Real-Time Regional Ionospheric Total Electron Content Modeling Using the Extended Kalman Filter by Jun Tang, Yuhan Gao, Heng Liu, Mingxian Hu, Chaoqian Xu, Liang Zhang

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Navigating New Experiences by Kara L. Vander Linden

“…This grounded theory study was initiated to discover the process adult learners go through when engaging in new learning experiences. …”
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Evaluating territorial management of integrated development region (RIDE-DF) and its effect on land use land cover transformation by Eder Renato Merino, Daniel A. de Azevedo, Mathias Omar T. Alvarez, Allan da Silva Ramalho

“…Additionally, socioeconomic indicators were incorporated to comprehend changes during and post-RIDE-DF implementation. Insights from this study may support decision-making processes concerning land management, urban planning, and conservation endeavors within the region.…”
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Understanding the long-term interplay of SARS-CoV-2 immune and inflammatory responses with proteases in COVID-19 recovery: a longitudinal study by Natalia Ćwilichowska-Puślecka, Aleksandra Makowiecka, Małgorzata Kalinka, Katarzyna Groborz, Tobiasz Puślecki, Marcin Drąg, Krzysztof Simon, Krzysztof Simon, Krystyna Dąbrowska, Monika Pazgan-Simon, Marcin Poręba, Marcin Poręba

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Effects of Intra-Articular Stromal Vascular Fraction Injection on Clinical Symptoms and Cartilage Health in Osteoarthritic Knees: A Single-Center Pilot Study by Chun-Ru Lin, Chia-Nan Lin, Chung-Chen Lee, Yong-Chen Chen, Yu-Jen Chen, Ming-Hao Chen, Yu-Chih Lin, Shu-Hao Chang

“…Despite positive effects in two regions, the degenerative process appeared to continue in other regions during the tracking period.…”
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C-HRNet: High Resolution Network Based on Contexts for Single-Frame Phase Unwrapping by Wenbo Zhao, Jing Yan, Dongyang Jin, Jing Ling

“…This approach allows us to predict the fringe order map from a single wrapped phase map without the need for any pre-process or post-process. …”
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Suitability analysis to determine optimal locations of local community radio transmitters using GIS and remote sensing: a case study of Chipinge district, Zimbabwe by Munyaradzi Donald John Nyereyegona, Aldridge Nyasha Mazhindu, Kudzai Chirango Chirenje

“…This study implements a combined early warning system and communication tool, focusing on the strategic siting of community radio transmitters to disseminate vital information for pre and post-disaster reduction and recovery. Utilising a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approach, incorporating the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and remote sensing, the research identifies suitable locations based on criteria such as settlements, elevation, power lines, roads, and rivers. …”
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Economic impact of TAVI pathway optimisation: the experience of the University Hospital of Parma by Simone Fanelli, Gianluca Lanza, Lorenzo Pratici, Giorgio Benatti, Luigi Vignali

“…The methodology consisted of three stages: (1) mapping of the current TAVI pathway; (2) identification of the organisational changes necessary to optimise it and implementation of the identified action with a multidisciplinary teamwork; (3) simulations of the organisational and economic impact of the optimisation process. …”
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Long-term trends of landscape changes in marginal areas: the example of Central Europe (Šahy, Slovakia) by František PETROVIČ, Peter VARGA, Henrich GREŽO, Vladimír FALŤAN, Ingrid BELČÁKOVÁ, Zita IZAKOVIČOVÁ, Ivo MACHAR

“…These create and characterize the theoretical basis of the processed issue and the methodological concept for further processing. …”
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Thinning intensity influences the C:N:P stoichiometry in forest ecosystems: A global synthesis by Chongwei Fan, Guiyao Zhou, Hongyang Chen, Zhenggang Du, Ruiqiang Liu, Yanghui He, Changjiang Huang, Shuying Qiu, Yimin Zhu, Jie Li, Xuhui Zhou

“…Thinning-induced changes in the C:N, C:P, and N:P ratios were positively correlated with mean annual temperature (MAT) and mean annual precipitation (MAP), but negatively with post-thinning duration and stand age. …”
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Development of a method for optimal location of emergency water reservoirs for FFE suppression using AHP and GIS by Ali Tanoumand, Mohammadreza Mashayekhi, Mona S. Ramadan, Ali Majdi

“…These criteria and distance classes were then weighted and integrated using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographic Information System (GIS) methods to generate an optimal location map.ResultsImplementation of the proposed method in Tehran resulted in an optimal location map for FFE-specific emergency water reservoirs. …”
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Industrial Camera-Based Powder Bed Defect Detection in Laser Powder Bed Fusion: Dataset Construction and Model Evaluation by Zihan Yang, Xiangyu Lu, Junlai Zhao, Wei Wang, Chen Zhang, Jianhui Zhao, Jiachen Yu, Sheng Liu, Fang Dong

“…The YOLOv10 series excelled in post-processing speed at 0.7 milliseconds, while YOLOv8-n had strong inference capabilities at 12.4 milliseconds. …”
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Spherical sustainability in construction and demolition: How aligned are policies, goals, regulations, markets, and stakeholder mindsets? by Mohammad Amin Havaei, Hassan Malekitabar

“…It was achieved through an iterative process that integrates the Parsimonious Spherical Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (P-SF-AHP), Circular Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (C-LCSA), and pre- and post-statistical analyses. …”
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Geomorphology of the northeast Sardinian continental shelf between Olbia and Posada (Italy) by M. De Luca, L. Casini, G. Cossu, G. De Falco, F. Gamberi, P. Marras, A. Santonastaso, M. Stelletti, V. Pascucci

“…The rise was not continuous but punctuated by stillstands during which suites of beach ridges developed. The mapped ridges (BRS1, BRS2 and BRS3) are correlated to specific post-LGM sea level stillstands. …”
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Quantitative evaluation method for determining the misfire boundary of n-butanol premixed charge compression ignition by Zhiqiang Han, Qiang Yang, Buwei Deng, Zinong Zuo, Jia Fang, Yan Yan, Yi Wu, Xueshun Wu, Wei Tian

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Mechanical Behavior of SLS-Printed Parts and Their Structural Simulation by Tamara van Roo, Conor Jörg Mager

“…The research focuses on the effects of post-processing, positional dependency, anisotropy, and the repeatability of SLS print jobs on material properties. …”
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The Effects of Creative Drama-Based Instruction on Primary School Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Conceptions of Teaching and Learning by Necdet Aykac

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Research and Application Progress of Dual-energy CT in Prostate Lesions by Yize LI, Ziqi CHEN, Luyao ZHANG, Yingmin CHEN

“…DECT not only provides routine anatomical information of lesions, tissues, and organs, but also generates virtual single-energy spectral images, virtual decalcification images, effective atomic number diagrams, iodine maps, electron cloud density maps, and other energy spectral images through post-processing. …”
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A Saliency Detection Model via Fusing Extracted Low-level and High-level Features from an Image by Sekine Asadi Amiri, Hamid Hassanpour

“…In the post processing step, morphological operators and the connected components technique are applied on the final saliency map to construct further contiguous saliency regions. …”
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Distinct neural representations of different linguistic components following sign language learning by Yael Coldham, Neta Haluts, Eden Elbaz, Tamar Ben-David, Nell Racabi, Shachar Gal, Michal Bernstein-Eliav, Naama Friedmann, Ido Tavor

“…Moreover, post-learning activation maps successfully predicted learning retention six months later, associating neural and performance measures.…”
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