Procurement 4.0: How the digital disruption supports cost-reduction in Procurement by Timo Klünder, Jan Niklas Dörseln, Marion Steven

“…The hypothesis that the use of Industry 4.0-Technologies leads to cost reductions is empirically tested with data by the federal statistical office. …”
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Data Reduction in Proportional Hazards Models Applied to Reliability Prediction of Centrifugal Pumps by Marc Vila Forteza, Diego Galar, Uday Kumar, Kai Goebel

“…Standard Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and sparse robust PCA methods were used for data reduction to simplify the fitted models and minimize overfitting. …”
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Large-scale Application of Radiative Sky Cooling in Buildings for Carbon Emission Reduction by Xu Dikai, Sheng Mingfeng, Yang Ronggui, Zhao Dongliang

“…Regarding the building type, residential and industrial buildings were found to have higher carbon reduction rates. The spatial distribution of the carbon reduction rate in China was also analyzed. …”
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Evaluating Particulate Matter Reduction by Indoor Plants in a Recirculating Air System by Erich Streit, Jolan Schabauer, Azra Korjenic

“…It is ranked second and showed a stronger dependence on ambient PM_2.5 concentrations for reduction efficiency.…”
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Innervation of the nipple-areolar complex after reduction mammaplasty: a histological study by Jairo Zacche de Sá, Otávio Maximino de Lucena Pessoa, Flávio Augusto de Melo Barbosa Arruda, Daniela Mayumi Takano, Juliana Melo Pereira, Amanda Torres Campos, Rafael Anlicoara, José Lamartine de Andrade Aguiar, Amanda Estelita de Oliveira Rodrigues

“…The study included 26 women who have undergone a mammaplasty reduction using the Pitanguy's classic technique. The dermis fragments collected from the medial, lateral and caudal sides were properly prepared and subjected to a histological study in order to determine the nerve branches density in each studied sides. …”
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Noise Reduction Scheme for High-speed Low-floor Tram Seating Areas by PAN Minkai, CHEN Yunsha

“…[Method] Based on the FE (Finite Element)-SEA (Statistical Energy Analysis) method, a SEA model of the whole vehicle is established, and the vehicle interior noise is simulated and predicted through acoustic software. …”
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Improving Voice Spoofing Detection Through Extensive Analysis of Multicepstral Feature Reduction by Leonardo Mendes de Souza, Rodrigo Capobianco Guido, Rodrigo Colnago Contreras, Monique Simplicio Viana, Marcelo Adriano dos Santos Bongarti

“…Our framework involves extracting multicepstral features followed by the application of diverse dimensionality reduction methods, such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Truncated Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), statistical feature selection (ANOVA F-value, Mutual Information), Recursive Feature Elimination (RFE), regularization-based LASSO selection, Random Forest feature importance, and Permutation Importance techniques. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Planktonic and Biofilm Reduction by Different Plant Extracts: In Vitro Study by Lucas De Paula Ramos, Carlos Eduardo da Rocha Santos, Daphne Camargo Reis Mello, Lígia Nishiama Theodoro, Felipe Eduardo De Oliveira, Graziella N. Back Brito, Juliana Campos Junqueira, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Luciane Dias de Oliveira

“…ANOVA and Tukey tests (5%) were used to verify statistical significant reduction (p<0.05) of planktonic form and biofilm. …”
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Students’ perception of a reduction in teaching weeks in a medical programme in Fiji by Rachael Tufui Masilomani, Sophaganie Jepsen, Maria Lourdes Villaruel, Aying Wang, Alena Kotoiwasawasa, Lusiana Naikawakawavesi, Norman Bartolome, Claudia Paterson, Andrew Hill, Maria Concepcion Bartolome

“…The purpose of this study was to assess student perceptions of learning and teachers following the reduction in the number of teaching weeks from 18 to 14 weeks. …”
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Are ROC-improved logistic regressions beneficial to statistical models of land change? A counter example by Mingyang Qin, Yiru Xie, Shi Hua, Zhanhong Liu, Peichao Gao

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Reduction of healthcare access inequity using telehealth and patient travel cost subsidisation by Edwin Phillip Greenup, Daniel Best

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Impact of nudge strategies on carbon emission reduction behavioral decisions of dairy farmers by Haoyu Lin, Shumeng Ge, Xuanguo Xu

“…This study investigates how nudge strategies influence carbon reduction decision-making among dairy farmers in Shandong Province, China. …”
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Reduction of incidence and relapse or recrudescence cases of malaria in the western region of the Brazilian Amazon by Gabriel de Deus Vieira, Karla Nayma Mundt Gim, Guilherme Mendes Zaqueo, Thaianne da Cunha Alves, Tony Hiroshi Katsuragawa, Sergio de Almeida Basano, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Camila Maciel de Sousa

“…The API value was highest in 2008 and lowest in 2012, corresponding to 42.3 cases and 19.2 cases per 1,000 inhabitants, respectively. Conclusions: A 58% reduction in the number of malaria cases and a 36.2% reduction in the number of relapse/recrudescence malaria cases were observed, due to increases in the economy, improvements in the health system, and reduction of deforestation in this region. …”
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Functional and Olfactory Outcomes of Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy Reduction with Laser, Radiofrequency, and Bipolar by Mustafa Caner Kesimli, Eren Yılmaz, Aytuğ Altundağ

“…Objective: This study aims to compare the effects of bipolar cauterization, radiofrequency ablation, and laser reduction methods, which are frequently used for turbinate reduction, on recovery times and olfactory functions in the early postoperative period.Materials and Methods: The olfactory functions of all patients were preoperatively evaluated with the Sniffin’ Sticks test. …”
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Comparison of arthroscopy-assisted versus open reduction and fixation for treating scaphoid fractures by Xiaolong Du, Xuehai Ou, Jidong Liang, Chao Liu, Qianjin Zheng, Shaoyan Shi

“…Participants were stratified into two groups: the open reduction with fixation group (underwent open reduction and fixation) and the Arthroscopy group (received wrist arthroscopy-assisted fixation). …”
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A survey of educator perspectives toward teaching harm reduction cannabis education. by Molly K Downey, Lisa D Bishop, Jennifer R Donnan, Emily C Rowe, Nick Harris

“…<h4>Results</h4>Ninety-two percent of educators felt harm reduction was an effective approach to substance use education, and 84% stated that they would feel comfortable teaching cannabis harm reduction education to students. …”
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Quality of Initial Reduction of Tibial Plafond Fractures as Predictors of Trauma Injury Outcome by Jennie-Ann L. Wilson MSc, RRT

“…Currently, the most widely accepted treatment options are the External Fixation and the Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) surgical procedures. …”
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Assessing Enamel Thickness to Estimate Interproximal Reduction: A CBCT‐Based Study by Enrique González‐García, Nasib Balut‐Chahin, Claudia Daniela Rojo‐Arce, María Eugenia Jiménez Corona, Luis Pablo Cruz‐Hervert, Jean Marc Retrouvey

“…Differences between mesial and distal PETa were statistically significant, averaging 0.10 mm proximally (p < 0.050). …”
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Observational studies of exposure to tobacco and nicotine products: Best practices for maximizing statistical precision and accuracy by Gal Cohen, Steven Cook

“…Summary: Non-randomized observational studies can track risk-induction and -reduction associated with real-world use of non-combusted nicotine and tobacco products. …”
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Predictive Analysis of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Romania using Machine Learning and Medical Statistics by Radu-Anton MOLDOVAN, Sebastian-Aurelian ŞTEFĂNIGĂ

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