A Quantitative Exploration of Australian Dog Breeders’ Breeding Goals, Puppy Rearing Practices and Approaches to Socialisation by Jessica K. Dawson, Deanna L. Tepper, Matthew B. Ruby, Tiffani J. Howell, Pauleen C. Bennett

“…The majority of breeders housed their litters within their residence for the initial weeks of life but the socialisation experiences they provided were variable in type and frequency. …”
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Clonal expansion during Staphylococcus aureus infection dynamics reveals the effect of antibiotic intervention. by Gareth McVicker, Tomasz K Prajsnar, Alexander Williams, Nelly L Wagner, Michael Boots, Stephen A Renshaw, Simon J Foster

“…To slow the inexorable rise of antibiotic resistance we must understand how drugs impact on pathogenesis and influence the selection of resistant clones. Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen with populations of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals and the community. …”
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DRPM: An advanced predictive model for early diabetes detection and risk stratification by Fulei Nie, Xiaoming Song, Wei Chen

“…In this study, we developed a deep learning-based risk prediction model using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning from 2011 to 2018. From an initial set of 36 variables, and through feature selection, five key features were identified through feature selection techniques to construct the model. …”
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FUNCTIONAL MODELING OF CARBON SORBENTS SYNTHESIS CONTROL by V. V. Burlyaev, E. V. Burlyaeva, A. I. Nikolaev, B. V. Peshnev

“…The model includes a consistent description of the technological parameters selection (temperature, gas flow and time) for both stages of the synthesis process. …”
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A fair and efficient two-step procedure for sugarcane properties prediction based on near-infrared spectra by Luiz Alexandre Peternelli, Andréa Carla Bastos Andrade, Cristina Silva Dias, Reinaldo Francisco Teófilo

“…In the initial phase of a breeding program, researchers might focus on classifying individuals as selected or not based on whether they display a property value above or below a specific threshold. …”
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Comparison of aluminum and tunnel formwork for high-rise construction by K. Ashwin, Virendra Kumar Paul

“…However, there is limited research comparing these systems in India, particularly in terms of cost, reusability, and selection criteria. This study fills that gap by comparing aluminum and tunnel formwork based on cost, efficiency, and key selection factors. …”
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Full-scale wind turbine performance assessment: a customised, sensor-augmented aeroelastic modelling approach by T. H. Malik, C. Bak

“…Operational data analysis of offshore wind turbines validated the initial sensor selection and approach. Refined simulations using further virtual sensors quantified the effect size of these sensors' output under different turbulence levels and blade states, employing Cohen's <span class="inline-formula"><i>d</i></span> – a dimensionless metric measuring the standardised difference between two means. …”
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Strategies to Enhance the Employability of Higher Education Graduates in Indonesia: A Way Forward by M Falikul Isbah, Wahyu Kustiningsih, Gregorius Ragil Wibawanto, Odam Asdi Artosa, Najib Kailani, Irsyad Zamjani

“…Therefore, we recommend policymakers get involved in implementing independent learning and independent Campuses to understand the diverse initial conditions of universities.…”
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A simple inland culture system provides insights into ascidian post-embryonic developmental physiology by Birthe Thuesen Mathiesen, Mayu Ohta, Boris Pinto De Magalhaes, Chiara Castelletti, Vincenzo Perria, Keaton Schuster, Lionel Christiaen, Naoyuki Ohta

“…Maintenance and breeding of experimental organisms are fundamental to life sciences, but both initial and running costs, and hands-on zootechnical demands can be challenging for many laboratories. …”
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Color and Grey-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix Analysis for Predicting Sensory and Biochemical Traits in Sweet Potato and Potato by Judith Ssali Nantongo, Edwin Serunkuma, Gabriela Burgos, Mariam Nakitto, Joseph Kitalikyawe, Thiago Mendes, Fabrice Davrieux, Reuben Ssali

“…Overall, the performance of the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGboost) was comparable to the radial-based support vector machine (NL-SVM) algorithm, and these could be used for the initial selection of genotypes for aromas and flavors (r2=0.64–0.72) and texture attributes like moisture or mealiness (r2>50). …”
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On the Analysis of Influence of Credit Policy of a Company on the Condition of Receivables by Arstanbek O. Osmonaliev, Atabek A. Arzybaev, Alisher A. Sapalov, Rozana T. Tabirisova

“…As a result, the capital will return to its initial state being a greater amount, i.e. including profits. …”
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Three-Dimensional Finite Element Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Solid-State Processing of Metal Material by Guang Su, Aimin Zhang

“…On the basis of summarizing and analyzing previous research works, this paper expounded the current status and significance of solid-state processing of metal materials, elaborated the development background, current status, and future challenges of 3D finite element numerical simulation, introduced the discrimination method and free surface solution method of numerical simulation calculation, conducted finite element model’s geometric assumptions, material selection, element division, model establishment, parameter selection, and initial and boundary condition determination, and simulated and analyzed rheological casting, remelting heating, thixoforming, and rotary piercing processes of metal materials. …”
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Development and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Stages of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients by Nam Nguyen-Hoang, Wenbo Zhang, Jacqueline Koeze, Harold Snieder, Eric Keus, Gerton Lunter

“…Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and proportional odds logistic regression were used for variable selection and model estimation, respectively. …”
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A Novel Hybrid Method Using Grey Wolf Algorithm and Genetic Algorithm for IoT Botnet DDoS Attacks Detection by Mahdieh Maazalahi, Soodeh Hosseini

“…In this method, the initial population is randomly selected and then at each stage, feature selection is done by both algorithms simultaneously and the final answer is compared and the best solutions are given as a new population to both algorithms and the third phase includes the use of machine learning and metaheuristic algorithms as classifiers. …”
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Persistence of Lineage IV Peste-des-petits ruminants virus within Israel since 1993: An evolutionary perspective. by Brian Clarke, Mana Mahapatra, Orly Friedgut, Velizar Bumbarov, Satya Parida

“…Peste-des-petits ruminants (PPR) is one of the most important infectious diseases of domesticated small ruminants. From the initial identification in 1942 in West Africa, PPR virus (PPRV) has spread throughout much of the developing world. …”
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RATIONAL PHARMACOTHERAPY IN CARDIOLOGY: FROM MINIMIZATION OF EXPENSES TO EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT by N. A. Nikolayev, Yu. P. Skirdenko, S. S. Bunova, A. V. Ershov

“…The introduction of clinical advantage assessment in medical practice allows a practical doctor to substantiate the clinical and economic feasibility of a specific therapeutic regimen, including the selection of a commercial nomenclature of medicines.…”
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Constructing causal pathways for premature cardiovascular disease mortality using directed acyclic graphs with integrating evidence synthesis and expert knowledge by Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani, Kamarul Imran Musa, Xin Wee Chen, Kueh Yee Cheng

“…The revised model guided selection of confounding variables for adjustment. …”
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Evolutionary Mechanism of Trust for Public–Private Partnership Projects with Public Participation by Wenjuan Zhang, Yuanming Wang, Enzhong Li, Chengyi Zhang, Huimin Li, Srishti Hada

“…When trust levels are equal, the selection of behavioral strategies is influenced by the initial willingness of participants. …”
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Experimental study to unraveling the seismic behavior of CFRP retrofitting composite coupled shear walls for enhanced resilience by Mohammad Meghdadian, Amir R. Masoodi, Mansour Ghalehnovi

“…Following this, the tested specimens undergo retrofitting with CFRP sheets, utilizing the same patterns as in the initial phase. The retrofitted composite coupled shear walls are then subjected to retesting. …”
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Information Characteristics, Processes, and Mechanisms of Self-Organization Evolution by Kun Wu, Qiong Nan

“…The convergence process of forming system elements is the initial exploration of forming a new information model; the nucleation process of some initial stabilization modes is the creation of information codons; the development of the system according to a particular pattern is ergodic construction of information feedback chain indicated by information codon; the diffusion of system self-replication is the expansion of the quantity of the information model; the variation in system self-replication is the innovation process of introducing new information pattern; environment-based selection and evolution correspond to the complex development of information pattern; and the alternation of old and new structures in system evolution corresponds to the formation process of the whole information network framework of the new system. …”
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