Zhenhao Li, Zhichao Xu

“…In this study, we analyzed 84 batches of Ganoderma, including the fruiting bodies and spores, sourced from various markets. …”
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Tunnel composting Optimisation using polynomial models with moisture and density control for electrical conductivity stabilisation by Tiago Santos, Isabel Bentes, Carlos Afonso Teixeira

“…This study assessed the effect of moisture content and bulk density on EC evolution across 72 composting batches using a mixture of biowaste and green waste (Bio:Green ratio). …”
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Simultaneous determination of 74 pesticide residues in Panax notoginseng by QuEChERS coupled with gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Huijun Li, Jieshan Wu, Chao Chen, Wenfeng Xin, Wensheng Zhang

“…This study established a method for the simultaneous determination of 74 pesticide residues in Panax notoginseng by QuEChERS pretreatment method coupled with GC-MS/MS, and carried out pesticide residue analysis on 20 batches of market samples in China. The samples were extracted with acetonitrile, cleaned up with primary secondary amine (PSA) and octadecylsilane (C18) and determined by GC-MS/MS in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. …”
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Screening the grading markers and their application in the grade discrimination of Gastrodiae Rhizoma using metabolomics and machine learning by Shuang Liu, Hongjing Dong, Yanling Geng, Yuzhang Mi, Quanli Wang, Xiao Wang

“…In this study, different batches of GR samples were divided into four grades based on their weight. …”
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Prospective teachers’ attitudes towards using Indonesian in English classes: Does study duration matter? by Subekti Adaninggar Septi, Arrang Judith Ratu Tandi, Kurniawati Lemmuela Alvita, Tulaktondok Linerda

“…Through a chi-square test of independence, it was also found that these attitudes did not significantly differ among learners from different batches. Informed by the findings, pedagogical implications include adjustment of assessments allowing learners to practice L2 more, enhancing exposure to L2 in and outside the class, and conducting confidence-building activities allowing learners to use L2 in a more relaxing environment, minimising fear of making mistakes. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Ten Active Components in Traditional Chinese Formula Sijunzi Decoction Using a UPLC-PDA Method by Kang An, Guo Jin-rui, Zhang Zhen, Wang Xiao-long

“…The validated method was successfully applied to the simultaneous quantification of ten active compounds from several finished batches of SJZT. This validated that UPLC method is expected to provide a new basis for the quality control of SJZT.…”
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Quantitative Analysis in Combination with Fingerprint Technology and Chemometric Analysis Applied for Evaluating Six Species of Wild Paris Using UHPLC-UV-MS by Yuangui Yang, Ji Zhang, Hang Jin, Jinyu Zhang, Yuanzhong Wang

“…Chemometric analyses including principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) based on UHPLC chromatography were used to evaluate 38 batches from six species of Paris. Variable importance of projection was applied to select important peaks. …”
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Impact of Production Location, Production System, and Variety on the Volatile Organic Compounds Fingerprints and Sensory Characteristics of Tomatoes by Mirthe Muilwijk, Samuel Heenan, Alex Koot, Saskia M. van Ruth

“…The study was part of the EU CORE Organic II project AuthenticFood. Tomato sample batches cultivated in two locations in Italy, according to the organic and conventional production system, comprising two varieties, and produced in two consecutive years were examined. …”
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Minimizing Hallucinations and Communication Costs: Adversarial Debate and Voting Mechanisms in LLM-Based Multi-Agents by Yi Yang, Yitong Ma, Hao Feng, Yiming Cheng, Zhu Han

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the framework significantly improves accuracy, showing a steady increase in composite accuracy across 20 evaluation batches while reducing hallucinations and optimizing task completion time. …”
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Clustering cell nuclei on microgrooves for disease diagnosis using deep learning by Bettina Roellinger, Francois Thenier, Claire Leclech, Catherine Coirault, Elsa Angelini, Abdul I. Barakat

“…Here we assess the ability of a Variational Autoencoder (VAE) and a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) to cluster patches of nuclei of both wildtype myoblasts and myoblasts with laminopathy-associated mutations cultured on microgroove substrates, and we explore the impact of image processing parameters on clustering performance. …”
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Identification of powdery mildew on Prunus rufoides in China, caused by Podosphaera prunigena by Zhilong WANG, Wen LI, Yueqiu HE, Feng LIU, Kai FENG, Liang LIU, Tao FU, Qi YE, Guoliang WANG

“…The disease initially emerged in late March each year, and was characterized as white, irregular mycelial patches on the adaxial surfaces of young leaves. Between July and August, the powdery mildew colonies on affected parts of leaves disappeared, leaving only irregular yellow-brown spots. …”
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Dact1 induces Dishevelled oligomerization to facilitate binding partner switch and signalosome formation during convergent extension by Allyson Angermeier, Deli Yu, Yali Huang, Sylvie Marchetto, Jean-Paul Borg, Chenbei Chang, Jianbo Wang

“…Dact1 induces Dvl to form oligomers that dissociate from Vangl, but stay attached with Fz as signalosome-like clusters and co-aggregate with Fz into protein patches upon non-canonical Wnt induction. Functionally, Dact1 antagonizes Vangl, and synergizes with wild-type Dvl but not its oligomerization-defective mutants. …”
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The interplay between local biodiversity floral odours and reproductive success varies across different population sizes of Cypripedium calceolus by Melissa Haouzi, Olivia Rusconi, Rahel Boss, Christophe J. Praz, Gregory Röder, Théo Steiner, Sergio Rasmann

“…However, habitat fragmentation has disrupted its population into patches of still relatively large sizes, but also small sizes. …”
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Spatial entropy drives the maintenance and dissemination of transferable plasmids by Wenzhi Xue, Juken Hong, Runmeng Zhao, Huaxiong Yao, Yi Zhang, Zhuojun Dai, Teng Wang

“…Here we establish a theoretical framework describing plasmid spread over a metacommunity of multiple patches. By analyzing the gene flow dynamics on randomly generated landscapes, we show that plasmid survival and dispersal are dictated by a simple feature of the landscape, spatial entropy. …”
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Analysis and Classification of Distress on Flexible Pavements Using Convolutional Neural Networks: A Case Study in Benin Republic by Crespin Prudence Yabi, Godfree F. Gbehoun, Bio Chéissou Koto Tamou, Eric Alamou, Mohamed Gibigaye, Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi

“…Then, these images were used to constitute several databases of road damage, such as longitudinal cracks, alligator cracks, small potholes, and patching. Within an appropriate development environment, three Convolutional Neural Networks were developed and trained on the databases. …”
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Biology of the oldest butterfly species in the world, Baronia brevicornis: food, abundance, polymorphism, and survival by Ivette Galicia-Mendoza, Fernando Pineda-García, Ken Oyama, Adolfo Cordero-Rivera, Marcela Osorio-Beristain, Jorge Contreras-Garduño

“…Significantly, we found adults of the butterfly only on patches of the host plant Vachellia campechiana (Mill.) …”
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Can a Mixture of Farnesene Isomers Avert the Infestation of Aphids in Sugar Beet Crops? by Denise Kuhn, Nils Nägele, Till Tolasch, Georg Petschenka, Johannes L. M. Steidle

“…Our results showed a reduction in aphid abundance in the FIM-treated patches in two out of three sites. Therefore, we hypothesize that FIM dispensers could prevent aphid infestation and could be used in combination with other IPM measures. …”
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Multi-Scale 3D Cephalometric Landmark Detection Based on Direct Regression with 3D CNN Architectures by Chanho Song, Yoosoo Jeong, Hyungkyu Huh, Jee-Woong Park, Jun-Young Paeng, Jaemyung Ahn, Jaebum Son, Euisung Jung

“…Methods: The method employs a coarse-to-fine framework, first identifying landmarks in a global context and then refining their positions using localized 3D patches. A clinical dataset of 150 CT scans from maxillofacial surgery patients, annotated with 30 anatomical landmarks, was used for training and evaluation. …”
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