LONG-TERM FORECASTING OF THE SPA AND WELLNESS SUBSECTOR OF THE BULGARIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY by PRESLAV DIMITROV

“…A specially designed model for estimation of the weight coefficient needed for determining the size of the sector of the spa and wellness tourism in the time series of the available data and in the forecast values is presented. …”
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Optimal spectroscopic measurement design: Bayesian framework for rational data acquisition by Yusei Ito, Yasuo Takeichi, Hideitsu Hino, Kanta Ono

“…We propose an optimal experimental design method for spectroscopic measurements that can determine the appropriate number and placement of measurement points in a rational manner. …”
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Experimental study of the piezoelectricity of Middle Pleistocene loess in the Weibei region, China by Yanlin JING, Jie LIU, Qingying LIU, Xiaoxiao DUAN, Na XIE, Dengke YANG

“…Loess with lower dry density and higher moisture content exhibits stronger piezoelectricity and a higher piezoelectric coefficient; and vice versa. Under the conditions of natural density and moisture content, loess exhibits a piezoelectric coefficient of 16.1 pC/N. …”
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Effect of OSEM Reconstruction Iteration Number and Monte Carlo Collimator Modeling on ¹⁶⁶Ho Activity Quantification in SPECT/CT by Rita Albergueiro, Vera Antunes, João Santos

“…Contrast recovery coefficient (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">Q</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">H</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>), coefficient of variation (CV), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), calibration factor (CF), and activity recovery coefficient (ARC) were calculated and used to evaluate image quality and activity quantification. …”
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Mediating Role of Self-efficacy in the Relationship of Social Support and Resilience in Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study by Mozaffar Hosseininezhad, Sajjad Saadat, Ali Pourramzani, Maryam Zhaleparvar, Maryam Jafroudi, Farzaneh Sheikholeslami

“…The Pearson correlation coefficient test was used to investigate the linear relationship of the variables. …”
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Design of the optimal groundwater quality monitoring network using a genetic algorithm based optimization approach by Somaye Janatrostami, Ali Salahi

“…The optimal design of the monitoring network should be performed periodically. Since monitoring efficiency is expected to change when the data of the new wells become available, a re-evaluation of the optimized monitoring network considering the addition of new wells every few years may help the determination of the long-term effectiveness of a groundwater quality monitoring program.…”
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EFFECT OF KINEMATIC PARAMETERS OF ELBOW MOTION ON BICEPS ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC SIGNAL by F. Bonilla, A. E. Lukyanov, A. V. Litvin, D. A. Deplov

“…The technique of recording EMG signals from the biceps, as well as of the signal processing methods are presented. Methods of statistical and spectral analysis are used for the quantification of the EMG signal values. …”
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The unintended outcome: a retrospective cross‐sectional study using a urine lateral flow assay to detect ART use reveals non‐disclosure of taking ART in South Africa's public healt... by Nsika Sithole, Indira Govender, Matthew Spinelli, Theresa Smit, Siyabonga Cibane, Mlungisi Zwane, Njabulo Phakathi, Meighan Krows, Busisiwe Nkosi, Janet Seeley, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Mark J. Siedner, Mosa Moshabela, Connie Celum, Alison Grant, Monica Gandhi, Adrienne E. Shapiro

“…CD4 counts were determined at the time of ART initiation, per national guidelines. …”
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Investigating waste management strategies in the extended producer responsibility in Iran by Hassan Passandideh Tashakori, Parvin Farshchi, Dariush Karimi, Seyed Masoud Monavari

“…First, the data and information received from the individual survey forms were validated, and then the best strategies were analyzed according to the SWOT model. To determine the attractiveness, the data entered the QSPM quantitative planning matrix and the priorities were determined accordingly. …”
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Segmental Dynamic Duty Cycle Control for Sampling Scheduling in Wireless Sensor Networks by Lufeng Mo, Yujia Jiang, Guoying Wang, Jizhong Zhao

“…We proposed SDDC, a segmental dynamic duty cycle control method, for sampling scheduling in wireless sensor networks based on compressive sensing. …”
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An Uncertainty-Aware Lane Change Motion Planning Algorithm Based on Probabilistic Trajectory Prediction Distribution by Zhiqiang Zhang, Lei Zhang, Mingqiang Wang, Cong Wang, Zhenpo Wang

“…This paper presents an overall risk assessment method for the host vehicle to achieve efficient motion planning considering uncertainties of the predicted driving behaviors of surrounding vehicles. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF BUSINESS ASSET MANAGEMENT by О.Г. Головко, Д.О. Омеляненко

“…The conducted research made it possible to form an author's definition of the current assets management system. It is determined that the current assets management system should be based on an integrated approach, the components of which are objects and subjects of management, purpose, basic principles and functions, methods and tools of influence, formalized quantitative and qualitative criteria for achieving goals, and factors forming the operating environment of the object. …”
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DYNAMICS OF ROMANIA'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, EXPORT AN IMPORT. A STUDY CASE IN AGRO-FOOD SECTOR, 2013-2022 by Agatha POPESCU

“…The methodology used in this study included; fixed basis and structural indices, growth rate, statistical econometric modeling using regression equations, coefficient of correlations, coefficient of determination, comparison and illustrative methods. …”
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Automatic Real-Time Detection and Diagnosis of Liver Tumor with Ultrasound by Wu CH, Sheu JC, Chou PL, Lee J, Nien HC

“…Deep learning models included ResNet50, Xception, Inception Resnet V2, EfficientNet-B5, EfficientNetV2-S, EfficientNetV2-L, Swin-T, and Swin-B for diagnosis and YOLOR for lesion detection. …”
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Selection and validation of reference genes for qRT-PCR in cultivated octoploid strawberry by Jianxin Mao, Jiqi Li, Yan Wang, Zhihong Zhang

“…The rapid, reliable, and efficient characteristics of quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) make it a highly advantageous method for assessing gene expression levels. …”
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Cadmium Bioavailability Based on Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films Technique and Conventional Chemical Extraction in High Geological Background Soil Area of Northwestern Zhejiang P... by Chao WU, Binbin SUN, Xiaomeng CHENG, Dong LIU, Yu QIAO, Ling He, Daoming ZENG

“…There is a significant positive correlation between Cd-P and available Cd determined by different methods, but the correlation between CDGT and crop Cd content is better than 0.01mol/L CaCl2 extraction method, seven-step extraction method and soil solution method. …”
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Rapid Detection of Key Phenotypic Parameters in Wheat Grains Using Linear Array Camera by Wenjing Zhu, Kaiwen Duan, Xiao Li, Kai Yu, Changfeng Shao

“…Similarly, for grain width, the determination coefficient and RMSE were 0.9505 and 0.0541; for grain weight, these values were 0.7635 and 3.8329, respectively. …”
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Localization of Sound Sources in Normal Hearing and in Hearing Impaired People by Marek NIEWIAROWICZ, Tomasz KACZMAREK

“…This article presents results of investigations of the angle of directional hearing acuity (ADHA) as a measure of the spatial hearing ability with a special emphasis on people with hearing impairments. A modified method proposed by Zakrzewski has been used – ADHA values have been determined for 8 azimuths in the horizontal plane at the height of the listeners’ head. …”
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Materials and technologies for the restoration of tower-type objects by S. G. Sheina, D. K.-S. Bataev, M. M. Maloroev, P. D. Bataeva

“…The aim of the study is to develop a repair and restoration composition of materials and a technology for restoring a tower-type object.Method. The experimental method of destructive and non-destructive quality control of building materials was used in the work; comprehensive instrumental technical inspection of buildings and structures; visual inspection of buildings and structures.Result. …”
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ENERGY AND PROTEIN CONTENT IN THE DIET AND RELATIONSHIP WITH MILK UREA IN SHEEP FROM THE SYNTHETIC POPULATION BULGARIAN DAIRY by Milena Mihaylova

“…The urea content was determined by the method described by Angelov, Ibrishimov, Milashki (1999), based on the urease method with the Conway cup. …”
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