Applying the integrated behavioural model to identify predictors of utilisation of state-funded health insurance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan by Junaid Ur Rehman Siddiqui, Waqas Hameed, Mahnoor Fatima, Shifa Salman Habib, Kiran Sohail Azeemi, Ali Hussaini, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Adil Haider, Sameen Siddiqi

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MDO of Robotic Landing Gear Systems: A Hybrid Belt-Driven Compliant Mechanism for VTOL Drones Application by Masoud Kabganian, Seyed M. Hashemi

“…Moreover, articulated RLG concepts come with added complexity and weight penalties due to multiple drivetrain components. Previous research has highlighted that even a minor 3-degree slope change can increase the dynamic rollover risks by 40%. …”
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Predicting biomass transportation costs: A machine learning approach for enhanced biofuel competitiveness by Ali Omidkar, Razieh Es’haghian, Hua Song

“…Comparative analysis unequivocally demonstrates the superior predictive performance of the random forest model, achieving a remarkable R-squared value of 97.4 % and a root mean square error of 165. Furthermore, this study delves into the relative importance of each independent variable in determining the overall transportation cost. …”
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Development and validation of a UV/visible spectrophotometric method for simultaneous assay of paracetamol and ibuprofen by Timothée Mavanga Mabaya, Jocelyn Mankulu Kakumba, Mannix Mayangi Makola, Adelard Mbenza Puati, Didi Mana Kialengila, Jean Mavar Tayey Mbay, Jérémie Mbinze Kindenge

“…Subsequently, individual solutions were prepared to obtain calibration and validation standards for the method validation, using the total error strategy and studying various validation criteria (specificity, precision, accuracy, linearity, robustness). …”
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Demonstration of a Hybrid FSO/VLC Link for the Last Mile and Last Meter Networks by Petr Pesek, Stanislav Zvanovec, Petr Chvojka, Zabih Ghassemlooy, Paul Anthony Haigh

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Post-hoc Evaluation of Sample Size in a Regional Digital Soil Mapping Project by Daniel D. Saurette, Richard J. Heck, Adam W. Gillespie, Aaron A. Berg, Asim Biswas

“…Furthermore, the comparison of the optimal maps to the reference maps showed little difference in the global statistics (concordance correlation coefficient and root mean square error) and spatial trends of the data, confirming that the optimal sample size was sufficient for creating predictions of similar accuracy to the full calibration dataset. …”
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Three-dimensional Thermal-hydraulic Design of Fuel Element for Small Modular Fluoride-salt-cooled High-temperature Advanced Reactor by DING Tongwei1, ZHANG Dalin2, CHEN Shuo3

“…Comparing with the experimental results, the maximum relative error of SST k-ω model is 7.8%, which shows the best numerical accuracy. …”
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Accuracy evaluation of dental CBCT and scanned model registration method based on pulp horn mapping surface: an in vitro proof-of-concept by Dianhao Wu, Jingang Jiang, Jinke Wang, Shan Zhou, Kun Qian

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Energy-Aware and Reliability-Based Localization-Free Cooperative Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks by Junaid Qadir, Ubaid Ullah, Beatriz Sainz-De-Abajo, Begona Garcia Zapirain, Goncalo Marques, Isabel de la Torre Diez

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The Hausa 12-item short-form health survey (SF-12): Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation in mixed urban and rural Nigerian populations with chronic low back pain.... by Aminu Alhassan Ibrahim, Mukadas Oyeniran Akindele, Sokunbi Oluwaleke Ganiyu, Bashir Kaka, Bashir Bello Abdullahi, Surajo Kamilu Sulaiman, Francis Fatoye

“…<h4>Results</h4>After the CFA of the original conceptual SF-12 model, 2 redundant items were removed and 4 error terms were allowed to covary, thus providing adequate fit to the sample. …”
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Estimating Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Carbon Storage in <i>Roinia pseudoacacia</i> Plantations in the Caijiachuan Watershed Using Sample Plots and Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle-Borne Las... by Yawei Hu, Ruoxiu Sun, Miaomiao He, Jiongchang Zhao, Yang Li, Shengze Huang, Jianjun Zhang

“…The results showed root mean square error (RMSE) values of 13.17 trees (25.16%) for tree count, 0.40 m (3.57%) for average tree height (AH), and 320.88 kg (16.94%) for AGB. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Japanese version of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale Short-Form by Sachiko Tanabe, Mika Tanaka, Yoko Arai, Kanae Matsuo, Sigrid Nakrem, Ann Gardulf

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LensNet: Enhancing Real-time Microlensing Event Discovery with Recurrent Neural Networks in the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network by Javier Viaña, Kyu-Ha Hwang, Zoë de Beurs, Jennifer C. Yee, Andrew Vanderburg, Michael D. Albrow, Sun-Ju Chung, Andrew Gould, Cheongho Han, Youn Kil Jung, Yoon-Hyun Ryu, In-Gu Shin, Yossi Shvartzvald, Hongjing Yang, Weicheng Zang, Sang-Mok Cha, Dong-Jin Kim, Seung-Lee Kim, Chung-Uk Lee, Dong-Joo Lee, Yongseok Lee, Byeong-Gon Park, Richard W. Pogge

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Systematic bias between blinded independent central review and local assessment: literature review and analyses of 76 phase III randomised controlled trials in 45 688 patients with... by Jianrong Zhang, Yu Huang, Hengrui Liang, Wenhua Liang, Jianxing He, Yiyin Zhang, Jiaxi He, Jieyu Wu, Long Jiang, Shiyan Tang, Qihua He, Lindsey Tristine Hamblin, Zhiheng Xu, Yaoqi Chen, Difei Chen, Xinyu Wang, Kexin Deng, Shuhan Jiang, Jiaqing Zhou, Jiaxuan Xu, Xuanzuo Chen

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Downscaling GRACE total water storage data using random forest: a three-round validation approach under drought conditions by Youssef Hamou-Ali, Nourlhouda Karmouda, Ismail Mohsine, Tarik Bouramtane, Ilias Kacimi, Sarah Tweed, Sarah Tweed, Mounia Tahiri, Nadia Kassou, Ali El Bilali, Omar Chafki, Mohamed Abdellah Ezzaouini, Siham Laraichi, Abdelaaziz Zerouali, Marc Leblanc, Marc Leblanc, Marc Leblanc

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Effectiveness of the novel 3D PreemieScanner for preterm infants’ growth monitoring confirmed in a simulated setting by Ronald H. J. van Gils, Ronald H. J. van Gils, Ronald H. J. van Gils, Ronald H. J. van Gils, Ronald H. J. van Gils, Onno K. Helder, Onno K. Helder, René F. Kornelisse, Timothy M. S. Singowikromo, Irwin Reiss, Jenny Dankelman

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Cognitive costs in motor-cognitive performance assessments depend on movement complexity and cognitive task design by Gülsa Erdogan, Lutz Vogt, Florian Giesche, David Friebe, Winfried Banzer, Winfried Banzer, Andreas Mierau, Andreas Mierau, Thorben Hülsdünker, Thorben Hülsdünker

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Detecting Anomalies in Attributed Networks Through Sparse Canonical Correlation Analysis Combined With Random Masking and Padding by Wasim Khan, Mohammad Ishrat, Ahmad Neyaz Khan, Mohammad Arif, Anwar Ahamed Shaikh, Mousa Mohammed Khubrani, Shadab Alam, Mohammed Shuaib, Rajan John

“…Approaches utilizing the reconstruction error rely on straightforward, simple mappings, which introduce a substantial risk of overfitting in high-dimensional data, wherein the model acquires patterns that are exclusive to the training data and fails to generalize to new data. …”
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Transformative agency of students as a resource to form civic consciousness in education system by M. V. Pevnaya, A. N. Tarasova, D. F. Telepaeva, D. S. Protasov

“…The present article is based on the materials of the authors’ research project implemented in 2022 in the Sverdlovsk region. …”
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DETERMINATION OF CHEWING EFFICIENCY IN PATIENTS WITH RESTORED TOOTH CROWN PART by V.V. Nikolov, D M. Korol, D.D. Kindiy, M.D. Korol

“…In contrast, the collation of the indices received after seven days of denture fixation and in 30-days period after it (from 5.112 to 5.132) at p = 0.961 demonstrated changes at the level of statistical error. According to the received research results, prosthesis with the fixed porcelain fused metal dentures promotes patients’ mastication efficiency restoration. …”
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