Calculation of Neural Network Weights and Biases Using Particle Swarm Optimization by Jerin Paul Selvan, Girish Pandurang Potdar

“…Neural networks can be used to classify data and to calculate regression coefficients. Backpropagation is the cornerstone of neural network training. …”
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AI based automatic measurement of split renal function in [18F]PSMA-1007 PET/CT by Kristian Valind, Johannes Ulén, Anni Gålne, Jonas Jögi, David Minarik, Elin Trägårdh

“…Left and right renal uptake of PSMA targeted radiopharmaceuticals have shown strong correlations to split renal function (SRF) as determined by other methods. Manual segmentation of kidneys in PET images is, however, time consuming, making this method of measuring SRF impractical. …”
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Shallot-Peel Extract Supplementation Increases Glutathione Levels in Gastritis Rat Model by Zahrah Febianti, Bagas Wahyu Utama, Adelia Handoko

“…Gastric GSH levels were determined by the Ellman method. The data was analyzed by ANOVA and post hoc test. …”
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Motives for play activity and personality characteristics of adult players of real-life communication games by Svetlana T. Dzhaneryan, Darya I. Gvozdeva

“…Personal characteristics of the players were determined using the testing method.   Methods of mathematical statistics (binomial test, Friedman's rank test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, and Mann-Whitney's U test) were used to determine the dominance of indicators and the relationship between them.  …”
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Characterization of wildland-urban interfaces using LiDAR data to estimate the risk of wildfire damage by A. Robles, M. A. Rodríguez-Garrido, M. F. Alvarez-Taboada

“…The identification of forested areas was performed using an object-based classification method using the intensity image, the height model and an orthophotograph of the area, and a kappa coefficient of 0.82 was obtained in the validation. …”
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Ultrasonic characteristics of immune bodies in children with infectious mononucleosis by S. A. Perepelitsa, L. A. Perminova, I. A. Stepanyan, E. V. Zakhar

“…The spleen mass was determined by method of O.V. Vozgoment, coefficients: the ratio of spleen mass to body mass (KMS, Km), body length (KI), body surface area (Ks). …”
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Aerial biomass allometric models for Prosopis affinis Spreng. in native Espinal forests of Argentina by Silvana M. J. Sione, Hernán J. Andrade-Castañeda, Silvia G. Ledesma, Leandro J. Rosenberger, José D. Oszust, Marcelo G. Wilson

“…Values of total aerial biomass and component biomass (trunk, branches larger than 5 cm in diameter and branches smaller than 5 cm + leaves, flowers and fruits) were determined using the destructive method. Different models were developed, and the best models were selected according to the adjusted coefficient of determination (R2adj), mean squared prediction error, the Akaike information and Bayesian information criteria and the Furnival index. …”
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian PSSUQ Third Edition and Usability Assessment of a Library Website by Kowsar Eftekhari, Elahe Amouzadeh, Roya Nikbakht, Siavash Etemadinezhad

“…The present study aimed to localize and psychometrically evaluate the Persian version of the third edition of the PSSUQ and assess the usability of the library website at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Material and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study employed the Backward-Forward method for translating the questionnaire. …”
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Analysis of sunshine hours data and estimation of global solar radiation for Mychew Tabia Smret station, Northern Ethiopia by Amaha Kidanu Atsbeha, Gebrekiros Gebreyesus Gebremariam, Tsegay Hailu Gebreslassie

“…The quadratic model has a coefficient of determination of 98.23% R2 statistic, making it best alternative for predicting and estimating solar radiation distributions.…”
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From the Soil to the Wine—Elements’ Migration in Monovarietal Bulgarian Wines by Elisaveta Mladenova, Tsvetomil Voyslavov, Ivan Bakardzhiyski, Irina Karadjova

“…However, ensuring wine authenticity and establishing reliable methods for its assessment are critical challenges in wine quality control. …”
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Stability analysis of unsteady ternary nanofluid flow past a stretching/shrinking wedge by Ouyang Yun, Md Basir Md Faisal, Naganthran Kohilavani, Pop Ioan

“…Critical values are determined using the boundary value problem solver using 4th-order collocation method function in Matlab, and the effects of key parameters – such as the wedge parameter, Eckert number, suction/injection parameter (SS), and hybridity – are analyzed through graphical representations. …”
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Development and application of a TaqMan-MGB probe-based quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the rapid detection of Dictyocaulus filaria by Zheng-qin Gao, Jin Xing

“…It also exhibited high sensitivity, with both the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) and the limit of detection (LOD) determined to be 1.5 copies per reaction. The assay exhibited excellent repeatability and reproducibility, with an intra-assay coefficient of variation (CV) of 0.11–0.58% and an inter-assay CV of 0.33–2.19%. …”
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Predicting Crown-width of Dominant Trees on Teak Plantation from Clonal Seed Orchards in Ngawi Forest Management Unit, East Java by Ronggo Sadono

“…The model selection was based on the highest coefficient of determination and the smallest standard error of the estimate and the significance of F test and T test. …”
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ELECTRONIC CONTROL FOR FUEL SUPPLY OF DIESEL ENGINE ON THE BASIS OF PROGRAMMABLE PID-REGULATOR by A. G. Bakhanovich, V. A. Kusyak, A. N. Gurin, Van Ngia Le

“…Governor’s setting (proportional, integral and differential component) performed empirically using the classical Ziegler – Nichols method, based on the analysis of the safety factor of automatic control system. …”
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Simultaneous screening of 211 pesticide residues in date fruits in Iran and health risk assessments based on Mont Carlo simulation by Moslem Basij, Najmeh Sheibani Tezerji, Mahboube Shirani, Vahideh Mahdavi

“…The linearity of 0.015–0.30 mg kg−1 with the coefficient of determination (R2) values exceeding 0.9989 were achieved. …”
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Import-Substituting Food Additive E316 (Sodium Isoascorbate): Production Patterns by Kukin M.

“…The author also defined the influence of equilibrium concentrations of aqueous solutions of isoascorbic acid and sodium isoascorbate on temperature. The optimal method was to add a solution of sodium hydroxide into a solution of isoascorbic acid with a ratio between the masses of sodium hydroxide solution, crystalline isoascorbic acid, and prepared water, respectively, 1:2.11:6.13. …”
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Exploring mechanical performance of non-foamed polyurethane-bonded gravel and its pile bearing characteristics under embankments: an experimental and numerical approach by Xin Hu, Mengliang Li, Huiming Tan

“…This paper proposes a novel method for reinforcing foundations using non-foamed polyurethane-bonded gravel (NPBG) porous piles. …”
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Geometric correction of meteorological satellite cloud image data position under multi-source data temporal correlation by Shenbing Hua, Shuanglong Jin, Zongpeng Song, Xiaolin Liu

“…Therefore, a geometric correction method for the position of meteorological satellite cloud map data under the temporal correlation of multi-source data is studied. …”
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Potentiometric Sensors for Pr(III) Based on N-N᾽o-Phenylene-bis(salicylideneimine) Using Epoxy Resin and PVC as Binding Materials by K. Sharma Harish, Verma Neha, J. K. Kapoor

“…Effect of internal solution was studied and both the electrodes could satisfactorily be used in partially non-aqueous medium. Selectivity coefficients for both the electrodes have been determined by FIM (fixed interference method) with respect to many rare earth metal ions, alkali & alkaline earth metal ions and some transition metal ions. …”
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Genetic diversity and development of core collection in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) resources by Zhou Jiaping, Yang Chunyuan, Wu Chun, Wang Rengang, Shi Yuewei, Xie Shengdong, Wang Zhihong, Xu Haiming, Ren Xueliang

“…Finally, the subset (S1C3_10), sampled by a centroid method combined with preferred sampling at 10% proportion, was determined to be a core collection of the tobacco germplasm. …”
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