Substantiation of methodical approaches to the control of indoor radon concentration in existing public buildings with non-round-the-clock stay of people by A. S. Vasilyev, I. K. Romanovich, D. V. Kononenko, T. A. Kormanovskaya, K. A. Saprykin, T. A. Balabina

“…The paper presents specific recommendations for the radon survey for existing operated public buildings with non-round-the-clock stay of people, which are based on the results of the analysis of the experience of practical application of various methods of measuring indoor radon concentrations in such buildings in order to assess average radon concentration during working hours in the normal operation mode. …”
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Intraoperative ICG-Fluorescence as a Method to Prevent Postoperative Strictures of Uretero-Ileal Anastomoses in Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy by V. N. Pavlov, M. F. Urmantsev, M. R. Bakeev, A. S. Deneyko

“…The groups were compared using a test for equality of means and a test for sampling distributions.   …”
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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOR OF COLUMN BASE CONNECTIONS WITH CONCENTRICALLY WELDED ANCHOR RODS USING DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION METHOD by I. Karami, S.R. Mirghaderi, A.R. Ghiami Azad, M. Ali

“…Digital Image Correlation (DIC) method was used to provide force-displacement diagram and full field strain information of each laboratory sample. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of first contact physiotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders in primary care: the FRONTIER, mixed method realist evaluation by Nicola E Walsh, Alice Berry, Serena Halls, Rachel Thomas, Hannah Stott, Cathy Liddiard, Zoe Anchors, Fiona Cramp, Margaret E Cupples, Peter Williams, Heather Gage, Dan Jackson, Paula Kersten, Dave Foster, Justin Jagosh

“…Objectives The primary aim was to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of first-contact physiotherapists compared with general practitioner-led models of care. Design Mixed-method realist evaluation of effectiveness and costs, comprising three main phases: A United Kingdom-wide survey of first contact physiotherapists. …”
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Accuracy Bias and Factors Influencing Polysomnography and Consumer Sleep-Monitoring Device Measuring of Total Sleep Time: A Mixed-Methods Study by Yang J, Xu D, Lu H, Yin X, Song H, Zong W, Xu D, Lu X, Wei L, Zhu H, Zhai S, Gu Z

“…This study aims to compare the accuracy bias of polysomnography (PSG) and consumer sleep-monitoring devices, specifically the HWB 9, in measuring total sleep time (TST) and explore the factors affecting accuracy bias.Methods: This study employed a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, with quantitative research comprising 108 samples and qualitative research comprising 18 samples. …”
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Comparing Different Contrast Injection Methods for Multislice Spiral CT Imaging in Triple-Rule-Out Examinations: A Study on Acute Chest Pain Patients by Meng Y, Li F, Gu Y, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Miao Z

“…Yue Meng,1,* Fang Li,2,* Yan Gu,1 Ying Zhou,1 Yonggang Zhang,1 Yongbao Liu,1 Zhongchang Miao1 1Department of Imaging, Lianyungang First People’s Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nursing, Lianyungang Second People’s Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhongchang Miao, Department of Imaging, Lianyungang First People’s Hospital, 1st Floor, Building 2, Gaoxin District, No. 6 East Zhenhua Road, Haizhou District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18961326819, Email lygzhchmiao@163.comIntroduction: The traditional injection method of contrast media (CM) has limitations in terms of volume and imaging quality. …”
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Distributed Control Method for Improving Renewable Energy Penetration Rate and Maintaining Low-Bus-Voltage Fluctuation in DC Local Grid by Su-Seong Park, Rae-Young Kim, Dong-Geun Lee

“…The proposed method designs droop gains for state of charge (SoC)-based droop control considering line impedance and other parameters in the DC local grid, thereby facilitating precise SoC equalization among different energy storage systems (ESS) considering the dc bus voltage fluctuation and power sharing of each component. …”
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Speech Intelligibility Prediction Using Binaural Processing for Hearing Loss by Xiajie Zhou, Candy Olivia Mawalim, Masashi Unoki

“…The proposed method simulates the multi-stage binaural processing of the outer, middle, and inner ear and integrates binaural cues through an equalization-cancellation model to mitigate masking effects in noisy environments. …”
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Unsupervised Clustering in Football Analysis: A Color-Segmentation and Lighting Adaptation Approach by Weiwei Pan, Mian Zhou, Jifeng Wang, Jionglong Su, Angelos Stefanidis

“…This paper introduces a clustering method leveraging color segmentation combined with illumination equalization to address issues such as large shadows and unknown uniform designs. …”
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Optimisation of controlled reproduction protocol in broadhead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864) using Ovopel™: Effect of different hormonal treatment methods on reprodu... by Nguyễn Ngọc Quyến, Nguyễn Thanh Tâm, Thạch Anh Pha, Lý Anh Thuật, Nguyễn Ngọc Lợi, Nguyễn Thị Trúc Quyên, László Horváth, Tamás Müller

“…This study aims to establish novel protocols for hormonal delivery methods and dosages of Ovopel™ (D-Ala6, Pro9 NEt-mGnRH plus metoclopramide) for spawning induction of female broadhead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) in control conditions. …”
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Low Complexity Two-Dimensional Channel Estimation Algorithm for Broadband SC-FDE System by Qifeng Zou, Xuezhi Tan, Mei Liu, Yonggang Chi

“…Single carrier frequency domain equalization（SC-FDE）is widely recognized as an very promising technique for its lower peak-to-average power ratio, but it also needs more accurate channel estimation method. …”
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Jouer des « frontières » pour produire le logement social. La péréquation lors de la construction d’opérations de logement mixtes dans le Bordelais by Matthieu Gimat

“…They accordingly try to use new methods to create financial leeway. Amongst those methods, equalization between different real estate offerings have been set up: benefits produced by the selling of dwellings to homeowners are used to make it easier to fund new social housing dwellings. …”
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Geospatial Analysis of Urban Expansion Using Remote Sensing Methods and Data: A Case Study of Yangtze River Delta, China by Wei Sun, Jie Shan, Zhiming Wang, Lei Wang, Dianmei Lu, Zhifeng Jin, Kun Yu

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Comparison of Random Forest and Support Vector Machine Methods in Sentiment Analysis of Student Satisfaction Questionnaire Comments at ITB STIKOM Bali by Purnama Sidik, I Made Gede Sunarya, I Gede Aris Gunadi

“…After applying SMOTE, both methods achieved an improved and equal score of 0.90. …”
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Development and certification of reference standards for phenolic content in biologicals, based on comparison of results obtained by GLC, HPLC, spectrophotometric, and colorimetric... by O. N. Kolesnikova, O. V. Fadeikina, O. B. Ustinnikova, R. A. Volkova, A. A. Movsesyants

“…Results: the results of phenolic content determination by the spectrophotometric, colorimetric, and HPLC methods were statistically comparable. The F value obtained for equal sample sizes (n = 40) was F = 0.9343, given the critical value Fcrit = 3.96. …”
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A comparative analysis of methods of preinduction cervical ripening and induction of labor in Poland and in Germany (Part II): maternal and neonatal outcomes by Agnieszka K. Kleszcz, Dorota Ćwiek, Olimpia Sipak-Szmigiel

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Prediction of Mature Body Weight of Indigenous Camel (<i>Camelus dromedarius</i>) Breeds of Pakistan Using Data Mining Methods by Daniel Zaborski, Wilhelm Grzesiak, Abdul Fatih, Asim Faraz, Mohammad Masood Tariq, Irfan Shahzad Sheikh, Abdul Waheed, Asad Ullah, Illahi Bakhsh Marghazani, Muhammad Zahid Mustafa, Cem Tırınk, Senol Celik, Olha Stadnytska, Oleh Klym

“…The most influential predictor for all the models was the camel breed. The applied methods allowed for the moderately accurate prediction of ABW (average R² equal to 65.0%) and the identification of the most important productive and reproductive traits affecting its value. …”
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Assessment of ChatGPT-4 in Family Medicine Board Examinations Using Advanced AI Learning and Analytical Methods: Observational Study by Anthony James Goodings, Sten Kajitani, Allison Chhor, Ahmad Albakri, Mila Pastrak, Megha Kodancha, Rowan Ives, Yoo Bin Lee, Kari Kajitani

“…MethodsIn this study, ChatGPT-4 was embedded in a specialized subenvironment, “AI Family Medicine Board Exam Taker,” designed to closely mimic the conditions of the ABFM Certification Examination. …”
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Nursing and medical students’ views on their knowledge related to the Sustainable Development Goals – a mixed methods study at three Swedish universities by Maria Niemi, Helle Mölsted Alvesson, Daniel Helldén, Olivia Biermann, Eva Henje, Helena Nordenstedt, Carl Johan Sundberg, Tobias Alfvén

“…Therefore, it is important to better understand the views of students in health professional education on the level and depth of their education on sustainable development. Methods This sequential exploratory mixed methods study was based on survey responses from N = 294 nursing (N = 137) and medical (N = 157) students of first and last semesters from three Swedish universities. …”
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Evaluation of multisectoral interprofessional collaboration for non-communicable disease management within a municipal setting: a mixed methods study by Salomey Asaah Denkyira, Kwaku Gyamfi Oppong, Daniel Boateng, Joseph Attakorah, Kwame Ohene Buabeng

“…A mixed methods approach was used. Participants included all CPs and HCPs practicing in the municipality, as well as DM/HPT patients receiving care at the study site. …”
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