Evaluation of the Organic Soil Compressibility from In-Situ and Laboratory Tests for Road Application by Iwona Chmielewska

“…For the tested soil, the optimal range of the α coefficient from 0.4 to 0.7 was determined. The αM coefficient ranged from 0.4 to 0.8. …”
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A Seismic Demand Model for Bridges Based on IM and EDP Parameter Matching and Bidirectional Optimization by Shuai Wang, Shuai Song, Gang Wu

“…The efficiency of seismic demand models is guaranteed by controlling the root mean square error (RMSE) and the coefficient of determination (R2). …”
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Cross cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Persian version of COVID-19 Preventive Measures questionnaire at the radiation therapy center in Yazd, Iran by Farzan Madadizadeh, Sepideh Abdollahi-Dehkordi, Nima Hamzian, korosh saber

“…First, cultural adaptation was performed and then face validity was determined by calculating the Impact Score. Content validity was assessed by calculating the content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) and reliability was determined using the Test-Retest method and Kuder–Richardson (KR20) alpha coefficient and calculating intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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Tailoring orthotropic mechanical and thermal properties in nonlinear contact, vibration and thermal problems via kriging-based optimization by Yicong Zhou, Jinyan Duan, Guoxin Mao, Jun Hong

“…Customizing suitable material properties for specific applications is always fascinating but challenging for designers, especially for problems with strong nonlinearities. Efficient and universal methods for tailoring material properties to meet required performances in nonlinear scenarios are still needed. …”
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Artificial intelligence for herbicide recommendation: Case study for the use of clomazone in Brazilian soils by Hamurábi Anizio Lins, Matheus de Freitas Souza, Lucrecia Pacheco Batista, Luma Lorena Loureiro da Silva Rodrigues, Francisca Daniele da Silva, Bruno Caio Chaves Fernandes, Stefeson Bezerra de Melo, Paulo Sergio Fernandes das Chagas, Daniel Valadão Silva

“…The herbicide sorption coefficients were determined in the laboratory with 45 soils from different soil environments. …”
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Exploring the Effectiveness of Mobile Smartphones in Teaching Islamic Studies among Senior Secondary Schools by Ayuba Olaniyi Jibril, Abdulkareem Musa Kayode

“…The need for Islamic Religious teachers in Senior High Schools to fully integrate ICT tools, especially smartphones, in enhancing effective and efficient teaching in digital processes compared to traditional teaching methods should not be underestimated. …”
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Thermodynamic, Economic, and Environmental Multi-Criteria Optimization of a Multi-Stage Rankine System for LNG Cold Energy Utilization by Ruiqiang Ma, Yingxue Lu, Xiaohui Yu, Bin Yang

“…The optimal operating points of the system were determined using non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II and TOPSIS methods, while employing Gray Relational Analysis was applied to compute the gray relational coefficients of candidate working fluids at the optimal operating points. …”
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The Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-Enhancing Physical Activity in Syrian Adults’ Populations by Mahfouz Al-Bachir, Mohamad Adel Bakir, Husam Ahmad

“…The validity of the SQUASH was determined using the AG accelerometer as the reference method. …”
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THE EFFECT OF CONTENT CREATOR ENDORSEMENTS ON MSME CONSUMERS' PURCHASING DECISIONS by Nurfaisah Nurfaisah, Abdul Nasser Hasibuan, Budi Gautama

“…This study used a quantitative approach with multiple linear regression method and involved 75 respondents, which were determined based on the Malhotra formula (at least five times the number of indicators). …”
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Individual tree segmentation of airborne and UAV LiDAR point clouds based on the watershed and optimized connection center evolution clustering by Yi Li, Donghui Xie, Yingjie Wang, Shuangna Jin, Kun Zhou, Zhixiang Zhang, Weihua Li, Wuming Zhang, Xihan Mu, Guangjian Yan

“…Here, we propose a new individual tree segmentation method, which couples the classical and efficient watershed algorithm (WS) and the newly developed connection center evolution (CCE) clustering algorithm in pattern recognition. …”
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Repositioning Small and Medium Scale Enterprises for Growth: Focus on Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Abia State, Nigeria by Elsie N. Alozie

“…Reliability rate was determined using Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient Statistical Procedure. …”
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Infrared Drying of Seeds in a Fluidized Bed by Ya. P. Lobachevsky, S. A. Pavlov

“…(Research purpose) To develop a mathematical model of convective radiation IR drying of seeds, to calculate the surface temperature, the power of an IR-emitter, and the parameters of air heating. (Materials and methods) The parameters of combined IR drying have been determined using the regularities characteristic for convective drying, but with an equivalent heat transfer coefficient. …”
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Computer vision-based location-aware antenna system for 5G applications by Irshad Ali T K, Ansal K A, Sumitha Mathew, Rashida K

“…The system incorporates a machine learning-based computer vision algorithm, specifically the You Only Look Once (YOLO) model, and an optimisation technique for analysing visual data. This method identifies and extracts positional coordinates for potential users, allowing the antenna system—mounted on a rotating assembly—to adjust its orientation and accurately direct its beam toward the target objects determined by the algorithm. …”
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Sustainable Livelihood Level of the Community in Kalampadu Village, Ogan Ilir Regency: An Analysis Using SEM-PLS by Yulasteriyani Yulasteriyani, Cynthia Azhara Putri, Istiqoma Istiqoma, Muhammad Yusuf Abror, Diana Dewi Sartika

“…Data were collected through observations, questionnaires, and literature reviews. The sampling method used was probability sampling, with a sample of 188 households selected from a total population of 354, determined using Slovin’s formula. …”
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Investigation of the Optical Properties of Silicon-on-Insulator Microring Resonators Using Optical Backscatter Reflectometry by I. A. Ryabcev, A. A. Ershov, D. V. Ryaikkenen, A. P. Burovikhin, R. V. Haponchyk, I. Yu. Tatsenko, A. A. Stashkevich, A. A. Nikitin, A. B. Ustinov

“…This method paves the way for experimental determination of the coupling coefficient and propagation loss. …”
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SIMULATION OF MULTIPLEXING OF TWO PHASE SOIL IN CASE OF COMPRESSION COMPRESSION by G. E. Agakhanov

“…In case of a persistence of coefficient of Poisson the intense deformed status of the environment can be determined also by method of elastic analogy, solving the appropriate uprugomgnovenny problem. …”
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Weighted evidence combination based on degree of credibility and certainty by Lu WANG, Qing-hua XING, Yi-fan MAO

“…To overcome the invalidation problem of Dempster rule with high conflict,a weighted combination method based on degree of credibility and certainty was proposed.Firstly,the cosine similarity was modified to hold the ability to measure the evidence conflict when multi-subset focal elements were included,followed by the building of evidence credibility model.Secondly,the evidence certainty model based on precision and entropy was presented,which can both reflect the evidence’s degree of multi-subset focal elements and the dispersion degree of probability assignment.Then the weighted coefficient was determined by credibility and certainty.Finally,the normalized weighted coefficient was used to average the basic probability assignment,and the final combination result can be obtained according to Dempster rule.Numerical examples show that,compared with other traditional weighted combination methods,the proposed approach has made better performance in reducing conflict and accelerating convergence.…”
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Improving the Packaging Process of a Textile Company with Lean Production, Time Study and REBA Analysis by Dilara Muhacır, Muhammed İdris Aktaş, Eren Özceylan

“…Firstly, the standard time of the operations was determined by the time study method. The time study method was carried out with the ProTimeEstimation program. …”
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Applying Interpretation Results of Drill Stem Test to Evaluate the Lower Miocene Formation in Bao Den Oilfield, Cuu Long Basin by Nguyen Tuan, Tran Xuan, Tran Huong, Truong Thanh, Hoang Quang

“…The advanced method involves using Ecrin software to interpret results, which shows that both methods yield favorable skin coefficients. …”
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A methodology study on spent dialysate collection by SONG Jin-hui, LIU Jian-jing

“…Objective To explore the accuracy of using a new kind of both simple and accurate tool to collect spent dialysate.Methods Thirty patients receiving maintenance hemo dialysis(MHD)in a stable condition were enrolled from our blood purification center.The patent method and the traditional method were used respectively to collect the spent dialysate of a whole dialysis(4 h)during the second treatment of a week.Phosphorus,urea nitrogen,creatinine and uric acid of the spent dialysate collected by two methods were determined,and the obtained data were classified as "patent group"and"traditional group".Meanwhile,by the use of data about gender,age,parameters of the dialyzer,and phosphorus concentration of spent dialysate which was collected after the dialysis for 60 min,a formula was used to calculate phosphorus removal amount of a whole dialysis procedure,and the obtained data were classified as"formula group".Results The total removal amounts of phosphorus,urea nitrogen,creatinine and uric acid in the patent group and traditional group were(27.60±8.39)vs.(27.75±8.45)mmol;(458.15±187.83)vs.(187.83±193.91)mmol;(14 676.46±5 593.39)vs.(5 593.39 ± 5 919.89)μmol;(6 341.61 ± 2 193.88)vs.(6 412.32 ±2 213.69)μmol,respectively.There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups(P>0.05),and the correlation coefficient was 0.996 for all.The total removal amounts of phosphorus in the formula group and traditional group were(32.8±28.03)vs.(27.75±8.45)mmol respectively.There were statistically significant differences between the two groups(t=6.35,P<0.01),and the correlation coefficient r=0.860.Conclusions The new method can perfectly replace the traditional or gold standard method to collect spent dialysate of a whole dialysis procedure.The detected removal amounts of various materials in the samples obtained by this new method are very consistent with those by the traditional method.Furthermore,the new method is significantly superior to the formula method.…”
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