Determinants of oral health-related quality of life in orthodontic aligner wearers: A cross-sectional analysis. by Gabriela Luiza Nunes Souza, José Alcides Almeida de Arruda, Pâmella de Moura Dario, Esdras de Campos França, Marcelo de Araújo Lombardi, Giselle Cabral da Costa, Najara Barbosa Rocha, Lucas Guimarães Abreu

“…Poisson regression was performed to identify factors associated with OHRQoL, reporting beta coefficients (Coef.) and standard errors (SE). Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. …”
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On Simplifying Expressions with Mixed Boolean-Arithmetic by Yury V. Kosolapov

“…We experimentally estimate the dependence of the average number of terms in a linear MBA-expression returned by simplification algorithms on $n$, the number of decoding iterations, and the power of the set of Boolean functions, by which a linear combination with a minimum number of nonzero coefficients is sought. …”
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Assessing the validity and reliability of the persian version of Self-concept and Identity Measure in an Iranian population by Saba Tutunchian, Ali Reza Shafiee-Kandjani, Ayyoub Malek, Behzad Shalchi

“…This study examines the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Self-Concept and Identity Measure, designed to assess healthy and disrupted identity functions. Methods. This study utilized a methodological design and focused on students at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences for the 2023-2024 academic year. …”
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Reliability optimization methods: A systematic literature review by Singla Shakuntla, Mangla Diksha, Kumar Malik Ajender, Muhammad Modibbo Umar

“…Additionally, which variables influence the primary reliability metrics in their work and how? …”
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Simulation of wheat yield by nitrogen and nonlinearity of environmental conditions by Ana P. B. Trautmann, José A. G. da Silva, Manuel O. Binelo, Antonio C. Valdiero, Luana Henrichsen, Natiane C. F. Basso

“…The experimental design was a randomized block design with four repetitions in a 4 x 3 factorial scheme for N-fertilizer doses (0, 30, 60, 120 kg ha-1) and nutrient supply forms [100% in phenological stage V3 (third expanded leaf); (70%/30%) in the phenological stage V3/V6 (third and sixth expanded leaf) and; fractionated (70%/30%) at the phenological stage V3/E (third expanded leaf and beginning of grain filling)], respectively, in the soybean/wheat and corn/wheat systems. The pertinence functions and the linguistic values established for the input and output variables are adequate for the use of fuzzy logic. …”
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Investigating wave solutions in coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equation: insights into bifurcation, chaos, and sensitivity by Adil Jhangeer, Abdallah M. Talafha, Ariana Abdul Rahimzai, Lubomír Říha

“…The transformation of the coupled partial differential equation into ordinary differential equation is achieved by utilizing a complex wave variable. Exponential function combinations are applied to construct the wave solutions. …”
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Land-Cover Semantic Segmentation for Very-High-Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery Using Deep Transfer Learning and Active Contour Loss by Miguel Chicchon, Francisco James Leon Trujillo, Ivan Sipiran, Ricardo Madrid

“…We assessed the U-Net-scSE, FT-U-NetFormer, and DC-Swin architectures, incorporating transfer learning and active contour loss functions to improve performance on semantic segmentation tasks. …”
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The influence of fitness mobile apps on workout behavior intention among Chinese young adults. by Mengyu Li, Shujie Wang, Abdul Rahim Ahmed Soliman Darweesh

“…Three components of belief were examined: self-efficiency, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits. …”
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A Multi-objective Transmission Expansion Planning Strategy: A Bilevel Programming Method by S. Zolfaghari-Moghaddam, T. Akbari

“…This paper describes a methodology for transmission expansion planning (TEP) within a deregulated electricity market. Two objective functions including investment cost (IC) and congestion cost (CC) are considered. …”
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Empowering small-scale industries food safety: Designing fuzzy controlled pulse electric field pasteurization by Ika Noer Syamsiana, Mohammad Wildan Fikri Amrullah, Muhammad Akhlis Rizza, Wahyu Aulia Nurwicaksana, Zakiyah Irfin, Ratna Ika Putri, Cahya Rahmad

“…The objective is to develop a more efficient and economical alternative solution for milk preservation. …”
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An Optimal Hybrid Control Method for Energy-Saving of Chilled Water System in Central Air Conditioning by Yan Zhang, Xiaoli Chu, Yongqiang Liu

“…Here, an optimum control method is proposed with the principle of the minimum, by setting the minimum power consumption as the performance function in fixed time, which realizes variable control of pumps and accurate adjustment of temperature inside room. …”
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Double and integer multi-objective optimization of solar HDH desalination system with bubble column dehumidifier: An artificial neural network approach by Alireza Naeini, Alireza Jalali, Ehsan Houshfar

“…A neural network model is utilized to predict how the objective functions vary with six decision variables. The chosen optimization approach utilizes the genetic algorithm (GA) method. …”
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Adaptive neighbourhood for locally and globally tuned biogeography based optimization algorithm by Parimal Kumar Giri, Sagar S. De, Satchidananda Dehuri

“…BBO has demonstrated good performance on various unconstrained and constrained benchmark functions. It has also been applied to real world optimization problems of type linear or nonlinear, nominal or ordinal as well as mixed variables. …”
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An Intelligent Inspection and Scheduling Algorithm for Integrated Pipe Gallery Based on Cloud Robot by ZHOU Xiwei, SHANG Xiao, SHANG Xinjuan, YAN Maode, WANG Fafa

“…The algorithm has very strong exploring precision and variable function, which makes this algorithm of fewer iterations, and can effectively improve the real-time detection of pipeline leakage source in pipeline corridor. …”
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Application of a novel metaheuristic algorithm inspired by connected banking system in truss size and layout optimum design problems and optimization problems by Mehrdad Nemati, Yousef Zandi, Jamshid Sabouri

“…Besides the truss size/layout problems, CEC-BC-2017 test functions with ten dimensions and also three other constrained optimum design problems are also investigated to examine the performance of the CBSO in dealing with these standard unconstrained and constrained test functions. …”
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qDESH: a method to quantify disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus by Sofia Behndig, Afroditi Lalou, Jan Axelsson, Jenny Larsson, Anders Wåhlin, Pavel Ryska, Ondrej Slezak, Katrine Riklund, Jan Zizka, Jan Malm, Anders Eklund

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Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity of Vegetation Coverage and Its Driving Mechanisms in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of Gansu Province: Insights from Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Geodet... by Macao Zhuo, Jianyu Yuan, Jie Li, Guang Li, Lijuan Yan

“…The multi-scale analytical framework developed here provides methodological and empirical support for precision ecological governance in climate-sensitive transitional zones, particularly for optimizing ecological barrier functions in arid and semi-arid regions.…”
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Developing a novel hybrid model based on GRU deep neural network and Whale optimization algorithm for precise forecasting of river’s streamflow by Amin Gharehbaghi, Redvan Ghasemlounia, Farshad Ahmadi, Rasoul Mirabbasi, Ali Torabi Haghighi

“…The Pearson’s correlation coefficient (PCC) and Cosine Amplitude Sensitivity (CAS) as feature (input) selection process determine the only precipitation (P m ) as the most effective input variable among a list of on-site potential climate time series parameters recorded in the study area. …”
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Changes in Race Performance During the Underwater Phases of a 200 m Bi-Fins Race Simulation After Application of Respiratory Muscle Training—A Case Study in the Current World Recor... by Tomáš Michalica, Jakub Březina, Marek Polach, Dennis-Peter Born, Jiří Mališ, Zbyněk Svozil, Eva Kociánová

“…Maximal athletic performance can be limited by various factors, including restricted respiratory function. These limitations can be mitigated through targeted respiratory muscle training, as supported by numerous studies. …”
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Tumor-Associated Macrophages as Key Modulators of Disease Progression in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Corina Joldes, Laura Jimbu, Oana Mesaros, Mihnea Zdrenghea, Bogdan Fetica

“…Response to immunotherapy relies on the availability, functionality, and efficacy of the host’s immune effector mechanisms. …”
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