Development of Active CO2 Emission Control for Diesel Engine Exhaust Using Amine-Based Adsorption and Absorption Technique by Solomon Jenoris Muthiya, L. Natrayan, L. Yuvaraj, Mohankumar Subramaniam, Joshuva Arockia Dhanraj, Wubishet Degife Mammo

“…An uncertainty analysis is carried out on the experimental results to minimize the errors in the results. The effective CO2 reduction was achieved up to 85%, and simultaneous reduction of HC and CO was also observed.…”
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Analysis of factors influencing clinical pregnancy rates in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles by Junqiang Wang, Zexing Yang, Ying Chen, Ying Chen, Fengchen Gao, Wenxiu Zhao, Shuxuan Cao, Yixi Li, Limei He, Limei He

“…A random forest algorithm was applied to rank the importance of variables, followed by dimensionality reduction using a sliding window sequential forward selection (SWSFS) method. …”
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First performance evaluation of easyPET.3D, a high-resolution and cost-effective benchtop preclinical PET scanner by Fabiana M. Ribeiro, Pedro M. C. C. Encarnação, Ana L. M. Silva, Pedro M. M. Correia, Afonso X. Pinto, Regina G. Oliveira, José Sereno, Mariana Lapo Pais, Antero Abrunhosa, Ismael F. Castro, Ana C. Santos, João F. C. A. Veloso

“…Conclusion EasyPET.3D geometry favours the reduction of parallax error, despite its low sensitivity. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of Pegaspargase with a Limited Sampling Strategy for Asparaginase Activity Monitoring in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Cristina Matteo, Antonella Colombini, Marta Cancelliere, Tommaso Ceruti, Ilaria Fuso Nerini, Luca Porcu, Massimo Zucchetti, Daniela Silvestri, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Rosanna Parasole, Luciana Vinti, Nicoletta Bertorello, Daniela Onofrillo, Massimo Provenzi, Elena Chiocca, Luca Lo Nigro, Laura Rachele Bettini, Giacomo Gotti, Silvia Bungaro, Martin Schrappe, Paolo Ubezio, Carmelo Rizzari

“…This model predicts the AUC with 6% average error and 35% maximum error compared to the AUC estimated with all available measures. …”
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Modifying Nitrous Oxide Delivery at Stanford: Observational, Pilot Intervention Study by Eric P Kraybill, David Chen, Saadat Khan, Praveen Kalra

“…Building on previous findings, Stanford Health Care’s (SHC’s) N2O emissions were analyzed at 2 campuses and targeted for waste reduction as a precursor to system-wide reductions. …”
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Identification of Distribution Network Topology and Line Parameter Based on Smart Meter Measurements by Chong Wang, Zheng Lou, Ming Li, Chaoyang Zhu, Dongsheng Jing

“…Finally, a simulation analysis based on IEEE 33- and 118-bus distribution systems demonstrated that the proposed method can effectively realize the estimation of topology and line parameters, and is robust with regard to both measurement errors and grid structures.…”
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Classifcation of events in information security systems based on neural networks by A. A. Mikryukov, A. V. Babash, V. A. Sizov

“…The approach is based on the application of the adaptive reduction procedure for the results of private classifiers and the procedure for selecting the method of aggregation of the results of private classifiers. …”
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Assessment of an intervention to optimise antenatal management of women admitted with preterm labour and intact membranes using amniocentesis-based predictive risk models: study pr... by Maria Goya, Carmen Garrido, Anna Peguero, Francesc Figueras, Eduard Gratacos, Cristina Paules, Eva Meler, Teresa Cobo, Victoria Aldecoa, Jose Luis Bartha, Fernando Bugatto, María Paz Carrillo-Badillo, Carmina Comas, Vicente Diago-Almeda, Silvia Ferrero, Ignacio Herraiz, Laia Martí-Malgosa, Anna Olivella, Àngels Vives, Montse Palacio, David Boada, Sara Ruiz-Martínez, Alberto Galindo, Laura Forcén, Patricia M Brañas, Itziar Garcia, Mirea Vargas, Alicia Martínez-Varea, Laia PratCorona, Marcos Cuerva, Tamara Illescas, Miguel Angel López-Guerrero, MºCarmen Facio, Carmen Medina, Cecilia Vilalain González

“…A cost analysis will be undertaken. To observe a reduction from 90% to 70% in corticosteroid doses, a reduction in 1 day of hospital stay (SD of 2) and a reduction from 24% to 12% of clinical chorioamnionitis, a total of 340 eligible patients randomised 1 to 1 to each study arm is required (power of 80%, with type I error α=0.05 and two-sided test, considering a dropout rate of 20%). …”
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Development and validation of scales measuring self-efficacy and behavioral capability in managing common medical emergencies in dental clinics by Yasmine N. Alawaji, Hussam M. Alqahtani, Abdulmohsen Alfadley, Aram Alshehri, Ali Aboalela, Sahr H. Altuwaijri, Farraj Albalawi, Sara A. Kalagi, Abdulrhman Alghamdi, Abdullah Alshibani, Meshal Alharbi, Meshary Binhotan, Nesrin A. Alharthy

“…The mean reduction of self-efficacy in females was 12.5 points (95% CI: -3.4, -21.5) compared to males. …”
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THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF USING GROUND WATER TO COOL LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS by Thay Ngok Shon, Vo Ti Tin

“…Consequentially, such a simplification leads to possible errors. Therefore, the authors solved the problem of cooling shed by irrigation of water on the roof by an analytical method. …”
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A novel conceptual design approach for autonomous underwater helicopter based on multidisciplinary collaborative optimization by Yuan-Jie Chen, Haocai Huang

“…Furthermore, the proposed LTC-SSA-BPNN algorithm accurately evaluates sailing resistance and Tsai-Wu failure index, with maximum errors of 1.64% and 9.32% respectively. Additionally, the composite pressure shell achieves a 30.4% weight reduction and a 4.1% reduction in sailing resistance while maintaining structural stability. …”
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A Novel Multi-Sensor Nonlinear Tightly-Coupled Framework for Composite Robot Localization and Mapping by Lu Chen, Amir Hussain, Yu Liu, Jie Tan, Yang Li, Yuhao Yang, Haoyuan Ma, Shenbing Fu, Gun Li

“…Specifically, the average RMSE ATE (Root Mean Square Error of absolute trajectory Error) improved by 23% to 39%, with reductions from 0.006 to 0.013. …”
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Characteristics prediction and optimization for fan duct surface heat exchanger using regional heat transfer correlation and NSWOA aided by Sobol’ by Zhe Xu, Zongling Yu, Xin Ning, Changyin Zhao, Zhihua Zhu, Zhibin Feng

“…Compared to experimental data, the average relative errors of heat transfer capacity and oil-side pressure drop prediction are 9.39 % and 8.39 %, respectively, which indicates that this method is feasible and reliable. …”
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Two-Stage Stochastic Scheduling of Virtual Power Plant Based on Transactive Control by Meng Song, Xiaoyuan Xu, Ciwei Gao, Zheng Yan, Mohammad Shahidehpour

“…Simulation results demonstrate the proposed two-stage VPP scheduling method employs TCL flexibilities more comprehensively to mitigate RES output power forecast errors in VPP operations.…”
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A phase I/II trial evaluating the safety of increased-dose S- 1 with oxaliplatin and nivolumab in HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer by Keisuke Baba, Nobumi Suzuki, Chiyo K. Imamura, Eisuke Booka, Masashi Takeuchi, Daisuke Takahari, Takeshi Kawakami, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Chiyoe Kitagawa, Yoshiyasu Kono, Keiji Ogura, Yosuke Kito, Kei Saito, Shinzo Yamamoto, Hiroya Takeuchi, Toshihiro Kudo, Takuya Tsunoda, Takuro Mizukami, Toshifumi Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Shoji, Kanako Saito, Kenro Tanoue, Eishi Baba, Kengo Nagashima, Narikazu Boku

“…The primary endpoint is the incidence of dose-limiting toxicity in six patients in the phase I part and the proportion of patients requiring S-1 dose reduction in a total of 20 patients, expecting 30% and rejecting 50% with an alpha error of 0.1 and beta error of 0.2. …”
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Parenteral administration medicines: recommendations of preparation, administration and stability by M. Gaspar Carreño, F. Torrico Martín, L. Novajarque Sala, M. Batista Cruz, P. Ribeiro Gonçalves, B. Porta Oltra, J. C. Sánchez Santos

“…The information provided will contribute to a reduction of errors associated with the preparation and administration of MAP.…”
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Impact of microbiological molecular methodologies on adaptive sampling using nanopore sequencing in metagenomic studies by Josephine Herbert, Stanley Thompson, Angela H. Beckett, Samuel C. Robson

“…We next compared the quality and accuracy of metagenomic analyses for two nanopore-based ligation chemistry kits with differing levels of base-calling error; the older and more error-prone (~ 97% accuracy) LSK109 chemistry, and newer more accurate (~ 99% accuracy) LSK112 Q20 + chemistry. …”
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Design Optimization and Burst Speed Prediction of a Ti2AlNb Blisk by Yue Guo, Yi-xiong Liu, Yun-wu Wu, Hang Cao, Da Mo

“…The local stress and strain method and the global plastic instability method also offer a precise prediction on the burst speed with errors of less than 5%. …”
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How have unintended pregnancies and contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women changed in Uganda? Evidence from the 2014 and 2019 PMA national surveys. by Simon P S Kibira, Mary Nakafeero, Mathew Amollo, Ronald Ssenyonga, Rawlance Ndejjo, Phil Anglewicz, Melody Kukundakwe, Mabel Luzze, Samuel Kagongwe, Victor Guma, Vivian Zalwango, Fredrick Edward Makumbi

“…The commonest contraceptive methods were short-acting at both surveys, while the long-acting methods significantly increased among young women (20% to 35%, p = 0.003). …”
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Modeling residential property prices in emerging climate-responsive urban markets: a hybrid modeling framework for Baidoa City-Somalia by Mohamed Ibrahim Nor, Shuaib Nour Hussein

“…Compared to the baseline linear hedonic regression model, the ANN achieved approximately a 20% reduction in mean squared error (MSE), with performance improvements validated through 5-fold cross-validation and supported by 95% confidence intervals. …”
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