Spatial and temporal model for WQI prediction based on back-propagation neural network, application on EL MERK region (Algerian southeast) by Saber Kouadri, Samir Kateb, Rachid Zegait

“…Based on WQI results, the groundwater of MioPliociene is classified as good and poor water in 34.5% and 65.5% of the samples, respectively. The seasonal variations of the chemical composition of water indicate a presence of NO3− and NO2− in an ascending way. …”
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Improved detection of microbiome-disease associations via population structure-aware generalized linear mixed effects models (microSLAM). by Miriam Goldman, Chunyu Zhao, Katherine S Pollard

“…These findings highlight the importance of accounting for within-species genetic variation in microbiome studies.…”
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Experimental Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Induced by Combining Hyperlipidemic Diet (HFD) and Streptozotocin Administration in Rats: An Integrative Review by Ana Karolinne da Silva Brito, Ana Victória da Silva Mendes, Boris Timah Acha, Amanda Suellenn da Silva Santos Oliveira, Joyce Lopes Macedo, Akemi Suzuki Cruzio, Maria das Graças Prianti, Raquel Rodrigues de Abreu, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins, Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo

“…However, there is wide variation in the methods of inducing diabetes in terms of the dose of STZ, the duration of the induction period, and the composition of the diet used, all of which could result in biological responses that are not typical of the disease. …”
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Assimilation of INSAT-3D imager retrieved aerosol optical depth for enhanced dust storm prediction using WRF-Chem model by Aman W Khan, Dilip Ganguly, Sagnik Dey, Atul Kumar Varma, Prashant Kumar

“…The model’s performance was validated using the ECMWF Atmospheric Composition Reanalysis 4 (EAC4) product. …”
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Debonding Analysis of FRP-Strengthened Concrete Beam in High-Temperature Environment: An Enhanced Understanding on Sustainable Structure by Xiaoning Zhang, Jianwen Hao, Wei Hou, Jiancheng Yao, Yazhuo Wang, Xiaojian Su, Xiangyang Li

“…The relationship between temperature variations and debonding loads presented a changing linear trend, and a prediction model for the debonding load was also proposed. …”
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Study on the evolution patterns and predictive modeling of ambient air quality in oasis cities of arid regions: a case study of Urumqi by Bian Jing, Ren Xiaofeng

“…BackgroundThis study investigates the evolution patterns and future trends of ambient air quality in oasis cities within arid regions, with Urumqi as a representative case.MethodsUtilizing observational data from eight urban monitoring stations, we comprehensively analyze air quality variations and project future scenarios through the Air Quality Index (AQI), Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, and Grey correlation modeling. …”
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A novel structural modeling magnitude and orientation radiomic descriptor for evaluating response to neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancers via MRI by Charlems Alvarez-Jimenez, Jacob T. Antunes, Thomas DeSilvio, Zhouping Wei, Marwa Ismail, Joseph E. Willis, Emily Steinhagen, Andrei Purysko, David Liska, Smitha Krishnamurthi, Marka Crittenden, Michael Gough, Kristina Young, Anant Madabhushi, Eduardo Romero, Pallavi Tiwari, Satish E. Viswanath

“…The integrated StODeO-texture signature demonstrated robustness across annotation sources and imaging variations, intuitive modeling of therapy-associated structural changes, and statistical associations with tumor-immune biology, including macrophages and CD8+ T-cells from multiplexed biopsy analysis. …”
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Study on the Temperature Model and Influence Effect of Uncovered Steel Box Girder with Large Height–Width Ratio and Straight Web Plate by Zengwu Liu, Shuai Luo, Menglin Jiang

“…While building the steel–concrete composite girder bridge by means of the incremental launching method, the steel box is directly in the sunlight, and the temperature impact should not be neglected. …”
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Modeling of contribution of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene sediments of the Makran accretionary wedge to the petrogenesis of basalts from Makran volcanic arc, SE Iran by Ali Ahmadi, Mostafa Ghomashi, Zahra Firouzkouhi, Marzie Rastay zahedan

“…Finally, the binary mixing models between the basaltic MM and the other two end members are compared with the composition of Makran basalts. …”
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Evaluation of prognostic models to improve prediction of metastasis in patients following potentially curative treatment for primary colorectal cancer: the PROSPECT trial by Vicky Goh, Susan Mallett, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Victor Boulter, Rob Glynne-Jones, Saif Khan, Sarah Lessels, Dominic Patel, Davide Prezzi, Stuart Taylor, Steve Halligan

“…We observed variation between local and central computed tomography measurements but neither improved model prediction significantly. …”
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Design, development, and preclinical evaluation of pirfenidone-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers for pulmonary delivery by Ananda Kumar Chettupalli, Anitha Kakkerla, Rajendra Kumar Jadi, Pavani Uppu, Mohammed Ghazwani, Umme Hani, Padmanabha Rao Amarachinta, Peri Sarvani, M. Akiful Haque

“…Using 25% w/w sorbitol as a cryoprotectant, the findings showed no variation in the properties of NLC before and after freeze-drying. …”
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Intra-Site Variability in the Still Bay Fauna at Blombos Cave: Implications for Explanatory Models of the Middle Stone Age Cultural and Technological Evolution. by Emmanuel Discamps, Christopher Stuart Henshilwood

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Experimental study on effect of N2 on physical parameters and phase equilibrium patterns of CO2-rich injection gas by QIN Nan, GAN Xiaofei, LUO Yu, LIU Xiaoxu, WEN Bin, CHEN Xingyu

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Observations and Modeling Investigations of Ionospheric Response to 23–24 April 2023, G4‐Class Geomagnetic Storm Over Indian Sector by Rajesh Kumar Barad, S. Sripathi, Ram Singh, B. Gayathri, P. Abadi

“…Utilizing multi‐instrument observations and SAMI2 modeling, ionospheric behavior was examined during the storm's main phase (17:41 UT, 23 April–04:03 UT, April 24) and the recovery phase (04:03 UT–22:44 UT, 24 April). …”
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From an Antimicrobial Agent to a constituent of 3D Printed Heterogenous Scaffolds Stimulating Bone Characteristics: An In-vitro and Animal model evaluation by Shahad Ahmed Daood, Martha Then Xin Yi, Nicole Wen Ce Mun, Sharjeel Ilyas, Lee Yin Shien, Oh Jia En, Syed Saad Bin Qasim, Yichen Dai, Galvinderjeet Kaur Grewal, Ng Mei Liit, Gopu Sriram, Malikarjuna Rao Pichika, Kit-Kay Mak, Ranjeet Ajit Bapat, Zeeshan Sheikh, Umer Daood

“…This paper describes a promising candidate molecule, investigates the pattern of scaffold composition which arises and assesses the effect of the agent on its mechanical properties. …”
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MetaBiome: a multiscale model integrating agent-based and metabolic networks to reveal spatial regulation in gut mucosal microbial communities by Javad Aminian-Dehkordi, Andrew Dickson, Amin Valiei, Mohammad R. K. Mofrad

“…Despite advances in high-throughput omics technologies, current methodologies struggle to capture the dynamic metabolic interactions and spatiotemporal variations within MMCs. In this work, we present MetaBiome, a multiscale model integrating agent-based modeling (ABM), finite volume methods, and constraint-based models to explore the metabolic interactions within these communities. …”
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A comprehensive dataset of above-ground forest biomass from field observations, machine learning and topographically augmented allometric models over the Kashmir HimalayaZenodo by Syed Danish Rafiq Kashani, Faisal Zahoor Jan, Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat, Nadeem Ahmad Najar, Irfan Rashid

“…Data were collected and generated through remote sensing techniques and extensive in-situ measurements of 6220 trees (n=275 plots), including tree diameter at breast height, species composition, and tree density to map forest area and model AGB across varied terrain. …”
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Physical and biogeochemical drivers of multi-year isoscape in the California upwelling system by Natasha L. Vokhshoori, Genevieve Pugsley, Jerome Fiechter, Matthew D. McCarthy

“…Our results show that spatial variations in δ13C are largely related to primary production, whereas spatial δ15N variability is driven by water mass mixing. …”
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LABORATORY STUDY RESULTS OF SOIL-CUTTING OPERATING ELEMENTS by I. V. Liskin, Ya. P. Lobachevsky, D. A. Mironov, S. A. Sidorov, A. I. Panov

“…(Materials and methods) For the experiment, use was made of quartz as an abrasive material, paraffin with additives of ceresin and petrolatum as binding components; cement was additionally introduced to change the granulometric composition of a soil model, and a cross-planer was used as a drive mechanism. …”
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Technical Efficiency Versus Land-Use Efficiency: A Spatio-Temporal Efficiency Analysis of China’s Crop Production by Fang Yin, Zhanli Sun, Liangzhi You, Vivian Wei Huang

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