Meteorological drought severity forecasting utilizing blended modelling by Aaditya Ahire, Nilima Zade, Umeed Mujawar, Dimple Mehta, Ketan Kotecha

“…With the large meteorological dataset that involves temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind speed as features, the model integrates: • The tree capabilities of XGBoost perform feature selection very effectively. • Temporal Pattern Analysis using LSTM. • Insight obtained from the attention mechanism-based TabNet.Empirical results demonstrate that the proposed ensemble outperforms individual models, achieving the lowest Root Mean Square Error (RMSE: 0.6582) and Mean Absolute Error (MAE: 0.5377), and the highest Coefficient of Determination (R²: 0.5069). Furthermore, it yields the best Nash–Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE: 0.5107) and Kling–Gupta Efficiency (KGE: 0.6039), confirming its superiority in drought severity forecasting. …”
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Optimizing energy constrained target localization and tracking with radial bias and seeker optimization algorithms in wireless sensor networks by S. Yazhinian, S. Famila, P. Jose, Mahendar A, Sofia R

“…By integrating these two methodologies, ensures a balance between precision in tracking and energy efficiency. Extensive simulations shown this technique surpasses existing methods in terms of both accuracy in determining the location and the duration of network operation. …”
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Automated pipeline for leaf spot severity scoring in peanuts using segmentation neural networks by Joshua Larsen, Jeffrey Dunne, Robert Austin, Cassondra Newman, Michael Kudenov

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A single entomopathogenic nematode infection assay for Drosophila melanogaster larvae by Sreeradha Mallick, Eric Kenney, Jacob Rashap, Ioannis Eleftherianos

“…The entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) Steinernema carpocapsae and Steinernema hermaphroditum can efficiently infect the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. …”
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In situ nondestructive identification of citrus fruit ripeness via hyperspectral imaging technology by Qi Wang, Jinzhu Lu, Yuanhong Wang, Fajun Miao, Senping Liu, Qiyang Shui, Junfeng Gao, Yingwang Gao

“…Abstract Rapid and accurate assessment of the citrus ripening stage in the field is important for determining harvest timing and improving industrial economic efficiency; however, the lack of effective nondestructive detection methods in the current orchard leads to flaws in ripening stage assessment, which affects harvesting decisions. …”
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Rapid quantification of whole seed fatty acid amount, composition, and shape phenotypes from diverse oilseed species with large differences in seed size by Matthew G. Garneau, Prasad Parchuri, Nora Zander, Philip D. Bates

“…Conclusions New rapid whole seed fatty acid esterification and phenotyping protocols were developed to accurately assess oilseed lipid content. These methods are particularly valuable in oilseed research, breeding, and engineering applications where efficient analysis of large numbers of samples and accurate oil fatty acid profiling is essential. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of laser machining parameters for carbon-glass reinforced hybrid composites: Integrating gray relational analysis, regression, and ANN by Ashish A Desai, S.N. Khan, Pooja Bagane, Sagar Dnyandev Patil

“…When linked together, these methods enable efficient multi-objective optimization, which enhances laser cutting operations for CGFRP materials in terms of accuracy and economy. …”
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Rainfall-runoff modeling of urban floods using GIS and HEC-HMS by Priyanka Sharad Jawale, A.D. Thube

“…In summary, the model results indicate that the model demonstrates reasonable accuracy in representing the hydrological behaviour of the Wakad Watershed and provides a basis for developing water management plans in proactive environments of urban expansion. • Possessing highly detailed (7 m) DEM, as well as long term (30 years) precipitation data, allowed high-accuracy flood modelling alongside precise watershed characterization for the Wakad Watershed. • The combined application of GIS with the HEC-HMS modelling system, including SCS-CN, SCS-UH, and Muskingum methods, served as a robust framework for simulating urban floods and managing infrastructural development in rapidly evolving regions such as Wakad, PCMC. • Model calibration led to more accurate simulations with the tuned model achieving 44.23 % more Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency, 51.90 % less RMSE, 4.14 % increment in R2 and 41.2 % less Percent Bias while demonstrating effective simulation of rainfall-runoff processes.…”
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Enhancing network lifetime in WSNs through coot algorithm-based energy management model by Namita Shinde, Dr. Vinod H․ Patil

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Integrated deep learning for cardiovascular risk assessment and diagnosis: An evolutionary mating algorithm-enhanced CNN-LSTM by Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Alsarori, Mohd Herwan Sulaiman

“…EMA was applied for hyperparameter optimization, demonstrating improved convergence and generalization over conventional methods. Performance was benchmarked against CNN-LSTM models optimized using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Barnacle Mating Optimization (BMO). …”
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Molecular Tools for <i>Lynx</i> spp. qPCR Identification and STR-Based Individual Identification of Eurasian Lynx (<i>Lynx lynx</i>) in Forensic Casework by Karolina Mahlerová, Johana Alaverdyan, Lenka Vaňková, Daniel Vaněk

“…The Eurasian lynx (<i>Lynx lynx</i>) is listed in CITES Appendix II and is protected under the Bern Convention and the EU Habitats Directive, yet it remains a frequent target of wildlife crime, highlighting the urgent need for reliable identification methods. This study focuses on determination and DNA quantification of the <i>Lynx</i> spp. using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). …”
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In vitro micropropagation protocols for two endangered Dianthus species - via in vitro culture for conservation and recultivation purposes by Dóra Farkas, Judit Csabai, Angéla Kolesnyk, Pál Szarvas, Judit Dobránszki

“…Conclusions In vitro micropropagation methods were developed for two endangered Dianthus species (D. giganteiformis subsp. pontederae and D. superbus subsp. superbus) by determining the optimal type of cytokinin to be used during the multiplication phase. …”
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Sequential testing of complementary hypotheses about population density by Diego F. Rincon, Izzy McCabe, David W. Crowder

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Resin‐coated urea effectively simulates the chronic dynamics of natural nitrogen deposition by Yi Zhao, Yuguang Ke, Honghui Wu, Chong Xu, Xiwen Li, Yann Hautier, Elizabeth T. Borer, Qiang Yu

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Compound Specific Extraction of Camptothecin from Nothapodytes nimmoniana and Piperine from Piper nigrum Using Accelerated Solvent Extractor by Vinayak Upadhya, Sandeep R. Pai, Ajay K. Sharma, Harsha V. Hegde, Sanjiva D. Kholkute, Rajesh K. Joshi

“…CPT and piperine were determined and quantified by using a simple and efficient UFLC-PDA (245 and 343 nm) method. …”
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Stability and vibration analyses of tapered columns resting on one or two-parameter elastic foundations by Masoumeh Soltani, Foudil Mohri

“…In order to demonstrate the accuracy and the efficiency of presented method, several numerical examples including in the free-vibration and buckling analysis of non-prismatic columns, portal frame, and gable frame are presented and obtained results compared with the results of other available numerical and theoretical approaches. …”
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In Situ Synthesis of a Magnetic Graphene Platform for the Extraction of Benzimidazoles from Food Samples and Analysis by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Qianchun Zhang, Yulan Liu, Xingyi Wang, Huimin Li, Junyu Chen

“…A novel method was proposed for the determination of five benzimidazoles (oxfendazole, mebendazole, flubendazole, albendazole, and fenbendazole) using magnetic graphene (G-Fe3O4). …”
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Rapid Quality Identification of Decoction Pieces of Crude and Processed Corydalis Rhizoma by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometrics by Weihao Zhu, Hao Hong, Zhihui Hong, Xianjie Kang, Weifeng Du, Weihong Ge, Changyu Li

“…These methods can greatly improve the efficiency of traditional Chinese medicine analysis and provide a strong scientific basis for the quality identification and control of traditional Chinese medicine.…”
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Investigation of the Effect of Climate Change on the Optimization of Dam reservoir operation using Dolphin Echolocation and Gravitational Search Algorithms (Case study: Lar Dam Bas... by Hediyeh Sadeghijou, Amirpouya Sarraf, Hassan Ahmadi

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The effect of managers' communication skills on the job satisfaction of health sector employees: a systematic review study by Meisam Hasanpoor Haskooi, Mandana Saniee, Somayeh Tajik Esmaeili, Leila Niroomand

“… Background: This article explores the impact of managers' communication skills on the job satisfaction of health sector employees through a meta-analysis. The purpose is to determine how these communication skills influence job satisfaction and how strategic decisions can be improved for greater organizational efficiency. …”
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