Reimagining Collective Forms of Day Care Provision for Older People by Ailsa Cameron, Laura Bennett, Joanna Thorn, Paul Willis, Demi Patrios, Karen West, Simon Hankins, Ruth Green

“…Interviews with managers included questions about the costs and resources used in running services. The reimagined models of care were refined in workshops with research partners. …”
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Fog-Enabled Multimodal Chest-Worn Device for Systolic Blood Pressure Monitoring by Pamela Salas, Jose-Manuel Mejia-Munoz, Rafael Gonzalez-Landaeta

“…Three signals were transmitted to a fog computing system via a socket. Four models were implemented for analysis: Random Forest (RF), AdaBoost, Gradient Boosting (GB), and a novel deep learning architecture. …”
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Leveraging liquid biopsy to uncover resistance mechanisms and guide personalized immunotherapy by Zeinab Dalloul, Jana Grenel Briend, Mariama Diawara, Catherine Taylor, Rodney J. Ouellette

“…Liquid biopsy is a minimally invasive method for identifying tumor-derived components such as circulating tumor cells, cell-free DNA and extracellular vesicles (EVs) from body fluids for analysis. …”
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Laboratory and Numerical Study of Hydraulic Loss and Discharge Coefficient in Rectangular Labyrinth and Piano Key Weirs by R. Ghasemi Ghasemvand, M. Heidarnejad, A.R. Masjedi, A. Bordbar

“…The weirs used in this research were of the labyrinth type, featuring both curved and linear designs. Dimensional analysis using the Buckingham method indicated that the discharge coefficient (Cd) relies on parameters such as the hydraulic head ratio (Ht/P), weir shape factor (Sf), hydraulic loss ratio (Hf/P), and Froude number (Fr). …”
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Practical Steps for Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Using Nature-Based Solutions—A Case Study in <i>New Cairo</i>, Egypt by Walaa S. E. Ismaeel, Nada Ali Mustafa

“…Five simulation models tested the efficiency of each NBS individually. …”
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Development of Quantitative Structure–Anti-Inflammatory Relationships of Alkaloids by Cristian Rojas, Doménica Muñoz, Ivanna Cordero, Belén Tenesaca, Davide Ballabio

“…Then, we calibrated the QSAR models using well-known linear and non-linear machine learning classifiers, i.e., partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA), random forests (RF), adaptive boosting (AdaBoost), <i>k</i>-nearest neighbors (<i>k</i>NN), <i>N</i>-nearest neighbors (N3) and binned nearest neighbors (BNN). …”
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First-Principles Study on the Migration and Release Properties of Xe on the Surface of Uranium Mononitride by Tianhao Rui, Yulin Lan, Zhuangzhuang Ma, Linyuan Lu, Yunhao Wang, Yang Yu, Mingxuan Deng, Tianxing Lan, Zhekang Zhao, Junjie Wang, Congyi Li, Haibin Zhang

“…Different bulk and surface models of UN were established, and the formation energies of bulk and surface defects, as well as the incorporation energy of surface Xe, were calculated. …”
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Application of 3D printing technology to the components subjected to significant mechanical loads, using the example of a prosthetic climbing foot prototype by Kamil Warchoł, Monika Szuba, Anna Kopeć, Adam Martowicz, Jakub Bryła

“…The prosthesis was manufactured with an additive method using FDM/MEX [Fused Deposition Modelling/ Material Extrusion] technology. …”
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Analytical Approach to UAV Cargo Delivery Processes Under Malicious Interference Conditions by Fazliddin Makhmudov, Andrey Privalov, Sergey Egorenkov, Andrey Pryadkin, Alpamis Kutlimuratov, Gamzatdin Bekbaev, Young Im Cho

“…The method is based on applying topological transformation techniques to stochastic networks. …”
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Electrocoagulation for Cattle Slaughterhouse Wastewater Management: A Review of Technologies and Treatment Parameters by Iip Sugiharta, Agung Abadi Kiswandono, Kamisah Delilawati Pandiangan, Wasinton Simanjuntak

“…Electrocoagulation (EC) is an effective treatment method that utilizes electric currents to generate in situ coagulants for pollutant removal. …”
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Exploring Outer Radiation Belt Losses From the International Space Station by Xiao‐Jia Zhang, Anton Artemyev, Yuto Katoh, Yikai Hsieh, Vassilis Angelopoulos, Shoji Torii, Ryuho Kataoka, Yosui Akaike, Satoshi Nakahira

“…These results highlight the necessity of incorporating FLCS as a significant loss mechanism in radiation belt models.…”
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From NeurODEs to AutoencODEs: A mean-field control framework for width-varying neural networks by Cristina Cipriani, Massimo Fornasier, Alessandro Scagliotti

“…However, by construction, NeurODEs have been limited to describing constant-width layers, making them unsuitable for modelling deep learning architectures with layers of variable width. …”
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Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry to Measure the Energetic Properties of Residual Sludge and Catalysts from the Textile, Tannery, and Galvanic Industries by Ghem Carvajal-Chávez, Josselyn Cazar, Gilda Gordillo, Andrés De-La-Rosa, Gonzalo Chiriboga, Carolina Montero-Calderón

“…The data gathered were the input for constructing specific heat models through polynomial regression employing the least squares method. …”
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Numerical study of the error sources in the experimental estimation of thermal diffusivity: an application to debris-covered glaciers by C. Beck, C. Beck, L. Nicholson

“…Thus, these terms are required in models of sub-debris ice melt. The most commonly used method to calculate effective thermal conductivity of supraglacial debris layers applies heat diffusion principles to a vertical array of temperature measurements through the supraglacial debris cover combined with an estimate of volumetric heat capacity of the debris as presented by <span class="cit" id="xref_text.1"><a href="#bib1.bibx11">Conway and Rasmussen</a> (<a href="#bib1.bibx11">2000</a>)</span>. …”
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Pattern and Determinants of Antiretroviral Drug Adherence among Nigerian Pregnant Women by S. O. Ekama, E. C. Herbertson, E. J. Addeh, C. V. Gab-Okafor, D. I. Onwujekwe, F. Tayo, O. C. Ezechi

“…Bivariate and multiple logistic regression models were used to determine factors independently associated with good drug adherence during pregnancy. …”
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Mysterious seismoacoustic signals of eastern Helwan quarry blasts 2022 by Islam Hamama, Shimaa H. Elkhouly, Hanan Gaber, Mona Hamada, Hany S. Elbehiri, Adel S. Othman, Mohamed Maklad, Mona Abdelazim, Mohamed N. ElGabry, Ahmed Lethy, Hesham Hussein, Masa-yuki Yamamoto

“…Infrasound propagation models, coupled with F-K analysis, further confirmed the locations and directions of the recorded events, providing robust data that could be correlated with planet satellite images of the azimuth directions detected via the infrasound array analyses. …”
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Revolutionizing Underwater Sensor Performance: Tackling Rayleigh Scattering Challenges by Pseudo Random Noise by Qihao Hu, Fan Shang, Lina Ma, Wujie Wang, Yi Yu, Yujie Bian, Xiaoqian Zhu, Junqiang Song

“…This study offers a holistic understanding of Rayleigh scattering in the leading fiber, encompassing experimental observations, theoretical modeling, physics analysis, and its resolution, thereby contributing to advancements in underwater sensing to broaden the understanding of the underwater environment.…”
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The Impact of Social Media Marketing on Digital Service Adoption in Educational Institutions: Exploring the Mediating Role of Brand Equity, Trust, and Word-Of-Mouth Advertising by Hosna Khorsandi, Behzad Kazemi, Simin Zeynali, Mahsa Mohsenibeigzadeh, Pedram Zarei, Shahin Mirshekari

“…The study also considers brand equity, trust, and word-of-mouth promotion as potential factors mediating this relationship. The method employed was descriptive correlational research, utilizing structural equation modeling for data analysis, with 368 students participating. …”
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Numerical Investigation on Influential Factors for Quality of Smooth Blasting in Rock Tunnels by Baoping Zou, Zhipeng Xu, Jianxiu Wang, Zhanyou Luo, Lisheng Hu

“…Compared to the expensive and time-consuming experiments including physical modelling and field tests, numerical modelling, as a cost-efficient approach, offers an attractive alternative to investigate the influential factors in terms of weight, which might be more applicable and reliable for the optimization of smooth blasting parameters. …”
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Impact of Apolipoprotein A-I Infusions on Cardiovascular Events Post-MI by Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and LDL-Cholesterol Levels by Sem A.O.F. Rikken, MD, C. Michael Gibson, MD, MS, M. Cecilia Bahit, MD, Danielle Duffy, MD, Gerald Chi, MD, Serge Korjian, MD, Niekbachsh Mohammadnia, MD, Harvey White, DSc, Gaya Anschuetz, MS, Bronwyn A. Kingwell, PhD, Ton Oude Ophuis, MD, PhD, Jose C. Nicolau, MD, PhD, Renato D. Lopes, MD, PhD, Basil S. Lewis, MD, Saloua El Messaoudi, MD, PhD, Dragos Vinereanu, MD, PhD, Jurriën M. ten Berg, MD, PhD, Shaun G. Goodman, MD, MSc, Christoph Bode, MD, PhD, P. Gabriel Steg, MD, Peter Libby, MD, Kevin R. Bainey, MD, Arnoud W.J. van 't Hof, MD, PhD, Paul M. Ridker, MD, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, MD, Stephen J. Nicholls, MD, Roxana Mehran, MD, Robert A. Harrington, MD, Jan H. Cornel, MD, PhD

“…Cox proportional hazards models evaluated risk by dichotomized baseline NLR (>median vs ≤median). …”
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