Comparison of the performances of six empirical mass transfer-based reference evapotranspiration estimation models in semi-arid conditions by Selçuk Usta

“…The statistical approaches of the mean absolute error (MAE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), root mean square error (RMSE), Nash–Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE), and determination coefficient (R2) were used as comparison criterion. …”
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Discriminative Validity and Reliability of the Single-Leg Squat and Single-Leg Landing Frontal Plane Kinematics in Individuals with Lower Limb Functional Deficits by Jean Marlon Machado, Marcelo Peduzzi de Castro, Amandda de Souza, Carlos Alberto Atherinos Pierri, Francisco Xavier de Araujo, Heiliane de Brito Fontana, Caroline Ruschel

“…Methods: The frontal plane kinematics of 86 adults, divided into 2 groups (43 with lower limb functional deficits and 43 without), as classified by the Lower Extremity Functional Scale, were assessed during single-leg squat and single-leg landing tasks. …”
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Diagnostic value of conventional MRI combined with DTI for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia by Ruifang Yan, Dongming Han, Jipeng Ren, Zhansheng Zhai, Fengmei Zhou, Jingliang Cheng

“…Methods: Seventy-three newborns with hyperbilirubinemia were grouped into three groups: the mild increase group (M, 27 cases), the moderate increase group (O, 28 cases), and the severe group (S, 18 cases). …”
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Utilisation of remote capillary blood testing in an outpatient clinic setting to improve shared decision making and patient and clinician experience: a validation and pilot study by Jackie Donovan, Michael Loebinger, Kate Mclaren, Anand Shah, Lisa Nwankwo, Zhifang Ni, Alberto Vidal-Diaz, Alice Morrisey, Adam Igra

“…Further research is required to determine health economic impact and applicability within telemedicine-based outpatient care.…”
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Study of the psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-12 questionnaire in rural Bangladesh. by Fakir M Amirul Islam

“…However, further study is needed to evaluate the tool across different populations, including an in-depth investigation of item 12 to determine its inclusion or removal.<h4>Trial registration</h4>ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04505150. …”
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ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND COMORBIDITIES WITH QUALITY-OF-LIFE MEASURES IN PATIENTS WITH GOUT by M. S. Eliseev, M. V. Mukagova, S. I. Glukhova

“…The multiple regression analysis established a direct association between HAQ FS worsening and female gender, elderly age, number of inflamed joints and frequency of arthritis attacks; the coefficient of multiple determination (R2) was 0.41. …”
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Distinguishing Characteristics of Benign Versus Malignant Intraosseous Schwannomas: A Comparative Study by Jiangchao Zhang, Ge Xiong, Wei Zheng, Jing Sun

“…The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to determine inter‐observer agreement. …”
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Experimental Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Rotating Heat Pipes for Cooling Motor Rotor of Nuclear-powered Submarine by ZHU Zhanghao1, 2, ZHANG Song1, 2, 3, TIAN Langlang1, 2, CHEN Jidong1, 2, TANG Simiao1, 2, , SUN Wan1, 2, LIAN Qiang1, 2, PAN Liangming1, 2

“…The operation efficiency of the power system and motor rotor of nuclear-powered submersibles directly determines the performance of submersibles, and the traditional heat dissipation methods can no longer meet the operation requirements of new submersible motors. …”

Effect of damage or contamination to the tips of 200 light-curing units by Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad, Afnan O. Al-Zain, Hassan A. Alyami, Husain A. Almakrami, Osama A. Alsulaiman, Eman H. Ismail, Richard B. Price, Ahmed A. Alsulaiman

“…Spearman correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between the condition of the LCU and radiant emittance/power (p = 0.05). …”
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An investigation of fear of COVID-19 status in university student athletes from different sports associated with contact by Celil Kaçoğlu, Halil O. Çobanoğlu, Emre Şahin

“…The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient for the COVID-19 fear scale was found to be 0.88. …”
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Cluster-randomized trial of the implementation of the Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) system in children with acute malnutrition 6 to 59 months of age in Ngouri... by Nancy M. Dale, Youssouf Djidita Hagre, Susan Shepherd, George Tomlinson, Stanley Zlotkin, Masra Ngaradoum, Mahmat Bechir, Marius Madjissem, Charles Tehoua, Christopher Parshuram

“…The objective of the CRIMSON study is to estimate the effect of implementation of the RISQ System on mortality and processes of care in a nutritional program. Methods A cluster randomized trial will compare the RISQ System to usual care. …”
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Quantitative analysis of ocular deviation under eye occlusion: a descriptive study using the ORTe EYENAC eye-tracking system by Shunya Tatara, Yuna Magara, Touko Sasaki, Fumiatsu Maeda, Noriaki Murata, Kazuhiro Itagaki, Tomoya Handa, Haruo Toda

“…Methods The study participants included 15 university students aged 20–22 years, among whom 13 had exophoria, 1 had intermittent exotropia, and 1 had exotropia. …”
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A Moroccan soil spectral library use framework for improving soil property prediction: Evaluating a geostatistical approach by Tadesse Gashaw Asrat, Timo Breure, Ruben Sakrabani, Ron Corstanje, Kirsty L. Hassall, Abdellah Hamma, Fassil Kebede, Stephan M. Haefele

“…While calibration samples are necessary, there is the need to optimize SSL development through strategically determining the quantity, location, and timing of these samples based on the quality of the information in the library. …”
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渐开线零齿差内齿轮副变位系数确定方法 by 黄恺, 张艳冬

“…The principal and steps are presented about the determination of the modification coefficients of an involutes zero-tooth-difference internal gear mechanism.First of all,the optimization method is applied to determine the values of the modification coefficients;secondly,they are modified according to the machining operation;and then,the results should be checked with a view to their feasibility;finally,some software is used to verify the correctness.The whole design procedures are already used in practice successfully.…”
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Predicting Market Value of Iranian Football Players using Linear Modeling Techniques by Rasool Nazari, Saeid Azari

“…The statistical population of the present study included all Iranian and foreign players working in the Iranian Football Premier League, which totaled 409 people the appropriate sample size for the research was calculated based on the community sampling formula and at a 5% error level, 200 people were calculated descriptive statistics was used for analysis and multiple regression method was used for inferential analysis.Results: Results showed that there is a significant relationship between player valuation and age variables, goalkeeper position, midfielder position, striker position, individual awards, foot position and number of games therefore, it can be concluded that when evaluating, the mentioned factors should be considered to attract the desired players of the clubs in the transfer seasons.Conclusion: In general, it can be acknowledged that the estimated coefficients of this model have the necessary efficiency to determine the market value of professional football players in the Iranian league.…”
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Topology Optimization Design of Automotive Suspension Control Arm by Rongfeng Lin, Xianghui Zhan, Xiaoda Li

“…Subsequently, the Analytic Hierarchy Process was used to determine the weight coefficients for each operating condition, and an optimization plan was obtained by combining ANSYS finite element analysis. …”
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Diurnal Variation of Soil Heat Flux at an Antarctic Local Area during Warmer Months by Marco Alves, Jacyra Soares

“…During the night-time, the soil is a heat source to the shallower soil layers and represents at least 29% of the net night-time radiation. A relatively simple method—the objective hysteresis method (OHM)—was successfully applied to determine the surface soil heat flux using net radiation observations. …”
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Optimizing Teacher Performance Through The Implementation Of Progressive Work Culture And Dynamic Leadership Styles by Asde Rahmamulyati, Yunus Handoko, Murtianingsih Murtianingsih

“…The sample or respondents in this study amounted to 31 teachers. Data collection method using questionnaire. Data analysis uses data quality tests, classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression and hypothesis testing, namely coefficients of determination, t tests, and f test. …”
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Assessing Classification Accuracy as a Criterion for Evaluating the Performance of Seven Topographic Correction Algorithms in the Trinidad Mountains, Cuba by Minerva Sánchez-Llull, Laura Castellanos Torres, Alain Muñoz Caravaca, Gustavo Martín Morales, Sabine Sauvage, Yeleny Zulueta-Véliz, Eugenio Jesús Olalde Chang, Julio León Cabrera, Leosveli Vasallo-Rodríguez, Sylvain Ouillon, José-Miguel Sánchez-Pérez

“…This study aims to validate the effectiveness of seven topographic correction methods using classification accuracy as a criterion. …”
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About definition of the law of change of young's modulus at the analysis of longitudinal oscillations of the rod by A.N. Bobrova, A.O. Vatulyan

“…In the paper method for solving the direct problem for a differential equation of second order with variable coefficients is presented. …”
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