Steady-State Dynamical Response of a Strongly Nonlinear System with Impact and Coulomb Friction Subjected to Gaussian White Noise Excitation by Guidong Yang, Dongmei Huang, Wei Li, Meng Su

“…The Zhuravlev nonsmooth transformation of the state variables combined with the Dirac delta function is utilized to simplify the original system to one without velocity jump. …”
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Modeling biogeochemical processes in the Azov Sea using statistically processed data on river flow by A. I. Sukhinov, Y. V. Belova, A. V. Nikitina, A. M. Atayan

“…In the course of statistical analysis of the series of long-term observations over river flows, the values of the following indicators were found: skewness coefficient, degree of kurtosis, variance and standard deviation, coefficient of variation, autocorrelation coefficient, Neumann ratio, and Anderson criterion.Results. …”
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Analyzing Worn-Out Texture Regeneration from Urban Branding Perspective Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) (Case Study: Worn-Out Texture of Shahr-e-Kord) by Dvood Mahdavi, Ali Mohammadi Gojani, Waliullah Nazari

“…Furthermore, the findings demonstrated a strong, positive, and significant influence of the branding variable on the regeneration of the worn-out urban fabric with an impact coefficient of 0.833. …”
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The Analysis of the Effective Factors on Urban Blight in District 3, Region 12, Tehran City by Hossein Mansourian, Ahmad Pour Ahmad, Hasan Ashouri

“…Moreover, a factor analysis was employed to reduce the number of independent variables and identify the urban blight dimensions. …”
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Advances in nursing care for post-stroke limb dysfunction rehabilitation by Jie Bai, Kecheng Chen

“…Clinically validated assessment tools demonstrate variable utility across recovery phases, with the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale offering efficiency in acute settings and the Motivation in Stroke Patients for Rehabilitation Scale providing comprehensive evaluation during subacute and chronic phases. …”
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Degradation of Tetracycline in Wastewater by Persulfate Activated by Sulfidated Nanometer Zero-valent Iron by Qiuyue YE, Zhengchun HU, Ziyi WANG, Wen XU, Shiyi ZHAO, Xuying DENG, Minghao GUO, Na GUO, Bing LIAO

“…Sulfidated zero-valent iron (S–nZVI) has been extensively utilized in wastewater treatment in recent years due to its superior electron transfer efficiency and selectivity. Integrating S–nZVI with advanced oxidation technology enhances the catalytic performance of the material, leading to efficient pollutant degradation. …”
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Determinants of growth differentiation factor 15 plasma levels in outpatients with peripheral arterial disease by Emma Skau, Philippe Wagner, Jerzy Leppert, Johan Ärnlöv, Pär Hedberg

“…Results: The multivariable analysis identified independent relations of GDF-15 with several of the included variables (adjusted R2 = 0.48). Diabetes (beta coefficient [β] of 0.37, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.25 to 0.50), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (β = −0.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: −0.34 to −0.09), and physical activity (β = −0.16, 95% CI: −0.25 to −0.06) had the strongest associations. …”
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Testing the Level of Alternative Institutions as a Slowdown Factor of Economic Development: the Case of Montenegro by Mimo Draškovic, Sanja Bauk, Dalia Streimikiene, Veselin Draskovic

“…On the basis of the conducted statistical examines: standard error of the regression estimate, correlation coefficient, and coefficient of determination are calculated on the basis of previously determined regression coefficients and forecast values of the linear function of free variables (factors: a, b, and c). …”
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Determination of parameters of reliability-oriented maintenance of coal mine dump trucks by Chernyh V.G., Otrokov A.V., Grinko D.A., Grinko A.A., Mironova A.O., Bogatyrev A.R.

“…In today's world, where technology is developing at an incredible rate, and requirements for safety and production efficiency are becoming more stringent, a risk-based approach to mining equipment maintenance is very relevant. …”
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Proportional Topology Optimization algorithm with virtual elements for multi-material problems considering mass and cost constraints by Minh Tuan Tran, Minh Ngoc Nguyen

“…., the derivative of the objective function with respect to design variables. Instead, the amount of material distributed into each element is determined proportionally to the contribution of that element to the objective function. …”
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Design and evaluation of BOOGIE: a collector for the analysis of cloud composition and processes by M. Vaitilingom, M. Vaitilingom, C. Bernard, M. Ribeiro, C. Verhaege, C. Verhaege, C. Gourbeyre, C. Berthod, A. Bianco, L. Deguillaume, L. Deguillaume

“…<p>In situ cloud studies are fundamental to study the variability in cloud chemical and biological composition as a function of environmental conditions and assess their potential for transforming chemical compounds. …”
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Development of data-driven machine learning models and their potential role in predicting dengue outbreak by Bushra Mazhar, Nazish Mazhar Ali, Farkhanda Manzoor, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Muhammad Nasir, Muhammad Ramzan

“…This involves gathering data on various climatic factors, including temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, and wind speed, along with monthly records of dengue cases. The study functions as an efficient warning system, enabling the anticipation of dengue outbreaks. …”
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Two Weighted Fuzzy Goal Programming Methods to Solve Multiobjective Goal Programming Problem by Mousumi Gupta, Debasish Bhattacharjee

“…Here, the relative weights represent the relative importance of the objective functions. The proposed methods involve one additional goal constraint by introducing only underdeviation variables to the fuzzy operator λ (resp., 1-λ), which is more efficient than some well-known existing methods such as those proposed by Zimmermann, Hannan, Tiwari, and Mohamed. …”
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An assessment of the likely impact of strain-related phenotypic plasticity on hominin fossil species identification by M. Collard, S.J. Lycett

“…We divided the measurements into three groups: measurements of features subject to high masticatory strain, measurements of features subject to low-to-moderate masticatory strain, and measurements of features that do not remodel and therefore are not prone to strain-related phenotypic plasticity. Next, we used the coefficient of variation and ANOVA to investigate whether masticatory strain is a cause of variability. …”
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An enhanced buck-boost converter for photovoltaic diagnosis application: Accurate MPP tracker and I-V tracer by Yassine Chouay, Mohammed Ouassaid

“…In normal operation, the converter is controlled by neural network (NN) controller to efficiently extract maximum power point (MPP). However, in the event of a system failure, the converter automatically transitions to variable load mode to capture different points on the current-voltage (I-V) curve. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of 5-<i>n</i>-Alkylresorcinol Extraction Conditions from Wheat Bran via Metabolite Profiling: Implications for Antiproliferative Activity by Ronald Marentes-Culma, Ericsson Coy-Barrera

“…This finding suggests that both side-chain length and functionalization (e.g., keto groups) influence AR bioactivity. …”
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Mitochondrial genome and transcription of Shiraia-like species reveal evolutionary aspects in protein-coding genes by Xiao-Ye Shen, Xue-Ting Cao, Xiao-Bo Huang, Lan Zhuo, Hui-Meng Yang, Li Fan, Cheng-Lin Hou

“…The complete mitogenomes of hypocrellin-producing Pseudoshiraia conidialis strains were analysed in the present study, with functional gene variations through comparative genomics and transcriptomics. …”
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EM Algorithm in the Modified Slash Power Maxwell Distribution with an Application by Francisco A. Segovia, Yolanda M. Gómez, Héctor J. Gómez, Inmaculada Barranco-Chamorro, Héctor W. Gómez

“…We study its probability density function and some properties, such as moments, asymmetry and kurtosis coefficient. …”
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Numerical Mixing Index: Definition and Application on Concrete Mixer by Cristian Ferrari, Nicolò Beccati, Luca Magri

“…The method predicts the distribution efficiency of the materials within a truck mixer as a function of its internal geometry, rotation speed, and mixture composition. …”
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Providing a Framework for Performance Evaluation of Organizations in Successfully Implementing TQM, Based on Knowledge Management Approach and Organizational Agility by Neda Irannejad, Hadi Shirouyehzad, Arash Shahin

“…To express the above-given relationship, group interpretive structural modelling (ISM (interpretive structural modelling)) techniques have been used to rank the components of each domain; also, fuzzy quality function deployment (FQFD (fuzzy quality function deployment)) technique has been applied to find the weight and relationship of the three mentioned domains by examining the independent and interface variables of the previous step. …”
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