Application of Infrared Thermography in Identifying Plant Oils by Maria Marudova, Sotir Sotirov, Nadezhda Kafadarova, Ginka Antova

“…It overcomes the limitations of other methods that determine only the thermal conductivity coefficients of oils through resistive heating of the sample. …”
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Validation of Inland Water Surface Elevation from SWOT Satellite Products: A Case Study in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River by Yao Zhao, Jun’e Fu, Zhiguo Pang, Wei Jiang, Pengjie Zhang, Zixuan Qi

“…In some areas, the extracted WSE aligns closely with the in situ water level trend, with a coefficient of determination (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>) exceeding 0.9, while in other areas, the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> is lower (less than 0.8), and the error compared to in situ water levels is larger (with Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) greater than 1.0 m). (2) This study proposes a combined denoising method based on the Interquartile Range (IQR) and Adaptive Statistical Outlier Removal (ASOR). …”
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Modeling of CO₂ Efflux from Forest and Grassland Soils Depending on Weather Conditions by Sergey Kivalov, Irina Kurganova, Sergey Bykhovets, Dmitriy Khoroshaev, Valentin Lopes de Gerenyu, Yiping Wu, Tatiana Myakshina, Yakov Kuzyakov, Irina Priputina

“…The mean bias error (MBE), root-mean-square error (RMSE), and determination coefficient (R²) were employed to assess the quality of the model’s performance. …”
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Cyclic alternating pattern in normal children aged 12 to 24 months Padrão alternante cíclico em crianças normais de 12 a 24 meses by Gabriela Rodrigues Alves, Agostinho Rosa, Magneide Brito, Marcia Pradella-Hallinan, Sergio Tufik

“…RESULTS: CAP rate found in children of 12 to 24 months of age was (25.78±10.18%) and it is characterized by a linear increase of 2% per month, from 12% at 12 months reaching 35% at 24 months. With coefficient of determination R² of 0.91. The duration of A phases was 6.93±1.06 seconds, and B phases was found to last 21.44±2.31 seconds. …”
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Validation of the brazilian version of the berg balance scale for patients with parkinson's disease Validação da versão brasileira da Escala de Equilíbrio de Berg para pacientes co... by Paula L. Scalzo, Isabella C. Nova, Mônica R. Perracini, Daniel R.C. Sacramento, Francisco Cardoso, Henrique B. Ferraz, Antonio Lúcio Teixeira

“…METHOD: We evaluated 53 patients (M/F 37/16, mean age±SD, 62±7.9 years) with PD (mean±SD, 7.8±4.4 years). …”
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Predicting Scientific Research Impacts in Biotechnology by Machine Learning Algorithms by Ghasem Azadi Ahmadabadi

“…In this research, Pearson's correlation coefficient and the R software package were used to examine the relationships between the studied indicators. …”
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Fungal Colonization of the Anatomical Parts of Soybean Seeds Supplied with Different Nitrogen Rates and Inoculated with <i>Bradyrhizobium japonicum</i> by Jacek Olszewski, Grzegorz Dzienis, Adam Okorski, Weronika Goś, Agnieszka Pszczółkowska

“…Fungi were identified with the use of the macroscopic method and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. …”
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The Effect of Tangible and Intangible Hotel Caracteristics on Brand Loyalty with the Mediating Role of Perceived Well-Being and Brand Attitude (Case study: 4 And 5 Star Hotels In M... by Zahra Mohamadzadeh, Zahra Mohamoudi

“…Construct validity should be assessed and confirmed using statistical methods such as confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to check the reliability of the variables. …”
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Psychometric validation of the Chronic Ocular Pain Questionnaire (COP-Q) by Amy Findley, Brigitte J. Sloesen, Nicola Hodson, Agkreta Leventi, Ben Pascoe, Rob Arbuckle, Paul O’Brien, Christel Naujoks, Michela Montecchi-Palmer, Diana Plaza, Paul M. Karpecki, Pedram Hamrah

“…Construct validity for all COP-Q modules was supported by a logical pattern of correlations with concurrent measures and evidence of ability to distinguish between known-groups, with statistically significant differences between COSP severity groups. Paired t-tests, coefficient of determination (CoD) and concordance correlation coefficients (CCC) showed statistically significant differences between the two recall period versions of the Symptom Module, although the magnitude of the difference was small, and each version shares a high level of reproducibility in scores. …”
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Leveraging Cognitive and Speech Ecological Momentary Assessment in Individuals With Phenylketonuria: Development and Usability Study of Cognitive Fluctuations in a Rare Disease Pop... by Shifali Singh, Lisa Kluen, Katelin Curtis, Raquel Norel, Carla Agurto, Elizabeth Grinspoon, Zoe Hawks, Shawn Christ, Susan Waisbren, Guillermo Cecchi, Laura Germine

“…We describe our initial optimization pilot results that are guiding this study while establishing the feasibility and reliability of using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in this clinical population. MethodsIn total, 20 adults with PKU were enrolled in this study between December 2022 and March 2023 through the National PKU Alliance. …”
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Providing a Robust Dynamic Pricing Model and Comparing It with Static Pricing in Multi-level Supply Chains Using a Game Theory Approach by Sara Mehrjoo, Hanan Amoozad Mahdirji, Jalil Heidary Dahoei, Seyyed Hossein Razavi Haji Agha, Mahnaz Hosseinzadeh

“…In addition, many sources, including Chen et al, 2018, have indicated that dynamic pricing is being used in many innovative businesses, that 60% of market development managers around the world are familiar with dynamic pricing methods, and that 35% of CEOs and business managers plan to base all their pricing models on dynamic pricing methods in the next three years. …”
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Patients and physiotherapy professionals’ perspectives on group-based treatments: a systematic review protocol by Maude Laberge, Mélanie Le Berre, Farzaneh Yousefi

“…For quantitative findings, the direction of the relationship between the outcomes and their determinants will be reported, along with the magnitude and significance of the coefficients, where available. …”
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Calculation of the Electrostatic Field in Non-Homogeneous Structures by Berzan V., Patsyuk V., Rybacova G., Porumb R., Postolache P.

“…The paper examines a new approach of the finite volume method in determining the distribution of the electric field in non-homogeneous structures. …”
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Automatic recognition of adrenal incidentalomas using a two-stage cascade network: a multicenter study by Xiao Xie, Sheng-Xiao Ma, Xiang-De Luo, De-Ying Liao, Dong Han, Zhi-Peng Huang, Zhi-Hua Chen, Xian-Ping Li, Bo Li, Shi-Di Hu, Yan-Jun Chen, Peng-Fei Liu, De-Zhong Zheng, Hui Xia, Cun-Dong Liu, Shan-Chao Zhao, Ming-Kun Chen

“…The two-stage cascade network consisted of a 3D Res-Unet network for adrenal gland segmentation and a classifier for determining the presence of AIs. The segmentation network was mainly evaluated by the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), and the classifier was evaluated by the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. …”
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ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT FOR ASSESSMENT OF ACCURACY POSITIONING SYSTEMS GLONASS/GPS WITH DIFFERENTIATED APPLICATION OF FERTILIZERS by G. I. Lichman, V. A. Kolesnikova, N. M. Marchenko, A. N. Marchenko

“…Analytical researches define dependence of a dose of fertilizers application on the unit driving accuracy characterized by variation coefficient. Received mathematical model make it possible to determine admissions on overlapping of adjacent passages at the corresponding mean square deviation from optimum. …”
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High Visceral to Subcutaneous Fat Ratio Is Associated with Increased Postoperative Inflammatory Response after Colorectal Resection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Yao Wei, Feng Zhu, Jianfeng Gong, Jianbo Yang, Tenghui Zhang, Lili Gu, Weiming Zhu, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Ning Li, Jieshou Li

“…The aim of this study is to elucidate whether body fat amount and its distribution affects postoperative inflammation after colorectal surgery in IBD patients. Methods. Eighty-six patients undergoing colorectal resection for IBD from June 2014 to Jan 2017 were enrolled. …”
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Screening for problematic opioid use in the emergency department: Comparison of two screening measures by Brittany E. Punches, Caroline E. Freiermuth, Jon E. Sprague, Jennifer L. Brown, Elizabeth Hutzel‐Dunham, Joshua Lambert, Robert Braun, Andrew Littlefield, Jennifer A. Frey, Daniel J. Bachmann, Jason J. Bischof, Michael V. Pantalon, Rachel M. Ancona, David F. Kisor, Michael S. Lyons

“…Methods A cross‐sectional study of randomly selected adult patients presenting to three Midwestern US EDs were enrolled, with duplicate patients excluded. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the BENEFITS-CCCSAT based on CTT and IRT: a cross-sectional design translation and validation study by Chuang Li, Chuang Li, Youbei Lin, Betul Tosun, Pin Wang, Hong Ye Guo, Cheng Rong Ling, Ran Qi, Qing Yue Luo, Yan Wang, Fang Huang, Jiaqi Wang, Shu Hui Ma, Dan Feng Xu, Shu Zhen Wu, Lan Zhang

“…This study aimed to validate the BENEFITS-CCCSAT for Chinese nursing students.MethodsThe original BENEFITS-CCCSAT was translated, back-translated, culturally adapted, and pre-tested using the Brislin model to form a Chinese version. …”
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Investigating factors affecting the success of health care startups in Iran by Navid Majedi, Maryam Yaghoubi, Mohammad Amiri-Ara

“…Materials and Methods: An applied cross-sectional study was conducted in Iran at 2023 among active startups specializing in medical equipment production and delivery of health care. …”
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Relationship between glenohumeral horizontal abduction angle and scapular internal rotation angle at maximum shoulder external rotation during baseball pitching by Yuki Nomura, PhD, PT, Hajime Toda, PhD, PT, JSPO-AT, Masaki Katayose, PhD, PT, JSPO-AT, Shun Watanabe, MSc, Masahiro Yoshida, PhD, PT, JSPO-AT, Makoto Yoshida, PhD, PT, JSPO-AT, Keizo Yamamoto, PhD

“…Pearson’s correlation coefficients determined the relationships between GH horizontal adduction and ST internal rotation angles at MER and between ST internal rotation angles at FC and MER. …”
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