A Novel Rubber Composite Sleeper-Deformation-Prediction Model Based on Response Surface Method (RSM) and Machine Learning (ML) Techniques by Abdulmumin Ahmed Shuaibu, Zhiping Zeng, Ibrahim Hayatu Hassan, Wang Weidong, Hassan Suleiman Otuoze, Suleiman Abdulhakeem, Bushrah Baba Abdulrahman

“…Simultaneously, lateral deformation was recorded using linear variable differential transducer (LVDT) displacement sensors. …”
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Biomechanical Kinetic Chain Analysis of Service Motion for Speed Ball Prediction Through SBM-03 App Development by Ricko Irawan, Bambang Priyono, Soedjatmiko Soedjatmiko, Imam Ciptaning Wahyu Santoso, Agung Wahyudi, Adi S

“…Second, the kinetic chain was oriented towards changing the linear or straight-line momentum into an angular or rotational momentum around the stable pillar leg. …”
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Use of a plant-based flavonoid blend in diet for growth, nutrient digestibility, gut microbiota, blood metabolites, and meat quality in broilers by Shathi Akter, Md. Aliar Rahman, Mohammad Al-Mamun, Mahbubul Pratik Siddique, Md. Abul Hashem, Rakhi Chowdhury

“…Results: Compared with the control, birds given FB linearly showed better feed intake and overall performance, with the optimum results observed in 0.6 FB. …”
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Palliative radiotherapy in symptomatic pelvic soft tissue tumors (PallSoft)– protocol for a national, randomized, non-inferiority study by Kjersti Skipar, Maren S. Ørvik, Christoph Evers, Lise Balteskard, Christian Ekanger, Liv Ellen Giske, Kjersti Ødegaard, Elin H. Østrem, Cecilie S. Nordstrand, Hanne Tøndel, Carsten Nieder, Marianne G. Guren, Stein Kaasa, Harald B. Ragnum

“…Statistical analyses using linear regression models and survival analyses will be employed. …”
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Associations of triglyceride glucose-body mass index with short-term mortality in critically ill patients with ischemic stroke by Qingrong Ouyang, Lei Xu, Ming Yu

“…For 28-day ICU mortality, the TyG-BMI exhibited a significant positive linear correlation in RCS. Conclusions Elevated TyG-BMI is significantly associated with an increased risk of short-term all-cause mortality in patients with critically ill IS in the United States. …”
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Evaluation of classification algorithms in the Google Earth Engine platform for the identification and change detection of rural and periurban buildings from very high-resolution i... by Alejandro Coca-Castro, Maycol A. Zaraza-Aguilera, Yilsey T. Benavides-Miranda, Yeimy M. Montilla-Montilla, Heidy B. Posada-Fandiño, Angie L. Avendaño-Gomez, Hernando A. Hernández-Hamon, Sonia C. Garzón-Martinez, Carlos A. Franco-Prieto

“…Additionally, a deep neural network named Feature Pyramid Networks (FPN) was added and trained using a pre-trained model, EfficientNetB3 model. Three evaluation zones per study area were proposed to quantify the performance of the algorithms through the Intersection over Union (IoU) metric. …”
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Ensemble learning approach for prediction of early complications after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer using CT and MRI radiomic features by Benyamin Khajetash, Seied Rabi Mahdavi, Alireza Nikoofar, Lee Johnson, Meysam Tavakoli

“…Ensemble classifiers are more efficient than individual classifiers in prediction of early xerostomia.…”
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Wildlife detection dogs effectively survey a terrestrial amphibian, but differ among individuals, weather and habitat by Veronika Paulina Koch, Leonard Bolte, Wiebke Harms, Klaus Henle, Annegret Grimm‐Seyfarth

“…We first analysed environmental and training factors influencing toad detectability for four detection dogs with varying experience using a binomial generalized linear model (GLM). Then, we compared capture success of ACBs and WDD transects (deploying two dogs) considering weather and habitat type using negative binomial GLMs. …”
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Design and Research of Control Rod Scheme for 10 MW Multifunctional Pool-type Research Reactor by HAN Peng, CHEN Xiaoliang, ZHANG Zhenyang, ZHU Jiachen, JIN Xiao

“…The neutron fluence rate and linear power density in the forked control rod were analyzed to ensure its safety in use. …”
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Flood-Hazard Assessment in the Messapios River Catchment (Central Evia Island, Greece) by Integrating GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process by Vasileios Mazarakis, Konstantinos Tsanakas, Noam Greenbaum, Dimitrios-Vasileios Batzakis, Alessia Sorrentino, Ioannis Tsodoulos, Kanella Valkanou, Efthimios Karymbalis

“…The results provide valuable insights to assist decision-makers in prioritizing intervention areas and efficiently allocate resources.…”
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PENGARUH HARD-SOFT SKILL DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA TENAGA PENDIDIK DI SMK NEGERI 1 PASAMAN by Endang Tirtana Putra, Nur Anita

“…Sampling used a census sampling technique that involves fifty educators' entire population—data analysis using multiple linear regression techniques. The research found that: 1). …”
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Composition and Injection Rate Co-Optimization Method of Supercritical Multicomponent Thermal Fluid Used for Offshore Heavy Oil Thermal Recovery by Shenyao Yang, Zhilin Qi, Jie Tian, Mingda Dong, Wei Zhang, Wende Yan

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Methodological Study on Determination of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Particle Titer Through Size Exclusion Chromatography with Multiangle Light Scattering and Collaborative... by Dening Pei, Xiang Li, Hua Bi, Wenhong Fan, Heng Wang, Manli Cui, Xi Qin, Chenggang Liang

“…Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a promising gene therapy vector due to its high transduction efficiency, low pathogenicity, low immunogenicity, and the ability to mediate the long-term stable expression of exogenous genes. …”
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Point-of-Care Detection of Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Using a Smartphone-Based, Label-Free Electrochemical Immunosensor with Multilayer CuONPs/CNTs/GO on a Disposable Screen-Pr... by Supada Khonyoung, Praphatsorn Mangkronkaew, Puttaporn Klayprasert, Chanida Puangpila, Muthukumaran Palanisami, Mani Arivazhagan, Jaroon Jakmunee

“…Under the optimized conditions, the immunosensor exhibited good detection of CEA with a linear range of 0.1–5.0 ng mL⁻¹ and a low detection limit of 0.08 ng mL⁻¹. …”
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Application of Plant Growth Regulators During Early Fruit Development Stage Increased Perceived Sweetness of Mango Fruit by Li Li, Xiaowei Ma, Songbiao Wang, Chi Xu, Hongxia Wu, Yanke Wu, Yingzi He, Bin Zheng, Qingzhi Liang, Wentian Xu, Weiming Li

“…The results showed that SBP solution diluted 100-fold exerted the strongest effect on the soluble sugar content and sweetness value of “Renong-1” mango fruits. Based on the linear regression analysis, a significant negative correlation was observed between the activity of acid invertase and the perceived sweetness of physiologically mature fruits, while the activities of other enzymes were significantly negatively correlated with the perceived sweetness of full ripening fruits. …”
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Maize Leaf Area Index Estimation Based on Machine Learning Algorithm and Computer Vision by Wanna Fu, Zhen Chen, Qian Cheng, Yafeng Li, Weiguang Zhai, Fan Ding, Xiaohui Kuang, Deshan Chen, Fuyi Duan

“…Precise estimation of the leaf area index (LAI) is vital in efficient maize growth monitoring and precision farming. …”
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Laboratory Study on Hydrate Production Using a Slow, Multistage Depressurization Strategy by Yanlong Li, Chuqiao He, Nengyou Wu, Qiang Chen, Changling Liu, Zhixue Sun, Yurong Jin, Qingguo Meng

“…The results show that integrated gas-water ratio (IGWR) decreases linearly with the increase in depressurizing magnitude in each step, while it rises logarithmically with the increase in the number of steps. …”
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Evaluation of the hydrogen/oxygen and thermoelectric production of a hybrid solar PV/T-electrolyzer system by Armel Zambou Kenfack, Modeste Kameni Nematchoua, Venant Sorel Chara-Dackou, Elie Simo

“…This led to a maximum exergy efficiency of 57.8 %. This study demonstrates the linearity between hydrogen production and current density which at high density reduces exergy performance.…”
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Enhanced Performance of an AlGaN-Based Deep-Ultraviolet LED Having Graded Quantum Well Structure by Huabin Yu, Qian Chen, Zhongjie Ren, Meng Tian, Shibing Long, Jiangnan Dai, Changqing Chen, Haiding Sun

“…In this paper, we propose a novel DUV LED structure embedded with graded QWs in which the Al composition was linearly changed to screen the QCSE. A significant increase of the internal quantum efficiency and thus an enhancement of the light output power by nearly 67% can be achieved, attributing to the improvement of the electron-hole wave function overlap (Г_e-hh) to 58.6% in the Increased-Al-composition graded QWs, as compared to the QW without grading (Г_e-hh = 40.4%) and reverse grading (Г_e-hh = 33.6%). …”
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Frequency Down-Conversion of Dual-Wavelength Raman Fiber Laser in PPLN-Based Optical Parametric Oscillator by Peng Wang, Xi Cheng, Xiao Li, Xiaojun Xu, Kai Han, Jian Chen

“…The DW pump source was fixed at 1060 and 1111 nm that was obtained based on stimulated Raman scattering effect by combining a home-made linearly polarized 1060-nm fiber laser and 137-m-long polarization-maintaining passive fiber. …”
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