A Novel Method for Single-Station Lightning Distance Estimation Based on the Physical Time Reversal by Yingcheng Zhao, Zheng Sun, Yantao Duan, Hailin Chen, Yicheng Liu, Lihua Shi

“…Moreover, the correlation coefficients of the detection results are all as high as 0.999. …”
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Randomised controlled clinical trial of a structured cognitive rehabilitation in patients with attention deficit following mild traumatic brain injury: study protocol by Roshan das Nair, Nor Asiah Muhamad, Avril Drummond, Mazlina Mazlan, Norhamizan Hamzah, Vairavan Narayanan, Norlisah Ramli, Nor Atikah Mustapha, Nor Adibah Mohammad Tahir, Li Kuo Tan, Mahmoud Danaee, Sing Yau Goh

“…Correlation analysis of outcome measures will be calculated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient.Conclusion This is a complex clinical intervention with multiple outcome measures to provide a comprehensive evidence-based treatment model.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committee UMMC (MREC ID NO: 2016928–4293). …”
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Kinetics of the reactions of OH with CO, NO, and NO₂ and of HO₂ with NO₂ in air at 1 atm pressure, room temperature, and tropospheric water... by M. Rolletter, A. Hofzumahaus, A. Novelli, A. Wahner, H. Fuchs, H. Fuchs

“…In this work, rate coefficients were measured with a high accuracy (<span class="inline-formula">&lt;5</span> %) at 1 <span class="inline-formula">atm</span> pressure, at room temperature, and in humidified air using laser flash photolysis and detection of the radical decay by laser-induced fluorescence. …”
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Study of local inflammatory response in different clinical forms of chronic polypous rhinosinusitis by E. A. Varyushina, E. V. Bezrukova, E. V. Vorobeychikov, E. V. Kravchenko, J. V. Sukhareva, M. A. Aflitonov, A. S. Simbirtsev

“…In all clinical forms of CPMS, complex histopathological changes were observed, including leukocyte infiltration, fibrosis, edema, and collagen depositions. …”
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Gas Chromatography of Environmentally Active Aromatic Amines in Industrial Dyes Effluents and Human Blood Serum by Asma Chanar, Taj Muhammad Khuhawar, Muhammad Khuhawar, Muzamil Khuhawar, Saima Ghoto, Muhammad Lanjwani

“…Linear calibration range of each of the compound was obtained with 1-20 ng/ml with coefficient of determination (r2) 0.9969-0.9970. Limits of detections (LOD) calculated as indication to 3:1 noise ratio was within 0.10-0.99 ng/ml. …”
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Feasibility of simplified Patlak parametric imaging with scaled population-based input function on pancreatic cancer by Zhixin Hao, Haiqiong Zhang, Yonghong Dang, Jiangdong Qiu, Mengshi Yan, Xinchun Yan, Zhenghai Huang, Chao Ren, Taiping Zhang, Wenming Wu, Li Huo

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Classifying Dry Eye Disease Patients from Healthy Controls Using Machine Learning and Metabolomics Data by Sajad Amouei Sheshkal, Morten Gundersen, Michael Alexander Riegler, Øygunn Aass Utheim, Kjell Gunnar Gundersen, Helge Rootwelt, Katja Benedikte Prestø Elgstøen, Hugo Lewi Hammer

“…Metabolomics, a method for analyzing biological systems, has been found helpful in identifying distinct metabolites in patients and in detecting metabolic profiles that may indicate dry eye disease at early stages. …”
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A multi-tag anti-collision protocol based on 8-ary adaptive pruning query tree by Ming Chu, Zhihong Qian, Xue Wang

“…According to Manchester code, the highest collision bit can be detected. In the process of tag identification, the protocol only locks the target on the three consecutive bits which start from the highest collision bit. …”
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Dual-platform integration of HPTLC and firefly algorithm-optimized chemometrics with hammersley sequence sampling for simultaneous quantification of bisoprolol, amlodipine, and mut... by Lateefa A. Al-Khateeb, Ahmed Emad F. Abbas, Mohamed R. Elghobashy, Nisreen F. Abo Talib, Ibrahim A. Naguib, Mohammed Alqarni, Michael K. Halim

“…Both methods demonstrated superior analytical performance with detection limits of 3.56–20.52 ng/band (HPTLC) and 0.011–0.120 μg/mL (FA-PLS), correlation coefficients ≥ 0.9995, and precision (RSD) ≤ 2%. …”
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Determination of malachite green in sediment by ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry by Mei Guangming, Guo Yuanming, Zhang Xiaojun, Yan Zhongyong, Li Peipei, You Juju, Ding Yueping

“…The mass spectrometer was performed using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) with electrospray ionization in positive mode.Under the optimized conditions, the analytes were in good linearity in the range of 0.05 10.0 μg/L with the correlation coefficients (r) all above 0.995. The limits of detection were 0.03, 0.07 μg/kg for MG and LMG, and limits of quantity were 0.10, 0.20 μg/kg, respectively. …”
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Graph cut-based segmentation for intervertebral disc in human MRI by Leena Silvoster, R. Mathusoothan S. Kumar

“…The polynomial time complexity of this approach enables the exploration of a globally optimal solution, eliminating the need for user interaction in seed point selection. …”
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Polyethylene oxide matrix tablet swelling evolution: The impact of molecular mass and tablet composition by Draksler Petra, Mikac Urša, Laggner Peter, Paudel Amrit, Janković Biljana

“…Correlations between the percolation threshold and gel thickness (R2 = 0.86), gel thickness and the erosion coefficient (R2 = 0.96) was detected. Furthermore, small-angle X-ray scattering of the selected PEOs detected differences in polymer molecular complexity at the nanoscale. …”
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Heart Sound Classification Using Harmonic and Percussive Spectral Features from Phonocardiograms with a Deep ANN Approach by Anupinder Singh, Vinay Arora, Mandeep Singh

“…This holds significant potential for the early detection and diagnosis of heart conditions. However, the complexity and variability of PCG signals pose considerable challenges for accurate classification. …”
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Spatial and temporal variation of malaria incidence in children under 10 years in a pyrethroid-resistant vector area in southern Benin by Edouard Dangbenon, Mintodê Nicodème Atchadé, Martin C. Akogbéto, Mahouton N. Hounkonnou, Landry Assongba, Hilaire Akpovi, Manisha A. Kulkarni, Natacha Protopopoff, Jackie Cook, Manfred Accrombessi

“…There was a significant negative association (correlation coefficient = − 0.56) between malaria incidence and temperature; and a slightly positive association (correlation coefficient = 0.58) between malaria incidence and rainfall. …”
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Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Microplastic Contamination of Shrimp Using Visible Near-Infrared Multispectral Imaging Technology Combined with Supervised Self-Organizin... by Sureerat Makmuang, Abderrahmane Aït-Kaddour

“…However, accurately detecting and characterizing MPs in biological samples remains a challenge due to the complexity of biological matrices and analytical limitations. …”
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A Newly Synthesized Tris(crown ether) Ionophore for Assisted Ion Transfer at NanoITIES Electrodes by Dr. Ran Chen, Dr. Anna Yang, Albert Chang, Philip F. Oweimrin, Julian Romero, Pitchaya Vichitcharoenpaisarn, Stephanie Tapia, Kevin Ha, Christopher Villaflor, Prof. Mei Shen

“…Abstract Assisted ion transfer at a pipet‐supported interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES) have become a prominent method for the detection of various ionic species and for studying ionic complexation. …”
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Anemia of chronic diseases in the early stages of chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular complications in patients with glomerulonephritis by Marina V. Markina, Ludmila Yu. Milovanova, Lidia V. Lysenko, Svetlana Yu. Milovanova, Alexey V. Volkov, Vladimir D. Beketov, Marina V. Lebedeva, Kirill S. Nezhdanov, Sergey V. Moiseev

“…When a relative iron deficiency was detected [transferrin iron saturation coefficient (TSAT) 20%], patients were administered parenterally iron [III] sucrose hydroxide complex (Venofer). …”
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Sensitive and precise quantification of insulin-like mRNA expression in Caenorhabditis elegans. by L Ryan Baugh, Nicole Kurhanewicz, Paul W Sternberg

“…We detected expression for nearly all insulin-like genes and find that they are expressed in a variety of distinct patterns suggesting complexity of regulation and specificity of function. …”
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Special Issue on Contemporary Research Studies in Operations Research, Business Analytics, and Business Intelligence by Viswanath Kumar Ganesan, S. Vinodh, Malolan Sundararaman, M. Vimala Rani, M. Mathirajan

“…Enhanced Decision-Making: Addressing uncertainty and complexity in decision-making processes to improve outcomes. 2. …”
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The Reliability and Validity of a Novel Clinical Test for Assessing Shoulder Rotation ROM in Collegiate Baseball Players: Functional Assessment of System Tension of the Shoulder (F... by Steven Dischiavi, Jesse Perry, Connor Burk, Jeremy Chiang, Chris Bleakley

“…Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM) and minimum detectable change (MDC) were calculated. …”
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