Forecasting models for Quebec’s lumber demand and exports using multivariate regression technique by Mounia Ferguene, Nadia Lehoux, Camélia Dadouchi

“…A number of methods were applied to estimate the models’ coefficients using a training data set, namely the Ordinary Least Squares method with a “backward” variable selection approach, LASSO and RIDGE regressions, and the Two-Step Least Squares method. Then their forecast accuracy was tested on an out-of-sample data set. …”
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Laboratory Literacy: Surveying Lab Result Interpretations of a Local Patient Population by Jordan Franco, Mark Fung

“…This study detailed the lessons learned in conducting a health and laboratory literacy survey, a preliminary step towards developing a working knowledge of how patients relate to their lab results.…”
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Automatic Generation Control of Multi-Area Power System Using a Fuzzy Wavelet Neural Network Load Frequency Controller Combined With Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm by Leila Esteki, Abas Ali Zamani, Seyed Mohamad Kargar, SayedAli Mousavi

“…In this work, a new systematic tuning method is developed for designing the FWNN load frequency controller. …”
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Método multirresíduo de agrotóxicos em polpa de açaí empregando método QuEChERS modificado e UHPLC-MS/MS by Rafael Bel Prestes da Silva, Luana Floriano, Cleusa Fátima Zanchin, Franciele Fátima Machado, Júlia Antunes de Oliveira, Osmar Damian Prestes, Renato Zanella

“…The main modification to the original QuEChERS method was the use of the C18 adsorbent associated with primary secondary amine (PSA) in the clean-up step by dispersive solid phase extraction (d-SPE). …”
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College Teachers’ Openness to Inclusion and Students with Disabilities Experiences: A Mixed Method Study by Joseph S. Seclot

“…Students perceived inclusion as crucial for developing self-esteem and earning respect from peers and teachers. …”
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GeM-LR: Discovering predictive biomarkers for small datasets in vaccine studies. by Lin Lin, Rachel L Spreng, Kelly E Seaton, S Moses Dennison, Lindsay C Dahora, Daniel J Schuster, Sheetal Sawant, Peter B Gilbert, Youyi Fong, Neville Kisalu, Andrew J Pollard, Georgia D Tomaras, Jia Li

“…As a result, understanding immunologic variation across individuals in response to vaccination is important for developing next-generation efficacious vaccines. Accurate outcome prediction and identification of predictive biomarkers would represent a significant step towards this goal. …”
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Designing a Software for Registry of Pregnant Women with Heart Disease in Iran and Preliminary Results by Mahdi Kalani, Fateme Mahdikhoshouei, Parvin Bahrami, Amirreza Sajjadieh Khajouei, Minoo Movahedi, Shima Mehdipour, Marzieh Rezvani Habibabadi

“…As we know registries play an important role in improvement of health care, so we decided to design a software to take the first step for having a national registry for pregnant women with heart disease in Iran and classify them in a more effective way to reduce mismanagements. …”
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A qualitative study on the real experience of discharging patients with urinary catheter placement after radical prostatectomy by LIU Yuping, GAI Qiongyan, ZHONG Weiqin, LI Ping

“…Therefore, developing a comprehensive rehabilitation nursing plan for radical prostatectomy patients after discharge is advised to ensure that patients receive continuous care and support to enhance overall quality of life, thus promoting their physical, mental, and social recovery.…”
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Managing Interdependence in the EU – China Relations: Economic Aspects by Ju. Ju. Melnikova

“…Therefore, the EU is currently focused on developing internal defensive mechanisms, in the form of legal acts and other regulation tools at the disposal, as the first step to manage interdependence and avoid balancing against China to its own economic detriment.…”
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A fifth order block methods for solving second-order stiff ordinary differential equations using trigonometric functions and polynomial function as the basis function by Opoyemi O. Enoch, Catherine O. Alakofa

“…The method was developed using interpolation and collocation techniques. …”
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Evaluating Accessibility and Equity of Multi-Level Urban Public Sports Facilities at the Residential Neighborhood Scale by Wenchao Wang, Yujun Cai, Xiangrui Xiong, Genyu Xu

“…To address this gap, this study adopted the residential neighborhood as the basic unit of analysis and developed an integrated methodological framework combining the average nearest neighbor index, kernel density estimation, a Gaussian-based two-step floating catchment area method, the Gini coefficient, and location quotient analysis. …”
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Exploring a multi-path U-net with probability distribution attention and cascade dilated convolution for precise retinal vessel segmentation in fundus images by Ruihong Zhang, Guosong Jiang

“…First, a dual-path U-Net is developed to extract both coarse and fine-grained vessel structures through separate texture and structural branches. …”
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Autonomous Drone-Based Pollination Systems for Enhancing Crop Yield in Orchards Using IoT and Machine Learning Optimization by Khan Roohee, Lalnunthari Banti

“…Taken as a whole, these advancements created an increase in crop yield of 15% in the system and proved that the system is proficient in simultaneously improving the orchard efficiency and sustainability. The developed integrated approach is a major step forward in precision agriculture to provide possible solutions to boosting productivity and sustainability.…”
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Interpretable Machine Learning Techniques for an Advanced Crop Recommendation Model by Mohamed Bouni, Badr Hssina, Khadija Douzi, Samira Douzi

“…By balancing advanced predictive capabilities with user-centric explanations, our model represents a substantial step forward in developing data-driven, transparent, and trustworthy agricultural advisories.…”
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Consensus artificial intelligence-driven prognostic signature for predicting the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi-center and large-scale study by Wen Wen, Rui Wang

“…The optimized seven-gene CAIPS, constructed using StepCox[both] and GBM, demonstrated superior prognostic accuracy over traditional clinical parameters and 150 published signatures. …”
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Lung gene expression and single cell analyses reveal two subsets of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients associated with different pathogenic mechanisms. by Jozsef Karman, Jing Wang, Corneliu Bodea, Sherry Cao, Marc C Levesque

“…We believe this work is an important step towards targeted therapies and biomarkers of response.…”
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(Digital) Media as Critical Pedagogy by Maximillian Alvarez

“… From chalkboard sites to social media, from smartphones to interactive grading software, there is an overabundance of digital learning tools at our fingertips, many of which float into our classrooms on airy praise from university administrators, politicians, and corporate technicians alike who tout the incorporation of these technologies into our teaching as an undeniably positive step toward the “enhancement†of student learning. …”
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IL-17 can be protective or deleterious in murine pneumococcal pneumonia. by Neil D Ritchie, Ryan Ritchie, Hannah K Bayes, Tim J Mitchell, Tom J Evans

“…Nasal colonization is an essential step prior to infection. The cytokine IL-17 protects against such colonization and vaccines that enhance IL-17 responses to pneumococcal colonization are being developed. …”
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Pharmacokinetic study of 14-(3-methylbenzyl)matrine and 14-(4-methylbenzyl)matrine in rat plasma using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. by Minjie Jiang, Lisheng Wang, Shulin Huang, Liba Xu, Chao Hu, Weizhe Jiang

“…Sample pretreatment involved one-step protein precipitation with isopropanol:ethyl acetate (v/v, 25:75), and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride was used as an internal standard. …”
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Evaluation of questionnaire as an instrument to measure the level of nutritional and weight gain knowledge in pregnant women in Poland. A pilot study. by Ewa Mierzejewska, Talita Honorato-Rzeszewicz, Dorota Świątkowska, Marzena Jurczak-Czaplicka, Tomasz Maciejewski, Anna Fijałkowska, Jagna Szulc-Kamińska, Anna Czach, Hanna Nałecz, Dorota Szostak-Węgierek, Katarzyna Szamotulska

“…Clear information about weak points in their nutritional and weight gain knowledge is the first step for proper health care assistance. There are a few previous studies evaluating the nutritional and weight gain knowledge of pregnant women. …”
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