Allometric equations for estimating biomass and carbon stocks of on-farm bamboo species in the agricultural landscapes of Kenya by John N. Kigomo, Justus Mukovi, Nancy Bor, Betty Leshaye, Titus Cheruiyot, Margaret Kuria

“…We developed species-specific and pooled (multiple species) allometric equations by regressing DBH, height and wood density variables against AGB using five non-linear functions. …”
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Family Resilience and Its Influencing Factors Among Patients With Lung Cancer Based on Double ABC‐X Theoretical Framework by Ziyi Shen, Yan Fang, Chengcheng Li, Xin Luo, Junling Cui, Yanchang Liu, Jingfang Hong

“…Individual resilience has a significant positive effect on self‐efficacy, with a path coefficient of β = 0.377. Submissive coping modes are notably enhanced by perceived stress, as indicated by a path coefficient of β = 0.516, while personal resilience negatively affects submissive coping styles, as indicated by a path coefficient of β = −0.188. …”
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Machine learning-based model for acute asthma exacerbation detection using routine blood parameters by Youpeng Chen, Junquan Sun, Yabang Chen, Enzhong Li, Jiancai Lu, Huanhua Tang, Yifei Xie, Jiana Zhang, Lesi Peng, Haojie Wu, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun

“…Background: Acute asthma exacerbations (AAEs) are a leading cause of asthma-related morbidity and mortality, especially in resource-limited settings where pulmonary function tests are unavailable or when patients are unable to cooperate with testing. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Vibratory Physiotherapy Methods in the Early Period after Cardiac Surgery by А. А. Eremenko, T. P. Zyulyaeva, D. V., Ryabova, А. P. Аlferova

“…Mechanical respiratory therapy procedures led to significant improvement in gas exchange variables, as evidenced by an increase in SpO2 in Groups 1 and 2 (p = 0.000009 and 0.000001, respectively) and a decrease in the proportion of patients with impaired oxygenating lung function (SpO2 below 92%) by 11 and 12 times, respectively (p < 0.01). …”
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Pulley ring suture increases shoulder stability after biceps tendon transposition by Duzheng Zhang, Jiezhou Wu, Liyun Zhang, Qiyun Chen, Chao Wang, Ming Cai, Ruijun Cong

“…These statistically significant variables and their coefficients were used to build a generalized linear equation and selected to build the final model including Grouping information (OR:1.61E + 01;95% CI:5.8854–52.5200), Mean T value of bone mineral density (OR:6.95E + 00;95% CI:2.4695–25.6797) and 3 Months post operation UCLA score (OR:1.77E + 00;95% CI:1.4810–2.2539).ConclusionsCompared with the traditional MDBT, the modified MDBT is more effective in improving the long-term function of the glenohumeral joint and better restoring the biological state of the glenohumeral joint.…”
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Optimisation of the performance and structure of soluble ball seat metal sealing rings based on response surface by CHEN Zhen, RAN Qingjie, CHEN Nengpeng, WANG Qiaomu

“…The increase of groove parameters (groove width and depth) can enhance the contact pressure, and at the same time, increase the equivalent stress, which may lead to local strength deficiency.Through the sensitivity analysis, the sensitivity coefficients of the radius of the metal seal ring to the equivalent force and contact pressure were found to reach 0.67 and 0.82, which were the dominant variables affecting the sealing performance; the width and depth of the grooves regulated the stress distribution through the geometric compensation mechanism. …”
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Some Iterative Methods Free from Derivatives and Their Basins of Attraction for Nonlinear Equations by Farahnaz Soleimani, Fazlollah Soleymani, Stanford Shateyi

“…First, we make the Jain's derivative-free method optimal and subsequently increase its efficiency index from 1.442 to 1.587. Then, a novel three-step computational family of iterative schemes for solving single variable nonlinear equations is given. …”
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Closed-Form Solutions to Differential Equations via Differential Evolution by L. Mex, Carlos A. Cruz-Villar, F. Peñuñuri

“…Third, to avoid truncation and subtractive cancellation errors, to increase the efficiency of the calculation of derivatives, the dual numbers are used to obtain derivatives of functions. …”
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Performance assessment of water vortex power plant: Effect of material type and blade number by Hussein M. Zainal, Omer K. Ahmed

“…These results highlight that increasing the number of blades can enhance the rotation speed but may decrease efficiency, reflecting the importance of balancing design and function to achieve optimal performance.…”
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A Semantic Generalization of Shannon’s Information Theory and Applications by Chenguang Lu

“…The improvements in machine learning methods involve multi-label learning and classification, maximum mutual information classification, mixture models, and solving latent variables. Furthermore, insights from statistical physics are discussed: Shannon information is similar to free energy; semantic information to free energy in local equilibrium systems; and information efficiency to the efficiency of free energy in performing work. …”
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Calibration of Low-Cost Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensors for Irrigation Management Applications by Ahmed A. Abdelmoneim, Christa M. Al Kalaany, Roula Khadra, Bilal Derardja, Giovanna Dragonetti

“…The results showed that with higher soil moisture contents (above 30%), the sensor-to-sensor variability becomes significant, with a coefficient of variation (CV) ranging between 10 and 16%; meanwhile, in lower soil moisture contents, the CV ranged between 6.5 and 10.3%, implying that it is more consistent in lower moisture content within this soil condition. …”
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An FPGA-accelerated multi-level AI-integrated simulation framework for multi-time domain power systems with high penetration of power converters by Chen Liu, Peng Su, Hao Bai, Xizheng Guo, Alber Filbà Martínez, Jose Luis Dominguez Garcia

“…By integrating AI techniques, such as back propagation neural networks, the framework predicts variables with high computational complexity, improving accuracy and simulation efficiency. …”
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Lattice Boltzmann Method for the Generalized Black-Scholes Equation by Fangfang Wu, Duoduo Xu, Ming Tian, Yingying Wang

“…The proposed lattice Boltzmann model can also be applied to a class of partial differential equations with variable coefficients and source terms.…”
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Predicting the Cetane Number of Biodiesel using two AI-Models: the Gradient-based ANN and ANN Optimized by Genetic Algorithm by Hadis Tanha, Fatemeh Bashipour

“…The learning function, transfer function, number of hidden layers, and number of neurons in the hidden layers are some of the optimized parameters in the current AI-models. …”
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Assessment of soil fertility and nutrient distribution for enhanced soil health and field management through an innovative approach by Amir Bostani, Amin Mohebbi Tafreshi, Mohammad Hosein Bijeh Keshavarzi

“…Total nitrogen ranged from 0.02% to 0.82%. Highly variable macronutrient variation coefficient. Thus, the critical limits for elements and physicochemical characteristics were 4.5, 6, 0.7, and 0.8 mg/kg. …”
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Incorporating stand parameters in nonlinear height-diameter mixed-effects model for uneven-aged Larix gmelinii forests by Muhammad Junaid Ismail, Tika Ram Poudel, Akber Ali, Lingbo Dong

“…Model performance was assessed using root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), and the coefficient of determination (R2). Results identified the Ratkowsky model (M8) as the best performer, achieving the highest R2 (0.74), the lowest RMSE (16.47%) and MAE (12.50%), at statistically significant regression coefficients (p < 0.05). …”
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Multi-objective optimization of a novel control algorithm and scheduling procedure for optimal use of energy storage systems by Amirhossein Hamzeiyan, Armin Ebrahimi

“…Peak shaving with energy storage systems (ESSs) is a promising approach to optimize energy use, reduce costs, and ensure a more reliable power grid.This paper aims to improve the performance of a novel control algorithm for efficient peak shaving by using sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization techniques. …”
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Cognitive Agent-Based Modeling to Optimize Complex Project Management Under Uncertainty by Liliana M. Pantoja-Rojas, Marco A. Alzate-Monroy, Vactor H. Medina-Garcaa, Luis G. Moreno-Sandoval

“…Overall, the study underscores the importance of organizational continuity and the thoughtful design of collaboration parameters to achieve efficient performance in complex project settings. …”
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Review: roles of mycorrhizal symbioses and associated soil microbiomes in ecological restoration by Christine Lethielleux-Juge

“…A similar recovery period was observed for fungal communities in forest restoration, where ectomycorrhizal mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) species dominate, and diversity increased with time post-revegetation, influenced by edaphic variables and tree species. Under heavy metal (HM) contamination, microorganism classes, enzymes, and AMF efficiency vary with time, soil parameters, restoration treatments, plant species, and levels of soil contamination, with Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria being often predominant. …”
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On a Solution of a Third Kind Mixed Integro-Differential Equation with Singular Kernel Using Orthogonal Polynomial Method by Ahmad Alalyani, M. A. Abdou, M. Basseem

“…While when using the separation method, we are able to obtain FIE with time coefficients, and these functions are described as an integral operator in time. …”
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