A pipeline for processing hyperspectral images, with a case of melanin-containing barley grains as an example by I. D. Busov, M. A. Genaev, E. G. Komyshev, V. S. Koval, T. E. Zykova, A. Y. Glagoleva, D. A. Afonnikov

“…Nowadays, this analysis is used more and more widely, so the development of hyperspectral image processing methods is an urgent task. This paper presents a hyperspectral image processing pipeline that includes: preprocessing, basic statistical analysis, visualization of a multichannel hyperspectral image, and solving classification and clustering problems using machine learning methods. …”
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The Impact of Investors' Emotional Decision Patterns on Firm Performance by Seyed Abbas Hashemi, Alireza Rahrovi Dastjerdi, Mohammad Heydarian

“…Objective: The efficient market hypothesis is based on the assumption that investors behave rationally, but studies in behavioral finance have contradicted this notion. …”
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Evapotranspiration Partitioning in Selected Subtropical Fruit Tree Orchards Based on Sentinel 2 Data Using a Light Gradient-Boosting Machine (LightGBM) Learning Model in Malelane,... by Prince Dangare, Zama E. Mashimbye, Paul J. R. Cronje, Joseph N. Masanganise, Shaeden Gokool, Zanele Ntshidi, Vivek Naiken, Tendai Sawunyama, Sebinasi Dzikiti

“…The 10-fold cross-validation and independent validation on <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>E</mi><mi>T</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>T</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> models produced high accuracy with coefficient of determination (<inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>≥</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.88, Kling–Gupta efficiency (<inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>K</mi><mi>G</mi><mi>E</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>≥</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.91, root mean square error (<inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>M</mi><mi>S</mi><mi>E</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>≤</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.04 mm/h, and mean absolute error (<inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>M</mi><mi>A</mi><mi>E</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>≤</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.03 mm/h for all the crops. …”
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Forecasting the development of poultry farming based on time series by Anatolii Kulyk, Katerina Fokina-Mezentseva, Alla Saiun, Daryna Saiun

“…The study successfully applied advanced data science methods to predict changes in poultry population using a number of efficient models. …”
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Comparison of survey techniques on detection of northern flying squirrels by Corinne A. Diggins, L. Michelle Gilley, Christine A. Kelly, W. Mark Ford

“…Technological advances and new approaches provide opportunities to more effectively survey for species both in terms of accuracy and efficiency than previous methods. We conducted a pilot comparison study of a traditional technique (live‐trapping) and 2 novel noninvasive techniques (camera‐trapping and ultrasonic acoustic surveys) on detection rates of the federally endangered Carolina northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus) in occupied habitat within the Roan Mountain Highlands of North Carolina, USA. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the UNet Model with Different Backbones in the Semantic Segmentation of Tomato Leaves and Fruits by Juan Pablo Guerra Ibarra, Francisco Javier Cuevas de la Rosa, Julieta Raquel Hernandez Vidales

“…An alternative method for conducting this separation is to utilize intelligent digital image processing, wherein plant elements are labeled for subsequent analysis. …”
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DNA extraction protocols for animal fecal material on blood spot cards. by Ann-Katrin Llarena, Thomas H A Haverkamp, Wenche Støldal Gulliksen, Kristin Herstad, Arne Holst-Jensen, Eystein Skjerve, Lisbeth Rannem, Sabrina Rodriguez-Campos, Øivind Øines

“…Here, we test four DNA extraction methods with the aim of identifying an efficient procedure to extract high-quality DNA from fecal material of canine, sheep, equine, bovine, and pig collected on dry blood spot cards, with the goal of generating good quality shotgun metagenomics datasets. …”
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Analyzing Satellite Imagery to Target Tuberculosis Control Interventions in Densely Urbanized Areas of Kigali, Rwanda: Cross-Sectional Pilot Study by Mauro Faccin, Caspar Geenen, Michiel Happaerts, Sien Ombelet, Patrick Migambi, Emmanuel André

“…These findings could be used to efficiently guide targeted ACF interventions.…”
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Exercise capacity in moderate aortic stenosis: a cardiopulmonary stress echocardiography study by Sveeta Badiani, Jet van Zalen, Sahar Alborikan, Aeshah Althunayyan, David Bruce, Thomas Treibel, Sanjeev Bhattacharyya, Nikhil Patel, Guy Lloyd

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether patients with moderate AS exhibited objective evidence of exercise limitation, compared with age and sex matched controls and if so, to determine which echocardiographic parameters predicted exercise ability. …”
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MARKETING RESEARCH OF THE DOMESTIC MARKET OF MEDICINES APPLIED IN STOMATOLOGY by T.P. Zarichnaia

“…Leaves of Salvia are the most efficient among the medicinal plants in terms of qualimetric analysis. …”
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Polymerization-sensitive switch-on monomer for terminal transferase activity assay by Bhagwan S. Batule, Chang Yeol Lee, Ki Soo Park, Hyun Gyu Park

“…We herein describe a simple but efficient method for the determination of terminal transferase (TdT) activity, which relies on our finding that Fe(III)-quenched boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-ATP is utilized as a switch-on monomer for polymerization and enables the facile synthesis of fluorescence oligonucleotides without additional, post-processing steps. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamic Fluid Flow due to an Unsteady Stretching Sheet with Thermal Radiation, Porous Medium, and Variable Heat Flux by Ahmed M. Megahed, Nourhan I. Ghoneim, M. Gnaneswara Reddy, Mostafa El-Khatib

“…A shooting method has been introduced for determining the numerical solution of the ordinary differential equations which describe the Newtonian magnetohydrodynamic laminar fluid flow due to an unsteady stretching sheet together with the presence of thermal radiation and variable heat flux. …”
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Modification of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with 3-(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl Methacrylate Silane Coupling Agent by Thuy-Chinh Nguyen, Tien-Dung Nguyen, Duc-Toan Vu, Duc-Phuong Dinh, Anh-Hiep Nguyen, Thi-Ngoc-Lien Ly, Phi-Hung Dao, Thi-Len Nguyen, Long-Giang Bach, Hoang Thai

“…Infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction methods were used for determination of the characteristics, properties of nano-TiO2 before and after treatment. …”
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Visible and rapid detection of feline chaphamaparvovirus using multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification and lateral flow dipstick assay by Jun Ji, Xinhao Mu, Shunshun Pan, Xin Xu, Shiyuan Zhang, Honghui Huang, Ying Li, Yingzuo Bi, Lunguang Yao

“…These results indicate that the newly developed MIRA-LFD assay for FeChPV detection is an efficient, economical, reliable, and simple method that can help in the early prevention and control of FeChPV infection.…”
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Atomic-Scale Study on the Composition Optimization and Deformation Mechanism of FeNiAl Alloys by Chen Chen, Yachen Gui, Xingchang Tang, Yufeng Li, Changbo Wang, Jie Sheng, Zhijian Zhang, Xuefeng Lu, Junqiang Ren

“…The generalized stacking fault energy (GSFE) and shear modulus (G) are critical parameters in determining the strength and ductility balance of Fe-based alloys, playing a significant role in alloy design and performance optimization. …”
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Possibilities of Discriminant Analysis in the Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Aspergillosis and Nonmicotic Lung Lesions by N. G. Nikolaeva, O. V. Shadrivova, Yu. V. Borzova, S. G. Grigoryev, I. E. Itskovich, N. N. Klimko

“…Material and methods. The prospective study included 74 patients with CPA (57% women, median age 53 years) meeting the ERS/ESCMID criteria (2016). …”
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Current state of plantations of state protective forest strips and problems of protective afforestation in the south of Western Siberia by Alexander S. Manaenkov, Polina M. Podhayetskaya, Valery N. Petrov

“…The purpose of the work is to determine the current state of stands, to identify the most effective methods of their creation and cultivation in broadband plantations on the lands of the arid zone. …”
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Sub-population identification of multimorbidity in sub-Saharan African populations by Adebayo Oshingbesan, Michelle Kamp, Phelelani Thokozani Mpangase, Kayode Adetunji, Samuel Iddi, Daniel Maina Nderitu, Tanya Akumu, Okechinyere Achilonu, Isaac Kisiangani, Theophilous Mathema, Girmaw Tadesse, F. Xavier Gomez-Olive, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Scott Hazelhurst, Gershim Asiki, Michele Ramsay, Skyler Speakman

“…Critically, the automatic stratification approach emphasizes efficient, disciplined exploratory-based analysis as a complementary alternative to more commonly-used confirmation analysis methods. …”
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COST RECOVERY IN THE AGRICULTURE by O. Milev

“…The RESULTS of the analysis make it possible to determine the most efficient production on the basis of an optimal "profit-cost" ratio, with a focus on minimizing costs in the separate areas in agriculture. …”
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Effect of Perovskite Film Preparation on Performance of Solar Cells by Yaxian Pei, Xiaoping Zou, Xiaolei Qi, Gongqing Teng, Qi Li, Dongdong Guo, Shuangxiong Zeng

“…Utilizing films prepared by mentioning two methods, MPSCs with maximum power conversion efficiency of over 4% were fabricated for the active area of 0.5 × 0.5 cm2.…”
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