Evaluation of Trace Metal Profile in Cymbopogon validus and Hyparrhenia hirta Used as Traditional Herbs from Environmentally Diverse Region of Komga, South Africa by Babalwa Tembeni, Opeoluwa O. Oyedeji, Ikechukwu P. Ejidike, Adebola O. Oyedeji

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A comparative approach of analyzing data uncertainty in parameter estimation for a Lumpy Skin Disease model by Edwiga Renald, Miracle Amadi, Heikki Haario, Joram Buza, Jean M. Tchuenche, Verdiana G. Masanja

“…The assessment of the uncertainties is determined with the help of Adaptive Metropolis Hastings algorithm, a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) standard statistical method. …”
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A novel simulation and supervised machine learning-based prediction framework to predict the total transportation and energy costs for single-family households by Vinay Gonela, Raghavan Srinivasan, Atif Osmani

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Automated analysis of photoelectron yield spectroscopy spectra interpreted via power laws by Shinjiro Yagyu, Michiko Yoshitake, Takahiro Nagata, Takeshi Yasuda, Takatsugu Wakahara, Yubin Liu, Yoshiyuki Nakajima

“…In cases with multiple candidate models, the optimal model is chosen based on the coefficient of determination using the 1/n plot method. …”
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Probing aspects of extracellular vesicle associated AAV allows increased vector yield and insight into its transduction and immune-evasive properties by Ming Cheng, Demitri de la Cruz, Adam V. Crain, Paula Espinoza, Carrie Ng, Zachary C. Elmore, Aravind Asokan, Casey A. Maguire

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Sensitivity of patient-specific physiological and pathological aortic hemodynamics to the choice of outlet boundary condition in numerical models by Tianai Wang, Christine Quast, Florian Bönner, Tobias Zeus, Malte Kelm, Teresa Lemainque, Ulrich Steinseifer, Michael Neidlin

“…Therefore, the aim of this work was to expand the sensitivity assessment to hemodynamic markers in the bulk flow to the choice of OBC for a physiological and pathological aortic flow field. Material and methods: Image-based computational models of subject-specific aortic geometries were created. …”
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Computer vision versus wearables assessment of the up-on-the-toes 30-second test by R. Jaber, S.A. Zahid, A.L.F Rodacki, R. Qahwaji, J.G. Buckley

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Do Teachers’ Beliefs Turn to Practice? Countryside Secondary School Science Teachers’ Teaching Beliefs, Scientific Epistemological Beliefs, and Approaches to Teaching by Reymund Derilo

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Non-invasive PNET grading using CT radiomics and machine learning by Faeze Salahshour, Mahsa Taherzadeh, Ghasem Hajianfar, Gholamreza Bayat, Farid Azmoudeh Ardalan, Soroush Bagheri, Arman Esmailzadeh, Majid Kahe, Sajad P. Shayesteh

“…Machine learning-based medical image analysis has emerged as a promising approach for improving clinical decision-making. The purpose is to determine the most effective machine learning method and phase of CT scan to provide clinicians with an efficient tool for accurately identifying pathological grades of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PNET). …”
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A Parallel Reconstruction Scheme in Fluorescence Tomography Based on Contrast of Independent Inversed Absorption Properties by Xiaolei Song, Ji Yi, Jing Bai

“…Then the concentration of fluorophores is obtained directly through the difference between two estimations of absorption coefficient which can be parallel inversed. In this way, the multiparameter estimation problem in fluorescent tomography is transformed into two independent single-coefficient determined schemes of diffusion optical tomography (DOT). …”
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Validation of the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) in a Simulated Learning Environment by José Manuel García-Álvarez, Alfonso García-Sánchez, Alonso Molina-Rodríguez, María Suárez-Cortés, José Luis Díaz-Agea

“…Internal consistency was assessed using McDonald’s omega coefficient. Test-retest reliability was determined using Spearman’s correlation coefficient. …”
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Optimization design of magnetorheological damper based on multi-objective whale algorithm by Yuliang Zhao, Xiaoning Chen, Xuhong Huang, Caiwei Liu, Wenfeng Liu, Yanwei Xu

“…Abstract An efficient optimization design method for magnetorheological (MR) dampers, aimed at enhancing the damping force output and the adjustable coefficient, is explored in this study. …”
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Experimental studies of screw drill with frozen soil interaction by M. I. Zenin, S. I. Ivanov

“…The purpose of the conducted experimental studies was to determine the effect on the energy intensity of the drilling process and on the well diameter coefficient of the angle of rotation of the radius of the screw blade, at which its increment occurs on the destructive part and the angle of inclination of the forming upper surface of the screw blade to the axis of rotation.Materials and methods. …”
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Mechanical-mathematical model of unbalanced non-rigid gimbal gear by Oleg A. Polushkin, Oleg O. Polushkin, Ismael M. Fofana

“…In this connection, a method for determining the coefficient of change in the elastic deflection of the gear rotation axis is developed. …”
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The importance of persistent healthy lifestyle of future law enforcement officers at the different stages of their professional development by Dmytro Kyslenko, Ludmila Zubchenko, Serhii Myronets, Andrii Solomakha, Svitlana Kolybabiuk

“…Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was chosen as its coefficient. The validity of the test was determined by the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. …”
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Thermophysical Characteristics of Tropical Fruits in Milk Powder Products by Igor A. Korotkiy, Evgeny N. Neverov, Alexander A. Vladimirov, Olga A. Neverova, Larisa A. Proskuryakova

“…Their thermal conductivity was analyzed with the help of stationary fiber plate method. The cryoscopic temperature was determined from the flat area of the thermogram obtained during freezing. …”
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Comparative assessment of the sorption properties of carbon filters used in the ventilation system of NPP, using 131I and 127I by V. V. Levenets, A. Yu. Lonin, A. P. Omelnik, V. I. Sokolenko, A. O. Shchur

“…The correlation coefficient was determined for these methods, which allowed asserting that both methods give an adequate estimation of the sorption properties of SKT-3I. …”
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Parameter Adaptive LCD Screen Defect Detection Framework by LIU Wang, SHAO Huili, HE Yongjun, XIE Yining, CHEN Deyun

“…It is necessary to detect defects in the production process of LCD screens for quality improvements Manual detection brings a heavy workload and low accuracy Therefore, an efficient and accurate automatic detection method is urgently needed To this end, this paper proposes a new defect detection framework, which mainly includes screen area extraction, preprocessing, threshold segmentation and defect selection By adaptive adjustment of parameters, the detection method can adapt to various complex situations In order to eliminate the influence of illumination changes, the defect region is segmented by automatic parameter adjustment in the threshold segmentation First, the maximum grayscale value of the image is calculated, and then the fixed parameters and the coefficient of the defect image are determined according to the nodefect image, and finally the maximum value which was selected as the minimum threshold of the threshold segmentation from the fixed parameters and the product of the maximum grayscale value and the coefficient In addition, in order to solve the problem that the brightness difference of the images captured by lowresolution cameras is too small to detect defects in the saturation condition, selfadaptive adjustment of exposure parameters was used to collect images to process different parts of images with large difference in light and shade Experiments show that the method can achieve high performance and efficiency in detecting defects such as points, lines, Mura, saturation…”
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Investigation of Peanut Leaf Spot Detection Using Superpixel Unmixing Technology for Hyperspectral UAV Images by Qiang Guan, Shicheng Qiao, Shuai Feng, Wen Du

“…Compared to other unmixing methods and manual visual interpretation techniques, the proposed method achieved excellent results, with an overall accuracy of 89.08% and a Kappa coefficient of 85.42% for the GA-SVM classifier. …”
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Can Clinician-Stabilization with Hand-Held Dynamometry Yield a Reliable Measure of Knee Flexion Torque? by Daniel Larson, Daniel Lorenz, Brittany Melton

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose Determine inter and intra-rater reliability of two clinically efficient methods of assessing isometric knee flexion torque using hand-held dynamometry with clinician-stabilization. …”
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