Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…This life cycle assessment study aimed to compare two comparable products, namely duplex board with 93 percent recycled fiber and folding boxboard with 100 percent wood or virgin fiber raw materials.METHODS: Both products were represented as one metric ton of the final product. …”
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Optimal Viewpoint Assistance for Cooperative Manipulation Using D-Optimality by Kyosuke Kameyama, Kazuki Horie, Kosuke Sekiyama

“…This study proposes a D-optimality-based viewpoint selection method to improve visual assistance for a manipulator by optimizing camera placement. …”
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Development of interest in training by creation emotional and comfortable educational environment by Olga M. Shentsova

“…The structural model of the educational environment has been developed, that includes spatial and subject, social, actionable, information and technological, substantial and spiritual components, which are considered by the authors in detail.When determining the educational environment we have used the method of the vector modeling, developed by V.Yasvin, which is based on the system of coordinates, consisting of an axis of FD “freedom-dependence” and an axis of AP “activity-passivity”. …”
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Antioxidant and Nutrient Profile of Tomato Processing Waste from the Mixture of Indigenous Croatian Varieties: Influence of Drying and Milling by Tea Petković, Emerik Galić, Kristina Radić, Nikolina Golub, Jasna Jablan, Maja Bival Štefan, Tihomir Moslavac, Karla Grudenić, Ivana Rumora Samarin, Tomislav Vinković, Dubravka Vitali Čepo

“…All samples showed contaminant levels within regulatory limits, confirming their safety for further applications. Various drying methods (air-drying at 70 °C and at 50 °C, lyophilization and vacuum drying) and grinding intensities were evaluated to determine their impact on TPW bioactive compounds retention and organoleptic characteristics. …”
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Integration of UAV Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Taro Blight Monitoring by Yushuai Wang, Yuxin Chen, Zhou Shu, Shaolong Zhu, Weijun Zhang, Tao Liu, Chengming Sun

“…Taro blight is a major disease affecting taro cultivation. Traditional methods for disease prevention rely on manual identification, which is limited by subjectivity and scope. …”
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An Environment Recognition Algorithm for Staircase Climbing Robots by Yanjie Liu, Yanlong Wei, Chao Wang, Heng Wu

“…Moreover, significant errors in step geometry estimation and low mapping accuracy can hinder the ability of deformed wheel-based mobile robots to climb stairs, negatively impacting the efficiency and success rate of task execution. To solve the above problems, we propose an effective LiDAR-Inertial-based point cloud detection method for staircases. …”
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Environmental and energy issues in biodiesel production using palm oil from the interspecific hybrid OxG and Elaeis guineensis: a case study in Colombia☆ by Mogollon Diego Ignacio Nieto, Venturini Osvaldo José, Batlle Eric Alberto Ocampo, González Aldemar Martinez, Munar-Florez David Arturo, Ramirez-Contreras Nidia Elizabeth, García-Nuñez Jesús Alberto, Borges Pedro Tavares, Lora Electo Eduardo Silva

“…The functional unit was defined as 1.0 MJ of energy produced, and impacts were modeled using SimaPro v.8.0.3 software and quantified using the Impact 2002+ method. The results showed biodiesel from hybrid OxG reduced 6.2% the overall efficiency indicator of the system compared to biodiesel from E. guineensis. …”
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NORMATIVE-COMPETENCE MODEL OF THE TEACHER OF THE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM by G. A. Ignatieva, O. V. Tulupova

“…The methods of the qualification and dispersive analysis, expert estimations, participant observation, stratified sampling were used to determine the efficiency of the model and diagnostics of professional competences of teachers of additional professional education. …”
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Automated detection of hard exudates in retinal fundus images for diabetic retinopathy screening using textural-based radon transform and morphology reconstruction by Esmat Ramezanzadeh, Naser Shoeibi, Akram Feizabadi, Touka Banaee, Mohammad Hossein Bahreyni Tussi, Meysam Tavakoli

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A complete benchmark for polyp detection, segmentation and classification in colonoscopy images by Yael Tudela, Mireia Majó, Neil de la Fuente, Adrian Galdran, Adrian Krenzer, Frank Puppe, Amine Yamlahi, Thuy Nuong Tran, Bogdan J. Matuszewski, Kerr Fitzgerald, Cheng Bian, Junwen Pan, Shijle Liu, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach, Aymeric Histace, Jorge Bernal

“…Early detection and diagnosis of its precursor lesion, the polyp, is key to reduce its mortality and to improve procedure efficiency. During the last two decades, several computational methods have been proposed to assist clinicians in detection, segmentation and classification tasks but the lack of a common public validation framework makes it difficult to determine which of them is ready to be deployed in the exploration room.MethodsThis study presents a complete validation framework and we compare several methodologies for each of the polyp characterization tasks.ResultsResults show that the majority of the approaches are able to provide good performance for the detection and segmentation task, but that there is room for improvement regarding polyp classification.DiscussionWhile studied show promising results in the assistance of polyp detection and segmentation tasks, further research should be done in classification task to obtain reliable results to assist the clinicians during the procedure. …”
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CONSERVATION STATUS AND RESEARCH ON PROPAGATION OF CAMELLIA PIQUETIANA IN LAM DONG PROVINCE, VIETNAM by Hong En Le, Quang Cuong Truong, Van Cam Ngo, Pham Doan Nguyen, Van Phuc Nguyen, Van Duong Do, Thi Thuy Hoa Le, Si Hung Ho, Ba Trung Nguyen, Giang Phi Ngo, Thi Phuong Ho

“…The conservation assessment for this species, determined with GeoCat software, is still CR. Propagation by partially uncoated seeds had a higher propagation efficiency than by coated seeds. …”
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Investigation of the external effects of economic activities in Islamic economy by Rahmani Mohammad Jan, Thabit Seyyed Abdulhamid, Naini Seyyed Hamid Joshghani

“…While, according to the principles of capitalist economy, even the positive external effects must be compensated because if they are not compensated, they will reduce the economic efficiency. The research method in this research is the library and descriptive-analytical method, which has been discussed using various Islamic and economic sources.…”
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Reliability and Quality of Complex Systems by D.N. Novomeisky, M.N. Piganov, E.T. Eskibaev

“…When estimating the error in determining the temperature of the torch, the method of "rectangles" was used. …”

Clinical outcomes and survival following placement of self‐expandable metallic stents for central airway stenosis and fistula by Katsuo Usuda, Shun Iwai, Aika Yamagata, Yoshihito Iijima, Nozomu Motono, Yutaka Takahara, Shohei Shinomiya, Taku Oikawa, Shiro Mizuno, Hidetaka Uramoto

“…Methods SEMSs were inserted into 20 patients with malignant CASs and four with malignant CAFs. …”
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ISOCHORIC HEAT CAPACITY OF 1% AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE by V. I. Dvoryanchikov, D. K. Djavatov, G. A. Rabadanov, E. G. Iskenderov, D. P. Shikhakhmedova

“…The aim is to conduct an experimental study of isochoric heat capacity of 1% aqueous solution of magnesium chloride along the phase boundary curve.Method. In order to determine the isochoric heat capacity at the phase boundary curve we used the adiabatic calorimeter of KH. …”
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Updating global estimates of pathogen-attributable diarrhoeal disease burden: a methodology and integrated protocol for a broad-scope systematic review of a syndrome with diverse i... by Margaret N Kosek, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Shannon E Majowicz, Josh M Colston, Thomas G Flynn, Andrea H Denton, Francesca Schiaffino, Carlotta Di Bari, Yuki Minato

“…Systematic reviews and meta-analyses can be an effective and resource-efficient method for synthesising evidence regarding disease epidemiology for a wide range of pathogens and are the evidence source used by initiatives like the Planetary Child Health and Enterics Observatory (Plan-EO) and the WHO to determine the aetiology-specific epidemiology of diarrhoeal disease. …”
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Decision-making in wildlife forensics: comparing complex and simple cases at the Wyoming Game and Fish Laboratory by Kimberly M. Frazier, Tasha L. Bauman

“…Both cases highlight several decision making points throughout to determine the number of samples to collect, if the samples contain biological material, the extraction methods to be used, and how to proceed with downstream analyses. …”
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Low-frequency rTMS modulates small-world network properties in an AVH-related brain network in schizophrenia by Lin Zhang, Li Guo, Xiaohui Liu, Jing Han, Yuanqiang Zhu, Chaozong Ma, Ye Li, Weiliang Ye

“…Following rTMS, small-worldness (σ), local efficiency (El), and global efficiency (Eg) showed significant improvement, suggesting partial restoration of network efficiency. …”
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Using Multiple Criteria Optimization and Two-Stage Genetic Algorithms to Select a Population Management Strategy with Optimized Reliability by Jessica L. Chapman, Lu Lu, Christine M. Anderson-Cook

“…The method is illustrated with an example that shares characteristics with some munition stockpiles and demonstrates the substantial advantages of the two-phase approach on the quality of solutions and efficiency of finding them.…”
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Research of the Electric Power Conversion in Wind Turbines with the Aerodynamic Multiplication by Alekseevskiy D.G., Andrienko P.D., Nemykina O.V.

“…The research results have showed that power losses reduce in busbars and lead to increase wind turbine efficiency and decrease cable consumption. Electromagnet processes modelling of visual block model have evidenced the adequacy of the assumptions in the determination of the power losses. …”
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