Enhancing Generalizability of a Machine Learning Model for Infrared Thermographic Defect Detection by Using 3D Numerical Modeling by Vladimir Vavilov, Arsenii Chulkov, Alexey Moskovchenko

“…The concept of training datasets, which include subtle variations in material thickness, thermal conductivity, as well as various combinations of material density and heat capacity, provides the best learning results and a noticeable ability to identify defects in all test datasets. …”
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Amoeba plate test with Acanthamoeba castellanii as an innovative tool for Nocardia recovery from sputum samples: a proof-of-concept study by Coralie Espinasse, Ghislaine Descours, Marine Ibranosyan, Laetitia Beraud, Christophe Ginevra, Joelle Chastang, Oana Dumitrescu, Frédéric Laurent, Verónica Rodriguez Nava, Sophie Jarraud, Camille Allam

“…This study aimed to compare the amoeba plate test (APT), an amoebic coculture with Acanthamoeba castellanii, with the axenic culture to recover Nocardia from pulmonary samples. …”
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Clinical performance evaluation of a plasma dual-target methylation test for the detection of primary liver cancer: a multicenter study by Zhigao Xu, Wanping Chen, Hongsheng Wei, Kui Tan, Lianglu Zhang, Lanlan Dong, Wenjin Liang, Xin Zhou, Tao Zhang, Jian Chen, Chuang Peng, Zhongxin Wang, Shaojun Ye, Qifa Ye

“…The plasma dual-target methylation (PDTM) test, which interrogates the methylation status of GNB4 and Riplet, exhibits a commendable ability to discriminate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from controls. …”
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Solid particle erosion and viscoelastic properties of thermoplastic polyurethanes by G. Arena, K. Friedrich, D. Acierno, E. Padenko, P. Russo, G. Filippone, J. Wagner

“…The latter reflects the actual ability of TPU to dissipate the impact energy of the erodent particles.…”
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Shape recovery in a thermoset shape memory polymer and its fabric-reinforced composites

“…This indicates that the ability to recover the permanent shape might change in cyclic loading. …”
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VP_TT: A value propagation based equivalence checker for testability transformations by Ramanuj Chouksey, Sachin Kumar Maddheshiya, Chandan Karfa

“…Abstract Testability transformation (TT) is a source‐to‐source programme transformation that aims to improve the ability of a given test generation method to generate test data for the original programme. …”
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Hydrogen Sensors Based on Pd-Based Materials: A Review by Shubin Yan, Yuhao Cao, Yiru Su, Biyi Huang, Changxin Chen, Xianfeng Yu, Aiwei Xu, Taiquan Wu

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Multi‐Frequency Oscillatory Hydraulic Tomography Improves Heterogeneity Imaging and Resolution and Reduces Uncertainty by Jeremy R. Patterson, Michael Cardiff

“…This work assesses the resolution and uncertainty in single‐ and multi‐frequency OHT testing through numerical experiments and three separate approaches to assessing tomographic resolution: singular value decomposition, geophysical “checkerboard” tests, and stochastic imaging experiments. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…The UPSTREAM randomised controlled trial (Phase I) investigated whether assessment of these symptoms with invasive urodynamic testing could improve symptoms when guiding treatment options. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…The UPSTREAM randomised controlled trial (Phase I) investigated whether assessment of these symptoms with invasive urodynamic testing could improve symptoms when guiding treatment options. …”
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A simple, low-cost, and highly efficient protocol for rapid isolation of pathogenic bacteria from human blood by Fatma S. Coskun, Joshua Quick, Erdal Toprak, Erdal Toprak

“…This requires rapid identification of the pathogen and antibiotic susceptibility testing, yet these processes are inherently slow in standard clinical microbiology labs due to reliance on growth-based assays. …”
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The Relationship Between Functional Movement Screening and Joint Range of Motion, Y-Balance Test and Countermovement Jump in Amateur Soccer Players by Osman Yılmaz

“…A study was conducted with 25 male amateur soccer players to assess their physical abilities using various tests. The tests included FMS, YBT, CMJ, ROM for shoulder extension, hip abduction, hip external rotation, and ankle dorsi/plantar flexion. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of the Alice NightOne Single-Belt Monitor for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Reliability of Wireless Data Transfer by Peng M, Zhang Y, Zhao R, Li J, Zhang X, Deng L, Zhao L, Zhou B, Wang X, Dong X, Han F

“…Furthermore, it provides reliable support based on solid data teletransmission and scoring synchronization, which may increase the ability of diagnosis and management of OSA through telemedicine.Keywords: home sleep apnea testing, portable monitor, obstructive sleep apnea, telemedicine…”
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ARCHERY AS A MEANS OF CONCENTRATION INCREASE by D. Peeva

“…The degree of concentration, its increase and influence on the abilities of participants have been established and improved with the help of Shakola‘s tests.…”
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The effectiveness of the TikTok flipped classroom method on students' academic performance in folk art course by Ting Hu, Ushba Rasool, Lin Wang, Haowei Chen, Honggang Shi

“…Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 25 for employing paired sample t-tests and ANCOVA. The study addresses two main research questions, focusing on the statistical differences in design abilities namely theoretical knowledge, creativity, practical ability, and discourse ability between pre-tests and post-tests across both control and experimental groups. …”
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The influence of coordination on the attention stability of children with different nervous system typologie by Georgiy Georgievich Polevoy

“…The aim of the study is to define the influence of coordination abilities on attention stability development in first graders with different strengths of nervous system. …”
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Research on the application of chess teaching in the intellectual development of young children: analysis of educational models and strategies by Yuhan Ye

“…Through a quasi-experimental design, two kindergartens (Kindergarten A and Kindergarten B) were selected to explore the effectiveness of different chess teaching models: Kindergarten A adopted a classroom integration model, while Kindergarten B implemented an extracurricular interest class model. Pre-tests and post-tests were conducted to assess changes in children’s abilities across both groups. …”
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Combined Cognitive and Motor Training Improves Reading, Writing and Motor Coordination in Dyslexic Children by Amal Ben Dhia, Maria-Pia Bucci, Chokri Naffeti, Helmi Ben Saad, Omar Hammouda, Tarak Driss

“…The visuospatial orientation and the upper limb coordination parameters were evaluated using the Judgment of Line Orientation Test and Bruininks–Oseretsky test of motor proficiency, second edition, short form test, respectively. …”
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Manifestation of intellectual competencies when solving cognitive tasks of different types by Olga V. Shcherbakova, Daria N. Makarova

“…The concept of “competence” was introduced into the psychology of intelligence in the 1970s as an alternative to the test approach to studying mental abilities, but until now it has been used primarily in the business environment and in pedagogy. …”
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Trail making and cognitive set-shifting by OLIVERA-SOUZA RICARDO DE, MOLL JORGE, PASSMAN LEIGH J., CUNHA FERNANDO CIMINI, PAES FLÁVIA, ADRIANO MARCUS VINICIUS, IGNÁCIO FÁTIMA AZEVEDO, MARROCOS ROGÉRIO PAYSANO

“…We tested the hypothesis that Part B of the Trail Making Test (TMT) is a measure of cognitive set-shifting ability in 55 normal subjects with the conventional (written) TMT and a verbal adaptation, the "verbal TMT" (vTMT). …”
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