Reconstruction of auto-tissue-engineered lamellar cornea by dynamic culture for transplantation: a rabbit model. by Zheng Wu, Qiang Zhou, Haoyun Duan, Xiaoran Wang, Jianhui Xiao, Hucheng Duan, Naiyang Li, Chaoyang Li, Pengxia Wan, Ying Liu, Yiyue Song, Chenjing Zhou, Zheqian Huang, Zhichong Wang

“…To construct an auto-tissue-engineered lamellar cornea (ATELC) for transplantation, based on acellular porcine corneal stroma and autologous corneal limbal explants, a dynamic culture process, which composed of a submersion culture, a perfusion culture and a dynamic air-liquid interface culture, was performed using appropriate parameters. …”
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Concept-based instruction: Improving learner performance in mathematics through conceptual understanding by Mildret Ncube, Kakoma Luneta

“…The study employed the sequential explanatory research design because of its richness in data findings as it incorporates both quantitative and qualitative research methods. …”
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Fast prediction method for fatigue life of pump truck boom structure based on ensemble learning model by DONG Qing, SU Youcheng, XU Gening, SHE Lingjuan, CHANG Yibin

“…From the perspective of complementary advantages, a Stacking model for stress range prediction was constructed using gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), random forest (RF), extra trees (ET), adaptive boosting (Adaboost), and sequential learners. …”
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Yummy Inland Saline–Alkali Crabs? Aquatic Products with Quality and Flavor Preferences in Market Encroachment by Shengping Zhang, Wenwen Shu, Bisheng Du

“…To remain competitive, developing quality and flavor differentiation strategies that align with market structures is essential. In this paper, a sequential game-theoretic model is constructed to capture supplier behavior under different market conditions while incorporating consumer heterogeneity and cost structures. …”
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Tactical Helicopter Transportation Planning for Offshore Personnel on the Norwegian Continental Shelf by Irina Gribkovskaia, Gaute Øiestad Slettemark

“…<i>Methods:</i> We present a developed two-step solution method sequentially generating possible flights and solving a flight-based integer programming model, and an iterative algorithm based on the decomposition of the flight-based model for the construction of cost-optimal weekly flight programs. …”
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Bank’s Credit Portfolio Optimization Using Actuarial Approach and Artificial Neural Networks by Saeed Bajalan, Saeid Fallahpour, Sara Raeesi

“…In the optimized portfolio composition, the agricultural sector receives the largest allocation, followed by the trade and services, construction, and industrial sectors. In contrast, in the bank’s existing portfolio, the highest allocation is to the industrial sector, followed sequentially by trade and services, agriculture, and construction. …”
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Exploring factors influencing the consistent adoption of a post-stroke upper extremity outcome measure using Normalisation Process Theory by Silvana X. Choo, Joshua Yong, Shaikh Abdullah Bin Mohamed Rafi, Chen Ju Lo, Jun Bin Tong, Elaine Lum, Julian Thumboo

“…Results Survey findings (n = 34) revealed barriers primarily associated with NPT constructs of collective action and coherence. Facilitators were linked to the cognitive participation construct. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Nutrition self-efficacy assessment: designing and psychometric evaluation in a community-dwelling elderly population by Abbas Shamsalinia, Reza Ghadimi, Razieh Torabi Chafjiri, Faezeh Norouzinejad, Ali Pourhabib, Fatemeh Ghaffari

“…The instrument’s content validity was assessed by experts in nutrition self-efficacy’s field and reliability was determined by internal consistency and construct reliability. Results Three factors (adherence efficacy, preventive behaviors, and information effectiveness) and 29 items were obtained after assessing the face, content, and construct validity. …”
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Interpretable machine learning model for predicting delirium in patients with sepsis: a study based on the MIMIC data by Jing Fu, Aifeng He, Lulu Wang, Xia Li, Jiangquan Yu, Ruiqiang Zheng

“…Sepsis is defined as the presence or suspected presence of infection, along with a SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) score of ≥ 2. Four machine learning models, namely XGBoost (extreme gradient Boost), SVM (support vector machine), Logistic (logistic regression) and RF (random forest), were established for prediction, and the prediction model was constructed. …”
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Development and validation of a BMI stratified mortality prediction model for patients with COPD complicated by HF using the MIMIC-IV database by Jingwen Zhu, Yifan Wang, Shaoqiang Wang, Jihong Zhou

“…This study aims to explore the risk factors of COPD complicated by HF and construct an in-hospital mortality risk prediction model. …”
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A Professional Nurse Competence Scale (PNCS): Development and psychometric testing by Jin Yun Chuang, Hui Yu Liang, Hung Da Dai, Tzu Yi Tseng, Shu Yu

“…Methods This study employed an exploratory sequential mixed methods design to develop and validate the Professional Nurses Competence Scale (PNCS) in three phases. …”
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A Multi-Objective Decision-Making Method for Optimal Scheduling Operating Points in Integrated Main-Distribution Networks with Static Security Region Constraints by Kang Xu, Zhaopeng Liu, Shuaihu Li

“…To address this problem, this paper proposes a multi-objective dispatch decision-making optimization model for the IMDN with static security region (SSR) constraints. Firstly, the non-sequential Monte Carlo sampling is employed to generate diverse operational scenarios, and then the key risk characteristics are extracted to construct the risk assessment index system for the transmission and distribution grid, respectively. …”
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Structure Formation and Curing Stage of Arbolite–Concrete Composites Based on Iron-Sulfur Binders by Baizak Isakulov, Abilkhair Issakulov, Agnieszka Dąbska

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Petrology, Geochemistry and Tectonomagmatic Evolution of Hezar Igneous Complex (Rayen- South of Kerman- Iran): the First Description of an Arc Remnant of the Neotethyan Subduction... by M. Noorizadeh, A. Moradian, H. Ahmadipour, M. R. Ghassemi, J. F. Santos

“…The current summit had been constructed by ascending magma chamber under the HIC that constitutes the Kamali Mountain at the south of the summit. …”
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Uncovering multiscale structure-property correlations via active learning in scanning tunneling microscopy by Ganesh Narasimha, Dejia Kong, Paras Regmi, Rongying Jin, Zheng Gai, Rama Vasudevan, Maxim Ziatdinov

“…These structures are conventionally probed using spatially resolved studies and the property correlations are deciphered by a researcher based on sequential explorations, thereby limiting the efficiency and scope. …”
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Negative cooperativity regulates ligand activation of DIAPH1 and other diaphanous related formins by G. G. Theophall, A. Premo, S. Reverdatto, E. Omojowolo, P. Nazarian, D. S. Burz, R. Ramasamy, A. M. Schmidt, A. Shekhtman

“…Using monomeric domain constructs of DIAPH1, the sequential binding affinities of RhoA and DAD to GBD-DID were characterized. …”
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TRANSFER LEARNING MODELS COMPARISON FOR DETECTING AND DIAGNOSING SKIN CANCER by Peshraw Ahmed Abdalla, Abdalbasit Mohammed Qadir, Omed Jamal Rashid, Sarkhel H. Taher Karim, Bashdar Abdalrahman Mohammed, Karzan Jaza Ghafoor

“…To identify and diagnose skin illnesses over a range of criteria several neural network algorithms are evaluated and tested in the suggested model to see how well they perform. The networks are constructed to provide better outcomes using the CNN (Convolution neural network) and the Keras Sequential API architectures. …”
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Fish scale-inspired biomimetic nanocoatings on magnesium implants for vascularized bone regeneration in infected bone defects by Dan Li, Danni Dai, Jianrong Wang, Zhen Ai, Chao Zhang

“…The bionic 2D layered BP/GO nano-coating was constructed for infection resistance, osteogenic microenvironment optimization, and biodegradation control. …”
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Development of a risk prediction model for sepsis-related delirium based on multiple machine learning approaches and an online calculator. by Lang Gao, Guang Dong Wang, Xing Yi Yang, Shi Jun Tong, Xu Jie Wang, Yun Ruo Chen, Jin Ying Bai, Ya Xin Zhang

“…This study aimed to develop and validate an interpretable machine learning model for early prediction of SAD in critically ill patients. Additionally, we constructed an online risk calculator to facilitate real-time clinical assessment.…”
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Methodology for calculation of static force characteristic of vibration protection mechanism of a seat with a tension roller by Korytov M.S., Sherbakov V.S., Kashapova I.E.

“…The design of the mechanism proposed for solving the problem is presented, which includes a parallelogram mechanism, a spring, a cable and rollers. A technique for constructing a static force characteristic of the proposed mechanism is described. …”
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