Utilizing rice-husk waste as an effective weed control mulch for Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum ) production in a tropical environment by Vivian Ogechi Osadebe, Uchenna Noble Ukwu, Nathaniel Dauda, Ifesinachi M Nwamba, Amos Ejike Ede, Anthony I Onah

“…Method: In a randomized complete block design with three replications, nine weed management (WM) methods were assessed. …”
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Bio-inhibitive corrosion effect of carica papaya leaf extract on cold-rolled mild steel in 0.1 M HCl solution by Nnamdi Chibuike Iheaturu, Stanley Udochukwu Ofoegbu, Bibiana Chimezie Aharanwa, Magdalene Nkeiru Akanbi, Daniel Iheanacho Udunwa, Kayode Olugbenga Ayo, Augusta Ndidi Eke, Blessing Opeoluwa Ogunsemore, Precious Oluebube Ndukwu, Chikaodinaka Ngozi Umeh

“…Cold-rolled mild steel coupons were immersed in 100 ml of 0.1 M hydrochloric (HCl) acid solution containing 1 g, 2 g, 3 g, 4 g, and 5 g of carica papaya leaf extract (CPLE) for 48 days at 28℃. The gravimetric method was used to determine the coupons' corrosion rate (CR), surface coverage, and inhibition efficiency (IE%) of the CPLE. …”
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The predictive value of conventional MRI combined with radiomics in the immediate ablation rate of HIFU treatment for uterine fibroids by Chao Wei, Naiyu Li, Bin Shi, Chuanbin Wang, Yaoyuan Wu, Tingting Lin, Yulan Chen, Yaqiong Ge, Yongqiang Yu, Jiangning Dong

“…Objective This study aimed to assess the predictive value of conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with radiomics in determining the nonperfused volume ratio (NPVR) following high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for uterine fibroids.Methods and materials A total of 216 symptomatic uterine fibroids in 216 women were subjected to HIFU ablation from October 2015 to March 2020. …”
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Mandibular reconstruction outcomes for in-house patient-specific solutions by Matthew D. Marquardt, Erin Cowen, Rachel Fenberg, Natalia von Windheim, Margaret Lashutka, Abigail E. Reid, Amit Agarwal, Enver K. Ozer, Ricardo L. Carrau, James W. Rocco, Catherine T. Haring, Stephen Y. Kang, Nolan B. Seim, Matthew O. Old, Kyle K. VanKoevering

“…Inter-rater reliability between measurements was high with an average 0.98 intraclass correlation coefficient. Conclusions We present a novel method for measuring mandibular reconstruction accuracy through the use of the maxilla as the anatomic landmark. …”
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UV radiation at 222, 254, and 282 nm inhibits sporulation and suppresses infectivity of Eimeria acervulina oocysts by Aaron A. Baumann, Addison K. Myers, Niloofar Khajeh-Kazerooni, Ashley Wise-Mitchell, Benjamin M. Rosenthal, Mark C. Jenkins, Celia O'Brien, Lorraine Fuller, Samuel Tremaine, Mark Morgan, Scott C. Lenaghan

“…In this study, the effect of UV radiation (UVR) on E. acervulina sporulation efficiency was evaluated. Nonstandard wavelengths including 222 and 282 nm have been established as alternatives to standard 254 nm UVR for sterilization. …”
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A novel machine learning models for meteorological drought forecasting in the semi-arid climate  region by Chaitanya Baliram Pande, Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma, Aman Srivastava, Kanak N. Moharir, Fahad Alshehri, Norashidah Md Din, Lariyah Mohd Sidek, Bojan Đurin, Abebe Debele Tolche

“…In testing, the SVM model bettered  in SPI-3 and SPI-6 forecasting (MSE = 0.5735, 0.8479; RMSE = 0.7573, 0.9208; MAE = 0.5882, 0.5300; MARE = − 0.5638, − 0.3621; NSE = 0.8676, 0.8601; R = 0.9317, 0.9275; R2 = 0.8680, 0.8603). The ensemble method played a novel and crucial role in significantly improving the accuracy of drought forecasting by developing ML models based on various algorithms that operate more efficiently, require fewer inputs, and exhibit less complexity than precise models, proving highly effective for drought warning systems. …”
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Generating Mechanism of Online Public Opinion Heat in Public Emergencies from the Perspective of Information Ecology: Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis Based on 50 Cases by YOU Ge, LI Jielin, ZHANG Fangshun

“…[Method/Process] From an information ecology perspective, this study employs fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to examine the online public opinion heat of 50 public emergencies between 2020 and 2022. …”
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Clinical efficacy of gliclazide with modified release after myocardial infarction in patients with concomitant type 2 diabetes by N. S. Mykhailovska

“…The main group consisted of 28 patients who in addition to basic therapy were prescribed gliclazide modified release in a dose of 30-60 mg;71 patients were in the comparison group, treated with glibenclamide. Immunoenzyme method was carried out to determine the level of IL-1α, IL-6, TNF-α (Diaclone, France), endothelin-1 (Biomedica, Austria), insulin-like growth factor, insulin, C-peptide, leptin, C-reactive protein (DAI, USA), tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (Biopool, USA).The concentration of glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin investigated using a set of reagents BIOLATEST company PLIVA-Lachema. …”
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Identification of prognostic factors to predict cognitive decline of patients with early Alzheimer's disease in the Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study by Takuya Yagi, Michio Kanekiyo, Junichi Ito, Ryoko Ihara, Kazushi Suzuki, Atsushi Iwata, Takeshi Iwatsubo, Ken Aoshima, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…Thus, implementing these prognostic factors into clinical trials may be potentially a good method to enrich participants with early AD who are suitable for evaluating treatment effects.…”
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Self-organizing expert communities in educational projects by Gennadiy P. Vinogradov, Vladimir N. Kuznetsov

“…The paper proposes a system that provides a direction for finding solutions and ideas, as well as filtering, summarizing information, determining its value and prospects. It is shown that the method of improving the quality of solutions on an educational project is the synthesis of crowdsourcing technologies, network expertise and the methodology of the active systems theory.Conclusions. …”
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SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY IN PREVENTING REGIONAL RELAPSES IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED CUTANEOUS MELANOMA by D. V. Kudryavtsev, G. T. Kudryavtseva, Yu. V. Gumenetskaya, G. A. Davydov, N. A. Oleynik, N. Yu. Dvinskikh, А. L. Starodubtsev

“…Objective. To determine  an optimal  method  for preventing regional relapses in patients with locally advanced cutaneous melanoma (CM).Material and methods. …”
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Winter Oilseed Rape LAI Inversion via Multi-Source UAV Fusion: A Three-Dimensional Texture and Machine Learning Approach by Zijun Tang, Junsheng Lu, Ahmed Elsayed Abdelghany, Penghai Su, Ming Jin, Siqi Li, Tao Sun, Youzhen Xiang, Zhijun Li, Fucang Zhang

“…The validation set achieved a determination coefficient (R²) of 0.882, a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.204 cm²cm⁻², and a mean relative error (MRE) of 6.498%. …”
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Modeling of contribution of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene sediments of the Makran accretionary wedge to the petrogenesis of basalts from Makran volcanic arc, SE Iran by Ali Ahmadi, Mostafa Ghomashi, Zahra Firouzkouhi, Marzie Rastay zahedan

“…In all calculations, partition coefficients, D values, are taken from Johnson and Plank (1999).…”
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Identify the Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in the South of Kerman Province by Omid Sharifi, Amir Afzali Gorouh, Mona Babaee

“…The KMO coefficient and Bartlett statistics were used from the perspective of farmers in southern Kerman province to determine the suitability of the data collected in the context of factor analysis of the challenges of producing sustainable products. …”
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Combination of suspect and nontarget screening with exposure assessment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance prioritization in Chinese municipal wastewater by Hongxin Mu, Ling Chen, Rong Zhou, Luyao Gu, Yue Yu, Jin Tang, Houhu Zhang, Hongqiang Ren, Bing Wu, Yuanqing Bu

“…Wastewater samples were collected from 148 municipal WWTPs in China to determine the occurrence and risk prioritization of PFASs. …”
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Application of attention mechanism-based LSTM neural network in stratigraphy identification by Cunde Jia, Xiangdong Kong, Minghui Wang, Zhuowei Yu, Haipeng Li, Yunhong Jiang, Jianliang Hu, Chao Ai

“…To improve prediction accuracy, an advanced data cleaning method is also developed to eliminate invalid data. …”
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Explaining the Comprehensive Human-To-Human Marketig System in the Health Tourism Industry by Ali Pourang, Meysam Shirkhodaie, Mahmood Yahyazadeh far, Mohsen Alizadeh San, Masoomeh Tavangar

“…Sampling was carried out theoretically using the snowball method, and the sample size was determined based on theoretical saturation logic. …”
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Optimization, Design, and Implementation of Biodiversity-Focused Fisheries Survey Stations: A Case Study of the Coastal Waters of Maoming by Yuexiu DENG, Yongheng HUANG, Jianyu DONG, Ning CHEN, Jing ZHANG, Xuefeng WANG

“…Additionally, the precision requirements are expressed using the coefficient of variation (CV) for each target variable. …”
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Reduction of Ascites Susceptibility in Broiler Chickens under Cold Stress by Guanidinoacetic Acid Supplementation by Mousa Ezatikia, parviz Farhoomand, Sina Payvastegan, Bahram Pirooz, Negin Delfani

“…Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of replacing different levels of guanidinoacetic acid with arginine on performance, carcass characteristics, susceptibility to ascites, and some blood parameters of broilers reared under cold stress conditions.Materials and Methods: A total of 200 male Ross 308 broiler chicks with an average weight of 42 ± 1.5 g were used. …”
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Enhancing skull base tumor management: the combination of 3D printing technology and endoscopic surgical techniques by Xiao Li, Peng Gao, Angsi Liu, Fuxing Zuo, Ke Hu, Yang Wang, Haiyan Li, Jianxin Kong, Xueji Li

“…These models served a critical role in preoperatively determining the most effective surgical approaches. …”
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