DEFINITION OF EARTHQUAKE FOCUS COORDINATES USING A COMBINED METHOD by T. G. Aslanov

“…Objectives. The aim of the study is to determine earthquake hypocentres with the simultaneous use of both the sphere and hyperboloid methods of calculation, providing minimal possible error due to the appropriate choice of seismic sensors.Method. …”
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Vancomycin dosing design method considering risk factors for nephrotoxicity by Yoshihiko Matsuki, Yutaro Kozima, Megumi Yanagi, Ken-ichi Sako, Tamaki Watanabe, Nobuhiro Yasuno, Shigekazu Watanabe

“…Abstract Background Vancomycin (VCM) induces nephrotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner, and patients with risk factors for nephrotoxicity have been reported to develop nephrotoxicity even within the effective concentration range. In the present study, we investigated measures to set an appropriate AUCss for each case by assessing the risk of developing nephrotoxicity using logistic regression curves, separating patients into a High-risk group with risk factors associated with nephrotoxicity when VCM is used and a Low-risk group without risk factors. …”
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Detecting the Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox (<i>Vulpes macrotis mutica</i>) and Other Canine Species in Kern County, CA: Applying a Non-Invasive PCR-Based Method to Four Case Study Sites by Antje Lauer, Sarah Alame, Julian A. Calvillo, Mario E. Gaytan, Jonathan R. Juarez, Jocelyne J. Lopez, Kayla Medina, Isaac Owens, Alejandro Romero, Jarred Sheppard

“…In our study, we used a non-invasive method based on DNA extraction from scat collected in the environment, followed by a diagnostic Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based approach on mitochondrial DNA fragments and investigated the presence of the SJKF on four case study sites that shared a high SJKF habitat suitability index but are under the threat of development. …”
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New method for the estimation of homogeneity of individual judgements in psychoacoustical experiments by Elżbieta ARANOWSKA, Maria MANTURZEWSKA, Piotr ROGOWSKI

“…In the latter case, a new aggregate measurement tool was also proposed for ranking of competition participants.…”
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Determinants of households’ decision to participate in temporary inter-rural child labor migration: the case of Sekella district, Amhara region, Ethiopia by Birhanu Mengist, Arega Bazezew, Linger Ayele

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An Inverse Method to Reconstruct Complete Stiffness Information of Rubber Bushing by Gang Lei, Qian Chen, Ying Liu, Jingjing Jiang

“…In this case, based on the nonlinear finite element analysis method and optimization technique, the parameters of material law are determined, and the rotational stiffness of this bushing is also evaluated. …”
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Calculation method for target reliability of natural gas pipeline systems by Guangyu YAO, Honglong ZHENG, Daquan LI, Ranran WEI, Qiaofei SUN, Kai YANG

“…Conclusion The viability of the proposed determination methodology in evaluating the target gas supply reliability of natural gas pipeline systems has been verified through an application case. The study findings establish a technical groundwork for future studies focused on reliability improvement and optimization for natural gas pipeline systems.…”
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Deradicalisation to Combat Terrorism: Indonesia and Thailand Cases by Sumarwoto Sumarwoto, Mahmutarrom Mahmutarrom, Ifrani Ifrani

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Path Planning Method for Electric Vehicles Based on Freeway Network by Qichao Liu, Wei Wang, Xuedong Hua

“…Under the premise of the battery capacity without technological innovation, the path planning method can ensure the safety and efficiency of electric vehicles in long-distance travel. …”
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Semi-Implicit Continuous Newton Method for Power Flow Analysis by Ruizhi Yu, Wei Gu, Yijun Xu, Shuai Lu, Suhan Zhang

“…This design enhances convergence through damping adjustment. Case studies on ill-conditioned systems verify the alleged performance. …”
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IMPROVING THE METHOD OF FROZEN BERRY PROCESSING IN THE DEVICE WITH VIBRATING PLATE by Sorokopud A.F., Plotnikov I.B., Plotnikova L.V.

“…The optimization of parameters using Newton's method has been fulfilled. It has been shown that in this case the content of dry substances in the extract increases by almost 2 times in comparison with the known method.…”
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The Intelligent Sizing Method for Renewable Energy Integrated Distribution Networks by Zhichun Yang, Fan Yang, Yu Liu, Huaidong Min, Zhiqiang Zhou, Bin Zhou, Yang Lei, Wei Hu

“…Finally, by using the influencing factors of the network structure as the initial population and setting the minimum total cost of the unit load as the fitness function, the DE algorithm is employed to obtain the optimal grid structure under continuous load density intervals. Case studies demonstrate that different load densities correspond to different optimal network structures. …”
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ROUTE FIRST-CLUSTER SECOND METHOD FOR PERSONAL SERVICE ROUTING PROBLEM by MELİKE KÜBRA EKİZ, MUHAMMET BOZDEMİR, BURCU ÖZCAN TÜRKKAN

“… The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP), which has many sub-branches, is a difficult problem that cannot be solved using classical methods. This study includes a case study for Service Routing Problem, which is one of the sub-branches of VRP. …”
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Thermal errors in high-speed motorized spindle: An experimental study and INFO-GRU modeling predictions by Zhaolong Li, Kai Zhao, Haonan Sun, Yongqiang Wang, Bangxv Wang, JunMing Du, Haocheng Zhang

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Efficient Screening in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Sequential Machine Learning Models, Questionnaires, and Pulse Oximetry Signals: Mixed Methods Study by Nai-Yu Kuo, Hsin-Jung Tsai, Shih-Jen Tsai, Albert C Yang

“…MethodsWe used 2 datasets comprising 8444 cases from the Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) and 1229 cases from Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH). …”
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An In Vivo Comparison of Trueness and Precision of Two Novel Methods for Improving Edentulous Full Arch Implant Scanning Accuracy: A Pilot Study by Adam Brian Nulty

“…<b>Methods:</b> Data from ten edentulous patients, previously collected during routine clinical treatment, were analyzed using a master STL generated from traditional impression casts as the reference. …”
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Investigation on Beam Expansion Method for Weakly-Coupled FMF Connections by Ruiting Cheng, Yu Yang, Jiarui Zhang, Mingqing Zuo, Shuailuo Huang, Yuyang Gao, Zhangyuan Chen, Yongqi He, Juhao Li

“…However, non-ideal FMF connections may break the weakly-coupled condition and be a great challenge for practical applications. Previous studies have shown that beam expansion methods may be effective for coupling loss suppression at non-ideal single-mode connections, but their effectiveness has seldom been discussed for non-ideal FMF connections as far as we know. …”
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Make a Move: A Multi-Method, Quasi-Experimental Study of a Program Targeting Psychosexual Health and Sexual/Dating Violence for Dutch Male Adolescents by Mirthe C. Verbeek, Daphne van de Bongardt, Maartje P. C. M. Luijk, Joyce Weeland

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A legal study based on geographic methods: spatial and temporal differences and influencing factors in the construction level of China’s law-based government by Mingwei Su, Yunbo Zheng

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Outbreak reconstruction with a slowly evolving multi-host pathogen: A comparative study of three existing methods on Mycobacterium bovis outbreaks by Hélène Duault, Benoit Durand, Laetitia Canini

“…Indeed, contrary to cattle, sampling wildlife is difficult. The aim of our study was to evaluate and compare the performances of three existing outbreak reconstruction methods (seqTrack, outbreaker2 and TransPhylo) on M. bovis multi-host data simulated with and without biases. …”
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