PyPortOptimization: A portfolio optimization pipeline leveraging multiple expected return methods, risk models, and post-optimization allocation techniques by Rushikesh Nakhate, Harikrishnan Ramachandran, Amay Mahajan

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An intelligent lithology identification method for sandstone and mudstone strata and its applications: A case study of the Jurassic strata in the Lunnan area, Xinjiang, China by Ming CAI, Qingwen ZHOU, Cong YANG, Feng CHEN, Dong WU, Wang LIN, Chengguang ZHANG, Yuanjun ZHANG, Yuxin MIAO

“…Besides, these results can serve as a valuable reference for research on methods for fine-scale identification of complex lithologies.…”
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Factors that influence the adoption of a school-based eHealth alcohol prevention program among Spanish personnel: a mixed methods study by Ester Alejandra Rosado-Pulido, Pablo Fernández-León, Marta Lima-Serrano, Hein de Vries

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Validated HPLC method for simultaneous determination of azelastine hydrochloride fluticasone propionate and oxymetazoline in nasal mucosa and nasopharyngeal swabs from real human samples by Neven N. Mikawy, Nancy Magdy, Marwa H. Mohamed, Amira M. El-Kosasy

“…A simple and quick protein precipitation method was used for sample extraction, using acetonitrile. …”
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Assessing routine childhood vaccination acceptance, hesitancy and refusal in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa: a mixed-method study protocol by Charles Shey Wiysonge, Lindi Mathebula, Moleen Zunza, Sara Cooper

“…However, the country still has limitations in achieving optimal uptake of vaccines.Methods This study will use a mixed-methods design to identify the factors associated with acceptance, hesitancy and refusal of childhood vaccines in three subdistricts of the Cape Town Metropolitan Health District in South Africa. …”
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A new and almost perfectly accurate approximation of the eigenvalue effective population size of a dioecious population: comparisons with other estimates and detailed proofs by De Meeûs, Thierry, Noûs, Camille

“…We also discuss the applicability of this method in the field. …”
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Analysis Winds Data from ASCAT and SAR Backscatter using Statistical and Modeling Methods during Tropical Cyclone Anggrek (2024) in Indian Ocean by Amabel Amedea Santoso Annisa, Wicaksono Ashari

“…This study aims to measure the intensity of wind speed during the occurrence of Tropical Cyclone Anggrek in 2024 using microwave data from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT), both of which have different wind speeds in each measurement product. The methods used in this study include statistical analysis of wind speed data obtained from both sources, and data adjustment using the CMOD7D-v2 model to achieve consistency between SAR and ASCAT wind speed estimates. …”
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"I sometimes feel like I can't win!": An exploratory mixed-methods study of women's body image and experiences of exercising in gym settings. by Emma S Cowley, Jekaterina Schneider

“…Two-hundred and seventy-nine women (84% current gym-goers; 68.1% White) completed an online mixed-methods survey. Thematic analysis of qualitative data produced four themes and nine subthemes: (1) "Never enough" ([perceived] judgement about appearance, [perceived] judgement about performance); (2) "Often too much" (self-criticism, clothing challenges); (3) "Always on display" (harassment and safety, fighting for space, the appearance contingency); and (4) "Sometimes empowered" (empowering places, empowering self). …”
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Measurement and Analysis of PM10 and PM2.5 from Chimneys of Coal-fired Power Plants Using a Light Scattering Method by Dongho Shin, Younghun Kim, Kee-Jung Hong, Gunhee Lee, Inyong Park, Hak-Joon Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Bangwoo Han, Jungho Hwang

“…Additionally, data were compared using the gravimetric measurement method; it was found that the relative accuracies for the measured PM10 amounts were within 20% and that the values obtained using the measuring instrument proposed in this study were reliable. …”
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Development of an automated method for in-house production of sodium 18F-fluoride for injection: process validation as a step toward routine clinical application by Marija Atanasova Lazareva, Maja Chochevska, Katerina Kolevska, Maja Velickovska, Filip Jolevski, Paulina Apostolova, Ana Ugrinska, Emilija Janevik-Ivanovska

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Implementation of a Targeted Technologic Screening Tool to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health-System Retail Pharmacies: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Annika Skogg, Alicia Zagel, R. May O'Donnell, Ann Philbrick, Mary Nelson, Allyson Schlichte, Kassie Klasen

“…Methods: A PDSA cycle was employed to activate alerts within 24 retail pharmacies for patients indicated to be eligible for PCV20 vaccination. …”
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The impact of public and private health investment expenditures on the health system in Turkiye: Causality analysis using the Toda-Yamamoto method for the period 2002-2022 by Necati Kocakoc

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SO₂ emissions derived from TROPOMI observations over India using a flux-divergence method with variable lifetimes by Y. Chen, Y. Chen, R. J. van der A, J. Ding, H. Eskes, J. E. Williams, N. Theys, A. Tsikerdekis, P. F. Levelt, P. F. Levelt, P. F. Levelt

“…Our improved flux-divergence method reduced the spreading of the point-source emissions compared to the standard flux-divergence method. …”
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Crystal structure modulating performances for 213-nm GeO2 solar-blind photodetectors via DC reactive magnetron sputtering method by Chengming Wei, Jiabao Liu, Xinru Lan, Cheng Yang, Shuiping Huang, Dongdong Meng, Zhengwei Chen, Hongguang Duan, Xu Wang

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Impact of new coalbed methane wells on old well productivity and its controlling factors: a case study of Shizhuangnan block in Qinshui Basin by Xueting HAN, Shangzhi MENG, Guangjing LIU, Zhenyu REN, Shu TAO, Xinyang MEN, Ziyang WEI

Subjects: “…coalbed methane…”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on solid medical waste management in two urban hospitals of Bangladesh: a mixed-method study by Md Tauhidul Islam, Md Abdur Rafi, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

“…The objective of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of medical waste management among the healthcare workers of two selected hospitals of Dhaka city of Bangladesh. Methods This cross-sectional, mixed-method study was conducted in two tertiary care hospitals of Dhaka, Bangladesh–icddr, b Dhaka hospital (Private) and Dhaka Shishu hospital (Public) during November, 2011. …”
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL RELICS OF DAK R’LAP DISTRICT, DAK NONG PROVINCE, IN THE REGIONAL PREHISTORIC CONTEXT by Thanh Vuong Nguyen

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Patrones de actividad eléctrica cerebral en escuchas y no escuchas de heavy metal y evaluación subjetiva simultánea. by Gabriela Rodríguez-Hernández, Alejandra Favila Figueroa, Carlos-Saúl Juárez-Lugo, Yelotzin Cortes

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Catalytic Conversion for Hydrogen Sulfide by Xiaoyu Zhou, Xiaoning Pei, Rui Wang, Tiansheng Zhao

Subjects: “…Transition metal ions…”
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Chronological Levels of As, Pd, V, and Sr in 356-year-old Pinus nigra Annual Rings in Northern Türkiye by İsmail Koç

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