Estimating carbon storage performance of Petunia hybrida and Tagetes patula for developing an optimal planning scheme in urban green spaces (Metropolitan area of Kerman) by Seyyed Shahab addin Tayyebi, Shahindokht Barghjelveh, Mojtaba Soleimani-Sardo

“…The development of plant cultivation and the creation of green spaces is one of the most effective methods for carbon storage. Several studies have been conducted to determine the ability of different plants to reduce carbon contents of the atmosphere, many of which recognized the high efficiency of some plants in carbon storage. …”
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Strobing of Radar Marks for Trajectory Filtration in a Body-Fixed Frame by Konstantin K. Vasiliev, Alexey V. Mattis, Oleg V. Saverkin

“…To develop and investigate the efficiency of a trajectory strobe algorithm based on the target motion model in a high-speed coordinate system associated with the direction of the target motion and involving the formation of a strobe in the form of a truncated elliptical sector.Materials and methods. …”
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Enhanced optimisation of MPLS network traffic using a novel adjustable Bat algorithm with loudness optimizer by Mohsin Masood, Mohamed Mostafa Fouad, Rashid Kamal, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Sheraz Aslam, Zahid Ullah, Ivan Glesk

“…The performance of the proposed algorithm was evaluated on networks of varying scales and compared against the standard Bat Algorithm and other meta-heuristic methods. The evaluation focused on convergence rate and computational complexity, demonstrating that the proposed Adjustable Bat Algorithm outperforms existing methods in both metrics, offering a more robust and efficient solution for multi-objective path optimisation in MPLS networks. …”
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Environmental DNA Epigenetics Accurately Predicts the Age of Cultured Fish Larvae by Eliot Ruiz, Fabien Leprieur, Gérard Sposito, Martina Lüthi, Michel Schmidlin, Jacques Panfili, Loïc Pellissier, Camille Albouy

“…ABSTRACT While acquiring age information is crucial for efficient stock management and biodiversity conservation, traditional aging methods fail to offer a universal, non‐invasive, and precise way of estimating a wild animal's age. …”
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VITA-D: A Radiomic Web Tool for Predicting Vitamin D Deficiency Levels by Yuliana Jiménez-Gaona, Oscar Vivanco-Galván, Darwin Castillo-Malla, Israel Vivanco-Gualán, Patricia Díaz-Guzmán

“…Conclusions: The “VITA-D” web application was used to monitor and predict vitamin D levels and deficiency factor risk based on clinical and sociodemographic data, providing an efficient and cost-effective alternative to traditional vitamin D testing methods.…”
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Circular Dichroism in Study of Drug Chirality by G. N. Gildeeva, I. G. Smirnova

“…It was shown that circular dichroism provided rapid and highly efficient determination of the optic isomers and could be recommended as a method for control of drug quality.…”
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Automated Line for Post-Harvest Processing of Root Crops and Potatoes by A. S. Dorokhov, M. A. Mosyakov, N. V. Sazonov

“…They developed approaches and basic technical, technological and constructive solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of root crops and potatoes post-harvest processing. …”
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Comprehensive treatment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia by N. E. Chernekhovskaya, I. Yu. Korzheva, I. M. Maltseva, A. V. Povalyaev

“…The microhemocirculation index (MI) was recorded, then its mean-square deviation (MSD) and variation coefficient were calculated. Blood flow fluctuations were determined and the microcirculation efficiency index (MEI) was calculated.Results. …”
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Detecting small seamounts in multibeam data using convolutional neural networks by Tobias Ziolkowski, Colin W. Devey, Agnes Koschmider

“…A hyperparameter optimization study determined the optimal U-Net configuration, achieving a Dice Coefficient of 0.8274 and a Mean IoU of 0.7514. …”
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Socioeconomic Inequality in Chronic Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Iran: Concentration Index and Decomposition Approach by Sedigheh Mafakheri, Erfan Ayubi, Shiva Borzouei, Vajiheh Ramezani Doroh, Salman Khazaei

“…SES is a complex construct and its impact on the health outcomes should be evaluated in an efficient and flexible way. The purpose of this study is to examine SES inequality in chronic complications among T2DM patients using methods of decomposing inequality. …”
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Evaluation of the relationships between physico-chemical parameters and the abundance of Vibrio spp. in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and seawater from the Maryland Coastal Bays by Jasmine Smalls, John Jacobs, Howard Townsend, Paulinus Chigbu, Salina Parveen

“…Extracted hemolymph, crab tissue, and seawater were analyzed for V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus using the Most Probable Number (MPN) and real-time PCR methods. A one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), correlations, and linear models were used to analyze the data. …”
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Introducing the concept of “resource scapes” to account for water, energy and biomass resources’ nexus dependencies and governance by Zeeshan Tahir Virk, Jessica Fennell, Ali Torabi Haghighi, Bjorn Klove

“…Existing methods for resource nexus analysis do not cover all aspects of complex resource management problems. …”
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Computational Assessment of Electrostatic Field Profiles Near High-Voltage Transmission Systems in Malaysia via Finite Difference and Crank-Nicolson Schemes by Abdulwaheed Adebayo Salaudeen, Saratha Sathasivam, Majid Khan Majahar Ali, Ummi Umara Binti Ahmad Fuad, Hasliza Binti Abbas, Muraly Velavan

“…The study compares the accuracy, convergence rate, computational efficiency, and execution time of both numerical techniques to determine which of the methods is more suitable to solve such a problem. …”
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SmartExplorer1.0: A Novel Intelligent Framework for Path Planning in Robotics by Chiara Furio, Angelo Ugenti, Giulio Reina, Mario Massimo Foglia, Luciano Lamberti

“…Compared to traditional methods such as A<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${}^{\ast }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> or the Artificial Potential Field (APF), and modern metaheuristic methods such as Rapidly-Exploring Random Tree <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\ast $ </tex-math></inline-formula> (RRT<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\ast $ </tex-math></inline-formula>), SE1.0 offers superior adaptability. …”
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The Impact of Competence And Compensation on the Performance of Infection Prevention And Control Committee Members with A Particular Focus on The Mediating Role of Compensation by Putu Agustin Kusumawati, Samdin Samdin, Dedy Takdir, Ramadhan Tosepu, Sudirman Zaid, Takdir Saili, Nurwati Nurwati, Nasrul Nasrul, I Putu Sudayasa

“…The effect of compensation on employee performance is indicated by a coefficient value of 0.361, with a p-value of 0.000. …”
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Development of electromyographic indicators for the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders: a protocol for an assessor-blinded cross-sectional study by Kwang-Ho Choi, O Sang Kwon, Ui Min Jerng, So Min Lee, Lak-Hyung Kim, Jeeyoun Jung

“…Furthermore, the method or device for diagnosis TMD will improve the expansion of treatment area to TMD by accumulating evidence for the efficacy of TKM treatment.…”
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Scratch Scoring by a Sheet-shaped Body Vibrometer in Nocturnal Sleep: A Pilot Study Compared with Infrared Video Recording by Saori Toyota, Takamasa Kogure, Eitaro Kondo, Ken-ichi Yasuda, Yozo Ishiuji, Toshiya Ebata

“…Spearman’s correlation coefficients of the conventional and proposed methods were 0.72 and 0.89, respectively. …”
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Reliability of Ocular Aberration Measurements in Children with Moderate and Low Myopia under Scotopic Conditions by Zhouyue Li, Dongmei Cui, Sichun Ao, Weizhong Lan, Xiao Yang

“…To investigate the reliability of ocular aberration measurement in myopic children under scotopic conditions and to validate the mathematical Zernike pupil scaling-down technique. Methods. Ocular aberrations of 45 myopic children were examined under scotopic conditions via iTrace aberrometer. …”
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Solution of the inverse problem of tracer tests interpretation results for oil reservoirs in the presence of low resistance channels by Konstantin M. Fedorov, Alexander Y. Gilmanov, Alexander P. Shevelyov, Aleksey A. Izotov, Alexander V. Kobyashev

“…The algorithm of numerical determination of the tracer dissipation coefficient by solving the optimization problem by the gradient descent is given. …”
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Milking systems and colostrum handling as an agent for the spread of poliarthritic Streptococcus dysgalactiae strains in sheep farms: case report by Álvaro Cañete-Reyes, Jorge Gutiérrez González, Lauren V. Alteio, David Rodríguez-Lázaro, Marta Hernández

“…The main antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors were determined. The water supply, milking system, and pasteurisation efficiency were tested by standard plate count methods as well as 16 S rRNA sequencing techniques. …”
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