Removal of cadmium and (radio)toxic metal ions using activated sludge-based sorbents by Maria Kapnisti, Konstantinos Lanaras, Aikaterini Liaska, Fotini Noli, Petros Samaras

“…Their specific surface area and pore size were determined using the BET method, and the point of zero charge was assessed via zeta-potential analysis. …”
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Prediction of Environmentally Suitable Areas for <i>Zephyranthes</i> (Amaryllidaceae) in Mexico by Zayner Edin Rodríguez Flores, Yanet Moredia Rosete, Jesús Alejandro Ruiz Valencia, Yolanda Leticia Fernández Pavía

“…Potential distribution models were generated with data on the presence of 13 species of the genus <i>Zephyranthes</i>, using 28 bioclimatic and edaphic variables with the maximum entropy method (Maxent). …”
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Linguocognitology & Systemology: Integrativity in actu (Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Interaction) by D. M. Mironova

“…In addition, at the stage of presenting the method, we resorted to the modeling its procedure. …”
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Detección de Automóviles en Escenarios Urbanos Escaneados por un Lidar by Alfonso Ramírez-Pedraza, José-Joel González-Barbosa, Francisco-Javier Ornelas-Rodríguez, Angel-Iván García-Moreno, Adan Salazar-Garibay, Erick-Alejandro González-Barbosa

“…Finally in the third sub-stage and using MeanShift method, the remaining objects are segmented.Indexation on its side is divided into two sub-stages, in the first one, last segmented objects using MeanShift method are modeled using histograms according to the direction of the object's 3D points normal; in the second stage histograms are compared to those previously stored on a database of object's histograms. …”
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GEODETIC OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ICE FLOW VELOCITIES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF SUBGLACIAL LAKE VOSTOK by A. Richter, D. V. Fedorov, S. V. Popov, M. Fritsche, V. Ya. Lipenkov, A. A. Ekaykin, V. V. Lukin, A. Yu. Matveev, R. Dietrich

“…In addition, ice-flow dynamics are investigated along a flow line segment extending from26 kmupstream to12 kmdownstream from Vostok station. The analysis suggests deficiencies in current modelling approaches within the transition zone from floating to grounded ice.…”
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Experimental and Simulation Research Progress on the Solidification Structure Evolution of High Chromium Cast Iron by Longxiao Huang, Yang Liu, Hanguang Fu

“…Furthermore, the application of simulation techniques—including thermodynamic modeling, phase-field method, cellular automata, and finite element analysis—is discussed in detail, highlighting their roles in revealing the mechanisms of microstructural evolution. …”
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Behavioral Risk Management in Investment Strategies: Analyzing Investor Psychology by Jacob Odei Addo, Juraj Cúg, Solomon Abekah Keelson, John Amoah, Zora Petráková

“…Partial Least Square Structural Modeling was adopted for the data processing, analysis, and testing of the study’s hypotheses. …”
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A Comparison of Feature-Based MLR and PLS Regression Techniques for the Prediction of Three Soil Constituents in a Degraded South African Ecosystem by Anita Bayer, Martin Bachmann, Andreas Müller, Hermann Kaufmann

“…Two approaches for the quantification of soil organic carbon, iron oxides, and clay content based on field and laboratory spectroscopy of natural surfaces are tested. (1) A physical approach which is based on spectral absorption feature analysis is applied. For every soil constituent, a set of diagnostic spectral features is selected and linked with chemical reference data by multiple linear regression (MLR) techniques. (2) Partial least squares regression (PLS) as an exclusively statistical multivariate method is applied for comparison. …”
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Sarcopenia as a Risk Factor in Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Implantation by Laura Büttner, Annette Aigner, Regina Stegherr, Simon Iseke, Martin Jonczyk, Willie Magnus Lüdemann, Timo Alexander Auer, Federico Collettini, Dirk Schnapauff, Maximilian de Bucourt, Bernhard Gebauer, Dominik Geisel, Georg Böning

“…<b>Background</b>: Prior studies suggest that patients’ body composition changes following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) implantation, potentially influencing complications and survival. <b>Method</b>: A prototype artificial intelligence (AI)-based, automated computed tomography (CT) body composition analysis tool was used to assess body composition imaging parameters in pre- and postinterventional scans of TIPS patients: visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) areas, psoas muscle area (PMA), and total abdominal muscle area (TAMA). …”
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An Adaptive Combined Filtering Algorithm for Non-Holonomic Constraints with Time-Varying and Thick-Tailed Measurement Noise by Zijian Wang, Jianghua Liu, Jinguang Jiang, Jiaji Wu, Qinghai Wang, Jingnan Liu

“…On the basis of this method, a Gaussian Student’s T distribution variational Bayesian filtering algorithm (Ga-St VBAKF) based on NHC pseudo-velocity measurement noise modeling is proposed through modeling and analysis of pseudo-velocity measurement noise. …”
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Improving health-promoting workplaces through interdisciplinary approaches. The example of WISEWORK-C, a cluster of five work and health projects within Horizon-Europe by Deborah De Moortel, Michelle C Turner, Ella Arensman, Alex Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Víctor Gonzalez

“…It applies an international co-creative and developmental evaluation of tailored compassionate workplace programs, and mixed-methods process and impact evaluation combining a timed series of quantitative cross-sectional panel surveys, qualitative interviews and fieldwork, and policy document analysis. …”
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WTAP/YTHDF1-mediated m6A modification amplifies IFN-γ-induced immunosuppressive properties of human MSCs by Quan Chen, Luoquan Ao, Qing Zhao, Lu Tang, Yanli Xiong, Yuchuan Yuan, Xiaofeng Wu, Wei Xing, Zhan Li, Wei Guo, Huaping Liang, Song Guo Zheng, Qizhou Lian, Di Lu, Weijun Wan, Xiang Xu

“…Objectives: To elucidate the regulation mechanism and biological functions of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification in the immunosuppressive functions by the IFN-γ-licensing MSCs. Methods: Epitranscriptomic microarray analysis and MeRIP-qPCR assay were performed to identify the regulatory effect of WTAP in the IFN-γ-licensing MSCs. …”
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Sex differences in risk factors for unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Eastern Europe from 2020 to 2022: a multi-country retrospective cohort studyResearch in context by Ole Skouvig Pedersen, Tetiana Butova, Valerii Miasoiedov, Yurii Feshchenko, Mykhailo Kuzhko, Stefan Niemann, Alex Rosenthal, Alina Grinev, Gabriel Rosenfeld, Michael Drew Hoppes, Julia Kilmnick, Valeriu Crudu, Nelly Ciobanu, Alexandru Codreanu, Bekzat Toxanbayeva, Lyailya Chingissova, Kateryna Yurko, Valerii Kucheriavchenko, Vitalii Vekshyn, Sergo Vashakidze, Natalia Shubladze, Zaza Avaliani, Abdullaat Kadyrov, Gulmira Kalmambetova, Merbubu Sydykova, Eugenia Ghita, Victor Ionel Grecu, Alina Marinela Miulescu, Christian Morberg Wejse, Andreas Fløe, Victor Naestholt Dahl, Dmytro Butov

“…Uni- and multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the association between sex and unsuccessful outcomes (‘treatment failure’, ‘lost to follow-up’, ‘died’, or any of these). …”
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Influence of Leadership Styles on Outcomes among Private Organisations in Bangladesh by Shafiqul Islam, Md. Jahangir Alam, Mohammad Fakhrul Islam, Sara Amin, Maileenita Penalba

“…It applied structural equation modelling (SEM) as a data analysis method.  Results: The results show that transformational and transactional leadership approaches improve leadership outcomes. …”
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Post-COVID student preferences: Shaping higher education's future by Sami Tlais, Rasha Hamdan, Hassan HajjHussein, Ali Alkhatib, Kassem Hallal

“…Using a cross-sectional survey design, the study gathered data from 5099 students at various Lebanese universities, predominantly private, through a distribution method that utilized email and WhatsApp. Analysis focused on five key areas: the impact of previous OLL experiences, physical and mental well-being, education quality, logistical challenges, and overall student preferences. …”
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The influence of economic factors on sustainable energy consumption: a comparative approach between the OECD and Western Balkan countries by Atdhetar Gara, Argjira Bilalli, Artenisa Beka

“…Using panel data from the World Bank and The Global Economy Database, we estimate regression models (OLS, fixed effects, random effects) and employ the generalized method of moments (GMM). …”
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Enhanced Emotion Recognition Through Dynamic Restrained Adaptive Loss and Extended Multimodal Bottleneck Transformer by Dang-Khanh Nguyen, Eunchae Lim, Soo-Hyung Kim, Hyung-Jeong Yang, Seungwon Kim

“…The proposed method significantly improves results compared to other end-to-end multimodal fusion techniques on three multimodal benchmarks—Interactive Emotional Dyadic Motion Capture (IEMOCAP), Carnegie Mellon University Multimodal Opinion Sentiment and Emotion Intensity (CMU-MOSEI), and the Chinese Multimodal Sentiment Analysis dataset with independent unimodal annotations (CH-SIMS).…”
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Cascading Failure Dynamics against Intentional Attack for Interdependent Industrial Internet of Things by Hao Peng, Zhen Qian, Zhe Kan, Dandan Zhao, Juan Yu, Jianmin Han

“…To exploit the security threats of IIoT systems, in this paper, we propose a novel security-by-design approach for interdependent IIoT environments across two different levels, namely, theory modeling and runtime simulation. Our method theoretically analyzes the cascading failure dynamics of the intentional attack network. …”
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Enhancing Robustness Against Adversarial Attacks in Multimodal Emotion Recognition With Spiking Transformers by Guoming Chen, Zhuoxian Qian, Dong Zhang, Shuang Qiu, Ruqi Zhou

“…Experimental results indicate that the SPSNCVT framework significantly improves classification accuracy when confronted with adversarial attacks such as fast gradient sign method (FGSM), basic iterative method (BIM), and projected gradient descent (PGD), achieving a performance gain of 3.60%-4.01% and 7.03%-13.73% compared to baseline models. …”
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Efficacy and safety of autologous adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency: protocol for a single-centre randomised control... by Jie Qiao, Hui Liu, Rong Li, Tian Tian, Yang Yu, Chen Zhang, Ping Liu, Lin Zeng, Rui Yang, Jia Li, Shuo Yang, Jialin Li, Qing Guo, Hongxia Zhang, Caihong Ma, Xiaojuan Liu, Xiumei Zhen, Yaodong Zhang, Yanru Lou, Chenhong Liu, Wan Yang, Huiyu Xu, Hongsen Bi

“…Although SVF has shown therapeutic effects in animal models of POI, there is insufficient evidence demonstrating the efficacy and safety of autologous SVF in women with POI.Methods and analysis This study is a single-centre randomised controlled trial designed to explore the efficacy and safety of using autologous SVF in improving pregnancy outcomes in patients with infertility diagnosed with POI. …”
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