Prediction of Post-Diagnostic Decisions for Tested Hand Grenades’ Fuzes Using Decision Trees by Dariusz AMPUŁA

“…The process of building a classification tree, according to the CHAID method, is shown paying particular attention to the disadvantages, advantages, and characteristics features of this method, as well as to the formal requirements that are necessary to build this model. …”
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Dynamic interaction between two 3D rigid surface foundations subjected to oblique seismic waves by Salah Messioud

“…The solution is obtained using the frequency domain boundary element method, with Green's functions derived through the thin layer method. …”
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Optimising the use of IV zoledronic acid treatment in neck of femur fracture patients: a quality improvement project by Sean Von Hagt, Uma Sirisha Pusapati

“…The delay between initiation of zoledronic acid and discharge (9.98 days) suggests that this treatment is a significant factor in determining length of stay.• Thursday admissions showed the greatest delays for both vitamin D loading (4.25 days) and zoledronic acid administration (13.25 days), while Friday and Sunday admissions were the most efficient (Fig 1).• The mean time from patient admission to discharge was 19.80 days.• Others notable delaying factors include obtaining calcium levels before zoledronic acid prescription, postoperative complications (eg, infections or acute kidney injury) and administrative hurdles, such as medication unavailability and lack of formal consent. …”
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Relative Importance of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Attributes for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Poudel N, Qian J, Garza KB, Zeng P, Curtis JR, Ngorsuraches S

“…The objective of this study is to determine the relative importance of DMARD attributes, including fatigue reduction, from the patient perspective.Patients and Methods: We conducted a web-based discrete choice experiment (DCE) survey among RA patients in the US. …”
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Future Challenge: Assessing the Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of <i>Staphylococcus</i> Species Isolated from Canine Otitis Externa Cases in Western Romania by János Dégi, Sorin Morariu, Florin Simiz, Viorel Herman, Florin Beteg, Diana Maria Dégi

“…They will also help design efficient control strategies and measure their effectiveness.…”
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Optimal Protection Coordination for Grid-Connected and Islanded Microgrids Assisted by the Crow Search Algorithm: Application of Dual-Setting Overcurrent Relays and Fault Current L... by Hossien Shad, Hamid Amini Khanavandi, Saeed Abrisham Foroushan Asl, Ali Aranizadeh, Behrooz Vahidi, Mirpouya Mirmozaffari

“…The CSA solver outperforms conventional methods, achieving a standard deviation of 1.13% and 1.21% for two optimization stages, ensuring high reliability and computational efficiency. …”
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Prediction of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Rangelands Regarding the Depth and Elevation of Sample Locations using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) (Case Study: Lar Wat... by zeinab jafarian, zhila ghorbani

“…Conclusion: The increase in the correlation coefficient and the reduction of the mean error deviation in the ANFIS method compared to the linear multivariate regression show that the ANFIS method is more successful in estimating the amount of soil CS under the effects of various factors in the studied land use. …”
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Assessing the performance of a point-of-need diagnostic algorithm in rapid detection of peripheral lymph node tuberculosis (Mobile-TB-Lab): a diagnostic evaluation study protocol by Dinesh Mondal, Lydia Nakiyingi, Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho, Kevin Cassar, Arianna Ceruti, Julius Boniface Okuni, Manfred Weidmann, Bishwajit Bhowmik, Prakash Ghosh, Shaheda Anwar, Martin Siegel, Nishad Tasnim Mithila, Sophie Elisabeth Müller, Farhana Rahman Luba, Rea Maja Kobialka, Bishnu Pada Dey, Syed Nazin Morshed, Cemre Arpa, Md Arko Ayon Chowdhury, Ahmed Abu Saleh, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Sophie Schneitler

“…As the index tests, thermal imaging will be performed before performing the FNA, and the leftover aspirate will be used to perform RAA in the Minoo device. The diagnostic efficiency of the index tests will be determined against a composite reference standard based on the laboratory methods. …”
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A Collaborative Wireless Access to On-Demand Services by Zohar Naor

“…As opposed to broadcasting, this method enables the clients to determine online the delivered content, and thus supports on-demand services. …”
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Calculating Rock Joint Frequency in TBM Excavation Through Binocular Vision and Segmentation Techniques by Jingwei Xu, Haochen Sun, Hongmei Wang, Yaxu Wang, Yan Zhu, Peng Jiang

“…The method enhances the speed and precision of determining rock mass integrity parameters, specifically the frequency of rock joints, thereby providing reliable and efficient rock mechanics data for TBM operations. …”
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Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for radiotherapy response evaluation in high-risk soft tissue sarcoma: A pilot study by Milan van Meekeren, Petra J. van Houdt, Marta Fiocco, Jessica M. Winfield, Christina Messiou, Birthe C. Heeres, Hans Gelderblom, Neeltje Steeghs, Rick Haas, Kirsten van Langevelde

“…For all three parameters, the mean was determined per tumor. Subsequently, repeatability coefficient (RC or %RC) was assessed from B1 and B2 mean values. …”
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Correction of heat-induced susceptibility changes in respiratory-triggered 2D-PRF-based thermometry for monitoring of magnetic resonance-guided hepatic microwave ablation in a huma... by Bennet Hensen, Susanne Hellms, Christopher Werlein, Danny Jonigk, Phillip Alexander Gronski, Inga Bruesch, Regina Rumpel, Eva-Maria Wittauer, Florian W. R. Vondran, Dennis L. Parker, Frank Wacker, Marcel Gutberlet

“…Ablation zones were determined using cumulative equivalent minutes at 43 °C (CEM43) as tissue damage model. …”
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Development of modified multi-parametric CT algorithms for diagnosing clear-cell renal cell carcinoma in small solid renal masses by Pengfei Jin, Linghui Zhang, Hong Yang, Tingting Jiang, Chenyang Xu, Jiehui Huang, Zhongyu Zhang, Lei Shi, Xu Wang

“…The inter-observer agreement for HG was higher than that for HS (weighted Kappa coefficient: 0.797 vs. 0.722). The consistency of modified CT-score was also superior to original CT-score (weighted Kappa coefficient: 0.935 vs. 0.878). …”
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Green tea dye ligands to transfer toxic lead metal ions to precipitated metal complexes for polymer composite applications by Dana S. Muhammad, Dara M. Aziz, Shujahadeen B. Aziz

“…It was found that integrating PVA solution with washed PbMC solution using a casting method is a novel green methodology for delivering PVA-based composites. …”
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Addition of punishments by V. M. Stepashin

“…The logical sequence of the presentation of regulatory requirements in these articles is flawed.The method and the basic algorithm for determining the final penalty when adding punishments. …”
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Correlation between insulin-like growth factor 1 levels and tacrolimus dose in pediatric liver recipients by R. M. Kurabekova, O. M. Tsirulnikova, O. E. Gichkun, G. A. Olefirenko, I. E. Pashkova, A. A. Belchenkov, O. P. Shevchenko

“…Materials and methods. We examined 156 children aged from 2 to 105 (median – 8) months with liver cirrhosis of various etiology, who received liver from a living related donor. …”
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Distribution Characteristics and Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Typical Soil Profiles of Muchuan County, Sichuan Province by Bixia LIAO, Wenling SHEN, Ling HE

“…However, due to the wide area of contaminated soil and the complex composition of pollution sources, the current soil remediation work still faces huge problems.OBJECTIVESTo study the vertical distribution characteristics of heavy metals in soil, the relationship between soil heavy metals and soil nutrient elements, as well as the degree of pollution and potential ecological risks.METHODSThe contents of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn were measured using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS); As content was determined by hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS); P and K2O contents were determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF); N content was determined by oxidation combustion gas chromatography (GC); Hg content was determined by cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS); Organic carbon content was determined by high-frequency combustion infrared absorption method (IR); potentiometric method (POT) was used to measure soil pH value. …”
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InSAR Phase Unwrapping Algorithm Based on Deep GAN by Chenxia Wang, Pingli Sun, Zheng Li, Linlin Tang

“…The synthesis algorithm makes full use of the advantages of the branch cutting method and the finite element method. The phase reliable region and unreliable region are determined, and the transmission of phase error from the unreliable region to reliable region is effectively avoided. …”
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Quality Measurement and Optimization Prediction of Urban Waterfront Fitness Space Based on Behavior Simulation by Chunxia YANG, Ruoyao MIN

“…Their calculation formulas and weights are determined through expert questionnaires and the analytic hierarchy process. …”
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Characterization of expanded vermiculite to use as natural barrier in repository by Thais Braga Teixeira, Clédola Cássia Oliveira de Tello

“…The helium ultrapicnometer method was used to determine the density. The microstructure was analyzed by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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