Farmers’ perception about the effects of climate variability on crop yield and households’ response in Hulbarag District, Silte Zone, Ethiopia by Kelifa Ahmed Kerebo, Yechale Kebede Bizuneh, Abren Gelaw Mekonnen, Yimer Mohammed

“…To examine farmers’ perceptions of climate variability indicators and the associated impacts, the weighted average index method and descriptive statistics were employed. …”
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Clinico-psycological characteristics of schizoaffective disorder remission in the context of pathopersonological transformations in the post-manifestation period (a clinical-etholo... by M. Ye. Khomitskyi

“…The aim of this study was to study the clinical and psychopathological (using the clinical and ethological method) characteristics of remission conditions in patients suffering from SAD. …”
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Estimation and evaluation of iron reserves in the eastern area of Eileh1 mine, Razavi Khorasan province by Hamid Esmati Daroneh, Maryam Gholamzadeh

“…The principles underlying reserve calculation methods are consistent; however, the primary differences among various methods lie in how the area is divided into segments and how their thickness and average grade are calculated. …”
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Aerodynamic performance analysis of a floating wind turbine with coupled blade rotation and surge motion by Kai Wang, Mengshang Zhao, Siqi Chen, Ruosi Zha

“…The unsteady aerodynamic characteristics and interference effects of a floating wind turbine are significantly influenced by the six-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) motions. In this paper, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method using the overset grid technique and the improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES) model was adopted to investigate the effects of harmonic enforced surge motions on the aerodynamic performance and wake characteristics of wind turbines. …”
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The wintertime brown adipose tissue thermogenesis of New York City residents amidst climate change by Stephanie B. Levy, Shelby Pirtle, Ruthbernick Bastien, Kandra Cruz, Jahnae Vernon

“…The degree to which NYC residents exhibit metabolic adaptations to cold stress is currently unclear.Aim This study quantified variation in brown adipose tissue (BAT), energy expenditure (EE), and ambient temperature among NYC residents.Subjects and methods We recruited 46 adults (31 females; 15 males) and quantified anthropometrics, change in EE, and BAT thermogenesis after a cooling condition in the lab. …”
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Rheumatologists in Ecuador: Results of a Survey by Genessis Maldonado, Maria Intriago, Roberto Guerrero, Carlos Rios

“…The average working hours per week were 40.35 ± 25.72. …”
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Research on the braking force model of brake discs based on thermal stress distribution by JIANG Fangyu, GAO Qiang, YAN Pengfei, ZAN Xiaolei, LI Yaning

“…The stress-braking force model and the temperature-braking force model exhibit a high degree of consistency in their trends, with a maximum error of 305 N, an average error of 2.371 5 N, and the average relative error of only 0.012 7%. …”
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Trading Community Analysis of Countries’ Roll-On/Roll-Off Shipping Networks Using Fine-Grained Vessel Trajectory Data by Shichen Huang, Tengda Sun, Jing Shi, Piqiang Gong, Xue Yang, Jun Zheng, Huanshuai Zhuang, Qi Ouyang

“…The RO/RO shipping network underwent restructuring after the pandemic, with major complex network parameters showing an upward trend. (2) The RO/RO shipping network is complex, with a stable graph density of 0.106 from 2020 to 2023. The average degree increased by 7% to 4.224. Modularity decreased by 6.5% from 0.431 in 2022 to 0.403, while the hierarchy coefficient rose to 0.575, suggesting that post-pandemic, community routes have become more diverse, reflecting the reconstruction and maturation of the overall network. (3) The model yielded a silhouette coefficient of 0.548 and a Davies–Bouldin index of 0.559 using an improved automatic feature extraction method. …”
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Distribution Characteristics and Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Typical Soil Profiles of Muchuan County, Sichuan Province by Bixia LIAO, Wenling SHEN, Ling HE

“…However, due to the wide area of contaminated soil and the complex composition of pollution sources, the current soil remediation work still faces huge problems.OBJECTIVESTo study the vertical distribution characteristics of heavy metals in soil, the relationship between soil heavy metals and soil nutrient elements, as well as the degree of pollution and potential ecological risks.METHODSThe contents of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn were measured using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS); As content was determined by hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS); P and K2O contents were determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF); N content was determined by oxidation combustion gas chromatography (GC); Hg content was determined by cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS); Organic carbon content was determined by high-frequency combustion infrared absorption method (IR); potentiometric method (POT) was used to measure soil pH value. …”
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Breast arterial calcification and carotid arteries atherosclerotic load in women by I. V. Kim, E. V. Bochkareva, E. K. Butina, O. V. Molchanova, E. M. Filichkina, E. B. Yarovaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…When comparing the average DC value, it was found that the degree of atherosclerotic load is statistically significantly higher in women with calcification (p=0.001). …”
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Assessing the relevance of the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum of Nigerian universities: insights from industry by Olabamiji J. Onifade, Omobola O. Gambo, Abayomi T. Ogunleye, Peter O. Ajayi

“… This study investigated the degree to which the undergraduate educational programme prepares graduates of Computer Science with significant aptitudes for the working environment; it also examined the degree to which managers rate graduates as having suitable abilities for work. …”
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Cohort Analysis: Dropout, Lag and Terminal Efficiency in the Bachelor of Medicina and Surgery of the University of Medical Sciences by Juan Carlos Vanegas-Pissa, Hilda Sancho-Ugalde

“…This study aims to analyze the institutional completion rates, the dropout rates, the student lag, and the average number of years to successfully complete the degree in Medicine and Surgery. …”
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Application of the <italic>International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set</italic> for Evaluation of Rehabilitation Outcomes of Patients with... by JIANG Tanyao, XU Xiu, YAN Tiebin, LI Tao, YU Na, CHEN Xiangyang, ZHANG Xinting, ZHANG Zhongping

“…The Kappa coefficients of the artificial intelligence model prediction and the evaluators' assessments across the three dimensions of body function, activity function, and participation function, as well as overall function were all greater than 0.9. The average hospital stay was (29.5±12.1) days, and the average total medical expenses were (55 930.1±21 440.5) yuan, of which the average rehabilitation expenses were (8 168.7±5 817.4) yuan, accounting for 13.7% of the average total medical expenses. …”
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Hydroclimatic and Land Use Drivers of Wildfire Risk in the Colombian Caribbean by Yiniva Camargo Caicedo, Sindy Bolaño-Diaz, Geraldine M. Pomares-Meza, Manuel Pérez-Pérez, Tionhonkélé Drissa Soro, Tomás R. Bolaño-Ortiz, Andrés M. Vélez-Pereira

“…Fire-prone zones were identified using the Getis–Ord Gi* method over fire density and burned area data from 2001 to 2023; then, they were analyzed with seasonally aggregated hydroclimatic indices via logistic regression to quantify their influence on wildfires. …”
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Characteristics of Erosion and Degradation for Farmlands in the Typical Water Erosion Area of the Black Soil Region, Northeast China by MA Rui, TIAN Zhiyuan, ZHAO Yan, WU Yihang, LIANG Yin

“…A soil degradation index (SDI) was developed by using total dataset (TDS) and fuzzy membership function methods. [Results] (1) The average SER for different sites displayed an order of Bin County [BX, 8 417.86 t/(km2·a)]>Hailun [HL, 7 083.96 t/(km2·a)]>Gongzhuling [GZL, 3 168.71 t/(km2·a)]>Beian [BA, 2 786.09 t/(km2·a)]>Longjiang [LJ, 2 722.46 t/(km2·a)]. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging of patients with lateral epicondylitis: Relationship between pain and severity of imaging features in elbow joints by Yoon Ki Cha, Seon-Jeong Kim, Noh Hyuck Park, Joon Yub Kim, Joo Hak Kim, Ji Yeon Park

“…Methods: Fifty-one patients (32 women and 19 men; mean age: 50 years (range, 22–63)) with a diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis were included in the study. …”
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Distribution of regions by their functional type, as a stage for assessing the socio-economic efficiency of the country’s post-war development by N. Martynovych

“…On the basis of the matrix method, a system of coordinates is built to distribute the regions of Ukraine by their functional type. …”
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Effect of core stability exercises on upper limb reaching in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial by Nadia Hassan Abd-Elhameed, Heballah Mohammed Kamal, Mai Elsayed Abbass

“…According to the modified Ashworth scale (MAS), the degree of spasticity varied from 1 to 1 + , and for children who were selected, the average Trunk Control Measurement Scale (TCMS) ranged from 25 to 42. …”
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Impact of Wake Interference Suppression Strategies on the Aerodynamic Performance of Twin Wind Turbines by Liuti SHI, Yunhui CHEN, Jiahuang TU

“…[Objective] The paper takes the NREL-5MW wind turbine as the research object, adopts the control strategy based on the single and combination of the yaw angle(θ) of the upstream wind turbine and the tower height(ΔH) difference of the downstream wind turbine as well as the lateral spacing(Δy), researches the complex wake interference effect between the two wind turbines. [Method] Numerically simulated the part of the wake interfering phenomenon between the two wind turbines, analyzed the aerodynamic power of the two wind turbines, the average speed of the wake flow, and the effect of the wake interference to improve the power generation of the whole wind power field efficiency of the whole wind farm. …”
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Can the single-breath alveolar volume be adjusted to estimate true total lung capacity? by Simon Kristoffer Høgh Rasmusen, Jann Mortensen

“…A group of 530 were included for model development, and 270 were used for model validation.Results TLCsb was found to be on average 1.1 L lower than TLCwbp (p < 0.001). This difference increased with degree of airway obstruction. …”
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