Developing a Model for Measuring and Evaluating the Role of Commodities as Hedging Tools in Investor Portfolios by Zahra Mohammadi Pourmazaheri, Babak Jamshidinavid, Mehrdad Ghanbari, Alireza Moradi

“…Except for copper, other commodities have significantly higher volatility but lower efficiency than the stock index. Regarding the market test model, results indicated that some commodities had the appropriate hedging ability as a “safe haven” in different stock market regimes (business cycle phases). …”
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Accuracy and clinical effectiveness of risk prediction tools for pressure injury occurrence: An umbrella review. by Bethany Hillier, Katie Scandrett, April Coombe, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Ewout Steyerberg, Yemisi Takwoingi, Vladica M Veličković, Jacqueline Dinnes

“…The ability of risk prediction tools to correctly identify those at high risk of PI (prognostic accuracy) and to have a clinically significant impact on patient management and outcomes (effectiveness) is not clear. …”
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Establishing vocabulary tests as a benchmark for evaluating large language models. by Gonzalo Martínez, Javier Conde, Elena Merino-Gómez, Beatriz Bermúdez-Margaretto, José Alberto Hernández, Pedro Reviriego, Marc Brysbaert

“…In this paper, we advocate for the revival of vocabulary tests as a valuable tool for assessing LLM performance. …”
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Nonlinear Vibrations of Low Pressure Turbine Bladed Disks: Tests and Simulations by Umidjon Usmanov, Giuseppe Battiato, Christian Maria Firrone, Marta Conte, Emanuele Rosso, Antonio Giuseppe D’Ettole

“…Vibration measurements were performed with the Blade Tip-Timing system. Tests were simulated using the Policontact tool, which predicted the average experimental nonlinear response in the presence of UPD, confirming the tool’s ability to capture the general nonlinear dynamic behavior of the mistuned bladed disk. …”
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ADELLE: A global testing method for trans-eQTL mapping. by Takintayo Akinbiyi, Mary Sara McPeek, Mark Abney

“…This demonstrates that ADELLE is a powerful tool at uncovering trans regulators of genetic expression.…”
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Children’s Momentary Behavioural Engagement and Class Size: A National Systematic Observation Study by Jennifer Symonds, Ricardo Boheim, Matthew Somerville, Edward Baines, Xin Tang, Niamh Oeri, Raven Rinas, Florian Buehler, Gertraud Benke, Aisling Davies, Seaneen Sloan, Dympna Devine, Gabriella Martinez Sainz

“…For example, smaller classrooms protected lower ability children from disengaging whereas higher ability children were more likely to stay engaged in larger classes compared to lower ability children. …”
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Anthropometric Indices as a Predictive Screening Tool for Hypertension among Young Indian Adults by R. Aruna, Niveatha Santhanakrishnan, Jeneth Berlin Raj

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Effects of wearable resistance training on linear sprinting and jumping abilities in healthy populations: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis by Chen Wei, Zihan Zhou, Fuhai Wang, Xiaoquan Zhang

“…However, WRT did not significantly improve jumping ability.…”
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Ability of a New Fear of Falling Scale in Assessing Fall Risk and Its Correlation with Functional Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Puttipong Poncumhak, Arunrat Srithawong, Wilairat Namwong, Winut Duangsanjun

“…Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the FOF-10 is a practical tool for assessing fear of falling and fall events among older adults. …”
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Performance level discriminative validity of agility tests in youth tennis players by Goran Munivrana, Goran Jelaska, Goran Jelaska, Mario Tomljanović

“…The main goal of this study was to compare different generic and tennis-specific agility tests to determine whether and to what extent they can differentiate youth tennis players in terms of their competitive success and can be used as a tool to identify talented players in youth tennis categories.MethodsThirty-three youth tennis players took part in the tests, 21 boys and 12 girls (11.05 ± 0.59 years), all of whom competed at national level in the U12 category and were divided into three different performance categories. …”
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Effects of Virtual Reality-based Interventions on Depression, Anxiety, and Abilities of Daily Living in Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Huanhuan Li, Lu Zhou, Gao Liu, Lei Wang, Qingwei Zhao, Shaohong Xu, Enli Cai

“…Two investigators independently screened the databases based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data from the included studies, and tested their methodological quality using Cochrane’s risk of bias tool. …”
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Hooded crows (Corvus cornix) manufacture objects relative to a mental template by Anna A. Smirnova, Leia R. Bulgakova, Maria A. Cheplakova, Sarah A. Jelbert

“…Here, we tested for the same ability in another non-specialised tool user–Hooded crows (Corvus cornix). …”
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Propionyl Carnitine Metabolic Profile: Optimizing the Newborn Screening Strategy Through Customized Cut-Offs by Maria Lucia Tommolini, Maria Concetta Cufaro, Silvia Valentinuzzi, Ilaria Cicalini, Mirco Zucchelli, Alberto Frisco, Simonetta Simonetti, Michela Perrone Donnorso, Sara Moccia, Ines Bucci, Maurizio Aricò, Vincenzo De Laurenzi, Luca Federici, Damiana Pieragostino, Claudia Rossi

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Photoactivatable Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Point-of-Care Testing: Advances and Applications by Siyuan Wang, Xinyun Cui, Zixuan Zhong, Jingjing Zhang

“…The application of photoactivated aptamer biosensors in point-of-care testing (POCT) can significantly improve the selectivity, sensitivity, and dynamic response ability of the POCT system. …”
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The Application of Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict HIV Testing Using Evidence from the 2002–2017 South African Adult Population-Based Surveys: An HIV Testing Predictive Mode... by Musa Jaiteh, Edith Phalane, Yegnanew A. Shiferaw, Haruna Jallow, Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya

“…Random forest’s ability to analyze complex datasets makes it a valuable tool for informing data-driven policy initiatives, such as raising awareness, engaging the media, improving employment outcomes, enhancing accessibility, and targeting high-risk individuals. …”
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Influence of theoretical and practical artificial intelligence knowledge on the primary school teachers’ sustainable AI integration ability: mediating effects of beliefs and attitu... by Aytun Kazmaci, Kemal Cek, Fahriye Altinay, Zehra Altinay, Gokmen Dagli

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Modeling Tick Populations: An Ecological Test Case for Gradient Boosted Trees by Manley, William, Tran, Tam, Prusinski, Melissa, Brisson, Dustin

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Handgrip strength in elite youth football: potential for performance prediction and the moderating effects of age and maturation by Sebastian Viktor Waldemar Schulz, Lucas Wizani, Lynn Matits, Lynn Matits, Eric Schwarz, Patrick Wiedemann, Daniel Alexander Bizjak, Achim Jerg, Johannes Kirsten, Alexander-Stephan Henze

“…This makes HGS a valuable, resource-efficient tool for performance diagnostics and talent development in elite and youth football, especially in settings where extensive testing is impractical.…”
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O’Speak Version 1.0: A New Tool to Measure Segmental Pronunciation Features by Widya Ratna Kusumaningrum, Boris Ramadhika, Rolisda Yosintha

“…This indicates that a new tool functions equally with the ability that human rating has. …”
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The use of animation tools in the media space of the “Library Night” for the development of master’s students’ teamwork skills by Ekaterina A. Mamaeva, Dmitry N. Gribkov, Vladimir V. Matveev, Tatyana V. Masharova

“…The modernization of library education involves the ability to use information tools, in particular computer animation, in working on projects. …”
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