IDMPF: intelligent diabetes mellitus prediction framework using machine learning by Leila Ismail, Huned Materwala

“…Findings – The authors provide critical analysis of machine learning models, propose and evaluate an intelligent machine learning-based architecture for diabetes prediction. The authors implement and evaluate the decision tree (DT)-based random forest (RF) and support vector machine (SVM) learning models for diabetes prediction as the mostly used approaches in the literature using our framework. …”
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Psychological and legal aspects of cyberbullying by O. L. Matsiuk, I. V. Maslyanikova

“…The authors conclude that cyberbullying is becoming increasingly common and has a negative impact on a person's future. Cyberbullying is mostly about causing emotional harm, but it can escalate into open harassment, which usually includes physical intimidation and beatings. …”
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Seasonal mortality patterns and regional contrasts in Portugal by Almendra Ricardo, Santana Paula, Freire Elisabete, Vasconcelos João

“…This knowledge may be used to construct a set of regulations or policies designed to implement better health planning procedures and more effective warning systems.…”
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Distribution of threshold values of harmfulness of larvae of lamellar phytophages in time by E. Korenchuk, V. Drozda

“…Results It has been established that the period of harmfulness for larvae of the plates of the breeding phytophages, depending on their phenology, during the vegetation is expediently divided into three stages: A (spring), B (mostly summer), C (autumn), which correspond to different models of thresholds of harmfulness. …”
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Comparative analysis of deep learning approaches for forest stand type classification: insights from the new VHRTreeSpecies benchmark dataset by Elif Sertel, Sule Nur Topgul

“…Remotely sensed data are widely used for forest stand type classification; however, traditional classification methods are time consuming and mostly implemented for spatially limited areas and species, restricting the transferability of these models to other locations and diverse species. …”
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Correlation between Food Intake and Health Status with the Nutritional Status of School Children Age 9-11 in Semarang City by Aiman Farag Mohammed Ali, Siti Fatimah Muis, Suhartono Suhartono

“…It should be suggested to parents to implement balanced diet, to avoid the development of obesity among elementary school children through nutrition education to prevent malnutrition as well as obesity.…”
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Spatial structure of metropolitan regions from the perspective of core-periphery division: Taking Guangzhou and Shenzhen metropolitan regions as examples by CHEN Hongsheng, DENG Shuhan, LI Zheng

“…In Guangzhou, the northeastern side of the primary core area was mostly agricultural/ecological, while the southwestern side was transitional mixed. …”
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Video Scene Detection Using Compact Bag of Visual Word Models by Muhammad Haroon, Junaid Baber, Ihsan Ullah, Sher Muhammad Daudpota, Maheen Bakhtyar, Varsha Devi

“…Video segmentation into shots is the first step for video indexing and searching. Videos shots are mostly very small in duration and do not give meaningful insight of the visual contents. …”
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A Model‐Independent Strategy for the Targeted Observation Analysis and Its Application in ENSO Prediction by Weixun Rao, Youmin Tang, Yanling Wu, Xiaojing Li

“…The first 10 optimal observational sites, mostly located in the equatorial central eastern Pacific, can reduce initial uncertainties by 67%. …”
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Philosophical practices within social enterprises in South Africa: A search for inclusive socio-economic development by Robert Mutemi Kajiita, Simon Murote Kang'ethe

“…Generally, economic investment models are primarily premised on maximising profit and accumulating wealth, a development paradigm that mostly benefits investors, with little attention to the indigent. …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes of the Inhabitants of a Rural Canton about the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Blanca Cristina Estrella López, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez

“…The need to implement intensive educational activities is highlighted, mainly focused on promoting colorectal cancer screening.…”
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Evolution and cleaning of the deposit layers on the lower divertor of WEST fully equipped with ITER grade components by J. Gerardin, Y. Corre, C. Desgranges, M. Diez, L. Dubus, M. Firdaouss, J. Gaspar, A. Grosjean, C. Guillemaut, C. Hernandez, A. Huart, H. Roche, S. Vives

“…This method was chosen because it was easy to implement and did not generate dusts inside the tokamak. …”
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Design and Control of a Deformable Trees-Pruning Aerial Robot by Changliang Xu, Zhong Yang, Zhao Zhang, Hao Xu, Jiying Wu, Dongsheng Zhou, Luwei Liao, Qiuyan Zhang

“…The deformation of the aerial robot is implemented through two ways, arm telescopic and folding. …”
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Downscaling livestock census data using multivariate predictive models: Sensitivity to modifiable areal unit problem. by Daniele Da Re, Marius Gilbert, Celia Chaiban, Pierre Bourguignon, Weerapong Thanapongtharm, Timothy P Robinson, Sophie O Vanwambeke

“…Previous researches have mostly assessed the effect of MAUP on upscaling models. …”
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Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 public health measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families in the Canadian Maritimes: a qualitative study by Janet A Curran, Christine Cassidy, Helen Wong, Catie Johnson, Holly McCulloch, Mary-Ann Standing, Julie Clegg, Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Jennifer Lane, Robyn Kydd, Lisa Keeping-Burke, De-Lawrence Lamptey, Mwalu Peeters, Ijeoma Staunton, Simonne E Collins

“…Within these themes, families mostly described negative impacts, although some positive experiences were also described.Conclusion The findings of the current study will assist in the co-development of recommendations for healthcare and education decision-makers to reduce the negative impacts of future public health emergencies.…”
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Mating Type of Native <i>Aspergillus flavus</i> Strains Causing Corn Ear Rot in Argentina by Agustina María Ruiz Posse, Ada Karina Torrico Ramallo, Javier Miguel Barontini, Boris Xavier Camiletti

“…The MAT1-1 strains included 63% non-aflatoxigenic and 37% aflatoxin producers, predominantly lacking sclerotia production (69%), while MAT1-2 strains were mostly aflatoxin producers (82%) and S-sclerotia producers (48%). …”
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Librarians’ awareness, acceptability, and application of artificial intelligence in academic research libraries. Multigroup analysis via PLS‒SEM by Imelda Barong Edam-Agbor, Faith Sylvester Orim, Usani Joseph Ofem, Patience Ekpang, Alice Echu, Tanne Okim Okim, Moses Agba Undie, Blessing Ogunjimi, Isu Micheal Egbe, Oluwaseun Omowumi Akin-Fakorede, Ahmed Baba Gombe, Cecilia Undie Angrey, Dymphina Abua, Mary Sunday Enidiok

“…However, specific studies that looks at how these tools are used in the Nigeria context were mostly on teaching, research, and administration, thereby failing to address issues of AI in modern library service delivery. …”
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Computer Vision-Based Obstacle Detection Mobile System for Visually Impaired Individuals by Gisel Katerine Bastidas-Guacho, Mario Alejandro Paguay Alvarado, Patricio Xavier Moreno-Vallejo, Patricio Rene Moreno-Costales, Nayely Samanta Ocaña Yanza, Jhon Carlos Troya Cuestas

“…However, existing object detectors were mostly trained with images from platforms such as Kaggle, and the number of existing objects is still limited. …”
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Population structure and identification of genomic regions associated with productive traits in five Italian beef cattle breeds by Daniele Colombi, Giacomo Rovelli, Maria Gracia Luigi-Sierra, Simone Ceccobelli, Dailu Guan, Francesco Perini, Fiorella Sbarra, Andrea Quaglia, Francesca Maria Sarti, Marina Pasquini, Marcel Amills, Emiliano Lasagna

“…Selection has improved meat production, precocity, growth ability and muscle development, but the genetic determinism of such traits is mostly unknown. Using 33K SNPs-data from young bulls (N = 4064) belonging to these five Italian breeds, we demonstrated that the Maremmana and Podolica rustic breeds are closely related, while the specialised Marchigiana, Chianina, and Romagnola breeds are more differentiated. …”
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Modeling CMAQ dry deposition treatment over the western Pacific: a distinct characteristic of mineral dust and anthropogenic aerosols by S. S.-K. Kong, J. S. Fu, N.-H. Lin, N.-H. Lin, G.-R. Sheu, G.-R. Sheu, W.-S. Huang

“…The modeled PM<span class="inline-formula">₁₀</span> pattern by E20 at the upper level (700 hPa) was mostly consistent with the observed PM<span class="inline-formula">₁₀</span> at the Lulin Atmospheric Background Station (LABS; 23.47° N, 120.87° E; 2862 m a.s.l.), which is a typical background site in the western Pacific, particularly in capturing the peak value. …”
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