Public Procurement Reforms and Service Delivery in Rubanda District Uganda. by Niwagaba, Ivan

“…The research questionnaire was dusignin likert scale form and it tapped data on the study variables and data analysis involved the use of such tools as frequencies, correlations and regressions to address the research study objectives. …”
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Statistical Identification of Parameters for Damaged FGM Structures with Material Uncertainties in Thermal Environment by Yalan Xu, Yu Qian, Kongming Guo

“…The numerical simulation results show the efficiency and effectiveness of the presented method for the identification of material parameter variability by using the measurable modal parameters of damaged FGM structures.…”
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Wafer‐Scale Synthesis of Topological Insulator Sb2Te3 Thin Films by Ali Shafiei, Ahmad Fathi Hafshejani, Rehab M. G. Ahmed, Alessio Lamperti, Emanuele Longo, Lorenzo Locatelli, Christian Martella, Alessandro Molle, Graziella Tallarida, Carlo Zucchetti, Claudia Wiemer, Massimo Longo, Roberto Mantovan

“…Furthermore, comprehensive information on the variability of the functional properties of Sb2Te3 thin films with their morphological, chemical, and structural properties, as probed by scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction/reflectivity, atomic force microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, and energy‐dispersive X‐ray analyses is reported. …”
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Providing a Roadmap for the Adaption of Agricultural Sector to Water Scarcity Conditions (Case Study: Selected Crops of Tajan Basin, Iran) by H. Fouladi, H. Amirnejad, S. Shirzadi Laskookalayeh

“…The model must also include decision variables that affect those objectives, and constraints that limit what user can do. …”
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Versatile machine learning algorithms for FTIR spectroscopy: differentiating crosslinked and non-crosslinked gelatin samples by Juliana Rincón-López, Eliana Álvarez-Valdés, Daniela Velez-Arango, Estefanía Rojas Zuleta, Leidy Yuliana Vargas Soto, Liliana Lellesch, Victor Alonso García Londoño, Milton Rosero-Moreano, Gonzalo Taborda-Ocampo

“…This is a mixture of amino acid polymers with a variable molecular weight and a diversity of secondary structures (α, β and γ chains). …”
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Phenotypic screen of early-developing larvae of the blood fluke, schistosoma mansoni, using RNA interference. by M M Mourão, Nathalie Dinguirard, Glória R Franco, Timothy P Yoshino

“…Although RNAi holds great promise as a functional genomics tool for larval schistosomes, our finding of potential off-target or nonspecific effects of some dsRNA treatments and variable efficiencies in specific gene knockdown indicate a critical need for gene-specific testing and optimization as an essential part of experimental design, execution and data interpretation.…”
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Neutral Mode Dominates the Forced Global and Regional Surface Temperature Response in the Past and Future by Fukai Liu, Jian Lu, L. Ruby Leung

“…Abstract Using a large suite of Green's function perturbation experiments, we construct the emergent dynamical operator for surface temperature and extract the most excitable mode. …”
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AngleCam: Predicting the temporal variation of leaf angle distributions from image series with deep learning by Teja Kattenborn, Ronny Richter, Claudia Guimarães‐Steinicke, Hannes Feilhauer, Christian Wirth

“…The plausibility of the predicted leaf angle time series was underlined by its close relationship with environmental variables related to transpiration. The evaluations confirm that AngleCam is a robust and efficient method to track leaf angles under field conditions. …”
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Pedestrian detection method based on improved YOLOv5 by Shangtao You, Zhenchao Gu, Kai Zhu

“…We optimize the regression prediction of the anchor using the Efficient IOU Loss (EIOU) function. Experimental data show that the mean average precision (mAP) of the HOD-YOLOv5 model achieves 83.5%, compared to YOLOv5, which is 4.4% higher than original YOLOv5, and the recognition speed of the HOD-YOLOV5 reaches 106.7 frames per second (FPS). …”
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Estimation of carbon sequestration capacity of urban green infrastructure by fusing multi-source remote sensing data by Jiahui Chang, Zhenfeng Shao, Jinyang Wang, Zhu Mao, Tao Cheng, Xiaodi Xu, Qingwei Zhuang

“…Urban green infrastructure significantly contributes to the carbon storage functions of urban ecosystems. Accurate selection and efficiently integrating remote sensing data are paramount for evaluating carbon storage at the small-scale of urban green infrastructure. …”
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Comparing machine learning approaches for estimating soil saturated hydraulic conductivity. by Ali Akbar Moosavi, Mohammad Amin Nematollahi, Mohammad Omidifard

“…Results revealed that all NN models particularly PSO-NNs were efficient in prediction of Kfs. However, further evaluations may be recommended for other soil conditions and input variables to quantify their potential uncertainties and wider potential and versatility before they are used in other geographical locations/soil conditions.…”
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TheraVision: Engineering platform technology for the development of oncolytic viruses based on herpes simplex virus type 1 by Christina Funk, Nadja Uhlig, Zsolt Ruzsics, Florentin Baur, Matthias Peindl, Sarah Nietzer, Karina Epting, Gabriele Vacun, Gudrun Dandekar, Catherine Botteron, Christian Werno, Thomas Grunwald, Susanne M. Bailer

“…Viruses are able to efficiently penetrate cells, multiply, and eventually kill infected cells, release tumor antigens, and activate the immune system. …”
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Psychophysiological and Performance Effects of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Interventions in a Top 100 Female Chess Player by Juan Pedro Fuentes-García, Santos Villafaina

“…Specifically, the sensorimotor rhythm stimulation (12–15 Hz) can enhance cognitive functions such as selective attention and working memory. …”
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Revolutionizing Lung Segmentation with Machine Learning: A Critical Review of Techniques in Medical Imaging by Momina Aisha, Moazma Ijaz, Nimra Tariq, Sehar Anjum, Sidra Siddiqui, Usman Hashmi

“…Techniques such as X-rays, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) play essential roles in identifying the physical and functional aspects of the lungs. Manual lung segmentation by radiologists, while adjustable, is time-consuming and subject to variability. …”
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Bankruptcy rules and sustainable water management: A MODSIM-NSGAII simulation multi-objective optimization framework for equitable transboundary water allocation by Bentolhoda Asl-Rousta, S. Jamshid Mousavi

“…This study addresses these challenges by introducing a new optimal bankruptcy rule (OpPro rule) through a simulation-optimization model (MODSIM-NSGAII), where MODSIM simulates the spatial and temporal variability of water resources, and the NSGA-II optimization algorithm includes two objective functions of maximizing basin-wide ecological sustainability and maximizing economic efficiency reflecting ''equitable and reasonable utilization'' of water. …”
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Energy management of microgrid coalitions considering renewable energy prediction based on machine learning algorithms by Negar Dehghani Mahmoudabadi, Mehran Khalaj, Davood Jafari, Ali Taghizadeh Herat, Parisa Mousavi Ahranjani

“…Due to the inherent variability of renewable resources, an extreme learning machine (ELM) model is applied in order to forecast solar irradiation and wind power. …”
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Efectos de los factores de edificabilidad sobre la productividad laboral de moldajes de vigas en fundaciones The effects of buildability factors on formwork labor productivity of g... by Abdulaziz M Jarkas

“…Therefore, the objective of this research is to investigate and quantify the effects and relative influence of the following buildability factors on formwork labor efficiency of this activity: (a) variability of beam sizes; (b) beam sizes; and (c) number of joints formed at beams intersections. …”
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A Mimetic Assay of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Degradation Using YOYO-1-Stained DNA-Histone Surface Webs by Katherine H. Nguyen, Midori L. Wasielewski, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi, Xianggui Qu, Jason S. Knight, Shuichi Takayama

“…This paper describes a simplified, lower variability mimetic assay with DNA–histone structures, referred to as surface webs, that performs functionally similarly to traditional NET degradation assays with increased scalability, ease of use, shorter preparation time, and lowered costs. …”
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eDNAjoint: An R package for interpreting paired or semi‐paired environmental DNA and traditional survey data in a Bayesian framework by Abigail G. Keller, Ryan P. Kelly

“…Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is increasingly used in surveys of species distribution as a potentially sensitive and efficient monitoring method. Yet access to modelling tools designed specifically for interpreting this new data type lags behind its ubiquity. …”
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Optimization of Fused Deposition Modeling Parameters for Mechanical Properties of Polylactic Acid Parts Based on Kriging and Cuckoo Search by Yuan Yang, Yiyang Wang, Bowen Xue, Changxu Wang, Bo Yang

“…As an emerging rapid manufacturing technology, 3D printing has been widely applied in numerous fields such as aerospace, shipbuilding, and wind power, by virtue of its advantage in efficiently fabricating components with complex structures and integrated functions. …”
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