Evaluation of Waste with High Organic Content in Energy Production by Esin Hande Bayrak Işık, Semire Kalpakçı Yokuş

“…First of all, the C/N ratio of randomly selected kitchen wastes was determined, and it was found as 34.30. The mixing ratios with ovine manure were determined by considering the C/N ratio that was found. …”
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Empirical Correlation between Geotechnical and Geophysical Parameters in a Landslide Zone (Case Study: Nargeschal Landslide) by Sadegh Rezaei, Issa Shooshpasha, Hamed Rezaei

“…The correlations were examined using two methods, namely Spearman’s coefficient test and least square regression analysis. …”
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A spatial clustering-based approach to design monitoring networks of infectious diseases: a case study of hand, foot, and mouth disease by Shuting Li, Yuanhua Liu, Ke Li, Zengliang Wang, Michael P. Ward, Wei Tu, Jiayao Xu, Rui Yuan, Lele Zhang, Na Wang, Jidan Zhang, Yu Zhao, Henry S. Lynn, Zhaorui Chang, Zhijie Zhang

“…Conclusions SCSS proved to be more accurate and stable than traditional methods, which overlook spatial information. This method offers a valuable reference for future design of monitoring networks for infectious diseases exhibiting spatial autocorrelation, enabling more efficient and cost-effective surveillance. …”
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Testing of Retail Cheese, Butter, Ice Cream, and Other Dairy Products for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the US by David L. Suarez, Iryna V. Goraichuk, Lindsay Killmaster, Erica Spackman, Nicole J. Clausen, Tristan J. Colonius, Cynthia L. Leonard, Monica L. Metz

“…Using the revised protocols, it was determined that HPAI viral RNA could be detected in a variety of dairy products, but existing pasteurization methods effectively inactivate the virus assuring consumer safety.…”
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Repeatability and Reproducibility of Noninvasive Keratograph 5M Measurements in Patients with Dry Eye Disease by Lei Tian, Jing-hao Qu, Xiao-yu zhang, Xu-guang Sun

“…The repeatability and reproducibility of measurements were assessed by the coefficient of variation (CV) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Serum Uric Acid on Blood Sugar Levels in Patients with Prediabetes: A Mediation Analysis by Thunyarat Anothaisintawee, Dumrongrat Lertrattananon, Sangsulee Thamakaison, Sirimon Reutrakul, Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul, Ammarin Thakkinstian

“…A mediation effect was estimated using the product-of-coefficient method with a bootstrap analysis of 1000 replications. …”
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Comparison of Least Squares and Some Bias Estimators in Multicollinearity by Furkan Yılmaz, Lütfi Bayyurt, Samet Hasan Abacı, Yalçın Tahtalı

“…For this aim, the effect of some body measurements on body weight (BW), body length (BL), height at withers (HW), height at rump (HR), chest depth (CD), chest girth (CG) and chest width (CW) obtained from 59 Saanen kids at weaning period raised at Research Farm of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University. Determination coefficient (R2) and mean square error (MSE) values were used to evaluate the estimation performance of the methods. …”
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Study of interaction between metal ions and quercetin by Taiane Souza de Castilho, Tatiane Brescovites Matias, Keller Paulo Nicolini, Jaqueline Nicolini

“…The values obtained were 2.20 ± 1.77 × 103 for Ca2+, 1.37 ± 0.59 × 103 for Mg2+ and 7.03 ± 1.04 × 104 for Ni2+, and all interactions showed type 1:1 stoichiometry, as determined by titration and by the method of continuous variations (Job’s method). …”
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Fast and robust strain signal processing for aircraft structural health monitoring by Cong Wang, Xin Tan, Xiaobin Ren, Xuelong Li

“…The type of noise in structural strain signals is determined by using a statistical analysis method, which can be regarded as a mixture of Gaussian-like (tiny hairy signals) and impulse-like noise (single signals with anomalous movements in peak and valley areas). …”
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The impact of acid activation on manganese ion extraction from natural water and industrial wastewater by L. A. Pimneva, A. A. Zagorskaya, E. V. Zherebchuk

“…This method can remove contaminants to any desired residual concentration. …”
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Assessing body composition in older adults: comparing BMI, Calf circumference, and DXA by Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas, Ayrton Moraes Ramos, Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Fabiana Rodrigues Scartoni, Delson Lustosa de Figueiredo, Lourdes Andresa Ramos de Oliveira, Vinícius de Souza Eloy, Ian Whyte, Lúcio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa

“…Pearson's correlation test investigated the associations between DXA, BMI, and CC variables. The coefficient of determination (r2) was used to verify the explanatory power between the study variables. …”
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Susceptibility weighted imaging for detection of thrombus in acute ischemic stroke: A cross‐sectional study by Subash Phuyal, Sushanta Paudel, Suchit Thapa Chhetri, Prakash Phuyal, Sadina Shrestha, Anzil Man Singh Maharjan

“…A moderate positive correlation was observed between the NIHSS and thrombus length (p = 0.002, Pearson's correlation coefficient), with a Pearson's coefficient of 0.367. …”
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Assay precision, 99th percentile reference value and proportion of detected healthy european adults for VIDAS® high-sensitive troponin I by Nathalie Auberger, Isabelle Coin, Laure Marillet, Frédérique Raymond, Sandrine Michel-Busseret, Pierre-Géraud Claret, Camille Pease

“…Methods: High-sensitivity performance was assessed by examining the limits of detection, the determination of the 99th percentile value, the evaluated imprecision at said value and the detectable results above limit of detection (LoD) in a cohort of healthy European individuals. …”
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The Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the "Problematic Social Media Use Scale for Adolescents": A Cross-Sectional Methodological Study by Sima Sima Abdorrahimi Javid, Serap Ejder Apay, Samira Shahbazzadegan, Roya Motavalli

“…Davis content validity method, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability of Cronbach's α-coefficient, and correlation were used.  …”
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Inversion and validation of soil water-holding capacity in a wild fruit forest, using hyperspectral technology combined with machine learning by Tingwei Song, Liang Guo, Qian Sun, Guizhen Gao, Jing Chen, Qikun Zhang

“…Moreover, uncertainty analysis demonstrated that the SWHC estimation model constructed using the Random Forest (RF) algorithm exhibited the highest stability, with a coefficient of determination R2 = 0.73, RMSE = 0.158, and RPD = 1.90. …”
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Development and validation of the Iranian Social Health Questionnaire (IrSHQ) by Hassan Rafiey, Mostafa Amini Rarani, Fardin Alipour, Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae

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Decreases in molecular diffusion, perfusion fraction and perfusion-related diffusion in fibrotic livers: a prospective clinical intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging study. by Pu-Xuan Lu, Hua Huang, Jing Yuan, Feng Zhao, Zhi-Yi Chen, Qinwei Zhang, Anil T Ahuja, Bo-Ping Zhou, Yì-Xiáng J Wáng

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>This study was aimed to determine whether pure molecular-based diffusion coefficient (D) and perfusion-related diffusion parameters (perfusion fraction f, perfusion-related diffusion coefficient D*) differ in healthy livers and fibrotic livers through intra-voxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MR imaging.…”
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Validation Study of the Iranian Version of Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHF‐Q): A Cross‐Sectional Study by Majideh Heravi‐Karimooi, Razieh Bandari, Somayeh Eskandari, Sahar Semnani, Nahid Rejeh, Ali Montazeri

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Enhancing buckwheat maturity classification with generative adversarial networks for spectroscopy data augmentation by Huihui Wang, Xiaoxue Che, Jiaxuan Nan, Yuyuan Miao, Yaqi Wang, Wuping Zhang, Fuzhong Li, Jiwan Han

“…IntroductionThe optimal harvest period for buckwheat is challenging to determine due to its short growth cycle. Harvesting too early or too late can negatively affect the quality of the crop. …”
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Body mass index and self-perception of overweight and obesity in rural, urban and rural-to-urban migrants: PERU MIGRANT study. by Christian Loret de Mola, Timesh D Pillay, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Robert H Gilman, Liam Smeeth, J Jaime Miranda

“…Percentage of concurrences between BMI and self-reported weight and Kappa coefficients for inter-rater agreement were calculated. …”
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