Beyond indicators, new methods in Smart city assessment by Boglárka BARSI

“…That is why the elaboration of smart city assessment tools and performance measurement systems are needed in order to sort out real smart cities and effective smart city methods and solutions. Various evaluation methods, models for understanding and conceptualizing smart cities have been developed to explain smart city concepts, which aim to define their scope, objectives and architectures. …”
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New Method for Measuring Cotton Fiber-to-Fiber Friction by Susmita Saha, Christopher Turner, Md Abu Sayeed, Noureddine Abidi

“…A side-by-side comparison between the two methods demonstrated that the new method is as effective as the ASTM method in differentiating cotton samples. …”
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Spectral Feature Extraction Using Partial and General Method by Bin Jiang, Xi Fang, Yang Liu, Xingzhu Wang, Jie Liu

“…The experimental results prove that a better performance can be achieved using the partial and general methods in this paper. The method could also be applied to other similar one-dimensional spectra, and the concepts proposed could ultimately expand the scope of machine learning application in astronomical spectral processing.…”
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The choice of method and results of surgical treatment for rectal fistulas by A. O. Nykonenko, G. І. Okhrimenko, M. G. Golovko, V. A. Grushka, S. O. Vilkhovoi, A. S. Aleksandrov

“…Maslyak operation and the ligature method are rather effective in transsphincteric and extrasphincteric fistulas – 92.9 and 100.0% good results accordingly.…”
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Alternative methods of teaching pre-school children to read by Joanna Waszczuk

“…It is a crucial question for both education theorists and teaching practitioners who have long been looking for the most effective and optimal method preparing pre-school children to start teaching to read at primary school. …”
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Disassemblability evaluation methods for supporting easy disassembly design by Ryohei TSURUTA, Shiki IWASE, Yoshimasa KUWANO, Yasuo ASAGA, Hidekazu NISHIGAKI

“…It is also confirmed that this method is effective for engineering designers as it can highlight design modification points for the early removal of high value parts.…”
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An evaluation of monitoring methods for the endangered giant kangaroo rat by William T. Bean, Robert Stafford, Laura R. Prugh, H. Scott Butterfield, Justin S. Brashares

“…Abstract Accurate, reliable, and efficient monitoring methods for detecting changes in the distribution and abundance of wildlife populations are the cornerstone of effective management. …”
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Remote teaching methods in the organization of independent work of cadets by Hanifa Sarievna Galieva, Anna Victorovna Popova, Svetlana Victorovna Manetskaya

“…The article examines modern forms and methods of conducting independent work in the distance mode when preparing future competitive specialists in maritime transport. …”
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Bayesian Computation Methods for Inference in Stochastic Kinetic Models by Eugenia Koblents, Inés P. Mariño, Joaquín Míguez

“…The tracking of the species populations together with the estimation of the interaction parameters is a Bayesian inference problem for which Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods have been a typical computational tool. Specifically, the particle MCMC (pMCMC) method has been shown to be effective, while computationally demanding method applicable to this problem. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PREDICTION METHODS FOR THE FUNCTIONAL DURABILITY OF ROAD MARKINGS by V. V. Golubenko, A. A. Aleksandrov, V. V. Sirotyuk

“…Increasing the functional durability (the service life period) of horizontal road markings is an effective and cheap way to organize the movement of vehicles and pedestrians, which could reduce the number of accidents by 15-30%.Methods. …”
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A Feasible and Facile Method for the Anticounterfeiting of Down Fiber by Qianpeng Jin, Simeng Gao, Yang Xu

“…Herein, the development of verifiable down fiber based on infrared excitation-infrared emission was described. A novel method was approached to prepare security down fiber, which involved modification of down-conversion nanoparticles (DCNPs) by sulfonic groups and self-assembly onto down fiber through electrostatic force. …”
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VIS/NIR Spectroscopy as a Non-Destructive Method for Evaluation of Quality Parameters of Three Bell Pepper Varieties Based on Soft Computing Methods by Meysam Latifi Amoghin, Yousef Abbaspour-Gilandeh, Mohammad Tahmasebi, Mohammad Kaveh, Hany S. El-Mesery, Mariusz Szymanek, Maciej Sprawka

“…To optimize wavelength selection, support vector machines (SVMs) were combined with genetic algorithms (GAs), particle swarm optimization (PSO), ant colony optimization (ACO), and imperial competitive algorithm (ICA). The most effective wavelength selection method was subsequently used for further analysis. …”
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QUANTITATIVE METHOD OF ESTIMATE OF AERODROME BIRDS HAZARD RISK by V. A. Yudkin, M. A. Grabovski

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Pretreatment method of forchlorfenuron residues in loquat by HPLC analysis by YANG Chunping, LI Zhaojun, NING Hong, CHEN Huabao, GONG Guoshu, YANG Jizhi, ZHANG Min

“…The forchlorfenuron residues in loquat could be completely separated from impurities under these optimal conditions, and furthermore, the spiked recoveries of forchlorfenuron in loquat were 80%-100%, with coefficient of variation (CV) in the range of 3.1%-4.8%.It was concluded that our method of pretreatment could effectively extract and purify forchlorfenuron residues in loquat.…”
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Application of Delphi method in site selection of desalination plants by M. Sepehr, S.M.R. Fatemi, A. Danehkar, A. Mashinchian Moradi

“…The present study was conducted to identify optimal locations for installing desalination Plants in the coastal areas of southern Iran (Hormozgan Province) with application of Delphi method. To implement this technique and identify, screen and prioritize effective criteria and sub-criteria, ten experts were surveyed through questionnaires and eight criteria and 18 sub-criteria were identified. …”
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Cumulative Distribution-Based Method for Pavement Performance Modeling by Chenhao Tu, Wenya Ye, Rui Zhang, Xudong Qian, Qun Yang

“…Recognizing the limitations of the above two methods, this paper proposes a cumulative distribution-based technique for developing pavement performance prediction models. …”
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Road scene map for autonomous driving and modeling method by Juan Lei, Xiong You, Jiangpeng Tian, Jian Yang, Kuiliang Gao, Weitang Liu

“…Building on cartographic principles, we propose the concept of a road scene map along with its modeling method that incorporates dynamic/static traffic elements with geometric/semantic features. …”
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Apparatus methods for monitoring dental treatment of patients with cervicobrachyalgia by A. V. Mitronin, A. V. Boldin, T. S. Zaushnikova, Yu. L. Kudryavtsev, M. I. Mitereva

“…As a result of the study, the most effective algorithm for diagnosis and complex treatment of patients with cervicobrachialgia was identified.Conclusions. …”
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Lipid Nanoparticles: Formulation, Production Methods and Characterization Protocols by Fernanda L. Lüdtke, Thaís Jordânia Silva, Mayanny Gomes da Silva, Juliana Campos Hashimoto, Ana Paula B. Ribeiro

“…Lipid nanoparticles (LNs) have emerged as advanced lipid-based delivery systems, offering an effective approach for encapsulating and protecting lipid-soluble bioactive compounds, increasing their bioavailability. …”
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Data backup methods for mission-critical information systems by S. V. Shaytura, P. N. Pitkevich

“…The study aimed to develop an effective strategy for backing up data for critical enterprise information systems.Methods. …”
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